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Augusta 💙🕊️
@augustawolfe.bsky.social
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Retired librarian, doing what I can for the sake of my grandkids and the planet. I care about Democracy * Environment * Literacy * Nature * Human Rights * Arts * Science * Health * Animals * Peace * LGBTQ+ Rights
Motto: "Nevertheless She Persisted"
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augustawolfe.bsky.social
Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#Autocracy #FOTUS #Democracy
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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theexuberantraptor.bsky.social
I’m an old dinosaur so I miss the days when Americans fought Nazis tooth and nail rather than putting them into the White House.
September 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime
New York Times, Feb 4, 1939
#Censorship #Nazis #DejaVu #Goebbels #StephenColbert #JimmyKimmel #FOTUS #FCC
September 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
"It’s the latest crackdown on what the administration dubs a liberal media ecosystem and a further example of how the Trump White House is stamping its imprint on the culture."

#Censorship #JimmyKimmel #FirstAmendment #FCC #FOTUS

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Trump floats stripping networks critical of him of their broadcast licenses
“They’re giving me all this bad press, and they’re getting a license,” the president said.
www.politico.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
The madness continues
www.erininthemorning.com/p/two-republ...
#Anti-Trans #AntiTrans #NancyMace #HateSpeech #Transgender #ErinInTheMorning
Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People
Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson both called for the institutionalization of transgender people On Tuesday.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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silashouse.bsky.social
I abhor ALL violence. No one deserves to be shot for their opinions, no matter how reprehensible.

I just wish we lived in a country where our elected GOP reps publicly mourned for murdered schoolchildren as passionately as they do for a person who devoted his life to division and vitriol.
September 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
The Alabama Public Library Service has issued a proposal that would force libraries to pull any “positive depictions” of transgender people from general shelves and relegate them to the adult section.
#Anti-Trans #Libraries #Censorship #Self-Censoring
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"Positive Depictions" Of Trans People Banned In Alabama State Libraries Proposal
The code change that has been proposed does not ban negative depictions of transgender people, however. Public comment is open until October 14.
open.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

#Anti-trans #AntiTrans #TransRights #TransHealthCare #FundingBan #SportsBan
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 8
1. The HHS Appropriations Bill is out and it contains several devastating anti-trans provision.

It would bar federal funding for trans youth and adult care nationwide, which could be used to bar hospitals from providing it at all.

Will Democrats stand firm, or cave to avoid a shutdown?
House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide
The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
"it’s time for people who look like me and many of you to take to the streets. Clearly, legislators aren’t listening to the trans community and their allies, but they still do care about what “good Christian white people” think.

bit.ly/47vGTr3
#Anti-Trans #BathroomBills #Texas #TransRights
Stand up for trans folk who have no place to pee – Baptist News Global
I received an urgent call last week from one of my dearest transgender friends. He faced a horrible predicament.
baptistnews.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...

#Anti-Trans #AntiTrans #TransKids #GenderAffirmingCare #RiskAssessment
Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: August Edition
The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
Policy Resource Hub tracks legislation, regulations, and case law across all 56 states and territories, updated every business day.
transrights.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org
#LawyersForGoodGovernment #TransgenderRights #Legislation #Regulations #LawsByState
Transgender Rights - Policy Resource Hub
The Policy Resource Hub for Transgender Rights provides up-to-date information about legislation, regulations, and case law across all 56 states and territories. Updated every business day.
transrights.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org
September 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
Reports on federal and state anti-trans legislation proposed, passed, and failed.
translegislation.com
#Anti-Trans #AntiTrans #BillTracker #Legislation #Pronouns #GenderAffirmingCare #Bathrooms #Military
2025 Anti-Trans Bills: Trans Legislation Tracker
2025 anti-trans bills tracker. Explore data on U.S. anti-trans legislation including passed bills and themes including sports, bathrooms, healthcare, pronouns, drag shows, and education.
translegislation.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
Apparently, he thinks he can buy his way into heaven
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
#FOTUS #Grifter #Heaven #tRump #BottomOfTheTotemPole
Donald Trump asks for $15 donations to 'get to heaven'
Trump had recently discussed concerns about his afterlife and said he was at the "bottom of the totem pole" when it came to securing a spot in heaven.
www.newsweek.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
60 Minutes Australia segment on Trump and Epstein
archive.org/details/60-m...
#FOTUS #tRump #epstein #pedophiles #60Minutes
60 Minutes Australia: Trump & Epstein : 60 Minutes : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
60 Minutes Australia segment on Trump and Epstein. Uploaded for preservation as it was made private on youtube.
archive.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
Private equity takeovers...

