We at Portland Tennis Courterly are honored and humbled to feature the brilliant writing + brave reporting of @marisakabas.bsky.social in our latest issue. This is a reprint of her dispatch from the US Open, which first appeared in The Handbasket on September 8th www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-us-o...

Here is what EPIC's AI and Human Rights team wants to see more and less of in 2026! Your support will enable them to continue to promote regulatory frameworks that focus on the real-world human impacts and harms of AI. Donate now: epic.org/donate

if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this. can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.

I would wager that @clppng.bsky.social’s horrorcore duology is essential Halloween listening. A mix of horror-tinged visions of the reality of street life, nightmarish soundscapes and even a few genuinely awesome filk songs about horror icons

I was with a panel of people who were all making good arguments about why AI will never replace this or that skill or job, so maybe we'll be okay, and I finally said to one teacher: "you can just say no. you don't have to use it. it steals from people and teaches no skills. it's not a good tool."

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning: www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

An important discussion on MLIS debt by @violetbfox.bsky.social 📜 📚

We only need $140 more to fully furnish our second classroom with a host of awesome new books: www.donorschoose.org/project/book...

huh. see, this actually looks like it’s remarkably easy to do. weird that very nearly every other federal-level democrat can’t quite figure it out. as ever, big fan of @katmabu.bsky.social

2. email your senators, too. contact: reps.fyi you're a poster; you can do this. there are too many moving pieces to speak to on a call. they need to know we're watching & trans folks don't have a lobbyist on the hill. add either of these into the body of your email. ALL OF THIS MUST BE FOUGHT. 🧵

so: what do we need you to do? two things. 1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵

For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the DOJ's threat to ban trans people from owning guns and how I unexpectedly found myself agreeing with the NRA for once. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

For people in a state that is asking for a prescription, try a CVS MinuteClinic. Some MinuteClinic’s are getting around restrictions by having nurses on site who will give you a prescription during a visit. They ask to confirm if you are high risk but don’t ask for proof.

Eternally impressed by @brimwats.com So grateful to have some of my lived experience included in this research. #critcat #critlib

This from Riley Gaines is why trans people freak out when Democrats try to carve out some compromise over sports. The politicians and activists attacking trans people are not interested in compromise! They're interested in our eradication from public life and are exploiting sports to that end

ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee Working Group on $v Retention invites participation in a survey investigating potential impacts of the Library of Congress' omission of form subdivisions ($v) in subject headings. Please share! tinyurl.com/2792hbkn #critcat #critlib

We talk a lot about the black box problem in AI and not enough about AI as censorship.

a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

IL State Uni. is hiring a metadata specialist; lowish pay, so it's ideal for someone without a MLIS bc it's civil service and they're eligible for a waiver at any IL uni. So applicant can get an UIUC MLIS for considerably less tuition while getting exp: jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/52... 📜📚

I’ve posted an update on Fobazi. Thank you all so much for all of the love and support! ❤️❤️❤️ -Elena Update here: gofund.me/506f89f9

unfortunately not surprised at white cis gay men selling out more marginalized members of the queer community. but always disappointing.

Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❤️ -Elena gofund.me/c8485b58

"Fobazi is fighting for her life right now. She's facing a kidney and liver transplant, and the costs are mounting. Please consider donating or sharing to help cover her expenses. Every bit helps." Here’s the link: gofund.me/5b8edbde .

are you so over wildfire smoke? allergies? this getting covid repeatedly thing? protect yourself with filtered air! •Bonafide Masks •WellBefore •Dräger •BeHealthy •Laianzhi •BNX •3M •MaskC •CambridgeMask *buying directly from distributors (some use amazon)=best way to avoid less than quality product

I'm so glad Thomas Friedman is using his platform to say this. I've heard this exact thing many times from my Jewish friends. Israel's actions are putting the Jewish diaspora in danger. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o...

happy pride! reminder: queer people— especially trans, nonbinary, and bisexual people— have a far higher chance of developing disabling symptoms from SARS2 infection. like our queer ancestors before us, true pride is in community care, including preventing viral infection. ventilate, purify, mask 🏳️‍🌈

Highlight of my presentation on #QMDC at #arlisna2025 was my beautiful son, Booker T. Cat, interrupting during the Q+A @arlisna.bsky.social #critcat

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

"In addition to being able to continue purging historic records related to the history + achievements by [marginalized communities, this attack on the LoC is] a prime opportunity to redact, revise, + plunder the record in service of the administration’s America 250 propaganda campaign."

"There is no safety net but the choices we make to reduce each others suffering."

Seems like a lot of folks might need to hear this today. Some fortitude for the weekend and days ahead 🧡

“The current crisis isn’t a departure from library tradition but its culmination—the moment when the violence always hidden within our classification systems becomes impossible to ignore.”

Teen Vogue presents: Introducing Vivian Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social In her 2nd-ever interview, the 20-year-old tells @ellayurman.bsky.social about going viral, protecting trans youth, her “pathetic man-child” estranged dad Elon Musk, and more @teenvogue.com www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...

There are no pre-pubescent medical transitions and if you think there are, you are quite literally too stupid to comment on politics

Philadelphia has settled a lawsuit with the brother of two young girls killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing, resolving one aspect of an ongoing court battle over the mishandling of victims’ remains by both the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and the University of Pennsylvania.

Spotted on campus this morning. Thanks to the person who posted this.

1. heard from a constituent 2. talked to a trans person 3. heat firsthand how the law would negatively impact a constituent calling (or even better: showing up to your rep’s local office) to say “stop listening to pundits & the press” is remarkably easy but surprisingly effective!

if your senator’s GOP, try this script. it’s got a bail out. you’ll get an intern. be polite. they *all* plan to vote for this, but the GOP can manipulated if they think it could cost them (see ⬇️). *don't do a 'hick'voice.* the suburbs are trump country.🧵 find your reps: myreps.datamade.us

1. Nearly a century ago, Nazis burned trans books to usher in fascism. Now, Trump is doing the same, digitally burning all records of transgender people and striking the community from records. This must be seen for what it is: a move towards atrocity. Subscribe to support my journalism.

I wonder how long these signs are actually going to survive at the University.

Today is the last day to submit comments about proposed LCSH changes, including changing to Mt. McKinley and Gulf of America. h/t @katscade.bsky.social classweb.org/tentative-su...

Call for IMMEDIATE action: LCSH is officially proposing changes from "Mexico, Gulf of" to "America, Gulf of" and "Denali" to "Mt. Mckinley": classweb.org/tentative-su... Send feedback to [email protected] by TODAY, Tuesday, February 18, to oppose these changes

Also on this list is changing Mount Denali back to Mount McKinley.

"Even slow and quiet queer joy is an act of resistance" - @brimwats.com 🙌

Now more than ever.

Did you know your public library's hoopla digital collections are absolutely destroying their budget? That prices have gone up in some instances of over 400%, while library budgets have been stagnant or cut? Everything you should know as a library user: bookriot.com/library-hoop...

Can you help this librarian who was unjustly fired for–gasp–protecting LGBTQ+ books? Of note: this is the public library where students who are banned for untold numbers of books from their public district, Conroe ISD, would be able to access said books. What begins in schools does not end there.

At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday, according to Navajo Nation officials.