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Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.

When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.

Detransition is rare, but it’s driving anti-trans policy anyway Many people who detransition are still gender non-conforming — and their experiences are more complex than gender-affirming care bans suggest.

What does the research say? That common reasons for detransition are just as varied as gender transition ... it's not just about regret. Many still identify as trans. And gender-affirming care bans threaten health care for all.

An anonymous donor just offered to match up to $1,000 to my fundraiser in support of health benefits for @scarleteen.com's staff and an as-needed health fund for volunteers, which means your $1 is worth $2! Anyone want to join in with ANOTHER match to turn that into $3?

esquire article with headline “why does gen z love rumours so much?”

every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours

Stained panties, male guards and no privacy: what it’s like to have your period in prison In my 15 years of incarceration, I’ve seen women’s bodily needs constantly disregarded. One solution could grant us back some dignity

Thank you to The Guardian for co-publishing this important piece

Opinion: The federal Bureau of Prisons fails D.C. residents D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one.

D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one. Story via @51st.news.

‘Never Again’ at the Texas Border Fighting for immigrant justice is a Jewish religious and cultural obligation.

Earlier: Many of our grandparents and great-grandparents came to the US fleeing similar conditions afflicting current arrivals, seeking a country guided by democracy, freedom, & the rule of law, so different from the oppression of their homelands.

A judge ordered the sale of Alex Jones Infowars today, clearing the way for The Onion to renew its attempt to buy the notorious conspiracy-fueled empire. "We’re working on it," @bencollins.bsky.social tells @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...

The Gilded Age Was Created for Quirky Xennial Women Who Studied Theater in College Many don’t realize that The Gilded Age, the very grand and expensive HBO/Max/HBOMaxAgain show, was actually devised for a very specific audience: q...

"Xennial women don't need a TV critic to explain which character is a thinly veiled Vanderbilt. 'WE KNEW THAT ALREADY,' they scream silently."

public comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & strip care from DACA recipients ends at 23:59pm EDT tonite

if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️

if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️‍⚧️

CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.

The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks

That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars

www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

I just learned that the entire press team at the FDA was fired last week. The *entire* press team.

It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.

To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟

I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.

Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.

60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP

I just want to congratulate in advance the entire trans community on crashing the global economy. We did it!

SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students’ Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University’s Knowledge “Never seen something like this,” say university officials about the secret targeting of Middle Eastern students.

SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.

It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.

The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.

By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

The Life of an Elected Official Who’s Also in Jail A D.C. neighborhood commissioner explains what it’s like doing the work of politics from behind bars.

Shameka “Meek” Hayes serves as a neighborhood commissioner in Washington, D.C., representing fellow incarcerated people. It’s not easy.

Lewelyn Dixon, UW lab technician, held in Tacoma ICE detention center Lewelyn Dixon, a lab technician who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years and is a green card holder, is being held at an ICE detention center in Tacoma.

Lewelyn Dixon, a lab technician who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years and is a green card holder, is being held at an ICE detention center in Tacoma.

Brilliant

Web page about iconic Golden Girls actress becomes latest victim of DEI purge Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her wartime contribution scrubbed from the Department of Defence (DOD) website. The URL now reads "DEIBefore".

Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website

The post office isn't supposed to make money, the post office is supposed to deliver mail

Introducing Total Crap, the First Magazine Written Entirely by AI Amid doomsaying pronouncements that the publishing industry is dead, we are proud to bring the written word into the future with revolutionary tech...

"Investors must act fast; this is the most exciting get-rich-quick opportunity since Bitcoin started accepting Bitcoin in transactions for Bitcoin. Without writers, editors, photographers, and photo editors, our company will incur almost no expenses when putting out Total Crap."

No better way to piss off a child than by telling them that it’s been two weeks so, yes, they really do have to put their laundry away, and, yes, it’s sucks, and, yes, everyone universally hates it when someone else dictates what you do with your time. Follow me for more parenting tips! 🥴

*A writer promotes a book as society crumbles around us*

Me: Never apologize for sharing your work! *Retweets and preorders*

*Chuck Schumer promotes a book as society crumbles around us*

Me: May you never know another moment's peace for the rest of your miserable life

Georgia Won’t Say Who’s Now Serving on Its Maternal Mortality Committee After Dismissing All Members Last Year Before ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, the names of committee members had been publicly released. Now, Georgia says releasing the identities would be a violatio...

NEW: Georgia Won’t Say Who’s Now Serving on Its Maternal Mortality Committee After Dismissing All Members Last Year
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“Democracy Dies in Darkness” Wasn’t a Warning; It Was Our End Goal “Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocat...

“Democracy Dies in Darkness” Wasn’t a Warning; It Was Our End Goal www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/dem... @mcsweeneys.net

Thanks to Our New Efficiency Czar, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Is Saving More Money Than Ever “Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration…. Sources told CNN the ...

"We didn’t become the greatest shirtwaist factory in the world by resting on our laurels. That’s why we’ve brought in a new efficiency czar, Noel Skum, whose job is to cut unnecessary spending and roll back overly restrictive safety regulations."

Public comment on US passport form changes related to trans Passport Question / Discussion The Department of State has published 30-day notices for public comment for changes to the following passport forms: DS-11 new passport application DS-82 passport renewal DS-5504 name change or data corrections In all these cases, the changes made include changes related to the "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" executive order, and requesting the biological sex at birth. I thought this community would be interested in weighing in on these changes. I am not entirely sure about how to submit comments, but I believe you can submit comments by going here, under "Currently under Review", selecting "Department of State", click Submit, checking the box to show only those available for public comment, and selecting the appropriate form.

hey, look at this. read it, reskeet this, like this, and do it as well. it's about trans people and passports. take it seriously. thank you!

I’m so fucking mad. Just watched a youtube video on the top 10 most iconic animal sounds that ranked ‘oink’ higher than ‘quack’. What the fuck