Sorry, Erin. But I think Slotkin sucked in her response. She votes AGAINST Republican Democratic proposals. She's nothing more than a Republican MOLE like Sinema and Manchin.
I called Warner and Kaine and read them the riot act about not fucking with trans kids in the name of some kind of “protection” for women and girls that actually just puts us at more risk.
Yeah they're mine too
Warnock even sent me a letter telling me how proud he was to be working so productively with the enemy after I emailed him about it
They are both from GA, where Laken Riley was killed. You can't use that one politically charged example regarding quite a different subject to determine what they can be counted on doing.
Its just funny that they think "bipartisanship" will win them elections when it just makes them look like feckless losers and gives republicans an out
Like, let them bust the filibuster. at least you won't be a part of it and the fallouts all on them.
Never say never. We've got a lot of work to do try to help him to live up to the values he's espoused and to better understand his peril in failing to do so.
Currently there is a short break. It is open floor time and senators are speaking about whatever they would like - but some are talking about the sports ban which we will see a vote on likely sometime around 6.
When a percentage of dems decided to blame supporting trans folks for losing the election, they showed just how misguided they are as a party. How can we fight the rise of authoritarianism if they are deciding to be part of the problem?
Tammy Baldwin: This is a decision for sports leagues at the local level. They have to thoughtfully craft policies best for all players, not blanket mandates with unintended consequences. I trust our states, leagues, localities to make these decisions.
Zealous bigots cannot be left to "craft" thoughtful policies for women in general
--That's the point--
Not for women in need of birth control, reproductive care, or gender affirming care.
Baldwin: "This bill sends a message that certain kids are not welcome in little league. That some kids are not welcome in their school at all. What a heartbreaking message to a child. No American should be demonized and picked on so that politicians can win elections."
I honestly don’t give a damn about school sports teams. Other countries don’t obsess about kids’ sports. They concentrate on academics instead which is why we lag behind.
So now @schumer.senate.gov & #SenateDems will stand up, deploy Tubby’s tactic of procedural tactics ( #UnanimousConsent & #QuorumCall), show America they have a spine and punch back at hate, and defend this tiny group of kids the GOP hounds to death!
If we had a decent news media we would have journalists queuing up to ask Tuberville which women's teams are all transgender boys, after all to say it he must know which teams they are. These lies need calling out.
he should goto prison for such lies. so sick of the right wing lying about everything and getting away with it. our society is a shithole, run by lowlifes, owned by zero honor crooks.
Did he cite an example because otherwise this is one of the biggest lies I may have ever heard from a congress person. There should be major consequences for a lie like that. One that doesn't even demonstrate that he knows what it is he is fighting against.
That is what they WANT though; to have transgender boys play WOMEN’s sport and Transgender girls to play men’s sports; so WTH is he complaining about now??!!? (Yes; I know he does not know what he is talking about, or what the difference is….😉)
He’s such a fucking liar. He gets up there and fucking embarrasses the country and the fucking morons on the right side of the aisle. Don’t give a shit how stupid he looks as long as they look stupid and embarrasses our country by their fucking stupidity!! open mouth and let the stupidity flow!
This fuckers intelligence is less than that of the shoes he wears. How stupid do you have to be vote for this piece of 💩. I cannot imagine that level of stupidity.
Oh, so they cheat! According to the logic they are themselves bringing to the table... an all boys team... not female althetes, since estrogen DOES and has made a difference.... all boys team...
Oh Goddess!!! I have to have my male roommate open jars just like a woman, because I've lost muscle!!
They keep doing this. Implying grown adults will suddenly show up to kids locker rooms or something. "Men will play on girls teams". "Boys will play on women's teams". Why would a kids league allow an adult to play with the kids? It's a red herring.
It should be a crime equivalent to perjury to openly tell lies during official House and Senate business. Sen. Tuberville should be forced to provide evidence of this claim or face legal penalties, including expulsion from the senate. Enough of the fucking lies.
I would put money on there not being enough trans women interested enough in any given sport to form a team consisting entirely of trans women, even at grassroots level, let alone at any sort of competitive level.
There need to be real consequences for lying—obviously these folks have “left their shame at home today” to quote an ex. The willingness to lie repeatedly like this should be widely considered to be a lack of character instead of being seen as a “team player”
Hey Tommy - where is the data and proof on this?
I could say that Tubberville is a liar and probably the dumbest Senator ever. Oh, that's a bad example because it's true
He also reported a supposed story about a situation where I am from in MN. No matter what search terms I used, no matter what local news source I checked, that story hasn’t been reported in the news. I literally live in MN and I am not sure he could point to MN on a map.
as a trans person who plays (recreational) sports (specifically softball and baseball), i feel like when chuds say stuff like this, it should be required that i throw a baseball at their heads as hard as i can as a punishment ngl
He's been making the rounds saying this and you'd think at least one person would have done a quick follow up: "hey, tommy, what the fuck are you talking about?"
900 medals have gone to trans people in the last few years? I didn't even know we had 900 trans athletes in America. Where did these numbers come from?.
