Barry
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Is it a sign about where Trump and the Trump administration is going to stand on crypto or is that reading too much into this pardon?
Is it a sign about where Trump and the Trump administration is going to stand on crypto or is that reading too much into this pardon?
Is it a sign about where Trump and the Trump administration is going to stand on crypto or is that reading too much into this pardon?
Let's talk about some of the big executive orders that Trump signed. And I want to start with his order on restoring biological reality, I believe it's called. We broke that news on Sunday before he signed it on Monday. And that order does a few things. It defines men and women, talks about how there's only two genders. It ends the housing of biological men in women's prisons.
Let's talk about some of the big executive orders that Trump signed. And I want to start with his order on restoring biological reality, I believe it's called. We broke that news on Sunday before he signed it on Monday. And that order does a few things. It defines men and women, talks about how there's only two genders. It ends the housing of biological men in women's prisons.
Let's talk about some of the big executive orders that Trump signed. And I want to start with his order on restoring biological reality, I believe it's called. We broke that news on Sunday before he signed it on Monday. And that order does a few things. It defines men and women, talks about how there's only two genders. It ends the housing of biological men in women's prisons.
It ends the practice of self-ID on passports, among other things. Brianna, of course, I want to start with you here. How does this order affect you personally, if it does at all?
It ends the practice of self-ID on passports, among other things. Brianna, of course, I want to start with you here. How does this order affect you personally, if it does at all?
It ends the practice of self-ID on passports, among other things. Brianna, of course, I want to start with you here. How does this order affect you personally, if it does at all?
Brianna, you're one of the people that has sort of really been pushing back against the excesses of, let's just say, parts of the trans activist movement, childhood gender transition, the inclusion of trans women and girls in girls' sports. You've basically said—and forgive me if I'm caricaturing it, you'll correct me—
Brianna, you're one of the people that has sort of really been pushing back against the excesses of, let's just say, parts of the trans activist movement, childhood gender transition, the inclusion of trans women and girls in girls' sports. You've basically said—and forgive me if I'm caricaturing it, you'll correct me—
Brianna, you're one of the people that has sort of really been pushing back against the excesses of, let's just say, parts of the trans activist movement, childhood gender transition, the inclusion of trans women and girls in girls' sports. You've basically said—and forgive me if I'm caricaturing it, you'll correct me—
that the reasons that this is bad is not just because it's unfair to women and girls or children who could make irrevocable changes. It's that the backlash to these kinds of excessive, out-of-touch policies will, in the end, redound terribly to transgender adults. Do you feel like this executive order was sort of that warning coming to fruition?
that the reasons that this is bad is not just because it's unfair to women and girls or children who could make irrevocable changes. It's that the backlash to these kinds of excessive, out-of-touch policies will, in the end, redound terribly to transgender adults. Do you feel like this executive order was sort of that warning coming to fruition?
that the reasons that this is bad is not just because it's unfair to women and girls or children who could make irrevocable changes. It's that the backlash to these kinds of excessive, out-of-touch policies will, in the end, redound terribly to transgender adults. Do you feel like this executive order was sort of that warning coming to fruition?
That is one major social issue that people are talking about in the days since Trump took office. Another one, of course, is DEI. Trump terminated what he called radical and wasteful DEI programs across the federal government. And it has very literal and immediate consequences. All federal DEI employees are going to be placed on paid leave starting today, I believe.
That is one major social issue that people are talking about in the days since Trump took office. Another one, of course, is DEI. Trump terminated what he called radical and wasteful DEI programs across the federal government. And it has very literal and immediate consequences. All federal DEI employees are going to be placed on paid leave starting today, I believe.
That is one major social issue that people are talking about in the days since Trump took office. Another one, of course, is DEI. Trump terminated what he called radical and wasteful DEI programs across the federal government. And it has very literal and immediate consequences. All federal DEI employees are going to be placed on paid leave starting today, I believe.
We're recording this on Wednesday as the agencies prepare to close out all DEI related offices. We're sort of seeing a return to things that seemed maybe standard American 20 years ago, merit-based hiring, colorblind hiring. Peter, what do you think of what Trump is doing on this issue?
We're recording this on Wednesday as the agencies prepare to close out all DEI related offices. We're sort of seeing a return to things that seemed maybe standard American 20 years ago, merit-based hiring, colorblind hiring. Peter, what do you think of what Trump is doing on this issue?