@jessicamac.bsky.social
Retired library director. Member of Coming Together Racine, an anti-racist organization, since 2006. Mother of 4 and grandmother of 7. Author of "Yesterday's Papers, a bibliography of the Rolling Stones". Vegetarian Episcopalian Saggitarian. LBGTQi? ally
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1. It would appear that in recent reporting, the BBC is now using the phrase "biological male who identifies as a woman" when they mean to talk about a transgender woman.
This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
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This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
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BBC Now Calling Trans Women 'Biological Males Who Identify As Women'
These stories come in the aftermath of allegations that a small but mighty cabal of “LGBT reporters” had somehow seized control of the BBC and “censored” right-wing views.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1. It would appear that in recent reporting, the BBC is now using the phrase "biological male who identifies as a woman" when they mean to talk about a transgender woman.
This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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The GOP push to prevent trans people from deciding their own names threatens all Americans
www.sfchronicle.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.sfchronicle.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
New laws keep trans people from using the names of their choosing
OPINION: “What’s at stake isn’t just about names… It’s about a broader liberty that Americans of all stripes have long enjoyed: The right to cultivate our own public personas.”
www.sfchronicle.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The GOP push to prevent trans people from deciding their own names threatens all Americans
www.sfchronicle.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.sfchronicle.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Remember, Kushner EXPRESSLY PROMISED he would not play a role in Trump's second administration as a way of waiving away criticism that he took billions in Saudi investments
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Remember, Kushner EXPRESSLY PROMISED he would not play a role in Trump's second administration as a way of waiving away criticism that he took billions in Saudi investments
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Texas Abortion Laws Are Killing Mothers
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old dental assistant suffered seizures, soaring blood pressure and diabetes.
At high risk of developing lethal preeclampsia, her OBGYN should have advised her to get an abortion to save her life.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old dental assistant suffered seizures, soaring blood pressure and diabetes.
At high risk of developing lethal preeclampsia, her OBGYN should have advised her to get an abortion to save her life.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Texas Abortion Laws Are Killing Mothers
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old dental assistant suffered seizures, soaring blood pressure and diabetes.
At high risk of developing lethal preeclampsia, her OBGYN should have advised her to get an abortion to save her life.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old dental assistant suffered seizures, soaring blood pressure and diabetes.
At high risk of developing lethal preeclampsia, her OBGYN should have advised her to get an abortion to save her life.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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The “canceled people” database listing victims of cancel culture, which includes oft-repeated cases such as Bret Weinstein (Evergreen State College) and James Damore (Google), has a little over 200 entries across 18 years.
canceledpeople.org
canceledpeople.org
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The “canceled people” database listing victims of cancel culture, which includes oft-repeated cases such as Bret Weinstein (Evergreen State College) and James Damore (Google), has a little over 200 entries across 18 years.
canceledpeople.org
canceledpeople.org
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The screengrab below is nuts. "This officer was so indiscriminate about shooting protesters that plaintiff, as a matter of law, cannot demonstrate he was targeted in retaliation for his First Amendment activity."
DO WE NOT SEE THE PROBLEM HERE
DO WE NOT SEE THE PROBLEM HERE
6th Cir. holds that because police officer also shot pepper balls at George Floyd protesters who weren't filming police, plaintiff (causing permanent vision loss) cannot show the officer shot him in retaliation for filming.
QI for officer.
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/25/11...
QI for officer.
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/25/11...
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The screengrab below is nuts. "This officer was so indiscriminate about shooting protesters that plaintiff, as a matter of law, cannot demonstrate he was targeted in retaliation for his First Amendment activity."
DO WE NOT SEE THE PROBLEM HERE
DO WE NOT SEE THE PROBLEM HERE
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In a hearing Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg signaled that he wants to begin taking testimony from Trump administration officials involved in the mid-March 2025 Alien Enemies Act deportations as soon as the Monday after Thanksgiving. My report:
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/contemp...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/contemp...
Contempt Proceedings in the Original AEA Case Are Back On … For Now
WASHINGTON, DC—After months of delays, a federal judge is prepared to swiftly...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In a hearing Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg signaled that he wants to begin taking testimony from Trump administration officials involved in the mid-March 2025 Alien Enemies Act deportations as soon as the Monday after Thanksgiving. My report:
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/contemp...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/contemp...
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The fuck we are you asshat! Spend more time commuting from San Fran for you 2 day a week job bitch!
