As the EHRC guidance comes into force, now is the time for cis people to practice saying, "Leave that woman alone, she is just trying to use the bathroom." I also give £5 a month to this trans-led collective fund which redistributes to UK trans women in need - would recommend. www.fiveforfive.co.uk
FiveforFive - a transfem and trans women collective fund
FiveforFive is a collective crowdfund for UK trans women, trans fem people and organisations which support them.
fiveforfive.co.uk
“Empty pews and fear of ICE grip Maryland’s Eastern Shore after #TPS ends for Haitians. As Temporary Protected Status expires, many Haitian immigrants in Salisbury retreat from daily life, fearing arrest and deportation." haitiantimes.com/2026/08/05/m...
Empty pews and fear of ICE grip Maryland's Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians
Haitian immigrants on Maryland's Eastern Shore face fear, canceled community events and possible deportation after Temporary Protected Status expires.
haitiantimes.com
Gofundme has a roundup of verified Spokane fundraisers for folks who have, for the most part, lost everything:
Washington Wildfire Relief: See the GoFundMe Community’s Impact
Discover how the GoFundMe community supports Washington Wildfire Relief. See stories, updates, and how much has been raised for Washington Wildfire Relief so far
gofundme.com
Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic. Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment. Doctors are left to walk a tightrope. (Published Dec. 2024)
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.
propublica.org
Head Start is a lifeline for thousands of Philadelphia families- ensuring every kid, no matter their zip code or economic status, has a chance to succeed. This back-door cut from the Trump-Vance administration of this vital program is unconscionable. Our kids deserve better.
Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It (Gift Article)
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.
nytimes.com
I'm struck by the way that social work organizations, which love to point to high-profile social workers, rarely "claim" Michael Schwerner. He was an MSW student for a year, but grew frustrated at the program's neglect of root causes of poverty. Then he gave his life addressing those root causes.
Schwerner, Michael | Mississippi Encyclopedia
Michael (Mickey) Schwerner was the second son of Nathan and Ann Schwerner of New York City, born on 6 November 1939. Nathan, who operated a wig company, and Ann, a former high school teacher, were bot...
mississippiencyclopedia.org
Zinn Education Project@zinnedproject.bsky.social · yesterday#tdih 1964. Bodies of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman found in Philadelphia, Miss. 💔 Lynched by KKK with deputy sheriff’s help when they investigated burning of church/freedom school. More + lessons ⬇️ on white supremacy & voting rights. 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ci...
Fellow academics: I know a Haitian PhD student who due to TPS termination needs another institutional affiliation not in the USA. Do you or someone you know have an avenue for them? If so, DM me.
Data centers and immigration enforcement are two of America's biggest issues - and they've come together in little Springdale Borough, Pa. A team from @publicsource.org explored at the Allegheny River town's turmoil www.publicsource.org/how-ice-and-...
How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground
At the intersection of two major issues in the United States, Springdale stands divided. Now residents, organizers and local leaders are asking about policing, power and accountability.
publicsource.org
We fostered a kitten from our favorite rescue last night who was in rough shape, who unfortunately passed this morning. I’m glad this boy knew love.. If you love cats, please consider donating to the rescue. He was Rascal in this fundraiser. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
Princess Ivory and Rascal's Urgent Medical Needs
Princess Ivory, one year old, came to us from a breeder in North Carolina. A few stops lead her to us. She will need additional medical care, but our…
zeffy.com
ICE-allied police chief in Springdale faced lawsuits and allegations before clashes with critics buff.ly/3IjNI5T
ICE-allied police chief in Springdale faced lawsuits and allegations before clashes with critics
Springdale’s police chief has a history of lawsuits, a criminal complaint and termination. Now, video of an arrest is raising new questions.
publicsource.org
Kudos to Jordan Wood for keeping the messaging alive that Susan Collins needs to know from ALL of us that we do NOT want her to vote to confirm Todd Blanche for US Att'y General, head of the DOJ. #TellSusanNO
Jordan Wood@jordanwood.bsky.social · 2d agoHe kept Trump out of prison. He built a $1.776 billion fund he would not keep insurrectionists out of. He buried it the second it cost him a promotion. Tomorrow Susan Collins decides if he runs the Justice Department. Flood her office. #mepolitics
FACING DEPORTATION: More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation because the Trump administration didn't enter a new agreement to take over their legal services @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/lega...
Legal services contract expires, and unaccompanied immigrant children face deportation
WASHINGTON — More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation because the Trump administration has not entered into a new agreement to take over their legal ser...
newsfromthestates.com
ANOTHER death in ICE custody, this time at the controversial Delaney Hall facility. This makes 54 deaths since Trump took office; 1 every 8 days in 2026. His mother says he was denied adequate medical care for chronic conditions, a common accusation ICE has strenuously denied.
