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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.

submitted 84 days ago • 219 comments

If your argument is "sure, a terrible modern event has a parallel in the 1920s and 30s but don't worry we turned out just fine", might I suggest reading about the 1940s.

submitted 84 days ago • 389 comments

Things are moving fast. I’m hearing reports that Drake has been arrested, presumably for protesting the Canada tariffs. It’s unclear why he was protesting them at a high school though

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There are USAID project reports that are so classified that they don't even show up in official lists of USAID publications, because they contain details about covert operations or information that puts aid workers at risk of physical harm (ie women in countries where women have no rights)

submitted 95 days ago • 31 comments

Look! A way to support trans youth… and also get cookies. www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

If you would like to support trans youth, and ALSO like cookies (you can also purchase to donate if you don’t like cookies): www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...

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IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS NEWS: Acting Treasury Secretary, David A. Lebryk: “the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems.” (Gift link here: wapo.st/4jH7XYa)

submitted 97 days ago • 231 comments

Low-key hoping Taylor Swift trolls us all by wearing a wedding gown to the Grammys. It would be HILARIOUS. #TaylorSwift

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

The Pentagon just removed NBC News, NPR, NY Times and Politico from the Pentagon workspaces. Those spaces are being occupied by One America News First, Breitbart and HuffPost. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

“Pentagon removes New York Times, NPR and more from workspaces as part of ‘rotation program’ One America News, Breitbart and the New York Post will take desks from NBC, NPR and the New York Times”

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Today in US History: On January 31, 1865, "Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America. The vote in the House was 121 to 24." www.archives.gov/milestone-do...

submitted 97 days ago • 199 comments

Oh. The LA Times is editing out negative parts of an article about RFK Jr. that say he's unfit for Secretary of Health and Human Services. If you haven't canceled your subscription already, you should.

submitted 97 days ago • 634 comments

BREAKING WAPO: Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin just announced the dismissal of roughly 30 federal prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases in the D.C. office over the past four years. Notifications went out at about 5 p.m. on Friday. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 97 days ago • 884 comments

DMV News Live has posted the following video on twitter of the plane crash in northeast Philadelphia

submitted 97 days ago • 665 comments

ICE just adopted new policies making it harder for Congress to prevent deportations, per memo leaked to me:

submitted 97 days ago • 589 comments

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

submitted 97 days ago • 3565 comments

H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads Rapidly Through California Dairy Herds The USDA has confirmed that five more dairy herds in California are infected, bringing the total number to 732. As of now, 74% of the state's dairy herds have tested positive for the virus.

submitted 99 days ago • 508 comments