🚨 How We All Got Screwed in NY-17 🚨
Trump spent $215M on anti-trans ads in 2024, turning trans kids into political targets. Executive orders erased trans and nonbinary people from federal recognition. While we argued over pronouns, billionaires made their moves. (1/5)
#LGBTQ #NY17 #Politics
Trump spent $215M on anti-trans ads in 2024, turning trans kids into political targets. Executive orders erased trans and nonbinary people from federal recognition. While we argued over pronouns, billionaires made their moves. (1/5)
#LGBTQ #NY17 #Politics
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While culture wars raged, Elon Musk funneled $1.7M into NY-17 to help Mike Lawler beat Mondaire Jones, one of the first openly gay Black men in Congress. Lawler once supported the Pride Center. Now? Silence. (2/5)
#FollowTheMoney #HudsonValley #LGBTQRights
While we were distracted, Musk’s Dept. of Government Efficiency gained access to Social Security & Medicare data. That’s everyone’s personal info in the hands of the richest man on Earth, no matter your politics. (3/5)
#DataPrivacy #BillionairePower #Democracy
Attacks on LGBTQ+ rights were just the start. This isn’t just about identity—it’s about billionaires like Musk tightening control over democracy. When marginalized communities are targeted, everyone is at risk. (4/5)
#ProtectDemocracy #LGBTQ #HudsonValley
While we fought over identity politics, billionaires like Musk bought influence & hijacked public systems. This isn’t a partisan issue it’s about how power is being consolidated in plain sight while communities like ours take the first hits.(5/5)
#Resist #LGBTQRights #HudsonValley #NY17
Though now I’m personally trying to figure out the “what next”