Thank you!

In an interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker, Trump suggested that multiple plans have begun to circulate for him to run for a third term.

He pointed to unspecified polling as an indicator of his popularity and claimed he had the “highest poll numbers of any Republican for the last 100 years.”

10/ Final thoughts: If research can’t acknowledge real-world issues, what are we even researching? Censorship of language doesn’t erase reality—it just keeps us from addressing it. These are scary times.

9/ Trauma & Discrimination – guess they just… don’t exist?
• discrimination
• discriminatory
• hate speech
• stereotypes
• trauma
• victim

So researchers can’t study the very things harming people? 🤯

8/ LGBTQ+ & Identity Terms – also getting erased.
• LGBTQ
• sexual preferences
• sense of belonging
• inclusion/inclusive

If belonging is banned, what exactly are we striving for?

7/ Social & Economic Issues – can’t research them if we can’t name them.
• socioeconomic
• institutional
• systemic
• privilege(s)
• inequality/inequities

Reality check: avoiding the words won’t fix the systems.

6/ Disabilities & Marginalization – don’t mention them!
• disability/disabilities
• marginalized
• minority/minorities
• underrepresented
• underserved
• underappreciated

Because if you erase the words, the problems disappear, right? 😑

5/ Gender & Identity are off-limits too. 🙃
• gender
• gender diversity
• genders
• women
• women & underrepresented

How do we study gender disparities without saying… gender?

4/ Race & Ethnicity – apparently too hot to handle.
• BIPOC
• Black & Latinx
• race & ethnicity
• racial diversity
• racial inequality
• racial justice
• racism

Ignoring racial disparities doesn’t erase them.

3/ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – all banned. Seriously.
• diverse backgrounds/groups/communities
• diversity & inclusion
• diversity equity
• equitable
• equity
• fostering inclusivity

So… we’re just pretending these concepts don’t exist now? 😵‍💫

2/ Bias & Barriers are out too. Guess acknowledging reality is inconvenient?
• barrier(s)
• biased
• biased toward
• biases
• biases towards

If we can’t talk about bias, how do we fix it?

Except he’s got RFK telling him to ban vaccines and antidepressants. Shit show

10/ Bottom Line:
Whether it’s authoritarian control, financial greed, or ideological warfare, Trump’s firings aren’t random. This is about reshaping America’s government & power structures before 2024.

9/ Project 2025 is the blueprint
This radical conservative plan aims to gut the “welfare state” & dismantle federal agencies. Trump’s firings align almost perfectly with its goals. (Look it up, it’s chilling.) 📖

8/ The Big Picture
This isn’t just about firings. It’s about fundamentally shifting government power—from independent agencies to loyalists, private companies & red-state leaders.

7/ Does Trump WANT disease & disaster?
Not necessarily—but he doesn’t seem to care if it happens. His past COVID response showed he downplays crises unless they benefit him politically.

6/ Theory 5: Redirecting $$$ & Influence
Less spending on FEMA, NIH, & CDC = more money for military, private contractors, & political allies. This could be about defunding public systems in favor of privatization.