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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced Sunday she will sign legislation this week to protect babies with Down syndrome from eugenic abortions. “All children, born and unborn, have a right to life,” Gov. Noem said Sunday on Twitter. “Even those born with an extra chromosome.” “Later this week, I’ll be signing legislation to ban abortions based on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome,” Noem said. “Happy World Down Syndrome Day!” Former Denver Bronco star quarterback Tim Tebow sent out a similar message , highlighting the dignity of all people with disabilities. “Today is World Down Syndrome Day!” Tebow said on Twitter. “Our friends with Down Syndrome are special to us not only on this day, but on all 365 days of the year.” In December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared March 21 as World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated each year on March 21 to underscore the characteristic extra 21st chromosome possessed by those … [Read more...] about Gov. Kristi Noem Announces Abortion Ban on World Down Syndrome Day

Kristi Noem, the MAGA Queen of South Dakota. Photo: Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One of the big MAGA heroes of the COVID-19 era was South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who for many months more or less ignored the pandemic. Then, when her state’s caseload rose catastrophically after the Sturgis biker rally she avidly promoted , Noem kept arguing that COVID-19 didn’t justify business closures or mandatory public health steps like mask-wearing and social distancing. More generally, Noem was very Trumpy, welcoming the 45th president to South Dakota for the July 4th fireworks commemoration he had chosen and presenting him with a bust of Mount Rushmore with his face added to the presidential edifice. It’s precisely the sort of sycophancy Trump loves, and soon in MAGA circles talk emerged of Noem succeeding him as the next Republican presidential nominee or replacing Mike Pence as his running-mate if he attempts a comeback. Her appearance at CPAC in February was a lib-owning … [Read more...] about Kristi Noem Angers Her Base With Transgender Sports Ban Veto

South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem released a statement Wednesday claiming to be a victim of “conservative cancel culture,” pushing back against those who believe she is bowing to the NCAA regarding biological men in woman’s sports. “The bill picked a fight with the NCAA – a fight that renowned conservative legal experts advise Governor Noem that she will lose,” Noem’s team’s statement read regarding a bill she sent back to the legislature that would have banned transgendered biological men from participating in women’s sports. “If conservative media would take 5 seconds to read past the knee-jerk headlines and actually understand Governor Noem’s position, they’d come to a very different realization,” the statement concluded. Criticism of Noem has come from many angles, including Terry Schilling, president of  D.C.-based think tank American Principles Project, who said , “Kristi Noem had an opportunity to show real leadership on behalf of girl athletes, both in her state and … [Read more...] about Kristi Noem Says She is Victim of ‘Conservative Cancel Culture’ and ‘Knee-Jerk Headlines’

Kristi Noem, the MAGA queen of South Dakota. Photo: Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One of the big MAGA heroes of the COVID-19 era was South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, who for many months more or less ignored the pandemic. Then, when her state’s caseload rose catastrophically after the Sturgis biker rally she avidly promoted , Noem kept arguing that COVID-19 didn’t justify business closures or mandatory public-health steps like mask-wearing and social distancing. More generally, Noem was very Trump-y, welcoming the 45th president to South Dakota for the July 4th fireworks commemoration he had chosen and presenting him with a bust of Mount Rushmore with his face added to the presidential edifice. It’s precisely the sort of sycophancy Trump loves, and soon in MAGA circles talk emerged of Noem succeeding him as the next Republican presidential nominee or replacing Mike Pence as his running mate if he attempts a comeback. Her appearance at CPAC in February was a lib-owning … [Read more...] about Kristi Noem Angers Her Base With Transgender Sports-Ban Veto

The battle over legislation in South Dakota to prevent biological men from competing against biological women in school sports will come to a head on “Veto Day,” which takes place on Monday — also the last day of the state’s legislation session. And now House Speaker Spencer Gosch, a Republican, announced he would recommend lawmakers reject Gov. Kristi Noem’s controversial stance to not veto House Bill 1217 but to ask for revisions to it, including removing the language to eliminate the ban in collegiate sports and removing the requirement for birth certificate sex to be proven annually. As Breitbart News reported last week, Noem said at a press conference she was asking lawmakers to consider a “style and form” veto that asked for changes. “I will be recommending that the House of Representatives rejects Governor Noem’s proposal as unconstitutional,” Gosch said in a statement, a local news outlet reported Saturday. According to the state government’s website, there are … [Read more...] about SD House Speaker to Reject Gov. Kristi Noem’s Request to Rework Bill on Transgender Athletes