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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 5h

okay a few more

me in a robe standing at the bottom of stairs while sam walks down in her wedding dress

me standing in a vineyard in my wedding dress surrounded by my bridal party

my in a robe sitting on a couch while my mom puts my earring in

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 5h

this is hitler in 1939

I could supplement these
examples with dozens of the most cruel kind. For this reason we ask to be spared all sentimental talk. The German nation does not wish its interests to be determined and controlled by any foreign nation. France to the French, England to the English, America to the Americans, and Germany to the Germans. We are resolved to prevent the settlement in our country of a strange people which was capable of snatching for itself all the leading positions in the land, and to oust it. For it is our will to educate our own nation for these leading positions. We have hundreds of thousands of very intelligent children of peasants and of the working classes. We shall have them educated - in fact we have already begun and we wish that one day they, and not the representatives of an alien race, may hold the leading positions in the State together with our educated classes. Above all, German culture, as its name alone shows, is German and not Jewish, and therefore its management and care will be entrusted to members of our own nation.

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 7h

nazis out of cambridge

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 7h

Harvard is punishing pro-Palestine protestors but also this is fine

“Germany belongs to the Germans, France to the French, Britain to the British, America to the Americans”

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard College Will Ignore Student Magazine Article Echoing Hitler Unless It Faces Complaints, Deming Says | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard College Dean David J. Deming said during an interview on Friday that he would not review or comment on an article in a conservative student publication that echoed language from an Adolf Hitle...

www.thecrimson.com

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 7h

this is a genuine question for lawyers who know this area of law better than i do—would a defamation suit be possible here?

(my guess is that cops have some loophole or another but can’t say for sure)

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

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Working Mass @dsaworkingmass.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Organizers defeat an attempt to challenge a ballot initiative to divest Somerville investments from genocide that has earned more than 11,000 signatures from residents. Somerville voters will vote on city divestment in November.

working-mass.com/2025/10/07/s...

Somerville 4 Palestine Defeats Challenge, Divestment Moves to Ballot - Working Mass

SOMERVILLE, MA – On October 6, 2025, the Somerville Elections Commission issued a final decision to overrule an objection to a divestment ballot initiative led by Somerville 4 Palestine, paving the wa...

working-mass.com

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 14h

thanks!!

siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 14h

thank you!

siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 14h

i got married!!

wife and i standing forehead to forehead on altar

wife and i visiting goat, who i am petting

me in a wedding dress on a lawn in front of a white brick house

me in a wedding dress holding flowers in a vineyard

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

lol this is apparently the only way to get cops to acknowledge how many people get hurt when they use tear gas

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 1d

27 police officers were among those injured by tear gas during a weekend protest, Chicago’s top cop says. blockclubchi.co/4nGOb0m

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

#KavanaughRaid

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

“do you understand politics” yes i understand that when one ruling party throws all of its resources into demonizing a small, vulnerable minority and the other party decides to stop talking about the issue, public opinion isn’t going to look great!

Caught In A Bad Romance @whatdoyoumean89.bsky.social · 1d

Look at the polling among Dems, that’s what I am saying. He can’t alienate half of his base. Do you understand politics.

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

imo Dems are going to fully give up on us eventually regardless, but Newsom winning the primary would certainly accelerate that

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

however much you hate the supreme court, it isn’t enough

siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

the thing is, this guy is absolutely wrong on the law.

our supreme court—including the liberals—unanimously agreed in DOE v Louisiana (2024) that federal law *doesn’t* prohibit discrimination or harassment against trans kids in schools!

Department of Education v.
Louisiana, 603 U.S. _
. (2024)
Overview Opinions Materials
Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan, Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Jackson join, dissenting in part from the denial of applications for stays.
Respondents challenged a Department of Education rule implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Respondents contend that the rule unlawfully redefines sex discrimination; that it violates students' and employees' rights to bodily privacy and safety; and that its definition of hostile environment harassment is inconsistent wit the statute and violates the First Amendment. Every Member of the Court agrees respondents are entitled to interim relief as to three provisions of that Rule:
34 CFR §106.10 (2023) (defining sex
discrimination), $106.31(a)(2) (prohibiting schools from preventing individuals from accessing certain sex-separated spaces consistent with their gender identity), and $106.2's definition of hostile environment harassment. Respondents' alleged injuries flow from those three provisions.

