restore NPR funding, restore overseas DEI programs, and the like. Even if you like subsidies for illegals, there is good reason to oppose this sneaky proposal.

What's sneaky about that? NADA. Your subsidies for illegals means clinics, etc., get reimbursed for childbirth costs by illegal immigrants. I don't want a mom turned away at that moment and want those costs reimbursed. NPR? Well, bargaining chips you can give away are needed. :) DEI overseas means girls get to go to school, and have financial access. My wife's half-sister is an entrepreneur, and while having a spot of trouble now, has been very successful. The greatest and largest pirate fleet in the world was run by a Chinese woman.

Ching Shih : the world's most feared pirate (who was a woman)
The Red Flag Fleet, led by the powerful pirate queen Ching Shih (also known as Zheng Yi Sao). After marrying the pirate Zheng Yi, she took command of his already large fleet following his death, uniting numerous pirate groups under her leadership. At its peak, the fleet consisted of approximately 1,800 ships and tens of thousands of pirates, making it the largest pirate confederation in history.