In reality there are not enough trans athletes in the country to form even one sports team. And that's if you count the trans boys and the trans girls and lump all sports together
A lot of people in the comments here don't seem to get that the "transgender boys" he's talking about are trans girls. This dude is fearmongering over our existence, of course he isn't going to gender us correctly.
Tubberville like most conservatives scare themselves about something and then see it everywhere. I would say its pathetic but that would imply conservatives are worthy of empathy when they pull shit shit.
sorry, if it's not too much of a hassle could you let me know what murphy and blumenthal get up to, I'm working the next three hours, they better show up and stand up
I mean, good for her, I guess, but I don't see how having local officials carry out the ghastly policies that tell any kid they don't exist, are somehow fine. Like "let the states rule on abortion" or the "free states/slave states" compromise, it's morally indefensible and wrong, wrong, wrong.
{apologies- Jesus, this post is so sloppily written- rereading it, I feel like it's barely coherent. I hope it's understood. As a 65yr old straight cis white male who grew up in the 60's &70's and who's spent the past 45 years working nothing but blue collar jobs; the current anti trans scapegoating
I have voted for Warner and Kaine in every election I’ve been able to for the past 20 years. I’ve called both of their offices repeatedly to tell them I will not support them again unless they vote no on this. Hoping they do the right thing
I wrote to Slotkin and Peters, both my senators, both supported in elections by our trans populations. I am pretty sure without the trans vote Slotkin wouldn't have won last fall (she won by a very narrow margin). I'm waiting to be betrayed, but hoping for the best.
Schiff's office (Burbank, CA or D.C.) has not picked up the phone once since the floor vote was announced. Straight to voice mail. I left a voicemail, I emailed, and I faxed but got zero response as to how the Senator would vote.
I'm holding my breath on him. I think it was PA State University is trying to destroy DEI and from what I know we're actually sending politicians at them to begin talks and discuss concerns/rally attention. But, Fetterman is 'neutral' to trans people, did call Trans women in sports 'far left', so...
Wait since when is he neutral? I know he's insane now but trans rights were a top 2 issue for him when running along with weed, and whenever Ive looked it up since he's seemed to have maintained that
It was during his complaints that the Dem party needs to stop freaking out about everything Trump does, how it impacts and makes things difficulty for a guy like him in a 'purple' state.
He supports the healthcare, our existence, anti-discrimination, but he called trans people in sports a losing+
I apologize I can't provide clear documentation of him stating so, search engine isn't doing the trick despite me trying to pull it up. Trying to sort through it but his opinions on what's 'far left' were pretty icky.
Called Sen Slotkin. Demanded she vote against S9 and shared how I felt about her vote that halted gender affirming care for minors with Tricare. Also called Peters.
Slotkin and Peters are my senators, and yeah the fact that neither one of them have really said anything pro-trans before (or anything either way, from what I have found) is not reassuring.
You and me both. I've been calling Kaine and Warner daily for weeks. Still holding my breath though I'm feeling like I won't be willing to do so much longer.
@ossoff.senate.gov @ossoff.bsky.social do not vote for discrimination of any kind. Do not subject children to genital searches. Mothers will rally so fast. Do not vote for this
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It’s his last chance to prove he has a soul though
I bounce from trying to avoid the details of the fascist takeover and paying too much attention .
They are my Senators is why I asked.
Warnock even sent me a letter telling me how proud he was to be working so productively with the enemy after I emailed him about it
Hopefully they do the right thing for this bill
Fingers crossed
It’s gross.
Like, let them bust the filibuster. at least you won't be a part of it and the fallouts all on them.
Never say never. We've got a lot of work to do try to help him to live up to the values he's espoused and to better understand his peril in failing to do so.
Zealous bigots cannot be left to "craft" thoughtful policies for women in general
--That's the point--
Not for women in need of birth control, reproductive care, or gender affirming care.
So at least it seems she won't be
Lol... What?
Or will #VichyDems defer to the #ComityFairy?
STOP THIS CRAP
Do his constituents only respond to ONE fucking issue...
Are there no REAL problems to work on...
Just keep bleating about the same fucking thing...
I’d like to believe that somebody called him on this.
And while I’m dreaming I’d also like a pony.
(Head hurts from beating it against wall)
Oh Goddess!!! I have to have my male roommate open jars just like a woman, because I've lost muscle!!
Like…..transgender men on women’s teams is literally what he’s advocating for….?
2 - transgender boys would be biological girls…
I actually covered it on my own feed
https://bsky.app/profile/politwiggcal.bsky.social/post/3lcp7hot6rc24
Just because you don't have any is no reason to be a dick.
Khelif is a cisgender woman, has never transitioned genders.
I could say that Tubberville is a liar and probably the dumbest Senator ever. Oh, that's a bad example because it's true
What a clown.
they don't even bother making up believable lies anymore
Simply they don't live in reality.
Someone please ask him for evidence of this.
🤦🏼♀️
are they there?
Choose. Choose wisely.
He supports the healthcare, our existence, anti-discrimination, but he called trans people in sports a losing+
I apologize I can't provide clear documentation of him stating so, search engine isn't doing the trick despite me trying to pull it up. Trying to sort through it but his opinions on what's 'far left' were pretty icky.