(2) Hostile environment harassment. Unwelcome sex-based conduct that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person's ability to participate in or benefit from the recipient's education program or activity (i.e., creates a hostile environment). Whether a hostile environment has been created is a fact-specific inquiry that includes consideration of the following:
(i) The degree to which the conduct affected the complainant's ability to access the recipient's education program or activity;
(ii) The type, frequency, and duration of the conduct; (iii) The parties' ages, roles within the recipient's education
program or activity, previous interactions, and other factors about each party that may be relevant to evaluating the effects of the conduct;
(iv) The location of the conduct and the context in which the
conduct occurred; and
(v) Other sex-based harassment in the recipient's education program or activity; or

§ 106.10 Scope.
Discrimination on the basis of sex includes discrimination on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Subpart D-Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Prohibited
§ 106.31 Education programs or activities.
(a) General.
(1) Except as provided elsewhere in this part, no person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training, or other education program or activity operated by a recipient that receives Federal financial assistance.
(2) In the limited circumstances in which Title IX or this part permits different treatment or separation on the basis of sex, a recipient must not carry out such different treatment or separation in a manner that discriminates on the basis of sex by subjecting a person to more than de minimis harm, except as permitted by 20 U.S.C. 1681(a)(1) through (9) and the corresponding regulations
§§ 106.12 through 106.15, 20 U.S.C. 1680 and its corresponding regulation § 106.32(b)(1), or § 106.41 (b). Adopting a policy or engaging in a practice that prevents a person from participating in an education program or activity consistent with the person's gender identity subjects a person to more than de minimis harm on the basis of sex.

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

we’ll finally be reuniting on the diamond

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

15, 1B/pitcher if you’re desperate

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

who could have possibly seen this coming? working-mass.com/2024/10/21/d...

Where Is This Headed?
One does not need to look far to see the potential end point. In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party, once supportive of trans rights as part of a broadly left agenda, has made a sharp rightward turn and is now leading a government that appears intent on driving trans people from existence in the UK. Labour have maintained a Tory ban on hormone therapy, including puberty blockers, from trans youth, forcing them to endure an excruciating puberty we have the capacity to prevent, but not entirely reverse. There are also disturbing reports of National Health Service GPs discontinuing their adult patients' hormone therapy and functionally forcing them to detransition. When a formerly-supportive party turns on a vulnerable constituency, the consequences are dire.

Notably, Labour leader Keir Starmer's heads of strategy and policy were in Washington to meet with Democratic Party strategists in early September. These Labour Party advisors suggested Harris go "on the front foot and launch[] a new policy on" immigration akin to Starmer's
"Border Security Command," and encouraged Harris to think about a "longer-term question of making sure that the Democrats stay on the center ground."

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

the latest in a yearslong trend of dems abandoning trans people. newsom as president would do exactly what starmer has done in the UK—put a friendly liberal face on our attempted eradication

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

the thing is, this guy is absolutely wrong on the law.

our supreme court—including the liberals—unanimously agreed in DOE v Louisiana (2024) that federal law *doesn’t* prohibit discrimination or harassment against trans kids in schools!

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

we’re in a really dark place when the court will let states ban HRT but not conversion therapy

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

The Supreme Court is poised to overturn 32 state bans on conversion therapy and explicitly legalize the abusive and torturous process.

They don't care how many LGBTQ people this traumatizes and kills.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

Supreme Court to decide if states may ban attempts to ‘convert’ gay and transgender youth | CNN Politics

Matt Salmon remembers getting into a circle with the other teenagers in his group therapy session and shouting obscenities at a gay boy forced to stand in the middle.

www.cnn.com

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

you can’t even harass your classmates on the basis of their gender anymore, because of woke

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

We really hit on something with the 12 year old theory of governance because that’s really the entire political project. It’s being 12 years old and not even normal 12 year olds but real pieces of shit 12 year olds

Texas GOP candidate
Shelley Luther complains that students can't make fun of transgender children
By Jay Root, Staff Writer
Updated Feb 9, 2022 6:02 a.m.

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 1d

this isn’t just careless spending. it’s a deliberate effort by the trump admin to improve its image and manufacture consent for mass deportations, all using public money

Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 1d

What could 10,000 ICE jackboots each cost to recruit, Michael? $3,000,000? Wait, that cannot possibly be right *checks math*

"The [ad] campaign... is part of ICE’s $30 billion initiative to hire 10,000 more deportation officers by the end of the year."

Oh wow oh fuck jesus christ what the shit

ICE airs ads stirring up local frustration to recruit police for mass deportation efforts

An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforc...

apnews.com

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 2d

there’s exactly one political organization in this country that is large enough to take on the ruling parties and has the democratic structures necessary to be entirely member-controlled, not beholden to donors or entrenched leadership.

dsausa.org/join

Join DSA. Become a member today.

Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...

dsausa.org

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Left 👁️ on the News 🇨🇺🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiblog.bsky.social · 2d

Substitute “Israel” for “cops” and absolutely no change required in the tweet.

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 2d

just about every time the cops—local, state, or federal—shoot or kill someone, they rush out a lie-riddled justification.

media then reports this without even giving the context of all the previous lies. they are assumed to be credible and never held to account for their lies. the cycle continues.

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 2d

*born yesterday voice*

i, for one, am shocked that the cops shot someone and immediately lied about it. i’m sure all the media outlets that breathlessly repeated their lies will be more hesitant to do that in the future!

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

trib.al

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