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cocommonground.bsky.social
CALL TO ACTION: Join us on March 30th as we protest the government’s erasure and attacks on trans individuals and their rights.

March 30th
12-4pm
West Steps of the Capitol

See you there!!!
Image of a flyer to announce a protest in support of Trans Day of Visibility. The post reads, “Call to Action. Sunday, March 30th. We will not become invisible. Protest the government erasure of trans individuals and rights. Colorado Capitol West Steps, 12pm-4pm. Sponsored by the People’s March Denver, Brick by Brick Collective, and Common Ground People’s Collective.”
March 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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erininthemorning.com
Many Democratic politicians have forgotten that leaders can shape public opinion, rather than just always follow it.

Republicans learned this lesson over a decade ago.

Elected officials should not be a moving polling average. They should be humans with values and willing to stand up for them.
March 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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lambdalegal.org
Are you a transgender, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming federal employee whose job has been impacted by the actions of the Trump administration?

Lambda Legal wants to hear from you!

Share your experience: buff.ly/4hLqoJj
February 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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thoc.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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cocommonground.bsky.social
@npr.org article on TOMORROW'S protest!

#Denver #Colorado #Protest #50501Movement

www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...
Protests are set to take place on Presidents Day. Here's why
Protests against the Trump administration's actions are planned for Presidents Day. Organizers say they are responding to "the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."
www.npr.org
February 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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aclu.org
Transgender people deserve to live as our authentic selves, no matter what President Trump says.
February 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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cocommonground.bsky.social
@progressnowco.bsky.social Sara Loflin will be speaking at the #50501Movement TOMORROW!

Add your voice!

#Denver #Protest #BuildtheResistance
February 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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altnps.bsky.social
The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.
February 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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lambdalegal.org
🎉 HUGE WIN: Today, a federal district court issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a Trump admin EO attempting to shut down access nationwide to gender-affirming medical care for trans people under 19.

Read more: tinyurl.com/5n6s6nnx
February 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
lizsaurus.bsky.social
The “black children don’t need vaccines” guy is going to be the HHS secretary. I wish this was a joke.
February 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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cocommonground.bsky.social
Join #50501movement at the #PresidentsDay Protest on 2/17 to defend democracy and reject fascism!
February 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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aclu.org
President Trump banning the Associated Press from an event over their usage of "Gulf of Mexico" instead of "Gulf of America" may seem more absurd than alarming, but Trump's attacks on the free press are no joke.
AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press
The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs
www.ap.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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wired.com
NEW: The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.
Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.
wrd.cm
February 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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petebuttigieg.bsky.social
So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?
February 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
lizsaurus.bsky.social
Not that there’s ever a good time to give journalists a reason to fear retribution from public officials, but if the US ever needed a strong free press, it’s now.
davidenrich.bsky.social David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · Feb 7
Trump megadonor Steve Wynn has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, which protects the media's ability to aggressively cover public officials. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
February 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
lizsaurus.bsky.social
This is the kind of stuff that happens when the Supreme Court effectively removes accountability from the office of the president
altnps.bsky.social Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 7
Musk’s staffers are heading to the Pentagon, while Trump continues his attempted purge of Washington. He recently announced on Truth Social that he is appointing himself as head of the Kennedy Center and plans to remove multiple members from its board of trustees.
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
lizsaurus.bsky.social
This is the second major lawsuit filed against 'the order.' I, too, refuse to call the EO by its name because it is FALSE and REPUGNANT. It's also cruel, unconstitutional, and violates state laws. Hospital systems and doctors must stop complying. www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...

#ProtectTransKids
State of Washington challenges unconstitutional presidential order criminalizing, and ending funding for gender-affirming care | Washington State
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown filed a multi-state federal lawsuit today to halt a presidential order that threatens to end federal funding to medical institutions providing gender-affirming ca...
www.atg.wa.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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erininthemorning.com
Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.

Big counter salvo!
Attorney General Neronha and 14 attorneys general issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
riag.ri.gov
February 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
lizsaurus.bsky.social
This is a tough time for transgender youth in the US, their families, and the organizations supporting them. Thank you @lambdalegal.bsky.social and @aclu.org for standing up for their rights. Please consider donating to support their work if you can.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransKids
lambdalegal.org Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · Feb 4
NEW CHALLENGE: Today Lambda Legal, @aclu.org, and law firms Jenner & Block and Hogan Lovells filed a lawsuit on behalf of 2 trans young adults, 5 trans adolescents, & their families whose access to health care has been disrupted by President Trump’s executive order. Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/2w8jd594
February 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
A coalition led by ACLU and Lambda Legal have filed a lawsuit against Trump's executive order withholding federal funds from any institution that provides gender-affirming care to transgender people age 19 and under, calling the order "unlawful and unconstitutional." assets.aclu.org/live/uploads...
Plaintiffs Gabe Goe, Bella Boe, Cameron Coe, Robert Roe, and W.G. (the “Minor Plaintiffs”), Plaintiffs Lawrence Loe and Dylan Doe (the “Adult Plaintiffs”), and certain PFLAG members are transgender people under the age of nineteen who have been thriving because they have had access to medically necessary treatment for their gender dysphoria (collectively, the “Transgender Plaintiffs”). President Donald Trump, through the Denial of Care and Gender Identity Orders, unilaterally seeks to terminate access to this health care immediately by directing agencies to withhold funding from entities that “promote gender ideology” or provide medical care to transgender people under nineteen for the purpose of gender transition. 5. These Executive Orders are unlawful and unconstitutional. Under our Constitution, it is Congress, not the President, who is vested with the power of the purse. The President does not have unilateral power to withhold federal funds that have been previously authorized by Congress and signed into law, and the President does not have the power to impose his own conditions on the use of funds when Congress has not delegated to him the power to do so.
February 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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rebeccab-writes.bsky.social
For the love of all that is good in this world do NOT buy books from Amazon. Cancel your Amazon accounts.
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
February 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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lambdalegal.org
“Compelling teachers to tell parents about a student’s in-school request that a chosen name or pronoun be used violates both the student’s independent rights & teachers’ freedom of speech & professional duties of care to their students.” – Nicholas Hite, Lambda Legal Senior Attorney
Trump signs executive order targeting teachers, schools, trans students
Trump signs executive order targeting teachers, schools, trans students, the latest effort by president to deny existence of trans people.
qvoicenews.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM