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[–] [email protected] 61 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (11 children)

This really is reminiscent of early Nazi Germany, with an obsession over trans people (like Jews), and the idea that they're the root of so much evil, and the constant implication that things would be better if they just go away...

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

In the executive order issued Wednesday evening, titled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 schooling,” Trump directs the attorney general to work with local and state officials to investigate teachers who “unlawfully facilitat[e] the social transition of a minor student.” The order defines “social transitioning” to include using a trans student’s name and pronouns, recognizing a student as nonbinary, or allowing them to use the restroom that aligns with their gender identity.

Ordinary people are going to have to start accepting the risk and actually fighting back. They're a week and a half in, and already ordering Americans not to even recognise the existence of trans and nonbinary children, on threat of prosecution. It's not just about denying them healthcare now (which in itself is terrible), it's about preventing trans kids knowing anyone even sees them for who they are, or that they are seen and loved. The only outcome will be depression, loneliness and suicide, and Republicans want your kids dead if they don't fit some very narrow mold they've pulled out of their own violent insecurities.

People need to fight now. Each day people lie low and wait to see where this is going, the chances of ever fighting back get slimmer.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

People tend to follow by example. "People should do this" and "people should do that" is all well and good, but unless you're saying it while doing the thing you're telling others to do, it's not going to make much impact.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 16 hours ago (9 children)

So guys, unrelated question.

Say I have a bear that isn't a protected species that wanders around the area. Say I'm a lot of bit nervous of this bear destroying stuff towards the edge of my property, but my property edge is pretty damn far.

What kind of equipment would I need to take care of this bear, if the agencies and law enforcement wont do anything to protect me or my vulnerable neighbors from this bear?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Well, a Henry in 45-70 should handle it just swimmingly. Find someone who knows how to process the carcass first, though, they are HUGE!

That said, cops tend to dislike it when you shoot at them. Locals and ICE.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Believe it or not, I have a bear guy.

What he does with them? I don't really wanna know.

Edit: he does eat them, and apparently the pelts make awesome rugs but are a bit scratchy

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What the fuck does it even mean to “support” students? Jesus fucking Christ, I am so sick of the republican traitor filth.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (3 children)

But what does “discriminatory equity ideology” actually mean? The order defines it as “ideology that treats individuals as members of preferred or disfavored groups, rather than as individuals, and minimizes agency, merit, and capability in favor of immoral generalizations.”

Oh for fucks sake. That literally describes how racism, sexism, and bigotry work: by treating people as part of a preferred or disfavored group instead of individuals.

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