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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 16h

"Trans issues aren't this shameful thing that Democratic consultants suggest we hide from, it's the same fight undocumented immigrants are fighting, or those who can't access health care are fighting...Political issues aren't siloes, they're all connected, and Mamdani recognizes that." ✊

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 16h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 15h

every single dem should be taking notes. this is how you message around trans issues

(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18h

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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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 18h

"The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least"

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18h

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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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 1d

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 2d

No shade to any of the Vertigo relaunch writers, but this is what the lineup looks like with me no longer in it, lol.

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 2d

It was so great chatting with @educateusaction.bsky.social and I hope you'll check out the recording!

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 2d

Missed our Know Means Know event with @rebeccakling.bsky.social, about how to speak on trans rights in a way people can hear? That’s why we posted the full recording on Youtube! Subscribe to our Youtube channel to see all our events. Let’s fight for trans rights together!

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 2d

Missed our Know Means Know event with @rebeccakling.bsky.social, about how to speak on trans rights in a way people can hear? That’s why we posted the full recording on Youtube! Subscribe to our Youtube channel to see all our events. Let’s fight for trans rights together!

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 3d

Some science nerds wanted their computers to be able to talk to each other and now decades later I have to worry about my static text document being dynamically being resized by some asshole 1,500 miles away accessing a website on an off-brand tablet that hasn’t received a security update since 2013

Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 3d

I should say that, as someone with quite a bit of privilege (I am white, currently able-bodied, relatively neurotypical, have a stable job/housing/food/healthcare/etc) a lot of my thinking has revolved around how much good I can do by staying vs the risk I take by being a visible trans activist

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 3d

Literally had this conversation ("when do we leave?") with my girlfriend last night. Or should I say "continued to have this conversation," since we've been talking on and off about it since November 2024?

Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 3d

I'm writing the newsletter this week on a question I think a lot of us have been pondering: When is it really time to leave the country?

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 3d

Logan Circle (a neighborhood in DC) and Logan Square (a neighborhood in Chicago) implies the existence of a Logan Triangle, a Logan Hexagon, a Logan Octagon, etc

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 3d

“Richard Kling [defense attorney, and also my dad!] cited the old expression that a good prosecutor could convince a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. ’Apparently they had less evidence than a ham sandwich,’ said Kling, who represents Ray Collins.”

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3d

Federal prosecutors are dropping charges against the Chicago couple who lawfully carried guns outside Broadview's ICE facility last month.

A defense attorney tells @chicago.suntimes.com a grand jury refused to indict: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds dropping charges against couple who lawfully carried guns outside ICE facility

A defense attorney says a grand jury refused to indict in the high-profile case.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 4d

Death to Chronos (e.g. time zones)

I was coordinating a call between a client and a reporter, very carefully putting all the times in both Pacific (client) and Eastern (reporter). The ONE TIME that the reporter didn’t put a time zone is of course the time that the client got confused about

Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 4d

Coooooooooooooool!!

Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 4d

Bicycle Map of the Island of Montreal
Sponsored by (among others) the Dominion Burglary Guarantee Company
"First insure your bicycle - against being stolen - then study the map"
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Antique map of the Island of Montreal. Red lines appear to indicate bicycle routes.

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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 4d

horrific whiplash in PR, which just several years ago was explicitly affirming our care had to be covered. but already this year PR enacted a criminal ban up to age 21 w/ a 15yr prison sentence, and now this. here's the donation page if you're able to pitch in:
www.trueselffoundation.org/donar/

BOUTHERN EQUALITY

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SUPPORT TRANS PUERTO RICANS

We learned a few days ago that on 10/6, Medicaid in Puerto Rico will stop covering all medications used for gender-affirming care.

True Self Foundation has established an emergency fund to cover the cost of GAC for trans Puerto Ricans, but they need more funding to meet the vast need.

The link to donate is in the KHJN Trans Health page bio.

Trans people in Puerto Rico are facing an unprecedented crisis. This Medicaid announcement comes just months after a ban on gender-affirming care for anyone under 21 was signed into law.

True Self Foundation is assisting trans youth + their families as well as trans adults. Donate to provide direct support to trans people in Puerto Rico.

The link to donate is in the KHJN Trans Health page bio.

kytranshealth: We learned a few days ago that on 10/6, Medicaid in Puerto Rico will stop covering all medications used for gender-affirming care.

True Self Foundation has established an emergency fund to cover the cost of GAC for trans Puerto Ricans, but they need more funding to meet the vast need.

Trans people in Puerto Rico are facing an unprecedented crisis. This Medicaid announcement comes just months after a ban on gender-affirming care for anyone under 21 was signed into law.

True Self Foundation is assisting trans youth + their families as well as trans adults. Donate to provide direct support to trans people in Puerto Rico.

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 4d

it takes a windmill 27.7 hours to generate one transgender athlete

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "If we didn't win this election. If we had these people that were running that were ruining our country, destroying our country with their open borders and men playing in women's sports and transgender from everybody and windmills all over the place ... I'm not sure we'd even have a country."

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 4d

3 random poses from old TV show where Jonathan Frakes asks questions, commonly clipped into short video memes 5 years ago. first he's on a laptop by stacks of books, sitting in a leather chair.

here he's in the same room lifting up his leg, sitting on a wooden fancy desk, by a globe. lighting is intense and artificially foggy for dramatic stage-like emphasis.

here he holds a book by a candle at a round table with red plaid cloth, light directly behind him radiates out in soft blue from dark room.

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 4d

We already have dynamic photo-realistic experiences and they’re called VIDEO GAMES!

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 5d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 4d

I’m just honored to be included on a list that includes open borders and windmills

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "If we didn't win this election. If we had these people that were running that were ruining our country, destroying our country with their open borders and men playing in women's sports and transgender from everybody and windmills all over the place ... I'm not sure we'd even have a country."

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 4d

I have a fantasy of a bunch of woke progressive radicals taking over the ham radio network

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 4d

Loving this snark directed at an absolutely deserving target

The Verge @theverge.com · 4d

"You have elected to take a job where the primary purpose is for you to eat shit and own the death of broadcast TV news, a thing that is going to die no matter what you do. Nice work!"

Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/business/793...

A photo of Bari Weiss over a headline: "Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You're doomed"

Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 6d

Replace all golf courses with bird sanctuaries

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 6d

Golf courses close down all the time. This charming film shows how a community got an abandoned golf course turned into a park, with a lot of help from birders.
I hope this turns into a widespread park-creation strategy, like rails to trails. birdwalkfilm.com