Mercedes Allen
@mercedesallen.bsky.social
Intersectional. Canadian, US, UK & global politics; trans, LGBTQ+, human rights, economic, social, racial & reproductive justice. She/her. I block fascists on sight.
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The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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We also can't mince words with their attempts to stop "radical gender ideology". Danielle Smith's law to screen for transgender athletes is a means to legalize the sexual harassment of all women and children.
December 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We also can't mince words with their attempts to stop "radical gender ideology". Danielle Smith's law to screen for transgender athletes is a means to legalize the sexual harassment of all women and children.
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Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
"The new measures also appear as attempted capitulation toward the Trump administration to 'secure' the border, in order to appease the president…
"But all it really did was erode Canada’s image… and shirk international agreements to help asylum seekers…"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
"But all it really did was erode Canada’s image… and shirk international agreements to help asylum seekers…"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Canada bill targeting refugees feared to signal new era of US-style border policy
Bill C-12 includes many changes around border security along with new ineligibility rules for refugee claimants
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"The new measures also appear as attempted capitulation toward the Trump administration to 'secure' the border, in order to appease the president…
"But all it really did was erode Canada’s image… and shirk international agreements to help asylum seekers…"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
"But all it really did was erode Canada’s image… and shirk international agreements to help asylum seekers…"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Don't mince words. "Radical gender ideology" is right-wing code meaning the idea that trans people exist and should accepted in society.
Say exactly what it means.
Say exactly what it means.
December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Don't mince words. "Radical gender ideology" is right-wing code meaning the idea that trans people exist and should accepted in society.
Say exactly what it means.
Say exactly what it means.
Curth has now been fired.
"… there were grammatical and punctuation mistakes, among other issues. She instead leaned heavily on the Bible and God, but didn’t reference specific verses. She also didn’t cite back to the article for the discussion too often…"
kfor.com/news/local/o...
"… there were grammatical and punctuation mistakes, among other issues. She instead leaned heavily on the Bible and God, but didn’t reference specific verses. She also didn’t cite back to the article for the discussion too often…"
kfor.com/news/local/o...
kfor.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Curth has now been fired.
"… there were grammatical and punctuation mistakes, among other issues. She instead leaned heavily on the Bible and God, but didn’t reference specific verses. She also didn’t cite back to the article for the discussion too often…"
kfor.com/news/local/o...
"… there were grammatical and punctuation mistakes, among other issues. She instead leaned heavily on the Bible and God, but didn’t reference specific verses. She also didn’t cite back to the article for the discussion too often…"
kfor.com/news/local/o...
After a horrible news day, finally some good news:
The Heritage Foundation is imploding.
Full WSJ article at archive link.
archive.ph/HI7Ts#select...
The Heritage Foundation is imploding.
Full WSJ article at archive link.
archive.ph/HI7Ts#select...
archive.ph
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
After a horrible news day, finally some good news:
The Heritage Foundation is imploding.
Full WSJ article at archive link.
archive.ph/HI7Ts#select...
The Heritage Foundation is imploding.
Full WSJ article at archive link.
archive.ph/HI7Ts#select...
"The policies are based on the anti-science obsessions of the administration… [but] Instead of vaccines… or autism, this ideologically motivated anti-science push is targeting trans children—& therefore nobody is telling Americans the straight truth about it…"
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
The Neglected Front in RFK Jr.’s War on Science — Assigned
As trans healthcare is decimated no one is standing up for the integrity of the scientific process for these patients.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"The policies are based on the anti-science obsessions of the administration… [but] Instead of vaccines… or autism, this ideologically motivated anti-science push is targeting trans children—& therefore nobody is telling Americans the straight truth about it…"
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
"The FDA sent letters to 12 companies that sell chest binders claiming that they are violating the law by not registering their binders as medical devices, despite the fact that it has never been necessary..."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fda-...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fda-...
FDA threatens companies selling binders: They want to "control every ounce of trans people's lives" - LGBTQ Nation
As part of the HHS move against gender-affirming care, the FDA has sent letters to 12 companies.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"The FDA sent letters to 12 companies that sell chest binders claiming that they are violating the law by not registering their binders as medical devices, despite the fact that it has never been necessary..."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fda-...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fda-...
Bari Weiss is using CBS' 60 Minutes to catch & kill stories unflattering to Trump, in the name of balance
"Weiss suggested the story was 'missing critical voices,' insisting on an interview with a White House official, even though the administration already declined…"
www.salon.com/2025/12/22/b...
"Weiss suggested the story was 'missing critical voices,' insisting on an interview with a White House official, even though the administration already declined…"
www.salon.com/2025/12/22/b...
