Dr Karin

Hello! I am a trans journalist looking to speak with trans kids and parents of trans kids across the US who have been impacted by the clinic closures---please get in touch or share!

I don't care if Congress authorizes War on Iran. NO WAR ON IRAN. I want people to fucking reclaim their morality.

How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.

New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:

Email your representatives: No War with Iran! I just wrote a letter to my congressional representatives to urge them to oppose Trump's illegal war with Iran. Can you join me? https://admin.actionnetwork.org/letters/email-your-representative-no-wa...

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Don't be ridiculous.

Pundits and analysts ruminating over the reasons underlying Trump's declaration of war against Iran should ignore the complex humanistic, militaristic and strategic impact and focus solely on how Trump would be personally enriched and how the attack makes him personally feel. Everything is personal.

WARNING: Illinois Is About to Elect a MAGA-Aligned Senator But it's not too late -- here's what we need to do to prevent a catastrophic failure and instead elect someone whose record aligns with our values

IL is on the verge of electing a Senator far more aligned with Trump, MAGA power brokers & ICE infrastructure expansion than the values of a deep-blue state.

Here’s what Raja Krishnamoorthi hopes you don’t know about him & how we elect someone better.

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

This is why I hate it when people unfairly/excessively trash red states. There are queer, trans, and under resourced people living in those places too and most of the time they can’t just uproot their lives

Delayed and Turned Away: How Access to Abortion Can Depend on Your Weight Research shows abortion is safe across body sizes. But BMI limits at clinics are still pushing some patients into different care and higher costs.

Abortion is safe across body sizes, but some medical providers are still turning patients away for exceeding their self-imposed BMI limit. Fatphobia is everywhere and in everything.

You should care about this because trans people are human beings with inalienable human rights, but even if you don't, you should care about this for your own personal safety

First they violate the rights of a group they think no one will fight for, and then they come for the rest of us

This is why people are so upset when people say Democrats need to stop focusing on trans issues because it's too woke and people aren't ready for it: we're not talking minor inconvenience here. We're not talking microaggressions

We're talking: they are stripping IDs from trans people

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow

It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker

This was never about woman's sports

She’s raised almost $20m to help Minnesota – she thinks you can do it too Ashley Fairbanks launched Stand with Minnesota as ICE raids rocked her home town – now donations are pouring in, and families’ rent is being paid

I need to address this immediately, because I am WAY too Minnesotan to ever claim credit for this.

I built a thing to point the fire hose of people's generosity in the right direction. That's it.

I am thankful for the piece, because hopefully it means people will donate more money.

For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process

NEW — An obscure Navy contractor program is making Trump’s plans to quickly build out and supply immigrant concentration camps around the country a reality.

Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

If you haven't watched this video yet, you're missing some beautiful tears of joy.

All Bondi can do is lie

Yeah. 100 percent.

The truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks) The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.

There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...

🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.

Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled. Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.

NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.

Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."

Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...

NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday

NBC has some explaining to do

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Racism and bigotry as blatantly expressed and practiced by Donald Trump and his administration should absolutely be considered "high crimes and misdemeanors" in that they result in biased and unlawful treatment of different classes of constituents.

By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet

Another always-good recommendation is to encourage people who are concerned to vote early and/or by mail (if those options are available) to reduce both real and perceived risk.

NO FUNDING FOR DHS WITHOUT HEAVY LIMITS ON ICE/CBP. I'm begging my Democratic members of Congress to hold the line on funding DHS. No funding without accountability and guardrails. Agents may not wear masks, and they must wear identifying badges. Home invasions are not allowed unless there is a judicial warrant. No use of weaponry on civilian protestors and observers under any circumstances - not tear gas, pepper balls, or any type of munitions. Surges or other "occupations" of American cities must be banned. No one, no matter what their citizenship status, may be put into detention without due process. Arrest and detention must be carried out lawfully, without aggressive violence. No more "Kavanaugh stops" or other profiling based on skin color or appearance. No stopping of vehicles or interference with drivers or passengers unless there is probable cause. Let's bring law back into law enforcement, shall we? Thanks.

Sent this letter to my members of congress, all Dems. Hold strong against ICE/CBP abuses, @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov

Some excellent points being made about this if you look: it's a bluff, there are not enough of them, Natl Guard could be called on to protect voters, and others.
Best option is we get rid of ICE before the election.

This rhetoric puts Democrats (and anyone who cares about democracy) in a bind. There is legitimate outrage, but by amplifying the threat, we assist in its purpose of intimidating voters. So, how do we address this attack on democracy?

Proponents of democracy will need to do several things at once: