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NEW: The First Circuit denies the Trump administration's request for a stay pending appeal in the case over Marco Rubio's anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policies.

The policies are currently blocked under the district court's classwide injunction: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Given our view that the government has not made a strong showing that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its appeal of the APA claim and given that the district court based its preliminary injunction on the plaintiffs' APA claim and, independently, on their animus-based Equal Protection Clause claim, we need go no further in considering the likelihood of success on the merits. That is especially so given that the government has not claimed in its stay papers that the APA claim could not fully support the preliminary relief that the district court granted.
September 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Rep. Thomas Massie tells me: "They're already running $2 million in ads against me. It's three billionaires, two hedge fund managers, one of them is in Epstein's black book," citing John Paulson, Paul Singer, and Miriam Adelson.

"Those are max donors to the Speaker…NRCC…RNC…Trump's campaign."
September 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
It’s really that simple.
September 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Read Mahmoud Khalil's words at the end of today's hearing:
At the end of the hearing, Mahmoud Khalil asked to address the court, saying: “I would like to quote what you said last time that there's nothing that's more important to this court than due process rights and fundamental fairness. Clearly what we witnessed today, neither of these principles were present today or in this whole process. This is exactly why the Trump administration has sent me to this court, 1,000 miles away from my family. I just hope that the urgency that you deemed fit for me are afforded to the hundreds of others who have been here without hearing for months.”
April 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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npr.org
The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status.

(via @wbur.org)
'Federal government will be damaged': Former IRS official on plan to share immigrant data with ICE
The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without l...
www.wbur.org
April 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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propublica.org
NEW: In Chicago, a sanctuary city, immigration rights advocates say ICE has unlawfully picked up at least 22 migrants, creating warrants after some had already been detained.

By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
Under Pressure From Trump, ICE Is Pushing Legal Boundaries
Confrontations with judges are grabbing attention, but more quietly a pattern of questionable arrests shows the extent to which the administration is willing to test norms and laws.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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19thnews.org
Intersex advocates say that they have been shut out of the conversations about gender and health, even as a recent executive order has far-reaching consequences for intersex kids. bit.ly/4kzrAS9
Hospitals that paused youth gender-affirming care continued controversial intersex surgeries, group says
Intersex advocates say that they have been shut out of the conversations about gender and health, even as a recent executive order has far-reaching consequences for intersex kids.
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March 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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erininthemorning.com
8. For those in New Jersey, contacting your Democratic Senator or Representative is crucial. You can enter your address on Datamade here to make your voice heard and let them know where you stand.

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January 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
colleen330.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td31...
#LGBTQ #pride #weprefertodance #resist
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February 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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gardenstateequality.org
To put it another way, they said in no uncertain terms: NO HATE IN THE GARDEN STATE.

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#NewJersey #NJ #LGBTQ #trans #transgender #queer #civilrights @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social
Over a blue-tinted photo of the Pine Barrens: "These protections apply to people working or living in New Jersey, as well as people attending schools, visiting health care facilities, accessing government services, interacting with police departments, and more. These protections mean that it is unlawful to discriminate against someone because they are transgender, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming." Over a purple tinted photo of the Steel Pier in Atlantic City: "Under the LAD, employers, housing providers, and places open to the public cannot treat people differently based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or other protected characteristics." Over a pink-tinted photo of Liberty State Park: "The LAD also requires employers, housing providers, and places of public accommodation to proactively address and respond to harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and other protected characteristics." Over a light-blue tinted photo of New Brunswick: "And critically, the LAD prohibits schools from discriminating against students based on a protected characteristic; every student in New Jersey has a right to a learning environment free from discrimination, bias, and harassment."
January 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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gardenstateequality.org
The #NJ Division of #CivilRights just made it unequivocally clear: anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination is an affront to the Garden State's values and our Law Against Discrimination is in full force — no matter what the federal government has to say.

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#NewJersey #LGBTQ #trans #transgender #queer
Over a red-tinted photo of the statehouse in Trenton: "New Jersey will not waver in our commitment to enforcing our state’s civil rights laws and combating discrimination and bias-based harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. State on Protecting LGBTQIA+ New Jerseyans from Discrimination (January 2025), NJ Division on Civil Rights." Over an orange-tinted photo of Convention Hall in Asbury Park: "Every New Jerseyan has the right to live free from discrimination and harassment. Discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community is an affront to our values, and it violates our state’s civil rights laws, plain and simple." Over a yellow-tinted photo of Camden: "The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), our state’s landmark civil rights law, remains in full force regardless of the federal government’s actions." Over a green-tinted photo of the Newark skyline: "The LAD expressly prohibits New Jersey employers, housing providers, and places of public accommodation—that is, places open to the public—from discriminating based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and other protected characteristics."
January 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM