sureJanšŸ–¤šŸ“ā€ā˜ ļøšŸŒµApr 10, 2023
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Meet Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh

Beginning in February, she has filibustered every single bill that has come before the legislature. Nothing has passed

Why?

Sheā€™s filibustering LB574, a Republican made bill that would ban gender-affirming care for anyone under 19

She talks up to 12 hours a day to keep hate from becoming law

Hero.

https://cavanaughforlegislature.org/

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Machaela Cavanaugh

Machaela Cavanaugh
Apr 9, 2023 at 1:34pmWeb
Show threadTappin LisaApr 9, 2023
@flexghost
Thank you for spotlighting Cavanaugh; even though I'm in California, she is exactly the type of person I want to donate to!
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Show threadArmy GirlApr 9, 2023
@flexghost shero!
Show threadChristian VApr 9, 2023
@flexghost iā€™m a nebraskan and senator cavanaugh, along with senator hunt and senator fredrickson, are really giving me hope in a session that has one priority- targeting trans youth. (plus the abortion ban and permitless closed-carry bills may never get final approval!ā€¦)
Show threadflexghost.Apr 9, 2023
@grayperson itā€™s weird when things that are popular with the majority have to resort to guerrilla like tactics ā€¦ itā€™s almost as if the majority cares more about decorum than rights. And yes, people like these give me hope too!
Show threadChristian VApr 9, 2023
@flexghost actually all of the bills i mentioned are unpopular statewide (per hart research, holland childrenā€™s institute) but state politicians live in a different world.
Show threadflexghost.Apr 9, 2023
@grayperson shall we call it an alternate reality where what their constituents want does not align to what their donors want?
Show threadChristian VApr 10, 2023

@flexghost yeah you pretty much hit the nail on the head lol. school choice, or so itā€™s called, is unpopular, but my state senator (who also ā€œwroteā€ the anti-trans bill being filibustered!) probably canā€™t hear her constituents over the ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS betsy devos paid to get her elected (57k to her campaign, 115k against her opponent)
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2023/02/27/betsy-devos-two-others-spent-big-on-nebraska-legislative-races/

this state, manā€¦

Betsy DeVos, two others spent big on Nebraska legislative races | Nebraska Examiner

Betsy DeVos, two others provided much of the $710,000 a national school choice group sent to Nebraska for legislative races in 2022..

Nebraska Examiner
Show threadMary AndersonApr 9, 2023
@flexghost Nebraskan here - true story, but that picture isnā€™t her
Show threadflexghost.Apr 9, 2023
@maryanderson56 Thank you. Iā€™ve updated it. Itā€™s just that all white people look the same to me.
Show thread[email protected]Apr 9, 2023
@flexghost šŸ˜‚šŸ‘Œ
Show threadRiaResistsApr 9, 2023
@flexghost @maryanderson56 šŸ˜‚
Show threadAaronApr 9, 2023
@flexghost @maryanderson56 Made me laugh. Had to share!
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDApr 9, 2023
@flexghost @maryanderson56 Fair
Show threadskuaApr 10, 2023
@martinvermeer @flexghost @maryanderson56
It's not just the skin colour.
Show threadMary AndersonApr 10, 2023
@flexghost šŸ˜‚ so true! But thatā€™s her!
Show threadScott D. Strader šŸ˜Apr 9, 2023

@flexghost I remember maybe a month ago when this first started getting reported nationwide so thank you for bringing it back up. She is an absolute hero. From the recent NPR story:

"Cavanaugh talks for up to 12 hours a day on the floor to prevent bills passing, speaking on everything from the bills themselves to her favorite salads."

lol

What are these salads???

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/07/1168602617/nebraska-trans-rights-bill-transgender-machaela-cavanaugh-biden

Show threadflexghost.Apr 9, 2023
@sstrader Thank you
Show threadDancingwiththebelovedApr 9, 2023
@flexghost you GO, girl! ā¤ļøā¤ļø
Show threadlirosoApr 9, 2023
@flexghost
What heroism looks like.
Show threadMatt VanOrmerApr 9, 2023
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Show threadWade WainioApr 9, 2023
@flexghost And if anyone out there thinks ā€˜gender-affirmingā€™ care has taken a terrible toll on our kids, go ahead and explain how. I don't know a single kid who was terribly affected by the decisions made between another child, their parents, and professional therapists and doctors.
Show threadflexghost.Apr 9, 2023
@wadewainio same
Show threadBarbara MonacoApr 9, 2023
@flexghost This woman. Her bravery. May she persist.šŸ’œ
Show threadflexghost.Apr 9, 2023
@Barbramon1 ā¤ļø
Show threadAbdielApr 9, 2023
@flexghost If the national democratic party wants to win, they should start consulting with/listening to/hiring Democrats holding offices in red states.
Show threadgespenst01Apr 9, 2023
@flexghost This woman is an absolute gem.
Show threadHomerbrewApr 9, 2023
@flexghost she is a real hero!
Show threadDamnKimberleeApr 10, 2023
Baddass!!!!
Show threadDeanApr 10, 2023
@flexghost Thank you for this information. I'm glad to hear that people like State Senator Cavenaugh are standing up for human rights in states run by authoritarian MAGAs.
Show threadthe_blackwell_ninja [EST]Apr 10, 2023
@flexghost Voting matters. Electing people like this matters. Without voting people like this into office, this does not happen.
Show threadTony HarrisApr 11, 2023
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Show threadTackydermApr 17, 2023
@flexghost good for her!