This month Texas Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX issued a formal legal opinion defining gender-affirming medical care for trans youth to be child abuse, calling on doctors and parents to be investigated
@KenPaxtonTX@ATT .@ATT publicly presents themselves as a champion of trans youth while supporting politicians who are taking action to criminalize their existence
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The "Don't Say Gay" bill passed the Florida House by a vote of 69-47. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the measure.
The Florida House also passed the "STOP Woke" act by a vote of 74-41
That bill prohibits schools OR private businesses from engaging in instruction/training that makes anyone "feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress" on account of their race
More info on "Don't Say Gay" (and the corporations backing the politicians behind it): popular.info/p/florida-poli…
@Meta 2. The DC Enquirer controls a network of large Facebook pages that purport to be independent
They have names like Keep Texas Red ("We are an independent group of concerned Texans who want to help keep Texas from flipping blue") and Conservative Americans
@Meta 3. Each time DC Enquirer publishes an article, all of these "independent" Facebook pages post the link in unison
Here is what happened when DC Enquirer published "Freedom Convoy on the Verge of Victory as Multiple Canadian Provinces Announce an End to Restrictions" on February 9
3. Conservative Brief's success on Facebook is immense. It is now getting more engagement on Facebook than the New York Times OR the Washington Post -- media outlets with thousands of journalists.
Conservative Brief doesn't even have a Facebook page!
UPDATE: @josephbharding just WITHDREW his amendment which would have required schools to out LGBTQ students, even if the disclosure would result in abuse