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Fmr. Obama Econ. Adviser El-Erian: Biden's Policies Haven't Given Security to Average American

By: Ian Hanchett · Ian Hanchett — May 17th 2024 at 19:36

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” economist, President of Queens’ College, Allianz Chief Economic Adviser, and former Obama Global Development Council Chair Dr. Mohamed El-Erian stated that while President Joe Biden’s economic policies have worked in

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Blumenthal: Dems Need to 'Put the Supreme Court on the Ballot,' Blame GOP for Justices with No Decency

By: Pam Key · Pam Key — May 17th 2024 at 18:27

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Friday on MSNBC's "Deadline" that Democrats need to make the Supreme Court an election issue.

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On this day in history, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupts, triggers largest landslide in recorded history

By: Christine Rousselle — May 17th 2024 at 23:02
Mount St. Helens erupted on this day in history, May 18, 1980, triggering the largest landslide in recorded history. A total of 57 people lost their lives in the tumult.

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Socialist Member of Chicago City Council Thinks the Idea of Punishing Criminals is ‘Racist’ and Calls America a ‘Garbage Society’

By: Mike LaChance — May 17th 2024 at 22:20

Rossana Rodriguez, a self-described socialist serving on Chicago’s city council, believes the idea of punishing criminals is racist.

What does she think should be done with rapists and murderers? Summer camp?

When you look at the breakdown of law and order in cities across the United States, remember that the chaos is being driven by people like this. They are the problem.

FOX News reports:

Socialist Chicago council member says it’s ‘racist’ to punish criminals, America is a ‘garbage society’

A socialist member of Chicago’s city council believes that the idea of using police to ensure safe streets and punishing criminals is “racist” while calling America a “garbage society.”

Rossana Rodriguez is an alderwoman on Chicago’s city council who supports defunding the police and caucuses with the Democratic Socialists. The alderwoman, who explicitly calls for “critical race theory” to be taught to children, is also involved in the council’s Education and Child Development committee.

The alderwoman repeatedly blasts American society in her frequent social media tirades.

According to the councilmember, America is “a garbage society” and “a White supremacist society and system” that “favors White people.” Rodriguez believes that “White people are ahead in the game” in comparison to minority groups…

“When we say #DefundThePolice we mean developing alternatives to racist punishment and brutality. This work has been around for a while and it’s a great tool to rethink our ideas of what public safety should look like,” Rodrigues said in response to a post about “police abolition” in 2020.

Here is Rodriguez pictured wearing a shirt that says ‘eat the rich.’

An elected Alderman in the city of Chicago wearing an “Eat The Rich” sweatshirt in an official capacity. She makes $150k a year….56% more than the median household income in Chicago. Ladies and gentlemen, Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez. pic.twitter.com/rp4vhv4Vg0

— ChicagoFails (@ChicagoFails) November 1, 2023

She seems charming, doesn’t she?

HERE IS WHY CHICAGO & OTHER DEM RUN CITIES ARE FULL OF CRIME..
Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez on Chicago’s city council has called America a “garbage society” and believes it is “racist” to hold criminals accountable for their crimes..
HOW DUMB IS THIS?https://t.co/cXThB4mRpR

— Chet (@ChetRusinek) May 17, 2024

⁦Like many liberals, ⁦@RossanaFor33⁩ is insecure and bitter. Her solution is not self-reflection and improvement; it’s to lazily blame others’ success on race, sex, religion, etc. This attitude will only guarantee continued failure. #Chicago https://t.co/HjsiLllcBH

— Corrupt Chicago Democrats (@corruptchidems) May 18, 2024

Can Chicago just start sending all the criminals to her house?

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JUST IN: Trump Will Campaign in South Bronx After Successful New Jersey Rally

By: Alicia Powe — May 17th 2024 at 22:00
Then-President Donald Trump holds two thumbs up at a campaign rally for incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead of Senate runoff in Dalton, Georgia on Jan. 4, 2021.
Then-President Donald Trump holds two thumbs up at a campaign rally for incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead of Senate runoff in Dalton, Georgia on Jan. 4, 2021.
Then-President Donald Trump holds two thumbs up at a campaign rally for incumbent Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue ahead of Senate runoff in Dalton, Georgia on Jan. 4, 2021. (Mandel Ngan – AFP / Getty Images)

President Donald Trump will hold a rally in South Bronx, New York next week to “highlight the horrendous effects Crooked Joe Biden’s presidency had had on our economy, according to a statement released by the former president’s campaign Friday.

President Donald J. Trump to Visit the South Bronx

GET TICKETS:https://t.co/DVuPASEnmc

— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) May 17, 2024

…“President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will visit the Bornx, New York on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT to highlight the horrendous effects Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency has had on our economy.

President Trump will be visiting the South Bronx, New York on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 6:00 PM EDT #truth #trump2020 #MAGA pic.twitter.com/OjK85NovX1

— Lara #IStandWithTrump (@Lara_maga47) May 18, 2024

This announcement comes after President Trump delivered remarks to a massive crowd of roughly 100,000 supporters in Wildwood, New Jersey.

Earlier this year, President Trump announced that he would be holding a rally in the South Bronx. During his interview with Laura Ingraham on FOX News, Trump added that he is also planning a rally at Madison Square Garden.

New York is in play.

Laura Ingraham: Mr. President, I’ve long said that Republicans should have a no state or city left behind strategy. Ronald Reagan had that strategy in 1980 and 1984. And you told Maria Barteromo that you may campaign in the Bronx or at Madison Square Garden. When might that be happening?

President Trump: Very soon. Look, we have nine months yet, but I’m going to see about Madison Square Garden, and we’re going to go to the South Bronx, and we’re going to go to Queens and other areas, because if you look at what’s happened in New York, I’m not even blaming the mayor. I think the mayor has sort of been told to take a backseat a little bit because they came after him violently. You know, they came after him like they’re going to indict him when he started speaking up. And now he’s become quiet.

The Bronx is the bluest of New York City boroughs, with a majority of Spanish voters. Biden “won” 83% of the Bronx vote in 2020.

In early December, TGP contributor and Newsmax reporter Cara Castronuova went down to the Bronx to take their temperature on Joe Biden.

Cara was shocked by what she heard. There is huge support for President Donald Trump in the Bronx!

EVERYONE knows things were better under Trump – no matter what the media is pushing. EVERYTHING is worse under Joe Biden and the Marxist left. And it’s not likely to get any better.

Cara’s report went viral and was re-truthed by President Trump!

Cara went back to the Bronx later that month to ask residents if they would like Trump to hold a rally there and if they would attend.

Once again, the response was OVERWHELMING – The Bronx voters WANT TRUMP!

NEWSMAX correspondent Cara Castronuova takes to the streets of The Bronx to ask residents if they would attend a Donald Trump rally in the South Bronx.@CaraCastronuova pic.twitter.com/i3AAsZ0LQS

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) December 21, 2023

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City in Washington State Uses Fencing to Contain Growing Homeless Encampment Near Courthouse (VIDEO)

By: Mike LaChance — May 17th 2024 at 21:40

The city of Burien in Washington State, a suburban community south of Seattle, has erected a fence to contain a growing homeless encampment that is encroaching on a local courthouse.

The homeless community is not happy about the fencing but the encampment is not even legal.

Homelessness is a growing problem in many cities but the northwest is struggling with the issue more than other parts of the country.

Breitbart News reports:

VIDEO — ‘Caged in Like Animals’: Washington Officials Place Fence Around Homeless Camp Near Courthouse

A fence was set up Thursday around a homeless encampment in Burien, Washington, after tents spilled over into a nearby parking lot.

The tents are now surrounded by fencing near the Burien Courthouse parking lot at 6th Avenue SW and SW 149th Street, Fox 13 reported.

A King County Facilities Management Division spokesperson said the fence was set up to make sure the court’s parking lot was available for its own purposes.

However, the spokesperson added that, “We are not using the fencing to establish or define a tent camping area, or control the tent camping that is present on the site.”…

When speaking of the fencing, Michael Collins, who has lived at the encampment for several months, told Fox 13, “It’s like they’re caging us in — like we’re a danger maybe. It’s kind of like a jail. Caged in like animals.”

Watch this video report:

What was the city supposed to do? Allow the camp to just keep growing?

DOW PUTS SQUEEZE ON BURIEN HOMELESS, corralling them behind fences next to Burien Police precinct and courthouse. https://t.co/VUvONd8OB6@BurienPD @Burien @choeshow @DowC #burien #homeless #crime #fentanyl #overdose pic.twitter.com/gtWum3MLNr

— Burien-News (@thegem_news) May 17, 2024

King County officials say a homeless camp on their property in Burien is not sanctioned and technically illegal, but people in the area say putting up fencing to contain the camp's spread and allowing the people to stay seems like an endorsement to them. Live on KOMO-TV at 6pm pic.twitter.com/IPwqqe0K5l

— Joel Moreno (@JoelMorenoKOMO) May 16, 2024

It’s sad that tent camps have become ‘normal’ in so many American cities.

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SEAN HANNITY: Reliable blue states are now starting to look awfully purple

By: Fox News Staff — May 17th 2024 at 22:24
Fox News host Sean Hannity reacts to President Biden's most recent poll numbers and agreement to debate former President Trump.

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Jewish-American political appointee publicly resigns from Biden administration over US support of Israel

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — May 17th 2024 at 22:16
An Interior Department staffer became the first Jewish-American political appointee to publicly resign in protest of President Biden's support of Israel.

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Judge orders ICE to end 'knock and talk' arrests of immigrants in Southern California...

— May 19th 2024 at 13:43

Judge orders ICE to end 'knock and talk' arrests of immigrants in Southern California...


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New ad taunts Trump to take stand in trial -- or admit he's a coward...

— May 19th 2024 at 09:55

New ad taunts Trump to take stand in trial -- or admit he's a coward...


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NYPD to start using drones as 'first responders' on 911 calls...

— May 19th 2024 at 13:43

NYPD to start using drones as 'first responders' on 911 calls...


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NewsBusters Podcast: Lawrence O'Donnell's Cheesy Trump Trial Diaries

By: Tim Graham — May 17th 2024 at 22:37
Part of the endless Trump trial coverage on MSNBC was The Last Word host Lawrence O'Donnell reading what sounded like bad diary entries on courtroom happenings. Porn star Stormy Daniels dressed loosely in black, which "suggested the modesty of a nun." How bizarre.  Days later, O'Donnell mocked Trump's appearance in court. He "leaves his face, with his eyes closed, in tortured elderly shapes when he drifts off into his closed-eye space, his mouth shifts from its preferred scowl to the look of a collapsing old building." Ever have that feeling of "collapsing building mouth"? On MSNBC, Brian Stelter told Ari Melber the GOP's in terrible shape, with all these Trump bootlickers showing up at his trial in Manhattan. "I’m just trying to imagine if any Democrats are going to show up at the trial of Bob Menendez, the senator, or or the trial of Joe Biden's son Hunter -- both of which are gonna happen in the next few weeks! And we’re not gonna see any of this, and that tells you everything you need to know about the differences between these two parties in 2024." To which there is an obvious rejoinder: We’re just trying to imagine if any Democrat-servant networks are going to show up at the trials of Senator Menendez or Hunter Biden. No one expects they will be doing gavel-to-gavel coverage for those trials, and that tells you everything you need to know about the Democrat-servant networks. Speaking of MSNBC, The New York Times devoted nearly 3,000 words by Jim Rutenberg and Michael Grynbaum to explain “How MSNBC’s Leftward Tilt Delivers Ratings, and Complications.” What's complicated? The unintentionally funny part is when NBC News suggested MSNBC was ruining its branding as "straight news." Who believes that any more? Lester Holt made it clear "fairness is overrated." We were a little stunned at how angry the networks became over Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's commencement address at Benedictine College. It wasn't surprising: a Catholic speaker talked about Catholic issues to Catholic graduates. But the Butker critics who aren’t Catholics pulled out little snippets they could not abide. First, they hated that Butker paid tribute to his wife Isabelle for making him successful, for assuming “one of the most important titles of all: homemaker.” That is like a curse word to the feminists. They can’t allow the notion that children might benefit from having a parent in the home. Lester Holt's NBC Nightly News featured a student who inaccurately summarized it: "Getting married and having kids is not my ideal situation right now. It definitely made graduation feel a little less special, knowing I had to sit through that and get told I'm nothing but a homemaker.' Enjoy the podcast below, or wherever you listen to podcasts. 
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PBS Takes Pro-Hamas Line on Israel, Nakba: 'Mass Expulsion' of Palestinians in 1948

By: Clay Waters — May 17th 2024 at 22:11
Wednesday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour forwarded pro-Hamas historical talking points to paint Palestinians as endless victims of yet another war they launched against Israel, matching up with the network’s consistently slanted coverage of the current Israel-Hamas war. It’s been 76 years since Arab countries attacked the fledgling state of Israel en masse in 1948 to strangle the Jewish homeland in its crib, but were repelled. PBS portrayed the al-Nakba, or “catastrophe,” using the Palestinian rhetoric of “mass expulsion,” with no caveats or actual historical explanation given. Host Geoff Bennett stirred in the anniversary to portray Palestinians as endless victims of unjust Israel aggressions, based on two wars begun by Arab/Islamic entities. The full report: Bennett: In the Middle East, there's been intense fighting across the Gaza Strip, including in the southern city of Rafah. An Israeli government spokesperson said today that Israel will eliminate the four remaining Hamas battalions there, but not necessarily every Hamas fighter. Separately, an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in the Jabalia refugee camp near Gaza City. Medics say at least three people were killed and 20 others injured. This all comes as Palestinians marked 76 years since the Nakba, or catastrophe, which refers to their mass expulsion from what today is Israel. Some displaced Gazans say the war now is even worse. Faridah Abu Artema, Displaced Palestinian (translation): My mother and father told me about the Nakba, but this here is worse. This is destruction. What we have seen, no one else has seen. Every day is a catastrophe, the catastrophe of hunger, the catastrophe of illness. Every day, we move from place to place. The children are sick. I don't know what to say. Bennett: The U.N. says more than 80 percent of Gaza's population have fled their homes since the start of the war. Many have relocated more than once. The historical reality: In 1948 Britain partitioned the Palestinian Mandate, cleaving out a Jewish state and an Arab state, with the Jews accepting statehood but the Arabs refusing to live alongside the Jews in the region. Several Arab countries then launched a failed war on Israel they day it declared independence. PBS managed to out-do the slanted description from Wednesday’s CBS Evening News. These pro-Hamas talking points were brought to you in part by Consumer Cellular.
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Las Vegas Girl, 12, 'Bullied to Death'

— May 17th 2024 at 21:33
A 12-year-old Las Vegas girl, Flora Martinez, committed suicide on May 7 after enduring nearly a year of relentless bullying, her family told 8 News Now.

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Sleepy Joe Biden Declines Two More Debates, Including NBC News and Telemundo Proposals, Despite Trump Campaign’s Agreement

By: Jim Hᴏft — May 17th 2024 at 21:20
The latest Harris poll shows Donald Trump winning over 14% of Democrat voters.

Joe Biden’s campaign confirmed on Friday that it had rejected two additional debate offers—one hosted by NBC News and Telemundo and the other a vice presidential debate hosted by Fox News at Virginia State University, a historically Black college, CNN reported.

This decision came despite former President Donald Trump’s campaign openly agreeing to participate.

“I have accepted a fourth Presidential Debate against Crooked Joe Biden, this time with NBC & Telemundo,” Trump announced on Truth Social.

Trump emphasized the importance of connecting with the Hispanic community, which has suffered under Biden’s failed policies like “crippling inflation, high gas prices, crime in our streets, and border chaos.”

The rejection by the Biden campaign has not only sparked criticism but raised eyebrows regarding Biden’s willingness to defend his record before key demographic groups that supported him in the 2020 election.

“This is all in addition to our accepting an invitation from Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum of Fox News to host the Vice Presidential Debate at Virginia State University, or another venue, in Virginia, to be named later. These are the Debates that Voters have been asking for, and these are the Debates that Voters will get!” Trump concluded.

Credit: @realDonaldTrump/Truth Social

In a separate post, Trump wrote, “On behalf of the future Vice President of the United States, who have not yet chosen, we hereby accept the Fox Vice Presidential Debate, hopefully at Virginia State University, the first Historically Black College or University to host a Debate – Date to be determined. I urge Vice President Kamala Harris to agree to this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Trump’s campaign has taken this opportunity to accuse Biden of avoiding scrutiny.

“The Telemundo/NBC debate would be widely watched by Hispanic voters, but Biden’s handlers are petrified to allow him to defend his disastrous record,” said Danielle Alvarez, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign. She further branded Biden as too ‘cobarde’—cowardly—to engage with the Hispanic community on critical issues.

In a statement on Wednesday, campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon emphasized an end to ongoing debate negotiations.

