BREAKING: Trump says federal government can't fund daycare, Medicaid, or Medicare because money is needed for military -- in video clip White House abruptly tried to hide

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-no-money-daycare-215843378.html

About trans rights:

They're a wedge issue. If you think it's okay to deprive trans people of the right to exist in the public sphere then you're saying human rights are conditional and/or can be withdrawn. Which puts you on a slippery slope to no human rights for anyone.

When you trace the roots of the modern anti-trans movement they boil down to some combination of bigotry and billionaire bullshit— the oligarchs think rights are for the rich.

So: trans-rights are human rights. No exceptions.

I've come to the conclusion there are only two core political philosophies: 'Might is Right' and 'Be a Good Neighbor'. Everything else is arguing over the details.

Like all philosophies, these contain apparent contradictions and hypocrisies, which are easily resolved by observing behavior. For example, most 'Good Neighbors' do not rule out the use of force to achieve a just end; rather they find violence (including emotional violence) only justifiable when they see no other valid path.

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I know that bad news is coming when a co-worker messages me with "You're gonna be so mad..."

Grammarly has rolled out an AI-powered "expert review" feature where its simulacrum of me makes suggestions for your text. My real edits are usually along the lines of "Throw this into the sea."