@SenCreighton - I think you may have a distorted image of what happens in college classrooms. You are very welcome to sit in on one of my classes and join the discussion. I think you will see the value of free academic inquiry. https://t.co/jXAekNJ9HP
"If what you want is a centrist campaign that's quiet on trans issues, tough on the border, distances itself from Palestinians, talks a lot about law and order, and reaches out to moderate Republicans, that candidate existed and she just lost"
~John Oliver on dems moving right
1/ Trump's return as president is terrifying for trans people. We know what’s coming—bans on care, escalated violence, attacks on our dignity.
Here are 10 tips to get ready for the hard years ahead. 🧵
I don't study politics, but I do study culture, and here are some of the signs that a cultural shift has been brewing for years in America that most of the professional political analysts just completely missed.
Some of these may seem absurd, but hear me out. 🧵
We'll start with this one:
@mattyglesias What does point 5 mean for you in terms of actual policy and law? Do you mean this in a way that greenlights discrimination against trans folks?
For the first time in history, the United States has a sitting congressperson who is transgender.
Congratulations to Sarah McBride, whose race was just called by MSNBC.
She wins in a year where a historic amount of anti-trans ads were blared across TV screens in America.
The 2018 John Mulaney “Horse In A Hospital” bit is still so great 😂 Best part is he doesn’t mention the name Trump at all. Oh America, you finally removed the horse from the hospital. DO NOT let it back in 😬
@RogerPielkeJr I wonder how you think of this in terms of broader impacts and the accountability culture. I mean, are you appealing here to something like the linear model where it is enough (and right) to limit research just to curiosity, then throw it over the wall and let others use it...?
As we all await the outcome of what feels like a make-or-break election, I want to offer some perspective, if you’ll hand a fellow with eight-plus decades the mic for a moment.
If you plan on voting for Jill Stein or Trump because of the war in the Middle East, please watch and reconsider. It’s just 6 minutes and it’s worth the watch.
I don't think anyone truly grasps how deep the anti-trans advertising dollars are going this year.
This is a race with like 10k total votes. I've found dozens of these. They are running tens of millions in tiny legislative races across the US.
https://t.co/usKsfZdWC2
Trump appears to be unraveling
“If I don't win this thing after all this talk, I’m in trouble. Will you please go vote? I came here, whatever the hell time it is, who the hell knows. I’m giving you the full bore. You wouldn’t let me leave in half an hour. I would have been home sleeping right now”
“It’s only in the context of partisan politics where someone as smart as @benshapiro / @megynkelly would take a risk like this…They would never send their kid to a school run by Trump over a school run by a median woke liberal.”
NEW: The Kamala Harris campaign just released its final ad & I’m reduced to tears. Kamala Harris is the leader we need. Working for her has been an honor of the lifetime & we are going to fight like never before these next 3 days to get her elected as president. Watch & share.
@ErinInTheMorn You did a terrific job in that interview! We watched it last night - please keep up the good work. You are making such a big, positive impact for families like ours.