Lily Diane (she/her)🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@goddessoflilies.bsky.social
History grad student
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SCOOP — Members of DC National Guard are preparing to carry M17 pistols, multiple sources confirm to me.
This follows earlier reports that the guard reversed course and would soon be arming members in DC. Now we know they’re making sure they meet requirements if/when the order to arm them comes.
This follows earlier reports that the guard reversed course and would soon be arming members in DC. Now we know they’re making sure they meet requirements if/when the order to arm them comes.
DC National Guard members actively training to carry pistols in capitol mission
Sources confirm to The Handbasket that task force members are preparing to be armed.
www.thehandbasket.co
August 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
SCOOP — Members of DC National Guard are preparing to carry M17 pistols, multiple sources confirm to me.
This follows earlier reports that the guard reversed course and would soon be arming members in DC. Now we know they’re making sure they meet requirements if/when the order to arm them comes.
This follows earlier reports that the guard reversed course and would soon be arming members in DC. Now we know they’re making sure they meet requirements if/when the order to arm them comes.
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So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
July 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
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DR. MANHATTAN: It’s July, 2025. I’m on Bluesky arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s October, 2023. I’m on X arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s March, 2019. I’m on Twitter arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s 2015. I’m downloading a new delivery app to my phone.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s October, 2023. I’m on X arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s March, 2019. I’m on Twitter arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s 2015. I’m downloading a new delivery app to my phone.
July 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s July, 2025. I’m on Bluesky arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s October, 2023. I’m on X arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s March, 2019. I’m on Twitter arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s 2015. I’m downloading a new delivery app to my phone.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s October, 2023. I’m on X arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s March, 2019. I’m on Twitter arguing about DoorDash.
DR. MANHATTAN: It’s 2015. I’m downloading a new delivery app to my phone.
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New details about Zuckerberg's massive Hawaii compound.
1. It's getting even bigger.
2. Part of it was built on top of an ancestral burial ground.
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
1. It's getting even bigger.
2. Part of it was built on top of an ancestral burial ground.
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Mark Zuckerberg Is Expanding His Secretive Hawaii Compound. Part of It Sits Atop a Burial Ground
Meta’s CEO has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings.
www.wired.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New details about Zuckerberg's massive Hawaii compound.
1. It's getting even bigger.
2. Part of it was built on top of an ancestral burial ground.
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
1. It's getting even bigger.
2. Part of it was built on top of an ancestral burial ground.
www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
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There's a bombshell story about New York City elites running a sex trafficking ring patronized by the president from New York City and other New York City elites but the New York City elites that run the New York Times say there's no story there so hey, it's all settled, ha ha, hey what's over there
July 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
There's a bombshell story about New York City elites running a sex trafficking ring patronized by the president from New York City and other New York City elites but the New York City elites that run the New York Times say there's no story there so hey, it's all settled, ha ha, hey what's over there
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really important to emphasize that roberts' view of the executive branch as comprising a single individual is literally contradicted by the text of the constitution itself
“What America is witnessing is a remaking of the American presidency into something closer to a dictatorship,” Peter M. Shane argues. That project is the work of Chief Justice John Roberts:
How John Roberts Built the New American Presidency
The country is witnessing the creation of an all-powerful institution, and one man is responsible.
bit.ly
July 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
really important to emphasize that roberts' view of the executive branch as comprising a single individual is literally contradicted by the text of the constitution itself
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when the feds finally come for us i vote that we all stamp our feet and chant "better call saul"
July 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
when the feds finally come for us i vote that we all stamp our feet and chant "better call saul"
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ALERT: Attorney General Pam Bondi is apparently threatening some of those providing medical care to their minor transgender patients.
If you receive one of these subpoenas, please reach out, have your lawyer do so, or send me a copy. My email is in bio, as is my Signal.
If you receive one of these subpoenas, please reach out, have your lawyer do so, or send me a copy. My email is in bio, as is my Signal.
July 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
ALERT: Attorney General Pam Bondi is apparently threatening some of those providing medical care to their minor transgender patients.
If you receive one of these subpoenas, please reach out, have your lawyer do so, or send me a copy. My email is in bio, as is my Signal.
If you receive one of these subpoenas, please reach out, have your lawyer do so, or send me a copy. My email is in bio, as is my Signal.
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Breaking: Puerto Rico appears to be about to pass into law a bill that would ban transgender care up to the age of 21, which would be devastating for trans people on the island, given they cannot as easily travel to get care elsewhere.
Anti-Transgender Bill Advances in Puerto Rico, Seeking to Ban Lifesaving Care for Youth and Punish Parents and Doctors | GLAAD
Late last month, Puerto Rico’s Senate voted to advance a bill that would ban health care for trans youth under the age of 21 on the island and punish parents or doctors who help youth receive this car...
glaad.org
July 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Breaking: Puerto Rico appears to be about to pass into law a bill that would ban transgender care up to the age of 21, which would be devastating for trans people on the island, given they cannot as easily travel to get care elsewhere.
