Powen Shiah
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This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
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They know we were stripped of our citizenship, had our towns burned down, had our businesses destroyed, our houses of worship desecrated and attacked. And they know who did it 100 years ago & who’s doing it now.
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They know we were stripped of our citizenship, had our towns burned down, had our businesses destroyed, our houses of worship desecrated and attacked. And they know who did it 100 years ago & who’s doing it now.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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There is actual racial discrimination occurring and people are suffering but sure, let’s focus on the musings of a bunch of elite white men posting from their elite positions about how they are the primary victims of racial discrimination in this country. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
There is actual racial discrimination occurring and people are suffering but sure, let’s focus on the musings of a bunch of elite white men posting from their elite positions about how they are the primary victims of racial discrimination in this country. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Just for shits and giggles, the top five reasons this story is as fake as the executions recorded in Dr. Wolf's dissertation:
Number 1: What the fuck is "a dean in the department"? How many deans were in this department? Follow up question: How many of them did it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Number 1: What the fuck is "a dean in the department"? How many deans were in this department? Follow up question: How many of them did it take to screw in a lightbulb?
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Just for shits and giggles, the top five reasons this story is as fake as the executions recorded in Dr. Wolf's dissertation:
Number 1: What the fuck is "a dean in the department"? How many deans were in this department? Follow up question: How many of them did it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Number 1: What the fuck is "a dean in the department"? How many deans were in this department? Follow up question: How many of them did it take to screw in a lightbulb?
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“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
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It’s not necessary to keep highlighting the qualities of exceptional immigrants as a reason for them to be treated well by their governments. We don’t have to be on our best behaviour to receive a basic level of human decency: that‘s why they’re called “human rights”, and not “human privileges”.
December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It’s not necessary to keep highlighting the qualities of exceptional immigrants as a reason for them to be treated well by their governments. We don’t have to be on our best behaviour to receive a basic level of human decency: that‘s why they’re called “human rights”, and not “human privileges”.
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It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
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honestly, if i were trying to design a place for the political opposition to take a stand against trump, i couldn't have done better than abrego garcia. by trying to destroy basic constitutional protections, it was *trump* who made this a dispute over due process and the Constitution.
December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
honestly, if i were trying to design a place for the political opposition to take a stand against trump, i couldn't have done better than abrego garcia. by trying to destroy basic constitutional protections, it was *trump* who made this a dispute over due process and the Constitution.
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
There are a few spots left for the event I'm hosting tmrw in Berlin for #SovereignTechFellowship. If you're interested in the work of folks like @hugovk.dev @icing.bsky.social @mklu.bsky.social, Sarah, Jan and others that maintains our digital infrastructure -> 🎟️ events.sovereign.tech/fellowship/
Sovereign Tech Fellowship
Wed, Dec. 3, 2025
events.sovereign.tech
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There are a few spots left for the event I'm hosting tmrw in Berlin for #SovereignTechFellowship. If you're interested in the work of folks like @hugovk.dev @icing.bsky.social @mklu.bsky.social, Sarah, Jan and others that maintains our digital infrastructure -> 🎟️ events.sovereign.tech/fellowship/
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We got over 60 signups from all parts of German government.
Thanks for letting us making this exchange happen, @nextnetz.bsky.social!
Thanks for letting us making this exchange happen, @nextnetz.bsky.social!
In German, for public servants:
We’ll discuss the digital cross-gov’t umbrella brand in all its detail – on Friday, 28 November, at 1 pm, as part of our @nextnetz.bsky.social community.
The digital umbrella brand has been in its public pilot phase for 11 months now.
⬇️
next-netz.de/veranstaltun...
We’ll discuss the digital cross-gov’t umbrella brand in all its detail – on Friday, 28 November, at 1 pm, as part of our @nextnetz.bsky.social community.
The digital umbrella brand has been in its public pilot phase for 11 months now.
⬇️
next-netz.de/veranstaltun...
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We got over 60 signups from all parts of German government.
Thanks for letting us making this exchange happen, @nextnetz.bsky.social!
Thanks for letting us making this exchange happen, @nextnetz.bsky.social!
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The key to bureaucracy hacking is to reduce friction while STILL addressing the risk the regulations were attempting to address.
As I always say when some right-winger starts going on about "red tape that slows innovation", every regulation on the books represents a lesson we as a society learned the hard way, and then encoded so we wouldn't forget. It's someone's blood & pain.
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The key to bureaucracy hacking is to reduce friction while STILL addressing the risk the regulations were attempting to address.
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Schaffst du es, alle Steueroasen zu finden, ohne dass Dir jemand auf die Schliche kommt? Check Deine Skills auf FragDenStaat.de/Minesweeper!
Steuer-Minesweeper
Finde Deutschlands schönste Steueroasen! Aber lass Dich nicht beim Steuerfahnden erwischen … Das Steuer-Minesweeper basiert auf der gemeinsamen Recherche vom ZDF Magazin Royale und FragDenStaat zu Ste...
FragDenStaat.de
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Schaffst du es, alle Steueroasen zu finden, ohne dass Dir jemand auf die Schliche kommt? Check Deine Skills auf FragDenStaat.de/Minesweeper!
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A test run for #publicDesign jobs —
Here’s an experimental RSS feed for the German #GovDesign roles I am posting here and on my little, manually maintained job board*:
🛜 fetchrss.com/feed/aSDtgrm...
