MaylaDoge.

gotta make qui-gonn proud, because i’m way too old

it was only a sith, how did it end up like this

it was only a sith, it was only a sith

now she woke from her sleep

and i’m catching a cab

but my lead’s up in smoke

and she’s taking a stand

now mace windu is dead

im becoming a sith

and a hood’s on my head

but she’s clutching her neck, now

he takes off his dress, now

“we were bros”

i just got cooked, it’s killing me

i can’t feel my toes…

JEAAALOUSY, turned me into a machine

killing off all the jedi, choking out those who survive

but it’s just the PRICE I PAY, DESTINY IS ALL I SEEK

TAKE AWAY THIS REBEL SPYYY

‘CAUSE I’M MR. DARK SIDE

High Court Says Germany’s Birth Registry Must Allow Third Gender Option

Germany’s highest court has ruled that the country must provide a third gender option beside male or female in the nation’s birth register – or dispense entirely with information on gender in civil status.

“The assignment of gender is of paramount importance for individual identity; it usually plays a key role both for a person’s self-conception and for the way this person is perceived by others,” the Federal Constitutional Court said in its announcement. “The gender identity of persons who can be assigned neither male nor female gender is also protected under this right.”

The decision concerned a case brought by a plaintiff named only as Vanja, according to The Associated Press. The plaintiff was born in 1989 and wanted to change their entry in the birth register from “female” to “inter/diverse” or simply “diverse.” Vanja’s request was rejected by the registry office.

The plaintiff argued this was a violation of Germany’s general right of personality and was an instance of gender discrimination.

The court agreed. Legislators have until the end of 2018 to come up with new rules, which the court suggested could involve either the creation of a third positive gender option, or doing away with gender entries in civil registries.

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A Former Speechwriter Looks Back On His ‘Hopey, Changey’ Years With Obama

David Litt was 24 years old and just a few years out of college when he landed a job writing speeches for President Barack Obama — an experience he calls “surreal and completely terrifying.”

Though he was initially assigned the speeches no one else wanted to write, Litt eventually became a special assistant to the president and senior presidential speechwriter. His duties included writing jokes for the short comedy routine Obama performed annually at the White House Correspondents Association dinners.

Litt says a lot of those jokes worked because they were coming from the president. “As I re-tell them, I often am reminded of this, because people give me a look like, Really? That was funny? And I’m like, Yeah, you have to hear the president tell it.”

Other speeches led to unintentional political controversy. When Litt wrote Obama a Thanksgiving address that neglected to mention God, conservative media criticized the president for the omission. The blowback taught Litt a valuable lesson. “Your job as a speech writer is not just to write good speeches,” he says. “Your job is to keep in the back of your mind the fact that there’s a whole industry of people trying to take your words out of context — and that’s politics.”

Happy Galentine’s Day to all. 

Paris Is Still Burning In The Gagworthy Ballroom Documentary “Kiki”

One day after President Trump signed an executive order halting the admittance of all refugees to the United States, and temporarily freezing immigration from seven mostly Muslim countries, the effects of that freeze are already beginning to be seen at airports both in the U.S. and abroad.

Confusion and chaos are roiling international airports, where refugees from those countries are being barred from boarding U.S.-bound flights.

Several Iraqi refugees in Cairo, who had been cleared for resettlement in the U.S., have been blocked from boarding their flight to New York City. And in Iraq, NPR’s Jane Arraf reports that “members of Yazidi minority, one of the biggest victims of ISIS, were prevented from boarding despite having visas.”

Green card holders — legal permanent residents of the U.S. — are also included in the ban, according to a senior Trump administration official. The official says they will need a case-by-case waiver in order to return to the U.S. if they are currently outside the country.

At major U.S. airports, NPR’s Kirk Siegler reports international refugee assistance groups are sending attorneys and translators to support new arrivals who are being detained.

Colleges and universities around the U.S. have been advising students from the seven listed countries — including lawful permanent residents — not to leave the U.S. until there is further clarity on the new rules. Students at Princeton, Stanford and Chapman University, among others, reported letters from their respective schools recommending caution.

Protesters have been rallying outside Kennedy International Airport to protest Trump’s executive order on Saturday. New York City officials and immigrant advocates are holding are also holding a vigil at the airport Saturday evening.

Arrivals To U.S. Blocked And Detained As Trump’s Immigration Freeze Sets In