Carlos López (he/him/él)
@carlosmaxo.bsky.social
Electrologist, aspiring nursing student, recovering archaeologist
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My professional assessment is that Ezra Klein is a moron @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
Only an Idiot Would Think We Need Anti-Abortion Democrats
It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.
www.jezebel.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My professional assessment is that Ezra Klein is a moron @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
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What Newsom is selling about trans people is what Trump is selling his base about trans people: "your life will be better if trans people's lives are worse."
It's not a purity test; it's about rejecting a politics that sells you empty promises in exchange for other people's misery
It's not a purity test; it's about rejecting a politics that sells you empty promises in exchange for other people's misery
if you're mad at a trans person for saying they won't vote for Gavin Newsom
too damn bad! this is our lives! it's not a purity test when it's our lives. of course we're a one issue voter, it's our lives
you could just not nominate Newsom! but everyone knows the risk of that now, you have no excuse
too damn bad! this is our lives! it's not a purity test when it's our lives. of course we're a one issue voter, it's our lives
you could just not nominate Newsom! but everyone knows the risk of that now, you have no excuse
July 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What Newsom is selling about trans people is what Trump is selling his base about trans people: "your life will be better if trans people's lives are worse."
It's not a purity test; it's about rejecting a politics that sells you empty promises in exchange for other people's misery
It's not a purity test; it's about rejecting a politics that sells you empty promises in exchange for other people's misery
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In "Fear of Dark," I talked about the 2022 attack on electrical infrastructure in Moore County, NC. Jordan has been reporting on the neo-Nazis who carried out the attack. Those same Nazi groups are now trying to kill him and his family.
Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to tell the full story about how neo-Nazi terror came to our doorstep, and how their harassment campaign exposes the long tentacles of the militant accelerationist community. www.theassemblync.com/media/neo-na...
I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.
After unmasking extremist groups, reporter Jordan Green got a first-hand look at how the ‘militant accelerationism’ movement operates.
www.theassemblync.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In "Fear of Dark," I talked about the 2022 attack on electrical infrastructure in Moore County, NC. Jordan has been reporting on the neo-Nazis who carried out the attack. Those same Nazi groups are now trying to kill him and his family.
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I'm really glad the anti-trans Medicaid exclusions were removed from Trump's billionaire bailout but a bill that still kicks 20 million (largely working class) people off their health insurance is still going to have a disastrous impact including and especially on trans people. Kill the bill.
July 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I'm really glad the anti-trans Medicaid exclusions were removed from Trump's billionaire bailout but a bill that still kicks 20 million (largely working class) people off their health insurance is still going to have a disastrous impact including and especially on trans people. Kill the bill.
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The NYT was cited in the Supreme Court ruling used to strip trans people of healthcare. This is EXACTLY WHY the “just asking questions” crowd of centrist edgelord journalists are dangerous. They launder transphobia through faux neutral “debate” and act like it’s intellectual curiosity
June 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The NYT was cited in the Supreme Court ruling used to strip trans people of healthcare. This is EXACTLY WHY the “just asking questions” crowd of centrist edgelord journalists are dangerous. They launder transphobia through faux neutral “debate” and act like it’s intellectual curiosity
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LET'S SHOW UP FOR TRANS KIDS! Point of Pride is a phenomenal trans-led organization that provides *direct* gender affirming care to trans ppl, from financial aid for surgeries, HRT, electrolysis, free binders/shapewear. Every single donation makes a difference secure.givelively.org/donate/point...
June 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
LET'S SHOW UP FOR TRANS KIDS! Point of Pride is a phenomenal trans-led organization that provides *direct* gender affirming care to trans ppl, from financial aid for surgeries, HRT, electrolysis, free binders/shapewear. Every single donation makes a difference secure.givelively.org/donate/point...
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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
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NEW—In late Feb, Chris Rufo published leaked chats between queer/trans employees at US intel agencies. Then Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she’d fire all involved.
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
Queer intel officers targeted by top secret chat leak get their chance to speak
Chris Rufo published the chats. Staffers say a new "lavender scare" is upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NEW—In late Feb, Chris Rufo published leaked chats between queer/trans employees at US intel agencies. Then Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she’d fire all involved.
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
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My latest piece, written for the Kettering Foundation.
I urge organizations, nonprofits, and companies to end the cycle of over compliance with Trump threats, and show how doing so ushers in fascism.
