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Around 6 million antelope have been recorded on a trek across East Africa, marking the world’s largest land mammal migration ever recorded.The scale of the Great Nile Migration recently became apparent through an ongoing project between African Parks and the Government of South Sudan.Between April 28 and May 15, 2023, after the first rains of the season, planes were used to carry out an extensive aerial survey of the Boma Badingilo Jonglei Landscape in the east of South Sudan, documenting the migration of roughly 5 million white-eared kob, 300,000 tiang, 350,000 Mongalla gazelle, and 160,000 Bohor reedbuck.“The results of this survey are nothing short of staggering. The astonishing scale of the migration is only equaled by the responsibility to ensure that it survives into the future in an extremely complex landscape,” Peter Fearnhead, CEO of African Parks, said in a statement.Along with the galavanting antelopes, the survey noted how elephants, giraffes, lions, and cheetah populations have persisted in the area. Likewise, there are still massive populations of large birds, including open-billed stork, marabou stork, yellow-billed stork, Abdim’s stork, woolly-necked stork, black-crowned cranes, herons, and several species of vultures.White-eared kob tackle a difficult part of the migration.Image credit: ©Marcus WestbergWhile this may suggest that wildlife is abundant in the region, its biodiversity is facing a myriad of threats. Comparisons with surveys carried out in the 1980s show there's been “catastrophic declines of most sedentary species," such as elephant, warthog, cheetah, hippopotamus, and buffalo. One of the main threats is illegal poaching, which Fearnhead said is “at a scale that we have never witnessed before.” To make matters more difficult, South Sudan went through a bloody civil war over the last few decades, and ethnic violence still lingers. Along with causing immense human suffering, the conflict has impacted the movement of animals and made wildlife surveys almost impossible.              As the country strives to recover, the future of these rich ecosystems could ultimately hinge on how human relations in the area resolve.“This wildlife and larger ecosystem is the basis for survival for multiple ethnic groupings which are often in conflict with each other over resources. Successful management of this landscape will only be possible through building trust with and amongst these ethnic groupings,” explained Fearnhead.“Working with these local communities to protect this vital ecosystem will help perpetuate this global phenomenon whilst also bringing about stability, safety, and security and creating a sustainable future for the people who live in this area – many of whom are still recovering after years of war and disruption,” he continued.

In 2019, Anna Lee Dozier, who lives in Washington, DC, bought a vase at a local thrift store. The piece, which is richly decorated with Maya-like imagery, was in a clearance sale and only cost $3.99. However, it turns out this Maya-like decoration was authentic, and the vase is a genuine ancient artifact.“It did look old to me, but not old-old, like 20 to 30 years old, maybe,” Dozier told NPR.For Dozier, the vase had special significance even before she knew it was a real artifact. This is because she had worked in Mexico for the human rights advocacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide, so the vase struck her as a reminder of those days.Then, five years later, Dozier visited the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, and noticed that the piece was strikingly similar to some of the other objects on display. Although she was still not convinced she had a real Maya object on her hands, she nevertheless decided to consult a museum specialist who then recommended she contact the Mexican embassy in Washington. Dozier then sent them photos of the vase.The embassy was extremely excited by what they saw and, after confirming it was a real Maya object, they requested it back.“I am thrilled to have played a part in its repatriation story. I would like it to go back to its rightful place and to where it belongs,” Dozier told WUSA, a CBS affiliate, as reported by NBC 15 News. “But I also want it out of my home because I have three little boys and I have been petrified that after two thousand years I would be the one to wreck it!”According to a post on X, Mexico’s ambassador to the US, Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, said the vase is a “valuable witness of our Maya history” that has been returned “thanks to the generosity of [Anna] Lee Dozier.”The vase purchased by Anna Lee Dozier has joined 19 other artifacts that have been returned to the Mexican embassy in Washington, DC.Image credit: SRE“This historic jewel will be reintegrated within the collection of [Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology and History] to preserve our rich cultural heritage.”The vase itself is thought to come from the southeast of the country and is likely between 1,800 and 1,200 years old. This would place it within the timeline of the Maya Classical period, which eventually declined due to various factors, including droughts, civil conflict, and eventual conquest by the Spanish.In addition to this precious and serendipitous object, the Mexican embassy in the US received 19 other archaeological pieces that were donated anonymously. These pieces will also be returned to Mexico where they will be kept in the care of the National Institute of Anthropology and History.   All these objects will join more than 13,500 others that have been recovered in recent years as part of the Mexican government’s strategy of committing itself to recovering artifacts related to its national heritage that are located abroad.  

