Academic Factory
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queer/transmasc. Here for the political commentary and friendly queer/trans positive vibes.
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This is why you can't have healthcare. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-buy-robot-dogs-immigration-enforcement-rcna594897
ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations
The doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that
www.nbcnews.com
September 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is why you can't have healthcare. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-buy-robot-dogs-immigration-enforcement-rcna594897
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Evil - squared!
Online gambling (crack) sites using AI to target the most gambling-addicted suckers.
This is where we are.
Crack is illegal. Online gambling should be outlawed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
Online gambling (crack) sites using AI to target the most gambling-addicted suckers.
This is where we are.
Crack is illegal. Online gambling should be outlawed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Evil - squared!
Online gambling (crack) sites using AI to target the most gambling-addicted suckers.
This is where we are.
Crack is illegal. Online gambling should be outlawed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
Online gambling (crack) sites using AI to target the most gambling-addicted suckers.
This is where we are.
Crack is illegal. Online gambling should be outlawed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.”
Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make you sick
“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.”
www.motherjones.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.”
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Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years.
5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions.
19 states banned legal recognition
21 states have bathroom bans
8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs
25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions.
19 states banned legal recognition
21 states have bathroom bans
8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs
25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
September 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years.
5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions.
19 states banned legal recognition
21 states have bathroom bans
8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs
25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions.
19 states banned legal recognition
21 states have bathroom bans
8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs
25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
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GOOD NEWS 👏
Hungary will amend anti-LGBTQ law to align with EU standards
Hungary will amend anti-LGBTQ law to align with EU standards
September 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
GOOD NEWS 👏
Hungary will amend anti-LGBTQ law to align with EU standards
Hungary will amend anti-LGBTQ law to align with EU standards
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Living through this daily chaos and manufactured ambiguity is exhausting and abusive. We need a massive national movement demanding his resignation. The Resignation March! Let’s make it impossible to ignore. 👠 🇺🇸
September 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Living through this daily chaos and manufactured ambiguity is exhausting and abusive. We need a massive national movement demanding his resignation. The Resignation March! Let’s make it impossible to ignore. 👠 🇺🇸
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My kid and trans people across America are about to see $100 million worth of ads in the next two months about how they are what’s wrong with everything. Would it fucking kill a politician who’s supposed to be on their side to just be on their fucking side?
September 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
My kid and trans people across America are about to see $100 million worth of ads in the next two months about how they are what’s wrong with everything. Would it fucking kill a politician who’s supposed to be on their side to just be on their fucking side?
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Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect.
www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin Chronicle
Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms
www.austinchronicle.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect.
www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
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The sad thing is, its only going to get worse. This is what these dems are saying before the ad spend cranks up. Just wait until the debates, the ads, the consultants sweep in.
Buckle up everyone.
Buckle up everyone.
No matter how much you throw trans people under the bus, you are still going to get attacked. All you've done is betray a vulnerable minority, anger your base, and made the issue front and center.
September 10, 2026 at 4:46 AM
The sad thing is, its only going to get worse. This is what these dems are saying before the ad spend cranks up. Just wait until the debates, the ads, the consultants sweep in.
Buckle up everyone.
Buckle up everyone.
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In the months before he took his own life, ICE fitted Pierre Damas Bel with an electronic ankle monitor.
His family said it interfered with and stigmatized his day-to-day life, leading the 20-year-old Haitian immigrant to become withdrawn. "He felt like he was treated like an animal.”
His family said it interfered with and stigmatized his day-to-day life, leading the 20-year-old Haitian immigrant to become withdrawn. "He felt like he was treated like an animal.”
"I’m walking through the streets of the United States... carrying a feeling of shame and humiliation"
The family of 20-year-old Haitian immigrant Pierre Damas Bel says he died by suicide as a result of ICE's crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
September 9, 2026 at 4:02 AM
In the months before he took his own life, ICE fitted Pierre Damas Bel with an electronic ankle monitor.
His family said it interfered with and stigmatized his day-to-day life, leading the 20-year-old Haitian immigrant to become withdrawn. "He felt like he was treated like an animal.”
His family said it interfered with and stigmatized his day-to-day life, leading the 20-year-old Haitian immigrant to become withdrawn. "He felt like he was treated like an animal.”