“President Biden has explicitly set his conditions for two one-on-one debates, which Donald Trump has agreed to,” she said.

“The time for games and chaos is over. There will be no further discussion about debates. We’re scheduled to meet Donald Trump on June 27th in Atlanta, assuming he follows through on his commitment.”

It can be recalled on Wednesday, Joe Biden and President Trump accepted an invitation from CNN for a debate on June 27.

Trump also accepted ABC News’ invitation to debate Biden on September 10.

“It is my great honor to accept the CNN Debate against Crooked Joe Biden, the WORST PRESIDENT in the History of the United States and a true Threat to Democracy, on June 27th. Likewise, I accept the ABC News Debate against Crooked Joe on September 10th. Thank you, DJT!” Trump said on Truth Social Wednesday morning.

“I’ve received and accepted an invitation from CNN for a debate on June 27th. Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, any time, any place,” Biden said.

Biden earlier Wednesday mocked Trump and absurdly claimed the former president “lost two debates” to him in 2020.

“Make my day, pal,” Biden said in a highly edited video posted to X.

Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate.

Now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again.

Well, make my day, pal. pic.twitter.com/AkPmvs2q4u

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 15, 2024

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Karine Jean-Pierre: 'Everyone' on KC Chiefs Team Invited to WH

— May 17th 2024 at 21:03
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked on Friday if Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker will still be invited to the traditional Super Bowl festivities at the White House in light of his recent comments about President Joe Biden.

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CNN Data Analyst Stunned by Surge in Black Voter Support for Trump: ‘My Goodness Gracious!’ (VIDEO)

By: Mike LaChance — May 17th 2024 at 21:00

CNN’s Harry Enten recently broke down the surge of support for Trump among black voters and seemed stunned by the findings.

As we pointed out yesterday, black voters are deserting Democrats over inflation and extremism.

Enten notes that black support for Trump is especially strong among young voters.

FOX News reports:

Trump’s surge in polls with Black voters stuns CNN analyst: ‘Truly historic’

Former President Trump’s surge in the polls among Black voters is a “troubling sign” for the Biden campaign, a data reporter warned Friday.

Recent polling shows the former president could get a “historic” boost from Black voters in November if they continue to sour on President Biden, CNN data analyst Harry Enten reported.

“My goodness gracious,” he said as he reacted to the polling average, which showed Trump’s support among Black voters more than doubled to 22% compared to 2020. Biden, meanwhile, saw a 12% drop, though he still holds a 47-point lead.

If this continued into November, Trump could win a larger share of Black voters than any Republican candidate since 1960, Enten said.

“This would be by far the best performance for a Republican candidate among Black voters in a generation, two generations, probably since 1960 and Richard Nixon against John F. Kennedy … This could be a truly historic margin,” he said. “It’s quite a troubling sign for the Biden campaign.”

However, there’s a stark difference when factoring age. The polling average CNN cited showed 82% of Black voters 50 and older, but that dropped to 62% for voters under 50. Trump has support from 25% of Black voters from 18 to 49 — three times more than older voters.

Watch the video below:

Trump has doubled his support among Black voters from this point four years ago. If his support held, it'd be the best GOP performance since Richard Nixon in 1960 among Black voters….

Trump's doing it thanks to pulling in a quarter of Black voters under 50. pic.twitter.com/qDqBfRVLVA

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 17, 2024

The election is still months away but this is a very good sign for Trump.

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Far-Left NBCUniversal’s Peacock Announces Documentary Series on Gay and Transgender Animals (VIDEO)

By: Cullen Linebarger — May 17th 2024 at 20:45
Credit: @EndWokeness

NBCUniversal’s Peacock announced Thursday they will be releasing a new documentary series shoving the left’s LGBTQ agenda in America’s face with a twist.

The documentary, titled “Queer Planet,” promises to showcase the full-spectrum” of homosexual behavior in the animal kingdom. The series is scheduled to stream on June 6 as part of the radical-left network’s commemoration of PRIDE month.

“Queer Planet” is narrated by openly gay actor Andrew Rannells. He released a statement bragging how “Queer Planet” opened his eyes to “to the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ behaviors across the natural world” and that he was “excited” to be part of the new series.

“We’ve all heard of gay penguins, but this film really opened my eyes to the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ behaviors across the natural world,” said Rannells.

“And what could be more natural than being who you are?” he continued. “I’m excited to be part of ‘Queer Planet,’ especially during Pride Month, and on Peacock, surely the most colorful and glamorous of all the streaming services.”

Indiewire revealsreveals, the documentary features different “hidden LGBTQ+ communities among animals that have unconventional sexualities and genders” and showcases everything from homosexual penguins, bisexual lions, pansexual primates, and sex-changing clownfish. It will even explore the fauna realm with “multi-gendered mushrooms.”

Per the official synopsis, the series “looks at extraordinary creatures, witnesses amazing behaviors, and introduces the scientists questioning the traditional concept of what’s natural when it comes to sex and gender.”

Below is the official trailer for “Queer Planet.” It opens with a voiceover telling viewers that the “animal kingdom isn’t as simple as black and white” before flashing to a still photo showing a male lion humping another male lion.

A bald individual then appears and asserts, “Everything you were taught as a kid was wrong!” before the trailer continues showcasing supposed LGBTQ animals.

The voiceover boasts, “The idea of having two fixed sexes is clearly out of style,” while an unnamed woman claims, “Mother Nature is pretty open-minded.”

WATCH:

The individuals in the trailer conclude that “sex is not just for reproduction” and that “nature is full of queer surprises.”

In addition to Rannells, IndieWire reports scientists and experts such as author and naturalist Bradley Trevor Greive, ornithologist Dr. Martin Stervander, biologist Dr. Christine Wilkinson, science historian Dr. Ross Brooks, primatologist Dr. Amy Parish, The Vagina Museum director Florence Schechter appear in the documentary.

Donald Trump Jr. probably best summed up the attitude of most Americans, writing, “It never f**king ends!!!!”

It never fucking ends!!!! https://t.co/qZrFr7EQaM

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 17, 2024

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Watch Live: Donald Trump Speaks at Minnesota GOP Annual Dinner

By: Breitbart News · Breitbart News — May 17th 2024 at 20:13

Former President Donald Trump will deliver the keynote address at the Minnesota GOP annual dinner on Friday, May 17.

The post Watch Live: Donald Trump Speaks at Minnesota GOP Annual Dinner appeared first on Breitbart.

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Court Rejects Md. Parents' Bid to Pull Kids From LGBTQ Lessons

— May 17th 2024 at 19:40
A federal appeals court ruled that the largest school district in Maryland does not have to afford parents the opportunity to opt-out their elementary school-age children from LGBTQ lessons.

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OPENAI disbands team devoted to risks...

— May 20th 2024 at 04:34

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Argentine leader denounces 'satanic' socialism during Spain visit...

— May 18th 2024 at 18:01

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Speaker Johnson pushes 'decorum' after AOC, Marjorie Taylor Greene duel in heated House hearing

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — May 17th 2024 at 20:57
House Speaker Mike Johnson called for "decorum" after a tense exchange between Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying that it was "not a good look for Congress."

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Bronny James says the winner of a 1-on-1 game with his father LeBron James remains 'to be determined'

By: Chantz Martin — May 17th 2024 at 20:53
Bronny James, the oldest son of LeBron James, would be open to playing his father in a one-on-one basketball game, but he stopped short of declaring he would defeat the NBA champion.

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JESSE WATTERS: If Democrats are going to lock up Republicans, maybe they need a taste of their own medicine

By: Fox News Staff — May 17th 2024 at 20:46
Fox News host Jesse Watters reacts to House GOP efforts to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in "inherent contempt" over subpoenaed Biden audio recordings on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

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Washington state trooper fatally shoots a man during a freeway altercation, police say

— May 17th 2024 at 20:38
WA law enforcement officials said a man with a hammer, who attacked state Department of Transportation workers, was fatally shot by a state trooper along Interstate 5 north of Seattle.

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SHOCK: Haiti gangs brutally behead cop...

— May 18th 2024 at 12:40

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APPLE's 27% App Store Fee Plan Gets Skeptical Reception by Judge...

— May 18th 2024 at 12:40

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Inside multi-billion dollar fight for NBA...

— May 18th 2024 at 16:01

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It now takes more money to make friends...

— May 18th 2024 at 18:01

It now takes more money to make friends...


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Once-in-a-generation wind event caused deaths, extensive damage across Houston, meteorologist says

— May 17th 2024 at 20:36
Meteorologists said the damage caused by windstorms, which killed 4 and could leave some residents of Houston without power for weeks, was comparable to that 'caused by a hurricane.'

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Son of Media Research Center’s Brent Bozell Sentenced To Nearly 4 Years In Prison For Protesting On Jan. 6

By: Alicia Powe — May 17th 2024 at 20:30

The son of prominent conservative activist Brent Bozell was sentenced on Friday to nearly four years in prison for protesting in the Capitol building on Jan. 6.

Prosecutors argued Leo Brent Bozell IV leveled a “relentless” assault on the US Capitol, where he smashed a window and walked on the Senate floor.

Bozell was one of the first protesters to enter the building and one of the first to walk on the Senate floor during the Capitol riot.

Bozell’s father founded the Media Research Center, the Parents Television Council, Newsbusters and other leading conservative media organizations.

US District John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, sentenced Bozell to three years and nine months behind bars. Bozell was convicted of 10 charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding.

Bozell apologized to his wife and parents during the sentencing hearing for putting “a stain on my family forever.”

“I don’t recognize that person in the videos,” he told the judge. “I don’t know what I was thinking.”

Bates scolded Bozell for premeditating violence ahead of Jan. 6.

“You had plenty of chances to stop doing what you were doing,” the judge said.

Bates is allowing Bozell to remain free until he reports to prison at a date to be determined.

Prosecutors sought 11 years and eight months in prison for Bozell and attempted to add a terror enhancement to his sentence, contending he led rioters in breaking through police lines and mounted “relentless and sustained attacks” on law enforcement.

“There are few rioters on January 6 who were involved in as many pivotal breaches as Bozell,” the government wrote in Bozell’s 60-page sentencing memorandum.

Bozell’s father submitted a letter to the court when he caught wind of the prosecutors’ intent to add a terrorism enhancement.

“I have remained silent for the past 3 1/2 years because I didn’t want to tip the apple cart of justice,” he wrote. “But given what I saw in the trial, and more importantly learning about this terror enhancement, I no longer can. I believe there is more at play here.

“I am not pleading my son’s innocence, only that his punishment match the crime. I am asking the Court to consider my son’s character that is sterling and is being defended by absolutely everyone around him. I ask that you consider their words as words of honest men and women speaking honest truth. Every single one would recoil in horror in your presence were they told he should now be considered a terrorist.”

Bozell’s attorney, former government prosecutor Bill Shipley, called the judge’s ruling in Bozell’s case a “win.”

“The Government initially prevailed on the Probation Office to calculate Leo’s “Guideline Range” under the US Sentencing Guidelines as 210 – 240 months because Leo was convicted of breaking two windows. Ultimately, the Government’s Sentencing Statement asked for ONLY a sentence of 140 months — just short of 11 years and 8 months,” Shipley wrote on X after his client was sentenced. “Probation recommended 60 months — 5 years. Co-counsel Eric Snyder and I suggested that an appropriate sentence should be no more than 30  months. Today Leo was sentenced to a period of 45 months — 95 months less than the DOJ wanted.

“Terrorism enhancement NOT applied. Only 15 more months than was suggested by the defense. Sometimes in these Jan 6 cases — this is what a “Win” looks like. Maybe not an A+ outcome — but not too far from where our hopes were.”

Bozell was apprehended by the FBI in February 2021. A sedition hunter identified him from the “Hershey Christian Academy” sweatshirt that he wore during the riot.

To date, 1,424 Americans are facing federal charges for protesting on January 6. Of the defendants charged, 820 have taken plea deals while 199 were convicted at trial.

Meanwhile, not a single Hamas supporter has been targeted by the Justice Department for storming the US Capitol or destroying the White House gate.

Let’s play a game called ‘if this happened on J6’…

This would be a felony punishable by 5 years in prison.pic.twitter.com/x6E2j8rcWb

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 3, 2024

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JUST IN: Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett’s Suicide Note Revealed

By: Cristina Laila — May 17th 2024 at 20:15

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead from a ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wound inside his vehicle outside a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina as he was testifying against the airplane company.

John Barnett was found dead on March 9 on day three of his deposition against Boeing. He worked for Boeing for 32 years until he retired in 2017.

Barnett came forward with concerns about defective parts and serious problems with the oxygen masks.

The whistleblower told BBC that “sub-standard parts had even been removed from scrap bins and fitted to planes that were being built to prevent delays on the production line.”

“He also claimed that tests on emergency oxygen systems due to be fitted to the 787 showed a failure rate of 25%, meaning that one in four could fail to deploy in a real-life emergency.” – BBC reported.

According to the Charleston County coroner’s report, Barnett died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“All findings were consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the report from Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal reads, according to Fox News.

Barnett’s manner “is best deemed, ‘Suicide,’” the coroner wrote.

The New York Post obtained Barnett’s suicide note which was found in his vehicle at the time of his death.

“I can’t do this any longer! Enough!” he wrote, according to a suicide note obtained by The Post. “F*ck Boeing.”

“America,” Barnett continued “Come together or die!! I pray the motherf*ckers that destroyed my life pay!!! I pray Boeing pays!!! Bury me face down so Boeing and their lying-ass leaders can kiss my ass.”

The New York Post reported:

In the moments before he apparently shot himself through the left temple, Boeing whistleblower John Barnett sat in the front seat of his orange Dodge Ram truck and scrawled his final thoughts into a notebook.

“I can’t do this any longer! Enough!” he wrote, according to a suicide note obtained by The Post. “F— Boeing.”

“America,” he continued “Come together or die!! I pray the motherf—that destroyed my life pay!!! I pray Boeing pays!!! Bury me face down so Boeing and their lying-ass leaders can kiss my ass.”

In the letter, Barnett also sends missives to his loved ones.

“To my family and friends, I found my purpose,” he wrote. “I’m at peace. I love you more.”

Authorities say they have authenticated the handwriting as belonging to Barnett. Only his fingerprints were found on the notebook.

Barnett’s apparent suicide came after several Boeing planes have been grounded due to major issues with the aircraft’s construction.

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 recently suffered gear failure and crashed off the runway at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

In January a large piece of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX blew out in mid-air.

The plane door flew off amid Boeing’s focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) hiring practices over a passenger’s safety.

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Body of German-Israeli Woman Shani Louk Recovered in Gaza – Palestinian Barbarians Kidnapped Her from Music Festival, Raped Her, Broke Her Legs, Murdered Her, Then Paraded Her Body Through the Streets of Gaza as Civilians Cheered

By: Jim Hoft — May 17th 2024 at 20:00
Shani Louk was killed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7.
Shani Louk was killed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. (@HenMazzig / X)

The body of Shani Louk was recovered today in Gaza.

R.I.P Shani Louk

Shani louk from Germany was attending a concert for peace when she was killed by Hamas at a concert during their raid inside Israel.

Shani was murdered by Hamas barbarians when they targeted a youth concert in southern Israel.

Shani Louk, the 22-year-old German-Israeli tattoo artist, was last seen at a rave party in the northern Negev, where Hamas militants stormed in and killed at least 260 attendees.

Here is a video of Shani Louk before the brutal attack.

Shortly before the attack on the camp Shani Louk was dancing with her friends. #Israel_under_attack pic.twitter.com/KWcuuOrxrO

— Duna Press (@dunapressjornal) October 8, 2023

Initial reports hinted at Shani Louk being sexually assaulted and killed, with her lifeless body flaunted around Gaza, as an appalling trophy of terrorism. Disturbing images and videos showed the militants spitting on her body, chanting, “Allahu Akbar!” meaning, God is good, as they paraded through the Gaza, bearing Louk’s corpse.

“Only now we got the note that Shani Louk has been confirmed as murdered and dead,” said President Herzog.

“They found her skull, which means these barbaric, sadistic animals, moles, simply chopped off her head when they were attacking and torturing and killing Israelis. It’s a huge tragedy,” he continued.

“This means that these barbaric, sadistic animals simply chopped off her head as they attacked, tortured and killed Israelis. It is a great tragedy and I extend my deepest condolences to her family.”

Samantha Smith reported:

This was Shani Louk.

Kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7th, her body was only recovered today.

Shani was tortured, raped, and beaten before being murdered and dragged round the streets half-naked as a “trophy” and an example of what would happen to other Israelis.

They broke her legs.
They shot her in the head.
They brutalised and defiled her.

All because she was Jewish.

Hamas kept her body as a token and bargaining chip for months, denying her a proper burial and keeping her family in constant torment over their daughter’s resting place.

