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[Scott Faughn @scott_faughn]

If God were a Prius driving Starbucks drinker with a purple skunk stripe, yes this is what God would intend.

[Sara McGee for Texas HD 132 @SaraForTexLege]

Real quick - before I go to sleep… I know that this is a sensitive topic, but as a medical professional, I just have to say something.

A 13 year old “having their breasts cut off” is a young boy dealing with gynecomastia, which is a swelling in breast tissue caused by hormone imbalance. The problem with these people who spout these crazy fear mongering tactics is that they don’t even know what they are saying.

Thousands of young men are treated for gynecomastia each year.

As someone whose background is in mammography, I did several mammograms on men who were dealing with gynecomastia over the years.

The surgery to correct Gynecomastia is classified as gender affirming care.

Read that again. Gender affirming care.

So just stop. Leave the conversations to the patients and their doctors and get off your ever loving conquest to erase the existence of anyone who doesn’t look, act, or love exactly like you do.

Oh, and as a footnote - puberty blockers are routinely prescribed for a child who is experiencing precocious puberty. So, say, a five year old who has started their cycle entirely too early. So get off your high horse about that too.

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

Wisconsin beat the billionaire.

[Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal]

During a discussion to roll back Proposition A in Missouri, which voters overwhelmingly passed last November and gives paid sick leave to workers, State Rep. Keri Ingle (D-Jackson) gets the bill sponsor Rep. Sherri Gallick (R-Cass) to reveal her true intentions:

INGLE: “You’re trying to prevent what the people voted for, which is paid sick leave.”

GALLICK: “Correct.”

[Gabe Fleisher @WakeUp2Politics]

50% of the Black women *ever* elected to the U.S. Senate are in this photo

[Ari Drennen @AriDrennen]

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. 🧵

[Rep. Ashley Aune @Ashley4MO]

I’m thrilled to report I’ve been elected Democratic Floor Leader of the Missouri House Democratic Caucus. That my fellow House Democrats put their faith in me to lead us through these next two years, is truly the honor of a lifetime.

[Emily A. The Spirit of Jezebel @emzorbit]

How many people in Missouri who voted to ban ranked choice voting actually understand what ranked choice voting is?

[S B E R K @shiraberk]

Just how easy our worlds becomes when we provide places for young people to experience that “their unconditional joy, above all, [is] a reminder of just how strong we can be when we have each other.” – 📷+🎥 Morgan Lieberman for @washingtonpost all about Camp Indigo Point

[Rabbi Daniel Bogard @RavBogard]

Camp Indigo Point is in the @washingtonpost (again)!!!! #ProtectTransKids https://t.co/Suas0Zyjls

[Jason Rosenberg @mynameisjro]

This is who we lost tonight. Fuck AIPAC.

[Taniel @Taniel]

RESULT: Marvin Robinson, a Dem state Rep. in Kansas, was just *ousted* by voters in his Dem primary.

Who is Robinson? He provided Kansas Republicans the decisive vote to override the Dem governor's veto, and pass an anti-trans bill into law.

[PROMO Missouri @PROMOMissouri]

CONGRATULATIONS! Endorsed candidate, @crystal_quade, is named the Democratic nominee for Missouri Governor. LFG!

[Senate Democrats @MoSenDems]

Congratulations @Patty4MO! It's time to send a Nurse to the State Senate! November here we come! Join the team at https://t.co/5r31Efdn1I #moleg

[Crystal Quade @crystal_quade]

I’m so honored by all the support Missourians have shown our campaign!

I’m excited to hit the ground running & bring our message to every corner of Missouri: enough with the extremism, & government overreach, it’s time Missouri has a leader who will fight for working families.

[Gay and Tired 🥥 🌴 🇵🇸 @GayChemist]

Tim Walz is a Swiftie and a member of the Beyhive?! If he unites those to fanbases it’s a 538 electoral college sweep by 10:02 on election night.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

At a time when acceptance was hard to find for LGBTQ+ students, @Tim_Walz knew the signal it would send for a football coach to get involved in the Gay Straight Alliance.

So he signed on to be the group’s faculty advisor.

[Daniela Velázquez @VDanielaV]

I co-sign👇🏽. I worked w/ @ElizabethFuchs before running for office ever crossed our minds. When she lobbied for @PROMOMissouri and I did comms for @aclu_mo, I saw how she navigated a supermajority of Republicans at #MOLEG, kept her values and got things done. #VoteLilly🌈

[S B E R K @shiraberk]

Spoken.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Plural/possessive name reminder:

For names that end in an s or z sound, you can either add -'s or just an apostrophe.

Going with -'s is the more common choice:

the car that belongs to Jones → Jones's car or Jones' car