Alejandra Caraballo
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🏳️⚧️🇵🇷 Senior Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic. Gender & Tech. Views = my own. She/Her. Read my work at thedissident.news Inquiries: alejandracaraballo.com/contact
I'm going to take a break from social media for a little while. Skiing kept me going during the winter but I don't have that to fall back on during the summer and my mental health hasn't been the greatest in the last few days. Not sure how long yet but might be a while.
1. Amnesty International has withstood threats from death squads and dictators. But it could not stand up to JK Rowling and the anti-trans movement she finances. It has apologized for calling those groups "anti-rights" after legal threats. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Amnesty International UK Caves To JK Rowling, Issues Apology For Calling Anti-Trans Groups "Anti-Rights"
The organization has stood up to dictators and death squads, but Rowling and the UK's anti-speech laws were apparently too much.
erininthemorning.com
JK Rowling says it was a "nice birthday present" to get Amnesty International'apology and retraction. The balloons on birthdays feature triggers on X when you go to her page.
Oh look, JK Rowling's chequebook-waving has emboldened the ADF, a Christofascist hate group that has been pouring millions into the UK to fund court cases and lobbying against abortion rights, equal marriage rights, Pride events etc., to go on the attack as well. Top standing up for women, Joanne!
Christian charities challenge Amnesty report labelling them ‘anti-rights’
A letter led by ADF International UK urges the Charity Commission to affirm that charities may engage in public debate without being labelled a threat to human rights
thecatholicherald.com
The GCs won on this and they're still miserable. Complaining that the apology didn't go far enough and that Amnesty sent a separate email to their supporters apologizing to them. No matter what you do, you will never appease them. They're a miserable group of bigots.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 5d agoAmnesty International has now issued a public groveling apology to JK Rowling's organization and has pulled her another report documenting the anti rights platform of gender critical organizations. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...
So CBS and others invested in a pro trump audience that won’t arrive, alienating their actual audience, and trump propagandists are losing audience bc people are souring on Trump. Also helps explain the increased racist shrieking as they try to farm engagement www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
How the Pro-Trump Media Ecosystem Is Splintering Ahead of the Midterms
Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.
nytimes.com
Amnesty International has now issued a public groveling apology to JK Rowling's organization and has pulled her another report documenting the anti rights platform of gender critical organizations. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...
An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026
Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.
amnesty.org.uk
People need to grapple with the fact that LLMs are now solving for mathematical conjectures that are decades/centuries old. The common sentiment on here is that they're absolutely useless and are always wrong but that is becoming increasingly separated from reality. This is just the last 2 months.
If you ever want to know why the right accuses protesters of being paid agitators, it's because they do stuff like this. Literally had their $1300 court side seats paid for by right wing money.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoOh, so those girls at the Seattle Storm game were being obnoxious the entire time trying to provoke people and filming the reactions for content. Of course.
Ben Shapiro spends his entire show mocking the WNBA and its players. Including a montage his team put together of missed shots at the All-Star game which he laughs at. It's incredible how much transphobia can just let you be an open misogynist.
Ben Shapiro and his Daily Wire Indoor Kids should challenge the WNBA to a head-to-head competition. Shapiro can pick any five players on a current roster. The worst five, players who never even leave the bench. We've never seen them with the warmups off. They'd still destroy these boys 102-3.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoBen Shapiro spends his entire show mocking the WNBA and its players. Including a montage his team put together of missed shots at the All-Star game which he laughs at. It's incredible how much transphobia can just let you be an open misogynist.
I would pay money to watch Ben Shapiro try to make a free throw.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoBen Shapiro spends his entire show mocking the WNBA and its players. Including a montage his team put together of missed shots at the All-Star game which he laughs at. It's incredible how much transphobia can just let you be an open misogynist.
Casual reminder that the original plan for Ben Shapiro's "Lady Ballers" was for it to be an undercover documentary where dudes sign up to compete in women's sports, only to find out that places that allow trans athletes to compete actually have rules and standards.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoBen Shapiro spends his entire show mocking the WNBA and its players. Including a montage his team put together of missed shots at the All-Star game which he laughs at. It's incredible how much transphobia can just let you be an open misogynist.
