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BREAKING: Trump’s State Department just declared abortion, DEI, and LGBTQ+ rights “human rights violations” — and the world is stunned. This is the Trump doctrine in a nutshell: Oppression is liberty. Equality is tyranny. Human rights are whatever Donald Trump says they are.
In an escalation of the DJT WH’s war on basic freedoms, the DoS has rewritten the definition of “human rights” to target abortion access, LGBTQ+ equality, DEI policies, free-speech protections abroad, and even allowing refugees entry. DJT is now trying to redefine human rights as the opposite of human rights. The stunning new guidance, sent to every U.S. embassy and consulate on Earth, orders U.S. diplomats to treat the following as human rights abuses countries with • state-funded abortion • workplace DEI protections • allow gender-affirming care for transgender youth • “hate speech” laws that crack down on extremist threats • accept migrants seeking safety If a country protects women, LGBTQ+ people, minorities, immigrants, or the public from violent speech, the WH wants the world to believe that is a human rights violation. You truly can’t make this up. The WH even wants diplomats to count how many abortions each country performs each year — as if a public health statistic is some kind of war crime, instead of a tool that saves lives. And while DJT is suddenly obsessed with “human rights,” his first human rights report under this new philosophy was one-third the length of previous years, leaving out horrific conditions in El Salvador’s prisons and China’s abuses against peaceful protesters. When DJT says “human rights,” he means “rights for my base, not for human beings.” Former senior DoS official Uzra Zeya called the new rules “jaw-dropping animosity toward LGBTQ+ people” slamming DJT for labeling DEI as a violation of human rights — calling it a “new low.” Amnesty International warned that DJT’s is telling the world the U.S. no longer believes in the human rights system it helped build in the aftermath of World War II. Foreign policy veterans who rarely criticize WH openly are aghast, One saying: “The DJT admin is weaponizing human rights to attack the marginalized instead of protecting them.”
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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'Non-hyphenated' is hyphenated. 'Hyphenated' is non-hyphenated 🙃
@Merriam Webster 'Phonetic' is not. 'Abbreviation' is 12 letters. 'Thesaurus' doesn't have a synonym. 'Monosyllabic' has five syllables. Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative in Arizona, has pleaded guilty to ­charges for forging signatures on his 2024 re‑election campaign petitions.
Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative in Arizona, has pleaded guilty to ­charges for forging signatures on his 2024 re‑election campaign petitions. He admitted to submitting nomination papers with names of deceased individuals and other forged entries. The plea agreement calls for probation, a fine of $5,000 and a five‑year ban on seeking public office. Meanwhile, Smith had served as a senior director (and briefly strategic director) of Turning Point Action, the 501(c)(4) advocacy arm of the conservative youth group Turning Point USA, and resigned from that leadership role when the allegations surfaced. Through his dual role as lawmaker and conservative organiser, Smith’s case underlines questions of campaign integrity and the responsibilities of politically active organisations.
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Myth 3: Feminism destroys society, families and desire. Masculinist propaganda says that feminism is supposedly responsible for the "family crisis", declining birth rates, singleness and male sexual frustration. The reality is different. When it comes to forming a family, data mostly shows that the rise of feminism coincides with a decrease in forced marriages and early unions. Countries that invest heavily in equality policies also see a decrease in domestic violence. Desire and relationship satisfaction. Studies show that the most stable couples are often those with the most equal sharing of tasks and communication. Data shows that the most gender-equal societies are also the most prosperous and safest.
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Myth 2: Women with a high 'body count' can't bond with men. Masculinists say that a "good" woman is supposed to have had few or no previous sexual partners. This "body count" theory relies on a pseudo-scientific argument about oxytocin, the bonding hormone. What does the myth claim? With each sexual encounter, a woman supposedly "releases" a certain amount of oxytocin that "binds" her to her partner. After "too many" partners, her oxytocin would be depleted, meaning she could no longer bond. In reality, the body produces oxytocin continuously. No credible study shows that having many sexual partners damages oxytocin production or its effects on women. This misogynistic theory aims to justify controlling women's bodies and intimate lives, and to pathologise women who have autonomous sexual lives.
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Three Myths of Masculinist Propaganda
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Three Myths of Masculinist Propaganda Debunked Myth 1: Women lie about violence to destroy men. Masculinists say that rape or sexual assault allegations are mostly false and are weaponised to get money or to harm a man's reputation or career. In reality, false allegations of rape are rare. Depending on the methodology, they account for between 2% and 8% of reports. But according to the French justice ministry, "four out of five women who are victims of violence do not file a complaint". The controversies surrounding male celebrities accused of sexual violence in recent years debunk the idea that men accused of sexual assault see their careers "destroyed". “Generally, the careers of wealthy or powerful men who are accused, or even convicted, of violence are not affected that much. Especially if they are white.” Researcher and author Stéphanie Lamy
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Same thing, 50 yrs on.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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The federal court of Philadelphia has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration’s Justice Department to view the private medical records of trans children.

