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There are so many people sending love to @fooddatanerd.com! I know being surrounded by this warmth and kindness and support has made a world of difference to Randy. Keep the good vibes and messages coming please! More details at www.caringbridge.org/site/17ef516...

Randy and His Brain We are using CaringBridge to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and…

Many words, actually! www.caringbridge.org/site/17ef516... Follow Randy's CaringBridge for updates on their health journey. It’s a great way to send love, encouragement, and stay informed. Please visit, follow, and keep lifting them up with our support!

Hedwig and the Origin of Love This is what gender-affirming care can look like

A little story about how art is transformative, why representation matters, and how you never know what's possible until you try. #pride

Pride 2025: Recommended Reading Some of my favorite queer authors and queer-centric books for Pride Month 2025

30 fave queer authors & books. #booksky @corysilverberg.bsky.social @caseymcquiston.bsky.social @stevenrowley.bsky.social @freyamarske.bsky.social @blairfell.bsky.social @elisegravel.bsky.social @augusten.bsky.social @lexcroucher.bsky.social @emilystjams.bsky.social @aliceoseman.bsky.social

Celebrating #Pride with my fave #queer authors & books
No. 2) Becky Albertalli www.beckyalbertalli.com
Fabulous for readers of all ages, her books are compassionate, funny & sweet and teach me something about how to be a good and authentic human in a world that doesn’t always reward those traits.

TJ Klune

Celebrating #Pride by posting about my fave queer authors & books

No. 1) TJ Klune has a marvelous talent for creating characters–whether human or in any number of other fantastical forms–who immediately take up residence in your heart. His books are achingly good. I want to live inside them.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

Monthly State SNAP Data Monthly SNAP participation data for the United States and every state, from October 1988 through the latest month published by USDA Food and Nutrit...

🥗 #SNAP
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Here's the latest monthly state SNAP data,
I archived for you,
because a hostile foreign agent is setting fire to the federal government and vital data keep disappearing!

Happy SNAPentine's Day! ❤️❤️❤️
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dates of birth, Social Security numbers, performance appraisals, home addresses, pay grades, and length of service for government employees. In response to employees speaking out, Musk’s aides locked civil servants out of computer systems and offices, with reports of personal items being searched.

Trump issued a memorandum invalidating government labor contracts finalized in the 30 days before his presidential inauguration. This action is not legal and will not hold up in court.

Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”

Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.

USAID, founded in 1961 as the primary U.S. foreign aid agency, is now under threat of being dismantled by President Trump. Signs outside the USAID building have been removed, the agency’s website went offline, and its X account disappeared.

Hundreds of USAID employees have been fired or furloughed, and foreign aid operations were suspended after Trump issued a freeze on aid. The agency’s public affairs team has also been placed on leave and locked out of their systems.

This situation is escalating quickly. More details to come.

We need that energy. Let your righteous indignation and holy anger fuel your work. And remember to breathe. We're going to need stamina for this fight. And snacks. Don't give up. If you need me, let me know. If I need you, I will do the same. We need each other to survive. And we will. Together.

We are sailing in rough waters through a violent storm. Hold on. Hold on to each other. Cry when you need to cry. Laugh when you can laugh. Find ways to keep creating, building, sheltering, protecting, uplifting, singing, listening, learning, teaching, nurturing, giving, imagining, caring, loving.

There ARE a lot of humans committed to doing good in their communities and in the world. There ARE a million little things we can do to care for each other, support those who are doing the hard work, do what we can when we can & step back & rest when we need to, because that's just as important.

It is clear they intend to throw everything they possibly can in our faces until they beat us down. We have to stand tall, and when we fall, help each other up. There's no panacea for this insipid sickness.

by the dangerous and destructive policies this administration is implementing. What's happening is heartbreaking and gut-wrenching. We cannot let this man or his enablers break us. We cannot let them win.

People's lives will be irrevocably changed. People are going to suffer. People are going to die. Not just liberals or immigrants or queer people, but millions of innocent people across the United States and around the world who are (in many cases unknowingly) being targeted...

Nevertheless, not only my family and friends and many people I know, but millions more who I don't know are being or will soon be directly and egregiously harmed by the likely illegal actions of the administration in its first two weeks alone.

Dear World,

Apparently some other voters elected this unfathomably cruel, heartless, short-sighted, ignorant individual to the White House. It's hard for me to understand why they did this. I voted for Kamala Harris.

For transportation to shelter for yourself or someone else please call (202) 399-7093 or 311

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2.5% of District high school students identify as transgender, which means that there are thousands of transgender children, youth, and young adults. You have a right to exist. You are valid. osse.dc.gov/node/1734341

llame este número si está en DC, MD O VA Para reportar redadas de ICE u otras actividades o si su ser querido ha sido detenido por ICE y necesita información sobre recursos disponibles 202-335-1183

Call this number in the DC metro area to report ICE raids or other activity or if your loved one has been taken by ICE and you need information on available resources 202-335-1183

If you're aged 18-24 or are calling on behalf of someone who is, and want to be directed to a youth rather than an adult shelter, please specify the call is about a young adult.