Maura Hubbell
@sistawendy.bsky.social
Brought to you by the letters L and T. Parent of a newshound. Lover of mad science, sane technology, bleepy music, art, and dawgz. She/her.
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Julia Serano remains absolutely essential reading for anyone forced to engage with "well-meaning liberals just asking questions"
NEW ESSAY for Trans Awareness Week! hopefully it will make ppl aware about how bad actors manipulate transgender statistics & that "social contagion/ROGD" are disproven:
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
Lies, Damned Lies, and Transgender Statistics
plus over a dozen studies contradicting the “social contagion/rapid onset gender dysphoria” hypothesis
juliaserano.medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Julia Serano remains absolutely essential reading for anyone forced to engage with "well-meaning liberals just asking questions"
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NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
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Weird how eerily that parallels the idea of transition being something pushed by doctors and pharma companies! especially given that those same doctors are pretty resistant to prescribing anyone trans care.
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Weird how eerily that parallels the idea of transition being something pushed by doctors and pharma companies! especially given that those same doctors are pretty resistant to prescribing anyone trans care.
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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If some motherfucker has a full-time job and qualifies for government assistance, that's welfare being paid to their employer
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If some motherfucker has a full-time job and qualifies for government assistance, that's welfare being paid to their employer
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Language is a battleground.
November 7, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Language is a battleground.
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People aren't telling women that their number 1 priority is their career. Nor does having a career mean that a woman doesn't have a family.
Having a career gives a woman the ability to leave an abuser.
That's what the GOP is trying to eliminate: escape routes.
Having a career gives a woman the ability to leave an abuser.
That's what the GOP is trying to eliminate: escape routes.
Duffy's Advice For Women - Give Up Your Career And Make Babies
Transportation Secretary and former reality TV star Sean Duffy jumped the track witth his unreal advice for women.
crooksandliars.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
People aren't telling women that their number 1 priority is their career. Nor does having a career mean that a woman doesn't have a family.
Having a career gives a woman the ability to leave an abuser.
That's what the GOP is trying to eliminate: escape routes.
Having a career gives a woman the ability to leave an abuser.
That's what the GOP is trying to eliminate: escape routes.
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Never forget:
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Never forget:
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ALERTA ‼️ Puesto de Control de la Policía Federal/ICE en Clara Barton Parkway en dirección este hacia DC, cerca de la salida de MacArthur Boulevard. Hombres enmascarados están deteniendo camionetas de trabajo blancas y haciendo arrestos.
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
ALERTA ‼️ Puesto de Control de la Policía Federal/ICE en Clara Barton Parkway en dirección este hacia DC, cerca de la salida de MacArthur Boulevard. Hombres enmascarados están deteniendo camionetas de trabajo blancas y haciendo arrestos.
I want to have Ora the Molecule’s alien baby.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I want to have Ora the Molecule’s alien baby.
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We concur with the members of this jury that tossing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, DC should not be treated as criminal activity.
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We concur with the members of this jury that tossing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, DC should not be treated as criminal activity.
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
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The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
@keezyyoung.bsky.social I picked up “Sunflowers” on the way home from the Hill. You’re young and super talented and I am so not jealous of you.
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
@keezyyoung.bsky.social I picked up “Sunflowers” on the way home from the Hill. You’re young and super talented and I am so not jealous of you.
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The "Deciding To Win" centrists dismiss base mobilization, but the actual 2024 data shows: the more blue a place was in 2020, the lower its turnout was in 2024.
Swing voters weren't nearly as important as Dem-leaning irregular voters not voting at all. The base wasn't mobilized, so we lost.
Swing voters weren't nearly as important as Dem-leaning irregular voters not voting at all. The base wasn't mobilized, so we lost.
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The "Deciding To Win" centrists dismiss base mobilization, but the actual 2024 data shows: the more blue a place was in 2020, the lower its turnout was in 2024.
Swing voters weren't nearly as important as Dem-leaning irregular voters not voting at all. The base wasn't mobilized, so we lost.
Swing voters weren't nearly as important as Dem-leaning irregular voters not voting at all. The base wasn't mobilized, so we lost.
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Every single time, it's a collection of people so bigoted that everyone in their life no longer wanted to be associated with them. Their partners left them, their friends stopped talking to them, their bigoted harassment gets them booted from social media. These are not good people.
November 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Every single time, it's a collection of people so bigoted that everyone in their life no longer wanted to be associated with them. Their partners left them, their friends stopped talking to them, their bigoted harassment gets them booted from social media. These are not good people.
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i believe the following two things and do not feel they conflict in any way
christmas decorations and merchandise should not come out until the day after thanksgiving
every day is halloween (*cue synth bass riff*)
christmas decorations and merchandise should not come out until the day after thanksgiving
every day is halloween (*cue synth bass riff*)
November 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
i believe the following two things and do not feel they conflict in any way
christmas decorations and merchandise should not come out until the day after thanksgiving
every day is halloween (*cue synth bass riff*)
christmas decorations and merchandise should not come out until the day after thanksgiving
every day is halloween (*cue synth bass riff*)
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This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
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In short, the problem here is not that Signal ‘chose’ to run on AWS. The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice: the entire stack, practically speaking, is owned by 3-4 players. 11/
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In short, the problem here is not that Signal ‘chose’ to run on AWS. The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice: the entire stack, practically speaking, is owned by 3-4 players. 11/
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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.