Late January link roundup
How To Do Something For ICE-Occupied Minneapolis, by Riese.
We Are All We Have, by Dan Sinker.
Your Leaders Were Lying. Now The People Are Driving, by Spencer Ackerman and edited by Sam Thielman. See also From Rapid Response to Revolutionary Social Change: The Potential of the Rapid Response Networks.
Via Lindsay: The revolution did not arrive with speeches, pamphlets, or a carefully moderated Zoom call about optics. It arrived in a cardboard box full of clearance-bin dildos, under purple neon light.
State Terror Has Arrived, by M. Gessen, via Kottke.
Also via Kottke: The People Struggle Against Tyranny, by Thomas Zimmer.
Yes, It’s Fascism, by Jonathan Rauch, via Gruber.
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong, by Adam Serwer.
7 House Democrats Vote With GOP to Give ICE More Money Despite Deadly Invasions of US Cities, by Jessica Corbett.
Why Some People See Collapse Earlier Than Others, by Adrian Lambert, via Kottke.
How Republicans Killed American Democracy, by Katelyn Burns.
Without birthright citizenship, what is stopping the administration from declaring that trans people are no longer citizens of the state? It’s happened to other minorities in other countries. Could I then be deported to some Arab or Central Asian state with squishy laws around legalized slavery? That is what is already happening to many migrants who’ve been snatched off the streets by ICE.
Alex Tabarrok asks: Should You Resign?
The Jack Smith hearing shows what was lost in the fracturing of American media, by Philip Bump.
Also by Philip: Some things you should know about Fulton County, Georgia.
Those Who Try to Erase History Will Fail, by Clint Smith, via Kottke.
Using words, not to make a point, but to avoid making a point while creating the illusion of having made one, is the true sin.
Kehoe, Kelsey A., and
Levitt, Heidi M.
Correcting myths underlying anti-trans legislation: Qualitative meta-analysis on transgender identity development.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, 72(6) (2025): 748–764.
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Horton, Cal, and
Pearce, Ruth.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Rights of Trans Children in Scotland.
The International Journal of Children’s Rights 33.4 (2025): 859-889. https://
Trump Pressures International Orgs To Disavow Trans Care, Social Transition Globally “At Any Age” With Funding Ban, by Erin Reed.
Also by Erin: Kansas Advancing Anti-Trans Bill Allowing Bounty Hunters To Patrol Private Business Bathrooms.
s. baum on various threats or setbacks in the last week:
- From Pharmacists to Therapists, Florida Could Prosecute “Aiding And Abetting” Trans Youth Care If New Bill Passes.
On Jan. 28 and 29, Nebraska’s unicameral legislature will be hosting public hearings on a slate of anti-trans bills. Here, we’ll break down what the bills are, what they could do, and how you can get involved in the fight to stop them.
- Lurie Children’s Rolls Back Trans Youth Care.
- In Huge Lawsuit, Six CHLA Families Successfully Prevented The Trump Admin From Obtaining Info Of 3,000 Trans Kids.
Federal Agency Tosses Harassment Handbook Following Fight Over Trans Protections, by Dan Tracer: On Thursday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2 to 1 to rescind its 2024 anti harassment guidance, a nearly 200-page document that employers had relied on to understand what unlawful harassment looks like in real-world situations. That guidance included examples covering race, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
This Is the History of Anti-Trans Bigotry Amy Coney Barrett Doesn’t Want to Talk About, by Madiba K. Dennie.
Amid ICE Surge, Trump Admin Targets Minnesota Over Trans Student Athletes, by Kate Sosin.
What the Anti-Trans Movement Doesn’t Understand About Women’s Sports, by Jackie Johnston.
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen reexamine Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, via Virginia.
The Forgotten Designer Who Created America’s First National Parks Posters, by Sarah Cascone, via Eric Bailey.
Soup, by Kristian Muñiz, also via Eric.
Also via Eric: privacy is a value we can lose, by Ava.
Speaking of which, is Data Privacy Day! Please consider supporting one of the many organizations who have dedicated themselves to protecting and ensuring your privacy: CDT, EFF, EPIC, Fight for the Future.
New Moon Letter 1: On Counterculture, by John Higgs, via Matt Muir.
Backseat Software, by Mike Swanson, via Jeremy.