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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 3h

#crackkills

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 4h

Eighth grade assembly be like

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 5h

Flea market

Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 15h

Had a great evening in Santa Cruz. Tomorrow: the big sold out Bullseye 25 show at the Kuumbwa.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

I emailed with him about it before he passed :)

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Samantha @itssamanthaaaa.bsky.social · 9d

harry potter tattoos have a significantly higher regret rate than any gender affirming surgeries

Laser Clinic Offers Discount on Harry Potter Tattoo Removals in Support of
Trans Rights
By: Andy Lalwani

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

Any hot tips for Santa Cruz? Places to eat? It’ll be my second time there in the last twenty years.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

NPR’s reporting on HHS’ planned rules changes

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

www.npr.org

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

They really do plan to make healthcare for trans kids illegal… without even passing a law.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

If any of you is a videographer who wants to shoot Bullseye’s NYC show on the 15th lmk.

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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn @bullseye.maximumfun.org · 2d

Marc Maron hosted WTF for 16 years, and for 16 years he had producer Brendan McDonald producing him behind the scenes. On Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Maron and McDonald talk about their intimate, evolving relationship: buff.ly/irK6n7k

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Ronald W. Berkowsky, PhD 🏳️‍🌈 @ronaldberkowsky.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t even fully express the magnitude of my anger and frustration at HHS. Trans-affirming care for youth has been shown to improve mental health outcomes and quality of life - it’s saved lives. But the Trump administration is using Medicare/Medicaid as a tool to strip that care from those in need.

Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

Exclusive from @npr.org: the Department of Health and Human Services plans to introduce a rule in early November eliminating Medicare & Medicaid funding of any kind for any hospital that offers care for transgender youth. This would make care nearly impossible to access. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

www.npr.org

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magifloxacin @magifloxacin.bsky.social · 2d

1000 percent this! I can’t see pedi patients anymore (Texas 😔) but I am constantly proselytizing to the primary care providers where I work that YES YOU CAN PROVIDE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE to your adults safely and make an astronomical difference in their lives and it is in your scope of practice!

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

One request: if you are a doctor or NP who treats young people, please learn the best practices for gender affirming care. They don’t require an endocrinologist, the protocols are straight forward for GPs and pediatricians. Your patients need you right now.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

There will likely be some private clinics and practices that survive. Their services will be inaccessible to most people, simply because of cost and demand. Hopefully we will have brave providers fighting in court, like this one that fought the FTC’s illegal subpoenas www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...

Judge Rebukes Justice Dept. Over Efforts to Obtain Confidential Patient Details

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

The goal is not to deny care to patients with public insurance. It’s to deny care to all patients.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

Without Medicare and Medicaid patients, many hospitals only have the reserves to operate for a few months. So even if they have the will to fight in court (which many don’t), they typically can’t last long enough to make it through a court battle. So whether the rules are legal is almost immaterial.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

This isn’t legislation. This is a way to coerce hospitals and care centers, which universally rely on patients with public insurance, a huge portion of the populace, to stop providing care. It will certainly lead to lawsuits, but in the meantime will destroy the care infrastructure for trans kids.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

Exclusive from @npr.org: the Department of Health and Human Services plans to introduce a rule in early November eliminating Medicare & Medicaid funding of any kind for any hospital that offers care for transgender youth. This would make care nearly impossible to access. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

www.npr.org

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

You can tell I’m famous because I’m in the Santa Cruz Good Times. Literally like six tickets left for our show Saturday night at the Kuumbwa. www.goodtimes.sc/bullseye-25t...

Jesse Thorn Brings Bullseye Podcast Back to Santa Cruz

On his 25th anniversary tour for NPR’s Bullseye, podcaster Jesse Thorn returns to the college town where he got started with a show Nov 1 at Kuumbwa.

www.goodtimes.sc

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

This is a HUGE deal for trans kids: the FTC has been subpoenaing patients’ medical records from clinics that provide care for trans kids. They claim they’re “investigating fraud.” A judge in Washington state said that’s a transparent lie. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...

Judge Rebukes Justice Dept. Over Efforts to Obtain Confidential Patient Details

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

It is terrifying to know that your children’s private medical records are in the hands of people who aren’t afraid to break the law to keep your kids from getting life-saving care. My gratitude to @queerdoc.bsky.social for standing up for their patients, even if CHLA threw our kids under the bus.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

This case concerned a queer-led clinic that had the guts to fight back. We know Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, where my kids went until recently, was subpoenaed, and given that they have not responded to our letter asking if they complied with the subpoena, we are forced to presume they did.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

“Such conduct appears calculated to intimidate rather than investigate.”

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