Maddie
@syrene33.bsky.social
I post about politics, gender, gaming, mental health. I'm she/her, trans, neurodivergent, forever an aspiring author regardless of what my resume says.
So frustrated that there seems to be no coordinated effort to boycott Taylor Farms products and demand businesses pull their products. It's obvious they don't care at all about product safety. And they're MAGA donors. On a related note, did you know most salad products at Costco are Taylor Farms?
We watched Trump's dangerous and deranged speech so you don't have to. Here are the moments you need to know about:
And on the last day of Pride Month, SCOTUS decides to deliver a "fuck you" to trans people everywhere. Thanks, dickbags.
Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion in the trans sports ban case in West Virginia contains some of the ugliest transphobic stuff I have ever seen in a legal opinion. Straight-up gleeful. Vile man. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![2 WEST VIRGINIA v. B. P. J.
THOMAS, J., concurring
judgment). Because “gender dysphoria” is a mutable men-
tal state that is the object of psychiatric treatment, it does
not resemble the immutable characteristics on the basis of
which our precedents have applied heightened scrutiny—
race, sex, or national origin. Instead, gender dysphoria re-
sembles other characteristics on the basis of which legisla-
tures may classify with a merely rational basis. See, e.g.,
Heller v. Doe, 509 U. S. 312, 321 (1993) (mental illness);
Plyler v. Doe, 457 U. S. 202, 220 (1982) (immigration sta-
tus). Legislatures have many obvious rational bases to
keep men who believe that they are women out of teams
and private spaces reserved for women.
Second, as the Court recognizes, this case concerns “bio-
logical men” and “boys who identify as girls.” Ante, at 10,
27. Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or
girls, even if they believe that they are. Sex is an immuta-
ble “biological” characteristic, see ante, at 10; it is binary;
and “man” and “woman,” “boy” and “girl,” are the terms that
correspond to adults and children of each sex. See A. Byrne,
Are Women Adult Human Females? 177 Philosophical
Studies 3783, 3786–3787 (2020). To use language to ob-
scure reality—to show “indifference regarding the truth”—
is to lie to the public and cease to treat our fellow citizens
“as equal[s].” J. Pieper, Abuse of Language—Abuse of
Power 17, 21 (1992).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bpna2qi2e44fafbhhtqjak3x/bafkreibwsxtosqddkiskx5oxonnai4ha7ygixfcqmnbsxb27z3q43jh4iu)
NEW: A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.
The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...
propublica.org
It's absurd how many people still stand for the national anthem. "I still love my country even though I hate Trump," they say. Really? What in particular?
Saw Suffs last night, and I'm still offended by the terribly inaccurate Polish accent in the portrayal of Ruza Wenclawska. Why do people just assume Polish people sound like a Russian/German hybrid? It's not accurate at all! And nobody seems to notice!
This is not the outcome we sought. But here is what you need to know: today’s ruling is about how conversion therapy can be regulated. It does not mean it is safe or legal. It isn’t. Conversion therapy is still medical malpractice and consumer fraud.
The Olympic ban on trans athletes apparently justifies it by claiming trans women have the testosterone of cis men. Not only is this not true, but many have testosterone levels even lower than cis women. The Guardian printed this without even attempting to question or fact check it.
This policy is much more problematic for intersex athletes. They were assigned female at birth, socialized as women, and have female genitalia but will be classified as male. They're entire sports careers will be ruined for this cruel eugenicist project of sex purity.
oh and one of the main studies that proved trans women have no advantage in sports? one of the most in depth and comprehensive studies? the goddammed motherfucking ioc did it. they know we don't have an advantage *they* proved it themselves. and they're caving to bigots anyway.
Kerith Burke@kerithburke.bsky.social · 7mo ago“Since the IOC began allowing the participation of transgender athletes in 2004, only one openly transgender woman has competed at the Olympics, a weightlifter from New Zealand who did not make it past her opening round of competition at the Tokyo Games.” One.
"I believe so utterly in male supremacy that I think a woman can't ever beat a man at anything, and the mere presence of a Y chromosome is an overwhelming advantage at sportsball. Therefore, we must eradicate trannies from ever participating in society. Buy more wizkidlit." -- This website of late
Even NBC News is using the "biological females" eugenicist language now.
Sporting bodies reviewing the evidence showing no advantage of trans women, be like...
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt is talking to a woman and saying `` done '' .
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt is talking to a woman and saying `` done '' .
media.tenor.com
Mise@misebanbha.bsky.social · 7mo agoSeems trans women, even if they are post op, according the IOC's 'document", and the scientific consensus will definitley make use of testosterone throught out their athletic career... Quite the trick when you're body doesn't produce any testosterone.... www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
even if trans women had a biological advantage at sports we let people with biological advantages participate in sports all the time—at a professional level they're basically required—and no one cares because those advantages don't trigger a reflexive discomfort in cis people
1. Horrifying ruling out of the 4th Circuit. An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans. It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling. Subscribe to support our journalism.
4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care Bans
They ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults.
erininthemorning.com
oh no! they're replacing the ceo who sucks with another ceo who sucks
NEW at SCOTUS: the court votes 6-3 to block a California law preventing public schools from outing gender-questioning students to their parents.
Season 2 Episode 35 - Frame 2398 out of 2739
BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.
This administration continues to be absolutely fucking disgusting. Leave trans people alone and let them live their lives. And shame on Scouting America for agreeing to this bullshit.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 8mo agoThe Pentagon says Scouting America will alter policies to maintain military support, including requiring members to use sex assigned at birth.
1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...
Transphobia is an astroturfed moral panic invented from whole cloth by people on the Epstein list
Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · 8mo agoa stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right. Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement. This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
