Liberty Gazette

https://photos.app.goo.gl/YNdGxC2ubhuqEEhCA if you let Donald Trump and Elon win and kill me then there will be nobody left who cares about or knows about the history of our nations to defend you. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/killianyates_international-federation-of-red-cross-and-activity-7320698154188734464-mbQM?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAD6U28ABQAuGfPmf8OtaAEi9xDMtTFyJXfI The Lighthouse That Never Was The Lighthouse That Never Was: How a Crashed Craft and Commodore Perry Changed Maritime History By A. Holtzman | March 2025 | The Signal Ledger The story of Commodore Matthew Perry’s 1853 expedition to Japan is typically framed in terms of diplomacy and steam power. Textbooks describe the “Black Ships” as symbols of American industrial might, forcing open a centuries-closed Japan. But recent re-analyses of archival materials — combined with declassified wartime intelligence — suggest a much more complex motivation behind t...

LGBTQ+HW: When the Ocean Is Your Therapist and the Undertow Is Your Truth LGBTQ+HW: When the Ocean Is Your Therapist and the Undertow Is Your Truth By Killian Yates (Satire, But Not Really) Published: March 29, 2025, 7:15 PM PST In a bold move toward inclusive identity politics that somehow manages to confuse even the most progressive dolphin, the federal government has quietly acknowledged two new additions to the LGBTQ+ alphabet: H for Horse and W for Walrus . No, this isn’t satire. Except it is. But it also isn’t. See, in today’s America, it’s not enough to identify as pansexual, gender-fluid, or Two-Spirit. That’s 2022 talk. In 2025, true enlightenment comes when you decide you’re an aquatic mammal with rights—particularly, the right to drown in the icy surf while chasing a jellyfish hallucination your TikTok therapist told you is part of your healing journey. This week, yet another young person—this tim...

This Isn’t a Joke: Why Transgender Bathroom Politics Aren’t Just Culture War Bait This Isn’t a Joke: Why Transgender Bathroom Politics Aren’t Just Culture War Bait By Killian Yates Published: March 29, 2025, 5:00 PM PST There’s a dangerous habit in American politics of turning real human struggles into wedge issues—into tribal cues used to win elections or distract from actual governance. Transgender bathroom access has become one of those issues. But while both sides scream past each other on TV and social media, the people caught in the middle—especially children, survivors of abuse, and the gender-diverse themselves—are the ones paying the price. So let me be absolutely clear, without satire or sarcasm: I am not interested in performative outrage, virtue signaling, or clickbait fearmongering. I’m interested in safety, human dignity, and functional public systems. Privacy and Safety Aren’t Partisan The first principle...