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‘Children Are Such Judgment-Free Beings’: Drag Performer Touts White House Invite to Respect for Marriage Act Signing
When President Joe Biden signs the radical Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, at least one Drag Queen Story Hour performer will likely be in attendance. “To be a non binary drag artist invited to the White House is something I never imagined would happen,” Marti Cummings said in a Twitter post featuring an invitation…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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If Title 42 Ends, Biden’s Broken Border Will Only Get Worse
Open-borders activists may construe immigration laws to fit their agendas, but those who see the need for a secure border work to uphold those laws. One regulation that finds itself caught in partisan crosshairs is Title 42, a COVID-19 public health authority used to swiftly turn back migrants at the southern border that, if ended,…Hannah Davis -
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American Girl Falls to Radical Transgender Ideology. How Many Children Will Suffer?
It was Christmas 2001 and I was 8 years old. Running down the steep steps of my family’s New England home, I barreled into the living room to find wrapped presents plus one unwrapped gift by the fireplace—Josefina, an American Girl doll. I spent hours of my childhood playing with Josefina and a collection of other…Virginia Allen -
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GOP Should Fight Democrats’ Dodgy Voting Schemes in Court, Not Surrender and Play Catch-Up
The white flags of surrender are flapping in the breeze, thanks to Republicans willing to accept as permanent the “emergency” election rules that Democrats demanded during 2020’s COVID hell. Longing for the elusive red wave, some GOP officials and operatives now suffer Stockholm Syndrome: They think it’s time to surrender to Democrats, swallow their dodgy…Deroy Murdock -
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‘State-of-the-Art’ Video Reveals Beauty of Unborn Baby Growing in Mother’s Womb
One of the top pro-life organizations in the United States has released a video focusing on the beauty and humanity of an unborn baby as he grows in his mother’s womb. In “Along for the Ride,” Live Action uses “state-of-the-art technology” to demonstrate an unborn baby’s journey through different stages of growth, ability, and size….Mary Margaret Olohan -
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The Real News About Twitter Files: The Left, Democrats, Legacy Media Don’t Care
New Twitter owner Elon Musk gave reporter Matt Taibbi of Substack access to internal Twitter documents about the social media platform’s decision to spike the Hunter Biden laptop story and about how “the Biden team” had a direct pipeline to Twitter executives. Taibbi tweeted: “By 2020, requests from connected actors to delete tweets were routine….Larry Elder -
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BlackRock CEO Should ‘Resign or Be Removed,’ State Treasurer Demands
The state treasurer of North Carolina demands that BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink "resign or be removed" immediately in a letter Friday to the board of directors of the multinational investment company. "As keeper of the public purse, my duty is to manage our investments to ensure that the best interests of those that teach,…Samantha Aschieris -
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TWITTER FILES EXPOSED: Twitter Operatives Targeted These Major Names for Shadow Banning
Journalist Bari Weiss revealed in another major Twitter Files update Thursday that Twitter operatives were suppressing the accounts of major conservatives like “Libs of TikTok,” Dan Bongino and Charlie Kirk. Yet Twitter denied that it was suppressing or shadow banning accounts: in 2018, Head of Legal Policy and Trust Vijaya Gadde and Head of Product…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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House Freedom Caucus Members Lay Out ‘Bold Agenda’ for GOP Speaker
Several Republican House Freedom Caucus members released a letter Thursday identifying key rule and policy changes they would like to see the speaker of the House adopt as the 118th Congress is formed, saying there must be a “check” on the “swamp” and reform of the “status quo.” The caucus called for bills that are…Bronson Winslow -
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Texas City May Bar Christians From Sponsoring Christmas Parades, Conservative Group Warns
A small Texas city near Austin is about to vote on a policy that may prevent Christian groups from sponsoring Christmas parades, according to the conservative group Texas Values. The policy, listed as Agenda Item #13 on the agenda for the Dec. 8, 2022, meeting of the city council in Taylor, Texas, stipulates what kind…Tyler O’Neil -
