Lindsey Breneman
@lindseybreneman.bsky.social
they/them | disabled freelance journalist living in DC
Sweeping ICE raids this morning at the Home Depot on Rhode Island NE and in Mount Pleasant. Highly recommend following @dcmigrantmutualaid.org to stay up-to-date with activity. You can also report activity you witness to their ICE Emergency Hotline at 202-335-1183
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BREAKING: Major Immigration Raids Have Begun in Our Nation's Capital
Federal agents begin terror campaign against migrant families as Trump’s "security" plan reshapes life in the District.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Sweeping ICE raids this morning at the Home Depot on Rhode Island NE and in Mount Pleasant. Highly recommend following @dcmigrantmutualaid.org to stay up-to-date with activity. You can also report activity you witness to their ICE Emergency Hotline at 202-335-1183
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Contrary to Trump’s grotesque, self-congratulatory press releases, he has not ended gender-affirming care for young people; rather, as the health care workers I spoke to this week made clear, hospital management, boards, and their legal advisers have ended it for him. My new story:
The Blue-State Hospitals Carrying Out Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda
In states where gender-affirming care remains legal, some hospitals have nonetheless stopped providing it. What gives?
newrepublic.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Contrary to Trump’s grotesque, self-congratulatory press releases, he has not ended gender-affirming care for young people; rather, as the health care workers I spoke to this week made clear, hospital management, boards, and their legal advisers have ended it for him. My new story:
While Trump announced he will deploy the national guard and take over DC's police force, @freedcproject.bsky.social held their own press conference. They called on DC residents to make as much noise as possible for 5 minutes at 8 pm as long as the deployment lasts and to get involved in the campaign
August 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
While Trump announced he will deploy the national guard and take over DC's police force, @freedcproject.bsky.social held their own press conference. They called on DC residents to make as much noise as possible for 5 minutes at 8 pm as long as the deployment lasts and to get involved in the campaign
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Crime rates in all three cities have gone down, and in Baltimore at astounding levels, in part by treating crime as a public health crisis, rather than a "need more cops" crisis. popular.info/p/the-secret...
August 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Crime rates in all three cities have gone down, and in Baltimore at astounding levels, in part by treating crime as a public health crisis, rather than a "need more cops" crisis. popular.info/p/the-secret...
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Little Rock, the capital city of Tom Cotton's home state of Arkansas, has one of the highest violent crime rates of any city in the United States.
D.C. doesn't even crack the top-10.
D.C. doesn't even crack the top-10.
August 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Little Rock, the capital city of Tom Cotton's home state of Arkansas, has one of the highest violent crime rates of any city in the United States.
D.C. doesn't even crack the top-10.
D.C. doesn't even crack the top-10.
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The irony is not lost on many in Washington that Trump says spitting on a DC cop is justification for hitting/punching back "hard" when he pardoned hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted those same cops — and said attacks on them that day were "minor."
August 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The irony is not lost on many in Washington that Trump says spitting on a DC cop is justification for hitting/punching back "hard" when he pardoned hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted those same cops — and said attacks on them that day were "minor."
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Every story quoting Trump saying this is to "rescue our nation’s capital from crime" needs to note that violent crime in D.C. is down 26%, murders are down 12%, juvenile arrests are down 20%, and ask who will get hurt from a domestic military deployment and what this "crackdown" is really about
August 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Every story quoting Trump saying this is to "rescue our nation’s capital from crime" needs to note that violent crime in D.C. is down 26%, murders are down 12%, juvenile arrests are down 20%, and ask who will get hurt from a domestic military deployment and what this "crackdown" is really about
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And if you haven't read this shattering ProPublica piece about the effects of Covid on pregnancies, you should take a deep breath and do so:
“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen.
A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.
www.propublica.org
May 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And if you haven't read this shattering ProPublica piece about the effects of Covid on pregnancies, you should take a deep breath and do so:
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I don't know how long it'll stay, but as of the moment I'm posting, the CDC — the same agency Kennedy just announced is un-recommending Covid vaccines during pregnancy — lists pregnancy as a condition for which evidence shows "a conclusive increase in risk for at least one severe COVID-19 outcome"
May 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I don't know how long it'll stay, but as of the moment I'm posting, the CDC — the same agency Kennedy just announced is un-recommending Covid vaccines during pregnancy — lists pregnancy as a condition for which evidence shows "a conclusive increase in risk for at least one severe COVID-19 outcome"
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BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
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May 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
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ICYMI: I talked to Dem Rep. Kim Schrier last night, who was on 45 mins of sleep after being in a hearing all night as the GOP passed part of its massive tax plan.
One real-world effect of this plan? Women potentially being forced to give birth in their cars. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
One real-world effect of this plan? Women potentially being forced to give birth in their cars. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Pediatrician In Congress: The GOP’s Tax Bill Could Lead To Women Giving Birth In Cars
www.huffpost.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
ICYMI: I talked to Dem Rep. Kim Schrier last night, who was on 45 mins of sleep after being in a hearing all night as the GOP passed part of its massive tax plan.
One real-world effect of this plan? Women potentially being forced to give birth in their cars. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
One real-world effect of this plan? Women potentially being forced to give birth in their cars. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress:
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
May 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress:
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
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RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA
May 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA
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In Trump's first White House, Betsy DeVos launched an initiative to prevent inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion on #ActuallyAutistic students. Now, Trump's top special education official ran charter schools that restrained 41 percent of students.
