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Abi
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If Ursula the Sea Witch were a Hawaiian shirt dad.
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nooskadraws.bsky.social
Screenshot from the film The Princess Bride. A grandpa is reading a story to his grandson and says "All right, now, let's see. Where were we? Oh, yes. In the Pit of Despair."
March 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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marcbook.bsky.social
...What you need is 'anarchist calisthenics.' Every day or so break some trivial law that makes no sense, even if it’s only jaywalking. Use your own head to judge whether a law is just or reasonable. That way, you'll keep trim; and when the big day comes, you'll be ready" -J. Scott
March 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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marcbook.bsky.social
"One day you will be called upon to break a big law in the name of justice and rationality. Everything will depend on it. You have to be ready. How are you going to prepare for that day when it really matters? You have to stay 'in shape' so that when the big day comes you will be ready...
March 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Once again I am suggesting that you break some rules for practice. Get comfortable with breaking rules. When the rules are hurting other people, the right thing to do is break them. We need people who follow their moral code over the rules of their society, university, employer, and government.
March 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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thorazos.bsky.social
More simply put, this means gender-affirming care providers nationwide will continue to receive federal funding, pending further litigation. It's great news.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Mar 4
BREAKING: Federal judge issues a nationwide preliminary injunction against the medical provider funding prohibitions in Trump's EO seeking to restrict gender-affirming medical care for those under 19 and the "gender ideology" funding restriction in his Jan. 20 "sex"-defining EO.
ORDER For the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, ECF 69, is GRANTED! It is further ORDERED that Defendants U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in his official capacity as Secretary of HHS; the Health Resources and Services Administration ("HRSA"; Diana Espinosa, in her official capacity as Principal Deputy Administrator of HRSA; the National Institutes of Health ("NIH"); Matthew J. Memoli, in his official capacity as Acting NIH Director; the National Science Foundation ("NSF"); Sethuraman Panchanathan, in his official capacity as Director of NSF; any subagencies of Defendant HHS, their officers, agents, successors, servants, employees, and attorneys, and any other persons who are in active concert or participation with them, are ENJOINED from conditioning, withholding, or terminating federal funding under Section 3(8) of Executive Order 14,168 and Section 4 of Executive Order 14,187, based on the fact that a healthcare entity or health professional provides gender-affirming medical care to a patient under the age of nineteen; it is further ORDERED that Defendants must provide written notice of the Court's preliminary injunction to all Defendants and their employees, contractors, and grantees by March 10, 2025. The written notice shall instruct the aforementioned groups that Defendants may not take any steps to implement, give effect to, or reinstate under a different name the directives in Section 3(g) of Executive Order 14,168 or Section 4 of Executive Order 14,187 that condition or withhold federal funding based on the fact that a healthcare entity or health professional provides gender-affirming medical care to a patient under the age of nineteen. The written notice shall also instruct Defendant agencies to release any disbursements on funds that were paused due to the Executive Orders; it is further ORDERED that the preliminary injunction remains in effect pending further orders from this Court; it is further ORDERED that Defendants shall file a status report on or before March 11, 2025, apprising the Court of the status of Defendants' compliance with this Order
March 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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scalzi.com
I'm gonna remind people that I feel pretty strongly that if you bought one of my ebooks legitimately, then you own the book and however you secure that ownership is fine by me

mashable.com/article/how-...
How to download your Kindle books while Amazon still allows it
After Feb. 26, Amazon is doing away with its Kindle "download and transfer via USB" option.
mashable.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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faineg.bsky.social
This moment continues to feel like February 2020 for fascism: smart people who pay attention are freaking out, your average sea cucumber-like American is either totally unaware or blithely assuming everything will Be Fine.
February 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
abianne.bsky.social
Presumably, this is an anti-vax crowd booing for the wrong reasons, but it still warms my heart to see a pharma CEO (the highest-paid CEO in the industry in 2023!) be booed.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 20
TRUMP: We're also have the head of Pfizer here. One of the great businessmen.

