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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 8h

The "study" is by Eric Kaufman, a DeSantis supporter who left his post at the University of London citing "cancel culture." He believes that trans identity is a social contagion.

Here's what he believes his study proves.

Executive Summary
• After surging in the 2010s and 20s, trans and queer identities are in decline among young Americans
• The transgender share among university students peaked in 2023 and has almost halved since, from
nearly 7 percent to under 4 percent
• The share of students identifying as not heterosexual fell by around 10 points in the same period
• The decline in non-heterosexual share is concentrated in the queer or other sexual categories (i.e.
pansexual, asexual) and, to a lesser extent, bisexuality
• Today’s freshmen are less BTQ+ than seniors, suggesting that decline will continue
• The decline in BTQ+ identification does not appear to be connected to lower social media use, religious
revival, a shift to the political right or lower support for woke ideology
• There is evidence that improved mental health has reduced BTQ+ identification

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joecorey3rd.bsky.social @joecorey3rd.bsky.social · 7h

The irony that Charlie didn't have a turning point

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 5h

Those children are still starving and some will still succumb to the effects of starvation so present tense still applies.

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Anne 🩵🩷🤍 [נעמי יעל] @tranniehathaway.bsky.social · 9h

Angelica Ross Alleges Racism, Transphobia on Ryan Murphy Productions’ Sets
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Angelica Ross Alleges Racism, Transphobia on Ryan Murphy Productions' Sets

Angelica Ross has detailed alleged racist and transphobic incidents she experienced on Ryan Murphy's sets in a new interview.

www.rollingstone.com

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 5h

Ewww no

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 18h

Quite a bodying, here, for the UK, from the Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe.

🏮 He points out the Supreme Court ignored human rights (which breaches its legal obligations)
🏮 He says, in effect agreeing with Lucy Powell, Parliament should be involved...

rm.coe.int/letter-to-pa...

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · Dec 5

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.

This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

OBSERVED EFFECTS OF UBI

No significant reduction in labor supply (38 studies meta-analysis)

Increased self-employment (301%) and part-time employment (17%)

Slight decrease in alcohol and tobacco use (31 studies meta-analysis)

New mothers extend their maternity leaves

Birth weights improve due to better maternal nutrition

Graduation rates and educational outcomes improve

Hospitalization rates decline (8.5%)

Crime goes down (15%–42%) especially illegal hunting (95%)

Domestic violence decreases (30%–51%)

Trust increases (13% in politicians | 6% in other people)

Home ownership rates increase (17%–26%)

Food security increases as does consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables

Improved cognitive functioning (43%) and personality traits (31%)

Savings go up, debts go down

Source: scottsantens

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 6h

I have long believed that we should be WAY more vocal about how police and ICE constantly murder dogs, and I think this is great messaging actually.

The reality is that you can mobilize a whole lot of usually tuned-out Americans around a “someone is being mean to hecking doggos” cause.

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 5h

Why would anyone want that? Let her rest in peace. Jesus, even in death men continue to exploit her

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 7h

@mattyglesias.bsky.social thinking fewer ppl coming out under a neonazi regime like trump’s is indicative of anything other than ppl living in fear says little about the incidence rate of transness but a whole lot about his biases.

if i were american i wouldn’t want it on record that im trans.

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 5h

And she's an actress! She couldn't even be bothered to be convincing. I started watching it on mute first because I usually have my sound off and I noticed right away how her body language showed she cares more about being asked about this than about the actual issue

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Kathryn BrightBOO! 👻 @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 8h

When you're so concerned with protecting women and girls that the pedophile Prince Andrew is allowed to visit the Harry Potter TV show set that's full of children.

Princess Kate Barely Avoided Running Into Prince Andrew and His Grandkids During His "Strange" Visit to Harry Potter TV Set

A source said that "staff working on the set were stunned to see him there."

www.marieclaire.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 6h

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 10h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 10h

To all the people in the crowd booing this brave girl for speaking truth to power - I hope you get exactly what you deserve =)

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lacey @byelacey.bsky.social · 10h

it’s that time of year again 🍂🍃

four simplistic drawings of a fluffy white dog rolling around in red, yellow, and orange leaves while exclaiming “leaf, leaf”

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 8h

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 7h

This is literally just "you all need to shut up so I can make even more money" couched in polite phrasing

Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 9h

The thing that gets me about actors responding like this whenever they’re asking about JKR is that they always say “we need to learn to agree to disagree ^_^” as if trans people are the ones leading the campaign, when we’re just trying to live our lives while JKR posts about trans hate 24/7

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 8h

Today, we and the Trans Exile Network have made a joint submission to the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law regarding the UK Supreme Court's judgment in the For Women Scotland v. Scottish Ministers case of April 2025.

tacc.org.uk/2025/10/14/p...

Press Release – Submission to the CoE Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law regarding the UK’s non-compliance in Goodwin v. UK - tacc.org.uk

Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network seek urgent re-opening of enforcement of key human rights decision against UK. Today, the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective ...

tacc.org.uk

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Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 8h

"though some critics have pointed out the fact that this is blatantly gaming the system" FTFY

Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

“The Life of a Showgirl” is now Billboard’s biggest album debut since Adele’s “25” in 2015, though some critics have accused Swift of gaming the system by releasing 38 variants of the album between physical copies and digital versions.

Taylor Swift's 'Life Of A Showgirl' Debuts With Record-Breaking 4 Million Album Units On Billboard Chart

“The Life of a Showgirl” is now Billboard’s biggest album debut since Adele’s “25” in 2015, though some critics have accused Swift of gaming the system by releasing 38 variants of the album between physical copies and digital versions.

www.forbes.com

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Helen @helenm40.bsky.social · 9h

Forstater is a genuinely bizarre figure. She also objects to councils offering free period products.

I think this is why I cannot intellectually understand these people.

Even if you are prejudiced enough to think trans men are confused lesbians - free pads are good, right?

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 9h

For context, I just saw the Scientific Americans tech journalist share a short Sora video of Marilyn Monroe as a Targaryen, saying her ‘family breeds dragons and each other’

I’m sure it will all be fine.

Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 14h

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 13h

Our Judicial Review of the EHRC: we've published our formal written case - together with that of the EHRC and Bridget Phillipson - and they are very much worth a read. goodlaw.social/7gs4

An update in our judicial review of the EHRC’s interim guidance | Good Law Project

We’re publishing key documents in our legal challenge against the interim guidance issued by the EHRC in the wake of the For Women Scotland decision.

goodlaw.social

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 11h

This is indistinguishable from when transphobes say "transgenderism is a luxury belief"

Valerie @vibingvalerie.bsky.social · 17h

Are women bourgeois?

Ari: WELL I AM

Ari Drennen @AriDrennen
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Transsexualism as we conceive of it in America is bourgeois, the product of a society that venerates the freedom of an individual to choose. There is no designer vagina under communism, I'm sorry.

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Scary Corpse @damselindystopia.bsky.social · 16h

My response to people claiming that transition is a product of bourgeois values is the same whether they mean bourgeois perjoratively or not - if capitalist society is so pro-transition why is it so determined to stop us at every turn?

Valerie @vibingvalerie.bsky.social · 17h

Are women bourgeois?

Ari: WELL I AM

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