Tag: UGH

micdotcom:

GOP is happy to spend billions on Trump’s wall. Here’s what they wouldn’t pay for.

  • Trump is seeking billions of federal dollars to pay for his border wall between the United States and Mexico — an $8 to $14-billion price tag.
  • Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he’s happy to foot the bill, even without a clear revenue source.
  • Yet for the past eight years, Republicans railed against bills that had hefty price tags and no clear source of funding
  • Including:
    • Health care for 9/11 first responders
    • Hurricane Sandy aid
    • The Flint water crisis
    • Zika virus funding
  • Only 37% of Americans support the border wall. Read more

transstudent:

Is the message starting to sink in to the general population?

If not, here’s a recap: Women in Canada and parts of the United
States — Kentucky, Florida, Minnesota, Texas — better get used to having
some trans men in their public washrooms and dressing rooms, thanks to
hysterical, and what many are calling transphobic, legislation proposals
put forth by a few Conservative Canadian senators and conservative
American politicians. And men in those places better get used to having
trans women in their public facilities. Read the full article here.