2025/03/04

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (#63)

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This Day's News

2025/03/04 21:08 UTC [L..T] (fedi post) full text: «Today I stood in the rain with a couple 100 people to support Democracy. My favorite sign "Fascism starts with Silence" #protectdemocracy #50501protests #50501chicago #DemocracyFTW»
2025/03/04 13:22 UTC [L..T] (fedi post) Signed up to Threads, made a polite but firm comment about right-wing philosophy, got suspended.
2025/03/04 06:20 UTC [L..T] '79% Of Americans' Trends As Dems Block Bill Banning Trans Athletes In Girls' Sports «Senate Democrats have overwhelmingly voted against a bill that will prohibit transgender students from playing in girls' sports, paving the way for the phrase "79% of Americans" to trend on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X overnight.» ... «The Congressional Equality Caucus thanked "Senate allies who voted 'No'" to the bill, saying the proposed legislation was "so extreme" and could have "opened up any girl – trans or cisgender – to invasive physical inspections."» ...but of course, "protecting women" was only ever just an excuse.
2025/03/04 00:45 UTC [L..T] GOP bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports blocked in Senate «Legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports failed to advance in the Senate on Monday after all Democrats voted against it. [/] The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to clear an initial procedural hurdle on a 51-45 vote. It needed 60 votes to advance, which would have required at least seven Democrats to vote with all Republicans to move it. The bill cleared the House in January on an almost entirely party-line vote.» ... «On Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said that evening's vote "will be a time of choosing for Democrats." [/] "If the Democrats vote to oppose this legislation, they’ll have to answer to the women and girls they vote to disenfranchise," he said.» From what I can tell, most women/girls strongly support trans inclusion...