“We were already fearing for our lives. Now, it’s even worse.”

Trans Americans hunker down as new details emerge about the Nashville shooter, including this snapshot from a shooting range in 2022. Plus baseball is back! And Star Trek fans learn: Troi is "the key"

It’s Friday Eve, everyone: Thursday, March 30, 2023, and I wrote this just prior to boarding my plane to the West Coast. What will I be doing in L.A.? If you don’t already follow me on social media, you’ll find the answer below.

Here Now the News

DR. JILL BIDEN ATTENDS MEMORIAL FOR NASHVILLE VICTIMS: CBS News

• PRESIDENT PLANS TO VISIT FAMILIES IN NASHVILLE: USA Today

HEAD OF THE COVENANT SCHOOL CONFRONTED THE GUNMAN: Insider

DEATH OF CLOSE FRIEND SENT HALE INTO A SPIRAL: NBC News

TV REPORTER’S “INVESTIGATION” REVEALS THE SHOOTER TRAINED AT NASHVILLE GUN RANGES: WSMV

RESPONSE TO NASHVILLE MASS MURDERS ON CAPITOL HILL: A SHRUG —The New York Times

FEAR PERVADES TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AFTER NASHVILLE MURDERS: Within 10 minutes of police saying that the suspect was transgender, the hashtag #TransTerrorism trended on Twitter.

• Around the same time, Republican lawmakers — including Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. — insinuated in social media posts that the shooter’s gender identity played a role in the shooting.

• And by Tuesday morning, the cover of the Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post read: “Transgender killer targets Christian school.”

• “We are terrified for the LGBTQ community here,” Kim Spoon, a trans activist based in Knoxville, Tennessee, said. “More blood’s going to be shed, and it’s not going to be shed in a school.”—NBC News

20 YEARS LATER, SENATE VOTES TO RESCIND AUTHORIZATION FOR WAR IN IRAQ: It was a rare bipartisan vote: 66 to 30. Proponents of repealing the authorizations say doing so is necessary to prevent future presidents from abusing their power, while not hamstringing current counterterrorism efforts.—CBS News

Around the World

RUSSIA HAS STOPPED SHARING MISSILE TEST INFO: The Associated Press

POPE FRANCIS HOSPITALIZED WITH RESPIRATORY INFECTION: WILL HE MISS PALM SUNDAY AND HOLY WEEK SERVICES? —CBS News

GUARDS CAUGHT ON TAPE WALKING AWAY DURING DEADLY MIGRANT FIRE IN MEXICO: Politico

BizNewz

SEN. RAND PAUL OPPOSES TIKTOK BAN: GOP WOULD “PERMANENTLY LOSE ELECTIONS” —NBC News

BANK FAILURES BILL IS $23 BILLION, AND FDIC WANTS BIG LENDERS TO PAY: Bloomberg via Yahoo

ADEUS AND 再见, U.S. DOLLAR! BRAZIL AND CHINA DITCH OUR CURRENCY FOR THEIR OWN IN TRADE DEALS: Fox Business News

WHY ELON MUSK AND OTHER “EXPERTS” ARE CALLING FOR A PAUSE ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF A.I. —DW News

Health News

FDA APPROVES OVERDOSE-REVERSING NARCAN FOR SALE OVER-THE-COUNTER: CBS News

HOW MANY STEPS A DAY SHOULD YOU WALK FOR BEST HEALTH BENEFITS? The Today Show on NBC

Trans World

KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS OVERRIDE GOVERNOR’S VETO TO ENACT HORRIBLE ANTI-TRANS LAW: It bans access to gender-affirming health care for trans children, restricts which bathrooms and lockers they use, prohibits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, and allows teachers to use students’ birth names and pronouns against their wishes. The sweeping law takes effect this summer. —The Washington Post

TRANSPHOBES NO LONGER PRETENDING TO JUST “PROTECT KIDS:” Lawmakers in Kansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas have introduced bills barring health providers from offering gender affirming care to people as old as 26. —Axios

• Florida and Oklahoma are advancing bills that not only ban healthcare for minors but also prohibit healthcare coverage of gender-transition treatments for any person regardless of age. Arkansas has a similar law on its books but a court has so far blocked it from taking effect.

CHARLESTON, S.C. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ASKED TO RESIGN AFTER MAKING THREAT TO SHOOT ANY TEACHER WHO COMES OUT AS TRANS: Post Courier

UK TRANSPHOBE: MAYBE THEY ARE “THE BADDIES:” The Mary Sue

Aidan Comerford @AidanCTweets

Jeremy Clarkson has written an article for the Times UK that essentially asks people to remember how "we" were all wrong to be homophobic, and consider that maybe "we" are all wrong to be transphobic now. That's right. Jeremy Clarkson is having a "are we the baddies" moment?

Tabitha McIntosh @TabitaSurge

Brace yourselves: The Sunday Times has run an 'are we the baddies?' opinion piece about transgender rights, and it's by Jeremy Clarkson: 'It would be easy at this point to roll your eyes and think that the world’s gone mad. But hang on a minute. Because what if you’re wrong?' https://t.co/TkLvJIhLf8

Play Ball!

MLB OPENING DAY IS TODAY: The Athletic offers 2023 predictions.

LET’S GO METS!

Star Trek Corner

Marina Sirtis is Deanna Troi on Star Trek Picard. Photo by Joe Pugliese/Paramount+. © 2022 CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved

PICARD SHOWRUNNER TERRY MATALAS: TROI IS “THE KEY” — Screenrant

DID YOU NOTICE ENSIGN LaFORGE’S CHANGE OF HAIRSTYLE? There’s an explanation for it! —Red Shirts Always Die

COMPOSERS REVEAL HOW THEY ARE REVIVING TREK MUSIC: TrekMovie

FANS ARE CALLING FOR A NEW SERIES: STAR TREK LEGACY! —Polygon

• HOW TO VIEW THE ENTIRE SEASON OF STAR TREK PICARD AND PAST STAR TREK EPISODES: Click here to subscribe to Paramount+

That’s all for today. By the time you read this, I will be on a plane to Los Angeles to cover the red carpet at the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton! My hope is to bring you interviews with famous names from Star Trek and whomever else will talk to me!

I will return Sunday night with the Bedtime Stories edition for the first Monday of April. Until then… May your news be good news!

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