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Tori Nefflen
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Digital Storyteller | Patient Advocate | Collectivist | 2x Cancer Fighter🎗| Abolitionist | 26 | she/her | 🧡🤍🩷 | views = my own | https://linktr.ee/victorianefflen
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Tori Nefflen @victorianefflen.bsky.social · Dec 16
Hi friends, unfortunately my cancer relapsed and I’ve been in the hospital for half a month battling pneumonia. If you have the ability and means, consider donating to my GoFundMe this holiday season, 🔗: www.gofundme.com/f/TorisTethers

#mutualaid #cancer #donate #baltimore #chemo
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erininthemorning.com
Massive protest at Children’s National in DC.

A former patient is speaking who they used in promotional to show how much they care about trans kids.

Now the hospital is one of a small few nationwide complying with trumps unlawful EO to end trans care.
February 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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democracynow.org
Israel is escalating its attacks on Jenin in the occupied West Bank. "Israel is trying to turn it into a clone of Gaza — ethnic cleansing, pushing people out and destroying homes systematically," says Palestinian analyst Muhammad Shehada.
Netanyahu to Meet Trump in D.C. as Israel Escalates War on West Bank
We speak with Palestinian writer and analyst Muhammad Shehada about the ceasefire in Gaza, which has allowed half a million displaced people to return to what’s left of their homes in the north of the...
www.democracynow.org
February 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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altcdc.altgov.info
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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jeremyfaust.bsky.social
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.

Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals.

Take a look.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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luckytran.com
NEW: In response to orders by the Trump admin, the CDC has taken down the Household Pulse Survey, one of the biggest and most important sources of Long COVID data in the world.

The US government is literally erasing the existence of Long COVID.
February 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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katelynburns.com
If you think that trans people are getting our rights ripped away "because the left went too far," you're a moron.

Everything happening to us today was written up and planned by the Family Research Council in 2015. The document is still public. It's all there. www.frc.org/transgender#...
Understanding and Responding to the Transgender Movement
In recent decades, there has been an assault on the sexes. That is, there has been an attack on the previously undisputed
www.frc.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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alli.gay
‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".

The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
A page with the title "LGB Travelers"
January 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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joshuaerlich.bsky.social
what rightly frustrates people, myself included, are these descriptive posts. we already know what’s going on. what are you going to *do* about it.

call for hearings. call for impeachment. withhold your vote. promise complete obstruction.

anything!
amyklobuchar.com Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · Jan 28
The reckless funding freeze by the Trump administration jeopardizes everything from community health centers to cancer research to child care to critical infrastructure projects. It is an unconstitutional power grab that puts lives and livelihoods at risk.
January 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
RIP Hind Rajab.

Today is one year on since this little six year old was killed (my daughter's age) - and then so were the two brave medics who came to rescue her, as agreed by the IDF, as she cowered in her family car with her family dead around her.

I will never forget this story.
Picture of Hind Rajab
January 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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esqueer.net
We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.

We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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@alli.gay
@erininthemorning.com
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@miralazine.bsky.social
@lizsaila.bsky.social
A screenshot of a multi‐column table listing several U.S. presidential Executive Orders relating to LGBTQ+ rights and antidiscrimination policies. Each row has columns for “Origin” (POTUS), “Number/Identifier” (e.g., EO 13988), “Title” (such as Preventing and Combating Discrimination…), “Action Type” (e.g., Broad Nondiscrimination, Military Nondiscrimination), “Summary” (key points of each order), and “Date Signed.” The listed orders span from early 2021 through early 2025, covering topics like preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, banning conversion therapy, rescinding prior harmful EOs, and restricting or expanding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives. A spreadsheet at the top shows columns tracking anti‐LGBTQ bills by status and year: total bills (334), 2025 bills (327), 2024 rollovers (7), how many passed committees (3), passed one chamber (5), passed both chambers (0), enacted (1), vetoed (0), failed (3), and carried forward (0). Below that, another header row lists different types of anti‐LGBTQ legislation (e.g., gender‐affirming care bans, pronoun bans, “Don’t Say Gay,” drag bans, bathroom bans) with the total count of each category (e.g., 55 for gender‐affirming care bans, 20 for pronoun bans, 14 for “Don’t Say Gay,” etc.). A color‐coded U.S. map spans the lower half, with states shaded from light orange to deep red according to how many anti‐LGBTQ bills they contain. Texas appears in the darkest red (46 bills), with lighter shades indicating fewer bills in other states. A note at the bottom right explains that the map shows total tracked bills per state, which does not necessarily reflect each bill’s likelihood of passage.
January 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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peoplescdc.org
Fighting for the public health we need in 2025 and Beyond!

Read the full text here: peoplescdc.org/2025/01/23/f...

