Dylan Patterson-Sims
@dylanpattersons.bsky.social
He/Him/His
Dad. Grandpa. Husband. Queer Christian.
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#LoveIsLove 🏳️🌈
#TransLivesMatter
#ResistTrump
Queer Christian (Progressive / MCC): God IS Love!
Dad. Grandpa. Husband. Queer Christian.
#ProtectTransKids 🏳️⚧️
#LoveIsLove 🏳️🌈
#TransLivesMatter
#ResistTrump
Queer Christian (Progressive / MCC): God IS Love!
Pinned
Little Shit 🐈 is now at the Rainbow Bridge, restored to health & running thru the long grass w/ his beloved sister Mocha.
I have never had a pet for as long as we had our sweet kitty, nor have I loved a pet as much as I love him.
RIP Little Shit (aka Little Bit) 🐈: June 29, 2008 - October 6, 2025
I have never had a pet for as long as we had our sweet kitty, nor have I loved a pet as much as I love him.
RIP Little Shit (aka Little Bit) 🐈: June 29, 2008 - October 6, 2025
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Cass had the data and government resources to investigate whether this moral panic was true but instead of looking at it critically she just reinforced the panic.
and then cass has the absolute nerve to go on the bbc and say shit like this
February 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Cass had the data and government resources to investigate whether this moral panic was true but instead of looking at it critically she just reinforced the panic.
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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Unbelievable that we still talk about withholding HIV funding as a form of political maneuvering rather than an act of social murder, as if the 80’s + 90’s never happened and we didn’t lose an entire generation to this already.
Judge blocks Trump admin from rescinding health grants to Democratic-led states
The ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Unbelievable that we still talk about withholding HIV funding as a form of political maneuvering rather than an act of social murder, as if the 80’s + 90’s never happened and we didn’t lose an entire generation to this already.
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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She has the gall to praise the new school guidance banning social transition and requiring a doctor's oversight to get a haircut and change names but then complains that there's too much pressure to conform to gender stereotypes.
February 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
She has the gall to praise the new school guidance banning social transition and requiring a doctor's oversight to get a haircut and change names but then complains that there's too much pressure to conform to gender stereotypes.
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"If trans people hadn't spoken out on our campaign to push them out of society, it wouldn't have been so bad for them."
February 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
"If trans people hadn't spoken out on our campaign to push them out of society, it wouldn't have been so bad for them."
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This really is the crux of it. They believe being trans is a bad thing that should be avoided at all costs and everything done should be with the goal of reducing the number of trans people. Make it harder to exist as a trans person to then persuade people out of transition.
February 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
This really is the crux of it. They believe being trans is a bad thing that should be avoided at all costs and everything done should be with the goal of reducing the number of trans people. Make it harder to exist as a trans person to then persuade people out of transition.
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On one side, you have trans people asking to be left alone and maintain our access to health care. On the other, a bunch of people who believe we shouldn't exist. But Cass believes both sides are the same.
This whole interview is atrocious.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This whole interview is atrocious.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
On one side, you have trans people asking to be left alone and maintain our access to health care. On the other, a bunch of people who believe we shouldn't exist. But Cass believes both sides are the same.
This whole interview is atrocious.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This whole interview is atrocious.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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It was never about "trans athletes should just compete in their assigned sex at birth."
It was always about invalidation of the athlete's gender identity.
It was always about invalidation of the athlete's gender identity.
February 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It was never about "trans athletes should just compete in their assigned sex at birth."
It was always about invalidation of the athlete's gender identity.
It was always about invalidation of the athlete's gender identity.
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Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
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Germany already had ICE, pictured here.
February 15, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Germany already had ICE, pictured here.
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Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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This is a terrible precedent to set not just for the families of trans youth. If the federal government can pick a big enough hostage, state officials will be powerless to stop threats against them. They inherently lose state sovereignty over regulating their own matters.
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This is a terrible precedent to set not just for the families of trans youth. If the federal government can pick a big enough hostage, state officials will be powerless to stop threats against them. They inherently lose state sovereignty over regulating their own matters.
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In other words, the judge basically said that to get the hospital to comply with state law would potentially risk the closure of the hospital due to loss of medicaid funding. It effectively means that the federal government through extrajudicial threats has abrogated state anti discrimination law.
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
In other words, the judge basically said that to get the hospital to comply with state law would potentially risk the closure of the hospital due to loss of medicaid funding. It effectively means that the federal government through extrajudicial threats has abrogated state anti discrimination law.
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A group of families sued Colorado children's hospital for violating state anti discrimination law for stopping provision of gender affirming care under threats by the Trump admin. The court found they violated state law but found the risks to the hospital too large.
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
Judge denies request to force Children’s Hospital to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth
A Denver judge declined a lawsuit request to force Children's Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
coloradosun.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A group of families sued Colorado children's hospital for violating state anti discrimination law for stopping provision of gender affirming care under threats by the Trump admin. The court found they violated state law but found the risks to the hospital too large.
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
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Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
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This post is really taking off. I know the Thanksgiving detail is grabbing, but I would encourage everyone to also read the full article about this family’s struggle at Dilley.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This post is really taking off. I know the Thanksgiving detail is grabbing, but I would encourage everyone to also read the full article about this family’s struggle at Dilley.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
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For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com
I interviewed a family of Russian asylum seekers who’ve been held more than four months at the Dilley detention center in Texas.
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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This level of depravity is monstrous.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 14, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This level of depravity is monstrous.
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The Trump administration has announced it is targeting major LGBTQ+ healthcare centers, threatening to shut them down unless they stop providing trans youth care.
It appears to violate, at least in spirit, a court order in Oregon stopping them from doing this.
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It appears to violate, at least in spirit, a court order in Oregon stopping them from doing this.
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Trump Administration Targets Major LGBTQ+ Health Care Centers In Latest Legal Attack
The administration has referred four clinics: Callen-Lorde, LA LGBT Center, The Institute for Family Health, and Whitman-Walker for investigation.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The Trump administration has announced it is targeting major LGBTQ+ healthcare centers, threatening to shut them down unless they stop providing trans youth care.
It appears to violate, at least in spirit, a court order in Oregon stopping them from doing this.
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It appears to violate, at least in spirit, a court order in Oregon stopping them from doing this.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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