Mastodawn

All of this further illustrates just how powerful the Trump administration believes itself to be: Its modus operandi is simply to break our nation’s laws with such speed that no one can stop it. https://trib.al/KfzInoD

DOJ Declares Trump Has Right to Bulldoze Statue of Liberty

Department of Justice lawyers made the bizarre argument while defending Donald Trump’s ballroom.

The New Republic

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Jonty Wareing 9h ago

Life goal: Get a plaque this good

Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈1h ago

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Julia Serano 8h ago

...for those disinclined to click the link, here is a screenshot that discusses some of the main points of the essay. IMO the recurring "crisis in masculinity" discourse is better described as a "fear of femininity" perception problem. juliaserano.medium.com/masculinity-...

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Natasha

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"Hastings Museum had an LGBT history exhibit and there was a bit on a trans guy and a cis woman who married in 1954 that I found moving"

-- via tarabomp.bsky.social

Sharing because this is smashing.

#Trans #TransMasc #LGBTQ

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Transgender World 8h ago

Can MPs overturn the EHRC Code of Practice? Nearly 100 MPs sign a motion calling for it to be disapproved

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/can-mps-overturn-the-ehrc-code-of-practice-nearly-100-mps-sign-a-motion-calling-for-it-to-be-disapproved/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Can MPs overturn the EHRC Code of Practice? Nearly 100 MPs sign a motion calling for it to be disapproved

93 MPs have signed a motion calling for the EHRC Code of Practice to be disapproved - what could happen next to stop it from being approved?

QueerAF

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Gil Durán 8h ago

We don't talk enough about how Javier Milei hires an "interspecies" spirit medium to communicate with his dead dog, Conan. And how it was Conan's spirit that told Milei that God would make him president of Argentina. Anyone involved in crypto fascism has layers of kooky. time.com/6337474/javi...

Argentina’s President-Elect Se...

Argentina Just Elected an Eccentric Populist Who Seeks Counsel From His Cloned Dogs

Argentinians, desperate for change, elected Javier Milei, an eccentric right-wing populist with canine consultants.

Time

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Julia Serano 8h ago

much of the Pl*tner discourse lately evokes "masculinity" as a thing "he has" or "we need" in politics. so I will re-up this short essay from 2023 about how it's impossible to discuss masculinity without grappling with how ppl unconsciously view femininity juliaserano.medium.com/masculinity-...

Masculinity, Femininity, and M...

Masculinity, Femininity, and Meanings

I experienced a weird confluence of events over the last 48 hours. Over the weekend, I listened to the Know Your Enemy podcast episode…

Medium

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Gil Duran 9h ago

AI, Argentina, Antichrist.

Peter Thiel’s decision to plant roots in Argentina makes a lot more sense now that President Javier Milei has unveiled plans to ban AI regulation and allow "non-human" corporations.

The "Network State" rears its ugly head.

https://www.thenerdreich.com/ai-argentina-and-the-antichrist-thiels-vision-blooms/

AI, Argentina and the Antichrist: Thiel’s Vision Blooms

Peter Thiel relocates to Argentina as Javier Milei unveils legislation to make it a lawless paradise for AI billionaires and their machines.

The Nerd Reich

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404 Media 9h ago

The news shows the extreme risk associated with offloading support or critical functions to an AI chatbot. https://www.404media.co/hackers-simply-asked-meta-ai-to-give-them-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts-it-worked/

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.

404 Media

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Assigned Media 9h ago

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jun Advocate A lawsuit by blue states challenging Trump effort to restrict GAC can move forward after fed judge shoots down DOJ legal challenge saying states did not have the authority to sue it. ruling that DOJ was trying to “intimidate and harass” GAC providers.

Federal judge rules that state...

Court rules states can fight Trump's anti-trans crusade

The ruling allows 16 states and D.C., to continue fighting federal efforts to investigate providers and restrict access to gender-affirming care.

Advocate.com

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