Avery Donovan 🏳️⚧️♾️
@averydonovan.com
Tech geek, cat enthusiast, industrial and electronic music fan, AuDHD, chronically ill, disabled.
Non-binary trans woman (she/they) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
SATX ➡️ MPLS
Non-binary trans woman (she/they) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
SATX ➡️ MPLS
February 12, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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This question is weirdly hard, bc the starting place itself is a result of anti-trans propganda shaping the debate.
Trans surgeries, for all ages, are vastly rarer than hormone therapy only, which is itself rarer than social adjustments alone.
Youth trans surgeries are *incredibly* rare.
Trans surgeries, for all ages, are vastly rarer than hormone therapy only, which is itself rarer than social adjustments alone.
Youth trans surgeries are *incredibly* rare.
Genuinely curious: I thought that was the general guidance all along? Puberty blockers or hormone prescriptions for youth, but surgery later on?
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This question is weirdly hard, bc the starting place itself is a result of anti-trans propganda shaping the debate.
Trans surgeries, for all ages, are vastly rarer than hormone therapy only, which is itself rarer than social adjustments alone.
Youth trans surgeries are *incredibly* rare.
Trans surgeries, for all ages, are vastly rarer than hormone therapy only, which is itself rarer than social adjustments alone.
Youth trans surgeries are *incredibly* rare.
It’d be nice if Bluesky had a pronoun field and had an option to have pronouns displayed in the feed, like the now deleted pronoun labeler.
February 8, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It’d be nice if Bluesky had a pronoun field and had an option to have pronouns displayed in the feed, like the now deleted pronoun labeler.
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A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
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I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
ICE dragged me from my car after I told them I’m autistic.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I’ve had to be way too involved on prior authorizations for my care. That includes renewals of existing treatment and even calling while admitted to the hospital.
And as bad as the insurance companies themselves are, the PBMs they use are even worse.
It’s a hostile, unethical system all around.
And as bad as the insurance companies themselves are, the PBMs they use are even worse.
It’s a hostile, unethical system all around.
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I’ve had to be way too involved on prior authorizations for my care. That includes renewals of existing treatment and even calling while admitted to the hospital.
And as bad as the insurance companies themselves are, the PBMs they use are even worse.
It’s a hostile, unethical system all around.
And as bad as the insurance companies themselves are, the PBMs they use are even worse.
It’s a hostile, unethical system all around.
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I am genuinely struggling with the amount of fucking evil everywhere
February 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I am genuinely struggling with the amount of fucking evil everywhere
The Democratic Party is what needs “commonsense reform.”
Abolish ICE and DHS. Arrest and prosecute every single person involved with these crimes. Skip the queue and throw the ringleaders directly into prison.
And chuck Chuck and every other congresscritter that enabled these crimes out of office.
Abolish ICE and DHS. Arrest and prosecute every single person involved with these crimes. Skip the queue and throw the ringleaders directly into prison.
And chuck Chuck and every other congresscritter that enabled these crimes out of office.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The Democratic Party is what needs “commonsense reform.”
Abolish ICE and DHS. Arrest and prosecute every single person involved with these crimes. Skip the queue and throw the ringleaders directly into prison.
And chuck Chuck and every other congresscritter that enabled these crimes out of office.
Abolish ICE and DHS. Arrest and prosecute every single person involved with these crimes. Skip the queue and throw the ringleaders directly into prison.
And chuck Chuck and every other congresscritter that enabled these crimes out of office.
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KFF’s latest poll finds that prior authorization ranks as the single biggest burden for people with employer coverage, Medicaid, and those who buy their own coverage (largely through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces). https://on.kff.org/4c3sHaT
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Prior Authorizations Rank as Public’s Biggest Burden When Getting Health Care | KFF
KFF's health tracking poll finds that beyond costs, insured adults say prior authorization is their biggest challenges when accessing care. About seven in ten (69%) insured adults say prior authorizat...
on.kff.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
KFF’s latest poll finds that prior authorization ranks as the single biggest burden for people with employer coverage, Medicaid, and those who buy their own coverage (largely through the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces). https://on.kff.org/4c3sHaT
Rep. Castro was my congressman for the entire time I lived in Texas, until I moved to Minnesota in December.
It’s heartening to see both my old rep and my new one (Rep. Omar) fighting against these atrocities.
I’m so glad Liam is home.
Abolish ICE.
It’s heartening to see both my old rep and my new one (Rep. Omar) fighting against these atrocities.
I’m so glad Liam is home.
Abolish ICE.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Rep. Castro was my congressman for the entire time I lived in Texas, until I moved to Minnesota in December.
It’s heartening to see both my old rep and my new one (Rep. Omar) fighting against these atrocities.
I’m so glad Liam is home.
Abolish ICE.
It’s heartening to see both my old rep and my new one (Rep. Omar) fighting against these atrocities.
I’m so glad Liam is home.
Abolish ICE.
Uh, Senator, are you aware that our state is under occupation by a violent federal paramilitary force that is kidnapping and murdering people?
Do ya think that maybe that’s just a little more important to us than, say, coffee prices?
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Do ya think that maybe that’s just a little more important to us than, say, coffee prices?
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Trump's reckless tariffs have driven up coffee prices by nearly 15% since last summer.
Your morning cup shouldn't cost more because of the administration's trade policies.
www.nerdwallet.com/finance/lear...
Your morning cup shouldn't cost more because of the administration's trade policies.
www.nerdwallet.com/finance/lear...
Tariffs Are a Buzzkill for the Coffee Biz - NerdWallet
Tariffs on coffee-producing countries — including a 50% levy on Brazil — are likely to raise prices for America’s millions of coffee drinkers.
www.nerdwallet.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Uh, Senator, are you aware that our state is under occupation by a violent federal paramilitary force that is kidnapping and murdering people?
Do ya think that maybe that’s just a little more important to us than, say, coffee prices?
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Do ya think that maybe that’s just a little more important to us than, say, coffee prices?
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Another example of why there’s no reforming this. Abolish ICE and prosecute every agent.
Being autistic or having any other disability doesn’t diminish our humanity.
Being autistic or having any other disability doesn’t diminish our humanity.
After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.
“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Another example of why there’s no reforming this. Abolish ICE and prosecute every agent.
Being autistic or having any other disability doesn’t diminish our humanity.
Being autistic or having any other disability doesn’t diminish our humanity.
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Lots of folks getting radicalized by the snow across much of the country right now. What gets plowed, when it gets plowed, and how often it gets plowed reveals a lot about your city's priorities and who it values.
Watching cars speed down cleared streets while watching pedestrians scramble over three foot high snow banks or having to walk in the street to avoid uncleared walkways has the War on Cars part of my brain very activated
January 29, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Lots of folks getting radicalized by the snow across much of the country right now. What gets plowed, when it gets plowed, and how often it gets plowed reveals a lot about your city's priorities and who it values.
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in re: spoon theory
never give your last spoon to something that won't also refuel you. it's not procrastination if you have nothing left to give.
you need gas to get yourself home, too
don't make a trip that leaves you stranded.
(I'm mixing metaphors, but hopefully I'm making sense.)
never give your last spoon to something that won't also refuel you. it's not procrastination if you have nothing left to give.
you need gas to get yourself home, too
don't make a trip that leaves you stranded.
(I'm mixing metaphors, but hopefully I'm making sense.)
January 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
in re: spoon theory
never give your last spoon to something that won't also refuel you. it's not procrastination if you have nothing left to give.
you need gas to get yourself home, too
don't make a trip that leaves you stranded.
(I'm mixing metaphors, but hopefully I'm making sense.)
never give your last spoon to something that won't also refuel you. it's not procrastination if you have nothing left to give.
you need gas to get yourself home, too
don't make a trip that leaves you stranded.
(I'm mixing metaphors, but hopefully I'm making sense.)
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ilhan omar is actually one of the bravest people in the world.
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM
ilhan omar is actually one of the bravest people in the world.
This is a blatant promotion of the genocide of trans people. Just plain evil and built on a stack of lies.
1. In a major new federal rule, Trump is attempting to attach billions in international aid to recipients agreeing to impose anti-trans restrictions.
This includes social transition "at any age," attempting to export transphobia globally.
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This includes social transition "at any age," attempting to export transphobia globally.
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Trump Pressures International Orgs To Disavow Trans Care, Social Transition Globally "At Any Age" With Funding Ban
The new rule would enact the "Mexico City Policy" towards what it calls "gender ideology."
www.erininthemorning.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This is a blatant promotion of the genocide of trans people. Just plain evil and built on a stack of lies.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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Border Patrol murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this morning. He was a 37-year-old ICU nurse, a U.S. citizen, a legal gun owner. Video shows he was holding a phone when they killed him. This is the second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis in 17 days. A legal thread 🧵
January 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Border Patrol murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this morning. He was a 37-year-old ICU nurse, a U.S. citizen, a legal gun owner. Video shows he was holding a phone when they killed him. This is the second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis in 17 days. A legal thread 🧵
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Minnesota can, and should, move to indict the ICE agent who murdered Good when the courts open on Monday.
And the ICE agents who murdered today.
Further delay only increases the chances of more murder.
www.patreon.com/posts/147769...
And the ICE agents who murdered today.
Further delay only increases the chances of more murder.
www.patreon.com/posts/147769...
Trump Regime Can't Stop Minnesota From Prosecuting (And This Isn't CSI) | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
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January 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Minnesota can, and should, move to indict the ICE agent who murdered Good when the courts open on Monday.
And the ICE agents who murdered today.
Further delay only increases the chances of more murder.
www.patreon.com/posts/147769...
And the ICE agents who murdered today.
Further delay only increases the chances of more murder.
www.patreon.com/posts/147769...
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once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
January 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
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Why are they sending witnesses to Whipple?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Why are they sending witnesses to Whipple?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
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I think it's best for my mental health to stay the hell away from the internet today.
But, now and forever, fuck ICE
But, now and forever, fuck ICE
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I think it's best for my mental health to stay the hell away from the internet today.
But, now and forever, fuck ICE
But, now and forever, fuck ICE