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2026 Jan 6 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social : Assigned Media's own Billie Jean Sweeney, former NYT editor, gave Trans News Network an interview on how the paper turned anti-trans. Assigned covered it here: bsky.app/profile/assi...
Unsurprisingly the NYT has taken umbrage: www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...
Unsurprisingly the NYT has taken umbrage: www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
2026 Jan 6 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social : Assigned Media's own Billie Jean Sweeney, former NYT editor, gave Trans News Network an interview on how the paper turned anti-trans. Assigned covered it here: bsky.app/profile/assi...
Unsurprisingly the NYT has taken umbrage: www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...
Unsurprisingly the NYT has taken umbrage: www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...
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Major parts of HB805, NC's draconian anti-trans law, just went into effect.
In August @davidforbes.bsky.social wrote about how that law (and another targeting trans youth in foster care) passed due to Dem support, how that fit a history of betrayal and why trans folks shouldn't trust politicians:
In August @davidforbes.bsky.social wrote about how that law (and another targeting trans youth in foster care) passed due to Dem support, how that fit a history of betrayal and why trans folks shouldn't trust politicians:
Opinion | Old Betrayals and New as N.C. Dems Pass Anti-Trans Laws
North Carolina Democrats had solid election results last year, amid promises to hold the line against the far-right. But two horrific anti-trans bills just became law thanks to Democratic support, wit...
transnews.network
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Major parts of HB805, NC's draconian anti-trans law, just went into effect.
In August @davidforbes.bsky.social wrote about how that law (and another targeting trans youth in foster care) passed due to Dem support, how that fit a history of betrayal and why trans folks shouldn't trust politicians:
In August @davidforbes.bsky.social wrote about how that law (and another targeting trans youth in foster care) passed due to Dem support, how that fit a history of betrayal and why trans folks shouldn't trust politicians:
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Trans youth healthcare is based in decades of research and supported by every major medical organization in the US. Under RFK Jr, a handpicked panel produced a dodgy report claiming otherwise.
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
The Neglected Front in RFK Jr.’s War on Science — Assigned
As trans healthcare is decimated no one is standing up for the integrity of the scientific process for these patients.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Trans youth healthcare is based in decades of research and supported by every major medical organization in the US. Under RFK Jr, a handpicked panel produced a dodgy report claiming otherwise.
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
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Nineteen states are raising the minimum wage this year.
By the end of 2026, a total of 17 states and the District of Columbia will have minimum wages over $15/hr.
In NYC and Washington state the minimum wage will be over $17/hr.
By the end of 2026, a total of 17 states and the District of Columbia will have minimum wages over $15/hr.
In NYC and Washington state the minimum wage will be over $17/hr.
January 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Nineteen states are raising the minimum wage this year.
By the end of 2026, a total of 17 states and the District of Columbia will have minimum wages over $15/hr.
In NYC and Washington state the minimum wage will be over $17/hr.
By the end of 2026, a total of 17 states and the District of Columbia will have minimum wages over $15/hr.
In NYC and Washington state the minimum wage will be over $17/hr.
Texas city cancels Pride celebration after council trashes LGBTQ+ protections www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/texa...
Texas city cancels Pride celebration after council trashes LGBTQ+ protections - LGBTQ Nation
Under pressure from Trump, Arlington recently rolled back its LGBTQ+ protections. Now the city's Pride organization has canceled its 2026 event.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Texas city cancels Pride celebration after council trashes LGBTQ+ protections www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/texa...
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Meanwhile I saw nobody even mention Edmundo Gonzales!
He is the only guy that gives legitimacy to deposing Maduro since he won the election, but obviously Trump and Rubio don't give a fuck about democracy! They want their puppet dictatorship, but without putting any work into it.
He is the only guy that gives legitimacy to deposing Maduro since he won the election, but obviously Trump and Rubio don't give a fuck about democracy! They want their puppet dictatorship, but without putting any work into it.
January 5, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Meanwhile I saw nobody even mention Edmundo Gonzales!
He is the only guy that gives legitimacy to deposing Maduro since he won the election, but obviously Trump and Rubio don't give a fuck about democracy! They want their puppet dictatorship, but without putting any work into it.
