What does a BIDEN Presidency look like?

[viper37]

Boebert Demands Blocking of Dems From Committee for Being "Conspiracy Theorists"

It takes one to know one?  Is that it?

[Solmyr]

Alright, who DOESN'T have classified documents at their home?

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/politics/pence-classified-documents-fbi/index.html

[crazy canuck]

Alright, who DOESN'T have classified documents at their home?

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/politics/pence-classified-documents-fbi/index.html

 

The information control systems might not be as robust as first hoped.

[The Larch]

I heard this morning that some of the confidential documents found on Biden's house were from his time as a senator. He left the Senate in 2009, either those documents were not that important or they were the equivalent of holding to your old school notes when you're an adult. 

[Valmy]

Alright, who DOESN'T have classified documents at their home?

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/politics/pence-classified-documents-fbi/index.html

Yeah when I heard Biden also had classified documents I jokingly suggested we next check on Dan Quayle to see what classified docs from 1990 he might have laying around.

I guess that's coming.

[HisMajestyBOB]

I heard a noise in the kitchen this morning and it turns out some classified documents had gotten into the pantry. Two Secrets, three Confidentials, and at least four FOUOs. I shooed them out with a broom, but they had already gotten into the Cheerios. 

[Syt]

Not sure what this is about, but Gaetz looks like a chastised schoolboy in this:

https://twitter.com/TristanSnell/status/1618391084517949445?s=20&t=G0NMKfM-nipmuxJhVOuxDA

[Grey Fox]

It's Matt Gaetz so probably got reminded that fondling little boys & girls is illegal.

[crazy canuck]

Looks like he was told someone has video...

[Syt]

Unsure where to put this, since it touches on trans rights, abortion, etc., so assuming this thread is also, kinda, a general US politics thread .... (maybe we need a Florida thread

Regardless of what you think about trans athletes and how sports should approach the subject - this seems a bit ... dunno, Handmaiden's Tale?

https://time.com/6252147/florida_student_athletes_menstrual_history/

Florida May Force High School Athletes to Disclose Their Menstrual History

Florida is debating whether to require all high school athletes to disclose their menstrual history.

Parents and experts generally agree that it's important for student athletes to be in good health. But many critics say a new draft physical evaluation form by the Florida High School Athletics Association (FHSAA), which makes the menstruation questions mandatory, is part of the state's attempt to roll back transgender rights.

They argue that that school districts should not have the right to access and store such personal information as a condition of competing in high school sports. The menstrual history questions have been part of Florida's athletics pre-participation form for more than 20 years, but they have previously been optional. Now, many argue that it's time to remove them altogether.

Here's what to know.

What are the questions Florida will ask female student-athletes about their menstrual history?

The updated draft of the physical evaluation form, published online on the FHSAA website asks athletes the following questions:

Have you had a menstrual period?

If yes, athletes must answer the following:

How old were you when you had your first menstrual period?

When was your most recent menstrual period?

How many periods have you had in the past 12 months?

Other than these, the form mainly asks about the athlete's cardiac health, medications and history of injury.

What would happen if Florida makes these questions mandatory to answer?

As of now, student athletes in Florida can opt out of answering these questions, but if students choose not to respond under circumstances where it's mandatory to, they risk failing the medical examination that all athletes must successfully pass to participate in a sport.

Critics have noted that this policy would be a major challenge for transgender athletes who may have to out themselves with their responses to the questions. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis approved a bill last year—which is currently under legal fire—that bans transgender female students from playing on women and girls' sports teams.

In Palm Beach County, the school administration began re-examining the questions last year after parents expressed backlash that the questionnaire would be available to complete online and that the responses would be stored digitally via a third-party-software. The software company, Aktivate, is vulnerable to court subpoenas, which many parents worry could be a problem in post-Roe Florida, where abortion is severely restricted now and such medical records need stronger protection than ever.

The FHSAA Board of Directors is set to decide whether the menstrual history questions should remain optional or become mandatory at the upcoming board meeting this month from February 26 – 27 in Gainesville.

Do other states ask their female student-athletes about their menstrual history?

Texas school districts also ask female-athletes very similar questions about their menstrual history. In several school districts—including in Austin, Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth—the questions are mandatory to complete, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Many other states require student athletes to undergo a physical examination from a healthcare provider, but they generally only ask the provider to share a signature affirming that the athlete is in good health, rather than turn personal health history over to the school.

[The Larch]

It seems to me that nowadays being a female high school athlete in many red states is going to be the closest experience to living in the 1984 world that one can experience.

[Barrister]

Yeah that's pretty horrifying.

Not sure how much this applies to high school athletics, but high level female athletes can have very irregular menstrual periods, even to the point of not having any.  And that's with natal females.

[crazy canuck]

It seems to me that nowadays being a female high school athlete in many red states is going to be the closest experience to living in the 1984 world that one can experience.

Its also a good data base to keep for when they form Gilead

[The Minsky Moment]

It seems to me that nowadays being a female high school athlete in many red states is going to be the closest experience to living in the 1984 world that one can experience.

Florida is becoming a category all of its own.
Florida is to US states generally what "Florida man" is to people generally.

[Sophie Scholl]

One of the more terrifying parts of the "Florida Experiment" for me is that DeSantis seems to be polling better and better and getting wider and wider support for his madness as core tenets of the Republican Party's new platform as well as skewing the Overton Window so incredibly far toward his policies that any type of reasonable discussion on things is impossible. I'll freely admit I am very radical on my stances on many issues, some of which directly impact me and are not just debate fodder, but... wow. The total lack of media accountability in the face of this madness and also their continued attempts to eternally "both sides" issues at best is very, very troubling. Especially when even if they do "both sides" something, it doesn't tend to have actual affected trans people involved regarding trans representation in particular. I was hoping the lack of a Red Wave/Tsunami/whatever in 2022's elections would have convinced Republicans to find a new target other than "The Culture War" in general and trans people in particular. I should have known I wouldn't be that lucky. The number of bills being proposed is increasing, the draconian measures being demanded are increasing, and more of these bills are becoming laws. It is honestly terrifying to be trans in America right now. My one saving grace is that I live in New York, a blue state. But that will only do so much if a Republican wins the Presidency...