This holiday, thousands of kids are waking up to their families not present because ICE kidnapped them. Hundreds of kids are in an ICE prison. This country is doing what it was built to do, BUT we have the ability and obligation to stand up against it. Don’t just read about it. Act. Get involved.

Yearly reminder that Jesus was born in Palestine and is Palestinian. Palestinian Christians are being actively arrested, their celebrations shut down in Haifa. There is no ceasefire. Over 70,000 Palestinians have been murdered and ceasefires violated 875 times for the last 2 years. #freepalestine

There are so many moments that can feel devoid of light. Especially right now where capitalism takes hold and so many lean into money to spend versus supporting each other. So many of us are so tied to our own individuality in the US that we fail to see the power we hold with each other.

It feels like we are screaming into a void. Attacks on us constantly, a bill passing that will strip healthcare away from kids, and it’s not even trending. But this article gives a moment of hope. A moment for us to see that people and orgs are stepping up when it matters. We need more of you to.

If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is. It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.

It’s no longer about if he’s in the Epstein files but how many crimes he committed.

I know we are fighting for trans right to healthcare but it would be nice if things were framed more around our humanity and right to healthcare vs “having this lowers suicidal rate”. Like we should just be able to say trans people should have access to healthcare. The end. 🙃

Awareness and visibility do not equal safety. Because of the lack of care and vigilance for trans people, we have now: 1. Seen over 1,000 anti trans bills this year alone 2. Seen an uptick of violence against trans people 3. Experienced attacks against our healthcare and access to it ….

They took a teacher today in Chicago. But 31 Moms for Liberty bigots all lost their elections. But they are still holding kids in ICE custody. Multiple trans people won elections yesterday. But our rights are being decimated. The whiplash of emotions is real BUT the hope is vivid, real.

Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning. This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.

Halloween is a gift to the queers. To the ones that couldn’t express themselves. To the wild gender play. To the weird and stigmatized. This is our day. Even with snide comments, laughs behind closed hands, We strutted, catwalked. Because on this day,we got to be.

Today, people will dress up, call people by different names, use different pronouns, play with gender expression. But tomorrow, they will continue to blame trans and nonbinary people for their issues and complain about remembering their correct pronouns. 🙃

A haunted house for MAGA but it’s just me. The trans elementary teacher. Boo 👻

The world is shit but I remember I get to exist in a timeline where trans people are here, visible. I get to see trans people age. I got to bear witness to Miss Major. Hear her stories, wisdom. I got to see her & know that trans people can grow old, be loved. What a time to be. ♥️

Kaiser refuses to give workers fair pay, benefits, and the staffing they need to keep patients safe. We stand with the 46,000 UNAC/UHCP, @steelworkers.bsky.social Local 7600, @ofnhp.bsky.social, @unitehere.org Hawaii, and HNHP health care workers on STRIKE fighting for a fair contract ✊

Today was one of those days where going to work felt a betrayal to my own humanity. I still showed up, taught kids all while people spewed hate towards my existence and institutionalize me and my community. Still existing. Still breathing. Still teaching. Still trans. #transexistence

When the first response is to blame trans people for shootings WITHOUT EVIDENCE, that’s the narrative. That’s believing we should be locked up because of “mental illness”. That’s painting us as “dangerous” so it’s seen as a fact. Do yall remember the next step that’s reminiscent of Nazi propaganda?

CW: suicide ideation I don’t often talk about my mental health battle with suicidal ideation because of how intrinsically connected it is to being trans in our community. I say that because I wanted to share that we can be beautifully trans first rather than a statistic.

Let this Labor Day be a reminder that no labor is “unskilled”, that thousands of workers have been “let go” due to a political agenda, and that capitalism is working as it was meant to be. Workers were not meant to thrive, only survive (barely), in this society.

With all the disrespect I can muster, kindly fuck off with the “arm teachers”. Y’all are the same people who won’t raise our wages, forgive our loans, give kids free lunch, etc. Give me public schools that are funded so we can care for EVERYONE not fighting for the scraps you hand us.

LA is still occupied and terrorized by ICE. DC is now being occupied by the military and FBI. Latine and Hispanic people make up almost half of LA’s population. Black people make up almost half of DC’s population. Our nation’s racism and current fascism on full display right now. #washingtondc

“Those who can’t do, teach” is such a fucked up phrase used to diminish educators tireless, intelligent, brilliant work in a mainly woman dominated profession and its still used to put our profession down. The reality is “Very few can teach because it is a hard, multi skilled, demanding job”.

