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1. In a devastating ruling, the traditionally progressive 9th Circuit Court has allowed Idaho's bathroom ban for trans students.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
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They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
9th Circuit Upholds Bathroom Ban, Says Trans Students Violate Cis People's Privacy
The ruling, the first of its kind, asserts that the rights of cisgender people to not have a transgender person in the same bathroom are more important than the equal protection of trans students.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
1. In a devastating ruling, the traditionally progressive 9th Circuit Court has allowed Idaho's bathroom ban for trans students.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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Folks, they have less than 1k comments so far. Posts arguing about which way to hang toilet paper have more comments in facebook groups. If you are in any way involved in art: writing, music, acting, film MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours.
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan ("Plan"). Th...
www.federalregister.gov
March 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Folks, they have less than 1k comments so far. Posts arguing about which way to hang toilet paper have more comments in facebook groups. If you are in any way involved in art: writing, music, acting, film MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
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my son is 14 months old and I can hardly bear to read this stuff. I was going to say it's unimaginable but I can imagine it. the most profound evil there is www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
my son is 14 months old and I can hardly bear to read this stuff. I was going to say it's unimaginable but I can imagine it. the most profound evil there is www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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As the measles outbreak in Texas keeps spreading, parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their children are now lining up to get their kids the shots needed to protect them from the serious illness.
As Texas measles outbreak grows, parents are choosing to vaccinate kids
At least 124 people, mostly babies, children and teens, have been infected. Eighteen people have been hospitalized.
www.nbcnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As the measles outbreak in Texas keeps spreading, parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their children are now lining up to get their kids the shots needed to protect them from the serious illness.
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If you still have friends/family who think this administration will help them, talk to them about money....
February 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you still have friends/family who think this administration will help them, talk to them about money....
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1. Alabama, in a rush to pass an anti-trans law defining sex, may have also just formally greenlit sex-based segregation in many settings.
The law, recently signed, ends legal recognition of transgender people.
The latest from S. Baum.
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The law, recently signed, ends legal recognition of transgender people.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Alabama Passes Anti-Trans Law That Could Formally Greenlight Sex-Based Segregation
Throughout U.S. history, the distinction between legal versus illegal sex segregation has often been arbitrary and capricious.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
1. Alabama, in a rush to pass an anti-trans law defining sex, may have also just formally greenlit sex-based segregation in many settings.
The law, recently signed, ends legal recognition of transgender people.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The law, recently signed, ends legal recognition of transgender people.
The latest from S. Baum.
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LGBTQ+ people know our history. We must not allow them to split us up.
This is a stunning betrayal by Whitman Walker in DC.
You CANNOT jettison the trans community to protect yourself.
It’s shameful. I got my name changed at WWH. I have promoted their research.
Now they are capitulating to save gay people at trans people’s expense by trying to erase us.
You CANNOT jettison the trans community to protect yourself.
It’s shameful. I got my name changed at WWH. I have promoted their research.
Now they are capitulating to save gay people at trans people’s expense by trying to erase us.
NEW: Whitman Walker, a LGBTQ health center in Washington DC, has scrubbed its site of descriptions of gender affirming care services.
This is pure cowardice and stabbing the trans community in the back. While services are not affected, it will limit access to resources if patients can't find them.
This is pure cowardice and stabbing the trans community in the back. While services are not affected, it will limit access to resources if patients can't find them.
February 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
LGBTQ+ people know our history. We must not allow them to split us up.
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I already ship at cost meaning I charge less in shipping than it actually costs. Without the USPS, rates skyrocket. For example, a 3-4 book order instantly goes from 9$ to 37$ (4x!!) or more AND some addresses become undeliverable AND delivery will be much slower. This is catastrophic. Please call.
Call. Be loud.
If you like your $6 shipping from small businesses, CALL.
The cheapest I can ship dice to you from not-USPS is $15.
CALL.
If you like your $6 shipping from small businesses, CALL.
The cheapest I can ship dice to you from not-USPS is $15.
CALL.
THREE MORE CALLS JUST MADE COME ON LET'S DO IT TOGETHER. Took me all of 5 minutes and I got to voice my frustration out loud
February 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I already ship at cost meaning I charge less in shipping than it actually costs. Without the USPS, rates skyrocket. For example, a 3-4 book order instantly goes from 9$ to 37$ (4x!!) or more AND some addresses become undeliverable AND delivery will be much slower. This is catastrophic. Please call.
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USPS subreddit lockedown because there are too many posts calling for strikes
February 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
USPS subreddit lockedown because there are too many posts calling for strikes
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
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1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social)
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
February 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social)
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
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Less than a month since a crash that took 67 lives, Trump is firing hundreds of federal employees who inspect and maintain air traffic control communications, radio and computer systems.
This is extremely dangerous and could have deadly consequences.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
This is extremely dangerous and could have deadly consequences.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Hundreds of FAA probationary workers fired by Trump administration, union says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Less than a month since a crash that took 67 lives, Trump is firing hundreds of federal employees who inspect and maintain air traffic control communications, radio and computer systems.
This is extremely dangerous and could have deadly consequences.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
This is extremely dangerous and could have deadly consequences.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
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813 US billionaires held a record $6.72 trillion in wealth at the end of 2024.
The bottom 50% of Americans held roughly $3.9 trillion in wealth.
When 813 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans held roughly $3.9 trillion in wealth.
When 813 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
February 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
813 US billionaires held a record $6.72 trillion in wealth at the end of 2024.
The bottom 50% of Americans held roughly $3.9 trillion in wealth.
