Dread Meadow
@deadlyflowers.bsky.social
Creature-coded geek girl and resident Silco enthusiast.
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Don't follow me unless you want to see a lot of politics, because politics is the raison d'être for this account.
If I follow you, it's because I'm interested in what you have to say.
#freedc
Don't follow me unless you want to see a lot of politics, because politics is the raison d'être for this account.
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And here it is! Exactly the sort of rushed, half-assed smear-job that we expected.
These eugenics-obsessed freaks didn't even have the conviction to put their names on it, so HHS published this 400-page stack of lies anonymously.
Fuckers.
opa.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
These eugenics-obsessed freaks didn't even have the conviction to put their names on it, so HHS published this 400-page stack of lies anonymously.
Fuckers.
opa.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...
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Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving HRT by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving HRT by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving HRT by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving HRT by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The Trump Admin's assault on working people continues.
They are now trying to restrict student loan assistance for many in critical professions, including nurses.
These Americans provide essential functions for all of us. This attack will make staffing shortages worse & harm everyone.
They are now trying to restrict student loan assistance for many in critical professions, including nurses.
These Americans provide essential functions for all of us. This attack will make staffing shortages worse & harm everyone.
Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
www.newsweek.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Trump Admin's assault on working people continues.
They are now trying to restrict student loan assistance for many in critical professions, including nurses.
These Americans provide essential functions for all of us. This attack will make staffing shortages worse & harm everyone.
They are now trying to restrict student loan assistance for many in critical professions, including nurses.
These Americans provide essential functions for all of us. This attack will make staffing shortages worse & harm everyone.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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The way this is written, any site that gives a fuck about its users will be regulated to death, but if you provide no services or targeted ads whatsoever and are just a goddamn chan, this law ignores you.
A+ legal drafting here. Exactly the level of competence I'm used to seeing from this Congress.
A+ legal drafting here. Exactly the level of competence I'm used to seeing from this Congress.
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The way this is written, any site that gives a fuck about its users will be regulated to death, but if you provide no services or targeted ads whatsoever and are just a goddamn chan, this law ignores you.
A+ legal drafting here. Exactly the level of competence I'm used to seeing from this Congress.
A+ legal drafting here. Exactly the level of competence I'm used to seeing from this Congress.
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Liniker Felt “Magical” at 16. Now She’s Made Trans Grammys History
https://www.them.us/story/brazilian-trans-singer-singerwriter-liniker-makes-trans-grammy-history
https://www.them.us/story/brazilian-trans-singer-singerwriter-liniker-makes-trans-grammy-history
Liniker Felt “Magical” at 16. Now She’s Made Trans Grammys History
Them caught up with the Afro-Brazilian singer-songwriter after her historic win at the 2025 Latin Grammys.
www.them.us
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Liniker Felt “Magical” at 16. Now She’s Made Trans Grammys History
https://www.them.us/story/brazilian-trans-singer-singerwriter-liniker-makes-trans-grammy-history
https://www.them.us/story/brazilian-trans-singer-singerwriter-liniker-makes-trans-grammy-history
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🧵 NEWS: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has introduced proposed legislation to prevent asset managers from voting on DEI-related shareholder proposals.
Cruz introduced a bill after shareholders of 30 out of 30 corporations voted to reject anti-DEI proposals, most by 99-1%.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
Cruz introduced a bill after shareholders of 30 out of 30 corporations voted to reject anti-DEI proposals, most by 99-1%.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
Shareholders of 30 companies worth $13 trillion vote 30-0 to defeat anti-DEI proposals -
By Nancy Levine Stearns, June 26, 2025 (First published by The Queen Zone) Conservative activist Robby Starbuck was interviewed in March by Nikkei Asia. “Using DEI practices to artificially raise disa...
www.impactivize.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🧵 NEWS: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has introduced proposed legislation to prevent asset managers from voting on DEI-related shareholder proposals.
Cruz introduced a bill after shareholders of 30 out of 30 corporations voted to reject anti-DEI proposals, most by 99-1%.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
Cruz introduced a bill after shareholders of 30 out of 30 corporations voted to reject anti-DEI proposals, most by 99-1%.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
Fucking hell; we're not getting out of this shit this time, are we?
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Fucking hell; we're not getting out of this shit this time, are we?
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Voting is necessary, but not sufficient on its own.
We need to support fighters, not folders, in every race at every level. Taking down fascism & oligarchy requires mutual aid, mass mobilization, direct action (ie anti-ICE patrols), targeted pillar disruption *and* voting. Keep fighting back
We need to support fighters, not folders, in every race at every level. Taking down fascism & oligarchy requires mutual aid, mass mobilization, direct action (ie anti-ICE patrols), targeted pillar disruption *and* voting. Keep fighting back
“Just vote blue in 2026” won’t save us from American fascism. Both parties have been drifting to the right for years. Democrats and Republicans have aligned themselves with corporatocracy and oligarchy, respectively.
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Voting is necessary, but not sufficient on its own.
We need to support fighters, not folders, in every race at every level. Taking down fascism & oligarchy requires mutual aid, mass mobilization, direct action (ie anti-ICE patrols), targeted pillar disruption *and* voting. Keep fighting back
We need to support fighters, not folders, in every race at every level. Taking down fascism & oligarchy requires mutual aid, mass mobilization, direct action (ie anti-ICE patrols), targeted pillar disruption *and* voting. Keep fighting back
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My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
Curious.
Most of us regret not being able to transition before our bodies were wrecked by an inappropriate puberty, yet somehow you conclude that particular regret is not valid and deserving of consideration.
Most of us regret not being able to transition before our bodies were wrecked by an inappropriate puberty, yet somehow you conclude that particular regret is not valid and deserving of consideration.
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Curious.
Most of us regret not being able to transition before our bodies were wrecked by an inappropriate puberty, yet somehow you conclude that particular regret is not valid and deserving of consideration.
Most of us regret not being able to transition before our bodies were wrecked by an inappropriate puberty, yet somehow you conclude that particular regret is not valid and deserving of consideration.
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"Gender GP provides access to a vital service to adults that should have been fulfilled by the NHS provision."
Nothing else. No other statement given by anyone. Give them no soundbites or wiggle room.
They are coming for private transitional healthcare. I'm warning you all.
Nothing else. No other statement given by anyone. Give them no soundbites or wiggle room.
They are coming for private transitional healthcare. I'm warning you all.
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Gender GP provides access to a vital service to adults that should have been fulfilled by the NHS provision."
Nothing else. No other statement given by anyone. Give them no soundbites or wiggle room.
They are coming for private transitional healthcare. I'm warning you all.
Nothing else. No other statement given by anyone. Give them no soundbites or wiggle room.
They are coming for private transitional healthcare. I'm warning you all.
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
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From r/TransgenderUK: The BBC is putting together a hit piece against GenderGP.
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
From r/TransgenderUK: The BBC is putting together a hit piece against GenderGP.
Despicable shit.
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Despicable shit.
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In the span of a hour, they stealth edited the article from trans woman to "biological male who identifies as a woman." The BBC isn't fit for purpose.
It looks like that BBC page has been updated in the last few minutes, so that's no longer the last sentence. I think part of it has been moved to this paragraph in the middle of the article, and the age is no longer mentioned:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In the span of a hour, they stealth edited the article from trans woman to "biological male who identifies as a woman." The BBC isn't fit for purpose.
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It would be easy for me to pick on RFK Jr. when it comes to autism. But his lies about the CDC is part of a larger rollback on the idea of #Neurodiversity and Autism Acceptance.
OPINION by Eric Garcia, author and senior correspondent for The Independent:
“The current administration focuses on ways autism can be terrible, as if those are the only accurate barometers of a decent life.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
“The current administration focuses on ways autism can be terrible, as if those are the only accurate barometers of a decent life.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...
Opinion | RFK Jr.'s latest anti-vaccine move will cause untold harm to autistic Americans
The Trump administration is working toward treating autism as something to be prevented, rather than building a health care system that helps people.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It would be easy for me to pick on RFK Jr. when it comes to autism. But his lies about the CDC is part of a larger rollback on the idea of #Neurodiversity and Autism Acceptance.
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Nov 25 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- At least four federal judges have now blocked portions of or the entirety of invasive DOJ subpoenas served on 20 health providers of gender-affirming medical care for trans minors.
Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
www.lawdork.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Nov 25 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- At least four federal judges have now blocked portions of or the entirety of invasive DOJ subpoenas served on 20 health providers of gender-affirming medical care for trans minors.
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It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
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DIY HRT should be something you can just walk into a gas station and buy and I will defend my word until I get sent back to hell for an eternity
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
DIY HRT should be something you can just walk into a gas station and buy and I will defend my word until I get sent back to hell for an eternity
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Nov 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Groundbreaking study in journal Pediatrics found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 (1.6%) discontinuing treatment only 4 of whom re-identified as cisgender (<1%).
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Nov 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Groundbreaking study in journal Pediatrics found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 (1.6%) discontinuing treatment only 4 of whom re-identified as cisgender (<1%).
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A really well-done study on HRT's effects as a suicide preventative for youth. This research doesn't really tell us anything new--just confirm the findings of smaller studies, which matters a lot.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
"Hormone Therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time, extending prior findings with a larger sample and longer follow-up." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A really well-done study on HRT's effects as a suicide preventative for youth. This research doesn't really tell us anything new--just confirm the findings of smaller studies, which matters a lot.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
Here's the nutshell version of it's strengths and weaknesses.
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A very, very important peer-reviewed empirical study published in the academic journal Pediatrics shows that hormone treatment of young trans people decreases suicidality very significantly.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
A very, very important peer-reviewed empirical study published in the academic journal Pediatrics shows that hormone treatment of young trans people decreases suicidality very significantly.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Let's fuckin' gooooo!
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Let's fuckin' gooooo!