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K. A. E. C. H. C.-M.
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Pissing off incompetent authority figures since roughly 1985. Nonbinary trans masc; multiply disabled; lifelong resident of the Great Lakes region. They/he
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davidgura.bsky.social
Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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zoandbehold.bsky.social
This is fascism—there are no checks & balances if legislators are arrested for questioning a member of the executive branch.

I struggle to understand how to best operate in this reality. I'm making incredible progress in my state, but uprooting this kind of evil feels beyond the scope of my office.
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jun 12
Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.
June 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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qbeyoch.bsky.social
"We deserve an America that lives up to its ancient and never-realized promise: land of the free, home of the brave, defender of human rights for every single human within our borders. Ideally, we would not have to fight our own government to get back on that path."
thenation.com The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · Jun 10
As marines descend on LA, as Trump moves closer and closer to martial law, it will be tempting to victim-blame. To equivocate. To find some reason the protesters deserve what’s coming. They don’t.
What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot.
As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.
www.thenation.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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unraveledpress.com
From the inbox: folks are now calling for an emergency rally outside immigration court tomorrow morning.
DEPORTATION /MIGRA WATCH GROUPS NEED YOUR ¡SUPPORT! RALLY IN SUPPORT OF OUR UNDOCUMENTED NEIGHBORS JUNE 10-TUESDAY-9:00AM CHICAGO IMMIGRATION COURT 55 E MONROE CHICAGO 60603
June 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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charleskeener.bsky.social
fair.org/home/activis...
Activists Await NYT Podcast on Trans Care With Justifiable Dread
As Pride month kicks off, the New York Times is releasing a podcast about medical care for trans youth—a subject on which Times coverage has been shameful.
fair.org
June 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
David Graeber said this in 2012 about protests in New York City.

Though this is increasingly what is happening this week in Los Angeles.

davidgraeber.org/articles/con...
“If the police decide to attack a group of protesters, they will claim to have been provoked, and the media will repeat whatever the police say, no matter how implausible, as the basic initial facts of what happened. This will happen whether or not anyone at the protest does anything that can be remotely described as violence. Many police claims will be obviously ridiculous but no matter how many times the police lie about such matters, the national media will still report their claims as true, and it will be up to protesters to provide evidence to the contrary. “ . - David Graeber
June 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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chadloder.bsky.social
California SB 98, passed in 2021, specifically allows journalists to remain in areas closed by law enforcement during public events. The law officers from assaulting, interfering with, or obstructing journalists. Nor can journalists be cited for failure to disperse.

@knightcolumbia.org
acatwithnews.bsky.social Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · Jun 8
LAPD closing off alameda and aliso. Specifically telling press to leave the area.
June 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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shoton35mm.bsky.social
I thought I would be safe if I positioned myself with all the cable news crews off to the side away from all of the protesters. But nope. I was wrong. The feds shot pepper balls at us, forcing us down Alameda Street with everyone else. @lataco.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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harmancipants.bsky.social
WIRED has a great guide to protecting yourself during protest www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
www.wired.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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evanurquhart.bsky.social
One thousand times this
smashfizzle.bsky.social Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · Mar 5
For me, fighting fascism has nothing to do with thinking I’ll win. I don’t fight because there’s an inevitable outcome, I fight because I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t do something.
March 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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jamellebouie.net
the more democrats concede to the republican war on trans people, the more that signals to the public that trans people are a problem and should be stigmatized.
March 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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jphillll.bsky.social
A Chicago landlord must pay $80,000 for threatening to call ICE on tenants.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/05/c...
Chicago landlord ordered to pay $80,000 for threatening to call ICE on tenant, a first under 2019 state law
An Illinois circuit court judge ordered a Chicago landlord last month to pay $80,000 to former tenants after threatening to call ICE on them during a verbal dispute in June of 2020, according to co…
www.chicagotribune.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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acab.dad
Trans genocide continues to escalate

