OK, one more bit of good news: Erin Reed's own list of trans Girl Scouts saw a huge boom in GS cookie sales, in a sugary backlash to all the fuckheaded meanness in this country. 330,000 boxes of cookies sold and still rising.
I can attest that the GSA cookies were not only delicious, but every friend or neighbor who received a box were happy to get one and those cookies never made it into a freezer. Nom nom nom.
Says a lot about how Americans think of gender, when two similar organizations have historically been split between empowerment for women and Daniel Boone toxic masculinity.
Absolutely. I saw a comment by some woman that the Kansas law canceling drivers licenses of trans people was a reasonable and fair thing to do. I wrote, how many trans people do you know. If the answer is zero, shut your saucebox because you know nothing.
I sure hope every triangulating, equivocating asshole of a Democratic politician and "consultant" takes a lesson from all this about the wisdom of "sacrificing" transgender rights. [coughGavinNewsomcough]
Suggestion for teachers who care about trans kids: call all the kids by their "official" last name (it's the first name that is gendered). Some of the more formal teachers did that back in my school days and, as a person with a "weird" first name that was often mispronounced, I preferred it.
"Why, it’s almost as if the people saying that Democrats need to throw trans people under the campaign bus aren’t in line with actual voter sentiment, at least not in primaries. "
Yeah, you fucking listening to this, Gavin Newsom, you asshat?
This is the kind of rank oppression you get in these unreconstructed state-based regimes of terror. And always against tiny minorities.
Thankfully, at least Democrats can be improved and shown that being bigoted is not the way. Or to even cooperate with the low-rent Sturmabteilung.
There's a lot of sadness here but there is some slim hope at least in some ways. I just feel awful for the innocent trans kids, who just want to be themselves. And I assume this means teachers can't use a nickname to distinguish between two kids of the same name, right? Because people who write laws like this never consider practical concerns...it's only bigotry first and always.
They can't pick on gay people any more -- at least, not quite so much -- so they chose an even smaller, weaker target. Because it's what bullying assholes do.
Also from NC, Nida Allam has conceded the primary race in the 4th CD to incumbent Val Foushee, who held a lead of 1200 ish votes. This was close enough to trigger a recount (< 1% spread between the two) so Allam’s concession mayor may not preclude that happening, since I’m not clear if an “automatic recount” means it’ll happen whether you concede or not.
Also too, from NC, the newish progressive rich people’s PAC Patriotic Millionaires has endorsed Jamie Ager in NC 11 and Richard Ojeda in NC 09 after their primary wins on Tuesday. And presumably sent both of them some money. Ager won his primary handily with just under 65% of the vote, and Ojeda had a comfortable but closer win with just under 42% in a 4-way race. Ager’s 49,077 votes eclipsed incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards’ 47,634 which is intriguing, but may mean nothing in November. But Edwards isn’t especially popular, and the 11th is still reeling from Helene and — fair or not — incumbents in those counties/districts are feeling the heat from that. Since Republican incumbent and (probably) sentient turnip Richard Hudson didn’t draw a primary challenger, we can’t do the same comparison for the 9th.
But potentially the biggest news to come out of Tuesday in NC was the Republican primary in NC Senate District 26 — Senate president pro tem Phil Berger’s seat for 26 years. I don’t know if he ever had a serious challenge, but that all changed this year when Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page decided 26 years was long enough. with all precincts reporting, Page held a 2-vote lead in a 2-way race. So it will come down to provisional and mail ballots that haven’t been counted yet to determine the winners after an almost certain recount.
OT: Two of the madmen who helped BUILD the monster that is Drumpfenfuehrer are freaking about what's happening and INSISTING to their MAGAT audience that they never saw any of THIS coming down.
Of course Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes are unmitigated filth.
OK, one more bit of good news: Erin Reed's own list of trans Girl Scouts saw a huge boom in GS cookie sales, in a sugary backlash to all the fuckheaded meanness in this country. 330,000 boxes of cookies sold and still rising.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-sell-330000-boxes
I can attest that the GSA cookies were not only delicious, but every friend or neighbor who received a box were happy to get one and those cookies never made it into a freezer. Nom nom nom.
Says a lot about how Americans think of gender, when two similar organizations have historically been split between empowerment for women and Daniel Boone toxic masculinity.
I think I'll try to get some boxes from them, thanks for the link!
And you can always buy "Cookies for the Community" if you want to support them without messing with your blood sugar levels!
I bought some cookeys. :) :)
Thin mints or die!
Fear the Sugary Backlash!
Nom all the cookies!! :) :) :)
I need to buy some Girl Scout Cookies. But I can stop any time I want!
snOOrt!
Petey's!
😊 I admit that I did order via Erin's suggestion and those new Exploremore cookies are soooooooooo decadent...
