tori gantz (she/they)
@torigantz.bsky.social
wisco 🖤 in the desert. politics @lookoutnews.bsky.social | forever @teenvogue.com * tgantz.36 on signal
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The Kiki Calendar
Every week we publish community events and activities that help you find your tribe. Browse the calendar below to see what's happening across Arizona in queer and queer-friendly spaces.
www.lookoutnews.org
🗣️ Phoenicians!
Every Monday for the past few months, I’ve been working from different public library branches & I want to chat w/you
This week, I’ll be in meeting room A at Burton Barr from 1-3 p.m. See you on lunch!
Check out @lookoutnews.bsky.social event calendar thru Dec. for future locations
Every Monday for the past few months, I’ve been working from different public library branches & I want to chat w/you
This week, I’ll be in meeting room A at Burton Barr from 1-3 p.m. See you on lunch!
Check out @lookoutnews.bsky.social event calendar thru Dec. for future locations
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The United States scored a 58 — higher than countries like Russia, China and India, but still in failing territory along with them. https://bit.ly/4rsze4u
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The United States scored a 58 — higher than countries like Russia, China and India, but still in failing territory along with them. https://bit.ly/4rsze4u
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Other AmericaFest sponsors include Project 2025 architects The Heritage Foundation, multiple anti-LGBTQ hate groups like “Gays Against Groomers,” Moms for Liberty, and the American Family Association, and multiple anti-choice groups like the Foundation to Abolish Abortion, LiveAction, and PreBorn.
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Other AmericaFest sponsors include Project 2025 architects The Heritage Foundation, multiple anti-LGBTQ hate groups like “Gays Against Groomers,” Moms for Liberty, and the American Family Association, and multiple anti-choice groups like the Foundation to Abolish Abortion, LiveAction, and PreBorn.
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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In a letter to Octavia E. Butler, Toni Cade Bambara wrote, “Take good care of your energies, my sister, and keep writing.” Great advice. I’m taking it.
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
In a letter to Octavia E. Butler, Toni Cade Bambara wrote, “Take good care of your energies, my sister, and keep writing.” Great advice. I’m taking it.
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After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
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"So many queer resources are disappearing from the internet and are only partially preserved or completely lost." Assigned Media speaks with Dr. Clair Kronk about digital queer history preservation.
This article brought to you by @funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy
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Preserving the data of LGBTQ+ history — Assigned
An interview with Dr. Clair Kronk.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"So many queer resources are disappearing from the internet and are only partially preserved or completely lost." Assigned Media speaks with Dr. Clair Kronk about digital queer history preservation.
This article brought to you by @funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy
This article brought to you by @funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy
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NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Previously, a visit to the "Trans Takeover" of Barton Springs: All across the stone slab, LGBTQ+ folks sat in clusters, talking and dipping in and out of the water together. ... Happy people who use every pronoun and none at all.
At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance
Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."
www.texasobserver.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Previously, a visit to the "Trans Takeover" of Barton Springs: All across the stone slab, LGBTQ+ folks sat in clusters, talking and dipping in and out of the water together. ... Happy people who use every pronoun and none at all.
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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Advocates say some tactics used by officers to target Latinos in Trump’s deportation effort draw from Joe Arpaio’s playbook.
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
With @azluminaria.org
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
With @azluminaria.org
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.
Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...
www.propublica.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Advocates say some tactics used by officers to target Latinos in Trump’s deportation effort draw from Joe Arpaio’s playbook.
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
With @azluminaria.org
“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
With @azluminaria.org
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I spoke with three tribal college and university presidents & learned more about they have planned, prepared and hoped to continue educating their communities amidst a year of budget cuts and a government shutdown. My latest for @highcountrynews.org www.hcn.org/articles/how...
How tribal educators are navigating budget challenges - High Country News
Tribal college and university leaders lean on their resiliency and cultural values in the face of federal funding unknowns.
www.hcn.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I spoke with three tribal college and university presidents & learned more about they have planned, prepared and hoped to continue educating their communities amidst a year of budget cuts and a government shutdown. My latest for @highcountrynews.org www.hcn.org/articles/how...
National news coverage framed November’s elections as proof that anti-trans messaging wasn't effective this cycle.
@lookoutnews.bsky.social found the opposite in Mesa, where that rhetoric helped power a recall against District 2 Council Member Julie Spilsbury.
www.lookoutnews.org/mesa-recall-...
@lookoutnews.bsky.social found the opposite in Mesa, where that rhetoric helped power a recall against District 2 Council Member Julie Spilsbury.
www.lookoutnews.org/mesa-recall-...
Mesa Recall Shows Scapegoating Trans People Remains A Potent Strategy for Far-Right Republicans
Despite claims nationally that attacks on transgender people didn’t work in the November elections, a recall in Mesa showed how the tactic remains effective in some places where Turning Point has sway...
www.lookoutnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
National news coverage framed November’s elections as proof that anti-trans messaging wasn't effective this cycle.
@lookoutnews.bsky.social found the opposite in Mesa, where that rhetoric helped power a recall against District 2 Council Member Julie Spilsbury.
www.lookoutnews.org/mesa-recall-...
@lookoutnews.bsky.social found the opposite in Mesa, where that rhetoric helped power a recall against District 2 Council Member Julie Spilsbury.
www.lookoutnews.org/mesa-recall-...
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Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people. Story via Prism.
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people
By keeping me imprisoned through the years when I might have become a parent, the prison system reproduces eugenicist logic
prismreports.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people. Story via Prism.
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For @motherjones.com's upcoming print issue, I unpacked the insidious phrase driving MAGA's campaign against trans lives: "Gender Ideology"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For @motherjones.com's upcoming print issue, I unpacked the insidious phrase driving MAGA's campaign against trans lives: "Gender Ideology"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering federal disaster loans to Tempe businesses, residents and nonprofits after destructive storms hit the area.
SBA representatives will be available in Tempe to help with loan applications following microburst
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering federal disaster loans to Tempe businesses, residents and nonprofits after destructive storms hit the area.
www.kjzz.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering federal disaster loans to Tempe businesses, residents and nonprofits after destructive storms hit the area.
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I love this
The Internet Archive’s microfiche digitization #livestream gives you real-time preservation work plus mellow lo-fi vibes — the chillest way to watch history get saved.
Our second shift is live now (4 PM–Midnight PT).
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#LiveNow #Preservation #LiveStream @Archive.org
Our second shift is live now (4 PM–Midnight PT).
📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
#LiveNow #Preservation #LiveStream @Archive.org
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
Off Hours? Watch a 2hr stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibUecoF1bEEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, b...
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I love this
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UPDATE — Here are the at least 10 congressional Democrats, 5 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 6 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
UPDATE — Here are the at least 10 congressional Democrats, 5 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 6 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
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NEW for @inkstickmedia.com: I spoke with former Human Rights Campaign employees & activists with @genderlib.com @adalahjustice.bsky.social about the 2-year campaign for America's largest LGBT advocacy group to divest from the arms manufacturer Northrop Grumman. inkstickmedia.com/largest-lgbt...
Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group in US Parts with Arms Manufacturers
Following two years of activist pressure, Human Rights Campaign is not sponsored by the weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
inkstickmedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
NEW for @inkstickmedia.com: I spoke with former Human Rights Campaign employees & activists with @genderlib.com @adalahjustice.bsky.social about the 2-year campaign for America's largest LGBT advocacy group to divest from the arms manufacturer Northrop Grumman. inkstickmedia.com/largest-lgbt...
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bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
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It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
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This week’s episode is an interview with two lawyers who represent Leqaa Kordia, a young Palestinian woman who is in ICE detention for protesting genocide.
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
“What’s at Stake is Everything”: The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention
open.spotify.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This week’s episode is an interview with two lawyers who represent Leqaa Kordia, a young Palestinian woman who is in ICE detention for protesting genocide.
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
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scoop: one of the largest renewable energy projects in the u.s. is quietly getting killed
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
Scoop: Giant Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Is Getting Killed
Leading Light can’t move forward, a legal counsel wrote to state regulators.
heatmap.news
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
scoop: one of the largest renewable energy projects in the u.s. is quietly getting killed
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
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For @thenation.com and @typeinvestigations.org, I looked into American Landmark, a major landlord filing evictions far more than the national average.
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For @thenation.com and @typeinvestigations.org, I looked into American Landmark, a major landlord filing evictions far more than the national average.
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10)
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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“Jessica Tisch got her start at the NYPD in the Kelly-era Intelligence Bureau building dossiers on Muslim extremism.” @awinston.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
“Jessica Tisch got her start at the NYPD in the Kelly-era Intelligence Bureau building dossiers on Muslim extremism.” @awinston.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/welcom...
www.wired.com/story/welcom...