Jamie Lynn

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Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections The bill will now go to the Governor for a final signature, and will mark the first state to strip any group from a civil rights act.

1. Today, the Iowa Legislature shamefully stripped transgender people from the State Civil Rights Act.

It becomes the first state to ever strip any group from a civil rights act.

There were powerful speeches, and huge protets.

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Privilege creates blindness until the privileged face a direct existential threat and have to make a moral choice: Courage or Cowardice.

Not enough will choose courage until very end when they no longer have a choice.

I made my choice.

#Silence=Erasure

Once you get chickenpox or the vaccine you are at risk for shingles. This is why they had to create the shingles vaccine.

Trump drew the line at Social Security cuts in Republicans' proposed budget, but Medicaid is on the chopping block Medicaid may be on the chopping block as the Trump administration prepares its budget blueprint.

Republicans have released their new budget proposal. Here's just a few of their “greatest” hits:
👉Over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid
👉Up to $230 billion in cuts to food assistance programs
👉$4.5 trillion in tax cuts for billionaires and corporations

Not being able to get federal documents is insanity

A screenshot from a Google doc states: "DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA" Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Bought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover and the funding freeze. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls and procedural delays to slow everything down. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. 6. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay and obstruct every step of this process--no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover.

It's my first coup, so what do I know? But I believe if Democrats took this approach, they might slow down the hostile takeover of what's left of our government:

Hundreds of Civil Rights Groups Oppose Pam Bondi’s Attorney General Nomination Read more here.

When Senators vote to advance Pam Bondi's nomination for attorney general later today, they'll be voting to make a person with a long record of opposing civil rights and an extensive history of anti-democracy activities the country's top lawyer.

“Extraordinarily Dangerous”: Warren demands answers over Elon Musk’s access to US Treasury The senator warned that Trump could weaponize Treasury data and punish his political opponents.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Elon Musk and his team at the "Department of Government Efficiency" (which is NOT an official government department), access to the agency’s federal payments system, which essentially operates as the country’s central bank account.

UM.

Seriously sucks. I'm not surprised though since passports were no longer available to be updated.

I'm not going to stop existing

Strange Sunday thoughts:

I'm so glad I was raised to appreciate and value family meals. I am glad it is still a daily practice with my children to have family dinners every day we are together.