Hamas even called her mother and pretended that she was alive, only to reveal that she had been killed along with over 1,200 other innocent Israelis.

She was just 22 years old.

The only way they were able to identify her was by a fragment of her skull.

Shani didn’t need to die, and yet Hamas slaughtered her and hundreds of others for no other reason than that they view Jews — and anyone else who doesn’t subscribe to their ideology — as sub-human.

Israel respected the ceasefire.
Israel gave territory for Palestinian use.
Israel wanted peace.

Hamas didn’t.

And, through the many previous instances of conflict involving Palestine, it was the Palestinian movement that served as aggressors. Even against third party states who took them in.

Jordan remembers Black September.

Kuwait remembers how the Palestine Liberation Organisation aligned with Saddam Hussein and assisted him in the 1990 Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait.

Lebanon remembers how, when they took in the Palestinians, the PLO massacred Christian civilians, seized control of large areas of Lebanon, and started a civil war.

Palestine’s history is a complex one.

But there is a reason why so many Middle Eastern countries distrust Palestine, and their betrayal of the kindness offered by one-time allies has cast a dark shadow on their relations with much of the non-Islamic world.

The Pro-Palestine crowd want to paint Israel as the villains in this war, but they conveniently “forget” how it started.

So, to those in the West who support Hamas’ actions and believe that they are simply “fighting for Palestine” :

They would do to you what they did to Shani, and they wouldn’t think twice.

So, when you think of the Gaza War, try to look past the anti-Semitic propaganda and remember who really started this war.

Because it wasn’t Shani.
It wasn’t Israel.

It was Hamas.

This was Shani Louk.

Kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7th, her body was only recovered today.

Shani was tortured, raped, and beaten before being murdered and dragged round the streets half-naked as a “trophy” and an example of what would happen to other Israelis.

They… pic.twitter.com/Lh3BKo4fyE

— Samantha Smith (@SamanthaTaghoy) May 17, 2024

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DISGUSTING: Catholic Nuns at Benedictine College Attack NFL Star Harrison Butker for Echoing Catholic Teachings

By: Jim Hᴏft — May 17th 2024 at 19:45
Credit: Benedictine College/Youtube

In a shocking display of betrayal, the religious sisterhood of Mount St. Scholastica, co-founders of Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas, have shamefully criticized Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker.

The NFL star’s crime? Daring to uphold and express the very Catholic teachings that should resonate through the halls of the institution the nuns helped establish.

At the Benedictine College 2024 commencement ceremony, Butker delivered a powerful message on the dignity of life, masculinity, and the most important role of all: motherhood—only to be targeted of those who should be his allies in faith.

During his speech, Butker criticized the moral decay under Biden regime, highlighting the contradiction between Biden’s open Catholic faith and his support for abortion rights. He labeled this a “delusional” act, arguing it deceives the public about being both a Catholic and pro-abortion.

“Our own is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith but, at the same time, is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally. He has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I’m sure, to many people, it appears that you can be both Catholic and pro-choice. He is not alone.”

The placekicker didn’t stop at criticizing Biden; he extended his condemnation to other Catholics who support policies contradicting traditional church teachings, particularly around gender identity.

“From the man behind the COVID lockdowns to the people pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America, they all have a glaring thing in common: they are Catholic. This is an important reminder that being Catholic alone doesn’t cut it. These are the things we are told in polite society not to bring up, the difficult and unpleasant things.

Highlighting the broader societal impacts of “degenerate cultural values in media,” Butker denounced what he referred to as “the gay agenda” and criticized the media’s portrayal of traditional values.

Addressing women directly, Butker emphasized the importance of motherhood and homemaking, praising his wife, Isabelle, as an exemplar of fulfilling her vocation as a wife and mother. He attributed much of his personal and professional success to her dedication to their family.

“I can tell you that my beautiful wife, Isabelle, would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother. I’m on the stage today and able to be the man I am because I have a wife who leans into her vocation. I’m beyond blessed with the many talents God has given me, but it cannot be overstated that all of my success is made possible because a girl I met in band class back in middle school would convert to the faith, become my wife, and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker.”

“I say all of this to you because I have seen it firsthand how much happier someone can be when they disregard the outside noise and move closer and closer to God’s will in their life. Isabelle’s dream of having a career might not have come true, but if you asked her today if she has any regrets on her decision, she would laugh out loud, without hesitation, and say, “Heck, No.””

Furthermore, Butker addressed the men in the audience, stressing the essential role of men as leaders and providers in both the home and the wider community. He linked the absence of strong male figures in the home to societal disorder and increased violence, a situation he claims is less prevalent in countries with lower rates of absent fathers.

“To the gentlemen here today: Part of what plagues our society is this lie that has been told to you that men are not necessary in the home or in our communities. As men, we set the tone of the culture, and when that is absent, disorder, dysfunction, and chaos set in. This absence of men in the home is what plays a large role in the violence we see all around the nation. Other countries do not have nearly the same absentee father rates as we find here in the U.S., and a correlation could be made in their drastically lower violence rates, as well.”

“Be unapologetic in your masculinity, fighting against the cultural emasculation of men. Do hard things. Never settle for what is easy. You might have a talent that you don’t necessarily enjoy, but if it glorifies God, maybe you should lean into that over something that you might think suits you better. I speak from experience as an introvert who now finds myself as an amateur public speaker and an entrepreneur, something I never thought I’d be when I received my industrial engineering degree.”

Butker concluded his message to the graduates saying, “Make no mistake: You are entering into mission territory in a post-God world, but you were made for this. And with God by your side and a constant striving for virtue within your vocation, you too can be a saint. Christ is King. To the Heights.”

However, instead of receiving support from his religious community, Butker faced condemnation. The sisters of Mount St. Scholastica shockingly accused him of fostering division rather than unity by promoting what they described as a “narrow definition” of Catholic values. This accusation comes despite Butker’s alignment with longstanding Church teachings on life and family.

The sisters of Mount St. Scholastica issued the following statement:

The sisters of Mount St. Scholastica do not believe that Harrison Butker’s comments in his 2024 Benedictine College commencement address represent the Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college that our founders envisioned and in which we have been so invested.

Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division. One of our concerns was the assertion that being a homemaker is the highest calling for a woman. We sisters have dedicated our lives to God and God’s people, including the many women whom we have taught and influenced during the past 160 years. These women have made a tremendous difference in the world in their roles as wives and mothers and through their God-given gifts in leadership, scholarship, and their careers.

Our community has taught young women and men not just how to be “homemakers” in a limited sense, but rather how to make a Gospel-centered, compassionate home within themselves where they can welcome others as Christ, empowering them to be the best versions of themselves. We reject a narrow definition of what it means to be Catholic. We are faithful members of the Catholic Church who embrace and promote the values of the Gospel, St. Benedict, and Vatican II and the teachings of Pope Francis.

We want to be known as an inclusive, welcoming community, embracing Benedictine values that have endured for more than 1500 years and have spread through every continent and nation. We believe those values are the core of Benedictine College.

We thank all who are supportive of our Mount community and the values we hold. With St. Benedict, we pray, “Let us prefer nothing whatever to Christ, and may he lead us all together to life everlasting.”

The nuns’ statement has sparked outrage among conservative circles who view this as another example of religious institutions bending to progressive social pressures.

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“I Can No Longer in Good Conscience Continue to Represent This Administration” – Biden Interior Department Staffer Abruptly Resigns

By: Cristina Laila — May 17th 2024 at 19:30

An Interior Department staffer abruptly resigned on Wednesday in protest over the Biden Regime’s stance on the Israel-Gaza war.

Lily Greenberg Call, a Jewish special assistant to the chief of staff in the Department of Interior, resigned in protest and blasted Joe Biden in a phone call with the AP.

In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Call blasted Joe Biden’s comments on Israel and Jews.

“In an interview with The Associated Press, Call pointed to comments by Biden, including at a White House Hanukkah event where he said “Were there no Israel, there wouldn’t be a Jew in the world who was safe” and at an event at Washington’s Holocaust Memorial last week in which he said the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks that triggered the war were driven by an “ancient desire to wipe out the Jewish people.”” The AP reported.

“He is making Jews the face of the American war machine. And that is so deeply wrong,” Call told the AP, noting that ancestors of hers were killed by “state-sponsored violence.”

In her resignation letter, Call said she was initially excited to join the Biden Administration: “However, I can no longer in good conscience continue to represent this administration,” she wrote in a letter.

AP reported:

An Interior Department staffer on Wednesday became the first Jewish political appointee to publicly resign in protest of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

Lily Greenberg Call, a special assistant to the chief of staff in the Interior Department, accused President Joe Biden of using Jews to justify U.S. policy in the conflict.

Call had worked for the presidential campaigns of both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and was a longtime activist and advocate for Israel in Washington and elsewhere before joining the government.

Several senior-level Biden staffers have resigned in protest over the Biden Administration’s stance on the Israel-Gaza war.

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Rep. Good: Lawmakers Went to NYC to Say What Trump Couldn't

— May 17th 2024 at 19:07
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., said the House Freedom Caucus held a presser outside former President Donald Trump's business records trial in New York City out of protest of the gag order he's under.

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Johnson Staffer Abruptly Resigns After Complaints About Performance

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 17th 2024 at 18:56

A staffer for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has reportedly resigned after complaints about his behavior, according to several sources.

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Scaramucci: All of Trump's Relationships End in 'Darkness'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key — May 17th 2024 at 18:30

Former Trump administration communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Friday on CNN's "The Lead" that "all" of former President Donald Trump's relationships end in "darkness."

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Republicans Issue Plan to Make Deporting Illegal Aliens Easier Under Future Trump Administration

By: John Binder · John Binder — May 17th 2024 at 18:28

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) are introducing legislation to force President Joe Biden to use all available detention space for migrants arriving at the United States-Mexico border while streamlining a federal program to make it easier to deport illegal aliens.

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California School District Settles with Christian Ex-Teacher Fired After Rejecting Transgender Policies

By: Katherine Hamilton · Katherine Hamilton — May 17th 2024 at 16:29

A California school district has agreed to pay a Christian ex-teacher $360,000 in a settlement after she was fired following her refusal to hide students' "gender identities" from parents and use students' "preferred pronouns."

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China Showcases ‘Dogs of War’ Battle Robots in Cambodia Military Drills

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 17th 2024 at 15:50

China’s largest-ever military drills with Cambodia on Thursday included a showcase performance by the literal dogs of war — a squad of robot dogs with automatic rifles mounted on their backs.

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Houston Mayor: Intense Winds Killed 4, Turned Downtown into a 'Mess' Without Power

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — May 17th 2024 at 15:30

At least four people were killed in Houston in the weather that slammed southeast Texas on Thursday, Mayor John Whitmire said.

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Judge Considers Dismissing Indictment Against Alec Baldwin in Fatal Shooting of Cinematographer

By: Breitbart News · Breitbart News — May 17th 2024 at 15:17

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge is considering Alec Baldwin’s request to dismiss a grand jury indictment against him at a scheduled court hearing Friday.

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Job Creators Network Hammers Biden’s Bogus Inflation Numbers With Massive Times Square Billboard

By: Jerome Hudson · Jerome Hudson — May 17th 2024 at 15:08

The Job Creators Network's (JCN) latest Times Square billboard calls out President Joe Biden and his administration's false and misleading statements about inflation being nine percent when he took office.

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Army presents Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War

— May 17th 2024 at 20:20
Earl Meyer, a 96-year-old Korean War veteran who was wounded in combat, received his Purple Heart medal after 73 years and a 'long fight with the U.S. Army.'

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A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree

— May 17th 2024 at 20:18
Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring its beloved community member Max the cat, bestowing the feline with an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree.

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CRUEL IN CENTURY CITY

— May 17th 2024 at 20:13

CRUEL IN CENTURY CITY




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CNN reporter grills KJP on whether Chiefs' Harrison Butker is still welcome at White House amid speech uproar

By: Joseph Wulfsohn — May 17th 2024 at 20:00
CNN's MJ Lee pressed Biden spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre on whether Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is still welcomed at the White House following his viral speech.

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Kentucky school bus flips on its side with 23 children inside

By: Brie Stimson — May 17th 2024 at 19:54
A school bus that was carrying 23 children in Kentucky crashed and overturned Friday afternoon, but none of the children or the driver suffered major injuries.

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LAURA INGRAHAM: Who knew Harrison Butker's commencement speech could be so triggering?

By: Fox News Staff — May 17th 2024 at 19:50
Fox News host Laura Ingraham reacts to Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker discussing family values at Benedictine College on "The Ingraham Angle."

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UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company

— May 17th 2024 at 19:43
South Sudan is close to securing a loan of $13 billion from United Arab Emirates company Hamad Bin Khalifa Department of Projects, according to United Nations experts.

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Migrant children in Massachusetts lived among sex predators as Dem governor claimed shelters 'vetted': report

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — May 17th 2024 at 19:28
Massachusetts officials have placed migrant families, including many with young vulnerable children, with registered sexual offenders, a report from the Boston Globe said.

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Tiger Woods will miss cut at PGA Championship after 2 triple bogeys in 3-hole span

By: Ryan Morik — May 17th 2024 at 19:21
Tiger Woods has not completed four rounds of the PGA Championship since 2020, and that stretch will likely continue. He will likely miss the cut at Valhalla.

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Bodies of Three Israeli Hostages Found in Rafah – Including Body of 28-Year-Old Amit Buskila Who Was Kidnapped at the Nova Youth Music Festival – Truly Barbaric – HEARTBREAKING VIDEO

By: Jim Hoft — May 17th 2024 at 19:15
The body of Amit Buskila was found today in Rafah, Gaza. She was kidnapped at a music festival and later killed by Palestinians in Gaza.

Israeli forces found the remains of three October 7 Israeli hostages on Friday.

The body of 28-year-old fashion stylist was identified by her family. She was kidnapped at the Nova music festival. Hamas terrorists targeted the music festival knowing thousands of young Israelis would be in attendance. The Palestinian terrorists killed over 300 innocents and kidnapped another 100 Jews at the music festival.

This recording of Amit Buskila will break your heart.

This was the last her family heard from her.

BREAKING: Israel retrieved at least one hostage body from Rafah.

Family of Amit Buskila, the 28 y/o fashion stylist, announced that her body was brought back from Gaza today.

Amit was kidnapped from the Nova music festival. Her last call to her family on October 7th: pic.twitter.com/eAt8myMWMW

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) May 17, 2024

She was 28.

Amit Buskila, 28, was kidnapped from the Nova Festival on October 7th.

Her family have spent the last 223 days praying for her safe return.

Today her body was found decomposing in Rafah.

Hamas executed her on the day of her kidnapping and held her body hostage ever since.… pic.twitter.com/yylfIbgMhZ

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 17, 2024

Her body alongside the body of Shani Louk and Itzik Gelerenter have been recovered today by IDF forces in Gaza.

Amit Buskila, 28, was kidnapped from the Nova Festival on October 7th.

Her family have spent the last 223 days praying for her safe return.

Today her body was found decomposing in Rafah.

Hamas executed her on the day of her kidnapping and held her body hostage ever since.… pic.twitter.com/yylfIbgMhZ

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 17, 2024

Look at this beauty.

This was Amit Buskila, 28 years old. Her body was found today in Rafah.

Fashion stylist, Instagram influencer, who loved cooking and dancing. She was at Nova music festival on October 7 when thousands of cruel barbaric Hamas-Gazans savages infiltrated Israel and performed… pic.twitter.com/tdYGhmRMXN

— lelemSLP (@lelemSLP) May 17, 2024

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EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Byrne and Stefanie Lambert Speak to The Gateway Pundit following Hearing to Disqualify Lambert from Bogus Dominion Defamation Case

By: Jordan Conradson — May 17th 2024 at 19:00
Patrick Byrne exits the D.C. District Court tailed by leftist activist

“Dominion has the pattern of seeking to prevent me from being an attorney for my clients because I know too much, and I understand too much.” – Stefanie Lambert in court on Thursday.

Michigan attorney Stefanie Lambert faced a disqualification hearing in Dominion’s defamation case against Patrick Byrne on Thursday after Dominion filed a Motion to Disqualify her from representing Byrne, alleging she violated a protective order in the case.

Byrne, the former CEO of Overstock, is being sued over his claims of election fraud.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Lambert was arrested in Washington, D.C., earlier this year following another court hearing in Byrne’s case after she allegedly gave “evidence of numerous crimes” to law enforcement.

Michigan Lawyer Stefanie Lambert Arrested by US Marshals in DC Following Court Appearance — After Submitting “Evidence of Numerous Crimes”

The arrest came after Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, who has been actively investigating claims of voter fraud from the 2020 election, obtained confidential documents from the case. Lambert later admitted to passing materials to Sheriff Leaf, asserting that she was reporting a crime to law enforcement.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf has made a bold move by sending a letter to U.S. Representative Jim Jordan, urging a congressional investigation into what he alleges is evidence of “foreign interference” in the 2020 election.

