Let's Be Clear
According to the media the GOP wants to limit transgender rights. In truth, they want to prevent biological males (only) from competing in biological female sports. (No one is trying to pass laws to prevent biological females from competing in male sports.) The reason the GOP wants these laws is to protect biological females and the integrity of their sports. The Dems want that abolished. So who is it that is trying to protect females and who is opposed to protecting women? This isn't about gender; it's about sex -- biology. This isn't about the morality of transgender; it's about protecting females. Because "I feel like a girl" doesn't change biology or prevent harm to the females in a physical contest with them.
Alternative Facts
Back in April AP News reported that the top U.S. general for the Middle East, Gen. Frank McKenzie, told Congress that the Afghanistan military "will certainly collapse" without American support. In the wake of Biden's withdrawal of American forces there, the Taliban is on the offensive. Luckily, the president has inside information. We've achieved what we went to achieve. "It's the right and the responsibility of Afghan people, alone, to decide their future and how they want to run their country," he stated. And he was sure the Taliban can't stop them. Except ... they appear to be doing just that. The president is never to be deterred by facts, I guess.
The New Pope
Apparently Pope Francis had intestinal surgery to "remove part of his left colon in what the Vatican has described as a planned procedure." He is resting well. Having undergone much the same myself last year, I believe it's safe to conclude that the pope is now a semi-colon.
Hardly Working Americans
According to the Labor Department, the number of new jobs increased by a record amount in May. They said "there was essentially one open job for every unemployed American" even though the unemployment rate was up to 5.9%. The problem, apparently, is that employers are "forced to pay more to attract workers" and "workers are leaving jobs for better-paying positions." Labor costs, then, are rising and unemployment isn't improving much even though jobs are available ... thanks largely to the fact that the government is paying people for not working. What could go wrong?
Moving to China
With a rise in the call to dispense with capitalism and shift to socialism, you'd think this kind of story would get Americans moving to China. In the advanced Communist Party with all its freedoms and comforts, China has been deleting accounts on LGBT topics on a popular social media service. Just shows how oppressive America truly is.
The Full Force of EU Law
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban refuses to repeal the law that forbids promoting homosexuality and gender reassignment in schools. The EU is outraged. Hungary must repeal or "face the full force of EU law." Clear enough. Promote homosexuality to school children or pay. I've heard it said you can't legislate morality. How about legislating immorality?
Shouldn't He Know?
Kamala Harris announced a $25 million campaign to expand voting. "The Democrats are investing in the tools and technology to register voters, to educate voters, to turn out voters, to protect voters." Jaime Harrison, chair of the DNC, declared the efforts to better control voting discrepancies "the ghost of Jim Crow." The Democrats should know, since they were the authors of Jim Crow laws.
We Come in Peace!
The president is planning a "door to door" campaign to get people vaccinated. He's talking about informing people and making the vaccine available on the spot, but his language doesn't match. "If you're not vaccinated," he suggested, "you're putting your community, your friends, the people you care about at risk." When the language of "risk" is used, the serious possibility of force is suggested. We'll see how that goes.
When is Inclusive an Insult?
Tennessee passed a law that would require businesses to post a notice if they allow people to use bathrooms that match their gender identity. You know, a "heads up" for people so they know what to expect in whatever bathroom they use. "Wrong!" the ACLU shouted. Apparently being inclusive "would disrupt the welcoming environments that they wish to provide." Telling people they can use whatever bathroom they feel matches their gender "hurts transgender and intersex people." The judge blocked it. I don't even ...
On the Lighter Side
It appears that "COVID-related" deaths are on the decline now that the new death certificates include "Climate Change" and "Systemic Racism" as possible causes. That has to be good news.
Federal investigators seized a Lego set of the U.S. Capitol building (no joke) from a home in Pennsylvania, possibly to build a case that the man was part of the riot January 6. Based on another Lego set, they believe he was also planning an attack on Hogwarts Castle.
Must be true; I read it on the Internet.
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