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A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles: ​An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license. ​An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber. ​An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers. ​An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.

A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.

This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.

This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.

Portland can fine ICE building owner $5,000 each time federal officials deploy chemical munitions Portland can begin levying fines against the owner of the South Portland U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building each time its tenants release chemical munitions into the neighborhood.

The fines went into effect at 3 p.m., two hours before a planned anti-ICE rally at a park near the ICE building. 👀

(For the many who've asked me: The rule will not be enforced retroactively, even though the policy went into effect on Jan. 1.)

if you can help trans kansans and their families who need to get out of kansas to stay safe, please help.

“if the gender/sex indication on the face of your current credential does not match your sex assigned at birth, you are directed to surrender your current credential” is past frightening.

It's worth remembering that if you have that kind of money, you can pay someone to give you furniture that works better with your new place.

Also, those locations offer amenities, like community decks, dog runs, gyms, better HVAC, better views, better balconies, etc. It's more than just the unit.

Using detailed address-level microdata, we trace movement chains originating with the initial residents of The Central and document three main findings. First, we show the building generated a substantial number of local vacancies. We identify 180 specific addresses that became vacant because of moves into The Central. Scaling to account for data coverage suggests the new tower induced more than 500 local vacancies in the three years after construction, by setting off chains of moves. Second, while The Central units were expensive on a per-square-foot basis, the homes vacated by movers were significantly cheaper. Homes left behind by those moving into The Central were about 40% less expensive. Unlike much of the prior literature, which track the changing neighborhood characteristics of movers

Even more evidence that building new housing decreases rents: Researchers tracked the residents of a newly built luxury condo building and found that they freed up less expensive apartments nearby.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Postcards to Congress | Make Your Voice Heard Emails get deleted. Postcards get read. Send a physical postcard to your representatives in 60 seconds.

Introducing PostcardsToCongress.org, a web app to quickly send your Congress Critter a message in a very public and inexpensive way.

Emails get deleted, letters are delayed.

But Postcards. Postcards get read.

Pope Leo tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok "To give a true homily is to share faith," and artificial intelligence "will never be able to share faith," the pope said.

“Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek ‘likes’ on social media platforms like TikTok.”

“‘To give a true homily is to share faith,’ and artificial intelligence ‘will never be able to share faith,’ the pope added.”

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

Give me "Things a rapist says" for $500, please Ken.

#EpsteinAdministration
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
#EatTheRich
#BelieveTheVictims

(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS. MARCH 28 NOKINGS.ORG

The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities).

Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Even funnier if you include the next paragraph

This is crazy to me. I've been watching city council meetings for my smaller WA city, and the director of engineering was practically crooning about how we saved a ton of money by keeping the design in house and praised the young engineer who did the work. Mind, this was just streets, but...

A photo of a fire snail on a leaf. The snail has a black shell, and primarily red body with black coloration on its head and eye stalks.

🔥Meet the fire snail. Found only in the cloud forests of Peninsular Malaysia, this species is easily recognizable thanks to its bright coloration and large size. It is threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the pet trade.
Photo: Albert Kang, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

Not without consequences. She has ended up slipping into the wrong side of the trans athlete debate due to being in the thick of it. I'll give her grace though, since she seems the kind to learn. She does seem to try to stay grounded by engaging here on Bluesky and with big name liberals.

Possibly. The centrist dem, Harold Ford Jr, is a former representative from TN and has a law degree. The libertarian Greg, BA in English. Dana, Republican, worked for Bush, MA in public affairs reporting BA in Communications, minors in poly sci & Spanish. But fascist face, BA in History.

@jessicatarlov.bsky.social A host on the Five who is out there in the trenches being the only left wing voice to the Americans who exclusively watch Fox News. She also has a doctorate in government, along with multiple supporting degrees.

Brilliant marketing from the team. Although they'll have to do Valentine's Day theming every year now.

Don't start developing Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

Bet the kid is secretly glad that their parent is removed. Playing with that kind of voice you can't drown out is distracting.

Time to make your preparations now. Ensure you're battle ready, and also ready to withstand the siege.

New bill would allow Georgia pharmacists to prescribe birth control • Georgia Recorder Need a prescription for birth control? You could be able to get one at your local pharmacy under a proposed House bill.

Georgia pharmacists would be allowed to prescribe contraception under bill seeking to expand access, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.

(around the No Kings logo, images of megaphones, and a photo of protesters holding signs that read “ICE OUT”) MARCH 28 NO KINGS NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.

The date for the next No Kings Day is set.

But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵

Authoritarian regimes make you feel like shit because they will never admit they’re losing.

But Trump is losing — and it’s because of the organizing work you’re doing.

Issue Insights: Immigration & Customs Enforcement (Part 6 - Data) February 5, 2026

I have done a 6 part series on immigration enforcement. This puts at your fingertops all the info you need for OpEds, letters to elected officials, town hall questions etc

“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”

my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist

Facing Race | Full episodes - YouTube As America grapples with racial injustice and inequity, we’re talking about race. In the series "Facing Race," we're having real, frank conversations and ans...

Seattle's NBC affiliate King 5 did a series called "Facing Race back in fall of 2020." They won a Peabody for it, and the whole thing is free on YouTube. NBC seems to have something akin to morals still.

After their loss in their first appearance in Super Bowl XL, the Seahawks have turned it around to win Super Bowl LX.

Crazy to consider that Patriots QB Maye has contributed to more touchdowns by the Seahawks than his own team. Also, he's given the Seahawks more touchdowns than their own QB.

This T-Mobile commercial is all you need to know that the millennials are the adults in the room now 😆😆😆

#SuperBowlLX