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Donate to Dr. Yesenia's top surgery fundraiser!, organized by Yesenia Garcia
Hello friends and loved ones of the internet!
I'm posting this fund… Yesenia Garcia needs your support for Donate to Dr. Yesenia's top surgery fundraiser!
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hi everyone!! popping back into this space briefly to share the fundraiser for my long-awaited top surgery! eek! we are SO close to reaching my goal!
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Even though it's crisis #192308 in our current time, I don't think it's sufficiently sunk in with ppl in the academic community that getting federal funding for your research will primarily depend on whether Trump political appointees find you and your work useful
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News
The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to po...
kffhealthnews.org
October 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Even though it's crisis #192308 in our current time, I don't think it's sufficiently sunk in with ppl in the academic community that getting federal funding for your research will primarily depend on whether Trump political appointees find you and your work useful
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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hi everyone!! popping back into this space briefly to share the fundraiser for my long-awaited top surgery! eek! we are SO close to reaching my goal!
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
Donate to Dr. Yesenia's top surgery fundraiser!, organized by Yesenia Garcia
Hello friends and loved ones of the internet!
I'm posting this fund… Yesenia Garcia needs your support for Donate to Dr. Yesenia's top surgery fundraiser!
gofund.me
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
hi everyone!! popping back into this space briefly to share the fundraiser for my long-awaited top surgery! eek! we are SO close to reaching my goal!
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
hi everyone!! popping back into this space briefly to share the fundraiser for my long-awaited top surgery! eek! we are SO close to reaching my goal!
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
Donate to Dr. Yesenia's top surgery fundraiser!, organized by Yesenia Garcia
Hello friends and loved ones of the internet!
I'm posting this fund… Yesenia Garcia needs your support for Donate to Dr. Yesenia's top surgery fundraiser!
gofund.me
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
hi everyone!! popping back into this space briefly to share the fundraiser for my long-awaited top surgery! eek! we are SO close to reaching my goal!
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
any form of interaction helps, even if you can't donate!
thank you, i love you, and keep taking care of each other! #transrights! gofund.me/60c167de1
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the white supremacists are not taking a break to mourn because they have people of color to fuck over
The Trump administration says it will withhold $350 million in grants to hundreds of colleges that serve large populations of minority students, calling the decades-old programs discriminatory.
Education Department ends grants for some minority college students
The Education Department is withholding millions of dollars in grant funding appropriated by Congress for colleges that serve large populations of minority students.
wapo.st
September 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
the white supremacists are not taking a break to mourn because they have people of color to fuck over
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Again they love gun control as long as it’s against people they seek to oppress
Can we please understand what is happening? He is disarming us as a prelude to our extermination. And making us mentally unfit to own firearms as a matter of law will exclude us from all manner of legal rights.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics
Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
www.cnn.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Again they love gun control as long as it’s against people they seek to oppress
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"How will we be able to weather this dark period for US research & keep...talented individuals in science?...The attacks on science & research are multi-pronged and incessant, whether they are directly targeting universities, or aimed at university endowments or indirect funds received from grants"
Frozen Grants, Canceled Futures: The Human Toll of UCLA’s Research Suspension
A frozen grant is more than halted experiments and lost data; it is a career derailed for many of the trainees dependent on this research support.
www.the-scientist.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"How will we be able to weather this dark period for US research & keep...talented individuals in science?...The attacks on science & research are multi-pronged and incessant, whether they are directly targeting universities, or aimed at university endowments or indirect funds received from grants"
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Thinking of this exhortation from
@chanda.bsky.social 's recent blog: "What will you stay curious about, even when authoritarians try to shape your reality by telling you not to think, not to read, not to ask questions, not to dare consider the possibility that there’s more to life than this?"
@chanda.bsky.social 's recent blog: "What will you stay curious about, even when authoritarians try to shape your reality by telling you not to think, not to read, not to ask questions, not to dare consider the possibility that there’s more to life than this?"
Feed Your Head
Even now, especially now, your curiosity is powerful.
news.chanda.science
August 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thinking of this exhortation from
@chanda.bsky.social 's recent blog: "What will you stay curious about, even when authoritarians try to shape your reality by telling you not to think, not to read, not to ask questions, not to dare consider the possibility that there’s more to life than this?"
@chanda.bsky.social 's recent blog: "What will you stay curious about, even when authoritarians try to shape your reality by telling you not to think, not to read, not to ask questions, not to dare consider the possibility that there’s more to life than this?"
how it started vs how it’s going…
logging in to share a quick life update:
It’s, DR. Yesenia now 💅🧠🎓✨🏳️⚧️
logging in to share a quick life update:
It’s, DR. Yesenia now 💅🧠🎓✨🏳️⚧️
August 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
how it started vs how it’s going…
logging in to share a quick life update:
It’s, DR. Yesenia now 💅🧠🎓✨🏳️⚧️
logging in to share a quick life update:
It’s, DR. Yesenia now 💅🧠🎓✨🏳️⚧️
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Amid DEI funding cuts, trainees are losing pillars of support. Grassroots mentorship organizations are stepping in to continue championing young researchers.
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
Neuroscience advocacy groups on navigating DEI funding cuts
Minority trainees are losing pillars of support, but grassroots organizations are stepping in to continue championing these early-career researchers.
www.thetransmitter.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Amid DEI funding cuts, trainees are losing pillars of support. Grassroots mentorship organizations are stepping in to continue championing young researchers.
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social
By Paige Miranda
www.thetransmitter.org/qa/we-still-...
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Earlier today, I was leaked a copy of the Executive Secretariat Style Guide for the US State Department. The new guide included a new section requiring that all trans State employees must be misgendered in all official communications. www.patreon.com/posts/new-st...