Subscribe here: peoplescdc.substack.com/p/fighting-f...
On a deep purple background, white text in all caps reads "Fighting for the public health we need in 2025 and beyond!" Beneath that is a white text box with a yellow border. Text in the box reads: "Expanding the fight for the public’s health will be increasingly necessary in the months ahead. Indeed public health – which we understand as fostering every person’s wellbeing, safety and creating conditions for all to thrive – is central to any social movement struggle, and particularly urgent under the new changed conditions. At People’s CDC, we will continue demanding and building a positive Public Health infrastructure that is trusted by and responsive to community needs and based in scientific realities. To those joining the fight, we say, “Welcome!” and offer the following bits of advice for engagement:" At the bottom center of the slide is a red People's CDC circular logo. At the bottom right, peoplescdc.org in purple text. A deep purple banner with white text reads, "We keep us safe: require masking." Beneath that is a white text box with a teal border. Text in the box reads: "Require masking at all your in-person events, in combination with as many Layers of Protection as possible. Not only do masks protect us from catching and transmitting harmful viruses and bacteria, they are important symbols of anti-fascism, collective liberation, and bodily autonomy." At the bottom center of the slide is a red People's CDC circular logo. At the bottom right, peoplescdc.org in purple text. A deep purple banner with white text reads, "Follow the Science" Beneath that is a white text box with a teal border. Text in the box reads: "Work to counter the known anti-science positions of the Trump-Vance administration. Engage with your communities to share trusted science-based information and knowledge about vaccine safety and efficacy. Avoid sharing medical and public health misinformation." At the bottom center of the slide is a red People's CDC circular logo. At the bottom right, peoplescdc.org in purple text. A deep purple banner with white text reads, "Connect the dots between Climate Crisis and Public Health" Beneath that is a white text box with a teal border. Text in the box reads: "Understand the relationship between the climate and public health. As the climate changes, we will continue to see more and more pandemics. We encourage folks to explore what a climate-informed public health infrastructure would require." At the bottom center of the slide is a red People's CDC circular logo. At the bottom right, peoplescdc.org in purple text.
January 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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luckytran.com
If the disaster doesn’t get you, disaster capitalism will finish the job.
Rent rose by 20 percent across L.A. County after fires. That’s illegal. In nearly 30 cities in the county, the median rent for homes listed within two weeks after the fires began increased well past the legal limit of 10 percent. January 25, 2025
January 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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delaneyrules.bsky.social
Meals on Wheels America spox on OMB pause:

"the uncertainty right now is creating chaos for local Meals on Wheels providers not knowing whether they should be serving meals today. Which unfortunately means seniors will panic not knowing where their next meals will come from."
January 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
victorianefflen.bsky.social
Yeah idk I feel like qualifying someone’s right to be in the US based on how “productive” and “hardworking” they are kind of misses the point. No one is illegal means NO ONE is illegal, no matter how much their presence here does or doesn’t somehow benefit you.
January 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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miamingus.bsky.social
Telling folks to just "plug in to community" rn is well-meaning and if you can do that, wonderful. But most people are not super connected to community for many reasons. So, if you don't have community rn that's ok, consider finding 2-5 ppl you can form a pod with.

www.soiltjp.org/our-work/res...
[photo: Six orcas move through calm water. The image is taken just above the surface of the water and the image is slightly overexposed from the sun shining off the water, creating a dreamy glowing effect. Four of the orcas have a small portion of their backs visible above water while the other two only have the fins visible.]
January 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
victorianefflen.bsky.social
I’ve officially finished my second round of chemo 🥳
January 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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itsreallycj.bsky.social
Updated DEI list of companies committed to DEI
Costco, Meijer,Kroger,Giant Grocery,Ben & Jerry’s,Ulta,Macy’s, Old Navy,Nordstrom’s,TJ Maxx,GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…),Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans (for those on the east coast)
January 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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thejosevilson.com
Something I’ve learned over the years:

Just because you don’t see it happen on social media doesn’t mean it’s not happening.

In fact, some of the best community building I’ve seen *has* to happen offline so strategies can get fine-tuned and aligned.

We’ll need to grant more grace in the now.
January 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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itsreallycj.bsky.social
Companies Scaling Back or Denouncing DEI

Amazon
Boeing
Brown-Forman
Caterpillar
Ford
Harley-Davidson
John Deere
Lowe’s
Molson Coors
McDonald’s
Meta
Nissan
Stanley Black & Decker
Target
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Walmart

Support who supports you ✨✊
January 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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lisasnowden.bsky.social
If you feel helpless and would like to find a community event to do, we have a calendar for that. There will be a new one out Wednesday.
January 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
victorianefflen.bsky.social
Trump halting funding for cancer research feels… diabolical
January 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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prisonpolicy.org
Only 1 in 6 women on probation or parole can access abortion care at any stage of their pregnancy w/o needing permission to cross state lines.

This means officers get to decide whether the vast majority of 800,000 women on probation or parole can travel for abortion care.
A map of the US showing where parole and probation travel restrictions make abortion bans even more oppressive for women on supervision.
January 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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ocasio-cortez.house.gov
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
victorianefflen.bsky.social
My first article with @worldresources.bsky.social Cities4Forests Initiative🌲 cities4forests.com/story/utah-r...
Utah Resilience Fund Protects Communities in the Great Salt Lake
As Utah faces rising wildfire and water risks, the Utah Resilience Fund can advance forest health treatments to address these challenges.
cities4forests.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM