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DOUBLE STANDARD: LinkedIn’s Woke Content Moderation Hypocrisy
Do you think that the following statements violate LinkedIn’s policy forbidding speech that is based on prejudice, discrimination, or stereotypes about “inherent traits” or religious affiliation? They’re all awful things to say. They’re all based on stereotypes. And they come from ignorance, at best; hatred, at worst. They seem to be forbidden by LinkedIn’s hateful-conduct… -
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Why Is America Stopping Israeli Victory?
On Oct. 7, thousands of members of the terrorist group Hamas and its “civilian” friends broke through the barrier between the Gaza Strip and Israel and proceeded to torture, rape, and slaughter at least 1,200 Israeli people. They burned their homes, killed their children in front of them, and then kidnapped some 250 Israelis back… -
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Trans Juggernaut Hits a Speedbump: Landmark Study Reveals ‘Transgender’ Kids Actually Have Other Mental Health Diagnoses, Instead
It’s been a red-letter week for destroying the gender narrative. And the trans juggernaut just hit another speed bump. Fresh off the heels of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announcing that it would not allow transgender-identified men to compete in women’s athletic events in any of its association’s 239 small private schools, a landmark… -
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Senator Vows to Go Down ‘Screaming and Fighting’ in Mayorkas Impeachment Battle
Two months ago, the House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Next week, the Senate will receive the two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is expected to dismiss the charges just as quickly as he receives them. “Schumer is going to table it,” Sen. Roger Marshall,… -
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TERRIFYING: The True Force Behind the ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
The foreign policy establishment that once thrived under the control of both political parties has used Big Tech and the Biden administration to codify a “war on wrongthink” that stifles dissent from the elites’ narrative, a journalist and an online censorship analyst warned. “What we’re up against here are not pink-haired, ambi-gendered LGBT-BLM-maximizing identitarian politics… -
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Comer: Accountability for Biden Coming With or Without Impeachment
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., says he is confident that President Joe Biden and his family will be held accountable for overseas business deals that add up to influence peddling. “Impeachment is still on the table,” Comer said shortly after his remarks Tuesday at a government weaponization symposium at The Heritage Foundation,… -
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Tylenol vs. Transgenderism: Schools Need Parents’ Permission for One, but Not for Other?
Schools across the country routinely inform parents—and often must obtain their written permission—about all sorts of things, from a trip to the zoo to taking a Tylenol. A field trip might make Johnny’s day, and a Tylenol might make his headache go away, but they won’t profoundly change the way he understands the world… -
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Arizona Republicans Back Away From the Unborn Following State Supreme Court Ruling
A number of Arizona Republicans are rapidly distancing from the state’s controversial Supreme Court ruling protecting almost all unborn babies from abortions. The state Supreme Court upheld a 1864 law on Tuesday that bans almost all abortions in Arizona, except when the mother’s life is at risk. In a 4-to-2 decision, the court said that… -
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Weaponization Panel Disappointed With GOP Leadership on FISA Reform
A member of the House panel investigating the weaponization of government expressed disappointment Tuesday in House Republican leaders and the scope of that investigation. Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., a member of the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, said House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.., wouldn’t support a proposed reform of… -
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Grassley: FBI Boasted Source ‘Highly Credible’ Before Indictment Over Biden Bribery Allegation
The FBI’s description of a confidential source who alleged President Joe Biden was involved in a bribery scheme when he was vice president changed dramatically over a matter of months, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Tuesday at a Heritage Foundation symposium on the weaponization of government. The informant, revealed to be Alexander Smirnov when federal… -
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Calm Before the Storm? China’s Shifting Intimidation Tactics on Taiwan
In Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s New Year’s address, he described “reunification” with Taiwan as “inevitable.” Two weeks later, notwithstanding the bullying, the island nation voted in the presidential candidate who was most critical of China, someone Beijing labeled a “destroyer of peace across the Taiwan Strait.” In the weeks leading up to Taiwan’s Jan. 13… -
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All (and Only) Left-Wing Things Considered at NPR, 25-Year Veteran Reveals
National Public Radio is the left-wing propaganda factory you always thought it was. That reality was exposed in an enlightening piece published by The Free Press on Tuesday. It was written by Uri Berliner, who has worked for NPR for 25 years. What he described is a publicly funded news network that went from having… -
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‘The Constitution Is Clear’: AGs Sue Biden Administration Over New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Seven Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over a new student loan forgiveness plan rolled out this week. Biden announced Monday that he was rolling out the plan, which would cancel a minimum of $5,000 for over 10 million Americans with student loans, despite the Supreme Court striking down Biden’s previous initiative in… -
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FBI Whistleblowers Say the Bureau ‘Needs to Be Abolished’
Two FBI agents who had their security clearances suspended after speaking to Congress about how law enforcement went after pro-lifers and concerned parents, now warn that the FBI has adopted a “Marxist culture” and called for its abolition. “The type of recruiting events they have—they have adopted this Marxist culture to permanently change our institutions… -
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Trump Co-Defendant Accuses Fani Willis of Racism, Threatens Civil Rights Lawsuit
A co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election case said Monday he would be taking legal action against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, citing alleged racism. Harrison Floyd accused Willis, who secured an indictment against him, Trump, and other defendants—including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark… -
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EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Must Defend Catholic Churches From More Expected Pro-Abortion Attacks, Leader Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A prominent Catholic organization is calling on the Department of Justice to defend Catholic churches from anticipated pro-abortion attacks, pointing to the disparities in the DOJ’s enforcement of a law protecting both abortion clinics and churches. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal, CatholicVote President Brian Burch calls on… -
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Liberals Love the Minimum Wage—Even Though It Hurts People They Claim to Love
On April 1, the new California $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect. In signing the bill, California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected the view that such a wage hike—25% above the state’s current minimum wage—hurts teenagers who disproportionately benefit from fast-food jobs and for whom this becomes their entry into the job market…. -
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Harvard’s Plan to Host Segregated Graduation Ceremonies Attracts Pushback
In academic institutions, “We have a system now that’s broken,” said Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, in a Fox News interview. “On these campuses, we have an evil being taught. … It’s a virus. It’s called DEI.” The acronym stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Owens described DEI as a “Marxist-based ideology that [believes] there is an oppressor race… -
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Calling the Pro-Life Movement to Foster and Adopt
The pro-life community can be the answer for thousands of children in need of loving foster parents or adoptive families, according to Prestonwood Baptist Church Associate Pastor Jeremiah Johnston. “We have 400,000 children in foster care nationally,” Johnston says, adding that “about 100,000 of those 400,000 are available for adoption and just waiting for a… -
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EXCLUSIVE: What’s the Deal With Illegal Aliens on Motorized Bikes Without License Plates in DC?
Many drivers of two-wheeled motorized vehicles are breaking the law in the nation’s capital and don’t appear to be facing any consequences for doing so. Individuals, many of whom entered the country illegally, are acquiring and driving motorbikes to do food deliveries in the District of Columbia, but many of the bikes do not…