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4.26.24 Edition
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Department of Education rolls back protections for girls
Title IX was enacted in 1972 to provide supposed equal opportunities to women in sports and education. This week the Biden administration changed the law to include “gender identity.” Schools will need to re-write and comply with the policy by August 1st, unless they are able to get a religious exemption.
This change “effectively opens up every locker room, dorm room, bathroom, or housing accommodation to anyone who identifies as a woman, regardless of their underlying biology,” said Parshall Perry, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
Vance becomes the center of VP speculation amid internal GOP schism on foreign aid
Vance, a former critic of Trump, has emerged as a leading opponent of the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Ukraine and as a critic of the multi-billion aid packages to Kyiv.
This has prompted news outlets to float his name for VP on Trump’s ticket. Trump has kept his pick very close to the vest, and doesn’t seem to think it matters much saying, "The VP choice has absolutely no impact. It's whoever the president is.”
If Vance were to leave his spot vacant in Ohio, this would allow Governor Mike DeWine to replace him with a candidate of his choosing.
Parents Question Why Virginia High School Staging Drag Musical, Brunch
A high school theater troupe is staging the risque musical “Kinky Boots” just outside the nation’s capital “in collaboration” with a leading Virginia school system’s “Pride” programs, prompting concern and questions from some parents.
In addition to the musical, a “drag brunch” and a “talk back” session on the need for more “LGBTQ+ plays/musicals” are scheduled in connection with the production.
One protesting parent says that opposing the staging of “Kinky Boots” at a high school “isn’t about being gay or straight, this is about normalizing the sex business to minors.”
House Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Hold CCP Accountable for Genocide in China’s Xinjiang
Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), co-chairs of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus, introduced the Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act on April 23.
“This critical legislation will help address the horrific abuses we have seen directed at Uyghurs and other predominantly-Muslim Central Asian people by Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party—from forced labor to the forced harvesting of Uyghur organs,” said Mr. Smith, according to an April 24 press release.
If the bill is enacted, U.S. government agencies would be prohibited from contracting businesses implicit in forced labor in Xinjiang.
Southwest Airlines exits multiple airports as Boeing troubles weigh
Southwest reported a loss of $231 million, or 39 cents a share, for the quarter, due to delays in the manufacturing of Boeing.
They are the latest victim after United Airlines announced it was temporarily pausing pilot hiring due to new aircraft certification and manufacturing delays at Boeing.