A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles: ​An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license. ​An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber. ​An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers. ​An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.

A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.

This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.

This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.

Captain Sam Coffey, a woman of few words 🫡

The story behind Sam Coffey's iconic 'shrug' celebration 🤷‍♀️☕️

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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The Rose City Riveters continue to stand with our trans siblings in and out of the stadium.

We call upon the NWSL and Jessica Berman to condemn the statements made by Elizabeth Eddy and take steps to protect their players from hateful rhetoric like this. #BAONPDX

Good riddance.

Did I mention ICE arresting firefighters who were LITERALLY fighting a massive fire at the time of their arrest? 🔥

#ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

Between RFK decimating the CDC, normalizing Ashli Babbitt & the umpteenth school shooting... I'm losing the will to post.

#ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

trans joy is revolutionary

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Tickets to Tables is a program where season ticket members can donate unused Thorns tickets to local nonprofits, youth organizations, and families who face barriers to attending matches.

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Distant hurricanes can be deadly. Hurricanes that are far away can still create deadly rip currents and waves. Never assume that the ocean is safe, even if the weather is nice. For maximum safety, swim near a lifeguard. Check the forecast before you go. weather.gov/beach

Hurricanes that are far away can still create deadly rip currents and waves. Never assume that the ocean is safe, even if the weather is nice. Check the forecast before you go. weather.gov/beach

A senior administration official, as well as other officials, told Rolling Stone that it is a priority of Trump that these kinds of military deployments -- in times of relative calm -- become normalized in American political culture.

More: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Bork thought (1) the First Amendment should only protect political speech, not art or culture or speech about it, and (2) feminism and naughty stuff were destroying America. So, yeah.

Due to the small number of companies that control payment processing, it is going to be a challenge for all of us to avoid companies like this. However, where you can: do.

And support organizations fighting this. Support creators being harmed by this.

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NEW from me: This morning, a Stripe customer representative confirmed to me that they do not allow LGBTQ content and haven't for a month--at first.

Later, after putting me on hold, the representative confusingly said they were wrong and that they don't ban LGBTQ content, only "abusive" content.

I'm seeing him tonight and I'm so excited

First page of a manuscript draft titled "The Death of Medical Privacy for Trans Patients," marked “Not for distribution” in the upper right corner. Section 1, titled "INTRODUCTION," discusses the foundational principle of medical privacy in U.S. law and ethics, emphasizing its importance for transgender Americans whose care often involves both health and identity. It states that legal and ethical protections for privacy have been eroded through coordinated legislative restrictions, executive actions, vigilantism, and administrative oversight, especially from Republican-led states and later the Trump administration. The introduction outlines how these actions circumvent safeguards like the Fourth Amendment and HIPAA, rendering sensitive trans patient information accessible to state actors as part of a broader political strategy against transgender existence. The article intends to trace this erosion of privacy through political context, case studies from Tennessee, Missouri, Texas, and Florida, and the escalation at the federal level, ending with an examination of the psychological, physical, and legal consequences, as well as the precedent set for politically disfavored medical care.

Just submitted my initial manuscript for my law journal article on trans medical privacy. Hoping to get it up on SSRN soon as a preprint.

It covers how the medical privacy of trans folks has been eviscerated and how it is a model for the destruction of medical privacy for any disfavored group.

Please tell me you actually ordered enough of these scarves for everyone. It's been so disappointing this season that you've had so many good limited edition scarves, but they always sell out so fast before I get there and I arrive about 30 minutes early at least.

Important info on tomorrow’s match: If the Chicago Stars vs Bay FC match runs past 1:12PM, the Thorns match will be shown on CBSsports.com until it concludes. After the final whistle, coverage will resume on CBS as planned.

Important info on tomorrow’s match:

If the Chicago Stars vs Bay FC match runs past 1:12PM, the Thorns match will be shown on CBSsports.com until it concludes. After the final whistle, coverage will resume on CBS as planned.

Air Force revokes approved retirement for trans service members: 'Complete and utter betrayal' Alyx, who has served in the Air Force for 15 years, said the ban and having her retirement rescinded has put her in a precarious financial situation.

Alyx, a 15 year veteran of the Air Force was approved for early retirement in May. The Trump admin suddenly revoked it on Wednesday because of the trans military ban.

She'll lose out on healthcare and pension benefits as a result.

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Opinion | The Fourth Amendment is on life support — and we’re all paying the price White House “border czar” Tom Homan said the quiet part out loud on ICE detentions — and we should all take it as a warning.

From my colleague @foxmike90.bsky.social: As a former public defender, I know the Supreme Court lets immigration agents indiscriminately detain people based on physical appearance. But it was still a jolt to see White House “border czar” Tom Homan say it right out loud.

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

Voyager scene. Seven of Nine (tertiary adjunct of unimatrix 01) is pictured. She has a dolphin shaped metal robotic implant around her left eye because she is a borgs. Closed caption reads, "Fun will now commence."

It's the weekend, baby

Maybe this time we can simply stop calling Korbin Albert up to the @uswnt.ussoccer.com, hm?

And Tolkin from the @usmnt.ussoccer.com for good measure, thanks.

The Oligarchs' Coup Against the Free Press Is Happening Now The American information space is not merely changing; it is undergoing a hostile takeover. It is a deliberate, coordinated campaign by a new class of oligarchs out of Silicon Valley that includes Jef...

Everyone needs to understand that the defunding of public broadcasting this week is part of a broader effort to dismantle the free press and control the means of reality production itself.

www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...

When the Online Mob Came After Me—and My Kids A Response to an Online Harassment and Doxing Campaign

Recently, I was subject to an aggressive harassment & slander campaign that began on Twitter, spilled over to major radio shows & podcasts, and led to a major right-wing website doxing my kids. The death threats were a cherry on top.
www.jessicariedl.blog/p/when-the-o...

It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.