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When a youth is killed, the league goes out to the home of the mother, where the women sit and get to know each other. “They were my source of strength, and I still go out with them,” Darwish said of the league, where her role has now changed from needing consoling to doing to the consoling.
Mothers in the West Bank risk their lives to meet and grieve their children together
The Mothers of Martyrs and Prisoners League helps women find the strength to continue their lives after Israel’s targeting of young Palestinians
prismreports.org
December 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When a youth is killed, the league goes out to the home of the mother, where the women sit and get to know each other. “They were my source of strength, and I still go out with them,” Darwish said of the league, where her role has now changed from needing consoling to doing to the consoling.
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A systematic literature review ~ identified 55 studies, of which 51 (93%) found that gender transition improves the overall well-being, while 4 (7%) report mixed or null findings.
No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm.
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...
No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm.
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...
What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being? | What We Know
Overview We conducted a systematic literature review of all peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1991 and June 2017 that assess the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being...
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu
December 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
A systematic literature review ~ identified 55 studies, of which 51 (93%) found that gender transition improves the overall well-being, while 4 (7%) report mixed or null findings.
No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm.
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...
No studies concluded that gender transition causes overall harm.
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-...
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
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Do people realize that this is also happening with case law?
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
December 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Do people realize that this is also happening with case law?
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Should have put the survivors in charge of the redactions rather than staff for one of the guys
Gonna stop looking at the Epstein Files in a second because I'm frankly way too skeeved out to keep going but I will say this: the CSAM isn't blacked out nearly enough while the faces of guys in ties are obscured by vanta black rectangles the size of the sun.
December 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Should have put the survivors in charge of the redactions rather than staff for one of the guys
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these documents are more blacked out than Pete Hegseth on New Years Eve
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
these documents are more blacked out than Pete Hegseth on New Years Eve
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every politician who attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth is anti-science, transphobic, or some combination. prior to their votes, they should be forced onto cross-sex hormones so they can experience the horror they're inflicting on these kids
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation…
NOTE: this essay is a 15 minute read. If it’s listed as longer than that, it’s because it contains a list of over 100 references at the…
juliaserano.medium.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
every politician who attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth is anti-science, transphobic, or some combination. prior to their votes, they should be forced onto cross-sex hormones so they can experience the horror they're inflicting on these kids
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
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They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
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Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
The people who “did their own research” nearly killed this baby. Vaccinate your children, you idiots.
December 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The people who “did their own research” nearly killed this baby. Vaccinate your children, you idiots.
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The funniest parody of the vanity faire photos..
December 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The funniest parody of the vanity faire photos..
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Trans rights are human rights and it's not negotiable, you fucks
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Trans rights are human rights and it's not negotiable, you fucks
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Numbers of the moment:
Elon Musk’s wealth has soared past $600 billion
Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to USAid have already killed 300,000 poor people, mostly children
Elon Musk’s wealth has soared past $600 billion
Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to USAid have already killed 300,000 poor people, mostly children
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Numbers of the moment:
Elon Musk’s wealth has soared past $600 billion
Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to USAid have already killed 300,000 poor people, mostly children
Elon Musk’s wealth has soared past $600 billion
Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to USAid have already killed 300,000 poor people, mostly children
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These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.
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The House has THREE DAYS left in session this year.
Still, not a single plan from House Republicans to actually lower your health care costs.
Still, not a single plan from House Republicans to actually lower your health care costs.
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The House has THREE DAYS left in session this year.
Still, not a single plan from House Republicans to actually lower your health care costs.
Still, not a single plan from House Republicans to actually lower your health care costs.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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65 bucks a MWh, god damn www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
65 bucks a MWh, god damn www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
It’s worse than ad pop ups.
Gat dammit. I want ONE BUTTON I can hit to TURN ALL THAT SHIT OFF FOREVER.
(Reuters) - Adobe is integrating Photoshop, Adobe Express and Acrobat apps into ChatGPT, it said on Wednesday, allowing users to edit images, design graphics and manage PDFs within the OpenAI-owned chatbot.
@reuters.com $ADBE
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
@reuters.com $ADBE
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
December 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It’s worse than ad pop ups.
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Families too frightened to shop for groceries. In America.
While federal agents patrol the Twin Cities, a Mexican grocer in St. Paul is filling a gap for families too frightened to shop.
In the shadow of ICE, a St. Paul neighborhood store steps in to feed its community
While federal agents patrol the Twin Cities, a Mexican grocer in St. Paul is filling a gap for families too frightened to shop.
www.startribune.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Families too frightened to shop for groceries. In America.
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Priorities. 😡
$83 billion over 10 years = amount Republicans refused to spend on subsidies to keep millions of Americans on their health insurance
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
December 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Priorities. 😡
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Anti-AI posting today
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Anti-AI posting today
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None of us are made safer by deporting a 19-year-old, law-abiding college student who was returning home to Austin for Thanksgiving. Ignoring a federal court’s order, ICE wrongfully rushed to deport her in order to meet the Trump regime’s quota. Any Lucia’s nightmare is our community’s loss.
ICE deported Austin college student at lightning speed to circumvent courts
Legal experts say Any Lucia Lopez Belloza's case reflects a broader pattern of fast-tracked removals under the Trump administration.
www.statesman.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
None of us are made safer by deporting a 19-year-old, law-abiding college student who was returning home to Austin for Thanksgiving. Ignoring a federal court’s order, ICE wrongfully rushed to deport her in order to meet the Trump regime’s quota. Any Lucia’s nightmare is our community’s loss.