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Three burrowing owlets standing in a line according to height.

Good morning! 🪶

oh shit i had totally forgotten what it felt like for something good to happen

i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up

Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.

I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...

What Would Trans Compromise Even Look Like? (The Right Won't Accept It) Conservatives and complicit centrists have obliterated every trans compromise position, so I don't know what we're supposed to do now. How would you react if I said that puberty blockers were once th...

There are very few trans journalists able to work full time covering trans issues. Not all of my work will be trans-related but it remains my focus point. If you want to help support trans journalists, becoming a paid subscriber to my work is one way to do so. burns-notice.ghost.io/what-would-t...

the fact that a sitting US president is talking about antifascism being terrorism should tell you a lot about what he thinks his own government represents

You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.

What exactly is it about trans people that inspires such disproportionate self-incinerating rage in people who fall down anti-trans rabbit holes? That we've kinda done nothing is precisely why it's so disproportionate, to the conspiracy addled, it's more proof of our secretive far-reaching power.

A Practical Guide To Feminizing HRT The futile attempt at answering every possible question for someone looking to trans their sex.

the Supreme Thursday Injection Gang is pleased to announce yet another wonderful left leg injection, thanks in large part to whoever wrote pghrt.diy which was really helpful at explaining exactly what to do (wow!)

Patches from Fromsoft games. Bald man in armor and no eyebrows.

"I asked ChatGPT"

"I asked Grok"

Well I asked Patches and he said "There, that hole. Take a closer look."

A paperback copy of Warhound by Kallidora Rho.

Now to find a spot of honor on my overstuffed bookshelves 😅

Community And Choice Are Not Bubbles

Disclosure: I am on the board of Bluesky and am inherently biased. Adjust your skepticism of what I write on this topic accordingly. It seems a bit odd: when something is supposedly dying or irrelevant, journalists can't stop writing about it. Consider the…

transition care for trans people is life saving healthcare. the only regret with my transition is that i didn’t start when i was younger. fuck everyone who is cheering on the destruction legal trans healthcare, and fuck those indifferent to it

Next time a publication publishes a piece about "ideological diversity" simply google if they have any trans writers or editors on staff (they don't)

Talk to at least 1 stranger a day

im not saying have full conversations, though you can and should sometimes.

walking past someone with a cool outfit? Tell them!
say good morning/afternoon/evening!

small interactions will evolve over time and talking to strangers will be easier!

Those look so, so good 🤤

good morning tuesday morning

For the reasons contained herein, the Court concludes first that the plaintiffs' action is not barred by the administrative exhaustion requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA"); second, that the plaintiffs have demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on their APA claims, and that the Court accordingly need not assess the plaintiffs' constitutional claims based on the limited record now available; third, that the plaintiffs have demonstrated a likelihood of irreparable harm absent a grant of preliminary injunctive relief, and that the balance of the equities favors granting such relief; fourth, that the plaintiffs' proposed class meets the requirements for certification under Rule 23(a) and Rule 23(b)(2); and fifth, that the President shall not be dismissed from the case as a defendant at this juncture given the potential availability of declaratory relief. In accord with these legal conclusions, the Court will ORDER that the plaintiffs' proposed class, with slight modification from the Court explained below, be certified 7 Case 1:25-cv-00691-RCL Document 67 Filed 06/03/25 Page 8 of 36 and that class counsel be appointed. The Court will further ORDER the BOP to make social accommodations available to all class members to the same extent they were available prior to the issuance of the Executive Order, and to provide hormone therapy to all class members who have been prescribed hormone medications by BOP or other medical personnel to the same extent as before the issuance of the Executive Order.

BREAKING: Federal judge orders that hormone therapy and social accommodations be maintained for transgender people in federal prisons, blocking Trump admin policies.

Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, granted class certification and prelim. injunction in a lawsuit challenging the policies.

I'm obsessed with this li'l hungry bub.

Systems are crumbling - but daily life continues. The dissonance is real If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help

It's not just you - it's hypernormalization

Are We Still Free? Living in the new American fascism.

After Patron blocked my latest review, I tried to write about censorship. Then I tried to write about aesthetics and the sexual politics of fiction.

What I ended up capturing was the violent silence of the moment - the grief and helpless fury of living in a world that marches on toward genocide ⬇️

Panel 1: A full moon in the sky, with a couple of small clouds flanking it but not obscuring it. Panel 2: A wolf in a sheep costume with a blue ribbon howls at it, going "AAOOOOoo". Panel 3: He is joined by another wolf in a sheep costume (with a red ribbon), as well as a few sheep. Panel 4: All of them (both the wolves and the sheep) are now howling at the moon together while a wolf in a yellow ribbon sheep costume observes from a distance. The yellow ribbon wolf has a blank expression -- not happy or sad, but maybe just sort of 'along for the ride' at this point. Panel 5: It is revealed that an elephant, also in a sheep costume, is sitting next to the yellow ribbon sheep costume wolf. He is looking over at the wolf, while the wolf looks forward. Panel 6: The elephant gives the yellow ribbon sheep costume wolf a reassuring pat on the head with his trunk, and also shifts his gaze forward. There is small text at the bottom reading 'thank you for reading!' and a smiley face.

Male Costa’s hummingbird

Good Morning! ☀️🪶🌵

I want every gay person that doesn't realize that transgender rights and gay rights are interconnected to read this story.

A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.

We are in this together and there's only one way out.

Swallow perched on a dead tree in front of some beard moss (Usnea), blueish-purple wings, green back, clean white front and violet neck.

The first thing I noticed was how fast this swallow flew. When it landed, I noticed the white cheeks and green back. I was thrilled to realize that it was a Violet-green Swallow. They are stunning!
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding

Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump

Before you read this, try to guess why each is fleeing.
(1) New Hampshire
(2) Idaho
(3) Texas
(4) California
(5) Florida

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

A colony of peachy splitgill mushrooms burst from the underside of an upturned stick like a line of tiny fungal fireworks. A trail leads into the forest in the background. All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms