In this episode I walk through today’s Dissident Dad Daily and one hard theme that ties it all together: the state cannot love your kids.

We hit:

• Trump’s State Department suddenly deciding abortion, DEI quotas, and child “gender care” belong in the human rights abuse bucket
• The Afghan migrant who allegedly ambushed two National Guard soldiers near the White House, killing Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and leaving Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe fighting for his life
• Trump slamming the brakes on asylum and Afghan visas afterward and why, as a dad, that is the bare minimum sane response
• Illinois racing toward “medical aid in dying” while coroners and Catholics yell stop
• The Vatican praising one man one woman for life, and Pope Leo calling parenthood a “wonderful adventure”
• South Africa quietly backing away from a retail CBDC and what that tells us about control money

Under all of it is the same point. The regime can tweak policies, issue memos, even occasionally do the right thing. But it will never sit by your kid’s bed at 3 a.m. It will never teach them courage, chastity, or how to face suffering without giving up. That is on fathers and mothers, in homes and parishes, not in Washington.

If you’re trying to lead a family through this mess with clear eyes and a Christian spine, this one is for you.