[JumpCrisscross]

> This censorship is much more petty

It’s in the same vein. The government is removing information so it can act impunitively against certain people. The people getting harmed by these policies are, in the end, poor and marginal. If you’re already lucky enough to be rich in America, you’re probably getting much richer in the next four years.

ALL THAT SAID, if I were advising Trump (I’m not) and asked to be Machiavellian, I’d say his single priority right now is the budget. Create as much confusion in the public space as possible so your surrogates in the House have the room they need to manoeuvre. (Also keep an eye out for CBO’s gutting. It’s a real check on Trump inasmuch as it lives outside the executive and determines what can be passed on party lines with reconciliation.)

[rocqua]

This isn't something done to enable harm. It's meant to be directly harmful, and to signal an immediate win. It is 'follow up' on promises made and it signals to others "hating trans people is acceptable now".

It is barely about suppressing this information. But about what the act signals to supporters, bigots, and 'targets'.