Notices by Mercedes Allen (mercedesallen@mastodon.social)

Trump state media, they're just not into you.

Weiss: "'The goal for this road show is not to deliver the news so much as it is to *drive the news*'…"

“CBS Evening News” Has Lost Over a Million Viewers Since Bari Weiss Takeover | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/cbs-evening-news-has-lost-over-a-million-viewers-since-bari-weiss-takeover/

"The policies are based on the anti-science obsessions of the administration and will almost certainly result in harm to untold numbers of children… [but] Instead of vaccines, grant funding, or autism, this ideologically motivated anti-science push is targeting trans children—and therefore nobody is telling Americans the straight truth about it…"

The Neglected Front in RFK Jr.’s War on Science — Assigned
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/rfk-jr-war-on-science

"There’s an organization called STARRS that combs through Instagram and LinkedIn looking for minority service members who show any pride in their identity… If you’re LGBTQ, a person of color, or even an ally who took your kids to Pride, they will tag and harass you — and they have a direct line into the Pentagon…"

National security expert says second Lavender Scare is here as gov't purges LGBTQ+ workers - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/national-security-expert-says-second-lavender-scare-is-here-as-govt-purges-lgbtq-workers/

"MAPLE MAGA are setting the stage for a political play that has proven devastatingly effective across Europe and the United States. Their target will be to fan fears about immigrants…

"… There is a playbook at work here…"

How the Hate Card Could Play in Canada
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/how-the-hate-card-could-play-in-canada

"Trump is normalizing attacks on blue cities because he intends to overpower hubs of democratic resistance. He plans to hold onto power — and expand it — by any means necessary, legal constraints and elections be damned…"

Trump Is Releasing the Full Force of Federal Police on Chicago | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-releasing-the-full-force-of-federal-police-on-chicago/

"For Native peoples, these medals are not a recognition of bravery, but a celebration of atrocity. They turn the massacre of women, children, and elders into a story of valor, erasing the suffering of our relatives and sending a message that their deaths were justified or even commendable…"

With Wounded Knee Medals, Trump Admin Suggests There’s Valor in Genocide | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/with-wounded-knee-medals-trump-admin-suggests-theres-valor-in-genocide/

"…the Trump administration redirected $137 million initially meant for programs aimed at minority students toward… a new curriculum being drawn up by… a consortium of more than 40 right-wing groups… to advance education that 'emphasizes a unifying and uplifting portrayal of the nation’s founding ideals'…"

Ed. Department Will Give Grants to K-12 Schools That Adopt Right-Wing Curriculum | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/ed-department-will-give-grants-to-k-12-schools-that-adopt-right-wing-curriculum/

"Rather than solely focusing on whether it helps students learn or makes them lazier, we should consider the political angle: Educational AI is a perfect tool for widespread thought control, and if we don’t grapple with that possibility, we may be ignorantly ushering in an era of totalitarian information regimes unlike any we’ve seen before…"

Educational AI Risks Becoming an Authoritarian Vehicle for Thought Control | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/educational-ai-risks-becoming-an-authoritarian-vehicle-for-thought-control/

"… the Florida Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed a local restaurant… demanding surveillance video, guest lists, reservation logs, and contracts of performers and other staff—all because the venue hosted an LGBTQ+ Pride [drag-related] event…"

You Went to a Drag Show—Now the State of Florida Wants Your Name | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-went-drag-show-now-state-florida-wants-your-name

Always, every time.

"I'm sure Jesus loves [immigrants], but everybody else… [pause] everybody else… [very long pause; network intervenes]…"

Fox host quickly ends interview with Senate Republican after he freezes mid-sentence - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/fox-senate-republican-freezes/

"[ICE] abducted a 24-year-old undocumented transgender Mexican woman after she left her asylum hearing… and quickly transported her to Tacoma… so that they could deport her. Now, the woman’s lawyers say they’re unable to contact her, and a federal judge has ordered ICE not to deport her…"

A trans woman fled a deadly cartel in Mexico. Trump is trying to send her back. - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/a-trans-woman-fled-a-cartel-in-mexico-is-trying-to-send-her-back/

"It is the first comprehensive account by an international human rights organization to document how US state bans on gender-affirming care violate fundamental rights—including… health, the rights of the child… non-discrimination, and… personal autonomy…"

Human Rights Watch Issues Scathing Report on Anti-Trans Healthcare Bans in the US
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/human-rights-watch-issues-scathing

"They were directed to learn more about Greenland’s independence movement and attitudes on American resource extraction on the island… to identify people in Greenland and Denmark who support U.S. objectives for the island…"

US 'stepping up' intel gathering on Greenland as Trump pushes to 'take over the island' - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-greenland-intel/

"… she’s playing edgelord from the comfort of a life so far removed from reality that the truth is just a speck in the distance…

"No matter how much fans try to separate the art from the artist, Rowling & 'Harry Potter' are inextricably linked forever…"

The success of J.K. Rowling's transphobic fight depends on the future of "Harry Potter" | Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/22/the-success-of-jk-rowlings-transphobic-fight-depends-on-the-future-of-harry-potter/

"The scale at which DOGE is seeking to interconnect data, including sensitive biometric data, has never been done before, raising alarms with experts who fear it may lead to disastrous privacy violations for citizens, certified foreign workers, and undocumented immigrants..."

DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-collecting-immigrant-data-surveil-track/

"Because of the prospect of indefinite detention & the lack of due process… afforded the people it has sent to CECOT, experts… said the facility could be more accurately described as a 'concentration camp,' 'penal colony,' or 'permanent prison camp…'"

Trump Is Sending People To The Camps
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/trump-is-sending-people-to-the-camps

"Just as Trump was dismissed… Canadian political watchers… treat Poilievre's rantings as… stoking the base.

"But… the fascist playbook is all about boldly saying what you are going to do and then executing such tactics as brazenly and as publicly as possible..."

Book Burners on the March
https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/book-burners-on-the-march

"A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty on Monday in an embezzlement case, with a sentence that barred her from public office for five years…

"… Prosecutors also sentenced her to two years of house detention with an electronic bracelet…"

Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement, barred from running in 2027 France election | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-le-pen-verdict-1.7497734?cmp=rss

"I want to be very clear: I am speaking about my discomfort to help you understand that these are not easy changes to make as a parent. But my discomfort at having to find new words is a grain of sand compared to what it was like for my son to have been pretending he was someone other than himself..."

The GOP is committing genocide against trans people. My sweet, caring son doesn't deserve this. - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/the-gop-is-committing-against-trans-people-my-sweet-caring-son-doesnt-deserve-this/