Avery
@dancingwithknives.bsky.social
21, They/She
Artist, Set/Lights/Sound Designer, Public Transit Advocate, Queer
Artist, Set/Lights/Sound Designer, Public Transit Advocate, Queer
I've just donated to the ACLU, I strongly encourage anyone who can spare a few dollars to send some their way.
action.aclu.org/give/now
action.aclu.org/give/now
Donate to the ACLU
Fight back against bigotry, injustice and inequality. Make your donation to the ACLU today.
action.aclu.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I've just donated to the ACLU, I strongly encourage anyone who can spare a few dollars to send some their way.
action.aclu.org/give/now
action.aclu.org/give/now
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This picture was taken in 2000 by an Associated Press photographer who was allowed to be present as an observer. ICE now keeps press blocks away from the areas where they are operating. One of the first actions ICE takes during a raid is to confiscate phones.
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This picture was taken in 2000 by an Associated Press photographer who was allowed to be present as an observer. ICE now keeps press blocks away from the areas where they are operating. One of the first actions ICE takes during a raid is to confiscate phones.
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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1. For weeks, EITM has reported that Republicans would push a trans healthcare ban in their ACA negotiations.
Now, the plan is released, and it includes heavy restrictions on ACA plans, a medicaid ban, an EHB ban, and more.
Democrats must not capitulate.
Now, the plan is released, and it includes heavy restrictions on ACA plans, a medicaid ban, an EHB ban, and more.
Democrats must not capitulate.
Democrats Must Reject The Premise Of Trans Healthcare Bans In Republican Healthcare Offer
Republicans new healthcare bill would bar transgender healthcare as an essential health benefit, bar trans medicaid coverage, and would bar HSAs from considering trans healthcare medically necessary.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
1. For weeks, EITM has reported that Republicans would push a trans healthcare ban in their ACA negotiations.
Now, the plan is released, and it includes heavy restrictions on ACA plans, a medicaid ban, an EHB ban, and more.
Democrats must not capitulate.
Now, the plan is released, and it includes heavy restrictions on ACA plans, a medicaid ban, an EHB ban, and more.
Democrats must not capitulate.
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This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.
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Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
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Today the Trump administration federalized and deployed 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.
This is a reckless abuse of power. Troops have no business policing our communities.
This is a reckless abuse of power. Troops have no business policing our communities.
Donald Trump invokes Title 10 and authorizes federalization of Oregon National Guard
The Secretary of Defense authorized 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to perform federal functions for 60 days, including protecting federal property.
abc3340.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Today the Trump administration federalized and deployed 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.
This is a reckless abuse of power. Troops have no business policing our communities.
This is a reckless abuse of power. Troops have no business policing our communities.
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Donald Trump’s attacks on our First Amendment rights do not stop. Now, he would “have no problem” removing Pride flags from PRIVATE property in occupied D.C.
We are undeterred by his threats. Our LGBTQ+ community will not bow to a wannabe king. https://bit.ly/42EiDQ5
We are undeterred by his threats. Our LGBTQ+ community will not bow to a wannabe king. https://bit.ly/42EiDQ5
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Donald Trump’s attacks on our First Amendment rights do not stop. Now, he would “have no problem” removing Pride flags from PRIVATE property in occupied D.C.
We are undeterred by his threats. Our LGBTQ+ community will not bow to a wannabe king. https://bit.ly/42EiDQ5
We are undeterred by his threats. Our LGBTQ+ community will not bow to a wannabe king. https://bit.ly/42EiDQ5
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President Trump is using our tax dollars to pay for his unwarranted deployment of military troops to D.C. in a blatant attempt to expand his power.
Make no mistake: this isn’t just about D.C. He is using D.C. as an extreme testing ground to see what can be done in other states.
Make no mistake: this isn’t just about D.C. He is using D.C. as an extreme testing ground to see what can be done in other states.
September 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
President Trump is using our tax dollars to pay for his unwarranted deployment of military troops to D.C. in a blatant attempt to expand his power.
Make no mistake: this isn’t just about D.C. He is using D.C. as an extreme testing ground to see what can be done in other states.
Make no mistake: this isn’t just about D.C. He is using D.C. as an extreme testing ground to see what can be done in other states.
