Summary

During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) repeatedly shouted an anti-trans slur despite objections from Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly.

She defended her remarks by attacking transgender rights and dismissing criticism.

The outburst drew condemnation from LGBTQ+ advocates and political figures, highlighting her shift from previously supporting LGBTQ+ rights to embracing anti-trans rhetoric.

Mace has used the slur in past statements and introduced legislation restricting transgender rights.

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This is a government of the absolute worst people.

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For the absolute worst. The votes were not rigged.

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We’re not going to take this lying down

The votes were not rigged, more reason for us to be ready.

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Gross. You are become them. Classic American - apply a bit of stress and you cry Guns!

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With the presence of russian tails and donald telling people not to vote he has plenty, doubt.

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Read this and tell me what you think please. I was convinced everything was mostly legit until I read that. Author provides their credentials at the end if you want to check that out before wasting your time.

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There’s actually a word for it:

Kakistocracy

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It manages at once to be a kakistocracy, an oligopoly, a plutocracy and a kleptocracy - which makes sense since the very worst people are the few ultra-rich guys who scrambled to the top by stealing from everyone else.

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T**nny today

F**got tomorrow

N****r next week

This is escalation to test the waters

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They are not testing the waters, there isn’t a plan. They are just bigots doing hateful things

You are right in that there may be escalation because sooner than later these assholes will realize Trans people are so few as to be invisible to them, they’ll once again see their own lives are pitiful and move onto hate someone else just to feel good about themselves for a hot minute

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They are not testing the waters, there isn’t a plan.

This is the plan

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025

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Yes, I was not clear enough… I was referring specifically to the slurs here. They are not planning their every move, they have a goal to mount an autocratic government and that brings nasty people out into the public.

On that note they do not even need to “test the waters”; the population of the USA already handed them over all the power they could ever need. Short of massive protest and a Nation wide strike, what was left of Democracy in the USA is completely over.

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Where does it say they’ll strategically start saying certain slurs in public in there?

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Just because someone is a bigot doesn’t mean they aren’t following a plan. Testing the waters and normalizing bigoted thinking are things bigots do on purpose.

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Toonny

Forgot

Nibbler

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Bigoted bitch

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I hope she chokes on her vomit in her sleep.

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Realistically, I’d be happy for her to choke on pretty much anyone’s vomit. Extra points for creativity.

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I volunteer. I’ll eat some weird shit

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A whole bag of Skittles please, so she can taste the rainbow

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While she’s awake would be better.

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That’s tough. If she’s awake, chances of survival sky rocket. I don’t like those odds.

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Oh, that’s true, you didn’t specify that she died from choking on it.

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Methinks this Caitlyn Jenner doppelgänger doth protest too much.

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