Joy Reid, host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut, was joined by abortion activists Shannon Brewer and NARAL president Mini Timmaraju to discuss the second anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. While the three lamented the decision and its effects throughout the country, Timmaraju outrageously claimed that the U.S. had consequently become a “segregated society.” To open the segment, Reid played a video of Vice President Kamala Harris audaciously proclaiming, “In the case of the stealing of reproductive freedom from the women of America, Donald Trump is guilty.” She then cited a statistic from Planned Parenthood to demonstrate the apparent “cruelty of the post-Dobbs world” which allowed “21 states [to enact] some form of abortion ban…more than 28 million women, trans, and nonbinary people of reproductive age live in them.” It was interesting to watch even a liberal like Reid struggle with the left’s ridiculous woke gender terms. She evidently gave up on the proper, all-inclusive language and settled on (correctly) referring to them as women for the remainder of the segment.     Like most of Reid’s guests, this panel adored their racial allusions, with Timmaraju, of course, stating: “What you're seeing now is we're essentially living in a segregated society again. We have states rights and states where you can live as a pregnant person with freedoms and states where you cannot.” For her part, the host referred to the “disproportionate impact” of the decision on women of color: This is the statistics as far as the disproportionate impact of the end of Roe. Black women–this is the percentage of reproductive age women who live in states with abortion bans. 54 percent of black women live in states with reproduction–with abortion bans. 42 percent of Hispanic women, 24 percent of Asian American women, and 7 percent of indigenous women.  Hypocrisy abounds as they conveniently omitted the disturbing history of pro-abortion organizations like their beloved Planned Parenthood, which outspoken racist and eugenicist Margaret Sanger founded.  Timmaraju invoked a “moral obligation” of “fight[ing] for a federal bill, a federal protection so that we have laws across all 50 states and women are protected,” practically characterizing women seeking abortions as heroines for “having to go from state to state and risk[ing] your life.” Turning to Brewer, Reid vented her indignation at the fact that males held “overwhelming membership” in legislatures that decided on abortion rights. Her guest immediately agreed and falsely suggested that the pro-life cause was almost exclusively championed by men: That's who you see standing outside of these clinics. You see a few women but the majority of people out there are men. These are the ones who really want it to be the way it is. They want women at home. They want you at home and having babies. They truly believe that that is how it should be. And they'll fight for it.  Towards the close, Brewer and Reid pushed the tired narrative of the Supreme Court’s partisan bias, pathetically expressing displeasure in the unanimous Mifepristone case decision, a clear win for the pro-abortion movement. Instead, the miserable pair insisted that the justices were politically motivated in light of the upcoming election. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MSNBC’s The ReidOut 6/24/2024 07:34:34 PM EST [Cuts to video] VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: This is a healthcare crisis. And we all know who is to blame. Donald Trump. [transition] Trump has not denied, much less shown remorse, for his actions. Instead, he, quote, “proudly” takes credit for overturning Roe. [transition] In the case of the stealing of reproductive freedom from the women of America, Donald Trump is guilty. [Cuts back to live] JOY REID: Today marks two years since Donald Trump's hand-picked Supreme Court justices ripped away abortion rights from millions of American women, overturning Roe v. Wade with their ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. Since then, the cruelty of the post-Dobbs world has impacted people all across this country. New data from Planned Parenthood shows that since Dobbs, 21 states have enacted some form of abortion ban and more than 28 million women, trans, and nonbinary people of reproductive age live in them. That is nearly 43 percent of all women of reproductive age nationwide. And we’ve heard directly from women affected by those bans. [Cuts to video] KATE COX: My state chose to drive me out of my home, my community, away from my children, my doctors, rather than to let me access care. [Transition] AMANDA ZURAWSKI: I couldn't leave the state, and if I had, I probably would have died. So I had to just wait until I did become near death. It took three days, and the trauma of that waiting and being in terror and fear for those three days, I mean, it's cruel. It is inhumane. [Transition] ANYA COOK: Her heart was still beating, but they told me that at that point, because I had lost all my fluid, there's nothing that I can do. So I looked at him, I said, “Okay, so what are you going to do? Are you going to–what are we supposed to do, are we terminating?” He said, “We can't do anything.” I said, “Excuse me? You can't do anything? What does that mean exactly?” He says, “We can't do anything.” [Cuts back to live] REID: Joining me now is Shannon Brewer, former director of the Jackson Women's Health Organization in Mississippi, the plaintiffs in the Dobbs case. She is now the executive director of the Las Cruces Women's Health Organization in New Mexico. And Mini T–Mini–Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom for All.  