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Mychel (me-SHELL) Vandover 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈
@mychelvandover.bsky.social
Queer, sex favorable greysexual, transfeminine non-binary, grey biromantic, biaesthetic person. Pronouns are she/they. Host of the Queer PoliFaith and Queerly Popular podcasts.
Trans Day of Remembrance 2025

Lost lights

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Trans Day of Remembrance 2025
Lost lights
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November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Anti-Trans Hate Group Genspect Loses Its CME Certification, Michigan State Medical Society Says

The for-credit lessons included a Moms for Liberty-sponsored panel as well as a lecture from a renowned anti-trans activist on how to politically organize against “gender ideology.”
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The seditious traitor and the sexist, offensive, blatantly illegal, brazenly unpresidential week

The week that was — and the work of Bloomberg News's Catherine Lucey, ABC News's Mary Bruce, Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin, and many more.

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Donald and the sexist, offensive, blatantly illegal, brazenly unpresidential week
The week that was — and the work of Bloomberg News's Catherine Lucey, ABC News's Mary Bruce, Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin, and many more.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Do dogs cause autism?

The anatomy of an unfalsifiable hypothesis

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Do dogs cause autism?
The anatomy of an unfalsifiable hypothesis
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November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Using Their Own Energy Against Them

Or how to slingshot around a giant orange ball of fire

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Using Their Own Energy Against Them
Or how to slingshot around a giant orange ball of fire
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November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Elon Musk's Reality Distortion Machine Just Glitched

Musk's "maximally truth-seeking" AI briefly revealed what it really is: a tool for manufacturing reality that serves the world's richest man.

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Elon Musk's Reality Distortion Machine Just Glitched
Musk's "maximally truth-seeking" AI briefly revealed what it really is: a tool for manufacturing reality that serves the world's richest man.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
No, It’s Not “Just a Meat Allergy”: The Truth About Alpha-gal Syndrome

A 47-year-old pilot’s death after eating a hamburger reveals critical gaps in our understanding

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No, It’s Not “Just a Meat Allergy”: The Truth About Alpha-gal Syndrome
A 47-year-old pilot’s death after eating a hamburger reveals critical gaps in our understanding
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November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you.

Where to find trusted health information now?

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One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you.
Where to find trusted health information now?
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November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Morning Digest: Democratic congresswoman indicted for allegedly stealing $5 million in COVID funds

Prosecutors say Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick used the ill-gotten funds to finance her successful House bid

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Morning Digest: Democratic congresswoman indicted for allegedly stealing $5 million in COVID funds
Prosecutors say Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick used the ill-gotten funds to finance her successful House bid
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Democrats expand lead in U.S. House polls this week

Recent polls have shown a big shift toward the Democrats in the House generic ballot. If historical patterns of out-party gains continue in 2026, Democrats could see a larger "blue wave" than in 2018.

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Democrats expand lead in U.S. House polls this week
Recent polls have shown a big shift toward the Democrats in the House generic ballot. If historical patterns of out-party gains continue in 2026, Democrats could see a larger "blue wave" than in 2018.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Freedom in Fear: Courage Through a Lacanian Lens

Audio Edition

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Freedom in Fear: Courage Through a Lacanian Lens
Audio Edition
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November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Lindsey Halligan's bad bad week

Look out, Lionel Hutz.

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Lindsey Halligan's bad bad week
Look out, Lionel Hutz.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Federal judge rules the seditious traitor's D.C. troop invasion is likely illegal, must end by Dec. 11

National Guard troops have been in D.C. since August. A federal judge ruled Thursday that both deployments — D.C. National Guard and out-of-state troops — likely violate the law.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
AI Chatbots Are Sending Women to Crisis Pregnancy Centers

11.20.25

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AI Chatbots Are Sending Women to Crisis Pregnancy Centers
11.20.25
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November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Rules That Free Us: From Virtue to Play

A Short Essay

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The Rules That Free Us: From Virtue to Play
A Short Essay
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November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The 2025 Redistricting Wars

Is the seditious traitor's red state mid-decade redistricting push backfiring?

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The 2025 Redistricting Wars
Is Trump's red state mid-decade redistricting push backfiring?
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November 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The Seditious Traitor's Anti-Trans Report Authors Revealed: Hate Groups and Billionaire-Funded Anti-Trans Activists

The majority of the “expert” comments cited in the “peer review” seem to be just as ignorant as the authors about the reality of trans people’s care.
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The People I Remember On This Trans Day Of Remembrance

Elisa Shupe, Lia Smith, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and so many more names are worth remembering today.

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The People I Remember On This Trans Day Of Remembrance
Elisa Shupe, Lia Smith, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and so many more names are worth remembering today.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Unstoppable Love

A Sermon Preached the Sunday Before Transgender Day of Rememberance

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Unstoppable Love
A Sermon Preached the Sunday Before Transgender Day of Rememberance
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November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This Isn’t Checkmate

Reflections from the morning after RFK’s CDC changed its vaccine-autism webpage

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This Isn’t Checkmate
Reflections from the morning after RFK’s CDC changed its vaccine-autism webpage
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November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Go listen to @jordandoww.bsky.social's new song out today! It's a really fun song to listen to. I have it on repeat until I start holiday music after Thanksgiving.

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What We Lost
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November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Halligan the Hooligan

Hooligan: A lawless young person who causes trouble, often as part of a gang

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Halligan the Hooligan
Hooligan: A lawless young person who causes trouble, often as part of a gang
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November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization

What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism

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How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
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November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Morning Digest: Billionaire Tom Steyer piles into California's crowded governor's race

Steyer won attention for ads he ran supporting Proposition 50—not all of it positive

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Morning Digest: Billionaire Tom Steyer piles into California's crowded governor's race
Steyer won attention for ads he ran supporting Proposition 50—not all of it positive
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November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM