Deb McKay
@52000steps.bsky.social
Reading, writing and walking in the PNW.
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Replace “can’t” with “won’t”
June 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Replace “can’t” with “won’t”
Today is a good day to sign up for a recurring donation to the Trevor Project and support LGBTQ youth.
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today is a good day to sign up for a recurring donation to the Trevor Project and support LGBTQ youth.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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While we know Donald Trump thinks he can place his hands anywhere, Delaware has a clear message for him: Hands off our Social Security. Hands off our Medicare. Hands off our Medicaid. #HandsOff
April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
While we know Donald Trump thinks he can place his hands anywhere, Delaware has a clear message for him: Hands off our Social Security. Hands off our Medicare. Hands off our Medicaid. #HandsOff
“The is our moral moment.”- Sen Cory Booker. I hope we made you proud.
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“The is our moral moment.”- Sen Cory Booker. I hope we made you proud.
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1. Incredible ruling! An Ohio appeals court has ruled that trans care is healthcare, strikes down youth trans care ban!
It made the ruling using the Republican-passed "health care freedom amendment" meant to overturn Obamacare!
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You'll want to read this one.
It made the ruling using the Republican-passed "health care freedom amendment" meant to overturn Obamacare!
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You'll want to read this one.
Ohio Appeals Court Rules Trans Care Is Healthcare, Strikes Down Ban For Trans Youth
The ruling was in part based on a 2011 Amendment in the state guaranteeing healthcare freedom, originally meant to challenge Obamacare.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
1. Incredible ruling! An Ohio appeals court has ruled that trans care is healthcare, strikes down youth trans care ban!
It made the ruling using the Republican-passed "health care freedom amendment" meant to overturn Obamacare!
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You'll want to read this one.
It made the ruling using the Republican-passed "health care freedom amendment" meant to overturn Obamacare!
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You'll want to read this one.
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Chuck Schumer was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. Eventually the wheel of karma will turn again in the favor of sensible people, but God, am I tired of waiting.
March 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Chuck Schumer was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. Eventually the wheel of karma will turn again in the favor of sensible people, but God, am I tired of waiting.
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My latest substack highlights the research showing that trans-inclusive bathroom policies are linked to improved public safety:
open.substack.com/pub/jackturb...
open.substack.com/pub/jackturb...
March 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My latest substack highlights the research showing that trans-inclusive bathroom policies are linked to improved public safety:
open.substack.com/pub/jackturb...
open.substack.com/pub/jackturb...
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Breaking: A federal judge sides with Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota and has just blocked Trump's anti-trans EO banning care under the age of 19 via a TRO.
This is the second federal judge in a row to conclude that the President's EO is likely unconstitutional.
This is the second federal judge in a row to conclude that the President's EO is likely unconstitutional.
February 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Breaking: A federal judge sides with Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota and has just blocked Trump's anti-trans EO banning care under the age of 19 via a TRO.
This is the second federal judge in a row to conclude that the President's EO is likely unconstitutional.
This is the second federal judge in a row to conclude that the President's EO is likely unconstitutional.
You can’t erase trans people. They’re your coworkers, neighbors, cashiers, tech support, writers and so much more. And they were integral to Stonewall.
The removal of a transgender reference from the National Park Service’s Stonewall website wasn’t done by NPS staff. Elon, care to elaborate?
February 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
You can’t erase trans people. They’re your coworkers, neighbors, cashiers, tech support, writers and so much more. And they were integral to Stonewall.
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Don't beat yourself up about how long you've been away from your writing practice.
The important thing is to go back.
Tonight, why not read the last pages you wrote?
The important thing is to go back.
Tonight, why not read the last pages you wrote?
January 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Don't beat yourself up about how long you've been away from your writing practice.
The important thing is to go back.
Tonight, why not read the last pages you wrote?
The important thing is to go back.
Tonight, why not read the last pages you wrote?
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I hope this helps clear up what just happened. It is short, free, and sourced.
Explaining in Five Paragraphs the Scam Donald Trump Just Pulled on 150 Million American TikTok Users
Make no mistake, one of the most popular apps in the world was just down in the U.S. for 14 hours because Donald Trump ordered that it be taken down. Why? So he could be seen as a hero in “saving” it.
sethabramson.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I hope this helps clear up what just happened. It is short, free, and sourced.
