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What is the money for? I'm so glad you asked.
You already know Assigned Media as your trusted source of trans news, publishing every weekday. But did you know our journalists have physical bodies and needs such as food, clothing, and shelter?
You already know Assigned Media as your trusted source of trans news, publishing every weekday. But did you know our journalists have physical bodies and needs such as food, clothing, and shelter?
January 19, 2026 at 11:33 AM
What is the money for? I'm so glad you asked.
You already know Assigned Media as your trusted source of trans news, publishing every weekday. But did you know our journalists have physical bodies and needs such as food, clothing, and shelter?
You already know Assigned Media as your trusted source of trans news, publishing every weekday. But did you know our journalists have physical bodies and needs such as food, clothing, and shelter?
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 19 PinkNews: Trans actress/TikTok influence Dylan Mulvaney (remember that faux Bud Light "controversy"?) cast in musical SIX as Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's 2nd wife. Attacks by right forced musical to lock its account on X, which allows anti-trans bigotry.
Six the Musical locks X account following backlash over Dylan Mulvaney casting
Trans actress Dylan Mulvaney has been cast as Anne Boleyn in Six The Musical, sparking a widespread right-wing and gender-critical backlash.
www.thepinknews.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:42 AM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 19 PinkNews: Trans actress/TikTok influence Dylan Mulvaney (remember that faux Bud Light "controversy"?) cast in musical SIX as Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's 2nd wife. Attacks by right forced musical to lock its account on X, which allows anti-trans bigotry.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 19 CNN: Good profile of Chris Mosier, 8 time Team USA athlete who in 2016 qualified for the Duathlon World Championships (run/bike/run) but refused to have bottom surgery he didn't want to compete and went on to become an icon in trans sports advocacy.
Amid a culture war over trans athletes, Team USA’s Chris Mosier says he’ll stay the course | CNN
For an eight-time Team USA competitor, representing the country on the global stage would certainly be worth publicizing. But as Chris Mosier prepared to take on the World Duathlon Championships in Sw...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:33 AM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 19 CNN: Good profile of Chris Mosier, 8 time Team USA athlete who in 2016 qualified for the Duathlon World Championships (run/bike/run) but refused to have bottom surgery he didn't want to compete and went on to become an icon in trans sports advocacy.
Everybody's calling Assigned Media "the best little news site on the internet," but how will this scrappy team of journalists survive a new year of untold horrors?
With YOUR HELP, of course! That's right, get hype everyone for the 2026 start-of-year fundraising drive!
With YOUR HELP, of course! That's right, get hype everyone for the 2026 start-of-year fundraising drive!
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Everybody's calling Assigned Media "the best little news site on the internet," but how will this scrappy team of journalists survive a new year of untold horrors?
With YOUR HELP, of course! That's right, get hype everyone for the 2026 start-of-year fundraising drive!
With YOUR HELP, of course! That's right, get hype everyone for the 2026 start-of-year fundraising drive!
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Is the story that less-shitty Dems just don’t talk to Axios?
January 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Is the story that less-shitty Dems just don’t talk to Axios?
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Axios con't] Questions were on trans sports, GAC, & if men can become women--all questions Rep candidates have used. Dismayingly _none_ gave positive answers to all of these, with Buttigieg again throwing trans girls under the bus as he did last August. [2/2]
Pete Buttigieg Doubles Down on Comments About the “Fairness” of Trans People in Sports
“I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."
www.them.us
January 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Axios con't] Questions were on trans sports, GAC, & if men can become women--all questions Rep candidates have used. Dismayingly _none_ gave positive answers to all of these, with Buttigieg again throwing trans girls under the bus as he did last August. [2/2]
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social l 2026 Jan 19 Axios: With Reps gearing up to put trans rights again at center of campaigns, Axios contacted nearly 20 Dem Pres contenders incl: Ocasio-Cortez, JB Pritzker, KY Gov. Andy Beshear & Newsom. Only Josh Shapiro, Rahm Emanuel & Pete Buttigieg gave answers. [1/2]
Dems' potential 2028 contenders cautious on trans rights
Republicans already are promising to air ads blasting Democrats over the party's support for trans rights in the 2028 campaign.
www.axios.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social l 2026 Jan 19 Axios: With Reps gearing up to put trans rights again at center of campaigns, Axios contacted nearly 20 Dem Pres contenders incl: Ocasio-Cortez, JB Pritzker, KY Gov. Andy Beshear & Newsom. Only Josh Shapiro, Rahm Emanuel & Pete Buttigieg gave answers. [1/2]
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 17 QueerAF: Darlington Nurses tribunal exonerates trans woman for using women's changing area after 8 cis nurses claimed this was harassment & discriminating against them...but it ruled NHS *did* discriminate against & harass them by allowing her to do so. WTF :-{
Darlington Nurses not harassed by trans colleague but trans women in single-sex spaces "violates dignity", court rules
The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 17 QueerAF: Darlington Nurses tribunal exonerates trans woman for using women's changing area after 8 cis nurses claimed this was harassment & discriminating against them...but it ruled NHS *did* discriminate against & harass them by allowing her to do so. WTF :-{
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 17 PinkNews: Good Law Project suing intl gym chain Virgin Active (200+ clubs worldwide) on behalf of 2 UK trans women who claim they are now being forced to use men's facilities. One said staff outed her & now monitor which restroom/changing area she uses.
