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Noah Zazanis @noahzazanis.bsky.social · 18d

They definitely meant the first RFK but I did a doubletake too

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 19d

Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea — instead of acting to defend the activists, researchers, and organizers facing persecution.

What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump's Executive Order on Antifa

Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea. That opens up the activists, researchers, and organizers to a real risk of persecution.

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Dmitri. #freeLink @momus.bsky.social · 19d

if Dave Chappelle is such a brave truth teller that he can't help punching down on trans people, am looking forward to him making jokes about dismembering journalists right to MBS's face

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Noah Zazanis @noahzazanis.bsky.social · 18d

Sarah Decker, staff attorney at RFK Human Rights, told Newsweek that [Asst Warden] Reyes targeted trans men & masc presenting LGBTQ+ people.

"If someone complained about abusive conditions, the response was always 'If you wanna be a man, I'll treat you like a man'"

www.newsweek.com/ice-detentio...

ICE Warden Put Transgender Detainees into Forced Labor Program: Complaint

A federal complaint accuses the warden of creating an ad hoc work program used to demean trans detainees.

www.newsweek.com

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National Survivors Union @national-nsu.bsky.social · Sep 12

#EndDemandIsAntiEquity #ListenToSexWorkers #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · Sep 2

Today, we are remembering David Graeber, who passed away five years ago.

“Nothing could conceivably be more violent than to tell us—and particularly our young people—we are forbidden to even dream of a peaceful, caring, world.”

crimethinc.com/ShockofVictory

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A photograph of David Graeber carrying a bag on the subway. The bag reads "This bag contains a bomb, a gun, a very large knife, and loads of drugs."

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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · Jul 27

If you’re looking to update your U.S. passport to accurately reflect your gender, the window may soon be closing. For many, an accurate passport is more than just a confirmation of identity, it’s necessary to travel safely.

How Trans People Can Update Their Passports — And Why to Do It Now

With a federal ban on passport gender marker changes currently blocked, THE CITY spoke with legal experts in NYC about how trans, nonbinary and intersex people can file these updates.

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · Mar 9

On this fine morning I think its time to bring up the insane time last year I confronted the grandchild of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss, Kai Höss, about becoming a Christian Evangelical antisemite. This story is somehow even more twisted than it seems & I'll write an "off topic" piece sometime

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#SaveQueerStories @savequeerstories.bsky.social · Jul 21

This is an incredible and thorough resource, thank you @thetransfemininereview.com! Desperately infuriating that we need it.

The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · Jul 21

Hey guys, so remember how I wrote about the four stages of how P25 and Republicans want to enact anti-trans censorship?

This signals that we have FULLY entered Stage Two: We lose the trans internet. Stage One is over - they've already gotten there.

Please pay attention to this now.

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axolotl lovely / fka frog k ⚧️🏴‍☠️ @vaporlight.bsky.social · Jul 17

passing my hat again - this is frog k / silver vk / lottie l, trans poster illuminatus, occasional author. itch has been real slow about paying out from sales so if you can pitch in otherwise, plz do; i'm poor as a church mouse & have been kiting shit.
cash.app/$asimplefrog
ko-fi.com/frogk
thankz

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Noah Zazanis @noahzazanis.bsky.social · Jul 16

www.psypost.org/secret-chang...

Out of 232 datasets, 106 switched the term “gender” to “sex.” Four files replaced the phrase “social determinants of health” with “non‑medical factors”...and [one] clinical trial listing rewrote its title so that “gender diverse” became “include men and women.”

Secret changes to major U.S. health datasets raise alarms

A new Lancet study reveals that over 100 U.S. government health datasets were quietly altered in early 2025, raising alarms among researchers about transparency, political influence, and the reliabili...

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · Jan 22

Health care workers can REFUSE to participate in harm and the criminalization of care.

If you're a health care worker or provider who is committed to your oath to do no harm, and you want to connect with others for strategy and support, check out our Beyond Do No Harm network: bit.ly/BDNHLaunch

Beyond Do No Harm — Interrupting Criminalization | Research In Action

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Sophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social · Jul 8

MAHA + austerity = health fascism. For the first time in decades, as @avierkant.bsky.social said at @socialismconference.org, the Right (via Dr Oz, RFK, etc) has managed to create an ideology around health that has allowed it to seize the narrative on care:
blindarchive.substack.com/p/where-is-t...

