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AZJonnie

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3. WOW! I have to say I am surprised by this news. I thought they would fold at the threat of fed funds being cut

Reply to SouthBayDem (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 02:04 AM

Jul 8

I very much respect this bold stand by the CA Dept of Ed. At the same time, I *REALLY* hope there's also a lawsuit demanding that federal funds must not be cut in response, because, well, *all* the students and teachers very much need that money, and it is extremely FUCKED UP to try to take it away. But then, that's Mango Mussolini and his MASA cult in a nutshell

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California won't comply with Trump demand for state to ban trans athletes [View all] SouthBayDem Jul 8 OP

That's how you do it BaronChocula Jul 8 #1

Good. What about PENNSYLVANIA??? elleng Jul 8 #2

Depends Polybius Jul 8 #4

This was about that UPenn swimmer SouthBayDem Jul 8 #13

You'll have to ask the Pennsylvanians. Right now I'm just happy my own state is standing up. Hekate Jul 8 #5

It counts for a lot. HOWEVER, imo Penn doing what it appears to have decided to do is elleng Jul 8 #7

UPenn is a private school. SouthBayDem Jul 8 #11

WOW! I have to say I am surprised by this news. I thought they would fold at the threat of fed funds being cut AZJonnie Jul 8 #3

"In a two-sentence response Monday, Calif. Dept of Ed. told the feds to go pound sand" Hekate Jul 8 #6

What's this obsession with trans athletes? LisaM Jul 8 #8

It's for the evangelicals, I'd wager. yliza Jul 8 #9

GOOD! Tell him "NO!" calimary Jul 8 #10

Shove it and sit on it, trump. republianmushroom Jul 8 #12