SpiffyDragon13

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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.

This is good—not only because it is true but because it will encourage people to call this what it is without feeling as if they have lost their minds.

‘This moment is medieval’: Jackson Katz on misogyny, the manosphere – and why men must oppose Trumpism The result of the US election unleashed a ferocious feminist backlash, he says, and makes his 40-year struggle to end violence against women more urgent than ever

This moment is medieval - Jackson Katz on misogyny and why men must oppose Trumpism

Among Democrats - "Democrats need to be more (X) in their opposition to Trump's policies"

Confrontational: 68%
Civil: 19%

YouGov / Feb 25, 2025 / n=1604

10. Service members choosing voluntary separation will not have to repay any bonuses received prior to the date of this memorandum, even if they have a remaining service obligation, pursuant to 37 U.S.C. § 373(b)(l). The Military Departments may recoup any bonuses received prior to the date of this memorandum for Service members choosing to be involuntarily separated.

If transgender service members don't voluntarily agree to resign, they'll be forced by the Defense Department to repay the signing bonuses they received at enlistment. Not only will they be fired, they'll be punished with thousands of dollars in debt. All for attempting to serve their country.

More wins! We just killed an"abortion trafficking" bill, which would have created a new crime targeting any woman traveling through Montana while seeking abortion care.

Dems are fighting like hell over here in Montana. We're seeing a ton of bad bills, so it's always good when we get a win.

The attack on DEI shows why liberals should stop arguing about "strategic" use of language forever. DEI stands for three uncontroversial virtues that most every American accepts, and the right still turned it into a vile slur. It doesn't matter what you say - they will poison it because YOU said it.

Continuing story, how many lives/wrecked bodies went into what Elon called the "wood chipper" when he illegally shut down USAID. Crimes are one thing. But Elon's body count will cry out down through the ages.

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

“People will die, but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...

Five former defense secretaries condemned Trump’s firing of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress to reject their replacements.

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”

There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

Boys should not change and shower with girls. But they also shouldn't change and shower with other boys. Or kids of another or no gender.

Kids shouldn't change and shower in front of anyone else. It's not trans visibility that made this wrong, it's always been wrong.

Kids deserve privacy.

This was leaked by a former US military. Read it. Disseminate it.

Very dark times are coming.

Thank you for your service soldier.

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There really are no words of redemption. If another viable country offers an exit strategy, I'm taking it.

Hi, former White House intern, DNC communications staffer, and re-election team partner here:

One does not ‘slip’ into the Oval Office. Does not. Period, ever. That’s not a thing.

This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame A recent order aimed at destroying independent regulatory agencies isn’t just about taking control of the state—it’s a giant cash-grab in disguise.

I wish I could say it was a fun democracy while it lasted
www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Like the saying goes:

"Disability is the Only minority anyone can join at any time, and the only one everyone *will* join if they're lucky enough to live that long"

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If I were a Democrat, and I saw Trump do a purge of high-level generals who were women and people of color and wouldn't be "yes men," I wouldn't vote to advance JD Vance's college friend for Secretary of the Army.

And yet....16 Democrats just did so

Staying ahead of one of my favorite creators in MCCI Fishing, I'm lvl 42 and keeping my head up ^_^
#mccifishing #Docm77

Note how the modern techbro AI evangelical movement also is actively attempting to crush reasoning, art, and empathy.

This is how it’s done.

Kudos to Gov. Janet Mills of Maine for standing up to Trump. He threatened loss of federal funds for her state simply because it allows trans girls to play in sports. She said, “See you in court.”

Trump is a weak, shallow, callous leader who wants desperately to be a despot. #BullyPolPot

PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.

It's nice to see, but honestly, this was "news" in 2015.

Justice Department purge under Trump administration | 60 Minutes President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and resignations, one leader described a workplace of "confusion" and "fear."

I hate feeling scared, but right now, nothing will convince me it isn't rational.

www.cbsnews.com/video/justic...

Words for me are difficult right now, my feelings about many things are a bit too heavy. I want this space to be both light-hearted and serious; where I can share my interests in gaming and fiction and also show support for my fellow humans.