'Does your God have a big fat d**k?' Transgender punk rocker opens Bernie Sanders rally with 'grotesque' anti-Christian song



A transgender punk rocker opened a rally for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Friday in Wisconsin with an anti-Christian song that has been called "grotesque," "disgraceful," and "utter garbage."

Laura Jane Grace's song — "Your God (God's D**k)" — asks, "Does your God have a big fat d**k? 'Cause it feels like he's f***ing me."

Here's video of Grace singing the jaw-dropping tune — complete with a sign-language translator — in front of a large crowd at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha.

Grace's YouTube page contains an official version of the song with all of the lyrics, some of which actually ask, "Does he shoot wads of honey and c** twice on Easter Sunday?" and "Can he c** a shotgun blast and shoot salvation up your ass?"

Grace's Instagram page includes a video of the performance, along with the following message to the far-left U.S. senator from Vermont: "Thank you for having me in Kenosha last night @sensanders I have so much respect for everything you’re trying to do right now."

Grace — formerly Thomas James Gabel — came out as transgender in 2012, the Daily Mail reported.

How are people reacting?

As you might guess, Grace's fans are completely behind the punk rocker's performance, offering shout-outs on Instagram such as:

  • "This is so badass, and just what we need right now. Congrats, Laura."
  • "YOU ARE CRAZY! I LOVE IT! THAT SONG AT A RALLY? HELL YES!"
  • "This is THE protest song we could have never predicted we absolutely needed right now."

Others were less enthusiastic, to put it mildly.

According to the Daily Mail, conservative activist Robby Starbuck posted on X in regard to the performance that "this is who the Democrats are now. Pure evil. Other lyrics are somehow even more grotesque and anti-Christian. These people are insane."

Starbuck also said, "Bernie Sanders is a lunatic and anti-Christian. Yes, this was at Bernie's rally," the outlet noted, adding that Starbuck also said, "Non-voters, independents, Christians who somehow still vote Dem and blue-dog Dems need to see this to understand what Dems are now."

Conservative commentator Todd Starnes noted that Grace "sang one of the most profane and disgraceful songs about Christianity and Almighty God. It was utter garbage."

Anything else?

The Daily Mail said Sanders is on a tour called "Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go from Here," which condemns President Donald Trump's "tyrannical administration." The outlet said about 3,500 people attended Friday's rally.

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Sen. Manchin says Democrats 'should' reach a deal on Biden's 'human infrastructure' plan this week



Democrats will likely have a framework for a deal on President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar reconciliation bill this week, according to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who spent the weekend at the president's residence in Delaware to hammer out a compromise with Democratic leadership.

"Having it finished with all the t's and the i's and everything you know crossed and dotted that will be difficult from the Senate side because we have an awful lot of text to go through, but as far as conceptually we should, I really believe," Manchin said Monday.

If Democrats reach a deal this week, and Manchin says they "should," that would allow the House to finally advance a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which progressive lawmakers have so far refused to support without an agreement in the Senate to pass the larger spending bill.

Democrats had proposed a $3.5 trillion spending bill to fund the Biden economic agenda, which originally included free two-year community college, paid family leave, universal pre-K education, elderly home care, Medicare and Medicaid expansion, and a host of climate policies supported by progressives. But with inflation rising to record levels, Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) objected to spending that much money so soon after Congress passed several multitrillion-dollar coronavirus relief packages.

With a 50-50 Senate majority, Democrats need every member of their party to vote for the spending bill in order to pass it via budget reconciliation. By using their votes as leverage, the two moderate Democrats have forced Biden to compromise down to a spending bill that will cost somewhere around $2 trillion, ditching free college tuition and other programs. But a final deal remains elusive. Manchin has said the bill should cost no more than $1.5 trillion.

Biden invited Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to his home in Delaware this weekend to continue negotiations on a deal.

"We're all working in good faith. I've been talking to everybody as you know. I think we've got a good understanding of each other better than we ever have," the West Virginia lawmaker said Monday.

Manchin told reporters he had concerns with Biden's plan to expand Medicare to cover vision, hearing, and dental plans, which are "not fiscally responsible," but he would not say what specifically was discussed over the weekend.

"I'm not going to talk about what's in and what's out right now because there's an awful lot of moving parts. But there's a lot of concerns we have on a lot of different things," Manchin said.

"We have a moral obligation to provide for those who have incapacity ... everyone else should be able to help and chip in, so that's my mindset," he added.

Manchin's position puts him in direct opposition to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who speaks for many progressive lawmakers. On Saturday, Sanders said Medicare expansion was "one of the most popular and important provisions in the entire reconciliation bill."

"It's not coming out," he declared.

The expansion of Medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision is one of the most popular and important provisions i… https://t.co/QU8dCjyLn7

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) 1635036685.0

Manchin is also opposed to a clean energy proposal to penalize electric utilities that fail to meet clean energy requirements. West Virginia's economy relies on its coal industry, which would face a severe burden from those proposed regulations.

He is, however, open to a proposal to create a new so-called wealth tax on unrealized capital gains.

Even though Manchin's concerns have not been fully addressed, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday she expects a framework for a deal by the end of the week. If progressives keep their promises, then once the Senate reaches a deal on the reconciliation bill, the House can pass the $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Democrats unhinged after SCOTUS allows Texas law barring abortions after 6 weeks to take effect: 'Chaos on the ground'



A new pro-life law in Texas that bars abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected — or as early as six weeks into pregnancy — is infuriating Democrats both statewide and on the national stage.

What's the background?

The law, S.B. 8, went into effect at midnight Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to take action on an emergency request to block it.

Under the new legislation, physicians in the state are prohibited from "knowingly perform[ing] or induce[ing] an abortion on a pregnant woman if the physician detected a fetal heartbeat for the unborn child ... or failed to perform a test to detect a fetal heartbeat."

However, the bill has no criminal enforcement provision for state officials. Rather, the ban will be "enforced exclusively through the private civil actions," allowing private individuals to police violations by suing those who perform an abortion or "aids and abets" it.

While abortion patients can't be sued, the law allows doctors, staff members at abortion clinics, abortion counselors, and anyone who helped pay for a procedure to be subject to a civil lawsuit. Scholars say this provision is what makes the law difficult to challenge.

What has been the reaction?

Democrats in the state are crying foul, claiming the law unfairly sidesteps the legal precedent established by Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which together grant a constitutional right to abortion and forbid states from banning abortion before fetal viability — or the point at which babies can survive outside the womb, typically considered to be 22 weeks.

In a desperate emergency request to the Supreme Court, abortion providers lament that the new law will "immediately and catastrophically reduce abortion access in Texas, barring care for at least 85 percent of Texas abortion patients (those who are six weeks pregnant or greater) and likely forcing many abortion clinics ultimately to close."

The Texas Tribune reported that major abortion providers Planned Parenthood and Whole Women's Health have claimed that the new law has resulted in "chaos on the ground."

As an example, women in Texas reportedly rushed to abortion clinics to have procedures.

In a tweet thread, Whole Women's Health said doctors and staff at its clinics in Texas reportedly stayed until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday before the law took effect to perform abortions, saying "waiting rooms are filled with patients and their loved ones."

From Whole Woman’s Health CEO @AmyHM: We have staff and doctors providing abortions in Texas - still at this hour -… https://t.co/CC0CEoWn5B

— Whole Woman's Health (@WholeWomans) 1630463927.0

"We are under surveillance," the group added. "This is what abortion care looks like. Human right warriors."

We are so proud of Team Whole Woman’s Health. No matter what the courts say, you are good and right and strong and… https://t.co/4Jc3K22SCY

— Whole Woman's Health (@WholeWomans) 1630463928.0

What else?

Democratic politicians and media figures on the national stage have also filled social media with criticism for the new law.

President Joe Biden slammed the legislation in a statement, saying, "This extreme Texas law blatantly violates the constitutional right established under Roe v. Wade and upheld as precedent for nearly half a century."

Progressive Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) derided the law as racist and oppressive.

I’m thinking about the Black, brown, low-income, queer, and young folks in Texas. The folks this abortion health ca… https://t.co/Ue5HpCaJ0t

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) 1630503883.0

Hillary Clinton also took aim at the law and the Supreme Court's inaction in a tweet.

Under the cover of darkness, by choosing to do nothing, the Supreme Court allowed an unconstitutional abortion ban… https://t.co/EYwnsnXhXU

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) 1630511149.0

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) used the legislation as an opportunity to reference remarks she made during her 2020 presidential run.

Let’s be clear about what just happened in Texas: The second-largest state in America has effectively banned aborti… https://t.co/Kqac6JtT3I

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) 1630505502.0

Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders called the law "outrageous," adding, "Women get to control their bodies, not politicians and not judges."

Nearly half a century ago, the Supreme Court affirmed abortion as a constitutional right. This Supreme Court's refu… https://t.co/CbWRSf9OK5

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) 1630519870.0

Countless others have also taken to social media to voice their opposition.