Mid-month link roundup

United States Disappeared Tracker, by danielleharlow, via Kottke. And, of course, No One Is Safe From America’s Abusive Immigration Authorities Anymore (also via Kottke).

What it feels like, right now, by Chuck Wendig.

Karl: Ne pas aller aux États-Unis en ce moment semble être un choix plus que raisonnable.

Approaches to Conflict, by Willow.

Surveillance Self-Defense: Attending a Protest, from the EFF.

Life for trans people in Trump’s America continues to suck. Here’s a whole slew of news—mostly bad, some good—from Erin In The Morning, which you can support via Ko-fi (and also via Substack but ewwwwh, gross, don’t give Substack money):

• by s. baum:
  • Trans Woman Arrested, Sent to Men’s Jail For Entering Florida Capitol Bathroom
  • Amidst Flood of Anti-Trans Bills, Georgia Democrats Walk Out
  • ED, DOJ Launch Joint Investigations Team Targeting Trans Students
  • Trump Demands Women’s History Museum Remove Trans People or Lose Funding
  • Trump Defunds School Lunches In Maine Over Transgender People
  • Florida Teacher Loses Job Over Trans Student’s Name, But Community Fights Back
  • Planned Parenthood of Arizona “Pauses” Gender Affirming Care for Trans Adults
• by Erin Reed:
  • Montana Adult Trans Bathroom Ban Blocked In Court: “No Evidence” It Protects Women
  • Trump Declares [Affirming] Trans Youth “Child Abuse,” Pledges “Punishment”
  • 17 Montana Republicans Cross Party Lines, Defeat Anti-Trans Bill After Nonbinary Rep’s Speech
  • The Trump Administration Is About To Release Its Own Anti-Trans, Junk-Science “Cass Review”
  • Massachusetts House Dems Pass Bill That Could Ban Trans Students From Sports; Senate Next
  • Judge Rules Trump Cannot Take School Lunch Money From Hungry Kids In Maine Over Trans Students

How Three Anti-Trans Bills Were Struck Down in Montana, by Stef Rubino.

As always happens, hatred of trans people inevitably spills over into affecting cis people, and the messiness of this is amplified by and inextricable from racism and other hartreds. One recent example: A Gotham FC Fan Made Transphobic Comments About A Cisgender Player. Now They’re Banned From Future Matches, by Abbie Thompson. Barbara Banda is amazing. ¡Vamos Pride!