Virgin Active gyms sued over changing room policy
Good Law Project has announced a lawsuit against Virgin Active over updates to its changing room policy following the UK Supreme Court ruling
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January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 17 PinkNews: Good Law Project suing intl gym chain Virgin Active (200+ clubs worldwide) on behalf of 2 UK trans women who claim they are now being forced to use men's facilities. One said staff outed her & now monitor which restroom/changing area she uses.
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This is good work from the Needle.
Our latest: 📰Rumors of FBI letters threatening trans public figures center on an AI-generated document 📰
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Go to theneedle.news/tmx_ADwZF to read the article!
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Go to theneedle.news/tmx_ADwZF to read the article!
January 17, 2026 at 9:28 AM
This is good work from the Needle.
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NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.
This is Alice's story:
This is Alice's story:
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.
This is Alice's story:
This is Alice's story:
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ONLY on Assigned Media: Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have accused the regime of genocide. Some of the most vulnerable are trans.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
Trans Victims Fight for Rohingya Justice in The Hague — Assigned
Targeted for rape and harrassment, visibly trans members of Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic group are among the most vulnerable victims of the regime.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
ONLY on Assigned Media: Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have accused the regime of genocide. Some of the most vulnerable are trans.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
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Molly is a veteran who has reported on international courts from the Netherlands for various news organizations for many years. She also happens to be a fan of our work at Assigned Media. :)
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Molly is a veteran who has reported on international courts from the Netherlands for various news organizations for many years. She also happens to be a fan of our work at Assigned Media. :)
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here's a fun fact... the Nobel Committee gave Aung San Suu Kyi a Peace Prize too. that one didn't work out so well either.
ONLY on Assigned Media: Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have accused the regime of genocide. Some of the most vulnerable are trans.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
Trans Victims Fight for Rohingya Justice in The Hague — Assigned
Targeted for rape and harrassment, visibly trans members of Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic group are among the most vulnerable victims of the regime.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
here's a fun fact... the Nobel Committee gave Aung San Suu Kyi a Peace Prize too. that one didn't work out so well either.
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Love this line from @alyssaur.bsky.social …
“once you’ve scrolled past all the AI generated slop telling you to eat several medium-sized rocks a day at the top of the page”
Navigating the Mail’s website makes walking thru a landfill seem like a stroll in the park
“once you’ve scrolled past all the AI generated slop telling you to eat several medium-sized rocks a day at the top of the page”
Navigating the Mail’s website makes walking thru a landfill seem like a stroll in the park
January 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Love this line from @alyssaur.bsky.social …
“once you’ve scrolled past all the AI generated slop telling you to eat several medium-sized rocks a day at the top of the page”
Navigating the Mail’s website makes walking thru a landfill seem like a stroll in the park
“once you’ve scrolled past all the AI generated slop telling you to eat several medium-sized rocks a day at the top of the page”
Navigating the Mail’s website makes walking thru a landfill seem like a stroll in the park
ONLY on Assigned Media: Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have accused the regime of genocide. Some of the most vulnerable are trans.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
Trans Victims Fight for Rohingya Justice in The Hague — Assigned
Targeted for rape and harrassment, visibly trans members of Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic group are among the most vulnerable victims of the regime.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
ONLY on Assigned Media: Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have accused the regime of genocide. Some of the most vulnerable are trans.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
Crack reporter @mollyquell.bsky.social comes to us from The Hague to report on trans oppression as part of the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar.
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Washington folks (especially indigenous) - I'm curious about your opinion of Ferguson. I don't know a ton about him. The most problematic bio point I'm seeing is his work as AG against indigenous people over salmon in 01. Looking at him 24 years later, is he still problematic? Or has he grown?
A sleezy podcaster tried to gotcha Washington governor Bob Ferguson with a question about women's sports. Ferguson refused to take the bait, which completely incensed the troglodytes at the Daily Mail.
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
TWIBS: Bob Ferguson, Spin Victim — Assigned
An English tabloid put some spin on a brief altercation the Washington state governor had with a right-wing influencer.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Washington folks (especially indigenous) - I'm curious about your opinion of Ferguson. I don't know a ton about him. The most problematic bio point I'm seeing is his work as AG against indigenous people over salmon in 01. Looking at him 24 years later, is he still problematic? Or has he grown?