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No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.
January 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.
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With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
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Chaos and stress. My part of #California is on fire.
This is a piece I'm working on. Is it done? I don't know. I'm not focused it right now.
Please support those in need: https://buff.ly/3Pt37zG
#Collage #Art #CVS #Fire #MutualAid
This is a piece I'm working on. Is it done? I don't know. I'm not focused it right now.
Please support those in need: https://buff.ly/3Pt37zG
#Collage #Art #CVS #Fire #MutualAid
January 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Chaos and stress. My part of #California is on fire.
This is a piece I'm working on. Is it done? I don't know. I'm not focused it right now.
Please support those in need: https://buff.ly/3Pt37zG
#Collage #Art #CVS #Fire #MutualAid
This is a piece I'm working on. Is it done? I don't know. I'm not focused it right now.
Please support those in need: https://buff.ly/3Pt37zG
#Collage #Art #CVS #Fire #MutualAid
Reach out to your rep and senators today
1. A federal transgender sports ban may be heard as early as Tuesday in the House.
Sources tell EITM that the vote on a Senate filibuster is expected to be "close," with some Dems capitulating.
The ban could apply to dancing, darts, and even chess.
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Sources tell EITM that the vote on a Senate filibuster is expected to be "close," with some Dems capitulating.
The ban could apply to dancing, darts, and even chess.
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Federal Trans Sports Ban Down To The Wire: House Action Tuesday, Senate "Close"
The national ban on transgender sports is expected to come down to the wire in the Senate, and could lead to crackdowns on transgender people nationwide.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Reach out to your rep and senators today
Just finished Revenge of the Tipping Point and keep thinking about the example of gay rights acceptance aligning with the popularity Will and Grace. (I’ve heard the same about Modern Family and gay marriage).
What TV shows are building the overstory for trans awareness and acceptance?
What TV shows are building the overstory for trans awareness and acceptance?
January 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Just finished Revenge of the Tipping Point and keep thinking about the example of gay rights acceptance aligning with the popularity Will and Grace. (I’ve heard the same about Modern Family and gay marriage).
What TV shows are building the overstory for trans awareness and acceptance?
What TV shows are building the overstory for trans awareness and acceptance?
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After extensive review, France has established very positive gender affirming care guidelines, and they’ve rejected the highly politicized Cass Report as simply false.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...
New French guidelines show doctors overwhelmingly support gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation
The medical guidelines contradict numerous conclusions from the UK's infamous Cass Review.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
After extensive review, France has established very positive gender affirming care guidelines, and they’ve rejected the highly politicized Cass Report as simply false.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...
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There’s been a lot of reporting that the capital bathroom ban is not in Speaker Johnson’s rule package.
It’s misleading: it doesn’t need to be in the rule package.
The speaker controls the facilities, and he is using that to enact the capital bathroom ban and has since it was first debated.
It’s misleading: it doesn’t need to be in the rule package.
The speaker controls the facilities, and he is using that to enact the capital bathroom ban and has since it was first debated.
January 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
There’s been a lot of reporting that the capital bathroom ban is not in Speaker Johnson’s rule package.
It’s misleading: it doesn’t need to be in the rule package.
The speaker controls the facilities, and he is using that to enact the capital bathroom ban and has since it was first debated.
It’s misleading: it doesn’t need to be in the rule package.
The speaker controls the facilities, and he is using that to enact the capital bathroom ban and has since it was first debated.
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2024 was a historically difficult year for transgender people, but it was not without its victories. I list over 60 victories for transgender people this year.
There is a case for hope, and the fight for transgender rights is not without wins.
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There is a case for hope, and the fight for transgender rights is not without wins.
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Victories For Trans People In 2024
2024 was a historically difficult year for transgender people, but there were some major victories. I list the biggest ones here.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
2024 was a historically difficult year for transgender people, but it was not without its victories. I list over 60 victories for transgender people this year.
There is a case for hope, and the fight for transgender rights is not without wins.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
There is a case for hope, and the fight for transgender rights is not without wins.
Subscribe to support my journalism.