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U.S. Navy has paused all Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) training, per Navy memo leaked to me

submitted 21 days ago • 234 comments

USAID does in fact carry out or fund an enormous amount of vital services globally. The destruction of USAID has been utterly ruinous to a lot of innocent people, and it’s only just begun. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

submitted 23 days ago • 6 comments

Congressman Rich McCormick says of potential cuts to free school lunches for children: "Hey, I worked my way through high school...since before I was even 13 years old, I was picking berries in the field before we had child labor laws"

submitted 29 days ago • 213 comments

Absolutely amazing own goal m.independent.ie/farming/news...

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

An ICE raid in Newark yesterday kidnapped non-citizens as well as U.S. citizens. The Trump regime is just as fascist as predicted, and all of us need to do our part, plug in, and fight back. Alone we can’t do much, together we can take on this menace. My latest: www.jphilll.com/p/youre-not-...

submitted 34 days ago • 6 comments

So I hate to tag the mods- but I sent this email about the mass deletion of Palestinian accounts over a week ago to @support.bsky.team and I haven’t heard anything back (apologies if I somehow missed an email). I’d like to ensure it will be seen by the proper people.

submitted 106 days ago • 76 comments

In a 22 January memo to staff, Panchanathan announced NSF “has closed the Office of the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and is taking steps to terminate all DEI-related contracts,” citing the executive order as the reason. www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

ICE attempted to enter a South Side elementary school this morning and were denied entry, Chicago Public Schools officials claim abc7chicago.com/amp/post/us-...

submitted 33 days ago • 183 comments

Watching them debate the missing indigenous persons act in Montana and the representative Schubert just called it a "woke DEI program." Thankfully his amendment to kill it failed tremendously, with most of his party siding against him.

submitted 34 days ago • 79 comments

Pages of writings from 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, the alleged shooter at Antioch High School, reportedly read he "was ashamed to be Black," was inspired by Candace Owens and listed off racist and anti-Semitic slurs

submitted 34 days ago • 60 comments

Trump administration just ordered a blackout on public communications by agencies across government, multiple officials tell me. Here's a memo from HHS I obtained describing the comms blackout.

submitted 34 days ago • 91 comments

1. Yesterday, Trump released a broad anti-trans executive order that could have extreme impacts on transgender people's lives if implemented. There has been much discussion of what it actually does. In my latest piece, I go line by line to explain it. Subscribe to support my journalism.

submitted 36 days ago • 50 comments

I'll also be writing a Washington Post story about how Trump's anti-trans executive orders could affect Medicaid coverage for HRT, other gender transition medical care. If you'd like to talk for the story, my email is [email protected] (Or, message me here!)

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

If you're overwhelmed & not sure how to help, promote small & local organizations that help people who are especially vulnerable in this time (e.g., immigrants, LGBTQIA+ (especially youth), women seeking healthcare or safety, etc.) Be that safety net where you can; all you can do is your best ✌🏼💝

submitted 36 days ago • 4 comments

Duolingo's not a great place for if you're just starting out learning a language--from what I've heard, this is especially true for Mandarin--but boy this turn of events is pretty funny

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

I did this for a few months last year and to the people bemoaning The Youths not being able to read/write cursive and "why would this be a rare skill", I'd like to see how many of y'all can read cursive before spelling was standardized in the U.S. That is a lot of the cursive being described here.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Had to log out for a few days to lock in, but the first grad school app is finally in! 😭🎉

submitted 41 days ago • 2 comments

Are you a U.S. journalist who faced censorship/consequences over coverage of the Gaza genocide? I'm writing a feature for @prismreports.bsky.social in partnership w/Visualizing Palestine & want to highlight your experience (can be anon). DM or connect on Signal at media4palestine.01. Let's talk!

submitted 49 days ago • 5 comments

Not only the first but ONLY Hollywood union that has ever said anything about Gaza. They also don't make a lot of money. I know people feel hesitant to give to Hollywood folks (I understand) but animators deserve your support

submitted 48 days ago • 7 comments

Our friends at Reparations Club, a black owned bookstore here in LA were impacted by the fire. Any help is greatly appreciated.

submitted 47 days ago • 3 comments

Please send anything you can to Jordan @indiedynamo.bsky.social, who lost his home, brother, and father to the fires here in Los Angeles. If you can’t donate, please share. www.gofundme.com/f/help-jorda...

submitted 47 days ago • 41 comments

This is frustrating. I'm missing replies/notifs from Palestinians who need their GFM and Chuffed links boosted, especially with winter here and so many struggling in the cold. Children are literally freezing to death. And sometimes the replies get hidden or their accounts get deleted w/o warning.

