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Brian asks how much are we willing to pay for curation?
Digital fatigue, by Manu Moreale.
Saying thanks on the web, by James.
David Letterman Laments Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: ‘This Is Misery’, by Todd Spangler, via Gruber.
Civility Is a Fantasy, by Roxane Gay, via Kottke.
Libertarianism, 13, Dies in Argentina Chainsaw Accident, by Gil Duran, via Faisal.
Trump’s Second Term Hits Different Now That I’m Out, by Imani Gandy.
Where has the .300 hitter gone?, by Dennis Lin.
This Is the Feeling of Losing a Country. I Know It Well, by M. Gessen.
Trump’s order said that he was declaring antifa a
domestic terrorist organization— a designation that does not actually exist under U.S. law. Anti-fascism, like fascism itself, is a broad political ideology rather than a specific organization, and the U.S. does not have a domestic terrorism law.
The Democrats’ Path Forward: Become the Anti-Corruption Party, by Adam Bonica, via Philip Bump.
The Ruby community has a DHH problem, by Tekin Süleyman, via Tim.
The Right’s Baseless Project to Link Trans People With Extremism, by Melissa Gira Grant.
The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping, by Jack Mirkinson.
Trump Files Emergency SCOTUS Motion Over Trans Passport Gender Markers; Decision Could Come Quickly, by Erin Reed.
Also by Erin: Trump Digs In On Anti-Trans Provisions In Shutdown Fight Message. She concludes:
[If] these anti-LGBTQ+ provisions make it through, they would lock some of the harshest restrictions on transgender people into federal law and hand Trump a stronger platform to target transgender healthcare and rights nationwide. Only if Democrats stand firm for their trans and queer constituents will this outcome be stopped.
New Poll: Most Americans Oppose Bans On Gender Affirming Care For Trans Youth, also by Erin.
Trans Health Care “Skeptics” Lost a Key Ally—Now They’re Having a Meltdown, by Henry Carnell.
Wes Streeting Suggests Segregating Trans People, by Aly Gibbs.
Slovakia passes constitutional amendment to recognize only 2 sexes, sparking human rights concerns, by the Associated Press.
Three Transgender Women Shot Dead, Left On Roadside, Outside Pakistan’s Largest City, by Margaret Hetherman.