Forwarded from Reactionary International
🇺🇸 Prominent US conservative activist Christopher Rufo is claiming that he spoke with a whistleblower in the National Security Agency who says that there is a “cult” of Marxist transgender women in the organization.
The supposed whistleblower asserts that members of the “cult” are so focused on applying gender ideology that they are unable to do their jobs effectively, and that is “going to get people killed in the field.”
Rufo is almost certainly lying, but he was a prominent player behind the recent push by Republicans to claim that “critical race theory” was controlling US public institutions. He has simply shifted from claiming that non-white people are secretly undermining the government, to a new target: trans people.
The tactics used in both cases are similar to McCarthyists in the 1950s, when conservatives attempted to claim that communists were under the control of the Soviet Union, and they were able to use the moral panic to drive left wingers out of public life.
The supposed whistleblower asserts that members of the “cult” are so focused on applying gender ideology that they are unable to do their jobs effectively, and that is “going to get people killed in the field.”
Rufo is almost certainly lying, but he was a prominent player behind the recent push by Republicans to claim that “critical race theory” was controlling US public institutions. He has simply shifted from claiming that non-white people are secretly undermining the government, to a new target: trans people.
The tactics used in both cases are similar to McCarthyists in the 1950s, when conservatives attempted to claim that communists were under the control of the Soviet Union, and they were able to use the moral panic to drive left wingers out of public life.
Forwarded from 🚩Cleveland Fights Back Network 🚩
🌹 Cleveland Democratic Socialists of America
Join us tonight Thursday 2/27 at 6:30pm for our Trans Liberation Project meeting!
We’ll be:
✨ Recapping the Punx for Palestine & Trans Rights II show
👕 Planning our March 8th gender-affirming clothing swap
🏘️ Sharing Sanctuary City initiative updates
💡 Brainstorming more community initiatives!
This will be a hybrid meeting; In Person at Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus (11910 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107) and online over Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Qhy9hDbjQLaSDd1AukNyaw
All are welcome!
Join us tonight Thursday 2/27 at 6:30pm for our Trans Liberation Project meeting!
We’ll be:
✨ Recapping the Punx for Palestine & Trans Rights II show
👕 Planning our March 8th gender-affirming clothing swap
🏘️ Sharing Sanctuary City initiative updates
💡 Brainstorming more community initiatives!
This will be a hybrid meeting; In Person at Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus (11910 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107) and online over Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Qhy9hDbjQLaSDd1AukNyaw
All are welcome!
Zoom
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DSA Trans Liberation Project Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation…
Forwarded from Anticapitalist Surrealism 🇰🇵🦾💹 (FranceSMO Tankready)
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5168046-iowa-legislature-removes-gender-identity-protected-class/
The Hill
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class
Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R).&n…
Forwarded from Snep Shenanigans❄️❄️ (fablecoyote 🌵🌙✨)