Darth August West
@darthaugustwest.bsky.social
Chaos Engine, Aspiring Synthesizer
-TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS-
(He/Him) [CisHet Ally]
-TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS-
(He/Him) [CisHet Ally]
Pinned
Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee.
I got no dime, but i got some time to here your story.
I got no dime, but i got some time to here your story.
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Blueberry Muffins
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#BlueberryMuffins #Muffins #Baking #BakedGoods #SmallBatch #Snacking #ComfortFood #Yummy #KitchenTime
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#BlueberryMuffins #Muffins #Baking #BakedGoods #SmallBatch #Snacking #ComfortFood #Yummy #KitchenTime
February 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Blueberry Muffins
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#BlueberryMuffins #Muffins #Baking #BakedGoods #SmallBatch #Snacking #ComfortFood #Yummy #KitchenTime
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#BlueberryMuffins #Muffins #Baking #BakedGoods #SmallBatch #Snacking #ComfortFood #Yummy #KitchenTime
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XOXO
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#ConversationHearts #Cookies #IcedCookies #SugarCookies #CutoutCookies #ValentineTreats #ValentineDay #SweetTreats #XOXO #Cutie #Smile #Hugs
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#ConversationHearts #Cookies #IcedCookies #SugarCookies #CutoutCookies #ValentineTreats #ValentineDay #SweetTreats #XOXO #Cutie #Smile #Hugs
February 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
"some girls are cool like that"
- 2 dudes talking about how some girls just let them (boyfriends) claim their kids on taxes???
- 2 dudes talking about how some girls just let them (boyfriends) claim their kids on taxes???
January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"some girls are cool like that"
- 2 dudes talking about how some girls just let them (boyfriends) claim their kids on taxes???
- 2 dudes talking about how some girls just let them (boyfriends) claim their kids on taxes???
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Trump is undoing all the anti-corruption measures put into place after Watergate
January 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump is undoing all the anti-corruption measures put into place after Watergate
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“An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in recorded history in the United States”
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
www.cjonline.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in recorded history in the United States”
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DJ Unk, known for his hit track “Walk It Out,” has died, according to a post from his wife.
January 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
DJ Unk, known for his hit track “Walk It Out,” has died, according to a post from his wife.
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Gay Times [Jan 1] -- A study of 21 cisgender & 23 transgender women who were all competitive athletes found the trans athletes had lower lung function & weaker lower body strength than cis athletes. All 23 trans women had been on hormones for more than a year.
[by @rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
[by @rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
New research suggests trans athletes could experience physical disadvantages
A new study has suggested that trans athletes may actually face physical disadvantages compared to cisgender athletes.
www.gaytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Gay Times [Jan 1] -- A study of 21 cisgender & 23 transgender women who were all competitive athletes found the trans athletes had lower lung function & weaker lower body strength than cis athletes. All 23 trans women had been on hormones for more than a year.
[by @rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
[by @rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
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This is a big deal. The inspectors general system was created after the Nixon era to be watchdogs for all the government agencies. They run independent of the agency they oversee and while they're imperfect they do incredibly important work.
Breaking: Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This is a big deal. The inspectors general system was created after the Nixon era to be watchdogs for all the government agencies. They run independent of the agency they oversee and while they're imperfect they do incredibly important work.
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As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
January 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
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Now everyone’s medical records are fair game.
BREAKING: The Trump Administration has dropped charges against Dr. Eithan Haim, a former resident at Texas Children's Hospital who allegedly accessed and shared private, protected information about children receiving gender-affirming care.
www.chron.com/news/article...
www.chron.com/news/article...
Charges dropped against Texas doctor accused of sharing pediatric records
Dr. Eithan Haim, a former resident at Texas Children's Hospital, was charged with violating patient privacy laws to expose transgender care.
www.chron.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Now everyone’s medical records are fair game.
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Guest on Megyn Kelly this week: “So, that's the thing is the funniest joke we ever pulled on the Democrats was convincing them that Project 2025 wasn't real…it's over, we won, yes, we're going to do Project 2025. And the other thing is, it's good.”
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Guest on Megyn Kelly this week: “So, that's the thing is the funniest joke we ever pulled on the Democrats was convincing them that Project 2025 wasn't real…it's over, we won, yes, we're going to do Project 2025. And the other thing is, it's good.”
