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Is there really no happiness without this feeling?
Is there really no happiness without this feeling?
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If no one is tracking crimes committed against trans people or hate crimes against trans people, no one can point to a rise in crime against trans folks as a natural consequence of the administration's rhetoric
In a series of unpublicized revisions, DOJ removes references to trans people & gender from critical crime-data surveys
Reports @theappeal.org
Reports @theappeal.org
Trump DOJ Erases Trans People from Crime Data Surveys
Trump's Justice Department has removed questions about gender identity and trans people from at least four federal surveys.
theappeal.org
May 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If no one is tracking crimes committed against trans people or hate crimes against trans people, no one can point to a rise in crime against trans folks as a natural consequence of the administration's rhetoric
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BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
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A decade after Obergefell v. Hodges, right-wing media figures are once again targeting same-sex marriage, laying ideological groundwork for a potential reversal of the landmark decision. 🧵
March 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A decade after Obergefell v. Hodges, right-wing media figures are once again targeting same-sex marriage, laying ideological groundwork for a potential reversal of the landmark decision. 🧵
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Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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New visa policy targets transgender individuals: A directive from the Secretary of State requires visa applicants to disclose their sex assigned at birth, possibly affecting transgender travelers in all categories - Broad implications beyond sports:
www.huschblackwell.com/newsandinsig...
www.huschblackwell.com/newsandinsig...
New Visa Rules Target Transgender Individuals: Considerations for Employers and Educational Institutions
A memo issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, titled "Guidance for Visa Adjudicators on Executive Order 14201: ‘Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports,'" introduces new U.S. visa policies that affect tr...
www.huschblackwell.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
New visa policy targets transgender individuals: A directive from the Secretary of State requires visa applicants to disclose their sex assigned at birth, possibly affecting transgender travelers in all categories - Broad implications beyond sports:
www.huschblackwell.com/newsandinsig...
www.huschblackwell.com/newsandinsig...
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What the actual fuck are these Democrats doing? This is full on collaboration that will enable Trump to shut down any website or online service he dislikes.
NEW: As early as next week, Senators plan to introduce the first bipartisan bill to repeal Section 230, the landmark internet law
I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
March 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What the actual fuck are these Democrats doing? This is full on collaboration that will enable Trump to shut down any website or online service he dislikes.
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NEW: As early as next week, Senators plan to introduce the first bipartisan bill to repeal Section 230, the landmark internet law
I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
March 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW: As early as next week, Senators plan to introduce the first bipartisan bill to repeal Section 230, the landmark internet law
I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
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you know what’s fucking fascinating? like absolutely fascinating?
despite the unbelievable whirring of the consent manufacturing machine from politico, nyt, wapo, fox news, THE PEAKS OF FAVORABILITY FOR THIS MAN SEEM TO BE THE DAYS HE LED AN OPPOSITION PARTY THAT STOOD UP FOR TRANS PEOPLE.
despite the unbelievable whirring of the consent manufacturing machine from politico, nyt, wapo, fox news, THE PEAKS OF FAVORABILITY FOR THIS MAN SEEM TO BE THE DAYS HE LED AN OPPOSITION PARTY THAT STOOD UP FOR TRANS PEOPLE.
March 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
you know what’s fucking fascinating? like absolutely fascinating?
despite the unbelievable whirring of the consent manufacturing machine from politico, nyt, wapo, fox news, THE PEAKS OF FAVORABILITY FOR THIS MAN SEEM TO BE THE DAYS HE LED AN OPPOSITION PARTY THAT STOOD UP FOR TRANS PEOPLE.
despite the unbelievable whirring of the consent manufacturing machine from politico, nyt, wapo, fox news, THE PEAKS OF FAVORABILITY FOR THIS MAN SEEM TO BE THE DAYS HE LED AN OPPOSITION PARTY THAT STOOD UP FOR TRANS PEOPLE.
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The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
March 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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If you want something useful to do as a cis person, this is pretty easy and straightforward. Leave comments about how wrong this is, why, and how it's alienating you as a "normal voter."
The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
March 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
If you want something useful to do as a cis person, this is pretty easy and straightforward. Leave comments about how wrong this is, why, and how it's alienating you as a "normal voter."
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99-0. Every single senator voted to confirm this ghoul.
The annual State Department human rights report “will remove all sections covering the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and the disabled as well as sections dedicated to discrimination against indigenous people and corruption in government.”
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
Marco Rubio removes LGBTQ+ people & women from annual human rights report - LGBTQ Nation
He also removed sections on women, people with disabilities, and government corruption.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
99-0. Every single senator voted to confirm this ghoul.
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The annual State Department human rights report “will remove all sections covering the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and the disabled as well as sections dedicated to discrimination against indigenous people and corruption in government.”
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
Marco Rubio removes LGBTQ+ people & women from annual human rights report - LGBTQ Nation
He also removed sections on women, people with disabilities, and government corruption.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The annual State Department human rights report “will remove all sections covering the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and the disabled as well as sections dedicated to discrimination against indigenous people and corruption in government.”
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
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BREAKING — The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is being eliminated entirely via Reduction in Force (RIF), an agency source tells me. Staff have not been given reassignment options. Functions of the office will supposedly be assigned to other offices.
March 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING — The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is being eliminated entirely via Reduction in Force (RIF), an agency source tells me. Staff have not been given reassignment options. Functions of the office will supposedly be assigned to other offices.
