July 1, 2025 - The Roundup: Counteroffensive Edition
Wins for parents, taxpayers, and the American worker—just in time
Another edition of the Roundup, another parade of progressive madness—but thankfully, not without pushback. From parents winning in the Supreme Court to Trump reshaping the economic map, the tide is shifting.
Gender ideologues are on the defensive, library bureaucrats are losing their grip, and the Big Beautiful Bill is charging through the Senate like a freight train full of common sense.
Meanwhile, Washington state Democrats continue to spend like there’s no tomorrow—on programs that don’t work, for outcomes no one is measuring. But voters are waking up. And as you’ll see in this edition, the backlash is growing, the coalitions are forming, and the narratives are cracking.
🏳️🌈 Gender Ideology & Parental Rights
Queer Fatigue, James Beaman, May 24, 2025,
“I’m about fed up with the overuse and abuse of the term ‘queer’ by those who purport to represent the LGBTQIA+ ‘community,’ which, as an actual community, simply doesn’t exist.”
Andrew Sullivan: Trans Extremism Is Backfiring on Gay People, John Sexton, June 26, 2025, https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2025/06/26/andrew-sullivan-trans-extremism-is-backfiring-on-gay-people-n3804207
“So what did the gender revolutionaries go and do? They focused almost entirely on children and minors.”
JK Rowling Destroyed Trans Ideology With One Savage Tweet, Matt Margolis, June 27, 2025, https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/06/27/jk-rowling-destroyed-trans-ideology-with-one-savage-tweet-n4941247
“Men can grow out their hair, get breast implants, and take whatever drugs they want, but everyone knows what they really are.”
Look Out for Children, Anika Bebb, June 25, 2025, https://concernedwomen.org/look-out-for-children/
“Don’t be afraid to speak the truth about so-called gender-affirming care in your community... Our children deserve better than mutilation.”
Are We Winning the War Against Gender Ideology?, Jennifer Bilek, June 28, 2025,
“This lack of understanding leaves us in a position akin to handing out band-aids in the middle of a war zone.”
Mahmoud v. Taylor Supreme Court Parents’ Right to Opt Kids Out of LGBT Books, Washington Examiner Staff, June 27, 2025, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/3455080/mahmoud-v-taylor-supreme-court-parents-right-opt-kids-out-lgbt-books/
“The Supreme Court sided on Friday with a group of Maryland parents who argued that a school board’s policy preventing them from opting their children out of LGBT curriculum infringed on their religious freedom rights.”
📚 At the Library
Libraries Become Centers for Queer Resistance, John Murawski, June 24, 2025, https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/06/24/during_pride_month_public_libraries_become_command_centers
“Some gender identity books aimed at children as young as 2 years old... others put LGBTQ in the vanguard of a political revolution...”
Where is Everybody?, Dan Kleinman, June 29, 2025, https://x.com/SexHarassed/status/1939313970286125334
“Attendance is so poor at American Library Association’s annual conference ALAAC25 that even librarians are raising the lack of interest, even at a ‘banned books’ event.”
NCW Libraries, Thriving Together NCW Remove Narcan Vending Machine From Library, Jordan Gonzalez, June 25, 2025, https://www.ncwlife.com/news/ncw-libraries-thriving-together-ncw-remove-narcan-vending-machine-from-library/article_769b60bf-adbc-4962-a744-f41036a27f44.html
“The machine’s presence inside the library, which is city property, caused mixed reactions.”
Official Government Censorship, Dan Kleinman, June 29, 2025, https://x.com/SexHarassed/status/1939321730347999523
“Librarians practice many forms of official government censorship. Blaming parents is just a cover up (and a grift).”
🌲 Energy & Environment
Washington Is Spending Billions From CO2 Tax But Isn’t Tracking If It Reduces CO2, Todd Myers, September 9, 2024, https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/washington-is-spending-billions-from-co2-tax-but-isnt-tracking-if-it-reduces-co2
“Put simply, the governor’s office doesn’t care enough even to provide data that are up to date.”
Go Global or Go Home, Irina Slav, June 26, 2025,
“It will only cost a puny $117 trillion and yield three times the electricity that the world will need in 2050.”
Problem Dams and Tribal Fishing Rights | Ol’ Cal Investigates the Snake River Dams, MeatEater, June 26, 2025,
“Ryan Callaghan heads to the iconic Snake River to learn more about its fish, its dams, and the people who call the region home.”
ARMCHAIR ENGINEER comments on the “Problem Dams” video, Facebook Post, June 26, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19PjjkvpcD/
“Not once did the video talk about actual salmon counts or make any reference to historical runs... I wonder why that is?”
🏛️ Trump & The Big Beautiful Bill
It’s Time to Pass Big Beautiful Bill to Unlock Golden Era of American Housing, RedState Guest Editorial, June 28, 2025, https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2025/06/28/its-time-to-pass-big-beautiful-bill-to-unlock-golden-era-of-american-housing-n2191001
“President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) contains provisions that can reverse this trend and help bring the American Dream back to life for working families.”
Senate Advances Big Beautiful Bill in Dramatic Saturday Night Vote, Wendell Husebo, June 28, 2025, https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/28/senate-advances-big-beautiful-bill-in-dramatic-saturday-night-vote/
“The Senate voted to proceed on President Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill in a rare drama-packed Saturday night vote.”
Big Beautiful Bill Would Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent and Expand Full Expensing, Garrett Watson, June 28, 2025, https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/big-beautiful-bill-senate-gop-tax-plan/
“The bill would prevent tax increases on 62 percent of taxpayers that would occur if the TCJA expired as scheduled.”
What’s in the Latest Version of the Big Beautiful Bill Before the Senate, Washington Times Staff, June 28, 2025, https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/28/whats-latest-version-big-beautiful-bill-senate/
“The legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.”
The Most Consequential Two Weeks of the Donald Trump Presidency, Paul Bedard, June 27, 2025, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3456633/consequential-two-weeks-donald-trump-presidency-us-steel-iran-maga/
“Some of the most consequential decisions in American history… have been made either by President Donald Trump or because of him.”
‘Trump Has Outsmarted All of Us,’ Admits Backpedaling Economist, HotAir Staff, June 27, 2025, https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/06/27/trump-has-outsmarted-all-of-us-admits-backpedaling-economist-n3804225
“Maybe the administration has outsmarted all of us.”
🏞️ Public Lands Sale? Not this time!
If Congress Tries to Sell Washington Federal Lands, Buyers May Be Hard to Come By, Mitchell Roland, June 28, 2025, https://www.chronline.com/stories/if-congress-tries-to-sell-washington-federal-lands-buyers-may-hard-to-come-by,383206
“People in the state's real estate business doubt there’ll be many buyers for the land if the bill passes.”
Republicans Who Led the Effort to Kill the Public Lands Sell-Off, Benji Backer, June 29, 2025, https://x.com/BenjiBacker/status/1939357087743767014
[ed. note; Benji Backer identifies the Republicans who opposed the proposed sale.]
Mike Lee Caves and Withdraws His Public Lands Sell-Off Scheme, Andrew Villeneuve, June 28, 2025, https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/06/mike-lee-caves-and-withdraws-his-public-lands-sell-off-scheme-npis-research-finds-75-of-likely-washington-voters-oppose-it.html
“I was unable to secure clear, enforceable safeguards... so I’ve made the decision to withdraw the federal land sales provision.”
🏛️ WA State Politics
‘Morally Wrong’: Washington State Governor Slams Proposed Medicaid Cuts in Tri-Cities Visit, Cameron Probert, June 25, 2025, https://www.chronline.com/stories/morally-wrong-washington-state-governor-slams-proposed-medicaid-cuts-in-tri-cities-visit,383214
“Washington would see $2 billion in cuts over four years.”
WA GOP Chair Wants Trump, U.S. AG Bondi to Audit Washington State’s ‘Motor Voter Law’, Simone Carter, March 6, 2025, https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article301403189.html
“Walsh is concerned that the current system doesn’t have strong enough guardrails to ensure that everyone added to the voter rolls is eligible to cast a ballot.”
Are Hate Crime Laws Silencing Conservative Dissent?, Conservative Ladies of America, June 27, 2025,
“States like Washington are not responding to a surge in hate crimes—they are redefining dissent as hate and prosecuting it accordingly.”
⚔️ Political Strategy & Culture
Just Wait Until Liberals Learn About the Law, Ann Coulter, June 26, 2025,
“That’s not ‘whataboutism.’ It’s called ‘the rule of law.’”
Teachers’ Union Chief Randi Weingarten Accidentally Makes the Case for Defunding Unions, Margaret Flavin, June 29, 2025, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/teacher-union-chief-randi-weingarten-accidentally-makes-case/
“Unions use families as the piggy bank for their radical agenda.”
How Did a Socialist Muslim, Zohran Mamdani, Become the Democratic Nominee for NYC Mayor?, Asra Nomani, June 29, 2025, https://x.com/AsraNomani/thread/1939415965571461542
“Socialism🔴Political Islam🟢and the Democratic Party🫏🔵merged.”
The Roundup isn’t just a newsletter—it’s a ledger of the American fight to reclaim truth, sanity, and sovereignty. Every headline here points to the same reality: the system is not invincible. It stumbles. It panics. And it underestimates the courage of ordinary citizens. So keep showing up. Keep asking questions. Keep pressing the advantage. History doesn’t write itself—people like you do.
Nancy Churchill is a writer and educator in rural eastern Washington State, and the chair of the Ferry County Republican Party. She may be reached at DangerousRhetoric@pm.me. The opinions expressed in Dangerous Rhetoric are her own. Dangerous Rhetoric is available on Substack, X, and occasionally Rumble.
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