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This is a very good reason.

I have been saying this line to everyone I care about since I heard it.

Also: Y’all look so lovely.

You can simply choose not to participate in the public shaming of a trans woman in a world that so often gives us zero grace no matter what we do or say.

If Zohran Mamdani wins it'll be because he got people excited through a bold policy platform and sheer charisma but if Andrew Cuomo wins it'll pretty clearly be because he and the entire establishment resorted to some of the nastiest most vile smears they could think of

The Democratic Party is in open warfare against its own relevance and yet every day we're fed a stream of columns and podcasts about how it's really the fault of trans people and immigrants

The thumbnails for three videos on YouTube shorts. The first is titled Trans Stories: ACPeds and shows a scene from Minecraft and the word discrimination. The second is titled Trans Stories: Moms for Liberty and shows a scene from Minecraft. The third is titled Trans Stories: Abigail Shrier and has the book cover for Shrier's irreversible damage over a scene from Minecraft.

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This was SB99 from 2023. I spoke against this bill on 3 different occasions on the house floor, including the "blood on your hands" speech.

I am glad this bill has been permanently defeated. And that Montana's constitution continues to protect trans people from government overreach and animus.

If you try to beat conservatives only by debating them on policy, it frames the nature of the fight as a policy disagreement, hiding the real problem, which is that—behind the endless parade of bullshit they use to obscure this fact—they are cruel bullies w/strange hang-ups and violent intentions.

Columbus City Council offers aid to youth LGBTQ+ nonprofit in wake of political attacks Columbus City Council passed an ordinance granting $100k to local nonprofit Kaleidoscope Youth Center, which offers support to the LGBTQ+ community

Kaleidoscope Youth Center, the largest and oldest organization dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ youth in Ohio, will receive a $100,000 grant from the city after an ordinance sponsored by Councilmember Melissa Green passed unanimously May 12.
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Opinion | The Trump admin is trying to push a conversion therapy by another name on trans kids The new report betrays the Trump administrations desire to see fewer trans youth transition.

For @msnbc.com, I went long with my criticisms of the HHS report on youth gender care released last week. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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For a couple years, I have proudly served on the advisory board for the National Organization for Victim Advocacy -- the oldest org of its kind in the country. During my time, I've supported a game changing pilot program: the training and deployment of youth victim advocates to college campuses.

This lifesaving work was made possible through a grant from the Department of Justice. Last week, we were informed that the funding would be terminated immediately, with Pam Bondi's office writing that this support for survivors of assault and crisis “no longer effectuates agency priorities.”

J.B. Pritzker says don’t blame trans kids for losses by ‘do-nothing Democrats’ in fiery New Hampshire speech The billionaire called his party to task in the wake of Donald Trump's authoritarianism.

“Those same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on our defense of Black people, of trans kids, of immigrants—instead of their own lack of guts and gumption,” JB Pritzker said to loud applause.
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US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

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Six men charged after forcibly removing woman from North Idaho town hall The Coeur d'Alene City Attorney's Office has filed charges against six men involved in the forced removal of a woman at a Kootenai County town hall in February.

oh hey welcome to your trial, blackshirts

1/ BREAKING: So - it turns out deeply-religious Lord Hodge, the Judge in yesterday’s UK Supreme Court Case that destroyed trans rights, headed a ‘Commission On Same-Sex Relationships’ for the Church of Scotland published in 2011.

Jesse did not ‘question an aspect of the progressive message.’ He dedicated his *entire career* to popularizing the idea that progressives are unhinged, anti-science freaks who are foisting permanent surgeries on kids without assessment.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s latest budget proposal would define gender as two sexes, require libraries to limit access to LGBTQ+ books, and prohibit state agencies from flying certain flags.
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Fairly undeniable at this point that abolish ICE was always the only reasonable position

We need new leaders in Washington. I’m running for Senate to be one. Let’s go.

The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses.

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@katmabu.bsky.social has studied the right-wing authoritarian playbook for years. I can't wait to see someone who knows their tactics as well as she does in a position to call them out.

A news article headline reads, "White House Plans to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy." The subheadline states that the decision is part of a broader effort to push universities to end diversity programming and adopt stricter discipline. Below the text is a photograph of a historic building on the University of Pennsylvania's campus, with a statue in the foreground and leafless trees framing the image. The article is authored by Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender, published on March 19, 2025.

A news article continues discussing the Trump administration's decision to suspend $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania due to its policies regarding transgender athletes. The article references a White House social media account announcing the move, citing Penn's support of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas as a justification. A response from Penn states that they have not received official notification and assert they are in compliance with all relevant regulations.

You wouldn't know from reading this New York Times story about Trump punishing the University of Pennsylvania for trans athletes that there are no trans athletes on women's teams at the University of Pennsylvania because the New York Times didn't find that detail worth including

I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle “Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.

The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.

He was not dead.

For most of the past nine years, the biggest division within the broader left coalition was between liberals and leftists.

At this point, I think that's no longer the case.

I now think the biggest division is between those who want to do something to fight fascism, and those too afraid to act.

I asked Schumer about this last night and his answer was basically that they’re wrong.

I think that we are going to look back at this era of social media the same way we look at the early days of cigarettes

Media Matters compiled a list of 418 popular online shows — podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content regularly posted online — that were active during 2024, assessed ideological alignment, and found 320 online shows with an ideological bent (191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning) that covered news and politics and/or hosted related guests. Nine of the 10 online shows from our study with the largest total following across platforms were right-leaning, accounting for at least 197 million total followers and subscribers. These are the online shows of: Joe Rogan: 39.9 million Ben Shapiro: 25 million Jordan Peterson: 23 million Russell Brand: 22.5 million Theo Von: 22.3 million Charlie Kirk: 18.6 million Nelk Boys’ Full Send Podcast: 16.7 million Candace Owens: 15 million Dr. Phil: 14.2 million

Across streaming platforms including YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, and Spotify, the left-leaning online shows had at least 55.9 million total followers and subscribers — a figure which is dwarfed by the right-leaning online shows with at least 255.5 million. This content is further amplified on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — social media platforms where the programs or hosts post full streams, clips, and show links. Left-leaning online shows had at least 48 million followers across these platforms, while the right-leaning online shows had more than 225 million followers. Of a cumulative 584.6 million followers and subscribers across all eight platforms, Media Matters found that right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82%, or 480.6 million — almost five times more than left-leaning shows’ nearly 104 million.

Something that's been clear to me for some time is that a lot of progressive advocacy and politics has overindexed on finding just the right combination of words to say while ignoring the fact that no media ecosystem exists where people might actually hear you say them. New from @mmfa.bsky.social