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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 4h

McDonald’s at 1:00am is a bleak scene, man.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 1d

My girls!!!!!

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 1d

But the reason of the season was a chance to hang out with my very own Justice League, @nicoleamaines.bsky.social and @whattheshea.bsky.social. We had a fantastic lunch and talked about *everything.* Well worth the trip!

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

Remember all of the ghouls who denied this was happening and did everything they could to make the problem worse from JK Rowling to Wes Streeting. The NHS who did a stitch up report to hide the growing number of suicides from trans youth on the waitlists. They should never be forgiven.

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Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 4d

This y'all's king?

Hiring a great social team does NOT make this man on your side.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 4d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 5d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

www.teenvogue.com

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 5d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12d

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13d

So we've had two white male Marine veterans commit mass shootings this weekend in Michigan and North Carolina leaving at least 4 dead and a church burned down.

I'm sure MAGA will declare it an epidemic and push to ban white male Marine veterans from owning guns any day now.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13d

This is now the second attempted terrorist attack on the LGBTQ community in a week as "revenge" for Charlie Kirk. This follows an attempted mass shooting of a gay bar in Arizona.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Texas man accused of plotting Pride parade shooting as revenge for Charlie Kirk

Exclusive: ‘Come on bro let’s go hunting fairies,’ Joshua Cole wrote to a friend two days before the Abilene Pride Parade, according to an FBI probable cause affidavit reviewed by The Independent

www.independent.co.uk

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 13d

Why are people saying "this is not normal" over and over again, instead of "this is illegal" or "this is unconstitutional" or "this is treason?" Not normal sounds subjective, wishy-washy and neurotic. It communicates nothing of substance.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 18d

Ugh, we’re so fine

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 18d

Today's Style, with @nicoleamaines.bsky.social

Nicole is wearing a gold necklace with a gold heart-shaped pendant, a maroon henley with white lace trim, blue jeans with a black bel and black boots. Jadzia is wearing a necklace with a small heart-shaped carnelian pendant, a red dress covered in sci-fi imagery (rockets, robots, planets, stars, etc) and shiny metallic silver DKNY boots.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 19d

You deserve it!

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 19d

Still counts!

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 19d

Get ready for the year of GALAXY!

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 19d

I have just seen new art for GALAXY: AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN and the JUSTICE LEAGUE special @nicoleamaines.bsky.social and I are writing, and it is wild to work on stories of my girl Galaxy at two different stages in her life.

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 19d

MOTHER

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onion person @junlper.beer · 22d

the hysteria has gone off the rails so far that the average american thinks 1 in 5 people are transgender. pure absolute insanity that is driving the current lavender scare

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21d

When you baselessly call LGBTQ people terrorists who murdered Charlie kirk, this is the result.

people.com/charlie-kirk...

Man Claiming to Be Charlie Kirk's 'Martyr' Allegedly Threatened to Shoot Up Gay Bar in Slain Activist's Name

Treven Michael Gokey was arrested in Arizona on a terroristic threat charge

people.com

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 22d

"I don't get angry when I'm pissed/
I'm the eternal optimist/ I scream inside to deal with it" vs "They all say that it gets better/But what if I don't?"

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 22d

I actually haven't been listening to a lot of music while writing it, because I've writing with @nicoleamaines.bsky.social over FaceTime, and that means we talk a lot.

But when I do write bits alone, I've been listening to Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS. It fits the vibe.

Do you (and Nicole, ofc) have any songs you've been listening to while writing the upcoming Justice League one shot?

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Nicole Maines @nicoleamaines.bsky.social · 22d

If Sarah has no haters, I’m fucking dead.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22d

1. Today, 95 Democrats voted to "honor the legacy" of Charlie Kirk, calling him a "model for young Americans."

Kirk was notable for practicing anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans extremism, racism, and violent rhetoric.

Among the yes votes was Trans Rep. Sarah McBride.

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95 House Dems, Including Trans Rep McBride, Vote To "Honor The Legacy" Of Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, an anti-LGBTQ+ activist who was killed a week ago, had a history of hateful rhetoric and extremism.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 24d

the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 23d

I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23d

Heritage Foundation has released an absolutely insane policy proposal to label all trans people as domestic terrorists. It uses completely made up instances of terrorism and made up statistics but facts don't matter to them.

They want us all eradicated.

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Flyer from The Heritage Foundation Oversight Project titled “Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism (TIVE): Background and FAQs on Need for an FBI Domestic Terrorism Designation.” The page defines “Transgender Ideology” and “TIVE,” outlining beliefs allegedly associated with them. It claims such ideology justifies violence against opponents or frames opposition as violence. The text references the alleged assassination of Charlie Kirk, urging the FBI to classify TIVE as domestic terrorism.

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Continuation of flyer with a section titled “Recent Instances of TIVE-Motivated Acts of Domestic Terrorism.” Lists multiple violent events from 2018 to 2025, attributing them to transgender ideology. Includes mugshots of two alleged attackers. Followed by a “Frequently Asked Questions and Key Terms” section, addressing whether transgender people are terrorists, comparing TIVE with “Nihilistic Violent Extremism,” and discussing FBI designations.

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Section titled “Terminology Used by TIVE.” Defines terms including cisgender, deadnaming, Gillick competence, misgendering, “Right to Exist,” “Trans genocide,” and a phrase “You either have a live boy or dead girl, you choose.” Each is presented as terminology used in or associated with TIVE. Page layout is text-heavy, no additional graphics.

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · Sep 10

Woke up to find some art for this in my inbox, and y'all? This one-shot is going to *beautiful.*

Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · Aug 4

Just to catch everyone up, @nicoleamaines.bsky.social revealed at NYCC that she and I are writing a Justice League Unlimited story together starring Dreamer and Galaxy, as well as Star Sapphire, Adam Strange and Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) on a mission on Naltor, Dreamer's home planet.

Galaxy, Dreamer, Adam Strange, Star Sapphire, Green Arrow

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