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@drdooms.bsky.social
Videographer & communist (not necessarily in that order) he/him 🇩🇪🇺🇸
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BREAKING and HUGE news for transgender people: The bipartisan final negotiated text for these spending bills REMOVED language to restrict gender-affirming care as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
January 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
BREAKING and HUGE news for transgender people: The bipartisan final negotiated text for these spending bills REMOVED language to restrict gender-affirming care as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
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The guy who first dressed as Portland Frog, a major symbol of our protest and then other national protests, has been arrested while peacefully protesting. Prints of this painting by Simran Gleason are being sold to support his defense. www.simrangleason.com/prints/p/por... #pdx #protest
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The guy who first dressed as Portland Frog, a major symbol of our protest and then other national protests, has been arrested while peacefully protesting. Prints of this painting by Simran Gleason are being sold to support his defense. www.simrangleason.com/prints/p/por... #pdx #protest
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Thank you, Coach.
All the Empty Rooms is now streaming on Netflix.
All the Empty Rooms is now streaming on Netflix.
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Thank you, Coach.
All the Empty Rooms is now streaming on Netflix.
All the Empty Rooms is now streaming on Netflix.
I feel like we keep learning the same lessons: we like feeling safe and we feel safe when we're surrounded by people we like and love and the richer we get the more removed we are from our fellow humans
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I feel like we keep learning the same lessons: we like feeling safe and we feel safe when we're surrounded by people we like and love and the richer we get the more removed we are from our fellow humans
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AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) has partnered with Human Rights First to create the Ready Now! App. The app is designed to alert the people in your life if you are detained or kidnapped. It also included emergency planning and connection to legal support should you need it.
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) has partnered with Human Rights First to create the Ready Now! App. The app is designed to alert the people in your life if you are detained or kidnapped. It also included emergency planning and connection to legal support should you need it.
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I went to Palestine to see the realities of apartheid and settler violence up close. In Hebron, the cruelty is clear as day.
Here are some of the shocking realities I experienced:
Here are some of the shocking realities I experienced:
January 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I went to Palestine to see the realities of apartheid and settler violence up close. In Hebron, the cruelty is clear as day.
Here are some of the shocking realities I experienced:
Here are some of the shocking realities I experienced:
fill in the sentence:
The dark underbelly of the _black cat_ industry.
The dark underbelly of the _black cat_ industry.
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
fill in the sentence:
The dark underbelly of the _black cat_ industry.
The dark underbelly of the _black cat_ industry.
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"In 2025 I have spend some time to untangle my digital life from billionaire/fascist run platforms. So at the beginning of 2026 maybe it makes sense to talk a bit about what I did, why I went certain ways and what works and what doesn’t."
Exiting the Billionaire Castle
Exiting the Billionaire Castle
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"In 2025 I have spend some time to untangle my digital life from billionaire/fascist run platforms. So at the beginning of 2026 maybe it makes sense to talk a bit about what I did, why I went certain ways and what works and what doesn’t."
Exiting the Billionaire Castle
Exiting the Billionaire Castle
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The people doing this have names, and I've been collecting them in a graph: www.butji.com/companies/gr...
January 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The people doing this have names, and I've been collecting them in a graph: www.butji.com/companies/gr...
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$215, every gift big and small makes me smile so much y'all, and it's very meaningful and appreciated, you're helping me have a special/day week in a HUGE way
My birthday is tomorrow!
Help me soothe the pain of being born on insurrection day:
Cashapp: $kennedytcooper
Venmo: @kennedytcooper
If you're not in a position to give a gift don't sweat it, but if you can it's deeply meaningful to me, thank you!
Help me soothe the pain of being born on insurrection day:
Cashapp: $kennedytcooper
Venmo: @kennedytcooper
If you're not in a position to give a gift don't sweat it, but if you can it's deeply meaningful to me, thank you!
January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
$215, every gift big and small makes me smile so much y'all, and it's very meaningful and appreciated, you're helping me have a special/day week in a HUGE way
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The anniversary of the LA fires is this week, and I'm available to talk to anyone reporting on the aftermath. Since we lost our house, we've been on an odyssey of trauma, generosity, frustration, exhaustion, and change. There's a lot going on here, so please email or DM me.
January 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The anniversary of the LA fires is this week, and I'm available to talk to anyone reporting on the aftermath. Since we lost our house, we've been on an odyssey of trauma, generosity, frustration, exhaustion, and change. There's a lot going on here, so please email or DM me.
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My 83 year-old Brooklyn dad loved his childhood home.
NYC come see my new hour of stand-up in Brooklyn on January 16th. Get your tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/blake-wexl...
NYC come see my new hour of stand-up in Brooklyn on January 16th. Get your tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/blake-wexl...
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
My 83 year-old Brooklyn dad loved his childhood home.
NYC come see my new hour of stand-up in Brooklyn on January 16th. Get your tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/blake-wexl...
NYC come see my new hour of stand-up in Brooklyn on January 16th. Get your tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/blake-wexl...
Look what came in the mail today... @artness.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Look what came in the mail today... @artness.bsky.social
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If I was China I’d be back in the virus kitchen right now cooking up so much virus
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
If I was China I’d be back in the virus kitchen right now cooking up so much virus
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EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected.
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
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This was a pretty good one
December 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This was a pretty good one
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There are so many classrooms on Donors Choose that still have ZERO donations.
If you want to get some charitable giving done before the end of 2025, this is the perfect way to do it!!
Let’s help some kids!!!! I curated a list of classrooms in need here 👇 www.donorschoose.org/taylorlorenz
If you want to get some charitable giving done before the end of 2025, this is the perfect way to do it!!
Let’s help some kids!!!! I curated a list of classrooms in need here 👇 www.donorschoose.org/taylorlorenz
Support Student Learning with Taylor Lorenz and User Mag
This holiday season, we've had enough talk — it's time for action. Join Taylor and other User Mag subscribers in donating modern, instructional tech to students from underfunded public scho...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
There are so many classrooms on Donors Choose that still have ZERO donations.
If you want to get some charitable giving done before the end of 2025, this is the perfect way to do it!!
Let’s help some kids!!!! I curated a list of classrooms in need here 👇 www.donorschoose.org/taylorlorenz
If you want to get some charitable giving done before the end of 2025, this is the perfect way to do it!!
Let’s help some kids!!!! I curated a list of classrooms in need here 👇 www.donorschoose.org/taylorlorenz
A lot of Jonny Come Lately's at this time of year...
Hate freeloaders who join in the New Year's Eve countdown for the last 10 seconds. I've been doing this all year. Where were you back in May
December 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A lot of Jonny Come Lately's at this time of year...