now: researcher chronicling threats to democracy @ Documented. then: investigative reporter @ Wisconsin Watch & ProPublica fellow. send me tips about the anti-LGBTQ movement on signal: phoebe.411https://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mma4le24hc2zToday, the conservative Idaho Family Policy Center distributed their “biblical citizenship guide to voting.” It offers four criteria of worthy candidates. Consider #4.19 May 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma4le24hc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mm3qa7ogtk2wOne perk of learning a new language is a deeper understanding of news judgement in other countries. French and Canadian public radio both ran lead stories in their newscasts on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. NPR — unless I missed it! — did not.18 May 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3qa7ogtk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mm3fud7w4c2bIn lieu of watching Rededicate 250 I humbly suggest you read this: https://projects.propublica.org/christian-nationalism-origins/17 May 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3fud7w4c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mlz7whrj4c2kIn 2023, LGBTQ+ people in Watertown, WI held a family friendly pride in the park event. Acolytes of a local pastor who says gays deserve capital punishment crashed to protest. So did a gang of neo-Nazis who shouted “pedophiles get the rope” around a bunch of queer families and their kids. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlz7whrj4c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mlmibsu66c2pKaty Faust is explicit about wanting to end IVF, surrogacy and no fault divorce. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmibsu66c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3ml2w5gra5s27that’s my TA!!!!!!!!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2w5gra5s27https://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mjzjogghwk2qICYMI,Trumpist think tank recently admitted that targeting trans kids is a strategic step in a longer effort to ban medical transition for all Americans, no matter where you live, no matter your age. Watch the clip & read the story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/children-gender-affirming-trans-care-trump [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzjogghwk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mjpbx5k2qk2dNEW from me at @theguardian.com + @documented.net An official at Trump-aligned AFPI said the quiet part out loud: They want to end medical transition for everyone, adults included. Children are the “low-hanging fruit” in their quest to do so. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/children-gender-affirming-trans-care-trump17 Apr 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpbx5k2qk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mjibm5bxcc2oWe provided a bit of research and network analysis for this piece. Read it to understand the implications of the HHS trans report, and where it came from. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjibm5bxcc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/phoebepetrovic.bsky.social/post/3mjd5724ylk2pDirekt36, a Hungarian investigative outlet, is an absolute inspiration. Now’s a good time to plug their topical documentary (in Hungarian with English subtitles) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ4SXv9qJHM12 Apr 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:ygnuxklahm4h522idfp7pgmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd5724ylk2p