Senator Schnelting has impersonated President Bush in the past, but today he really invokes Bush's "Voodoo economics" with his pseudo-sovereign wealth scheme for Missouri. SJR 95. #moleg

Ruling against trans Kansans, a judge today declined to block Kansas’ extreme anti-trans bathroom ban and ID revocation law after finding the plaintiffs cannot prove that “every restroom visit is fraught with the potential for violence or embarrassment.” transitics.substack.com/p/judge-refu...

Rot in hell, Kristi Noem

An investigation from Transitics has discovered something highly alarming: Indiana AG Todd Rokita has been making a list of trans people. Following in Kansas’ footsteps, he’s preparing to revoke trans people’s documents by declaring them “falsified records.” transitics.substack.com/p/indianas-a...

The state board governing St. Louis Police says civilian oversight that would handle claims of officer misconduct is now illegal in Missouri. And anyway, the board appointed by Gov. Kehoe IS a form of civilian oversight (!!). New at @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/st-loui...

Kansas statutes do not even recognize gender identity on the list of hate crime aggravating factors, K.S.A. 21-6815. The cops and the state will not track what isn't recognized. Prosecutors will not upcharge hate crimes on murder cases for a variety of strategic reasons. Dishonest reporting

House committee debates restroom restrictions for transgender Missourians #moleg #mogov

Laubinger had a Freudian slip and mentioned a Prosecutor for bathroom enforcement. The bill's text has a private cause of action, a CIVIL matter, but Laubinger mentioned it would be up to the Prosecutor. #moleg

This #moleg Emerging Issues cmtee its clear Republicans want to create vigilantes. They know what will happen when masculine looking people attempt to use women's restroom. Some women will panic and men nearby WILL react with violence. Regardless that the masc looking person is obeying the law.

Missouri Republicans are targeting the LGBT community, and holding anti-transgender bathroom bill hearings this Monday. #missouri #stl #politics

The #moleg Missouri House Emerging Issues committee has noticed up a hearing for 3 anti-transgender bathroom bills, HB 1893, HB 2075, and HB 2536 for Monday, March 2nd, 4:30PM. A 🧵 1/8

After Skrmetti there was a lot of discourse whether trans rights activists should have brought the case when they knew the conservative SCOTUS could (and did) rule poorly. I wonder if activists are likewise advising to stay well clear of federal courts who have been poor defenders of trans ppl

Heard on the floor of the #moleg Senate now, Sens. Nurrenbern and Hough discuss the MO Vouchers program, and how private schools receiving public moneys may refuse children of LGBT parents, kids with disabilities, or kids of different faiths. How can our courts tolerate this unconstitutional trash?

Abortion was phase I, trans healthcare was phase II, birth control is phase III

The politicians pushing transgender athlete bans never want to talk about the enforcement aspect of this harmful legislation. My most sincere gratitude to State Representative @rcproudie.bsky.social for addressing the cruelty of the enforcement mechanism (or lack thereof). #MoLeg #VoteProud14

NY Times is the premiere mouthpiece for the billionaire fascist Epstein-class

For as loyal as Missouri is to Trump and Republicans, our roads should be paved in gold. Instead our Republican congress people and senators bring nothing back to the State, and Missouri gets tariffs and farm bankruptcies.

Still working toward new years resolution

One of the most frustrating things about social media is you can pour your entire heart and mind into posts and get no engagement, and then one casual off-the-cuff post gets more engagement than you've had in months. Also I'm bad at social media. Just sayin. ❤️

Stories from @anneliseh.bsky.social and the @missouriindependent.com are so critical because you can listen to Gov Kehoe and Sen Prez give speeches on "priorities" like jobs, income tax, but then the first bills out of the House are abortion and anti-trans. What Rs SAY is not what they DO.

What began as a public hearing on a parental rights bill quickly went off the rails on Tuesday as the Missouri Senate Education Committee veered into talk of furries and allegations of homophobia. #moleg #mogov

Its Gender Stereotypes Day at the Missouri Senate! Today, instead of looking for ways to fund budgets, fix roads and bridges, or attract businesses to Missouri, the #moleg Senate is conducting hearings on boys who wear earrings and girls with short haircuts. GRWM as we go back to 1950! A 🧵 1/x

Went bar hopping last night, got some flirting from a guy and I really was thrown off. Sir, are you.. sure, you feeling ok? So of course I told him my life story. sigh, I'm a trainwreck.