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

Call for aid ‼️ Dr. Nadi is a pediatrician who not only lost her other Bsky account but also had her GFM closed and all donations refunded. A Chuffed account was opened by her husband Motaz's sister Mai (based in 🇧🇪) but to recover the loss they need help. If you can, pls donate or share!!

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Call for aid ‼️ If you can, please consider donating. Noor is raising money through her cousin to provide food, water, and medicine for her children. Sharing also helps since her main account was closed, which seriously hurts her reach.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Call for aid ‼️ Tareq and Heba were stationary store owners who, through tremendous hardship, worked tirelessly to build a life together with their children. They did. Now their store has been destroyed and their son, Ziad, was killed. They need help raising money. Donation or sharing both help!!

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

It is a relief to know that our ancestors were worriers — awake in the darkness with crowded minds. Their worry is why we’re here.

submitted 47 days ago • 38 comments

I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Ahmed. Ahmed is only 22 years old and is helping his entire family of 10 people survive including several children. They have been displaced to a tent in the Southern Gaza Strip with very little to protect them from the weather.

submitted 47 days ago • 7 comments

Nebraska Republicans announce a new anti-trans bathroom ban and in the press conference, confirm this is explicitly religiously motivated. "The idea of separation of church and legislature is one of the things that really pisses me off."

submitted 47 days ago • 162 comments

My biggest hesitation was whatsapp, but I think I'll try to convince who I can to use signal and everyone else can reach me by phone or email. A lot of 🇬🇺 community use IG & FB to organize; the loss is painful but both are pretty much unuseable anyway. Now this. There's no good reason to stay.

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

Keeping an eye on this. If you don't know, Montana is hearing the first anti-trans legislation of 2025. So far, questions of enforcement and privacy have not been answer by proponents of the bill. And still no evidence of trans folks posing a threat to cis folks in bathrooms has been produced.

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Tasneem. Tasneem is the mother of 3 young children, including Rafeef who recently suffered an injury from shrapnel. Tasneem didn’t start a GFM early in the war because she thought it would be over soon- but now she needs help.

submitted 48 days ago • 12 comments

ATTENTION PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS 🔭🧪⚛️ I’m hiring a new PhD student for research on dark matter cosmology and am on admissions this year! Consider UNH Physics! We are a very 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ inclusive dept ✊🏽 Deadline is 1/15. Fee waivers available (contact Prof Kislat). ceps.unh.edu/physics-astr...

submitted 48 days ago • 3 comments

This app is very helpful for tracking the fire apps.apple.com/us/app/watch...

submitted 48 days ago • 87 comments

1. A federal transgender sports ban may be heard as early as Tuesday in the House. Sources tell EITM that the vote on a Senate filibuster is expected to be "close," with some Dems capitulating. The ban could apply to dancing, darts, and even chess. Subscribe to support my journalism.

submitted 48 days ago • 109 comments

I was an incarcerated wildland firefighter. I served with the LA County Fire Department while I was in prison. We fought fires just like the current Palisades fire. As compensation, I was paid $1/hr to fight the fires and was released 18 months early.

submitted 50 days ago • 16 comments

Youth Justice LA needs our help!!! A reminder that it’s 5:30 am in LA so don’t call until around noon eastern time.

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Diana. Diana has two children, Riad, 6 and Ahmed, 4. Riad has a heart condition that has been exacerbated by the conditions they are living in. Before the war Diana was about to become a teacher but now they are displaced and in a tent.

submitted 49 days ago • 7 comments

Also before I forget- I know this is a tanget, but Many fire departments will actually install smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors for free if you ask them. Just saying, having a well placed smoke/carbon monoxide detector is never a bad thing

submitted 49 days ago • 5 comments

Planet Fitness locations in Los Angeles are “offering anyone impacted by the fires—first responders and residents—free access to shower, recharge, and relax” No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.

submitted 49 days ago • 172 comments