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America's biggest children's hospital has announced plans to halt its gender reassignment treatment for children as the deadline to comply with a new Texas law looms and damaging claims from whistleblowers emerge. Mark Wallace, CEO of Texas Children's Hospital (TCH), on Wednesday wrote in an internal hospital memo that it would stop prescribing hormones to minors and help them get gender-affirming care, as it is known, across state lines. Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the Houston-based facility, saying puberty blockers and other trans 'medical experiments' violated state rules. A whistleblower claims the hospital was...

Despite ongoing customer boycotts against Bud Light and a new controversy with Target’s latest Pride Month push, outdoor sports gear brand The North Face just debuted an over-the-top “Summer of Pride” promotion on social media. As of Wednesday afternoon, Instagram comments were still turned on for the post. The video clip features drag queen and self-described environmentalist and community organizer Pattie Gonia. The influencer co-founded the non-profit organization The Outdoorist Oath The video promo boasted that the event “Summer of Pride” would include “hiking, community, art, lesbians” and “lesbians making art.” The company sponsored the same event last summer in...

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement was mired by repeated technical glitches on Twitter Wednesday evening, in a black eye for the social media platform. The highly-anticipated announcement, set to be made via a conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks on Twitter's "Spaces" feature, was delayed as it appeared the platform was overwhelmed. Twitter's mobile app repeatedly crashed and users complained that they were unable to hear the broadcast. Whoops! We couldn't access this Tweet. Nearly 700,000 users logged in to hear the announcement roughly 20 minutes after it was launched. The event...

To be a black, Hispanic female, social justice warrior professor is to sit pretty close to the top of the victimhood pyramid. (She just needs be a disabled lesbian to hit for the cycle.) Given those exalted victimhood credentials, you have to wonder: How bad would her transgression have to be to get her fired?Well, we now have an answer! You have to hold a machete against a reporter’s neck on camera.We’ve found the line!The manic Manhattan college professor who threatened a Post reporter with a machete has been fired, the school said Tuesday — as it emerged she is...

Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday threatening Wray with being held in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over a subpoenaed FBI form FD-1023 that a whistleblower claims documents intelligence that then Vice President Biden took a cash bribe from a foreign national in exchange for favorable policy decisions. Comer expressed dissatisfaction with Wray’s response so far and gave a May 30 deadline to comply with the subpoena. Comer dropped two bombshell’s in Tuesday’s letter. In discussing the FBI’s complaint that the search terms for...

In an effort to delay or possibly even reverse decrepitude, 45-year-old tech mogul Bryan Johnson has tapped his son's veins. Johnson sold his digital payments company Braintree to PayPal for $800 million in 2013, then started the brain-machine interface company Kernel. The technologist's millions reportedly did not bring him peace. Instead, he was left depressed, bordering on suicidal, haunted by the inevitability that the march of progress would one day leave him behind. TheBlaze reported earlier this year that Johnson had assembled a team of 30 doctors and was poised to spend $2 million a year on his body, admitting,...

A secret recording of a George Soros-backed, Northern Virginia prosecutor captured her railing against efforts to oust school board members following a rape coverup scandal, even though she insisted in court she was unbiased and capable of overseeing the recalls. Loudoun County prosecutor Buta Biberaj is heard on the recording blasting conservative activists who collected signatures to trigger a process in which the prosecutor is supposed to make the case to a judge that a politician should be removed. Parents believed that the far-Left prosecutor would deliberately botch the recall if she were in charge of it. The recording leave...

12 years ago, Gert-Jan Oksam was in a biking accident. He emerged alive, but unable to use his legs due to a spinal cord injury. Today he can walk about 100 meters — or just over 300 feet— all on his own. Essentially, he's taught his spinal cord to work again thanks to some small implants in his back and brain, which have rehabilitated the connection between his legs and his mind. Today he can walk about 100 meters — or just over 300 feet— all on his own. Essentially, he's taught his spinal cord to work again thanks to...

On this date in 1980, the former intelligence chief of South Korea was hanged for assassinating President Park Chung-hee.* In this surreal affair — known after its date as the “10.26 incident” in South Korea — the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency popped the autocratic head of state during a private dinner party at a secret KCIA compound. He then returned to another dinner party at the compound and, without disclosing what he had done, reported an “accident” and started dropping suggestions to a general that this might be an opportune moment to arrange martial law. Instead, the...

Paris CNN — A ban on short domestic flights for journeys that can be completed in two-and-a-half hours by train was signed into law in France on Tuesday. Clement Beaune, France’s transport minister, heralded the decree. “This is an essential step and a strong symbol in the policy of reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” Beaune said in a statement. “As we fight relentlessly to decarbonize our lifestyles, how can we justify the use of the plane between the big cities which benefit from regular, fast and efficient connections by train,” he added. Only three routes have been discontinued: those linking Paris-Orly...