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Sophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social · Jul 8

"What is a skill I have that I can offer outside of the system as it exists, even if it means taking on risk? .. Can I learn to do home care to keep just 1 comrade alive? .. We must provide care to each other by any means necessary." @avierkant.bsky.social
blindarchive.substack.com/p/where-is-t...

Where is the site of struggle in healthcare?

What the fight for health communism looks like under the current regime, and what strategies may help us move forward

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Lilly ⭐️ @mothcub.bsky.social · Jul 9

Finally figured out my myers briggs type :-)

A photo of a New Jersey Turnpike sign "ntpj".

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Jun 29

Mamdani turned up at BAYO at Barclay Center yesterday and said he was going to fight to get Haiti off the travel ban and he said Haiti correctly

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Jun 28

This is Bella. She's thinking about this morning when she could have eaten the pizza crust on the sidewalk but didn't. Was a good girl, but good for who? 13/10 (IG: buddy_bella_birdie)

a blond senior dachshund is sitting (or standing, it’s hard to tell with dachshunds sometimes) on a cream-colored sofa and looking at the camera with a pensive little pup version of mckayla maroney’s “not impressed” expression. her chest fluff looks impossibly soft above her teensy short legs.

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Meier Galblum Haigh @mghaigh.bsky.social · Jun 11

State violence is disabling. Even if these folks aren’t arrested or deported — this violence has long term psychological and physical affects. Disability justice and immigration justice are one fight: abolish ICE.

Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · Jun 11

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

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merritt @merrittk.com · Jun 12

the wrong beach boy died

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Noah Zazanis @noahzazanis.bsky.social · Jun 12

Serious answer: The Coup, Boots Riley in particular
Answer from the heart: Kreayshawn ("Oakland City represent address me as your majesty")

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Jun 11

I love how certain cities hold their most iconic musicians as patron saints and part of the city's identity. Minneapolis has Prince. We in Austin Have Willy. New Orleans has Dr. John.

Genuinely curious: Who is your city's musical patron saint?

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Noah Zazanis @noahzazanis.bsky.social · Jun 12

Started testosterone seven years ago to this day. Three cities, three orgs, one global pandemic. It's a hard time to be trans in the U.S. right now but we are going to win. Death before detransition 💀🧿🌹

Noah with softer features and no facial hair holding a box of testosterone. His hair is short and he is wearing red and black cat eye glasses.

Noah with more masculine features including an almost filled out mustache. He is wearing a Carhartt hat and a ribbed tank top with leather jacket.

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Noah Zazanis @noahzazanis.bsky.social · Jun 10

I once had an Uber driver, Black gun owner and generally on the conservative side, who had this in the pockets of the back seats! Really interesting conversation

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Noah Zazanis @noahzazanis.bsky.social · Jun 10

Pete Davidson is blushing while Yuenelle talks about him "pull[ing] bad bitches" on Everybody's Live...

I wasn't "*that* attracted to him before but now I'm like...this kills the Noah

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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · Jun 5

🏳️‍🌈 PRIDE is coming to Tesla Takedowns!
June 7th is Pride Day at #TeslaTakedown rally in Rockville MD and at other Tesla locations in the DMV. RSVP: tinyurl.com/3pzftaxb
Wear your Pride gear and wave your Pride flag for LGBTQ rights at this powerful, joyful protest against Trump/MAGA regime + Musk.

Photo of a Tesla protester wearing a rainbow colored jacket, shirt, and glasses holding a sign that reads, Fire Elon. Photo is set against a purple background. Type over photo reads, Tesla Takedown. Pride edition. June 7 at DMV Tesla locations. teslatakedown.com

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Ethan Stark-Miller @estarkmiller.bsky.social · Jun 3

Asked about CM Vickie Paladino saying @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social should be deported, Mayor Adams says he is not going to specifically condemn her comments and that we all need to tone down the rhetoric.

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