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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 1d

“She affirmed that our lives hold meaning and that we stand on the shoulders of giants like her, whose courageous love and relentless fight assured our right to live with dignity.”

RIP, Miss Major.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Be Happy and Civil @beakindhuman.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 23h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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thecarolanniest.bsky.social @thecarolanniest.bsky.social · 8h

The entire maternal side of my family changed their names from Pasnewski to Powers just by doing it. No decree, just decided they were tired of anti-Polish bias and switched.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 3d

I pitched in at katforillinois.com/stream @katmabu.bsky.social good luck!

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 3d

It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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thecarolanniest.bsky.social @thecarolanniest.bsky.social · 3d

This may be the time for the West Coast Health Alliance to put seasoned and trusted personnel behind their commitment to science-based health recommendations. Perhaps a hiring pathway using the existing admin./research infrastructure of the UC Schools.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

[disclaimer: i'm just talkin, these are normative statements, idk and am not commenting on what infrastructure exists irl]

there has to be a way to absorb some of these people into state health departments..or set up an interstate body to keep tryna do this work..we just cant lose all this capacity

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 4d

The online abortion pill guide @plancpills.bsky.social has been redesigned to make it even easier to learn where to get pills, including at no cost. The redesign comes as state officials have threatened investigations and potential lawsuits against the organization.

An Autonomy News exclusive:

Exclusive: Plan C Doubles Down on Abortion Pill Info Amid Political Attacks

The online abortion pill guide has been redesigned to make it even easier to learn where to get pills, including at no cost.

www.autonomynews.co

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thecarolanniest.bsky.social @thecarolanniest.bsky.social · 4d

“I’m going to a leopard gathering, but I’m sure they won’t eat my face.”

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thecarolanniest.bsky.social @thecarolanniest.bsky.social · 4d

Went and rewatched Kendrick’s Super Bowl show. It’s beyond beyond—even better than I remembered.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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thecarolanniest.bsky.social @thecarolanniest.bsky.social · 4d

Not that he needs it at all—it’s just never the wrong time for an extra dose of cute.

thecarolanniest.bsky.social @thecarolanniest.bsky.social · 4d

Grab his little ears at the base and hold them like they are pigtails and say, “it’s fashion, look it up.” This is a magical formula for elevating moods and cuteness quotient. Works facing both toward you and toward others. 100% guaranteed.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Pritzker to @gregsargent.bsky.social: "Trump says a lot of crazy things. I genuinely think there's something wrong with him. I wish his family would intervene... I don’t think anybody around is going to do it bc they’re benefiting from his dementia"

Full interview: newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d

From today's TRO hearing in Illinois v. Trump, Judge April Perry:

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 5d

Perry: "I agree with you about the seriousness of threats, generally, across the United States right now. I don't think there's a single public servant, really, who is not being subject to threats.

"Mine started about 10 minutes after I got this case."

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thecarolanniest.bsky.social @thecarolanniest.bsky.social · 5d

Topanga , California this morning. One of the MANY beautiful parts of Los Angeles County.

A picture of sunrise in a canyon with cloud formations in back lit relief over the top of the mountain.

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 5d

If you feel like you only saw this announcement by luck of the algorithm, you can be more reliably alerted with our daily newsletter. Sign up for that here: link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/rac...

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 6d

🚨I am saying this to everyone for FUTURE reference (if we get there). Please PLEDGE✋ to make healthcare a crucial issue ALWAYS. In 9 yrs as a Patient & Patient Advocate, it's always been: NO ONE CARES about healthcare UNTIL it's hanging by a thread. This MUST change if YOU want UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE!

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thecarolanniest.bsky.social @thecarolanniest.bsky.social · 6d

This reminds me of filling in the pools with cement to avoid integration. They would rather no one walk safely than walk on a rainbow.

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