"They stood, diplomas in hand, having met every standard of physical endurance, academic excellence, and military discipline. But when the time came for the US Air Force Academy’s class of 2025 to commission as second lieutenants, 3 cadets were quietly held back..." www.advocate.com/news/transge...

Kentucky governor vows to continue standing up for LGBTQ+ kids ‘hated on by their general assembly’ www.thepinknews.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

We could've had hope and joy but we got hate and pure evil. 💔 I'll never forgive those who refused to vote for this wonderful and uplifting woman. 🥹 #DEI #ThrowbackThursday #JoyfulWarriors

AARP has created an easy way to contact your lawmakers and tell them Social Security must be protected. Learn more.👇

A hero and a coward are meeting in the Oval Office today. And when the meeting is over, the hero will return home to Ukraine.

Oh my God. Donald Trump and JD Vance are attacking Zelensky in the Oval Office. This is a complete fucking embarrassment.

When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

If you were in a science related field and were fired by Trump, Congress wants to hear from you. democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

Jamie Lee Curtis' daughter is receiving death threats. She is under attack Along with the rest of the entire trans community. As a mother, I am shattered. Hug your trans friends and family. Check in on them. I know there's a lot going on. Take 2 seconds. Even a small 'hey!' matters so much rn💔🫂

Black Kos: Black History Month ain't cancelled. We are still here and so is our history. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

Caribbean Matters: Black History Month and its Caribbean connections www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

新年好 to all my friends who celebrate!

Preach Tim! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR96...

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If you love girl scout cookies, consider buying them from a trans girl scout this year... www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...

Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN? Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia. Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN. 🤦‍♀️

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For the next four years, and possibly longer, every one of the Trump crime family's lies and falsehoods must be exposed to the illuminating light of day. Many thanks to Ron Filipkowski and his staff at the Meidas Touch network for their dedication to carrying on this vitally important work.

This color 🟤 doesn’t run… youtu.be/9KgNaRQ_J-c

Truth...

¡Que Viva Puerto Rico! Eddie Palmieri con Ismael Quintana y Charlie Palmieri - Puerto Rico - 1977 youtu.be/XTfxXR0qXDM

Pure cruelty

This. All. Day. Long. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤

Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid…

Say goodbye to your smile and say hello to polio - that's what's on the horizon if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Comic ✏ by Mike Luckovich Click here for more comics 👉 https://www.dailykos.com/blog/Comics

From @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social "The power these organizations can wield—not just to make demands but to withhold labor, rent, debt payments or otherwise take action if demands are not met—is necessary for having a valid complaint about the world and being able to change it." Organize for power.

House passes massive defense bill with ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids www.nbcnews.com/news... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

New, from me: Trump and his Secretary of Defense are proposing a purge of military officers. To understand what this means, I talked to military experts and looked at Trump's accusations of "woke Generals." Bottom line: The purge represents a huge democratic risk.🧵 open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Fact. Dunning-Kruger effect.

Leaving this here for folks that think the GOP is “good” for the economy! Per Simon Rosenberg’s simondwc.bsky.social Hopium Chronicles: “Since 1989 52 million jobs have been created in America. 50 million, 96%, have been created under Democratic Presidents. Essentially all of them, over 36 years”!

The original version of this song is awful, but this is the rework we need… #QueerTheHolidays www.instagram.com/reel/DDFYxcF...

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

The vibe I bring to the party

Thanks Biden/Harris!

Last night I dreamt that I was making a recipe for mint chocolate chip ice cream that was milk, vanilla, heavy cream, stevia sweetened dark chocolate, and cream cheese (for some reason).

This album is still so relevant today.