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A nice trans activism thing I like to do is, whenever I see an article about a school or a library or something being trans-inclusive or supportive of trans people/issues in my country, I send them a thank you card/note in the post.

They're probably getting hate mail about it from bigots, you know? Maybe a librarian/admin person getting something like that could make a big difference, now and also further down the line.

Here's the thing about this opinion: Defendants usually lose motions to dismiss because hurdles are so high, but this decision was particularly biting.

I think it's safe to say at this point that Trump knows (or is reasonably sure) he will be convicted of these charges in D.C.

The tone of this decision is completely professional but the message is clear: Nope. Sorry. You get no special consideration as a former president, thereby torpedoing what he thinks is his strongest defense.

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JUST IN: More than a dozen synagogues receive false bomb threats in apparent swatting campaign trib.al/cTDhyDf

PREVIEW: Georgia vs. Trump: Mega-Hearing Set for Friday in Fani Willis’ RICO Case
It's the first time the former president’s Georgia-based legal team will go directly toe-to-toe with Fulton County prosecutors w/ ⁦@alemzs⁩ ⁦@TheMessenger⁩ themessenger.com/politics/trum

BREAKING: Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Klete Keller receives three years of probation after participation in January 6 Capitol Riot trib.al/BMrRtTT

Rafael Cruz 

@mluisbrown@techhub.social @georgetakei@universeodon.com

I don’t know, but I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t

Maybe try reading the actual bill: the intro page refers to "using a name other than the legal name of such an individual." I don't see anything about "a commonly accepted short-variation of your legal middle name," but I freely admit I haven't read the whole thing, so maybe you could take the time to read it and find a passage that supports your position?

, since this is something that people have done for ages.

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Oh, well if people have done it for ages, then of course no Republican would dare try to outlaw it. Just like how trans folks have used their preferred gender bathroom for as long as gendered bathrooms have existed, so obviously now no Republican could every introduce a law to ban us from the bathroom.
\end{sarcasm}

Any law restricting use of middle names would have to apply to all people, not just trans people.

Why? Every Republican law about trans people accessing endocrine health care has explicitly stated that it only applies to trans people, and that cis children can continue to get the same care. Why would you expect them to treat middle names differently?

Highly-mutated "Pirola" COVID variant is spreading more rapidly, but vaccines seem to neutralize it

Experts warned Pirola could do serious damage if it gained a foothold. Now that it's growing, what happens next?
#AureFreePress #News #covid19 #covid

salon.com/2023/12/01/highly-mu

Hi, everyone:

As I posted earlier, I'm switching servers.

If you missed it, see my pinned post for how I am going about this.

Meanwhile, #FunReadingLegalDocuments, reading Chutkan's decision shooting down Trump's immunity claims.

It's here:
@Teri_Kanefield@mastodon.social

Here we go. The next thing Chutkan does is quote the impeachment clause and give a common sense reading. (Page 8 - 9)

Chutkan gives lots of reasons Trump's reading of the impeachment clause is absurd.

I have another: If you have to be impeached and removed to be eligible for criminal prosecution after leaving office, a person can go on a crime spree during his final days in office, before the impeachment-removal proceedings can be carried out.

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Respect PEOPLE; challenge beliefs, especially extraordinary ones!

#atheism
Tooted by a #bot!
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US tells Israel it will announce visa ban on violent settlers in coming weeks — officials.
Excellent decision. Biden is navigating this very complicated crisis with principles and skill. (BTW, most Israelis despise those settlers)
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent

@gwaldby

The contrast between what Trump is threatening and Biden is delivering could not be more stark.

At $60,990 the Cybertruck is actually cost efficient as it will double as a coffin for its occupants.

Media Holocaust Revisionism After Canada’s Standing Ovation for an SS Vet

Media coverage of the Canadian Parliament’s standing ovation for Yaroslav Hunka has included egregious Holocaust revisionism.

fair.org/home/media-holocaust-

#Antisemitism #Canada #Genocide #History #Ukraine

Tis the season to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.

Saving your estranged wife in a skyscraper full of euro trash terrorists and throwing Snape from the top.

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