* currently listing positions at @digitalservice.bund.de, @sprind-de.bsky.social and elsewhere
Here’s an experimental RSS feed for the German #GovDesign roles I am posting here and on my little, manually maintained job board*:
🛜 fetchrss.com/feed/aSDtgrm...
* currently listing positions at @digitalservice.bund.de, @sprind-de.bsky.social and elsewhere
fetchrss.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A test run for #publicDesign jobs —
Here’s an experimental RSS feed for the German #GovDesign roles I am posting here and on my little, manually maintained job board*:
🛜 fetchrss.com/feed/aSDtgrm...
* currently listing positions at @digitalservice.bund.de, @sprind-de.bsky.social and elsewhere
Here’s an experimental RSS feed for the German #GovDesign roles I am posting here and on my little, manually maintained job board*:
🛜 fetchrss.com/feed/aSDtgrm...
* currently listing positions at @digitalservice.bund.de, @sprind-de.bsky.social and elsewhere
It’s been a whirlwind getting everything together, but I’m excited: on 3 Dec in Berlin, come learn about the first year of the Sovereign Tech Fellowship—and get together with maintainers, the fellows, and public-interest tech folks.
I’d love to see you there!
I’d love to see you there!
Who will maintain our digital future? On 3 Dec 2025 in Berlin, we’re hosting an event for the #SovereignTechFellowship. In 2025, this program has paid maintainers of essential open source projects, piloting a new model for supporting digital infrastructure in the public interest.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It’s been a whirlwind getting everything together, but I’m excited: on 3 Dec in Berlin, come learn about the first year of the Sovereign Tech Fellowship—and get together with maintainers, the fellows, and public-interest tech folks.
I’d love to see you there!
I’d love to see you there!
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Who will maintain our digital future? On 3 Dec 2025 in Berlin, we’re hosting an event for the #SovereignTechFellowship. In 2025, this program has paid maintainers of essential open source projects, piloting a new model for supporting digital infrastructure in the public interest.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Who will maintain our digital future? On 3 Dec 2025 in Berlin, we’re hosting an event for the #SovereignTechFellowship. In 2025, this program has paid maintainers of essential open source projects, piloting a new model for supporting digital infrastructure in the public interest.
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My district, @baxhain.bsky.social, organized a celebration for local residents who became German citizens. My naturalization was in May & more of an individual, bureaucratic (though nice) process in a government office in Wedding, so it was really nice to mark the milestone in a more festive way.
Einbürgerungsfeier - unsere Vielfalt macht uns STARK. #xhain
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My district, @baxhain.bsky.social, organized a celebration for local residents who became German citizens. My naturalization was in May & more of an individual, bureaucratic (though nice) process in a government office in Wedding, so it was really nice to mark the milestone in a more festive way.
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15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
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Lots has happened since our last @demsabroad.bsky.social #Kreuzberg Kiez meetup! Join your local Americans abroad and friends on Monday 10 Nov 2025 at Yorckschlösschen for community, strategizing, and drinks. RSVP appreciated: www.democratsabroad.org/324260/kreuz... #Berlin #Germany
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Lots has happened since our last @demsabroad.bsky.social #Kreuzberg Kiez meetup! Join your local Americans abroad and friends on Monday 10 Nov 2025 at Yorckschlösschen for community, strategizing, and drinks. RSVP appreciated: www.democratsabroad.org/324260/kreuz... #Berlin #Germany
If you're wondering how to generate your own slogan, this fun site made it possible: homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
(check out the design coop called Forge that did the incredible design work for the Mamdani campaign: forge.coop/ )
(check out the design coop called Forge that did the incredible design work for the Mamdani campaign: forge.coop/ )
November 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If you're wondering how to generate your own slogan, this fun site made it possible: homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...
(check out the design coop called Forge that did the incredible design work for the Mamdani campaign: forge.coop/ )
(check out the design coop called Forge that did the incredible design work for the Mamdani campaign: forge.coop/ )
If someone shares photos in #ProtonDrive folders, is there a way to get a view w/larger previews in the web? I don't have an account, don't see an option to switch view style anywhere. It's unwieldy because looking at each photo is slow—it shows a blurry preview, loads higher-res seconds later.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If someone shares photos in #ProtonDrive folders, is there a way to get a view w/larger previews in the web? I don't have an account, don't see an option to switch view style anywhere. It's unwieldy because looking at each photo is slow—it shows a blurry preview, loads higher-res seconds later.
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Shook a few needed laughs and smiles out of my bitter ragged bag of a heart.
The music cuts off awkwardly before the end, but this is an incredible NYC Halloween costume compilation.
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Shook a few needed laughs and smiles out of my bitter ragged bag of a heart.
California ballot faxed yesterday; counted today!
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
California ballot faxed yesterday; counted today!
Really looking forward to speaking at @writethedocs.bsky.social in Berlin tomorrow! I’ll be sharing how we at @sovereign.tech Agency communicate about complex open source technologies in ways that everyone — not just software developers — can understand… and WHY we invest time/energy in doing so.
Our Comms Lead, Powen Shiah, is speaking @ Write the Docs conference in Berlin tomorrow!
His talk, 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, dives into how we make digital infrastructure visible, understandable, and valued through communications.
His talk, 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, dives into how we make digital infrastructure visible, understandable, and valued through communications.
October 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Really looking forward to speaking at @writethedocs.bsky.social in Berlin tomorrow! I’ll be sharing how we at @sovereign.tech Agency communicate about complex open source technologies in ways that everyone — not just software developers — can understand… and WHY we invest time/energy in doing so.