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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
It's just a cynical "I'm totes not racist you gaiz" power play.
Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.@172188: Reposting this for relevance
.
State Republicans from Hawaii have removed Rep. Beth Fukumoto
from her position as House Minority Leader because she wouldn't stop criticizing Trump.
So, essentially they're trying to turn the month into an "American exceptionalism" thing?
...
We shouldn't medicalize as mental disorder every behavior that is stupid, mean, destructive, selfish, cruel, shortsighted & self destructive
edited 2nd Feb '17 1:09:07 PM by Pseudopartition
It could barely pass; I'm sure there are plenty of Republicans that want to have some check on Trump, and all Democrats would vote for it. It helps that a Republican is introducing the bill as well.
But, many Republican Congressmen have no spines, so there is a good chance it'll fail. I'd give it a 40/60 Pass chance.
Reading through that doctor's tweets, I'd say he violated the Hippocratic Oath, because those burns were deadly.
Breitbart loses advertising deals with 818 companies due to grassroots campaign
. Now please let them go bankrupt.
The mayor of New Hope, Texas is the first public official to come out as transgendered.
My wife has lived in New Hope since she was 2 years old. Along with our 2 daughters, we have lived here since 1999, on the same farm my wife was raised. I was born and raised in Greenville, Texas.
As your Mayor I must tell you about something that has been with me since my earliest memories. I am Transgender. Twoyears ago, with the support of my wife, daughters and son-in-law, I began Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). At the time, I did not imagine I would hold the Mayors position, but here I am.
I know that transgender people are just coming to light in our society, and we have made great strides in the last few years. Celebrities like olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox from the show ‘Orange is the new Black’ and popular shows like ‘Transparent’ , society finally has a chance to see and learn about who we are. It is gender identity not sexual preference that applies to me. I love my wife, and she loves me, we have no intention of change. My daughters have been adamant supporters of me and are proud to tell people their father is transgender.
I am self employed and all of my customers have been understanding and supportive.
I live my life as a female now, and I will be performing my duties to the town as such. I have written a blog documenting my decision process and experiences as transgender and I think you would find it contains much insight. The site is Jess Herbst.Com
I’m not especially sensitive to the pronoun I’m called, and I expect people to take time to make the change. I use the name Jess, a simple change from Jeff.
I will continue as Mayor and hope to do the very best for the town. Please feel free to email me questions or comments, my email is jess@Herbst.com. The Monthly Town Council meetings are on the last Tuesday of every month, at Town hall on Rockcrest. The meeting begins at 7:30pm. There is a spot for public comment at the beginning of each meeting if you wish to address me, or the council about this or any other town matter. I encourage you to do so, it really is the best way for the council to know what issues need addressing.
Thank you for your attention.
Jess Herbst
Mayor, Town of New Hope
So apparently Trump plans on fulfilling the campaign promise of repealing the Johnson Amendment
- the one that bars 501(c)(3) non-profit institutions (primarily religious organizations) from openly endorsing candidates
. My reaction below.
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But wouldn't it also allow religious institutions to endorse Democrats? And seeing how important that is to some americans and the fact that most of them don't even like Trump, the plan might just backfire.
edited 2nd Feb '17 2:36:30 PM by Grafite
Life is unfair...

Not every single Black person that did something significant in history is from America, thus the reason why it's Black History Month.