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LGBTQ Orgs That Push Child Gender Transitions Silent as England Bans Puberty Blockers for Kids
Prominent LGBTQ organizations that push so-called gender-affirming care for children have yet to weigh in on the news this week that England is banning puberty blockers as treatment for children experiencing gender dysphoria. England’s National Health Service declared that there is not enough evidence of “safety and clinical effectiveness” for children and young people to… -
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Would-Be Homeowners Need 80% More Income to Buy Than 4 Years Ago, Study Finds
The housing market is not immune from inflationary woes as buyers’ purchasing power has significantly diminished in four years. Homebuyers in 2024 need 80% more income to purchase a home than they did in 2020, according to a new report by Zillow. “The income needed to comfortably afford a home is up 80% since 2020,… -
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Government Control: Biden’s Rx for Prescription Drugs Is Bad Medicine
The Biden administration has outlined a detailed prescription for even greater government control over Americans’ medications. President Joe Biden unveiled the broad outlines in his March 7 State of the Union address, and the Department of Health and Human Services filled in the details in the president’s proposed $7.3 trillion fiscal year 2025 budget submission…. -
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GOP State Officials Urge Asset Management Giant to Stop Its ‘Wholly Partisan’ Push for Green Initiatives
A group of financial officials from 16 states sent a letter to asset management giant State Street Global Advisors on Thursday urging the firm to offer investors options that do not incorporate environmental, social, and governance concerns, which push green initiatives. State Street offers both an ESG and non-ESG fund, but the letter points out that current… -
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‘WHEN WILL THEY LEARN?’: Biden Admin Again Greenlights Iran’s Access to $10 Billion
The Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver against the Iranian regime Wednesday that unlocks billions of dollars in previously frozen funds, The Washington Free Beacon reported. The administration’s sanctions waiver, extended for another four months, allows Tehran access to $10 billion in previously frozen Iranian revenues collected from electricity exports, according to The Washington Free Beacon,… -
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Back in the USSR?: Biden’s Budget for Gargantuan Government
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. It marked the end of an experiment that lasted almost a century, testing the premise that godless secularization—turning control of people’s lives over to other people to rule them, who decide what others need and how they should live and conduct their lives—is the answer for mankind. In the… -
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‘Make Voting Great Again’: GOP Warns Against Government Election Meddling
The Biden administration appears poised to put the government’s thumb on the scale in the 2024 election, House Republicans say. The administration’s lack of transparency about implementing President Joe Biden’s executive order for federal agencies to help get out the vote—combined with a warning from Attorney General Merrick Garland—has sparked some concern among lawmakers. “You… -
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Freedom Caucuses Shaking Up How Business Is Done in 11 States
For nearly a decade, the House Freedom Caucus has disrupted the way business is done in Congress. Now, that same model is spreading to state capitals across America. State Freedom Caucus Network President Andy Roth is no stranger to Washington’s policy fights after spending years with the Club for Growth. A few years ago, he… -
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WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? School Librarians Admit They Hid Card Catalog From Parents While Pushing BLM, LGBTQ Issues
At least one school library in a South Carolina school district restricted access to its online card catalog in order to hide “critical race theory books” from parents, internal documents obtained by the parental rights group Moms for Liberty show. The school district claims that it required all schools in the district to unlock their… -
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Survey Shows Support for Same-Sex Marriage Declining
Support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. has fallen for the first time in nearly a decade, according to a new survey. The Public Religion Research Institute published updates to its American Values Atlas on Tuesday, revealing that public support for same-sex marriage dropped from 69% to 67% from 2022 to 2023. The last time that… -
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Why Capitalism-Haters Love ‘Degrowth’ So Much
The left has a new goal: degrowth! We should “buy less stuff,” forgive debts, grow our own food, etc. They say this will “build a more just and sustainable society” and “save the planet” from “climate chaos.” This idea is popular with capitalism-haters. One at a ChangeNow “eco conference” says, “A smaller, slower economy could… -
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‘Let Voters Decide’ vs. Impeachment: House GOP’s Biden Probe Hits Rocks of Uncertainty
The future of the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden ultimately may be no more than a fact-finding investigation because some House Republicans don’t anticipate charges to result from the probe of Biden family influence peddling. The GOP’s thin House majority and the timing of a presidential election year when voters can decide whether Biden remains… -
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Natural Influences Driving Sea Level Rise Overlooked in Media’s Climate Coverage, Heritage Report Says
Sea level rise on planet Earth could be attributed in part to astronomical influences that involve the sun, moon, and other planets, according to a new research paper from The Heritage Foundation taking aim at media reports on climate change that fixate on carbon dioxide emissions while ignoring other factors. The gravitational interactions of heavenly… -
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PBS, NY Times Scowl at Conservative ‘Mandate’
The Heritage Foundation has been issuing its doorstop-length “Mandate for Leadership” books since Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980. But this is the first one that has inflamed The New York Times into painting it as a manual for autocracy. On the March 8 edition of PBS’ “Washington Week With The Atlantic,” moderator Jeffrey “Obama Is… -
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Hunter Biden Won’t Appear Before House Oversight Committee Next Week, Attorney Says
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will not appear before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee for a March 20 hearing, “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” according to a letter from his attorney. “Your blatant planned-for-media event is not a proper proceeding, but an obvious attempt to throw a… -
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‘The Pain Grows Every Day,’ Says Woman Who Lost Daughter, Mother in Crash With Vehicle Smuggling Illegal Aliens
One year ago Wednesday, Elisa Tambunga lost her mother and daughter at the hands of a human smuggler. Rassian Comer is accused of speeding through a red light in Ozona, Texas, crashing into Maria Tambunga’s pickup truck. Seven-year-old Emilia was in the back seat, and both she and her grandmother were pronounced dead at the… -
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England Banning Puberty Blockers for Kids Will ‘Save Lives,’ Experts Predict
England’s National Health Service has declared that there’s not enough evidence of “safety and clinical effectiveness” for children and young people to be given puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria. “Puberty blockers (gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues) are not available to children and young people for gender incongruence or gender dysphoria, because there is not enough evidence… -
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What the Georgia ‘Criminal Alien’ Bill Does and Does Not Do
The Georgia House has passed a bill aimed at cracking down on illegal aliens who have committed crimes in the state. But the bill’s passage has brought with it claims that the legislation requires police to arrest “immigrants” and that it perpetuates harmful stereotypes about them. “Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants… -
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Recipe for Economic Train Wreck: Biden’s FY ’25 Budget’s 10 Massive Tax Increases
President Joe Biden released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 on Monday. There’s something in his budget for everyone—everyone who loves tax hikes, that is. Biden would raise taxes by $5 trillion over 10 years, and—based on his budget—would allow an additional $2 trillion of middle-class tax cuts to expire after 2025. Between 2023… -
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Judge Dismisses 6 Charges in Georgia Trump Indictment Ahead of Expected Fani Willis Decision
The judge overseeing the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in Georgia dismissed six counts of the indictment Wednesday. Judge Scott McAfee, who is expected to soon decide whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will be disqualified from the case over an alleged conflict of interest, sided with defendants in a separate…