#privateequity #joannes #redlobster #toysrus #partycity
August 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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brianboy12.bsky.social
Dan Rather gets it right again.

The real crimes in D.C. were on J6 .. & .. they were sanctioned by TFG, who lounged in his protective bunker
enjoying the J6 coup as it unfolded. No National Guard, No Marines... just Capital police getting beaten by TFG's minions.

open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Capital Punishment
Trump manufactures a non-crisis
open.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
This publication will help you learn more about 1) what #transgender and #nonbinary mean, 2) issues that currently dominate the headlines, 3) challenges that many trans and nonbinary people face, and 4) specific ways that you can be a strong #ally.
#pflag
pflag.org/resource/s4e...
Straight for Equality: Guide to Being An Ally to Trans and Nonbinary People - PFLAG
PFLAG's Guide to Being An Ally to Trans and Nonbinary People from our Straight for Equality program.
pflag.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
Trump’s War on Women’s Health
#ACOG #WomensHealth #DanRather #Steady #Women #Health #BillGates

bit.ly/3H2jlPR
Trump’s War on Women’s Health
And what one foundation is doing to combat it
bit.ly
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
When things don't go the way you want them to, just fire the messenger.

#bls #LaborStatistics #ErikaMcEntarfer #FOTUS
Cartoon by Joe Heller. Trump is on a golf course in the rain. A sign on the golf cart says "Fires labor official over bad jobs report." Trump in on his cellphone saying "Fire the weatherman and find me one wo says it's sunny."
August 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
“You can’t do so-and-so because the South will not accept it,” Belafonte recalls execs and sponsors telling Sullivan. “Ed pushed the envelope as far as an envelope could be pushed.”
#civilrights #EdSullivan
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‘Sunday Best’ Review: Ed Sullivan’s Really Big Impact
Sacha Jenkins’s documentary, about the variety show trailblazer and his commitment to Black performers in the Civil Rights era, will keep you hooked.
bit.ly
August 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
Ash, a southern Baptist pastor, was fired from his technician job at Louisiana’s East Baton Rouge Parish Library after he repeatedly misgendered his coworker. Now he’s claiming that he was fired for his religious beliefs.
bit.ly/3UuRCdo
#transrights #misgendering #fakechristian #wwjd
A library fired a pastor for misgendering his co-worker. Now he's trying to bankrupt it. - LGBTQ Nation
He has joined forces with an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group and the GOP to help his crusade.
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
No more books with "positive descriptions of “transgender procedures” or “the concept of more than two biological genders” in material for children and youth."
bit.ly/4ffhQKQ
#anti-trans #transkids #transgender #bookbans #libraries #alabama
Alabama library board proposes ban on material discussing trans issues from kids’ sections
The proposed amendment ties state funding to compliance, similar to a previous policy change.
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
Even some of Trump's biggest media supporters are turning on him over the Epstein cover-up. app.sosha.ai/s/Cy2TwrEB
MAGA media rips Trump over Epstein cover-up
app.sosha.ai
July 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
The Cass Study is the basis for much of the anti-gender affirming care policies being enacted. Here is one take on it. bit.ly/44JhyqB

#anti-GAC #CassStudy #anti-trans #GenderAffirmingCare
Cass Review deemed 98% of gender-affirming hormone studies too low-quality
International experts, the LGBTQIA+ sector and trans users of the services have largely decried its methodology and approach.
www.wearequeeraf.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
augustawolfe.bsky.social
The Atlantic published an article against gender-affirming care for minors. If a child has grown up knowing they are in the wrong body, should they be punished by waiting until they're 18 to get the treatments they want and need? bit.ly/4nFXiyF
#anti-trans #anti-GAC #Atlantic
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
bit.ly
July 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM