The FBI's plans to target transgender people amount to criminalizing trans people for the act of existing. We've learned via other anti-trans bills that it would also target anyone who is gender nonconforming or deemed trans in the eyes of the state.

As Kimmel is pulled from the air, where are all the comedians who claimed free speech was under attack because they were criticized for offensive remarks about marginalized groups? If concerns about free speech were sincere, they would come as more than a justification to insult trans people.

The demise of free speech is also brought to you by corporate interests and complicity that would rather acquiesce to the autocracy of the Trump administration than stand behind comedians, journalists, and voices they hire. Free speech for me but not for thee. www.vox.com/politics/461...

I'm honestly terrified for the retribution that will come next. If you truly believe "political violence has no place in our country" then don't stoke your base to go out and commit more of it. By the way, there was also a school shooting today.

The Florida lawmakers eliminating vaccine mandates under the guise of medical freedom and bodily autonomy are the same ones shutting down abortion access and access to gender affirming care. This is all about medical freedom for me, not for thee. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

The Trump administration's efforts to denigrate same-sex marriage are part of a continuum of anti-LGBTQ activism that follows pervasive attacks on trans people. The marriage equality movement in the 2010s ignored trans people; cis queer people fighting for marriage this time have to do better.

Kim Davis, the clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses back in 2015 and who's now asking SCOTUS to overturn Obergefell, has herself been married four times. If anyone is cheapening the sanctity of marriage, it's her. abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

The Trump administration is planning on *burning* nearly $10 million worth of contraceptive pills, IUDs, and hormonal implants stored in Belgium. “Women are going to die because they’ve not had access to those contraceptives.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

“We’re not walking out on our responsibilities; we’re walking out on a rigged system that refuses to listen to the people we represent.” - Texas House Dem Caucus Chair Gene Wu www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Is the New York Times aware that Zohran Mamdani is not currently the mayor of New York City? Because reading the paper's coverage of the horrific shooting yesterday...unclear.

You know, one of Pete Buttigieg's stronger qualities was his ability to steamroll stupid Fox News arguments, especially over the culture wars. That goes out the window now with this laundering of transphobia and disinformation that he should be condemning, not parroting. www.them.us/story/pete-b...

As an American Jew, I'm haunted by images of starving Holocaust victims in concentration camps, and grew up being exposed to these images to teach us "never again." As I see images of starving Palestinians, I'm horrified that Israel is inflicting the same cruelty under the guise of protecting Jews.

"I don't know what you would call it other than mass starvation, and it's man-made, and that's very clear." How anyone can see this coverage and that Israel is starving Palestinians and simply turn away is beyond me. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Barring trans women from women's sports at the Olympics is not only discriminatory but thwarts research about transition and athletic performance. It will also lead to more policing of any woman athlete who doesn't adhere to conventional white femininity. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...

“My life has just been unbelievable...You couldn’t write my story; you couldn’t invent me.” He got that right. As a teenage girl, my entry into enjoying Black Sabbath's music was first seeing Ozzy as the well-meaning if not kooky dad from the MTV reality show. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The more Republicans try to block information about Epstein from getting out, the bigger the appetite to know what's in the files will become. www.axios.com/2025/07/15/e...

"The Red Cross said its field hospital saw its largest influx of dead in more than a year of operation after the shootings..." Israel is starving Palestinians then shooting into the crowds at food distribution sites. www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

I did not care about Epstein conspiracy theories until Trump pulled the biggest Streisand effect move and now I want to read all of them.

For July 4, thanks to Congressional Republicans passing the spending bill, the country can celebrate declaring independence from policies and infrastructure that keep Americans healthy, fed, functioning, and in a word, alive.

For @msnbc.com, I wrote about how RFK Jr. and MAHA's touting of medical freedom and choice ring especially hypocritical during a Pride month when LGBTQ civil rights are facing an accelerated retraction, with an intense focus on rescinding health care access. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

For @msnbc.com, I wrote about how RFK Jr. and MAHA's touting of medical freedom and choice ring especially hypocritical during a Pride month when LGBTQ civil rights are facing an accelerated retraction, with an intense focus on rescinding health care access. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Today is the 10th anniversary of Obergefell, the Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage across the U.S. Jim Obergefell's late husband John Arthur had ALS and his death certificate wasn't going to list his marriage. Marriage equality is about the dignity of our relationships.

