Let me be clear: this is the start of a genocide against trans people in America. This is a moral panic that has become a runaway train. Trans kids were just the start, and now it's all trans people. When anti-trans legislation first began to pick up steam, we warned you that we were conservatives' test cases. We warned you that Roe would be next, and it was. As the right was emboldened, we warned you that all trans people would be legislated out of existence. Here we are.

Here we go again. Please pay attention.

Estrogen is a potent hormone, even in the comparatively small doses trans women take. It is known to cause smooth muscle contractions, such as with the uterus. The intestines are also smooth muscles affected by estrogen. When trans women report cramping in the lower abdomen and back, this is typically what they are experiencing. Not Taco Bell cramps, but muscles reacting as they are supposed to from a hormone affecting them like it's supposed to.

The train derailment near Palestine OH of toxic chemicals had many contributing factors. Foremost was the Trump administration dropping proposed modernization of rail safety regulations after the rail lobby donated $6M to GOP election campaigns. Next was the rail operator, Norfolk Southern Railroad, skirting existing regulations by not identifying the load as dangerous cargo, and thus not complying with necessary safety procedures.