Episode 270- It's A Masquerade

Community Solutions Podcast

www.commsolutionsmn.com- Hennepin County just passed a measure to force all contractors that work with the County to acknowledge and affirm the gender identities of everyone. This Board Action Request- 220216 was submitted by Commissioner Ierne Fernando. It states that anyone that receives services from the County can do so inclusive of their gender identity. The department threw a Transgender Day of Remembrance with a training by activist group Gender Justice and a party with beat poets and spoken word poetry. Gender Justice is on the front lines, pushing gender and pro-abortion issues in Minnesota.

Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene is pushing an effort for more affordable housing for the homeless. She wants to direct a ton of money ($146 million per year) at homeowner assistance programs, deeply affordable housing, and homeless shelters. The problem is that none of this gets rid of homelessness, but rather is a mere band-aid. They also want to assist in getting legal help for those who are being evicted from their rentals.

We also discuss the prisoner swap between the USA's Brittney Griner and Russia's Viktor Bout, "The Merchant of Death". Sounds like a fair trade, huh? Don't even mention the marine we left behind.

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