Nicoletta Chiodi
@nicolettac.bsky.social
Poet. Writer. Lesbian. Feminist.
Assistant editor, Arab Gulf States Institute; First reader, Alice James Books
Work in Sinister Wisdom, Femme Dyke Zine, Le Pan Poetique des Muses, & more.
French, Arabic, Italian
Re/posts =/ endorsements, views mine.
Assistant editor, Arab Gulf States Institute; First reader, Alice James Books
Work in Sinister Wisdom, Femme Dyke Zine, Le Pan Poetique des Muses, & more.
French, Arabic, Italian
Re/posts =/ endorsements, views mine.
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** A majority (52%) of voters, including a majority (58%) of independents, do NOT believe ICE was justified in shooting Rene Good.
** A majority of voters (51%) BACK charges against the ICE agent who shot her.
Exclusive Zeteo/Data for Progress poll:
zeteo.com/p/ice-renee-...
** A majority of voters (51%) BACK charges against the ICE agent who shot her.
Exclusive Zeteo/Data for Progress poll:
zeteo.com/p/ice-renee-...
EXCLUSIVE: Poll Finds Americans Don’t Believe ICE Murder of Renee Nicole Good Was Justified
The new poll conducted for Zeteo also shows a majority of Americans reject Trump’s attempts to smear Good as a ‘domestic terrorist.’
zeteo.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
** A majority (52%) of voters, including a majority (58%) of independents, do NOT believe ICE was justified in shooting Rene Good.
** A majority of voters (51%) BACK charges against the ICE agent who shot her.
Exclusive Zeteo/Data for Progress poll:
zeteo.com/p/ice-renee-...
** A majority of voters (51%) BACK charges against the ICE agent who shot her.
Exclusive Zeteo/Data for Progress poll:
zeteo.com/p/ice-renee-...
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Really loved this, from @taliabhatt.itch.io, on strains of anti-radical and accommodationist feminisms, and their fundamental hostility to lesbian perspective and ultimately to lesbian existence. taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/political-...
Political Heterosexuality, or: The Tragedy of Feminism
On the specter that is haunting feminism.
taliabhattwrites.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Really loved this, from @taliabhatt.itch.io, on strains of anti-radical and accommodationist feminisms, and their fundamental hostility to lesbian perspective and ultimately to lesbian existence. taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/political-...
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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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In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
January 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
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It’s impressive how one commentator can be this confidently wrong.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
It’s impressive how one commentator can be this confidently wrong.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
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should probably be a bigger deal that the vice president's favorite intellectual is a dull nazi bsky.app/profile/leah...
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
should probably be a bigger deal that the vice president's favorite intellectual is a dull nazi bsky.app/profile/leah...
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Athens outlasts Sparta. The Romans conquer the various barbarians. The Vikings get cooked into good Europeans. Napoleon loses. The South loses. The Germans and Japanese lose.
Every single one of these vaunted warriors lose to nerds who like to build stuff and who care about details
Every single one of these vaunted warriors lose to nerds who like to build stuff and who care about details
December 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Athens outlasts Sparta. The Romans conquer the various barbarians. The Vikings get cooked into good Europeans. Napoleon loses. The South loses. The Germans and Japanese lose.
Every single one of these vaunted warriors lose to nerds who like to build stuff and who care about details
Every single one of these vaunted warriors lose to nerds who like to build stuff and who care about details
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Hmm. What is this rage I feel
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Hmm. What is this rage I feel
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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quis custodiet ipsos custodes
Turns out both DownDetector and DownForEveryoneOrJustMe use Cloudflare so are currently, themselves, down
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
quis custodiet ipsos custodes
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1. I am happy these stories are getting written
2. None of them are the least bit surprising, least of all this one about edgelord too squeamish to use the real word so he uses an italian american substitute instead www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
2. None of them are the least bit surprising, least of all this one about edgelord too squeamish to use the real word so he uses an italian american substitute instead www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts
Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
www.politico.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
1. I am happy these stories are getting written
2. None of them are the least bit surprising, least of all this one about edgelord too squeamish to use the real word so he uses an italian american substitute instead www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
2. None of them are the least bit surprising, least of all this one about edgelord too squeamish to use the real word so he uses an italian american substitute instead www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Egyptian sources:..
⭕This morning, trucks loaded with humanitarian aid began moving from the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side towards the Gaza Strip.
⭕ Fuel and gas trucks head from Rafah crossing towards Kerem Shalom and Awja ports concerned with aid entering besieged sector
⭕This morning, trucks loaded with humanitarian aid began moving from the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side towards the Gaza Strip.
⭕ Fuel and gas trucks head from Rafah crossing towards Kerem Shalom and Awja ports concerned with aid entering besieged sector
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Egyptian sources:..
⭕This morning, trucks loaded with humanitarian aid began moving from the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side towards the Gaza Strip.
⭕ Fuel and gas trucks head from Rafah crossing towards Kerem Shalom and Awja ports concerned with aid entering besieged sector
⭕This morning, trucks loaded with humanitarian aid began moving from the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side towards the Gaza Strip.
