Pádraig
@redrailfan.bsky.social
Queer NeuroSparkly Metro Detroit Liberationist Silly Goose who reads YA fantasy, manga, cozy mysteries, and anything gay. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏴☠️
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I’m participating in the TRR! Our Trans & NB friends need support more now than ever and this is JUST the beginning. So this week, read trans books, donate money to trans supporting orgs, & show our trans communities that we WILL NOT stand by while our gov tries to erase their identities. #booksky
March 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I’m participating in the TRR! Our Trans & NB friends need support more now than ever and this is JUST the beginning. So this week, read trans books, donate money to trans supporting orgs, & show our trans communities that we WILL NOT stand by while our gov tries to erase their identities. #booksky
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King of the Hill is a top tier slice of life anime that gets better the older you grow
March 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
King of the Hill is a top tier slice of life anime that gets better the older you grow
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It’s Day 2 of the Trans Rights Readathon and I’m (re)sharing some of my favorite Scifi, Fantasy, and Horror books with Trans MC’s. Drop your favorite book with a Trans MC below!! #booksky
March 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It’s Day 2 of the Trans Rights Readathon and I’m (re)sharing some of my favorite Scifi, Fantasy, and Horror books with Trans MC’s. Drop your favorite book with a Trans MC below!! #booksky
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[during sex] okay. i’m done beating around the bush
March 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
[during sex] okay. i’m done beating around the bush
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Save the date #booksky #blackbooksky
March 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Save the date #booksky #blackbooksky
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Getting some reading in for the Trans Rights Readathon this morning. What is everyone else reading today for the TRR?#booksky
March 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Getting some reading in for the Trans Rights Readathon this morning. What is everyone else reading today for the TRR?#booksky
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Yesterday, the russians🇷🇺fired 7 missiles and dropped 128 KABs on a European country. In addition, it carried out more than 5800 attacks, including 137 from multiple rocket launcher systems and engaged 3038 fpv drones. There is no peace. russia 🇷🇺 is a terrorist state.
February 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Yesterday, the russians🇷🇺fired 7 missiles and dropped 128 KABs on a European country. In addition, it carried out more than 5800 attacks, including 137 from multiple rocket launcher systems and engaged 3038 fpv drones. There is no peace. russia 🇷🇺 is a terrorist state.
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If you want to learn more about the "one drop" rule & how birth certificates can be used for segregation read this article.
"Plecker’s office corresponded w/ schools, hospitals, welfare agencies & other gov't entities to provide guidance about how to classify individuals.."
tinyurl.com/yckvrzar
"Plecker’s office corresponded w/ schools, hospitals, welfare agencies & other gov't entities to provide guidance about how to classify individuals.."
tinyurl.com/yckvrzar
Perspective | Birth certificates have always been a weapon for white supremacists
Policing the color line through vital documents.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you want to learn more about the "one drop" rule & how birth certificates can be used for segregation read this article.
"Plecker’s office corresponded w/ schools, hospitals, welfare agencies & other gov't entities to provide guidance about how to classify individuals.."
tinyurl.com/yckvrzar
"Plecker’s office corresponded w/ schools, hospitals, welfare agencies & other gov't entities to provide guidance about how to classify individuals.."
tinyurl.com/yckvrzar
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i don’t think we realize just how MASSIVE things in space are
February 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
i don’t think we realize just how MASSIVE things in space are
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WATCH: With DEI becoming the latest right-wing bogeyman, Donald Trump has dismantled such federal government initiatives within days of taking office. However, it does not mean efforts toward racial equity must end in every sector.
Here's why ⬇️
#DEI
Here's why ⬇️
#DEI
How DEI Initiatives Can Continue In Spite of Trump
Though Trump has dismantled federal DEI initiatives, efforts toward racial equity are continuing in other sectors.
www.yesmagazine.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
WATCH: With DEI becoming the latest right-wing bogeyman, Donald Trump has dismantled such federal government initiatives within days of taking office. However, it does not mean efforts toward racial equity must end in every sector.
