@aynamnotwen.bsky.social
Reader, Whovian, Trekkie, chicken keeper, rockhound, Unitarian, anti-fascist, LGBTQIA+ activist.
I love Michigan, agates, and Herkimer diamonds.
Not a fan of hate speech, misogyny, racism, discrimination, or the direction our country is going.
I love Michigan, agates, and Herkimer diamonds.
Not a fan of hate speech, misogyny, racism, discrimination, or the direction our country is going.
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible
The UK also issued a travel advisory warning people not to come to the US due to risk of arrest.
Are we great yet?
The UK also issued a travel advisory warning people not to come to the US due to risk of arrest.
Are we great yet?
March 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible
The UK also issued a travel advisory warning people not to come to the US due to risk of arrest.
Are we great yet?
The UK also issued a travel advisory warning people not to come to the US due to risk of arrest.
Are we great yet?
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The U.S. Department of Education does not handle school meals (and Title I funds are not allocated for food, either).
The USDA handles the school lunch program.
So when we hear about cuts over there, alarm bells should be going off in your head.
The USDA handles the school lunch program.
So when we hear about cuts over there, alarm bells should be going off in your head.
March 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The U.S. Department of Education does not handle school meals (and Title I funds are not allocated for food, either).
The USDA handles the school lunch program.
So when we hear about cuts over there, alarm bells should be going off in your head.
The USDA handles the school lunch program.
So when we hear about cuts over there, alarm bells should be going off in your head.
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That's weird.
💥 BREAKING: Walt Disney Company shareholders voted today 99-1 percent to reject an anti-LGBTQ+ proposal, requesting that the company sever its relationship with the Human Rights Campaign and HRC's Corporate Equality Index. Disney Board recommended shareholders vote against the proposal.
March 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
That's weird.
My kids are now safe even if federal legislation passes around names and pronouns in schools. I could not be happier.
March 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My kids are now safe even if federal legislation passes around names and pronouns in schools. I could not be happier.
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If you're critical of the US government and you are planning to cross the US border any time soon, today is a good day to review EFF's border search pocket guide: www.eff.org/document/eff...
EFF Border Search Pocket Guide
border-pocket-guide-2.pdf
www.eff.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I had missed this horror
5/ In a stunning announcement, Trump said that no government contracts would go to companies that employ legal firms that represent Democratic causes, a brazen and illegal attempt to cut off legal support for his opposition and lawsuits against him. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US law firm Paul Weiss fired by client over Trump executive order
Law firm Paul Weiss said in a court filing on Wednesday that a former executive facing criminal bribery charges has fired it as his defense counsel because of U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order this month targeting the firm.
www.reuters.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I had missed this horror
Re: French scientist denied entry
In today's America, white people don't usually get called terrorists.
And
The odds a stereotypical white nerdy scientist in a button down and khakis getting a "random check" that included searching his phone approaches zero.
Hm.
I hope I'm wrong but doubt it.
In today's America, white people don't usually get called terrorists.
And
The odds a stereotypical white nerdy scientist in a button down and khakis getting a "random check" that included searching his phone approaches zero.
Hm.
I hope I'm wrong but doubt it.
March 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Re: French scientist denied entry
In today's America, white people don't usually get called terrorists.
And
The odds a stereotypical white nerdy scientist in a button down and khakis getting a "random check" that included searching his phone approaches zero.
Hm.
I hope I'm wrong but doubt it.
In today's America, white people don't usually get called terrorists.
And
The odds a stereotypical white nerdy scientist in a button down and khakis getting a "random check" that included searching his phone approaches zero.
Hm.
I hope I'm wrong but doubt it.
You misspelled "land inhabited by millions of people."
March 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
You misspelled "land inhabited by millions of people."
‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Yes, I know that segregation is prevented by other laws. No, that's not the point.
Yes, I know that segregation is prevented by other laws. No, that's not the point.
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
www.npr.org
March 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Yes, I know that segregation is prevented by other laws. No, that's not the point.
Yes, I know that segregation is prevented by other laws. No, that's not the point.