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
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Trump Official’s Autism Schools Secluded and Restrained Students at High Rates
Diana Diaz-Harrison's Arizona Autism Charter Schools restrained 41% of kids and put 20% in seclusion in 2020-21, 50% higher than the national average.
www.the74million.org
May 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In Trump's first White House, Betsy DeVos launched an initiative to prevent inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion on #ActuallyAutistic students. Now, Trump's top special education official ran charter schools that restrained 41 percent of students.
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
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Earlier today, I was leaked a copy of the Executive Secretariat Style Guide for the US State Department. The new guide included a new section requiring that all trans State employees must be misgendered in all official communications. www.patreon.com/posts/new-st...
New State Department style guide requires trans people to be misgendered in all communications | Katelyn Burns
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May 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Earlier today, I was leaked a copy of the Executive Secretariat Style Guide for the US State Department. The new guide included a new section requiring that all trans State employees must be misgendered in all official communications. www.patreon.com/posts/new-st...
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Asked if he'd vaccinate his child for measles today, Kennedy paused before answering and said, “Probably.”
He went on to say, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me." He wouldn't answer the question for chickenpox and polio www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
He went on to say, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me." He wouldn't answer the question for chickenpox and polio www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Congress grills RFK Jr. on budget cuts, measles response
The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Asked if he'd vaccinate his child for measles today, Kennedy paused before answering and said, “Probably.”
He went on to say, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me." He wouldn't answer the question for chickenpox and polio www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
He went on to say, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me." He wouldn't answer the question for chickenpox and polio www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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1. Huge news: A Montana judge has issued the final blow to the state's gender affirming care ban for trans youth as unconstitutional.
Because it was a state court, it doesn't even matter what SCOTUS says - it will remain blockd.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Because it was a state court, it doesn't even matter what SCOTUS says - it will remain blockd.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Montana Court Issues Final Blow to Anti-Trans Health Care Law
A judge found that the law's premise is not scientific, but “political and ideological.”
www.erininthemorning.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
1. Huge news: A Montana judge has issued the final blow to the state's gender affirming care ban for trans youth as unconstitutional.
Because it was a state court, it doesn't even matter what SCOTUS says - it will remain blockd.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Because it was a state court, it doesn't even matter what SCOTUS says - it will remain blockd.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Chuck Schumer said two months ago that Republicans would restore the money they cut to DC in the continuing resolution. Two months later and the House GOP hasn't taken it up.
It’s officially been two months since the Senate passed a simple fix to let DC access its own tax dollars.
Instead of passing this completely free fix, House Republicans are sitting on their asses and prolonging pain for hundreds of thousands of DC residents.
Instead of passing this completely free fix, House Republicans are sitting on their asses and prolonging pain for hundreds of thousands of DC residents.
May 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Chuck Schumer said two months ago that Republicans would restore the money they cut to DC in the continuing resolution. Two months later and the House GOP hasn't taken it up.
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), Long COVID, and other chronic disease advocates demonstrated outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. yesterday. #MillionsMissing.
Read more from @mileswgriffis.bsky.social at The Sick Times: thesicktimes.org/2025/05/12/m...
Read more from @mileswgriffis.bsky.social at The Sick Times: thesicktimes.org/2025/05/12/m...
May 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), Long COVID, and other chronic disease advocates demonstrated outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. yesterday. #MillionsMissing.
Read more from @mileswgriffis.bsky.social at The Sick Times: thesicktimes.org/2025/05/12/m...
Read more from @mileswgriffis.bsky.social at The Sick Times: thesicktimes.org/2025/05/12/m...
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Two more days left to submit a comment to @fda.gov supporting continued access to COVID vaccines! I just did it and it was easy.
Comments close at noon May 14. Please do it now!
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Comments close at noon May 14. Please do it now!
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Ask FDA’s Vaccines and Biological Products Committee to ensure universal and twice-a-year access to the COVID vaccine by 12 PM on May 14th
The FDA VRBPAC, between now and May 14, is accepting comments for the upcoming vaccine committee meeting. Everyone should have access to COVID vaccines, and that it should be available twice a year.
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May 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Two more days left to submit a comment to @fda.gov supporting continued access to COVID vaccines! I just did it and it was easy.
Comments close at noon May 14. Please do it now!
peoplescdc.substack.com/p/ask-fdas-v...
Comments close at noon May 14. Please do it now!
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All this business I am reading about social security is nonsense. My mom died on 2/18. My dad got a letter yesterday informing him her benefits were ending and he had to repay the February payment because they don’t give a payment in the month someone dies. They know where every dollar is.
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
All this business I am reading about social security is nonsense. My mom died on 2/18. My dad got a letter yesterday informing him her benefits were ending and he had to repay the February payment because they don’t give a payment in the month someone dies. They know where every dollar is.
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"Trump’s taxes on imports (tariffs) from Canada, Mexico, and China will cost people in the United States somewhere around $400 billion a year, or around $3,000 a household."
Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Will Cost the US $3,000 a Household
Trump is hiking taxes on the working class, and he is doing it in a way that doesn’t require congressional approval.
truthout.org
March 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"Trump’s taxes on imports (tariffs) from Canada, Mexico, and China will cost people in the United States somewhere around $400 billion a year, or around $3,000 a household."
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SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
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Trump gets cheers when he says "I withdrew from the corrupt World Health Organization" and the UN Human Rights Council
March 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Trump gets cheers when he says "I withdrew from the corrupt World Health Organization" and the UN Human Rights Council