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Scholar, bon vivant, champion of the oppressed. Software engineer. Community builder. Dogfather. My words are mine. https://cad.cx | https://mastodon.social/@colindean
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Christmas Eve Drop:

Fed. judge quashes yet another attempt by Trump's DOJ to get the personal data of trans patients and former patients, and does so in sarcastic and angry fashion calling out the administration's ill-intent and lack of good faith.

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Assuming the United States has any legitimate need for the information sought ‒ and that it likewise requires longitudinal data ‒ the solution is, and always has been, as plain as the nose on one’s face. Longitudinality may be preserved by anonymization of patients.
December 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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gabrielmalor.bsky.social
Ya'll the footnotes. I have never seen anything like this.
2 In its public-facing statements, the DOJ appears determined to project two images: it, the great protector of culture and children, see discussions supra; and it, the champion of the faithfuloppressed (mostly, Christians, although sometimes with the slightest pinch of “Judeo-”). See, e.g., DOJ press release of Apr. 22, 2025 (celebrating “the inaugural meeting of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government,” where the AG “was joined by peaceful Christian Americans who were unfairly targeted by the [prior a]dministration”; discussions included “efforts to push radical and anti-Christian gender ideology on kids in classrooms, foster care, sports, and healthcare”). These perceived imperatives have formed an unholy alliance, from the perspective of transgender people, who find themselves in an increasingly inhospitable environment. Justice Alito has acknowledged “the discrimination” and “disadvantage[]” facing the transgender community today. Skrmetti at 577. It also is of great concern, for those who value the separation of church and state, to see the Department of Justice cavalierly blurring the lines. See also, e.g., press releases dated Sept. 9, and Sept. 30, 2025 (second and third hearings regarding “threats to religious liberty in education,” which ‒ of course ‒ included matters of gender transition). 3 The Court is uncertain whether the general public is aware of how broad the government’s campaign is against transgender people. One media report has described it as a campaign of “shock and awe.” See https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-options-trump-executiveorders. In January 2025, alone, executive orders rescinded protections for LGBTQ+ people in federal employment and education; reinstated moves to ban transgender people from serving in the military; barred federal funds from supporting any institution or initiative that recognizes gender fluidity; and federal agencies have purged references to gender identity from government websites and documents. Id. Much more has been done since then, and more is sure to follow. The Court does not take judicial notice of the media source, it is offered only by way of background.
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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bubbaprog.xyz
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 5/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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bubbaprog.xyz
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reposted by Colin Dean
bubbaprog.xyz
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 3/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reposted by Colin Dean
bubbaprog.xyz
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 2/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM