Summary

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a memo prioritizing federal funding for communities with marriage and birth rates above the national average.

The directive, which applies to grants, loans, and contracts, also prioritizes projects benefiting families with young children.

A congressional aide criticized the policy, saying, “Considering fertility rates when prioritizing federal grants? We obviously have no idea what the full impact of that will be… It’s absolutely creepy. It’s a little ‘Chinese government.’”

The memo also blocks mask mandates and requires compliance with immigration enforcement.

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[–] 41 points 2 years ago (15 children)

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2069436850145993

50 States, 50 Protests, 1day

Feb 5 @ your downtown.

Pass the word!

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I get it's still more popular than Fedi apps but using Facebook kind of feels like we're asking the King permission to revolt.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Meta can suck all the ass, but you have to admit that abandoning it entirely will just enforce the echo chamber. I think we should at least try to continue the fight inside. I almost never use it, and have disabled all the settings and tracking that allow it to make the most money off of me.

    I feel like there's at least some importance to meeting people where they are.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    For all those asking, the Facebook link didn't even work for me, so I just searched and there looks to be an active r/50501 group.

    It doesn't seem like an organized thing, just be at your state capital. Here's a few posters from the reddit:

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I didn't know anything either. I just got overly pissed this morning because they removed Transgender from all government websites. Like dude, that's us! Who's next? Who will protest when there's no one left to speak up?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    They are really going full speed on the destruction of near everything. I thought it would be more methodical, but it seems scorched earth is what they're going for.

    My heart goes out to you, it seems like trans rights were just starting to catch on and now it feels like you're in more danger than ever. But none of us that do support you did so just because the gov told us it was ok now, so we won't stop just because of crap like this. Millions are still on your side.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    why the hell do they plan these during the week, DURING the work day?? Saturday would be too convenient??

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I'm not sure if the work distribution is part of the point or not. The protests would have to be huge though for that to make a dent I'd think though.

    Part of what these protests are against is the removal of protections for employees, so having people risk employment during this time does seem a bit problematic.

    I really don't know what we're supposed to do anymore, especially living in a time with surveillance everywhere. I'm just volunteering in my community and letting people know I'm on their side should they need me.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I had the same thought. States are huge, too, so state capitols are going to be a healthy drive for a lot of folks. Short notice, far off location (I mean, take Cali; San Francisco and LA are NOT close to Sac), and middle of the workday/school day timing. If you were planning a fake protest to show how little enthusiasm there is to push back against Trump, it'd be hard to do better than this.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    That looks important. Too bad I can't read or upvote it because it's a link to a fascist platform.

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