Jocie, she/her

Who Pays for Police Misconduct? These Cities Say Officers, Not Taxpayers Denver, Minneapolis and other cities want to avoid paying large sums owed to victims of some types of misconduct. But will the officers pay up?

Denver, Minneapolis and other cities want to avoid paying large sums owed to victims of some types of misconduct. But will the officers pay up?

Transgender Student-Athlete Lia Smith Remembered as a Friend and Fierce Advocate — Assigned Lia Smith, a 21-year-old trans student-athlete in Vermont, took her own life last week. Her friends, family and community mourn, and remember her as a bright young woman who spoke on behalf of her com...

Rest In Peace Lia Smith.
You deserved a whole, full, beautiful life.

Most Latinos keep self-identifying as Democratic voters. Most blame Republicans for the shutdown, feel the negative effects of economic & immigration policies on their families. Over 11% of bilingual Latinos who voted for Trump already regret it after less than 10 months back in government.

People are also easily demagogued. I will harp on this forever.

obama here mocks those scapegoating trans people for social problems

If you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.

Nigga, WHAT????

No one is coming to save us but us.

Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!

Forever ordering a
maple latte with oat milk (despite the up charge 😒) in the fall in honor of my all time fave drink at Lucky Lab in ATX 😍

The book I’m writing is titled HOME OUT THERE. It’s about black queer people leaving home to find home. I weave my own experiences with biographical chapters about three black queer poet ancestors: Langston Hughes, Pauli Murray and Audre Lorde.

Mayor Johnson is cooking

Syracuse University declines signing Trump's higher education compact Chancellor Kent Syverud left the door open to signing it if changes were made.

Syracuse University says no to Trump’s “compact.”
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Donate to your food bank. Pay for someone's groceries when you see their EBT card get declined. Join a community fridge network. Ask your neighbors who needs help with food this month. From system scale to local to l i t e r a l l y going door to door, it is going to take every. single. one. of. us.

can someone please just run this as an ad?

Honestly wish more folks had DND on so I could text them at 1 am when I am having insomnia and not feel guilt about potentially waking them.

If some of y’all defended anyone in need the way you defend billionaires, we would get somewhere.

if a liberal politician has "great politics" but throws trans kids under the bus, then NO THEY DONT. and they sure as hell dont deserve my vote.

Me neither and I'm not someone that thinks the best of this country. 😂

Laser clinic offers major discount to get rid of Harry Potter tattoos: "I hate JK Rowling" - LGBTQ Nation "Around 16% of people regret getting a tattoo," the offer reads, "less than 1% of people regret gender affirming surgery.

Laser clinic offers major discount to get rid of Harry Potter tattoos: “I hate JK Rowling” www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/lase... @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @transgenderreport.com @cherylmorgan.bsky.social

Meritocracy myths go hand in hand with Republican politics, White Christian Nationalism, and racism more generally. So, it won't surprise me if Republicans hold their noses and pay more for their ACA plans, to maintain their sense of superiority (and power) over others more vulnerable than them. 5/

April's views might seem paradoxical, but they stem from her belief in the meritocracy myth (the idea that success comes from "good choices"), and from how those beliefs justify inequality and give people a sense of superiority over others who are worse off--and need government more--than them. 4/

We reject the compact.

Large crowd gathered in protest

Big crowd with signs reading “Don’t Fold” “Don’t Surrender”

BOOM!

After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,

UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!

✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾

M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️

This is People Power in Action.

#DefendHigherEd

it is so abundantly clear that mamdani's position on palestine is what is driving schumer up the wall. it's kind of pathetic at this point.

If you keep lowering your standards to “win” against the other side, eventually you’ll just be on the other side

$14 for fried oreos??????? what the heck

Per the Foundation's website, past recipients of this award include Henry Kissinger (twice), Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld.

HA! serves them right!!!

I hope the UT students are fighting for their right to learn about gender and race. Their voices carry the most weight.