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Finished. There were times I was laughing, saying "oh my god" to some of the moments and times when my head would spin at the government bureaucracy that was laid on some of the characters in the story. Time to take a few hours break before I start the next book. #Booksky
September 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Finished. There were times I was laughing, saying "oh my god" to some of the moments and times when my head would spin at the government bureaucracy that was laid on some of the characters in the story. Time to take a few hours break before I start the next book. #Booksky
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New study on transgender women hiring discrimination paints an incredibly bleak picture. If you can't stealth and don't pass your callbacks plummet 32%
This is only at the resume stage, back when I was still trying I was getting callbacks all the time. I was ghosted or experienced death by panel
This is only at the resume stage, back when I was still trying I was getting callbacks all the time. I was ghosted or experienced death by panel
The Cost of Being Seen: Identity, Non-Passing Appearance, and Hiring Discrimination Against Transgender Women
This paper examines whether hiring discrimination against transgender women arises from gender identity, non-cisnormative appearance, or their interaction. In a
papers.ssrn.com
September 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
New study on transgender women hiring discrimination paints an incredibly bleak picture. If you can't stealth and don't pass your callbacks plummet 32%
This is only at the resume stage, back when I was still trying I was getting callbacks all the time. I was ghosted or experienced death by panel
This is only at the resume stage, back when I was still trying I was getting callbacks all the time. I was ghosted or experienced death by panel
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“It is very appalling and sometimes quite frightening to see how trans-exclusionary feminists have allied with rightwing attacks on gender”
Today is exactly 5 years since @theguardian.com censored the words of non-binary academic, Judith Butler.
These are the censored words.
Still valid now.
Today is exactly 5 years since @theguardian.com censored the words of non-binary academic, Judith Butler.
These are the censored words.
Still valid now.
September 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
“It is very appalling and sometimes quite frightening to see how trans-exclusionary feminists have allied with rightwing attacks on gender”
Today is exactly 5 years since @theguardian.com censored the words of non-binary academic, Judith Butler.
These are the censored words.
Still valid now.
Today is exactly 5 years since @theguardian.com censored the words of non-binary academic, Judith Butler.
These are the censored words.
Still valid now.
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If you're looking for dreamy pop music with ethereal vocals, look no further than Siibii! They are a trans non-binary Indigenous artist who released their debut EP in 2025. Make sure to check it out!
Who are the queer and trans artists you’ve been listening to lately?
📺 @siibiimusic on IG
Who are the queer and trans artists you’ve been listening to lately?
📺 @siibiimusic on IG
September 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
If you're looking for dreamy pop music with ethereal vocals, look no further than Siibii! They are a trans non-binary Indigenous artist who released their debut EP in 2025. Make sure to check it out!
Who are the queer and trans artists you’ve been listening to lately?
📺 @siibiimusic on IG
Who are the queer and trans artists you’ve been listening to lately?
📺 @siibiimusic on IG
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The first sentence of this piece says it all:
"After Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, a new study shows emergency room doctors are less likely to treat pregnant women who are bleeding." www.jconline.com/story/news/l...
"After Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, a new study shows emergency room doctors are less likely to treat pregnant women who are bleeding." www.jconline.com/story/news/l...
Indiana’s abortion ban has a ‘chilling effect’ on ER pregnancy care
A study found ER doctors are more hesitant to care for pregnant patients who are bleeding.
www.jconline.com
September 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The first sentence of this piece says it all:
"After Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, a new study shows emergency room doctors are less likely to treat pregnant women who are bleeding." www.jconline.com/story/news/l...
"After Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, a new study shows emergency room doctors are less likely to treat pregnant women who are bleeding." www.jconline.com/story/news/l...
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we have always been here and we always will
Someday soon hes going to be over and trans folk will continue to exist and, hopefully, thrive, for as long as there are humans on this planet.
September 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
we have always been here and we always will
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A super power is suiciding
The death of the American Empire is imminent
Trump has achieved his goal
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A super power is suiciding
The death of the American Empire is imminent
Trump has achieved his goal
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August 30, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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A super power is suiciding
The death of the American Empire is imminent
Trump has achieved his goal
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A super power is suiciding
The death of the American Empire is imminent
Trump has achieved his goal
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Love a direct, to the point queen. Say it plainly and leave no space for bad-faith bullshit.
August 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Love a direct, to the point queen. Say it plainly and leave no space for bad-faith bullshit.
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Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization.
The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:
The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
July 31, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Reminder that we published an extensive interview with a former editor at The New York Times who laid out, in detail, how the paper's pushing of anti-trans bigotry was both very intentional and directed from the very top of the organization.
The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide:
The NYT plays a direct and major role in trans genocide: