Ezra (they/them)
@ezraapollo.bsky.social
25 | rural IL | trans queer | leftist | environmentalist | abolitionist | will fight for strangers rights | eat the rich
Death before detransition 🏳️⚧️
Abortion access (by mail!!): aidaccess.org
Death before detransition 🏳️⚧️
Abortion access (by mail!!): aidaccess.org
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Starting to get it?
January 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Starting to get it?
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1. A deal was made between both houses of Congress
2 Elon and Trump killed the deal
3 The Republicans are to blame
4 Republicans are destroying America ON PURPOSE
5 This hurts Farmers, Contractors, Travelers, Supply Chain, and our Military
6 This will stop some disaster relief
7 Republicans did this
2 Elon and Trump killed the deal
3 The Republicans are to blame
4 Republicans are destroying America ON PURPOSE
5 This hurts Farmers, Contractors, Travelers, Supply Chain, and our Military
6 This will stop some disaster relief
7 Republicans did this
December 19, 2024 at 2:53 PM
1. A deal was made between both houses of Congress
2 Elon and Trump killed the deal
3 The Republicans are to blame
4 Republicans are destroying America ON PURPOSE
5 This hurts Farmers, Contractors, Travelers, Supply Chain, and our Military
6 This will stop some disaster relief
7 Republicans did this
2 Elon and Trump killed the deal
3 The Republicans are to blame
4 Republicans are destroying America ON PURPOSE
5 This hurts Farmers, Contractors, Travelers, Supply Chain, and our Military
6 This will stop some disaster relief
7 Republicans did this
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GOP extremists want House Democrats to raise the debt ceiling so that House Republicans can lower the amount of your Social Security check.
Hard pass.
Hard pass.
December 19, 2024 at 1:38 PM
GOP extremists want House Democrats to raise the debt ceiling so that House Republicans can lower the amount of your Social Security check.
Hard pass.
Hard pass.
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Here are the 6 MAGA extremists (and their public phone numbers) who have intro'd a bill to allow South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion.
If you haven't heard about SC H3537, it's because corporate media has ignored it. Here's how to fight back: www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...
If you haven't heard about SC H3537, it's because corporate media has ignored it. Here's how to fight back: www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...
December 19, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Here are the 6 MAGA extremists (and their public phone numbers) who have intro'd a bill to allow South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion.
If you haven't heard about SC H3537, it's because corporate media has ignored it. Here's how to fight back: www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...
If you haven't heard about SC H3537, it's because corporate media has ignored it. Here's how to fight back: www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...
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"More people died from homelessness than homicide in Nashville this year.”
A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.
A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.
December 15, 2024 at 5:05 PM
"More people died from homelessness than homicide in Nashville this year.”
A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.
A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.
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Old story, tech company gets off the ground by appealing to marginalized groups. Those groups carve out a distinct and vibrant identity for them. Then the tech company bails on them the second right wing grifters start throwing their weight around.
It’s not so much pathetic as it is predictable.
It’s not so much pathetic as it is predictable.
December 13, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Old story, tech company gets off the ground by appealing to marginalized groups. Those groups carve out a distinct and vibrant identity for them. Then the tech company bails on them the second right wing grifters start throwing their weight around.
It’s not so much pathetic as it is predictable.
It’s not so much pathetic as it is predictable.
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“Why don’t you stick to acting?” It’s a taunt I often have hurled at me.
I am a gay man in America whose marriage is under threat.
The last time Trump was in office, hate crimes against AAPIs skyrocketed.
I care deeply about this country and the future of our democracy.
I’ll stick to activism.
I am a gay man in America whose marriage is under threat.
The last time Trump was in office, hate crimes against AAPIs skyrocketed.
I care deeply about this country and the future of our democracy.
I’ll stick to activism.
December 13, 2024 at 6:12 PM
“Why don’t you stick to acting?” It’s a taunt I often have hurled at me.
I am a gay man in America whose marriage is under threat.
The last time Trump was in office, hate crimes against AAPIs skyrocketed.
I care deeply about this country and the future of our democracy.
I’ll stick to activism.
I am a gay man in America whose marriage is under threat.
The last time Trump was in office, hate crimes against AAPIs skyrocketed.
I care deeply about this country and the future of our democracy.
I’ll stick to activism.
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i love you libraries i love you museums i love you botanical gardens i love you public parks i love you art galleries
December 13, 2024 at 2:04 AM
i love you libraries i love you museums i love you botanical gardens i love you public parks i love you art galleries
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The notion that reading a shooter’s statement will cause people to snap to attention and become homicidal maniacs, like some kind of Manchurian Agent trigger word, is media paternalism at its worst.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/why-i-publ...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/why-i-publ...
Why I Published the Shooter Manifesto
VIDEO: watch me defend my decision to publish suspect Luigi Mangione's manifesto
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:45 PM
The notion that reading a shooter’s statement will cause people to snap to attention and become homicidal maniacs, like some kind of Manchurian Agent trigger word, is media paternalism at its worst.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/why-i-publ...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/why-i-publ...
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"Dozens of Democrats — presumably fearing being tagged as opposing service members more than they fear actually being anti-trans — voted for the bill with the amendment banning military health coverage of gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors 'that could result in sterilization.'"
Earlier today, 81 Democrats voted for the National Defense Authorization Act despite the fact that House Speaker Mike Johnson succeeded in getting an anti-trans measure inserted into it.
