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Progressive Candidate Has Dropped Out Of ME Senate Race Not Platner. Daira Smith-Rodriguez

Platner's dismissive comments about sexual assault in the military were so disgusting that a candidate who had experienced assault in the service dropped out to endorse Mills rather than risk Platner getting into the senate. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/progressiv...

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women" The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

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N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal

This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...

Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance (Published 2019)

Kushner holds no official position yet travels around the world negotiating at the highest levels of foreign policy and supposedly representing US interests.

He was rejected for security clearance in Trump’s first term until Trump interceded and ordered he be granted permanent top secret clearance.

Transgender protections bill returns to Congress in 2026 - masslive.com "We need to say it loud enough for every American to hear that trans rights are human rights," U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said Wednesday.

Mass. Sen. Markey, lawmakers make renewed push for transgender Bill of Rights

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

A key witness took the stand in the Meta trial detailing exactly just how dangerous these platforms are for our children. The evidence shows how Meta knowingly exposes kids to online sexual exploitation. Stay tuned for more updates.

BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.

The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.

Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.

Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.

YouTube video by More Perfect Union We Uncovered the Scheme Keeping Grocery Prices High

Walmart is using its power over suppliers to push grocery prices up. This terrific explainer draws on newly unsealed details from an antitrust case—filed by Lina Khan and dropped by Trump—to show how. I’m proud that @ilsr.bsky.social helped get the case unsealed. And thrilled to help tell the story.

Khanna, of California, named the six as Salvatore
Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Leslie Wexner.

The document reveals that the search was based on disinformation and debunked claims pushed by private individuals since Trump's loss.

Gavin Newsom’s likely presidential bid is built on broken promises | Gil Durán The California governor has a record of failed pledges on housing, healthcare and more as he mistakes theatrics for leadership

I’ve watched Gavin Newsom’s career for 20+ years. It’s a buffet of big lies & failed hopes

Like Trump, he breaks promises, serves billionaire interests & mistakes social media theatrics for leadership.

Is that what we need in 2028?

via @us.theguardian.com

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At day centers, people can access resources such as laundry machines, showers, hygiene products and even hot meals. Here are some of the city-funded day centers open for people experiencing homelessness.

#resources #DMV

Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here’s What’s at Stake Attorney general Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.

"Just as the world watched courtrooms hold Big Tobacco and Big Pharma accountable, we will, for the first time, see Big Tech CEOs like Zuckerberg take the stand."

Trump administration's changes to the CFPB cost Americans $19B, a new report says The Trump administration has significantly reduced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's activities over the past year.

One year of Vought controlling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $19 billion in financial relief. We can't afford another year. #StopVought

One point I've seen is that a typical youth trans surgery candidate is a 17 year old heading off to college, wanting to make a fresh start in a body that fits better. Not the only justification or course, or (sadly) available to most kids! But a nice indication of how non-worrisome the stories are.

Trump, Extreme Wealth Concentration, and Our Societal Crisis | Common Dreams The US government simply has not done enough to ensure that the livelihoods of all Americans are protected or improved in this new Gilded Age. What it has done is made sure the rich get richer by the ...

From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.

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Sigh. What could go wrong?

William ‘Sandy’ Darity insists federal dollars are the only path to full reparations - Andscape Advocates for Black equality call many things “reparations” – educational programs, housing assistance, health care clinics, even efforts to foster reconciliation between the races. But there is a sch...

Y'all, @sandydarity.bsky.social is on #bluesky!

Dr. Sandy Darity is one the top experts on the racial wealth gap for Black Americans. Alongside Dr. Kristen Mullen, they find that giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 would help close the racial wealth gap. #blacksky

Tell Lawmakers: Pass The Driver Privacy and Safety Act Please take action!

Law enforcement in New Mexico collects vast amounts of data through surveillance tools like automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). Mounted on police cars, road signs, and bridges, these cameras track the movements of every driver—creating a massive, unregulated record of our private lives.

“Magic: The Gathering” Gathers for Trans Lives, Raises $450,000 in Less Than Two Days “Magic is political.”

Something incredible is happening in the Magic: The Gathering community.

The prolific MTG Youtube channel Tolarian Community College has raised $450,000 and growing for Trans Lifeline.

Read our writer S. Baum's story here and go pitch in!

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Minnesota is currently under a paramilitary occupation from jack boot goons, and they are very publicly getting support from Sheriffs around Minnesota.

We must demand a better candidate for Governor, someone who actually cares about our real safety.

Please share so we can #draftEMQ draftEMQ.com

Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property

Illinois adopts American Academy of Pediatrics vaccine schedule, shunning federal recommendations Illinois’ adoption of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ childhood vaccine schedule is the latest example of Illinois breaking with the federal government over health care policies.

While Donald Trump and RFK Jr. push conspiracy theories over science, my administration is forging a path that puts our people first.

Illinois will adopt the American Academy of Pediatrics' vaccine schedule to keep families safe.

New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.

This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.

It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.

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Beacon Press: Big-Box Swindle An expert's in-depth exploration of the enormous impact of mega-retailers-and what communities and independent businesses can do A Book Sense Pick and Annual Highlight

4. As the Walton family — which owns 50% of Walmart stock — cheers its obscene wealth of over $500 billion, remember that all that loot was stolen from small businesses, workers, and you. You are paying for this monopoly in inflated grocery prices, lower wages, food deserts, and dead main streets.

Walmart’s Monopolization of Local Grocery Markets | Independent Business In 203 markets, Walmart controls 50% or more of the grocery market. No other corporation has ever amassed this much control over the food system.

1. A reminder: Walmart's $1 trillion valuation is the product of decades of unchecked anticompetitive behavior. It's no coincidence that Walmart began its insane growth spurt after the 1980s decision to stop enforcing key antitrust laws. More than others, Walmart recognized what this meant.

A company with $1 trillion in market cap should be required to pay a living wage. That market cap is based on profits that are dependent on corporate welfare in the form of public assistance to its workers.

According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep.

PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.