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From a filing today, the State Department intends to revoke and replace transgender people's passports that are changed under a current court order if a higher court reverses the order.
This would be a major problem for trans people traveling.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This would be a major problem for trans people traveling.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
From a filing today, the State Department intends to revoke and replace transgender people's passports that are changed under a current court order if a higher court reverses the order.
This would be a major problem for trans people traveling.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This would be a major problem for trans people traveling.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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An “anti-government militia” is “targeting Oklahoma weather radars, days after a man vandalized News 9’s weather radar
Meteorologists are trying to explain that weather radars do not control the weather
Meteorologists are trying to explain that weather radars do not control the weather
'Anti-government militia' says it’s targeting Oklahoma weather radars
An “anti-government militia” called ‘Veterans on Patrol’ told News 9 on Tuesday that it is “targeting” Oklahoma weather radars, days after an individual vandalized News 9’s weather radar.
www.news9.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
An “anti-government militia” is “targeting Oklahoma weather radars, days after a man vandalized News 9’s weather radar
Meteorologists are trying to explain that weather radars do not control the weather
Meteorologists are trying to explain that weather radars do not control the weather
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Make no mistake:
Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’
As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.
Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’
As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.
July 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Make no mistake:
Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’
As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.
Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’
As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.
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And people told me I was overreacting in comparing the concentration camp to Auschwitz. They're not being subtle about what they want to do
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
And people told me I was overreacting in comparing the concentration camp to Auschwitz. They're not being subtle about what they want to do
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This may be transgender people’s only route to update their passports for potentially up to 10 years with a correct gender marker. There is no telling how long the window will be open.
IMO the best way will be to have an upcoming trip to Canada or Mexico and apply in person at an office.
IMO the best way will be to have an upcoming trip to Canada or Mexico and apply in person at an office.
1. Good news for trans people: I have independently confirmed that the Trump admin is now processing passport updates in compliance with a court order.
Multiple trans people have gotten their gender markers updated.
There are important caveats though, read on.
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Multiple trans people have gotten their gender markers updated.
There are important caveats though, read on.
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Trump Admin Begins Processing Some Trans Passport Updates, Though It Will Maintain Data On Requests
On Wednesday, at least some transgender people applying for passports in person at passport offices for urgent travel have received updated passports with correct gender markers.
www.erininthemorning.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This may be transgender people’s only route to update their passports for potentially up to 10 years with a correct gender marker. There is no telling how long the window will be open.
IMO the best way will be to have an upcoming trip to Canada or Mexico and apply in person at an office.
IMO the best way will be to have an upcoming trip to Canada or Mexico and apply in person at an office.
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welp, I guess the nation's largest city is no longer free to elect a mayor of its choosing
July 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
welp, I guess the nation's largest city is no longer free to elect a mayor of its choosing
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Might I suggest what you want to remember you were doing the day after an American concentration camp opened in your lifetime is not arguing online about the camp’s name, but directly asking one person you trust what you could do together to help close the camp.
July 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Might I suggest what you want to remember you were doing the day after an American concentration camp opened in your lifetime is not arguing online about the camp’s name, but directly asking one person you trust what you could do together to help close the camp.
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Re: Diddy being acquitted on sex trafficking charges, one of the reasons the MeToo backlash has been so effective is because the court system enables a commentary class to say the absence of a guilty verdict means that women and victims are liars. In reality it’s incredibly hard and rare to convict
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Re: Diddy being acquitted on sex trafficking charges, one of the reasons the MeToo backlash has been so effective is because the court system enables a commentary class to say the absence of a guilty verdict means that women and victims are liars. In reality it’s incredibly hard and rare to convict
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The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
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It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It’s a terrible bill. It will literally kill people. The most vulnerable among us will suffer as the wealthiest benefit. It’s perverse. I wish there were something I could do. But alas, I am only a U.S. Senator from Alaska whose “no” vote would kill the bill. So I voted yes. You get it.
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punting on 2nd and 3 at the opponent’s 20 is something we will never ever see in football, because if a coach was trying to throw a game there are many more subtle ways of doing so. this is probably the closest thing to that we’re likely to see
Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."
June 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
punting on 2nd and 3 at the opponent’s 20 is something we will never ever see in football, because if a coach was trying to throw a game there are many more subtle ways of doing so. this is probably the closest thing to that we’re likely to see
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1. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
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It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
200,000 March In Budapest Pride, Refusing To Capitulate To Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
The march can teach the world the power of organized solidarity in the wake of a global, anti-LGBTQ+ reactionary movement.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
1. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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Idk something tells me there may have been signs 🤷🏾♀️
June 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Idk something tells me there may have been signs 🤷🏾♀️
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There are only three political positions in America today
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
June 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There are only three political positions in America today
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details