Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest storms in Atlantic hurricane history, and it is about to hit Jamaica. 175 Miles Per Hour as of this morning.
This storm will be devastating for the island.
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Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest storms in Atlantic hurricane history, and it is about to hit Jamaica. 175 Miles Per Hour as of this morning.
This storm will be devastating for the island.
"Graphic from the NRA with a red border and dark blue background. White and yellow text states: 'The NRA supports the Second Amendment rights of all law abiding Americans to purchase, possess and use firearms. NRA does not, and will not, support any policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process.' The NRA logo is at the bottom. The tweet caption reads: 'The Second Amendment isnβt up for debate.'"
Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.
05.09.2025 16:12 β π 12803 π 3015 π¬ 498 π 1009The lead prosecutor in the Ghislaine Maxwell case, Maurene Comey, was fired 8 days before her interview with Deputy AG Todd Blanche on July 24-25, 2025.
There was no official announcement or explanation.
It's funny how careers end right before the questions begin.
Stephen Miller says they are βactively looking atβ suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
09.05.2025 19:05 β π 10055 π 4008 π¬ 2912 π 2079There's an entire page of Singal citations despite him not being a medical professional, none of his writing being peer reviewed, nor him having any actual experience with trans youth other than terrorizing them.
01.05.2025 17:15 β π 877 π 133 π¬ 17 π 15Screenshot of XML information open in notepad, showing βAlex Byrneβ under the creator tag..
If you open the anti-trans HHS reportβs appendix in NotePad, youβll see that it was compiled by Alex Byrne.
The appendix is a rigorous, scientific overview of systematic reviews.
Alex Byrne is an MIT philosophy professor with no apparent background in science, let alone expertise in it.
Reposting with alt text. All hail the Crab Museum.
23.04.2025 01:20 β π 94 π 49 π¬ 0 π 3Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, whose fatherβa prominent scholar in Middle Eastern Studies and a target or rightwing attacksβwas assassinated in 1984.
18.04.2025 03:04 β π 342 π 84 π¬ 4 π 1My latest piece, written for the Kettering Foundation.
I urge organizations, nonprofits, and companies to end the cycle of over compliance with Trump threats, and show how doing so ushers in fascism.
Some lessons from what we have seen in the trans community.
kettering.org/do-not-compl...
There is a severe problem happening in the bee world:
Bees are dying & this year 2025 80% of the Bee population has died.
This is catastrophic for the planet.
So I am asking my sweetest friends with money & pull: lets get Honey Tree Healing Farm going to repopulate bees, trees & feed the world.
hoping these tariffs donβt affect all my favourite amazon brands like CLFNDY and LVGUJ and MLYIN
04.04.2025 12:57 β π 303 π 15 π¬ 15 π 1A little trans joy
youtube.com/shorts/vVXY7...
we let him get acclimated in the bedroom and now we're trying to get him more comfortable with the rest of the house but all he does is stare at me like this from the other room
03.03.2025 14:29 β π 1630 π 39 π¬ 52 π 1Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
18F, the federal governmentβs technology shop, was demolished by Muskβs team shortly after midnight. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 billion.
01.03.2025 14:25 β π 6278 π 2381 π¬ 89 π 194Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
27.02.2025 14:34 β π 70861 π 9063 π¬ 2679 π 411If you've heard the stat, "only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices," here's why that stat is completely UNTRUE, which should help if your friends and family are parroting it in your conversations: www.propublica.org/article/fede...
25.02.2025 18:15 β π 428 π 181 π¬ 16 π 2Rep Tom Suozzi: βVery simple. Putin is a dictator. Zelenskyy is not.β Whatβs so hard to understand about that?
25.02.2025 22:17 β π 39687 π 5249 π¬ 701 π 130Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.
Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
Very Serious People:: The military is entirely on Trump's side, they can't wait to crush the country beneath his heel, it's going to be marital law--
The actual military:
This month, at Xtra: I wrote about despair, and how protest isn't something you do because it guarantees an outcome -- it's something you do because doing it keeps you from falling apart. (This is scientifically true!): xtramagazine.com/health/menta...
20.02.2025 21:09 β π 193 π 75 π¬ 0 π 7I have not seen this in the news yet. Trumpβs pick from his last term for the Post Master General, Dejoy, is stepping down.
18.02.2025 23:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βThe thing that I canβt get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.β
15.02.2025 23:24 β π 29018 π 10139 π¬ 363 π 253Got my #IcyBlue #FashionColor hair colored today.
01.02.2025 01:57 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wren is a disabled and diabetic trans man being forced out onto the street and cut off by his transphobic father.
Please PLEASE help him move to a better place where his insulin isnβt leveraged against him so he can feel safe for once in his life.
Links below.
Want a great slogan for midterms?
"If you FAFO and are struggling because of Trump policies, we understand. The Dems are here for you. Tell us how we can help you "
You get the point.
FAFO will be the theme. Be the solution.
With the #Fascists in control, what do you see as the possible things to come over the next few years? What are the best ways to fight against the worst of it coming to pass? What do you do to keep the people you care about safe? #Fascism
26.01.2025 14:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you havenβt started a reoccurring donation to Wikipedia, now is a great time to start.
Itβs the only source of truth not captured by the oligarchs which is why they are so desperate to discredit it.