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renata @queermath.bsky.social · 13h

nature is healing

onion person @junlper.beer · 14h

genuinely beautiful that new york elected a muslim lefty mayor the same day that dick cheney died

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · 1d

every so often someone will post incredible political journalism and be SHOCKED that it came from teen vogue -- but they've been at this for over a decade, i think! this is an absolute tragedy.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · 1d

there is nothing i want more than for duke than for taylor's name to be taylor fourier as if she were named for TWO famous mathematical series. #dukewbb

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 4d

Hello kids. Great costumes. You can have boring regular candy or, in exchange for a small fee, you can invest in something I'm calling Candy Premium, an AI-enabled solution that

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 8d

If you need someone to talk to, Trans Lifeline is here for you

+1-877-565-8860

translifeline.org

Home - Trans Lifeline

Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for

translifeline.org

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · 10d

wish this article pointed out how dire the situation is for trans kids in new jersey right now. gender affirming care is shutting down left and right and this election hasn't even happened yet

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 10d

This type of consultant brain behavior from Democrats disgusts me share.inquirer.com/wt2NgH

These parents wish Mikie Sherrill would defend their transgender kids. They understand why she doesn’t.

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill has been quiet on transgender rights in the New Jersey governor's race as Republican Jack Ciattarelli has spoken out against protections for trans youth.

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · 17d

ugh I love doctor waffle so much

renata @queermath.bsky.social · 18d

absolutely no idea i don't know that much about aging demos and political polling

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · 19d

not the point of the original tweet but I love to see a trimodal distribution in the wild!!!

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 19d

AOC has just officially become the top House fundraiser, beating out Hakeem Jeffries. Now lemme take a big sip of coffee as I look at the age distribution of donors to AOC vs Jeffries

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
Bernie Sanders
200000
Number of Donations
150000
100000
50000
Elizabeth Warren
60000
40000
20000
01
25
50
Donor Age
75

Hakeem Jeffries
40000
30000
20000
10000
Nancy Pelosi
100000
Number of
Donations
75000
50000
25000
Suzan DelBene
2000
1500
1000
500
25
50
75
Donor Age

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · 20d

the articles I've read in this series so far are SO GOOD. so proud of my favorite publication for taking on this important topic 🥲🥲

Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 20d

hey friends — if you haven't seen, The Verge is running a series on the future of being trans on the internet. it's got a bunch of very cool stories from talented writers! you should check it out www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

The future of being trans on the internet

The internet has long been a source of information and support for transgender people. Now, trans rights and the internet itself are in a moment of crisis. What happens next?

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Marisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 20d

NBA refs are salaried and WNBA officials are not. The NBA certainly appears to view WNBA officials as lesser and encourage top refs to depart.

Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 20d

Peep the lanugage from Monty McCutchen about WNBA ref Jenna Reneau's move to the NBA:

"Congratulations to Biniam, Pat and Jenna on their advancement to our NBA staff.... All three officials have worked diligently to reach the pinnacle of their profession."

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Dan ChickHolla @danchickholla.bsky.social · 26d

a common misconception is that the person who wrote rent died of aids, in fact he was killed by the clintons because he got too close to the truth

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · Sep 25

VERY COOL VERY NORMAL

Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · Sep 25

NEW: Neon, an app that pays you to record your calls so your audio can be used to train AI, and already rose to the top #5 free apps on Apple's App Store, has gone offline after a security lapse.

We found the app exposed users' phone numbers, call recordings, and text transcripts of those calls.

Exclusive: Neon takes down app after exposing users' phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts

Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged-in user to access the call recordings and transcripts of any other user.

techcrunch.com

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · Sep 25

will natisha hiedeman get a player contract!!! is she new or returning!!! i am dying to know

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · Sep 17

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth

You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · Sep 17

why does autostraddle keep insisting that sloot's nickname is "CVS"??? who is going to tell them???

