Mark Buffington

Gender dysphoria is not a mental health disorder. It was removed from disorders entirely with the release of the DSM-V in 2013, over a decade ago. The change was a result of new research and best practice in the field by experts, not protests or wokeness. 🧵 🔜

Map of US highlighting 19 states under Trump occupation

The initial states to go under undeclared martial law or Trump occupation, will be the following

The rally in D.C. to protest the Trump regime’s attempted takeover of the city has begun.

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Sneak Attack just got smarter... and meaner!

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The Project 2025 policies the Trump administration is already implementing In the first month of his second term, President Trump has reshaped the government with a flurry of executive orders. A recent analysis by Politico found that many of those actions have closely aligne...

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Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.”

Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and one of the authors of Project 2025, just ordered the agency's staff to effectively cease all operations in an org wide email.

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Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.

Trump announces an executive order authorizing a 30,000 capacity migrant detention center in Guantanamo.

"Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them because we don't want them coming back, so we're going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay."

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ADM Fagan by all accounts was a very good head of the USCG, she just wouldn't take a loyalty oath to MAGA and they knew it. This firing is a shot across the bow to all generals and admirals that unless they pledge undying loyalty to Trump, they will be fired.

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Should have produced more Firefly.

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It’s extra important for your Democratic senators to hear from you right now. Email your senators and tell them to confirm as many pro-democracy judges as possible before the GOP takes control of the Senate: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-yo...

BREAKING: House Ethics report into Matt Gaetz could be leaked as soon as today.

Repost this if you think it’s time to release it NOW.

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Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.

Yes, likely so. 👍🏼

“It’s a dead bird” “No, it’s not!”

From August.. not invalidating the story, but this was known before the Election.

Prezzies for everyone!

Pennsylvania Leads U.S. Pertussis Outbreak Pertussis Cases Increase 500% in 2024

CDC data shows large increase in pertussis - more than 5 times the same time last year.
"The CDC's data shows Pennsylvania has reported about 10% (2,462) of all pertussis cases this year." www.precisionvaccinations.com/pennsylvania...

Reading, having a hot beverage, snuggling with wife child & cat. Perfect. ❤️

Come DM for Gary Con 2024 for Adventurers League! March 21 - 24, 2024, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

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We'll be featuring an epic set in the city of Sigil (Planescape), a classic D&D tournament, 3 new Ravenloft Dungeoncraft adventures, and the finale of We Are Grung!

Opinion | His place in this world Michael de Adder cartoon on the death of author and colleague Charles Saunders

A story in pictures about Charles R. Saunders, creator of the fantasy realm Imaro, who died unclaimed but was found again (gift link) wapo.st/3Q7WeoH

Awesome. Dinner sounds yummy and having helpers is cool. 🎉

And mosquitoes, so it kinda averages. :)

Saw a really great talk by John Scalzi at Joseph-Beth this evening. I am enjoying his new book Starter Villain read by Wil Wheaton.😺 @scalzi.com