Bernadette Marie Oliver
@bernadetteoliver.bsky.social
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Freedom for everybody
Autonomy for everybody
Health care for everybody
Transgender for everybody
Autonomy for everybody
Health care for everybody
Transgender for everybody
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Freedom for everybody
Autonomy for everybody
Health care for everybody
Transgender for everybody
Autonomy for everybody
Health care for everybody
Transgender for everybody
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I would like an update on that little six-year-old boy ICE snatched up and then separated from his dad. Where is he? Is he with family now? Who was responsible for this and have they been fired?
December 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I would like an update on that little six-year-old boy ICE snatched up and then separated from his dad. Where is he? Is he with family now? Who was responsible for this and have they been fired?
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good journalists exist, they're out there
December 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
good journalists exist, they're out there
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You ban gender affirming care, people will just get it from an online source.
It's the same policy result as the failed war on drugs.
It's the same policy result as the failed war on drugs.
Hannah Barnes wearing a hot dog suit "we're all trying to find the person that did this."
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
You ban gender affirming care, people will just get it from an online source.
It's the same policy result as the failed war on drugs.
It's the same policy result as the failed war on drugs.
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The far right heuristic is "everything bad is done by a trans person."
There's no evidence that Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is undergoing a gender transition, despite claims circulating on social media. Here's how the baseless rumor spread. 👇
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Unraveling baseless rumor Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is transgender
Nick Reiner, who is suspected in the deaths of his parents, was arrested on a murder charge, Los Angeles police said.
www.snopes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The far right heuristic is "everything bad is done by a trans person."
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Trump has ordered a naval blockade of Venezuela, which is an act of war.
Literally will go to war to protect pedophiles.
Literally will go to war to protect pedophiles.
December 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Trump has ordered a naval blockade of Venezuela, which is an act of war.
Literally will go to war to protect pedophiles.
Literally will go to war to protect pedophiles.
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1. Earlier this year, Yale and CCMC capitulated to the Trump administration and ended care for trans youth.
Now, 10 families are suing them for violating state law.
Hospitals cannot be made to believe throwing trans people under the bus is risk free.
Our latest story.
Now, 10 families are suing them for violating state law.
Hospitals cannot be made to believe throwing trans people under the bus is risk free.
Our latest story.
Families Bring Legal Challenge Against Yale, CCMC For Capitulating To Trump On Trans Youth Care
Yale New Haven Health and Connecticut Children's Medical Center abruptly ended care for transgender people earlier this year.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
1. Earlier this year, Yale and CCMC capitulated to the Trump administration and ended care for trans youth.
Now, 10 families are suing them for violating state law.
Hospitals cannot be made to believe throwing trans people under the bus is risk free.
Our latest story.
Now, 10 families are suing them for violating state law.
Hospitals cannot be made to believe throwing trans people under the bus is risk free.
Our latest story.
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1. Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride railed agianst GOP attacks on transgender people and incoming bills today, joined by Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Johnson.
"They are obsessed with transgender people."
Read my latest, watch the video here, and subscribe to support our journalism.
"They are obsessed with transgender people."
Read my latest, watch the video here, and subscribe to support our journalism.
“They Are Obsessed With Trans People:” Rep. Sarah McBride Rails Against GOP’s Upcoming Anti-Trans Votes
Rep. McBride joined Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Johnson in a speech against a felony national trans youth healthcare ban expected to be heard in Congress today.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1. Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride railed agianst GOP attacks on transgender people and incoming bills today, joined by Reps. Ocasio-Cortez and Johnson.
"They are obsessed with transgender people."
Read my latest, watch the video here, and subscribe to support our journalism.
"They are obsessed with transgender people."
Read my latest, watch the video here, and subscribe to support our journalism.
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Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
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Shockingly, this bill would have failed were it not for the 3 Democrat defections.
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Shockingly, this bill would have failed were it not for the 3 Democrat defections.
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While we were busy with the US Congress, major international news on trans healthcare.
A New Zealand court announced an injunction on the far-right trans health care ban there.
The court says that the biggest danger is posed by banning care.
Big story for us from @transvestigations.bsky.social
A New Zealand court announced an injunction on the far-right trans health care ban there.
The court says that the biggest danger is posed by banning care.
Big story for us from @transvestigations.bsky.social
Victory in New Zealand, For Now—Injunction Brings Puberty Blocker Ban to a Screeching Halt
The High Court asserted that, contrary to wild speculation by anti-trans establishments, puberty blockers are largely safe and reversible.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
While we were busy with the US Congress, major international news on trans healthcare.
A New Zealand court announced an injunction on the far-right trans health care ban there.
The court says that the biggest danger is posed by banning care.
Big story for us from @transvestigations.bsky.social
A New Zealand court announced an injunction on the far-right trans health care ban there.
The court says that the biggest danger is posed by banning care.
Big story for us from @transvestigations.bsky.social
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9. The full federal rule can be read in this document. An unpublished version is available here, with the official published version expected to appear Friday. Once published, the rule will enter a 60-day public comment period, during which members of the public can submit feedback.
Public Inspection: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex Rejecting Procedures for Children
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex Rejecting Procedures for Children
www.federalregister.gov
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
9. The full federal rule can be read in this document. An unpublished version is available here, with the official published version expected to appear Friday. Once published, the rule will enter a 60-day public comment period, during which members of the public can submit feedback.
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5. This rule violates multiple U.S. statutes and constitutional limits on federal authority. Most notably, Section 1801 of the Social Security Act explicitly bars the federal government from using Medicaid regulations to exercise direct supervision or control over the practice of medicine.
