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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.

☎️: (202) 224-3121

Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.

The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.

Call retiring Senators too!

A love letter to my beloved self worth:

Today I was off.
Today I slept in.
Today I journaled and re-imagined what I need to make it through these moments.
Today I wrote down projects bringing me joy.
Today I mapped out a timeline for my ordination paper.
Today I existed for me.
It was beautiful.

Tell me you're redlining without telling me you're redlining

Donald Trump has released a new EO to "eradicate anti-Christian bias."

What is one of the examples of "anti-Christian bias" cited in his order? The recognition by Biden of Transgender Day of Visibility, which fell on the same day as Easter Sunday last year.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

A photo with a list of issues to call your representatives and demand they do something about.

Call your reps: www.5calls.org
See how they voted: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Today I turn 37.

It’s been hard to feel “festive” @ my 🌞 return. Lesser known fact: I’m a survivor of violent trauma due to LGBTQ+ hatred. This season is hard on my body. Yet, being a survivor also means I will not relent in being me.

Thank God I’m queer & still here. 💫

Guys, I know I’ve posted this article a lot in the last two weeks. But I’m so serious.

They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*

Cis folks, check on your trans friends right now. I don't ever think I've seen this many friends in crisis. It's beyond anything I ever imagined. We're not ok.

Montgomery County Public Schools comes out and tells Trump to pound sand with his EO telling schools that they have to discriminate against transgender students.

This is how you refuse to comply.

On day one Trump's EO said we were harmful to kids. On day two, it said we were dishonorable and disloyal. On day three, it said we were unAmerican.

Transgender people have been a part of this country for centuries.

We are not going anywhere.

Do not comply with these EOs, they are not law.

This is my favorite picture of Stonewall.

They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.

Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.

I think about it a lot in moments like this.

Alright all - I'm stepping away for this evening. I'll be back in later tonight to see if there's any more updates.

Stay safe, if you're trans, stay with us, we are not giving up.

And most of all... these EOs are not law, they are not passed by congress, do NOT comply.

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...

The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean? The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

7. The rest of the EO is the implementation of a "1776 curriculum" to promote "patriotic education."

That is all for my read of this executive order.

It will depend on teachers, school systems complying in advance - this is perhaps his most blatantly illegal EO of the anti-trans ones. Don't do it.

6. Sec 3(c): chilling. It directs the AG and state AGs to go after teachers that allow social transition for "sexually exploiting minors" or "practicing medicine without a license."

This is likely going to be used to terrorize school districts and teachers with trans kids, and the kids themselves.

5. Sec 3(b) says that it will pull funding from any school that does not forcibly out its students, any school that "supports" the social transition of their trans students, and more.

This is an unconstitutional attempt to force every trans kid in America in schools to detransition at school.

4. Sec 3(a) says that it is Trump's policy to eliminate federal funding for any school that supports "gender ideology." Given the definitions section around social transition and other sections, this will likely mean schools that let trans kids use the bathroom, use their names, etc.

A to-do list.

Ashley Hawthorne: says: "After a day or two of spiraling into angst and anxiety, I've decided the best way to get through the next four years is to stay busy doing the work of fighting them."

Here's her list of things she did:

🚨If your senator is below, call them “No on RFK Jr” (202) 224-3121
• Booker (D-NJ)
• Cortez Masto (D-NV)
• Whitehouse (D-RI)
• Murkowski (R-AK)
• Ernst (R-IA)
• McConnell (R-KY)
• Cassidy (R-LA)
• Collins (R-ME)
• Tillis (R-NC)
• Lankford (R-OK)
• Cornyn (R-TX)
• Curtis (R-UT)
• Moore Capito (R-WV)

i have eaten four eggs today, which i guess in these times makes me like a mad, indulgent roman emperor

Trump’s Gender Order Won't Affect Existing Passports — Unless They’re Renewed “They can still apply to renew their passport — they just have to use their God-given sex, which was decided at birth,” the White House press secretary told NOTUS.

Major news breaking from NOTUS on Trump’s trans passport ban:

It will not be retroactive.

Very glad I and others encouraged people to get their passports in the lead up to Trump’s inauguration.

Now hopefully this EO is defeated in court.

www.notus.org/whitehouse/t...

Just to be clear, you are defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity. People can officially stop listening to you as any sort of reputable source of information now. You work for them. Thank you for making that crystal clear to all.

I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.

NBC White House correspondent reporting that legal experts advise those with passports with x markers may be held up upon attempt to use it.

I CANNOT confirm this but it’s certainly notable that it’s being reported.

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8. 4(d) is the second REALLY impactful section of the EO. I read it as a federal bathroom ban. Others may read it differently, but I think that this is how this line will be implemented. It will take time to see agencies implement and to root out the specifics of it.

4. Probably the most impactful part of the EO. Directs passports, visas, global entry cards must match sex as defined in the law. Could open the door to revoking identity documents and replacing them with incorrect gender markers for trans people. We saw this in FL, TX. Terrifying portion of the EO.