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Gift link -- no paywall. Stunning reporting here. 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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Encourage your children to start a banned book club 📕 💙 ❤️
"Bombed" is too kind. Just the same old ugly insults & self-pitying drivel he's been spewing forever. "Fat Pig Chris Christie/Watermelon Head Pencil Neck Shifty Schiff/Pocahontas Elizabeth Warren" etc. from a deranged sociopath who can't understand humor. 🤢 #Pathetic shorturl.at/eEX8A
Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — and proved its point | CNN Business
President Donald Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Friday night. He knew he was bombing, too, and he even tried to meta-joke his way out of it.
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I almost went to Berlin Pride. It is a welcoming community and diverse culture. Instead, a crazed hater murders and injures people donning rainbows and celebrating love. When does it end? 😢https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyqzylz3zno
One dead, 16 injured at Berlin Pride event after vehicle crashes into crowd, police say
Police say an intensive manhunt is under way after the incident in Berlin's city centre.
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In 2001, Walter Cronkite appeared on the David Letterman show and shared his thoughts.
Precious moment when World Cup winner Nico Williams looks for his family in the stands to give his gold medal to his mother. 🥹
Words of encouragement from John Lewis, courtesy of a non-social media friend.
This is what Barcelona Pride feels like. After Spain, we land in Leeds, Belfast and then WorldPride Amsterdam ✈️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️💙🩵🧡🩷🙏🏽
Painted 🌈 flags found on the streets of Leeds. Global leaders—please save the rainbows under the feet of pedestrians everywhere. Weathered colors reflect our tireless march for equality.
Why Europe's trees are dying after seemingly perfect springs: www.earth.com/news/why-eur...
Why Europe's trees are dying after seemingly perfect springs
Warm, wet springs may seem ideal for tree growth, but new research shows they can increase drought stress and disease across Europe.
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Democratic attorneys general sue to stop MAGA media merger www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Democratic attorneys general sue to stop MAGA media merger
State attorneys general are suing to stop the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Discovery.
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H-E-B has a stringent recall/removal procedure, but given lack of tracing by the fed govt, be careful, still. No sealed bagged stuff, they act like Petri dishes. 🦠🧫 H-E-B said in a social media post that none of its suppliers have reported issues with cyclospora www.dallasnews.com/news/article...
H-E-B says its produce is safe from diarrhea-causing parasite
H-E-B said in a social media post that none of its suppliers have reported issues with cyclospora, which is sickening people around the country.
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Michigan has recorded more than 2,600 cases of cyclosporiasis, the diarrhea-causing parasitic illness, as of Monday, a jump of more than 1,000 cases from Friday.
Cyclosporiasis Cases Rapidly Jump In Michigan—More Than 2,600 Total Infections Confirmed
Michigan has recorded more than 2,600 cases of cyclosporiasis, the diarrhea-causing parasitic illness, as of Monday, a jump of more than 1,000 cases from Friday.
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Maine is in absolute outrage! Protesters took over Senator Susan Collins’ office chanting "VOTE HER OUT" after an ICE thug brutally executed a 26-year-old Colombian man. We demand immediate accountability for this state-sponsored murder! Enough is enough!
bsky.app/profile/vict... THIS IS DEMOCRACY IN ACTION. NO VIOLENCE. JUST VOICES. 💙💙💙🦋💙💙💙
Luca Migo@victinibcn.bsky.social · 3w agoMaine is in absolute outrage! Protesters took over Senator Susan Collins’ office chanting "VOTE HER OUT" after an ICE thug brutally executed a 26-year-old Colombian man. We demand immediate accountability for this state-sponsored murder! Enough is enough!
My friend came to visit me from UK this summer. We met in Boston so I could introduce him to friends in Provincetown. ICE destined this poor boy for 2 hours, demanded to see his bank accounts, and asked him if he was gay. 🤦♀️ we are officially the rudest country for tourists. WTH?
Trans rights are human rights—full stop. Equality isn’t a limited edition, and it sure as hell doesn’t come in just one shoe size. 🏳️⚧️🌈🏳️🌈
We are living in an upside down world and I can’t wait for 11 to show up at the midterms. 🥳🇺🇸🌈 or do we need only need 10? 🩷
The debut episode of @pridethisway.bsky.social is here. I wrote about it for @outsmartmagazine.bsky.social & am proud to support it as freelance copywriter. Give it a watch/listen at youtu.be/fRUJQOObj1c?... #PrideThisWay #LGBTQ #Podcast #QueerMedia
LGBTQ+ PROTESTS: Hosts Talk About Life Before Parades
YouTube video by Pride This Way
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"Something just brushed past my leg!" — Luke Skywalker, #StarWars Image credit: tempestkc on Threads #LincolnMemorialReflectingPool #USA
