{"id":2209,"date":"2026-08-12T13:11:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:11:53","slug":"candidate-known-for-pro-trans-knife-shirt-defeats-dem-establishment-pick-in-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>A far-Left candidate who infamously wore a pro-trans shirt emblazoned with a knife coasted to an easy victory in Minnesota\u2019s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2207\">Sophie Cunningham\u2019s Coach Tells Critics To \u2018Go To Hell\u2019 After Quiet Reaction To Brutal Hit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan defeated Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in the race to replace outgoing Democratic Senator Tina Smith. Flanagan, who took 59% of the vote to Craig\u2019s 39%, will face former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, who won the Republican primary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFor months now, I have been telling you that this campaign was about the many versus the money. <\/span><span>Well, guess what? The many just won,\u201d Flanagan said during her victory speech. \u201cAnd we are not about to give Donald Trump another loyal soldier like Michelle Tafoya to take his orders and do his bidding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Flanagan\u2019s win was another boost for the far-Left wing of the Democratic Party, which has seen recent wins across the country in states like New York and Michigan. The occasionally hijab-wearing Flanagan aggressively supports transgender procedures for kids, called Minnesota\u2019s Somali population the \u201cfabric of the state,\u201d and promised to \u201crip ICE apart\u201d during her victory speech.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the campaign, Flanagan lashed out at Craig for voting for the \u201cLaken Riley Act,\u201d a law that would require federal officials to arrest illegal immigrants who are charged with theft-related crimes in the United States. The bill was proposed after an illegal immigrant with previous theft charges murdered 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As lieutenant governor, Flanagan backed an executive order from Democratic Governor Tim Walz protecting so-called \u201cgender-affirming care\u201d in Minnesota. During the signing ceremony, she wore a shirt with a picture of a knife and the words \u201cProtect Trans Kids.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2205\">Trump\u2019s Midterm Election Push Hits Legal Roadblock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: this is life-affirming and life-saving health care,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grown-ups to listen and to believe them. That\u2019s what it means to be a good parent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tafoya, who has won multiple Emmy awards while appearing as a sideline reporter for ABC, NBC, and ESPN, won the GOP nomination with 52% of the vote. She defeated former Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze and ex-NBA player Royce White.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMinnesota is in play. We have a real opportunity to flip this Senate seat and defeat far-left socialist Democrats in November,\u201d Tafoya said on Tuesday as voting started. \u201cLet\u2019s get it done, Minnesota.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tafoya\u2019s campaign has been targeting fraud, supporting law enforcement, keeping men out of women\u2019s sports, and supporting voter ID. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2204\">Trump\u2019s Endorsement Propels Darline Graham Into High-Stakes Senate Runoff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A far-Left candidate who infamously wore a pro-trans shirt emblazoned with a knife coasted to an easy victory in Minnesota\u2019s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday night.\u00a0Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan defeated Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in the race to replace outgoing Democratic Senator Tina Smith. Flanagan, who took 59% of the vote to Craig\u2019s 39%, will face former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, who won the Republican primary.\u00a0\u201cFor months now, I have been telling you that this campaign was about the many versus the money. Well, guess what? The many just won,\u201d Flanagan said during her victory speech. \u201cAnd we are not about to give Donald Trump another loyal soldier like Michelle Tafoya to take his orders and do his bidding.\u201dFlanagan\u2019s win was another boost for the far-Left wing of the Democratic Party, which has seen recent wins across the country in states like New York and Michigan. The occasionally hijab-wearing Flanagan aggressively supports transgender procedures for kids, called Minnesota\u2019s Somali population the \u201cfabric of the state,\u201d and promised to \u201crip ICE apart\u201d during her victory speech.\u00a0During the campaign, Flanagan lashed out at Craig for voting for the \u201cLaken Riley Act,\u201d a law that would require federal officials to arrest illegal immigrants who are charged with theft-related crimes in the United States. The bill was proposed after an illegal immigrant with previous theft charges murdered 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.As lieutenant governor, Flanagan backed an executive order from Democratic Governor Tim Walz protecting so-called \u201cgender-affirming care\u201d in Minnesota. During the signing ceremony, she wore a shirt with a picture of a knife and the words \u201cProtect Trans Kids.\u201d\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: this is life-affirming and life-saving health care,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grown-ups to listen and to believe them. That\u2019s what it means to be a good parent.\u201dTafoya, who has won multiple Emmy awards while appearing as a sideline reporter for ABC, NBC, and ESPN, won the GOP nomination with 52% of the vote. She defeated former Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze and ex-NBA player Royce White.\u00a0\u201cMinnesota is in play. We have a real opportunity to flip this Senate seat and defeat far-left socialist Democrats in November,\u201d Tafoya said on Tuesday as voting started. \u201cLet\u2019s get it done, Minnesota.\u201dTafoya\u2019s campaign has been targeting fraud, supporting law enforcement, keeping men out of women\u2019s sports, and supporting voter ID. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A far-Left candidate who infamously wore a pro-trans shirt emblazoned with a knife coasted to an easy victory in Minnesota\u2019s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday night.\u00a0Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan defeated Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in the race to replace outgoing Democratic Senator Tina Smith. Flanagan, who took 59% of the vote to Craig\u2019s 39%, will face former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, who won the Republican primary.\u00a0\u201cFor months now, I have been telling you that this campaign was about the many versus the money. Well, guess what? The many just won,\u201d Flanagan said during her victory speech. \u201cAnd we are not about to give Donald Trump another loyal soldier like Michelle Tafoya to take his orders and do his bidding.