Pine Tree State Frolics (UPDATED)
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Maine female athletes lead charge at March Against Mills amid opposition to Trump's trans sports order
Julia Dietrich, a junior at Midcoast High School, made headlines earlier this week with a passionate speech at a school board meeting and echoed similar sentiments to a crowd full of supporters.
Speaking in front of signs that said "Save Women's Sports," Dietrich explained that while she does not compete in high school athletics, she is a reporter for the school's newspaper and has seen firsthand the negative effects of biological males competing against the opposite sex.
"We have waited. We have spoken up. We have trusted those in power that they would protect the integrity of women’s sports. But our patience has only been met with inaction, dismissal and policies that continue to erode the opportunities and fairness that female athletes deserve," Dietrich said.
"This is not just about one team, one game or one season. This is about the future of women’s sports. It’s about every young girl in the state of Maine who laces up her cleats or steps onto the track with a dream of competing on a fair and level playing field. It’s about the generations of women before us who have fought for the right to participate in athletics and the generations after us who deserve the same experience and same fairness and respect we once took for granted.
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Dietrich then called on female competitors to "refuse to compete" in games.
"Let the silence of the scoreboards and stillness of the fields send a message louder than words ever could. … We are not just athletes. We are not just students. We are fighters. And we will not stop until fairness is restored and women’s sports remain for biological women."
Her last comments are on target: if the adults won’t act, the students should leave the field to a few lonely boys jogging around an otherwise empty track, enjoying their “triumph”.
Huge turnout in Augusta to march for women's equality in sports: pic.twitter.com/6s05NrqwaK
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) March 1, 2025
You might think that Maine’s governor and her fellow Democrats who run the state might have better things to address concerning Maine’s public educational system; they say that you’re wrong.
Maine’s Schools Collapse as More Migrants Pour In
Notwithstanding that headline writer’s claim, migrants are only part of the problem: addiction is rampant in Maine, especially in the cities and rural areas, and what parenting goes on is conducted from the haze of addiction. Still, the picture is not a pretty one:
The latest numbers from the National Center for Education Statistics finds that Maine public school students are at their lowest test scores in thirty years in both reading and math. The data finds that only 33 percent of children in fourth grade are proficient in math and only 26 percent are fluent in reading. These are also some of the worst scores in the nation. Older children are even worse off, with a mere 25 percent proficient in math and 26 percent in reading. The results placed Maine’s students at 38th in the country.
… Meanwhile, Maine has also seen a tidal wave of migrants — mostly illegal — as the Democrat-dominated state continues to tout its sanctuary policies, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
The number of children who cannot speak English fluently has soared in the last decade, FAIR says. For instance, 70 percent of students enrolling in Portland’s schools have limited English skills and require special classes to help bring them up to standards in English before they even learn any other subject. This forces schools to spend budget money hiring teachers and other employees who speak a wide variety of languages to try and communicate with these children. FAIR adds that Portland now counts as many as 57 languages being spoken in its classrooms.
There are two high schools in Portland: one is infested with African gangs who’ve brought their violent tribal hatreds and rivalries to their new country, the other is still viable. And to be fair, there are plenty of African students desperately trying to escape from the first high school to the other, because they want an education and an opportunity to succeed here in America. There’s no room for them; perhaps the Democrats might consider building a new school, or enacting laws that would permit the existing schools to be reclaimed from the gangs.
Nah.
UPDATE: Even Rahm Emanuel, of all people, gets it:
Ex-Chicago mayor rips current city leaders for focus on bathroom and locker room instead of crime, education