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HRC Article:

WASHINGTON — Last night, President Biden signed the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, which includes a provision inserted by Speaker Mike Johnson blocking healthcare for the transgender children of military servicemembers. This provision, the first anti-LGBTQ+ federal law enacted since the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, will rip medically necessary care from the transgender children of thousands of military families – families who make incredible sacrifices in defense of the country each and every day. The last anti-LGBTQ+ federal law that explicitly targeted military servicemembers was Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, which went into effect in 1994.

Biden's press release:

No service member should have to decide between their family’s health care access and their call to serve our Nation.

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[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 49 points 17 hours ago (18 children)

Further cementing both parties as part and parcel to the problems in America.

One wrecks shop, the other apologizes and "hopes" they don't wreck it more, really really with sugar on top, BLM, 💜💜

I'm not sure what I'm insulted by more, the fascists or the pandering corporate Democrat liars pretending we're all best friends.

Neither speak for our country. We, the workers, the toilers, the sticks that churn this economy should be the ones speaking for it, not these thieves and grifters.

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[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 24 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

we should swap the pardon power for line item veto

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago (33 children)

we should swap the pardon power for line item veto

Yeah. Would be neat watching Democrats make excuses for why only Republicans could use it.

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[–] leadore@lemmy.world 16 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

God when will people stop falling for this crap, this is exactly the culture war repubs are waging. Half of them don't even give a crap about shitting on LGBTQ+, what they care about is shitting on the Dems so R's can stay in power. They put the poison pill in a bill that Biden has no choice but to sign, JUST TO GET HEADLINES LIKE THIS, so that progressives will blame Biden and the democrats instead of the magats. And you fall for it every time. Sure, sometimes you also blame the R's for actually doing the bad things, but you always blame democrats when they aren't able to stop R's from doing the bad things. You all might hate the military but we kind of need one and if we just shut it down we're leaving ourselves vulnerable. What you are doing by blaming Biden for this is like saying yeah what the rapist did was wrong but she didn't fight him off hard enough, she must have wanted it. smh

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago (10 children)

They put the poison pill in a bill that Biden has no choice but to sign

He could have refused to sign. But that might have violated one of the precious norms that Democrats care more about than trans people.

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Well as long as the soldiers get their Christmas bonuses, I suppose a few thousand dead children is an acceptable price to pay. We wouldn't want the soldiers to have their Christmas ruined, and it's not like it would be the Republicans' fault for politicizing a must-pass spending bill. Oh well, it's not like trans kids are really human, a 9/11 worth of child corpses is fine. We wouldn't want to ruin Christmas.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

It doesn't cover their hormone replacement and other trans care, but it still covers all their sickness and injuries.

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[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I guess if there was any doubt before, it's gone now. Neither party is suitable. Time to really vote progressive. We need a new party that isn't deeply entrenched with whatever made hime sign that.

[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 15 points 16 hours ago

Time to do more than voting, comrade. The rule makers will never allow real change within the rules that they create.

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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 20 hours ago

"Biden cares about trans people unlike Trump!"

Old bigot white dude is an old bigot, news at 11. At least Trump makes it clear he wants my kind to die in a fire for good ratings on Fox News.

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I'm lost. He spoke against it, but signed it anyway. Did they give any rationalization for signing it?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

If he didn't sign it then families would have just gone without coverage and the military would be unfunded until Trump entered office and signed it regardless. In fact, handing it off to the next congress could result in an even worse bill.

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