The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Very! Especially the grouchily thwarted facial expression.

A screenshot of a multi‐column table listing several U.S. presidential Executive Orders relating to LGBTQ+ rights and antidiscrimination policies. Each row has columns for “Origin” (POTUS), “Number/Identifier” (e.g., EO 13988), “Title” (such as Preventing and Combating Discrimination…), “Action Type” (e.g., Broad Nondiscrimination, Military Nondiscrimination), “Summary” (key points of each order), and “Date Signed.” The listed orders span from early 2021 through early 2025, covering topics like preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, banning conversion therapy, rescinding prior harmful EOs, and restricting or expanding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives.

A spreadsheet at the top shows columns tracking anti‐LGBTQ bills by status and year: total bills (334), 2025 bills (327), 2024 rollovers (7), how many passed committees (3), passed one chamber (5), passed both chambers (0), enacted (1), vetoed (0), failed (3), and carried forward (0). Below that, another header row lists different types of anti‐LGBTQ legislation (e.g., gender‐affirming care bans, pronoun bans, “Don’t Say Gay,” drag bans, bathroom bans) with the total count of each category (e.g., 55 for gender‐affirming care bans, 20 for pronoun bans, 14 for “Don’t Say Gay,” etc.). A color‐coded U.S. map spans the lower half, with states shaded from light orange to deep red according to how many anti‐LGBTQ bills they contain. Texas appears in the darkest red (46 bills), with lighter shades indicating fewer bills in other states. A note at the bottom right explains that the map shows total tracked bills per state, which does not necessarily reflect each bill’s likelihood of passage.

We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.

We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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A hand-drawn old school doge meme, it's quite good Text: fake agency, much illegal, very data breach, such treasury, unelected, very cool, wow

Favorite sign so far

Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government (Gift Article) The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.

Worth a read if you haven’t checked it out yet.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

Crockett: "There is no reason for any political appointee, if you can even call [Musk] that, to have this kind of access. There's none."

Some useful Surveillance Self Defense links for people who want to lock their shit down right now:

Attending a protest: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...

How to Use Signal: ssd.eff.org/module/how-t...

Security starter pack: ssd.eff.org/playlist/wan...

Reminder that in Trump 1.0, legal challenges to agency actions were INCREDIBLY successful. Most administrations win 70+% of lawsuits against their agencies. Trump's administration *lost* 77% of the time.

Fund. Litigation.

The NYU Law study about this: www.law.nyu.edu/sites/defaul...

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

I’ll try, but I don’t see Barrasso or Lummis moving on this. Dammit. 🤦🏻‍♀️

The antidote for despair is action ❤️

* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)

“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”

Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅

Done…thank you so much for the nudge! It’s easy to be overwhelmed into inaction, but that is exactly what MAGA is counting on. These kinds of small steps and small nudges are crucial.

So here's where my head is at *rn*:

We can't let the existence of shitbags push us from spaces *we want* to be in. We must take up space. For example, IG is a useful platform that we use to connect.

Now, will it always be that way? NO. Zuck's ownership guarantees that.

So I think what we do is

Useful to file away for frequent reference. Confirmation bias is real -- and when you point out the contradictions or errors in posts that make unsubstantiated claims -- the anger is directed at you and not the person who is spreading b.s.

I cannot stress enough how helpful it is to set a 2x weekly reminder in my phone to call my reps. I don’t call every time but I do call a lot more consistently, which makes *gestures wildly* feel more manageable.

just did this.

addams from the addams family is holding a cup of tea and asking if she is ready for tea time . ALT: addams from the addams family is holding a cup of tea and asking if she is ready for tea time .

(spoiler: I was not ready)

Also, in case folks didn’t know, Adam is Jewish.

I’m 80ish% looking forward to and 20ish% dreading our classes starting back up. (I could have used more “break” in my break, tyvm.) You?

Definitely the Eeveelutions, as well as Gyarados.

Well, that just bumped it up my TBR. Thanks!

I’ll never forgive the U.S. either, and I’m American.

If civil war breaks out, meet me at the library.

Hey, this is Heather from JoCo and FB. Knitter, English prof, queer chick attempting to survive the Wild West. ❤️