A Different View

[Editorial]
 

I just took one of those online quizzes about U.S. history. The quiz was created by the same people who put together “Freedom 250.”
 

Conservatives don't believe that the Civil War was about slavery...

 

Question: Why was the Civil War fought?

Their answer: States' rights. Not slavery.
 

Why do they claim it was about "states' rights"? It actually traces back to the Fugitive Slave Acts. To provide a little historical context: the Fugitive Slave Acts required that runaway slaves who escaped to free states be captured and returned to their owners.
 

The logic of the Southern states was that escaped slaves were stolen property and had to be returned. Northern states said no, they are human beings and refused to return them.
 

The Southern states refused to recognize that the underlying issue was, in fact, slavery.
“Freedom 250” claims we are a “Christian nation” and completely whitewashes history. That is where the controversy lies. Through this lens, the accomplishments and struggles of minorities are minimized.

 

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Now, think about this…
 

Texas currently wants data on Texans who have traveled to states where abortion is legal. Texas also wants the healthcare records of transgender children who received treatment in states where that care is legal.
 

[/Editorial]

Fifteen Years Ago!

Fifteen years ago I wrote this...

Connecticut Will Become The 15th State To Offer Protection To Transgender People

Every day for the past two weeks since the House passed the gender inclusive anti-discrimination bill, HB6599, we thought that today going to be the day. Every day I checked the Connecticut General Assembly website looking for clues if today was going to be the day. Every day I watched the Connecticut Public Affairs Network’s Senate channel. Last night was no different, I was reading and I had C-TN on in the background and the Senate was in caucus so they were playing classical music. Around ten o’clock I heard the Senate clerk announce that the Senate will convene! Then I heard the clerk read the agenda… House Bill 6599. WHOA!!! That is us! I watched the debate begin, sent out some emails and posted on Facebook while I was getting dress. I drove up to the Capitol.

When I got there Jerimarie from Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition (CTAC), Sally from ctEQUALITY, and Gretchen from Planned Parenthood were there already and a few minutes later Jennifer from the Gay Lesbian Advocate and Defenders (GLAD) arrived. I had been involved with the legislation since 2006, and Jerimarie and Jennifer were there from the beginning when the Hate Crime bill was first introduced and now we were there at the end.

The first amendment that was offered was about sex-segregated facilities and would have required everyone to use the facility of their birth gender. Sen. Beth Bye (D) asked the amendment’s author if he had ever to have to use the women’s bathroom because men’s room was too crowded, Sen. Welch (R) said no. Sen. Bye then went on to say that women do it all the time when the lines are too long in the women’s room and she said that the amendment would now make that illegal. Also speaking against the amendment was Sens. Cassano (D) and Coleman (D). The amendment was defeated, Yeas 15, Nays 21.

The next amendment offered was the teacher amendment, which would have allowed schools to transfer a teacher out of the classroom while they were transitioning. The amendment was introduced by Sen. Kissel (R) and once against Sen. Bye spoke passionately against the amendment, she said that when sexual orientation was being added to the anti-discrimination statutes back in the 90’s the opposition used the same arguments about gays in the classroom. The amendment was defeated, Yeas 16, Nays 20.

During all the debates on the amendments in the Senate, only two or three spoke in favor of or against the bill, the whole debate on the bill went rather quickly as opposed to the House where it seemed that everyone want to have their say on the bill. In the Senate, there was actually more backroom discussion on the bill that allowed for each side to have their say and then they voted on the bill. The House voted on three amendments and it took around five hours, while in the Senate they voted on four amendments and it took around two and a half hours.

The next amendment was introduced by Sen. Kissel and it was,

Any person who falsely exhibits a gender identity or expression, either through appearance or behavior, that is different from that traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at birth, solely for the purpose of committing or facilitating the commission of a crime, shall, in lieu of the sentence of imprisonment authorized by section 53a-35a of the general statutes for the crime of which such person stands convicted, be subject to the sentence of imprisonment authorized by said section for the next more serious degree of misdemeanor or felony, as the case may be, except that if the crime is a class A misdemeanor, such person shall be subject to the sentence of imprisonment authorized by said section for a class D felony.

