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Trump’s war on trans people puts lives at risk
A 2023 study by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law found troubling statistics in the mental health of transgender people, stating that more than 40% of transgender adults have attempted suicide.
It is disturbing to me that the Trump administration wants to eliminate discussion in schools of gender issues, threatening teachers and school districts with enforcement action if certain words like “trans” and “LBGTQ” are even mentioned.
Lack of information, as was the case in previous generations, leads to misunderstanding, bigotry and bullying, which leads to higher rates of depression, drug use and suicidal tendencies among trans people.
Why are studies like this being ignored by this administration? The estimated 300,000 trans youth in our society deserve the protection that comes with a population that is educated, not ignorant.
By giving children age-appropriate instruction in gender differences, we encourage kind behavior toward others that may save lives.
Teri Shikany Danville
Mother Nature will have final say on our climate
Re: “State’s war on C02 emissions faces setbacks” (Page A6, June 26).
Dan Walters, in his column, concludes that the Supreme Court will have the last word on California‘s efforts to boost EV sales. He’s correct in a narrow legal sense, but still grievously wrong. The physics of greenhouse gas emissions will have the last word.
Donald Trump’s team is at bat in the top of the ninth. But Mother Nature’s home team bats last, and no pitch can escape her. Her team is readying their bats to hit a series of line drives straight through civilization.
Climate fatigue is real, but subtly the talk has shifted from hoping for a maximum 1.5°C rise, to 2C. Soon it will be 3C. The Supreme Court can speed that shift, but they can’t strike the deadly effects.
Doug McKenzie Berkeley
Trump’s yes men are a national security threat
Re: “Trump reiterates claim of destruction at sites in Iran” (Page A4, June 26)
I do not know what damage was done to Iran’s nuclear program by Donald Trump’s bombing. I fervently hoped it stopped the program cold.
But I do know this: During World War II, some of Hitler’s greatest avoidable military blunders occurred because his generals were afraid to tell him anything contrary to his self-constructed beliefs. Trump is no different. He viciously turns on anyone who dares to disagree with him, regardless of the truth they might speak. Whatever his public narrative, I am certain it is not based on a sober intelligence assessment of the truth.
I also know that the implacable, brutal religious extremists who lead Iran will never willingly abandon that program, and I know they will happily use Trump’s self-aggrandizing rhetoric as cover while they work to rebuild it and re-establish air defenses that will make any future attack more risky.
Trump’s demagoguery comes at a price.
Eliot Hudson Lafayette
Congress’ war powers helps stop quagmires
On Iran, Congress — and only Congress — has the authority to make declarations of war. The president cannot wantonly ship the men and women of our armed forces overseas into pointless, ill-conceived misadventures.
These principles transcend party lines and whoever happens to occupy the Oval Office at the given moment. The American people do not support endless war, the erosion of our civil liberties, or the vast expenditures — paid in blood and treasure — that are wasted on foreign interventions half a world away.
Ethan Young Pleasanton
Miller is no arbiter of who gets due process
Re: “Immigration laws exist to protect nation” (Page A6, June 26).
In a letter to the editor, the writer tells us what Stephen Miller has to say about due process, and how it’s only for citizens. However, the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution says no person shall be held without due process or deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process, except in times of war. Congress decides if we are at war.
The Supreme Court ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported. He is not a citizen, but those nine justices still seem to think he is entitled to due process
Beware of some mouthpiece like Miller deciding who gets due process and who doesn’t. He is not bound by concepts such as rights, laws and fairness.
Kevin Allen Brentwood
ICE operations at jails target the right people
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Concerning the June 25 front-page article, when it comes to a person without legal authorization who has been in jail for perhaps car jacking, robbery, assault with an illegal weapon, gang affiliations, drug dealing, child trafficking or other acts, even felonies, do I want them on the streets of Oakland, Berkeley or anywhere else in the Bay Area?
If ICE wants to deport them, I’m all for their actions.
Henry Blank San Lorenzo
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