I really love how the Mediterranean folk have names for all the different winds en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistral...
Mistral (wind) - Wikipedia
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EU and Spanish Queer American migration. Digital privacy and security. Watching the trainwreck from a distance. Author of https://weimar-project.page CHI => BCN 🏳️‍⚧️🧚‍♀️
Good news: Spain Supreme Court upholds an injunction brought by a challenge from the government against Valencia’s anti-trans laws passed last year. They have yet to rule on the constitutionality of the laws but acknowledge they cause significant harm.
Carla Antonelli@carlaantonelli.bsky.social · last wk.Lo dice el Tribunal Constitucional, el PP y VOX son un peligro publico para las vidas de las personas trans en España: El Constitucional afirma que la reforma de la Ley Trans valenciana aprobada por PP y Vox "podrĂa generar perjuicios irreparables" a los menores
What is wrong with European microwaves? All I want to do is type in an exact number of seconds
Wow, BBC, all these terrible things are seemingly just happening to people? With all this passive language it’s hard to tell who might be responsible…
We can't keep getting trapped in conversations about whether too many or too few people are being born. Let's just focus on how we make our current society equitable and sustainable.
The "keep me signed in" checkboxes are the elevator close door buttons of the internet
This also happened with the retelling of the story of pre-war Germany until very recently. Christopher Isherwood's stories, which inspired Cabaret, are part of that queer self-shaming that happened. To Isherwood's credit, he walked it back later in life and instead celebrated it.
Mallory Moore@sexabolition.blog · last mo.People often write histories of social revolution and backlash/oppression with the narrative that the revolution went too far and after the people demanded too much freedom, someone needed to get things back under control. This is not true, or it's only true from the perspective of elite authority
If the Tour de France can start in Spain then we should be allowed to call cava champagne.
Sounds like NYC will have a trash system similar to Barcelona which is really great gothamist.com/news/nyc-pla...
NYC plans to replace nearly 30K parking spaces with trash bins, report shows
Environmental review documents published by the Department of Sanitation revealed the plans.
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Spain has been experiencing shortages of Lenzetto, an estrogen spray used for menopause and HRT. Spain has the cheapest prices for it in the EU and so drug companies de-prioritize the Spanish market. It's also under increased demand. elpais.com/sociedad/202...
Sin hormonas: la odisea para encontrar Lenzetto, el medicamento más escaso de España
Un fármaco hormonal para mujeres menopáusicas y trans es el más desabastecido en España. El laboratorio aduce problemas de producciĂłn, algo que no sucede en otros paĂses. En abril, su precio subiĂł un ...
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The Christian right always just saw “freedom of religion” as an ability to choose Catholic or Protestant.
Spain’s electricity bills have decreased due to its commitment to renewable energy, reducing the influence of fossil fuels on electricity prices.
Why Spain’s electricity bills have fallen during an energy crisis
Homes and business are benefitting from Spain's commitment to clean energy.
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Madrid’s PP-led city council and autonomous community won’t fly the pride flag on any buildings this month, as they cave in to the far right.
Carla Antonelli@carlaantonelli.bsky.social · 2mo agoEl PP y su LGTBIQfĂłbia intrĂnsica: Madrid pasa de la bandera LGTBIQ+ “El PP hace guiños a la lgtbifobia de Vox” Ni el Ayuntamiento ni la Comunidad instalarán en sus edificios la enseña arcoĂris, aunque el Supremo sentenciĂł que era legal elpais.com/sociedad/lgt...
Swiss voters reject population cap proposal by their Great Replacement party 🎉 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Swiss vote against proposal to cap population at 10 million
Nearly 55% of participants voted against the proposal to cap population by cutting migration, results show.
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The EU's Migration and Asylum Pact went into force June 12. It allows countries to fast-track asylum claims from "safe third countries" and countries where the current asylum acceptance rate is <20%. It also allows detainment of applicants in countries outside of the EU. www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
Questions and Answers: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum
On June 12, 2026, the European Union Migration and Asylum Pact will become fully applicable. The Pact is a set of 10 pieces of binding legislation, adopted in 2024, that overhauls how the EU manages i...
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Tragically, gender based violence against trans people, like this woman who was recently killed, still happen in Spain. This time in Figueres. elpais.com/espana/catal...
Vox wants to require criminal background checks for those seeking to change their gender in the civil registry www.elmundo.es/espana/2026/...
The city council of Sant Cugat, a suburb of Barcelona, passes a motion denouncing Spain's regularization of migrants. It was backed by the Junts (neoliberal Catalan nationalist), PP (center right), and Vox. www.eltriangle.eu/2026/06/10/j...
Junts, PP i Vox voten plegats a Sant Cugat contra la regularització d’immigrants - El Triangle
Els regidors de Junts, PP i Vox de l’ajuntament de Sant Cugat del Vallès van aprovar al Ple del passat 29 de maig una moció que rebutja la regularització
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I’d love to do a textual analysis of business and organizational communications over the past couple decades. It feels like the language keeps shifting more toward fascist ideas of power, control, and action instead of collaboration and innovation
“The law also allows EU countries to search a “place of residence or other relevant premises” of irregular migrants, a provision that NGOs and civil society compare to the notorious raids conducted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).”
Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 3mo agoMember states and the European Parliament have struck a deal on the Return Regulation to build deportation camps (aka return hubs) in faraway countries. It’s a turning point for migration policy. The EU migration enters uncharted territory.
“They will always need more blood, and when our bodies are bled dry they will replace what they’ve extracted with embalming fluid”. www.autostraddle.com/overheating-...
Overheating: Leaving My Home State of Florida
I have not given up on Florida, even if for now it is best we spend time apart.
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Asturias is finalizing a draft law implementing provisions of the 2023 Ley Trans with the goal to pass it by the 2027 national elections. It's one of just a few autonomous communities yet to pass one. Of course, the usual raft of transphobia is raised www.elsaltodiario.com/asturias/ley...
La ley LGTBI asturiana encara su tramitaciĂłn pese a la presiĂłn del lobby antiderechos
Tras la aprobaciĂłn del anteproyecto en marzo, las comparecencias de esta semana inician el camino del texto en la Junta General. Solo dos comunidades carecen de una ley autonĂłmica que regule los derec...
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Results from yesterday’s regional election in Andalusia: The socialists continue slow decline, far left And. nationalists gain several seats, Vox’s momentum slows (1 seat)and ruling center-right loses 5 seats and now have to form a coalition w/Vox. The extreme right gets 0 elpais.com/espana/elecc...
Moreno pierde la mayorĂa absoluta en AndalucĂa y dependerá de Vox para gobernar
El PP se deja cinco escaños y necesitará al partido de Abascal para gobernar. El PSOE pierde dos y registra su peor resultado, la ultraderecha gana uno y sube con fuerza Adelante AndalucĂa, que pasa de dos a ocho, supera a Por AndalucĂa y reconfigura el tablero
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apnews.com/article/pass... I wrote about revoking passports esp. for transgender people. It is not something that has happened much in any context. This may seem "good" but I'm worried this is a trial balloon because there are regs that allow it for CS arrears. Also preventing escape is concerning.
US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns
The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.
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As part of the PP's governing coalition with Vox in Extremadura, they have capitulated to Vox's most extreme anti-immigrant measures. They are setting up a local agency to investigate irregular immigration and restrict health care only to citizens and regular immigrants elpais.com/espana/2026-...
Las claves del acuerdo de PP y Vox en Extremadura: del retorno de los menores inmigrantes a la restricciĂłn de las prestaciones sociales para los irregulares
El pacto de investidura y gobierno propone dar prioridad en el acceso a la vivienda a los españoles
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Las agresiones fĂsicas contra el colectivo LGTBI+ se triplican en España desde 2024 dozz.es/7_ptn1
Las agresiones fĂsicas contra el colectivo LGTBI+ se triplican en España desde 2024
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