Governor Ron DeSantis calls out woke corporations for wanting kindergarteners to learn transgenderism (and other stories)

A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs.

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Peter Hitchens has an essential column over at the Daily Mail on a much-ignored aspect of the Russo-Ukrainian war (I pray it stays that way.)

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Another interesting take comes from Ed West of The Wrong Side of History. He asks whether Russia can afford to lose men considering their cratering birthrate—her population shrinks at a rate of 100,000 a years.

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For those interested, I had an hour-long discussion with a young journalist who writes for the same magazine as I do—The European Conservative—and has decided to remain in Kiev with her parents and grandparents. Her quiet courage and sense of humor under fire were an inspiration. If you want a glimpse at the human side of this conflict, do give it a listen.

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For a look at now anti-Russian hysteria is spreading, this is a very powerful piece in The Spectator: “My One-Way Ticket Out of Moscow.” It’s one of the best-written pieces of reportage I’ve seen so far.

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Anyone who wants to have updates from The Bridgehead emailed to them semi-regularly (around once a week or three times a month) can head over to my Substack and subscribe there.

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If you want to know what transgender ideology does to a previously functioning mind, consider the fact that Labour Party frontbenchers in the UK cannot answer this simple question: What is a woman?

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In this video, Pete Buttigieg’s gay partner leads kids in a pledge of allegiance to the Pride flag. In case you’re wondering what sort of folks Biden has stacked his administration with.

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More on that: Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki calls it “horrifying” that Florida has banned teaching sexual orientation and transgenderism to kids under the age of 8. That is who these people are. Decent people are horrified at the idea of teaching this stuff to little children—the Left wants it mandatory.

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Here, by the way, is Governor Ron DeSantis’s response. I hope he runs for president:

His last comment, by the way—that he wouldn’t let woke corporations dictate policy—is a reference to the fact that Disney’s CEO called on DeSantis to change his mind:

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Meanwhile, public schools are increasingly hostile to Christians. Also in Florida:

A 14-year-old Christian student in Florida, who was allegedly told to stop taking his Bible to school after he was repeatedly attacked and bullied by students and teachers alike for his faith, has filed a lawsuit “seeking significant damages because the school has destroyed his educational experience.”

Read the entire article at The Christian Post.

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More soon.

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