Mastodawn

As Kansas no-notice, no-grace-period revokes trans peoples' IDs and birth certificates, many people are looking to relocate to other states. But how long until everywhere in the US is Kansas?

But then again, how long until everywhere in the world is Kansas?

It's hard to know, impossible really, but the US sure seems heading there on a fast path.

I know a lot of people are counting on the midterms to turn things around. But there's near zero chance the losing side is going to believe the outcome of the election.

Jan 6th under Trump 1 was a hell of a thing. What about under Trump 2? Hard to imagine an outcome that doesn't escalate from cold to hot civil war, but maybe I'm just jaded or not very imaginative.

Shit times. Wish I had better answers.

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Christine Lemmer-Webber

Well, I didn't leave a lot of hope in that post. Sorry. Wish I could.

But if you are looking to get out of the US, or plan an exit route, I recommend looking at Trans World Express https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page

Trans World Express

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Christine Lemmer-Webber Feb 27

Here's what I think you CAN expect: exactly the same pattern we've seen for the same year:

- A bit of quiet
- "Is everything ok now? Can we stick our heads out again?"
- BAM, the worst shit imaginable all in quick succession, it feels unbearable
- They mess up or lose steam. It starts to cool off. Nothing gets better, but very few *new* bad things are happening, and so...
- Repeat the cycle again.

That's been *consistently* the pattern for the next year. As you make plans, expect this pattern to continue.

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Dave Alvarado Feb 27

@cwebber yep, this. Remember everyone, it's a ratchet. The worst shit imaginable isn't rolling back in the quiet times. The quiet times aren't an indicator that things aren't so bad, that's just the time when we all get used to the horrible new normal.

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pinkmoon Feb 27

@cwebber

What happened here was unbelievable! Musk hates his own transgender daughter. Trump is just as much of a transgender hater. I used to think that the US was a free country. Yes, all this hatred is spreading worldwide right now, here in Europe too. Times are very bad for us. They want to exterminate us and rob us of our existence. What's so bad about that? The world is colorful. I don't want to live in a black-and-white world!