Federal government launches investigation into Maine hours after Democratic governor stood up to Trump’s ‘bullying’
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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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‽
"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."
This rewrote my brain, first time I heard it.
"We accused the other guys of doing it, which makes it okay when we do it."
Modus operandi.
Party of small government, right? Party of states rights, right? Sounds to me they are the party of dictatorship, tyranny and oppression.
And 19 year olds who help run doge!
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.
Can they be charged and imprisoned while they await trial?
Never happen they'll all be pardoned.
Not if literally anyone other than a Republican is elected.
We're talking about 2026, though, not 2028.
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.
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?
How Canadian are you feeling, Maine? Maybe it's time for a referendum.
A very large percentage are descendants of french canadians so I'd say very canadian
Please let me move there first
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...
Mom’s spaghetti!
why is "bullying" in quotes.
he absolutely was bullying her.
maybe it would've made the trumpists like biden
This sentence. First, almost "I'm the federal law," followed by just a completely wonky sentence. What a technically human being
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."
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.
And then soldiers march on the blue states, and then the US balkanizes
You’re forgetting that state National guards exist
They get funding from the feds and can be federalized.
A governor would hypothetically have to convince them that the federalization order was unconstitutional.
Federalization can be countered by the federal government being so completely insane that the State Guard CO says “no, fuck you” and sides with the governor
Mills is so badass!
OK, so what can we do to support Mills and Maine?
The best thing you can do is to push your state and governor do the same if there's any chance.
Ottawa is closer to me in Maine that washing dc. Can we just leave already.
✖️ canada the 51st state
✅ maine the 11th province
It'd mean we could extend our high-speed rail line to Halifax.
Kudos to the state of Maine and if all else fails, secede and join Canada. Using the metric system will improve life too.
She got under his skin so fast and he never recovered, throwing in the, "you'll never win in politics" stuff.
Somone, can't remember who, once complained about weaponization of government. If I can only remember, cause I think it's relevant somehow.
Can you name 10 women in women's sports? Or do you not actually give a shit about women's sports and this is just an excuse for hatred and bigotry?
Trump actually made us all female by decree, so 🤷♀️
Eat shit and die
How many transgender athletes are there? Of the very few there are, how many dominate?
You likely don't know, otherwise you'd have no issues at all with them. And if you do know, and you still have a problem, then your issue is one of bigotry and not protection.
For reference, there have been more female athletes sexually assaulted by coaches and other male identifying staff by a large margin than there have been medal placing transgender athletes. I'm sure you can find a few examples of transgender athletes placing in the top three, but unless you're completely stupid, then you know that's fallacious thinking to ignore the whole data set by cherry picking non representative samples.
You're basically for something that's not a problem in any measurable way, but not against things that are actually harming women. And I get it, you can be against both, but that doesn't change that transgender athletes are not a problem in any rational, real way. But to enforce a non-transgender policy will necessarily require putting women through very invasive examinations and tests that open them to even more sexual assault.
Now imagine being such a piece of shit against someone you've never met, who's not hurting anyone, that you don't want them to play sports against their peers. And then being so idiotic and emotionally irrational to say that they are not the victim of your idiotic bigotry.