We've had kids stop coming to school this week out of the generalized fear of "immigration".

The main goal (for now) seems pretty clearly to terrorize the wider community, and tons of well-meaning people are not only helping with that but arguing with you that it's good to continue doing so.

Do not do the devil's work for him. Until there are legally enacted rules under the APA that are upheld by the courts, do not obey in advance. These are meant to intimidate trans people. It won't work.

We will not go away or disappear. Deal with it.

I mean, you were definitely not born yet when "literally" began being used for (figurative) emphasis...

I know it's not "wrong" in any objective sense to put ketchup on pizza and I'm not going to be prescriptivist about what flavors people can like, but it still grosses me out when my wife does that and I'd have to leave a slice uneaten if it had ketchup on it.

Language "errors" can be similar.