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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com Β· 6h
"When doctors can come between us and our transition, our rights are in their hands."

"[F]ree access to trans medicine should be expanded."

"Everyone, no matter where they live, or what hormones they need to live with dignity, should have their medicine freely available."
#USA #Healthcare
Informed Consent Doesn't Go Far Enough: The Case for Hormones Over-the-Counter
Why do we rely on doctors to address our basic medical needs?
www.assignedmedia.org
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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social Β· 1h
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social Β· 4h
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
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duckyaisha.bsky.social
πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 20h
one thing I like about zohrans messaging is how he just constantly hammers home β€œcorruption” re: cuomo. just as constant as his positive message of NYC affordability.
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Β· 20h
Corruption goes courtside.
A screenshot of a post on X from Andrew Cuomo showing him sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden next to Mayor Eric Adams. The tweet says: "No better way to celebrate winning tonight's debate than making it to the @nyknicks game in time for the 2nd half."
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 21h
President Xi I am ready and willing to manage the big microscopes at any time . I’ll learn mandarin.
nerdjpg.com Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com Β· 1d
This tea
Chinese state media says US 'dying from within' as Beijing drafts next 5-year plan
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 21h
Some of the best labs in the world working on the transmission and treatment of malaria - understanding the spread of drug resistance and how the mosquitoes transmit the parasite - are at HSPH . this is the most pro-malaria administration in American history and it isn’t close
princess-vimentin.bsky.social Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social Β· 1d
Harvard's School of Public Health will be acutely affected by loss of funding. In the past, it has contributed to the eradication of small pox & development of the polio vaccine. It may slash 50% of research & reduce the number of PhD students admitted. Others will feel it too.
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What Happens When Trump Gets His Way With Science
Harvard’s School of Public Health is broken.
www.theatlantic.com
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 23h
in group laws protect not bind out group laws bind not protect etc
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 23h
so awesome that as long as you’re right wing and Christian you can do whatever but transsexuals get demonized for the exact same medical treatment by the exact same newspaper
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Science Magazine @science.org Β· 23h
The mice could be used to better understand and treat heavy menstrual bleeding, and study reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis. https://scim.ag/473mwRw
Lab mice can now have periods like humans
Studies of rodents with a menstrual on/off switch could help people with endometriosis and other disorders
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 1d
conservatives think men are lazy pathetic weak willed animals with no morals or duties to their society or themselves
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 1d
everyone who talks in an essentialist way abt β€œhow men are” meaning we all have to accept sexual assault, misogyny, Nazi tattoo politicians etc hates men more than the most extreme blue haired tumblr feminist could possibly imagine
faineg.bsky.social Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social Β· 1d
I know a lot of absolutely wonderful straight cis men, and I think writing them all off as unredeemable is quite frankly letting the miserable assholes among them off way to easy
cheryllynneaton.bsky.social Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social Β· 1d
People act like all the men are gone. The men are attending protests. The men are putting together scooters for their kids. The men are getting a set of turntables for the first time. The men are buying Nikes. The men are getting super into noir. They're not Nazis and they're fine. Keep your freaks.
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josh boerman @bosh.worstpossible.world Β· 1d
failed state
brian-goldstone.bsky.social Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social Β· 1d
Add Cincinnati to the rapidly expanding list of cities where homeless students sleep in parking lots because their families can't afford a place to live.

www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social Β· 1d
it's been an open secret that some (def not all) anti-trans activists seem driven by trans feelings that they themselves possess but are trying to suppress. but this right here it's completely batshit!
lexikoren.bsky.social Lexi Koren @lexikoren.bsky.social Β· 1d
Cis women in anti-trans religious communities are literally fucking medically transitioning, and the NYT buries this fact 1000s of words into the article.
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social Β· 1d
How did Romans perceive time? How did doctors like Galen keep time? Interesting book from P.N. Singer on the devices, measurement, and application of philosophies of time. Not a ton new here but the time and ancient medicine chapter looks very intriguing. books.google.com/books/about/... πŸ•°οΈ
Time for the Ancients
The book presents the author's latest research on ancient perceptions of time; it centres on medical discussions, especially of the doctor-philosopher Galen, while also contextualizing his work within...
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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com Β· 1d
You can change your sex
lisasevern.uk Lisa Severn @lisasevern.uk Β· 1d
Assuming trans people's physiology based on our birth certificates is potentially unsafe
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Alex P. πŸ‘Ή @saddestrobots.bsky.social Β· 1d
importantly, it's not just "projection" or "deflection"

