People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Wow !!
Go Boston!!! Kings Day!! 🇺🇸
😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings
"Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves."
-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Utah legislators commissioned a study to go with their 2023 ban on gender-affirming pediatric care. Now they're trying to ignore the results.
Major good news for my transmasculine readers.
The Washington State Democrats have informed me that the bill will cover 6-month supply stockpiles of testosterone as well.
They were unable to get 12-month supply stockpiles due to its controlled status, but it WAS upgraded from 3 to 6 months.
My advice to all of my readers:
WAIT to send in your passport update right now. As soon as we get class certification, which I will announce to all of my readers, that will be your time to rocket speed submit your passport applications.
Right now, you should likely wait.
The Massachusetts House has taken a major step towards banning trans athletes in sports.
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
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Kidnapping.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
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1. The 1Q 2025 Anti-Trans Risk Assessment Map is complete, and there are big changes.
I have issued a "Do Not Travel" for transgender foreign citizens.
Risk has deteriorated broadly across the US.
Transgender youth see changes in previously safe states.
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
Ssssick.
i ssssee you’re ccccelebrating the year of the ssssnake.
The economy works because of us. If we stop, it stops. Tomorrow, we step back to show just how much power we really have.
💵 If you have to spend, pay in cash.
🛒 Keep your money in the community and support small, local, and independent businesses.
#EconomicBlackout2025 #EconomicBlackout
1. Nearly a century ago, Nazis burned trans books to usher in fascism.
Now, Trump is doing the same, digitally burning all records of transgender people and striking the community from records.
This must be seen for what it is: a move towards atrocity.
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Congratulations, Matt! Eager to read it.
Scheduled for a week from tomorrow and hoping it won’t be too late.