Andrew Cuomo is a double loser because he not only lost the mayoral primary but also deployed a racist poster about Mamdani to do it. Loser at the polls and a loser in life.

I hope the centrist Democrats who’ve refused to to accept any constructive criticism about the presidential election and have been insistent that progressives put their views aside to join the “big tent” are watching Zohran Mamdani’s victory tonight.

Back in the host seat on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social kicking it off early with a stacked lineup to make sense of the chaos in the news. @katiephang.bsky.social, @oriion.bsky.social, and Matthew McGuire join me shortly. Channel 127 — tune in and gimme a call. siriusxm.us/Zerlina

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The leaders of the party that claims to be pro-life escalating a war to support Israel’s genocidal regime that will cost countless more human lives really says it all about the moral bankruptcy and hypocrisy of these people.

Trump ordering the bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran then posting on social media in all caps that it’s time for peace is a terrifying epitome of his chaotic and incoherent understanding of international affairs. And, Hegseth is a yes man who has no idea what he’s gotten the U.S. into.

I am especially struck by this decision during Pride, which celebrates a movement started by Black and Latinx trans people. I know I better see fellow cis GLBQ people who're going to parades and parties speak up because the commemorating was built by trans people. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A giant cup of coffee in and I’m so ready to go live on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social this morning to process the news. Talking to @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social, @everywhereisqueer.bsky.social, and @leahlitman.bsky.social. 7-9AM ET. Listen on channel 127 and call in: 866-997-4748 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

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I saw a protest sign today that read “the only acceptable kings are drag kings.” amen!

A statement from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said the ship bringing aid to Gaza was “unlawfully boarded, its unarmed civilian crew abducted, and its life-saving cargo — including baby formula, food and medical supplies — confiscated." apnews.com/article/mide...

As the world's richest man, Elon Musk is proof that having money doesn't make you automatically cool, happy, nor beloved. So if you're lamenting that you don't have a super yacht, remember that all the money in the world can't buy integrity, real relationships, and serenity.

It was always been a matter of time before Trump and Hegseth sicced the military on protesters, but that doesn’t make it any less horrifying.

Elon and Trump got exactly what they deserve: Each other.

The Supreme Court really said "straight pride!" with this one. I don't know how profoundly uncool you have to be to claim reverse discrimination as a straight person, but one thing I know for certain: Your life has less sunshine without LGBTQ+ people in it. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Oh, Elon Musk is mad *mad* at Trump. Hell hath no fury like a petty white man on boatloads of ketamine, I guess. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

We live in hell.

Joni Ernst doubling down on her "we all are going to die" response to concern about Medicaid cuts in the spending bill really encapsulates how little regard its Republicans backers have for their constituents beyond getting MAGA support. By the way, she's "pro-life." www.npr.org/2025/05/31/n...

Caught up on the premiere and “And Just Like That” remains unmatched as the best-worst show. Rosie O’Donnell as a virgin lesbian nun named Mary unlocked new levels of absurd comedic brilliance. Every subplot was so cringe. I’m locked in for the season. #ajlt

Is Elon Musk's inner circle trying to say the drugs made him a Nazi? I'm sure that taking ketamine, shrooms, and 20 pills a day, as the article describes, affected his behavior, but as the adage goes: sober thoughts are drunk actions. Or, in this case, drug actions. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

It's simple. If you don't like gay marriage, don't get gay married. And, if you don't like gender-affirming healthcare, don't get gender-affirming healthcare. LGBTQ+ living our lives with the same rights as everyone else has no impact on your personal existence. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

Elon Musk wrecked the government and became so noxious that even MAGA can't stand him. But, the American people will be the ones who suffer thanks to the mess he's made of our institutions with his carte blanche from the Trump administration — all while securing his own bag. cnn.com/2025/05/28/p...

More proof that the MAHA movement cares about "health choice for me but not for thee." RFK Jr.'s CDC removing the Covid vaccine from the immunization schedule for kids and pregnant women means it will be harder for people in these groups to get the shot if they want it. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Harvard providing free U.S. civics courses in response to the Trump administration's attacks shows how to be petty for the greater good.

"American policing continues to embrace racial profiling, gives officers latitude to be aggressive and generally shields them from liability. The system was built this way — and President Donald Trump is standing in the way of justice and accountability." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Loving Colman Domingo (obvi) and Gigi Hadid with the Josephine Baker reference at the #MetGala. Is Zendaya referencing Gladys Bentley!? I am heart eyes emoji.