Gender Benders

Democrats still don't get it:

An American Principles Project poll looking at the impact of campaign ads on various transvestite-related issues in the 2024 election found that 52% of voters who were made aware of failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris' support for sex changes for minors were more likely to vote for President Donald Trump. APP president Terry Schilling concluded, "There should be no question now that Democrats' gender insanity is a massive political vulnerability for them that Republicans should continue to exploit." Schilling then urged Republicans "not to forget the main lesson from the election and to keep the pressure on Democrats for as long as they continue to defend their extreme agenda." .... Britain's National Health Service in 2020 appointed Dr. Hilary Cass, a British medical doctor who previously served as president of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, to lead an independent investigation into the efficacy of sex-change procedures on minors. Blaze News previously reported that Cass' 388-page multi-year report revealed that: the "systematic review showed no clear evidence that social transition in childhood has any positive or negative mental health outcomes, and relatively weak evidence for any effect in adolescence"; puberty blockers compromise bone density and have no apparent impact on "gender dysphoria or body satisfaction"; there is "insufficient and/or inconsistent evidence about the effects of puberty suppression on gender dysphoria, mental and psychosocial health, cognitive development, cardio-metabolic risk, and fertility"; there is "a lack of high-quality research assessing the outcomes of hormones for masculinisation or feminisation in adolescents with gender dysphoria or incongruence and few studies that undertake long-term follow-up"; and so-called gender-affirming care is "an area of remarkably weak evidence."

The real science doesn't support them...

Bomb Runs

The Left isn't happy about Trump's decision to bomb Iran:

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) stated, “Dear colleagues: Don’t make another mistake in dragging our country into another war,” Tlaib tweeted. “You can stop the President and the war mongers in Congress by signing on to our War Powers Resolution.” “Trump struck Iran without any authorization of Congress,” Ro Khanna (D-CA) posted. “We need to immediately return to DC and vote on @RepThomasMassie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war.” Massie, a libertarian-leaning Republican, joined Democrats in blasting the strikes, writing, “This is not Constitutional,” in response to Trump’s post. Former DNC Vice Chair David Hogg also weighed in,“What happened to no new wars?” Hogg asked. “Also how are we paying for this? If we can’t afford to spend trillions on healthcare we sure as hell can’t afford to spend trillions on another endless war.” Former Florida Democrat Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell fumed,“The President of the United States just informed the world on a Truth Social tweet the US has bombed Iran,” she wrote. “Only Congress, under the Constitution, has the authority to declare war Congress must demand that the President inform and coordinate any military action and explain to the American people why he’s brought our country into war.”

It seems he already explained his actions...

Gas Attack

Gas is back:

As evidenced by increasingly frequent blackouts and faulty grid performances, the so-called “alternatives” favored by self-labeled “environmental groups” have proven to be poor substitutes for affordable and reliable traditional energy resources. Among those resources, natural gas leads the way in both cost effectiveness and cleanliness. Natural gas has become increasingly “green” with a low carbon footprint compared to other fossil fuels. Shutting down the natural gas pipeline projects led to predictable consequences – a shortage of gas in New York and New England, leading to understandable worries about sustaining reliable energy. As demonstrated by the blackout that hit Spain, Portugal and parts of France in late April, natural gas is essential to producing electricity and rescuing residents from grid failures caused by the weaknesses of wind and solar. But there’s renewed hope for New York and the surrounding region. Because of the Trump administration’s posture favoring traditional energy sources, the Williams Companies – owners of the Constitution and NESE pipeline projects – announced in late May that they are working with government officials to revive both projects.

Green can't beat gas...

Speech Scene

The EU seems awfully concerned about what other people say:

The theme of this year’s No Hate Speech Week is about as pithy and inspiring as you might imagine: “Enhance legal and non-legal measures against hate speech through a multi-stakeholder approach.” In practice, this means brainstorming the ways in which the European Union can keep control of the narrative, especially on social media. Council of Europe chief Alain Berset made this clear when he opened the festivities with a speech in Strasbourg yesterday. “Hate speech is not an isolated issue,” he said, “but a part of a deeper challenge—to trust, to truth, to democracy itself.” This might be true according to the topsy-turvy definitions of Eurocratic newspeak. But in reality, free speech is a fundamental part of any democracy. The right for people to say whatever they like, no matter how crude, offensive, or hateful, is crucial for a society to remain open and free. Berset also declared: “Hate begins with words but does not end there. The Council of Europe has been clear: hate speech and hate crime are not separate problems—they exist on a continuum.”

The continuum of censorship...

Parent Pride

Bill Maher sides with parents:

After CNN Political Contributor and Democratic strategist Paul Begala said politicians shouldn’t tell parents what to do by banning gender transitions for minors, Maher said, “And by the way, the issue is quite the reverse. Like, out here in California and in New Jersey, it’s the schools who are not allowed to even tell the parents.” Maher further stated, “I think they’re not protecting the children from people coming in and taking advantage, I think, of young folks who don’t know what’s going on, I didn’t know what the f*ck was going on when I was eight years old. I was unhappy when I was a teenager. If someone offered this as the solution, I might go for it. And they have done studies since then, that’s why America is an outlier country with this. All the other countries pulled back on this, because they said, we don’t know, and, sometimes they’re just gay and sometimes they’re just confused and sometimes they’re just depressed, but once you start taking off body parts, you can’t reverse it.”

Bodies are for using, not always changing...

Peace Prizes

President Trump helps make peace:

In a post on Truth Social, Trump revealed he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had worked to arrange a “wonderful Treaty” between the two countries. Trump added that representatives from both countries will be in Washington, DC, on Monday “to sign documents.” “I am very happy to report that I have arranged, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a wonderful Treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Rwanda, in their war, which was known for violent bloodshed and death, more so even that most other Wars, and has gone on for decades,” Trump wrote, adding that it was a “Great Day for Africa” and the world. Trump lamented how he would not get a Nobel Peace Prize for helping to secure a peace treaty between the two countries, nor “for stopping the War between India and Pakistan.” The post from Trump came as Pakistan revealed that it was nominating Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in helping to prevent a war between India and Pakistan.

Give real peacemaking a chance...

Cost Cutters

No more government funded propaganda:

Kari Lake, the Trump administration senior adviser working with those projects, confirmed a massive layoff program at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The layoffs hit that agency, as well as Voice of America. Hundreds of jobs are being terminated. “This move follows USAGM’s firing of more than 500 contractors last month. It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds U.S. ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,” claimed several VOA staff members who went to court to try to keep their salaries. It was a victory for Trump. “When Trump signed an order in March to drastically shrink USAGM and several other federal agencies, the president and his pick to run VOA, Kari Lake, depicted U.S.-funded international broadcasting as biased, bloated and obsolete,” a report from the legacy media claimed. A report at Just the News said Lake confirmed, “USAGM now operates near the statutory minimum; lean and focused. This is a clear example of responsible government—cutting waste, restoring accountability, and delivering on the promise to put American taxpayers first.” Lake continued, “Today, we took decisive action to effectuate President Trump’s agenda to shrink the out-of-control federal bureaucracy.”

Reining in the waste...