Doctors, medical professionals, and the media are applauding FDA’s decision to remove the misleading “black box” warning from hormone replacement therapy for menopause—a win for women’s health and gold-standard science.
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The fuck we are you asshat! Spend more time commuting from San Fran for you 2 day a week job bitch!
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No contract, no coffee! @sbworkersunited.org workers from all over PA (and as far away as Georgia!) came together to picket Starbucks’ largest distribution center
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
No contract, no coffee! @sbworkersunited.org workers from all over PA (and as far away as Georgia!) came together to picket Starbucks’ largest distribution center
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Americans really need to fully grasp how deep the rot of American fascism already has gone and that to end this is going to require a fundamental overhaul and reconstructive process akin to after the Civil War with military tribunals and all of the measures available to route this cancer out.
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Americans really need to fully grasp how deep the rot of American fascism already has gone and that to end this is going to require a fundamental overhaul and reconstructive process akin to after the Civil War with military tribunals and all of the measures available to route this cancer out.
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Of all the terrible things Roberts has done, this was the most shocking stat: "the right-wing majority has used the shadow docket to uphold Trump’s actions roughly 90 percent of the time, repeatedly bailing him out of any obligation to follow the law"
There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Of all the terrible things Roberts has done, this was the most shocking stat: "the right-wing majority has used the shadow docket to uphold Trump’s actions roughly 90 percent of the time, repeatedly bailing him out of any obligation to follow the law"
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As Trump ramps up his ICE raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 30,000 students across the county reportedly did not attend school on Monday.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
More Than 30,000 Students in One North Carolina School District Skipped Class on Monday amid ICE Raids
More than 30,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County reportedly did not attend school on Monday, Nov. 17. This come
people.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As Trump ramps up his ICE raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 30,000 students across the county reportedly did not attend school on Monday.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
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The first reporter who responds to Trump by saying, "Why are you such a jerk?" will become a folk hero.
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The first reporter who responds to Trump by saying, "Why are you such a jerk?" will become a folk hero.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Raskin: "In the very presence of the victims and survivors, the Speaker said that 'now is a time we should be working on urgent legislative work.' Mr Speaker, justice is urgent legislative work. The truth is urgent legislative work. You were the one who refused to swear in Rep. Grijalva for 50 days"
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Raskin: "In the very presence of the victims and survivors, the Speaker said that 'now is a time we should be working on urgent legislative work.' Mr Speaker, justice is urgent legislative work. The truth is urgent legislative work. You were the one who refused to swear in Rep. Grijalva for 50 days"
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Trump now losing gerrymandering war he started:
-federal court blocks Texas gerrymander
-California passes prop 50
-Utah court creates new Dem district
-VA begins new map process
-Indiana, Kansas scrap redistricting effort
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-federal court blocks Texas gerrymander
-California passes prop 50
-Utah court creates new Dem district
-VA begins new map process
-Indiana, Kansas scrap redistricting effort
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A Trump-appointed judge just blocked Trump’s Texas gerrymander
Trump could lose the redistricting war he started.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump now losing gerrymandering war he started:
-federal court blocks Texas gerrymander
-California passes prop 50
-Utah court creates new Dem district
-VA begins new map process
-Indiana, Kansas scrap redistricting effort
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-federal court blocks Texas gerrymander
-California passes prop 50
-Utah court creates new Dem district
-VA begins new map process
-Indiana, Kansas scrap redistricting effort
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the United States House of Representatives by 427-1! 👏
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the United States House of Representatives by 427-1! 👏
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
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President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
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"Preservationists concerned by Trump’s public musings... about painting a 137-yr-old building next to the WH completely white sued him Friday to halt the work, arguing that he could not unilaterally alter “one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital.”"
Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building
The complaint alleges Trump’s plan would ‘permanently alter one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital’
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Preservationists concerned by Trump’s public musings... about painting a 137-yr-old building next to the WH completely white sued him Friday to halt the work, arguing that he could not unilaterally alter “one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital.”"
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With curbside pick up, a seasonal garden, and about 400 volunteers, the folks at the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry are doing outstanding work to make sure their neighbors have access to quality food they need to be well.
I was glad to visit today to see their operation in person!
I was glad to visit today to see their operation in person!
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
With curbside pick up, a seasonal garden, and about 400 volunteers, the folks at the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry are doing outstanding work to make sure their neighbors have access to quality food they need to be well.
I was glad to visit today to see their operation in person!
I was glad to visit today to see their operation in person!
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Hmm this is going to get very very interesting
JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Hmm this is going to get very very interesting