Some lessons from what we have seen in the trans community.
kettering.org/do-not-compl...
I urge organizations, nonprofits, and companies to end the cycle of over compliance with Trump threats, and show how doing so ushers in fascism.
Some lessons from what we have seen in the trans community.
kettering.org/do-not-compl...
Do Not Comply: A Lesson from the Last Three Months of Anti-Trans Attacks
kettering.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My latest piece, written for the Kettering Foundation.
I urge organizations, nonprofits, and companies to end the cycle of over compliance with Trump threats, and show how doing so ushers in fascism.
Some lessons from what we have seen in the trans community.
kettering.org/do-not-compl...
I urge organizations, nonprofits, and companies to end the cycle of over compliance with Trump threats, and show how doing so ushers in fascism.
Some lessons from what we have seen in the trans community.
kettering.org/do-not-compl...
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@maddow.msnbc.com Deb Haaland & 95 year old Dolores Huerta at the Hands Off Rally in Albuquerque, NM.
April 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com Deb Haaland & 95 year old Dolores Huerta at the Hands Off Rally in Albuquerque, NM.
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they are segregationists, it has been obvious from the jump, and i think that pundits who dismissed the charge as hyperbolic should explain why they couldn’t see the fact pattern
“Tubman’s photograph is now gone. In its place are images of Postal Service stamps that highlight “Black/White cooperation” in the secret network and that feature Tubman among abolitionists of both races.”
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Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
wapo.st
April 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
they are segregationists, it has been obvious from the jump, and i think that pundits who dismissed the charge as hyperbolic should explain why they couldn’t see the fact pattern
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Shupe’s disclosures led to this in-depth exposé of the anti-trans movement by @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
April 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Shupe’s disclosures led to this in-depth exposé of the anti-trans movement by @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
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BREAKING: The House passed a budget framework that would slash billions in Medicaid funding.
Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.
Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.
February 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
BREAKING: The House passed a budget framework that would slash billions in Medicaid funding.
Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.
Medicaid is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, women, seniors, and children. The Senate must reject these dangerous cuts.
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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
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Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off
www.sfchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and ...
propub.li
February 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.
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The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
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For my @xtramagazine.com column, I wrote about Trump's EO about sex and gender does not match with how people actually live their lives. Missing and exploited trans kids will pay the price. xtramagazine.com/power/identi...
Trans kids go missing at alarming rates. The Trump administration is making it harder to find them | Xtra Magazine
OPINION: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children complying with Trump’s executive order will stop them from finding missing trans children
xtramagazine.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
For my @xtramagazine.com column, I wrote about Trump's EO about sex and gender does not match with how people actually live their lives. Missing and exploited trans kids will pay the price. xtramagazine.com/power/identi...
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Reminder that whenever someone says "gender ideology," they're referring to the mere existence of trans people, not an ideology. This is eliminationist garbage.
The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
'Chilling effect': Arts organizations react to end of DEI initiatives from fed agency
The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Reminder that whenever someone says "gender ideology," they're referring to the mere existence of trans people, not an ideology. This is eliminationist garbage.
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I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
Vet found hanging draped in trans flag
The suicide letter they won't publish
zerodoesntsleep.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
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Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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I was grateful to interview activist @raquelwillis.com for @msmagazine.com. In this moment where the trans community is being targeted, Raquel shares her important perspective and calls to action for protecting the rights of all people, and her powerful messages of hope, empathy, and resilience.
Trans Activist Raquel Willis Offers Thoughts on Organizing, Strength and Hope in this Moment - Ms. Magazine
Trans Activist Raquel Willis Offers Thoughts on Organizing, Strength and Hope in Face of Trump Administration and Republican LGBTQ Attacks
msmagazine.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I was grateful to interview activist @raquelwillis.com for @msmagazine.com. In this moment where the trans community is being targeted, Raquel shares her important perspective and calls to action for protecting the rights of all people, and her powerful messages of hope, empathy, and resilience.
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vital reality check from @keeanga.bsky.social
The problem with DEI is not that it went too far, but that it didn’t go far enough. My latest:
The War on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
D.E.I. programs faced legitimate criticisms, but the Trump Administration’s actions make clear that we can’t achieve color-blindness on command.
www.newyorker.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
vital reality check from @keeanga.bsky.social