Bari Weiss spiked a major migrant story — and told on herself
Weiss' catch-and-kill puts her editorial incompetence at CBS News on public view
www.salon.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Bari Weiss is using CBS' 60 Minutes to catch & kill stories unflattering to Trump, in the name of balance
"Weiss suggested the story was 'missing critical voices,' insisting on an interview with a White House official, even though the administration already declined…"
www.salon.com/2025/12/22/b...
"Weiss suggested the story was 'missing critical voices,' insisting on an interview with a White House official, even though the administration already declined…"
www.salon.com/2025/12/22/b...
"For instance, the SCREEN Act stands to instate an age verification for any website that Congress decides is 'harmful to minors' and the Cooper Davis Act would… effectively [do] away with… end-to-end encryption…"
www.salon.com/2025/12/22/c...
www.salon.com/2025/12/22/c...
Congress may be about to create the “bad internet” - Salon.com
Online privacy protections could be demolished, advocates warn
www.salon.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"For instance, the SCREEN Act stands to instate an age verification for any website that Congress decides is 'harmful to minors' and the Cooper Davis Act would… effectively [do] away with… end-to-end encryption…"
www.salon.com/2025/12/22/c...
www.salon.com/2025/12/22/c...
"In light of this, Trans Safety Network strongly suggests all transgender people in England consider opting out of their healthcare data being used for research. This can be done via the following links…" (more at link)
transsafety.network/posts/trans-...
transsafety.network/posts/trans-...
Trans Safety Network statement on serious concerns regarding NHS research plans
Trans Safety Network are concerned to see that NHS England have committed to expanding the role of the National Research Oversight Board for Children and Young People’s Gender Services to cover audit ...
transsafety.network
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
"In light of this, Trans Safety Network strongly suggests all transgender people in England consider opting out of their healthcare data being used for research. This can be done via the following links…" (more at link)
transsafety.network/posts/trans-...
transsafety.network/posts/trans-...
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Just so we clear, I ditched that wizard boy years ago, and you can too! There's an OCEAN of books that fill the same role now. I suggest you find them!
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
Fortnite dragged for collaborating with JK Rowling after canceling Pride celebration - LGBTQ Nation
An upcoming Harry Potter x Fortnite collab got leaked.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just so we clear, I ditched that wizard boy years ago, and you can too! There's an OCEAN of books that fill the same role now. I suggest you find them!
"While legacy media walks hand-in-hand with the government to push us out of public life, trans journalists and people write the same thinkpieces year after year, begging newsrooms to do the bare minimum of not questioning their existence…"
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/cis-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/cis-...
Cis journalists stop putting trans people’s existence up for debate
"If cis journalists don't step up to the task this year, it's no longer a failure of their research. It's a failure of their humanity."
www.niemanlab.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"While legacy media walks hand-in-hand with the government to push us out of public life, trans journalists and people write the same thinkpieces year after year, begging newsrooms to do the bare minimum of not questioning their existence…"
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/cis-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/cis-...
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I don't think I'm letting this one go, if you consider yourself LGBTQIA+ or an ally, if you have friends or family that are part of this community and you're buying, taking corporate free hand outs of games for the Harry Potter IP; You are actively feeding a harmful entity in the UK. Just stop.
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
Fortnite dragged for collaborating with JK Rowling after canceling Pride celebration - LGBTQ Nation
An upcoming Harry Potter x Fortnite collab got leaked.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I don't think I'm letting this one go, if you consider yourself LGBTQIA+ or an ally, if you have friends or family that are part of this community and you're buying, taking corporate free hand outs of games for the Harry Potter IP; You are actively feeding a harmful entity in the UK. Just stop.
"The Trans Youth Emergency Project… says it has capacity to help parents of transgender youth locate independent clinics that may be less vulnerable to the administration’s current and incoming policies and can provide, in some cases, travel assistance…"
www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-yout...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-yout...
Trans Youth Emergency Project Offers Families Guidance To Help Keep Getting Care After New Trump Anti-Trans Rule
The organization tells EITM that they are prepared to scale up for further shutdown of care, and can offer most families places to continue getting care.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"The Trans Youth Emergency Project… says it has capacity to help parents of transgender youth locate independent clinics that may be less vulnerable to the administration’s current and incoming policies and can provide, in some cases, travel assistance…"
www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-yout...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-yout...
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At the HHS announcement yesterday announcing proposed rules to ban GAC, they said trans people are "at the root of the evils we face" and are "a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
December 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At the HHS announcement yesterday announcing proposed rules to ban GAC, they said trans people are "at the root of the evils we face" and are "a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for proper healthcare.
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If you continue to play Fortnite, you are actively funding the Genocidal aspirations of JK Rowling.
I am begging anyone who knows me, anyone in my community, any friend you have, everyone who cares about Trans people;
You need to chose real human lives over this game, please.
For me, for us, please
I am begging anyone who knows me, anyone in my community, any friend you have, everyone who cares about Trans people;
You need to chose real human lives over this game, please.
For me, for us, please
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
Fortnite dragged for collaborating with JK Rowling after canceling Pride celebration - LGBTQ Nation
An upcoming Harry Potter x Fortnite collab got leaked.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
If you continue to play Fortnite, you are actively funding the Genocidal aspirations of JK Rowling.
I am begging anyone who knows me, anyone in my community, any friend you have, everyone who cares about Trans people;
You need to chose real human lives over this game, please.
For me, for us, please
I am begging anyone who knows me, anyone in my community, any friend you have, everyone who cares about Trans people;
You need to chose real human lives over this game, please.
For me, for us, please
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So the pride celebration thing was only them using us for money
Wow who saw that coming
Wow who saw that coming
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
Fortnite dragged for collaborating with JK Rowling after canceling Pride celebration - LGBTQ Nation
An upcoming Harry Potter x Fortnite collab got leaked.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
So the pride celebration thing was only them using us for money
Wow who saw that coming
Wow who saw that coming
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Drop Fortnite
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
Fortnite dragged for collaborating with JK Rowling after canceling Pride celebration - LGBTQ Nation
An upcoming Harry Potter x Fortnite collab got leaked.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Drop Fortnite
A must-see (17 min) or -watch segment on trans youth health care. Share widely
I've criticized Sarah McBride a few times but her second clip here is a powerful testimony.
Also an excellent backgrounder on what trans youth health care actually entails, later in
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/19/t...
I've criticized Sarah McBride a few times but her second clip here is a powerful testimony.
Also an excellent backgrounder on what trans youth health care actually entails, later in
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/19/t...
Doctors in Jail? Hospitals Stripped of Fed Funding? The Criminalization of Trans Youth Healthcare
The Trump administration on Thursday announced new measures to target hospitals and doctors providing care to trans youth. Under the new rules unveiled by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr...
www.democracynow.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A must-see (17 min) or -watch segment on trans youth health care. Share widely
I've criticized Sarah McBride a few times but her second clip here is a powerful testimony.
Also an excellent backgrounder on what trans youth health care actually entails, later in
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/19/t...
I've criticized Sarah McBride a few times but her second clip here is a powerful testimony.
Also an excellent backgrounder on what trans youth health care actually entails, later in
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/19/t...
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
Fortnite dragged for collaborating with JK Rowling after canceling Pride celebration - LGBTQ Nation
An upcoming Harry Potter x Fortnite collab got leaked.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"Over 400 Canadians have been detained, and the majority have no real criminal record whatsoever. Going over the border as a snowbird and having a record for pot possession in your twenties could net you a concrete floor in an American gulag…"
charlieangus.substack.com/p/torture-st...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/torture-st...
Torture State USA
It’s called “the box.” A tiny 2x2 enclosure where people are forced to spend hours exposed to the elements.
charlieangus.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Over 400 Canadians have been detained, and the majority have no real criminal record whatsoever. Going over the border as a snowbird and having a record for pot possession in your twenties could net you a concrete floor in an American gulag…"
charlieangus.substack.com/p/torture-st...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/torture-st...
"Egale Canada said it, along with Skipping Stone, will be seeking a new injunction 'based on constitutional arguments not subject to the notwithstanding clause.'
"A date for a hearing on the amended challenge to the law itself was set for the end of January…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"A date for a hearing on the amended challenge to the law itself was set for the end of January…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Judge sides with province, removes injunction pausing ban on Alberta youth receiving gender-affirming care | CBC News
A judge ruled Thursday to remove an injunction in place since the summer against Alberta's law prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"Egale Canada said it, along with Skipping Stone, will be seeking a new injunction 'based on constitutional arguments not subject to the notwithstanding clause.'
"A date for a hearing on the amended challenge to the law itself was set for the end of January…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"A date for a hearing on the amended challenge to the law itself was set for the end of January…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"So Albertans who don’t want to see their country destroyed… and their province eventually absorbed by the shit show to the south had better wake up… We’re about to be subjected to the biggest disinformation and election interference campaign since Brexit…"
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
The UCP Separatist Wing Is Winning. Here’s What Comes Next | The Tyee
Be ready for a Brexit-style disinformation campaign, weak opposition and turmoil.
thetyee.ca
December 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"So Albertans who don’t want to see their country destroyed… and their province eventually absorbed by the shit show to the south had better wake up… We’re about to be subjected to the biggest disinformation and election interference campaign since Brexit…"
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...