1. Since we can dictate gender, we should also be able to dictate names. I hereby decree Trump's first name to be 'Lucifer' and Elon Musk must now be 'Adolf' Musk. More to come.
2. New England will now be referred to as 'New Canada,' with all laws and rights of Canadian Nationals.
3. 'In God We Trust' will now be replaced as the national motto with 'Not My President' until January 2029.
Mwah! And I hereby decree Musk (oh, wait--he's not the prez?) his assistant, the wanna-be Adolf, and all the tech bros ordered to read and report on The Reverend Marian Edgar Budde's book, HOW WE LEARN TO BE BRAVE: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith, followed by writing a 700-page report, to be graded by AOC and the ghost of President Carter.
Since my last name is Waters, does this mean I am now Heather Buttered Toasts? As someone who loves butter and buttered toast, I'm down.
Also, a friend wrote this and said I could share:
A reminder that trans and nonbinary people have always existed. This is not a fad, a trend, a conspiracy, or whatever else this administration and its toadies are telling us.
Should any of my connections feel differently - welp, you can eff off into the sun, or you can read up on the following:
Machi (Chile and Argentina)
Travesti (South America)
Ashtime (Ethiopia)
Hijra (South Asia) (My edit: Joni Mitchell has a record called Hejira, which she took from the Arabic word Hijrah (Hegira) which means exodus. I like the idea of exiting from terms that don't fit who you are.)
Wakatane (New Zealand)
Mahu (Hawaii)
Winkte (Lakota)
Hwame (Mojave)
Ask yourselves why our country, outside of tribal trust lands, doesn’t recognize other genders. Because it’s very much tied into suppression and destruction of indigenous culture. If we don’t have the terms and history, then we have no way of knowing that there are different ways of being.
Except that now we do. And that’s not acceptable. We’ll hear that this is about protecting women and children. It isn’t. It’s about continuing to crush anything that doesn’t fit into an outdated ideology.
The cruelty is the point. It’s why that guy (my edit) specifically brought it up yesterday.
Nonbinary people exist. They always have. The information is out there. You can learn about it, or remain willfully ignorant and silent. I know which side I’m on.
Thank you for sharing your friend's post, Heather Buttered Toast. It's excellent and important. I remember learning about Hijra in an anthropology course in college. A Hijra actually figures prominently in the (excellent) recent novel A Burning.
Jane, I'm sure all your readers share, as I do, your shock and disbelief at what Felon 34 is doing. He's a fascist in all but name. And it's worth remembering that the first books the Nazis burned in front of the Opera Building in Berlin were those about gender transitioning.
I have not laughed out since November 6th. It really felt good and I thank you.
I decided to join you and do my own executive order.
From this day forward anyone trying to convince the American people that he, she or it are all powerful, above the law and try to rescind any previously enacted just laws, shall be publicly executed by guillotine.
Boy:that felt real good. I need to do this more often.
Hang in there. Say hello to Moock and kiss the twins for me.
Thank you for making me smile after catching up on all the crazy things The Felon did today. Like you, I’ve been trying to moderate my intake of news this week — or at least how I take it in. But as I’ve started seeing the impact of his callous and cruel EOs and “othering” on the people in my life, it is quite sobering and devastating to watch. So thanks for a little lightness amongst all the heaviness.
The most enjoyable executive orders I've ever read on my phone. I salute you (you know, in a normal, congratulatory, non-Nazi way).
1. Since we can dictate gender, we should also be able to dictate names. I hereby decree Trump's first name to be 'Lucifer' and Elon Musk must now be 'Adolf' Musk. More to come.
2. New England will now be referred to as 'New Canada,' with all laws and rights of Canadian Nationals.
3. 'In God We Trust' will now be replaced as the national motto with 'Not My President' until January 2029.
Mwah! And I hereby decree Musk (oh, wait--he's not the prez?) his assistant, the wanna-be Adolf, and all the tech bros ordered to read and report on The Reverend Marian Edgar Budde's book, HOW WE LEARN TO BE BRAVE: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith, followed by writing a 700-page report, to be graded by AOC and the ghost of President Carter.
Perfect!!! :-D
Since my last name is Waters, does this mean I am now Heather Buttered Toasts? As someone who loves butter and buttered toast, I'm down.
Also, a friend wrote this and said I could share:
A reminder that trans and nonbinary people have always existed. This is not a fad, a trend, a conspiracy, or whatever else this administration and its toadies are telling us.
Should any of my connections feel differently - welp, you can eff off into the sun, or you can read up on the following:
Machi (Chile and Argentina)
Travesti (South America)
Ashtime (Ethiopia)
Hijra (South Asia) (My edit: Joni Mitchell has a record called Hejira, which she took from the Arabic word Hijrah (Hegira) which means exodus. I like the idea of exiting from terms that don't fit who you are.)
Wakatane (New Zealand)
Mahu (Hawaii)
Winkte (Lakota)
Hwame (Mojave)
Ask yourselves why our country, outside of tribal trust lands, doesn’t recognize other genders. Because it’s very much tied into suppression and destruction of indigenous culture. If we don’t have the terms and history, then we have no way of knowing that there are different ways of being.
Except that now we do. And that’s not acceptable. We’ll hear that this is about protecting women and children. It isn’t. It’s about continuing to crush anything that doesn’t fit into an outdated ideology.
The cruelty is the point. It’s why that guy (my edit) specifically brought it up yesterday.
Nonbinary people exist. They always have. The information is out there. You can learn about it, or remain willfully ignorant and silent. I know which side I’m on.
Thank you for sharing your friend's post, Heather Buttered Toast. It's excellent and important. I remember learning about Hijra in an anthropology course in college. A Hijra actually figures prominently in the (excellent) recent novel A Burning.
So well stated. Thank you.
Bravo
Unlike your cat, I care, and hereby by the authority vested in me by me, I fully endorse your agenda.
Brilliant, Jane! Another first name for Trump could simply be
"Felon." Felon Trump...has a nice ring to it!
Right there with you!
Clap, Clap, Clap - in a non-ironic sort of way - in undying appreciation for your snark and truth-telling.
laughing and crying
Perfection!
Actually, these were among the books burned, not the first.
Jane, I'm sure all your readers share, as I do, your shock and disbelief at what Felon 34 is doing. He's a fascist in all but name. And it's worth remembering that the first books the Nazis burned in front of the Opera Building in Berlin were those about gender transitioning.
I didn't not realize this about the books -- but I'm also not surprised.
Thank you Jane
I have not laughed out since November 6th. It really felt good and I thank you.
I decided to join you and do my own executive order.
From this day forward anyone trying to convince the American people that he, she or it are all powerful, above the law and try to rescind any previously enacted just laws, shall be publicly executed by guillotine.
Boy:that felt real good. I need to do this more often.
Hang in there. Say hello to Moock and kiss the twins for me.
Thank you for making me smile after catching up on all the crazy things The Felon did today. Like you, I’ve been trying to moderate my intake of news this week — or at least how I take it in. But as I’ve started seeing the impact of his callous and cruel EOs and “othering” on the people in my life, it is quite sobering and devastating to watch. So thanks for a little lightness amongst all the heaviness.