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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Hunter Schafer announced in an 8+ min video that her new passport misgenders her, presumably because of Trump's announcement that the US govt only recognize gender as assigned at birth. she (rightly) connects it to fascist history, like Nazis burning the Institute of Sexology in 1933 @teenvogue.com

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The prevalence of antivax stuff on meta seems to be way higher now and i can’t tell if it’s algorithmic or right wing endorsement of antivaxx bullshit or both but i don’t remember seeing stuff like this all over my TL even two years ago

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I love @apnews.com. One of my favorite news sources.

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DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

submitted 4 days ago • 454 comments

Our Trans Family and History WILL NOT BE ERASED 🏳️‍⚧️ Rally at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City in response to the current administration’s efforts to erase transgender people.

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Where is the solidarity with AP? Journalists claim to defend the freedom of the press. Yet they’re piss poor at supporting their own. This is a test case against authoritarianism. Every member of the White House press corps should boycott WH events in support of AP. Then watch Trump back down

submitted 9 days ago • 41 comments

Oh my god. They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service. "Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights" WOW.

submitted 9 days ago • 219 comments

Not that anyone cares but a bunch of senior doj officials resigning over a corrupt instruction to drop a case was what triggered the Nixon impeachment, and in the Trump era it's just the 2pm scandal of a random Thursday and every day now has ~3 such scandals that would have ended any prior admin

submitted 9 days ago • 147 comments

Reminder that whenever someone says "gender ideology," they're referring to the mere existence of trans people, not an ideology. This is eliminationist garbage.

submitted 11 days ago • 33 comments

All golf the journalists should only go to those WH press events to which AP is also invited.

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in america giant bodies of water can change their names, but trans people can’t

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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

submitted 14 days ago • 765 comments

I said what I said. www.thewrap.com/chris-hayes-...

submitted 14 days ago • 848 comments

Today for Black History Month, I am highlighting Charles "Teenie" Harris, who documented the lives of Black Americans in Pittsburgh from the 1930s to the 70s. His photos captured the realities of Black labor, from the role of Black soldiers in World War II, to the struggles for civil rights.

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She's gone! Pamela Paul, according to the intelligencer, is out at the Times this spring due to job cuts at the NYT. She had previously published egregious falsehoods about transgender care and got upset with our outlet Erin In The Morning when challenged. nymag.com/intelligence...

submitted 14 days ago • 174 comments

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

submitted 14 days ago • 862 comments

This is the current state of our country. With all the pressing issues that everyday Americans are faced with, trans people, who by the way comprise only 1% of the US population should be the least of their worries. It’s all a distraction from their hands being in your pockets.

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Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD. Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%. Keep voting with your wallet.

submitted 15 days ago • 264 comments

Musk now facing criminal probe in France over alleged X algorithmic bias.Prosecutors are investigating claims the platform distorts automated data processing, spreading misinformation to interfere elections. The EU isn't playing. Why are WE? #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.cnbc.com/2025/02/07/e...

submitted 14 days ago • 51 comments

US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more. - US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID - $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes. - Food stranded in Houston - Aid stopped in transit. The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.

submitted 15 days ago • 777 comments

I’ll call DCA “Reagan” as soon as you call BWI “Marshall.”

submitted 15 days ago • 14 comments

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

submitted 41 days ago • 401 comments

Someone finally put it into words

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Trick or Cheat? Terminated Spirit Halloween Store operator claims Consignment Agreement was disguised franchise under California Franchise Law. Is it a franchise? Did Spirit Halloween violate law by terminating without notice and good cause? #franchiselaw news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/s...

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Pa Superior Court finds franchisor Domino's exerted robust and extensive control over its franchisee. Franchisor liable for $2.3 million vicarious liability jury verdict in delivery driver accident. #franchiselaw www.law.com/thelegalinte...

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An important, essential column. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

submitted 18 days ago • 49 comments

If this happens - and if Musk et al get control of BLS - then all economic bets are off. I can’t say it any more plainly than that.

submitted 18 days ago • 153 comments

Does anyone in the @GOP have the balls to do what’s right here, or nah?

submitted 18 days ago • 3037 comments

A play in two acts:

submitted 19 days ago • 32 comments

"I would not be here without trans girls"

submitted 20 days ago • 12 comments

I think it was the inevitable outcome of millions of people not understanding and not caring how their own government works

submitted 20 days ago • 117 comments

1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love. I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”

submitted 20 days ago • 831 comments