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Matt Katawicz @mattkatawicz.com · Feb 2

We must protect trans people and trans kids from the hateful and harmful actions of the Trump Administration.

Help me fundraise for @lambdalegal.bsky.social , protecting LGBTQ+ and HIV people in court!

give.lambdalegal.org/mattkatawicz...

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 21h

Suicidal for centrists to be begging for moderation when now would be a great time to pass some big, ambitious policies and remind people why Democrats are better than Republicans.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 21h

Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1d

As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.

The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 6d

I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 16d

y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize

we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily

that won’t happen without noise

please, bluesky, do what u do best

@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Matt Katawicz @mattkatawicz.com · 18d

The city was filled with proud patriots who don’t stand with tyrants today

Matt Katawicz @mattkatawicz.com · 18d

More #protestjoy today from #NoKings in DC!

Matt Katawicz @mattkatawicz.com · 18d

It was a beautiful day to shout #nokings and man did DC show up! THIS makes me proud to be an American!

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 20d

In this video, Andrews points out something important. When people think of Christians, they tend to think of the Christian nationalists who cheer on Trump's evil. That makes non-evil Christians like Andrews furious. Others should feel that way too.

Global Rising Icon PR∆J @prajxl.bsky.social · 21d

*adds Bryan Andrews to 'mildly decent white people' playlist*

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 21d

Protein powders aren’t poisoning you, but we need supplement regulation.

I wrote an article on the lead in protein powder headlines, actual science (spoiler: it ain’t prop 65 & consumer reports)

and what we should be discussing about supplements:

Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/consumer-r...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jan 31

List of CDC information that appears to have been taken down so far:
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22d

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 25d

There must be some mistake, I read 50 Atlantic articles about how RFK Jr just wants to help Americans eat more vegetables

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 25d

an affirmative case for trans rights as a pillar of good democratic governance

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Matt Katawicz @mattkatawicz.com · 27d

Dawwww big hugs to you both! Looks like an amazing adventure!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28d

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Oct 3

Lavender scare is back.

MSNBC @msnbc.com · Oct 3

EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel fired an agent in training for displaying a gay pride flag on his desk while appointed to a field office in California last year, according to three people familiar with the matter and a dismissal notice reviewed by MSNBC.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/k...

Kash Patel fires FBI agent trainee for displaying gay pride flag

The FBI employee was fired on the first day of the government shutdown as President Trump threatened more terminations.

www.msnbc.com

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Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · Oct 3

MPD did not stop collaborating with ICE after the emergency ended. They proceeded full steam ahead, working hand in hand to terrorize DC’s immigrant communities, with Bowser’s blessing. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/10/01/dc-police-immigration-trump-crime/

Immigration officers still patrol with D.C. police after Trump emergency

The Washington Post reviewed photos and videos of at least half a dozen incidents since Sept. 10. They show D.C. police officers with masked agents in vests labeled HSI for Homeland Security Investiga...

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Matt Katawicz @mattkatawicz.com · Oct 3

Over 550 entertainers incl: Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Kerry Washington, Natalie Portman, Aaron Sorkin, Spike Lee, Pedro Pascal, Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Penn, John Legend, Damon Lindelof, Julianne Moore, Janelle Monáe, Barbra Streisand, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ethan Hawke, Billie Eilish.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Oct 3

Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era

In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Oct 3

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

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ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · Oct 1

There is a *lot* going on in Congress at the moment but incidents like this are why H.R. 5143, which would undo DC's high-speed chase law, is so dangerous, inappropriate, and needs to be stopped. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... (3/3)

A Metropolitan Police Department car is crumpled against a tree. Airbags are deployed and the car's doors are all open. The car is totaled and pieces of debris are scattered across the street.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Sep 30

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · Sep 29

“i’m still required to laugh at my own humiliation”

JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · Sep 28

So exhausting..

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · Sep 29

A LOT of professors are silent on this. Well, know that unless you fight this, the war machine will eat you alive, too. Tenure won’t save you. Even whiteness won’t save you. No one is free until Palestine is free. Zionism & the US colonial war machine will eat the earth until stopped.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Sep 29

Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.

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🐶 carlosalpunto @carlosalpunto.bsky.social · Sep 24

No sé si lo estará haciendo bien o mal (bien) pero Sánchez está empezando a ser un referente en una gran parte de Europa.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 24

"Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he will join Italy in sending a military warship to protect an international flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza after it was attacked by drones off Greece."

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Spain's PM says he will send warship to protect Gaza aid flotilla

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he will join Italy in sending a military warship to protect an international flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza after it was attacked by drones off Greece.

www.reuters.com

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