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Blog / Paradigm Shift

Donald Trump: Subject to the Law, or a Law Unto Himself?

Days Till Anti-Trump Congress {day} Lady Justice-Ajel-Pixabay-Trump Winter The following quotes from the New York Times article, “Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’,” got me thinking about another moment in our nation’s history: Vice President J.D. Vance declared on Sunday that ‘judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power,’ delivering a warning shot to the federal judiciary in the face of court rulings that have, for now, stymied aspects of President Trump’s agenda.  The statement, issued on social media, came as federal judges have temporarily barred a slew of Trump administration actions from taking effect.  …

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Blog / Paradigm Shift / When We Weren't Looking

What Anti-DEI Politicos Get Wrong

Days Till Anti-Trump Congress {day} Part 2:  It IS White Supremacy A previous version of this publication appeared at Forward Kentucky, in response to state-level anti-DEI legislation; this version is updated to include the Trump administration and Project 2025.  Part 1 is available here. “Diversity” represents all cultural sub-groups, including gay and trans, white and non-white, differently abled (both physically and mentally), religions, classes, ages, and genders. ~~~~~~ Decades ago I worked as a multicultural educator and saw first hand the ability to bring diverse people together and promote understanding, acceptance, and unity.  To see the concept today so maligned …

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Blog / Paradigm Shift / When We Weren't Looking

Dear Trump Voter, This is the result of your vote.

Days Till Anti-Trump Congress {day} The first 10 days.   As you likely know, during the first 10 days of Trump’s Negative 2.0 Presidency, he rescinded dozens of previous presidents’ (mostly Biden’s) Executive Orders, as well as creating his own, covering a range of categories below.  News summaries couldn’t convey the true essence of the rescissions and orders as well as snippets of the original text below.  Moreover, there are orders which will have broad-reaching consequences and thus were short sighted.  Here are insights and perspective on the most consequential, by topic: Civil Rights & Diversity In 2017, a friend …

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