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Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 12h

None of that makes it any easier to see harm done in both this proposal and last year’s NDAA package. LGBTQ+ service members & families deserve better.

We have work to do on pending funding bills. Stay engaged & make sure your reps know funding can’t come at the cost of our health care and rights.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 12h

There’s a lot I could say about the political contours of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); but the same reason it’s become a vehicle for advancing anti-LGBTQ+ provisions for military service members and their families is the same reason there’s a path to repealing those in the future.

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 1d

Threats, hate, and destruction don’t put us on a path to peace - they make us all less safe. In this moment, it is up to us to stand up against hate, lead with kindness, and find a way to draw all our communities closer.

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 1d

In addition to the events of last night, in the last few months alone, we've witnessed a devastating shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church, a fire and break-in at the Alhikma Islamic Center, and disgusting attacks on our Somali community.

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 1d

Hate attacks against all faith communities have reached historic highs, and Minnesota is not an exception.

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 1d

Last night, Temple Israel in Minneapolis was defaced with anti-Semitic hate.

My heart is with the congregants of Temple Israel and our entire Jewish community. Hate has no home in Minnesota, and every house of worship should be a safe place to pray.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 1d

"The results show that LGBTQ adults are experiencing an extraordinarily difficult and stressful environment, leading to significant impacts on their lives [but are] increasing efforts to protect their community in the face of anti-LGBTQ politics or laws."

www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...?

Movement Advancement Project | New Survey Reveals Dramatic Changes for LGBTQ Adults Since November 2024

This nationally representative survey provides a critical snapshot into the experiences, concerns, and actions of LGBTQ people since the November 2024 election.

www.mapresearch.org

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 1d

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2d

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

"There just isn’t enough time. There’s only what we manage to make of it—what we build, what we protect, what we remember to carry to the car. The gas mask. The snacks. The question we forgot to ask. The name of the person taken." My latest.

The Emergency Is the Atmosphere

“It’s meant to exhaust us. It’s meant to destroy us."

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2d

alright then, chuck! somebody ate their wheaties

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 2d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

There are steps everyone can take to help make our communities safer for trans people and all of us.

I asked Chase Strangio how to stand up for trans people. It's easier than you think. | Opinion

Trans attorney Chase Strangio has a simple message: It's time for cisgender people to stand up for transgender rights. Here's how.

www.usatoday.com

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d

Pray for Dolly.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d

A ruling likely won't come for months and *how* that ruling is written will make a big difference for what happens in CO and states like MN that have bans on the books.

It's disheartening to see hard-fought & important work challenged, but no matter what, there are people ready for the work ahead.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d

There is going to be a lot of speculation about how the Supreme Court may rule on the conversion "therapy" ban case, but if you're worried:

The best protection against this harmful and discredited practice is *us*. Bans or not, we have tools to educate people about harms and protect the vulnerable.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2d

KBJ’s blunt question today about the Supreme Court’s culture war hypocrisy kind of floored me, because it’s the kind of meta-criticism that we aren’t used to hearing from the justices.

It’s the second day of the term, and things are that dire already. slate.com/news-and-pol...

With One Damning Question, Ketanji Brown Jackson Defined the Supreme Court’s New Term

The justice stripped the veneer of constitutional principle from the court’s latest blatant culture war.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d

While this letter is focused on the (vanishingly small) trans athletes; it illuminates the much broader effort to erode the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ students and families.

I'm sure not all of these signatoriess share that end goal, but it feeds into that effort.

All kids deserve to be included.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d

...Lakeville which removed inclusive posters this year, and others that have had big debates on these topics - including at least two who actively sought to remove their schools from the state high school league over inclusive policies - potentially denying *all* athletes the chance to compete.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d

Amongst the signers, we have St. Francis schools, which had to reverse a book ban policy after legal action from ACLU & EDMN, Anoka-Hennepin which has settled multiple suits and almost shut down its budget over opposition to inclusion policies, Hastings which rolled back its equity policies...

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d

Oh boy. Lots to unpack here.

It's not so much a letter as it is a PR campaign (they have a website: titleixmn.com) to pressure the state in the midst of litigation and policy debate.

The list is a who's-who of districts that have consistently fought against LGBTQ+ protections and topics.

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 3d

A group of school board members from more than 40 districts have signed a letter urging Minnesota officials to comply with federal policy that would block transgender students from competing in girls sports.

More school board members urge Minnesota to comply with federal transgender athlete policy

As deadline lingers for policy change, school board members from more than 40 districts have signed a letter saying failure to comply with federal policy will threaten the integrity of their athletic programs.

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Athena Hollins @athenahollins.bsky.social · 2d

I was the chief author who passed the conversion therapy ban in MN and while doing that, I met many people who experienced the so-called therapy. And I need to be clear, conversion therapy is TORTURE. It is ineffectual torture that we sanction for children. And it's WRONG.

National Center for LGBTQ Rights @nclrights.bsky.social · 3d

We urge the Court to side with the majority of Americans who want to protect young people from conversion therapy!

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Jessica Pieklo @hegemommy.bsky.social · 3d

The Supreme Court is back and -- I regret to inform you-- already on their nonsense. Here's a preview of a trifecta of Alliance Defending Freedom cases on the docket so far this term

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Supreme Court Could Gut Abortion, LGBTQ Protections With These 3 Cases—Analysis

SCOTUS will hear three cases on anti-abortion centers and LGBTQ+ rights—all from the Alliance Defending Freedom.

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