☕ Daily Brief: Trump Fights Trans Agenda
Also, Alcatraz: Open for business
Editorial Team
May 05, 2025
From the weekend:
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🌎 Geopolitics 101: Israel's "Deep State" →
🔴 Redshift: MAGA's Hollywood Takeover →
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🚔 Trump ordered the reopening of Alcatraz. President Trump announced that he directed federal agencies, including the DOJ, FBI, and DHS, to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, which was closed in 1963. The revamped prison will be used to incarcerate the "most ruthless and violent" criminals, though the facility is currently a tourist destination. This comes as Trump faces pushback from federal judges on deporting illegal migrants.
🚀 A Houthi missile struck near Israel’s main airport. A Yemen-launched missile landed just 75 meters from Ben Gurion Airport's main terminal Sunday, creating a 25-meter crater and triggering worldwide flight cancellations. This is the fourth missile attack in 48 hours, and the only one Israel failed to intercept. Prime Minister Netanyahu promised retaliation, recognizing that Iran's provision of advanced weaponry enables these increasingly precise Houthi attacks.
🇲🇽 Mexico rebuffed the US military intervention plan. President Claudia Sheinbaum flatly rejected Trump's push for direct American military action against drug cartels. She subsequently proposed constitutional reforms specifically protecting Mexican sovereignty from foreign intervention. This standoff reveals a fundamental clash, as Trump simultaneously pursues military cooperation and trade negotiations while maintaining 25 percent tariffs on Mexican imports.
🏫 Texas launched the nation's largest voucher program. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed a $1 billion school voucher bill Saturday, allocating up to $10,000 annually per child for private education, with disabled students eligible for $30,000. The program caps years of Republican advocacy and creates the country's largest voucher system. Rural Republicans and Democrats fought the measure, arguing it diverts crucial funding from public schools while primarily benefiting wealthy families.
INSIDER RADAR
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s frustrations with Trump
Insiders behind the paywall: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump, Don Bacon, Lee Zeldin, and Scott Bessent.
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QUICK AND IMPORTANT
President Trump named Marco Rubio and JD Vance as potential successors to lead the MAGA movement, praising Vance as a "fantastic, brilliant guy."
Trump said he would grant TikTok another extension after the current deadline if no deal is reached.
Four illegal aliens from Mexico were charged in an international human smuggling conspiracy linked to the Canadian border.
The Trump administration cut more than $800 million from NIH research funding for LGBT health issues.
The most clicked link in our last newsletter was journalist Glenn Greenwald slamming Matt Walsh’s comments on adoption.
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INSIDER EXCLUSIVE
ICE begs for funding amid stalled deportations
According to Trump administration insiders, the president’s goal is to boot one million illegals.
President Donald Trump was reportedly upset at the slow pace of illegal migrant deportations last month. And while the administration has picked up the pace when it comes to arrests, deportation numbers are still lagging…
THE MAIN STORY
Trump threatens Democrats’ child sex-change craze
WHAT’S HAPPENING_
The Trump administration just sent an unmistakable message: Radical medical experiments on children will not be tolerated.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a sweeping 409-page report concluding that medical interventions for minors with gender dysphoria — such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries — are supported by “very weak evidence” and carry significant, often irreversible risks.
The report was commissioned by President Trump’s January executive order, which halted federal funding for these procedures.
_THE FACTS_
The HHS report found "very weak evidence" that medical transitions offer any benefit for children with gender dysphoria.
Researchers concluded puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries carry "significant risks," with most causing irreversible physical changes.
President Trump's January executive order directed HHS to review best practices and cut federal funding for child sex changes.
The report urges doctors to prioritize behavioral or talk therapy over medical interventions for minors.
It identified "methodological flaws" in influential research like the 2006 Dutch Protocol, which recommended “highly medicalized” treatments for gender dysphoria.
The review points to a "growing international concern" and restricted access to pediatric transitions overseas.
The White House stated that over 4,000 children underwent sex change operations during the first three years of the Biden administration.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya stated, "We must follow the gold standard of science," not activist agendas.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller proclaimed from the White House podium, “It is child abuse to change a child's gender, particularly if you do not inform the parents.”
_OUR INSIGHTS _
Insights and analysis are for members only.
Insights behind the paywall: International trans bans, activist guidelines, and California’s trans mania.
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
How left and right outlets frame Trump reopening Alcatraz
Mentioned behind the paywall: CNN, Bloomberg, The Washington Examiner, and The Daily Wire.
THE DAILY DEBATE
📊 Should the US reopen the Alcatraz prison?Results will be in tomorrow's newsletter |
POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY (REDSHIFT)
Whose side in the Tucker–Ben Shapiro feud are you more sympathetic to?
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ 💥 Tucker Carlson (223)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💥 Ben Shapiro (332)
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (188)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 💬 Other (40)
💥 Carlson: “Because Ben (a Jewish man) has a bias toward the conflict in Israel, I think Tucker is more in tune with Americans and can see the issue more clearly.” — Jennifer
💥 Shapiro: “Ben Shapiro is very consistent in his viewpoints, which are well-thought-out and logical. Tucker, on the other hand, is moving toward the Candace Owens–wacked-out conspiracy ideas—not a good move!” — Scott
🤔 Unsure: “I like and appreciate both men's points of view. Both are intelligent and good family men. A conversation between the two would be incredibly interesting.” — G.N.S.
💬 Other: “No need to choose a side… both have contributed to open conversation and debate. In the end, Truth is the side to stand on.” — Brett
POP QUIZ
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