Dr. Michael T. Paff (he/him)
@drmpaff.bsky.social
NYS Licensed Psychologist & Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) working with justice-involved youth. Really into suicide prevention, DBT/CBT, the science of reading, neuropsychology, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ advocacy, & fighting fascism. President-elect @nyaspsych.bsky.social.
William Bauly and Frederic Edwin Church would have kicked their MAGA asses into the dirt.
And the caption is a fascist dog whistle to "blood and soil," Blut und Boden, Nazi ideology.
The more you know.
And the caption is a fascist dog whistle to "blood and soil," Blut und Boden, Nazi ideology.
The more you know.
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
William Bauly and Frederic Edwin Church would have kicked their MAGA asses into the dirt.
And the caption is a fascist dog whistle to "blood and soil," Blut und Boden, Nazi ideology.
The more you know.
And the caption is a fascist dog whistle to "blood and soil," Blut und Boden, Nazi ideology.
The more you know.
He posts this and wants us to believe the pee tape isn't real. Wild, how much he tells on himself.
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
He posts this and wants us to believe the pee tape isn't real. Wild, how much he tells on himself.
The Shawangunk Ridge from Castle Point, Minnewaska State Park, NY.
October 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Shawangunk Ridge from Castle Point, Minnewaska State Park, NY.
(h/t to a friend, a courageous school psychologist and advocate who's not on bsky, for compiling these stats)
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
(h/t to a friend, a courageous school psychologist and advocate who's not on bsky, for compiling these stats)
MAGA is a fascist movement & the move to criminalize trans persons is NOT rooted in facts.
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
MAGA is a fascist movement & the move to criminalize trans persons is NOT rooted in facts.
All of this is part of a coordinated effort to harm trans people and those who love and support them. This includes defunding organizations providing care and legal support, scare the public, and legitimize hate.
History is repeating itself. Stand up. Fight back.
#transrightsarehumanrights
History is repeating itself. Stand up. Fight back.
#transrightsarehumanrights
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
All of this is part of a coordinated effort to harm trans people and those who love and support them. This includes defunding organizations providing care and legal support, scare the public, and legitimize hate.
History is repeating itself. Stand up. Fight back.
#transrightsarehumanrights
History is repeating itself. Stand up. Fight back.
#transrightsarehumanrights
The number could be as high as 8 as gender identity hasn't been verified in a few shootings. This still means that transgender persons are responsible for less than 0.1% of mass shootings in the last 12 years and less than 0.2% of shooting incidents from 2018-2025.
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The number could be as high as 8 as gender identity hasn't been verified in a few shootings. This still means that transgender persons are responsible for less than 0.1% of mass shootings in the last 12 years and less than 0.2% of shooting incidents from 2018-2025.
If "mass shootings" is defined by a "minimum of four victims shot, either injured or killed, not including any shooter who may have been killed or injured in the incident," there have been 5,748 mass shootings between 1/1/2013-9/15/2025. There have been only 5 confirmed transgender shooters.
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If "mass shootings" is defined by a "minimum of four victims shot, either injured or killed, not including any shooter who may have been killed or injured in the incident," there have been 5,748 mass shootings between 1/1/2013-9/15/2025. There have been only 5 confirmed transgender shooters.
Since 2013, there have been 5 "mass shootings" by transgender or nonbinary people; less than 0.1% of mass shootings have been by non-cisgender people since 2013 (The Gun Violence Archive, cited by FactCheck.org on 9/17/2025)
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Since 2013, there have been 5 "mass shootings" by transgender or nonbinary people; less than 0.1% of mass shootings have been by non-cisgender people since 2013 (The Gun Violence Archive, cited by FactCheck.org on 9/17/2025)
The US ranks third in the world for trans people who are violently killed (after Brazil and Mexico). (Transgender Law Center, n.d.)
More than 1/3 of known perpetrators who used a gun to kill a trans person were legally prohibited from possessing a firearm (Everytown Research, 2017-2022)
More than 1/3 of known perpetrators who used a gun to kill a trans person were legally prohibited from possessing a firearm (Everytown Research, 2017-2022)
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The US ranks third in the world for trans people who are violently killed (after Brazil and Mexico). (Transgender Law Center, n.d.)
More than 1/3 of known perpetrators who used a gun to kill a trans person were legally prohibited from possessing a firearm (Everytown Research, 2017-2022)
More than 1/3 of known perpetrators who used a gun to kill a trans person were legally prohibited from possessing a firearm (Everytown Research, 2017-2022)
2019 - American Medical Association recognized an "epidemic of violence against the transgender community"
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
2019 - American Medical Association recognized an "epidemic of violence against the transgender community"
While only 13% of the transgender community is estimated to be Black, Black trans women account for nearly 3/4 of known homicide victims (UCLA School of Law's William Institute)
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
While only 13% of the transgender community is estimated to be Black, Black trans women account for nearly 3/4 of known homicide victims (UCLA School of Law's William Institute)
93% increase in tracked homicides of trans and gender nonconforming people in the US and Puerto Rico (2020-2024); In 2021, 56 people were killed compared to 29 deaths reported in 2017 (Transgender Homicide Tracker)
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
93% increase in tracked homicides of trans and gender nonconforming people in the US and Puerto Rico (2020-2024); In 2021, 56 people were killed compared to 29 deaths reported in 2017 (Transgender Homicide Tracker)
Hate crime statistics for gender identity have only been tracked since 2013 by the FBI and reporting remains inconsistent among jurisdictions (FBI)
The number of trans people murdered in the U.S. nearly doubled between 2017-2021 (Everytown for Gun Safety)
The number of trans people murdered in the U.S. nearly doubled between 2017-2021 (Everytown for Gun Safety)
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hate crime statistics for gender identity have only been tracked since 2013 by the FBI and reporting remains inconsistent among jurisdictions (FBI)
The number of trans people murdered in the U.S. nearly doubled between 2017-2021 (Everytown for Gun Safety)
The number of trans people murdered in the U.S. nearly doubled between 2017-2021 (Everytown for Gun Safety)