🧵 2 1/2 weeks ago, the Missouri House General Laws committee held a public hearing that included 3 anti-trans bills that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. These bills were wildly unpopular. The hearing, which included public testimony, went on for 9 hours. #MoLeg
Of the 3 anti-trans bills, Missourians on public record testifying against these bills outnumbered the support by hundreds:

#HB419 92 support/375 oppose
#HB463 122 suppt/385 oppose
#HB540 105 suppt/338 oppose
Keep in mind that only one side gets advanced notice of these hearings, giving them time to plan & organize, and it’s not the side that shows up. It’s the side who has the GOP supermajority in their corner.
Even when the game is rigged, when the numbers, the power, and the leverage is in favor of the Missouri GOP, they still can’t win. And this is why they’re jumping all over this whistleblower story. They know that this is the only way they can win.
Allegations of abuse should always be taken seriously. The problem is that we’ve watched hundreds of abuse allegations get swept under the rug by the MO GOP. They only take notice when it benefits them politically. Look no further than the decades of abuse at Agape.
What we’re witnessing is nothing short of a political hit job done by bad actors who are putting their career above the families they’re elected to serve. It’s a disgrace and they’re not fooling anyone who’s been paying attention. For my lgbtq+ friends, I’m standing with you.❤️

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Feb 13
🧵Did you know that The Star Spangled Banner has a 3rd verse? In the 3rd verse, Francis Scott Key had a message for the enslaved who had dared to fight for freedom—we will pursue you to get revenge…

It’s not surprising that the Missouri state Senator is so emotional…
The third verse:

“No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave. And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
“Key’s message to the enslaved fighting for freedom was unmistakable—we will hunt you down & the search will leave you in terror because, when we find you, your next stop is the gloom of the grave.”

Shocking that MO state Senator Nick Schroer has such huge feelings right now.
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Feb 1
🧵The hits just keep coming. Tomorrow morning (2/1) at 8am, the #MoLeg House Elem & Secondary Ed committee will hear #HB70, which will allow more school personnel to carry firearms inside our k-12 schools, putting our children at an even greater risk of gun violence.@MomsDemand Image
The presence of guns in schools increases the likelihood that a student will access a gun & that a student will access a gun and it will accidentally discharge, possibly injuring or killing another child, teacher, or staff. Schools are places for books and backpacks, not weapons. ImageImageImage
Please take a moment and submit online testimony against #HB70 to encourage members of this committee to please vote NO. You can submit testimony here. Once submitted, you need to check your email and verify your testimony. house.mo.gov/WitnessForm/De…
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Jan 31
I’m grateful that my father never traveled to the state Capitol to put on public record that he thought I was less of an athlete than my male counterparts. Just love, support, and my biggest cheering section. That’s what he gave me. #ProtectTransKids #MoLeg #MoSen
A few things: these bills do not force boys into girls sports, biblical values have no place in our laws, Jesus didn’t mention what team kids can play on, a transgender child is not a mental illness, putting hate, fear, and lack of knowledge makes for terrible policy.
Deadnaming a transgender woman to prove that you are supportive of trans people isn’t the win you think it is. Neither is using the wrong pronoun.
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Jan 16
🧵Alright y’all, let’s be real. Women in the MO House have always had to cover their arms. This is not new. The debate was over the classist decision to dictate what material they could cover their arms with. It was ridiculous, a time-suck, and deserving of criticism. Buuutt…
While national news is still focusing on “the right to bare arms” there are real, life-threatening bills moving through Jeff City that are being completely ignored. Once again, the GOP fuckery serves as a huge distraction from the tyranny they’re writing into law. #MoLeg
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Jan 15
“A society that has done something special against the Negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for him, in order to equip him to compete on a just and equal basis.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“For 2 centuries the Negro was enslaved & robbed of any wages—potential accrued wealth which would have been the legacy of his descendants. All of America’s wealth today couldn’t adequately compensate its Negroes for his centuries of exploitation & humiliation.”
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“Whenever the issue of compensatory treatment for the Negro is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equality, they agree; but he should ask nothing more. On the surface, this appears reasonable, but it is not realistic."
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Advocating for an embryo/fetus while ignoring children who are living, breathing beings right in front of you is easy, lazy & performative.

Kids deserve safety, quality education, healthcare, warm meals, a roof over their head. That’s the real work. That’s #ProLife #MoLeg
Allowing Agape’ Boarding School to remain in operation after decades of physical, emotional, and sexual child abuse is not pro-life. #MoLeg news-leader.com/story/news/loc…
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