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“Trans visibility is important, but also trans people deserve to have fun.”
Featured story: Come to the "Trans Takeover" at Austin's Barton Springs, a moment of joy an resilience that came weeks after a violent attack ...
Featured story: Come to the "Trans Takeover" at Austin's Barton Springs, a moment of joy an resilience that came weeks after a violent attack ...
At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance
Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."
www.texasobserver.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Trans visibility is important, but also trans people deserve to have fun.”
Featured story: Come to the "Trans Takeover" at Austin's Barton Springs, a moment of joy an resilience that came weeks after a violent attack ...
Featured story: Come to the "Trans Takeover" at Austin's Barton Springs, a moment of joy an resilience that came weeks after a violent attack ...
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Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
Who Is the Wisconsin Judge Arrested in Immigration Dispute?
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
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The Trump administration on Monday placed the staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, on administrative leave.
Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency
The staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, were put on leave.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Trump administration on Monday placed the staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, on administrative leave.
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NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
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Have you published a comic or graphic novel in the past year? The Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics is now accepting submissions!
www.thepopverse.com/comics-dwayn...
www.thepopverse.com/comics-dwayn...
The Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics opens submissions, honoring the legacy of the Static Shock writer
Did you publish a comic or graphic novel in 2024? You can submit it now to be considered for the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics
www.thepopverse.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Have you published a comic or graphic novel in the past year? The Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics is now accepting submissions!
www.thepopverse.com/comics-dwayn...
www.thepopverse.com/comics-dwayn...
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"Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable, but, as the Columbia case suggests, it’s not working. Columbia’s leadership made repeated concessions to right-wing critics, only to be the first to come under attack.
Remaining silent will not protect us." 👇👇
Remaining silent will not protect us." 👇👇
First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
www.thecrimson.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable, but, as the Columbia case suggests, it’s not working. Columbia’s leadership made repeated concessions to right-wing critics, only to be the first to come under attack.
Remaining silent will not protect us." 👇👇
Remaining silent will not protect us." 👇👇
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letter from the biggest federal employee union: "AFGE members have concluded that a widespread government shutdown has been underway since January 20 and will continue to spread whether senators vote yes or no on HR 1968" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bigge...
March 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
letter from the biggest federal employee union: "AFGE members have concluded that a widespread government shutdown has been underway since January 20 and will continue to spread whether senators vote yes or no on HR 1968" talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bigge...
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Reminder:
Billionaires are not journalists
It's not about presidential endorsements—it's about the very future of our field.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reminder:
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From 2023: While Texas has a long history of repression of LGBTQ+ people, it's also been a hotbed of civil rights activism that inspired nationwide movements and landmark legal decisions granting queer people human rights.
Before 'Lawrence': From Sodomy to Queer Liberation
Wesley G. Phelps’ new history book reveals how gay persecution in the Lone Star State spurred the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights nationwide.
www.texasobserver.org
February 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
From 2023: While Texas has a long history of repression of LGBTQ+ people, it's also been a hotbed of civil rights activism that inspired nationwide movements and landmark legal decisions granting queer people human rights.
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Today, we honor Frederick Douglass on his chosen birthday. 🎂 His 1855 autobiography MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM is a powerful account of his journey from enslavement to freedom.
Read it here ➡️ https://archive.org/details/mybondagemyfreed6062doug/
#Blackhistorymonth #LetReadersRead #InternetArchive
Read it here ➡️ https://archive.org/details/mybondagemyfreed6062doug/
#Blackhistorymonth #LetReadersRead #InternetArchive
February 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today, we honor Frederick Douglass on his chosen birthday. 🎂 His 1855 autobiography MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM is a powerful account of his journey from enslavement to freedom.
Read it here ➡️ https://archive.org/details/mybondagemyfreed6062doug/
#Blackhistorymonth #LetReadersRead #InternetArchive
Read it here ➡️ https://archive.org/details/mybondagemyfreed6062doug/
#Blackhistorymonth #LetReadersRead #InternetArchive
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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
February 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
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At the stonewall monument rn
February 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
At the stonewall monument rn
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On Feb. 13 at 3pm Eastern, MuckRock will host an event with organizations that are helping lead the efforts to preserve the public’s data.
Federal data is disappearing. On Thursday, meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.
Since the start of the new Trump administration, hundreds of federal data sets and government websites have gone offline without warning, sometimes returning with major changes and sometimes not…
www.muckrock.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
On Feb. 13 at 3pm Eastern, MuckRock will host an event with organizations that are helping lead the efforts to preserve the public’s data.
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1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
This dove just resting on a doormat on this cold winter morning ❄️🕊️ #walkswithjanet
January 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This dove just resting on a doormat on this cold winter morning ❄️🕊️ #walkswithjanet