Thank you both for being here. I do want to go to you, Shannon Brewer, and just ask you to reflect on two years without Roe. What has been the impact on women and the women that you work with now? SHANNON BREWER: Hmm. In two years…the biggest impact I’ve seen is women having to travel so far to these different states. It has not deterred a lot of women, I must tell you that. It has–it’s hurt women as far as having to find places where they can get adequate care. And that's what I’ve been–we’ve been dealing with basically for two years and we're still dealing with it every single day. REID: I mean, you operated the Pink House in Mississippi for a really long time. When you talk to folks back in Mississippi, because they're also a state where maternal mortality is high, particularly among black women, where healthcare is hard to find–there's no expansion of Obamacare, there’s not a lot of resources there’s offered to women. What are women in Mississippi dealing with? BREWER: I don't know exactly what all they're dealing with, but the women that we talk to, they’re unfortunately some are dealing with the fact that they have to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, that they cannot afford, you know, care for–to care for as far as the insurance, Medicaid, child care, so you have a lot of women, you have a lot of underage girls that are having to have unwanted pregnancies and unwanted children, unfortunately. And that's–I don't understand how that makes sense still–two years later, I still don't understand how that is a better option for these people. REID: Yeah. Mini Timmaraju, talk about the national impact that you’ve seen for women in this country. MINI TIMMARAJU: Well, you know, it's been devastating. As you pointed out, 21 states have bans and restrictions and folks in places like Mississippi having to go all the way to places like New Mexico. What you're seeing now is we're essentially living in a segregated society again. We have states rights and states where you can live as a pregnant person with freedoms and states where you cannot. And you're seeing the real life consequences of elections.  You know, in New Mexico, you have Governor Lujan Grisham who has really expanded access and created opportunity. You know, I was at the event, this morning, with the Vice President. I got to hear from Kate Cox. You know, she talked about the devastation she's faced in her life at her home state of Texas.  What's next for us as a movement is we gotta fight for a federal bill, a federal protection so that we have laws across all 50 states and women are protected because right now, having to go from state to state and risk your life and be forced into pregnancies that you don't want, it's untenable. And we cannot continue this way. So, we have a moral obligation to get this done. REID: Yeah, especially if you're a child and they forced children to have to flee their states as well because they were raped and pregnant. Here's the new ad that the Biden/Harris campaign is running. And they rolled it out today. [Cuts to video] KAITLYN JOSHUA: I was right around 11 weeks when I had a miscarriage. The pain that I was feeling was excruciating. I was turned away from two emergency rooms. That was a direct result of Donald Trump overturning Roe v. Wade. He's now a convicted felon. Trump thinks he should not be held accountable for his own criminal actions but he will let women and doctors be punished. [Cuts back to live] REID: Shannon, this is the statistics as far as the disproportionate impact of the end of Roe. Black women–this is the percentage of reproductive age women who live in states with abortion bans. 54 percent of black women live in states with reproduction–with abortion bans. 42 percent of Hispanic women, 24 percent of Asian American women, and 7 percent of indigenous women.  The disproportionate impact has been heavily on people like Caitlin Joshua, who we just saw in that ad. Can you talk about that? BREWER: Yes, that's so true. That doesn't surprise me at all. This is exactly what's going on, is that it's affect–the people that it's affecting the most are the people who actually need this the most. Yeah. REID: And let me tell you, Mini, that, you know, Donald Trump is not sorry. It’s like, he’s bragging about it. This is his brag. He said it was an “amazing” thing to end Roe v. Wade. He said this at an Evangelical conference. He says it should be left up to the states.  Has leaving it up to the states made things–made abortion rates go down? Have–I mean, it has gone down at least to some extent because people can't get access to them, but has–has that solved the Evangelicals' wish of making abortion go away? TIMMARAJU: You know, it's so interesting. Donald Trump just can't help himself, right? He keeps bragging about overturning Roe because it was a major achievement for that administration, because he's completely aligned with these extremist right-wing demagogues and these folks who really believe that abortion should not happen in this country and they're not stopping.  