NEW: University of Michigan Chinese researcher dies after allegedly "hostile questioning" by federal agents www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

I love how updating the N&U page always turns Damn I'm so behind on my reading into DAMN I'M SO BEHIND ON MY READING. In related news - if there is any transfemme book published in 2026 missing from this list, let me know! I just added like 25 books, ready to add some more.

Defense Secretary Hegseth is using a mashup of violent Biblical rhetoric at monthly Pentagon prayer meetings, casting the US military as divinely sanctioned to kill and show no mercy. Why this is so dangerous, with @briankaylor.bsky.social: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...

BREAKING: The White House today proposed eliminating the Title X family planning program. A few hours later, the health dept quietly released guidance that would shift the focus of the program millions of low-income people rely on away from contraception and toward "family formation."

Our friends at Firestorm are struggling in the face of disaster capitalism. A queer- and worker-owned bookstore that has, over and over, been there for the community. They let me set up a referral page with them. Books from my podcasts, my books, and books I love firestorm.coop/r/killjoy.html

The Supreme Court ruled this week that Colorado cannot ban “conversion therapy” to treat LGBTQ+ minors. Yet states have long had the power to regulate medical care, with the aim to restrict harmful treatments. Catch up on the latest health care news 🎧 ⤵️

[[earnest alert]] THE CITY has been publishing for seven whole years as of this morning. very proud to be one of the originals. journalists working independently on a nonprofit model without a paywall are endangered species these days, so each year we make it, I thank my lucky stars www.thecity.nyc

wrote about how rage at America's wealthiest, particularly in tech (Musk, Zuck, Thiel), and the inequality of a new gilded age is powering a wave of efforts to tax the rich — out of organizing and anger that's built from Occupy to the 2016 Bernie campaign to Zohran's election. @us.theguardian.com

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who should we talk to for the 200th episode of gender reveal????? does anyone famous want to come onto the pod? does anyone famous want to COME OUT on the pod??? ask your celebrity egg friends please.

For a potential story, if you've been harassed for wearing a mask in North Carolina or New York's Nassau County, please reach out at [email protected] Noting I'm a big fan of 3M Auras myself and you will not be belittled.

The problems w/ using AI for health info are obvious. But it's important to understand *why* people do. One group: women w/ complex illnesses who can't get answers from doctors. "Is it a good thing to be depending on A.I. for medical advice? I don’t think so," one told me. But docs didn't help her.

Journalism is better when it's backed by people, not markets: defector.com/products

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I realized I didn't really make this clear in the post text (was up against the character limit, my bad): I am specifically looking for folks who experienced this in *political organizing or community organizing* spaces/work — if you saw the Chavez news and were reminded of a similar situation.

Did you know that there is one group of Americans who are not entitled to birthright citizenship? People born American Samoa are classified instead simply as “U.S. nationals” — and as a result they cannot vote or run for office anywhere else in the country. Much more here, for anyone curious:

Source Callout: for a story at the Guardian, I'm interviewing folks who were asked to keep working with someone after sexual assault or harassment or relationship abuse, and told to stay silent "for the good of the movement" (more info in pic with alt text). reach out on Signal @ lex_mcmenamin.68

@heatherherbert.uk www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

this is one of the most bonkers regulations I've heard of for freelance journalists, and finding a way to register a business license without slapping my address all over the internet is........ expensive and time-consuming dor.wa.gov/education/in...

Happy Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack! Fill this out and post/send it anywhere you like (if you're trans), and don't forget to buy a snack for someone else if you can (that's for everyone). Sending love today and every day — we WILL win and we WILL have treats along the way. xoxoxo.

A deep cut from 1909 for International Transgender Day of Visibility: Beatrice the Sixteenth, a genderfluid utopia by an international legal expert and activist who defied the gender binary more than a century ago. In the Radium Age series from @mitpress.bsky.social. bookshop.org/a/98349/9780...

In other news, I am really excited to share some new initiatives we're launching at The Rumpus including increased pay, writing and editorial fellowships, and microgrants. therumpus.net/2026/03/31/e...

Reflexive hatred of journalists and journalism as a whole is one of those right wing behaviors that doesn't get treated as such because the institution of journalism is in really bad shape, for reasons not actually journalist's fault. I am not a journalist so you cant get mad at me for saying this

It's the last day of @trreadathon.bsky.social I've read: - 5 books - 924 pages of book - 9.3 hours of audio (Plus 11% of Moonflow, which I won't have time to finish.) I'm donating $50 to @transjournalists.org Will you match me to support our goal of raising $1,000 on #TDOV?

here is a story we reported this story two years ago that remains very relevant.

