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Hey folks - I've been working on this survey since early summer, and I'm really proud of it. It's intended to measure how LGBTQI+ folks' health has changed since the beginning of 2025, and the results will inform a lot of advocacy. Please consider participating! The link is bit.ly/OUTCommunity...

I mean, other than "no it wasn't"? Because, no it wasn't.

i wouldn’t assume that same-sex marriage is safe from this court or this regime. smarter people than me said that it was an exceptionally weak case, even for a court that doesn’t always care about that. but on an individual basis, fuck kim davis

I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:

So Dems lost Matt Yglesias, Chris Cillizza, Jonathan Chait, and—now—Ezra Klein.

That’s how bad their decision to cave is.

This, on the other hand, is welcome news

Live updates: Senate breaks Democratic filibuster in key vote toward reopening the government | CNN Politics The Senate voted 60-40 on Sunday on a key step toward reopening the government. Follow here for the latest.

I am so incandescently angry I don't even know where to start

www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Oh very cool, BAGLY was on my list but I had no idea you had that point of connection. They've always impressed me when I've interacted with them

Okay y'all, tell me alphabet mafia groups you think are awesome! Bonus points if you have interacted with them directly in any way

Make Abhorrent Ideas Socially Unacceptable Again

The mass firings have been lawless: now and all year The first step in stopping a lawless Supreme Court is being clear about what it’s doing

I wrote an explainer about the mass firings—the RIFs.

The RIFs all year have been clearly illegal. Russell Vought is using them to lawlessly clean out federal agencies. Lower court judges have said so. But the Calvinball Supreme Court has allowed them. 1/

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Year 9, Weeks 40-41 (October 12-25) Year 9, Weeks 40-41 is up! Things to know: Shutdown news, health news, Presidential emoluments.

A new NNR is up: nationalnewsroundup.org/2025/10/28/y...

What the everloving

this would be hilarious if it weren't so scary

Okay, so, I know I shouldn't name my immigration segment "Chinga La Migra" but hear me out

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

Two things can be true at the same time: neither charities nor mutual aid groups have the capacity to completely replace SNAP benefits for November, *and* we should still do as much as we can to feed people and save lives.

Epic: The Musical has a lot of themes that feel very relevant right now and I'm mad about it

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Year 9, Weeks 38-39 (September 28 – October 11) Another two weeks, another summary. New format this time!

I did another NNR, still experimenting with sustainable formats and practices. nationalnewsroundup.org/2025/10/13/y...

If you want to help those fired from CDC over the weekend, the CDC Mutual Aid Network is helping folks with emergency rent, groceries, etc.

altCDC gets no funds from donations, but we can verify they are legit and funds go directly to those impacted.

bus with one depressed and one happy character. the depressed one says the world is harsh cruel and unforgiving and is wearing clown makeup. the happy one, wearing a doctors coat, says great clown pagliacci is in town yay

We’re getting very used to this but the statement is unusually unhinged.

The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

Yup that was yesterday's version of Your Idol lol

Of course that said, even THEN, it's better to refer to this phenomenon as 'vicarious trauma' because that is what it really is

Okay listen y'all

Compassion fatigue IS a big thing right now for first responders who are overwhelmed and struggling to provide twice the supports with half as much

But this quote is a) not what compassion fatigue is and b) a really busted thing to say, like in general

Democrats do better, ffs

Me: 🎵 Listen cause I'm preachin to the choir
Chewin on your head because I'm tired 🎶

Me: ::chews on Ecta to demonstrate::

Ecta: Good job, you really made it your own

#BootsAndEctaShow

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

welp, just learned that a work contact I hadn't heard back from was quiet because he was vanished off the street, so that's a fun new normal I'm super excited to adjust to