Dylan Pedersen
@dylanmichaelp.bsky.social
Proud Gay Man🏳️🌈
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LGBTQIA+ Advocate
PWHL (MN Frost) and NHL (MN Wild) hockey fan 🏒
They/He
LGBTQIA+ Advocate
PWHL (MN Frost) and NHL (MN Wild) hockey fan 🏒
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We want to give a big shout-out to Palm Beach Gardens, New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Houston, Albuquerque, Cleveland, and Greensboro! Thank you for showing up today and making your voices heard! 💚✊
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We want to give a big shout-out to Palm Beach Gardens, New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Houston, Albuquerque, Cleveland, and Greensboro! Thank you for showing up today and making your voices heard! 💚✊
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We are with Sen. Tina Smith - RFK Jr. must shut up.
August 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We are with Sen. Tina Smith - RFK Jr. must shut up.
August 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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The Social Security Administration official who exposed that the Department of Government Efficiency had left millions of Americans’ personal data vulnerable says he has been forced to resign due to retaliation. Charles Borges, who served as the SSA’s chief data officer, told
August 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Social Security Administration official who exposed that the Department of Government Efficiency had left millions of Americans’ personal data vulnerable says he has been forced to resign due to retaliation. Charles Borges, who served as the SSA’s chief data officer, told
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The Trump administration announced that it plans to dismiss nearly all remaining employees at Voice of America, escalating tensions with a federal judge who had previously blocked efforts to overhaul the government-funded broadcaster.
August 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Trump administration announced that it plans to dismiss nearly all remaining employees at Voice of America, escalating tensions with a federal judge who had previously blocked efforts to overhaul the government-funded broadcaster.
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NEW: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a new, deeply gerrymandered congressional map that disenfranchises voters of color for political gain.
All voters deserve to be heard. This is an affront to our democracy.
All voters deserve to be heard. This is an affront to our democracy.
August 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
NEW: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a new, deeply gerrymandered congressional map that disenfranchises voters of color for political gain.
All voters deserve to be heard. This is an affront to our democracy.
All voters deserve to be heard. This is an affront to our democracy.
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California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
California reaches deal with Uber, Lyft to allow gig worker unions
The deal brings Uber and Lyft on board with a pathway to unionization for ride-hailing workers after the companies spent years fighting against the idea.
www.politico.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
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Art depicting “Sandwich Guy” now at the scene of the alleged misdemeanor.
August 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Art depicting “Sandwich Guy” now at the scene of the alleged misdemeanor.
August 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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LISTEN: A Meet The Press-style podcast, but gayer! The Buckeye Flame editor and host of the This News Is So Gay podcast, Ken Schneck, has succeeded by elevating LGBTQ stories and the queer reporters at the helm of this original reporting.
glaad.org/queer-voices...
glaad.org/queer-voices...
Queer Voices Reporting Queer Stories: How ‘This News Is So Gay’ Podcast Informs and Entertains | GLAAD
If you were to ask Ken Schneck about the one thing he is certain of, he'll most likely answer that question with the confidence he exudes once he's behind a microphone. Queer and trans news, reported ...
glaad.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
LISTEN: A Meet The Press-style podcast, but gayer! The Buckeye Flame editor and host of the This News Is So Gay podcast, Ken Schneck, has succeeded by elevating LGBTQ stories and the queer reporters at the helm of this original reporting.
glaad.org/queer-voices...
glaad.org/queer-voices...
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"These kids did extraordinary things, but they never should've been put in that position in the first place," says Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., following reports of brave acts from children during the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
August 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"These kids did extraordinary things, but they never should've been put in that position in the first place," says Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., following reports of brave acts from children during the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
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What a shitshow
CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign
Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ orders
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
What a shitshow
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I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
RFK Jr on the mass shooting in Minnesota: "We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence."
August 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
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Sen Patty Murray (D-WA):
“If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
“If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
August 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Sen Patty Murray (D-WA):
“If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
“If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
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Plymouth Police and Wayzata Public Schools are investigating a threat, just hours after a mass shooting that left two victims dead at Annunciation Church in Minneapo
Wayzata Public Schools investigate threat after mass shooting in Minneapolis church
Plymouth Police and Wayzata Public Schools are investigating a threat, just hours after a mass shooting that left two victims dead at Annunciation Church in Minneapo
www.kare11.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Plymouth Police and Wayzata Public Schools are investigating a threat, just hours after a mass shooting that left two victims dead at Annunciation Church in Minneapo
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“We are doing very well,” Kennedy said. “We will have announcements as promised in September, finding interventions, certain interventions, now that are clearly almost certainly causing autism. And we’re going to be able to address those in September.”
RFK Jr. says agency will reveal causes of autism in September
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday he’s on track to identify “interventions” that are “certainly causing autism” and possible ways …
belib.org
August 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“We are doing very well,” Kennedy said. “We will have announcements as promised in September, finding interventions, certain interventions, now that are clearly almost certainly causing autism. And we’re going to be able to address those in September.”
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"My friend Victor like saved me though, because he laid on top of me. But he got hit."
10-year-old describes witnessing Minneapolis shooting.
10-year-old describes witnessing Minneapolis shooting.
August 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"My friend Victor like saved me though, because he laid on top of me. But he got hit."
10-year-old describes witnessing Minneapolis shooting.
10-year-old describes witnessing Minneapolis shooting.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Nearly all federal funds for gender equality could disappear in the next two years.
If the funding isn't renewed, Canada's Department for Women and Gender Equality could see its budget shrink by more than 80%.
pressprogress.ca/federal-fund...
via @pivot.quebec
If the funding isn't renewed, Canada's Department for Women and Gender Equality could see its budget shrink by more than 80%.
pressprogress.ca/federal-fund...
via @pivot.quebec
Nearly All Federal Funds for Gender Equality Could Disappear in the Next Two Years
If funding isn't renewed, the Department for Women and Gender Equality could see its budget shrink by 80%
pressprogress.ca
August 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Nearly all federal funds for gender equality could disappear in the next two years.
If the funding isn't renewed, Canada's Department for Women and Gender Equality could see its budget shrink by more than 80%.
pressprogress.ca/federal-fund...
via @pivot.quebec
If the funding isn't renewed, Canada's Department for Women and Gender Equality could see its budget shrink by more than 80%.
pressprogress.ca/federal-fund...
via @pivot.quebec
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The person who opened fire on a Catholic school Wednesday in Minneapolis has been identified.
Law enforcement sources identify Minneapolis Catholic school shooter
The person who opened fire on a Catholic school Wednesday in Minneapolis has been identified.
www.kare11.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The person who opened fire on a Catholic school Wednesday in Minneapolis has been identified.
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Mariam Abu Dagga, a Palestinian journalist whose photos captured the destruction in Gaza, died in an Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, the one she regularly documented.
Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:
Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:
See photos by Palestinian photojournalist Mariam Dagga, killed on the job
An Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed five journalists, among them an AP freelancer. She died in the hospital she had long documented.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Mariam Abu Dagga, a Palestinian journalist whose photos captured the destruction in Gaza, died in an Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, the one she regularly documented.
Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:
Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:
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We ban books and control women before guns.
This is a sick country.
This is a sick country.
August 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We ban books and control women before guns.
This is a sick country.
This is a sick country.
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FAT ANKLES!!!!
Walz says Harris "would have been a fantastic president... we wouldn't wake up every day to a bunch of shit on TV. We would wake up to an adult w/ compassion & dignity doing the work, not a manchild crying about whatever is wrong with him. May his fat ankles find something today. Petty as hell."
August 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
FAT ANKLES!!!!
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