A trans-identifying biologist claimed to be "devastated" after being fired from a "dream job" at Yosemite National Park over a stunt involving a massive transgender flag.Shannon "S.J." Joslin, 35, and several other hikers allegedly hung a massive flag over the El Capitan rock formation in May in protest against President Donald Trump's executive orders against the transgender agenda.'I think that everyone as Americans should be upset about this, and it doesn't matter who I am or what my identity is. This is a matter of free speech.'Alleged actions have consequences, though, and Joslin was fired on Aug. 12. Joslin isn't taking the news well. "I'm devastated," Joslin said, according to NBC News."We don't take our positions in the park service to make money or to have any kind of huge career gains," Joslin added. "We take it because we love the places that we work. I have a Ph.D. in bioinformatics, and I could be making a lot more money in Silicon Valley, which is only a few hours away, but I made career choices to position myself in Yosemite National Park, because this is the place that I love the most.”Joslin said the flag had stayed up for about two hours before they were told to take it down, and no one at the time told Joslin that they had done anything wrong.The transgender activist said the park leadership did not provide evidence that the alleged hanging of a transgender flag against the policies of the administration was a "flag demonstration."Joslin also cited other examples where park employees and others hung flags at the park without punishment, including an incident with an upside-down U.S. flag to protest Trump and another incident involving a pro-Palestinian flag."Preservation has been my life's work — of Yosemite, the wildlife, the land, recreation, of peoples rights and safety, of community and acceptance, and now the Constitutional First Amendment," Joslin wrote on social media. "I want my rights and I want my career back."A spokesperson for Yosemite National Park told NBC that the NPS was "pursuing administrative action against multiple National Park Service employees for failing to follow National Park Service regulations."RELATED: Union says woke National Park leadership prevented members from policing protest due to 'optics' NPS spokesperson Rachel Pawlitz said most demonstrations require a permit and that those who participated in the incident may be criminally charged.She said the NPS was "pursuing administrative action against several Yosemite National Park employees and possible criminal charges against several park visitors who are alleged to have violated federal laws and regulations related to demonstrations."Joslin mentioned exploring legal options."I'm going to fight this tooth and nail," Joslin said. "I think that everyone as Americans should be upset about this, and it doesn't matter who I am or what my identity is. This is a matter of free speech."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Modern society has made attaining the American dream almost impossible, argues BlazeTV host Auron MacIntyre in an illuminating discussion with Tucker Carlson posted to X on Monday.MacIntyre explained the historical circumstances that led to the attitudes and habits of the Boomer generation being so dismissive of younger people's concerns about the economic and social stumbling blocks they face.'I'm never having children. My bloodline will end. My religion will fade because it's no longer practiced. My community will collapse.' Carlson began the segment by pointing out that former President Joe Biden appeared to sincerely believe the idea that fighting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine was important for the notion of defending democracy."He really seemed to mean it. I thought that was real, the emotion. Do you remember any of these pressers? Like, the Boomer brain always reverts to the most tired cliche," Carlson said. "Why is that?""I think they came into the world at a time when America, more or less, conquered the world. And when America conquered the world, we received all the benefits of empire," MacIntyre responded."We started as a country that rejected empire. Right? That's our entire foundation. We led a revolution against an empire because we had the right to be governed by our peers, by the elites that are part of our society and not across an ocean," he added. "And so it's a very hard story to tell yourself that you conquered the world in the name of freedom, right?" MacIntyre said. "And so I think there's a lot of cognitive dissonance there, and that requires a very cartoon, Marvel movie-esque understanding of the world. 'We're Captain America! We fought for freedom!'""Exactly!" Carlson replied. "But that's going away with that generation," MacIntyre said. "It is going away. I do think there's something about — I always beat up on the Boomers, and broad strokes here, this really was the first generation in history to have basically every part of their life dictated by popular culture. It's the television generation really, right?" Carlson said. "And regional differences just went away during those years, 1946 to 1964, and they kind of lost the capacity to think critically or something," he added. "Do you know what I'm talking about?""The radio and the television, the train and the automobile," MacIntyre replied, "these things collapse the space inside of America that used to be regional, had specific understandings and ways of life, and when that happened, as you say, the only way to have a singular culture was through this kind of mass media projection.""Yes!" Carlson agreed.MacIntyre cited the joke about an old person screaming at a television as a sign that the older generation knows how to "absorb the wider culture" only through television."I saw it with Republicans with Reagan. I'm not against Reagan or anything," Carlson said. "I don't agree with everything, but I don't hate Reagan. But they get so — former colleagues of mine at TV channels — they talk about him, and they just repeat the same eight phrases, 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,' or whatever."And they're kind of carried away in a sincere way, like they experience life in the shallowest possible way. Does this, do you feel what I'm saying?" he asked. "Sure, and a lot of that is the medium itself. Statesmanship doesn't sell in sound bites. That's not really how that works. To be thoughtful, to be deliberate, to have that level of prudence requires deliberation and time, and you can't sell that in between ads," MacIntyre replied. "We can hate people for that, but I don't think we should because ultimately that's human nature.""I don't hate them. I just don't want them in power at all, and I just want people to remember that so much of what they hear is misleading, but what they experience is the truth. That is the truth," Carlson responded."And if your children are addicted to drugs, your nephew dies of an [overdose], and your kids can't get married, and the best they can hope for is to work for some freaking bank, that's not the life that you want for your family. That's reality. It has nothing to do with bombing Iran or democracy or some nonsense like that," he added. "How are your kids doing? It's important to notice the world around you!"RELATED: The culture war isn’t a distraction — it’s the main front MacIntyre cited the example of the anger displayed by many that an avowed socialist like Zohran Mamdani could win the Democratic primary for the mayoral election in New York City to further explain Americans' economic anxiety."'How can a socialist win?'" he asked mockingly. "I don't know, guys, have you looked at the fact that the average first-time homebuyer ... is now 38 years old? Have you understood the fact that no one you know can get a decent job without going a hundred thousand dollars in debt for a degree that objectively taught them nothing, and they're actually just doing any learning they do on the job anyway?""You've built a society that shows people your system doesn't work. Now, I think there's a much better way than communism, but you have to show though," he continued. "You can't just sit there and obstinately say, 'No, this system, ride or die! We don't care if you're homeless. We don't care if you can't have children. We don't care if you're gonna live the rest of your life in your mom's basement. That's your fault! There's nothing wrong with the system ever! There's no reason to look at any of this!'"He went on to say that this is the understanding that is changing conservatism for the younger generations of Americans."If I don't fix this soon, then I'm never having a future. I'm never having children. My bloodline will end. My religion will fade because it's no longer practiced. My community will collapse. I don't have time to sit around here."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Denise Rucker Krepp may be a former Obama appointee and lifelong Democrat, but that’s not stopping her from calling out D.C.’s devastating crime policies.Krepp blames the D.C. Council for redefining “juveniles” to include offenders up to age 24, undermining accountability and fueling carjackings, shootings, and lawlessness across the city.“When I was a kid, a juvenile was somebody under the age of 18 ... but according to the D.C. Council, a juvenile is somebody under the age of 24,” Krepp tells Blaze Media senior politics editor Christopher Bedford on “Blaze News: The Mandate.”“I mean, a 24-year-old man is a man, not a juvenile. And if you tell a 24-year-old that if they commit armed carjacking and they won’t be held fully accountable, then what do you think’s going to happen?” she continues.“At the age of 24, some of my best friends were 24-year-olds. They were two years out of the Marine Corps already,” Bedford agrees.Krepp recalls confronting the Ward 6 Councilman Charles Allen, saying, “Charles, what are you doing, dude?”“He just blew me off and he said, ‘Denise, I know what I’m doing.’ Okay, you definitely knew what you were doing. You pretty much invited President Trump to come in and bring the National Guard in to solve your problem, which you created,” Krepp says.“He kind of seems like the left-wing leader of the D.C. city council, or one of the most vocal champions of some of these causes,” Bedford says.He notes that “there was enough anger” among Democrats that there was a recall petition for Allen — but it failed.“I think it failed because people looked at the recall effort and said it was funded by Republicans. And I, you know, when people said that, I laughed. I said, ‘Are you kidding me?’ It wasn’t funded by Republicans. It was funded by Democrats. It was Democrats telling Charles Allen that what he was doing was unacceptable,” Krepp says.“Unfortunately, the majority of Democrats did not agree with that,” she adds.Want more from 'Blaze News | The Mandate'?To enjoy more provocative opinions, expert analysis, and breaking stories you won’t see anywhere else, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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