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B. Fergie is kind of the anti-newsom
A sleezy podcaster tried to gotcha Washington governor Bob Ferguson with a question about women's sports. Ferguson refused to take the bait, which completely incensed the troglodytes at the Daily Mail.
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
TWIBS: Bob Ferguson, Spin Victim — Assigned
An English tabloid put some spin on a brief altercation the Washington state governor had with a right-wing influencer.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
B. Fergie is kind of the anti-newsom
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Where is @thefireorg.bsky.social?
Or does this not fit its right-wing version of academic freedom?
Or does this not fit its right-wing version of academic freedom?
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 15 Advocate: After announcing last week that U of So Car Rice School of Law assoc. dean Emily Suski, would the new dean of its law school, U of Arkansas withdraws her offer after it came to light she signed an amicus brief supporting trans athletes. Thanks Emily!
U of Arkansas withdraws offer to new law school dean because she supported trans athletes
The university announced Emily Suski's hiring last week, then changed course after conservatives spoke out against her views.
www.advocate.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Where is @thefireorg.bsky.social?
Or does this not fit its right-wing version of academic freedom?
Or does this not fit its right-wing version of academic freedom?
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This is one of the saddest things to me about GenAI, LLMs, etc.
It's finding out just how many people simply don't care if something is really, truly the truth.
How often they're satisfied with something that sounds fine or looks like they want.
It's finding out just how many people simply don't care if something is really, truly the truth.
How often they're satisfied with something that sounds fine or looks like they want.
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This is one of the saddest things to me about GenAI, LLMs, etc.
It's finding out just how many people simply don't care if something is really, truly the truth.
How often they're satisfied with something that sounds fine or looks like they want.
It's finding out just how many people simply don't care if something is really, truly the truth.
How often they're satisfied with something that sounds fine or looks like they want.
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A sleezy podcaster tried to gotcha Washington governor Bob Ferguson with a question about women's sports. Ferguson refused to take the bait, which completely incensed the troglodytes at the Daily Mail.
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
TWIBS: Bob Ferguson, Spin Victim — Assigned
An English tabloid put some spin on a brief altercation the Washington state governor had with a right-wing influencer.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
A sleezy podcaster tried to gotcha Washington governor Bob Ferguson with a question about women's sports. Ferguson refused to take the bait, which completely incensed the troglodytes at the Daily Mail.
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 15 PinkNews: Musk ends child support & files for sole custody of 13th of his 14 kids after mother--a conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair--apologizes for past transphobia: "I feel immense guilt for my role...that may have caused my son’s sister more pain...”
Elon Musk seeks 'full custody' of son over mother's pro-trans comments
Elon Musk has reportedly filed for 'full custody' of his son after the mother of his child, Ashley St. Clair, expressed support for trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 15 PinkNews: Musk ends child support & files for sole custody of 13th of his 14 kids after mother--a conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair--apologizes for past transphobia: "I feel immense guilt for my role...that may have caused my son’s sister more pain...”
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 16 PressHerald: Among districts targeted by the new Trump admin investigations into trans sports participation is a ME district whose cheerleading squads-- which are co-ed & allow both boys & girls-- has apparently been targeted simply bec. trans girls can join.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 16 PressHerald: Among districts targeted by the new Trump admin investigations into trans sports participation is a ME district whose cheerleading squads-- which are co-ed & allow both boys & girls-- has apparently been targeted simply bec. trans girls can join.
A sleezy podcaster tried to gotcha Washington governor Bob Ferguson with a question about women's sports. Ferguson refused to take the bait, which completely incensed the troglodytes at the Daily Mail.
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
TWIBS: Bob Ferguson, Spin Victim — Assigned
An English tabloid put some spin on a brief altercation the Washington state governor had with a right-wing influencer.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
A sleezy podcaster tried to gotcha Washington governor Bob Ferguson with a question about women's sports. Ferguson refused to take the bait, which completely incensed the troglodytes at the Daily Mail.
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
It's TWIBS, by @alyssaur.bsky.social!
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 15 Advocate: After announcing last week that U of So Car Rice School of Law assoc. dean Emily Suski, would the new dean of its law school, U of Arkansas withdraws her offer after it came to light she signed an amicus brief supporting trans athletes. Thanks Emily!
U of Arkansas withdraws offer to new law school dean because she supported trans athletes
The university announced Emily Suski's hiring last week, then changed course after conservatives spoke out against her views.
www.advocate.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 15 Advocate: After announcing last week that U of So Car Rice School of Law assoc. dean Emily Suski, would the new dean of its law school, U of Arkansas withdraws her offer after it came to light she signed an amicus brief supporting trans athletes. Thanks Emily!