When 813 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans held roughly $3.9 trillion in wealth.
When 813 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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Top USAID officials are trying to create a false narrative that life-saving aid has continued despite Trump’s blanket halt to foreign aid. Our @nytimes.com reporting shows the exact opposite. USAID even issued an internal email to stop applications for waivers: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise
A new directive puts further exemptions on hold. Aid workers also say the U.S. government has made it impossible to pay partners around the world.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Top USAID officials are trying to create a false narrative that life-saving aid has continued despite Trump’s blanket halt to foreign aid. Our @nytimes.com reporting shows the exact opposite. USAID even issued an internal email to stop applications for waivers: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
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and there it is; Trump will use the money "saved" by firing much needed federal workers and shuttering essential departments to purchase aluminum time bombs, so in the end, the only efficiency DOGE succeeded in was how quickly Elon could steal from the government
good fucking job, America
good fucking job, America
After reports circulated Wednesday night of the State Department's intent to purchase Tesla vehicles, the document was edited, at 9:12 p.m., and now says the federal contract is for $400 million worth of "armored electric vehicles," but the word "Tesla" was removed.
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas
That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho...
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
and there it is; Trump will use the money "saved" by firing much needed federal workers and shuttering essential departments to purchase aluminum time bombs, so in the end, the only efficiency DOGE succeeded in was how quickly Elon could steal from the government
good fucking job, America
good fucking job, America
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@ronanfarrow.bsky.social reports on how the Trump Administration could use phone-hacking software to surveil citizens and target vulnerable groups. “Every single person should be worried,” a privacy expert said.
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:09 AM
@ronanfarrow.bsky.social reports on how the Trump Administration could use phone-hacking software to surveil citizens and target vulnerable groups. “Every single person should be worried,” a privacy expert said.
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a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job
This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake
web.archive.org/web/20231206...
web.archive.org/web/20231206...
NASA Intern Found Hope in the Moon - NASA
Lee esta historia en español aquí
web.archive.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job
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There are monsters among us: The politicians doing this. “It’s not ethical to stop treatment in any patient, whether it’s hormone treatment or anything else, without measuring the consequences of what you’re doing. You can’t just stop medication and say, ‘Good luck.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/n...
Trans Youth Are Rattled by Efforts to Ban Gender Care. So Are Hospitals.
President Trump’s executive order threatening hospitals’ funding if they provide gender transition care for youth has caused chaos in the transgender health landscape.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There are monsters among us: The politicians doing this. “It’s not ethical to stop treatment in any patient, whether it’s hormone treatment or anything else, without measuring the consequences of what you’re doing. You can’t just stop medication and say, ‘Good luck.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/n...
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Scientists, as well as bureaucrats.
This is the head of OMB, folks. He coauthored Project 2025. This is the playbook we are seeing with the attacks on DEI efforts, on healthcare, on NSF and NIH funding.
They want us out of the way so they can destroy many institutions and resegregate the rest.
This is the head of OMB, folks. He coauthored Project 2025. This is the playbook we are seeing with the attacks on DEI efforts, on healthcare, on NSF and NIH funding.
They want us out of the way so they can destroy many institutions and resegregate the rest.
“We Want the Bureaucrats to Be Traumatically Affected”
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Scientists, as well as bureaucrats.
This is the head of OMB, folks. He coauthored Project 2025. This is the playbook we are seeing with the attacks on DEI efforts, on healthcare, on NSF and NIH funding.
They want us out of the way so they can destroy many institutions and resegregate the rest.
This is the head of OMB, folks. He coauthored Project 2025. This is the playbook we are seeing with the attacks on DEI efforts, on healthcare, on NSF and NIH funding.
They want us out of the way so they can destroy many institutions and resegregate the rest.
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EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
wapo.st
February 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
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This is a de facto massive budget cut to research universities. We are talking Great Recession size impacts.
⚠️ Effective Monday 2/10/25, NIH indirect rate capped at 15%. Applies to existing & future grants.
—> Deep budget cuts & program closures coming to a university near you.
Is this the break the glass moment for university administrators who have been silent so far about the attack on science?
—> Deep budget cuts & program closures coming to a university near you.
Is this the break the glass moment for university administrators who have been silent so far about the attack on science?
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is a de facto massive budget cut to research universities. We are talking Great Recession size impacts.
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Three stories from today:
WaPo: Senate Republicans Propose $350 Billion for Mass Deportations
Bloomberg: Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost Between 5 and 11 Trillion Dollars
Politico: Republicans Preparing to Make "Deep Cuts" to Medicaid to Offset Reconciliation Costs
WaPo: Senate Republicans Propose $350 Billion for Mass Deportations
Bloomberg: Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost Between 5 and 11 Trillion Dollars
Politico: Republicans Preparing to Make "Deep Cuts" to Medicaid to Offset Reconciliation Costs
February 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Three stories from today:
WaPo: Senate Republicans Propose $350 Billion for Mass Deportations
Bloomberg: Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost Between 5 and 11 Trillion Dollars
Politico: Republicans Preparing to Make "Deep Cuts" to Medicaid to Offset Reconciliation Costs
WaPo: Senate Republicans Propose $350 Billion for Mass Deportations
Bloomberg: Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost Between 5 and 11 Trillion Dollars
Politico: Republicans Preparing to Make "Deep Cuts" to Medicaid to Offset Reconciliation Costs