they see the kind of bodily autonomy that's foundational to queer liberation as deeply disruptive to their desired social order (grown men raping kids)

in a very real way, body rights and sexual self-determination *will* end their way of life
jasondogwood.bsky.social Jason Dogwood πŸ’™ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social Β· 2d
The pattern of "religious" men abusing children is real and documented. It's infuriating that LGBTQ+ people bear the brunt of moral panic rhetoric while the actual harm to children is coming from the very people doing the loudest screaming about "protecting" them. #NotADragQueen
Pastor who raged about kids seeing Pride flags arrested for child abuse - LGBTQ Nation
Silas H. Shelton has been accused of abusing his religious authority to groom a teenage girl.
www.lgbtqnation.com
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Jake Cole @jakecole.bsky.social Β· 1d
Say what you will about zoomers being duped last November, I take it as an enormously positive sign that a years-long effort to infiltrate basically every new media avenue available to dump right wing brainrot into young minds has completely and totally collapsed in 9 months
today.yougov.com YouGov America @today.yougov.com Β· 2d
NEW Economist/YouGov
Net favorability of Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among U.S. adult citizens by age
18-29: +5 | -39
30-44: -6 | -14
45-64: +12 | -10
65+: -4 | -10
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
A multiple line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Views of Donald Trump by age in his second term." The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people? [Donald Trump] (% with a very or somewhat favorable opinion minus the % with a very or somewhat unfavorable opinion)." The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "don't know" are not shown."
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DSA Angletonian Caucus πŸ‘Š πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ”₯ @marechalberthier.bsky.social Β· 1d
this is a lot of words to say HE’S REINVENTING SHIP MONEY BECAUSE HE THINKS HE’S CHARLES I STUART
tonyromm.bsky.social tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social Β· 2d
NEW: The White House is reprogramming billions in congressionally approved spending during the shutdown, aiming to pay troops, ICE agents and others who work on programs that fulfill the president's political agenda. Some of the money comes from Trump's tax cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
How Trump Played β€˜Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com Β· 2d
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs

- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social Β· 2d
Today on the blog I wrote about AI and the golem, and the benefit of listening to cautionary tales from the past.
going-medieval.com/2025/10/21/o...
On AI and the golem
Recently I, like a lot of people who make their living by creating things, have been thinking a lot about so-called AI. I have been forced to do this because so many companies have been stealing th…
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 2d
I’ll say it every damn day they killed Charles I for less than this
tiredgenerally.bsky.social Matt @tiredgenerally.bsky.social Β· 3d
it is kind of interesting how not only do they openly yearn for monarchy, but they also want a system of monarchy more absolute than almost any of the historical reference points where the president can tax, spend, declare war, even suspend habeas corpus at will
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social Β· 3d
Johnson blames the No Kings protests. Says β€œit is quite ironic.” Johnson says β€œif President Trump was a king” the government would be open.
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brutalism apologist πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ @brutapologist.bsky.social Β· 27d
Running for mayor of orc city with the promise of meat on every menu
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net Β· 2d
just a reminder that there were people of the time β€” and of the same class and station β€” who saw this stuff and thought, "yeah this is bullshit"
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net Β· 2d
learned recently that the guy who wrote "The Night Before Christmas," clement clarke moore, also wrote a takedown of thomas jefferson's proto-scientific racism in "Notes on the State of Virginia," basically accusing him and others of making it up to justify slavery. which, that's right.
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 3d
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πŒ„πŒƒπŒ•πŒπŒ”πŒ™πŒ‹πŒ„ @duckyaisha.bsky.social Β· 3d
when they say viewpoint diversity they mean affirmative action for conservatives
bradvivian.bsky.social Bradford Vivian @bradvivian.bsky.social Β· 3d
The definition of β€œviewpoint diversity” that figures like this promote implies *censorship* (the β€œmust” part): curbing some forms of expression to boost others. It’s an invention of orgs who advocate government censorship of teaching/research + restrictions on protected political speech in colleges.
Opinion Opinion by Megan McArdle The sweetheart deal is over for academia Universities must restore public trust, starting with viewpoint diversity.
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