Denise Cusack

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White House Teases Fake Anti-Trans "Report," Announces Investigations Have Begun A new fact sheet released by the White House Monday morning confirms the imminent release of a "Cass review" type report. It also announces investigations have begun.

1. The White House has just released a "fact sheet" where it announces that 8 fake "experts" are about to release a federal report opposing transgender care.

It also announces investigations on manufacturers has begun.

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Countries Should Accept Transgender Refugees From The United States The situation on the ground for transgender people is deteriorating in real time in the United States. Other countries should open up refugee programs to allow those moving from the US.

1. It is time that countries begin accepting trans refugees from the United States.

Refuge has always been a defining act in times of political persecution—this is one of those moments. History will remember who opens the door.

I make the case in my latest.

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Judge Rules Trump Cannot Take School Lunch Money From Hungry Kids In Maine Over Trans Students The Bush-appointed judge chastised the government for failing to comply with rules over the termination of funding after it blocked funding over trans students in Maine.

1. Major ruling: A federal court has ruled, for now, that Trump cannot take away school lunch money from hungry kids over trans students.

This is Gov. Janet Mills first victory after telling Trump she would "see you in court."

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Trans Woman Arrested, Sent to Men’s Jail For Entering Florida Capitol Bathroom “I’m not a political activist,” she maintained. “I’m just a normal college student who thinks this law is wrong.”

1. A transgender woman let legislators know she intended to use the bathroom in the Florida Capitol.

A contingent of officers waited for her, and stood outside the door.

When she stepped in, she was arrested and sent to a men's jail.

The latest from S. Baum.

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We had so many people knocking on the door pushing the Schimel vote, obviously not from Wisconsin. I'm so glad this election is over, and SO GLAD Crawford won. And not by a little, by a LOT. On Wisconsin!

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Mark my words - one day and one day soon, Dems will use this same excuse to vote for a budget with anti-trans shit in it.

And the same people defending this will defend that.

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DHS Now Allows for Surveillance based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity If you or your loved ones are part of the LGBTQ community, there are steps you should take to protect yourself.

1. Reports this week revealed that DHS has rescinded guidance banning surveillance based on someone's gender identity or sexual orientation.

We have confirmed those reports.

The latest from S. Baum, who goes over steps you can take to protect yourself.

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More garden planning - lots of list honing. open.substack.com/pub/denisecu...

The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit

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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The New McCarthyism: LGBTQ+ Purges In Government Begin After Chris Rufo leaked LGBTQ+ chatlogs from the intelligence community, Gabbard has announced that all those who participated in the chats will be fired.

1. Today, the NYT has reported that 100 members of an ERG-adjacent LGBTQ+ chat in the intelligence community have been fired.

This is a new McCarthyism, a new lavender scare meant to remove LGBTQ+ in government, and the way this was done should shake us all.

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I know this is for Visas, but I can't help but worry next steps are passports as well.

So, are trans folks stuck in the US if their passports notes self identification (which was allowed), or, will they not get back into the country if they leave to travel. This makes me ill. .

Every Living Transsexual Is A Republican Policy Failure Living in spite

A decade ago, I went on book tour with Sybil Lamb. We did 32 cities across the US/Canada, read with dozens of writers and met hundreds of people.

So many of them are now dead. All of them are transsexuals. The oldest didn't make it to 50. I say this because I want you to live and I'm going to too.

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Anti-Trans Headers Placed On Websites Judge Ordered Trump To Restore The headers were placed on major websites at the CDC, FDA, and HHS.

1. After a federal judge ruled that websites containing LGBTQ+ information at the CDC must be restored, the Trump administration did so... but then also added snide and incorrect anti-trans headers to them.

The latest from new EITM writer S. Baum.

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Planning for the Season: Growing for Food, Medicine, and Community This is the time of year when I start diving more deeply into planning.

Want to follow along with my garden planning, planting, harvesting, making/crafting, and community work? open.substack.com/pub/denisecu...

The Trans-Rights Showdown at the Supreme Court In a case on health care for minors, the justices could undermine decades of anti-discrimination law.

Is now a good time to remind everyone that the first real test of SCOTUS putting a check on this unhinged president may come from their pending decision on trans rights nymag.com/intelligence...

With all of the EO‘s impacting my daughter, it feels wrong to talk about the weather or the garden planning or seed starting. 😑 Working on it.

Ken Klipperstein leaked full passport guidance for trans people:

- X markers will be a focal point
- Existing unexpired passports will remain good
- No guidance on confiscation, but it doesn’t seem like they will
- Renewals less clear but it looks like they will use “a preponderance of evidence”

Just wait until Trump uses the same mechanism he is using to attempt a national trans ban to do the same with a national abortion ban, mifepristone ban, etc.

Trump: "I'm also directing Secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem to deny any and all visa applications made by men attempting to fraudulently enter the United States as women athletes."

A visa ban on trans people.

Still waiting for the text EO, I am wondering if it will include a national bathroom ban. We know it at least includes locker rooms.

LIVE: Trump signs executive order banning trans women from women’s sports | NBC News YouTube video by NBC News

Happening live: Donald Trump is expected to sign a far reaching executive order banning trans people from sports, which can range from disc golf to darts and even dancing and chess, in mere moments.

I'll be covering it live. Watch along with me:

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Front page of the nyt

In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.

Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding

Love seeing the protests at NYU Langone for complying with an illegal executive order from President Trump meant to intimidate hospitals from providing care to trans youth.

More to come?