Per usual, megalomaniacal sociopathic Trump bullied another, was vindictive & cruel. That said, trans, i.e., cross-dressing boys / men have ZERO right to steal titles, spots, trophies, scholarships & championships from girls & women! It's discrimination! Enough❗
Opportunity. If the federal "government" shuts down what we pay taxes for, then that ends our duty to pay federal taxes. The states could morally and legitimately pass laws to take over necessary responsibilities and to collect a toll on federal tax collection within their borders.
Just another reason why the GOP needs total pressure and standing up to Trump. The whole letting Ukraine thing by has gone already it feels like and now he’s threatening governors to take away their funding we need to start calling these senators out directly face-to-face on the news
Absolute disgrace watching 45 threaten Governor of Maine.
45 has NO RESPECT FOR WOMEN. Women in this nation had better be prepared to stand UP against this TYRANT!
An arrogant denigrating pig 🐽.
Nothing more than a schoolyard bully. Trudeau told him so.
We all need to stand up to the bully president & remind him”HE IS NOT A KING” Americans do not respond well to threats! He needs to be stopped & GOP MUST find a spine before they get ousted! The Trump/Musk wrecking ball affects everyone! History will display the GOP for what they are COWARDS & LIERS
trump shows how weak he is by continuing to attack her - trying to make an example of her but resulting in nervous bullying chatter. she however, is as solid as thy come.
What all the states need to do is quit funding the US government with our taxes, Withhold them! Within the states until we remove the current administration.
And what will Susan Collins do? She holds the goddamn purse strings as head of the appropriations committee. Defund Doge already. Cut off funding for the WH offices.
all of the blue states should. They should keep their money and take care of the people in their states and let the red states figure it out on their own. Texas would be taking care of all the rest of the broke red states. Meanwhile, CA, NY, MA, NJ.... can take better care of their own people.
70 years ago, it was black people shouldn't play sports with white people. 40 years ago it was gay people should play with straight people. Now it's trans people shouldn't play sports with cis people. The beating up on marginalized people is as old and tired and bigoted as Trump is.
Transwomen are men. Transmen are men. The identities of "man" vs "women" are dependent a lot on social constructs. Are we going to define sex on chromosomal sex, hormonal sex, phenotypic sex? Androgen insensitivity, ambiguous genitalia - there is a spectrum and no one fits exactly in one box 1/6
"Biological" sex has a lot of definitions, many which can contradict each other. Are we going to judge XO and XXY individuals, are we going to say you are not a women or a man if you breasts or penis are/is too small or your testicles didn't descend properly, or if you are fertile or not? 2/6
What I am not in favor of is taking blood from kids for hormonal assays and genotyping to survey these kids (records that the government will keep forever), or having genital expectations, and other invasive steps to divide children into such categories. And lets be honest, most kids 4/6
You are absolutely correct, and it has been that way for thousands of years. Men compete with men; women compete with women. If trans people want to have their own leagues, knock yourselves out. You have my support.
How do you define man and woman? And coed sports competitions have also been around forever. I thought libertarians were against unnecessary laws. A beaurcracy dedicated to genital inspection, hormone assays, and genetic regulation doesn't seem very libretarian to me.
XX and XY.
I played sports in school and had to get a physical every year. No bureaucracy, no new doctors, no big deal.
Yes, I am Libertarian, but I am also a pragmatist and have common sense.
What a brave American! #GovernorMills is a hero unlike her neighboring former governor, #ChrisSununu who is coward and has been defending #DonaldTrump. The DNC needs one person who will day2day stand up to #Trump & counter #MAGA talking points. Perhaps Mills is the person 2do just that.
Does Maine have any trans athletes?! She really got tRump’s goat! Loved seeing him all red face and flustered (by a woman no less)!!! If only the big one had kicked in, ELIZABETH!!!
Trump’s a fucking idiot he needs to impeached to get rid of. Maybe we can give them the bird flu. Somehow he can get sick that would really be a shame him and Elon Musk and JD Vance. We can get rid of all like that give them the bird flu.
And did one person stand up to have her back? NO
A bunch of cowards. Seems to me the only people willing to take the thug on are women. Shame on everyone in that room sat & remained quiet while he threw a tantrum & threatened Gov Mills. Bravo to her👏🏼
Sharing a link to send Governor Mills a message of appreciation and solidarity after she showed exactly how to deal with a feckless bully like wanna-be King Krasnov.
We need to encourage other opposition leaders to stand up to him, face-to-face.
My governor standing up to a fascist wanna-be king brings me pride (and joy in dark times).
Most Mainers believe in the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion (which includes ALL people, not ~just~ white Christian cisgender men) and we love and protect our community, especially LGBTQ+ people.
BTW: We tried to vote Collins out in 2020 but somehow she massively over performed both pre-election and exit polls to beat the Dem candidate that many of us knocked on doors to elect.
