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Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
David Brooks says it sensibly and clearly:
"These are not separate battles. This is a single effort to undo the parts of the civilizational order that might restrain Trump’s acquisition of power. And it will take a concerted response to beat it back."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
"These are not separate battles. This is a single effort to undo the parts of the civilizational order that might restrain Trump’s acquisition of power. And it will take a concerted response to beat it back."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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BREAKING: We, alongside the @nwlc.org, are suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for its flagrant discrimination of transgender workers.
We will always defend the rights of the LGBTQI+ community in court.
We will always defend the rights of the LGBTQI+ community in court.
July 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
BREAKING: We, alongside the @nwlc.org, are suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for its flagrant discrimination of transgender workers.
We will always defend the rights of the LGBTQI+ community in court.
We will always defend the rights of the LGBTQI+ community in court.
What is economic opportunity anyway? What does economic opportunity mean for LGBTQ people? Hear from LGBTQ community experts and catch this FIRST of six highlight reels from a panel on financial equality for LGBTQ+ small businesses and their owners. youtu.be/dE1qwlup090?...
What is Economic Opportunity? | Beyond Pride Panel Highlights Part 1
YouTube video by Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research
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July 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What is economic opportunity anyway? What does economic opportunity mean for LGBTQ people? Hear from LGBTQ community experts and catch this FIRST of six highlight reels from a panel on financial equality for LGBTQ+ small businesses and their owners. youtu.be/dE1qwlup090?...
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More bonkers stuff. Pulte & FHFA are letting VantageScore use its latest, most advanced scoring model (version 4.0) to compete against Classic FICO, a 20-year-old score. He's making FICO compete with one hand behind its back. Is Pulte out to get FICO? www.fhfa.gov/policy/credi...?
Credit Scores | FHFA
FHFA’s review of changing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's credit score requirements.
www.fhfa.gov
July 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
More bonkers stuff. Pulte & FHFA are letting VantageScore use its latest, most advanced scoring model (version 4.0) to compete against Classic FICO, a 20-year-old score. He's making FICO compete with one hand behind its back. Is Pulte out to get FICO? www.fhfa.gov/policy/credi...?
What a great day it's been at Boston Pride for the People! So wonderful to be out in community and fighting for LGBTQ financial justice!
June 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What a great day it's been at Boston Pride for the People! So wonderful to be out in community and fighting for LGBTQ financial justice!
Come join us today at Boston City Hall for the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Raising Ceremony!!!
June 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Come join us today at Boston City Hall for the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Raising Ceremony!!!
David Brooks says it sensibly and clearly:
"These are not separate battles. This is a single effort to undo the parts of the civilizational order that might restrain Trump’s acquisition of power. And it will take a concerted response to beat it back."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
"These are not separate battles. This is a single effort to undo the parts of the civilizational order that might restrain Trump’s acquisition of power. And it will take a concerted response to beat it back."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
David Brooks says it sensibly and clearly:
"These are not separate battles. This is a single effort to undo the parts of the civilizational order that might restrain Trump’s acquisition of power. And it will take a concerted response to beat it back."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
"These are not separate battles. This is a single effort to undo the parts of the civilizational order that might restrain Trump’s acquisition of power. And it will take a concerted response to beat it back."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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Trump will reportedly end the IRS Direct File program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free.
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
April 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump will reportedly end the IRS Direct File program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free.
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file.
Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump and company back at it again trying to dismantle the #CFPB. Slashing enforcement staff and refocusing the CFPB on non-banks, and not payment platforms like the one that Elon Musk is attempting to turn X into.
So... you know. Another solid day for crony capitalism
So... you know. Another solid day for crony capitalism
#Servicemembers & #veterans are an important part of the #CFPB’s mission, but inadequately staffing the CFPB and abandoning oversight of the companies that handle VA mortgages would completely violate Congress’s mandate. #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/cfpb-begins-...
CFPB Begins Firings and Ends Oversight of Nonbanks, Big Tech, and Critical Consumer Protection Areas
Internal Memo Outlines Plan to End CFPB Oversight of Payday Lenders, Most of the Mortgage Market, and to “Deprioritize” Medical Debt and Many Other Areas
www.nclc.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Trump and company back at it again trying to dismantle the #CFPB. Slashing enforcement staff and refocusing the CFPB on non-banks, and not payment platforms like the one that Elon Musk is attempting to turn X into.
So... you know. Another solid day for crony capitalism
So... you know. Another solid day for crony capitalism
You can't make this stuff up. When the free market determines that Trump is a bad investment, what does Trump do? Intervene in the marketplace to FORCE the market to say he's a good businessman. He's patently not, and everyone knows it. He's just a bully subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Trump Media calls for SEC probe into 'suspicious' trading
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April 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You can't make this stuff up. When the free market determines that Trump is a bad investment, what does Trump do? Intervene in the marketplace to FORCE the market to say he's a good businessman. He's patently not, and everyone knows it. He's just a bully subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
It was always our intuition that DAFs were a racket.
