The “war on woke” continues (& other stories)

A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs—and most of it good news, for a change.

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At The Free Press, Abigail Shrier—who was one of the first journalists to put her career on the line to expose the trans industry—has a brilliant essay summarizing our current moment: “How the Gender Fever Finally Broke.”

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A bill prohibiting assisted suicide has passed the Montana senate.

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Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist John Lennox has a fascinating take on the rise of Artificial Intelligence that is well worth the watch.

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To the outrage of LGBT activists, a trans-identifying Congressman was correctly identified by Rep. Mary Miller on the House floor. Why is this important? Because reality is important.

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From Fox News: “Trump fires Kennedy Center board members citing drag shows, appoints himself chairman.” First on his to-do list? Getting rid of the drag shows.

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At the US Department of Defence, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has cancelled all “identity months”—including “Pride Month.”

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Children are already being spared irreversible damage by Trump’s EOs: “Denver Health is pausing gender-affirming surgeries to comply with Trump executive order.”

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Pro-lifers forced a number of concessions from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pro-abortion nominee for HHS secretary, including stripping the NIH from using aborted babies in research, promising to support the administration’s pro-life policies, and stating that “Every abortion is a tragedy” and “We cannot be a moral nation if we have 1.2 million abortions a year.” I’d prefer a pro-life nominee. But if RFK Jr. is going to get the job, these concessions are important.

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This, from Unherd, is a must-read: “Why Europe fears free speech: A war of repression is under way.”

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More soon.