Luca Migo@victinibcn.bsky.social · 2d agoBreaking: Another victim, Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, has died in ICE custody at Delaney Hall prison after being denied vital medication and family visits. Depriving sick detainees of care until they die is murder by neglect. We demand complete transparency and justice for Edwin! 🎥 Statuscoup
Another example of the lunacy of thinking discrimination against a marginalized group won't affect you if you're not part of that group bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
“Without this, people become homeless. They lose their income. They lose their stability. Whatever tiny safety net they had is gone,” @shannonrosa.bsky.social said. “It’s just cruel.” My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Just cruel’: Medicaid halt in California and Minnesota plunges caregivers and disabled people into uncertainty
Shock and fury as Trump administration holds back Medicaid funding to states over alleged caregiving fraud
theguardian.com
Why are you letting the country burn to the ground then?
Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 4d agoLast weekend in Gros Morne. We really do live in the most beautiful country in the world.
Hungarian power generation during the last week - the sequential block-by-block shutdown of the Paks nucler power plant looks wild. Thankfully a lot of solar during the day. During nights, gas generation is ramping up and imports supply the vast majority of demand.
Kees van der Leun@sustainable2050.bsky.social · 4d agoRecord low water level in Danube forced Hungary to shut down its nuclear power plant today, probably for weeks. It normally provides almost half the country's electricity. Companies asked to reduce demand, freight trains limited, civil servants to work from home. www.nieuwsblad.be/buitenland/h...
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
futurism.com
“We are a part of nature. We believe, create & grow.” As a pipeline threatens the Comcáac's ancestral lands, Indigenous youth are asserting a different future, one rooted in collective responsibility for their ancestors & more-than-human kin, Rachel Herring & Arantza Caudillo-Álvarez report.
A pipeline threatens the Gulf of California
A proposed U.S. pipeline threatens the ancestral lands of the Comcáac community in Mexico’s Puerto Libertad, one of the most important marine ecosystems on Earth
prismreports.org
taylor farms is a HUGE conglomerate and because they have a contract with sysco, which supplies restaurants, hospitals, and corporate cafeterias as well as a number of large supermarket chains, this very pointedly means that a ginormous chunk of what we eat is powered by incarcerated labor
frankie’s note here is extremely good: the labor story is inextricable (always, but ESPECIALLY in the us agricultural system)
Frankie Huang 黄碧赤@ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 3d agoI am making it a habit to always look for the labor story behind these nasty scandals. The consumers are almost never the only ones being harmed.
They served their country. Now they're fighting for their health care. LGBTQ+ veterans and allies rallied outside Pittsburgh's VA hospital to protest policy changes they say threaten access to transgender care and dismantle LGBTQ+ support within the VA.
LGBTQ+ Veterans Protest VA Restrictions on Transgender Care
A promise made at enlistment — that the nation will care for those who serve — has become increasingly uncertain for the nation’s LGBTQ+ veterans. On Saturday, members of Common Defense, a veteran-led movement dedicated to upholding their oath long after active duty has ended, rallied outside the VA hospital in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood to voice their opposition to changes to treatment policies that have a significant impact on the care they currently receive.
qburgh.com
The smell of death surrounds you, Donald Trump Deportees slain in Guatemala. A Haitian woman abandoned at a PGH bus stop. The bomb striking a family in Iran. Detainees in the ICE gulag. Lorenzo Salgado. Renee Good. USAID Dehumanization, then death. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
The smell of death surrounds Donald Trump’s regime from Guatemala to Pittsburgh | Will Bunch
In just a year and a half, Donald Trump’s warped agenda is killing innocent people at home and around the world.
inquirer.com
A significant and largely unreported story: Trump is directing the final withdrawal of all US forces from Iraq, which will inevitably be viewed as a major victory for Iran in the current war, and is driven by the fact that US positions there are indefensible due to Russian targeting assistance.
US nears full withdrawal from Iraq as bases in Kurdistan Region face attacks from Iran, proxies
Patriot air-defense systems that detect and shoot down incoming missiles and drones have already been removed, sources told Al-Monitor.
al-monitor.com
Outraged by the callous disregard of human life by this administration .... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Family to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death
Exclusive: Daphy Michel, from Haiti, was dropped off in Pittsburgh in 20F temperatures wearing summer clothes
theguardian.com
Last year, Trump and Republicans made the largest Medicaid cuts in history, putting nearly 20,000 people in my district and over 300,000 Pennsylvanians at risk of losing care. We'll keep fighting to pass bills that protect and expand access to quality, affordable healthcare.
Please support Black candidates!
Charles Gaba ✡️@charlesgaba.com · 6d ago🚨 96 DAYS TO GO! 📣 In response to the VRA being killed, I’ve launched new pages specifically to help dozens of Black Democrats get elected. This one is devoted to FEDERAL, JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE races. Donate today. #Blue26 #BlackSky secure.actblue.com/donate/black...
Activists have long provided a protective presence for Palestinians in the West Bank. Now Israel is pushing them out.
Israel Is Targeting and Deporting Foreign Activists Resisting Settler Violence
Activists have long provided a protective presence for Palestinians in the West Bank. Now Israel is pushing them out.
buff.ly
Yep. acasignups.net/rate_changes...
2027 Rate Changes - Pennsylvania: +17.1% indy mkt; +11% sm. group mkt
Before I begin, it's important to note that ACA exchange enrollment has dropped in Pennsylvania since Congressional Republicans allowed the enhanced federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year...
acasignups.net