New State Department style guide requires trans people to be misgendered in all communications | Katelyn Burns
Get more from Katelyn Burns on Patreon
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May 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Earlier today, I was leaked a copy of the Executive Secretariat Style Guide for the US State Department. The new guide included a new section requiring that all trans State employees must be misgendered in all official communications. www.patreon.com/posts/new-st...
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![Quote from the article: "Every time [researchers] are in the field or looking at specimens, they just keep finding these exceptions," Velocci says. Scientists "have seen over, and over, and over, and over, that sex is clearly not binary."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hkanvo7qtdpiozsiyp4kcqbi/bafkreib36bxydxf5c4b3qr5kgubheq3lusd6ezrdgjmgywwivcic2shh4m@jpeg)
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Just found out NIH has officially canceled our grant, a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease in Black Americans. I cannot even put into words how angry I am. The truth is they are canceling it because it has Black in the title. That's it, there is no other reason to do this.
March 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just found out NIH has officially canceled our grant, a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease in Black Americans. I cannot even put into words how angry I am. The truth is they are canceling it because it has Black in the title. That's it, there is no other reason to do this.
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A statement by SBN (again co-written by the DEI Comm with edits from the Exe Comm) on why using rodent models of trans health are important studies for the community and everyone else!
What Are Transgender Animal Experiments and Why Should We Do Them? | Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
The Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) is an interdisciplinary scientific organization dedicated to the study of hormonal processes and neuroendocrine systems that regulate behavior.
sbn.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A statement by SBN (again co-written by the DEI Comm with edits from the Exe Comm) on why using rodent models of trans health are important studies for the community and everyone else!
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To be clear, gang members also should have due process. And this is a reminder how criminalizing behaviors, tattoos, etc is infused with white supremacy, xenophobia & ableism.
With Trump ramping up efforts to disappear people under the dubious pretext of "gang affiliation," Hannah Dreier’s gutting @propublica.org story from 2018 is a must-read.
It exposes how high schools, police, and ICE funneled students into detention and deportation over nothing more than a doodle.
It exposes how high schools, police, and ICE funneled students into detention and deportation over nothing more than a doodle.
March 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
To be clear, gang members also should have due process. And this is a reminder how criminalizing behaviors, tattoos, etc is infused with white supremacy, xenophobia & ableism.
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Probably not relevant to anything, but most of Germany's concentration camps were not in Germany
March 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Probably not relevant to anything, but most of Germany's concentration camps were not in Germany
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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Ripping a student from their home, challenging their immigration status, and detaining them solely based on political viewpoint will chill student speech and advocacy across campuses nationwide.
Political speech should never be a basis of punishment or lead to deportation.
Political speech should never be a basis of punishment or lead to deportation.
The Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil — a green card holder studying in this country legally — is targeted, retaliatory, and an extreme attack on his First Amendment rights.
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
apnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ripping a student from their home, challenging their immigration status, and detaining them solely based on political viewpoint will chill student speech and advocacy across campuses nationwide.
Political speech should never be a basis of punishment or lead to deportation.
Political speech should never be a basis of punishment or lead to deportation.
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Given the platform, I wanted to make sure I used it well & clearly articulated my message:
"Thru anti-DEI & anti-trans executive orders & laws, the administration seeks to restore hierarchies centered around race & gender, resegregating America. A textbook example of fascism."
tinyurl.com/3bvrf6nn
"Thru anti-DEI & anti-trans executive orders & laws, the administration seeks to restore hierarchies centered around race & gender, resegregating America. A textbook example of fascism."
tinyurl.com/3bvrf6nn
March 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Given the platform, I wanted to make sure I used it well & clearly articulated my message:
"Thru anti-DEI & anti-trans executive orders & laws, the administration seeks to restore hierarchies centered around race & gender, resegregating America. A textbook example of fascism."
tinyurl.com/3bvrf6nn
"Thru anti-DEI & anti-trans executive orders & laws, the administration seeks to restore hierarchies centered around race & gender, resegregating America. A textbook example of fascism."
tinyurl.com/3bvrf6nn
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This is what I want my science reporting to be like. Blunt, clear, and very concerned with definitions
I wrote about the "woolly mouse"
defector.com/do-not-be-ba...
defector.com/do-not-be-ba...
Do Not Be Bamboozled By The New Fluffy Mouse | Defector
As I see it, there are a few unofficial laws of science journalism when it comes to covering new research. The first and most obvious is that outlets are more likely to cover a press release if it is ...
defector.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is what I want my science reporting to be like. Blunt, clear, and very concerned with definitions
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my fellow Californians of good moral character…
trans people need you, *i* need you, to tell Newsom exactly what you think of him saying trans Californians (in a trans! sanctuary! state!) aren’t worth protecting
PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS SLIDE
trans people need you, *i* need you, to tell Newsom exactly what you think of him saying trans Californians (in a trans! sanctuary! state!) aren’t worth protecting
PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS SLIDE
March 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
my fellow Californians of good moral character…
trans people need you, *i* need you, to tell Newsom exactly what you think of him saying trans Californians (in a trans! sanctuary! state!) aren’t worth protecting
PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS SLIDE
trans people need you, *i* need you, to tell Newsom exactly what you think of him saying trans Californians (in a trans! sanctuary! state!) aren’t worth protecting
PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS SLIDE
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This essay is almost 10 years old and idk that I’d write it the same way today but here’s one about how it feels really good to be trans.
www.autostraddle.com/my-trans-bod...
www.autostraddle.com/my-trans-bod...
March 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This essay is almost 10 years old and idk that I’d write it the same way today but here’s one about how it feels really good to be trans.
www.autostraddle.com/my-trans-bod...
www.autostraddle.com/my-trans-bod...