He is the only guy that gives legitimacy to deposing Maduro since he won the election, but obviously Trump and Rubio don't give a fuck about democracy! They want their puppet dictatorship, but without putting any work into it.
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Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Utah debate over transgender treatments for minors divides policymakers, experts over state 'systematic review'
Do No Harm alleges Utah Department of Health and Human Services "systematic review" misleads on transgender outcomes.
www.deseret.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
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so cool, love the internet our tech overlords have built
Meta reportedly projected 10% of 2024 sales came from scam, fraud ads
Meta projected that about $16 billion in 2024 revenue came from running ads for scams and banned goods, according to a Thursday report from Reuters.
www.cnbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
so cool, love the internet our tech overlords have built
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New Forbidden Course at Bari Weiss’s University of Austin: watching bootleg copies of 60 Minutes smuggled in from Canada
December 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
New Forbidden Course at Bari Weiss’s University of Austin: watching bootleg copies of 60 Minutes smuggled in from Canada
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18 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Many Dems were taken by surprised when 4 Reps broke ranks to vote _against_ M T Greene's criminal ban on GAC in the House. Turns out Sarah McBride had reached out and lobbied them.
Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill
When House Democrats suspected a few members in their caucus would support a bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth, McBride reached out to some Republicans who went on to oppose the...
www.notus.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
18 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Many Dems were taken by surprised when 4 Reps broke ranks to vote _against_ M T Greene's criminal ban on GAC in the House. Turns out Sarah McBride had reached out and lobbied them.
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Ailing wannabe dictator yelling at his people and insisting that they're getting richer and safer when all the evidence demonstrates the opposite.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Ailing wannabe dictator yelling at his people and insisting that they're getting richer and safer when all the evidence demonstrates the opposite.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
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Just want to point out how funny/sad it is that the same people who will refuse to refer to a trans woman as "she" have no problem calling ChatGPT "she."
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just want to point out how funny/sad it is that the same people who will refuse to refer to a trans woman as "she" have no problem calling ChatGPT "she."
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For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care.
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care.
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
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Tesla’s Robotaxi is crashing roughly once every 40,000 miles so far in Austin, and that's with a human safety supervisor in vehicle.
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
Tesla reports another Robotaxi crash, even with supervisor as it moves to remove them
Tesla has reported yet another crash involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin to the NHTSA. The new data keeps the...
electrek.co
December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tesla’s Robotaxi is crashing roughly once every 40,000 miles so far in Austin, and that's with a human safety supervisor in vehicle.
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
For comparison, the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.
electrek.co/2025/12/15/t...
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NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives.
In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP.
We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP.
We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
We Found A Solution To America's Inequality. It's Not Where You'd Expect.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
NEW: Behind Italy’s beauty (and parmesan) is a radical tradition of cooperatives.
In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP.
We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
In some areas, they make up nearly a fifth of the GDP.
We went to Emilia-Romagna, one of the richest regions in the country, to investigate how Italy’s workers built a more democratic economy.
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Counter proposal: public hangings of tech billionaires.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Counter proposal: public hangings of tech billionaires.
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i cannot stop laughing at this
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i cannot stop laughing at this
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truly cannot wait until the media stops taking these dumbasses seriously simply because there’s so much money behind them
Microsoft Executive Vows to Halt AI Work If It Imperils Humanity
Microsoft Corp. consumer artificial intelligence chief Mustafa Suleyman is bent on creating a super intelligence that’s “aligned with human interests” and pledged to halt such work if it posed a threa...
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
truly cannot wait until the media stops taking these dumbasses seriously simply because there’s so much money behind them
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Congratulations Abby Stein ❤️🏳️⚧️✨
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations Abby Stein ❤️🏳️⚧️✨
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An incredible admission at how top down the right is and how the oligarchs propagandists view their followers as lemmings to manipulate through social media rage bait. Now they're upset that they have lost control of the manipulation machine.
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
An incredible admission at how top down the right is and how the oligarchs propagandists view their followers as lemmings to manipulate through social media rage bait. Now they're upset that they have lost control of the manipulation machine.
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The vibe shift is real if this complete psychopath in a suit is coming back around to supporting trans folks.
December 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The vibe shift is real if this complete psychopath in a suit is coming back around to supporting trans folks.
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot