PSA: the guardian is not working on a hit piece on diy hrt, and claims they are are misinformation

on the 18th, this post appeared on 4chan's /lgbt/ (slurs in thread: link). a screenshot was posted to reddit, then to tumblr. you've probably seen it:

today, the 23rd, another screenshot popped up on various discord servers, then was reposted variously to twitter. it shows a supposed email from guardian journalist and notorious TERF Susanna Rustin, claiming as the original 4chan post does.

it's now been shared around, and it's with good intentions. the message is useful: don't share your personal information or medical data with journalists, especially ones that happen to be TERFs.

but the post does this through misinformation and fearmongering. i'm still waiting on my response by email from Rustin, but she's reiterated twice (once, twice) that she did not write the email and is not working on such a story. on the 19th, i talked to other guardian newsroom journalists, who said they also did not know of a story's existence.

the moral of the story: this is misinformation, and it's dangerous. it spreads a fine message here, but it does it through spreading anxiety and terror.

you can follow along with this post on my parallel thread on twitter. also calling on @wakewithgiggli to delete their original post!

A crowdfunding appeal has been launched to help a 29-year-old Black trans woman who lost both her legs after allegedly being thrown onto NYC subway tracks by her boyfriend. A statement from the New York City District Attorney confirms that the victim and her boyfriend were at the Fulton St. station in Brooklyn when the man is said to have seen the oncoming downtown train coming and “thrown” his girlfriend towards the tracks. “The victim was rushed to the hospital, where both of her legs had to be amputated. She also suffered from fractures to her ribs and a blood clot in her lungs,” the statement continues. When the police arrived, they found the woman under the train, reports Into. The woman has since taken part in an interview with trans activist Hope Giselle, and explains that she was on her way to a gender-affirming appointment when she alleges that she and her boyfriend got into an argument and he “threw” her onto the tracks.

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Of the Americans who fought in Korea or Vietnam, none were "innocent" by virtue of having been drafted. The moral choice there was to either dodge the draft, defect to the other side, or frag the guy giving orders. Anyone who chose otherwise was a criminal and a murderer. And once the draft was over and the army became volunteer-only, all the excuses vanished. Yes, there are people who were in Iraq or Afghanistan or Syria who regretted it, but regretting your crime doesn't undo it. That's just the minimum requirement for being a decent human being in the aftermath.

To everyone who says "you leftists can't go around hating on the troops, don't you want them to join the revolution?" I say "why would they join us if they couldn't handle being told the truth about the genocidal terrorist organization they volunteered for?" If their reaction upon hearing people call the US military murderers and terrorists is to deny or equivocate or rationalize their participation, then they're not yet fit to be a revolutionary. If we're trying to dismantle the imperialist warmongering empire that continues to use its might and influence to murder millions around the world that is the United States, what good is a person who balks at the notion that the troops who volunteer to pledge their lives and their loyalty in service of this empire might be complicit in its crimes?

An American soldier or veteran who is not ready to admit they were wrong will not be any more ready to join us if we lie to them and say they made no mistake in joining the US military. We only weaken our own messaging and our own position if we refuse to condemn not just the US military as an organization but all those who continue to participate in and defend its actions. The troops are not innocent.

It’s time again

TWO HOURS AGO: israeli tanks are headed towards rafah, they are moving forward with their ground assault. as we all watch the solidarity encampments across the us, REMEMBER WHAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE FIGHTING FOR! DO NOT LOOK AWAY FROM PALESTINE!!

So some good news! I only need $225 left to get the abortion pill in time (due to an assault a few weeks ago) AND I also just got an email saying I've been hired for the store manager position! I may cry, things seem to be getting better so I'm hoping it lasts, but this pregnancy still has me beyond terrified. I'm doing card tarot readings and @scarsofbeauty and @saturnpandora are doing art commissions.

$140 left!

pp: [email protected]

ca: $kendyhoney (my ca is still acting up)

In addition to this being an intracommunity Jewish issue that Torres should shut his mouth about, like many people have pointed out, let me also say that he would not be saying this about a term used to describe an advanced concept in physics or chemistry or any other STEM subject. People really just don’t respect the social sciences or humanities.

This is different from Al-Shifa:

There are images of decomposed bodies wearing what appear to be scrubs... with their hands tied. Meaning they were executed while bound. I will not be sharing them because I'm tired of showing our martyrs' bodies to people.

Sudan still desperately needs aid--it needs a lot of things, but it is approaching a dangerous point with famine and mass death due to hunger imminent.

These are the kinds of headlines we're getting now:

Here's an ongoing fundraiser:

I linked it before, to help with Ramadan, but it's an ongoing initiative, the need has not stopped.

I picked this gofundme because it's been boosted by people I trust and you can see pictures online of the food they've provided, e.g.:

But I also picked this because you can see the amount of donations. It's 2pm ET on Saturday, April 20th right now? For the next week, whatever's donated, I'll match for a total up to $2,000 (we'll say 2,750 CAD, since the gofundme is in Canadian dollars).

You don't have to send me a receipt, I just ask that you donate and boost.

Help Me & Family Survive Meet Hussam, a courageous 5-year-old from Gaza, and his struggling family. The harsh realities of war have hit them hard. Your kindness can be their lifeline.

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In addition to this being an intracommunity Jewish issue that Torres should shut his mouth about, like many people have pointed out, let me also say that he would not be saying this about a term used to describe an advanced concept in physics or chemistry or any other STEM subject. People really just don’t respect the social sciences or humanities.

In addition to this being an intracommunity Jewish issue that Torres should shut his mouth about, like many people have pointed out, let me also say that he would not be saying this about a term used to describe an advanced concept in physics or chemistry or any other STEM subject. People really just don’t respect the social sciences or humanities.

In addition to this being an intracommunity Jewish issue that Torres should shut his mouth about, like many people have pointed out, let me also say that he would not be saying this about a term used to describe an advanced concept in physics or chemistry or any other STEM subject. People really just don’t respect the social sciences or humanities.

In addition to this being an intracommunity Jewish issue that Torres should shut his mouth about, like many people have pointed out, let me also say that he would not be saying this about a term used to describe an advanced concept in physics or chemistry or any other STEM subject. People really just don’t respect the social sciences or humanities.

in the dark corners of our world, secrets wars are waged by forgotten legions…

If you all haven't heard about it yet: https://ratethelandlord.org/

multi-national corps make big bucks selling merchandise with the orange&pink lesbian flag on it but the person who made it is currently HOMELESS.

emily gwen needs money. give them money. stop giving disney and faceless businesses who sell cheap, imported, low-quality crap produced with probably child or slave labour. give your money to emily gwen.