2025 has been an incredibly hard year for trans people. And yet... the political project to erase us is failing. In spite of them having so many levers of power, many of us have continued to thrive, and new pathways open up every day to get around the attacks. My case for hope for 2026.

YouGov and PPP also show Harris with a double-digit lead over AOC and Newsom. Also, my job literally is understanding young voters — that’s why I’m highlighting that Harris’ consistent lead is underdiscussed.

This is a big deal, and I wish that there were more reporting on it.

"And I never say no" We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control. We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.

Politicians introduced 96 bills targeting transgender student athletes in 2025. That’s more than 9x the number of trans people playing college sports nationally.

If you're going to drop into every post and reply "So what? Who's going to do something about it?", the answer is YOU. YOU are going to do something about it. YOU are the consequences. Stop waiting for someone else to save you.

The 'kin' of ‘napkin’ means "little." ‘Nap’ comes from ‘nape,' which means “tablecloth.” So a napkin is a little tablecloth. 10/10, no notes.

Totally normal stuff

Normal people do this, right?

A dozen students at Brown were shot over the weekend. But the real violence on America's campuses is the silencing of conservative voices.

Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms. 3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers. 4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against. It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power. Story to come.

This is because Nate Silver has 300K subscribers on Substack and Heather Cox Richardson has 2.7M. Mediocre men CAN'T STAND successful women, and even blame them for their own failures. Pathetic.

Let's talk about #AutisticInertia Autistic inertia is the neurodivergent experience of finding it physically and mentally difficult to start, stop, or transition between activities, or to establish new routines and habits over time. #AutismAwareness #Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic

Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety. We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read: newrepublic.com/article/2041...

We are fully into the "papers, please" phase of our fascism.

And now we've reached the ethnic cleaning, "reverse migration" phase of our fascism.

We have achieved Dear Leader levels of hyperbolic praise.

Oh, look, Trump is doing a racism again.

Stop talking about my close personal friendship with Epstein, and start giving me credit for all of these things that I have failed to accomplish, is where we're at.

This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable. We stand with you today and every day🏳️‍⚧️

Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry

Stay for the alt text.

We got our community pantry up and running, and our neighbors immediately stocked it. I'm feeling very good about today. #LittleFreePantry #CommunityPantry

A wartime footing, because we're at war? Didn't Trump just end all of the wars with his tariffs? It's wild watching deeply insecure men try to sound tough.

This is painful to watch. He goes from "communist South Africa" to South America, bypassing Cuba entirely, faster than the Muppets could travel by map. It's quite a trip.

This is fine.

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

What the Russian and American governments have in common is they don't so much govern as produce content in place of governing.

Of course this is exactly what they accused Biden of, because each accusation is a confession. He honestly has no idea how bad this looks and he doesn't care. They should be front page news, but it's just going to become another forgettable sound bite.

Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.

Deeply racist, yes, but also deeply stupid. Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.

This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.

We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing. Here’s how the process is supposed to work:

There are more of us than there are of them. Thank you for a truly historic day of peaceful protests across America. #NoKings

"In a time of darkness, New York must be the light." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes a 2-minute ad about transgender rights, while sitting at the Christopher Street Pier in NYC. And yes, I'm crying, too. www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

Two arrests for all of that, and they put infants in zip ties. ICE is terrorizing communities; the cruelty and spectacle are the point.

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As Governor he can call up the Louisiana National Guard all by himself, but that wouldn't make for helpful headlines.

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

If you give your kids Tylenol PM, they’ll only have autism at night.

We are rounding people up on the basis of their skin color. That's where we are today.

With abortion rights and reproductive freedom under assault by politicians across the country, California stands firmly by a woman's right to choose. Our defense of these fundamental rights is unshakeable.

It has been years since the last time, but I just cleaned a paintbrush in my coffee. Sigh.

I'll get some food studio photos later, but I have made an art. This is the first proper art that I have finished in a long time. I like it. #ScaleModel #Art #miniature

Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets. • Joy Reid • Don Lemon • Melissa Harris-Perry • Tiffany Cross • Jemele Hill • Marc Lamont Hill • Karen Attiah • Amber Ruffin

This is absolutely true. If the NYT covered this the way they covered trans care, you all would finally understand what dangerous shit their trans care coverage has been.

I'm glad to see them pushing back.