Compassion, not Confusion
What to know: South Dakota has become the latest state to ban gender transition treatments for children.
The TPPF take: Confused kids must be treated with compassion—and protected from the radical trans activists who are driving this narrative.
“Kids are looking for something they can’t find,” pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Quentin Van Meter told TPPF recently. “They get into a chat room, they see a female who shows that her breasts were removed. So they think, I’m unhappy, maybe that’s what’s wrong with me. And then doors open, they find support groups online, and it’s an illusory, loving world. But I still have never met a happy transgender person. No happy parents of children who are transitioning. Such misery, crying out for some semblance of peace in their lives, and this isn’t peace.”
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Secure the Border
What to know: Writing in Newsweek, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says that states have the ability—and the duty—to act when the federal government abdicates its responsibilities at the border.
The TPPF take: The federal government’s duty is to enforce the law.
“Since day one of his presidency, Joe Biden has made it clear that he would rather allow cartels to control our border than be vulnerable to political attacks from the left,” says TPPF’s Mayra Flores. “As a result, we have experienced the largest border security crisis in modern American history. The Secretary of Homeland Security has perpetuated this crisis through ‘encounter and release’ policies that ignore our laws and put both Americans and the migrants seeking to come here in danger.”
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If It’s War You Want
What to know: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has “declared war” on Big Oil.
The TPPF take: California’s high energy prices are the direct result of state policies, not oil company profits.
“California charges a cap-and-trade fee on energy producers,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “Consumers pay this fee in the form of higher energy costs. But voters are complaining of higher energy costs, so the state is about to dole out $1.3 billion in ‘relief’ to the customers they took the money from in the first place.”
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