Julia B. Chan

Women’s contributions and men’s racism erased from history of Muir Woods National Monument An initiative to fill in historical gaps from the Muir Woods National Monument disappeared under pressure from the Trump administration.

SCOOP: The Trump Administration directed the Muir Woods National Monument to remove language it had added to its interpretative signs detailing women's contributions to the monument and the racist ideologies of some of its founders.

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Trans people can obtain accurate passports again. Here’s how The 19th spoke with experts about the window of opportunity — and risk — that exists while the State Department complies with a court order.

I spoke with legal and policy experts to break down what steps trans people should follow to update their passports right now and what risks they may face while doing so.

Read more here — and if you need to update an expiring passport, time is of the essence!

I want to talk to adult content creators on how this is impacting your business! Interested in hearing from indie filmmakers & talent. Also would love to hear from women & queer people about how age verification is impacting how you use the internet! (Yes, for porn.)

DMs open, signal in bio

1/ The Supreme Court wrapped up their latest session before a summer recess with significant rulings in cases, with each being decided by the court’s conservative 6-3 majority.

Here are five key decisions made by the court. 🧵

Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in New York City mayoral primary Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic socialist could again face the former governor, as well as the current mayor, in November.

Cuomo conceded the race — just now!! — before the final results of ranked-choice voting were clear.

Assemblymember Zohrani Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City. More from @gracepanetta.bsky.social: 19thnews.org/2025/06/zohr...

SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice Justice Sotomayor called the order a "gross ... abuse" of the court's authority. Also: Law Dork in the media.

"SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice"

Honestly still can't believe that I wrote this headline today, let alone that the U.S. Supreme Court's majority did so.

Text reads: "Trump Administration Will End LGBTQ Suicide Prevention Service" over a photo of someone wearing a headset. Photo by Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times

Breaking News: The national suicide prevention hotline will no longer work with the Trevor Project or provide specialized support to LGBTQ callers under a new Trump administration directive effective July 17. nyti.ms/444VrdN

Nowhere in the world to run: The international law ripping children from their mothers The Hague Abduction Convention was meant to reunite mothers and children. Instead, it's often used by allegedly abusive fathers to tear them apart.

1/ As divorce rates soared in the late 1970s, there was a consensus, supported by limited data, that fathers who had lost custody of their children were kidnapping them and hiding them abroad, leaving mothers with no means of redress.

This story is horrifying. Scammers got people to pay thousands of dollars to hire a fake lawyer. To keep the scam going and keep the money flowing, the scammers also set up fake USCIS appointments, fake ICE check-ins, and fake court hearings.

Worse, they told one guy to skip his real court hearing.

Newsom Formally Asks Trump to Pull National Guard Out of L.A. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded on Sunday that President Trump pull California National Guard troops off the streets and away from the demonstrations unfolding in Los Angeles.

i see you know antifa pikachu but have you ever met ICE out of LA labubu

Hotline for Immigrant Law Defenders:
213-833-8283

Legal representative line for CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles):
213-201-3797

ACLU Rapid Response Hotline for LA County:
888-624-4752

Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime.

This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇

our attention spans are such shit now—it’s not an excuse but my god we’ve got to reckon with what we’ve wrought and want/seek out/ask for more than just “good enough”

These mothers fought for their sons killed by police. Now they’re fighting for the country. The Mothers Against Police Brutality are bringing their individual experiences of tragedy together to empower police reform.

Black women, particularly grieving mothers, have always been at the center of the movement for police reform: fighting for justice not only for their own children, but for a safer and more equal America for all.

Why a GOP congresswoman has joined the call to free Tory Lanez Pop culture and politics are often combining in online spaces full of misinformation — including in the case of the rapper convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

Tory Lanez's bid to have his conviction overturned got support this week from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna 19thnews.org/2025/05/anna...

These mothers fought for their sons killed by police. Now they’re fighting for the country. The Mothers Against Police Brutality are bringing their individual experiences of tragedy together to empower police reform.

Black people represent nearly 30% of fatal police shooting victims in the US, though they are 13% of the population. Black women, particularly grieving mothers have always been at the center of the movement for police reform: fighting for a safer and more equal America for all. 🫶 via @19thnews.org

1 in 5 trans adults are insured through Medicaid - and this is what happens when they can’t use that coverage for gender-affirming care

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oh god if em dashes are a telltale sign of AI i... might be AI??

There’s been an influx of big creators onto Bluesky, but there’s no direct way for them to monetize their work yet. Are you going to change that? We’re giving them great traffic—and that can convert to money. One big thing is we don’t downrank links, so if you are a YouTube creator or you have a Patreon and you post those links on Bluesky, you’re getting higher link traffic, even with a smaller follower count. This is true of small creators and even news organizations. We’ve heard from large news organizations that Bluesky has better click-throughs and better subscription rates. [WIRED can vouch for this: The platform has become a top traffic driver and source of new subscribers.]

Can confirm @jay.bsky.team here: Bluesky has become a great driver of referral traffic. Not demoting link posts is huge, and the community of readers / responders here feels more thoughtful and engaged. X has become essentially worthless for the task
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They’re crimes — so why do we keep calling them ‘porn’? When we use outdated terms like 'revenge porn,' we blur the line between consensual entertainment and abuse.

Small plea: as the Take It Down Act is being signed today, avoid using the word "porn" to characterize nonconsensual deepfakes or intimate images published without the subject's consent. 19thnews.org/2024/07/reve...

Here’s how you can use the Take It Down Act, signed today The 19th explains how the new law on nonconsensual intimate imagery will be implemented — and how you can request the takedown of explicit images created or shared without permission.

👉 @jazzmyth.bsky.social explains how the Take It Down Act, which criminalizes distribution of nonconsensual imagery incl deepfakes and so-called “revenge porn,” will be implemented—and how you can request the takedown of explicit images created or shared w/o permission: 19thnews.org/2025/05/take...

The 25 Elections to Watch This May - Bolts Plenty of what’s on the ballot this May ties into national politics: JD Vance’s half-brother; a prosecutor who clashed with Elon Musk over the 2024 elections; the latest chapter in... Read More

Tomorrow is a busy election day.

Our team is watching several mayoral races including Pittsburgh's, Philadelphia's DA race, ballot measures on jail oversight and privatizing public services, heated school boards, and more.

Keep up with our cheat sheet. boltsmag.org/whats-o...

asking the void - i've seen that the home security heroes report saying 98% of deepfakes are sexually explicit is misleading. i've seen the stat cited in papers and the press. i haven't been able to find any debunking or background on it. can anyone point me in the right direction to learn more?

Something I hope everyone covers this tomorrow notes is that...the President has no authority whatsoever to make trade deals without congress. None. Not even the pretext of one.

oh damn, a necessity

pretty clean copy—only one incomplete sentence.

elmo seems like a solid candidate for any role he’s qualified for. any team would be lucky to have him!

a missed opportunity to stunt if you ask me! clocking the shoes is half the fun