Lambert was also indicted last year by Michigan Democrat officials for attempting to investigate one of the state’s voting machines following the 2020 election, which Dominion attorneys referenced in their argument to disqualify her from this case. "Every time I enter my appearance on one of these cases, Dominion or the [Michigan] Attorney General comes up with a new sham accusation," Lambert told the Judge, who was uninterested in hearing about the separate cases against Lambert unless it was Dominion using the accusations.

During the hearing to remove Lambert from this case for the seemingly unprecedented reason of violating a court order, Dominion attorneys desperately tried to justify their request despite having no standard or legal precedence. They admitted that there was no prior case law and claimed that Lambert's previous and future actions "might actually hinder" Dominion attorneys' "ability to do their job" and prove that Patrick Byrne defamed them by saying the 2020 election was stolen.

At one point, the far-left Dominion attorneys even presented a tweet by Byrne, in which he critiqued Judge Juan Merchan's unconstitutional gag order against President Trump. They ridiculously claimed Byrne violated the gag order in Trump's case by sharing a post by Trump and "spreading the information himself" and that he cannot be trusted to follow the Court's orders. 

When the Judge questioned Lambert, she pleaded that she did not violate the order by turning over evidence of crimes, including alleged perjury by Dominion CEO John Poulos, to law enforcement. "Everyone can go to law enforcement and report crimes, and I have an oath and an obligation to do that," Lambert told the Judge. The Judge requested in the future that Lambert seek relief from the Court's order to turn over evidence of criminal misconduct found in discovery to law enforcement, and Lambert agreed.

However, Dominion attorneys argued, "she says to you now that she'll come to the court if she finds new evidence of criminal activity because she doesn't have to anymore," claiming that Sheriff Dar Leaf could have every document in his possession already, while seemingly not disputing the claims of criminal activity.

In another hysterical rant by Dominion attorneys to the Judge, they questioned Lambert's explanation that she and Patrick Byrne never expected Dominion to hand over evidence of criminal acts in discovery and did not believe that turning this evidence over to law enforcement would violate the protective order. Without disputing the notion that evidence of criminal acts was discovered, the attorney said the idea that Lambert will now follow the rules is "not credible" because the documents showed "apparently exactly what she and her client have been saying the documents would show."

After a short recess, the Judge ordered Patrick Byrne and Stefanie Lambert to desist from sharing or discussing confidential discovery material and to come to the Court with future questions or requests for relief. When Lambert asked the Judge on Byrne's behalf how to proceed if Byrne is asked by Congress, the DOJ, or law enforcement to cooperate with an investigation, the Judge told them to follow the strict guidelines of the protective order and file a request before sharing any confidential information.

Finally, the Judge said she would take the matter under advisement to issue a ruling at a later date and asked Dominion to file their exhibits by the close of business on Friday.

"Every time I have been targeted as a result of representing clients related to election matters, I win. The process plays out; it takes time, but eventually, truth and justice always prevail. I've won in the past, and I'm going to continue winning," Lambert told The Gateway Pundit after the hearing, making it clear that she will abide by the Court's order.

Due to the D.C. Court's effort to silence her, she could not say more about the case or evidence in discovery. "Truth and justice will prevail, but we have to abide by the court's order," she added. "I'm very carefully not addressing anything the court told me not to address."

When asked why Democrats and Dominion are trying to remove Lambert from representing election-related court cases, Byrne said, "She's the best and knows more about this than any lawyer in America." He continued, "Where the rubber meets the road, Stephanie has been the most energetic and devoted lawyer and has put the pieces together before any other lawyer in America has put them together."

Byrne maintains that "I was right about everything I said in November 2020."

This is a developing story. The Gateway Pundit will provide updates on the Judge's ruling.

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JUST IN: Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett’s Cause of Death Revealed

By: Cristina Laila — May 17th 2024 at 18:40
Boeing executive John Barnett.

As previously reported, Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead from a ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wound inside his vehicle outside a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina as he was testifying against the airplane company.

John Barnett was found dead on March 9 on day three of his deposition against Boeing. He worked for Boeing for 32 years until he retired in 2017.

“Barnett’s death came during a break in depositions in a whistleblower retaliation suit, where he alleged under-pressure workers were deliberately fitting sub-standard parts to aircraft on the assembly line.” the Daily Mail reported.

Charleston police investigated after Barnett was found in his truck “suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.”

A suicide note was reportedly found next to John Barnett.

According to the Daily Mail, Barnett was reportedly found with a ‘silver handgun’ in his hand and his finger on the trigger. A suicide note was also found on the passenger side of the vehicle.

Barnett’s lawyers asked for a thorough probe because they didn’t believe he committed suicide.

“John was in the midst of a deposition in his whistleblower case, which finally was nearing the end,” Barnett’s lawyers said, according to The New York Post. “He was in very good spirits and really looking forward to putting this phase of his life behind him and moving on.”

According to the Charleston County coroner’s report, Barnett died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“All findings were consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the report from Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal reads, according to Fox News.

Barnett’s manner “is best deemed, ‘Suicide,'” the coroner wrote.

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Biden Rejects More Trump Debates: 'No More Games'

By: Wendell Husebø · Wendell Husebø — May 17th 2024 at 18:05

President Joe Biden on Friday rejected participation in more debates, which former President Donald Trump said Biden agreed to attend. 

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Trump predicts 'jacked up' Biden at upcoming debates, blasts Bidenomics in battleground speech

By: Paul Steinhauser · Brandon Gillespie — May 17th 2024 at 21:26
Former President Trump heads to Minnesota Friday to headline a state GOP fundraiser as he aims to flip the blue state red in November's election and expand the map in his 2024 rematch with Biden.

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Erik Spoelstra's ex-wife Nikki claps back at ‘thirst trap’ talk after series of social media posts

By: Chantz Martin — May 17th 2024 at 19:10
Nikki Sapp, previously married to Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, decided to call out social media commenters who bought into the “thirst trap" talk.

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Anti-Trump Kasich stuns MSNBC host by saying there's 'real possibility' Biden won't be candidate

By: Gabriel Hays — May 17th 2024 at 19:00
Former Republican governor John Kasich told MSNBC on Friday there's a "real possibility" that President Biden won't be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee this year.

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An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years

— May 17th 2024 at 18:54
Chileans are experiencing their coldest autumn in over 70 years, with temperatures dipping near freezing in Santiago, as a sudden cold front from Antartica has gripped parts of South America.

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Special Counsel urges judge to reject Hunter Biden's request to delay tax trial

By: Louis Casiano — May 17th 2024 at 18:50
Special Counsel David Weiss is asking a judge to reject a request from Hunter Biden to delay hos California tax trial.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs slammed by 50 Cent, Emily Ratajkowski, Aubrey O'Day over video of him allegedly beating ex

By: Brie Stimson — May 17th 2024 at 18:43
Celebrities such as 50 Cent, Emily Ratajkowski and Aubrey O'Day slammed Sean "Diddy" Combs Friday over video allegedly showing him beating his then-girlfriend.

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A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico

— May 17th 2024 at 18:14
Six people, including a mayoral candidate and a young girl, were killed in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas after gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally; two others were injured.

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WATCH LIVE: President Trump to Keynote Minnesota GOP Annual Dinner

By: Jordan Conradson — May 17th 2024 at 18:20

President Trump will appear as the keynote speaker at tonight’s Minnesota GOP Annual Dinner.

This comes after President Trump and his wife, Melania, attended their son Barron Trump’s high school graduation in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Tune in live below at 8:30 pm ET.

Trump will also speak Saturday, May 18th, at the 153rd Annual NRA Meeting in Dallas, Texas.

RSBN reports,

COMING UP

5/17: President Trump will keynote the Minnesota GOP Annual Dinner. Watch LIVE on RSBN at 7:30 p.m. ET!https://t.co/ZJy1PHOcMc

5/18: President Trump to address the NRA Annual Meeting. Tune in on Saturday afternoon!https://t.co/YcTvcBmxgO

— RSBN (@RSBNetwork) May 16, 2024

The Gateway Pundit recently reported on Trump’s mega rally and his plan to campaign in formerly blue states, including New Jersey, Minnesota, and Virginia, which he says will flip for him.

WATCH: “This Guy’s So Damn Bad, it Could Be All of Them” – President Trump Says “We Are Going to Officially Play” in New Jersey, Minnesota, and Virginia and “WIN THEM ALL”

Breitbart reports,

The event is significant, as it essentially marks the beginning of Trump’s play for the state — a state that has not tipped red in decades. The last time the state went red was in 1972, when Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat George McGovern in a landslide win. But in 2016, Trump came remarkably close to taking the state, coming just 1.5 percentage points behind Hillary Clinton. The difference was less than 44,000 votes.

While Trump has said throughout his campaign that he will make a “heavy play” for blue states such as New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, Virginia, and Minnesota, he reiterated that point during a recent interview on KNSI Radio.

It’s not like, in my opinion, that blue,” he said of Minnesota. “We’re going to put a heavy move into Minnesota, I promise.”

A May KSTP/Survey USA poll showed Trump well within striking distance of President Biden in the North Star State, garnering 42 percent support to Biden’s 44 percent. Because Biden’s lead is within the survey’s ± 4.3 percent margin of error, it is a virtual tie.

A recent internal poll also shows President Trump leading Biden by three points in Minnesota:

2024 GE: @realDonaldTrump internal

MINNESOTA
Trump 49%
Biden 46%
-
Trump 40%
Biden 40%
RFK Jr 9%
West 1%
Stein 1%
Mapstead 1%
-
Trump 46%
Biden 41%
Stein 3%
Mapstead 1%
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VIRGINIA
Biden 48%
Trump 44%
-
Biden 40%
Trump 37%
pic.twitter.com/RzmJY4ammh

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) May 7, 2024

The Democrats in Minnesota are so scared of Trump that they jumped on the trend of attempting to remove him from the ballot, citing the 14th Amendment. As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the state Supreme Court rejected the attempt by disgruntled leftists to remove the leading political candidate from the ballot before the Primary Election.

Voters can remember that the Black Lives Matter riots, encouraged by Democrats, in the summer of 2020 destroyed Minneapolis and black-owned businesses.

Via Rob Smith on X: "In 2024, it's still gone."


Watch President Trump deliver remarks in Minnesota live below via Right Side Broadcasting Network:

Join RSBN for President Trump’s remarks at the Minnesota GOP’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner on Friday, May 17, 2024.

RSBN will be LIVE on Friday night. Stay tuned for the official start time.

The RSBN video chyron states "Trump speech to start around 8:30p.m. EST".

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As Americans Scramble to Protect Retirement Accounts With Physical Gold and Silver, A Faith-Based Company Shows Them How

By: Promoted Post — May 17th 2024 at 18:00

Note: The information provided here or in any related communications is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice. Gateway Pundit benefits from purchases made through sponsored messages such as the one below.

Interest in physical gold and silver has been skyrocketing. So many Americans are moving retirement accounts to precious metals that some companies have had a hard time keeping up with demand.

Genesis Gold Group a faith-driven precious metals company, has been able to keep up with demand because their executives anticipated the surge even before the collapse of banks in the spring.

It isn’t just individuals who are making moves — central banks have been on a gold-buying spree for months. China and Russia have been moving toward gold and silver. Even U.S. states like Tennessee have made moves to allow their treasury to buy precious metals to back the state’s holdings.

Self-directed IRAs backed by physical precious metals have been the primary focus for Genesis Gold Group from the beginning. They only work with physical gold and silver because it can be stored on the customer’s behalf in a depository.

This isn’t “paper” or “virtual” gold or silver; Genesis Gold Group customers can physically see their precious metals at their convenience. And when it comes time to take a disbursement, they can convert to cash or have their precious metals shipped directly to their homes.

Click here to reach out today through goldbygenesis.com.

While other gold and silver companies have struggled to secure metals for their clients in a timely manner, Genesis Gold Group has leveraged their relationships to seamlessly keep the flow of wealth going into their customers’ depositories. By rolling over any of the various types of retirement accounts their customers currently have, Genesis Gold Group has simplified the process of securing the life’s savings of countless Americans.

Genesis Gold Group was given 5 stars by many reviewers on the Better Business Bureau website. Here is what some of them say:

“Genesis Gold Group has been very helpful to me as a first time customer. They were very patient with me and answered every question I had. The process of moving my funds from my former account to Genesis Gold Group was straightforward and easy. I highly recommend their services.” — Brian B.

Recently, I had two experiences with Genesis Gold Group and both were very easy transactions. My agent was very knowledgeable and informative about the products that I was interested in. I suggest that for anyone looking to move their retirement into tangible materials, Genesis Gold Group is the company to choose.” — Joyce R.

“Genesis Gold Group is a wonderful company to do business with. The staff are knowledgeable, courteous, and patient. They know I’ve had many questions before, during, and even after opening my Self-Directed IRA and everyone has been very kind and open. Start your Gold IRA with Genesis Gold Group without reservation!” — Gerald C.

If you have wealth or retirement that you want to place into physical precious metals backing a self-directed IRA:

Click here to talk to Genesis Gold Group today.

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Putin Floats Creation of Buffer Zone in Northeastern Ukraine, Says Conquest of Kharkov City Is Not in Russia’s CURRENT Plans

By: Paul Serran — May 17th 2024 at 17:40

There’s no question that the 30 thousand troops involved in Russia’s Northern Kharkov Oblast offensive are not nearly enough to undertake a conquest of a major center like Kharkov city with over 1 million people.

Having said that, it is also true that Kharkov city is already within Russian artillery range, and it is also a fact that the main supply lines to it are also under Russian fire control.

So, while conquering the city is beyond present capabilities, Russian Federation forces are about to make existence there a living hell.

During his major state visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that capturing Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkov is not part of Moscow’s current plan.

CNBC reported:

“Speaking at a news conference in China, Putin said that Russian forces operating in the area may be forced to create a “sanitary zone” to shore up Russia’s own security, according to Russian state news agency Ria Novosti.”

Ukrainian forces are scrambling to hold off Russia’s latest push, assembling reinforcements that are weakening other parts of the ever expanding 2-thousand mile long front-line.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said defense forces had ‘stabilized’ the situation around Kharkov, after Russian forces advanced 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the northeastern region.

Russia’s Defense Ministry on Friday said it had captured 12 settlements in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkov region in the last week, before adding that it “continues to advance into the depths” of the country.

[…] Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier in the day that Russian forces operating near Ukraine’s second-largest city could be forced to create a buffer zone to shore up security. Putin added that the Kremlin’s current plan was not to capture the city of Kharkov.”

Euronews reported:

“I have said publicly that if it continues we will be forced to create a security zone, a sanitary zone,” [Putin] said, “As for Kharkov, there are no such plans (to capture the city)”.”

Putin’s comments come as Russian and Ukrainian forces engage in fierce battles in the middle of of Volchansk, a key town in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkov region, just 5 kilometers from the border.

The move has piled pressure on Ukraine’s outnumbered, outgunned and outmaneuvered forces.

“Former Russian defense minister – now the head of the National Security Council – Sergei Shoigu insisted Russian troops are pushing the offensive in many directions and that ‘it’s going quite well’.

‘I hope we will keep advancing. We have certain reserves for the purpose, in personnel, equipment and munitions’, he said in televised remarks.”

Read more:

‘Together We Will Win’: Vladimir Putin Is Inaugurated for His Fifth Term in Ceremony in Kremlin Palace

 

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Harrison Butker’s Grave Mistake concerning the Jews

By: Natan Ehrenreich · Natan Ehrenreich — May 17th 2024 at 17:36
Especially in today’s world, there is no place for falsely claiming that stating a belief, true or false, about the Jews will land one in jail.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks during a press conference at DFB Campus in Frankfurt, Germany, November 3, 2023.
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Federal Judge Hears Challenges to NYC's Fee for Drivers Into Manhattan

— May 17th 2024 at 17:30
New York's first-in-the-nation plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering much of traffic-choked Manhattan was the focus of a legal battle that played out in federal court Friday.A Manhattan judge heard arguments in lawsuits brought by unionized public school teachers...

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Chiefs Kicker, Owner's Wife Embrace Traditional Values

— May 17th 2024 at 17:25
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker garnered controversy by expressing his traditional Christian values during a commencement speech at Benedictine College. Chiefs owner Clark Hunt's wife, Tavia Hunt, took to social media sharing her support for traditional values as well.

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J6er Jake Lang Emerges From 36 Days in Sensory Deprivation Chamber

By: Assistant Editor — May 17th 2024 at 17:20

The capacity of human beings to adjust to nearly any environment is quite terrifying. Just ask January 6 Political Prisoner Jake Lang, who just endured 36 days in horrific solitary confinement at the hands of the Biden Regime.

Jake’s social media team released a triumphant tweet earlier today, marking his high-spirited release with a hallmark ‘what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger’ attitude.

Lang shared on X:

40 months ago, TODAY on January 16th 2021, I was kidnapped from my home in Upstate NY by the Gestapo FBI for my role in January 6 & I have remained incarcerated by the Biden Regime as a J6 Political Prisoner without bond or trial since.

And TODAY after nearly 40 days in a Sensory Deprivation Chamber (HORRIFIC SOLITARY CONFINEMENT)

I have finally been RELEASED back into General Population where I can stretch my legs, do Bible studies, and not starve every night!!

I BEAT THE FABRICATED INSTITUTIONAL CHARGES AGAINST ME!!

These last 40 months have been undeniably difficult – but they have been an epic journey of God’s potent grace & His ability to give enduring strength through the name of Jesus – overshadowing the most insane 3rd world treatment of American citizens since Japanese internment camps during WWll

The Spiritual significance of the number 40 is seen over and over in God’s living Word. Noah spent 40 days in the Ark. Moses lead the Jewish people for 40 days through the desert until they finally reached the Promised Land Eretz Israel, Jesus fasted for 40 days after the Spirit descended upon Him, and appeared to thousands in Israel victorious after Resurrection for 40 days!!

Make no mistake America – your soul felt prayers are SHIFTING THE ATMOSPHERE

This National season of despair, defeat and depression are waning & a New Bloom of Liberty is amongst us!! Take Heart!! Brace yourself like MEN!!

THE BATTLE IS FAR FROM OVER, BUT TODAY AFTER 40 MONTHS – WE PROPHECY THE VICTORY IN JESUS NAME.

STAND ON YOUR SHACKLES J6ERS, AND LIFT YOUR VOICE TO GOD. HE IS COMING AGAIN.

#Restored #MadeWhole #FullyRedemed #Free #Trump2024 “

40 months ago, TODAY on January 16th 2021, I was kidnapped from my home in Upstate NY by the Gestapo FBI for my role in January 6 & I have remained incarcerated by the Biden Regime as a J6 Political Prisoner without bond or trial since ⛓⛓⛓

And TODAY after nearly 40 days in a… pic.twitter.com/nFQingGwwq

— Jake Lang – January 6 Political Prisoner (@JakeLangJ6) May 16, 2024

In exclusive remarks to The Gateway Pundit, the semi-liberated Lang shares, “Few things will make you cling to God like Brooklyn MDC Federal Prison solitary confinement, Jim!”

“I can’t believe human beings are being subjected to such extreme Constitutional and human rights deprivations! I had to wear the same pair of under for over a week and was never provided with any towel or toiletries beyond a roll of 1-ply toilet paper, a 2-inch toothbrush, and a bar of soap. That’s it to survive. No books, envelopes or stamps, only one phone call a month with only 2 hours out of your cell PER WEEK!!”

“To the Americans out there who are thinking of politically dissenting against the Biden Regime – this what awaits you – BUT YOU CAN MAKE IT! Fear not and stand firm; there is a 4th man in the fire – Jesus, the Living God. We will make it through together. Vote Trump to end the madness!!”

If you want to become a commissary sponsor to help the struggling January 6 Political Prisoners, please visit SponsorJ6.com and sign up!

You can also listen to The Political Prisoner Podcast powered by The Gateway Pundit on BlessedNewsTV.com/@JakeLang 

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Breitbart Business Digest: The Real Reason Americans Prefer Trump's Economy to Biden's

By: John Carney · John Carney — May 17th 2024 at 17:15

American progressives are in a state of high dudgeon, gnashing their teeth at the realization that the American people favor Donald Trump's economy over Joe Biden's.

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Paul Pelosi Attacker David DePape Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 17th 2024 at 16:36

The man who attacked former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) husband was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday.

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Report: 84% of Chicago's Measles Cases Traced to Venezuelan Migrants

By: Warner Todd Huston · Warner Todd Huston — May 17th 2024 at 16:03

A report from the CDC has linked 84 percent of Chicago's recent cases of measles back to the wave of illegal aliens from Venezuela.

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Incoming Panama Government Debuts Plan to Keep U.S.-Bound Migrants Out of Darien Gap

By: Christian K. Caruzo · Christian K. Caruzo — May 17th 2024 at 15:43

Frank Ábrego, recently tapped to be Panama’s next public security minister, outlined on Thursday the upcoming government's planned first steps to crack down on U.S-bound migrants that cross through the dangerous Darién Gap jungle trail.

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Biden Grants Asylum to Cuban Communist Official as Political Prisoner Count Surpasses 1,100

By: Christian K. Caruzo · Christian K. Caruzo — May 17th 2024 at 15:35

The Biden administration allowed entry to U.S. territory to Arelys Casañola Quintana, an official of Cuba's communist Castro regime now requesting asylum proceedings out of "fear of socialism," according to a report published by Martí Noticias on Thursday.

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Police: Scottie Scheffler 'Assaulted' Louisville Cop on Traffic Detail Outside PGA Championship

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — May 17th 2024 at 15:25

Scottie Scheffler has been charged with second-degree assault of a police officer after a cop was alllegedly dragged to the ground by his vehicle.

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California reparations payouts on hold, but state moves toward apology for slavery

By: Kendall Tietz — May 17th 2024 at 18:00
The California Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that will accept responsibility for "all of the harms and atrocities committed by the state." The bill now heads to the Senate.

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'Yellowstone' and 'Tootsie' star Dabney Coleman dead at 92

By: Ashley Hume — May 17th 2024 at 17:29
"Yellowstone" and "9 to 5" star Dabney Coleman has died at the age of 92. Coleman's daughter Quincy Coleman said that he passed away at his Santa Monica home Thursday.

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Genocide, Butker, Alito, & Scheffler: The Best and Worst of This Week’s WH Briefing

By: Curtis Houck — May 17th 2024 at 18:04
This week marked a rare occasion in which President Biden remained at the White House all five weekdays and thus allowed for five press briefings from the ever-inept press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre (and John Kirby only serving as a crutch on Friday). The questions were, not surprisingly, all over the place given the lunacy of the week, ranging from accusing Jews of genocide to harassment at the FDIC to Biden’s unpopularity to fact-checking Biden to smearing Harrison Butker (one exchange we wrote about separately here), and Justice Samuel Alito. Below are some of the smartest and dumbest questions of the briefing, presented in chronological order.   Of Course the Al-Jazeera Reporter Asks About Genocide in Israel “I looked up Francesca Albanese, the Special U.N. Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine presented one in March. Her — she presented it in Geneva. The three criterion she used, citing international law, three acts: Israel’s intent to destroy national ethnic, racial, or religious groups; serious bodily or mental harm to a group; inflicting on a group conditions of life calculated to bring physical destruction, in whole or in part, with imposing measures intended to prevent birth within the group; process of erasure of the native Palestinians. So, those three things are happening.  How can you say genocide is not being committed?” — Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett, May 13, 3:10 p.m. Eastern. A Question No Liberal Wants to Answer: Will You Stop Spending Money? Fox Business’s Edward Lawrence: “So, Warren Buffett this month said that taxes will have to be raised to pay for the national debt. He said the government may want to decrease spending. So, with — we've had announcement after announcement of — of taxpayer money being doled out — we’ve seen almost weekly now. Is the federal government spending too much money?” Jean-Pierre: “So, let me just say a couple things that Warren Buffett did say that we certainly agree with and I'll quote him: “The wealthy are definitely under taxed, relative to the general population,” which is why the President has a plan to make sure that wealthiest among us, the billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share and we've been very clear about that. They pair — the pay their fair share in order to pay for — for his investments in America and cut the deficit by $3 trillion and it — and Buffett also said it “doesn't matter bother him to pay taxes” and so it has been very clear — the President has said that he will not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000. That is what the President has said. Warren Buffett pretty much agrees with us. We agree, obviously, with him, and this is very different than what Republicans want to do. They put out their plan. They put out what they want to do. They want to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid give tax breaks to billionaires and corporations. We do not agree with this and what we want to do is continue to make sure that we're lowering cost for Americans for families, whether it is Big Pharma — fighting Big Pharma, lowering health care costs, making sure that we go after corporation as we — as we — you hear us talk about junk fees. Those are the ways that we want to move forward. That's what our focus is.” — Q&A on May 13, 3:18 p.m. Eastern. Ducking Biden’s ‘Fire on Spot’ When It Comes to FDIC Harassment     Real Clear Politics’s Philip Wegmann: “There's new reporting in The Wall Street Journal found that the FD — FDIC director Martin Gruenberg, disrespected, disparaged and treated unfairly officials there and he was known to be someone who can control his temper. Obviously, President Biden said early on in his administration that he would fire on the spot anyone who bullied or unfairly belittled coworker. So, has the President seen those reports and — if those reports proved to be accurate. Will he take action?” Jean-Pierre: “So I don't have any personal announcements to make at this time. The FDIC administrator — chairman to be exact — made, apologized, and spoke to this. And so, certainly I would — I would send you there. The FDIC is independent agency, so would refer you to them as to anything else coming out from the FDIC on this particular matter, but I just don't have any policy — personnel announcement to make at this time.” — Q&A on May 13, 3:22 p.m. Eastern. Sorry, Folks, We Know This Is a Reelection Ploy for the Rust Belt Lawrence: “So, this is an election year. Why did it take three years to impose these tariffs?” U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai: “So, this is where I put my lawyer hat back on. Under the 301 statue, in the fourth year of the tariffs, if there is a stakeholder that has benefiting from the tariffs, who asked us to keep them, we keep them. That is what happened in 2022 because the tariffs first went on in 2018. As a result of that, in the fall of 2022, we started a process. We opened up a portal that was open, I think, in the end of 22 to the very beginning of 23, notice and comment. We wanted to hear from all of our stakeholders, their views on the tariffs, the pros and the cons — please inform us. That — that elicited, I think, about 1,600 comments. So, that's at the beginning of 2023. And then, we started a whole of government, interagency review within the Biden administration. That process has taken us to today and the unveiling of this finalized package which the President approved.” Lawrence: “So, it took three years to figure out the Chinese were flooding the market and stealing technology? I mean, it's pretty evident that they've been doing that all along.” Tai: “No, it took — it took a year and a half for the course of the review. You will see the amount of care that we put into our investigation and our findings. Yes, there continue to be problems, but then the question is: What do you do about the tariffs? For this administration, it is extremely important that we approach a relationship like the one between the U.S. and China and these issues around the industries and the jobs of the future with discipline. That's what takes so long — is the design and the architecture of the tariff defense system that you will see.” — Back and forth on May 14, 1:29 p.m. Eastern. Wow: NBC Reporter Calls Out Biden Flip-Flop on Tariffs “You said that the President has been consistent on this issue, but back in 2019, when he was a candidate, he said that “any freshman economics student could tell you that the American people are paying his tariffs”, referring to his opponent at the time. And he also said that he would reverse what he called ,senseless policies’. Why’d he change his mind?...Previously, he called them “senseless”. They're no longer senseless? — White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez’s questions to Tai, May 14, 1:33 p.m. Eastern. Doocy Time Asks KJP Why Americans Have the Sads With Ole Joe “Why do you think Americans are so down on President Biden right now?...I know you don't like to talk about polls, like, the five of six swing states that he is losing right now to somebody who is a criminal offender. But, more broadly, it doesn't seem like anything you guys are doing, is making him more popular. Why do you think that is?” (....) “So, more broadly then, have you considered in the White House that some of President Biden's recent policy positions could be a turn off to the people that used to like him?” — Doocy, May 14, 1:55 p.m. Eastern. FBN’s Lawrence SCHOOLS KJP on Biden’s Inflation Lies FBN’s @EdwardLawrence: “I wanna ask you about how the President talks about inflation. So, two times over the past two weeks, the President said inflation was nine percent when he came into office. Is the President misleading Americans on that? Or does it — just not realize that… pic.twitter.com/2XzQyUsBY3 — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 15, 2024 — Back and forth on May 15, 2:43 p.m. Eastern. ABC, AP Throw Hardballs at KJP Over Biden Blocking Release of Hur Tapes “President Biden decided to block the release of the audio interview with the special counsel. And, obviously, the letter from the White House counsel laid out the reasons about the concerns of being used for political purposes. But that seems to imply that the White House is concerned that these could be politically damaging. So why not just release that, especially with this White House’s commitment to transparency?...But does the White House feel that the recording — the audio could be politically harmful since that point was also raised in the letter?” — AP’s Seung Min Kim, May 16, 2:20 p.m. Eastern. “Just to follow up on what Seung Min was asking for. Speaker Mike Johnson said that President Biden is ‘apparently afraid for citizens to hear’ his interview with special counsel Robert Hur. How is the White House responding to that criticism?...You talked about transcripts being released, but as you know, hearing something and reading it is very different and if the transcript is already out there, why is it different to have the audio there? — ABC senior White House correspondent Selina Wang, 2:22 p.m. Eastern. Leftist Coordination: ABC, AP, CBS Team Up to Invite to Smear Justice Alito “Does the President, who is a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, agreed with the current chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Justice Alito should recuse himself from 20 cases involving the 2020 election or January 6 because of the reporting of the upside down flag flown outside of this house?” — AP’s Darlene Superville, May 17, 3:12 p.m. Eastern. “So, given the flag incident, does President Biden believe that Justice Alito can rule in — with impartiality for all the cases involving January 6?” — CBS’s Weijia Jiang, May 17,  3:15 p.m. Eastern. “So the President concerned that having a Supreme Court justice who is it such a high position of power, displaying a flag in his house in such a way that that could fuel more extremism and division in this country?” (....) “[W]hat is the sense here about the wive’s role here? Whether it is a Supreme Court justice, whether the senator or president, should she be able and entitled have our own political opinions and views without having them tied to her husband or not?” — Wang, May 17, 3:22 p.m. Eastern. Doocy Steps Up to Ask KJP About Scheffler’s Shocking Arrest     Doocy: “President Biden think about the world's number one golfer, Scottie Scheffler, being cuffed and then hauled in for a mug shot for what appears to be a misunderstanding at a traffic stop?” Jean-Pierre: “So I — I've seen the reports of — uh — Mr. Shuff — Scheffler’s arrest. I just want to say that our hearts go out to the individual that was killed.” Doocy: “Unrelated.” Jean-Pierre: “No, let me finish in the auto — in the auto accident that preceded his arrest. Obviously, someone did die. Someone was killed, preceded his arrest that, obviously, he was not involved in. Uh — so, I want to make sure that we share our condolences to that family and their loved ones. Anything else as specifics to his arrest, that would be something for local authorities to speak to.” Doocy: “I think — just — I — you guys have spent a good chunk of this week —” Jean-Pierre: “Yep.” Doocy: “— talking about how you don't want anybody to ever go to jail again for possessing marijuana. Do you think that somebody who was involved in what appears to be a misunderstanding of a traffic stop should be facing 10 years in prison?” Jean-Pierre: “There — we've seen the reports. There — there's a process there. We have to let the legal authorities do — go to their — you know — process and how this all works. I can't comment from here, from the lectern about something that's being looked into by local authorities. I got to be mindful about that, but let's not forget. Someone lost their lives [sic]. Not obviously — that preceded this, but there was an individual that was killed and there's a family that’s mourning a death of a loved one. And so, we want to be sensitive to that as well.” — Back and forth on Scheffler’s arrest, May 17, 3:19 p.m. Eastern. CNN Reporter Tries to Get KJP to Have Butker Banned From WH “Can we still assume that the Kansas City Chiefs will be visiting the White House this year celebration of their Super Bowl victory?” (....) “So, can you confirm — you said everyone on the team is obviously invited. Is the Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker welcome at this White House?” (....) “Given his recent comments, is he specifically welcome at this White House?” — CNN’s MJ Lee, May 17, 3:31 p.m. Eastern. Taxpayer-Funded Journo: Does Biden Know African-Americans See Themselves in Gazans? “[I]s the President mindful of how black students were protesting in campus might see a parallel of their experience of injustice between themselves and the Palestinians? Has he [OTHER REPORTER COUGHS] input about this? Is he sympathetic to that?” — Voice of America’s Patsy Widakuswara, May 17, 3:35 p.m. Eastern.   To see the relevant transcripts from this week’s briefings (including even more questions), click here (for May 13), here (for May 14), here (for May 15), here (for May 16) and here (for May 17).
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No Evidence! Joe Scarborough Accuses Justice Alito of Leaking Dobbs Draft

By: Mark Finkelstein — May 17th 2024 at 17:25
Evidence? Joe Scarborough don't need no stinkin' evidence. On today's Morning Joe, the Biden phone buddy and informal adviser felt entitled to make a very grave--and entirely evidence-free--accusation against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Thus it was that in a segment devoted to a New York Times story skewering Alito for permitting the flying at his home of an upside-down American flag, Scarborough accused Alito of having leaked the draft of the Dobbs opinion [which Alito wrote], overturning Roe v. Wade. This flag defense was an odd take from this show -- which not too long ago let their contributor Mara Gay complain it was "disturbing" to see so many American flags (flown by Trump supporters) when she visited Long Island on D-Day.  That wasn't his only slam of Sam Alito. As Scarborough—who went from having perfect pro-life ratings as a congressman from Florida's conservative panhandle to sounding like a Planned Parenthood fanboy now that he's at MSNBC—put it: "For a Supreme Court Justice, and I will say—my opinion only—but the guy most likely to have had something to do with the leaking of the Dobbs decision. Leaking it to the Wall Street Journal, or somebody connected to him leaking it to the Wall Street Journal, because he wanted to keep Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett frozen in place. I think history will show that." Scarborough later said that with respect to both Alito's explanation of the flag flying, and his denial of being responsible for the leak of the draft Dobbs decision, "nobody believes him." Perhaps "nobody believes" Alito in the liberal cocoon of MSNBC, or amongst Scarborough's summering buddies on liberal-elitist Nantucket. But Joe, you need to get out more. Let's play a thought game. Alito has said that he had no involvement in flying the flag, and that it was his wife who did so in response to objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs that a neighbor had put up.  Now imagine that the wife of a conservative Justice is a liberal. In response to a pro-life sign put up by a conservative neighbor, she puts an "Our Bodies Our Choice--Hands Off Roe!" sign in their front yard -- only to have her husband order her to take it down.  Which would be the more likely reaction from liberals?  Would they applaud the Justice for standing up for judicial independence? Or would they condemn the Justice for patriarchal infringement on his wife's freedom of expression and accuse the Justice of attempting to turn his wife into a Handmaid, and his home into a mini-Gilead [labels with which MSNBCers have slurred Justice Amy Coney Barrett]? Note: Alito has said that he thinks he knows who leaked the Dobbs draft. But unlike Scarborough, given the lack of evidence, he didn't point a finger at any individual. Alito did make a good case, though, as to the motivation behind the leak: He said he was sure the leak “was a part of an effort to prevent the Dobbs draft … from becoming the decision of the court. And that’s how it was used for those six weeks by people on the outside — as part of the campaign to try to intimidate the court.” Alito said the theory that the draft was leaked by someone on the right to lock in the five votes necessary to overturn Roe “is infuriating to me.” “Look, this made us targets of assassination,” Alito told his interviewers. “Would I do that to myself? Would the five of us have done that to ourselves? It’s quite implausible.” Here's the transcript. MSNBC Morning Joe 5/17/24 6:03 am EDT JOE SCARBOROUGH: I will tell you, growing up, one of my friend's fathers was a federal judge! I had no idea until I got older whether he was Republican or Democrat. And that was the case in northwest Florida, a very conservative place. The federal judges kept themselves beyond reproach. They never talked politics, ever. In the privacy of their homes, if you ask their opinion, they would just say, not my job, right? I'm a judge. They actually took their oaths seriously! And for a Supreme Court Justice, and I will say—my opinion only—but the guy most likely to have had something to do with the leaking of the Dobbs decision. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Yeah. SCARBOROUGH: Leaking it to the Wall Street Journal, or somebody connected to him leaking it to the Wall Street Journal, because he wanted to keep Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett frozen in place. I think history will show that.  But that aside, for a guy who is a Supreme Court Justice, that let that happen at his own home, in one of the most fraught times in American history since, since the Civil War, it's just, it's just sad. And it shows how little respect he has for the institution. It shows how little respect he has for the law. It really does. It's disgusting. . . . WILLIE GEIST: I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag, Justice Alito said in an emailed statement to the Times. It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor's use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs. Joe, there you have it. MIKA: Wait. Wait a minute. SCARBOROUGH:  So you're going to hate on America because of something a neighbor did? MIKA: You're going to blame your wife? SCARBOROUGH:  Blame your wife? MIKA: And make up that excuse? SCARBOROUGH: What, what is this? MIKA: My wife was mad at a neighbor. SCARBOROUGH: Blaming wives. Anybody care to jump in here? MIKA: Bu I want to know, what, what person, let alone woman, wife, would do that in response to a problem with a neighbor. SCARBOROUGH: Eugene, a neighbor, a neighbor upsets me, comes outa, makes fun of me because the Rays beat the Red Sox last night. And the Red Sox really suck. And so, I'm mad. I'm not gonna hang my flag upside down. EUGENE ROBINSON: Right. Right. SCARBOROUGH: None of this -- this is dumb as what I heard about the Dobbs leak. Nobody believes him.
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Gov. Abbott: Texas Using Drone Technology Along Border

— May 17th 2024 at 17:02
Add drone technology to the methods Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has used under Operation Lone Star in his fight to halt the flood of illegal immigrants who have crossed into his state from Mexico.

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Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Drops JAW-DROPPING Testimony in Court | Beyond the Headlines

By: Beyond The Headlines — May 17th 2024 at 17:00

Former lawyer of Donald J. Trump, Michael Cohen, has now revealed that maybe there was more to him flipping on Trump — more nefarious actors that stepped in to see to it that Trump went down. Was Cohen really under duress from an anti-Trump gang?

Elijah Schaffer goes into all this and more on today’s Beyond the Headlines!

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Biden Administration Wastes Time Celebrating Another Gay Holiday

By: Tierin-Rose Mandelburg — May 17th 2024 at 16:47
“Happy International Day Against homophobia, biphobia, & transphobia” … said no right minded person ever. Though May 17 may be a regular day for you and me, for the left, May 17 marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Since the gays apparently need ANOTHER made-up holiday, the left, our administration especially, celebrated the occasion on social media.  On May 17, 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) decided that homosexuality is no longer classified as one of the items on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Apparently now, the alphabet mafia has taken it over to celebrate themselves and fight back against anyone who disagrees with their delusional sense of identity. Taking over Easter and celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility seemingly wasn't enough for the White House. Starting off strong, our very own President Joe Biden said, “On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, my Administration stands in solidarity with LGBTQI+ people around the world as they seek to live lives free from hate-fueled violence and discrimination." He also noted that "It’s a matter of human rights, plain and simple” on Friday afternoon. Funnily enough, someone brought up Biden’s past statements where he indicated, using his “devout Catholic” beliefs, that “marriage is between a man and a woman.”       Vice President Kamala Harris, an alleged Christian, shared essentially the same thing as her boss adding, “Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and accepted for who they are.” The U.S. Department of State shared an image of the Pride flage and wrote, “LGBTQI+ persons deserve recognition of their universal human rights and human dignity. On #IDAHOBIT and every day, the United States stands with LGBTQI+ persons around the world." The department's head, Secretary Antony Blinken, insisted that he supports “promoting the safety and dignity of LGBTQI+ persons” and noted that it’s a “key component of advancing our nation’s interested.” Sure, sir, as long as the nation’s interests are to promote delusion and confusion and make the idea of a nuclear family cease to exist. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a graphic with a giant rainbow on it and wrote that it plans to defend “DHS employees and each one of our citizens, promoting equality, dignity, and respect for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.” While I don’t think that any one of us wants to conduct any harm or have any malicious intent towards people who don’t agree with us, I can’t help but wonder what was not being done in our country while our administration was so heavily focused on a made up holiday for gender and sex? Don’t we have huge things to worry about, like the border, abortion and the economy to name a few? Not to mention two wars raging overseas?!  Geez louise, our country’s gotta get our priorities (and our people) straight.
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AWKWARD: KKK-Blackface Ralph Northam to Headline Biden Campaign Office Opening in Virginia Beach – Then This One Old Tweet From Biden Surfaces

By: Cristina Laila — May 17th 2024 at 16:40

This is awkward.

KKK-blackface Ralph Northam will headline a Biden-Harris campaign office opening in Virginia Beach on Sunday.

It is very telling that Joe Biden chose former Virginia Governor Ralph ‘blackface’ Northam to be the face of his campaign in Virginia.

Former Gov. Ralph Northam is headlining the Biden/Harris campaign office opening in Virginia Beach on Sunday

— Brandon Jarvis (@Jaaavis) May 17, 2024

Recall that in 2019, a picture from then-Democrat Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook from 1984 surfaced showing two men, one in a KKK hood and robe and one in ‘blackface’ on the same page as Northam.

Eastern Virginia Medical School allowed students to personally choose photos for their yearbook page, so Ralph Northam chose to put the racist photo of himself in the yearbook.

Although Ralph Northam admitted to being in the racist photo, he did not reveal if he was the one dressed in blackface or the KKK robe.

“With respect to the photograph on Governor Northam’s personal page, we could not conclusively determine the identity of either individual depicted in the photograph,” Officials from Eastern Virginia Medical School said in a report. “No individual that we interviewed has told us from personal knowledge that the Governor is in the Photograph, and no individual with knowledge has come forward to us to report that the Governor is in the photograph.”

As expected, Virginia Democrat leadership defended Ralph Northam’s racist yearbook photo.

However, Joe Biden called for Northam to resign in 2019.

“There is no place for racism in America. Governor Northam has lost all moral authority and should resign immediately, Justin Fairfax is the leader Virginia needs now,” Biden said in 2019.

Now Northam is the face of the Biden campaign in Virginia.

What changed, Joe?

There is no place for racism in America. Governor Northam has lost all moral authority and should resign immediately, Justin Fairfax is the leader Virginia needs now.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) February 2, 2019

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So Much for the Great UAW Unionization Wave

By: Dominic Pino · Dominic Pino — May 17th 2024 at 16:37
Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama voted against unionizing with the United Auto Workers on Friday.

People are seen next to robotic arms for a second battery tray assembly line at the opening of a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle Battery Factory in Woodstock, Ala., March 15, 2022.
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Palestine Fails the Test of Statehood

By: Antonio Graceffo — May 17th 2024 at 16:20

 

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There are four conditions for statehood; Palestine arguably meets one of them.

The most widely accepted definition of a sovereign nation is found in the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, which was adopted at the Seventh International Conference of American States in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1933. The Montevideo Convention lays out the criteria for statehood, including a defined territory, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. These criteria are widely accepted as the basic requirements for statehood in international law.

  1. Defined Territory: The entity seeking statehood must have a clearly defined territory over which it exercises sovereignty. Palestine does not meet this criterion. The original mandate granted it the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. However, these territories are not contiguous, and the Palestinians are demanding more territory, including the whole of Jerusalem. Hamas, moreover, wants all of Israel. Thus, there is no clearly defined territory for Palestine, and even the Palestinians have not agreed on what their territory should be.
  2. Permanent Population: The entity must have a permanent population residing within its defined territory. This is the only criterion that Palestine more or less meets, as Gaza and the West Bank do have a permanent population. However, the phrase ‘within its defined territory’ suggests that the territory of Palestine would need to be clearly established first before it can be said to have a permanent population within that territory.
  3. Government: The entity must have a functioning government capable of exercising control and authority over its territory and population. Palestine fails this test. Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank is divided among three entities: the Palestinian Authority, the terrorist organization Hamas, and the state of Israel. Generally, the Palestinian Authority exerts control over the West Bank, Hamas over Gaza, and Israel over both. Therefore, it cannot be said that Palestine has a functioning government.”
  4. Capacity to Enter into Relations with Other States: The entity must possess the capacity to enter into relations with other states, indicating its independence and sovereignty. Palestine does not have the authority to enter into international agreements or treaties. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), previously designated as a terrorist organization, represents Palestine at international bodies but does not hold memberships or voting rights in those bodies. For example, the PLO has permanent observer status at the UN.

These criteria are widely recognized as the fundamental requirements for statehood in international law. Most countries and international organizations adhere to the principles laid out in the convention. Additionally, the criteria specified in the convention are commonly used by governments, legal scholars, and international bodies to determine the statehood of entities seeking recognition as sovereign states. Therefore, the definition provided by the Montevideo Convention is broadly accepted by the international community.

UN members recently voted to recognize Palestine. According to the UN Charter, “States are admitted to membership in the United Nations by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.” However, as a member of the Security Council, the US exercised its veto power, preventing Palestine’s admission.

The United Nations (UN) does not have an official definition of statehood, as it is not explicitly defined in the UN Charter. Instead, the UN generally follows the criteria outlined in the Montevideo Convention. Additionally, the UN has three more requirements for membership.

  1. Peace-loving State: The applicant must be a peace-loving state that is able and willing to carry out the obligations contained in the United Nations Charter. The Hamas attacks on Israel, as well as numerous other attacks over the past decades, and the PLO attacks that date back even further, disqualify Palestine.
  2. Recommendation by the Security Council: The application for membership must be recommended by the UN Security Council, requiring at least nine out of fifteen votes, including the concurring votes of all five permanent members (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China). Palestine failed this requirement due to a US veto.
  3. Approval by the General Assembly: Following the Security Council’s recommendation, the application must be approved by a two-thirds majority in the UN General Assembly. Palestine passed this test in the recent UN vote. However, the veto power of the US overrode the vote.

In conclusion, Palestine is not a state. It meets possibly only one of the four criteria under the Montevideo Convention and one of the three criteria under the UN. Ultimately, the US can exercise its veto power. Pro-Palestine protestors need to read the requirements of statehood and understand that their outrage has been misguided.

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Kurds Protest Across Turkey as Court Sentences Presidential Hopeful to 42 Years in Prison

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 17th 2024 at 15:11

Kurdish citizens protested across Turkey after a court sentenced former HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas to 42 years in prison.

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'Very Exciting!!!': Donald and Melania Trump Appear at Barron's High School Graduation

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — May 17th 2024 at 12:56

Former President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump appeared at their son Barron Trump's high school graduation on Friday.

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Reddit Confirms $60 Million Deal with OpenAI to Train AI with Leftist Forum Posts

By: Lucas Nolan · Lucas Nolan — May 17th 2024 at 12:07

Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet,” has officially confirmed a $60 million deal with OpenAI, granting the ChatGPT creator access to its vast trove of notoriously left-wing user-generated content for training purposes.

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IDF Finds Bodies of 3 Hostages in Gaza, Including Shani Louk

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 17th 2024 at 10:41

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of Israeli hostages Amit Buskila, Itzhak Gelerenter, and Shani Louk in a special operation overnight in the Gaza Strip.

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EU Launches Formal Investigation into Facebook and Instagram over Addictive Design Aimed at Children

By: Lucas Nolan · Lucas Nolan — May 16th 2024 at 13:02

The EU has initiated a formal investigation into Meta’s social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, due to concerns over the company's handling of child protection issues, the Commission announced on Thursday.

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Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender

— May 17th 2024 at 17:02
Canadian police have linked the deaths of 4 women in the 1970s to now-deceased U.S. fugitive Gary Allen Srery, who hid in Canada from the 1970s to 1990s.

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Blue city's exodus continues for third straight year, but slower: 'People just feel trapped'

By: Hannah Ray Lambert — May 17th 2024 at 17:00
Many major cities that suffered pandemic-era population dips rebounded in 2023, census estimates show. But not Portland, which saw a third year of declining population.

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Mayorkas forced to admit more migrants have crossed US border under Biden than Trump: 'Several million people'

By: Adam Shaw — May 17th 2024 at 16:57
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday said that the number of migrants who have crossed the southern border under President Biden's administration is higher than under the Trump administration.

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Croatia gets new government with a far-right party included ahead of European parliamentary vote

— May 17th 2024 at 16:56
Lawmakers in Croatia have voted into office a new government, which now includes hard-right party Homeland Movement, ahead of the EU's parliamentary election next month.

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Nathan Wade's estranged wife says he’s failed to pay spousal support since resigning from Fani Willis' office

By: Brianna Herlihy — May 17th 2024 at 16:54
The estranged wife of Nathan Wade revealed in a court filing he claims his resignation from the district attorney's office left him unable to meet court-ordered financial obligations.

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Senegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

— May 17th 2024 at 16:54
Senegal's new PM Ousmane Sonko, who was released from jail weeks prior to this year's presidential election and drove his party to victory, has criticized France's military presence in the country.

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Tasty crab-stuffed salmon for a delicious dinner: Try the easy recipe

By: Perri Blumberg — May 17th 2024 at 16:46
Turn your culinary skills up a notch with this crab-stuffed salmon recipe that is so delectable and impressive, even your closest friends may be convinced you are a chef.

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Feeling hungrier than usual? Your sleep schedule could be the culprit, an expert says

By: Angelica Stabile — May 17th 2024 at 16:28
Not sleeping enough could cause your appetite to spike, experts say. A nutritional biologist discusses how poor quality of sleep could be making you hungry, and how to break the cycle.

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Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition

— May 17th 2024 at 16:03
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and has undergone another operation after being shot multiple times earlier this week in the town of Handlova.

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Ex-Baltimore prosecutor and convicted fraudster Marilyn Mosby appeals to Biden for help

By: Louis Casiano — May 17th 2024 at 16:01
Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore state's attorney, is asking President Biden for a pardon before she is sentenced in federal court this month.

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In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing 'Megalopolis' and why he has no regrets

— May 17th 2024 at 16:01
Francis Ford Coppola spent $120 million of his own money to make 'Megalopolis,' selling part of his winery business to help finance the passion project he has been pondering for years.

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Not Okay: Biden’s Demonstrably False Claim in Softball Yahoo! Finance Interview

By: Tom Olohan — May 17th 2024 at 16:43
Despite receiving a flattering question from an interviewer, President Joe Biden still faceplanted in his response.  During a May 14 interview with Yahoo! Finance, Biden falsely claimed that inflation had been wildly higher under his predecessor. His interviewer, who had promoted Bidenomics in his question, did not correct Biden. “I think inflation has gone slightly up. This was at 9% when I came in and it's now down about 3%,” Biden astonishingly said.  But it was not. In fact, inflation in January 2021 stood at only 1.4% but skyrocketed under Biden’s watch, reaching an average of 5.5% from February 2021 to April 2024. To make matters more absurd, Biden made this demonstrably false statement in response to a misleading question flattering his economic record.  The interviewer, Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi, entirely failed to mention the impact of COVID-19 shutdowns while giving Biden credit for creating 15 million jobs: “Mr. President, over 15 million jobs have been created under your watch, the unemployment rate under 4% for 27 straight months, the stock market at a record high. Why don't households feel wealthy right now?” While Biden chose to lie about inflation in response to this easy question, the fibs didn’t stop there.  The 81-year-old president also told Yahoo! Finance that wages were outpacing inflation, claiming, “But the fact is that I think people are just uncertain and that's why we got to be steady, stay the course and continue to produce these incredible jobs and the job—and by the way the pay for the jobs are, are outpacing the inflation rate they pay.” Real wages have actually fallen under Biden. Americans’ median weekly real earnings have declined from $373 in the first quarter of 2021 to $365 in the first quarter of 2024.   ICYMI: Bidenomics after 39 Months: Six Charts the Media Don’t Want You to See The White House has struggled to spin the president’s ludicrous statements as more and more bad economic news comes in.  During the May 16 edition of Your World with Neil Cavuto, White House Economic Adviser Jared Bernstein wildly ducked and dodged when confronted with Biden’s claims of taming 9% inflation.  See More: White House Economic Adviser Jared Bernstein Can’t Defend Biden Biden’s brief but disastrous Yahoo! Finance interview came the same day as the news that inflation had increased 0.5% in April, exceeding expectations.   Conservatives are under attack. Contact ABC News at (818) 460-7477, CBS News at (212) 975-3247 and NBC News at (212) 664-6192 and demand they tell the truth about the Bidenomics disaster. 
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James Buckley and the ‘Population Bomb’ That Never Went Off

By: Jack Butler · Jack Butler — May 17th 2024 at 16:10
The late Buckley countered the Malthusianism of his day and prophetically wondered if underpopulation might eventually become a bigger problem.

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Expert Charges DOJ Actually is ‘a Threat to the Republic’

By: Guest Contributor — May 17th 2024 at 16:00

This article originally appeared on WND.com

Guest by post by Bob Unruh

Has been weaponized against President Donald Trump

Democrats long have claimed that President Donald Trump and his supporters are a “threat” to democracy.

But they’ve been unable to say how they’re a threat, except that if they were in the majority in Washington, that would mean that Democrats were not in the majority, and therefore away from the central positions of power.

But now an expert is warning that Joe Biden’s Department of Justice, with its weaponization of the nation’s justice system, actually is “a threat to the Republic.”

The comment comes from Gene Hamilton, a lawyer and official at the America First Legal Foundation.

His comments came during a hearing this week before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which is exploring just how the Biden administration has turned the authorities of the government into arms of the Democrat party.

He said, “Prosecution and charging decisions are infused with racial and partisan political double standards. Immigration laws are ignored. The Federal Bureau of Investigation harasses protesting parents (branded ‘domestic terrorists’ by some partisans) while working diligently to shut down politically disfavored speech on the pretext of its being ‘misinformation’ or ‘disinformation.’

“A department that prosecutes numerous FACE Act cases while ignoring dozens of violent attacks on pregnancy care centers and/or the coordinated violation of laws that prohibit attempts to intimidate Supreme Court Justices by parading outside of their homes has clearly lost its way. A department that has twice engaged in covert domestic election interference and propaganda operations—the Russian collusion hoax in 2016 and the Hunter Biden laptop suppression in 2020—is a threat to the Republic.”

“The Biden Administration—and most notably, the Department of Justice—appears to have embarked on a journey of political persecution of those with whom it disagrees, with the end result being the total social, economic, and political domination of the populace.”

FULL STATEMENT: pic.twitter.com/wQdmDGJzUe

— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) May 15, 2024

The organization explained, “The Biden administration—and most notably, the Department of Justice—appears to have embarked on a journey of political persecution of those with whom it disagrees, with the end result being the total social, economic, and political domination of the populace.”

According to HeadlineUSA, President Donald Trump now is facing “a myriad of legal troubles” but those attacks appear to be the operation of the DOJ under “the supervision of President Joe Biden.”

The report noted longtime New York attorney Robert J. Castillo, who has been “involved in many different types of cases.” But he said he’s never before encountered “the types of politically motivated cases that have been brought in this presidential election season. These political cases are being used as a weapon of war to damage, defeat or impede political adversaries and their allies.”

In fact, Biden’s appointees are prosecuting Trump for having papers from his presidency at home, but are not prosecuting Joe Biden for having documents from the Barack Obama administration in his home. They are prosecuting Trump for expressing his opinions about the 2020 election, but are not prosecuting Democrats who openly claimed the 2016 election was stolen. They are trying to convict Trump of felonies over misdemeanor bookkeeping violations in New York. And more.

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Let Harrison Butker Be Himself

By: Dan McLaughlin · Dan McLaughlin — May 17th 2024 at 15:43
His opinions are outgrowths of virtues in short supply: faith, fidelity to the traditional family, and respect for the different roles of husbands and wives.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks during a press conference at DFB Campus in Frankfurt, Germany, November 3, 2023.
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Congress Probes UCLA for Antisemitism Response

— May 17th 2024 at 15:41
The Committee on House Education and the Workforce sent a letter to the University of California Los Angeles on Wednesday requesting documentation on the school's response to antisemitism on campus.

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CULTURE OF DEATH: Netherlands Approves Assisted Suicide Death for Young and Healthy Woman Battling Depression

By: Paul Serran — May 17th 2024 at 15:40

As we’ve discussed before, the culture of death continues to expand in many decadent Western cultures, and this descent into lunacy is making Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide increasingly normalized options for people who mostly seem plagued by the lack of competent healthcare.

In fact, it’s become a kind of ‘vogue’, generating stories like this: Canadian Hospital Suggests Euthanasia to Suicidal Woman Who Went There For Help.

Or this: Euthanasia on the Rise: The Culture of Death Creates a High Tech ‘Sarcophagus’, While Suggesting ‘Assisted Suicide’ To Disabled People.

The latest distressing story hitting the news cycle is the horrid tale of the young, physically healthy Dutch woman who decided to be euthanized over her crippling depression.

I wrote about Ms. ter Beek’s disturbing story here in TGP – read more:

CULTURE OF DEATH: Physically Healthy Young Woman Suffering From Depression To Be Euthanized in the Netherlands, After ‘Doctors’ Say She’s ‘Never Gonna Get Any Better’

It turns out that she has now been granted approval by the Dutch authorities to get help to end her life.

Officials in the Netherlands have given the final approval for young Zoraya ter Beek to die by assisted suicide.

The authorization was granted on the grounds of 'unbearable mental suffering'.

New York Post reported:

"Ter Beek first applied for assisted suicide in 2020, following battles with depression and suicidal thoughts caused by difficulties in her early childhood.

The once-aspiring psychiatrist suffers from chronic depression, anxiety, trauma, borderline personality disorder and was diagnosed with autism.

Ter Beek believed that the safe environment her partner offered would help her mentally heal, but it didn’t and she reportedly continued to have suicidal thoughts and self-harmed."

While many people are touched by her story, she did get her fair share of haters online. But ter Beek says she has thought about her decision throughout the years-long process.

“'In the three and a half years this has taken, I’ve never hesitated about my decision. I have felt guilt — I have a partner, family, friends and I’m not blind to their pain. And I’ve felt scared. But I’m absolutely determined to go through with it', she said."

The process seems legitimate from the outside: she was evaluated by a team of physicians, had a second opinion on her 'eligibility' to die, then the whole case has to be reviewed by a third independent doctor. But in the end, all these MDs were people with the mindset of the culture of death.

The young lady herself does not understand the difference between the reactions she got over it.

“People were saying: ‘Don’t do it, your life is precious.’ I know that. Others said they had a cure, like a special diet or drugs. Some told me to find Jesus or Allah, or told me I’d burn in hell. It was a total shitstorm. I couldn’t handle all the negativity.”

To say 'your life is precious' or 'Find Jesus' is hardly 'negativity' like, for example, 'you will burn in hell.' In the end, the 'positivity' Zoraya wants is people cheering her on to die. We will never do that.

She already has the Dutch state and government taking her by the hand to the great beyond.

Geert Wilders will have many other problems to tackle besides expelling illegal aliens from the Netherlands. The culture of Death has to be one of them.

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Proud Parents: Donald and Melania Trump Cheer On as Son Barron Graduates from High School

By: Jim Hᴏft — May 17th 2024 at 15:20
Donald and Melania Trump at Barron’s high school graduation (Credit: Getty Images)

Former President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, were present to witness their son, Barron Trump, graduate from high school this Friday.

The graduation ceremony, held at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, saw the 18-year-old receive his diploma, a testament to years of hard work and dedication in his studies.

The graduation came during a challenging time for the Trump family, as the former president is embroiled in a sham trial in Manhattan over alleged ‘hush money’ payments.

Despite the legal cloud hanging over him, Trump’s presence at the graduation was made possible by a judicial decision that paused the trial proceedings, allowing him to participate in his son’s big day, according to the New York Post.

It can be recalled that Judge Merchan told Trump a warrant would be issued for his arrest if he failed to show up to trial without a valid reason.

President Trump asked the judge if he could skip the trial for his son Barron’s graduation. Merchan said that the decision “really depends on if we are on time and where we are in the trial.”

“As you know, my son is graduating from high school, and it looks like the judge will not let me go through the graduation of my son, who’s worked very, very hard. He’s a great student. We’re very proud of the fact that he did so well. And he was looking forward for years to have this graduation with his mother and father there. It looks like the judges are not going to allow me to escape this scam. It’s a scam trial, Trump wrote.

The judge granted a reprieve allowing Trump to attend his son’s graduation.

“Going to Barron’s High School. Graduation. Great student, wonderful boy! Very exciting!!! DJT,” president Trump wrote earlier.

President Trump’s motorcade arrives for Barron Trump high school graduation

Congratulations, Barron! pic.twitter.com/3gHGcwjwTQ

— AJ Huber (@Huberton) May 17, 2024

Here is a photo of Trump cheering on his 6-foot-7, 18-year-old son.

AWESOME photo of President Trump cheering on his son Barron at his graduation today pic.twitter.com/I322wkSCGb

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 17, 2024

A video of Donald and Melania Trump enjoying Barron’s high school graduation.

President Trump and Melania at today’s graduation ceremony for their son Barron.
Love to see it. pic.twitter.com/j7j7fRypt4

— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) May 17, 2024

Here is a video of Barron Trump receiving his diploma at graduation.

Barron Trump receives his diploma at graduation

pic.twitter.com/KGOtlNSHVF

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 17, 2024

The New York Post reported:

Barron previously attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York City and transferred to St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Md., during his father’s term of office.

The youngest Trump has largely been kept out of the spotlight during his youth, dividing his time between New York and Florida while never speaking publicly.

Melania Trump — who opted for a blue suit jacket, white skirt and straw hat — has taken a central role in raising Barron and famously likes to keep him close to her.

Last week, the former first lady shot down the prospect of Barron being a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention to help formally nominate his father, saying the 18-year-old had “prior commitments.”

The high school graduate has not yet announced where he will attend college, and the former president recently said his son’s college options had been upended by recent anti-Israel protests and other unrest on campuses.

After the graduation, Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Minnesota for a Republican fundraiser. Trump is set to be the main attraction at the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan dinner.

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Poll: Americans Divided as Supreme Court Weighs Abortion Pill Access

— May 17th 2024 at 15:12
Americans are divided on whether women should have to see a doctor in person before receiving abortion pills, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found, as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to reimpose that restriction on medication abortion.

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WATCH: JD Vance Takes Center Stage in Veepstakes as Interview with Don Jr. Goes Viral

By: Nick Gilbertson · Nick Gilbertson — May 17th 2024 at 14:56

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who is rumored to be in contention for former President Donald Trump's running mate, joined Donald Trump Jr. on his Triggered podcast for an interview Thursday.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Seen Brutally Beating Then-Girlfriend Cassie Ventura in Security Footage

By: David Ng · David Ng — May 17th 2024 at 14:27

Newly emerged security video footage shows Sean "Diddy" Combs brutally beating his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in an incident that reportedly took place in 2016 in Los Angeles.

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Parliament Brawl Breaks Out in Taiwan as Left Tries to Limit Presidential Power

By: John Hayward · John Hayward — May 17th 2024 at 14:19

A brawl erupted in the Taiwanese parliament on Friday during a heated debate over reforms to the legislature.

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Donald Trump Heads to Blue Minnesota in Hopes of Flipping the State

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — May 17th 2024 at 14:03

Former President Donald Trump is appearing in blue Minnesota on Friday, delivering the keynote address at the Minnesota Republican Party’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner as all eyes are on traditionally blue strongholds that the former president hopes to flip in November.

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Republican Beth Van Duyne Announces Relationship with Fellow Lawmaker Rich McCormick After His Divorce

By: Sean Moran · Sean Moran — May 17th 2024 at 13:52

Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) said that she and Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) are in a relationship after the Georgia lawmaker filed for divorce.

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Mark Levin: 'Bragg Should Be Disbarred' -- He Has Violated the Brady Rule

By: Jeff Poor · Jeff Poor — May 17th 2024 at 13:30

Thursday on FNC's "Hannity," conservative talker Mark Levin laid out why New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg may have knowingly violated former President Donald Trump's constitutional rights throughout and other established legal precedents during his office's prosecution of Trump.

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Mockery, Wonder Ensue Following Video of Chris Christie Smooching 'the Mooch'

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — May 17th 2024 at 13:28

Mockery and wonder ensured after a viral video surfaced showing Chris Christie and Anthony Scaramucci sharing a smooch in front of cameras.

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Mitt Romney vs. Rand Paul Proxy War Ignites in North Dakota's Congressional Race

By: Wendell Husebø · Wendell Husebø — May 17th 2024 at 13:24

Dr. Rick Becker, the front-runner to win North Dakota’s at-large congressional seat, is in the middle of a proxy war between the Republican establishment and America First conservatives.

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ABC's Hostin: Dems 'Gotta Go Low' Against Marjorie Taylor Greene, She Is 'Unfit for Office'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key — May 17th 2024 at 13:20

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Friday on ABC's "The View" that Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) were right to argue against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during the House Oversight Committee meeting on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.

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L.A. Chargers Troll Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker with Schedule Release Video

By: Warner Todd Huston · Warner Todd Huston — May 17th 2024 at 13:19

The Los Angeles Chargers are trolling the Kansas City Chiefs with a cartoon schedule release video blasting Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker.

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Joy Behar: 'You Will Not Have a Country if Trump Gets In'

By: Pam Key · Pam Key — May 17th 2024 at 13:18

Joy Behar told her co-hosts on Friday on ABC's "The View" that if former President Donald Trump is elected president again in November, we "will not have a country."

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Catholic League: War on Harrison Butker ‘Driven by Anti-Catholicism’

By: Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. · Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. — May 17th 2024 at 13:18

Catholic League president Bill Donohue has come to the defense of Kansas City Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker, who has been pilloried for promoting Catholic values in a speech at a Catholic college.

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Ted Cruz Calls for Investigation into Reports of China, Cuba Fueling Anti-Israel Protests in U.S.

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 17th 2024 at 13:13

The Biden administration must investigate reports of communist China and Cuba directly funding and influencing radical left-wing organizations to incite anti-Israel and anti-American protests across the U.S., according to Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz who noted the goal of such externally funded subversion campaigns is to create chaos, weaken the country, and “tear us apart.”