The #moleg Missouri Senate Education committee has noticed up a hearing of SB 1085, a teacher speech ban and school social transition ban for transgender youth for Tuesday, February 10th, 8AM. A 🧵 1/4

Today, a #moleg Democratic House Rep filed HB 3184, a bill to make adultery criminal. Missouri has been a no-fault divorce state for a long time, but nevertheless this Democratic Rep thinks both cheating spouses and their lovers should go to jail. A 🧵 1/4

Missouri just got covered in nearly a foot of snow, which is a lot for Missouri, which doesn't see that kind of snow every winter. Despite cancelling all hearings for Monday, the Republicans are going to ram these controversial hearings in Wednesday first thing 8am. @lizsaila.bsky.social

The Missouri Family, Seniors and Health committee has noticed up two hearings for Thursday 28th. SB 861 an anti-LGBT bill, and SB 999 an anti-abortion bill. SB 861 repeals the SAFE act sunset, but also defines "Reproductive Health Care" to specifically exclude trans healthcare. #moleg 1/x

Fair and even-handed coverage as always from @anneliseh.bsky.social and @missouriindependent.com Despite Missouri Republicans acting their worst, covering the anti-LGBT bill hearings that stretched deep into the night

There's only one time you will ever hear Missouri Republicans saying look to European countries as a model. That's when they claim a European country bans transgender healthcare. Problem is, they are getting their facts wrong on which countries. #moleg www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-french...

Today at 4:30, the #moleg Emerging Issues committee will hear 7 anti-LGBT bills. 4 bills removing the SAFE act sunset and 3 sports bans for transgender youth. These bills are discriminatory, solve no budget shortfalls, pave no roads, and attract no businesses to Mo. house.mo.gov/AllHearings....

👀 @mo4lgbtq.bsky.social @shiraberk.bsky.social @missouriindependent.com @esqueer.net

The #moleg Emerging Issues cmte. has noticed up 7 anti-LGBT bills to be heard Tuesday, Jan 20th at 4:30 PM. HB 1608, 1672, 1854, and 2033 gender transition procedures, and HB 1607, 1663, and 1973 sports bans. @lizsaila.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com house.mo.gov/AllHearings....

MAGA judges rubber stamp the lower court declaring trans healthcare, "fraught with medical and scientific uncertainties" Logic can be next applied to adult GAC, abortion care, or any politically charged healthcare practice. @lizsaila.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @esqueer.net

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a law barring minors from receiving cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers and gender transition surgeries and prohibiting Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for all ages. #moleg #mogov

The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a ban on gender transition surgeries, cross-sex hormones and other gender-affirming care for minors.

St. Louis PrideFest will see more regional acts, expanded VIP benefits and the return of its $10 entry fee for its 46th festival year.

Continuing 🧵 discussing #moleg bills the Missouri Republicans are pushing to target the adult LGBT community. HB 2314 and SB 1389 are bathroom bills that target any business in the state. Other bills target schools or government buildings, but these bills aim for society-wide bans. 1/6

Missouri Republicans are pushing drag show ban bills. However, HB 1702, 2407, and SB 1164, 1476 don't target just drag shows, but every gay bar, winery or restaurant, and Pride festivals. A 🧵 discussing the wide scope of these #moleg bills. 1/8

2nd day of #moleg Missouri Legislative session, and House and Senate leaders gave speeches on what the priorities will be for session. Jobs, lowering taxes, and fixing roads made the talking-points, but today we see what actually got referred to committees. Turns out a lot of culture war first!

The #moleg Missouri Legislature begins session today, and the House and Senate pre-filed 1866 bills. Of those, 34 are explicitly anti-LGBT. Other bills are facially neutral, but aimed at LGBT people. Follow bills @lizsaila.bsky.social and the LGBTQ+ tracker docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The #moleg Missouri legislature getting attention for all the wrong reasons. These measures won't solve budget shortfalls, fix roads, or attract businesses. Its just culture war all the time.

1. Missouri prefiled bills are in, and the anti-trans panic continues. One even goes as far as to ban social transition in schools. Any teacher who "supports" it, including name changes, pronouns, or "treatment," would be fired. Even with parent permission! Subscribe to support our journalism.

Its the 2nd day of pre-filing of #moleg bills in the Missouri House and Senate. So far the Mo Senate pre-filed 565 bills, the text of each bill is not available yet for all, but 13 of which are obviously anti-LGBT. A 🧵 1/

Its the first day of Pre-filing of #moleg bills in the Missouri House and despite a snowy day 485 were filed. The text of every bill is not yet available, but 15 bills are obviously anti-LGBT.

I've been thinking about Matt Furie a lot during this period of political frog realignment, so I made this comic dedicated to him.

I'm rapidly reaching the point where not only will I not read NYT articles, but I will start blocking people who offer NYT article Gift links. Go peddle your trash elsewhere. #birdcageliner

I am extremely pleased the left is taking back frogs from the far right. 😀🐸🐸🐸

"Placing prohibitions on certain procedures for trans children in the [Missouri] constitution — would be unprecedented in the United States and likely impossible to reverse." -- via Annelise Hanshaw @missouriindependent.com missouriindependent.com/2025/10/15/h...

Mo judge signs off on completely deceptive ballot language. Mo Republicans are going to try to repeal reproductive healthcare before it is even fully phased in from the voter-approved Nov '24 amendment. #mogov #moleg