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Dread Meadow

@deadlyflowers.bsky.social

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Creature-coded geek girl and resident Silco enthusiast. If I follow you, it's because I'm interested in what you have to say. #freedc Don't follow me unless you want to see a lot of politics, because politics is the raison d'être for this account.

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Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · May 1

And here it is! Exactly the sort of rushed, half-assed smear-job that we expected.

These eugenics-obsessed freaks didn't even have the conviction to put their names on it, so HHS published this 400-page stack of lies anonymously.

Fuckers.

opa.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...

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Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · 5h

Especially a regime desperate to be the height of "cool."

It is impossible to look cool while decked out in military gear and beating up a gaggle of inflatable frogs.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 7h

The fact that their ticket was mysteriously canceled the day before and then they were questioned by DHS is both one of the greatest political scandals and crises of my lifetime and just another fucking Thursday in 2025.

Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 8h

Mark Bray and Yesenia Barragan, and the family, have safely embarked on their trip to Spain after being questioned by DHS.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8h

The Trump admin reportedly plans to deploy the FBI, DHS, DOJ, IRS and the Treasury Dept. against left-wing groups it accuses of 'funding and organizing political violence'

INSIGHT-Trump’s War On The Left: Inside The Plan To Investigate Liberal Groups

The Trump admin plans to deploy America's counter-terrorism apparatus against left-wing groups it accuses of funding and organizing political violence, the officials said.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 9h

6/ People are starting to wake up to this as they learn more about the Insurrection Act, more about the national emergency Trump is claiming justifies his pre-Act orders, and the filings he’s made. People are saying, ICE is armed, well-manned, claims to be amazing...why are they demanding state aid?

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 9h

Presidents and governors shouldn't be able to deploy National Guard troops from one state to another if that state's governor objects.

That is common sense, and yet Republicans just blocked my amendment to stop this blatant abuse of power. Another shameful abdication of duty.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 10h

I give shit to Jeffries (and Schumer) when they suck, so it’s also important to recognize when they’re doing it right.

This is doing it right. More of this, indeed. *Everyone* involved in the corruption of this administration MUST face consequences for their actions.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · 10h

I'd bet that if you start with an investigation into Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo,
you'll come up aces on charges for the entire lot of six conservative justices.

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Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · 11h

Context collapse is great.

Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · 11h

David is to Larry as Raban is to the Baron.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 13h

reactionary centrists insist trans acceptance went too far & generated a backlash

but the UK legal transition for 20 years, it wasn't an issue until the press made it one

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Nicole Symmonds, PhD @spicyethicsprof.bsky.social · 13h

I'm not sure who uses Microsoft 365 and needs to hear this, but the recent price increase from $69.99 to $99.99 is for the added functionality of CoPilot, their AI tool. If you choose Microsoft 365 without CoPilot, you can retain the $69.99/year subscription price.

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 13h

I’m not kidding when I say these weird ass costumes and antics are actually an extremely effective tactic from a media standpoint bc when enough people do them, the media can’t fully scrub them out

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 14h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · 13h

What are the odds of Greens getting proscribed right after that starts being a regular refrain?

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14h

Carr has been demolishing media consolidation limits, consumer protections, and corporate oversight and pretending it's improved government efficiency

it's pure regulatory capture and corruption, but outside of places like the Ars and The Verge, most outlets parrot his efficiency framing

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14h

This article is spot on about the UK's descent into anti-trans hysteria. In 8 years, they went from the conservatives trying to make it easier for trans folks to self attest gender to a liberal government implementing a bathroom ban by fiat.

www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...

Britain’s Bathroom Ban

The UK has gone from a bathroom ban being unthinkable to a Labour government implementing an extraordinarily authoritarian one—without a vote.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · 14h

whose risks are not outweighed by the benefits*

Dread Meadow @deadlyflowers.bsky.social · 14h

They would not, they would simply accelerate their program of making it legal for grown men to rape and marry children.

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 15h

Significant blow today for Stella O'Malley & her anti-trans advocacy organisation Genspect, as their spurious defamation action against Irish therapist, Leonie O'Dowd, is added to "The Gallery of Shame" by CASE (Campaign Against SLAPPs in Europe.) www.the-case.eu/gallery-of-s...

Gallery of Shame – CASE

www.the-case.eu

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 15h

This is not good

The story is actually worse than the headline. The ex-GOP official worked in Missouri with Ed Martin.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

Axios headline: Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

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Chris(tyn) Parkes @parkesland.bsky.social · 14h

Excellent research here. Though it isn't the focus, what Dr Pagel warns of has occured with frightful efficacy in DSIT, EHRC, and DSHC over trans rights. All three have been targeted by malicious actors seeking trans people's marginalization.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 18h

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 15h

Trans people must not be left behind: TGEU highlights critical gaps in the new EU LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-30

"The Strategy inadequately addresses the scapegoating of trans people, misses the opportunity to ensure the full protection of the rights of trans people under EU law,"

Trans people must not be left behind: TGEU highlights critical gaps in the new EU LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-30 - TGEU - Trans Europe and Central Asia

TGEU welcomes the publication of the LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 and the European Commission’s renewed pledge to advance the rights of all LGBTIQ+ people while embedding an intersectional pers...

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 16h

I approve of @thedailybeast.bsky.social's headline style when it comes to it's Trump coverage

The Daily Beast
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Clueless Donald Trump, 79, Humiliated After Dodging Legal Question
11 hours ago - Clueless Donald Trump, 79, Humiliated After Dodging Legal Question • The president had his Latin knowledge tested at the White House-and tailed ...
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Donald Trump, 79, Posted Private Bondi Message About Indicting Enemy
6 hours ago - Trump, 79, Posted Private Bondi Message About Indicting Enemy • The president was "surprised to learn"

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Trump, 79, Makes Creepy Remark to Fan Girl Reporter, 37
15 hours ago - Trump, 79, Makes Creepy Remark to Fan Girl Reporter, 37.
SAY WHAT? The exchange capped off a bizarre roundtable in which Trump invited guests ...
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Marco Rubio Caught Telling Donald Trump, 79, What to Post on Truth Social
16 hours ago - Marco Rubio Caught Telling Donald Trump, 79, What to Post on Truth Social • A photographer spotted what

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Trump, 79, Struggles to Stay Awake at White House
Meeting
11 hours ago - Trump, 79, Struggles to Stay Awake at White House Meeting
• Pam Bondi Reveals When Trump Sleeps.
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Trump, 79, Reveals Bulging Cankles While Hosting World Leader
2 days ago - Trump, 79, Reveals Bulging Cankles While Hosting World Leader • The president also added a shiny layer of makeup to cover the bruise on his hand ...
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President Donald Trump, 79, Rambles About Heaven While Insisting There's No Other Reason to 'Be Good'
2 days ago - Trump, 79, Rambles About Heaven While Insisting There's No Other Reason to 'Be Good' • The almost-octogenarian president has offered his MAGA...
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Trump, 79, Orders FBI to Urgently Look Into 90-Year-
Old Mystery
1 day ago - Trump, 79, Orders FBI to Urgently Look Into 90-Year-Old Mystery. PRIORITY REQUEST. FBI employees

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16h

I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.

The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 15h

If you can find the time, please share and fill out this survey for the James Lind Alliance. Mumsnet goons are apparently bombarding it with nonsense responses:

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jla/youth-...

Let's improve care for young gender diverse people

Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk

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