If you're not convinced that Donald Trump is undermining our democracy, watch the video of what happened today to Senator Alex Padilla.

Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs.

“You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.”

“John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”

Autism is not a disease. RFK’s depiction of Autism is as offensive as it is plain inaccurate. People with ASD contribute greatly to our society in all kinds of ways and always have. Just because we’re now naming it, doesn’t mean they weren’t here before! bsky.app/profile/rubi...

Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.

ursula von der leyen tells zeit newspaper: “the west as we knew it no longer exists.”

"europe is still a peace project. we don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules. we don't invade our neighbors, and we don't punish them."

#FreeAndry 🏳️‍🌈

Gay Venezuelan stylist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report Now a contractor for ICE, the officer was on a list of disgraced cops in Milwaukee. His report helped send a man to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

I’M GOING TO KEEP POSTING THIS STORY UNTIL ANDRY IS FREED: Gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report

Andry Hernandez Romero sought shelter in the U.S. because he was persecuted as a gay man, one of the "particular social groups" allowed to claim asylum.

If President Trump can wrongly deport a Maryland father to a prison in El Salvador and then defy a 9-0 Supreme Court order to facilitate bringing him home, who’s next?

This threatens the rights and freedoms of everyone in the United States.

This. Not even the same universe.

The more coverage a story gets, the more important readers think it is.

So it matters when the NYT inflates flimsy Dem ‘scandals’ while downplaying real, criminal ones from Trump and Republicans. It’s not just bad judgment — it shapes public perception.

Disney shareholders vote overwhelmingly to continue in Human Rights Campaign index An anti-LGBTQ+ group had urged the company to pull out of the "woke" index.

Way to go Disney board and shareholders! Nice tid bit of news these days :-)

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Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva, fierce LGBTQ+ ally & progressive champion, dies at 77 His office confirmed his death in a statement.

Rest in Power Representative Grijalva. Thank you for your many years of service, fierce advocacy and loyalty to the people of Southern Arizona . Your memory will be a blessing. www.advocate.com/obituaries/a...

Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy over a deal for U.S. access to that country’s rare earth minerals after shouting at him in the Oval Office.

Shameful treatment of an actual ally to the US. Please remember that during Trump’s first term in office, he rescinded the economic sanctions on Russia, which is what allowed Putin to raise the funds he needed to start this war in the first place!

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Federal government launches investigation into Maine hours after Democratic governor stood up to Trump’s ‘bullying’ “In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it – and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so,” Gov. Janet Mills said.

#Resist another governor really standing up to this administration’s illegal actions and bullying
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No LGB without the T — queer community protests Trump's transgender erasure at Stonewall The Stonewall Inn held a rally Friday to protest the Trump administration's erasure of transgender people from the historic landmark's website.

“LGB does not exist without T and Q”

Taking away words does not erase people you disgusting cowards.

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HRC & Lambda Legal announce lawsuit to block Trump’s renewed moves to ban transgender military service Trump's new executive order is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and harmful to military readiness, the organizations say.

“Our military service members, including thousands of transgender troops, wear the same uniform, take the same oath, and meet the same rigorous standards. They are heroes who put their lives on the line to protect our countryand we owe them all a debt of gratitude,”

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Happy new year Bluesky peeps!