Evie
defiantlyalive.bsky.social
Evie
@defiantlyalive.bsky.social
Trying to live my best life everyday while getting unnecessarily annoyed by my fantasy football team.
Good on this judge for having common sense.

BOSTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked federal prison officials from transferring a transgender woman to a men's facility and denying her access…
January 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The oligarchy at work trying to prevent those not in the ruling class from ever having a chance at social mobility.
Republican Proposal Would Make College Scholarships Taxable Income
Republican lawmakers are considering making college scholarships fully taxable to help pay for continuing tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy families.
www.forbes.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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In 2004, I interviewed for a teaching position. The principal asked me how many kids I had. I answered. He asked if I was planning to have more —said he couldn’t afford to have another teacher out on maternity leave.

This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I expected TikTok to go dark today. Biden only saying he wouldn’t enforce it without officially extending it would put the app in a legal grey area today. But the bootlicking TikTok did in praising Trump in their messaging dims my excitement about going back on there if it does return this week.
January 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The media needs to start calling mass deportations by their true name: ethnic cleansing.
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
I feel like land acknowledgments started off as a well-intentioned thing, but have become mostly performative. That’s why I have been reluctant to incorporate them into my presentations. Am I wrong in that assessment? Should I be incorporating them?
December 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM