Rebecca De León 🦁

ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project is hiring.
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Where's that racism dog when you need him

We took over the National Mall last weekend to show that trans people from every corner of the country are loved and deserve the freedom to be ourselves.

Boise to host first-ever Latinx Pride this month Boise’s first Latinx Pride kicks off May 31 with drag, dance, food, and culture. All are welcome to celebrate queer Latinx voices and community at Cecil D. Andrus Park.

The first ever celebration of Latinx trans and queer voices in Boise will take place on May 31, kicking off Pride Month in June. Co-organizer Oliver MacDonald says the goal is to highlight the many experiences of the community. #IdahoNews

Inside Trump’s Rushed Effort to Deport 238 Migrants The Trump administration sent them to a prison in El Salvador under a wartime act, calling them members of a Venezuelan gang. But a New York Times investigation found little evidence of criminal backg...

Seeking to provide a fuller picture of who was imprisoned in El Salvador, an NYT team ran the names of the 238 men through US databases, checked backgrounds in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Chile, scoured court docs and news articles, and spoke to relatives. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/w...

If you type in "Faulkner and Hemingway" in your favorite search engine, you'll likely stumble upon this famous exchange. Faulkner on Hemingway: "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." Hemingway: "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?" Zing!

The celebrity beef no one talk about anymore.

He's "flirting" with lawlessness?? What's that guy gotta do for experts to admit he's taken the law to bed and abused it?

Spite is such a powerful emotion. It really energizes tired people.

I also can hold a grudge, I'm learning 😇

One of my absolute favorite books of all time by far 🫶

Remember when these people pretended they were free speech absolutists

The fourth estate of democracy may be the only one left hanging on to democracy.

We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert This is how you write a headline. San Antonio Express-News ® @ExpressNews Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz, who uses the preferred name Ted, has introduced a bill to limit the use of preferred names and pronouns. expressnews.com

My hometown paper ☕️💅🏽

Ah yes, Jesus said that somewhere in the Bible, I'm sure.

What uhhhh what's going on with the thin blue line there? Looks kinda gay tbh 🌈

Don't worry, I asked JJ if he was cool with the name change, and he said "sí."

I just listened to the first episode of The Latina Card, with host @rebeccadeleon.bsky.social , co-hosts Irena Ruiz/Gabrielle Marcantonio, and producer Diana Romero.
Please make sure to listen on Radio #Boise or wherever you get your podcasts!!
#Idaho

THANK YOU so much for your support, dear friend! 💞

Caldwell School District asks for reprieve from funding cut after protest lowers attendance Almost 5,500 pupils are enrolled in the Caldwell School District, implying that around 2,000 were absent the day of the protest.

WAKE UP, CALDWELL. WAKE UP, IDAHO.

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Idaho Hispanic commission director retires after 28 years with agency • Idaho Capital Sun Margie Gonzalez's identity and experiences inspired her career as the executive director of the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs.

Margie Gonzalez retired after 28 years with the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs. It was a bittersweet decision, but she said its time for a new generation of Idaho Hispanics to step into leadership positions like hers. idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/10/i...

Is that racism dog account on Bluesky, too? We need a bork from that account for Redman.

Legalized racial profiling as a way to conduct mass deportatios. Anyone who says otherwise is lying or very ignorant.

Man JJ you must be turning over in your grave 100 times over right now. I don't know what to do without you, you beautiful butthole.

Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality Us and them is all the rage.

"The friend-enemy distinction is ultimately incompatible with the liberal democratic project. Pluralism seeks to create a community in which historical enemies can live in peace and flourish side by side."
How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...

It's only been like 24 hours y'all 😭

Pasaron por aquí 3 hombres con una escritura bien rara 🙈

best press release I ever sent

OMG

Now the press release has TWO mistakes 😖

I actually meant to send you a press release specially curated for you. 😘

I'm a marketing genius, let us remember

For everyone who thinks journalism is dead -- try sending a press release to Idaho reporters with a mistake in it. 😘

In all honesty, I love how sharp our journalists are. I may have moved on to advocacy communications, but journalism will always be the spicy ex I can't get over.