It Could Happen Here Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #1
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Jan 31, 2025 In this weekly series, the team dives into the whirlwind of Trump's second term and a torrent of executive orders. They discuss the impact of recent policies on transgender rights and healthcare, revealing chaotic implications for public safety. Immigration policies face scrutiny with significant changes affecting asylum rights and travel bans. The conversation broadens to U.S.-Mexico relations, touching on military interventions and cultural policy controversies. Historical injustices are highlighted as parallels to modern-day practices, urging listeners to understand systemic inequality.
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Transgender Executive Orders
- Trump's executive order defines two sexes assigned at conception, impacting gender changes on federal documents.
- This removes the X gender marker and restricts federal buildings to Greek or Roman architecture.
Transgender Healthcare and Prison Assignments
- Trans women are being sent to men's prisons due to the "two-sex conception" policy.
- Trump aims to ban federal funding for trans youth healthcare, defining "youth" as under 19.
Targeting Trans Sanctuary Laws and Educators
- Trump's administration targets trans sanctuary laws, aiming to charge parents with kidnapping for seeking care in other states.
- They also intend to prosecute teachers who use gender-affirming pronouns.