Texas - Here's why a Texas lawmaker is threatening to defund UT if it keeps LGBTQ, gender studies

Lily Kepner

Austin American-Statesman

Midlothian, TX

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ezs note:  If you live ANYWHERE in Texas, please write the letter to the editor and say that Brian Harrison's views are demented.  And if you live in or hear Midlothian, please organize NOW to get this arsehole out of office!!!

national/world - Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates

Eleanor Klibanoff

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG's office

Austin, TX

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ezs note:  Texans - oh, please get rid of this dimwit!!!

Dump Trump!!!

 

Confidence Man/  Maggie Haberman

ps:  you can also see her on MeidasTouch.

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Operation Dreadnaught is a go!!!

I know.  When you think of the United States, you automatically think of high ideals.  But especially when I think of Donald Trump and JD Vance, nothing could be further from the truth.  Especially when they berate Volodmyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine.  These cretins should be out.

Oh, if dimwittery is your style, Trump placed 25 percent on Canada and Mexico. (then changed his mind - twice!) That should be your 'style'.

It's only been a  month now, but Trump's got his dirty fingers over everything already.  If you are (or have been) a government employee, YOU may have seen Donald's hands in the cookie jar.  Go to https://www.ap.org/contact-us/news-tips/ , or https://www.theguardian.com/help/ng-interactive/2017/mar/17/contact-the-guardian-securely, then go to SecureDrop, and follow the instructions.  I can't absolutely guarantee your privacy, or but the Tor network is damn good.  There are two avenues:  1) AP  or 2) The Guardian.  Good luck.

If you aren't a government employee, but you know someone who is, gently nudge him/her to do the right thing.  Don't worry if she/he initially says no.  Trump'll do something to screw up, and you will have done something to plant a seed.

If neither of these is true, you can still advance this cause.  If you have a Republican or squishy Democrat as your member of Congress, get on the phone and tell them you won't put up with this BS any more.  Tell them that you SUPPORT transgender people. Period.

A friend of Anonymous.

anonymoushackers.net 

BTW, especially if you are a newbie, or if you've been away for awhile from white/gray/black hat stuff, it makes a GREAT deal of sense to do a refresher course online.

Even if you're fairly good at this, the gummint has protections galore.  But you CAN beat the Trumpophiles.  You can find them at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_designated_by_the_Southern_Poverty_Law_Center_as_hate_groups.  Of course, if you can deem yourself an expert...   😜

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If you're royally pissed off at this administration, you don't need to join Anonymous.  You're already there!!!

national/world - Texas bill could charge transgender people with ‘gender identity fraud’, if passed

Cora Neas

KXAN

Houston, TX

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please press:  kxan.com

ezs note:  Tom Oliverson - yeah, church had nothing to do with it.  It's more like crack.  Houstonians, if you live where Oliverson lives, send him back to being a proctologist, or whatever the hell he is.

national/world - Abbott wants Irving ISD investigated after a transgender discussion on hidden-camera video

Milla Surjadi

The Dallas Morning News

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX)

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please press:  dallasnews.com

national/world - ‘A world without us has never existed’: Transgender Texans react to Trump’s gender mandate

Cora Neas

KXAN

Austin, TX

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please press:  kxan.com

national/world - In State Capitals, Republicans Propose New Limits on Transgender Identity

Amy Harmon

The New York Times

Austin, TX

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please press:  nytimes.com

ezs note:  No matter where you live in the United States, if you live in a Republican state house OR state Senate, tell em' to vote NO on this stupid bill!!!

national/world - What will it take for you to care about transgender people?

Mark Wingfield

Baptist News

Dallas, TX

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please press:  baptistnews.com

national/world - Conroe ISD set to vote on anti-trans policy sweeping through Texas districts

Faith Bugenhagen

Chron

Conroe, TX

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please press:  chron.com

Texas - Ken Paxton sues NCAA over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s college sports

Berenice Johnson

The Texas Observer

Austin, TX

Texas Capitol

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please press:  texastribune.org

national/world - Trans in the Heart of Texas

April Maria Ortiz

Texas Observer

Uvalde, TX

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Texas - How “wildly successful” anti-trans ads fired up Texas voters for Republicans

Eleanor Klibanoff

The Texas Tribune

Missouri City, TX (r)

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please press:  texastribune.org

ezs note:  Texas residents - yeh, you got shellacked.  But that's where YOU come in.  From Houston down to Los Ybanez, you can knock on doors, create a blog, contact your local library, and/or put your name out as a candidate.  But the time to start is NOW.

Tuesday - The Lincoln Project (video)

 

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Odessa Texas Legislates Bathroom Use... (video)

 

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ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors, who gave me a breath of fresh air.  Unfortunately, most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure BS. Fortunately, though, Ed saves the day. I may not see every line from side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him. 

By the way, if you're free, Ed broadcasts live on 1) most Saturday nights at 7:30 pm and 2) most Wednesday afternoons at 12:00 pm (Eastern time). (other time zones will vary) If you click on in the times indicated. you'll see a little bloggette in the upper corner indicating "Church Without Walls" and today's date.  Click in this area, and with luck, you'll be in!  The correct address will be:

https://www.youtube.com/@revedtrevors4961/featured 

On or before Nov. 5, VOTE!

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national/world - Two Texas trans women were kidnapped and assaulted. Their accused attacker faces six felonies

Ryan Adamczeski

Advocate

Houston, TX

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please press:  advocate.com

national/world - Odessa bans transgender people from using restrooms that don’t match sex assigned at birth

Carlos Nogueras Ramos

The Texas Tribune

Odessa, TX

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please press:  texastribune.org

national/world - Texas AG sues doctor who allegedly provided transgender care to 21 minors

Matt Lavietes, Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Dallas, TX

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please press:  nbcnews.com

Texas - Texas Republicans ramp up anti-trans ads ahead of Election Day

Reena Diamante

Spectrum News

Denison, TX (r)

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please press:  spectrumlocalnews.com

ezs note:  Come on.  Texans, get your arse up and VOTE these fools out!!!

Daisy - The Lincoln Project (video)

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Honorable - The Lincoln Project (video)

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ezs note:  Conservative?  Then you're NOT voting for Trump!  Please, distribute this blog WIDELY!!!