Jennifer Underwood

Disappointing but not surprising. This ignores that the executive orders are not federal law. But, seems in line with a university that has historically built its reputation on the backs of Black people.

Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience. Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the st...

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Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out.

Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation.

Say equity, which a just society should pursue.

Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different.

McBuckets!!!!!!!! #unrivaled #laces

legiscan showing US Congress Senate Bill 9 Status Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 36-0) Status: Introduced on January 7 2025 - 25% progression Action: 2025-01-08 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. Summary A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. title: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes—a big step to something making trump’s executive order federal law, which is much harder to undo.

short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.

if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵


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Everyone should be aware of the line that has been crossed in the Trump trans military EO.

No longer is this about "evidence," "science" or "protecting kids."

Now, explicitly, black and white, it's about trans people being "liars," "dishonorable," "false."

It's a big step towards very bad things.

Trump’s Anti-Trans Attacks Won’t Stop With Us Chase Strangio explains the significance of President Donald Trump's attacks on the rights of transgender Americans.

Chase Strangio: "There is no clear way to be ready for a world where those in power wish for your demise. But we have no choice but to be ready to fight and we will."

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Wildfire climate connection Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

She would have buzzed in before the question was finished being read

a lot of things are true. the refusal to grasp this is a non-trivial amount of the problem

This is the longer version of the thing I was trying to say, which still is by no means everything I have to say in any direction. Do not try to infer or assume based on what I haven't said.You can ask me questions if you'd like to know. I will answer if I have the energy and am in the mood.

I desperately NEED Rhi’s take on the movie!

In Gaza and Israel, side with the child over the gun | Naomi Klein Some continue to minimize massacres of Israeli civilians - this only fuels militant Zionism

side with the child over the gun https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/11/why-are-some-of-the-left-celebrating-the-killings-of-israeli-jews

Erasing the “Black Spot”: How a Virginia College Expanded by Uprooting a Black Neighborhood Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, Virginia, seized the core of a thriving Black community to build a college. The school has been gobbling up the remaining houses ever since.

Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, Virginia, seized the core of a thriving Black community to build a college.

The school has been gobbling up the remaining houses ever since.

This is amazing work!

This is so awesome!

Appeals Court Blocks Idaho Ban on Transgender Youth Athletes | American Civil Liberties Union

BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit has upheld an injunction blocking enforcement of Idaho's ban on transgender student athletes, finding it in violation of the Equal Protection Clause. This follows the Second Circuit finding Connecticut's inclusive policy took nothing away from cisgender athletes.