despite some unfortunate audio quality, this first episode of the horton-kaiser report does a great job of unpacking life on the ground in Lebanon since the state of israel launched its latest round of brutal attacks—which locals think are the worst yet. open.substack.com/pub/hortonka...

very good and accurate essay about what it feels like to live through genocidal whims, as real or not as they may be

Trump comes out against transvestigations

"It is not hope. It is the specific exhaustion of people who have been denied hope for so long that the mere postponement of catastrophe registers as reprieve. We celebrated nothing. We simply exhaled."

w/ Alt text to this very important reporting from Noah. I think a lot about the public record, as a journalist and LIS student. Documentation of what is said in moments like these—from social media posts to emails—from those with power is essential to gather and preserve.

it's really so beside the point by now, but i cannot believe people gave this psychotic motherfucker a second chance.

If you have any information at all on these plans, now is the time to share it. Reach me on Signal at marisakabas.04

Tapping the sign

Even in LGBTQIA+ / queer publications I have been told using "they" pronouns, or switching pronouns for someone who uses multiple is "confusing" and we should stick to what people are familiar with. Censorship of trans+ identities has got to stop!

PLUS a little tidbit from me on trans day of visibility and the SCOTUS conversion therapy opinion

It's Trans Day of Visibility, a day that brings incredibly complicated feelings during a hard time. But TNN exists because we believe in the power of unrepentant trans defiance. Not cleaned up for the cis or assimilated into a dying empire. Trans survival and joy as they exist now. Today. Proudly

i've spent the past two days reading testimonies from trans kids. and boy oh girl, they're some of the bravest, most self-assured folks out there ! happy tdov to all the trans kids out there, pushing the boundaries of gender and forging a new path <3

hope is literally all we have. hope keeps us fighting for liberation.

The Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, took time today to celebrate the "exclusion of biological men from women's spaces". The ability for women and girls in this province to be able to play sports will be hindered because of this, and it will be because trans women are the target.

Pierre Pollievre is a danger to trans folks across Canada and he cannot be given any power to take away our rights. Anyone who stands with the monarch of Terf Island has no place in government.

There is a divide between the public-facing Poilievre, and the version he puts out on online spaces like X. Reporters should really try to get Poilievre on the record about this stuff. Ask him if he supports mandatory sex-testing for female athletes in Canada. Make him explain it on mic.

ICE cannot be allowed to freely operate in Toronto or across Canada. Not in the US for that matter too

Literally no one asked for this “war” and no one wants this “war” Iranians deserve freedom but on their own terms. That includes freedom from imperial destruction from the likes of Israel and USA

I mean, you don’t strictly *need* ‘reporters’ to get scare-clicks from trans people

It is time to talk about a real problem within trans journalism. Breathless, fearmongering posts that wildly exaggerate a danger — or make one up entirely — while being incredibly vague about actual threats and ways to resist. As TNN's @davidforbes.bsky.social termed it: panicslop. So, a 🧵

This is a really solid thread. To be less diplomatic: The Needle is a panic-riddled rag and you shouldn't read it, certainly shouldn't give them money. Erin Reed is also pretty unreliable and tends to omit context in favor of getting clicks and donations. IMO, TNN-linked folks are your best bet

Jeremy O. Harris drunkenly approached OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the Oscars after party and called him a Nazi…in front of Zendaya. www.jezebel.com/jeremy-oharr...

Want to emphasize this isn't a guarantee! Months before Midway Blitz started, they did similar flights (which obviously didn't materialize into next-day enforcement activity). But it does align with Bovino's threats on his way out of town about CBP returning in the spring.

From the patterns we saw last summer/fall and tonight’s flight path, it’s safe to expect potential immigration enforcement activity over the next day or two in these neighborhoods: 1. Lincoln Square / Edgewater / Rogers Park 2. Pullman / Roseland / Chatham (?)

Welp, CBP is back to its nighttime surveillance flights over us in Chicago.

This week's @theflytrapmedia.com from @nicolefroio.bsky.social on children's rights and the urgency of including children in leftist movement work is ESSENTIAL and SO GOOD. It is such an honor to work alongside Nicole because she brings provocative and sharp insight to her work.

Headline after Headline with this guy. While he churns out bewildering policy news, he's working behind closed doors to seal his and provincial ministers' personal communications

Meghan Cortez-Fields is many things. One of them, is the last trans swimmer to join a women's team in the NCAA.

Last year Brown University signed an agreement which traded the rights of trans students to restore federal funding. For Ashe, the deal means segregation from her cis friends on campus.

Not shockingly, Brown's capitulation targets multiple communities, also embracing a segregationist ban on "DEI" and targeting anti-genocide protest alongside its attacks on trans rights. As ever, our struggles against oppression are intertwined. Article edited by @davidforbes.bsky.social

Brown, despite its queer history, was one of the first universities to bend the knee to the Trump regime, cracking down on healthcare and banning trans people from sports and key facilities. But students and anti-fascist groups are fighting back. More in our latest, from @tomatoslayers.bsky.social

I've got updates and a recap of my Riley Gaines reporting in this week's Reveal episode! Also featuring a dive into the science of trans athletes by @holarascon.bsky.social and a powerful profile of one of the last trans women to swim in the NCAA, by Imogen Sayers www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

words to listen to

everyone should go listen to this comprehensive episode on trans athletes and take note! everyone involved did a great job of digging into how trans women ended up banned from athletics -- and a profile by me of the last openly trans woman to swim as a woman in the NCAA

At a dr’s office & a super nice nurse just told me “I’m going to warn you. We try to keep time but there are often delays & we fail, we fail terribly. I always tell ppl it’s in the nature of the work we do. We just can’t keep to that schedule” & friends this is going DIRECTLY into my editorial spiel

SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.

groundbreaking.

my friends over at nyu have done something amazing in creating a show called The Sonic Lab. you should go and check it out, especially if you're into breathing or dancing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Conservative Christian groups are turning to the courts to bring conversion therapy back to the brink of legitimacy. How will it impact our legal system? Check out Tom Sayers' (@tomatoslayers.bsky.social) "We Need to Talk About Conversion Therapy." therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...

bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken

The far-right are weaponizing your freedom of speech to give themselves legal permission to try and cure people of queerness. But that's not possible, nor does it need to be.

if you cut lily allen open she'd bleed london wtf was she ever doing in new york anyways

lily allen's new album

brilliant read about how american exceptionalism is the very thing that will bring american downfall

So grateful to everyone who shared and supported this fundraiser. In the first month, we’ve reported some relevant and important stories, with plenty more to come! 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🎉🍾

Wow--we just hit our extended goal of $20,000 for our launch fundraiser! A huge thank you to our generous donors and supporters who have brought us to this point. This money will provide us with at least 6 months of operations and allows us to focus on hard-hitting journalism.

Hey y'all, do you know how often over the years I've pitched pieces about trans realities in the South and gotten nowhere? Instead TNN paid for and supported my latest, on what we're up against in NC and all the history behind it. If you want to see more unapologetic trans journalism, donate here.

Ever since she was little, Kenzie knew she was queer. She also remembers dragging her feet as her mom sent her off to American Heritage Girls, a Christian extremist alternative to the Girl Scouts. “I describe it as Girl Scouts but indoctrination," she told me.

did you go to american heritage girls or trail life usa? DM me #journorequest

DM me with your scouting stories if you’re trans and forced into the wrong gender troop 🫶🏻