So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

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Jake Tapper (moderating the 2028 Dem primary debate): Final question. Do you renounce the Western Massachusetts lesbian bar? Pete Buttigieg: I renounce it. Kamala: I renounce it. AOC: I renounce it. Gavin Newsom: I will be deploying the National Guard to Greenfield on day one of my administration.

My latest @thebarbedwire.com: Ever taken an HIV test at a nightclub or event? 13 AIDS-related nonprofits in Texas (and more nationwide) are losing millions in HIV outreach funding, thanks to the latest DOGE-like cuts at the CDC. Six nonprofits in Houston will collectively lose ~$2M in vital funds.

Thanks To CDC Cutbacks, 13 Texas Nonprofits Lose Millions In HIV Outreach Funding

Gulf Coast is hardest hit: The CEO of a Houston-area nonprofit estimated that six organizations in the area are losing a total of about $2 million in funds.

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I hope everyone who jumped on this story today is proud to take their cues as to what's newsworthy and worth condemnation as The Problem With The Left from Jesse fucking Singal.

We actually fucking kick ass

Micah@rincewind.run · 2d ago

stand up for trans people: it is the right thing to do and it just will not hurt you, not now, not in this environment and maybe folks can start to relearn that trans people are pretty fucking cool, actually

Moral panics are manufactured concerns created to push an agenda, don't hold up under scrutiny, and the fallout always harms more people than will ever be helped. Stand up for trans people.

Micah@rincewind.run · 2d ago

stand up for trans people: it is the right thing to do and it just will not hurt you, not now, not in this environment and maybe folks can start to relearn that trans people are pretty fucking cool, actually

Hey so uhhhhh that Boston Globe story about the lesbian bar relaxing its covid rules is an *absolute fucking hit piece* targeting the disabled, chronically ill, and covid-conscious and it would be great if folks sharing and joking about it could recognize that framing.

bit weird to posture as if a handful of covid-conscious lesbians are your parasitic enemies and everything that’s wrong with the world, i think we love the words of a clickbaity transphobic outlet as long as they deliver us up some new lolcows with which we can soothe the absence within ourselves

It's so fucking bleak that there's so many more posts here about scene drama at a lesbian bar than there is the US government's border Gestapo shooting a guy in the back, kidnapping him, throwing him in a camp, denying him proper medical care, and then torturing him Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Open enrollment for the HealthCare Marketplace is coming in November and I'm interested in talking to LGBTQ+ folks (in Texas and elsewhere!) for a story. Are you buying for the first time? Struggling to afford it? Do you get help from paying for it? Let's chat about your healthcare access.

Austin-area students walked out of class on Tuesday to protest the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez by federal immigration officers. www.statesman.com/news/educati...

I wrote this to try and bear witness; I hope you'll read it. If you do, I hope you'll later find some quiet to think about this man, pray for him if you'd like, and then find out what you can do to help those impacted by this violence and terror in your community.

His car is still sitting there

An ICE kidnapping in Austin

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Anyway, the "lesbian bar masking" story isn't about lesbians or masking. It's about selfish assholes who want to destroy anything they can't keep for themselves, and the urgent need to kick those people out of your lives.

SORRY to comment bc this story just designed to stereotype disabled people (most of whom do not act like the ppl in the story!!) but it was funny to me when the person who said they hoped their business gets firebombed said "sorry disabled people don't make your business enough money or whatever"

Mike Rothschild@rothschildmd.bsky.social · yesterday

A niche business needed to expand its potential customer base, or else face closure. A few toxic narcissists in that niche responded by declaring they'd rather see the business close than open it up to people outside their niche. The story is less about masking and more about being a selfish jerk.

“These workers were able to speak the same language and walk the same walk as the individuals they’re reaching out to for tests and PrEP, and be an example of what safe and happy sexual health looks like.”

The Barbed Wire@thebarbedwire.com · 2d ago

New from @kitoconnell.com: These HIV prevention organizations have spent years building inroads to their local communities, but now the CDC is taking away millions in funding they use for targeted outreach and testing, even as HIV cases are on the rise.

New from @kitoconnell.com: These HIV prevention organizations have spent years building inroads to their local communities, but now the CDC is taking away millions in funding they use for targeted outreach and testing, even as HIV cases are on the rise.

Thanks To CDC Cutbacks, 13 Texas Nonprofits Lose Millions In HIV Outreach Funding

Gulf Coast is hardest hit: The CEO of a Houston-area nonprofit estimated that six organizations in the area are losing a total of about $2 million in funds.

thebarbedwire.com

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BI VISIBILITY DAY

Has anyone else noticed there are fewer prominent trans writers around than there used to be? assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Parker Molloy and the Subtraction Game - Assigned Media

We're losing prominent trans writers much faster than we can replace them.

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What irritates me most about the "covid is no big deal" crowd is that there's growing evidence that unexplained neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are actually caused, at least in part, by repeated exposure to viral pathogens over a lifetime.

I will never vote for this transphobe.

Frances Larina@franceslarina.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Gov Gavin Newsom over the weekend vetoed legislation aimed at protecting providers of gender-affirming care from being extradited to face charges for doing so by another state." He was "worried about constraints on the governor's power to approve extraditions". www.ebar.com/story/170505...

As they did at last week's protest at Mt. Sinai, protestors administered HRT in public "to humanize gender-affirming healthcare and affirm the right of trans people to make decisions about their own bodies."

Fantastic protest organized by @genderlib.com to protest NYU Lagnone's deal with Trump to end gender-affirming care for trans youth. Big 🧵 of photos for ya!

Gender Liberation Movement@genderlib.com · 6d ago

SHAME ON NYU LANGONE! The Trump DOJ reached a settlement with NYU that will permanently end gender-affirming care for trans youth and pay $8.5 million. Join us for a picket at NYU: 📍 550 1st Ave 🗓️ Tuesday, September 22: ⏰ 4:30 PM

“I watched her through these several hours of not knowing, hearing reports that he was dead, just distraught and despondent,” said Lincoln-Goldfinch. “Just wanting information about how he was doing and wanting to speak to him. That’s all she wanted was to speak to him.”

KXAN News@kxan.com · 3d ago

"We have not heard from him. We have had no reports about his medical condition, what treatment he received, where he was shot, what happened," said the family's attorney. https://www.kxan.com/investigations/austin-attorney-says-ice-shooting-victims-wife-devastated-kept-in-dark/  

For my newsletter, I wrote about Democrats coming out against "trans surgery for kids" (which do not happen) and how the myth took over our politics. www.burnsnotice.com/the-trans-ki...

The "Trans Kid Surgery" Myth

The big lie worked because it played on your protective instincts

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It's not a temporary restraining order, but is an order that temporarily restrains ICE ahead of the temporary restraining order hearing

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of man shot by ICE

“This matter is set for an in-person hearing on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. … Petitioner must be present at the hearing,”

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