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The ABC (ombudsman) stopped talking to me

Chris Lloyd
March 9, 2025March 12, 2025
There was an ostensible “news” article on the ABC news site about Trump’s executive order (EO) titled “DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING...

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