Confused Penguin
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Who is really being harmed, and who is really causing harm?
Inktense, watercolor, white ink, 4"x6"
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Inktense, watercolor, white ink, 4"x6"
#art #watercolorpencils #watercolor
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JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF THE GOP TAX SCAM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar just released the following statement:
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar just released the following statement:
May 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF THE GOP TAX SCAM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar just released the following statement:
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar just released the following statement:
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I'm going to say this as somebody who for several reasons, including disability + financial issues cannot relocate to a different country: if you can get the fuck out of here. Live and survive.
April 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'm going to say this as somebody who for several reasons, including disability + financial issues cannot relocate to a different country: if you can get the fuck out of here. Live and survive.
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9. Not every can or wants to leave - many, if not most, will stay and fight as we always have. But many of us can no longer find safety here.
It is hard to pick a moment and say this is when we should open our doors. I stress to other countries: do not wait until it is too late.
It is hard to pick a moment and say this is when we should open our doors. I stress to other countries: do not wait until it is too late.
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
9. Not every can or wants to leave - many, if not most, will stay and fight as we always have. But many of us can no longer find safety here.
It is hard to pick a moment and say this is when we should open our doors. I stress to other countries: do not wait until it is too late.
It is hard to pick a moment and say this is when we should open our doors. I stress to other countries: do not wait until it is too late.
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8. Since then, policy after policy has chipped away at what few rights transgender people retained in the United States, reducing them to second-class citizens. The administration has cracked down on medical care, now targeting trans youth and adults.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-trump-...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed
Many transgender adults have wondered when their care would be banned by the Trump administration. Now, we are seeing the first vectors to do so.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
8. Since then, policy after policy has chipped away at what few rights transgender people retained in the United States, reducing them to second-class citizens. The administration has cracked down on medical care, now targeting trans youth and adults.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-trump-...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-trump-...
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7. Week after week, the administration’s policies grow more punitive. In its opening salvo, Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from the military declared them inherently “dishonorable, untruthful, and undisciplined”—an official government stance.
Trump Military Ban Says Being Trans Conflicts With "Honorable, Truthful, Disciplined Lifestyle"
The ban leaves much of the details to defense secretary Hegseth for implementation.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
7. Week after week, the administration’s policies grow more punitive. In its opening salvo, Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from the military declared them inherently “dishonorable, untruthful, and undisciplined”—an official government stance.
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6. When conservative leaders openly talk about “eradication” and declare the elimination of all gender-affirming care their “endgame,” the calculation many trans people make is a grim one—that safety may no longer be possible within U.S. borders.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
CPAC Speaker Calls for Eradication of 'Transgenderism' -- and Somehow Claims He's Not Calling for Elimination of Transgender People
“For the good of society... transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely,” Daily Wire's Michael Knowles told the CPAC audience.
www.rollingstone.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
6. When conservative leaders openly talk about “eradication” and declare the elimination of all gender-affirming care their “endgame,” the calculation many trans people make is a grim one—that safety may no longer be possible within U.S. borders.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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5. Many transgender people have told me they are planning or actively working to leave the United States—and some have already done so successfully. Most are using existing immigration pathways, such as job-based visas or close family ties in safer countries.
Not every trans person has that.
Not every trans person has that.
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
5. Many transgender people have told me they are planning or actively working to leave the United States—and some have already done so successfully. Most are using existing immigration pathways, such as job-based visas or close family ties in safer countries.
Not every trans person has that.
Not every trans person has that.
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4. The reality is clear: life as a transgender person in America is becoming unlivable for many. The time has come for countries with strong human rights protections to extend refuge to those who can no longer exist safely or openly within U.S. borders.
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
4. The reality is clear: life as a transgender person in America is becoming unlivable for many. The time has come for countries with strong human rights protections to extend refuge to those who can no longer exist safely or openly within U.S. borders.
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3. The Trump administration has moved to erase transgender history from public institutions and end legal recognition altogether. Passports and identification documents are being flagged, with transgender visa seekers being denied entry to the United States.
Marco Rubio May Have Just Banned Trans Foreigners Seeking Visas From US Entry
A new state department cable, meant to target transgender athletes, indicates a potential broader application to all transgender visas, which it states must contain "sex at birth."
www.erininthemorning.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
3. The Trump administration has moved to erase transgender history from public institutions and end legal recognition altogether. Passports and identification documents are being flagged, with transgender visa seekers being denied entry to the United States.
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2. The situation for transgender people in the United States is unraveling at an alarming pace. Teachers now face criminal investigation for the basic act of respecting a student’s name. Medical care for both transgender youth and adults is being gutted, with states seeing widespread shutdowns.
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
2. The situation for transgender people in the United States is unraveling at an alarming pace. Teachers now face criminal investigation for the basic act of respecting a student’s name. Medical care for both transgender youth and adults is being gutted, with states seeing widespread shutdowns.
