Ainsley Wynter (she/her)
@ainsleywynter.bsky.social
Fantasy romance author, angsty romance reader. 👑🦋⚔️💖
HEA guaranteed. 💘📚
Just trying to find my pocket friends in the ether. Romancelandia 💜
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HEA guaranteed. 💘📚
Just trying to find my pocket friends in the ether. Romancelandia 💜
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I have been saying I wanted to write about this, so I am glad that I was able to just spend two solid days working on this story, basically without interruption. I haven’t had much of that since January, but it’s important, and I hope folks who appreciate it subscribe if they don’t already!
NEW: Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas.
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
www.lawdork.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I have been saying I wanted to write about this, so I am glad that I was able to just spend two solid days working on this story, basically without interruption. I haven’t had much of that since January, but it’s important, and I hope folks who appreciate it subscribe if they don’t already!
Saw Wicked For Good yesterday. Enjoyed it. Gorgeous movie. For Good wrecked me. This one seems to be Glinda’s story. Her bubble song and scene was maybe my favorite, right after For Good. Truly, every scene w G & E is magnetic.
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Saw Wicked For Good yesterday. Enjoyed it. Gorgeous movie. For Good wrecked me. This one seems to be Glinda’s story. Her bubble song and scene was maybe my favorite, right after For Good. Truly, every scene w G & E is magnetic.
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wtf
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
wtf
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Thinking about this today.
“It also means more than simply living. It means our lives are made so much better now that they actually feel worth living— that the change that gender-affirming care makes possible isn't just about life or death, it's about a vibrant life instead of the absence of one.”
“It also means more than simply living. It means our lives are made so much better now that they actually feel worth living— that the change that gender-affirming care makes possible isn't just about life or death, it's about a vibrant life instead of the absence of one.”
In defense of trans quality of life — Jessica Kant
Today trans people exist in an atmosphere where it has become normal for strangers to demand of us that we extemporaneously provide inarguable, indisputable proof that without very safe medical care w...
jessk.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Thinking about this today.
“It also means more than simply living. It means our lives are made so much better now that they actually feel worth living— that the change that gender-affirming care makes possible isn't just about life or death, it's about a vibrant life instead of the absence of one.”
“It also means more than simply living. It means our lives are made so much better now that they actually feel worth living— that the change that gender-affirming care makes possible isn't just about life or death, it's about a vibrant life instead of the absence of one.”
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Trump is a creature of media before anything else and I suspect one thing we're seeing in this (wild!) Mamdani meeting is that nothing impresses/intimidates him like someone capable of generating a competing media phenomenon
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trump is a creature of media before anything else and I suspect one thing we're seeing in this (wild!) Mamdani meeting is that nothing impresses/intimidates him like someone capable of generating a competing media phenomenon
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for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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It's so rare to see the old world dying and the new world struggling to be born in the same room together
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It's so rare to see the old world dying and the new world struggling to be born in the same room together
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hassle induced by someone else's shame is still something one can work with!
Important to understand that shame has no power over these people, because they feel no shame over doing things like promoting Nazism, but sufficient "noise" in the form of media attention and complaints from embarrassed Republicans can have some effect on policy.
wapo.st/4rdDQew
wapo.st/4rdDQew
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
hassle induced by someone else's shame is still something one can work with!
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type for books used to be set using little metal letters built into words in racks and then inked and pressed on to paper. If you had stock phrases you wanted to reuse a lot you could make a cast of them called a ‘stereotype’. The sound of them *clicking* into place, in French, is ‘cliché’
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
type for books used to be set using little metal letters built into words in racks and then inked and pressed on to paper. If you had stock phrases you wanted to reuse a lot you could make a cast of them called a ‘stereotype’. The sound of them *clicking* into place, in French, is ‘cliché’
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What I honestly find depressing is all that money and energy against trans athletes when the coach accused of raping multiple people is just *there*
(I know why, easier to demonize the oppressed rather than challenge the patriarchy).
(I know why, easier to demonize the oppressed rather than challenge the patriarchy).
I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
What I honestly find depressing is all that money and energy against trans athletes when the coach accused of raping multiple people is just *there*
(I know why, easier to demonize the oppressed rather than challenge the patriarchy).
(I know why, easier to demonize the oppressed rather than challenge the patriarchy).
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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New Mexico just became the first U.S. state to offer free universal child care
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
"In 41 states in America, your child care payment is more than your mortgage payment," she said.
#PublicHealth
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
"In 41 states in America, your child care payment is more than your mortgage payment," she said.
#PublicHealth
New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal child care next week
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who championed the new initiative, told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
www.cbsnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
New Mexico just became the first U.S. state to offer free universal child care
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
"In 41 states in America, your child care payment is more than your mortgage payment," she said.
#PublicHealth
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
"In 41 states in America, your child care payment is more than your mortgage payment," she said.
#PublicHealth
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FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
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A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡❤️
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I’m speaking at and moderating an extraordinary panel of trans visionaries, activists, youth, and elders tonight for trans day of remembrance.
join us 🏳️⚧️💕 www.youtube.com/live/BhAGltn...
join us 🏳️⚧️💕 www.youtube.com/live/BhAGltn...
Give Them Their Flowers: A Trans Community Gathering
YouTube video by Advocates for Trans Equality
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’m speaking at and moderating an extraordinary panel of trans visionaries, activists, youth, and elders tonight for trans day of remembrance.
join us 🏳️⚧️💕 www.youtube.com/live/BhAGltn...
join us 🏳️⚧️💕 www.youtube.com/live/BhAGltn...
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‘For the Dolls’ whisky fights transphobia with support for trans charity
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
'For the Dolls' whisky fights transphobia with support for trans charity
A 60-year-old whisky specialist is funding the fight against transphobia with its new limited edition single malt whisky.
www.thepinknews.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
‘For the Dolls’ whisky fights transphobia with support for trans charity
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
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This is what my inbox is like - it's been 10 months since the Trump Regime took power. And the public health people are sending "oh fuck" texts at midnight.
CDC dot gov now saying "[t]he claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim" and "[s]tudies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities."
Andrew Wakefield should be tried for crimes against humanity.
Andrew Wakefield should be tried for crimes against humanity.
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This is what my inbox is like - it's been 10 months since the Trump Regime took power. And the public health people are sending "oh fuck" texts at midnight.
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What's going on in New Mexico???
College tuition is now covered by the State of New Mexico for residents.
Fall college enrollment increases in New Mexico for fourth consecutive year
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What's going on in New Mexico???
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please boost or donate if you can. this is a friend of mine from Trek fandom who does absolutely heroic work running our con, moderating the community Discord and finding so many other ways to bring people together. she’s very near and dear to my heart. please please support and share if you’re able
I am not so good with the social media, but I wanted to share this info. If you or other #spirk fans can help me signal boost it for our beloved T'Lara, I'd appreciate it! www.gofundme.com/f/help-l-bea...
Donate to Help L beat cancer, organized by Thomas Smith
I’m setting this fundraiser up for a close friend who would never do this for herself. She’s always be… Thomas Smith needs your support for Help L beat cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
please boost or donate if you can. this is a friend of mine from Trek fandom who does absolutely heroic work running our con, moderating the community Discord and finding so many other ways to bring people together. she’s very near and dear to my heart. please please support and share if you’re able
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"A judge has dismissed a Trump administration legal challenge to New York policies that block immigration officials from arresting people at state courthouses, saying the federal government can’t force states to cooperate with those enforcement efforts"
das right
apnews.com/article/trum...
das right
apnews.com/article/trum...
Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit challenging a New York law barring immigration agents from state courts
A judge has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit challenging New York's policies that block immigration officials from making arrests at state courthouses. U.S.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"A judge has dismissed a Trump administration legal challenge to New York policies that block immigration officials from arresting people at state courthouses, saying the federal government can’t force states to cooperate with those enforcement efforts"
das right
apnews.com/article/trum...
das right
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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Incredible.
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Incredible.
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Any teachers out there? Ramping this back up again and figured I would advertise.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Any teachers out there? Ramping this back up again and figured I would advertise.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
I am on the National Weather Service National School Outreach Team. We are composed of various NWS meteorologists across the country that give school talks about the weather. We can use just about any online platform.
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I am going to say this only once but fuck these white racists. Fuck them to hell.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that Muslims are a “threat to our freedom” on Tuesday as he targeted the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S. with a foreign terrorist organization label in an escalation of a movement of anti-Muslim hate in the state.
Abbott Says Muslims Are “Threat to Our Freedom” as He Targets Civil Rights Group With Terrorist Designation
Governors do not have the authority to designate groups as a foreign terrorist organization.
truthout.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I am going to say this only once but fuck these white racists. Fuck them to hell.