⭕ Fuel and gas trucks head from Rafah crossing towards Kerem Shalom and Awja ports concerned with aid entering besieged sector
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NEWS: CBS News head of standards Claudia Milne has quit. It was announced in the network’s 9 am editorial meeting. Bari Weiss was not on the call. According to a source, Milne gave thanks but did not say why she’s leaving the network.
October 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NEWS: CBS News head of standards Claudia Milne has quit. It was announced in the network’s 9 am editorial meeting. Bari Weiss was not on the call. According to a source, Milne gave thanks but did not say why she’s leaving the network.
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OH LOOK it’s a new episode of @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social’s Project 1933, which may or may not be relevant to our current situation.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Episode 98 -- Project 1933, Part VII: September 1 - September 30
Podcast Episode · In Bed With The Right · 09/30/2025 · 1h 15m
podcasts.apple.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
OH LOOK it’s a new episode of @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social’s Project 1933, which may or may not be relevant to our current situation.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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Coates says Black Americans have stories about relatives who were lynched or had to flee and that a life free of political violence is not in reach in his time
Klein:
"Sometimes I think that having a historical scope that wide can make the present too deterministic."
They lynched a kid last week.
Klein:
"Sometimes I think that having a historical scope that wide can make the present too deterministic."
They lynched a kid last week.
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Coates says Black Americans have stories about relatives who were lynched or had to flee and that a life free of political violence is not in reach in his time
Klein:
"Sometimes I think that having a historical scope that wide can make the present too deterministic."
They lynched a kid last week.
Klein:
"Sometimes I think that having a historical scope that wide can make the present too deterministic."
They lynched a kid last week.
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I had a judge presiding over one of my cases ask me if I had been a defendant in one of his cases because he recognized me. I was like nope. I'm counsel. I was dressed impeccably in a vintage Calvin Klein suit that I'd paid way too much money for. It happened in 2005ish and I still think about it.
September 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I had a judge presiding over one of my cases ask me if I had been a defendant in one of his cases because he recognized me. I was like nope. I'm counsel. I was dressed impeccably in a vintage Calvin Klein suit that I'd paid way too much money for. It happened in 2005ish and I still think about it.
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ICYMI: I wrote about how dire shit is getting for American trans people.
For my Burns Notice newsletter, I wrote about what it was like being a trans person and see the entire right wing try to incite pogrom on us over the last several weeks. burns-notice.ghost.io/what-am-i-su...
What Am I Supposed to Tell My Terrified Friends?
Every time there's a mass shooting in the US, my trans friends and I hold our collective breath. If the shooter turns out to be trans, it could signal the final days of our human rights in a country t...
burns-notice.ghost.io
September 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
ICYMI: I wrote about how dire shit is getting for American trans people.
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Shaun King backing up Tucker Carlson that Jews killed Jesus.
It is important to state this bluntly (I should actually write a piece about it): Antisemitism is close to getting mainstream. One thing preventing it on the right is Trump's support of Israel, but Carlson and others are pushing it.
It is important to state this bluntly (I should actually write a piece about it): Antisemitism is close to getting mainstream. One thing preventing it on the right is Trump's support of Israel, but Carlson and others are pushing it.
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Shaun King backing up Tucker Carlson that Jews killed Jesus.
It is important to state this bluntly (I should actually write a piece about it): Antisemitism is close to getting mainstream. One thing preventing it on the right is Trump's support of Israel, but Carlson and others are pushing it.
It is important to state this bluntly (I should actually write a piece about it): Antisemitism is close to getting mainstream. One thing preventing it on the right is Trump's support of Israel, but Carlson and others are pushing it.
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Well there was a Buzz Lightyear movie that implied lesbians existed so now I hope you understand
September 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Well there was a Buzz Lightyear movie that implied lesbians existed so now I hope you understand
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“The administration has convinced itself that the Charlie Kirk murder exposes some dark conspiracy.” - senior intelligence official
This is an absurd lie. The admin is consciously weaponizing this event to advance an anti-trans fascist agenda. They absolutely do not believe there is a conspiracy.
This is an absurd lie. The admin is consciously weaponizing this event to advance an anti-trans fascist agenda. They absolutely do not believe there is a conspiracy.
September 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“The administration has convinced itself that the Charlie Kirk murder exposes some dark conspiracy.” - senior intelligence official
This is an absurd lie. The admin is consciously weaponizing this event to advance an anti-trans fascist agenda. They absolutely do not believe there is a conspiracy.
This is an absurd lie. The admin is consciously weaponizing this event to advance an anti-trans fascist agenda. They absolutely do not believe there is a conspiracy.
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Maybe gun violence is a major problem in America?
Oh well.
Lets just blame transgender people for everything.
Oh well.
Lets just blame transgender people for everything.
September 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Maybe gun violence is a major problem in America?
Oh well.
Lets just blame transgender people for everything.
Oh well.
Lets just blame transgender people for everything.
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Portraying trans lesbians as monsters the way AGP truthers do involves taking all agency and dignity away from cis lesbians. As victims in this framework cis lesbians are denied the ability to freely choose sexual partners or enjoy sex as consenting adults.
September 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Portraying trans lesbians as monsters the way AGP truthers do involves taking all agency and dignity away from cis lesbians. As victims in this framework cis lesbians are denied the ability to freely choose sexual partners or enjoy sex as consenting adults.