You know, you’ve covered this, but it's really important for folks to understand should there be a second Trump administration, they're not gonna stop at leaving this to the states. They're going to pursue a national abortion ban and they're going after contraception and IVF because that's always been the end game. But look, when Donald Trump says leave it up to the states, he means let the–let the chaos continue in places like Mississippi, Florida, Texas, and he's fine with that, and his movement behind him is fine with that.  And that's why actually today, we announced a broad coalition of reproductive rights health and justice groups including those reproductive justice organizations led by black and brown, indigenous women to make major investments in Get Out the Vote and voter education campaigns to make sure folks understand the stakes and what's happening in this country so we can have a federal solution, because Donald Trump leaving it up to the states, it's not going to end well for us. And we’ve already seen the devastation that’s wrought in just two short years. REID: Yeah. BREWER: Yes. REID: And Shannon, last word to you. What do you make of the fact that most of these laws are being passed by legislatures where men are the overwhelming membership of these legislatures? So, it's largely men passing these laws banning abortion for women and girls. BREWER: That's not surprising. That's what I’ve been seeing long before Roe v. Wade was overturned in Mississippi. That's who you see standing outside of these clinics. You see a few women but the majority of people out there are men. These are the ones who really want it to be the way it is. They want women at home. They want you at home and having babies. They truly believe that that is how it should be. And they'll fight for it.  You know, everybody seems to think that this Supreme Court–the one that just passed with the Mife case–it was, you know, it was a win, but it was just a win for a minute, is what it is. This, you know, all of this, they only came about because this is election. Let's be honest, come on. Because there are a lot of people, a lot of Republicans who did not–you know, they're needing those votes. REID: Yeah. Absolutely. BREWER: That just bought us a little more time. REID: Indeed. And the time to act is going to be in November. Shannon Brewer, Mini Timmaraju, thank you both very much, on this very somber anniversary. (...)

Elon Musk has become an enemy of the left for rejecting the government’s censorship agenda by prioritizing free speech on the X platform. Now, Musk has made even more enemies for his “democratization” of X. In an interview with Linda Yaccarino, Musk explained to the X CEO why journalists specifically are furious about his reformed blue check-mark policy. Watch Host's Face as Elon Musk Exposes This Group's Real Motivations youtu.be Under the former Twitter regime, a blue check mark signified the user’s authenticity and notability — a false honorary badge reserved for “verified identities.” Now, under Musk’s ownership, a blue check mark simply means “the account has an active subscription to X Premium and meets [X’s] eligibility requirements.” “It’s the same for everyone,” Musk told Yaccarino, but “the thing that a lot of traditional journalists don't like is they don't like being put on the same platform as the average citizen. They don't like their voice being the same.” “Yes, there are several news organizations who don't like your push for democratization and what they believe is the devaluing of the badges [check marks] because they were differentiated,” Yaccarino confirmed. “I think it’s very important to elevate citizen journalism. I think it’s very important to hear the voice of the people — the actual voice of the people, not the filtered voice of the people. Let the people choose the narrative, and let the people determine the truth and not five editor in chiefs of major publications,” Musk responded. Dave Rubin calls Musk’s democratization of X “[shifting] where the megaphone is.” He explains that in an ideal world, we could rely on “a group of journalists” who could “make sense of the world,” allowing the average citizen to “vote appropriately” and “have a sense of what is happening in the world.” But true journalism seems to be a thing of the past. We can’t trust journalists to report the facts anymore. “Unfortunately, the journalist layer — the media layer — they do not deserve [our] trust anymore,” says Dave. That’s why Musk “democratized” the X platform. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

