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@fureigh.bsky.social

Punk guitarist and songwriter, civic technologist (formerly @18F, @codeforamerica & more). Make stuff that makes a difference.

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πŸ‘€ Twelve hours left!

02.03.2026 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.

17.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6008    πŸ” 1540    πŸ’¬ 243    πŸ“Œ 187

The drunk uncle theory.

You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there

16.02.2026 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 15625    πŸ” 3578    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 139

Not to mention General Motors buying up streetcar lines back in the day…

05.02.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€οΈβ€πŸ©ΉπŸ’•β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

17.01.2026 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A yellow bird singing the words "despair is a tool of your enemies" -audre lorde

A yellow bird singing the words "despair is a tool of your enemies" -audre lorde

Good night, everyone. It feels like our so-called "leaders" have all but abandoned us, but we still have each other. I didn't know what else to do, so I made a little painting. Stay safe out there πŸ’›

15.01.2026 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 406    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

…after _actually_ redacting the victims’ info so as to not accidentally provide further fodder for doxxing, harassment, and other abuse, please.

23.12.2025 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Today I was in a room full of Jews and Muslims when I found out that a gunman had shot up a Jewish event.
We all shared the pain together. A Palestinian man from Gaza who happened to have moved here 2 weeks before October 7 expressed his pain at our tragedy. Many of his family members are dead, and many others are in tents now. And still, he stood with us.
These moments will be used to divide us. Thats the whole reason they are committed. To tear us all into different factions so one can win and one can lose.
Buying into that worldview hands the shooters and bigots a win by creating the world they want. The only actual way to defeat them is to stand firm in building a world of dignity for all.
This is what the Palestinian in the room did for us. It is what the Muslim man who risked his life to save Jews did. This is the way to win. This is how we beat those who want a world of division and violence.
@eladnehorai

Today I was in a room full of Jews and Muslims when I found out that a gunman had shot up a Jewish event. We all shared the pain together. A Palestinian man from Gaza who happened to have moved here 2 weeks before October 7 expressed his pain at our tragedy. Many of his family members are dead, and many others are in tents now. And still, he stood with us. These moments will be used to divide us. Thats the whole reason they are committed. To tear us all into different factions so one can win and one can lose. Buying into that worldview hands the shooters and bigots a win by creating the world they want. The only actual way to defeat them is to stand firm in building a world of dignity for all. This is what the Palestinian in the room did for us. It is what the Muslim man who risked his life to save Jews did. This is the way to win. This is how we beat those who want a world of division and violence. @eladnehorai

15.12.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1376    πŸ” 409    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

Once more, with scare quotes

09.12.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any such exclusion will be used to deny trans people _all kinds_ of healthcare.

Surprised to hear that? Look up β€œtrans broken arm syndrome.”

Light up your reps’ phone lines.

26.11.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You really do hear about all the best parties

26.11.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lawyers gonna lawyer 😞

26.11.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.

1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.

24.11.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5414    πŸ” 2204    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 110

True that πŸ˜”

24.11.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(I’m not a lawyer, just a person who wants you to be okay)

23.11.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Please hang in there! β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή
2. Looks like you’re in New York…? If so, consider applying for an enhanced driver license. They’re issued by New York State, not the federal gov’t. If I understand correctly, EDLs allow border crossings by land or sea β€” not air β€” to/from Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

23.11.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Unsurprising, but:

23.11.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Normalize asking what things mean

21.11.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 368    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2

Just in case you thought this was about trans athletes. This was solely about creating a fascist and racist gender bureaucracy over what constitutes being feminine enough to be considered a woman.

They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.

11.11.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2810    πŸ” 1040    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 28

Like… people want affordable groceries, housing, and healthcare, *And* they want their friends and loved ones the be alive and safe and free from persecution.

These are not mutually exclusive ideas. They are in fact bound up together.

09.11.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 291    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Open for public comment β€” with anonymous options β€” at the same link.

04.11.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is totally normal and fine.

04.11.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stand for something. Don’t abandon your constituents and their friends and families. Simple.

01.11.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI’ll take β€˜things I verified are true that I wish weren’t true’ for three hundred.”

24.10.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always. πŸͺ©πŸŒπŸŽ§

23.10.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

on the roove (or the roovtop), presumably!

23.10.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME THIS SONG EXISTS πŸ–€πŸ’–

23.10.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

09.10.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7112    πŸ” 1916    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 48

If you have two minutes free right now, call Netflix and leave a comment in support of this programming and ask them to stand up for their shows against political pressure.

Phone number is 1-866-952-4456, and I waited less than a minute before a human picked up.

02.10.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2734    πŸ” 2343    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 34

Lavender scare is back.

03.10.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1444    πŸ” 307    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 4