The US president fails in his bid to appeal a jury decision to award writer E Jean Carroll $US83 million ($126m) for sexual assault and defamation.

Tom Phillips is killed during a shootout with police at a burglary in New Zealand's Waikato region, his sister says.

Ohio: Nationwide Children’s to halt gender-affirming care for all transgender patients www.nbc4i.com/news/l... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

EHRC guidance will suggest banning trans women from all single-sex public spaces, claims The Times www.thepinknews.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

EHRC confirms AI in use for consultation about segregating Trans+ people from UK bathrooms 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/ehrc-confirms-ai-in-use-for-consultation-about-segregating-trans-people-from-uk-bathrooms/

Sydneysiders are being urged to avoid non-essential travel on public transport ahead of a planned Harbour Bridge protest this afternoon.

This murder is just the latest of at least 150 000 war crimes which have been reported in Ukraine. Now more than ever, it is very dangerous to normalize Russia's constant breach of international law and/or to rehabilitate its leader on the international scene. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

The injuries sustained by Hannah Thomas are just the latest in a long crackdown on the right to protest in Australia, @theshufflediary.bsky.social writes.

Three initial reactions to U.S. attack on Iran: US destroyed enrichment infrastructure but no evidence stockpiles destroyed. Khamenei wont accept unconditional surrender. Retaliation likely. More countries will be thinking about getting the bomb. has shattered the non proliferation regime.

One thing I am seeing misreported in the media today about the Skrmetti ruling is a claim that the supreme court ruled this is "about age, not transgender status." SCOTUS also ruled this is about "diagnosis, not transgender status" Bans targeting adults are likely legal under this ruling.

The countries largest gender clinic with 3000 patients is complying in advance and shutting down. They treat up to age 25 so trans adults will lose access as well. www.latimes.com/california/s...

BREAKING: A federal judge says Trump illegally deployed the National Guard to help with LA protests and must return control to California.

The Trump administration wants to stop all medical care for transgender Americans, and it’s looking for a target like Harvard University—its foil in higher education—to make its point. www.wweek.com/news/2... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

ABC expected to axe Q+A in fresh round of cuts

State troops sent to Los Angeles by the Trump administration, without the approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, were expected to sleep on floors or outdoors, a source told the Chronicle.

One of my favourite authors growing up. Thank you for the great reads 🖤

Gov. Tim Walz is doubling down on trans rights — and criticizing members of his party who are retreating — at a time when the issue has become a political lightning rod nationally and back home in Minnesota.

"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." - Hannah Arendt

#BREAKING Nigeria flood death toll rises to more than 150: emergency services

Sé mo chroí tá trom agus brónach.

the BBC released a documentary about eden today and i urge you and everyone you know to watch it

Wild weather in South Australia sent waves splashing over jetties along the state's coastline as the Bureau of Meteorology warns people to "stay well away" from the dangerous surf.

There was a lot of talk about a ceasefire this weekend, but what remains is that Moscow continues to ignore the proposal put on the table by Ukraine and its allies. Where do we stand? I talked about it with my colleague Gavin Lee on France24. 🔗🎥 Full video here 👇 www.instagram.com/reel/DJhebyz...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized. The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

There will come soft rains.

Worried about travelling to the US? You're not alone. Can immigration deny you entry if you refuse to hand over your phone? What can officials look at or download, and how can you protect your devices? Here’s what you need to know, and what you can do to prepare, if you are heading to the US.

Fact or fiction? 🤔 "Being trans is just a fad and social contagion." "There's no evidence, so gender affirming care should be banned." @drbrendannolan1.bsky.social and I answer some of this #misinformation about #transhealth in our latest article 🏳️‍⚧️ 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility! You are seen, you are valid, you are loved, your life has value 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ #TDOV2025

Breaking News: Iowa lawmakers passed a bill that would eliminate state civil rights protections for transgender people.

BREAKING: Military issues policy banning trans military service, implementing Trump EO. The policy was filed Wednesday evening in a challenge to the executive order and will be subject to legal challenges. New tonight, at Law Dork —>

NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones. + similar in the Department of the Interior

Asset managers, as always, ahead of most leftist analysts, and asking the right questions: "How DeepSeek might dethrone the dollar" ninetyone.com/en/united-ki...

The Coalition vows not to oppose Labor's promise to boost Medicare funding by $8.5 billion over four years, describing a drop in bulk billing rates as a "mess" created by the government.

PBS Newshour gave a twelve minute interview to Daily Wire host Michael Knowles, who has called for the “eradication” of trans people from society

“I’m not making this post to fear monger or to create drama or receive consolation. I don’t need it. But I do think it’s worth posting to sort of note the reality of the situation and that it is actually happening."

Because of a Trump executive order, the Census Bureau is stopping work on statistics that could help protect the rights of transgender people, its recently departed director, Robert Santos, tells NPR. By @hansilowang.bsky.social

Cuckoo star Hunter Schafer has reportedly been given a new passport with an M for the gender marker, outing her as trans to anyone she shows it to. The model and actress says her previous passport was stolen in Barcelona, leading her to apply for a replacement.

Whether's Taylor Swift endorsing Kamala Harris or Kanye West declaring his love for Hitler, musicians on both sides of the aisle have embraced controversial figures.

Regional newspaper publisher Australian Community Media (ACM) will move its 65 mastheads to one print edition per week within the next seven years. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Eight have been filed so far, with more on the way.

LRTs: this essay 1) provides a brief history of how gender-affirming care for trans adults & youth came to be 2) debunks the most common anti-trans talking points & tactics 3) provides a list of over 100 studies & reviews showing how established this field is: juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...

Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it. It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.

🇺🇦 This is important, for at least 757 bereft families: Ukraine has recovered the bodies of 757 soldiers who died fighting against Russia, as announced by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of the Prisoners of War which was assisted by the ICRC. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-repa...

Australian youth mental health charity Reachout has slammed Meta rolling back and eliminating its hate speech and fact checking efforts

is it just me or is this surprisingly low? generative AI apps made $1billion from app store purchases, which is up 200% year on year, but... not that much considering the size of the industry? there's a lot of money riding on this growth continuing at this rate. techcrunch.com/2025/...

Diary of the Syrian Transition - January 22, 2025 www.jihadologyplus.com/p/diary-of-t...

We just posted a new article! - QNews - We are powerful. If we weren’t, there would be no need to target us. trans.au/qnews-we-are...