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PBS Gushes Through ‘Democrat Week in Review’
At 3:39 p.m. on Dec. 2, Elon Musk announced he’d release internal documents exposing how Twitter went about heavily suppressing The New York Post and its mid-October 2020 scoops from Hunter Biden’s laptop. Journalist Matt Taibbi began tweeting out documents three hours later, and not surprisingly, there was no time for it on the evening…Tim Graham -
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Same-Sex Marriage Bill Is an ‘Absolute Abomination’ for Religious Liberty, Chip Roy Says
The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act, 258-169, on Thursday and it now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. The measure, which seeks to codify the legalization of same-sex marriage into federal law, has come under attack from Republican lawmakers who see it as a threat to religious liberty. “It’s an absolute…Gillian Richards -
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Pharmaceutical Trials: When Left’s Obsession With Race Kills
One of the last things Francis Collins, then-director of the National Institutes of Health, did before retiring was to pressure Moderna into delaying the release of its COVID-19 vaccine because he wanted more minorities in its clinical trials. Moderna’s CEO, Stephane Bancel, was happy to oblige him, saying that diversity “matters more to us than…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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‘Respect for Marriage Act’: You Will Be Made to Celebrate
In March 2013, nearly a decade ago, in this space, I made a prediction. “Within the next few months,” I wrote, “Justice Anthony Kennedy will likely rule that same-sex marriage is mandated by the Constitution of the United States … states will be forced to recognize same-sex marriages; same-sex marriage will enter the public-school lexicon;…Ben Shapiro -
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Bloomberg Could Benefit From Climate Rules He Helped Craft
Billionaire businessman Mike Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and presidential candidate, is poised to benefit financially from proposed rules requiring climate disclosures for businesses that he had a hand in crafting, policy analysts say. President Joe Biden’s Securities and Exchange Commission proposes that publicly traded companies disclose to investors what the commission describes as…Kevin Mooney -
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Rachel Levine Enlists Doctors as Evangelists to Preach the Gospel of Transgenderism
Dr. Rachel Levine, a man who identifies as a woman, tried to enlist children’s doctors and nurses into the transgender activist movement, urging them to become evangelists and preach the gospel of transgenderism. Anything less would be a betrayal of their profession and science itself, he argued. Levine, assistant secretary of health at the U.S….Tyler O’Neil -
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Coke and MLB Must Apologize to Georgia for Peddling Left’s Lies, Honest Elections Project Says
The Coca-Cola Co. and Major League Baseball both owe Georgia an apology, according to the Honest Elections Project. The voter integrity group has launched a five-figure ad campaign targeting Coke and MLB, which claimed that Georgia’s election reform law—passed in 2021—would lead to “voter suppression.” “Coca-Cola is based in Atlanta, and it bought into the…Fred Lucas -
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‘Food Inflation Is New Grinch’ as Survey Finds Nearly 70% of Shoppers Struggle to Afford Groceries
Many Americans are struggling to afford groceries and have adjusted their grocery shopping habits throughout the past year, according to a new survey released Wednesday. “The grocery sector is at a turning point. After massive e-commerce growth throughout the pandemic, we are beginning to see a transition as consumer spending is tested by inflation and…Samantha Aschieris -
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‘Doesn’t Go Nearly Far Enough,’ LGBT Left Gripes About ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
As the Senate voted 61-36 to pass the “(Dis)Respect for Marriage Act” on Nov. 29, an editor for The Washington Post, Jonathan Capehart, wrote in its pages under the headline, “Gee, thanks for this tiny step to protect my same-sex marriage.” Despite his self-description “as an institutionalist who recognizes the power of incrementalism,” the act “offend[ed] my…Joshua Arnold -
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Will Republicans Ever Stand Up to Democrats’ Government ‘Shutdown’ Scare Tactics? Probably Not
There is little Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree on these days, but spending (and borrowing) money is as nonpartisan as it gets. House Democrats apparently have decided to leave their majority with a spending spree. They’ll do it the way they usually do. In a script familiar to an extortionist, and to the public…Cal Thomas