www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...
DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity
The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.
www.advocate.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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esqueer.net
NEW: Fully leaked diplomatic cable directing the implementation of this policy at all US diplomatic and consular posts.
GPT-4o This image is a document from the U.S. Department of State with the subject "Guidance to Visa-Issuing Posts on January 20 Executive Order 14168 on Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." It outlines an action request and provides a summary and definitions related to sex and gender as per the executive order (E.O.). The document mandates that sex listed on visas must correspond to the biological sex at birth and instructs the use of the term 'sex' rather than 'gender' in federal policies and documents. GPT-4o This image is a continuation of a document from the U.S. Department of State. It details the implementation of changes to ensure government-issued identification documents, like passports and visas, reflect the holder's sex as defined by an executive order. It states that foreign passports should be considered as evidence of the applicant’s sex but may require confirmation if discrepancies are noticed. The document outlines the process for consular officers to follow when there is a discrepancy in sex markers. It also provides action requests for updating public instructions on visa applications, specifying the requirement to select sex at birth. Existing U.S. visas that do not comply with this guidance remain valid until expiration. GPT-4o This image is the final part of a document from the U.S. Department of State regarding guidance on an executive order about recognizing sex on government-issued documents. It explains that existing visas remain valid until expiration despite sex marker differences. The document mentions forthcoming updates to FAM guidance and outlines talking points for interacting with applicants. It reaffirms the policy to list sex, not gender identity, on U.S. visas. Additional guidance can be accessed via specified web resources. It includes contact emails for media and congressional inquiries, and is signed by various personnel involved in drafting, clearing, approving, and releasing the document.
February 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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erininthemorning.com
1. Today, the NYT has reported that 100 members of an ERG-adjacent LGBTQ+ chat in the intelligence community have been fired.

This is a new McCarthyism, a new lavender scare meant to remove LGBTQ+ in government, and the way this was done should shake us all.

Subscribe to support my journalism.
The New McCarthyism: LGBTQ+ Purges In Government Begin
After Chris Rufo leaked LGBTQ+ chatlogs from the intelligence community, Gabbard has announced that all those who participated in the chats will be fired.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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clutchscience.bsky.social
The 1st vaccine-preventable death of a US child has occurred on RFK Jr’s watch. I’m grimly certain it won’t be the last. Takeaway from the Vox piece: RFK Jr’s current lack of action re: the current outbreak is the best case scenario. Worse outcomes would occur if he meddles w/ local response effort
February 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
RFK Jr. has had all of his own children vaccinated (he confirmed this 3 weeks ago). He just wants other people to not vaccinate their children. Especially Black people for some reason… He even required his guests to get COVID vaccines before coming to his party. www.thedailybeast.com/robert-f-ken...
Senator Wyden confirming that RFK Jr. has stated repeatedly that all of his own children are vaccinated
February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Here's one of the warnings I gave in an article before the US election. It's devastating to see it all happening.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Never underestimate the vengeful nihilism at the heart of this movement. The glitter-eyed fanatics behind Project 2025 and other such programmes will smash whatever is most precious to you, partly at the behest of commercial interests – but also to enjoy watching the pain it inflicts. They will crush beauty, joy, community and hope precisely because other people value them.
February 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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shaneburley.bsky.social
We are seeing it at the same time that race science returns to the public messaging of the mainstream right. From the growth of Quillette to constant discussions of IQ to the normalization of Steve Sailer in mainstream GOP spaces, they feel less inclination to hide their eliminationist ideas.
amandamarcotte.bsky.social Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · Feb 16
I wrote about this along with Musk's efforts to gut public health. I ultimately think the whole project is eugenicist in nature. They see death from the flu as humanity purging its "weakest" links.

www.salon.com/2025/02/05/u...
The GOP reaches its "unleash the plague" era by embracing RFK and Musk's hatred of public health
"Eugenics is the Rosetta Stone for so much of Trump’s agenda"
www.salon.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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erininthemorning.com
I truly believe the only chance we have is through protests at hospitals that are complying with executive orders in advance.

These hospitals are attempting to detransition patients or deny transition to new ones because they are scared of Trump.
January 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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erininthemorning.com
Great news.

A transgender woman will NOT be transferred to a men's prison facility and forcibly detransitioned, at least for now.

Trump administration has been enjoined from doing so by a judge.

First win in court, as the case continues.
January 31, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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deborahb.bsky.social
From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
January 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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videstellae.bsky.social
Chicago, baby.
January 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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chanda.blacksky.app
Today is Fred Korematsu day. Today is a good day to seek out our inner Fred Korematsu.
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Jan 30
During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in incarceration camps.

Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Graphic with a quote that reads “‘Fears and prejudices directed against minority communities are too easy to evoke and exaggerate, often to serve the political agendas of those who promote those fears.’ — Fred Korematsu, civil rights activist” On the graphic is a photo of Fred Korematsu in his old age, a Japanese man smiling at the camera wearing the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
January 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM