Mumps.
(In case you were habituating to reports of measles; gotta change it up.)
Mumps.
(In case you were habituating to reports of measles; gotta change it up.)
"Wow. A big drop" -- CNBC highlights that labor force participation is now the lowest it has been since in late 2021, before the covid vaccine was widely available
Pretty sure insecure racists are quite willing to marry a person who, no matter how accomplished that person is, they believe they are superior to.
He also introduced a bill that would codify Bivens (i.e., let you sue federal agents who violate your rights) and it’s gotten surprisingly little press
This is eugenics. Genocide. An attack on science, medical ethics, bodily autonomy, and human rights.
Where is the outcry from the biomedical community? Trans people aren't just abstract patients and research participants: We're your friends, family, and co-workers.
Speak up before it's too late
meanwhile, war rages on at home.
Georgia On My Mind (derogatory)
This is beyond cruel and surely illegal if true. And it seems to be.
1/9. In 2020 Iran did try to interfere with the presidential election.
Iran Things that Got Memory Holed, Including the So-Called Negotiators, Steve and Jared
emptywheel.net/iran-things-...
if people are using classified information to place bets, then theoretically others can analyze betting behavior to find signals that reveal classified information.
The world is less safe tonight.
Florida just cut off HIV meds for 16,000 people.
ICYMI Pakistan and Afghanistan also hit the point of no return of an all-out war less than 24 hours ago
Get the word out!
🚨BREAKING: Democracy Docket has obtained a draft of the executive order being circulated with the White House that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Criminally funny, but also I'm crying inside
Norway comes for the #TechBros
www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree
vimeo.com/1168468796?f...
There are no words
A blind refugee, escaping persecution in Myanmar, only to be murdered in the very place where he sought safe haven
Left out in freezing weather, miles away from home, at night, without any means to contact family
ABOLISH ICE
IMPEACH NOEM
MURDER TRIALS
"It’s hard to know how much Stonepeak makes off this misery..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
SCOOP: Noem's DHS has acquired at least NINE new jets in recent weeks, with another one on the way.
Half are luxury jets.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/noems-luxury...
Being a pregnant woman in the US is more dangerous than being a police officer.
Deaths per 100,000:
Police officers: 11.3
Pregnant women: 18.7
It is almost twice as dangerous to bear a child as it is to be a cop.
As the OP says below—this is about more than driving a car.
Voting.
Traveling.
Getting prescriptions filled.
All those MANY times in everyday life when you have to show your license?
You no longer have one.
Unless you erase yourself.
Unfortunately the reality is that cops have a history of killing people by dropping them off in inhospitable places. In Canada it’s called a “starlight tour” when cops detain an Indigenous person and then drop them off miles from home in the wilderness, sometimes causing them to freeze to death
Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license.
They can't even escape this by moving to another state.
So they’re going to cripple healthcare for the poor in Minnesota to make an example of the state. The warning is “don’t resist.”
A tyrannical government is trying to force in Artificial Intelligence company to provide all online communications and data so that it can be used to surveil its citizens.
apnews.com/article/anth...
Pro-democracy forces here in the US should pay close attention to what Orban is doing for his American ally, Trump, is getting to a similarly desperate place.
AD ASTRA PER ASPERA Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles Phone: 785-296-3671 Fax: 785-296-0691 www.ksrevenue.gov Laura Kelly, Governor Driver's License 300 SW 29th Street PO Box 2188 Topeka KS 66601-2188 Mark A. Burghart, Secretary February 23, 2026 Dear Kansas Credential Holder: House Substitute for Senate Bill 244, enacted by the Kansas Legislature overriding Governor Kelly's veto, requires Kansas-issued driver's licenses and identification cards to reflect the credential holder's sex at birth and directs the Division of Vehicles to comply with K.S.A. 77-207. What does this mean for you? If you have received this notice, our records indicate that, upon publication of this law in the Kansas Register on Thursday, February 26, 2026, your current Kansas credential will no longer be valid. Additionally, please note that the Legislature did not include a grace period for updating credentials. This means that once the law is officially enacted, your current credential will be invalid immediately, and you may be subject to additional penalties if you are operating a vehicle without a valid credential. What do you need to do? Pursuant to this new law, if the gender/sex indication on the face of your current credential does not match your sex assigned at birth, you are directed to surrender your current credential to the Kansas Division of Vehicles. Upon surrendering the credential, you will be issued a new credential reflecting the gender identification consistent with statutory requirements. If you have any questions regarding procedures for obtaining a legally compliant credential, please contact the Kansas Division of Vehicles or visit your local driver licensing office. Can you appeal this notice? Yes. If you believe you have received this notice in error, you may appeal. Appeal rights are available under K.S.A. 8-259. However, please be advised that the filing of an appeal will not preserve the validity of your current credential and associated driving au…
2. The letter, which has been reported to Erin In The Morning by a Kansas-based activist, states that under House Substitute for Senate Bill 244, Kansas trans people must immediately surrender their licenses.