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Environmental groups say they are already girding for a fight.

California’s schools, colleges and universities are girding for potentially sweeping changes under a new Trump administration, based on his starkly different vision for education gleaned from campaign pledges, the GOP platform and his past actions.

Harris said that while she accepted the election results, she refused to concede the fight for freedom, opportunity and fairness that girded her campaign.

I also note something sad girding all this support.

“We see him start to develop some of that sense of humor and warmth and and, at times, testy annoyance with these creatures, but it’s always under girded by a deep love.”