Bex 💙

MSNBC with a great speed debunk of DHSs justifications for tackling and handcuffing Sen. Padilla.

Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.

Today they have crossed a deep red line.

We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

Sec. 5. Initial Assessment and Strategy from the Make America Healthy Again Commission. (a) Make our Children Healthy Again Assessment. Within 100 days of the date of this order, the Commission shall submit to the President, through the Chair and the Executive Director, the Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment, which shall: (i) identify and describe childhood chronic disease in America compared to other countries; (ii) assess the threat that potential over-utilization of medication, certain food ingredients, certain chemicals, and certain other exposures pose to children with respect to chronic inflammation or other established mechanisms of disease, using rigorous and transparent data, including international comparisons; (iii) assess the prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight-loss drugs; (iv) identify and report on best practices for preventing childhood health issues, including through proper nutrition and the promotion of healthy lifestyles;

Trump’s latest executive order (that was no doubt written by psychopath RFK Jr.) goes after antidepressants.

As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Confirming RFK Jr. as Health & Human Services Secretary is so freaking appalling.

Yet another shittastic choice from this abomination of a government.

This timeline can kick rocks.

What should I be doing? Writing.
What am I actually doing? Stress baking sourdough for the apocalypse

#authorlife #millennial

"Red, White, and Blueland."

FFS. I hate this timeline.

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

Trump’s new ban on athletes is latest attack on transgender policies President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to ban trans athletes from women’s sports, the latest shake-up for schools navigating the new rules.

The continued attacks on the trans community are unacceptable and fueled by discrimination, not facts.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Today I stood in front of the Department of Labor to show Donald Trump and Elon Musk that we will fight their attempts to undermine the rights and livelihoods of federal employees and American workers. A lawsuit has already been filed to challenge this dangerous intrusion by DOGE.

Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about St. Isidore, a Catholic school in Oklahoma, could redraw lines around church and state in education (The Conversation) — For years, the Supreme Court has been expanding the boundaries of government aid to religious schools. St. Isidore’s case pushes the debate into new territory.

Religious charter schools should not be funded with your tax dollars. Period. This case out of Oklahoma, which SCOTUS is expected to decide on in Spring, could be a turning point for how the government interprets the Establishment Clause moving forward.
religionnews.com/2025/02/03/a...

Trans young adults and parents sue over Trump's orders restricting transition care President Trump signed two executive orders restricting transition care for minors and prohibiting federal funding from promoting “gender ideology.”

Trans people have a right over their own bodies and gender expression. ICYMI: Trump’s recent executive orders placing restrictions on gender-affirming care has led to federal lawsuits being filed on behalf of trans folks and their families. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

OMFG! 🔥🔥🔥🔥Rep. Jasmine Crockett:
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"We are going to be in your faces, we're gonna be on your ass, we're going to make sure you understand that this is what democracy looks like!"

AP Breaking News banner over a March 19, 2024 AP story.

Jasmine is on FIRE 🔥 🔥🔥

"...we are going to be in your face, we are going to be on your asses, and we are going to make sure you understand what democracy looks like...

...and this ain't it!"

Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.

The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”

This is Mr. Art of the Deal.

The silence from the non-MAGA Republicans I know regarding the massive power grab and overreach by Elon Musk/ DOGE is so disheartening.

Have you lost the ability to speak out now? Have you given in or given up? Do you just agree with all this?

The silence is deafening.

Dear Canada 🇨🇦,

Millions of us didn't vote for the sh!tshow in office who is trying to destroy our country. We are horrified, daily, by where all this is going. We didn't ask for this trade war. You certainly didn't ask for it. Please, hold the line. Don't back down.

Love,
An American 🇺🇸

Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤

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If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:

1. Create a new $15B science fund

2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada

3. Immediate permanent residency

4. Citizenship after 2 years

Overnight a science superpower

Some people have fun, happy little micro rituals. Mine has become emailing my Congressional delegation on an almost daily basis thanks to Velveeta Voldemort and the government's daily freefall into madness.

Contact your Representative, folks: www.house.gov/representati...

I am supposed to be writing a happy-go-lucky, cheerful romance novel tonight for one of my clients. Yet, I've been staring at the screen for at least 10 minutes. My muse is frozen. It feels so damn surreal to be writing meet cutes while the world around us descends further into chaos. 📚