Thank you for this leadership.
One thing I’ve seen is that while many people seek digital spaces for conversations, it’s also an easy place to speak in ways we never would in person.
We can’t afford to turn on one another. We must practice (big!) disagreement while remaining a community. Thank you
One thing I’ve seen is that while many people seek digital spaces for conversations, it’s also an easy place to speak in ways we never would in person.
We can’t afford to turn on one another. We must practice (big!) disagreement while remaining a community. Thank you
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Rep. Leigh Finke
Friends, we do not have time for lateral violence. There is an emergency facing trans people and we need each other.
I know Sarah McBride. Sarah my friend. I see in her a powerful voice in the most hostile circumstances imaginable, a Republican trifecta led by an authoritarian madman...
I know Sarah McBride. Sarah my friend. I see in her a powerful voice in the most hostile circumstances imaginable, a Republican trifecta led by an authoritarian madman...
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We need a symbol of resistance. She was poised to take that spot and backed down, breaking the hearts of everyone rooting for her.
This has broad implications.
The House has bullied a democratic member into degrading compliance, while leadership did nothing. Where does that leave those of us without ostensibly powerful backing?
With respect, shut the hell up about our frustration and DO SOMETHING IN ACTUAL DEFENSE OF HER, AND US.
I have met McBride, spoken to her several times and she is a wonderful person.
That said, a lot in my community are concerned that moderate dems view what she did as a "reasonable compromise."
We've already seen some indicate it (Buttigieg, who I also respect and have spoken with)
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Is she modeling behavior all of us trans people will be expected to follow?
House rules affect staff and visitors and laws affect us all
Call them on their bigotry and grandstanding. Playing nice didn't calm Mace, it just emboldened her. How do...
If she got censored on day one? She has no power in this exchange.
If the Dems won't stand up for one of their own in the place they all work,
Why would anyone (Trans, CIS, blue collar workers, anyone) believe they'll stand up for them?
You're deserve better representation.
I get what the founding fathers were trying to do but they shackled America with a government / voting system that doesn't work in the 21st century.
More parties and proportional representation is better.
It may be an uncomfortable, yet absolutely valid question.
I was heartened to hear your comments, but it highlights the silence from Jefferies and others
https://substack.com/home/post/p-151923500
https://substack.com/home/post/p-151721941
2. Would they? Yes.
https://bsky.app/profile/jordanliles.bsky.social/post/3lbn7zvj2b52v
There are voters who will absolutely see this as federal permission to block trans people from bathrooms. Even when it’s not.
If not Sarah, EVERY Dem should have screamed no for her.
Sarah taking AIPAC money is also a big problem for many. Having rejected AIPAC money in the past, I imagine you’d agree.
I’m sure there are people being nasty, but be fair to constituent feedback please
My community is the trans community.
The dems completely ignored the violence directed at my community throughout the entire election.
Now, you want to speak up when trans people are having a disagreement?
Here's one:
I'm sorry but no. Sit this one out, AOC.
I like AOC, but we should be dubious of any official who tells us we can’t hold reps accountable for their actions or express criticism.
calling constituents violent and divisive for calling out dems for just rolling over on this is simply absurd and bad faith
“sit this one out” is colloquially used like “your take is bad”, that’s how it comes across in this context IMO
if one stops allyship bc of random replies online, they were never an ally