\u201dFlanagan\u2019s win was another boost for the far-Left wing of the Democratic Party, which has seen recent wins across the country in states like New York and Michigan. The occasionally hijab-wearing Flanagan aggressively supports transgender procedures for kids, called Minnesota\u2019s Somali population the \u201cfabric of the state,\u201d and promised to \u201crip ICE apart\u201d during her victory speech.\u00a0During the campaign, Flanagan lashed out at Craig for voting for the \u201cLaken Riley Act,\u201d a law that would require federal officials to arrest illegal immigrants who are charged with theft-related crimes in the United States. The bill was proposed after an illegal immigrant with previous theft charges murdered 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.As lieutenant governor, Flanagan backed an executive order from Democratic Governor Tim Walz protecting so-called \u201cgender-affirming care\u201d in Minnesota. During the signing ceremony, she wore a shirt with a picture of a knife and the words \u201cProtect Trans Kids.\u201d\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: this is life-affirming and life-saving health care,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grown-ups to listen and to believe them. That\u2019s what it means to be a good parent.\u201dTafoya, who has won multiple Emmy awards while appearing as a sideline reporter for ABC, NBC, and ESPN, won the GOP nomination with 52% of the vote. She defeated former Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze and ex-NBA player Royce White.\u00a0\u201cMinnesota is in play. We have a real opportunity to flip this Senate seat and defeat far-left socialist Democrats in November,\u201d Tafoya said on Tuesday as voting started. \u201cLet\u2019s get it done, Minnesota.\u201dTafoya\u2019s campaign has been targeting fraud, supporting law enforcement, keeping men out of women\u2019s sports, and supporting voter ID.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-12T13:11:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\"},\"headline\":\"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-12T13:11:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209\"},\"wordCount\":464,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/e6b0cbeef4aeda4ea65d6b9633fe7578.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209\",\"name\":\"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race - Blue Route Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/e6b0cbeef4aeda4ea65d6b9633fe7578.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-12T13:11:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/e6b0cbeef4aeda4ea65d6b9633fe7578.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/e6b0cbeef4aeda4ea65d6b9633fe7578.avif\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2209#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blue Route Journal\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race - Blue Route Journal","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race - Blue Route Journal","og_description":"A far-Left candidate who infamously wore a pro-trans shirt emblazoned with a knife coasted to an easy victory in Minnesota\u2019s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday night.\u00a0Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan defeated Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in the race to replace outgoing Democratic Senator Tina Smith. Flanagan, who took 59% of the vote to Craig\u2019s 39%, will face former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, who won the Republican primary.\u00a0\u201cFor months now, I have been telling you that this campaign was about the many versus the money. Well, guess what? The many just won,\u201d Flanagan said during her victory speech. \u201cAnd we are not about to give Donald Trump another loyal soldier like Michelle Tafoya to take his orders and do his bidding.\u201dFlanagan\u2019s win was another boost for the far-Left wing of the Democratic Party, which has seen recent wins across the country in states like New York and Michigan. The occasionally hijab-wearing Flanagan aggressively supports transgender procedures for kids, called Minnesota\u2019s Somali population the \u201cfabric of the state,\u201d and promised to \u201crip ICE apart\u201d during her victory speech.\u00a0During the campaign, Flanagan lashed out at Craig for voting for the \u201cLaken Riley Act,\u201d a law that would require federal officials to arrest illegal immigrants who are charged with theft-related crimes in the United States. The bill was proposed after an illegal immigrant with previous theft charges murdered 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.As lieutenant governor, Flanagan backed an executive order from Democratic Governor Tim Walz protecting so-called \u201cgender-affirming care\u201d in Minnesota. During the signing ceremony, she wore a shirt with a picture of a knife and the words \u201cProtect Trans Kids.\u201d\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: this is life-affirming and life-saving health care,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen our children tell us who they are, it is our job as grown-ups to listen and to believe them. That\u2019s what it means to be a good parent.\u201dTafoya, who has won multiple Emmy awards while appearing as a sideline reporter for ABC, NBC, and ESPN, won the GOP nomination with 52% of the vote. She defeated former Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze and ex-NBA player Royce White.\u00a0\u201cMinnesota is in play. We have a real opportunity to flip this Senate seat and defeat far-left socialist Democrats in November,\u201d Tafoya said on Tuesday as voting started. \u201cLet\u2019s get it done, Minnesota.\u201dTafoya\u2019s campaign has been targeting fraud, supporting law enforcement, keeping men out of women\u2019s sports, and supporting voter ID.","og_url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209","og_site_name":"Blue Route Journal","article_published_time":"2026-08-12T13:11:53+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c"},"headline":"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race","datePublished":"2026-08-12T13:11:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209"},"wordCount":464,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e6b0cbeef4aeda4ea65d6b9633fe7578.avif","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209","name":"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race - Blue Route Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e6b0cbeef4aeda4ea65d6b9633fe7578.avif","datePublished":"2026-08-12T13:11:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e6b0cbeef4aeda4ea65d6b9633fe7578.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e6b0cbeef4aeda4ea65d6b9633fe7578.avif","width":1200,"height":675},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2209#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Candidate Known For Pro-Trans Knife Shirt Defeats Dem Establishment Pick In Senate Race"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/","name":"Blue Route Journal","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/blueroutejournal.com"],"url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}