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“Trans people are happy being trans. It is not a mistake. It is a community. We have our own unique cultural expressions.”
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February 5, 2026 at 2:02 AM
An interview with Kieran Blokhius, folklorist | “Trans people are happy being trans. It is not a mistake. It is a community. We have our own unique cultural expressions.”
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Kansas plans to invalidate trans individuals' driver's licenses, substituting them with IDs designed to expose them. The bill has now been approved, including provisions for ID revocation and a bathroom bounty. #TransRights #KansasNews
Kansas to revoke driver's licenses of trans people, replacing them with IDs meant to out them
This bill would be the harshest legal restriction on trans life anywhere in the United States, and is all but certain to pass.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Kansas plans to invalidate trans individuals' driver's licenses, substituting them with IDs designed to expose them. The bill has now been approved, including provisions for ID revocation and a bathroom bounty. #TransRights #KansasNews
The rules as part of the expansion of the "Mexico City" policy have been published and they include effective gag orders on transition, trans people, and racial and ethnic diversity efforts.
Trump Administration bans foreign aid from funding trans healthcare
The new sweeping rules expand the existing ban on foreign aid to abortion providers to include providers of trans healthcare and anything else that it deems to be “gender ideology”.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The rules as part of the expansion of the "Mexico City" policy have been published and they include effective gag orders on transition, trans people, and racial and ethnic diversity efforts.
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First Major US Medical Association Opposes Trans Youth Healthcare, Changing Previous Position
ASPS cites the Cass report and the HHS report to make its case
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February 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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The Wolf and The Lamb (Willowtree Special Southbound)
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February 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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I'll add one thing: The Epstein files show he was a fully accepted, integrated part of the billionaire class culture.
That's important NOT bc pedophilia binds that class together but bc THEY THEMSELVES understand his crimes to be of a piece with the abuse, domination, and impunity they practice.
That's important NOT bc pedophilia binds that class together but bc THEY THEMSELVES understand his crimes to be of a piece with the abuse, domination, and impunity they practice.
This class of men, including Epstein, were naturally drawn to far right populism as a way to fight growing calls for accountability.
They supported and inflated the far right wherever they could, and Epstein was part of it.
They supported and inflated the far right wherever they could, and Epstein was part of it.
February 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I'll add one thing: The Epstein files show he was a fully accepted, integrated part of the billionaire class culture.
That's important NOT bc pedophilia binds that class together but bc THEY THEMSELVES understand his crimes to be of a piece with the abuse, domination, and impunity they practice.
That's important NOT bc pedophilia binds that class together but bc THEY THEMSELVES understand his crimes to be of a piece with the abuse, domination, and impunity they practice.
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First Major US Medical Association Opposes Trans Youth Healthcare, Changing Previous Position
ASPS cites the Cass report and the HHS report to make its case
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February 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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I'm deeply honored to receive such glowing praise, and I promise I'll do everything I can to earn this endorsement every single day.
I'll fight for the soul of Indiana so all Hoosiers can be uplifted, but I will never sacrifice the defense of my people to do so.
I'll fight for the soul of Indiana so all Hoosiers can be uplifted, but I will never sacrifice the defense of my people to do so.
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The Needle endorses Lilliana Young for Indiana House
As candidate for Indiana House District 61, Lilliana Young has shown the right kind of leadership.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I'm deeply honored to receive such glowing praise, and I promise I'll do everything I can to earn this endorsement every single day.
I'll fight for the soul of Indiana so all Hoosiers can be uplifted, but I will never sacrifice the defense of my people to do so.
I'll fight for the soul of Indiana so all Hoosiers can be uplifted, but I will never sacrifice the defense of my people to do so.
The Needle is proud to announce our first-ever endorsement of a political candidate. Our writers & editors have decided to endorse Lilliana Young in her campaign for Indiana House. Read more here: theneedlenews.com/the-needle-e...
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The Needle endorses Lilliana Young for Indiana House
As candidate for Indiana House District 61, Lilliana Young has shown the right kind of leadership.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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I read this, and I almost regret it. What do you even do with the knowledge that Epstein wanted and was trying to engineer societal breakdown via far right populism bc he thought it would benefit his sex trafficking business?
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I read this, and I almost regret it. What do you even do with the knowledge that Epstein wanted and was trying to engineer societal breakdown via far right populism bc he thought it would benefit his sex trafficking business?
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They're literally running out of lawyers in a state where the district judges are practically at war with the administration.
BREAKING: 8 more U.S. Attorneys in MN resign from Trump’s DOJ in protest as backlash grows.
This isn’t normal; isn’t routine reshuffling. It’s a rebellion.
Last month, 6 veteran prosecutors quit in protest. Normal staffing for the MN DOJ’s office is around 50 attorneys. They’re down to just 9.
This isn’t normal; isn’t routine reshuffling. It’s a rebellion.
Last month, 6 veteran prosecutors quit in protest. Normal staffing for the MN DOJ’s office is around 50 attorneys. They’re down to just 9.
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 AM
They're literally running out of lawyers in a state where the district judges are practically at war with the administration.
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Ting told The Advocate that the “toys” mentioned in the email were “jet skis [and] sailboats.”
Are you fucking kidding me?
Are you fucking kidding me?
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February 3, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Ting told The Advocate that the “toys” mentioned in the email were “jet skis [and] sailboats.”
Are you fucking kidding me?
Are you fucking kidding me?
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NDAs on the Supreme Court
Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
NDAs on the Supreme Court
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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The DOJ Civil Rights Division is full of Trump's most ideological allies. It suggests to me they're going to make some outrageous claim like Pretti was attempting to commit a hate crime against the agents.
JUST IN: DAG Todd Blanche suggested Alex Pretti shooting is under investigation by DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which indicates it is not being treated as an assault on federal officer but as a potential civil rights violation by the officers who shot Pretti.
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The DOJ Civil Rights Division is full of Trump's most ideological allies. It suggests to me they're going to make some outrageous claim like Pretti was attempting to commit a hate crime against the agents.
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Reminder that of all the people complicit in Epstein's crimes, the only person actually held accountable and sentenced was a woman. No men involved have yet to face consequences.
February 2, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Reminder that of all the people complicit in Epstein's crimes, the only person actually held accountable and sentenced was a woman. No men involved have yet to face consequences.
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Hi, Epstein did not create the GCs. Researchers for the last ten years have been telling you over and over about the collection of forces that resulted in the GCs. There is no conspiracy. Just a bunch of political actors collaborating in their mutual interest.
February 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Hi, Epstein did not create the GCs. Researchers for the last ten years have been telling you over and over about the collection of forces that resulted in the GCs. There is no conspiracy. Just a bunch of political actors collaborating in their mutual interest.
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starting to think trans issues aren't supposed to be a distraction
O cool The hypothesis that the elite were trying to segrigate trans people from society purely to keep us as sex slaves was real, but only for trans women since they see trans men as undesirable for sex and want them eliminated which is EXACTLY THE POLICIES AND RHETORIC WE'RE SEEING HAPPEN RIGHT NOW
February 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
starting to think trans issues aren't supposed to be a distraction
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In 2020, the phenomenon was covered by @katelynburns.com for Jezebel www.jezebel.com/when-surgeon...
When Surgeons Fail Their Trans Patients
These patients’ experiences and their difficulty finding recourse aren’t about one doctor.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:49 AM
In 2020, the phenomenon was covered by @katelynburns.com for Jezebel www.jezebel.com/when-surgeon...
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Trans people are shocked to learn one of the prominent doctors who performs our surgeries is a scumbag. There is no precedent for this, zero other prominent surgeons are widely rumored to be unethical scum.
Nothing left but to form an orderly line to detransition.
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Nothing left but to form an orderly line to detransition.
[this post is sarcasm]
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Trans people are shocked to learn one of the prominent doctors who performs our surgeries is a scumbag. There is no precedent for this, zero other prominent surgeons are widely rumored to be unethical scum.
Nothing left but to form an orderly line to detransition.
[this post is sarcasm]
Nothing left but to form an orderly line to detransition.
[this post is sarcasm]
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They're not trying to ban our care to protect us, they're trying to eliminate us because they don't like us.
Trans people are the only ones who actually care about our healthcare being safe and effective. Do not let anyone confuse you about that.
Trans people are the only ones who actually care about our healthcare being safe and effective. Do not let anyone confuse you about that.
February 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
They're not trying to ban our care to protect us, they're trying to eliminate us because they don't like us.
Trans people are the only ones who actually care about our healthcare being safe and effective. Do not let anyone confuse you about that.
Trans people are the only ones who actually care about our healthcare being safe and effective. Do not let anyone confuse you about that.
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The anti-trans movement will use connections btw one trans surgeon and Jeffrey Epstein to further the conspiracy theory that doctors make us trans.
What our community needs to know is that trans journalists have known and cared and brought attention to unethical surgeons the whole time.
What our community needs to know is that trans journalists have known and cared and brought attention to unethical surgeons the whole time.
In 2020, the phenomenon was covered by @katelynburns.com for Jezebel www.jezebel.com/when-surgeon...
When Surgeons Fail Their Trans Patients
These patients’ experiences and their difficulty finding recourse aren’t about one doctor.
www.jezebel.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The anti-trans movement will use connections btw one trans surgeon and Jeffrey Epstein to further the conspiracy theory that doctors make us trans.
What our community needs to know is that trans journalists have known and cared and brought attention to unethical surgeons the whole time.
What our community needs to know is that trans journalists have known and cared and brought attention to unethical surgeons the whole time.