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1. In one of his most extreme rulings yet, Judge Kacsmaryk compared drag to blackface, said it contained no free speech message, and allowed WT A&M to ban drag on campus.
The ruling is the latest anti-LGBQT+ ruling from one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ judges in the nation.
The ruling is the latest anti-LGBQT+ ruling from one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ judges in the nation.
Judge Kacsmaryk Compares Drag To Blackface, Allows College Campus Drag Ban In Texas
The judge also ruled that drag shows do not convey any message about gender subversion, exempting it from first amendment protections.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
1. In one of his most extreme rulings yet, Judge Kacsmaryk compared drag to blackface, said it contained no free speech message, and allowed WT A&M to ban drag on campus.
The ruling is the latest anti-LGBQT+ ruling from one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ judges in the nation.
The ruling is the latest anti-LGBQT+ ruling from one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ judges in the nation.
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ICE and other federal agencies are exploiting legal uncertainty to buy our personal information from data brokers without a warrant.
Congress must act now and protect our right to privacy.
Congress must act now and protect our right to privacy.
DHS is Circumventing Constitution by Buying Data It Would Normally Need a Warrant to Access | ACLU
Self-serving legal justification for data purchases is among documents obtained via FOIA
www.aclu.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
ICE and other federal agencies are exploiting legal uncertainty to buy our personal information from data brokers without a warrant.
Congress must act now and protect our right to privacy.
Congress must act now and protect our right to privacy.
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1. In the aftermath of oral arguments at SCOTUS, the Trump Administration has sent out its largest federal investigation campaign yet against schools across the US with trans supportive policies.
Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
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Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
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"No Investigation Will Stop Us From Taking Care Of Our Kids": School Districts Respond To Latest Anti-Trans Threats From Trump Admin
School districts in CA, CT, HI, ME, MA, NV, NY, PA, VT, and WA received word that they would be placed under investigation for trans-supportive policies.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
1. In the aftermath of oral arguments at SCOTUS, the Trump Administration has sent out its largest federal investigation campaign yet against schools across the US with trans supportive policies.
Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
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Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
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NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.
This is Alice's story:
This is Alice's story:
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.
This is Alice's story:
This is Alice's story:
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1. A GOP Congressman used his 15 minutes of fame when he was allowed to hold the podium to refer to Rep. Sarah McBride as "Gentleman" on the House floor.
She rose to speak honoring women in the military and cancer survivors.
She rose to speak honoring women in the military and cancer survivors.
GOP Congressman Calls McBride "Gentleman" During Her Tribute to Women—Including a Cancer Victim's Memory
A Georgia Republican couldn’t resist turning the moment honoring important Delaware women into a transphobic soundbite for the anti-trans Twitter mob.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
1. A GOP Congressman used his 15 minutes of fame when he was allowed to hold the podium to refer to Rep. Sarah McBride as "Gentleman" on the House floor.
She rose to speak honoring women in the military and cancer survivors.
She rose to speak honoring women in the military and cancer survivors.
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Masked federal agents are ignoring people's basic constitutional rights in Minnesota.
We're taking the Trump administration to court to put a stop to it.
We're taking the Trump administration to court to put a stop to it.
Lawsuit accuses federal agents of racial profiling in Minneapolis immigration operation
Legal challenges continue to mount for the Trump administration over its ongoing immigration crackdown in Minnesota, where the shooting death of an unarmed U.S. citizen last week triggered days of sometimes violent protests
www.nbcnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Masked federal agents are ignoring people's basic constitutional rights in Minnesota.
We're taking the Trump administration to court to put a stop to it.
We're taking the Trump administration to court to put a stop to it.
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ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
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Everything Trump is doing now (from from Portland to Minneapolis to Chicago) is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Everything Trump is doing now (from from Portland to Minneapolis to Chicago) is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
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I just left the Venezuela briefing.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I just left the Venezuela briefing.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
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Cartoon by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Cartoon by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune
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Why are Americans fed up with Republicans on affordability? A story in three parts.
