as one of the few visually impaired people on here I would literally accept the argument that this place is unusable for people with full need of screen readers (because it is) but people never say that. They all say we’re inconvenient and annoying for existing and shouldn’t be considered

Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

"[T]rans healthcare has been marooned on its own island." "[C]overage of a war on US science, attacks on expertise, and ideology coming before evidence has left out attacks on transgender healthcare." #USA #Media #Healthcare

They told me it fell off the back of a truck.

New gender dropped, just in time for Christmas.

Any journalist who has not at least once committed reckless disregard of leadership is not to be trusted.

Two days before the show was to air, Weiss suggested revamping it, including adding interviews of Stephen Miller, whose personal contact information she has (of course). Also objected to calling migrants migrants.

The CBS reporter who led the story calls pulling it a "political" decision. "The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.

Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->

People GOTTA stop complaining about being critical and pushing on Democrats. Right now Republicans are trying to consolidate power for a fucking dictatorship. Democrats inability to say so as a bloc is inexcusable--and they can't, because they're more afraid of their corporate masters than us,

There were Democrats voting for this shit, please stop complaining when we complain about Democrats and want them held accountable. This is getting ridiculous, the fucking collaborators.

“Love is an act of resistance, and our community is so brave and resilient.” For @thebarbedwire.com and the @19thnews.org: Welcome to the Big Queer Wedding Party, a joyous and defiant glitter-soaked party where ten couples from around Texas (& Oklahoma!) got married or renewed their vows.

The tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner will stir up a lot of ugly talk about people living with addiction, about whether people in recovery can be trusted, and about whether people whose drug use has caused harm should be supported. This tragedy should not be projected over wider issues.

NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid. We went to S. Sudan to see the effects. Rubio says no one has died from the cuts. Spoiler: That's not true. @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy: www.propublica.org/article/usai...

Ouch

Y'all were (not) waiting on the edge of your seats so here's my music top list from Tidal. Top 10: 1. Chappell 2. Kesha 3. Marina 4. SOPHIE 5. Sarah, the Illstrumentalist 6. Princess Nokia 7. Orville Peck 8. A Giant Dog 9. Fka Twigs 10. Charli XCX

"We need to show up for each other and protect each other and send each other love, because we all belong, and I want all of us here, and I will not be quiet about that.” My latest, for @19thnews.org and @thebarbedwire.com...

They were working on an mRNA application for glioblastoma when Elon/RFK laid wreck to everything. [My father died of glioblastoma.]

"We need to show up for each other and protect each other and send each other love, because we all belong, and I want all of us here, and I will not be quiet about that.” My latest, for @19thnews.org and @thebarbedwire.com...

Do you ever think about the fact that YouTube is a horrid platform (from a technical and policy perspective) for watching 4 hour long deep dives into anything, and yet.

“Where in the United States does Antifa exist” proved to be a real stumper to the guy who just said Antifa is the biggest terrorism threat in the United States.

I know some of you read and some listen, but I highly recommend listening to this one. One of my guests is a musician whose guitar got a hole blown in it while her group sustained our spirits in the streets. She's facing federal charges. Listen to the music we heard out there & feel why it matters.

Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:

The Texas Supreme Court said in October that judges may decline to perform marriages based on their religious beliefs. In response, Denise Hernández, a queer Latina judge, threw a Big Gay Wedding Party. With the @19thnews.org, we sent a fabulous photographer. thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/10/b...

"Let This Radicalize You," didn't even have to think about it for a millisecond

Hey I'm just wondering if nerds can have the acronym MTG back now?

Check out my latest for @thebarbedwire.com and the @19thnews.org ! This was so much fun to cover and I got to team up with a rad enby photographer, too.

love this so much ugh

The Big Queer Wedding Party at the Cathedral, East Austin’s church-turned-art gallery, was an act of joyous defiance to show that LGBTQ+ Texans are still here — and still loving each other.

Read about some queer joy! Photos by the excellent Salgu Wissmath & written by @kitoconnell.com and our colleagues over at @thebarbedwire.com

“Love is an act of resistance, and our community is so brave and resilient.” For @thebarbedwire.com and the @19thnews.org: Welcome to the Big Queer Wedding Party, a joyous and defiant glitter-soaked party where ten couples from around Texas (& Oklahoma!) got married or renewed their vows.

As the Texas bathroom bill goes into effect, this is vital context on how we got here. Understanding the history of this attack on our rights will help us fight it in the future.

Just days after the bathroom law went into effect, trans folks in Texas are already getting put in handcuffs over their use of bathrooms in public places. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrH6CAwR/

“Every time that an anti-trans bill passes, it is another attempt at removing trans people from the public eye.” Here's my analysis of the statewide bathroom bill in Texas, which went into effect this week, from @texasobserver.org:

“Woke” a is part of my vocabulary that I now hesitate to use with white people because of what they did to it & their takes on what it means. It never stopped being part of how I talk though.

this perfectly captures this entire administration’s “the emperor has no clothes” energy we are all expected to pretend this man is the King of Health, and he himself believes it, which is why he confidently in front of witnesses attempted a thing he cannot do, knowing they will all say that he did

Trans people need to be careful about talking about DIY. Yes talk about it in the general sense, quote the facts and figures but be careful. Don't give away sources to cis folks. Don't talk to journalists about the details. They're coming for it.

#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program. (Published Oct. 2025)

Israeli forces arrest 40 Palestinians amid rising West Bank attacks - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-arrest-40-palestinians-amid-rising-west-bank-attacks

BREAKING: We’ve uncovered inhumane conditions — including abusive and sexual contact — at the largest immigration detention center in the country. The new detention camp at Fort Bliss in El Paso must be shut down now.

On Sunday I'll be covering The Big Queer Wedding Party for @thebarbedwire.com ... you should come on out if you're going to be in Austin and looking for a dose of ✨queer joy✨. 🏳️‍🌈 It's free, but you can RSVP here: bigqueerwedding.com

I think it's more than a little fair for trans folks in the book community to be wary of readers who still love HP in 2025 and/or read HP-inspired romantasy novels.

I hate to say that sex workers tried to warn y'all this wasn't going to stop at just porn sites, but...

In addition to regular contributions to @thebarbedwire.com, I'll be writing the Big & Bright 🌈⭐👏 newsletter twice a month. It's free to subscribe and I promise to make it fun, informative, and even uplifting ... thebarbedwire.com/subscribe/

The way Zionists vehemently hate Ms Rachel should be studied

Ms. Rachel 2028

Grok is still doing this, at least for me. It is using people search websites. The address it has for me is over a decade out of date, fortunately. You should quit Twitter but the real way to protect yourself from this is to use services like DeleteMe or manually remove yourself from databases.

As the Texas bathroom bill goes into effect, this is vital context on how we got here. Understanding the history of this attack on our rights will help us fight it in the future.

On Sunday I'll be covering The Big Queer Wedding Party for @thebarbedwire.com ... you should come on out if you're going to be in Austin and looking for a dose of ✨queer joy✨. 🏳️‍🌈 It's free, but you can RSVP here: bigqueerwedding.com