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Andy Tulin (It’s Cuover Version) @andytulin.net · Sep 17

The biggest winner in the #WNBA tonight, and it isn’t close, is the change to a 1-1-1 format. Funny what happens when everyone gets a home game!

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Along Came Poly-4-The-W @alongcamepoly4thew.bsky.social · Sep 15

GOLDEN STATE Veronica Burton of the #valkyries is your 2025 WNBA KIA Most Improved Player! Burton embraced a new opportunity in Golden State, and went from 3.1 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 1.9 APG and 0.5 SPG a szn ago to averaging career-highs of 11.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 6.0 APG and 1.1 SPG #KIAMIP | #wnba #gsv 🎊💜🎊

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · Sep 12

we could've kept Jay if not for Steph 🥲 why did we do that 🥲

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · Sep 11

ooh what is a time-off bonus??

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · Sep 10

none, wnba players do not currently have any revenue share. they don't even make money off of their own jersey sales

renata @queermath.bsky.social · Sep 10

they were never going to stop with kids getting GAC. they are working to eradicate trans people as a whole

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEWS: The full Eleventh Circuit, in an 8-5 vote, held that an insurance policy excluding transgender gender-affirming surgical care does not facially violate Title VII b/c — following SCOTUS's Skrmetti reasoning — "it does not treat anyone differently based on a protected characteristic."

In the
United States Court of Amperla
For the Eleventh Circuit
No. 22-13626
ANNA LANGE,
versus
HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA,
HOUSTON COUNTY SHERIFF CULLEN TALTON, in his official capacity,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
Defendants-Appellants,
HOUSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, et al.,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
D.C. Docket No. 5:19-cv-00392-MTT

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, and JORDAN, ROSENBAUM, JILL PRYOR, NEWSOM, BRANCH, GRANT, LUCK, LAGOA, BRASHER, ABUDU, KIDD, and WILSON, * Circuit Judges.
BRASHER, Circuit Judge, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, and NEWSOM, BRANCH, GRANT, LUCK, and LAGOA, Circuit Judges, joined.
NEWSOM, Circuit Judge, filed a concurring opinion.
ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge, filed an opinion concurring in the judg-ment.
JILL, PRYOR, Circuit Judge, filed a dissenting opinion, in which JORDAN, ABUDU, KIDD, and WILSON, Circuit Judges, joined.
ABUDU, Circuit Judge, filed a dissenting opinion.
WILSON, Circuit Judge, filed a dissenting opinion, in which ABUDU and KIDD, Circuit Judges, joined

We took this appeal en banc to answer whether the insurance policy facially violates Title VII. We conclude that it does not.
Many of Lange's arguments have been rejected by the Supreme Court. See United States v. Skrmetti, 145 S. Ct. 1816 (2025). Although the plan does not cover sex change surgeries, it does not treat anyone differently based on a protected characteristic. Because the exclusion is not facially discriminatory under Title VII, we reverse the district court's judgment, vacate the permanent injunction, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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renata @queermath.bsky.social · Sep 7

look, phee, I know y'all have it clinched but you're not going to get mvphee like this!!

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Sep 6

oh noooo

compared to last year’s results.” However, I take issue with the author’s subsequent interpretation of the most recent test scores which reflects poorly on his/her understanding of basic statistics. The differences in proficiency rates cited in throughout the article are overwhelmingly NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.

Using a standard p-value of 0.05, any improvement in scores must show at least a gain of five percentage points in order to be considered as statistically significant. So, for example, even the slight decline in 4th grade ISAT scores in Idaho (2024 67.1%, 2025 64.6) is not significant. Similarly, the following assertion made by the author of the article is incorrect and misleading.

“Students scoring in the advanced range of the proficient category saw a slight increase, with 23.2% scoring advanced in 2024 compared to 23.6% in 2025.” In order to have been statistically significant, 28.2% of students must have scored proficient in the language arts subtest.

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