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Good morning to you 🌞 from the Southern Coast on the
September 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Good morning to you 🌞 from the Southern Coast on the
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1. If you've scrolled social media lately, you've likely seem Democrats cheering for Gov. Gavin Newsom for trolling Trump relentlessly.
You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.
I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.
I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom
We have seen this song and dance before.
www.erininthemorning.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
1. If you've scrolled social media lately, you've likely seem Democrats cheering for Gov. Gavin Newsom for trolling Trump relentlessly.
You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.
I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.
I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Gavin Newsom is anti-trans and I will never, ever vote for him.
Gavin Newsom suggesting that 25 years of age is too young to transition and agreeing to right-wing entryism of concern trolling about trans people in sports. This is your opposition leader?
I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
August 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Gavin Newsom is anti-trans and I will never, ever vote for him.
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President Trump said the police can do “whatever the hell they want” to our DC communities.
Let us be clear: Local and federal law enforcement are not above the law, no matter what Trump says.
Let us be clear: Local and federal law enforcement are not above the law, no matter what Trump says.
Trump puts DC police department under federal control, deploys National Guard
President Trump holds news conference Monday to discuss crime in Washington, D.C., after days of railing about the nation’s capital being “out of control.”
abcnews.go.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
President Trump said the police can do “whatever the hell they want” to our DC communities.
Let us be clear: Local and federal law enforcement are not above the law, no matter what Trump says.
Let us be clear: Local and federal law enforcement are not above the law, no matter what Trump says.
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I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.
On a recent podcast Gavin Newsom tells Shawn Ryan how the Trans sports issue opened the door for him to change his mind on GAC for Trans Youth.
As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.
There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.
As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.
There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.
July 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.
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Just a reminder: There has never been, nor will there ever be, an LGB community without the TQ+ community.
We are fighting for liberation for everyone and our community will not be divided. Join the fight to protect LGBTQ+ rights: hrc.im/InYourArea
We are fighting for liberation for everyone and our community will not be divided. Join the fight to protect LGBTQ+ rights: hrc.im/InYourArea
July 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just a reminder: There has never been, nor will there ever be, an LGB community without the TQ+ community.
We are fighting for liberation for everyone and our community will not be divided. Join the fight to protect LGBTQ+ rights: hrc.im/InYourArea
We are fighting for liberation for everyone and our community will not be divided. Join the fight to protect LGBTQ+ rights: hrc.im/InYourArea
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President Trump ordered active-duty Marines to be deployed against immigrants' rights protestors in Los Angeles.
This unnecessary move only inflames tensions and does nothing to protect us and our rights — the military does not belong in our communities.
This unnecessary move only inflames tensions and does nothing to protect us and our rights — the military does not belong in our communities.
Marines Are Deploying to L.A. Area in Wake of ICE Protests
The move comes in the wake of protests over immigration.
www.wsj.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
President Trump ordered active-duty Marines to be deployed against immigrants' rights protestors in Los Angeles.
This unnecessary move only inflames tensions and does nothing to protect us and our rights — the military does not belong in our communities.
This unnecessary move only inflames tensions and does nothing to protect us and our rights — the military does not belong in our communities.
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"I am so excited to get back to my studies, community, professors, and students."
Rümeysa Öztürk was welcomed back to Massachusetts by @pressley.house.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and her Tufts community following 45 agonizing days unjustly detained by ICE for writing an op-ed.
📸 Libby O'Neill
Rümeysa Öztürk was welcomed back to Massachusetts by @pressley.house.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and her Tufts community following 45 agonizing days unjustly detained by ICE for writing an op-ed.
📸 Libby O'Neill
May 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"I am so excited to get back to my studies, community, professors, and students."
Rümeysa Öztürk was welcomed back to Massachusetts by @pressley.house.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and her Tufts community following 45 agonizing days unjustly detained by ICE for writing an op-ed.
📸 Libby O'Neill
Rümeysa Öztürk was welcomed back to Massachusetts by @pressley.house.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and her Tufts community following 45 agonizing days unjustly detained by ICE for writing an op-ed.
📸 Libby O'Neill
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An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse.
It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.
It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.
RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records
The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find cause of autism by September
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse.
It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.
It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.