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1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so.
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I am getting multiple reports that the Trump admin is NOT complying with the court order requiring passport updates for transgender people.
Some passport agencies are being told not to give trans people passports with their correct gender marker, for now.
Some passport agencies are being told not to give trans people passports with their correct gender marker, for now.
June 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so.
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Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court
"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.
timesofsandiego.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
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Trump says they’re all “wrong.”
Why? Because he needs a threat. He’s laying the groundwork for war and ignoring the facts to do it. This isn’t about national security. It’s about manufacturing another crisis.
Why? Because he needs a threat. He’s laying the groundwork for war and ignoring the facts to do it. This isn’t about national security. It’s about manufacturing another crisis.
June 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump says they’re all “wrong.”
Why? Because he needs a threat. He’s laying the groundwork for war and ignoring the facts to do it. This isn’t about national security. It’s about manufacturing another crisis.
Why? Because he needs a threat. He’s laying the groundwork for war and ignoring the facts to do it. This isn’t about national security. It’s about manufacturing another crisis.
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Gabbard testified that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and that Khamenei hasn’t restarted the program suspended in 2003. That’s the official assessment.
June 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Gabbard testified that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and that Khamenei hasn’t restarted the program suspended in 2003. That’s the official assessment.
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Trump is fighting his own. He handpicked Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, now he’s publicly rebuking her and the entire intel community.
June 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump is fighting his own. He handpicked Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, now he’s publicly rebuking her and the entire intel community.
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This is not justice. It’s not safety. And it’s not America. We cannot allow this kind of treatment to become normalized. Silence in the face of cruelty is complicity and we should all be outraged.
June 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is not justice. It’s not safety. And it’s not America. We cannot allow this kind of treatment to become normalized. Silence in the face of cruelty is complicity and we should all be outraged.
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No matter where someone was born, the United States should never tolerate inhumane treatment. Yet right now, detainees in ICE custody are facing conditions that are simply unacceptable in any country that claims to uphold human rights, let alone one that prides itself on freedom and the rule of law.
June 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
No matter where someone was born, the United States should never tolerate inhumane treatment. Yet right now, detainees in ICE custody are facing conditions that are simply unacceptable in any country that claims to uphold human rights, let alone one that prides itself on freedom and the rule of law.
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That means your favorite hiking trails, campsites, and wild places could be sold off to the highest bidder. Tell your Senators to REMOVE this dangerous provision!
June 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
That means your favorite hiking trails, campsites, and wild places could be sold off to the highest bidder. Tell your Senators to REMOVE this dangerous provision!
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The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would:
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
June 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would:
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
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DOGE wants to refund us $5,000 each? How about keep it and give us air traffic controllers, park rangers, cancer research, Medicaid, and everything else we had on January 19th
February 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
DOGE wants to refund us $5,000 each? How about keep it and give us air traffic controllers, park rangers, cancer research, Medicaid, and everything else we had on January 19th
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After publishing this story, which features a picture of the protest at Children's National in DC, I have been informed that moments ago, Childrens National in DC has resumed transgender care.
The hospital protests worked! Keep doing them!
The hospital protests worked! Keep doing them!
February 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After publishing this story, which features a picture of the protest at Children's National in DC, I have been informed that moments ago, Childrens National in DC has resumed transgender care.
The hospital protests worked! Keep doing them!
The hospital protests worked! Keep doing them!
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Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes.
You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.
My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.
www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.
My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.
www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
Public comment on US passport form changes related to trans
www.reddit.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes.
You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.
My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.
www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.
My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.
www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
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Breaking news: Lambda Legal and ACLU are suing on behalf of PFLAG and GLMA to end Trump's illegal executive order banning trans care under 19 years old.
The suit has been brought in Maryland.
A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
The suit has been brought in Maryland.
A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
President Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge.
apnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Breaking news: Lambda Legal and ACLU are suing on behalf of PFLAG and GLMA to end Trump's illegal executive order banning trans care under 19 years old.
The suit has been brought in Maryland.
A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
The suit has been brought in Maryland.
A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.
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California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order:
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
January 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order:
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
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If you're feeling overwhelmed, it's intentional. They're calling it "flooding the zone." The intent is to overwhelm and exhaust us so we can not effectively resist. Something simple you can do right now now is to make sure to take breaks and rest.
January 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If you're feeling overwhelmed, it's intentional. They're calling it "flooding the zone." The intent is to overwhelm and exhaust us so we can not effectively resist. Something simple you can do right now now is to make sure to take breaks and rest.
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A lawsuit around “religious liberty” I can feel good about…
Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship
The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
A lawsuit around “religious liberty” I can feel good about…
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Portland Police appear to be collaborating with ICE. ICE has a huge bus they are loading people on.
January 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Portland Police appear to be collaborating with ICE. ICE has a huge bus they are loading people on.
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Remember that eating, sleeping, and healing are necessary and essential and are never considered to be "hiding from reality." Also remember that our mental health and emotional health affect us as much as the physical. Sharing humor and joy are always important.
So...find the Tongue Out Tuesday
So...find the Tongue Out Tuesday
January 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Remember that eating, sleeping, and healing are necessary and essential and are never considered to be "hiding from reality." Also remember that our mental health and emotional health affect us as much as the physical. Sharing humor and joy are always important.
So...find the Tongue Out Tuesday
So...find the Tongue Out Tuesday
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"No class or group or party in Germany could escape its share of responsibility for the abandonment of the democratic Republic and the advent of Adolf Hitler. The cardinal error of the Germans who opposed Nazism was their failure to unite against it." - William L. Shirer
January 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"No class or group or party in Germany could escape its share of responsibility for the abandonment of the democratic Republic and the advent of Adolf Hitler. The cardinal error of the Germans who opposed Nazism was their failure to unite against it." - William L. Shirer
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We’ve stood strong before—this time is no different. Together, we’ve got this.
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’ve stood strong before—this time is no different. Together, we’ve got this.
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Looks like tiktok is back up, I hope everyone had fun learning that American politics is exactly the same as professional wrestling but with worse costumes
January 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Looks like tiktok is back up, I hope everyone had fun learning that American politics is exactly the same as professional wrestling but with worse costumes