Ben Shapiro spends his entire show mocking the WNBA and its players. Including a montage his team put together of missed shots at the All-Star game which he laughs at. It's incredible how much transphobia can just let you be an open misogynist.
Oh, so those girls at the Seattle Storm game were being obnoxious the entire time trying to provoke people and filming the reactions for content. Of course.
1. In the aftermath of forcing the Ohio Progressive Caucus to delete criticism of Amy Acton for calling trans girls "boys," progressives were promised a meeting with Acton. Now, we have learned she didn't show up, and kicked trans people out of the meeting. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Dem. Ohio Gov Candidate Amy Acton Scheduled a Meeting With LGBTQ+ Advocates, Didn't Show Up, And Kicked Out Trans People Who Did
The meeting was supposed to be Acton's way of making up for calling trans girls "boys."
erininthemorning.com
A third of the active players in the league are LGBTQ. This is very clearly a call to purge queer Black women from the league. It's absolutely disgusting.
Oh, so those girls at the Seattle Storm game were being obnoxious the entire time trying to provoke people and filming the reactions for content. Of course.
The vast majority of what Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton allegedly said was religious in nature. She said "Jesus loves everyone" and "I hope God forgive you." If the roles had been reversed, every MAGA person would be screaming religious freedom for being suspended for what she said.
Right on time. And I bet they'll be seated courtside again. They know exactly what they're doing stuff these hate "rallies" in overwhelmingly progressive cities like Portland and Seattle that support trans people. And they're gonna use teenage girls as a human shield from criticism again.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoGreat job, the W, you have now turned every Indiana game into a circus. There's now an incentive structure in place to put these protesters courtside at every WNBA game to goad everyone into saying something to them. And now the league can't do anything except ban signs for everyone.
This is why I say that caving on the sports issue doesn't make it go away. The IOC, World Athletics, 27 states, and every major sporting body have banned trans athletes. The Supreme Court agreed with them. They got what they wanted and they still can't shut up about it and keep making it an issue.
WNBA suspends Seattle Storm minority owner for being rude to transphobic shitheads:
WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads | Defector
On Tuesday night, a small group of weirdos held an anti-trans rally outside of the Seattle Storm’s home arena. The occasion for their gathering was a game against the Indiana Fever and bench player…
defector.com
This is a big, fat green light for more abuse. Hell, this will incentivize it. What a massive fucking FAIL
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoSeattle Storm co-owner suspended for 5 home games. The WNBA has chosen a side. Now, transphobic protesters have an incentive to goad players, team staff, and fans into reacting to get them kicked out or suspended. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...
The number of Black players who will be accused of being trans is about to skyrocket.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoSeattle Storm co-owner suspended for 5 home games. The WNBA has chosen a side. Now, transphobic protesters have an incentive to goad players, team staff, and fans into reacting to get them kicked out or suspended. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...
Seattle Storm co-owner suspended for 5 home games. The WNBA has chosen a side. Now, transphobic protesters have an incentive to goad players, team staff, and fans into reacting to get them kicked out or suspended. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...
Storm minority owner Celeste Keaton reportedly suspended from 5 home games, fined after incident with Sophie Cunningham fans
The Storm's majority owner released a statement apologizing for the incident.
sports.yahoo.com
What's even worse about this is that the Knicks owner, James Dolan, was caught specifically tracking trans women for years, including when they went to the bathroom. No suspension there but speaking out against transphobia nets you a 5 game suspension. www.them.us/story/jim-do...
MSG Security Allegedly Tracked a Trans Woman’s Movements, Including Bathroom Breaks, Down to the Second
A bombshell report in Wired details an extensive use of the venue’s facial recognition system.
them.us
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoSeattle Storm co-owner suspended for 5 home games. The WNBA has chosen a side. Now, transphobic protesters have an incentive to goad players, team staff, and fans into reacting to get them kicked out or suspended. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...
Seattle Storm co-owner suspended for 5 home games. The WNBA has chosen a side. Now, transphobic protesters have an incentive to goad players, team staff, and fans into reacting to get them kicked out or suspended. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...
Storm minority owner Celeste Keaton reportedly suspended from 5 home games, fined after incident with Sophie Cunningham fans
The Storm's majority owner released a statement apologizing for the incident.
sports.yahoo.com