After a short debate, it was also defeated, Yeas 14, Nays 20.

Then they started to bring the bill to a vote, but they were interrupted by Sen. Roraback (R) who introduced an amendment that would limit the bill to an employer with 15 employees or more. That was also defeated 15 – 19 after a very short debate.

They then started to talk about the bill when once again they were interrupted by the introduction of an amendment, Sen. Witkos (R). The amendment was…

Any person holding a motor vehicle operator's license whose gender-related identity is different from that traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at birth shall notify the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of such identity and the commissioner shall indicate such identity in the electronic record maintained by the commissioner pertaining to such person's operator's license.

When he was introducing the bill he got a strong stare by the Senate Minority Leader Sen. Kissel, you could tell he was displeased with the senator. The amendment was defeated Yeas 8, Nays 26 with many of the Republicans voting against the amendment. During the debate Sen. Sunzio (R) asked Sen. Witkos police procedures if he (Sen. Witkos is an Avon police officer) was called to a disturbance with a man dressed as a woman in a bathroom. Sen. Witkos explained that this amendment who help us because it would allow police officers to better assess the situation and it was not meant to be a “Scarlet Letter”. Well Senator, maybe you don’t see it as a “Scarlet Letter” coming from a place of power, but I see it a branding us for life.

Finally, the bill came up for debate. While it was being debated, Andrew McDoanld came up to the Senate Gallery to talk to us; Andrew is the former co-chair of the Judiciary Committee along with Mike Lawlor, both of whom now work for the governor. Andrew is now the governor’s chief legal counsel. I remember back when I first met him, Mike and the Governor in 2005, it was at a fundraiser for GenderPAC and they were still legislators and the governor was the mayor of Stamford. We were also joined by Andrew from the CT chapter of the ACLU. The bill was only debated for about 15 – 20 minutes and when the vote came it was 20 Yeas, 16 Nays, the vote was along party lines. We all started clapping and jumping up and down and hugging and just creating merriment.

We all went out into the hallway where the celebration continued; meanwhile the opposition sneaked by us and slither off. So far they have remained quiet and have not issued a statement.

The governor has been behind this bill all the way and he has been the driving force that kept the bill moving and he issued a statement…

This bill is another step forward in the fight for equal rights for all of Connecticut’s citizens, and it’s the right thing to do. It’s difficult enough for people who are grappling with the issue of their gender identity, and discrimination against them has no place in our society. Connecticut has lead the way in other civil rights issues and I’m proud to be able to support and sign this bill.

I just wanted to say that was not one person’s effort, nor an organization effort, but was a grassroots effort with many people from many organizations, and individuals who all helped.


Photo: Diana (CTAC), Sally (ctEQUALITY) Jennifer (GLAD) Betty (Gallo & Co.) and Gretchen (Planned Parenthood) Missing from photo Jerimarie (CTAC) who was being interviewed and Andrew (ACLU/CT)

These are just some of the organizations that have helped…

CT TransAdvocacy Coalition
CT Women's Education and Legal Fund
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
CT AFL-CIO
Anti-Defamation League CT
New Haven Pride Center
CT Sexual Assault Crisis Services
Transitioning and Loving Life (TaLL)
True Colors Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services
CT American Civil Liberties Union
CT Outreach Society
NARAL Pro-Choice CT
The Connecticut Alliance for Business Opportunities
UConn Rainbow Center
UConn Women's Center
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Unitarian Universalist Society: East
Permanent Commission on the Status of Women
New England Healthcare Employees Union SEIU 1199NE
CT Citizen Action Group
National Council of Jewish Women (CT)
CT Chapter of the National Organization for Women
Triangle Community Center
CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence
CT Clergy for Full Equality
CT Latina/os Achieving Rights & Opportunities
Human Rights Campaign CT
PFLAG Southeastern CT
PFLAG Hartford
City of Hartford Commission on LGBT Issues
National Association of Social Workers (CT Chapter)
City of Norwalk, Human Relations Commission
GLSEN CT

Thank you all! <3 br="">
Tomorrow night I celebrated with a lobster dinner.

