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Amber Joan
@amber-joan.bsky.social
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Lawyer, parent, trans woman, ex-journalist, ex-competitive swimmer, and ex-male impersonator, during which time I was a producer of unreadable fiction about jealous moons seeking castration and other confessions of an egg.
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barackobama.bsky.social
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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corybooker.com
Elected officials who inform their constituents about federal and constitutional law are doing their jobs. That includes when they remind service members that they could be prosecuted for following unlawful orders because it's a violation of the Constitution. That is the law.
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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esqueer.net
This speech is now an Emmy winner.
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · May 7
"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams at us the loudest."

-Mon Mothma (Andor)
September 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
amber-joan.bsky.social
The continued failures to connect Kirk's murder to the trans community could raise awareness that the GOP trans fixation aims to distract the public from issues that could inflict actual harm upon them, like many GOP policies.
September 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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sarahweinman.com
Reminder (mostly to me) that international press has more accurate information about what is happening in the US
sarahjeong.bsky.social sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · Sep 14
idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
Maga is fundamentally a populist white racism. The slogan "Make America Great Again" is more accurately described as "Make White America Greater." The fact that the tariff policy insisted on a 50% tariff only on steel and aluminum stems from the concentration of these groups in the Rust Belt. The massive crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solutions joint venture plant in Georgia must be understood in this context. The scenes of our workers being chained and escorted away were reminiscent of the dragging of African slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Department of Homeland Security boasted of "the largest single-site raid in history," and Immigration and Customs Enforcement even brazenly released footage of the raid, which was highly violating human rights, as if to boast of their "achievement." Far-right whites may have secretly rejoiced. Even politicians like the Georgia governor and local lawmakers, who had been active in attracting factories, have shifted their stance and sympathized with their grievances. This is likely because it's difficult to ignore the anti-immigrant sentiment of native Americans. Like the McCarthyism that swept through American society in the 1950s, irrational madness dominates American society. The recent visa issue, which could have been resolved diplomatically with advance notice from an ally, is difficult to explain beyond political maneuvering. The fact that they mobilized helicopters and armored vehicles for show, as if they had been caught, is difficult to explain.
September 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
amber-joan.bsky.social
Looks like Wilson rediscovered his deep ball.
September 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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evanurquhart.bsky.social
There's a lot of news, but I will take a minute and again say that while this has been a big story, it's been badly under-covered relative it it's importance.
sarahjeong.bsky.social sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · Sep 14
idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
Maga is fundamentally a populist white racism. The slogan "Make America Great Again" is more accurately described as "Make White America Greater." The fact that the tariff policy insisted on a 50% tariff only on steel and aluminum stems from the concentration of these groups in the Rust Belt. The massive crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solutions joint venture plant in Georgia must be understood in this context. The scenes of our workers being chained and escorted away were reminiscent of the dragging of African slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Department of Homeland Security boasted of "the largest single-site raid in history," and Immigration and Customs Enforcement even brazenly released footage of the raid, which was highly violating human rights, as if to boast of their "achievement." Far-right whites may have secretly rejoiced. Even politicians like the Georgia governor and local lawmakers, who had been active in attracting factories, have shifted their stance and sympathized with their grievances. This is likely because it's difficult to ignore the anti-immigrant sentiment of native Americans. Like the McCarthyism that swept through American society in the 1950s, irrational madness dominates American society. The recent visa issue, which could have been resolved diplomatically with advance notice from an ally, is difficult to explain beyond political maneuvering. The fact that they mobilized helicopters and armored vehicles for show, as if they had been caught, is difficult to explain.
September 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Breaking: The @wsj.com is reporting that the comment was not made by Brian Kilmeade but by an unidentified transgender person
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 13
In a shocking on-air moment, a “Fox and Friends” co-host said homeless people suffering from mental health issues who refuse help should be killed
'Just Kill 'Em': Fox Host Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People
"Fox and Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade made a jaw-dropping remark while discussing homelessness and mental health.
www.huffpost.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
amber-joan.bsky.social
I can almost see the future SCOTUS opinion, proudly citing Buck v Bell to justify whatever horror Stephen Miller conjures against transgender people. 6-3, of course.
valorievandieman.bsky.social Valorie Van-Dieman @valorievandieman.bsky.social · Sep 12
Hell of a piece to have written Tuesday night. My newest piece in @slate.com follows up on my August piece, looking at the right-wing anti-trans ideology and how that leads us into a rapid descent towards out and out fascism.
The Bullets That Killed Charlie Kirk Were Not Engraved With “Trans Ideology.” But That Won’t Stop the Campaign to Brand Trans People as Violent Monsters.
Now is the time to resist this dangerous strategy, before it’s too late.
slate.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social
Ezra- Your piece on the death of Charlie Kirk was reckless, insulting, condescending, and worst of all, a piece of hagiography. For someone who claims to honor history and context in your work, it reads as if it was written by someone who respects neither of those things.  What does it mean to practice politics in the "right way"? For whom does a "taste for disagreement" benefit? Certainly not the vulnerable populations—trans people, Black women, and more—who Kirk routinely targeted with hate speech and calls for violence.  When I was a college intern at NBC News Washington in 2008, I would watch your MSNBC appearances on the monitor in our office. At that point I could only dream of having a platform like yours, which has grown exponentially since then. Now that I have a platform (albeit it much, much smaller than yours) and I couldn't fathom using it to gaslight the country into believing a hateful man stood for a public good. Maybe it's time to consider how you're using yours.  Marisa
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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evolvingempathy.bsky.social
Way to go Norway 🇳🇴 🫶🏼✊🏼💙💟☮️
August 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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danifroom.bsky.social
A Brazilian trans woman, in the US legally under asylum, has been taken and disappeared by ICE.
maxbrockbank.com Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · Aug 24
Alice Correia Barbosa was in a car that was suddenly surrounded by unmarked vehicles and was "disappeared" by “agents” did not cite a reason.

Nothing creepy and mysogynistic about this at all.
August 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring.

And then that guy was "silenced" forever.

And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...

#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
August 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
“Now, an adjudicated rapist and 2013 inductee into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame is the President of the United States, and Hulk Hogan is very much deceased.”

A fuckeulogy for the ages by @josie.zone:
Hulk Hogan, Trump idol and enemy of the free press, dead at 71
An anti-eulogy by Josephine Riesman
www.thehandbasket.co
July 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
amber-joan.bsky.social
Candidates that don't suck is not too unreasonable of a request.

"Any candidate cynically 'triangulating' on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck."
July 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
On the left is a post today from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On the right is literal Nazi propaganda from the 1930s.
@DHSgov on X: Remember your Homeland’s Heritage. New Life in a New Land - Morgan Weistling [Painting of a family] Nazi propaganda: "The Nazi Party secures the national community" [Painting of a German family]
July 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
amber-joan.bsky.social
I like to think of myself as a beautiful historical accident, but this is heinous --

‪@duckworth.senate.gov‬
‪@durbin.senate.gov‬

Raise a point of order!
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jun 28
@wyden.senate.gov, please raise a point of order on this and force the vote!
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Jun 28
H/T @sharonk.bsky.social: Republicans decided to keep the Medicaid and CHIP ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people in the bill as well as the legal characterization of "male" and "female."
June 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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notrightruth.bsky.social
I've added FOUR new peer-reviewed academic articles to my round-up post, "What's wrong with the Cass Review?" Together, these highlight serious ethical issues with the Cass Review's design, recommendations, and implementations. It's important to keep this story live! ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
Meme image of Bernie Sanders, with text that reads, I am once again updating my mega post about how awful the Cass Review is.
June 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
amber-joan.bsky.social
keep slayin' with knives of grace and clarity, sister
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 25
Murray to Vought: This should be a yes or no. What I hear is all kind of word salad to make sure you are letting us know that you intend to do things that are outside the intent of the law.
June 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
amber-joan.bsky.social
And perhaps they're incels who despise their weak jawlines. See Stephen Miller, First King of the US incels, cucked by Elon Musk, first of his name.
June 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
amber-joan.bsky.social
Jesus said "whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." But that is not a message that can be digested by the caustic enzymes in firm control of the minds of the "Christian" Nationalists.
warren.senate.gov Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jun 23
Medicaid transformed Charlie’s life, and made it possible for him to play on the playground with his friends.

Now, Republicans in Congress want to rip away his health care.

Republicans are too ashamed to even look Charlie in the eyes.

Share his story. Call your senator today.
Republicans are too ashamed to even look Charlie in the eyes.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
amber-joan.bsky.social
1/4

20 years ago. I wrote a story about a character. He was like Pinocchio, except telling lies caused erections. This coming -of-age tale ends in castration.
A smiling transwoman waits in a hospital bed for bottom surgery.
June 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
amber-joan.bsky.social
Fight where your enemy is not - our existence reminds them that they will never understand the inherent beauty surrounding of all things, they have no capacity for humor, save mocking others, and our truth is unassailable, unlike their cruelty and thirst for power.
June 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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tkingfisher.com
If we’re really resetting to 2003, can we at least get the $500 rent back too?
June 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM