@kristibach.bsky.social
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Every time you buy a Harry Potter product, you are financing the dismantling of trans rights
!["About the fund. The J.K. Rowling Women's Fund (JKRWF) offers legal funding support to individuals and organisations fighting to retain women's sex-based rights [...]. It provides women with the means and confidence to bring to justice cases that make legal precedents, force policy change, and make positive contributions to women's lives in the future."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qjkl4nmqbvelhqr3jzm2bm63/bafkreigkfhjbyner5wkm2x4by7xh6utgzhcirktzrci524sifypbpeimjm@jpeg)
May 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Every time you buy a Harry Potter product, you are financing the dismantling of trans rights
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RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...
www.wired.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
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The speed with which Congress not having the power of the purse, law and the Constitution be damned, has been normalized by the press is the most terrifying thing to me.
April 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The speed with which Congress not having the power of the purse, law and the Constitution be damned, has been normalized by the press is the most terrifying thing to me.
Heck yeah! Full-throated AGREE!!!
Pritzker: The reckoning is here. And now that this culture of timidity is on display, these same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on the defense of Black people, trans kids, and immigrants, instead of on their own lack of guts and gumption.
April 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Heck yeah! Full-throated AGREE!!!
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The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
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One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
April 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
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Here's one statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do.
As the president’s “Liberation Day” nears, it’s time to liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of Democrats having to clean up the GOP’s messes.
newrepublic.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Here's one statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
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Dear Secretary Rubio,
Hi, Tufts professor here. As someone who was on campus during the time in question, your claims about what Rumeysa Ozturk did bear no resemblance to reality. So did you just revoke her visa because she co-authored an anodyne op-ed that never mentioned Hamas?
Sincerely,
DWD
Hi, Tufts professor here. As someone who was on campus during the time in question, your claims about what Rumeysa Ozturk did bear no resemblance to reality. So did you just revoke her visa because she co-authored an anodyne op-ed that never mentioned Hamas?
Sincerely,
DWD
Marco Rubio on Rumeysa Ozturk: "We revoked her visa ... once you've lost your visa, you're no longer legally in the United States ... if you come into the US as a visitor and create a ruckus for us, we don't want it. We don't want it in our country. Go back and do it in your country."
March 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Dear Secretary Rubio,
Hi, Tufts professor here. As someone who was on campus during the time in question, your claims about what Rumeysa Ozturk did bear no resemblance to reality. So did you just revoke her visa because she co-authored an anodyne op-ed that never mentioned Hamas?
Sincerely,
DWD
Hi, Tufts professor here. As someone who was on campus during the time in question, your claims about what Rumeysa Ozturk did bear no resemblance to reality. So did you just revoke her visa because she co-authored an anodyne op-ed that never mentioned Hamas?
Sincerely,
DWD
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@aoc.bsky.social is right: Throwing trans kids under the bus isn’t just wrong — it’s a losing strategy.
We will not put up with any elected officials who abandon our community in pursuit of higher office. Support equality in your state: hrc.im/inyourarea
We will not put up with any elected officials who abandon our community in pursuit of higher office. Support equality in your state: hrc.im/inyourarea
March 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
@aoc.bsky.social is right: Throwing trans kids under the bus isn’t just wrong — it’s a losing strategy.
We will not put up with any elected officials who abandon our community in pursuit of higher office. Support equality in your state: hrc.im/inyourarea
We will not put up with any elected officials who abandon our community in pursuit of higher office. Support equality in your state: hrc.im/inyourarea
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The only fair way to handle this is to appoint a team of teenagers to tear this company limb from limb until we find out what kind of financial damage they are hiding and where
March 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The only fair way to handle this is to appoint a team of teenagers to tear this company limb from limb until we find out what kind of financial damage they are hiding and where
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If we can "avoid a government shutdown" by voting for this CR, then why is the entire Department of Education closed today? Why is USAID closed? Why are hundreds of billions in grant contracts frozen?
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If we can "avoid a government shutdown" by voting for this CR, then why is the entire Department of Education closed today? Why is USAID closed? Why are hundreds of billions in grant contracts frozen?
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
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Whomever is advising the Democrats right now is criminally bad at their job. The notion that they can meme their way out of fascism is truly incredible.
March 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Whomever is advising the Democrats right now is criminally bad at their job. The notion that they can meme their way out of fascism is truly incredible.
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These ten Democrats should just quit. To censure Green when there have never been consequences for MTG for egregious behavior whereas Green was protesting fascism. We are drowning in shit.
US House voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)
Republicans 214-0
Democrats 10-198 (with 2 Ds voting "present")
Republicans 214-0
Democrats 10-198 (with 2 Ds voting "present")
March 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
These ten Democrats should just quit. To censure Green when there have never been consequences for MTG for egregious behavior whereas Green was protesting fascism. We are drowning in shit.
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democrats always say they are going to fight like hell but we don’t even see them fighting like heck
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
democrats always say they are going to fight like hell but we don’t even see them fighting like heck
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As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
March 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
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IF TRANS ISSUES ARE SO INCONSEQUENTIAL DOES SOMEONE ON THE NYT MASTHEAD WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY SPENT THREE YEARS RUNNING A1 “INVESTIGATIONS” INTO SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MEDICAL CARE AND THE LANGUAGE CHOICES OF NON-PROFITS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS????
Of course the NYT sees the "DEI" stuff positively & is neutral on anti-trans discrimination
March 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
IF TRANS ISSUES ARE SO INCONSEQUENTIAL DOES SOMEONE ON THE NYT MASTHEAD WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY SPENT THREE YEARS RUNNING A1 “INVESTIGATIONS” INTO SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MEDICAL CARE AND THE LANGUAGE CHOICES OF NON-PROFITS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS????
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However much you hate the New York Times, it isn't enough
March 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
However much you hate the New York Times, it isn't enough
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If your political party has slowly convinced you that Vladimir Putin is the good guy, and that's what you now believe, then you are probably not salvageable.
March 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If your political party has slowly convinced you that Vladimir Putin is the good guy, and that's what you now believe, then you are probably not salvageable.
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GOV. MILLS: “.. Maine may be one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. ..
“.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?”
www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...
“.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?”
www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...
Read Gov. Mills’ full statement on Trump investigation
Maine's Democratic governor released a statement Friday night saying 'the rule of law' is at stake after President Trump directed the Education Department to investigate alleged Title IX violations.
www.pressherald.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
GOV. MILLS: “.. Maine may be one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. ..
“.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?”
www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...
“.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?”
www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...
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The most notable thing about this clip from the president's address to the governors is the way Maine Gov. Janet Mills stood up to Trump.
And the second most notable thing is the absolute stone-faced silence from the other governors in the room.
www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...
And the second most notable thing is the absolute stone-faced silence from the other governors in the room.
www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...
User Clip: Maine
Maine
www.c-span.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The most notable thing about this clip from the president's address to the governors is the way Maine Gov. Janet Mills stood up to Trump.
And the second most notable thing is the absolute stone-faced silence from the other governors in the room.
www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...
And the second most notable thing is the absolute stone-faced silence from the other governors in the room.
www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...
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every inch of progress in the US is like this. BLM, defund the police, trans rights, etc — all marginal, sometimes nonexistent gains followed by massive rightward pendulum swings born of the (false) assertion that by gently prodding an issue, we’ve gone “too far”
The real MeToo “cancel culture” was what happened to the women and other victims who came forward. They were retraumatized, harassed, humiliated, sued, fired, and blacklisted. Then they were the subject of a revisionist history that MeToo went “too far” and deserved a reactionary backlash
February 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
every inch of progress in the US is like this. BLM, defund the police, trans rights, etc — all marginal, sometimes nonexistent gains followed by massive rightward pendulum swings born of the (false) assertion that by gently prodding an issue, we’ve gone “too far”
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On the halftime performance, on Cowboy Carter, and decentering whiteness. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2BYSSW1/
February 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On the halftime performance, on Cowboy Carter, and decentering whiteness. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2BYSSW1/