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Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 6d ago

I know that cis people are going to try to make trans people the problem here, but no. If you treat a constituency like crap, you should expect them not to vote for you and to campaign against you. If Acton loses to a billionaire grifter, she has no one to blame but herself.

1. In the aftermath of forcing the Ohio Progressive Caucus to delete criticism of Amy Acton for calling trans girls "boys," progressives were promised a meeting with Acton. Now, we have learned she didn't show up, and kicked trans people out of the meeting. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d ago

I know the media is just going to treat these people like legitimate people with reasonable concerns, but for once could they just say what this is? A bunch of maladjusted bigots with nothing better to do than to try to ruin a nice thing because they simply hate trans people and embrace misogyny.

A third of the active players in the league are LGBTQ. This is very clearly a call to purge queer Black women from the league. It's absolutely disgusting.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 6d ago

Trans people's medical care is under threat, and increasing numbers of trans people are responding by stockpiling the medications they need. Veronica Esposito (@veraeikon.bsky.social) spoke with trans people about medication insecurity and how they're coping. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

What is Driving Trans People to Stockpile their Medications? - Assigned Media

Many trans people are stockpiling their hormones for emergencies, but this goes further back than the election of Trump.

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Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 6d ago

We're really governed by moron grifters

"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d ago

It would be great if someone in a position of authority could point out that trans people simply want to go about their lives and exist, whereas the bigots are actively trying to find new and creative ways to antagonize us at every turn

Oh, so those girls at the Seattle Storm game were being obnoxious the entire time trying to provoke people and filming the reactions for content. Of course.

A screenshot of a text post on a dark background. The text reads in full:
"I sat right in front of two of the women ‘supporting Sophie’ and a few rows behind all their daughters in the front row behind the basket. They all had anti-trans shirts on. Could hear them talking the whole game and they were desperate for a confrontation. Literally said at one point “oh I really hope someone says something to me” after she screamed as loud as she could every time Sophie touched the ball. At another point she said she’s never even been to a WNBA game.
They were arguing with security through the entire game and made sure to record themselves every time, not sure what they were arguing with them about. And at the end of the game one of the girls said something to a guy, he responded and the girl started running at him through the aisles. The older women finally got what they wanted and ran over screaming with their phones out already recording.
Also overheard them talking about how they strategically positioned themselves to get as much time on the Tv broadcast as possible and something about a podcast they are trying to drive people to."

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d ago

Once again, cis hysteria is destroying a good thing. Maybe someone should stop them from destroying more nice things.

Seattle Storm co-owner suspended for 5 home games. The WNBA has chosen a side. Now, transphobic protesters have an incentive to goad players, team staff, and fans into reacting to get them kicked out or suspended. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...

Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · last wk.

And of course this sociopath is one of those trying to protect women from trans people www.the-daily-record.com/story/news/p...

First 100 days: U.S. Rep. Max Miller reflects on first months in Congress

A native of Rocky River, a suburb of Cleveland, Max Miller won his District 7 seat in Congress last fall when he defeated Democrat Matthew Diemer.

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GOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · last wk.

Definitely, noting aspects of a medieval proto-novel that are no longer congruent with society 400 years later is exactly the same thing as calling out blatant transphobia in Love Actually

Yep, this is exactly the same thing. If you are dumb as hell.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · last wk.

I feel like this should be better known simply as a cautionary tale of what transphobia does to your brain. Imo it's unique from other forms of bigotry in its capacity to absorb you into an entire alternate reality where it starts to seem normal to say things like this.

It's really hard for people to grasp that this is what Rowling does all day every day. Her brain is absolutely rotted out. Who the hell talks like this?

Elizabeth Taylor@elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm really starting to think that an appreciable fraction of the liberal world just never figured out how to deal with a bully

Hugely hugely concerned by this archive.ph/2026.07.27-1...

Amnesty boss offers to meet Sex Matters after trans rights rOW
Kerry Moscogiuri extended an olive branch after the charity was threatened with legal action over 'smears'
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Kerry Moscogiuri said Amnesty regretted uploading a briefing that said gender-critical groups were an anti-rights movement
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The chief executive of Amnesty International UK has agreed to meet representatives of a gender-critical charity after her predecessor said he was too busy to do so.
Kerry Moscogiuri's offer comes after Maya Forstater, chief executive of Sex Matters, had tried to organise a meeting with the British arm of the international

Matthew Hay Brown@matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · last wk.

Well, I'm sure that jacking our armed forces with testosterone injections will help turn things around

67 boat strikes 221 people killed EXCLUSIVE: Operation Southern Spear has not reduced the volume, availability, purity or price of cocaine arriving in the U.S., according to an internal DEA assessment and a closed-door Pentagon briefing for senators, and has made enforcement more difficult

Veronika Simms@veronikasimms.bsky.social · last wk.

And this concludes my TED Talk on why I no longer come out to people.

