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Summary

Within hours of Maine Gov. Janet Mills publicly defying Donald Trump’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports, the U.S. Education Department launched a Title IX compliance probe targeting Maine’s transgender-inclusive policies.

Trump threatened to withhold federal funding if Maine did not comply. Mills firmly responded, “We’ll see you in court.”

She condemned the investigation as political retaliation and an unconstitutional use of federal power.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey vowed to fight back.

LGBTQ+ advocates praised Mills for standing up for students, saying Trump’s bullying would be legally challenged.

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 hours ago

We'll see you in court

Judges that Drumpf put there will deny any wrong doing by Drumpf, and penalise Maine.

[–] LMurch@thelemmy.club 7 points 12 hours ago

She got under his skin so fast and he never recovered, throwing in the, "you'll never win in politics" stuff.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 41 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I know it goes without saying, but can you imagine if Biden or Obama literally went on national television and declared to a United States governor "I am the law!" like he's a dollar-store Judge Dredd?

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 17 hours ago

maybe it would've made the trumpists like biden

[–] swarmingnarwhal@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Ottawa is closer to me in Maine that washing dc. Can we just leave already.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

It'd mean we could extend our high-speed rail line to Halifax.

[–] match@pawb.social 17 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

✖️ canada the 51st state

✅ maine the 11th province

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

No taxation without representation

Why be part of the US if it doesn't represent your interests and if there's a dictator in power?

[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 29 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

How Canadian are you feeling, Maine? Maybe it's time for a referendum.

[–] r4venw@sh.itjust.works 11 points 19 hours ago

A very large percentage are descendants of french canadians so I'd say very canadian

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Please let me move there first

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity

To seize everything you ever wanted?

one moment

Would you capture it or just let it slip?

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy...

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 96 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Party of small government, right? Party of states rights, right? Sounds to me they are the party of dictatorship, tyranny and oppression.

[–] Placebonickname@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And 19 year olds who help run doge!

[–] ryegye24@midwest.social 10 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

If we have free and fair elections in 2026 I'm looking forward to seeing these little shits dragged in front of Congress and grilled.

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 3 points 13 hours ago

As stupid as I think they are, I also feel sorry for them; they don’t realize they’re being used as pawns and will be hung out to dry as soon as it suites Musk and Trump.

The reason they’re so young and inexperienced is that everyone else realized the implications and refused for their own well-being. The fact that none of the DOGE leadership wants to be officially “in-charge” is a giant red flag.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Can they be charged and imprisoned while they await trial?

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Never happen they'll all be pardoned.

[–] JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Not if literally anyone other than a Republican is elected.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

We're talking about 2026, though, not 2028.

[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

“Well—I’m—we are the federal law. You better do it because otherwise, you’re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don’t.”

This sentence. First, almost "I'm the federal law," followed by just a completely wonky sentence. What a technically human being

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I would fucking love for the Feds to try this with any blue state that is a net contributor (which is like, basically all of them). And then set up a (federally illegal, but we don’t care about that anymore apparently) interstate commerce and trade pact between blue states for mutual aid and economic assistance, since the federal government is currently busy destroying the federal government.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago

And then soldiers march on the blue states, and then the US balkanizes

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 22 points 23 hours ago

I would have also added, "What federal funding? You're stealing it all to pay for the handouts to the rich that think you're a fool."

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 151 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Who's weaponizing agencies now, you projecting, pants-shitting little bitch?

AND it's the department you were going to kill? Jesus Christ who the fuck is writing this timeline‽

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

"We accused the other guys of doing it, which makes it okay when we do it."

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Modus operandi.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 12 hours ago

This rewrote my brain, first time I heard it.

Somone, can't remember who, once complained about weaponization of government. If I can only remember, cause I think it's relevant somehow.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 22 hours ago
[–] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

OK, so what can we do to support Mills and Maine?

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

The best thing you can do is to push your state and governor do the same if there's any chance.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago

why is "bullying" in quotes.

he absolutely was bullying her.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 day ago

Mills is so badass!