Regarding gender, etc., if I understand correctly, those who undergo surgical transition lose the ability to have an orgasm (never mind reproduce), which crimps one's private sexual life. Are teenagers ready to make that choice?

Regarding the Deep State, it is considered to consist of a national government's intelligence establishment, and entrenched bureaucracy more generally. Putin, because he's been around so long, is presumably the master of his Deep State, but Trump, on the other hand, got eaten alive.

In the United States, as opposed to other countries, there is an interface between the Deep State and the Establishment, with the career of former C.I.A. Director George H.W. Bush being a good example:

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