Zoe Brain
Zoe Brain
@zoebrain.bsky.social
Intersex rocket scientist and combat system architect (retired)
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Replying to @monaburns.bsky.social
FBI Bongino has a common theme he returns to: Power. Bongino will assemble some form of 'goon squad' that when needed will act on his command. This is a common practice for those of his mind-set. Remember former AG Barr at the Floyd protest. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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1. A landmark study has found major flaws in the Cass Review. Almost two dozen researchers have published their takedown of Cass in the BMC Medical Research Methodology journal. This review was cited over 100 times by the HHS report. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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1. The DOGE Committee spent 3 and a half hours on a transgender woman in USA Fencing, which takes no federal dollars. The committee has become the modern day version of the House Un-American Activities Committee. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
"An intersex student’s "physiological” sex may depend entirely on which Physiological trait one chooses to privilege. Indeed, because of the diversity of medical perspectives, trained experts can and do disagree on the “correct” sex to assign to an intersex child." Gloucester School District v Grimm
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1. In major ruling out of Mississippi, the Mississippi Supreme Court now allows judges to block name changes for trans people to the age of 21. Meanwhile, 15 year old girls can change their name after being married. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Are you a journalist who might visit the US? See this advice: cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...
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This is an excellent, detailed account of the known facts in the Abrego Garcia case, and why statements connecting him to MS-13 have no supporting evidence
Abrego Garcia & MS-13. What do we know? The allegation seems to stem from double hearsay in a document authored by a later suspended detective. By me, in @lawfare . www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abre...
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For years, China has controlled the export of rare earths—metals essential to products like semiconductors and lights. Now, amid a trade war with the U.S., it's tightening that grip, threatening American manufacturing and military power. But what are rare earth metals, and why are they important?
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Replying to @jamellebouie.net
"Mass-denaturlization" Where have we seen that before? www.lbi.org/1938projekt/...
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weird, what could explain this
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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Georgetown scholar Dr. Khan Suri, who was abducted by ICE, was refused food/water to break Ramadan fast, housed in a room without a bed, and issued *used* underwear. His child cried for days after he was taken and has since stopped speaking. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Use Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Near the Canadian border, the tariffs are already being felt: theatln.tc/MeMekMiC
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1. Yesterday, in an interview with Sunday Morning Futures, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville falsely claimed that "entire teams are turning transgender." It is the latest in a series of wild claims by Republicans about transgender people. Subscribe to support my journalism.
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1. The Trump administration has announced a joint investigative task force between the Department of Education and Department of Justice to investigate trans students. It will target them in bathrooms and sports. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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youtu.be/1U51rP0vlCM?... "Adam Mockler with MeidasTouch Network breaks down the terrifying case of an Australian MMA coach who was thrown into a U.S. federal prison and deported..."
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Today marks a one year historic milestone in intersex rights. On April 4, 2024, the UN Human Rights Council adopted its first-ever resolution specifically addressing the discrimination, violence, and harmful practices faced by intersex individuals. Read more at interaction.org.au/40833/unhrc-...
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There’s that thing that isn’t happening again, now happening regularly and predictably. www.theguardian.com/environment/...