‘Two-Spirit People’: Pride Month In The Biden DOI
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‘Two-Spirit People’: Pride Month In The Biden DOI
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Roderick Law
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June 28, 2026
10:19 AM ET
June 28, 2026 10:19 AM ET
Roderick Law
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The UFC’s Freedom 250 celebration on the White House lawn has come and gone and still the republic survives, contrary to President Donald Trump’s critics decrying the desecration of the “People’s House” by such a gauche spectacle.
I wonder if these critics felt similarly when President Joe Biden promoted a pride month festival in which the White House was festooned with pride flags and topless transitioners.
Unfortunately, that was just the tip of the “prideberg” during the Biden administration. The Functional Government Initiative has obtained Department of the Interior (DOI) communications regarding pride month in 2023.
DOI required all subagencies to each hold pride month events, issuing guidance including:
“Though there has been extraordinary progress to fully realize equity and inclusion, discrimination based solely on sexual orientation and gender identity remains persistent. Recent anti-trans violence and moves to limit human rights for transgender individuals are troubling signs that the fight for dignity and respect for the LGBTQI+ community continues.”
DOI kicked off the month itself with a rooftop “Progress Pride Flag” raising, at which Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland explained, “We fly the flag over the Stewart Lee Udall building during the month of June, because we know how much visibility is part of the movement for equality.” (RELATED: What’s Really Going On With The Left?)
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Reclamation busied itself working to reclaim the esteemed place trans Indians supposedly held in pre-colonial North America via a “Pride and Two-Spirit People” event of the following description:
“Long before colonization deemed them an abomination, non-binary/trans people were highly respected within many Indigenous Tribes across the Americas. Collectively referred to as two spirits, they were not only celebrated for their uniqueness but considered essential to ceremonies and Tribes’ very spiritualities. The keynote speaker Adrian Jawort, a journalist and member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, will talk about her life as an indigenous American who identifies as a two-spirit person.”
What?
There was more. The Fish and Wildlife Service hosted an event called “Pride in the Wild: The Art of Storytelling.” The Bureaus of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and Ocean Energy Management, along with the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, tapped a Human Rights Campaign speaker to explain how to censor themselves in the office.
U.S. Geological Survey employees learned about the “500 Queer Scientists,” as well as “field safety issues faced by LGBTQI+ scientists.” Do rocks get all judgy? These records make you wonder if they had time to work on the department’s statutory mission during the month.
To the nation’s embarrassment, there seems to have been online safety issues faced by DOI staff. The communication team decorated social media posts with rainbow flags and posted celebratory pride month messages.
As one would expect, not everybody in the audience was on Team Pride, and some people let them know it. Senior officials didn’t seem to have anticipated that, and emails and texts flew back and forth about monitoring replies that were “over the line.”
The content even elicited a sympathetic message to a staffer who was personally affected: “I saw the disgusting posts on IG. I’m so sorry to see them and to know that there are some ugly people who follow our posts. Happy Pride, please don’t let this crap damper a month of celebrations. Thanks for being you!”
President Trump’s fight night may not be to everyone’s taste, but then again, neither were all the forced pride events and we can be sure DOI in June 2026 is a heckuva lot more productive than it was in June 2023.
Roderick Law is the communications director for the Functional Government Initiative.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price subsidising their life by livestreaming
Venezuela Fury and her husband Noah Price look to be making their own way in the world by raking it in from their lucrative social media accounts.
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury, 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year.
Since getting married and moving in together the couple have been earning thousands of pounds a month, livestreaming their life as newlyweds in their static caravan in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
And fans can't get enough of their regular life updates on TikTok and Kick, which have proved to be very profitable for the pair.
They look to be supporting themselves after Noah denied that he was given £5million by Venezuela's family as a wedding gift.
Despite his wife's huge family wealth, an estimated combined £160 million, Noah recently told his Kick followers that he 'pays for everything' for the couple.
Making light of the claims about Venezuela's millionaire financial status, Noah said: 'I actually pay for everything unfortunately. You'd expect the millionaire to pay for it wouldn't you.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price are earning thousands livestreaming their caravan life - after her new groom insisted he pays all the bills and denied he had £5m handout from her dad
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury , 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year
Venezuela then asked their fans: 'Do you think I am a millionaire?'
Noah joked: 'She isn't a secret millionaire guys', before she broke into song and sang: 'But I live like a millionaire!'
But it seems according to estimated calculations from their social media work, Noah and Venezuela can more than afford to support themselves.
Noah has been livestreaming on platforms such as Kick and TikTok, where viewers can send paid gifts or donations.
He was previously encouraging viewers to send gifts on his honeymoon during livestreams, suggesting this is one revenue stream.
Both Noah and Venezuela have built substantial followings on Instagram and TikTok. They can potentially earn money through sponsored posts, brand collaborations, affiliate links and creator payouts.
Kick allows its creators to take home 95 per cent of the £4.99 subscription cost that fans pay.
Streamers keep 100 per cent of direct tips and donations, minus minor standard payment processing fees.
It is unclear how many subscribers Noah currently has because this information is hidden, but he does have 7,200 followers which is publicly viewable.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million
In one video on their honeymoon, Noah asked his followers if they'd give them some more gifts now that they were married.
In a TikTok live viewed by 20,000 he said: 'Keep liking our videos people, keep sending gifts.'
After saying thank you to several of his followers he joked they should stick around on the livestream and 'watch Venezuela punch me in the mouth'.
The other half of the honeymooning couple said: 'I am, honestly!'
Noah previously confirmed that the pair don't share their finances after they were asked whether they have a shared bank account.
'She earns her money, I earn mine,' said Noah, as Venezuela joked: 'Yeah, what you gonna do about it.'
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'.
Meanwhile Venezuela is being eyed up by executives for a fly on the wall TV series.
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'
Boasting 1.3 million TikTok followers, Venezuela is already entertaining fans with her honest musings and candid moments, from cooking to kitting out her and Noah's static caravan home.
And following the success of the Netflix series At Home With The Furys, it is no wonder bosses are wanting to draw on the Fury popularity.
A TV insider said: 'The couple are not A-list celebrities but everyone has become obsessed with their love story.
'People are genuinely intrigued by them. Whether it’s the fact they have married so young, Venezuela’s famous family or their gypsy lifestyle, they have the ‘X factor'.
'Several TV executives think a proper fly-on-the-wall series following their lives as newlyweds in the gypsy community would be fascinating,' they told The Sun.
It is thought Netflix would be likely to produce the series due to their already established relationship with the Furys.
Venezuela's representatives told The Daily Mail: 'We have many offers on the table regarding Venezuela which we are discussing.'
