{"id":2432837,"date":"2025-05-09T09:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-state-capitals-adopt-lgbt-flags-as-official-city-flags-in-bid-to-circumvent-law\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:45:14","slug":"two-state-capitals-adopt-lgbt-flags-as-official-city-flags-in-bid-to-circumvent-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-state-capitals-adopt-lgbt-flags-as-official-city-flags-in-bid-to-circumvent-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Two State Capitals Adopt LGBT Flags as Official City Flags in Bid to Circumvent Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-state-capitals-adopt-lgbt-flags-as-official-city-flags-in-bid-to-circumvent-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2432837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses recent legislative developments<\/a> in Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City, Utah, where local lawmakers have passed laws designating the LGBT rainbow pride flag and other flags as official city flags. This decision was made in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-state-abortion-laws-put-supreme-court-under-the-microscope\/\" title=\"New ... Abortion Laws Put Supreme Court Under the Microscope\">state laws restricting<\/a> the display of non-official flags at government buildings. In Salt Lake City, the administration added the Progress Pride, Juneteenth, and transgender flags to the city&#8217;s official flag repertoire, while Boise retroactively recognized the pride and Donate Life flags as official city symbols.<\/p>\n<p>These actions are framed as a defiance against state legislation aimed at limiting the flags that can be flown by local governments. proponents of the new flags, including mayors from both cities, argue that the flags represent inclusivity and reflect the values of their communities. Critics, though, perceive these moves as circumventing laws intended to create uniformity and adherence to state regulations. The article suggests that these developments may further fuel the cultural divide over social issues, particularly around LGBTQ+ rights, within these regions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cutting off your nose to spite your face&rdquo; is a metaphorical expression.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m not letting most of you, our infinitely wise readership, at home in on this self-evident fact. Instead, this is more of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fascist-mi-ag-dana-nessel-threatens-lawyer-who-released-results-of-forensic-exam-of-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co\/\" title=\"\u201cFascist\u201d MI AG Dana Nessel Threatens Lawyer Who Released Results Of Forensic Exam of 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co.\">public service announcement<\/a> to the family, friends, and co-workers of those employed or elected by the cities of Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City, Utah: Keep sharp objects away from these people for the next few weeks or anytime you hear someone saying something about their visage. Thank me later.<\/p>\n<p>I mention this because, within hours of each other, lawmakers in both state capitals, 330 miles away, passed laws that made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-effect-exxon-bans-lgbtq-rainbow-flag-displayed-pride-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT rainbow &ldquo;pride&rdquo; flag<\/a> and other flags official city flags in order to sidestep state laws that would have barred the display of such flags.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51308163\/salt-lake-city-adopts-3-new-flags-to-bypass-new-state-flag-law-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSL-TV<\/a> in Salt Lake City, &ldquo;[t]he new flags would add the sego lily logo from Salt Lake City&rsquo;s city flag to the Juneteenth, Progress Pride and transgender flags&rdquo; in order to make them official city flags, essentially a move to sidestep a bill that would ban flying most flags that were not the official national, state, city, or school flags.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boisedev.com\/news\/2025\/05\/06\/pride-official-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BoiseDev<\/a> reported a similar reasoning behind the move &ldquo;retroactively designating the Pride flag and the Donate Life flag, commemorating April as Donate Life Month, honoring the benefits of organ donation, as official flags of the City of Boise. This puts these two flags alongside the traditional blue City of Boise flag featuring the Idaho State Capitol as official flags of the city&rsquo;s government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This move comes after weeks of tension over [the mayor&rsquo;s] decision to continue flying the Progress Pride flag in front of city hall in defiance of HB 96 brought by Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That bill, passed in the 2025 legislative session, restricted the flags local governments in Idaho can fly to a specific list of flags, including the United States flag, the State of Idaho flag, official city flags, the POW\/MIA flag, branches of the U.S. military, Indian tribal flags, flags for colleges, universities or public schools and the flags of other nations for special occasions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, it&rsquo;s worth mentioning that, when conservatives protested against the universal protection for killing babies in the womb and for same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court miraculously discovered in the Constitution &mdash; we were reminded that we were <em>one nation<\/em> and should respect the law of that nation &mdash; &ldquo;penumbras&rdquo; and &ldquo;emanations&rdquo; conveniently located in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nbc-anchor-caught-deceptively-altering-14th-amendment-trump-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vaguely written amendment<\/a>, which originally dealt with the aftermath of the Civil War but is now used as a cudgel for every left-wing cause that cannot pass muster at the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>Now, two states have passed perfectly legal and clear laws about what flags may be displayed, a clear shot across the bow of liberal locales that put rainbow or transgender flags atop poles across the city for &ldquo;pride&rdquo; month, often overshadowing or ignoring the flag of the nation or state and alienating the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>Very well, Boise and Salt Lake City are saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tough-year-beer-2023-sees-lowest-consumption-level-25-years-amid-bud-light-dylan-mulvaney-fiasco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after the massive backlash<\/a>: We&rsquo;re going to make symbols of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/enough-enough-perpetually-harassed-colorado-baker-gets-good-news-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enforced acceptance of sexual deviance<\/a> official city flags because&nbsp;<em>nyahhhh!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The feedback we have gotten since we ventured into this space has been overwhelming from local Boiseans in support of this because we know that&rsquo;s not just a flag. We know it says who we are, and we know that this bill was about just one flag,&rdquo; Boise Mayor Lauren McLean said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We now have three official flags in this city in response to this bill, but most importantly, that action demonstrates who we are, the values we hold, our commitment to those seen and unseen to show you are welcome and wanted here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unless you hold to scripturally held views of gender and sexuality that go back thousands of years, then you can go to hell. (Well, perhaps not in the afterlife, but at least in Boise.)<\/p>\n<p>Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall expressed similar sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These city flags represent the ideas and principles Salt Lakers know as core tenets &mdash; belonging and acceptance, or better stated: diversity, equity, inclusion,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>But of course: &ldquo;The new flags would not replace the city&rsquo;s primary flag, which was adopted in 2020,&rdquo; KSL reported.<\/p>\n<p>Not that these are anywhere near as evil as the &nbsp;&ldquo;segregation academies&rdquo; adopted in the South after the federal government had the temerity to enforce integration and equality under the law &mdash; ostensibly &ldquo;private&rdquo; schools that could still segregate until a later Supreme Court decision applied Brown v. Board of Education to all schools, but which were funded by the community and, in some cases, governments as a workaround and were basically public to white students &mdash; but the principle and the motivating spirit is the same: If the government stops you from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-just-had-his-deplorables-moment\/\" title=\"Biden Just Had His \u2018Deplorables\u2019 Moment\">divisive social policies<\/a>, don&rsquo;t listen, don&rsquo;t learn, find loopholes.<\/p>\n<p>Have 60 flags, while you&rsquo;re at it. Just make sure none have a cross on it. And a Star of David? Burn that thing, lest the local Islamic community see it. (Crescent and star flags are OK for right now, just so long as Muslims keep voting Democrat. Once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-scores-big-endorsement-shows-alarming-sign-kamala-harris-struggling-key-voter-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they stray off the plantation<\/a>, hoist the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-stabbings-carried-site-infamous-charlie-hebdo-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Hebdo<\/a> flag high.)<\/p>\n<p>This is all quite silly, doubly so when you consider these are light blue cities in dark red states where a small group of Karens with &ldquo;Coexist&rdquo; bumper-sticker-bedecked Subarus have decided they can&rsquo;t coexist with the law, so they&rsquo;re making a mockery of it. That&rsquo;s how sacred they believe these flags to be &mdash; and what we can expect as the wave of woke crests and rolls back into to the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Mark my words: Just as the South had segregation academies, the lefty enclaves will eventually have 23 official city flags, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/portland-hospital-denies-woman-cancer-treatment-criticizing-transgender-flag-outside-facility-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22 of them celebrating sin<\/a> and one of them being the actual flag.<\/p>\n<p>The latter may seem trivial compared to the former &mdash; but if you think politico-sponsored mockery of equality under the law is bad, just wait until you see where bureaucratic mockery of God takes us. This is just one of the sillier symptoms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/frauds-dems-faked-fury-trump-pope-pic-passed-wildly-anti-catholic-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of a deadly disease upon the American body politic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Come to think of it, if we can stop the metastasis by removing the nose, maybe there&rsquo;s hope. Keep those sharp objects around after all, my Boise and Salt Lake City peeps. Just don&rsquo;t let your lawmakers near&nbsp;<em>you<\/em> with them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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I&#8217;m not revealing this obvious truth to our astute readers; rather, I aim to inform the family, friends, and colleagues of those working or serving in Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City, Utah: keep sharp objects away from them for the next few weeks or whenever you hear comments about their appearance. You&#8217;ll thank me later. This warning comes after lawmakers in both cities passed laws within hours of each other that officially recognized the LGBT rainbow &#8220;pride&#8221; flag and other flags as city flags to circumvent state laws prohibiting such displays. According to KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, these new flags will incorporate the sego lily emblem from Salt Lake City&#8217;s flag alongside Juneteenth, Progress Pride, and transgender flags as a way to make them official city symbols\u2014essentially an effort to bypass legislation banning most non-official flags. Similarly, BoiseDev reported that Boise retroactively designated the Pride flag and Donate Life flag (honoring organ donation) as official city flags alongside its traditional blue flag featuring the Idaho State Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>This decision follows weeks of tension regarding the mayor&#8217;s choice to continue flying the Progress Pride flag at city hall despite opposition from Rep. Heather Scott&#8217;s HB 96 bill passed during the 2025 legislative session that limited local governments in Idaho on which flags they could display.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that while conservatives protested against universal protections for abortion rights and same-sex marriage\u2014leading some Supreme Court justices to find vague constitutional interpretations supporting leftist causes\u2014now two states have enacted clear laws regarding permissible displayed flags. This serves as a direct challenge against liberal areas that prominently feature rainbow or transgender flags during pride month while often overshadowing national or state symbols.<\/p>\n<p>In response to significant backlash over these issues, Boise and Salt Lake City are asserting their commitment by making symbols representing acceptance of diverse sexual orientations official city emblems. Mayor Lauren McLean stated that community support has been overwhelming because these symbols reflect who they are as a city with values centered on inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Unless one adheres strictly to traditional views on gender and sexuality rooted in scripture spanning thousands of years\u2014which may lead one feeling unwelcome\u2014both mayors expressed similar sentiments about diversity being core principles for their cities&#8217; identities through these new official designs.<\/p>\n<p>While this situation might not be directly comparable with historical segregation academies established post-Civil Rights era\u2014which were essentially public institutions disguised under private status\u2014the underlying principle remains: if government restrictions arise against divisive social policies like those concerning LGBTQ+ representation through public displays don&#8217;t comply but instead seek loopholes for more inclusive representations without regard for existing regulations.<\/p>\n<p>This scenario highlights how certain communities prioritize symbolic gestures over legal compliance\u2014a trend likely indicative of broader societal shifts toward progressive ideals amidst ongoing cultural debates across America today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2432838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pride-Flag.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54931,54932,51294,36625,54930],"class_list":["post-2432837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-city-flags","tag-legislative-challenges","tag-lgbtq-2","tag-social-justice","tag-state-capitals"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pride-Flag.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432837"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432841,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432837\/revisions\/2432841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}