A series of tweets from Politico senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney:
BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants β ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI β are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
YOUNG: "I am hesitant to draw this conclusion, but I have an unflinching obligation to draw it β that this represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against Americaβs LGBTQ community. Thatβs what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out."
MORE YOUNG: "It is palpably clear that these directives and the set of terminated grants here also are designed to frustrate, to stop, research that may bear on the health β weβre talking about health here, the health of Americans, of our LGBTQ community. Thatβs appalling."
YOUNG still going: "Iβve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable. Iβve sat on this bench now for 40 years. Iβve never seen government racial discrimination like this ... I ask myself, how can this be?"
"I have the protection that the founders wrote into the constitution, along with imposing upon me a duty to speak the truth in every case. I try to do that. What if I didnβt have those protections. What if my job was on the line, my profession... Would I have stood up against all this? Would I have said, 'you canβt do this?' You are bearing down on people of color because of their color. The constitution will not permit that."
"Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?"
Spitting FIRE holy shit π₯
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watching an Oilers playoff game
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Moments before the white smoke, this baby seagull was being fed right next to the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.
Habemus Papam! But also yay to baby birds π¦
08.05.2025 16:16 β π 1015 π 132 π¬ 23 π 15
*drunk at the conclave* nooooooo donβt pick him he sucks
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jesus may be a jets fan
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I STAND CORRECTED
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POSTPONED
28.04.2025 05:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
the violent pivot from its so over to we're so back with these guys!!!!! the drama
28.04.2025 04:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
whats with this double habs oilers flop situation.......
28.04.2025 02:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
tom wilson needs his ass beat fr
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coming out as a sorta catholic and hockey fan around the same time has been the most embarrassing experience of my life lmfao (there is nothing wrong with either of these things i was just an edge lord about it for a while)
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honey its time for your 6 hours of off the rails playoff hockey every other day
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it's almost 1AM π€ͺ
26.04.2025 04:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
omg and the oilers game im clutching my chest these two games back 2 back are seriously bonkers
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THIS IS SO ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED
26.04.2025 01:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
hoooooly fuck bud this is what its all about
26.04.2025 00:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
this habs game is so good omg WE GOT A BRAWL???
26.04.2025 00:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Still from the television show Pepper Ann showing from left to right Nicky, Milo and Peppper Ann walking down a sidewalk next to a parking lot
if the hardcore band looks like this you are going to die in the pit
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i gotta be the most fuckable person in this entire catholic ash wednesday mass
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The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
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The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
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The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
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The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
14.02.2025 03:29 β π 26835 π 9799 π¬ 16 π 18
Well Super Bowl Saturday is over and neither team showed up, nor did the fans. A totally empty stadium! This whole debacle is a complete embarrassment for the NFL. Thank god the TV stations forgot to broadcast it too.
09.02.2025 07:36 β π 4090 π 243 π¬ 98 π 14
sad to report that becoming mentally physically and emotionally well doesnβt happen when u just do one thing one time perfectly π€¨ you actually have to do a bunch of things forever and make mistakesβ¦ itβs actually bullshit
08.02.2025 16:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
danielle smith absolutely has that felonious vibe to her
07.02.2025 00:39 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Federal Workers Block Doors of Admin Building Over Elon Musk Data Breach - DCMediaGroup
Nearly 100 Federal employees took part in a protest now into its second day of a takeover by Elon Musk surrogates of the high administration arm of the Federal government. Photo: DCMediaGroup Washingt...
Workers in DC are fighting to block Musk's minions.
"About 100 Federal employees and supporters...blocked the doors to...βdata minersβ....The small group of young men eventually left without entering after the protesters would not let them near the front doors." dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/02/f...
03.02.2025 08:27 β π 10023 π 3308 π¬ 208 π 411
I love being transgender. Being transgender is awesome. Radically reinventing your body and taking control of your identity is awesome. I'm so proud of who I am and how I got here. A bunch of bigots in control of the government won't change that. I'm here to stay, and I'm happy, and I love myself.
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ICE Agent Decides He Wants Kids After Seeing Incredible Love And Devotion Of Parents Begging Him Not To Take Their Child
ICE Agent Decides He Wants Kids After Seeing Incredible Love And Devotion Of Parents Begging Him Not To Take Their Child
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