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Tennessee is the latest state whose GOP legislators are going after trans children — because they're low-hanging fruit.

The Tennessee House has passed an odious bathroom bill that would require businesses that allow trans people to use the bathroom of their choice to post offensive signage to that effect.

HRC's Melodía Gutiérrez says:

After watching Governor Bill Lee sign their discriminatory anti-transgender sports bill into law on Friday, The Tennessee House quickly moved to revisit an old, failed anti-equality fight, the so-called “Bathroom Bill” and continue their relentless assault against LGBTQ and specifically transgender people. Denying transgender people the ability to play sports or access the bathroom consistent with their gender identity is part of a pernicious, degrading, and  systematic attempt to dehumanize one of our most vulnerable communities. Transgender children especially are faced with heightened levels of anxiety, depression, and dysphoria when they are denied the chance to live consistent with their identity. The people of Tennessee are facing serious challenges that affect their everyday lives, from healthcare to infrastructure, including a pandemic that requires decisive action from its state leaders. Instead, the legislature is focused on targeting transgender people and advancing their “Slate of Hate.”

And BTW, most Republicans don't care about where trans people pee — though more and more decide they do when their GOP reps whip it into a social wedge issue.

Not to be outdone, Arkansas is moving closer to a law that would ban all gender-affirming health care to trans kids. I guess Big Government is only a no-no when you're a right-winger?

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POLITICO: After the Capitol was (allegedly) secured, senators are aiming to certify Biden via the electoral college procedure in a late-night vote: “These thugs are not running us off.”

TWITTER: Richard “Bigo” Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, should be going to prison for a long time:

Here’s Mr. Barnett, who goes by “Bigo,” telling the story in his own words pic.twitter.com/oSyKiCDXgy

— Matthew Rosenberg (@AllMattNYT) January 6, 2021

DAILY KOS: Trump, in a video and in tweets, told the insurrectionists he “loves” them, calling them “very special.”

SAINT ALBANS MESSENGER: Republican governor of Vermont calls for Trump to be removed from office for inciting insurrection:

The fact is the results of this election have been validated by Republican governors, conservative judges and non-partisan election officials across the country. There is no doubt that the President’s delusion, fabrication, self-interest and ego have led us — step by step — to this very low, and very dangerous, moment in American history. The fabric of our democracy and the principles of our republic are under attack by the President.Enough is enough. President Trump should resign or be removed from office by his Cabinet, or by the Congress.

TWITTER: A sobering reminder that the Confederate flag was never paraded through the Capitol during the Civil War, when the Confederates were 100 miles away:

Take this in: Never once, in the years 1860-1865, was this flag ever paraded in the halls of the American capitol. pic.twitter.com/NFFVM0aSY0

— Sam Wineburg (@samwineburg) January 6, 2021

THE HILL: Incoming Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) introduces legislation to sanction and/or remove all the House members who challenged the election results.

THE AP: The insurrectionist shot inside the U.S. Capitol building has died.

Losing the U.S. Capitol during a key electoral procedure to a modestly-sized crowd from a publicly-announced event is not a "failure." It was a decision. They were ordered to not do what they normally would've done. We need a full accounting of every single official involved. https://t.co/YiuqCicEJ0

— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) January 6, 2021

TWITTER: This fucking bitch went on camera to whine about being maced, then openly admitted she was participating in insurrection. It's a “revolution!”

“Ma’am what happened to you?”

“I got maced.” 😂😂😭😭 pic.twitter.com/dR6AMii4dm

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