Glenn has been calling on our leaders to do what they SHOULD have done a long time ago: hold Hunter Biden accountable for his BLATANT crimes. Of which crimes is Hunter Biden being accused? From hiring prostitutes to smoking cocaine... LOTS of cocaine... here is a state-by-state list of ALL crimes committed by Hunter Biden. To read about each crime in detail, Glenn's "The Reckoning" guide lists ALL of Hunter Biden's crimes committed domestically and abroad alongside the alleged crimes of all the Biden family members, including Joe. Glenn needs YOUR help to hold the "Biden crime family" accountable. Click...

On Tuesday, a U-Haul crashed into a barricade outside the White House grounds. Immediately, speculation that the driver was a “white supremacist” after a Nazi flag was allegedly pulled from the wreck. In fact, the flag was spread out and displayed for reporters by the FBI agents on the scene. Why did they do that? Someone will have to ask them, but the narrative became a lot more complicated after the driver was identified as Sai Varshith Kandula. Needless to say, he didn’t exactly fit the “white supremacist” profile. Now, in a move that is sure to spark much speculation,...

The sale of ivory from the tusks and teeth of five more species will be banned under government plans. The import, export and dealing of elephant ivory was banned in the UK last year. The animals that could join the list are killer whales, hippos, walruses, narwhals, and sperm whales. The creatures are hunted and killed for their ivory which is often used in decorative carvings. The government plans to extend the Ivory Act 2018 to include them. People found to be breaking the law can be given unlimited fines or be jailed for five years. Parliament must vote on...

Excess sugar hampers cells that renew the colon's lining in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study. The researchers started by feeding mice either a standard or high-sugar diet. Then they mimicked symptoms of IBD by treating the animals with a chemical called DSS that causes damage to the colon. All the mice on the high-sugar diet died within nine days. In contrast, all animals on the standard diet survived until the end of the 14-day experiment. The team looked at the animals' colons. Also known as the large intestine, the colon is lined with...

The twitter launch of desantis' political run for president is currently a disaster. Thousands wait on the twitter, plagued with streaming and connection errors, as twitter engineers attempt to fix problems, and actually start any kind of presentation. It's 25 minutes past the time the event was to begin, and they still have not actually begun.

President Donald Trump took a moment to discuss the disastrous southern border crisis unfolding in the United States today in comments made on Just the News, No Noise with John Solomon and Amanda Head on Monday.“Well, we had the safest border that we’ve ever had three years ago,” he said. “We’ve never had anything close to it. And it was an honor to have done it…And now we have the worst border, I think, in history.”Trump pointed out that foreign nations were “dumping” migrants into the United States from “129 countries” and unleashing migrants from asylums and prisons.“Millions of people...

A man arrested for having an AK-47 on school property walked up to the CIA Headquarters’ gate in Virginia and allegedly said, “I’m here and I have a gun,” a law enforcement source told CNN. Uniformed federal officers turned him away at the gate Tuesday and notified Fairfax County police of his description, the source said Wednesday. The suspect, identified as 32-year-old Eric Sandow of Gainesville, Florida, was later arrested and charged with felony possession of a firearm on school property, police said. He allegedly trespassed on the grounds of Dolley Madison Preschool around 11 a.m. Tuesday, police said. The...

Attendees from 16 states came together for a prom celebration supported by donors like Elliot Page and Ariana Grande. Michael wore a blue, tulle-draped gown with a long train (their inspiration was the MET Gala, which they hope to attend one day) and performed the song Warrior by Demi Lovato. He danced with his friends and let themselves soak in an experience they didn’t think they’d ever get to have: going to prom. At the nation’s capitol on Monday night, trans youth organizers threw the Trans Youth Prom, bringing together attendees from 16 states. According to a press release, the...

As the 2024 campaign season continues to heat up, President Donald Trump’s chances of taking back the White House have continued to skyrocket.While more presidential candidates continue to pile into the crowd of Republicans, Trump’s lead has only moved up, with his poll numbers rising more than 20 points over his closest primary opponent since January.2024 National Republican Primary Polling Trends by Harvard/Harris (B)January:• Trump — 48% (+20)• DeSantis — 28%February:• Trump — 46% (+23)• DeSantis — 23%April: • Trump — 55% (+35)• DeSantis — 20%MAY: • Trump — 58% (+42)• DeSantis — 16% pic.twitter.com/I2dWjwHTlR— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) May 19, 2023A...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis opted out of a large, grassroots-led announcement for his campaign for the Republican nomination, instead opting to spend the day schmoozing billionaire donors at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami, before appearing on billionaire Elon Musk’s Twitter, followed by billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s Fox this evening. His “if you can’t be a billionaire, have them run your campaign” approach appears in stark juxtaposition with former President Donald J. Trump’s campaigning style. Trump prefers to shun the donor class, and host rallies for ordinary Americans across the country. DeSantis clearly intends to shore up his war chest before...