She barely got 50% of the vote and she knows her only way of staying in power is to capitulate to the fascists.
I’m not sure @stephenking.bsky.social would want to be a senator, but I can say that, although he doesn’t have much political or government experience, as long as he was committed to the principles of DEIA and voting from a place of compassion, he’d get my vote.
Love how he tries the whole "you won't have a career" threat alongside the "I did really well in Maine" bit... He *lost* to Harris in Maine, and if narrow margins means he gets some sort of say now then it ought to be the same for the opposition too, no?
Harris had ~74.9 million votes, Trump had ~77.2 million. 89 million people didn't vote at all. That he thinks he is the voice for all the people when less than 1/3rd of eligible voters actually voted for him is pure dictator nonsense.
The real tell is that he's pushing to prohibit trans people in sports but not simultaneously creating a trans-inclusive sports league or changing sports divisions to be based on skill/bodyweight rather than genitals. He only cares about his wealthy fundamentalist funders, not sports or people.
Denial? Why yes, I am all for denying men dominating women's sports. According to a UN report 890 medals have been awarded to men competing in women's sports. Presuming that you are a woman, I'm flabbergasted that you are ok with that.
Did you read the second half of my post? There's far better ways to reform sports in an equitable way that allows for fair competition if that is a concern. How many cis women won medals compared to trans women? What about cis women genetically larger/stronger than the majority? Why is that okay?
If you would like to organize trans leagues, knock yourself out. "How many cis women won medals compared to trans women?"
A: Women should have won ALL of the medals.
"What about cis women genetically larger/stronger than the majority? Why is that okay?"
A: Yes, because they are women.
Your genitals shouldn't determine how you're bracketed for sports. If fairness in sports is determined by relative body composition, then there should be no gendered sports at all. Plenty of women outcompete men in sports. That's the real problem: not believing that women can compete with men.
I love and respect the Governor of Maine. I cannot recall anyone standing up to Trump publicly in his presence. Bring it on. He may seem to fight, but it will wound more than his ear.
I'm from Maine and although I haven't lived there since early childhood, the one thing I can tell you is the people are very independent. What you won't do is tell us what to do or threaten us.
See ya court, Mr. President! Oh and, you can pound sand!
That's cool, blue states can form an agreement to withhold money to the red states and to the federal government until they stop all this nonsense. Let's go!
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Support Governor Janet Mills of Maine’s courageous stand against the PresiDon’T, and protect Maine’s Student Athletes of all varieties.
Stand firm, Ye governor of Maine! DIRIGO STRONG!
Janet Mills for President of the United States of America!
Maine is a state that saved the Union once before, and we can damn well do it again if we have to!
It Susan!!!🙌
Fuck him. There's nothing genteel and sophisticated to respond to this.
45 has NO RESPECT FOR WOMEN. Women in this nation had better be prepared to stand UP against this TYRANT!
An arrogant denigrating pig 🐽.
Nothing more than a schoolyard bully. Trudeau told him so.
2-21-2025
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/majority_strongly_oppose_transgender_agenda
Trump attacked & tried to “finger” her .
She wasn’t having it!!!
This is LITERALLY use of the Royal “We”
WE SUFFER NO KINGS
HE CAN NOT WITHOLD FEDERAL FUNDS!!
Such an idiot
A BULLY, an EMBARRASSMENT
I played sports in school and had to get a physical every year. No bureaucracy, no new doctors, no big deal.
Yes, I am Libertarian, but I am also a pragmatist and have common sense.
Follow the law.
J'ai donc regardé votre profil et ai immédiatement compris que nous avions affaire à une abrutie frustrée épidermique.
Pouvez-vous juste comprendre que militer pour limiter les droits des autres n'augmente pas les vôtres ?
Vous tombez dans le panneau. Il ne s'agit pas de choisir qui l'on protège. Il s'agit de protéger tout le monde.
Mais il est tellement plus pratique de désigner un autre coupable de chacun de nos maux, n'est-ce pas ?
It should be easy to understand.
A bunch of cowards. Seems to me the only people willing to take the thug on are women. Shame on everyone in that room sat & remained quiet while he threw a tantrum & threatened Gov Mills. Bravo to her👏🏼
We need to encourage other opposition leaders to stand up to him, face-to-face.
Do not comply. Resist.
Most Mainers believe in the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion (which includes ALL people, not ~just~ white Christian cisgender men) and we love and protect our community, especially LGBTQ+ people.
She barely got 50% of the vote and she knows her only way of staying in power is to capitulate to the fascists.
And would likely win in a landslide.
It's really quite simple.
A: Women should have won ALL of the medals.
"What about cis women genetically larger/stronger than the majority? Why is that okay?"
A: Yes, because they are women.
Blue states unite against tyranny!
See ya court, Mr. President! Oh and, you can pound sand!