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Jenn Hoppe @jennhoppe.bsky.social · 10h

She should stick to defending Lance Armstrong 🙄

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Jenn Hoppe @jennhoppe.bsky.social · 16h

This is beautiful 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍⚧️

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

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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Jenn Hoppe @jennhoppe.bsky.social · 16h

This ad, and your thoughtful analysis of it, are perfection 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🏳️‍⚧️

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

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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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 1d

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Jenn Hoppe @jennhoppe.bsky.social · 1d

Wow - is it ever! Thanks for amplifying it.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

This takes awhile to get going but it’s worth watching the whole thing

LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

Really remarkable how Andrea uses the Klein/Coates conversation to produce so much clarity about the moment we're in.

You don't have to swallow frogs. Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.

TikTok video by degenerateartnews

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

Good news for transgender people at MIT.

Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms.

The latest from reporter S. Baum.

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MIT Rejects Trump’s Bid to Institute Trans Bathroom, Athletics Ban

“A government that can reward colleges and universities for speech it favors today can punish them for speech it dislikes tomorrow.”

www.erininthemorning.com

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2d

The RIFs began months ago. This is just recycled DOGE, just as unpopular and just as illegal.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 4d

I'm once again asking anyone else who's trans/gnc affiliated with Brown University who wants to speak on record to please reach out ...

More info here:

www.sandyernestallen.com/announcements

reposts/sharing this with anyone you know is greatly appreciated, thanks!

#brownuniversity

STORY SOURCE CALL: I’m looking for Brown University-affiliated trans/gnc people (especially trans/gnc alumni, students, staff) and any others who feel affected by the university’s transphobic actions and are interested in speaking with me for a potential upcoming reported piece. (If you’ve not read them already, check out my Boston Globe op-ed blasting the university’s administration, as well as my Assigned Media essay about my time as a closeted trans student back when.) For those who want to share their stories and are concerned for whatever reason, you can request anonymity if you like in your initial email. Please write me via my contact form.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: "This president is unstable, unhinged, a double-minded individual that quite frankly is a threat to our democracy. It's certainly not the first time that Donald Trump has called for the arresting of a Black man unjustly."

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 5d

This is so dark

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 5d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 5d

1. A new poll shows that Virginia voters prefer Democratic Governor candidate Abigail Spanberger's approach to trans issues over Republican Earle-Sears by a wide margin.

She's ahead 10 points in the race now, and voters prefer her 50-37 on trans issues.

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New Poll: Voters Prefer Spanberger For Virginia Governor On Transgender Issues By Wide Margin, Despite Anti-Trans Ads

The issue also ranked lowest among issues polled. The CNU poll is the second poll showing Spanberger pulling ahead.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 5d

Trans people should take heart in these numbers. It proves that anti-trans messaging doesn't decide elections or doesn't automatically sway swing voters to Republicans. Republicans anti-trans messaging is a proxy for "Democrats care more about social issues than they care about you."

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 6d

Winsome Earle-Sears has consistently hit Abigail Spanberger on transgender issues. But a new poll from Christopher Newport University shows that voters say Spanberger would do a better job handling transgender policy by 13 points. #VAPol #VAGov
cnu.edu/wasoncenter/...

Spanberger Leads Earle-Sears by 10 Points in the Race for Governor

Hashmi Leads Reid by 9 points in Lt. Governor Contest; Jones Leads Miyares by 6 Points in Attorney General Race

cnu.edu

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 5d

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 6d

“ICE’s raid on a Chicago apartment building and the ensuing ICE violence against civilians make clear that Trump has initiated an unconstitutional, brutal war against ordinary Americans.” Jen Rubin unpacks the unchecked savagery of Trump’s attacks.

We Found the ‘Enemy from Within’

He’s in the White House

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7d

somehow they managed to do the free press but worse

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8d

Jesus Christ. DHS has held this guy in the hospital handcuffed to a bed and under constant guard for over a MONTH without ANY warrant or even ANY steps taken towards putting him into the removal system!

Petitioner’s counsel has requested documentation of a judicial warrant for his arrest, any charging documents, or other authority supporting his detention. See Santiago Decl. ¶¶ 18–20. ICE has provided no response. Id. To date, ICE has not placed Petitioner in removal proceedings, charged him with violating immigration law, set bond, issued a Notice to Appear, or otherwise processed him. See Pet. ¶¶ 16, 49. In Respondent’s Opposition brief, the government states “ICE intends to take further action consistent with the laws prescribed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) once Petitioner is released from medical care and it can conduct the examination as [prescribed] in 8 C.F.R § 287.3.” Opp. at 4. Neither Petitioner nor Respondents have provided the Court with information about Petitioner’s citizenship, whether he has violated any law or regulation, or any information that would suggest that Petitioner is a flight risk.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 8d

I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.

Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

balkin.blogspot.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 8d

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141
F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws
of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to
ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the
President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law
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Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56
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within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this
Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to
federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal
law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination
was simply untethered to the facts.
c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion
Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 8d

Trump appointed judge blocks Trump from federalizing the Oregon national guard and sending the military in to Portland.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.

www.nytimes.com

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 8d

As noted elsewhere in this thread, the judge is a Trump appointee.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8d

MORE: Immergut issued a stark warning that the efforts by Trump to make a bad-faith justification to call up the guard risked plunging the country into a form of unconstitutional military rule.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 8d

Folks going to hell for this

American Guy Next Door @formerlyknownasus.bsky.social · May 31

"Qualified" equals white r@psist.
Unqualified equals ziptied child...
www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

Agents zip-tie kids in new immigration crackdown in Texas

At least three children were taken into custody and zip-tied at the San Antonio Immigration Court.

www.mysanantonio.com

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