polerin
@polerin.bsky.social
White trans woman, radical lefty, geek, pro web dev, derbyDerbyDerby. Will eat for food, & rock your face off. Or on. On is good.
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· Aug 25
On Friday, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a memo announcing that, beginning in 2026, all federal employee health plans will be barred from covering gender-affirming care for both transgender youth and adults.
Trump Admin Memo Bars Federal Health Plans From Covering Gender-Affirming Care
The memo also mandates that insurers cover “faith-based counseling,” otherwise known as conversion therapy.
truthout.org
I cannot state this strongly enough:
Trans healthcare is literally lifesaving. I would not be here today if it were not a thing.
It is not something that can be put off in a healthy way, it is not a frivolous lark. We exist, and we hurt in ways that most cis people cannot start to understand.
Trans healthcare is literally lifesaving. I would not be here today if it were not a thing.
It is not something that can be put off in a healthy way, it is not a frivolous lark. We exist, and we hurt in ways that most cis people cannot start to understand.
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Every day I'm reminded of that study where men thought women were dominating the conversation as soon as women spoke more than 30% of the time 😥
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Every day I'm reminded of that study where men thought women were dominating the conversation as soon as women spoke more than 30% of the time 😥
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this is a very important part of her legacy, her support for Palestine. one of the things i will always remember is that one of Dr. Refaat Alareer’s last liked posts on Twitter before it turned into x and removed like history is a photo of Alice.
The official obits are rolling in. I hear the NYT mentions nothing about Alice Palestine support ofc. When she won her MacArthur, Alice got death threats from Zionists. They ruined her joy on a HUGE accomplishment. She told me the MacArthur ppl took down her personal statement & when she complained
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
this is a very important part of her legacy, her support for Palestine. one of the things i will always remember is that one of Dr. Refaat Alareer’s last liked posts on Twitter before it turned into x and removed like history is a photo of Alice.
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This totally stemmed from a different conversation, but for some reason I was imagining Frankenstein's creature giving Guillermo del Toro uppies like a cat. 😭🤣💖💖💖💖✨️✨️✨️✨️
#frankenstein #gdt
(what's wrong with me LOL)
#frankenstein #gdt
(what's wrong with me LOL)
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This totally stemmed from a different conversation, but for some reason I was imagining Frankenstein's creature giving Guillermo del Toro uppies like a cat. 😭🤣💖💖💖💖✨️✨️✨️✨️
#frankenstein #gdt
(what's wrong with me LOL)
#frankenstein #gdt
(what's wrong with me LOL)
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THREAD: yet more evidence, this time in the shape of a systemic review and meta analysis of research studies, that blanket bans on trans women in sport cannot be justified…
The amazing @BlairH_PhD has just advised
This amazing systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
has just been accepted in international journal of transgender health.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
This amazing systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
has just been accepted in international journal of transgender health.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Effects of Gender Affirming Hormone Treatment on Transgender Women’s Musculoskeletal Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Gender-affirming hormone treatment (GAHT) aligns transgender women’s hormone profiles with their gender identity, alleviating gender dysphoria by inducing feminising changes. However, the ...
www.medrxiv.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
THREAD: yet more evidence, this time in the shape of a systemic review and meta analysis of research studies, that blanket bans on trans women in sport cannot be justified…
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The President should not be making personal for-profit business deals with the foreign leaders while he's supposed to be conducting foreign policy on behalf of the country.
This should not be a remotely controversial statement.
This should not be a remotely controversial statement.
Saudi officials used President Trump’s state visit in May to pique his interest in a major real estate development, the latest example of Trump blending governance and family business, particularly in Persian Gulf countries. nyti.ms/4r7mboU
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The President should not be making personal for-profit business deals with the foreign leaders while he's supposed to be conducting foreign policy on behalf of the country.
This should not be a remotely controversial statement.
This should not be a remotely controversial statement.
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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Not to get all Sun Tzu on it, but when the enemy is weak and divided amongst itself, you do not relieve the enemy by allowing their partisans into your camp. You drive them closer together, force them into tighter company, and intensify their conflict.
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not to get all Sun Tzu on it, but when the enemy is weak and divided amongst itself, you do not relieve the enemy by allowing their partisans into your camp. You drive them closer together, force them into tighter company, and intensify their conflict.
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
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monica lewinsky's boss exploited his position of power and she faced literally decades of mass harassment, cruelty, objectification, and misogynistic jokes and here we are in 2025, comedians still use her name as synonymous with blowjobs, i fucking hate it here.
It’s already happening. Case in point the sheer number of tiresome people making this crack today
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
monica lewinsky's boss exploited his position of power and she faced literally decades of mass harassment, cruelty, objectification, and misogynistic jokes and here we are in 2025, comedians still use her name as synonymous with blowjobs, i fucking hate it here.
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3 brand new labradorite pendants up this week!
I need to get some orders in ASAP to cover rent next week, so fingers crossed these can find homes today. Fly free, shiny things!
oishiny.etsy.com
#Handmade #ShopIndie
I need to get some orders in ASAP to cover rent next week, so fingers crossed these can find homes today. Fly free, shiny things!
oishiny.etsy.com
#Handmade #ShopIndie
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
3 brand new labradorite pendants up this week!
I need to get some orders in ASAP to cover rent next week, so fingers crossed these can find homes today. Fly free, shiny things!
oishiny.etsy.com
#Handmade #ShopIndie
I need to get some orders in ASAP to cover rent next week, so fingers crossed these can find homes today. Fly free, shiny things!
oishiny.etsy.com
#Handmade #ShopIndie
TW: sexual assault
it is so frustrating that the same people who say that trans people can't possibly know if transition is right for us until ~25 are the same people saying that trafficking (and assaulting them) young teens iant that bad because they aren't really kids.
the whole thing is fucked
it is so frustrating that the same people who say that trans people can't possibly know if transition is right for us until ~25 are the same people saying that trafficking (and assaulting them) young teens iant that bad because they aren't really kids.
the whole thing is fucked
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
TW: sexual assault
it is so frustrating that the same people who say that trans people can't possibly know if transition is right for us until ~25 are the same people saying that trafficking (and assaulting them) young teens iant that bad because they aren't really kids.
the whole thing is fucked
it is so frustrating that the same people who say that trans people can't possibly know if transition is right for us until ~25 are the same people saying that trafficking (and assaulting them) young teens iant that bad because they aren't really kids.
the whole thing is fucked
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"These are the very roles that keep hospitals, homes, and communities running—and they’re putting workers’ lives at risk." A new study finds that the jobs immigrant women often occupy may increase the likelihood of getting breast cancer due to toxic chemical exposure, reports Natalie Grigson
Immigrant Women More Exposed to Breast Cancer Risks At Work
Jobs disproportionately held by immigrant women came with significant exposures to cancer-linked chemicals, a new study finds.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"These are the very roles that keep hospitals, homes, and communities running—and they’re putting workers’ lives at risk." A new study finds that the jobs immigrant women often occupy may increase the likelihood of getting breast cancer due to toxic chemical exposure, reports Natalie Grigson
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Happpening in women’s sports too. Anywhere we see sports betting, we’re going to see threats and harassment follow.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Happpening in women’s sports too. Anywhere we see sports betting, we’re going to see threats and harassment follow.
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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If only it was a more standard mfa implementation?l, or better yet passkeys.
It’s kind of weird the mfa implementation for a modern system is fucking email. It’s not 2010 any more.
It’s kind of weird the mfa implementation for a modern system is fucking email. It’s not 2010 any more.
🛡️ ENABLE 2FA - Add an extra security layer via Settings > Privacy and Security > Enable 2FA. While Bluesky 2FA helps protect your account, make sure your email also has 2FA enabled for maximum protection. 3/10
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If only it was a more standard mfa implementation?l, or better yet passkeys.
It’s kind of weird the mfa implementation for a modern system is fucking email. It’s not 2010 any more.
It’s kind of weird the mfa implementation for a modern system is fucking email. It’s not 2010 any more.
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Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Hold up… this motherfucker has had a THIRD MRI this year?!?
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Hold up… this motherfucker has had a THIRD MRI this year?!?
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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Yeah, this.
Two things can be true:
1. Maxwell def should not get special treatment.
2. The treatment Maxwell is getting likely barely qualifies as “acceptable” in many European prisons.
But no one really wants to hear “the path to fairness is to treat everyone humanely!”
Two things can be true:
1. Maxwell def should not get special treatment.
2. The treatment Maxwell is getting likely barely qualifies as “acceptable” in many European prisons.
But no one really wants to hear “the path to fairness is to treat everyone humanely!”
I think it is definitely a story that Maxwell is getting preferential treatment behind bars, but good luck writing that story without encouraging the dehumanization of incarcerated people.
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Yeah, this.
Two things can be true:
1. Maxwell def should not get special treatment.
2. The treatment Maxwell is getting likely barely qualifies as “acceptable” in many European prisons.
But no one really wants to hear “the path to fairness is to treat everyone humanely!”
Two things can be true:
1. Maxwell def should not get special treatment.
2. The treatment Maxwell is getting likely barely qualifies as “acceptable” in many European prisons.
But no one really wants to hear “the path to fairness is to treat everyone humanely!”
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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It's like a national trauma response
It just feels like everything is being flattened. Rape, genocide, wildfires, etc etc is all just fodder for internet discourse rather than turning points that lead to… something, anything better or different.
It’s so true. It’s actually horrifying to see the memes and jokes about this.
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
It's like a national trauma response