Here's why ⬇️
#DEI
Here's why ⬇️
#DEI
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Do you like dragons? Sapphic romance? Queer norm worlds with varied LGBTQIA+ representation? Reluctant Heroes? Fights against colonizing oppressors? Then check out the Divine Traitors Duology! & the COVERS, uhm hello? 😍
Happy Release Month to This Ends in Embers by @wordsiren.bsky.social!
#booksky
Happy Release Month to This Ends in Embers by @wordsiren.bsky.social!
#booksky
February 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Do you like dragons? Sapphic romance? Queer norm worlds with varied LGBTQIA+ representation? Reluctant Heroes? Fights against colonizing oppressors? Then check out the Divine Traitors Duology! & the COVERS, uhm hello? 😍
Happy Release Month to This Ends in Embers by @wordsiren.bsky.social!
#booksky
Happy Release Month to This Ends in Embers by @wordsiren.bsky.social!
#booksky
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In the face of injustice, action is preferable to silence," write Mark Engler and Paul Engler. But while some disruptive actions can lead to victory, others can self-isolate and alienate activists from the wider public.
How can movements use disruptive action effectively?
How can movements use disruptive action effectively?
Why Protest Works—Even When It‘s Unpopular
High-profile, disruptive protests can lead to increased polarization—but often still yield increased public support for the protest’s goals, even if the tactics are criticized.
www.yesmagazine.org
February 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In the face of injustice, action is preferable to silence," write Mark Engler and Paul Engler. But while some disruptive actions can lead to victory, others can self-isolate and alienate activists from the wider public.
How can movements use disruptive action effectively?
How can movements use disruptive action effectively?
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#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
A Single-Dose Breakthrough: PfSPZ-LARC Vaccines Offer Transformative Protection Against Malaria – Sanaria
sanaria.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
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“The federal government — particularly, this administration — has no right to insert itself into conversations and decision-making that rightly belongs only to patients, their families and their medical providers.” – Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Senior Counsel via @19thnews.org
Families sue after losing access to gender-affirming care under Trump's executive order
The lawsuit announced by LGBTQ+ advocates Tuesday was filed on behalf of transgender people under the age of 19 in Maryland, New York and Massachusetts.
19thnews.org
February 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“The federal government — particularly, this administration — has no right to insert itself into conversations and decision-making that rightly belongs only to patients, their families and their medical providers.” – Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Senior Counsel via @19thnews.org
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Ida Wells was born enslaved but refused to live in fear. She wielded the power of the press to expose America’s greatest terror—lynching. When the truth made her a target, she didn’t back down. She co-founded the NAACP, fought for Black women’s voting rights, and left a legacy of resistance!
February 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Ida Wells was born enslaved but refused to live in fear. She wielded the power of the press to expose America’s greatest terror—lynching. When the truth made her a target, she didn’t back down. She co-founded the NAACP, fought for Black women’s voting rights, and left a legacy of resistance!
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Our kids can’t grow up in a world where people can lie and cheat their way to the top.
February 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Our kids can’t grow up in a world where people can lie and cheat their way to the top.
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Following the CDC's removal of critical health data and the potential approval of RFK Jr. as Health Secretary, it is crucial to access accurate health information from independent sources such as the WHO, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, and peer-reviewed journals.
February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Following the CDC's removal of critical health data and the potential approval of RFK Jr. as Health Secretary, it is crucial to access accurate health information from independent sources such as the WHO, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, and peer-reviewed journals.
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Article 1
Section 8
CONGRESS shall have the power...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations
NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.
Section 8
CONGRESS shall have the power...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations
NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.
February 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Article 1
Section 8
CONGRESS shall have the power...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations
NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.
Section 8
CONGRESS shall have the power...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations
NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.
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Has Justin Trudeau offered any easy way to get Canadian citizenship for medical ,science and coders yet ? If I was him I'd be targeting a brain drain.
February 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Has Justin Trudeau offered any easy way to get Canadian citizenship for medical ,science and coders yet ? If I was him I'd be targeting a brain drain.
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I spontaneously picked up You Can Do Anything Magic Skeleton! by @chuckwendig.bsky.social and @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social this morning and randomly opened right to this page and hot damn, universe, message received
February 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I spontaneously picked up You Can Do Anything Magic Skeleton! by @chuckwendig.bsky.social and @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social this morning and randomly opened right to this page and hot damn, universe, message received