Thanks to @inequality.org we now know for sure.
inequality.org/article/the-...
Thanks to @inequality.org we now know for sure.
inequality.org/article/the-...
The Independent Report on DAFs
Demystifying donor-advised funds and their impacts on charitable giving, fair taxation, and our democracy itself.
inequality.org
April 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It was always our intuition that DAFs were a racket.
Thanks to @inequality.org we now know for sure.
inequality.org/article/the-...
Thanks to @inequality.org we now know for sure.
inequality.org/article/the-...
***This is the bad place***
"The government is using AI technology to locate any criminal activity amongst student visa holders and revoke their visas."
No. REPEAT AFTER US:
AI DOES NOT REPLACE FACT FINDING OR HUMAN JUDGEMENT
kslnewsradio.com/utah/visa-re...
"The government is using AI technology to locate any criminal activity amongst student visa holders and revoke their visas."
No. REPEAT AFTER US:
AI DOES NOT REPLACE FACT FINDING OR HUMAN JUDGEMENT
kslnewsradio.com/utah/visa-re...
BYU grad student has I-20 visa revoked, leaving student, family, unclear
Suguru Onda has been living legally in the US with a Form I-20, or I-20 visa, and said he has one year before completing his doctoral degree.
kslnewsradio.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
***This is the bad place***
"The government is using AI technology to locate any criminal activity amongst student visa holders and revoke their visas."
No. REPEAT AFTER US:
AI DOES NOT REPLACE FACT FINDING OR HUMAN JUDGEMENT
kslnewsradio.com/utah/visa-re...
"The government is using AI technology to locate any criminal activity amongst student visa holders and revoke their visas."
No. REPEAT AFTER US:
AI DOES NOT REPLACE FACT FINDING OR HUMAN JUDGEMENT
kslnewsradio.com/utah/visa-re...
Is this the country we have become? Or is this the country we always were, and now it is too obvious to ignore?
Either way, it is unacceptable. The people of Georgia and the U.S. deserve better than the unaccountable and unresponsive governance of Representative Greene
Either way, it is unacceptable. The people of Georgia and the U.S. deserve better than the unaccountable and unresponsive governance of Representative Greene
A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns.
Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV
Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV
April 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Is this the country we have become? Or is this the country we always were, and now it is too obvious to ignore?
Either way, it is unacceptable. The people of Georgia and the U.S. deserve better than the unaccountable and unresponsive governance of Representative Greene
Either way, it is unacceptable. The people of Georgia and the U.S. deserve better than the unaccountable and unresponsive governance of Representative Greene
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Happy Tax Day.
April 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Happy Tax Day.
DOGE cannot be trusted with your personal data. Concerned citizens have said it, now so are whistleblowers.
Read NPR's reporting about DOGEs shifty, illegal, and downright dangerous use of your personal data, and how bad their security is. 👀👀👀
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
Read NPR's reporting about DOGEs shifty, illegal, and downright dangerous use of your personal data, and how bad their security is. 👀👀👀
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
5 takeaways about NPR's reporting on the whistleblower report about DOGE at the NLRB
Here's a summary of NPR's findings about the report that a whistleblower filed to Congress about how DOGE violated security protocols and could have removed sensitive labor data.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
DOGE cannot be trusted with your personal data. Concerned citizens have said it, now so are whistleblowers.
Read NPR's reporting about DOGEs shifty, illegal, and downright dangerous use of your personal data, and how bad their security is. 👀👀👀
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
Read NPR's reporting about DOGEs shifty, illegal, and downright dangerous use of your personal data, and how bad their security is. 👀👀👀
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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The climate has always changed. Gender has always been fluid. The far-right isn’t defending nature — they’re defending control.
Trans rights & climate action are deeply connected. Understanding this can help us fight for both.
The climate has always changed. Gender has always been fluid. The far-right isn’t defending nature — they’re defending control.
buff.ly
April 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The climate has always changed. Gender has always been fluid. The far-right isn’t defending nature — they’re defending control.
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Colorado passes sweeping protections for trans and abortion rights: ‘It’s about taking control’
Colorado passes sweeping protections for trans rights: 'It's about taking control'
Colorado is a beacon of hope in a dark time for US LGBTQ+ people after passing bills into law that will protect trans & abortion rights.
www.thepinknews.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Colorado passes sweeping protections for trans and abortion rights: ‘It’s about taking control’
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Hey all! You can get a print of this art on my Teepublic shop:
www.teepublic.com/poster-and-a... (It's discounted for a limited time!)
T-shirt version here:
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7362...
#pride #lgbt #transrights #queer
www.teepublic.com/poster-and-a... (It's discounted for a limited time!)
T-shirt version here:
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7362...
#pride #lgbt #transrights #queer
March 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Hey all! You can get a print of this art on my Teepublic shop:
www.teepublic.com/poster-and-a... (It's discounted for a limited time!)
