@thisisflan.bsky.social
Oh my god.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
If your argument is "sure, a terrible modern event has a parallel in the 1920s and 30s but don't worry we turned out just fine", might I suggest reading about the 1940s.
13.02.2025 14:57 โ ๐ 25058 ๐ 3665 ๐ฌ 381 ๐ 136Things are moving fast. Iโm hearing reports that Drake has been arrested, presumably for protesting the Canada tariffs. Itโs unclear why he was protesting them at a high school though
03.02.2025 21:44 โ ๐ 6734 ๐ 425 ๐ฌ 136 ๐ 12Support trans youth.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...
There are USAID project reports that are so classified that they don't even show up in official lists of USAID publications, because they contain details about covert operations or information that puts aid workers at risk of physical harm (ie women in countries where women have no rights)
02.02.2025 17:45 โ ๐ 1505 ๐ 602 ๐ฌ 31 ๐ 25Look! A way to support trans youthโฆ and also get cookies.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...
If you would like to support trans youth, and ALSO like cookies (you can also purchase to donate if you donโt like cookies): www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...
02.02.2025 04:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you for that little ray of sunshine โค๏ธ
02.02.2025 04:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0That means you need to buy more Thin Mints, for an emergency situation. If I might be so boldโฆ www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...
02.02.2025 04:37 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I just followed them. I love buying books from indie authors.
02.02.2025 03:58 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS NEWS:
Acting Treasury Secretary, David A. Lebryk: โthe highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems.โ
(Gift link here:
wapo.st/4jH7XYa)
*clicks FOLLOW*
01.02.2025 19:30 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Low-key hoping Taylor Swift trolls us all by wearing a wedding gown to the Grammys. It would be HILARIOUS. #TaylorSwift
01.02.2025 18:34 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The Pentagon just removed NBC News, NPR, NY Times and Politico from the Pentagon workspaces. Those spaces are being occupied by One America News First, Breitbart and HuffPost. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
01.02.2025 18:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โPentagon removes New York Times, NPR and more from workspaces as part of โrotation programโ
One America News, Breitbart and the New York Post will take desks from NBC, NPR and the New York Timesโ
13th amendment
Today in US History: On January 31, 1865, "Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America. The vote in the House was 121 to 24."
www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
I read it fast, and then immediately re-read it more slowly to absorb the nuances I glossed over the first time around.
01.02.2025 01:29 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Computer engineers. Someone needs to start poaching our high level tech engineers. I mean, Iโm not one, but I can be a tagalong. Iโm nice and do lots of community volunteering and charity work.
01.02.2025 01:27 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Oh.
The LA Times is editing out negative parts of an article about RFK Jr. that say he's unfit for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
If you haven't canceled your subscription already, you should.
The Colin Firth version, the 8 hour version, or the Keira Knightley version? You know what, we probably need all 3.
01.02.2025 01:19 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Tell your boss that the Panda Express Beyond Orange Chicken is beyond compareโฆ and I ate it because the little caped cow kept talking about it. 5 stars, highly recommend.
01.02.2025 01:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0BREAKING WAPO:
Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin just announced the dismissal of roughly 30 federal prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases in the D.C. office over the past four years.
Notifications went out at about 5 p.m. on Friday. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
DMV News Live has posted the following video on twitter of the plane crash in northeast Philadelphia
01.02.2025 00:01 โ ๐ 6886 ๐ 2426 ๐ฌ 646 ๐ 358ICE just adopted new policies making it harder for Congress to prevent deportations, per memo leaked to me:
31.01.2025 22:25 โ ๐ 11604 ๐ 4822 ๐ฌ 570 ๐ 273This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads Rapidly Through California Dairy Herds
The USDA has confirmed that five more dairy herds in California are infected, bringing the total number to 732.
As of now, 74% of the state's dairy herds have tested positive for the virus.