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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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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.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
I would like to see his face and hear his voice less. It would be great if someone just wrote down what he says. Word for word. Imagine if people had to try to make sense of that instead of going off his general vibe.
April 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I would like to see his face and hear his voice less. It would be great if someone just wrote down what he says. Word for word. Imagine if people had to try to make sense of that instead of going off his general vibe.
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Who is really being harmed, and who is really causing harm?
Inktense, watercolor, white ink, 4"x6"
#art #watercolorpencils #watercolor
Inktense, watercolor, white ink, 4"x6"
#art #watercolorpencils #watercolor
December 27, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Who is really being harmed, and who is really causing harm?
Inktense, watercolor, white ink, 4"x6"
#art #watercolorpencils #watercolor
Inktense, watercolor, white ink, 4"x6"
#art #watercolorpencils #watercolor
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"This flagrant conflict of interest stands to serve the interests of Elon Musk while the American people are robbed of fair access to THEIR Social Security Administration," said one former agency leader.
www.commondreams.org/news/us-soci...
www.commondreams.org/news/us-soci...
'Welcome to the Oligarchy Era': Social Security Administration Switches Communications to Musk's X | Common Dreams
The Trump administration is facing backlash for cutting Social Security communications staff and shifting from press releases to Elon Musk's X platform.
www.commondreams.org
April 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"This flagrant conflict of interest stands to serve the interests of Elon Musk while the American people are robbed of fair access to THEIR Social Security Administration," said one former agency leader.
www.commondreams.org/news/us-soci...
www.commondreams.org/news/us-soci...
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Marth Stewart went to prison for insider trading on *one* stock.
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought *17* stocks just before Donald Trump declared his "pause" in tariffs that caused those stocks to rise in value.
How many others were tipped off? How many stocks did Donald buy? Ivanka? Mike Johnson?
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought *17* stocks just before Donald Trump declared his "pause" in tariffs that caused those stocks to rise in value.
How many others were tipped off? How many stocks did Donald buy? Ivanka? Mike Johnson?
April 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Marth Stewart went to prison for insider trading on *one* stock.
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought *17* stocks just before Donald Trump declared his "pause" in tariffs that caused those stocks to rise in value.
How many others were tipped off? How many stocks did Donald buy? Ivanka? Mike Johnson?
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought *17* stocks just before Donald Trump declared his "pause" in tariffs that caused those stocks to rise in value.
How many others were tipped off? How many stocks did Donald buy? Ivanka? Mike Johnson?
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@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social released NEW censorship data this #NationalLibraryWeek, finding that 72% of book bans in 2024 were initiated NOT by parents, but by organized groups and elected officials.
Read more on the #UniteAgainstBookBans blog: uniteagainstbookbans.org/ala-releases...
Read more on the #UniteAgainstBookBans blog: uniteagainstbookbans.org/ala-releases...
April 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social released NEW censorship data this #NationalLibraryWeek, finding that 72% of book bans in 2024 were initiated NOT by parents, but by organized groups and elected officials.
Read more on the #UniteAgainstBookBans blog: uniteagainstbookbans.org/ala-releases...
Read more on the #UniteAgainstBookBans blog: uniteagainstbookbans.org/ala-releases...
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Two American Heroes. Plus,'Civvi'
Cassidy Hutchinson, they must feel less lonely today.
Cassidy Hutchinson, they must feel less lonely today.
Colonel Susan Meyers of the US Space Force, stationed at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, was removed from her command after criticizing Vance’s unneeded and costly visit to Greenland. She stated her loyalty to the US and the law and not to politicians so Trump got rid of her.
April 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Two American Heroes. Plus,'Civvi'
Cassidy Hutchinson, they must feel less lonely today.
Cassidy Hutchinson, they must feel less lonely today.
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They had legal status. Trump revoked it. Now he’s trying to force them to self-deport by revoking their legally-obtained SSNs.
This isn’t protecting the border. It’s purging the population of non-white individuals.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
This isn’t protecting the border. It’s purging the population of non-white individuals.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump seeks to revoke immigrants' Social Security numbers
The Trump administration aims to convince some immigrants without legal status to self-deport by adding them to a database of dead people, thus rendering their Social Security numbers inoperable, an administration official told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
They had legal status. Trump revoked it. Now he’s trying to force them to self-deport by revoking their legally-obtained SSNs.
This isn’t protecting the border. It’s purging the population of non-white individuals.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
This isn’t protecting the border. It’s purging the population of non-white individuals.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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BREAKING: The Trump admin just erased 6,300 legal immigrants from the system—literally marked them dead. Their Social Security numbers? Gone. Rights? Erased. Lives? Digitally killed. This is calculated cruelty.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
April 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
BREAKING: The Trump admin just erased 6,300 legal immigrants from the system—literally marked them dead. Their Social Security numbers? Gone. Rights? Erased. Lives? Digitally killed. This is calculated cruelty.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...