🏳️‍⚧️ This TDOV, you can help change the narrative. Support the Trans Journalists Association and the TNI to ensure media coverage is fair, accurate and accountable. 📊 Explore the findings: transnewsinitiative.org
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What gets covered: 
• Pop culture & creativity dominates headlines 🎬 
• Policy coverage gets less attention ⚖️ 
• Resilience & solutions are underrepresented 💪🏾 What gets amplified — and what doesn’t — shapes understanding and real lives. transnewsinitiative.org

📈 By the numbers: 
• 190,500+ articles about trans communities (2020–2025) 
• 2,700+ stories published every month Trans coverage isn’t rare — it’s constant. 
Media coverage = visibility. 📰👀 transnewsinitiative.org

📊 What is TNI? TNI is a public, data-driven tool that: 
• Tracks who is telling trans stories 📝 
• Shows what’s being covered — and what isn’t 🔍 
• Supports media accountability and research ⚖️ It grows with use, helping journalists, advocates, and researchers alike. transnewsinitiative.org

🧵✨ This Trans Day of Visibility: let’s talk about how trans stories show up in the media — and why it matters. 🏳️‍⚧️ Introducing the Trans News Initiative (TNI) from the Trans Journalists Association. transnewsinitiative.org

visibility schmisibility we call for TRANS DAY OF BEING A RENEGADE CYBORG MECH PILOT WHO BUILT HIS OWN MECH AND IT'S A TIGER OKAY? character art by Meilee Chen @bkomei.bsky.social #PlasticPrismVoid by @blipstress.bsky.social PREORDER IT NOW at www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/ppv-p...

Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy.

new and funny form of trans inclusion just dropped: nonbinary changing rooms available only on all gender bath days

And ICYMI, read @susanrinkunas.com on how Missouri Republicans are using transphobia in an attempt to overturn constitutional protections for abortion rights:

tinkering with a little bit of CSS today to make the Trans News Initiative more discoverable in TJA's resources hub:

A 2023 @sltrib.com and ProPublica investigation found that one man felt compelled to drop his sexual assault complaint against his therapist after a failed polygraph test. The therapist, now in prison, continued to practice for two more years.

The other day I did criticize the AMA for vagueposting and trying to play the issue both ways. The thing is, that was also clearly the case back when this story broke and other outlets, including my own, covered it that way instead of reporting the AMA had changed positions.

NEW: After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist @peterdicampo.bsky.social saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.

I've read 452 pages but only raised $425 of my $1000 goal for @transjournalists.org during @trreadathon.bsky.social. Only a few days left! donorbox.org/join-the-tja...

One year after federal arts and humanities cuts, viral depositions are shedding new light on how some projects were screened out. Reveal investigates what the cuts mean on the ground and where the money is going.

There is no singular Media, corporate, mainstream, or legacy. There is a heterogeneous mix of newspapers, magazines, broadcast TV, cable TV, public radio & talk radio stations, satellite, digital news outlets, & state agencies, each with a huge range of ethics, editorial standards, & partisan bias.

If you're marketing your work using "[X] is lying to you!" then you are weaponizing public distrust in journalism *against other journalists*, not building trust in the strength of your fact-checking. Generally speaking, saying "The Internet says [X]" or "the Media is Lying" may be unethical.

There are more women employed in the U.S. than men, according to federal data highlighted in a report from Indeed. But it’s happening in part is that traditional male-dominated occupations are shrinking, while female-led jobs, which pay less, are growing. www.axios.com/2026/03/27/w...

Our new guide offers practical information on conducting community-centered data collection to inform policy and enhance LGBTQ health and social equity. Access the guide at tinyurl.com/LGBTQResearc...

For a story on the Houston Comets coming back, I'm looking to talk to LGBTQ+ wnba fans and general women's sports fans in the houston-area about their feelings on the Sun moving here. How are you feeling? Excited? Bittersweet? DM or hit me up at [email protected].

"Of >500 federal databases affected by Trump’s myriad executive orders, nearly 3/4ths were revised because of the Defending Women order alone. Most of the cases involved removing trans-inclusive gender identity options from survey forms, leaving people to choose between male or female."

you gotta read Rotten Girl and this is a great way to do so

"Everyone in Taiwan hates JK Rowling now,” Yuh-Line Niou wrote on X www.scmp.com/sport/paris-... "Lin started boxing to protect her mother who has been abused by her father since young, and ended up being a national player. I don’t know what kind of magic can save Rowling now,”

📣 Don’t miss our April 1 post-screening Q&A. After watching Heightened Scrutiny on Kinema, stay for a conversation with director @samfeder.bsky.social, Tre’Vell Anderson, and @petrinkae.bsky.social of the @transjournalists.org 📅 April 1 🎟️ Pre-order your tickets today: kinema.com/films/height...

Idaho lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a crime for transgender people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity — even inside privately owned businesses.