Leah Charney
@leahcharney.bsky.social
Sassy yet classy. Writer. Editor. Historian. Art enthusiast. Work in progress. Swears a lot.
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When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.
Colorado congressmen call on ICE to release Afghan immigrant who helped fight the Taliban
When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.
coloradosun.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
When America breaks promises, “it makes us less safe,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says about arrest of Afghan soldier who helped U.S. troops fight the Taliban before settling in Boulder County.
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What does the research say? That common reasons for detransition are just as varied as gender transition ... it's not just about regret. Many still identify as trans. And gender-affirming care bans threaten health care for all.
Detransition is rare, but it’s driving anti-trans policy anyway
Many people who detransition are still gender non-conforming — and their experiences are more complex than gender-affirming care bans suggest.
19thnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What does the research say? That common reasons for detransition are just as varied as gender transition ... it's not just about regret. Many still identify as trans. And gender-affirming care bans threaten health care for all.
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An anonymous donor just offered to match up to $1,000 to my fundraiser in support of health benefits for @scarleteen.com's staff and an as-needed health fund for volunteers, which means your $1 is worth $2! Anyone want to join in with ANOTHER match to turn that into $3?
Scarleteen Staff and Volunteer Healthcare Fund
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www.classy.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
An anonymous donor just offered to match up to $1,000 to my fundraiser in support of health benefits for @scarleteen.com's staff and an as-needed health fund for volunteers, which means your $1 is worth $2! Anyone want to join in with ANOTHER match to turn that into $3?
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
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Thank you to The Guardian for co-publishing this important piece
Stained panties, male guards and no privacy: what it’s like to have your period in prison
In my 15 years of incarceration, I’ve seen women’s bodily needs constantly disregarded. One solution could grant us back some dignity
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thank you to The Guardian for co-publishing this important piece
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D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one. Story via @51st.news.
Opinion: The federal Bureau of Prisons fails D.C. residents
D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one.
51st.news
September 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one. Story via @51st.news.
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Earlier: Many of our grandparents and great-grandparents came to the US fleeing similar conditions afflicting current arrivals, seeking a country guided by democracy, freedom, & the rule of law, so different from the oppression of their homelands.
‘Never Again’ at the Texas Border
Fighting for immigrant justice is a Jewish religious and cultural obligation.
www.texasobserver.org
September 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Earlier: Many of our grandparents and great-grandparents came to the US fleeing similar conditions afflicting current arrivals, seeking a country guided by democracy, freedom, & the rule of law, so different from the oppression of their homelands.
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A judge ordered the sale of Alex Jones Infowars today, clearing the way for The Onion to renew its attempt to buy the notorious conspiracy-fueled empire. "We’re working on it," @bencollins.bsky.social tells @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
August 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A judge ordered the sale of Alex Jones Infowars today, clearing the way for The Onion to renew its attempt to buy the notorious conspiracy-fueled empire. "We’re working on it," @bencollins.bsky.social tells @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
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"Xennial women don't need a TV critic to explain which character is a thinly veiled Vanderbilt. 'WE KNEW THAT ALREADY,' they scream silently."
The Gilded Age Was Created for Quirky Xennial Women Who Studied Theater in College
Many don’t realize that The Gilded Age, the very grand and expensive HBO/Max/HBOMaxAgain show, was actually devised for a very specific audience: q...
buff.ly
August 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Xennial women don't need a TV critic to explain which character is a thinly veiled Vanderbilt. 'WE KNEW THAT ALREADY,' they scream silently."
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public comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & strip care from DACA recipients ends at 23:59pm EDT tonite
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
hi, cis folks!
if we *are* going to talk ACA, RFK's HHS proposed a rule to remove *all trans care* from ACA essential health benefit status.
~25mil people are insured by ACA & if 1% are trans, that's 250,000 people who'd lose access to care.
that's bad! take 2 minutes to stand with trans people.🧵
if we *are* going to talk ACA, RFK's HHS proposed a rule to remove *all trans care* from ACA essential health benefit status.
~25mil people are insured by ACA & if 1% are trans, that's 250,000 people who'd lose access to care.
that's bad! take 2 minutes to stand with trans people.🧵
April 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
public comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & strip care from DACA recipients ends at 23:59pm EDT tonite
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
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The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
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I just learned that the entire press team at the FDA was fired last week. The *entire* press team.