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1. In a devastating ruling, the traditionally progressive 9th Circuit Court has allowed Idaho's bathroom ban for trans students.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
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They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
9th Circuit Upholds Bathroom Ban, Says Trans Students Violate Cis People's Privacy
The ruling, the first of its kind, asserts that the rights of cisgender people to not have a transgender person in the same bathroom are more important than the equal protection of trans students.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
1. In a devastating ruling, the traditionally progressive 9th Circuit Court has allowed Idaho's bathroom ban for trans students.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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so, a trans teacher is getting death threats because she’s being bullied by a sitting member of congress on Xitter
and this has been happening for days
and not a single mainstream news outlet has even covered it
and this has been happening for days
and not a single mainstream news outlet has even covered it
A Trans Teacher Is Getting Death Threats After Rep. Nancy Mace Mocked Her on X
“I had such a glow-up on HRT that I am now an enemy of the state,” the teacher joked darkly in a TikTok video.
www.them.us
March 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
so, a trans teacher is getting death threats because she’s being bullied by a sitting member of congress on Xitter
and this has been happening for days
and not a single mainstream news outlet has even covered it
and this has been happening for days
and not a single mainstream news outlet has even covered it
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U.S. Kills Dozens in Yemen Strikes as Houthis Pledge to Disrupt Shipping in Solidarity with Gaza
U.S. Kills Dozens in Yemen Strikes as Houthis Pledge to Disrupt Shipping in Solidarity with Gaza
The Trump administration has vowed to continue its military strikes against the Houthi movement that controls much of Yemen, and says it will hold Iran responsible for any retaliation from its ally. Since...
www.democracynow.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
U.S. Kills Dozens in Yemen Strikes as Houthis Pledge to Disrupt Shipping in Solidarity with Gaza
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March 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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This is literally Neo-Nazi propaganda. Textbook ethno-nationalist ideology that aligns with every far-right movement in Europe.
"Europe is on the brink of civilizational suicide," US Vice President Vance told Fox News. "Countries don’t control borders, restrict free speech. If Germany takes in millions more incompatible migrants, it’ll destroy itself. America can’t save it."
March 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is literally Neo-Nazi propaganda. Textbook ethno-nationalist ideology that aligns with every far-right movement in Europe.
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We're outsourcing concentration camps to El Salvador.
This is horrifying, especially when they're simply using random tattoos to claim people are in gangs. A simple Michael Jordan tattoo can get you put in a concentration camp in El Salvador.
This is horrifying, especially when they're simply using random tattoos to claim people are in gangs. A simple Michael Jordan tattoo can get you put in a concentration camp in El Salvador.
March 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We're outsourcing concentration camps to El Salvador.
This is horrifying, especially when they're simply using random tattoos to claim people are in gangs. A simple Michael Jordan tattoo can get you put in a concentration camp in El Salvador.
This is horrifying, especially when they're simply using random tattoos to claim people are in gangs. A simple Michael Jordan tattoo can get you put in a concentration camp in El Salvador.
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They're moving to classify constitutionally protected speech as terrorism. This is a five alarm fire.
BREAKING: The US Justice Department is examining whether student protests at Columbia University over the genocide in Gaza violated federal terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said today.
March 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
They're moving to classify constitutionally protected speech as terrorism. This is a five alarm fire.
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
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Do NOT go to the US if you speak up for human rights, are Arab, or trans.
The US is literally disappearing foreigners, full stop. They will go through the Arabs, the trans folks, and the protestors, and then start to disappear any other undesirables until all that's left is obedient pure fascists.
The US is literally disappearing foreigners, full stop. They will go through the Arabs, the trans folks, and the protestors, and then start to disappear any other undesirables until all that's left is obedient pure fascists.
resharing with alt text. truly terrifying shit
in addition to my fear, I feel fury
both at the perpetrators and all the facilitators who greased the wheels
in addition to my fear, I feel fury
both at the perpetrators and all the facilitators who greased the wheels
March 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Do NOT go to the US if you speak up for human rights, are Arab, or trans.
The US is literally disappearing foreigners, full stop. They will go through the Arabs, the trans folks, and the protestors, and then start to disappear any other undesirables until all that's left is obedient pure fascists.
The US is literally disappearing foreigners, full stop. They will go through the Arabs, the trans folks, and the protestors, and then start to disappear any other undesirables until all that's left is obedient pure fascists.
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the fact that people are being disappeared in the name of ""preventing antisemitism"" by a christian nationalist administration is making me nauseated and horrified in ways i cant even begin to explain
March 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
the fact that people are being disappeared in the name of ""preventing antisemitism"" by a christian nationalist administration is making me nauseated and horrified in ways i cant even begin to explain
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It should terrify everyone that a green card holder was black bagged and disappeared to Louisiana simply for having opinions this administration dislikes. They're building the prisons and camps to do it to citizens. The time to stand up to this is now.
Until last night, the ICE detainee locator stated Khalil was at Elizabeth, NJ—even though his wife had been unable to find him there yesterday. This morning, his location has been updated to Jena — a very remote, GEO group-run facility in the middle of rural Louisiana.
March 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It should terrify everyone that a green card holder was black bagged and disappeared to Louisiana simply for having opinions this administration dislikes. They're building the prisons and camps to do it to citizens. The time to stand up to this is now.