T-shirt version here:
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7362...
#pride #lgbt #transrights #queer
www.teepublic.com/poster-and-a... (It's discounted for a limited time!)
T-shirt version here:
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7362...
#pride #lgbt #transrights #queer
We'll be coming to DC for #InclusionDay, with our cameras, protest gear, and demands for full economic inclusion for all trans, gnc, and LGBTQ people AND the liberation of our siblings and allies from violence and oppression
Who wants to march with us?
www.wearevivid.org/event-detail...
Who wants to march with us?
www.wearevivid.org/event-detail...
Inclusion Day | The LGBTQIA+ March
On April 30, 2025, we take to the streets to make our voices impossible to ignore. We’re demanding real protections, real accountability, and real action for LGBTQIA+ rights. This isn’t just a protest...
www.wearevivid.org
April 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We'll be coming to DC for #InclusionDay, with our cameras, protest gear, and demands for full economic inclusion for all trans, gnc, and LGBTQ people AND the liberation of our siblings and allies from violence and oppression
Who wants to march with us?
www.wearevivid.org/event-detail...
Who wants to march with us?
www.wearevivid.org/event-detail...
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Could have been two words shorter!
Some fantastic new legal scholarship from Prof. Michael Smith of St. Mary’s University School of Law. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
April 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Could have been two words shorter!
#HandsOff FEMA!!!! The Dept of Homeland Security has created a plan to dismantle #FEMA, which provides critical disaster response services across the U.S.
@nlihc.bsky.social has created this tool to contact your Congress persons to tell them to protect #FEMA.
nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/118...
@nlihc.bsky.social has created this tool to contact your Congress persons to tell them to protect #FEMA.
nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/118...
Urge Congress to Protect FEMA
Urge Congress to Protect Communities by Reforming, Not Destroying, FEMA
nlihc.quorum.us
April 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#HandsOff FEMA!!!! The Dept of Homeland Security has created a plan to dismantle #FEMA, which provides critical disaster response services across the U.S.
@nlihc.bsky.social has created this tool to contact your Congress persons to tell them to protect #FEMA.
nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/118...
@nlihc.bsky.social has created this tool to contact your Congress persons to tell them to protect #FEMA.
nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/118...
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We are so grateful for our members like Abigail Disney, who know what we're working towards requires persistence. And while there are days that appear bleaker than others, it is optimism that bring us forward to brighter days and a stronger, more equitable future. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’
She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics...
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We are so grateful for our members like Abigail Disney, who know what we're working towards requires persistence. And while there are days that appear bleaker than others, it is optimism that bring us forward to brighter days and a stronger, more equitable future. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Props to @rm-equality.bsky.social's Bruce Parker for speaking to 9 News, Denver's NBC affiliate:
“[SB 201] is not about building trust between families and with kids. It’s about tracking and surveillance.”
We couldn't have said it better.
“[SB 201] is not about building trust between families and with kids. It’s about tracking and surveillance.”
We couldn't have said it better.
www.9news.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Props to @rm-equality.bsky.social's Bruce Parker for speaking to 9 News, Denver's NBC affiliate:
“[SB 201] is not about building trust between families and with kids. It’s about tracking and surveillance.”
We couldn't have said it better.
“[SB 201] is not about building trust between families and with kids. It’s about tracking and surveillance.”
We couldn't have said it better.
Whuh-oh. Looks like some good trouble is coming, and we don't think the Administration can honestly stop millions of workers from... *not* doing something. Count us in
Hello 👋 to all our new Bluesky followers & fellow #resisters.
Here is a list of General Strike US resources to help introduce you to who we are, what we’re doing, and how you can get involved.
👇 STRIKE CARD👇
Commit to going on strike w/ us or sign in solidarity: generalstrikeus.com
Here is a list of General Strike US resources to help introduce you to who we are, what we’re doing, and how you can get involved.
👇 STRIKE CARD👇
Commit to going on strike w/ us or sign in solidarity: generalstrikeus.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Whuh-oh. Looks like some good trouble is coming, and we don't think the Administration can honestly stop millions of workers from... *not* doing something. Count us in
In a small-minded opinion piece, @denverpost.com's Krista Kafer mocks the @fsc.bsky.social's existence and completely omits mention of trans people, other LGBTQ people, reproductive rights, sexual health, or other reasons to be concerned about this bill. www.denverpost.com/2025/04/03/p...
Opinion: Children should not be able to access pornography online
Senate Bill 201 would require such websites to verify each potential user’s age by employing commercially available, independently certified technology highly effective in establishing that an indi…
www.denverpost.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In a small-minded opinion piece, @denverpost.com's Krista Kafer mocks the @fsc.bsky.social's existence and completely omits mention of trans people, other LGBTQ people, reproductive rights, sexual health, or other reasons to be concerned about this bill. www.denverpost.com/2025/04/03/p...