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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 1h

The trans motto

A screenshot from Twitter with the text "improved live laugh love just dropped" and a photo of graffiti reading "trains, sluts, drugs"

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 4h

Just think: we could have been eating kankmallows instead of marshmallows this whole time

WBEZ Chicago - WBEZ Chicago @wbez.org.web.brid.gy · 7h

Kankakee mallow: How a rare Illinois flower was saved from extinction

<p>Back in the summer of 2014, a botanist named <a class="Link" href="https://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/staff.aspx" target="_blank" ><u>Rachel Goad</u></a> was on a canoe trip to see a very rare flower. One of the rarest on the continent, actually. It’s called the Kankakee mallow, and it’s native to just one small island in the middle of the Kankakee River, about an hour south of Chicago.</p><p>The canoe trip was part of an annual conference for native plant enthusiasts. They’d chosen to meet near the Kankakee River specifically to see this famous flower in its only native habitat.</p><p>It’s a lovely little pink flower that grows on six-foot-tall stalks. Hundreds of years ago, it grew in the tallgrass prairies that spanned much of the American Midwest.</p><p>But when Goad and the other botanists got to the island, they could barely get off the boat. It was overtaken by thick, large bushes of invasive honeysuckle, leaving no room for most native plants to grow.</p><p>The Kankakee mallow was missing from Langham Island. Was this very special plant gone for good?</p><p>This week, <i>Curious City</i> is doing an exchange with Interlochen Public Radio, <a class="Link" href="https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/podcast/points-north/2025-08-15/the-pink-prairie-mascot" target="_blank" ><u>who bring us the story</u></a>.</p><p><i>Points North is a podcast that tells great stories from the Great Lakes. For more stories like this one, go to </i><a class="Link" href="http://pointsnorthpodcast.org/" target="_blank" ><i><u>pointsnorthpodcast.org</u></i></a>.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="HtmlModule"><a class="AnchorLink" id="html-embed-module-750000" name="html-embed-module-750000"></a><script async src="https://modules.wearehearken.com/wbez/embed/4190.js"></script> </div> </div><p></p>

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 1d

This is why the inflatable costumes works so well -- it works the same way calling them "weird" or "creepy" did. It disrupts their narrative, and makes them seem pathetic rather than cool-and-cruel.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 1d

May Miss Major’s memory be a blessing and a revolution

Lilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social · 1d

it is disorienting when you lose someone who you navigate your life to, like a star blinking out of the night sky.
a life lived in fearlessness, she carved out space for so many of us.
an amazing woman.
check out this doc by some of my pals.

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

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Lilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social · 1d

it is disorienting when you lose someone who you navigate your life to, like a star blinking out of the night sky.
a life lived in fearlessness, she carved out space for so many of us.
an amazing woman.
check out this doc by some of my pals.

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

vimeo.com

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sad to miss this! I got to see a screening of HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY earlier this year and it is an excellent look at where trans rights are at the federal level and why

Lilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social · 1d

join me and my pals at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social where i'll be bringing my patented run-on sentences and cul-de-sac musings to this panel for new doc by the brilliant @samfeder.bsky.social
tickets are limited!

One sheet for documentary film "Heightened Scrutiny." An upside down supreme court building hangs guillotine-like above the thumbnails of filmmaker Sam Feder and the guest speakers Lilly Wachowski (me,) Crispin Torres, Mickey R Mahoney and AllienSteve Mullen.

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 1d

Work it, make it
Do it, makes us
Harder, better
Faster, trans-er

More than, hormones
Hormones, for all
Ever, after
Gender's over

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 1d

We absolutely need out, visible trans people to help change politics, culture, and society. But, asks @parkermolloy.com , has sharing our successes and setbacks online put a target on our own backs?

Another example of why I’m a paid subscriber to @theverge.com

www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

How trans visibility became a trap

People who have documented their lives online are discovering the dark side of digital permanence.

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 2d

t4t vibes

A picture of Mario, a short man with facial hair, and Princess Peach, a tall woman in a pink dress that (presumably) goes spinny

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 2d

Bambi, Thumper, and Flower: the three genders

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 2d

I went on Friday (to the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social no less!) and it was definitely worth seeing in a crowded theater 🎥

Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 2d

Today & Tomorrow are your Last Chances to see ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER in 70MM🎞️

Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

a man wearing a hooded jacket with the hashtag #onebattleafteranother on the bottom

ALT: a man wearing a hooded jacket with the hashtag #onebattleafteranother on the bottom

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.

bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.

Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 2d

Really important NYT investigation finds that the ADF has been working with Reform, 'courting the party since at least 2024' and that the British arm 'orchestrated Mr Farage’s appearance in Congress, reaching out to ask if he would like to give evidence on censorship'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly, name a show that wouldn’t be improved by a shot-for-shot trans remake?

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 2d

Two frames from The Good Place:

“Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.”

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 2d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me that is not the goodest of boys. I dare you.

Zoomed in pic of an older black and gray dog staring directly into the camera

Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 3d

Saw this excellent passenger pooch while out and about yesterday

A large, old, black and gray dog, sitting in the back seat of a car, stares directly at the camera through an open car window

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 4d

"Trans issues aren't this shameful thing that Democratic consultants suggest we hide from, it's the same fight undocumented immigrants are fighting, or those who can't access health care are fighting...Political issues aren't siloes, they're all connected, and Mamdani recognizes that." ✊

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 4d

every single dem should be taking notes. this is how you message around trans issues

(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 4d

"The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least"

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 5d

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 5d

No shade to any of the Vertigo relaunch writers, but this is what the lineup looks like with me no longer in it, lol.

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 5d

It was so great chatting with @educateusaction.bsky.social and I hope you'll check out the recording!

EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 6d

Missed our Know Means Know event with @rebeccakling.bsky.social, about how to speak on trans rights in a way people can hear? That’s why we posted the full recording on Youtube! Subscribe to our Youtube channel to see all our events. Let’s fight for trans rights together!

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EducateUS @educateusaction.bsky.social · 6d

Missed our Know Means Know event with @rebeccakling.bsky.social, about how to speak on trans rights in a way people can hear? That’s why we posted the full recording on Youtube! Subscribe to our Youtube channel to see all our events. Let’s fight for trans rights together!

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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 6d

Some science nerds wanted their computers to be able to talk to each other and now decades later I have to worry about my static text document being dynamically being resized by some asshole 1,500 miles away accessing a website on an off-brand tablet that hasn’t received a security update since 2013