“There are more troops deployed to Los Angeles than Syria and Iraq combined.” -Jen Psaki Just a reminder: this is still the reality here. This hasn’t changed even if the media has gone quiet. We are still pushing back. We are still resisting. #losangeles

Day 35. The National Guard and Federal Agents fired tear gas and pepper spray bullets on kids trying to find their parents. They. Shot. Kids. They shot at children trying to find their mom or dad. They shot at family members crying, begging for answers. They shot at Americans. #camarillo

I need yall to understand this was ICE cosplaying as the military:carrying paintball guns, real weapons, and storming an area that is a large vendor space for our community. They are attempting to scare us but they left as soon as they saw the 300 citizens wouldn’t back down. No thanks to the mayor.

The bill passed. It is impossible to not feel rage, frustration. We watched a lack of care, a lack of urgency, a lack of realizing that this trajectory has been witnessed before. #bigbeautifulbill

If you aren’t fighting the systems of oppression that murdered Marsha P. Johnson and kept Sylvia Rivera homeless until her death, wtf are you doing? Pride was not just a riot. It was a bash back at the system. Sylvia and Marsha created a trans home for trans ppl on the street. (1/2)

People need to understand, they are governing as if they're never going to give up power again.

Mahmoud v. Taylor Supreme Court decision undermines all that public ed has aspired to be. To be out in front of my students is not something anyone will be able to opt out of. I will continue to be trans & an educator. I will continue to read queer books. I will continue to fight for ed for all.

Pretty fuckin homophobic Pride month if you ask me

White ppl: If you showed up and supported LA during the wildfires, you should be out now supporting the LA community as ICE attempts to strip our city and kidnap our neighbors. Show up every time. Not just when it is convenient or comfortable for you. Mutual aid, patrols & more are needed. Step up!

On the SCOTUS ruling: my beloved trans community, remember you are beyond any gov. We are sacred, powerful, soft. To the beautiful trans youth, you are loved, held, fought for, and no gov can define who we are. The fight will continue. Today, lean into those that love you, see you. Be held today.

Dear Squeaky Tank, Thank you for your service. 🫡

Facts about LA: Police are the aggressors. LAPD targets peaceful protests. LAPD is using the curfew to arrest anyone on the street. LAPD is a militarized police force. Police have had citizens deescalate them (not our job). Mayor Bass is complicit in ICE in still being in our city. #losangeles

May today not be the one time you stand up and fight back but the spark that ignites you to lean into community and organizing. Protesting is one of many ways we keep each other safe from the violent systems around us. Connect, join, keep going until we have liberation for all. #nokingsday

It says a lot that the people who have been doxxing teachers like me, going after our jobs, homes, families, are now upset when we use those same tactics against MASKED law enforcement kidnapping people. We wouldn’t need to if you just released our community members and went home. Just saying.

Request to all my journalist friends in Los Angeles: When you're at a Mayor Bass press conference, ask her to explain what SHE is doing about LAPD shooting journalists with rubber bullets, arresting/detaining them, and otherwise acting unlawfully. Her office is not responding to me these days. 🤷‍♂️

Way too many people saying “don’t be violent when protesting” instead of saying “we shouldn’t have to fucking protest the government kidnapping and disappearing people”.

From on the ground in #losangeles Every protest has been peaceful. Then the police move in: shooting point blank at people, shooting from rooftops, running people over with horses, hitting people. Then the citizens fight back and are called violent.

They are waging war on us. They are demonizing a whole city and now state. They want to see American citizens injured, harmed, killed. No one was rioting! We were responding to violence done to us. Our families are torn apart. But we are showing up for each other in this moment.

LA isn’t rioting. We were existing, surviving. Then ICE tried kidnapping our community, our kids, our families. We pushed them back and were successful multiple times. Don’t believe these false narratives. Listen to us, the people on the ground. The fascist government is scared of us.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the trans people who, despite society, religion, and rejection, gave birth to themselves. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms who do more than the bare minimum and uplift their trans child and fight for them. 💕

Let’s keep our community safe and show nazis aren’t welcome here! West Hollywood is a historical queer safe space, spaces like these are vital—they’re where we find support, community, and strength. Stand strong against hate and keep each other safe! Mask up and bring a buddy! #wekeepussafe

Facts matter

The IRS launched its own tax filing program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free. Tax prep companies like Intuit lobbied for years to stop the IRS from doing this.  Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. Now Trump is gutting the program. Hello?

And they removed gender dysphoria from protected list of disabilities. Big sigh 😮‍💨

being trans and autistic right now feels like I just won the popularity contest I never wanted to be apart of.

Shame on Planned Parenthood of Arizona for dropping their trans patients because of threats from Trump. What happens when they make you stop providing abortions? Birth control? PReP? Gonna roll over then too? These orgs complying are cowardly.

how many abled cishet white folks think they could survive under an onslaught like this—which is, for the record, just what the fox news crowd has alleged happens to the GOP for years. 2.9 pieces a day across all major media saying “these people must be cast out of society before they destroy it.”🧵