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14 year old me would be surprised that I’m still alive. Could never see myself living past the age of 30.

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THREAD: Today, House Republicans will vote on an extreme budget that cuts $880 BILLION from Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax breaks. Ryan Mackenzie and Rob Bresnahan are swing-seat Republicans who won by only 4000 and 6000 votes, respectively. Call and pressure them so they #DontCutOurMedicaid.

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I will never EVER be party to bullying our kids. I’ll keep standing up to those who try to make them political targets. That was true yesterday, is true now, and will be true tomorrow. FULL STOP.

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My mom is without a doubt one of the most remarkable women I’ve ever met in my life. She has taught me what it means to be strong in the face of discrimination and what it looks like to stand up for yourself and what you believe in. Happy birthday mom. I love you.

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No words can adequately describe the cruelty and hate these people have towards me and my community.

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1. Nearly a century ago, Nazis burned trans books to usher in fascism. Now, Trump is doing the same, digitally burning all records of transgender people and striking the community from records. This must be seen for what it is: a move towards atrocity. Subscribe to support my journalism.

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Natural places like Hanging Lake, deserve to be protected. Those who work to keep our natural places safe and cared for deserve dignity and a living wage. Tax the billionaires. Save the parks.

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Fun fact: The City of Pittsburgh recently started the new Freedom House EMT academy; a 12 week paid training academy that leads to Employment with the city. www.pittsburghpa.gov/Safety/Emerg...

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“I just wanna say trans people are beautiful. We are never going to stop existing. I’m never gonna stop being trans, a letter on a passport can’t change that, and fuck this administration.”

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Bird posting.

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In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant. Today:

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Ok. Enough with the snow already.

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Planes falling out of the sky while Trump proclaims himself King. Billionaires are looting our country and forcing the working class to pay for it. The emperor has no clothes.

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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

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Our stories are one of the most powerful tools we have, and I wish more comms consultants would focus on this, instead of trying to be another type of corporate shitposter. Find real people, work with them to tell their stories, share and amplify with your networks of influence.

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I am so incredibly grateful for all of you who have sent me so much support as I continue my job search. I just finished my final round interview and no matter the outcome, I know that I did my best.

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As I head into this final interview I find myself reflecting on what it means to be courageous and keep finding myself thinking about this poem and bringing out a courage that I know is deep inside.

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At the request of the Trump Admin, the Ntl Park Service removed references to trans people in this essay w/o consulting the writer, historian @wendylrouse.bsky.social. Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️ drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...

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The story of Frances Thompson (a black trans woman who testified to Congress in 1866 about white men who sexually assaulted during the Memphis Massacre) is so incredibly telling to me because the southern media used her status as a trans woman as proof all testimony against them was a lie

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The EEOC is dropping investigations of anti-trans discrimination, including "allegations that trans workers at Wendy’s were called 'it' as well as claims that employees at the Lush cosmetics chain were subjected to inappropriate touching and explicit comments about their genitalia."

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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

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Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990. One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS. #LGBTplusHistoryMonth

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The disbelief, anger, hurt, fear being shared by so many federal employees being laid off is painful to watch unfold, one person -- each with their own story -- at a time. A tiny sampling from group chats + messages I've gotten from some:

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There is a direct line from the dehumanizing rhetoric and actions from the White House and the torture and murder of Sam. To all those who are silent in this moment, remember silence = death.

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At the stonewall monument rn

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May her memory be a blessing to all who knew her.

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if we had to listen to SPEECHES from A LITTLE GIRL, surely it’s fine to give the richest person in the world free rein to shutter and dismantle US agencies with global impacts and grant him unchecked access to all the confidential information held by the government.

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Wow. From the just-now amended complaint in NTEU v. Vought, challenging Trump-Musk evisceration of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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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.

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Trans healthcare is life saving healthcare. We aren’t going away and we will not be erased.

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At a time where it feels like we're losing, we need to remember our victories that not only have happened in the past, but continue to exist today. Thus I give you, California Condor 926 of the SoCal flock. Great grandchild of Condor # 1. We as humanity can still do good things. #birds

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Republicans are talking about raising your student loan payments by $200 A MONTH to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and corporations. It's time for the 60% of voters—including a majority of Republicans—who HATE this idea to get very, very loud.

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If you give even an inch on trans rights you are a fucking coward, simple as

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

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Imagine you're just some 30-something guy who converts to one of the world's major religions and in less than a decade its spiritual leader is rebuking you in front of the entire world That's how big a loser JD Vance is apnews.com/article/pope...

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Excommunicate Vance when?

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So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?

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Mountain Dew was like

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Go birds.

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Once again @katelynburns.com is right; the NYT has been a leading actor in the attack on trans rights. “Most of Trump's attacks mirror the Times' past news and opinion…few modern day institutions have done such an efficient job at laundering transphobia into modern society than the New York Times.”

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