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Today:

When the bill was being debated in the House, there was a long delay, a lot of huddles by the Democrats and then Governor Malloy walked on on the floor of the House which is against the the rules. The Speaker of the House was banging his gavel saying "Will the governor get off the floor of the House!"

After a few minutes they had a vote on the bill, voting Yea 77, Nay 62, and absent and not voting 12.

The Pine Tree State Has Good News For Us

Last week, the Secretary of State in Maine just shot down a petition against us.

Secretary of State invalidates anti-trans ballot question due to improper signature gathering
Maine Morning Star

By: Eesha Pendharkar
May 26, 2026

 

 

 Secretary of State Shenna Bellows invalidated a citizen-led ballot initiative aiming to restrict transgender students’ access to school bathrooms, locker rooms and team sports that align with their gender identity. That’s because the group leading the effort did not collect enough valid signatures to qualify for a ballot referendum, she said at a Tuesday press conference in Augusta.

Bellows’ decision follows a recommendation from Chief Deputy Secretary of State Katherine McBrien after she presided over a hearing earlier this month regarding signature validity and found that more than 12,000 had been collected improperly.

“Citizen initiatives are direct democracy. Just as we take voting security seriously, we take petition integrity seriously,” Bellows said in a statement. “Unfortunately, some out-of-state circulators failed to meet certain legal requirements for petitions, resulting in this initiative failing to qualify for the ballot after legal review.”

They blew it! They didn't follow the rules. 

 Over the course of the hearing, a pattern of negligence within the campaign emerged, with signature collectors admitting to leaving petition forms unattended, among other infractions. 

 

[...]

 

 “Unfortunately, in this case, at least two out-of-state circulators failed to follow Maine law, and that is why their petitions have been invalidated,” she added.

Out-of-state circulators are not allowed to gather signatures or be paid for circulation under the Maine Constitution, but they are allowed to do so under the U.S. Constitution. Litigation around the initiative process has resulted in courts ruling that out-of-state circulators may gather signatures, and that they may be paid per signature, Bellows explained, even though “many legislators and many members of the public think out-of-staters shouldn’t be permitted to gather signatures.”

Sorry Charlie!

All the signature collectors that appeared at the May 12 hearing were out-of-state residents, paid per signature by the “Protect Girls Sports” campaign. Some of them left petitions unattended while voters signed them, others were accused of filling petitions out themselves. Bellows said election staff had “sat down for multiple hours with those spearheading this particular initiative to walk them through the law and the requirements in detail.”

Sorry, Charlie!

All the signature collectors who appeared at the May 12 hearing were out-of-state residents, paid per signature by the “Protect Girls Sports” campaign. Some of them left petitions unattended while voters signed them, and others were accused of filling petitions out themselves. Bellows said election staff had “sat down for multiple hours with those spearheading this particular initiative to walk them through the law and the requirements in detail.”

That is what happens when you have people not from the state collecting signatures—they don't know the rules! There are chapters all around the nation. Protect Girls Sports is a right-wing organization funded by the America First Policy Institute, which was founded and is run by top officials from the first Trump administration. The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is funded in part by The Servant Foundation, the National Christian Charitable Foundation, and—here is someone you might recognize—The Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation.

There are also shady donors: DonorsTrust & Donors Capital Fund, known widely as the "dark money ATM" of the conservative movement.

However, all the king’s stoolies and all the king’s men couldn’t put this petition together again!

Tell Me...

What do they expect to happen when Trump leaves office?

Automakers urge EPA to move quickly to rewrite vehicle pollution rules, back two-year delay
By Reuters
June 3, 2026

 

 

 Major automakers backed the Environmental ​Protection Agency proposal to ‌delay enforcement of a regulation requiring significant ​cuts in air ​pollution from vehicles for ⁠two years but want ​the agency to ​move quickly to rewrite the rules.
 

The Alliance for Automotive ​Innovation, a trade ​group representing General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab, Toyota ‌Motor (7203.T), opens new tab, ⁠Volkswagen (VOWG.DE), opens new tab Ford (F.N), opens new tab, Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab Hyundai (005380.KS), opens new tab said at a public hearing the delay ​is ​needed ⁠and called for a "a reasonable, workable ​path forward." Environmental ​groups ⁠criticized the delay, saying it would lead ⁠to ​an increase ​in preventable illness and premature ​deaths.

Of course they do.... they want to make billions off of polluting the environment! Inside Climate reported that,

EPA Claims ‘Overwhelming Rejection’ of EVs as It Moves to Loosen Air Pollution Rules
A proposed rule would give auto manufacturers until 2029 to meet smog and particulate matter emissions standards while the agency reconsiders the requirements altogether.
By Anika Jane Beamer
May 18, 2026

 

 

After eliminating the electric vehicle tax credit, rolling back fuel economy standards and blocking California’s stringent vehicle emissions rules, the Trump administration is now citing slowed electric vehicle growth as its rationale for loosening automobile air pollution standards.

In a rulemaking proposal released Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to delay the adoption of Biden-era Tier 4 air pollution standards for passenger cars and trucks and, going forward, to reconsider them.

The agency said that the proposed change is in response to “the overwhelming rejection of Electric Vehicles (EVs) by the American people and manufacturers shifting away from them.” It comes amid debate over environmental regulation and the influence of industry interests in the Trump administration.

Those are just more lies coming out of Trump cronies, Cox Automotive writes...

 While the Q4 collapse will command headlines, total EV sales in calendar year 2025 tell a different story: Thanks in part to record volume in Q3, total EV sales last year came in just shy of 2024’s 1.30 million. In fact, 2025 was the second-best year on record for EV sales in the U.S., and the EV share of total market sales was a strong 7.8%, down from 8.1% a year earlier, according to Kelley Blue Book estimates.

 And he said that after he cut the tax rebates!

 

You all know that if the Democrats win they the old rules will be reinstated!

Trump's True Colors

They say that you can tell a person's true colors by the people that surround them. Take Trump's former Border Czar Bovino guess where he just showed up?

Trump’s ex-border chief speaks alongside neo-Nazis at pro-fascism summit

He also praised a Nazi leader before the summit.

LGBTQ Nation

Daniel Villarreal (he/him)

June 1, 2026

Gregory Bovino — the now-former tactical commander-at-large for U.S. Border Patrol official who oversaw the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaigns in U.S. cities before Trump removed him last January — spoke alongside fascists and neo-Nazi at a “remigration” summit in Figueira da Foz, Portugal last weekend.

The summit’s lead organizer, Afonso Gonçalves, once said, “Weimar conditions require Weimar solutions,” a reference to the rise of Nazi Germany under Hitler’s Third Reich, the independent journalistic outlet The Redoubt reported. Gonçalves also founded the far-right, anti-Muslim group Reconquista, the outlet added.

The outlet noted that other speakers at the summit included “a Belgian fascist convicted of Holocaust denial, the founder of a Swiss neo-Nazi group called “Junge Tat,” and Martin Sellner, an Austrian extremist who promotes “great replacement theory,” a debunked white nationalist conspiracy theory that a cabal of rich Jewish people wants to “replace” white Americans and Westerners with non-white immigrants and people of color (especially Black people and Muslims) to fundamentally change the racial makeup and political culture of different nations.

Trump keeps great company if you are a fascist! The left leaning Mother Jones wrote;

How Greg Bovino Proved Too Openly Fascistic for Trump

And what it means—or doesn’t—that border czar Tom Homan is taking over.

Noah Lanard

January 27, 2026

Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol “commander-at-large” who terrorized people across America in his Nazi-like trench coat, is being put out to pasture by President Donald Trump. The cause was Bovino’s stupidity, not his cruelty.

After his Border Patrol agents disarmed and killed Alex Pretti in broad daylight on Saturday, Bovino shamelessly slandered the 37-year-old nurse only to have his lies immediately and irrefutably exposed by numerous videos of the killing.

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He did this all with gleeful menace. His signature look was an authoritarian haircut paired with a winter trench coat reminiscent of Hitler’s Germany. As a writer for the German publication Der Spiegel put it, Bovino “stands out from this thuggish mob, just as an elegant SS officer stands out from the rowdy SA mob. The dashing undercut is also spot on; all that’s missing for the perfect cosplay is a monocle.” As noted by the Guardian, a second German outlet wrote that Bovino looked like “he had taken a photo of [assassinated Nazi paramilitary leader] Ernst Röhm to the barber.” 

But now he shows up at pro-fascist event! The Daily Beast wrote;

Ousted Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has gone from angling for his job back to launching a full-scale attack on the Trump administration.

Bovino, the one-time face of Donald Trump’s brutal deportation operation that culminated in the deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents, condemned the president and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for what he described as a move to “water down mass deportations.”

On Sunday, Bovino shared a video of himself speaking at the Remigration Summit in the coastal city of Porto, Portugal, where far-right Europeans gathered to promote the mass expulsion of immigrants and minority groups from their countries. Ahead of the event, Bovino spoke to a far-right news outlet and said he was now in “battle” not with immigrants but with “timid politicians” afraid to target them on a mass scale, singling out Trump’s “inner circle.”

What does this say about Trump's inner circle... they are all far right fascists!

Naw The Republicans Are Not Homophobes!

If you cannot see the homophobia in this...

Republican Congressman Straight Up Declares ‘Homosexuality Has No Place in America’

Media

Alex Griffing

Jun 2nd, 2026

Republican Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN) posted a shock message for Pride Month on Tuesday, declaring, “Homosexuality has no place in America.”

Ogles, who has long stirred controversy with his bigoted, trollish rhetoric, added, “Happy Nuclear Family Month.”

In early March, Ogles posted a similar sentiment about American Muslims, writing, “Muslims don’t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie.” During a January Fox News hit, Ogles repeatedly referred to Democrats as “libtards.”

Notice who uses pejorative political slurs or derogatory labels all the time? It is Ad hominem they try to divert your attention form the things like the price of gas or food.

In March of 2025, House Democrats and Republicans joined together to condemn Ogles for posting “Wanted” posters for judges outside of his office on Capitol Hill. Ogles was under federal criminal investigation for allegations tied to his campaign finances until earlier in the month, when the DOJ dropped the probe.

Whoa! He fits right in the the other conservatives. Back in 2023 Them wrote;

A hearing on trans healthcare took a bizarre turn Monday after newly-elected GOP Arkansas State Senator Matt McKee bluntly asked trans pharmacy owner Gwendolyn Herzig whether she had a penis. Herzig was on hand to testify before the state Senate Judiciary Committee about her experiences as a medical professional and a trans Arkansan, but McKee was only interested in what was between her legs.

Then let's not forget the treatment that Republicans gave to, and continue to direct at, Congresswoman Sarah McBride The Texas Tribune reported back then;

U.S. Rep. Keith Self, R-McKinney, abruptly adjourned a congressional hearing Tuesday after being confronted for misgendering U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride,the first openly transgender member of Congress.

The Europe Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs, which Self chairs, was meeting about arms control when Self introduced McBride by calling her, “Mr. McBride.”

McBride, a Delaware Democrat, replied, “Thank you, Madam Chair,” before continuing with her remarks.

They have no respect for the voters of Delaware! They have no respect for others who are different.

You Probably Seen This Already, But...

What I want to point out is what the judges said...

Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

AP News

By  MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST

June 1, 2026

A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda.

The majority opinion — by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit — held that the Trump administration’s policy was designed to exclude people from the military based on their gender identity.

The ban remains in effect. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Pentagon to start enforcing it last year, as litigation continues to plays out.

The panel’s new ruling would keep the military from kicking out current service members named in the lawsuit, but wouldn’t allow new transgender recruits to join. The judges put their decision on hold, though, to let the administration seek further review.

So, this is a double-edged sword... yes, the court ruled it is discriminatory, but the military can keep on discriminating against us for now.

The policy “appears to be driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group: persons who identify as transgender,” Judge Robert Wilkins wrote for the majority. Wilkins was nominated to the court by Democratic President Barack Obama.

That was what caught my attention: "driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group." The judge absolutely nailed it!

The Advocate writes;

Writing for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge Robert Wilkins concluded that key portions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's policy likely violate the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection because they appear rooted in hostility toward transgender people rather than legitimate military concerns.

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"As such, at this preliminary stage, I conclude that the Hegseth Policy is both arbitrary and based upon animus."

I find that his ruling calls the ban exactly what it is: a bigoted, targeted attack on us. Al Jazeera wrote;

A second judge – Judith Rogers, who was picked by former Democratic President Bill Clinton – agreed with his opinion, but only in part. She felt it should extend to those who seek to enlist, too.

And the third judge, Trump pick Justin Walker, issued a dissent questioning the court’s ability to second-guess US military policy.

Writing for the fractured majority, Wilkins wrote that Trump’s policy violates the “constitutional right to equal protection of the law”.

[...]

In it, he denounced the US armed forces as having been infiltrated with “radical gender ideology”. He proceeded to describe transgender people as unfit for service for embracing a “false ‘gender identity'”.

“A man’s assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member,” Trump wrote.

Our best case that this is a targeted attack against us comes directly from Trump's and Hegseth's own words.

“To add insult, the President labeled transgender persons as dishonorable, undisciplined, arrogant, selfish liars,” Wilkins added, pointing to the executive order.

He pointed out that the transgender plaintiffs in the case had a combined 130 years of military service and had earned more than 80 commendations for their work.

In the face of such evidence, Wilkins said the Trump administration had “forfeited any argument” that “retaining these service members will harm national security”.

The New Republic wrote...

“What has been clearly and repeatedly explained are the foundational premises of the Hegseth Policy: persons with a ‘false gender identity’ are unfit for the military, and persons with a history of gender dysphoria are also unfit because they lack ‘honesty, humility, … and integrity,’” the court wrote. “Those animus-filled reasons were expressly given to justify aspects of the Hegseth Policy. As a result, this is not a case where we are left to speculate why the government drafted such broad, undifferentiated classifications. Unless we are going to fall for the old Groucho Marx line—‘who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?’—we have direct evidence in this case that animus motivated the classifications in the Hegseth Policy.”

The ban was announced via a Trump executive order in the president’s first week in office last year. It stated that “radical gender ideology” had infected the military, and that being transgender wasn’t an “honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle.”

“A man’s assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member,” it read—equating gender dysphoria with mental illness or a deep moral deficiency.

Ultimately, this isn't over until the Supreme Court says it is, but the Appeals Court has laid out a sound, powerful legal ruling on exactly why this policy is discriminatory.

The judges also pointed out that the facts show that the records of servicemembers was exemplary! The plaintiffs' 130 combined years of service and 80+ commendations completely dismantles the argument that this ban has anything to do with military readiness. It proves that the service members are operating with the utmost humility and selflessness, while the policy itself is what creates the disruption.

Cuckoo Award Winner

Folks we have a new winner!

Today's Cuckoo Award goes to Homeland Security Secretary Mullin for his idiotic statement about closing international airports to international travel just because the airports are in sanctuary cites.

Mullin faces backlash over ‘naive or dumb’ plan to pull CBP from blue-city airports

The Hill

by Rebecca Beitsch

06/02/26

National security experts and the airline industry are cautioning against Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s threat to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from international hubs, arguing the “shockingly naive or dumb” plan would cause airline chaos for Americans of all stripes.

Mullin floated the plan last week during an appearance on Fox News following protests outside a New Jersey detention facility in which Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was among those affected by pepper spray fired into the crowd.

Mullin said as a response to the chaos he was “drawing up plans” to yank CBP officers stationed at airports in so-called sanctuary cities.

Duh... exactly what did he expect? Stopping air travel to probably tens of millions of traveler!

“Our major airports servicing international flights in the United States are at max capacity. I mean, that’s what they do. They lease gates to airlines based on how many gates they have available. Those airlines are not authorized to arrive at other airports because they don’t have gates,” she said, calling the arrangement “obvious” to anyone with knowledge of the industry.

“Guess who’s on those international flights? Americans, and often they’re red Americans. This idea that this is only going to hurt blue people in blue cities is shockingly naive … it’s either shockingly naive or dumb. And my only hope is that the airline industries are making this case a little bit more diplomatically than I’ve been.”

So it with great pleasure I award this Cuckoo Award to the person who makes threats without upstanding the consequences of their action to Secretary Mullin.