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Erin Reed

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1. Today, the NYT has reported that 100 members of an ERG-adjacent LGBTQ+ chat in the intelligence community have been fired.

This is a new McCarthyism, a new lavender scare meant to remove LGBTQ+ in government, and the way this was done should shake us all.

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The New McCarthyism: LGBTQ+ Purges In Government Begin

After Chris Rufo leaked LGBTQ+ chatlogs from the intelligence community, Gabbard has announced that all those who participated in the chats will be fired.

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February 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM

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Naomi Klein

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These folks have never *ever* believed in freedom of speech, or freedom of any kind but the freedom to amass levels of wealth that are cataclysmic to organized society.

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Feb 26

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos just emailed the paper's staff to announce a "change coming to our opinion pages."

I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:

I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages.

We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.

There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job.

I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.

I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction.

I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void.

Jeff

February 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM

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January 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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Marisa Kabas

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New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.

February 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM

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Democracy Now!

@democracynow.org

"Catastrophic": Trans Youth Lose Access to Care as Hospitals Capitulate to Trump Attacks

“Catastrophic”: Trans Youth Losing Access to Care

As President Trump continues to sign new executive orders attacking transgender people and their rights, we hear voices of protest from New York, where hundreds of people rallied Monday outside NYU Langone...

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February 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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Dean Spade

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Really looking forward to this conversation with Targol Mesbah on Feb 28th at 6pm PST about Love in a F*cked World! The conversation is online and in person at the California Institute for Integral Studies. Tickets on a sliding scale of $0-25 + books provided by Marcus Books.