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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 1d

Inclusive sex education acknowledges the existence of all identities, cis, trans, and intersex/children with differences of sex development. It’s practical and shouldn’t be political.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

7 Oct 2025 - CA Gov Newsom, still moving right on trans issues, vetoes a measure attacked by Reps as "gender ideology" that would have allowed teaching that reproductive anatomy does not necessarily determine a person’s gender @rikiwilchins.bsky.social.

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, hasn't signed other trans protections - LGBTQ Nation

The California governor left at least 10 pro-LGBTQ+ measures on the table.

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 14d

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 16d

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 19d

Using LLMs in this context essentially guarantees that existing biases are maintained and reflected consistently. There’s no longer a way to seek out a “good doctor” if they’re all flattened into using the same poisoned data sets. There is no argument in favor of the ethics of any of this.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19d

The findings “suggest that medical AI tools powered by LLMs have a tendency to not reflect the severity of symptoms among female patients, while also displaying less ‘empathy’ towards Black and Asian ones.”

AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities

Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients

www.ft.com

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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · 22d

“And what of the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life?”

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 22d

"Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize? I don’t know. But the most telling detail in Klein’s column was that, for all his praise, there was not a single word in the piece from Kirk himself."

Ta-Nehisi Coates, with receipts.

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

www.vanityfair.com

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Jeremy Littau @jeremylittau.com · 27d

The big problem is that a large swath of America had never heard of Kirk until yesterday. Every piece in major media about him is an introduction for many, and so conferring the sense of sainthood on him in the long run creates permission for the dangerous response I fear is coming.

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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · Sep 7

With all the acetaminophen and autism discussion these days, it is important to remember that diversity in a community is a gift, and that includes neurodiversity.
This beautiful article in August @jaacapjournals.bsky.social says it all.

www.jaacap.org/article/S089...

Choir as a Metaphor for Neurodiversity

Anyone who has ever tried to sing in a choir might have experienced how incredibly beautiful, and yet truly challenging, it is to blend different voices into a single polyphonic movement. This experie...

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · Sep 6

OK, @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social, this is perfect…

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Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · Sep 6

6 Sep 25 -- Conservative 1st Circuit Court rebuffs Trump appeal of ruling against its policy of putting only bio sex on passports, saying it failed to "engage meaningfully” w/ finding that it was was motivated by “unconstitutional animus toward transgender Americans." @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

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The Visibility Brigade @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social · Aug 30

Visibility Brigade Bucks County PA STRIKES AGAIN!
🔥 FIRE RFK!
💙Save the CDC!
#FireJFKjrNOW

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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · Aug 30

Magicaljonson is clearly unfamiliar with the ferocity of the parents of a trans child. You don’t mess with our kids.

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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · Aug 21

@guster.bsky.social is a band I’ll see over and over again. And all my kids love them too— parenting win 🏅 🎶🎤❤️

NPR @npr.org · Aug 20

Guster always finds new ways to weave sonic landscapes, tell meaningful stories and deeply engage with its fan base.

Guster: Tiny Desk Concert

Guster always finds new ways to weave sonic landscapes, tell meaningful stories and deeply engage with its fan base.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · Aug 8

One of the first things you learn about trans competent primary care is how many of us routinely develop PVD, UTIs, and kidney stones from avoiding or not having access to bathrooms. As a fun bonus, the disinfo machine then uses this high prevalence to make mendacious claims about HRT.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

If you cannot go to the bathroom at work, you cannot go to work. If you cannot go to the bathroom at school, you cannot go to school. This effectively bans transgender people from a broad swath of public life in the UK

Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 BREAKING | Labour is set to impose a sweeping ban on trans people using any "single-sex space".

In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.

(Source: @TheTimes)

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 7

It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.

“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”

Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says

Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...

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Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · Aug 3

3 Aug 25 - New study shows vast "over-representation of trans boys" turns out to be vast _under-representation_ of trans girls bec. they: a) come out ~10 years later; b) start puberty later; & c) delay transitioning longer because of deep social animus towards AMAB femininity.

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Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · Aug 2

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jul 30

This violates R.I. Gen. Laws § 11‑24‑2.3 on its face which provides protections for gender identity in public accommodations in Rhode Island.

Brown University is openly admitting it will brazenly violate Rhode Island state law. I expect lawsuits will follow.

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · Jul 30

Brown University is caving to Trump.