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Blue State Blues: Some Democrats Are Already Resigned to a Trump Win

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 17th 2024 at 12:53

Many Democrats seem to have quietly accepted the strong possibility that former President Donald Trump will win the 2024 presidential election.

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Nolte: Cable TV Deathwatch — Disney ‘Dramatically Reduces’ TV Content

By: John Nolte · John Nolte — May 17th 2024 at 12:38

Nolte: The Disney Grooming Syndicate has announced it will "reduce pretty dramatically” its investment in TV content.

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Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 538: Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow on Why Biden Decided to Debate Trump

By: Breitbart News · Breitbart News — May 17th 2024 at 10:17

Breitbart Editor-in-Chief and bestselling author Alex Marlow explains what is really driving Joe Biden’s decision to go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump in a debate.

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VIDEO: 'It Was a Chaotic Situation': Scottie Scheffler Releases Statement Following Arrest

By: Dylan Gwinn · Dylan Gwinn — May 17th 2024 at 09:49

Scottie Scheffler, the world's #1 golfer, has released a statement following his arrest Friday morning outside of Valhalla Golf Club.

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At Last! U.S. Admits It Funded Gain Of Function Research In Wuhan – Lunch Alert!

By: Dick Morris — May 17th 2024 at 06:00
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Woman says Atlantic City casino refuses to pay million-dollar jackpot!

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Scottie Scheffler praises police for being 'our protectors,’ describes interactions with them while in custody

By: Ryan Morik — May 17th 2024 at 15:42
Scottie Scheffler was "pretty rattled" in the wake of his arrest on Friday, but it was the police who played a role in calming him down.

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CNN's Zakaria says first debate with Trump will be 'make-or-break' for Biden's campaign

By: Alexander Hall — May 17th 2024 at 15:34
CNN host Fareed Zakaria made a guest appearance on "CNN Newsroom," where he argued why President Biden needs to win the first debate to keep the presidency.

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VP Harris grilled for saying Inflation Reduction Act is working via gov't giving out 'trillions of dollars'

By: Gabriel Hays — May 17th 2024 at 15:27
Social media users criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for making an "ironic" claim about how the Biden administration is spending "trillions of dollars" to boost the economy.

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Scottie Scheffler admits he was 'pretty rattled' in wake of arrest, 'took a few holes' to get back to 'normal'

By: Ryan Morik — May 17th 2024 at 15:26
Scottie Scheffler didn't seem fazed when he shot a 66 in his second round of the PGA Championship following his arrest, but he admitted to having been "rattled."

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GOOGLE could accelerate decline of 30+-year-old internet...

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WALL STREET BOOM: DOW closes at record high above 40,000...

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Fox News invites Trump, Biden campaigns to vice presidential debate

By: Brooke Singman — May 17th 2024 at 15:15
Fox News Media has invited the Trump campaign and the Biden campaign to participate in a vice presidential debate before the 2024 election.

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Steve Buscemi attack: Suspect charged in NYC sucker punch, police say

By: Michael Ruiz — May 17th 2024 at 17:56
A suspect is in NYPD custody in connection with the sucker punch attack on Steve Buscemi in Manhattan, New York, last week, police say.

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Reporter's Notebook: Washington is no longer the center of politics; it's now New York City

By: Chad Pergram — May 17th 2024 at 15:09
Bob Menendez and former President Trump face criminal charges. While Menendez is accused of using his power for personal gain, Trump is accused of concealing hush money payments.

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Fox News Politics: The 'Jerry Springer' Congress

By: Fox News Staff — May 17th 2024 at 15:08
The latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content

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Trump’s surge in polls with Black voters stuns CNN analyst: ‘Truly historic’

By: Kristine Parks — May 17th 2024 at 15:01
President Biden is struggling to attract support from Black voters, a data analyst said while pointing recent polling that shows Biden's support has plummeted compared to 2020.

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Subway commuters in Buenos Aires see fares spike by 360% as part of austerity campaign in Argentina

— May 17th 2024 at 14:58
Subway commuters in Argentina's capital have been hit by a 360% increase in fares, a dramatic price hike in President Javier Milei's budget austerity campaign.

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Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

— May 17th 2024 at 14:57
Family, friends and hundreds of members of the Air Force paid their final respects to Roger Fortson at a suburban Atlanta megachurch, after he was shot and killed in Florida by a sheriff's deputy.

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Oversight Board Member Admits Meta Doesn’t Prioritize First Amendment

By: Catherine Salgado — May 17th 2024 at 15:41
A Meta Oversight Board member recently confirmed the obvious: Meta might be an American company, but it certainly doesn't prioritize the First Amendment in its policy decisions.  Kenji Yoshino, a New York University Constitutional law professor and member of the Meta Oversight Board, asserted that the U.S. Constitution is not the baseline for the tech company’s free speech policies. “Our baseline here is not the US Constitution and free speech, but rather international human rights norms,” he said at a National Constitution Center town hall event.    Yoshino noted that America is an “outlier” when compared with other countries because it has such strong legal protections against censorship. He explained that as Meta became a global company “it could not simply default back to U.S. jurisprudence.” The Meta Oversight Board member claimed that Meta looks at “striking a balance” between international values like “safety” and “dignity” and the U.S. Constitution. However, he admitted, “oftentimes that calculus comes out differently than it would if the baseline were First Amendment norms.”  Yoshino contrasted the two different attitudes toward freedom of speech, explaining that in the U.S. “the [protecting] the speech we hate doctrine, is part of an expansionist and rigid vision that is intensely speech protective.” In Europe, however, the attitude is “much more tilted toward equality and dignity than it might be toward speech.”  But the European standard is far from perfect. For example, multiple European countries, including Scotland, France and England, criminalize alleged “hate speech.”  Applying European standards to Americans can lead to anti-First Amendment censorship. This is especially problematic as U.S. government agencies have reportedly resumed coordination with tech companies, indicating actions directly violative of the First Amendment. Conservatives are under attack. Contact Facebook headquarters at (650) 308-7300 and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on “misinformation” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.
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We ‘Need to Fix’ It: Behar Decries the Constitution as ‘Un-American’

By: Nicholas Fondacaro — May 17th 2024 at 15:10
Joy Behar, the same co-host of ABC’s The View who thought the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was the military alliance that defeated Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, was back with more of her wisdom during Friday’s show. According to her, two elements of the U.S. Constitution – both present since the founding – were “un-American.” “These lifetime assignments [to the U.S. Supreme Court] have got to stop and they need to fix the Electoral College also because that's un-American,” she shrieked. Behar was triggered by newly released, years-old photos of an inverted American flag allegedly outside the home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito several days AFTER the riot at the Capitol. The latest smear campaign against conservative justices suggested – without evidence – that it was to show solidarity with the rioters. Ignoring or ignorant of the meaning of an inverted flag, Behar declared it was something wholly invented by “MAGA people”: Now, in case you don't know, this is something that the MAGA people have adopted as a stop the steal symbol. In other words, when you see that flag upside down, that means stop the steal, which they imagine happened even though Joe Biden did win legitimately. We all know it. Everybody who’s not crazy knows it.     Faux-conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin contributed to the misinformation by misquoting the U.S. Flag Code. According to her: “…the American flag should not be flown upside down except in moments of national – dire national distress.” The code actually says: “The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.” Historically, an inverted flag has been used my American ships to signal such distress. Farah-Griffin added that what the Alito’s did was “un-American” and “disturbing” especially since it was allegedly done “days after a riot at the Capitol!” But her argument didn’t make much sense either since she, and many in the liberal media, had suggested that January 6 was a day of dire national distress; much like what she said was the only correct time to fly the flag inverted. She and the rest of the cast played a round of whataboutism and pretended as though they would be equally upset if a liberal justice did it: FARAH GRIFFIN: But I would note this to my conservative friends defending this, let's just say if Justice Sotomayor had hung a flag upside down after Donald Trump was elected we would call for her resignation. BEHAR: That’s right! HOSTIN: We sure would! Since The View didn’t care to criticize Sotomayor when she refused to recuse herself and issued a ruling that directly involved her book publisher, it’s safe to say they wouldn’t have anything to say on the matter. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View May 17, 2024 11:15:42 a.m. Eastern JOY BEHAR: So, the Supreme Court – very iffy these days – is getting ready to deal with cases involving presidential immunity and obstruction charges against Trump. Okay? The January 6th insurrectionists also, they're ready to deal with all those cases. But a photo has just emerged from days after the Capitol Riot on January 6th showing an upside down American flag flying outside – wait for it – Justice Alito's house. Now, in case you don't know, this is something that the MAGA people have adopted as a stop the steal symbol. In other words, when you see that flag upside down, that means stop the steal which they imagine happened even though Joe Biden did win legitimately. We all know it. Everybody who’s not crazy knows it. SUNNY HOSTIN: It was proven. BEHAR: It was proven over and over and over again. Yet Justice Alito has this upside down flag. Now, he claims his wife did it. Thank you, Senator Menendez, another one. In a dispute with neighbors saying she did it because she was disputing with neighbors about their anti-Trump signs on their lawn, even that -- even that annoys me that the wife is worried about anti-Trump signs in her neighborhood. Do you believe his answer to the thing that his wife did it and he has nothing to do with stop the steal? HOSTIN: I do believe it. How about Clarence Thomas and Ginni Thomas. Ginni Thomas sent a bus to the January 6 insurrection and Clarence Thomas is sitting on that court listening to insurrection cases. He’s listening to election fraud cases. It's ridiculous! You know, what upsets me so much about it as an attorney is that the Supreme Court has always been sort of the bastion of the law. Right? It’s where we look to for guidance and now 60 percent of Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court. Never has the Supreme Court been so -- and they do, right? 60 percent. [Applause] It hurts me to my core. And, you know, Justice Sotomayor has said over and over and over again, she said, “will this institution survive” – this is after the Mississippi abortion case – “Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?” I don't see how it is possible. If you have a Supreme Court justice, even if his wife did it, for days and days and days having that sign there, that is a political expression that has no place! ANA NAVARRO: I think it's incredibly sad how -- how dysfunctional -- we've seen the dysfunction in Congress and now dysfunction in the Supreme Court. So, Americans have to be watching this and just having this crisis, existentialist crisis of faith in our most important institutions and, look, I think John Roberts has lost control of this court. HOSTIN: Yeah. BEHAR: Maybe he agrees with them. NAVARRO: Well, I don't know if he does or not but he has a duty to the American people as chief justice to make sure that this Supreme Court is at a certain level of decorum and you have Ginni Thomas and Clarence Thomas accepting all sorts of gifts from billionaires and hearing some of the cases and you've got this. I mean, it’s an embarrassment. ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: I don't even know -- I don't buy this description. So the U.S. Flag Code states that the American flag should not be flown upside down except in moments of national – dire national distress. I think pointing the finger – If my husband put a flag upside down, I’d say, “what are you doing?!” This is un-American, it’s disturbing. But I would note this to my conservative friends defending this, let's just say if Justice Sotomayor had hung a flag upside down after Donald Trump was elected we would call for her resignation. BEHAR: That’s right! HOSTIN: We sure would! FARAH GRIFFIN: It’s so, un-American in days – HOSITN: We sure would. FARAH GRIFFIN: In days after a riot at the Capitol! SARA HAINES: It also speaks to—When you’re married to a Supreme Court justice and you are well aware of that, elevate yourself. When responding to yard signs in your neighborhood, you're telling me you're triggered too easy. He's a Supreme Court justice. You're going to hear things. The fact that that was the act she took because she had to get her word in? It’s a really pathetic example – NAVARRO: Sounds like she belongs in Congress. HAINES: And your stat is worse, Sunny. It's worse. It's 44 percent of Americans support – have faith in the Supreme Court. HOSTIN: Yeah. BEHAR: These lifetime assignments have got to stop and they need to fix the Electoral College also because that's un-American. FARAH GRIFFIN: They need a code of ethics. (…)
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MBD: Butker Was Right to Affirm Masculinity 

By: Sarah Schutte · Sarah Schutte — May 17th 2024 at 15:09
‘Compared to the political speech we’re hearing out of Columbia University lately, I mean, this qualifies as . . . almost Abrahamic wisdom.’

Kansas City Chiefs' Harrison Butker celebrates with his kids after winning Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles, February 12, 2023.
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Harrison Butker’s Speech Wasn’t for You

By: Samantha Lehman · Samantha Lehman — May 17th 2024 at 15:02
His speech was not given to evangelize or to change minds, but rather to encourage Benedictine students on their paths forward.

Harrison Butker gives a commencement address to Benedictine College
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Corrupt Attorney General Faces DEVASTATING New Reality | Beyond the Headlines

By: Beyond The Headlines — May 17th 2024 at 15:00

When confronted with harsh reality, especially when it pertains to holding one accountable — it seems like a typical retreat for the deep state elite class is to invoke “democracy”. Recently, the DOJ and AG Merrick Garland was asked to comply with a congressional subpoena. Did invoking the catchphrase of “democracy” save him this time?

Elijah Schaffer goes into all this and more on today’s Beyond the Headlines!

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House Ways and Means Committee Targets DOL’s Julie Su for ‘Serious Conflict of Interest’

By: Will Swaim · Will Swaim — May 17th 2024 at 14:54
Su ignored years of warnings from the state’s auditor that her Employment Development Division was uniquely vulnerable to unemployment fraud.

Julie Su testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 20, 2023.
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Wife and Daughter of Chiefs Owner Defend Harrison Butker After Commencement Speech Sends Leftists Into Utter Meltdown

By: Jim Hᴏft — May 17th 2024 at 14:40
Chairman and CEO Kansas City Chiefs, Clark Hunt’s family. (Instagram)

Tavia Hunt and her daughter Gracie Hunt have come to the defense of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker following a commencement speech that has left liberal factions seething.

The Chiefs’ kicker has been under fire from leftist cult following a commencement speech that championed traditional roles for women and the sanctity of family life.

In a heartfelt Instagram post, Tavia Hunt shared her perspective on the issue:

I’ve always encouraged my daughters to be highly educated and chase their dreams. I want them to know that they can do whatever they want (that honors God).

But I also want them to know that I believe finding a spouse who loves and honors you as or before himself and raising a family together is one of the greatest blessings this world has to offer. Studies show that committed, married couples with children are the happiest demographic, and this has been my experience as well.

*Affirming motherhood and praising your wife, as well as highlighting the sacrifice and dedication it takes to be a mother, is not bigoted. It is empowering to acknowledge that a woman’s hard work in raising children is not in vain.*

Countless highly educated women devote their lives to nurturing and guiding their children. Someone disagreeing with you doesn’t make them hateful; it simply means they have a different opinion. Let’s celebrate families, motherhood and fatherhood.

Our society desperately needs dedicated men and women to raise up and train the next generation in the way they should go. Proverbs 31:28 says, “Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” Embracing the beautiful roles that God has made is something to celebrate.

*I also caution against taking things out of context. Sound bites overlaid with hateful comments are not what we want to model for our children or others. We need more dialogue (and VALUES, IMO) in this country and less hate.*

 

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Gracie Hunt, speaking at a church event in Dallas and later on “Fox & Friends,” shared personal insights that echoed her mother’s sentiments.

“Well, I can only speak from my own experience, which is I’ve had the most incredible mom who had the ability to stay home and be with us as kids growing up. And I understand that there are many women out there who can’t make that decision. But for me and my life, I know it was really formative and in shaping me and my siblings into who we are,” Hunt said during the interview.

Doocy asked, “So you understand what he was talking about?”

Hunt replied, “For sure, and I really respect Harrison, his Christian faith, and what he’s accomplished on and off the field.”

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The daughter of the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs has come out in support of Harrison Butker!
This is gonna drive the liberal sports media snowflakes batshit crazy today pic.twitter.com/jIxJp4oe89

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The woke NFL, however, distanced itself from Butker’s comments. In a statement released by Jonathan Beane, NFL senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, the league clarified: “Harrison Butker spoke in his personal capacity. His views do not reflect those of the NFL, which is committed to inclusion and believes it strengthens our league.”

Kansas City is now in the crosshairs of a significant investigation for potential human rights violations following the doxxing of Harrison Butker, the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has taken a strong stance, announcing an investigation under the Missouri Human Rights Act to uphold the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.

Bailey has issued a formal demand to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas for the immediate release of all documents and communications related to a controversial post made on the social media platform X.

The post in question leaked personal details about Butker following his speech at a graduation ceremony, where he shared his Christian beliefs. This act of doxxing is a direct attack on his right to freely express his religious views.

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Harvard Law to Teach Rights of Nature

By: Wesley J. Smith · Wesley J. Smith — May 17th 2024 at 14:34
Complacency is the greatest political weapon the rights-of-nature radicals have.
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Boeing Whistleblower's Death Ruled Suicide

— May 17th 2024 at 14:32
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett's death March 9 in Charleston, S.C., was ruled a suicide by the coroner's office, the Charleston Police Department said Friday.

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