Much more on that, and the context, at Law Dork — www.lawdork.com/p/montanas-s... — but here are the 81 Dems:
Much more on that, and the context, at Law Dork — www.lawdork.com/p/montanas-s... — but here are the 81 Dems:
December 12, 2024 at 3:52 AM
"Dozens of Democrats — presumably fearing being tagged as opposing service members more than they fear actually being anti-trans — voted for the bill with the amendment banning military health coverage of gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors 'that could result in sterilization.'"
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Here’s the problem with this manifesto:
It’s completely rational. No high minded ideals…just “they’re killing us and this is wrong, so someone needs to do something.”
They’re completely fucked if everyone gets the memo…
It’s completely rational. No high minded ideals…just “they’re killing us and this is wrong, so someone needs to do something.”
They’re completely fucked if everyone gets the memo…
December 11, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Here’s the problem with this manifesto:
It’s completely rational. No high minded ideals…just “they’re killing us and this is wrong, so someone needs to do something.”
They’re completely fucked if everyone gets the memo…
It’s completely rational. No high minded ideals…just “they’re killing us and this is wrong, so someone needs to do something.”
They’re completely fucked if everyone gets the memo…
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That’s way more tame and succinct then I thought it was going to be.
Shame on mainstream media for cookie cutting around and painting it as something it’s not.
Shame on mainstream media for cookie cutting around and painting it as something it’s not.
December 10, 2024 at 8:53 PM
That’s way more tame and succinct then I thought it was going to be.
Shame on mainstream media for cookie cutting around and painting it as something it’s not.
Shame on mainstream media for cookie cutting around and painting it as something it’s not.
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I got the Luigi Mangione manifesto. The real one, not the forgery circulating online. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-man...
Luigi's Manifesto
Exclusive: read Luigi Mangione's 262-word manifesto on the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:51 PM
I got the Luigi Mangione manifesto. The real one, not the forgery circulating online. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-man...
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People need to stop pretending the dems are "leftists"
December 12, 2024 at 2:41 AM
People need to stop pretending the dems are "leftists"
Just sent my feedback. Feel pretty disappointed to say the least.
Hey IL folks in the 13th Congressional District (Springfield, Champaign, Decatur, & St. Louis areas!)
You know whose office to contact.
And please do.
INFO 👇🏼
Dem. Rep Nikki Budzinski of Illinois’ 13th Congressional District.
Her govt website’s contact form: budzinski.house.gov/contact
You know whose office to contact.
And please do.
INFO 👇🏼
Dem. Rep Nikki Budzinski of Illinois’ 13th Congressional District.
Her govt website’s contact form: budzinski.house.gov/contact
December 12, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Just sent my feedback. Feel pretty disappointed to say the least.
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BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
December 10, 2024 at 5:23 AM
BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.
That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
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Among the NiemanLab 2025 predictions about the news business (many of them about AI), this one by Meena Thiruvengadam stood out: www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/a-ge...
A generation of journalists moves on
"Instead of rewarding these things with fair pay, job security and moral support, journalism as an industry exploits their love of the craft."
www.niemanlab.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Among the NiemanLab 2025 predictions about the news business (many of them about AI), this one by Meena Thiruvengadam stood out: www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/a-ge...
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IF you CAN’T be CORRECTED without being OFFENDED you will NEVER GROW in life
December 11, 2024 at 2:11 AM
IF you CAN’T be CORRECTED without being OFFENDED you will NEVER GROW in life
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This is a nightmare scenario for trans people. If language like this gets into an HHS funding bill that becomes law, pretty much every hospital and doctor's office that treats trans people of any age would stop doing so.
This is the most extreme anti-trans push yet.
This is the most extreme anti-trans push yet.
![For the last few years, the GOP has coalesced around an idea that would short-circuit essentially all trans health care in America: banning federal funds from going to businesses that provide health care specific to changing one's sex or gender identity, including hormones and surgeries. It would essentially signal to the private sector that if it wants federal dollars, it needs to stay away from sex-or gender-affirming care, and bow down to right-wing pundits who aim to, in their own words,
"eradicate" and "erase" this form of
health care.
Language in House Republicans' most recent funding bill for the Health and Human Services Department would do just that - ban money from any federal program to entities that do "social transitioning" or drugs and surgery for "gender dysphoria." Gender dysphoria is the specific diagnosis doctors use to justify those medical interventions. This legislation has not gotten a vote yet and would need to be reintroduced next Congress to be considered. But it has been a top priority for Republican lawmakers in the House, and Trump himself has promised he'd ask Congress "to permanently stop federal taxpayer dollars from being used to promote or pay for these [trans] procedures." (You can hear all his promises on trans health care in this short campaign video.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hf7ezrajxadu7v3tzcyij424/bafkreid3evqccjqsjbwtdleb4kkevl4nepvc3h7wornyv37q5po7swxsei@jpeg)
December 10, 2024 at 2:24 PM
This is a nightmare scenario for trans people. If language like this gets into an HHS funding bill that becomes law, pretty much every hospital and doctor's office that treats trans people of any age would stop doing so.
This is the most extreme anti-trans push yet.
This is the most extreme anti-trans push yet.
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Stop using these apps entirely, people. Get a notebook and a pen and go analog. I'm serious
The ovulation tracking app, "Ovia", now mandates you identify what state you live in. Delete immediately and warn anyone who might need to know.
December 10, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Stop using these apps entirely, people. Get a notebook and a pen and go analog. I'm serious
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Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.
December 10, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.