Instead of being green,, the grass here in Berkeley Springs has turned yellow or brown. Does that signal the end of winter or the beginning of spring? Help Wanted and Now Hiring signs are still posted everywhere. Trump's wholesale deportation campaign has greatly increased the demand for workers.
After the first year of this term, what do Americans still think about the president?
YouGov/Economist poll
“Corrupt” was far from the only harsh label respondents attached to the president. Nearly half of adults—46 percent—said they would describe Trump as “cruel,” while 47 percent said that “racist” fit their view of the president. Even more, 50 percent, characterized him as “dangerous.”
On the financial front, Donald Trump has made momentous personal monetary gains since returning to the White House. The president has generated at least $1.4 billion through licensing deals, legal settlements, and cryptocurrency ventures, according to analysis cited by The New York Times.
The New Yorker reported that Trump has made a total of more than $4 billion since his return to the presidency.
Trump’s Sons Say Their Open Corruption Is Our Fault
Elizabeth Warren Slams Elon Musk's Tesla For Paying $0 In Federal Income Taxes: 'Does That Seem Fair…'
Even an elderly social security recipient like myself has paid federal income taxes annually.
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After having deported so many unauthorized immigrants, now the Trump administration wants to go after legal immigrants. The statue of liberty once symbolized that strangers were welcome. But Lady Liberty is now shown shedding tears.
Donald Trump should now be deported to back to his own ancestral home if Scotland would even take him.
Trump administration expands ICE authority to detain refugees
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted Feb. 13-16 found just 38% of respondents approved of how Trump is handling immigration. That is down from the high of 50% earlier in his term, according to Reuters.
Native Americans have begun protesting after being swept up in Ice raids against illegal immigrants.
Noem Pisses Off Coast Guard by Using Their Resources for Deportations
Wash. Post, Search for missing skiers underway after avalanche in Northern California
Lake Tahoe avalanche: 8 backcountry skiers found dead, 1 missing
The skiers were returning from a three-day trek in California's Sierra Nevada mountains when the avalanche struck. Six were rescued.
Wash. Post, Jesse Jackson, a leading voice for civil rights, dies at 84
I once heard Jackson speak live. That was back when I lived on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, as it was not so hard then to just walk over to join protests and marches. The biggest gathering I ever participated in was Obama's first inauguration.
NY Times, Washington Post Lays Off More Than 300 Journalists
The layoffs cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduced its entire work force by about 30 percent.
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Based on global and US statistics, individuals born female commit a small minority of all murders, with data indicating that they account for roughly 10% to 15% of total homicide offenders. And they are much more likely to be killed by a male intimate partner than by a stranger. If those female from birthdo do kill, it is often the killing of an abusive partner or an unwanted child.
UNODC data shows globally that 90% of homicide suspects are male, while studies in the US have indicated females commit approximately 14.7% of homicides, mostly of imtimate partners or of their children, the latter often soon after birth.
Mass shooters in the US and Canada have all been born male, whether or not they have been transgender. The birth gender is actually associated with such killings, so that a person born male is more much likely to commit a mass murder whether or not that individual later "transitions" to becoming female by taking female hormones. Testosterone does seem to be a major factor in such killings and those born male produce much more of it, even if they later start taking female hormones. Both genders also produce estrogen, but women usually produce much more estrogen.
So-called "female" mass shooters have always been born male. I challenge anyone to name even one mass shooter actually born female. It's just has never happened. Those female at birth may kill an unwanted child or a violent partner, but you cannot name anyone born female who has committed a mass murder.
And why do a fair number of men want to become women? Since men actually have many advantages compared to women, why would they ever want to change their gender? Yet very few women actually try to become men. Basketball star Brittney Griner may seem to be an exception by having a female partner and often dressing as a man. She is also quite tall, 6' 9", though not the tallest woman in the WNBA. But she has always identified as female.
Google says: Brittney Griner is a woman and uses she/her pronouns; she identifies as female, and it's important to respect her self-identification, which challenges traditional gender norms due to her tall stature and muscular build, but her identity as a woman is clear, and she advocates for inclusivity in sports.
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