The numbers are microscopic. So small, in fact, that the only actual conclusion you can reach is that it is, in fact, SAFER to be trans than not. The murder rate of the general public is higher than for the trans community.

The entire topic is INSANE

You’ve got just four more years, so what–out of “a sea of troubles,” out of the immense number of very serious problems the U.S. and it’s people face—do you decide to tackle and try to fix.

Reversing/canceling virtually all of the Executive Orders and changes in policy put into place by the Biden Administration would seem to be the tasks of your first few days in office.

Then, given the history of your first term, finding subordinates who wouldn’t betray you and who are extremely effective would seem to be high on your list of priorities (and should have been lined up before you even entered your second term).

But, then, given these things being done, on what do you spend your limited supply of political capital (which usually decreases in value as you work through your term of office)?

Domestically, and looking for the biggest bang for the buck, and the most beneficial and lasting effect–fixing the Border would seem to be one immediate and essential fix (but, then, do you also go on to embark on a program–as promised–of mass deportations of illegals?), as would trying to stop the importation and distribution of Fentanyl, but then what?

Do you try to disestablish and then reconstitute the FBI, DOJ, CIA and other corrupt alphabet agencies? How about the State Department?

Do you take various immediate steps to try to reestablish law and order on a national scale?

Do you try to work to rein in the Federal Reserve, somehow get Congress to cut spending, pass balanced budgets, and pay off a large chunk of the Federal Debt?

Do you try to downsize, purge and reform the Civil Service, and reform and purge, as well, our military of leftist influences?

Do you try to eliminate the Department of Education and the EPA, and what mechanisms can you put into place to purge the Academy of leftist influence?

How about strengthening the 1st and 2nd Amendments and reforming the ATF?

Do you want to establish a national industrial policy?

How about your response to the potential threat of AI?

Reform Social Security and Medicare so they won’t go bankrupt in the next few years?

Or, do you expend energy and time going after those enemies who have obviously committed crimes?

How about corrupt federal judges, what do you do or not do about them?

Then, in the area of foreign affairs, what do you try to accomplish?

How do you deal with the UN, with Russia, China, with North Korea, with various NGOs like WHO, with the war in the Ukraine and conflicts elsewhere in the world, with Canada, Mexico, France, and the UK?

I seem to recall doing some research about those murders of trans people. They are virtually all male-to-female trans people, many of whom were killed for reasons having nothing to do with being trans, including being killed by their significant others. The majority of the rest were prostitutes who were trying to pass themselves off as women.

Also see this.

On the other hand, DeSantis never wavered in his decisions on the pandemic or anything else of importance. I honestly believe that Trump is going to be “fighting above his weight” if he takes on Desantis. DeSantis is at least as smart as Trump; at least as tough; and infinitely more disciplined. And he does his homework.

Anyone who writes off DeSantis because he may, or may not, have accepted political donations early in his career from people they don’t approve of, needs to refocus on the crucial issues we face.

In 2016 there was a gap in US politics — issues politicians weren’t talking about. Trump saw the gap and walked through it. I’m not sure the gap is still there, but in any case, Trump become an issue himself and the things he’s doing now don’t do anything to take the spotlight off himself. I’d gladly vote for a focused, mature, responsible Donald Trump, but I don’t think that guy is going to show up.

DeSantis’s has been a good governor and his state is in good condition. He can make a name for himself with the cultural issues, and that doesn’t involve unnecessary meddling with a state that is working better than the rest of the country. But he risks being typecast as one of the many politicians who focus on cultural issues and ignore economic problems. That would be unfair, but the fear with DeSantis is that he won’t challenge the Establishment on economic matters.

As bad as the trans crybullies are here, they’re even worse in Trudeaupia: Jonathan Kay posted an article about a Canadian lawyer and “activist” named Adrienne Smith, who stated openly, “I’m past the point of seeking a respectful debate”– the article describes the fate that befell a Canadian white-collar worker in British Columbia’s Office of the Ombudsperson who asked questions during a DEI “training” session.

According to Kay, “Smith described life in Canada as treacherous for trans people, due to what was described as an omnipresent threat of misgendering, harassment, and even lethal transphobic violence. This point was dramatized by mention of the ‘hundreds’ of trans people whom Smith described as being killed every year (this presumably being a reference to globally aggregated statistics, since no trans person is known to have been killed in Canada since 2019).”

The article goes on at length to describe Smith’s brutal treatment of the questioner (named Nick, presumably a person-assigned-male-at-birth) and the equally ugly aftermath. It’s a long article, but revealing in its details about just how bad things are north of the border. Turtler might want to skip it if he needs to watch his blood pressure; I know it didn’t do mine any good.

https://quillette.com/2023/04/13/a-public-servant-stood-up-for-sex-based-rights-at-a-gender-workshop-and-paid-the-price/

DeSantis faced all the same “advice,” attacks and accusations. DeSantis looked at the same evidence and decided Florida should re-open, did not mandate masks and made sure in person schooling was available.

He faced tremendous backlash. Several states, including New York and New Jersey, threatened to prohibit visitors from Florida and to restrict their own residents from returning if they visited Florida. The media flooded the zone with predictions of the deaths that would result from DeSantis’ policies.

DeSantis did his own research with his own resources, especially the brilliant and courageous Dr. Joseph Ladapo, and went against what the Federal government, and Trump, and all other states were doing.

Trump deserves tremendous credit for not declaring martial law and allowing the states to continue to operate freely, and he also deserves credit for his travel restrictions from foreign countries amidst tremendous press and political backlash, but as time wore on he grew less able to manage COVID policy.

The trans cries out in pain as it strikes you.