CROWD: *Booooooooo*
February 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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zinniajones.com
This administration's attacks on trans people aren't "a distraction" from everything else they're doing. We're not a distraction. What they're doing to trans people is the most bad thing of all - everything else being done is to distract people from the targeting of trans people for extermination.
February 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
abianne.bsky.social
When you’re mean to me this is who you’re being mean to
Three white sheep with huge round butts, spindly legs, and pendulous scrota face away from the viewer. Seriously, enormous asses. Like upside-down valentines hearts. The thiccest sheep.
February 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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shakespeare.lol
Then you perceive the body of our kingdom
How foul it is, what rank diseases grow,
And with what danger, near the heart of it.
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal lawsuit filed challenging Trump's executive order against gender-affirming medical care for those under 19, as well as the Jan. 20 EOs funding ban.

The lawsuit is backed by the ACLU, Lambda Legal, Jenner & Block, and Hogan Lovells.

Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-tran...
PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs request that the Court grant the following relief: A. Declare that Section 3(g) of the Gender Identity Order and the Denial of Care Order are unconstitutional and unlawful; B. Issue temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief enjoining Agency Defendants, including any subagencies of Defendant HHS, their employees, agents, and successors in office and those in active concert or participation with them, from implementing or enforcing Section 3(g) of the Gender Identity Order and the Denial of Care Order or otherwise withholding federal funding based on the fact that a healthcare entity provides gender affirming medical care; C. Waive the requirement for the posting of a bond of security for the entry of temporary and preliminary relief; D. Award Plaintiffs their reasonable fees, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees; and E. Grant any other and further relief that this Court may deem just and proper.
February 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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aclu.org
We're suing President Trump to protect gender-affirming care access for trans people nationwide.

President Trump, see you in court.
February 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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erininthemorning.com
Breaking news: Lambda Legal and ACLU are suing on behalf of PFLAG and GLMA to end Trump's illegal executive order banning trans care under 19 years old.

The suit has been brought in Maryland.

A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
President Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge.
apnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
abianne.bsky.social
I haven’t been paying attention, can anyone tell me if we ever got to the bottom of this mystery?
Jeremy W. Peters in the New York Times, Dec. 10, 2022: Critics say Musk has revealed himself as a conservative. It’s not so simple. Elon Musk has tweeted about political topics regularly since taking over Twitter, often belittling some liberal causes. But what he stands for remains largely unclear.
February 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
abianne.bsky.social
The worst thing France ever did was invent the French knot
January 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
abianne.bsky.social
“Hope doesn’t have to mean optimism. Sometimes hope looks like doing your box breathing while planning mutual support networks. Sometimes it looks like using your therapy skills to stay steady enough to fight back. … We’re not just practicing radical acceptance—we’re practicing radical resilience.”
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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cait.bsky.social
the ONLY opsec tip you really need is shut the fuck up. in all circumstances. shut up. stop talking. about everything
November 26, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free

Another world is possible if we fight for it

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November 9, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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theferocity.bsky.social
Everyone can’t afford to move. And no one should HAVE to move.

People shouldn’t just feel safe where they live; they should feel that they are vibrantly welcome and included in how that place defines itself.

Ohio isn’t a red state; it’s now a gerrymandered state like too many others.
November 17, 2024 at 10:45 PM
abianne.bsky.social
Gonna get knuckle tats that say GOLL DANG
November 16, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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keithedwards.bsky.social
perfect
November 16, 2024 at 4:51 AM
abianne.bsky.social
Have you bothered Mike DeWine today?
Stand up for trans students. Email Gov. DeWine today to veto SB 104 and protect the dignity of trans kids.
November 15, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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louisathelast.bsky.social
I subscribed to a pronoun labeler and it does in fact make talking to people easier when someone has a label set. No more toggling back and forth to check profiles! bsky.app/profile/pron...
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July 22, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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louisathelast.bsky.social
If you can’t get through on the phone, faxing is good. Forces more immediate attention than an email. But emails are also good. Use @resistbot.bsky.social, it’s easy!
November 14, 2024 at 2:01 PM