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I cannot believe that any of this is happening.

=> http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-on-obamacare/ <=

The article is worded in a weird way — as though he’s defeated some horrible beast. When really what he’s doing is killing millions of Americans.

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Everything feels a bit surreal right now.

My head feels floaty and my stomach is sick.

And I get why tons of people are trying to pretend that nothing’s going on…

Wikipedia: Member Berries

South Park Wikia: Memberberries

Urban Dictionary: member berries

…but when it comes down to it, we’re facing a serious calamity.

I do not condone violence for violence sake. I much prefer peaceful means of legal change.

But at this moment, for the first time in my life, I’m seriously afraid of my own government.

Not just for the laws that will be rewritten or the financial lives that will be ruined.

But for the research data that will be lost; the educational opportunities that will be derailed and lost; the victims of crime that will lose any chance at justice; and the American lives that will be both sacrificed and cruelly tossed away.

We are entering a dark time.

And now, more than ever, we need to be strong. We need to be brave. We need to stand together.

We must not allow shenanigans to divert us from what’s truly going on:

  • HEALTH – They want to take away our health insurance. Obamacare = Affordable Care Act = ACA.
  • ENVIRONMENT – They want oil companies to profit, and so deny climate change. As such, they’re taking away access to climate change research data. That data must be downloaded and saved for the future.
  • SOCIAL – They want to normalize racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and bigotry. Even as they preach about “values”, they overlook some truly vulgar behavior and indulge in aggressive bullying tactics.
  • EDUCATION – They want to destroy our educational system. The woman that’s been put in charge of education is both unqualified and driven by a personal agenda.

I’m tired of feeling helpless.

I’m tired of being afraid.

I will vote in 2018. I will vote in 2020.

And in the meanwhile…

I will resist.

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20 USC 1681: SexText contains those laws in effect on January 19, 2017

From Title 20-EDUCATIONCHAPTER 38-DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR BLINDNESS
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§1681. Sex

(a) Prohibition against discrimination; exceptions

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, except that:

(1) Classes of educational institutions subject to prohibition

in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall apply only to institutions of vocational education, professional education, and graduate higher education, and to public institutions of undergraduate higher education;

(2) Educational institutions commencing planned change in admissions

in regard to admissions to educational institutions, this section shall not apply (A) for one year from June 23, 1972, nor for six years after June 23, 1972, in the case of an educational institution which has begun the process of changing from being an institution which admits only students of one sex to being an institution which admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved by the Secretary of Education or (B) for seven years from the date an educational institution begins the process of changing from being an institution which admits only students of only one sex to being an institution which admits students of both sexes, but only if it is carrying out a plan for such a change which is approved by the Secretary of Education, whichever is the later;

(3) Educational institutions of religious organizations with contrary religious tenets

this section shall not apply to an educational institution which is controlled by a religious organization if the application of this subsection would not be consistent with the religious tenets of such organization;

(4) Educational institutions training individuals for military services or merchant marine

this section shall not apply to an educational institution whose primary purpose is the training of individuals for the military services of the United States, or the merchant marine;

(5) Public educational institutions with traditional and continuing admissions policy

in regard to admissions this section shall not apply to any public institution of undergraduate higher education which is an institution that traditionally and continually from its establishment has had a policy of admitting only students of one sex;

(6) Social fraternities or sororities; voluntary youth service organizations

this section shall not apply to membership practices-

(A) of a social fraternity or social sorority which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of title 26, the active membership of which consists primarily of students in attendance at an institution of higher education, or

(B) of the Young Men’s Christian Association, Young Women’s Christian Association, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and voluntary youth service organizations which are so exempt, the membership of which has traditionally been limited to persons of one sex and principally to persons of less than nineteen years of age;

(7) Boy or Girl conferences

this section shall not apply to-

(A) any program or activity of the American Legion undertaken in connection with the organization or operation of any Boys State conference, Boys Nation conference, Girls State conference, or Girls Nation conference; or

(B) any program or activity of any secondary school or educational institution specifically for-

(i) the promotion of any Boys State conference, Boys Nation conference, Girls State conference, or Girls Nation conference; or

(ii) the selection of students to attend any such conference;

(8) Father-son or mother-daughter activities at educational institutions

this section shall not preclude father-son or mother-daughter activities at an educational institution, but if such activities are provided for students of one sex, opportunities for reasonably comparable activities shall be provided for students of the other sex; and

(9) Institution of higher education scholarship awards in “beauty” pageants

this section shall not apply with respect to any scholarship or other financial assistance awarded by an institution of higher education to any individual because such individual has received such award in any pageant in which the attainment of such award is based upon a combination of factors related to the personal appearance, poise, and talent of such individual and in which participation is limited to individuals of one sex only, so long as such pageant is in compliance with other nondiscrimination provisions of Federal law.

(b) Preferential or disparate treatment because of imbalance in participation or receipt of Federal benefits; statistical evidence of imbalance

Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this section shall be interpreted to require any educational institution to grant preferential or disparate treatment to the members of one sex on account of an imbalance which may exist with respect to the total number or percentage of persons of that sex participating in or receiving the benefits of any federally supported program or activity, in comparison with the total number or percentage of persons of that sex in any community, State, section, or other area: Provided, That this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the consideration in any hearing or proceeding under this chapter of statistical evidence tending to show that such an imbalance exists with respect to the participation in, or receipt of the benefits of, any such program or activity by the members of one sex.

(c) “Educational institution” defined

For purposes of this chapter an educational institution means any public or private preschool, elementary, or secondary school, or any institution of vocational, professional, or higher education, except that in the case of an educational institution composed of more than one school, college, or department which are administratively separate units, such term means each such school, college, or department.

( Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, §901, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 373 ; Pub. L. 93–568, §3(a), Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1862 ; Pub. L. 94–482, title IV, §412(a), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2234 ; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, §301(a)(1), title V, §507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677 , 692; Pub. L. 99–514, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095 .)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IX of Pub. L. 92–318 which enacted this chapter and amended sections 203 and 213 of Title 29, Labor, and sections 2000c, 2000c–6, 2000c–9, and 2000h–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of title IX to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.

Amendments

1986-Subsec. (a)(6)(A). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

1976-Subsec. (a)(6) to (9). Pub. L. 94–482 substituted “this” for “This” in par. (6) and added pars. (7) to (9).

1974-Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 93–568 added par. (6).

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Pub. L. 94–482, title IV, §412(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2234 , provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect upon the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 12, 1976].”

Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

Pub. L. 93–568, §3(b), Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1862 , provided that: “The provisions of the amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective on, and retroactive to, July 1, 1972.”

Short Title of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–259, §1, Mar. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 28 , provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 1687 and 1688 of this title and section 2000d–4a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending sections 706 and 794 of Title 29, Labor, and section 6107 of Title 42, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1687 and 1688 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987’.”

Short Title

Pub. L. 107–255, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1734 , provided “That title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; Public Law 92–318) [title IX of Pub. L. 92–318, enacting this chapter and amending sections 203 and 213 of Title 29, Labor, and sections 2000c, 2000c–6, 2000c–9, and 2000h–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited as the ‘Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act’.”

Transfer of Functions

“Secretary” substituted for “Commissioner” in subsec. (a)(2) pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions of Commissioner of Education to Secretary of Education.

Coordination of Implementation and Enforcement of Provisions

For provisions relating to the coordination of implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter by the Attorney General, see section 1–201(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12250, Nov. 2, 1980, 45 F.R. 72995, set out under section 2000d–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Regulations; Nature of Particular Sports: Intercollegiate Athletic Activities

Pub. L. 93–380, title VIII, §844, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 612 , directed Secretary to prepare and publish, not more than 30 days after Aug. 21, 1974, proposed regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter regarding prohibition of sex discrimination in federally assisted programs, including reasonable regulations for intercollegiate athletic activities considering the nature of the particular sports.

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Prompt: 020. Beauty and the Beast

1. The horror of the curse that changed the Young Master into a beast was that it had affected everyone in the palace. Transformed against their will, they were forced to suffer while their employer failed to break the curse.

A. The horror of the curse that changed the Young Master into a beast was that it had affected everyone in the palace. Transformed against their will, they were forced to suffer while their employer failed to break the curse.

Invisible and voiceless, anchored to the property with no ability to leave, they could only watch and wait as the Young Master began to lose his grasp on his humanity. The longer he remained in his changed form, the more he lost himself to the instincts of a beast.

2. She’d been turned into a hairy monster with fangs, claws, and an inability to control herself. Cursed by a traveling wizard, she’d been living in the guest house behind a large empty house.

A. She’d been turned into a hairy monster with fangs, claws, and an inability to control herself. Cursed by a traveling wizard, she’d been living in the guest house behind a large empty house. Far away from family and friends, she’d survived as best she could without working thumbs.

The first time she caught a rabbit and killed it with her claws, she’d wept. Now it was an everyday occurrence to feast on rabbit, mice, squirrels, and whatever else she could catch. Fruits and vegetables had lost all appeal, and hazel nuts had made her retch. She missed the person she used to be.

Her left ear swiveled before she was consciously aware of hearing anything. There was a clatter of feet and the slamming of a door. Slinking through the underbrush, she peered toward the main house and saw lights and movement through the windows.

3. Beauty and the Beast is his favorite picture book. Every night he holds the book up and makes pleading eyes until whoever’s tucking him in agrees to read it.

A. Beauty and the Beast is his favorite picture book. Every night he holds the book up and makes pleading eyes until whoever’s tucking him in agrees to read it.

“You’re really going to have to start reading this for yourself,” his lover said.

“Not when I’ve got one of you to read it to me,” he said with his most charming smile. It earned him a slanted glance, but cuddled up in the blankets he didn’t care as his book was read to him in a low-voice that sent shivers of delight up and down his spine.

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Prompt: 019. calendar

1. Their kids became known as the Calendar Kids. Once they’d named their firstborn January they’d had no choice but to name the others after the other months.

A. Their kids became known as the Calendar Kids. Once they’d named their firstborn January they’d had no choice but to name the others after the other months. It was expected of them.

The ratings of the show went up with the introduction of the children. The nation was interested in and devoted to the children they watched grow up on their viewing screens. As the years progressed, the public became invested in the Calendar Kids, to the point that they were proclaimed a national treasure.

2. “There’s no way I had an appointment today,” he said. Then he checked his calendar and wanted to curse; he’d missed an appointment.

A. “There’s no way I had an appointment today,” he said. Then he checked his calendar and wanted to curse; he’d missed an appointment. Which meant they’d still bill him for today.

“My apologies. I see that it was my fault,” he said. “Can I reschedule?”

After a grueling five minutes, he had a new appointment date written on his calendar and he felt emotionally exhausted. Along with everything else that had happened recently… it was all too much.

He forced himself to go to the kitchen and make himself two sandwiches. He ate quickly, washing them down with a glass of cran-pomegranate juice. Then he retreated to his Quiet Room and locked the door behind him.

He needed some time alone.

3. Day shift had written all of the passwords on a calendar.

A. Day shift had written all of the passwords on a calendar. It was such a breach in security that an emergency meeting had been called for the higher ups.

Everyone was walking on eggshells. There was no doubt that some people were going to be losing their jobs. It was just a question of how many and in which departments.

Things seemed quiet for the next few days, but no one bought that the peace was real. A fear that was validated on Monday morning when a memo went out stating that all employees would be interviewed.

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