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How That ‘Scientific Consensus’ on Climate Change Was ‘Manufactured’
We are told climate change is a crisis, and that there is an “overwhelming scientific consensus.” “It’s a manufactured consensus,” says climate scientist Judith Curry in my new video. She says scientists have an incentive to exaggerate risk to pursue “fame and fortune.” She knows about that because she once spread alarm about climate change…. -
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Pop Star Doubles Down on Opposing Gender Transitions for Children
A pop star is doubling down on comments blasting parents who allow their children to undergo gender-transition procedures. In a Saturday night interview on VladTV, singer-songwriter Ne-Yo addressed the transgender agenda, explaining, “I just personally come from an era where a man was a man and a woman was a woman, and there wasn’t but two… -
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On-Campus DEI Bureaucrats Already Ditching New Loyalty Oaths
Will the last diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrat to leave their office on campus please turn out the lights? On college grounds today, so-called DEI departments are withering as whistleblowers reveal that the offices have promoted racial prejudice and operated with little transparency—and no measurable results—for years. School officials and lawmakers in states such as… -
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FBI Director Lied Under Oath on Memo Targeting ‘Radical Traditional Catholics,’ New Memo Suggests
FBI Director Christopher Wray may have lied under oath concerning the FBI Richmond office's Jan. 23 memo citing the Southern Poverty Law Center in urging investigation of "radical traditional Catholic hate groups," Rep. Jim Jordan suggested in a letter sent Wednesday. After publication of this story, the FBI told The Daily Signal that Wray's testimony… -
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Amid Biden Press Purge, DeSantis, GOP Candidates Step Into Enemy Territory on Interviews
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: At a time when President Joe Biden’s administration is yanking more than 440 White House press passes, Republican candidates who want to replace him are not shying away from journalists—even in hostile settings. Since announcing his reelection campaign on April 25, Biden has given just five interviews, all with friendly… -
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To Protect ‘Dignity’ of Homosexuals, Court Must ‘Exclude’ Bible Tweet ‘From Freedom of Expression,’ Finland Prosecutor Argues
A member of Finland's parliament will appear in court later this month, again facing "hate speech" charges for a tweet citing Bible verses, more than a year after a district court dismissed the charges against her. Prosecutors appealed the Helsinki District Court's unanimous March 2022 ruling clearing Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish parliament… -
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How Feminist Movement Drew Ideology From the Occult
The English Romantic poet Percy Shelley, who died in 1822 at age 29, played a significant role in developing the ideas of the feminist movement, author Carrie Gress says. Ideas of the “the occult, smashing the patriarchy, and free love” played a significant role in Shelley’s writing and ideology, says Gress, author of the new… -
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Ruling Against Middle Schooler Punished for Wearing ‘There Are Only 2 Genders’ T-Shirt to Be Appealed
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a “notice of appeal” after a federal district court in Massachusetts ruled that a middle school in Middleborough, Massachusetts, has the right to prohibit a student from wearing a “There are only two genders” T-shirt to school. “We look forward to showing the court how this isn’t just about… -
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NASCAR Driver Out of Races After ‘Liking’ Insensitive George Floyd Meme
NASCAR driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely after he “liked” a meme on Instagram on Saturday that made light of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis while in police custody on Memorial Day 2020. Legacy Motor Club announced Tuesday that it would replace Gragson, 25, in the seat of its No. 42 race car… -
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Coach to Return to High School Football Field After 7-Year Court Battle Over Prayer There
After a seven-year legal battle that ended with a victory at the Supreme Court, Joe Kennedy will be back on the field Sept. 1 coaching football and taking a knee in prayer. “I have been looking forward to this since the 2015 season,” Kennedy told The Daily Signal Tuesday. “I am praying for a fantastic… -
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Is Obama Pulling Strings on a ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ Biden Administration?
Who’s running the federal government? That question has been asked frequently as President Joe Biden continues to demonstrate signs of severe physical and mental decline. The president often seems barely there. It strains credulity that a man who can hardly put a sentence together at this point is fully carrying out his duties as commander… -
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Obesity Epidemic Threatens Not Just Public Health, but Also National Security
When contemplating the greatest threats to American national security, an aggressive Communist China or expansionist Russia properly come to mind. However, there’s another threat closer to home, one that affects millions of Americans and is already affecting our national security. It’s obesity. More than 41% of Americans are categorized as obese (having a body mass… -
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Biden’s Flip-Flops on Weapons for Ukraine Put the Flapjack Cooks at IHOP to Shame
President Joe Biden’s flipping puts the flapjack cooks at IHOP to shame. Sadly, he’s not flipping delicious pancakes, but America’s strategic positions on sending certain weapons to Ukraine. Biden’s pattern of initial reluctance to send advanced weapons, followed by a change of heart under pressure from the media and allies, sends a dangerous message to… -
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Close Brush With Insanity: Maryland’s Pot Law Impedes Police Efforts to Stop Drug-Impaired Driving
“They call it dope for a reason,” anti-drug campaigns used to say. These public service campaigns were referring to the people who use drugs, but a marijuana law recently passed by the Maryland General Assembly shows that the slogan could apply to some legislators too. That’s harsh, but accurate. Why? Under a statute that took… -
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Supreme Court Reinstates Biden Rule Regulating Gun Part Kits as Traditional Firearms
The Supreme Court stayed Tuesday a lower court decision to vacate a rule designed to crack down on "ghost guns” by regulating gun parts kits as traditional firearms. The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on July 27 to restore the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “Frame or Receiver” rule, which expands the definition of firearm… -
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End the Practice of Federal Government Serving as Unions’ Bill Collector
Imagine if membership organizations could get the federal government to serve as their bill collector, subtracting membership costs from workers’ paychecks before they see them and sending the money directly to the organization. That special privilege actually exists for federal employees’ unions, but the Paycheck Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., would end… -
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Planned Parenthood, ACLU Fight to Keep Child Marriage Legal
If you think child brides are the stuff of faraway cultures, think again. In 2017, child marriage was legal in all 50 states in America. Only recently have survivors started chipping away at the practice, using their nightmarish stories to put a stop to the abuse of (mostly) young girls. California was next in line… -
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Federal Judge Dismisses Parents’ Lawsuit, Lets School Allow Boys to Use Girls’ Bathroom
A federal judge ruled Monday that an Ohio school district’s policy that allows students to use the bathroom on the basis of gender identity rather than biological sex may stand. In 2022, a coalition of parents, represented by America First Legal, sued Bethel Local Schools, alleging that the district’s policy was enacted without community input… -
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Is Movie’s Barbie a Frankenstein Wannabe?
It was almost the end of the movie. On a whim, I sat there, as a young woman in my 20s, with hundreds of adult men and women (somewhat scantily) clad in pinks, sparkles, and flash to watch a sentimental journey unfold. Several cheap laughs and a half-baked, simple plot later, it was apparent this… -
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State Schools Chief Seeks Answers on District’s Reported Ties to Chinese Government
Parents Defending Education’s new report, “Little Red Classrooms,” offers some worrisome information about China’s reach in U.S. K-12 schools through so-called Confucius Classrooms. The report notes that Parents Defending Education “uncovered contracts that show Confucius Classrooms, or other Chinese government-backed programming, are still in operation” in a number of schools throughout the U.S., including Tulsa…