All Or Nothing?

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This editorial is going to divide us into two camps, those who believe getting the most that you can with compromise.

We cannot let the Republicans make the November elections and election about us. They will be looking for a distraction from the war, from the failed economy, from the violence by ICE, and most of a distraction from the Epstein Files!

You know darn well that the Republicans will be proposing Kansas stile legislation, they saw that it stirred up a hornet's nest! That was a huge distraction, so expect to see more bills like that.

How can we fight those bills? 

You know what I saw in the comments… that people were amazed that there was only 1000 to 1800 trans people in Kansas who changed their driver licenses! People cannot believe that the Republicans are so upset over only 1800 people in the whole state!

The same goes for student athletes… out of around 110,000 student athletes in Connecticut there are less than a dozen trans athletes!

We need to concentrate on our small numbers… the Big Bully the Republican party picking on little ol’ us!

But we also have to compromise!

They keep on harping on children surgeries and we keep on saying that there are not any! So let us concede the fact… “No irreversible procedures” will be done on minors! Puberty Blockers are nor irreversible! Top surgery is not irreversible!

Remember that:

    • Massachusetts (2018) – voters upheld trans-inclusive nondiscrimination protections.

    • Alaska, Anchorage (2018) – voters rejected a local anti-trans “bathroom bill.”

    • Many proposed anti-trans ballot measures (e.g., California, Colorado) never made it to a vote because they didn’t gather enough signatures.

When it comes to the people, the people have supported us! We have to take the long view, if we need to say that there will be “No irreversible procedures” we need to do it. We need to get the voters to see through the Republican subterfuge and lies. Make them realize that we are not a threat to their children.

We cannot make the November elections about us, even if it means to compromise!

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What's In It For Him?

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Oil?
Replace the Shah?
Ego?
Religious prophecy?
A distraction from dropping poll numbers?
All five?

Oil — did he do it for his oil friends, hoping to create another Shah of Iran?

A brief history of Iran’s oil:

• Oil was first discovered in Iran in 1908.
• British Petroleum controlled the oil, and Iran received only a small share of the revenues.
• In 1951, the Iranian parliament (Majlis) nationalized the oil industry.
• MI6 and the CIA didn’t like that, so they orchestrated a coup that removed Mosaddegh and restored power to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.
• The oil flowed again through British and American hands.
• In 1979, the Iranian Revolution forced the Shah to flee and led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic, which nationalized the oil once again.

Is he doing this to install another American puppet? A new Shah who would be beholden to Trump? Does Trump dream of Trump golf courses? Trump casinos? Trump resorts on the shores of the Strait of Hormuz?

Does Trump dream of a new “Trump Doctrine,” like the Monroe Doctrine?

The biblical Book of Revelation describes dramatic final events involving these regions, and many of Trump’s Christian followers believe it is coming. Is Trump playing into that belief?

All of Trump’s problems are piling up: ICE violence, rising costs of living, Epstein, and tanking popularity. Does he think a “glorious little war” will distract the public?

What are Trump’s real reasons? Time will tell. But one thing is obvious… he has whacked a hornet’s nest, and this is not over. No matter what Trump says, the Middle East has a long memory. 

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