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At the local school they have a Kids After Hours program. The kids wear masks. Someone checks their temperature before letting them in the school. The windows are cracked open even though it is cold outside. Someone waits for them afterwards in a car. Someone escorts them, one by one, to their cars. 

Biden signed an executive order and now transexuals can serve in the military. They could under Obama, it was one of the things reversed under Trump. It is part of his overall campaign to end discrimination against people based on sexual orientation or gender identity. 

This is huge. When I graduated college I couldn't join the State Department because, as a lesbian, I couldn't pass a security check because someone might rat me out, and I'd be fired, therefore I could be blackmailed. (You have to love the logic there, right?) 


It is my opinion that Trump did a tremendous amount of good for transgender rights. No, no, wait. He was so vicious that there was a backlash and people began openly supporting transgender rights. In 2017 58% of Americans agreed that transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military (Reuters and Ipsos). In 2019 it was 71% (Gallup). 

Usually people leaving White House jobs get really nice ones after. The White House personnel office told staff that if they were caught looking for a job they'd be fired. Now people who worked in the Trump White House and weren't fired are having a terrible time even getting interviews. A Forbes editor warned companies about hiring press secretaries from the Trump White House. "Don’t let the chronic liars cash in on their dishonesty. Press secretaries like Joe Lockhart, Ari Fleischer and Jay Carney, who left the White House with their reputations in various stages of intact, made millions taking their skills — and credibility — to corporate America. Trump’s liars don’t merit that same golden parachute. Let it be known to the business world: Hire any of Trump’s fellow fabulists above, and Forbes will assume that everything your company or firm talks about is a lie."


Last Tango in Halifax - we've reached an intense part of an intense episode but that is what fast forward buttons are for. 


I've learned a new word in addition to, "pillock" - "dozy." This is excellent. All these wonderful new insults I can't wait to use.