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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 2h

As my friend Sama'a prepares for the long, hard journey of rebuilding the life war stole from her, she needs all the help we can give

gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 2h

PLEASE HELP if you can

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 20d

Lulu cannot keep an account here but her and her five kids need help

Help Lolo & her 5 children build a new life and live with dignity

أنا ميغان، صديقة لولو المقربة. أطلقت هذه الحملة لدعم عائلة لولو أم لخمسة أطفال من غزة ريناد ١١ سنة سيدرا ١٠ سنوات جورى ٧ سنوات ايلين 6 سنة .هناك لولو مجتهدة للحصول على الدعم بعد تدمير مؤسستها التعليمي...

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 20d

Lulu cannot keep an account here but her and her five kids need help

Help Lolo & her 5 children build a new life and live with dignity

أنا ميغان، صديقة لولو المقربة. أطلقت هذه الحملة لدعم عائلة لولو أم لخمسة أطفال من غزة ريناد ١١ سنة سيدرا ١٠ سنوات جورى ٧ سنوات ايلين 6 سنة .هناك لولو مجتهدة للحصول على الدعم بعد تدمير مؤسستها التعليمي...

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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 2h

Same

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FoxXFire @foxxfire.bsky.social · 2d

"..transgender for everybody and windmills all over the place.." I wish

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rst.bsky.social @rst.bsky.social · 3d

Some of those reports of a potential Harvard deal have been... misleading; in particular, there have been a bunch in the New York Times which were reported as if they had Harvard sources, but which actually came from the Trump side only. Anything since unambiguously sourced to Harvard itself?

It Looks Like Trump’s White House Lied to NYT About Harvard Deal

Harvard University isn’t close to a deal with the Trump administration at all.

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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 2h

Fun fact a lot of men ain't shit.

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 2d

Pew poll finds just 31% of parents accept their trans kids. Crucial to dialog around GAC which focuses on affirming parents. This is directly _opposite_ a 2023 WashPo/KKF poll 2023 (tinyurl.com/ph5u6pnh) which found two-thirds of transppl said families were supportive. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives

The Post-KFF survey is the largest, nongovernmental survey of transgender Americans using randomized sampling methods.

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Bevin Flynn @bevinflynn.bsky.social · 21h

Child sees that the emperor has no clothes. Decides not to say anything because they aren't a single issue voter.

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elliott junkyard 🍉 @transarchivist.bsky.social · 20h

Gavin Newsom is a transphobic piece of shit who takes joy in harming the unhoused!

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 3d

Gavin Newsom continues to be a disappointment to trans Californians. TWIBS brought to you by @alyssaur.bsky.social

TWIBS: Governor Newsom May Be a Threat to Trans Americans — Assigned

Gavin Newsom has spent a lot of time declaring himself the greatest hero of the queer community to ever live, but his words and actions rarely seem to align these days.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 4h

Here's an interview with an up and coming trans activist to start your week off with something uplifting, brought to us by the peerless Christy Perez.

Also, a couple stories from the UK we're watching closely.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

This Doesn’t Define Me, an Interview with Bella Bautista — Assigned

Leading Off: Assigned Media interviews trans activist Bella Bautista. Also, in this week’s news, a UK woman is jailed for not disclosing that she was trans, and the BBC cuts staff training about trans...

www.assignedmedia.org

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 21d

ART CONTEST!!!

It's the Charlie Kirk Remembrance Day ART CONTEST brought to you by Assigned Media!!

That's right, you heard us.

It's a Charlie Kirk Remembrance Day Art Contest from Assigned Media!

Rules:
1. No AI
2. Drawings calling for further violence or lionizing the shooter will be disqualified.
3. All entry art can be used by Assigned Media, other rights remain with the artist.
4. 1st Prize = $500
5. 2 special mention prizes courtesy of Nora Reed Designs
6. All entries must be submitted by October 10 to AssignedMedia@proton.me
7. Winners to be announced October 14

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geekysteven @geekysteven.com · 18h

His continued insistence that he only deserves Hell is the closest he's done to finding common ground with the Left

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Dyke Spiegel @cowgirlshebop.bsky.social · 5h

it is said at least three times in the bible that rich people don't make it to heaven

they should read the actual book sometime

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Titania @kittenbitten.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder if it's possible for Kash Patel to look normal in a picture. Not like he just got caught in the most obvious lie ever.

Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 4d

that's right Kash and all we have are Mids

Screenshot from twitter that shows Kash Patel on Fox News. The post states "Breaking FBI Director Kash Patel has just revealed nearly 5% of Chicago's 2.5 million residents, approx 110,000 people are active gang members."

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Ali Nahdee @alinahdee.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

a poster for prey shows a woman with her mouth open

ALT: a poster for prey shows a woman with her mouth open

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Autumn 🏳️‍⚧️ Purveyor of Potatoes and Sandwich Ham @gate4043.bsky.social · 2h

So I don't think it's *impossible* this could've been misguided. I also think it's possible someone who worked on the movie suggested it with malicious intent and they just didn't really think about the scene much before doing it.

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Autumn 🏳️‍⚧️ Purveyor of Potatoes and Sandwich Ham @gate4043.bsky.social · 2h

I'm on the fence as to whether this was malicious or ignorant, and with a history with Australian media being an Australian, I do lean toward ignorant. Like I went to go see it with like eight other tgirls and while I was weary of lack of rep, none of us picked up on this.

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Benjanun Sriduangkaew @benjanun.bsky.social · 3h

incredibly, the writers gave an interview about wanting to reclaim the labrys from TERFs which is why it's in trans colors

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Autumn 🏳️‍⚧️ Purveyor of Potatoes and Sandwich Ham @gate4043.bsky.social · 3h

When read through the "the person who made this movie is a TERF" lens, this is a scene where a trans woman tries to steal a cis woman's lesbianism as a trophy and then gets executed for doing so.

It also starts with said trans woman lulling the protagonist into a false sense of security.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 3h

This is such a thorough take down of Bari Weiss and the vapid shill she is for oligarch billionaires. He especially shreds the Free Press over it's coverage of trans issues and the so called whistleblower Jamie Reed.

youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Katra Ariello, Golden Apple Audio Narrator 🏳️‍⚧️ @katrafiy.bsky.social · 3h

One of my main criticisms of Lady for a Duke was how weird it is to have just one trans woman completely by herself who doesn't know any other trans women. Like, us finding each other and forming comminities of practice is something we've been doing since the dawn of written history

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Fae’rynn (Phantom Futch) @faerynnistired.itch.io · 3h

that’s the actual fucking problem with having a token trans women in a show who has to represent all trans women at all stages of transition.

how about you just include trans women? just do it!

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