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The federal court of Philadelphia has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration’s Justice Department to view the private medical records of trans children. Attorney General Pam Bondi, under Trump, tried to force hospitals to give the government access to the sensitive data, including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, home addresses and clinical notes of minors who had been treated since January 2020, but federal district judge Mark A Kearney issued an order quashing the DOJ subpoena demands. The court found that the government “lacks statutory authority for a rambling exploration of the Hospital’s files to learn the names and medical treatment of children.” Kearney ruled that the children and their families’ constitutional privacy interests “far outweigh” the government’s investigative needs. Mimi McKenzie of the Public Interest Law Center said in a press release: “This is a critical win for everyone who believes healthcare decisions should be made in doctors’ offices, not the White House.” 📷 Getty
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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They say that these laws and “rights” should have empowered the African American Community on its way to financial and equitable futures…

But, if you read them more plainly they sound more like overdue “instructions” to the people in charge:

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They say that these laws and “rights” should have empowered the African American Community on its way to financial and equitable futures… But, if you read them more plainly they sound more like overdue “instructions” to the people in charge:   *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t own people anymore. (13th Amendment) *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t deny people’s humanity or citizenship. (14th Amendment) *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t block people from voting because of race. (15th Amendment) *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t segregate schools, hospitals, and lunch counters. (Civil Rights Act) *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t intimidate voters to keep power. (Voting Rights Act) *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t decide who gets to live where based on skin color. (Fair Housing Act) *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t hire only people who look like you and call it “merit.” (Equal Employment Title VII) *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t stop someone on the road just because they’re Black. (4th & 14th Amendments – Equal Protection & Law Enforcement) *Hey guys — sorry, you can’t criminalize poverty and call it justice. (8th & 14th Amendments – Due Process & Equal Protection) Let’s be clear: These laws weren’t written because America suddenly felt generous. They were written because harm had become undeniable. They didn’t give Black people power — they limited the “abuse” of power. And the absence of abuse is not the presence of equality. We will know progress is real when laws don’t just tell power to stop — They require power to build. Ownership. Wealth. Political influence. Institutional strength. “Less harm” is not the goal… Power and leverage is the goal. Playing Offense Carter Rankin
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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As true today as it was 50 yrs ago.
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The Dangerous Rewriting of Human Rights

MLK used to say that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. But he also said something quieter, something softer: that the arc of the moral universe bends because people put their hands on it.

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 by Rev. Dr. Mark Sandlin There are moments when the news doesn’t just land in your mind. It lands in your chest. None of them were abstract. None of them were “issues.” They were lives. They were stories. They were hope trying to survive the world it landed in. And those are the very people this policy turns into “violators.” Those are the very lives this administration wants to frame as threats. Those are the very stories they are prepared to erase. The cadence of injustice is always the same. Take what protects people. Call it dangerous. Take what harms people. Call it holy. And friends, we’ve seen that play before. We know that human rights start where human suffering is. We know that justice begins where someone is hurting. We know that morality demands we pay attention to the wounds, not the talking points. People with names. People with stories. People who refuse to let anyone rewrite truth until cruelty looks righteous. And that’s what this moment asks of us. Not to shout louder. Not to memorize better arguments. But to remember the faces. This policy tries to turn compassion into a crime. It tries to take the language of “human rights” and drain it of humanity. It tries to make us forget that the people most impacted by these decisions often have the least power to fight back. So here is what I’m holding onto today. Human rights are not defined by governments. Human rights are defined by the people who cry out when they’re violated. Human rights live in the stories we carry, not in the edicts of the powerful. And the arc of justice won’t bend unless we keep our hands on it. So let’s keep them there. Let’s keep lifting up the people this policy pushes down. Let’s keep refusing to call harm “holy.” Let’s keep insisting that every person, across every identity, deserves dignity, safety, and the freedom to thrive.
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Stunning and Dangerous: The 28-point Trump “peace plan” for Ukraine — one DJT claimed Zelensky had days to accept or lose US support — IS not a US plan at all. Per new reporting from PBS NewsHour’s Nick Schifrin, Senators were just briefed the document is of Russian origin. (See ALT text)
Sen. Mike Rounds confirmed that the plan was delivered to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff by someone believed to be representing Russia. Sen. Angus King says the document is “essentially the wish list of the Russians.” Meanwhile, Trump endorsed it. His spokesperson publicly touted it. Allies condemned it. And Ukraine was told to treat it as an American proposal. This isn’t a “leak.” This is a foreign influence crisis reaching directly into U.S. national security decision-making. How did a Russian-drafted ultimatum to Ukraine end up being pushed by Trump’s team as American policy? And why is Rubio now denying involvement after Axios reported he helped craft it?
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM