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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

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Just work harder doesn't help disabled people and it is what they want. They want us to basically wring ourselves out on the wheel of capitalism till we break.

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Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.

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In 1934 a group of rich, well-connected Portlanders tried to get a local leftist they disliked deported to Hitler's Germany (a country he never lived in and claimed he wasn't born in). He would have likely been imprisoned or put to death by Hitler's regime.

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removing cartoons they own… in the middle of the month… the same weekend that a movie starring the characters hits theaters… a toon really did kill Zaslav’s brother, right?

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BREAKING: Chief Judge Boasberg issues a classwide, nationwide temporary restraining order, blocking removal of any noncitizens in U.S. custody who are subject to today's AEA order for the next 14 days. With planes leaving, he says, "I am required to act immediately."

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what's up chat

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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions

submitted 3 days ago • 2916 comments

If you ever run in 26, I'm all in

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No uniforms No badges No names No warrant No charges Just guns and SUVs taking a man away while his pregnant wife says "my love, my love"

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President Trump can't punish and deport someone for their political beliefs. Mahmoud Khalil has not been charged with a crime — he must be released immediately.

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@durbin.senate.gov I want to let you know that because of your vote today I will be donating to and volunteering for your primary opponent. I think I will have company. you have been in the Senate a long time and you have lost touch with the people of Illinois. prepare for the fight of your life.

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NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest “Stop resisting” “He’s not resisting” Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions

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Don’t let them get away with it

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chuck schumer needs to go. the democratic party leadership is useless. they are not opposition, they are complicit. if you care at all about this country or anyone in it, you NEED to vote against this bill

submitted 6 days ago • 91 comments

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

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Transphobes are genuinely the weakest most fucking pathetic people on Earth. Their entire thing is that they are upset that someone is different to them. Fucking weak

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It does not matter at all what Mahmoud Khalil has said. The government does not get to black bag a legal permanent resident for their speech. We have a 1st Amendment right to free speech that forbids the government from punishing people for it. That's a solid red line that should never be crossed.

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Congratulations Emily @emanemz.bsky.social “Trans teen's speech is Football v Homophobia Awards highlight” - Outsports I didn’t know plans are afoot to ban trans youth from U18 mixed football. Pure bigotry. No other explanation.

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I agree with Erin here. Sites like the WaPo, and the NYT are shifting more right and becoming more beholden to the right and singing their message, and just becoming an outlet for the billionaires, and less about actual journalism. Don't mean to self promo but people like Erin-

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Legacy media is dying. They have no editorial independence anymore, they are beholden to billionaires who are buying out all the outlets and controlling me message. Support independent journalists, y'all. We're out here doing the work and breaking the news. Drop your WAPO sub.

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Texas just passed a law that would make being trans a crime, classifying it under "gender identity fraud". Read about it here👇 open.substack.com/pub/queercri...

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Vivian Wilson reveals on 2025-03-09 that she was sex-selected prenatally by Elon Musk: "My assigned sex at birth was a commodity that was bought and paid for. So when I was feminine as a child and then turned out to be transgender, I was going against the product that was sold." archive.ph/yyKda

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re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens

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A message to national Democrats: Don't give in to MAGA Read more here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/queercri...

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In a stunning and arguably jaw dropping moment in the Montana state house, two anti trans laws, HB 675 and 754, two of the states latest attacks toward the trans community, died after powerful speeches from Montana Democrats. I talked about it more here 👇 queercrimson.substack.com/p/anti-trans...

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This is about making an example out of Columbia to scare the rest of academia. There's nothing Columbia could have done to stop this. It's an ideological war to destroy universities.

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Statement on behalf of Unites Regional LGBT Committee

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For the column this week, I talk about Governor Gavin Newsom's debut podcast episode with Charlie Kirk, the ramifications, and fall out. Read here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/queercri...

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This week in the column, Trump's Presidential Address, Recapped Read more here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/queercri...

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"would you fuck a tranny" bro would a tranny fuck you

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The New York Times, in a stunning display of bigotry, released their graph of the 12 most important things in President Trump's first full month in office, rating trans issues as "less consequential' I break it down here for this week's column. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/queercri...

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What we saw in the White House was an embarrassment. Plain and simple. For my column this week, I breakdown the utter embarrassment what we saw on Friday. Read here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/queercri...

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Elon has been in the public eye for ages. How did he get to the borderline insane person in the White House today? I try to break it down in the new article, out now👇 open.substack.com/pub/thequeer...

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Your ability to inform people about their legal rights is protected by the First Amendment. Full stop.

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I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate

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