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Josh Block

@joshablock.bsky.social

Attorney @ACLULGBT. He/him. Views expressed here are my own.

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Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 14h ago

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

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Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · yesterday

NEW: Voters have rejected Republicans' scheme to unseat the Kansas Supreme Court's Dem-appointed majority and overturn abortion rights. Amendment 1 would have let the GOP replace the system of a nominating commission, gubernatorial appointment, and retention elections with direct partisan elections

Joe Dudek@joedudekjd.bsky.social · 3d ago

BARRETT: For purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment, the relevant question is whether the group has been subject to a longstanding pattern of discrimination 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸. In other words, we ask whether the group has suffered a history of 𝘥𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘦 discrimination. 605 U.S. 495, 554. HEGSETH: Hold my beer.

“It’s in a lot of ways a public humiliation ritual,” Ms. Rashid said in an interview. “Going in, I had hoped I was paranoid, and boards’ outcomes were not predetermined. It turned out to be much worse than I thought.” The Pentagon declined to comment on the boards. At least six of Ms. Rashid’s clients were barred from attending their own separation board hearings because they refused to cut their hair and appear in the uniform of their sex assigned at birth. One was a master sergeant in South Korea with 17 years of service who was allowed to testify by video, but only if she turned off her camera.
Peter Sagal@petersagal.bsky.social · 3d ago

Out of all the sentences in this heartbreaking story, this one stands out to me: “As the losses mounted, she was stunned to see soldiers so quickly dismiss other soldiers who, just like them, had spent years in uniform.” [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate (Gift Article)

The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.

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Josh Block@joshablock.bsky.social · 3d ago

How about we actually give middle school kids math assignments they have to complete on paper? And then actually grade those assignments on paper too? You can’t have them do everything on Delta Math and then be surprised when they don’t know how to show their work without a calculator.

ACLU@aclu.org · 4d ago

Darren and Daniel are U.S. citizens from Illinois who were unlawfully arrested at work after DHS agents broke through a gate and used chemical irritants against them that required medical attention. They are two of 54 people being represented by ACLU affiliates seeking justice for agents' abuses.

Forest Park cemetery workers arrested during Operation Midway Blitz seek damages

A pair of west suburban cemetery workers who were detained at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last fall have filed claims against the federal government, alleging they were arrested without proba...

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Ann M. Lipton@annmlipton.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sexual assault prevention should focus "on helping troops avoid risky behavior...If he strode naked through the forest, coated in honey, he should not be surprised if he were attacked by a bear...If he wore gold chains and a fancy watch on a visit to Harlem, he risked getting robbed."

An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon

Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.

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Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 2w ago

The story of a trans girl who tried to fight Idaho's anti-trans laws, and died to suicide earlier this year, is only now coming to light. Our hearts are broken, but we need to tell these stories and mourn our dead, because the media is barely bothering to look for the victims of trans genocide.

Idaho didn’t want May Pollard to live. Now she’s dead by her own hand. - Assigned Media

A trans teen tried to fight Idaho's bathroom ban in court, but hate prevailed.

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Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 4w ago

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Sentinel After attacks by two Rep Members of Congress and threats by FL's Atty General, a trans girl has been forced to drop out of the North American Irish Dance Championships being held in the Orlando. Bullies... [paywall] www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/07/08/t...

Transgender teen drops out of Irish Dance meet in Orlando

“it’s a win because the girls didn’t have to compete against a boy,” said Maggie McKneely of Concerned Women for America. Florida’s Attorney General had threatened legal action against the event’s…

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ACLU@aclu.org · 4w ago

We need lawmakers who fight for our fundamental rights, instead of politicians that carry out President Trump's transphobic agenda. Urge your representative to co-sponsor a bill that will prevent the Trump administration from using federal funds to attack transgender people and our families.

Defend Trans Rights: No Place for LGBTQ+ Hate

The Trump administration is trying to push trans people out of public life. Congress must act immediately to block federal funds from being used to carry out discriminatory executive orders – and end President Trump's obsessive attacks on our fundamental rights.

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