So... No long hair on boys/short hair on girls? What decade are these lawmakers living in?
We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
So... No long hair on boys/short hair on girls? What decade are these lawmakers living in?
Minnesota State Sen Eichorn was arrested on charges of soliciting a minor.
Oh, hunh, weird -- same guy who introduced a bill that would allow spot GENITAL CHECKS ON GIRLS 5-18 to make sure they were cisgendered before allowing them to play sports.
We fucking told you.
(The bill did not pass)
Oh, hunh, weird -- same guy who introduced a bill that would allow spot GENITAL CHECKS ON GIRLS 5-18 to make sure they were cisgendered before allowing them to play sports.
We fucking told you.
(The bill did not pass)
March 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Minnesota State Sen Eichorn was arrested on charges of soliciting a minor.
Oh, hunh, weird -- same guy who introduced a bill that would allow spot GENITAL CHECKS ON GIRLS 5-18 to make sure they were cisgendered before allowing them to play sports.
We fucking told you.
(The bill did not pass)
Oh, hunh, weird -- same guy who introduced a bill that would allow spot GENITAL CHECKS ON GIRLS 5-18 to make sure they were cisgendered before allowing them to play sports.
We fucking told you.
(The bill did not pass)
I didn't know you could just declare something a weapon of mass destruction.
If you can classify a drug a WMD It seems plausible you can classify a medication a WMD...and the first ones would be mifepristone and/or methotrexate, oncologic uses notwithstanding.
If you can classify a drug a WMD It seems plausible you can classify a medication a WMD...and the first ones would be mifepristone and/or methotrexate, oncologic uses notwithstanding.
March 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I didn't know you could just declare something a weapon of mass destruction.
If you can classify a drug a WMD It seems plausible you can classify a medication a WMD...and the first ones would be mifepristone and/or methotrexate, oncologic uses notwithstanding.
If you can classify a drug a WMD It seems plausible you can classify a medication a WMD...and the first ones would be mifepristone and/or methotrexate, oncologic uses notwithstanding.
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The two NASA astronauts who spent nine months in space have splashed down, and if the first retrieval team to reach the site weren't dressed in gorilla suits what is even the point.
March 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The two NASA astronauts who spent nine months in space have splashed down, and if the first retrieval team to reach the site weren't dressed in gorilla suits what is even the point.
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a court has officially ruled that transgender people can have warrior ethos
March 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
a court has officially ruled that transgender people can have warrior ethos
!!!
Today keeps getting better and better
Today keeps getting better and better
INCREDIBLE Ruling!
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus.
Trans military members may continue to serve.
March 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
!!!
Today keeps getting better and better
Today keeps getting better and better
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Trump is opening up **three California’s** worth of National Forest land to logging.
March 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Trump is opening up **three California’s** worth of National Forest land to logging.
Actual good news in the news?! What's up with that?
March 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Actual good news in the news?! What's up with that?
W00T!
In a stunning legal rebuke, a federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk and officials from the Department of Government Efficiency must reinstate nearly all functions of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Federal Judge Orders Trump To Reinstate Nearly All Of USAID's Functionalities
A stunning ruling that undos all of Elon Musk's goals with USAID.
meidasnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
W00T!
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BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
March 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
Fascinating and not something that I had ever considered.
The regime has been slicing through Constitutional protections at every turn- protections that we've taken for granted and that now only seem to hold up if all parties agree to them. This is a take on the 3rd Amendment that I hadn't considered.
open.substack.com/pub/petepogg...
open.substack.com/pub/petepogg...
The Third Amendment: The One That’s Quiet... Until It Isn’t
Why the 'Forgotten Amendment' Might Be the Most Important One Yet
open.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Fascinating and not something that I had ever considered.
Oh my God! Someone take "there's an axolotl on the pink stairs" out of my head before I go mad!
March 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Oh my God! Someone take "there's an axolotl on the pink stairs" out of my head before I go mad!
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A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
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It's only because of the French that Americans aren't British right now.
Leavitt: "It's only because of the United States of America that the French aren't speaking German right now."
March 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's only because of the French that Americans aren't British right now.