I am once again sitting and asking: is my passport valid? Can I visit my family abroad? Can I travel abroad for work or pleasure? And return home? I have actively avoided international travel this year and it seems like I will continue to do so for a while yet.

I repeat:

I deeply appreciate this post. But I must say, as a resident of DC: subway was a sandwich of convenience, not necessarily our best representation. We’re used to not having representation, though…

My shoulders have dropped a good two inches tonight. Even though we’re not done, today is worth celebrating. Winning is worth celebrating. And taking time to celebrate is important.

From Evan: it's a huge night of hope for the trans community. The Republicans went all in on anti-trans ads in multiple races and so far there's no sign it got them anything. Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.

90 FUCKING PERCENT i’d love for cis folks to remember what the nyt, atlantic, guardian, daily mail, times of london, ny post, cnn, wall street journal, & economist took from your transgender neighbors & loved ones before the next time you consider giving them money or listening to a word they say.

I believe this to my core. They're using trans people as a test case to dismantle individual rights in the US.

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board: It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible https://theonion.com/it-is-journalism-s-sacred-duty-to-endanger-the-lives-of-1850126997/

NEW: The anti-Trump protest happening right now on the streets of Washington DC is HUGE! It looks like tens of thousands have joined. This is the view from 16th Street - people stretching as far as the eye can see 👏

The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House: Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

Today's #WeAreAllDC protest in downtown Washington, D.C. demanding an immediate withdrawal of federal troops from the District and an end to the federalization of the local police department.

Last night DC neighbors showed up at a police checkpoint at 14th & V ST. NW with handwritten signs warning drivers to avoid the block. After realizing that the community was successfully diverting all traffic, agents packed up the checkpoint and left. #WeKeepUsSafe

Privileged to write this editorial with @gretchentg.bsky.social of @ucs.org in @science.org: "Scientists’ role in defending democracy." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"If you are a woman, acquire your contraception and birth control needs before you set foot in the United States. It is effectively impossible and/or prohibitively expensive in many regions to access reproductive health care or even basic contraception."

Like, yes, this article is goofy as fuck, but the people who can’t afford to take “micro-retirements” (it’s just time off) end up burned out as fuck. Productivity isn’t the end-all be-all but multiple studies show that US work culture doesn’t make us more productive. It just makes us more tired.

In case you were wondering, the solution to all this is NOT more neoliberalism, abundance bros, mass incarceration, meeting Nazis in the middle, deporting people, coddling billionaires, or throwing trans people under the bus.

Every 4th of July, I take the time to read "What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July." Let us begin: "I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."

It feels weird to have to say this, but in light of UPenn and other general trends and discourse: Biology, gender, sex? They’re not dictated by executive order.

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

Agree the road has not been easy. Grateful for my mentors, the food at events and my babysitting gigs that helped me afford my rent and food.

I led the Digest at NCES, and I’m so happy to see this getting more coverage. Digest provides nearly all the underlying data for COE and also other reports, like Indicators of School Crime and Safety. It’s used for policy, research, grant making, journalism, and so much more.

Thread in the am but if you want the main takeaway: The 2024 Digest of Education Statistics (under the current administration) includes just 27 tables by the (Congressionally mandated) deadline—far fewer than the nearly 270, on average, published in prior years www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

The problem isn’t just that so much is acutely terrible. It’s that so much is terrible…but bills are still due…and work is still scarce…and healthcare is still poor…and taxes still accrue…and the heat is still too hot with dehydration too intense…and hurricane season still started…and and and…

at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans

“Bombing for peace is like fucking for chastity.” - a bumper sticker I had in high school

The response to Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s law barring transgender minors from obtaining gender-affirming medical care has been muted at best. At Law Dork, a look at how we actually got here.

Don't let the bigots pathologize us. Yes dysphoria kills. It sucks. Believe me, I know. But we are NOT our dysphoria and we are owed more than simply being trauma porn. We deserve gender affirming care because we're human beings and bodily autonomy is a human right.

Please let anyone in your life that needs it know that the Trevor Project will still be available to them 24/7 www.thetrevorproject.org/crisis-servi...

If you think gay people will be spared if you throw trans people under the bus, you’re dead wrong. They will ban LGBTQ support groups for minors and gay/lesbian supportive therapy. They will prevent anti-gay bullies from being punished. They will fund “conversion therapy”with insurance money.

Update: Law Dork is now just 72 new paid subscribers away from my year three goal. Consider it, if you can! www.lawdork.com/subscribe

The SCOTUS ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti confirms what we know: this government is crooked and ignorant. Trans kids deserve care, safety, and bodily autonomy. We must remind them of their history, the sacredness of community, and that no government gave them their power—and no court can take it away.

i don't think most cis people know what it's like for every fun or happy or meaningful moment you experience to be overshadowed by some tragedy affecting your fundamental personhood in some way within 48 hours on either side of it

MASSIVE good news for trans people in the United States. A federal judge has just granted class action status to transgender people looking to update their passports. This means that very shorty, the window will open to update your passports with the correct gender marker.

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled all transgender and intersex people can obtain passports that align with their gender identity while the case against President Trump's executive order proceeds. While this is good news, we will continue fighting until this executive order is blocked permanently.

“No Kings Day”: A compilation

Anyone can become disabled at any time. It’s one of the few minority groups you can always join. Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard” It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life. Engage in disability justice.

This military parade could’ve been a Signal chat

San Diego showed up for the #NoKings protest! No hate! No fear!! Immigrants are welcome here!

The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

As I knew they would, 15,000 in Madison showed up to the #nokings protest on State Street and surrounded the state Capitol! Only 3 arrested, for spray painting.

Back at the Capitol in Olympia, WA #NoKings

“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco

Roll Tide #HuntsvilleAL #NoKings

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO? #NOKINGS

This shut down our city.