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
April 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I just learned that the entire press team at the FDA was fired last week. The *entire* press team.
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
It's difficult to grasp how bizarre this is.
To wrap my brain around the idea, I made a list of things the FDA is responsible for, and that reporters now have no one at the agency to ask about... 🧪🛟
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I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.
April 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.
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60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
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I just want to congratulate in advance the entire trans community on crashing the global economy. We did it!
April 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I just want to congratulate in advance the entire trans community on crashing the global economy. We did it!
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SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students’ Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University’s Knowledge
“Never seen something like this,” say university officials about the secret targeting of Middle Eastern students.
zeteo.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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Shameka “Meek” Hayes serves as a neighborhood commissioner in Washington, D.C., representing fellow incarcerated people. It’s not easy.
The Life of an Elected Official Who’s Also in Jail
A D.C. neighborhood commissioner explains what it’s like doing the work of politics from behind bars.
prisonjournalismproject.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Shameka “Meek” Hayes serves as a neighborhood commissioner in Washington, D.C., representing fellow incarcerated people. It’s not easy.
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Lewelyn Dixon, a lab technician who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years and is a green card holder, is being held at an ICE detention center in Tacoma.
Lewelyn Dixon, UW lab technician, held in Tacoma ICE detention center
Lewelyn Dixon, a lab technician who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years and is a green card holder, is being held at an ICE detention center in Tacoma.
www.seattletimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Lewelyn Dixon, a lab technician who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years and is a green card holder, is being held at an ICE detention center in Tacoma.
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Brilliant
"Yes, there’s danger in opening our gates to this statue. But there’s also danger in keeping it out… the danger of eroding the sanctity of the gift-giving process."
Senator Schumer Votes to Let the Big Wooden Horse into Troy
“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding f...
www.mcsweeneys.net
March 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Brilliant
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Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website
Web page about iconic Golden Girls actress becomes latest victim of DEI purge
Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her wartime contribution scrubbed from the Department of Defence (DOD) website. The URL now reads "DEIBefore".
www.thepinknews.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website
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The post office isn't supposed to make money, the post office is supposed to deliver mail
March 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The post office isn't supposed to make money, the post office is supposed to deliver mail
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"Investors must act fast; this is the most exciting get-rich-quick opportunity since Bitcoin started accepting Bitcoin in transactions for Bitcoin. Without writers, editors, photographers, and photo editors, our company will incur almost no expenses when putting out Total Crap."
Introducing Total Crap, the First Magazine Written Entirely by AI
Amid doomsaying pronouncements that the publishing industry is dead, we are proud to bring the written word into the future with revolutionary tech...
buff.ly
March 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Investors must act fast; this is the most exciting get-rich-quick opportunity since Bitcoin started accepting Bitcoin in transactions for Bitcoin. Without writers, editors, photographers, and photo editors, our company will incur almost no expenses when putting out Total Crap."
No better way to piss off a child than by telling them that it’s been two weeks so, yes, they really do have to put their laundry away, and, yes, it’s sucks, and, yes, everyone universally hates it when someone else dictates what you do with your time. Follow me for more parenting tips! 🥴
March 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
No better way to piss off a child than by telling them that it’s been two weeks so, yes, they really do have to put their laundry away, and, yes, it’s sucks, and, yes, everyone universally hates it when someone else dictates what you do with your time. Follow me for more parenting tips! 🥴
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*A writer promotes a book as society crumbles around us*
Me: Never apologize for sharing your work! *Retweets and preorders*
*Chuck Schumer promotes a book as society crumbles around us*
Me: May you never know another moment's peace for the rest of your miserable life
Me: Never apologize for sharing your work! *Retweets and preorders*
*Chuck Schumer promotes a book as society crumbles around us*
Me: May you never know another moment's peace for the rest of your miserable life
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
*A writer promotes a book as society crumbles around us*
Me: Never apologize for sharing your work! *Retweets and preorders*
*Chuck Schumer promotes a book as society crumbles around us*
Me: May you never know another moment's peace for the rest of your miserable life
Me: Never apologize for sharing your work! *Retweets and preorders*
*Chuck Schumer promotes a book as society crumbles around us*
Me: May you never know another moment's peace for the rest of your miserable life