i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.

Please keep in mind the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert is the proof of what happens when you look the other way when Black women and are other POC are targeted. Colbert and Kimmel weren’t the first targets. They’re just the right gender and color for more people to pay attention.

Your tears fall as if to release the sky’s woes My heart battles to escape the confines of my body Your words hold it hostage as you seek to calm its fervor One day perhaps you will let me wield my shield and sword for you Or perhaps one day you will finally pick up your own #vss365 #perhaps

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

The government won't tell you that they are fascists, but they will tell you that anti-fascists are their enemies.

I don’t what to say really so I’m going to just repeat fuck this timeline.

I don’t think we need to see his “nice guy” moments in order to understand he had them. Most of us have met plenty of men who are horrible people but are “nice guys” in other situations. It’s not a stretch. The nuance isn’t the problem. It’s the not being able to call out the evil that’s the problem

I need a cigarette after listening to this

Paradox of tolerance y’all.

condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.

She follows the rules, a smile on her face Soft whispers of compliments falling from her lips You enjoy the touch of her embrace The sweet goodness of her perceived innocence You know nothing of her soul Nor her mind’s thoughts For you only see the #wrapper And miss all that lives within #vss365

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Hey, the Unbound for Gaza fundraiser is here, starting September 25th. www.32auctions.com/unboundforga... The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.

The vibe today. We’re maybe not this patient but the hope is there!

They're openly calling to lock up every trans person by force. We need every ally to speak out forcefully against this because trans folks cannot do this on our own.

It’s kind of ridiculous that it’s taken this long to see more news on Rep. Nicole Collier. Not surprising, of course, but still this is ridiculous.

We're disabled and queer. 🏳️🌈 We sell our writing to eat. We launched two book sales — each has 20 books for $30. Itch bowed to conservative pressure, and hid them without warning. Do you agree this is bullshit? Then help us make them pay. disabilitypac.carrd.co #MakeCensorshipCost #BookSky

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The ICE camps are concentration camps. They should be called concentration camps. It is, of course, important to distinguish between concentration camps and death camps, but also, I am not sure we will know when or if we undergo the transition from concentration camps into death camps.

While President Trump may believe he’s accountable to no one, state AGs are stepping up to remind him he must answer to the Constitution and the American people. And here in Massachusetts, we’re punching above our weight.

Our dog got super excited looking out the backdoor so I peeked out to see if it was one of the neighborhood bunnies. Nope. It was a chipmunk. I’ve never seen one in person before so I had to google to make sure I was correct. Turns out watching the Rescue Rangers as a kid has its uses.

Philadelphia’s #NoKings event has started and you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Jf...

The Nashville #NoKingsDay rally has taken it to the streets…

Due to a shelter-in-place order and ongoing safety concerns following a shooting that targeted two elected officials, the No Kings protest in Northeast Minneapolis has been canceled. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the communities impacted by this horrifying violence.

Gov. Tim Walz says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in “a political assassination.”

No Kings Day is here. Today is going to be one of the biggest and most widespread days of peaceful protest in American history, with millions of Americans taking to the streets in every state. This land is our land and we don’t do kings here. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #nokings

If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU. Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.

Not super surprising. The military is pretty diverse. It stands to reason that they’d have to make sure to find soldiers willing to betray their fellow service members and families.

This is the only King I’d consider allowing to sow chaos in my life.

Protesting this weekend? Sign up for @aclu.org Know Your Rights training tomorrow, June 10, at 5 p.m. MT! The training will take place on Zoom, so be sure to RSVP ahead of time: act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...

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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

Please, don’t let Jonathan Joss’s story die down. Please, don’t do this to Indigenous people on Pride month. Please, recognize his whole neighborhood was in on his premeditated death and killed his dogs and burned his childhood home. PLEASE REALIZE this is a hate crime against a gay AND Native man.

it really does help! costs you nothing to leave a nice review esp on sites where a book lives and dies by that algo. you don't have to have bought the book there to review it there btw

I have a huge request for my readers: Trump's tax and spending bill will be moving through the Senate. Senators can invoke the Byrd Rule to try to remove the anti-trans Medicaid ban and EHB changes. You can find and call your senator here and ask them to do that. Please share as well.

From arresting parents in front of their children to pulling people who present no threat out of their cars in broad daylight, the aggressive ICE tactics we’re seeing don't protect the public and instead spread fear and mistrust. Today, I'm releasing guidance on your rights when it comes to ICE.

This is how the news should report Trump’s rants. If news networks won’t do their job, I guess I’ll have to do it for them. 🤷🏾‍♀️

The Immigration Hub just launched Disappeared in America — a living archive of the people swept up in Trump’s mass deportation dragnet in just 100 days. From cancer patients to U.S. citizens, no one is safe. #digitalhumanities www.disappearedInAmerica.com

Just a little reminder 💜🫶🏽

Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.

It just proves they see trans women as women if they feel like they have the right to make determinations and laws regarding their bodies and lives.

Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects. Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):

SCOOP: YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy. "YouTube quietly removing ‘gender identity and expression’ from its list of protected groups is a major radical shift away from best practices in the field of trust and safety."

It’s no joke, our friends at @bookshop.org are helping us celebrate #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay with a special promo code! 🛍️📚 Shop Bookshop.org on April 3rd and use the code “WNDB25” at checkout to get 15% off your purchase!

A friendly reminder, from a teacher: Reward the behavior you want to see. Even if it's not when you wanted it. Even if it's not as great as you were hoping for. Even if the person who's doing it metaphorically shat the bed before.

What Senator Booker is doing is historic. And important. Oher Democrats have joined in. www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...

Forced to work beyond plantations, enslaved women’s labor was leased to factories, universities, & government buildings, while some institutions outright owned them. This reflects how institutions were complicit in slavery. 144 days until Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

Virginia service worker Jennifer Piggott voted for Trump knowing others would suffer she just never thought… 🐆💀

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