They are banning trans women from female bathrooms, dorms, locker rooms, and sports across campus. They're also cracking down on trans care for minors, though that is unlikely to be broadly impactful since it's a university.

president.brown.edu/president/br...

development organizations years following the Effectiv
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10. t h he exception of actions to enforce this Agreement, the United States agrees not to institute any civil action or other adverse agency action against Brown, its officers, Corporation members, directors, agents, and employees (the "Brown Releasees) based on the Released Claims. The United States releases the Brown Releasees from any liability related to the Released Claims. The United States is not releasing Brown or the Brown Releases from any other liability.
11. The University will take the following steps to ensure compliance with Title IX and its implementing regulations, by providing safe and equitable opportunities and spaces for women:
a. Brown Athletics facilities, the University willprovide female student-athletes with intimate facilities such as locker rooms and bathrooms strictly separated on the basis of sex.
b. The University will define "male" and "female, for the purpose of all practices, policies and procedures adopted and implemented by the University for any athletic opportunity, event, competition, category, program, or activity designated for women, consistent with the definitions
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adopted in Executive Order 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and estoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government (Jan. 20, 2025), and Executive Order 14201, Keeping Men out of Women's Sports (Feb. 5, 2025).
c. The University will offer women the option of female-only housing, restrooms, and showering facilities, and for these purposes will adopt the abovementioned definitions of "male' and "femalc."
d. The University will ensure students have access to single-sex floors in on-campus housing, using the above-mentioned definition.
12. h University will not perform gender reassignment surgery or prescribe puberty blockers or hormones to any minor child for the purpose of aligning the child's appearance with an identity that differs from hi…

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BROWN

5. Addressing government requirements for "male" and
"female" defnitions for athletics and on-campus housing,
as well as limits on gender-affirming care

As we have for decades, Brown has agreed to abide by Title
IX and NCAA eligibility rules regarding the participation of
transgender athletes in intercollegiate sports. We also
committed that the University will continue to provide
housing and restroom access in a way that allows for gender-
inclusive, women-only and men-only options.

The agreement also states, The University will not perform
gender reassignment surgery or prescribe puberty blockers
or hormones to any minor child for the purpose of aligning
the child's appearance with an identity that differs from his or
her sex."' The University will refer affected students who seek
care from Student Health Services or the University
Pharmacy to area specialists. The agreement does not affect
medical teaching or training, and does not apply to clinical
services provided by health systems that are separate entities
from Brown, such as Brown University Health and Care New
England.

We remain fully commited to serving the health needs of all
Brown students in a manner consistent with our long-
established policy of nondiscrimination, which includes sex,
gender identity and gender expression. The LGBTQ Center,
Student Health and Wellness Services, and other offices in
the Division of Campus Life, as well as the Warren Alpert
Medical School School of Public Health. the College,

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Jul 30

My alma mater is not perfect but I've mostly been proud of them for 48 years

Not tonight - this is shameful

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · Jul 30

Brown University is caving to Trump.

They are banning trans women from female bathrooms, dorms, locker rooms, and sports across campus. They're also cracking down on trans care for minors, though that is unlikely to be broadly impactful since it's a university.

president.brown.edu/president/br...

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molly taft @mollytaft.com · Jul 30

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work

A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.

www.wired.com

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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · Jul 17

Punk Rock Girl, of course

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Philadelphia Science Action @philadelphiascienceaction.substack.com · Jul 6

Penn’s acquiescence to the Trump Admin last week is troubling. It condones scapegoating, revisionism, & transphobia.
It also condones an interpretation of biological sex that flies in the face of current biological science.

Here, @amandastherrien.bsky.social discusses the actual biological truth.

The Biological Truth Is That There Is No Simple Dichotomy Between Male and Female

By Amanda S. Therrien Ph.D.

open.substack.com

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · Jul 2

NYT 2 Jul 25 -- NYT, which has done more than any other outlet to make US uninhabitable for trans teens & end their medical care, runs op-id hand-wringing over the resulting huge increase in trans teen suicide & self-harm. Like “being tortured in my body" said one. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Opinion | What I Heard on a Suicide Hotline for Trans Kids

www.nytimes.com

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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · Jul 1

“To improve the mental health of children and adolescents, programs are needed to reduce childhood poverty, neglect, and abuse… Medicaid, food assistance programs, and other public safety nets must not be cut, because such cuts will exacerbate existing problems.”

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Eliza Magland @elizamagland.bsky.social · Jul 1

“Some proclaim that psychiatric treatments are the reason for the public’s worsening mental health. But this statement erroneously collapses a complex situation involving worsening mental health, nihilism, and despair in modern society into an antipsychiatry slogan.”

JAMA @jama.com · Jul 1

"Psychiatry can and should be more self-critical and public health-oriented."

Read the Viewpoint from JAMA Psychiatry Editor Dost Öngür about the best path forward for reforming psychiatry.

https://ja.ma/44nqwJN

Psychiatry and the Make America Healthy Again Commission

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Jun 30

Everyone who follows me should call their Senator this morning to urge them to vote in favor of Wyden’s point of order and remove the Medicaid funding ban for transgender care from Trump’s horror bill.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jun 30

Today, senator Ron Wyden will raise a point of order to remove the Medicaid and CHIP ban on gender affirming care. The Republicans need 60 votes to keep it in but they only have 53. Call your Dem senator today and urge them to vote to strip the ban from the bill. Senate switchboard 202-224-3121.

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