Tom Warnke

VW Rabbit
Toyota Tercel
Subaru
Camry
RAV4
(Saturn, Prius, Chevy Bolt. Owned a few in my 68 years)

Deludican? Rumplican?

RFK Jr. wants you to know he’s personally responsible for anti-vax misinformation on CDC website He told the New York Times there’s no proof that vaccines don’t cause autism, which is a lie.

VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!! (Pass it on)
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

House votes to denounce ‘horrors’ of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting The incoming New York mayor will meet with the president at the White House this afternoon.

To be clear, most couldn't define "socialism," but, yeah, sure, this is a meaningful use of their time. 😒
www.politico.com/live-updates...

VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!!!!

We believe that everyone deserves the right to serve their country.
  
To all the veterans who are LGBTQ+ and/or living with HIV: we see you, we support you, and we thank you for your service. 🇺🇸

Go "Beyond the Uniform" with trans service members and veterans: lambdalegal.org/beyond-the-u... 

Oral Arguments Set: SCOTUS Will Hear Trans Teen’s Challenge to Athletic Ban on January 13, 2026

Quote from plaintiff, Becky Pepper-Jackson, that reads, "I’ve had my rights and my life debated by politicians who’ve never even met me but want to stop me from playing sports with my friends. I’m proud to stand up alongside my mom for what I believe and who I am."

Quote from plaintiff's mother, Heather Jackson, that reads, "I'm so proud of Becky and the young woman she's becoming, one who is hardworking, kind, and a team player. My daughter and every transgender kid like her deserves the freedom to be themselves."

Today, SCOTUS scheduled oral arguments for Jan. 13, 2026 in Lambda Legal and @aclu.org's case, B.P.J v. West Virginia, challenging a law that bars trans girls from participating on girl’s athletic teams. 
 
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66 

@acluwv.bsky.social

Trans Awareness Week honors & uplifts the trans community in a time when anti-trans bigotry & political attacks are on the rise. It’s more important than ever that we listen to, learn from, & show up with compassion for trans folks. 🏳️‍⚧️

Hear more trans people #SpeakOUT: lambdalegal.org/speak-out/

Wait, they wouldn't be offering discounts to SNAP-EBT paying customers, because currently, due to the MAGA shutdown, there ARE NO SNAP-EBT paying customers!

Couldn't tell his apse from his nave.

☝️This, although I'm only 67.

How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”

“It’s assumed that trans people are going to be fined, arrested or kicked out of places when in reality it’s the [public] entity that takes on the burden.”

SB 8 targets schools, libraries and other venues, allowing the state to "investigate" and levy massive fines.

Missouri Supreme Court hears appeal over gender-affirming care restrictions The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal over Missouri's law banning gender-affirming care for minors. Senate Bill 49 also bans the use of Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care and prohibits incarcerated people from receiving gender-affirming care.

"The state wrapping these two provisions together, and ... with a law that bans the participation of trans youth in school sports really shows that the state's claimed arguments ... [are] really just a thin veil for discrimination." – Nora Huppert, Lambda Legal Senior Attorney

The Art Theatre | The Last Remaining Independent Cinema in Long Beach share.google/V2WQ6f1Wq7z7...

How federal judges put a trans civil rights lawyer under criminal investigation An "ego driven, petty" attack targets attorneys who fought a transgender care ban in Alabama.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

YouTube video by Stream Crops Edwin Starr - War (Original Video - 1969)

Seems apt, today.
youtu.be/01-2pNCZiNk?...

Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market The latest weak jobs report is the culmination of Donald Trump’s impulsive approach to economic policymaking.

So much winning.

The labor market is deteriorating!

For the first time in four years, the economy lost jobs.

Our economy is in the toilet right now and everything in the grocery store is higher priced than it was during the pandemic.

This is what losing looks like! Trump’s economy sucks!

Honestly, are you that mad at Disney?

Becky, the 15-year-old student in our SCOTUS case with @aclu.org fighting a trans youth sports ban, received this fortune cookie message:

"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."

Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️‍⚧️

Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv

This does not affect the restoration of research grants ordered in GLMA v. NIH. That preliminary injunction is based on violations of the ACA and the Fifth Amendment. lambdalegal.org/wp-content/u...

Please, tell me, how does a three-year-old "reach an understanding?"

Assault with a deli weapon (not original to me. Love to know who said it first.)

I saw the Washington Senators play at DC Stadium.

Shocked, I tell you. Shocked😱

Black background with white text that reads, "Lambda Legal Responds to U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s (USOPC) Ban on Transgender Women Athletes' Participation". Below text is a photo of swimmers in a pool.

Photo of swimmers in a pool with a black filter on top. White text is a quote from Lambda Legal Counsel Carl Charles and it reads, "USOPC leadership’s statement that they have to comply with “federal expectations” says the quiet part out loud—that this change is to appease an administration using transgender people’s lives as political pawns. This policy change is cowardice personified, and the impact on transgender women athletes and the transgender community writ large will be profound."

This week, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee banned trans women athletes' participation in the women’s divisions of all events.

Sports bans have real-life impact. Everyone has the right to participate in sports & we will continue fighting for that right. 🏳️‍⚧️

Read more: tinyurl.com/553hdy4u

Opinion | Why we aren’t going ‘too fast’ on trans rights Critics are wrong to argue that a trans rights case was brought to the Supreme Court prematurely.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Budapest Pride goes ahead, defying Orban threat of 'legal consequences' Tens of thousands have gathered for the LGBTQ march in Hungary's capital, despite a police ban and warning from PM Viktor Orban.

bbc.com/news/article...

Breaking news: civil rights organizations react to Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor

Quote from Karen Loewy, Lambda Legal Senior Counsel + Director of Constitutional Law Practice that reads: To be clear, the decision centers on the lack of opt-outs rather than the existence of the curriculum itself. School districts should not be deterred from adopting inclusive curricula like Montgomery County schools’, which create safe and affirming learning environments and prepare kids to navigate our diverse society. This is particularly important for LGBTQ+ youth and kids of LGBTQ+ parents who face disproportionate discrimination and harassment. While parents with religious objections may be able to remove their children from classroom use of these storybooks, they do not get to demand that schools stop these important efforts to reflect our entire society.

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that not allowing parents to opt their children out of reading storybooks that are part of an LGBTQ+ inclusive literacy curriculum in the Montgomery County Public School system burdened their religious freedom.