House Republicans are finally throwing their weight behind Trump ally and "War Room" host Stephen K. Bannon and his emergency appeals to stay out of jail for defying the Jan. 6 committee's subpoenas. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other House GOP leaders on the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group successfully voted Tuesday to file a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in support of Bannon. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) will also be filing an amicus brief but instead with the U.S. Supreme Court as chair of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight in support of Bannon's emergency appeal. The line of argumentation in the briefs may not only persuade the high court to spare Bannon from prison but could possibly also ramify for other American prisoners. Loudermilk's committee is also reportedly crafting legislation aimed at nullifying the work of the Jan. 6 committee. Christopher Bedford, senior editor for politics and Washington correspondent for Blaze Media, said, "It's great to see the work the committee is putting in here, and this sort of thing probably has more ability to spare Bannon prison time than the attempt to withdraw the subpoena (something that's only been done once — by the same committee that issued the subpoena, and before charges were brought)." Background Bannon was convicted in July 2022 of two charges of contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the Democrat-controlled House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 protests. He was sentenced to four months in prison. While Carl Nichols, the Trump-nominated judge overseeing Bannon's case in Washington, D.C., initially paused his sentence while the populist appealed his conviction, a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel later rejected Bannon's challenges, prompting partisan prosecutors to urge Nichols to send Bannon to prison. Earlier this month, Bannon was ordered to report to prison by July 1. He had, however, two more arrows left in his quiver: an appeal to a full panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court. The first arrow missed its mark. On June 20, Biden and Obama judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted 2-1 against keeping Bannon out of jail while he exhausted his legal options. Blaze News previously reported that Trump-nominated Judge Justin Walker, who cast the lone vote against denying Bannon's emergency motion, noted in his dissenting opinion that Bannon's key argument could potentially succeed before the Supreme Court. An appeal to the high court Bannon filed an appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday. The filing underscored that the stakes were high and noted, "Now that a panel of the D.C. Circuit has said that Licavoli remains binding, there is no obstacle to future indictments of anyone and everyone who allegedly defaults on a congressional subpoena, even when they had good faith defenses like advice of counsel or executive privilege — defenses that Licavoli will bar them even from presenting to a jury." In his defense, Bannon previously suggested he had not responded to the subpoenas on the basis of both advice of counsel and executive privilege. "In the future, when the House or Senate and the Executive Branch are controlled by the same party, there is every reason to fear that former Executive Branch officials will face prison after declining to provide privileged materials to a committee, even where the position taken was based upon the advice of counsel in good faith and requested further negotiations," added the filing. Bannon's attorney further argued that the Biden Department of Justice's recent decisions to ignore congressional subpoenas demonstrate "both the significance of the mens rea issue as a matter of law and also the illogic of preventing Mr. Bannon from even arguing to the jury that his reliance on advice of counsel undermined the government's case for 'willfulness.'" The DOJ is set to file a brief with the Supreme Court Wednesday demanding the Trump critic's immediate jailing. House Republicans act Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) leaned on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to spearhead a legal effort to support Bannon's emergency appeal. Banks noted in a Monday letter to the speaker that "several factors separate the Committee's illegitimate and unenforceable subpoenas [to Bannon and Peter Navarro] from lawfully issued congressional subpoenas." "As you know, the Committee is the first and only congressional committee in history composed on entirely partisan lines," continued Banks. 'The January 6 committee was, we think, wrongfully constituted. We think the work was tainted.' Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (Calif.) Jan. 6 committee rejected then-GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's proposed committee members, prompting McCarthy to pull his members and boycott the panel. The committee ultimately had no GOP-appointed ranked minority member. "Furthermore, the Committee repeatedly violated House Rules and its own charter, House Resolution 503, including provisions limiting its deposition authority," wrote Banks. In addition to the likelihood of its illegitimacy, Banks noted that thanks to the work of Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), "We now know that the Committee deleted hundreds of records shortly before the 118th Congress and the start of the House Republican majority. This willful destruction of evidence violates House Rules, and because the improperly destroyed documents potentially included evidence of the Committee's misconduct, they could have assisted either Mr. Bannon's or Mr. Navarro's defenses during future appeals." Banks underscored to Johnson that an amicus brief filed filed on behalf of the chamber in support of Bannon's appeal would have his full support. Johnson confirmed on Fox News and CNN Tuesday night that the House was working on an amicus brief in support of Bannon's appeal. "The January 6 committee was, we think, wrongfully constituted. We think the work was tainted. We think that they may have very well covered up evidence and maybe even more nefarious activities," said Johnson. "We will be expressing that to the court and I think it will help Steve Bannon in his appeal." Johnson noted in a joint statement with Republican Reps. Steve Scalise (La.) and Tom Emmer (Minn.) Wednesday morning that the amicus brief will be "submitted after Bannon files a petition for rehearing en banc and will be in support of neither party." "It will withdraw certain arguments made by the House earlier in the litigation about the organization of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol during the prior Congress. House Republican Leadership continues to believe Speaker Pelosi abused her authority when organizing the Select Committee," added Johnson. The Daily Caller reported that Loudermilk was planning to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court Wednesday morning, emphasizing the Jan. 6 committee lacked the authority to conduct depositions under the House resolution that authorized it. Loudermilk's office told the Caller that the brief indicated that the Jan. 6 committee held Bannon in contempt for "failing to appear for a deposition," which it was not able to conduct for lack of a ranking member to notify. "While Nancy Pelosi and Liz Cheney’s two year inquisition may have entertained the media and kept numerous Democrat lawyers busy, it had very real world implications, which we see in the imprisonment of Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon," Loudermilk told the Caller. "We're in uncharted constitutional waters here. Congress's ability to compel people to appear before it is long-established, but has been eroding since Eric Holder refused to enforce a subpoena against himself. The ability to moot a contempt charge after the fact is hard going, but the ability to convince the court the committee itself was illegitimate? That could be easier," Christopher Bedford told Blaze News. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A former NCAA track and field champion who believes he is a woman said he planned on returning to the sport to capture subsequent female athletic records.Cece Telfer won the women's NCAA national championship for 400m hurdles in 2019 and was part of a flurry of male athletes being identified for their dominance of female sports at the time.Telfer reportedly transitioned from male to female in 2018 before dominating his sport.In a new interview with an LGBT-focused outlet, Telfer said that he had plans to return to the track and dominate female athletes once again. He made multiple references throughout the interview to his dreams being "taken" from him through the rejection of male athletes in female comeptitions."I look forward to indoor track, because 2024 indoors is going to be epic. My dreams were taken away from me once again. So I plan on going back to New England, hitting up all the indoor competitions, and taking all the names, all the records, and everything.""That doesn't look like first all the time, that doesn’t look like second place, that doesn’t look like podium all the time, but the track meets that count will count," he added.'Off the track, I am a very, very girly girl. I mean, on the track, too. I like to take care of myself and feel very pretty.'After being denied a shot at the Olympic trials and a ban by the NAIA of transgender athletes, it appeared that Telfer planned to return to the NCAA."That's what's burning this fire in my heart and in my body. So it’s keeping me going to know that I can go to indoor competitions and still be the girl to talk about, period," Telfer told Them.Telfer explained that he is actually a woman several times in the interview; such as when the athlete was plainly asked about his "mental health.""Anti-trans rhetoric from past athletes, current athletes, is making it so much harder for women like me to exist in society and even compete in sports," Telfer said. He then claimed that "everything is slowly being taken away" from him.When asked what kind of person he is, Telfer said that he considers himself a rather feminine woman."I consider myself to be a voice for people who don’t have a voice. Off the track, I am a very, very girly girl," he claimed. "I mean, on the track, too. I like to take care of myself and feel very pretty."The outlet went even farther, however, suggesting that Telfer has faced stereotypes and asking how he deals with the idea that people might see him as an "angry black woman." "I might be a little angry, but that's just how I feel. And we are allowed to be angry. It’s a normal, healthy human emotion. However, I know that because of the color of my skin, I cannot live that normal human emotion," he theorized.While claiming that he was "never a boy," Telfer revealed that he had gone through a "war" with his "mental and physical state." He also concluded that because he identified as a woman, his mother would never accept him."When it was time for me to break out of that shell and be like, 'No, I have to live for me now,' I came to the realization that [my mother was] never going to love me for who I am.""I was never a boy, never saw myself as a boy, never identified as a boy, never conformed to anything that was masculine boy unless my parents were forcing it upon me," he added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!