Notes on 2025W06

It has been a massive struggle the last few weeks to keep up with the news in the US. Coupled with some work stress, I’ve dropped the ball on posting week notes. This week I correct the error.

States Don’t Have a Right to Exist. People Do. An excellent opinion essay about Israel’s ongoing attack on Palestinians in Gaza.

A bunch of things about the Trump administration’s attack on trans people.

• The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There by Adam Serwer in the Atlantic
• You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism by Janus Rose for 404 Media
• The Lempkin Institute put out a Statement on the Genocidal Nature of the Gender Critical Movement’s Ideology and Practice

I learned recently about the End of Term Project that archives US government websites at the end of presidental terms. They’ve been racing to preserve copies of many critical datasets before the Trump administration tears them down.