Are they still selling? :(
I think they may still be selling for another week.
I just bought 8 boxes online from a troop near me. XD
Thank you!
I got me some trans girl scout cookies, and I can testify that they are delicious!
Getting my minimum daily requirement of Samoas through this.
Samoa, the Merrier.
Hey, that might be my next 'nym!
Breakfast of Champions.
4 boxes of Thin Mints are in the freezer to keep me in Thin Mint Heaven during the year...
Wouldn't last me a year...
Dunno, to me beards like that only exude sloth.
Ta, Dok. Trans rights are human rights. Nothing else, nothing LESS, will do. Ever.
Absolutely. I saw a comment by some woman that the Kansas law canceling drivers licenses of trans people was a reasonable and fair thing to do. I wrote, how many trans people do you know. If the answer is zero, shut your saucebox because you know nothing.
When I'm POTUS I will pass a law that requires schools to out all children that don't have a poster of Obama hung in their bedroom.
Also mandated vaccinations, while we're being crazy.
I sure hope every triangulating, equivocating asshole of a Democratic politician and "consultant" takes a lesson from all this about the wisdom of "sacrificing" transgender rights. [coughGavinNewsomcough]
Suggestion for teachers who care about trans kids: call all the kids by their "official" last name (it's the first name that is gendered). Some of the more formal teachers did that back in my school days and, as a person with a "weird" first name that was often mispronounced, I preferred it.
Say goodbye to your jobs you fucking bigoted fuckers
KANSAS. A WEIRD VERSION OF LAP LAND.
The Party of Paedos and What's That in Your Pants.
"Why, it’s almost as if the people saying that Democrats need to throw trans people under the campaign bus aren’t in line with actual voter sentiment, at least not in primaries. "
Yeah, you fucking listening to this, Gavin Newsom, you asshat?
Too late for him. He threw himself under the bus. I can't see any redemption arc, though I enjoy his staff trolling Shitler.
There a basic principle in the law, you have to prove damages to collect a judgment. How is anyone damaged because another person has to pee?
This is the kind of rank oppression you get in these unreconstructed state-based regimes of terror. And always against tiny minorities.
Thankfully, at least Democrats can be improved and shown that being bigoted is not the way. Or to even cooperate with the low-rent Sturmabteilung.
There's a lot of sadness here but there is some slim hope at least in some ways. I just feel awful for the innocent trans kids, who just want to be themselves. And I assume this means teachers can't use a nickname to distinguish between two kids of the same name, right? Because people who write laws like this never consider practical concerns...it's only bigotry first and always.
They can't pick on gay people any more -- at least, not quite so much -- so they chose an even smaller, weaker target. Because it's what bullying assholes do.
Next up, left-handed children with autism.
I wish someone would tell Gavin Newsom that last bit. He just keeps going back to that well.
"Two bad news items and one good one."
That there is a relatively good ratio these days.
Also from NC, Nida Allam has conceded the primary race in the 4th CD to incumbent Val Foushee, who held a lead of 1200 ish votes. This was close enough to trigger a recount (< 1% spread between the two) so Allam’s concession mayor may not preclude that happening, since I’m not clear if an “automatic recount” means it’ll happen whether you concede or not.
Also too, from NC, the newish progressive rich people’s PAC Patriotic Millionaires has endorsed Jamie Ager in NC 11 and Richard Ojeda in NC 09 after their primary wins on Tuesday. And presumably sent both of them some money. Ager won his primary handily with just under 65% of the vote, and Ojeda had a comfortable but closer win with just under 42% in a 4-way race. Ager’s 49,077 votes eclipsed incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards’ 47,634 which is intriguing, but may mean nothing in November. But Edwards isn’t especially popular, and the 11th is still reeling from Helene and — fair or not — incumbents in those counties/districts are feeling the heat from that. Since Republican incumbent and (probably) sentient turnip Richard Hudson didn’t draw a primary challenger, we can’t do the same comparison for the 9th.
But potentially the biggest news to come out of Tuesday in NC was the Republican primary in NC Senate District 26 — Senate president pro tem Phil Berger’s seat for 26 years. I don’t know if he ever had a serious challenge, but that all changed this year when Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page decided 26 years was long enough. with all precincts reporting, Page held a 2-vote lead in a 2-way race. So it will come down to provisional and mail ballots that haven’t been counted yet to determine the winners after an almost certain recount.
These people are making my cis self want to present as the other gender, just to piss them off.
Behold my vagina, assholes!
The Center of the World
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9jum3s
OT: Two of the madmen who helped BUILD the monster that is Drumpfenfuehrer are freaking about what's happening and INSISTING to their MAGAT audience that they never saw any of THIS coming down.
Of course Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes are unmitigated filth.