One thing I've found in this entire discussion is that, even for the average person, this isn't about fairness. It's about making sure that people see trans women as men. Even the most well meaning allies see us as men. The science doesn't matter, because to them, women's sports is for women. 1/

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2w ago

This is undermining the whole purpose of what a college education is supposed to be—preparing people to be citizens in a democratic republic. So of course Trump is all for it. He wants Americans to be an easily manipulated mass with little capacity to think for itself.

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/PzUDagM

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2w ago

I will go out of my way to purchase an item that's locked up somewhere else, mostly because I feel bad making these poor employees come out to serve me, but also because I just really hate being forced to participate in someone else's neurotic idiocy

"We may think companies are immoral, but that’s because we assume they are coldly dedicated to their bottom line, not making billion dollar decisions based on something someone sent them on Facebook."

Jessica Kant@jessdkant.bsky.social · 2w ago

I don't "promote transgenderism" (whatever that is), I listen to youth and support them in having great relationships with their families, peers, schools, and other institutions. Based on my personal experience, I've helped a lot of kids to thrive.

This is one of six anti-LGBTQ+ riders in the new national security and state department appropriations bill for 2027. Notice how the frame of opposing pediatric GAC is used to shoehorn in opposition to trans people writ large. What a weirdly concise illustration of exactly how we got here.

(e) None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be made available in contravention of Executive Order 14187, relating to Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation, or shall be used or transferred to another Federal agency, board, or commission to fund any domestic or international non-governmental organization or any other program, organization, or association coordinated or operated by such non-governmental organization that either offers counseling regarding sex change surgeries, promotes sex change surgeries for any reason as an option, conducts or subsidizes sex change surgeries, promotes the use of medications or other substances to halt the onset of puberty or sexual development of minors, or otherwise promotes transgenderism.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2w ago

Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2w ago

It breaks the brains of many cis people to think that we can change our sex. But that's precisely what happens. After a couple years on HRT, our brains and bodies are much closer to cis women than cis men, which we are quite distant from by then. These are simply facts.

I've been consistently on the record saying reasonable requirements like HRT for 1-2 years for competitive play is fine. But the average cis person online cannot process that trans women who have medically transitioned are different biologically than cis men.

Alan Driscoll@alandriscoll.com · 2w ago

This is one of the stupidest things JK has ever written, and that's really saying something. You can't make an adjective a noun just because you want it to be true. Just like you can't make me a "biological man" even though you really wish it were the case. Reality sucks sometimes.

I'm not saying she's necessarily the stupidest person of all time, but she's definitely the person with the biggest ever gap between how clever they think they are, and how stupid they actually are.

JKR: Trouble is, 'trans' isn't an adjective. 'Trans woman' is a compound noun meaning 'man who wants to be considered a woman.' If the individual being described isn't trans, he's simply a man, whereas a bespectacled woman remains a woman even if she's not wearing glasses.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2w ago

It's a brilliant idea, except for the unfortunate fact that no one wants to buy shitty quality athleisure that aligns you with creepy women, which is why this brand has no actual celebrities to sell its products

Clearly an idiot who hasn't talked to her lawyer about this idea yet.

A screenshot of a social media thread on X (formerly Twitter) by Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey).
The initial post reads: "The @WNBA says that the @sophaller finger point can't be licensed by brands because it is 'derogatory.' I will make it from @xx_xyathletics for Sophie without licensing it, so she makes all the money. I'll make it on her behalf. She should make all the money off her own meme." Attached to the post is a mockup image of three hoodies (one red, one white, and one blue). Each hoodie has a black silhouette of a female basketball player pointing her finger, with the text "I SAID WHAT I SAID" printed beneath the silhouette.
The second post, which is a reply in the same thread, reads: "I know everyone wants it but I’m not a thief. Sophie owns her own image. I won’t make it without her consent. Tag her if you want one!"

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Master negotiator got conned really badly

Everything Netanyahu told Trump would happen in a war with Iran (see Haberman & Swan’s account in Regime Change below) was wrong. Iranian regime didn’t fall. Americans still being hit with ballistic missiles at bases. Iran has choked off Strait of Hormuz. Netanyahu was wrong about everything.

What Netanyahu told Trump would happen in war with Iran according to Regime Change by Haberman and Swan

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2w ago

Please never call a woman "too emotional" ever again. Millions will die because this man can't handle the fact that people don't like him.

By the end of the interview Musk insists that more people like him than hate him. "They hate YOU," Musk tells the interviewer. "They hate YOU far more than they hate me."

Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social · 2w ago

A systematic review of 52 studies showed no athletic advantage to trans women who had medically transitioned over cis women trans-info.wisp.place/ASSETS/PDFs/...

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I have always said that I am a moderate on trans participation in sports, meaning that inclusion should be balanced with fairness. As science suggests trans women can be included in women's sports fairly, I therefore favor inclusion, like any sensible moderate would.