Allison Mindel
@amindel.bsky.social
Nonprofit nerd, development director, and consultant
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
What a devastating night. Glad to see @senpeterwelch.govpeeps.us voted No and continued to share how the ACA supported my family during a worst case scenario family health crisis this year. Every family should have this same access. youtube.com/shorts/BL6gF...
Welch Shares Stories of Vermonters Preparing for Tough Decision if ACA Credits Expire
YouTube video by Senator Peter Welch
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
What a devastating night. Glad to see @senpeterwelch.govpeeps.us voted No and continued to share how the ACA supported my family during a worst case scenario family health crisis this year. Every family should have this same access. youtube.com/shorts/BL6gF...
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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
This exactly.
i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.
September 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This exactly.
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
What Becca said.
Dear Senator Murkowski,
You have power as a United States Senator whose party is in the majority. We each have power, but you do especially. Find your bravery and others will follow. I promise you. Our democracy depends on it.
Sincerely,
Becca
You have power as a United States Senator whose party is in the majority. We each have power, but you do especially. Find your bravery and others will follow. I promise you. Our democracy depends on it.
Sincerely,
Becca
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
April 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What Becca said.
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We were just denied entry into CECOT — the notorious prison in El Salvador where Mr. Abrego Garcia is being illegally held.
We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
Van Hollen denied entry to CECOT, notorious El Salvador prison where Abrego Garcia is illegally held
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We were just denied entry into CECOT — the notorious prison in El Salvador where Mr. Abrego Garcia is being illegally held.
We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
I love this idea. Off to get postcards...
Remember writing a letter “to any soldier“? Reposting something doesn’t do much. I look on Google maps for different federal agencies & mail them a postcard that says “to any public servant, you are appreciated. hold the line.” #HoldTheLine. #chaoticgood
February 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I love this idea. Off to get postcards...
Canceling my WaPo subscription today. Got rid of NYT a couple of years ago. I subscribed to Wired a few weeks ago. Any suggestions for other bad ass news sources to invest in right now?
February 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Canceling my WaPo subscription today. Got rid of NYT a couple of years ago. I subscribed to Wired a few weeks ago. Any suggestions for other bad ass news sources to invest in right now?
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another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary
they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
It's pretty cool that Eater put together resources for restaurants about how to handle ICE raids
What Should You Do if ICE Comes to Your Restaurant?
We spoke to legal experts about what restaurant owners and workers can do to protect themselves from immigration raids
www.eater.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary
they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
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Trump says he is going to entirely defund the state of Maine if they don’t do as he says
Trump: “We are the federal law. You better do it, you’re not going to get any federal funding if you don’t.”
Gov. Mills: “See you in court”
Trump: “We are the federal law. You better do it, you’re not going to get any federal funding if you don’t.”
Gov. Mills: “See you in court”
February 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trump says he is going to entirely defund the state of Maine if they don’t do as he says
Trump: “We are the federal law. You better do it, you’re not going to get any federal funding if you don’t.”
Gov. Mills: “See you in court”
Trump: “We are the federal law. You better do it, you’re not going to get any federal funding if you don’t.”
Gov. Mills: “See you in court”
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Good advice! I would just add… provide shelter and safety for immigrants and trans people if you can.
Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
February 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Good advice! I would just add… provide shelter and safety for immigrants and trans people if you can.
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Idea going around: Democratic leadership could ASAP name an "alternate" HHS secretary--someone to provide public updates and health information. And "shadow" leaders for other depts too, with press conferences, policy initiatives, budgets, speeches.
February 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Idea going around: Democratic leadership could ASAP name an "alternate" HHS secretary--someone to provide public updates and health information. And "shadow" leaders for other depts too, with press conferences, policy initiatives, budgets, speeches.
Clearly written description of the current situation.
"It’s not whether they will defy court orders, it’s how often, how much, and for how long."
"It’s not whether they will defy court orders, it’s how often, how much, and for how long."
i have two posts up already. the first is free, about what it means to be in a constitutional crisis
The Money and the Guns
What does a constitutional crisis look like?
stringinamaze.beehiiv.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Clearly written description of the current situation.
"It’s not whether they will defy court orders, it’s how often, how much, and for how long."
"It’s not whether they will defy court orders, it’s how often, how much, and for how long."
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February 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
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“Trump’s order will … prevent transgender and intersex people from obtaining new passports, visas, and trusted traveler documents that reflect who they are and how they are perceived in the world.”
Leaked Memo Details How Intrusive Anti-Trans Passport Policy Will Be Implemented
“These rules make it more difficult for transgender people to obtain a passport,” said researcher Allison Chapman.
truthout.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“Trump’s order will … prevent transgender and intersex people from obtaining new passports, visas, and trusted traveler documents that reflect who they are and how they are perceived in the world.”
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This.
Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI.
I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.
I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.
February 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This.
"The New York Times does not get to erase its role in how we got here. It laid the foundation for framing transgender existence as a debate for cisgender people to adjudicate..."
1. Today, the New York Times Editorial Board published a piece titled "Trump's Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans."
I criticize the paper's attempt to wash away the paper's own culpability in ushering in an era of eradication-based policies.
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I criticize the paper's attempt to wash away the paper's own culpability in ushering in an era of eradication-based policies.
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NYT Hypocrisy: Outlet Criticizes Trump's Attacks On Trans People That They Helped Usher In
The New York Times Editorial Board today released an opinion piece calling Trump's attacks on transgender Americans "shameful." The paper has been influential in fueling those attacks.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"The New York Times does not get to erase its role in how we got here. It laid the foundation for framing transgender existence as a debate for cisgender people to adjudicate..."
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Gender-affirming care saves lives, and I will use the full force of my office to make sure it remains accessible to all who need it. If any Vermonter loses access to their gender-affirming care, I urge them to contact my office. I stand with trans and non-binary people and always will.
February 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Gender-affirming care saves lives, and I will use the full force of my office to make sure it remains accessible to all who need it. If any Vermonter loses access to their gender-affirming care, I urge them to contact my office. I stand with trans and non-binary people and always will.
Tragically accurate description of the past week.
Following on the overwhelming response to last week's column, I wrote a second dispatch imagining how the Musk takeover would be covered by the US media if it was happening overseas, and they felt comfortable calling a spade a spade.... www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/white-nati...
White Nationalist Forces Consolidate Power Alongside Musk’s Junta
A second update on Elon Musk's coup from our intrepid imaginary foreign correspondent
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tragically accurate description of the past week.
Montpelier, Vermont today. Hundreds of people out in 10 degrees.
February 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Montpelier, Vermont today. Hundreds of people out in 10 degrees.
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NEW: Elon Musk's takeover is causing rifts in Donald Trump's inner circle. “He’s getting too big for his britches,” says one Trump world source.
read @jakelahut.writes.news:
read @jakelahut.writes.news:
Elon Musk's Takeover Is Causing Rifts in Donald Trump's Inner Circle
“He’s getting too big for his britches,” says one Trump world source.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's takeover is causing rifts in Donald Trump's inner circle. “He’s getting too big for his britches,” says one Trump world source.
read @jakelahut.writes.news:
read @jakelahut.writes.news:
On brand for this week.
February 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
On brand for this week.
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BREAKING: USAID employees have just been told via email that “all direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs" on Friday, February 7.
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
BREAKING: USAID employees have just been told via email that “all direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs" on Friday, February 7.