When a professional association kicks you out of its conference, forcibly removes you, and bans you from future participation for passing out an article it published: new low in acquiescence to fascism Example of how "viewpoint diversity" is only used to undermine, not expand, knowledge Note ... +

ICE will no longer publicly report the deaths of immigrants recently released from detention. ICE frames this as "common sense," when in fact, it's an effort to obscure the true number of people who die as a result of being detained—especially now as in-custody deaths surge.

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

I really love this piece by @profjulies.bsky.social published in @msmagazine.com about the right-wing attack on the teaching about gender. @aaup.org Authoritarians are scared of GWSS because it "teaches students they deserve to live their true, autonomous selves." msmagazine.com/2026/04/03/t...

That Emergency Trans Meal Fund slot is still open if you're a trans person in need of a meal today. Fill out this form: forms.gle/KkWAvrQ27AKc... And if you want to contribute to the fund, you can here: itch.io/s/159177/the...

This is what this witch hunt always intended, just hoping it would be an unhinged man to do it for them. Sending love and solidarity to so many who are living in fear. You don’t deserve this

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

I keep thinking about the fact that prior to the 1930s there were almost no student protests on college campuses. The 30s changed all of that and University administrators LOST THEIR SHIT. They were sending names of students by the 10s of thousands to the FBI. They launched off campus surveillance.

I work in mental health and cannot begin to describe how destructive all this is, especially to those with serious mental health conditions. We desperately need MORE housing, not gatekeeping. Please read below and comment against the monumentally stupid idea.

Just to reiterate something that @ali-alkhatib.com says continuously -- to reframe AI as a political project and not as a technology.

I'm not the first to note this but AI psychosis just seems to be "experience what it's like to have yes men" and shows what has happened to any billionaire who has any kind of public profile

How it started / how it’s going — Jay Bhattacharya edition. 2025: “We will never use this agency to censor scientists who disagree" 2026 : Bhattacharya “has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits”.

If you’re like, “Wait, everyone is shackled on ICE flights?! Wait, there are 50 ICE flights a day?! Wait, they’re sending people to countries they’ve never been to?!” I am begging you to please read my ICE Air FAQ. 🙏 gillianbrockell.com/what-is-ice-...

An outstanding, comprehensive rebuke of AI mania in K-12 by @winterjessica.bsky.social that rounds out by highlighting the growing coalition of parents, educators, and other concerned humans that is working fast and hard to tamp it down.

Jay Bhattacharya, who is best known for ranting about COVID conspiracies and “coverups” for the past 5 years, is now literally suppressing the data on COVID vaccines…because he is an antivaccine hack not a scientist

For Earth Day, we must recognize that environmental justice, disability justice, and climate justice are one fight! Climate change and environmental racism are disabling — from extreme heat to super storms, and from fossil fuel extraction to processing. Read more below. (1/4)

Had the incredible privilege of going to @chanda.blacksky.app's book talk tonight, in conversation with the ever thoughtful @moyazb.bsky.social. Cannot wait to dig into this wonderfully unique and powerful book:The Edge of Space-Time! 🖖🏼 #BookSky

Hegseth's repeal of universal flu vaccines is nonsense on so many levels, but his claim vaccine mandates were an "era of betrayal" irked me as a historian. Here's my response, in @thebulwark.com this morning; www.thebulwark.com/p/george-was...

6. The opinion was scathing, and called out the Trump administration for flagrant abuse of authority and disdain toward the rule of law. “Unserious leaders are unsafe,” Judge Kasubhai wrote in the opinion’s opening line. “There is nothing more serious than our leaders’ dedication to the rule of law"

1. This weekend, a federal judge permanently blocked funding threats to providers and hospitals that provide trans youth care. The judge also blocked "any similar policy." Hospitals have NO excuse and must return to providing care under many blue state laws. Subscribe to support our journalism.

It will be extremely interesting to see what institutions like Fenway Health and NYU Langone do now. The ostensible reason for their ending of youth gender care is now gone - will they resume care for all the trans kids they abandoned?

Ditto

NEW: Louisiana is asking a federal court to impose nationwide restrictions on mifepristone, a medication used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S. Extremist politicians' attacks on abortion are out of touch with science, law, and public opinion.

NEW: i took a look at legislation @sanders.senate.gov is intro'ing today to impose a data center moratorium “until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of AI" it's a major line in the sand for progressives looking to tie data center opposition w AI safety

“It’s inevitable” “you can’t roll it back” “you just have to accept it”

Crossing state borders for HRT. Insurance denials. Missed surgeries. U.S. Catholic bishops imposed a ban on all trans healthcare throughout the church's massive networks. That's left working class trans people struggling even more. Our latest, by @davidforbes.bsky.social are some of their stories:

And in case there was any room for doubt, the Republican coauthor of KOSA explicitly said she expects and hopes the bill to make it harder for queer people to connect with each other and find out they're not alone (as Katelyn says she did here) www.them.us/story/kosa-s...

From now until the end of March I'm going to be sharing some of my favorite books about Trans Studies (broadly conceived) for #TransRightsReadathon

Major thanks to @melodyschreiber.com for interviewing me about what biology actually says about sex & gender Unscientific attacks on trans rights are fueled by fascism, not science, and harm all of us - cis or trans Excellent reporting 🧬🏳️‍⚧️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“It’s clear that user feedback is influencing Microsoft’s moves around AI on Windows... The Copilot rollback is just one of the changes being made.” Keep it up, haters🤗 techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/m...

If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.

"where are the student protestors now" as if they were not expelled, arrested, threatened, derided, abandoned, and deported. as if we didn't systematically punish what could have been our own next generation of active political leaders. jfc.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of presenting at Resisting Harm, Building the Future: Beyond Borders & Binaries, hosted by the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. I‘m grateful for the opportunity to learn from so many incredible educators & activists from around the world!

Things look grim in the markets right now, but at least the U.S. economy wasn’t already being propped up by a massive speculative AI bubble that is highly sensitive to rising energy costs.

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

This is a reminder that ICE is still in Minnesota, that people still can’t leave their homes, and that funds are starting to run dry. Please donate if you can. Places like food shelves are struggling to meet the community’s needs.

STOP THE SAVE ACT (Updated) My new piece is up with lots of info about the SAVE America Act - the version of the SAVE Act that passed the House and is before the Senate this week. This is a MUST READ and then ACT. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Many are appropriately outraged by Altman’s comments here implying that raising a human child is akin to “training” an AI model. This is part of a broader pattern where AI industry leaders use language that collapses the boundary between human and machine. 🧵/

Whether as sites of protest, celebration, communal mourning, or remembrance, public parks have always played a vital role in the history of New York City’s LGBTQ+ rights movement. Landmarks like Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain pulse with their own queer history.

A lot of people, including me, were wondering how an IRB could ever approve this study. The answer is that no IRB did. The person who “signed off” on approval from the only ethics board that reviewed it had resigned three years earlier. His signature was used without his knowledge.

The Epstein administration is covering up the Epstein files.

"The scholarly pursuit of truth, over time, requires that some “viewpoints” become extinct." stanforddaily.com/2026/02/17/v...

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills. To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.

So all colleges and universities will bring back the DEI stuff they cut when obeying in advance right...............................................................................................................................................right?

I'm just going to say a thing. What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.

"Epstein class" is terrific not simply because several of them are directly tied to Epstein's crimes, but because it strikes at the corruption, immorality and impunity of that entire circle.