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"A video describing the exploits of the [Tuskegee Airmen], who flew combat sorties during World War II, has been removed from the instructional curriculum for new recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the hub of Air Force basic training." -- www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Heeding Trump, Air Force won't teach recruits about Tuskegee Airmen
A video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from an Air Force basic training curriculum this week.
www.expressnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"A video describing the exploits of the [Tuskegee Airmen], who flew combat sorties during World War II, has been removed from the instructional curriculum for new recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the hub of Air Force basic training." -- www.expressnews.com/news/article...
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Really is infuriating how we kept being told by Dems that there was nothing Biden could do about abortion or trans folks for years and now Trump is basically making himself king of the US via executive fiat.
January 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Really is infuriating how we kept being told by Dems that there was nothing Biden could do about abortion or trans folks for years and now Trump is basically making himself king of the US via executive fiat.
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January 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Bloomberg and (to my surprise) Axios launched Project 2025 trackers this week, connecting Trump's moves to the wildly unpopular manifesto. This is a really good opportunity for Democrats to run riot over this already plowed and seeded terrain and keep their grip on the Project 2025 narrative.
January 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Bloomberg and (to my surprise) Axios launched Project 2025 trackers this week, connecting Trump's moves to the wildly unpopular manifesto. This is a really good opportunity for Democrats to run riot over this already plowed and seeded terrain and keep their grip on the Project 2025 narrative.
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🚨 PSA: If you are trans, do NOT mail in your passport to attempt to change your gender marker. The State Department is currently collecting them unchanged and will not give a public timeline for returning them. You could be without a passport indefinitely.
January 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
🚨 PSA: If you are trans, do NOT mail in your passport to attempt to change your gender marker. The State Department is currently collecting them unchanged and will not give a public timeline for returning them. You could be without a passport indefinitely.
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It’s wild that the man Trump has installed to run the most powerful military in the world is connected to a network of Christians who believe in biblical domination of the world.
Here’s a thread on the Christian nationalism surrounding Pete Hegseth.
First, meet the TheoBros:
Here’s a thread on the Christian nationalism surrounding Pete Hegseth.
First, meet the TheoBros:
To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the "TheoBros"
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtu.be
January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It’s wild that the man Trump has installed to run the most powerful military in the world is connected to a network of Christians who believe in biblical domination of the world.
Here’s a thread on the Christian nationalism surrounding Pete Hegseth.
First, meet the TheoBros:
Here’s a thread on the Christian nationalism surrounding Pete Hegseth.
First, meet the TheoBros:
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This is a wide coalition of Christians with many differing opinions but are coalesced around their shared idea that America is and should be a Christian state. Now from SCOTUS to the military our government is enmeshed in evangelism in powerful ways.
Are you there, God? It's me, Justice Alito.
"The greatest threat to US democracy that you have never heard of."
www.motherjones.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This is a wide coalition of Christians with many differing opinions but are coalesced around their shared idea that America is and should be a Christian state. Now from SCOTUS to the military our government is enmeshed in evangelism in powerful ways.
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These men are openly and proudly Christian nationalist. And there’s a whole network of them. This is a strong and convicted group of Christians who are using this moment of American politics to enact their vision on the country.
Christian nationalists dream of taking over America. This movement is actually doing it.
The New Apostolic Reformation is "the greatest threat to US democracy you've never heard of."
www.motherjones.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
These men are openly and proudly Christian nationalist. And there’s a whole network of them. This is a strong and convicted group of Christians who are using this moment of American politics to enact their vision on the country.
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The same people having a temper tantrum over DEI just confirmed the least qualified Secretary of Defense in US history because Trump liked him on TV.
January 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The same people having a temper tantrum over DEI just confirmed the least qualified Secretary of Defense in US history because Trump liked him on TV.
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Specifically it rescinds the Sept. 24, 1965 EO banning federal contractors from engaging in racial (or many other kinds of) discrimination in hiring or setting rates of pay.
Friday night inbox: Department of Labor to cease and desist all enforcement actions under Equal Employment Opportunity Act
January 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Specifically it rescinds the Sept. 24, 1965 EO banning federal contractors from engaging in racial (or many other kinds of) discrimination in hiring or setting rates of pay.
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⚠️ Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4azdaNb
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4azdaNb
Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
wapo.st
January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
⚠️ Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4azdaNb
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4azdaNb
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These are the folks who write the standards for ADA compliance. It's a small legislative body. Half are from various federal departments. The other half are supposed to be public citizens appointed by the president, the majority of whom must be disabled. We'll see if that holds.
January 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
These are the folks who write the standards for ADA compliance. It's a small legislative body. Half are from various federal departments. The other half are supposed to be public citizens appointed by the president, the majority of whom must be disabled. We'll see if that holds.