1: Families are struggling under sky-high housing costs.
2: The Senate UNANIMOUSLY approved a bill to lower housing costs.
3:
1: Families are struggling under sky-high housing costs.
2: The Senate UNANIMOUSLY approved a bill to lower housing costs.
3:
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Why are Americans fed up with Republicans on affordability? A story in three parts.
1: Families are struggling under sky-high housing costs.
2: The Senate UNANIMOUSLY approved a bill to lower housing costs.
3:
1: Families are struggling under sky-high housing costs.
2: The Senate UNANIMOUSLY approved a bill to lower housing costs.
3:
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In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
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We have always been here.
Always a pleasure to learn about new trans people who existed in history.
Especially in the wonderful state of Montana.
www.lwvmunciedelaware.org/content.aspx...
Always a pleasure to learn about new trans people who existed in history.
Especially in the wonderful state of Montana.
www.lwvmunciedelaware.org/content.aspx...
December 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We have always been here.
Always a pleasure to learn about new trans people who existed in history.
Especially in the wonderful state of Montana.
www.lwvmunciedelaware.org/content.aspx...
Always a pleasure to learn about new trans people who existed in history.
Especially in the wonderful state of Montana.
www.lwvmunciedelaware.org/content.aspx...
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A little history + my family lore thread on Bubble and Squeak (or hash, or fry up)!
First - today's supper!
First - today's supper!
December 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A little history + my family lore thread on Bubble and Squeak (or hash, or fry up)!
First - today's supper!
First - today's supper!
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Our landmark 2020 Supreme Court case, Bostock v. Clayton County, guarantees that transgender people can't be fired because of our gender identity.
Now, the Trump administration wants to abandon protecting workers who are trans — but federal law is on our side.
Now, the Trump administration wants to abandon protecting workers who are trans — but federal law is on our side.
The Agency That Protects US Worker Rights Isn’t Helping Trans People
Under the Trump administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has thwarted nearly all cases filed by trans workers.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our landmark 2020 Supreme Court case, Bostock v. Clayton County, guarantees that transgender people can't be fired because of our gender identity.
Now, the Trump administration wants to abandon protecting workers who are trans — but federal law is on our side.
Now, the Trump administration wants to abandon protecting workers who are trans — but federal law is on our side.
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The Spineless Speaker strikes again
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Spineless Speaker strikes again
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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1. Trump's Anti-Trans HHS Report authors have been unmasked, and as someone said, "Now we know why they were previously kept anonymous."
It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.
We detail the names in our latest report.
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It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.
We detail the names in our latest report.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump's Anti-Trans Report Authors Revealed: Hate Groups and Billionaire-Funded Anti-Trans Activists
The majority of the “expert” comments cited in the “peer review” seem to be just as ignorant as the authors about the reality of trans people’s care.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
1. Trump's Anti-Trans HHS Report authors have been unmasked, and as someone said, "Now we know why they were previously kept anonymous."
It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.
We detail the names in our latest report.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.
We detail the names in our latest report.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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1. Following EITM reporting, Michigan State Medical Society has said that anti-trans, SPLC-designated hate group Genspect has lost their CME credentials, as well as the parent organization that was supporting it.
Incredible reporting by staff writer S. Baum.
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Incredible reporting by staff writer S. Baum.
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Anti-Trans Hate Group Genspect Loses Its CME Certification, Michigan State Medical Society Says
The for-credit lessons included a Moms for Liberty-sponsored panel as well as a lecture from a renowned anti-trans activist on how to politically organize against “gender ideology.”
www.erininthemorning.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
1. Following EITM reporting, Michigan State Medical Society has said that anti-trans, SPLC-designated hate group Genspect has lost their CME credentials, as well as the parent organization that was supporting it.
Incredible reporting by staff writer S. Baum.
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Incredible reporting by staff writer S. Baum.
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A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?