Khadijah M Silver (they/them), JD/MPH

Harper did a fantastic job.

Trump is adding anti-trans provisions to SAVE America Act Trump appears to be using culture-war issues, which are popular among Republican voters, to increase the pressure on Republican lawmakers to back the bill.

NEW: The White House confirmed that Trump is pushing congressional lawmakers to make additions to the SAVE America Act specifically targeting transgender people — a move that appears to be weaponizing culture-war issues to pressure Republicans to back the suppressive bill.

ICE confirms a measles outbreak in the nation's largest detention facility in Texas The agency said it's closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with public health authorities while the facility has been closed to visitors and attorneys.

ICE confirms measles outbreak in the nation's largest detention facility in Texas www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

USAID’s Emergency Food Security Program spent $4 billion in FY2022 to feed 114 million people in 55 countries. We just blew that much money in four days of this war.

ally™️: "what can i do to help trans people right now?"

us: "give us money."

ally™️: "wait,, really?"

us: "yes, really. a lot of us are struggling and direct aid is most impactful. i can send you some gofundmes...."

ally™️: "what *else* can i do to help trans people right now?"

Home | The Key The Key is a new online magazine brought to you by the Palestine Festival of Literature.

I've launched a publication with @palfest.bsky.social called "The Key." I am so excited to share this first issue with you: www.thekeymagazine.com

Another $5.6 million from ICE to Palantir, in part for its continued work on ELITE (Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement), which we revealed in January to be the Palantir tool ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid

www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...

This article has been over 2.5 months in the making. In that time, the Indiana government has continued building its list, dodged my direct questions, and even denied my public records request for a policy that clearly exists. Simply put, it’s clear that the state does not want this to get out.

Indiana’s Anti-Trans Attorney General is Preparing to Revoke Trans People’s Documents Indiana AG Todd Rokita has been compiling a list of his state’s trans people. Following in Kansas’ footsteps, he’s quietly laying the groundwork to declare their IDs “falsified records.”

An investigation from Transitics has discovered something highly alarming: Indiana AG Todd Rokita has been making a list of trans people. Following in Kansas’ footsteps, he’s preparing to revoke trans people’s documents by declaring them “falsified records.”

transitics.substack.com/p/indianas-a...

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

Prepandemic respiratory illness tied to increased risk of long COVID

Roughly 6 in 10 people report eventually recovering from the condition, but millions remain affected.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

i really don't think Hegseth realized the diplomatic consequences of that strike

Such an important point!!! They also never called for bans on my off-label medical care for long COVID.

My sincere question: who do we report this to? The state Supreme Court? The clerk? The bar? I am a lawyer and I am PISSED.

I haven't said anything about this before, bc in the grand scheme of horrors this only rates as an inconvenience, but since others are experiencing it:

Just three days after CBP arrested me for filming them outside Broadview on 9/27, my TSA Pre & Global Entry were suspended—and so were my wife's.

‘We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

Senate Dem looking at funding Trump's war, per Politico:

Jack Reed (RI): @reed.senate.gov
Gary Peters (MI): @peters.senate.gov
Tim Kaine (VA): @kaine.senate.gov
Elissa Slotkin (MI): @slotkin.senate.gov
Chris Coons (DE): @coons.senate.gov
Jeanne Shaheen (NH): @shaheen.senate.gov

Maryland, New Mexico Become Latest Blue States to Ban Local Contracts with ICE - Bolts Governors Lujan Grisham and Moore signed laws barring local sheriffs and police from partnering with ICE’s 287(g) program, joining a string of eight states with similar prohibitions.

To underscore just how unusual it is for a blue state like Massachusetts to be formally partnering with ICE, note that a majority of D-trifecta states now ban 287(g) agreements with ICE. Among those that do not, Massachusetts is the only one with a state-level 287(g).

boltsmag.org/maryland-new...

Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.

As we reported in @boltsmag.org last month, Massachusetts is the *only* state with a Democratic governor + legislature that maintains a state-level 287(g) agreement with ICE. As part of this agreement, Massachusetts often funnels people exiting prison into deportation.

boltsmag.org/massachusett...

The Massachusetts Department of Correction has been fighting me for months, trying to withhold data about its collaboration with ICE.

Yesterday, I won that fight, and obtained records showing that the state has transferred more than 2,000 people into ICE custody since 2009.

A quick thread:

This is absolutely shameful.

Congress Kills Bill Exposing Congressional Sexual Misconduct | 77 WABC (Washington, DC) - The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to reject a resolution that would have required the public release of reports related to sexual harassment and miscond

Once again, Congress has shown it would rather protect its own than protect the public. The latest casualty? A bill that would have exposed sexual misconduct by members of Congress, giving survivors a fighting chance and the public a right to know.

thank you to Sharon for brining to my attention that since at least 2012, Marco Rubio has confused Chiang Kai-shek for something he imagined:

www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/m...

I’m sure state supreme courts—who actually manage their respective state bars—are going to love this.

Help Jamal’s family leave the war zone and rebuild their life! Hi my loves! My name is Caroline, and I created this fundraiser to help Jamal support his family as they fight to survive the genocide in Gaza, evacuate to safety, and eventually rebuild their lives f...

After losing everything in Gaza, this is all we have left to rebuild.
Your donation is not just help it’s hope and love .
It’s our second chance at life.

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Oh thank you sorry just saw this after I posted my ask!

Wish I could read the text but the white on pink is very painful for my eyes & brain — any chance you plan to offer this to a publication that might publish for a progressive audience and has budget to make it accessible? (Truthout, the Nation, etc) Dying to know what happened!

EU’s Ribera says Trump can’t break trade relations with Spain Madrid barred the U.S. from using jointly operated military bases on Spanish soil to attack Iran, sparking fury from the U.S. president.

RIBERA: ".. It is not possible to engage in [individual] commercial retaliation .. The trade negotiations of each and every one of the 27 member states of the European Union are the responsibility of the Commission and it is not possible to divide or fragment them."

www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

And it rolls back slowly with the sound of a teeny tiny garage door opener

And — sometimes, not often but just enough for him to get suspicious of foul play — gets stuck so he has to move the curtain off a little crimp in the rod

This I pray

So he can do a big reveal for effect

Ta DAHHH

Response to Order to Show Cause – #129 in KINGDOM v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00691) – CourtListener.com RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re 128 Order on Motion for Order to Show Cause,,,, Set/Reset Deadlines,,,, Set/Reset Hearings,,, filed by CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, PAMELA J. BONDI, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, WILLI...

Here, meanwhile, is DOJ's response to the order to show cause: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...