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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
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Good morning! On this day when the New York Times begins its podcast series on trans healthcare for kids, I wrote an open letter to my science journalism colleagues who work against trans healthcare in the name of our shared profession: galileospendulum.org/2025/06/05/o... Please read and share.
Open Letter to Anti-Trans Science Journalists
To my science journalist colleagues at the New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and elsewhere: I write this open letter on the day the New York Times begins a podcast series…
galileospendulum.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Good morning! On this day when the New York Times begins its podcast series on trans healthcare for kids, I wrote an open letter to my science journalism colleagues who work against trans healthcare in the name of our shared profession: galileospendulum.org/2025/06/05/o... Please read and share.
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Leavitt: "Electricians, plumbers -- we need more of those in our country, and less LGBTQ graduate majors from Harvard University. And that's what this administration's position is."
May 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Leavitt: "Electricians, plumbers -- we need more of those in our country, and less LGBTQ graduate majors from Harvard University. And that's what this administration's position is."
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5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
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Trump just made it up to 98% more expensive to have a baby. Trump's baby tax is here.
May 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump just made it up to 98% more expensive to have a baby. Trump's baby tax is here.
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More details are emerging as Rep. Joaquin Castro meets with the deported family of the 11yo U.S. citizen girl in Mexico.
CBP agents *confiscated her seizure meds.*
That’s not law enforcement—it’s abuse.
Keep reposting.
Keep raising hell.
Be a voice for the voiceless.
#OnYourSide
CBP agents *confiscated her seizure meds.*
That’s not law enforcement—it’s abuse.
Keep reposting.
Keep raising hell.
Be a voice for the voiceless.
#OnYourSide
May 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
More details are emerging as Rep. Joaquin Castro meets with the deported family of the 11yo U.S. citizen girl in Mexico.
CBP agents *confiscated her seizure meds.*
That’s not law enforcement—it’s abuse.
Keep reposting.
Keep raising hell.
Be a voice for the voiceless.
#OnYourSide
CBP agents *confiscated her seizure meds.*
That’s not law enforcement—it’s abuse.
Keep reposting.
Keep raising hell.
Be a voice for the voiceless.
#OnYourSide
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ICE arrests California father and leaves his children behind in car: witness
ICE arrests California father and leaves his children behind in car: witness
Advocates say seven people were arrested over the last week, with operations centered around farmworker neighborhood
www.independent.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICE arrests California father and leaves his children behind in car: witness
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The Cass Review gets peer reviewed and absolutely shredded
Cass is the Wakefield of our time. A scandal in broad daylight
Cass is the Wakefield of our time. A scandal in broad daylight
May 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Cass Review gets peer reviewed and absolutely shredded
Cass is the Wakefield of our time. A scandal in broad daylight
Cass is the Wakefield of our time. A scandal in broad daylight
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"You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That they’ll never pay taxes or write poems. That they are, in essence, collateral damage. I’d like to introduce you to my daughter."
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter is a Tragedy
Dear Mr. RFK Jr., (The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.) You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That...
buff.ly
May 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That they’ll never pay taxes or write poems. That they are, in essence, collateral damage. I’d like to introduce you to my daughter."
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Don’t look away. This is what Libya’s migrant detention facilities look like. This is what Trump is doing.
Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.
Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.
May 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Don’t look away. This is what Libya’s migrant detention facilities look like. This is what Trump is doing.
Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.
Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.
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In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect.
This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.
www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.
www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
May 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect.
This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.
www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.
www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
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At least 7 migrants have died in ICE custody since the start of Trump's second term—but the agency has only published reports on 3 of the deaths.
These include Makysm Chernyak, a 44 year-old Ukrainian man; Marie Blaise, a 44 year-old Haitian woman; and Genry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Honduran.
These include Makysm Chernyak, a 44 year-old Ukrainian man; Marie Blaise, a 44 year-old Haitian woman; and Genry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Honduran.
Horrifying Report Showcases Dire Conditions in ICE Facilities
At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since the start of Trump's second term.
newrepublic.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
At least 7 migrants have died in ICE custody since the start of Trump's second term—but the agency has only published reports on 3 of the deaths.
These include Makysm Chernyak, a 44 year-old Ukrainian man; Marie Blaise, a 44 year-old Haitian woman; and Genry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Honduran.
These include Makysm Chernyak, a 44 year-old Ukrainian man; Marie Blaise, a 44 year-old Haitian woman; and Genry Ruiz Guillén, a 29-year-old Honduran.
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This is the inevitable result of a moral panic about trans people. Cis people will always be impacted more from attempts to police gender.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
Woman says security guard at Liberty Hotel in Boston confronted her in bathroom, asked to prove gender
A couple said a security guard at the Liberty Hotel in Boston challenged their use of a bathroom and kicked them out.
www.cbsnews.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is the inevitable result of a moral panic about trans people. Cis people will always be impacted more from attempts to police gender.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
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new gender neutral greeting just dropped
May 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
new gender neutral greeting just dropped
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Pennsylvania evangelical youth pastor Robert Fenton has been sentenced to only 3-6 yrs in prison for raping a child in his youth group.
The church gave him approval to betroth the 14 year old girl to him when he was 26.
www.thedailyreview.com/news/local/f...
The church gave him approval to betroth the 14 year old girl to him when he was 26.
www.thedailyreview.com/news/local/f...
May 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Pennsylvania evangelical youth pastor Robert Fenton has been sentenced to only 3-6 yrs in prison for raping a child in his youth group.
The church gave him approval to betroth the 14 year old girl to him when he was 26.
www.thedailyreview.com/news/local/f...
The church gave him approval to betroth the 14 year old girl to him when he was 26.
www.thedailyreview.com/news/local/f...
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Immigration detention was already notorious for abuse and neglect, but now the Trump administration is expanding it into some of the country's most infamous prisons.
No one should be forced to live in the appalling conditions inside these facilities.
No one should be forced to live in the appalling conditions inside these facilities.
Moldy food, used underwear: inside the US prisons where Trump is jailing immigrants
As Trump dramatically expands detention, immigrants are moved to notorious penitentiaries where they report horrific conditions
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Immigration detention was already notorious for abuse and neglect, but now the Trump administration is expanding it into some of the country's most infamous prisons.
No one should be forced to live in the appalling conditions inside these facilities.
No one should be forced to live in the appalling conditions inside these facilities.
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Posted up outside of her hospital room and refusing to let her speak with a lawyer.
May 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Posted up outside of her hospital room and refusing to let her speak with a lawyer.
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A @reuters.com investigation identified 11 judges whose families faced threats after they ruled against President Trump. Many have come after billionaire Elon Musk attacked them on his social media platform.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
May 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A @reuters.com investigation identified 11 judges whose families faced threats after they ruled against President Trump. Many have come after billionaire Elon Musk attacked them on his social media platform.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Very interesting resource collecting stories of people who have been arrested and detained by ICE, or even disappeared to El Salvador, since Trump took office. theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...
Disappeared In America
A mother and her three children were seized by ICE in a pre-dawn raid near Trump’s border czar Tom Homan’s home, despite following the legal process. After ten days in a Texas detention center and a w...
theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Very interesting resource collecting stories of people who have been arrested and detained by ICE, or even disappeared to El Salvador, since Trump took office. theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...
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This is straight up nazi shit. The nazis published propaganda on Jewish crime. If this were blackcrimeuk or immigrantcrimeuk everyone would see it for the bigoted shit that it is.
April 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is straight up nazi shit. The nazis published propaganda on Jewish crime. If this were blackcrimeuk or immigrantcrimeuk everyone would see it for the bigoted shit that it is.
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Six Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's ambassador to the UK.
What ever happened to putting holds on nominees?
The six:
Fetterman
Gallego
Hassan
Kaine
Shaheen
Warner
What ever happened to putting holds on nominees?
The six:
Fetterman
Gallego
Hassan
Kaine
Shaheen
Warner
April 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Six Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's ambassador to the UK.
What ever happened to putting holds on nominees?
The six:
Fetterman
Gallego
Hassan
Kaine
Shaheen
Warner
What ever happened to putting holds on nominees?
The six:
Fetterman
Gallego
Hassan
Kaine
Shaheen
Warner
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I mean WHAT THE FUCK?!
16 Dems just voted to confirm Trump's ambassador to China, David Perdue:
Booker (D-NJ)
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kim (D-NJ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Warner (D-VA)
Booker (D-NJ)
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kim (D-NJ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Warner (D-VA)
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
April 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I mean WHAT THE FUCK?!