![Sec. 1801. [42 U.S.C. 1395] Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided, or over the selection, tenure, or compensation of any officer or employee of any institution, agency, or person providing health services; or to exercise any supervision or control over the administration or operation of any such institution, agency, or person.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m65ifh7vn5zdgs7izcmht4gy/bafkreidhzf5v75y3nezosb7cknbeylyereyi6mkazzfbhvqdg6ofgvxqlm@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
5. This rule violates multiple U.S. statutes and constitutional limits on federal authority. Most notably, Section 1801 of the Social Security Act explicitly bars the federal government from using Medicaid regulations to exercise direct supervision or control over the practice of medicine.
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4.The new rule contains no exceptions for patients already receiving care, meaning transgender youth who have remained in treatment even under some red-state bans would immediately see that care cut off. For many, this would amount to forced medical detransition.
The government acknowledges this.
The government acknowledges this.
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
4.The new rule contains no exceptions for patients already receiving care, meaning transgender youth who have remained in treatment even under some red-state bans would immediately see that care cut off. For many, this would amount to forced medical detransition.
The government acknowledges this.
The government acknowledges this.
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3. Rather than directly banning Medicaid reimbursement for transgender care, the rule would bar any hospital that accepts Medicaid funding from providing gender-affirming care for trans youth at all, regardless of whether that care is paid for by Medicaid.
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
3. Rather than directly banning Medicaid reimbursement for transgender care, the rule would bar any hospital that accepts Medicaid funding from providing gender-affirming care for trans youth at all, regardless of whether that care is paid for by Medicaid.
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2. On Thursday, the Trump administration’s HHS, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., released a new rule that uses Medicaid "conditions of participation" to strip funding from hospitals that treat trans youth—the most aggressive attack on trans healthcare in U.S. history.
The rule is seen here:
The rule is seen here:
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
2. On Thursday, the Trump administration’s HHS, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., released a new rule that uses Medicaid "conditions of participation" to strip funding from hospitals that treat trans youth—the most aggressive attack on trans healthcare in U.S. history.
The rule is seen here:
The rule is seen here:
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1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces "Nuclear Option" Federal Rule
The new federal rule formalizes previous threats to hospitals to pull Medicaid funding, and represents a significant legal stretch by this administration.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
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For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care.
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care.
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
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A second national anti-trans healthcare bill has passed the US House, a medicaid ban for trans youth. 4 Democrats crossed party lines to vote for it. Henry Cueller (TX), Vincente Gonzalez (TX), Don Davis (NC), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA). It is not expected to get through the Senate filibuster.
December 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A second national anti-trans healthcare bill has passed the US House, a medicaid ban for trans youth. 4 Democrats crossed party lines to vote for it. Henry Cueller (TX), Vincente Gonzalez (TX), Don Davis (NC), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA). It is not expected to get through the Senate filibuster.
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Sure is a lot of asterisks for a constitutionally protected freedom we all have.
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Sure is a lot of asterisks for a constitutionally protected freedom we all have.
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FIRE are pretenders of freedom.
I know it's from the TikTok channel of my own website, but I just watched the latest video, on FIRE, and damn, it's good.
(Script by @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, voice and editing by @valorievandieman.bsky.social, nothing by me except pure appreciation for my team.)
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(Script by @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, voice and editing by @valorievandieman.bsky.social, nothing by me except pure appreciation for my team.)
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Trans Stories: FIRE #lgbtq #transrights #storytime #minecraft #freespeech
TikTok video by AssignedMedia
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December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
FIRE are pretenders of freedom.
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FIRE’s latest move on behalf of right-wing speech has them coming out in support of conversion therapy. It says the religious beliefs of individual counselors take precedence over patient rights.
December 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
FIRE’s latest move on behalf of right-wing speech has them coming out in support of conversion therapy. It says the religious beliefs of individual counselors take precedence over patient rights.
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Are you a fan of trans journalism? Are you an enjoyer of ranked lists? If you are either of those things, or both, we've got the end of year feature for you.
Read our list of the best ten and worst five examples of journalism on trans issues of 2025.
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Read our list of the best ten and worst five examples of journalism on trans issues of 2025.
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The Ten Best (and Five Worst) Pieces of Trans Journalism of 2025 — Assigned
The trans community has been plagued with a surplus of news in 2025. Here’s Assigned Media’s list of the best and worst of journalism on this beat.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Are you a fan of trans journalism? Are you an enjoyer of ranked lists? If you are either of those things, or both, we've got the end of year feature for you.
Read our list of the best ten and worst five examples of journalism on trans issues of 2025.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Read our list of the best ten and worst five examples of journalism on trans issues of 2025.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If you rely on our work to stay informed about trans issues in perilous times, you can support us this December without spending a cent! Share our work and tell your friends and family about Assigned Media. Excellence in journalism, in service of the trans community. Help us grow!
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so like, i’m aware that it’s not a done deal that all dems vote no on this bill
flooding folks’ offices with calls tomorrow is probably a good idea if you care about the trans folks in your life
flooding folks’ offices with calls tomorrow is probably a good idea if you care about the trans folks in your life
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
so like, i’m aware that it’s not a done deal that all dems vote no on this bill
flooding folks’ offices with calls tomorrow is probably a good idea if you care about the trans folks in your life
flooding folks’ offices with calls tomorrow is probably a good idea if you care about the trans folks in your life