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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor falsely claimed in a new opinion for a major same-sex wedding case that the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was motivated by anti-gay prejudice. In a landmark 6-3 decision that pit the interests of LGBTQ non-discrimination against First Amendment freedom, the Supreme Court on Friday held that a Colorado graphic designer who wants to make wedding websites does not have to create them for same-sex marriages. The nation's highest court ruled in favor of artist Lorie Smith, who sued the state of Colorado over its anti-discrimination law that prohibited...

You have to hand it to New York. I mean under the aegis of pioneers like Kathy Hochul and Eric Adams, New York is on track to completely annihilate itself with the possible exception of some precincts upstate and maybe some areas closer to Pennsylvania. For the most part, New York and its largest city seemed to be engaged in the age-old classic game of “Stop Hitting Yourself.” But in this case, no one is forcing New York to punch itself in the face. It’s doing so of its own volition. And while I thank God every night that I...

A Shelbyville family said it’s a miracle their dog is alive after a police officer shot him multiple times. The sound of gunfire and the emotional aftermath was all caught on surveillance video at the family’s home. “He literally barked, and he was gunned down,” Chelsey Crawford recalled. In only a matter of seconds, what started as a night of celebration took a horrific turn. The family dog, 3-year-old Chapo, was shot four times, according to Crawford. “He took every bullet that that officer let out. He has every bullet inside of him still,” she said. WATCH: Shelbyville family left...

Fox News agreed to pay a $12 million settlement to former Tucker Carlson producer Abby Grossberg.Abby Grossberg filed lawsuits against the outlet in March after she left the company.Grossberg filed a lawsuit alleging the company’s legal team urged her to answer “I don’t know” to questions in the company’s lawsuit with Dominion voting machines.Tucker Carlson was fired from Fox News shortly after Grossberg filed her lawsuits.Grossberg’s lawsuit was originally filed in the Delaware Superior Court where the Dominion case was settled for $787 million.The New York Times reported:Fox News has agreed to pay $12 million to Abby Grossberg, a former...

The Kiwi government has instituted a trendy new social engineering project for Equity™ that consists of denying healthcare to whites because of White Supremacy™ or whatever.Via the New Zealand Herald:Auckland surgeons are now required to consider a patient’s ethnicity alongside other factors when deciding who should get an operation first.Several surgeons say they are upset by the policy, which was introduced in Auckland in February and gave priority to Māori and Pacific Island patients – on the grounds that they have historically had unequal access to healthcare.Health officials stress that ethnicity is just one of five factors considered in deciding...

In a purported 2017 message to a Chinese businessman, Hunter Biden allegedly threatened retaliation from his father, who was then a former vice president. An attorney for Hunter Biden says purported screenshots of a text message from Hunter Biden to a potential Chinese business partner where he refers to Joe Biden — a message that has been the subject of intense scrutiny following statements made by an IRS whistleblower — are “not real and contain myriad of issues.” Abbe Lowell, who is one of Hunter Biden’s attorneys, made the statement in a letter to Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chairman of...

Joe Biden reacts to the news that the Supreme Court ruled against his Student Loan Cancelation.

Jim Edmonds has MLB Twitter outraged. The St. Louis Cardinals legend, 53, is getting dragged online after discussing how some professional sports teams changed their names – as many consider the previous monikers racist and insensitive – with some voicing for Edmonds to “do better!” Edmonds, a color commentator for the Cardinals on Bally Sports Midwest, named the Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins as examples during Thursday night’s game between St. Louis and Houston. “I actually got quite a few messages on social media about some of the teams and then, you know it’s really funny when people reach out...

In Canada “misgendering” an individual is considered a hate crime ever since the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code were amended in 2017 to include “gender identity” and “gender expression” as protected classes. In 2019, a father in British Columbia was found guilty of “family violence” for not referring to his daughter by her preferred pronouns.We can’t write this off as Canadian craziness anymore. A recently passed bill in Michigan, HB 4474, seeks to make it a felony to “intimidate” someone by using the “wrong pronouns,” also known as “misgendering.”According to the bill, “‘Intimidate’ means a willful course...

Texas Christian University is offering a course on the "Queer Art of Drag," where students will be taught about "drag performance as an outlet for social critique, pedagogy, and queer worldmaking." The course will be taught by Nino Testa, whose preferred pronouns are he/him when going by his name, but when wearing a dress and wig as the drag persona "Maria von Clapp" are she/her. "The gender binary is enforced through compulsory norms, harassment, and violence in service of a white-cis-heteropatriarchy," the syllabus for the spring 2023 course says, adding that "theatricalizing gender" can expand "the possible queer worlds that...

The University of Cincinnati has reprimanded a faculty member at the center of a TikTok controversy related to gender, free speech and trans rights. The reprimand directs adjunct instructor Melanie Nipper to complete training about UC’s free speech policy and submit her syllabi for the coming school year to her department head. “Please note that this is to be considered a formal reprimand for your actions,” the June 14 document obtained by The Enquirer reads. “A copy of this letter will be placed in your permanent records.” In May, Nipper gave student Olivia Krolczyk 0/20 points for part of a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leftists are devastated this morning after the Supreme Court passed down a new ruling that will ban robbing those who didn't attend college to pay for the expensive and useless degrees of those who did. "If the useless poor can't pay for my $300,000 Diversity and Belonging Doctorate degree, what good are they?" said Dr. Mikayla Barnes, a local Starbucks shift manager. "What am I supposed to do now? Work more? I'm ruined!" Sources say this tragic ruling will adversely affect the lives of thousands of feminists who will no longer be able to afford blue hair...

There has been an increasing recognition among both medical and psychological professionals, as well as the public media, of a concerning trend for child and adolescent users of audiovisual-based, algorithmic social media platforms (e.g., TikTok) to present with or claim functional psychiatric impairment that is inconsistent with or distinct from classic psychiatric nosology. In this short communication, we provide a detailed historical overview of this transdiagnostic phenomenon and suggest a conceptual model to organize thinking and research examining it. We then discuss the implications of our suggested model for accurate assessment, diagnosis, and medical-psychiatric treatment..... given extant evidence suggesting that...

IRVINE, CA — Jubilant revelry broke out yesterday following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against colleges using Affirmative Action policies in their admissions, with Asian American families celebrating by cutting loose with a five-minute study break. "We're really letting it all hang out today!" said Stephen Chen. "An unprecedented court ruling calls for an unprecedented celebration. We've never let the kids have a break from their studies — especially not an entire five minutes!" The ruling from the nation's highest court prevents colleges and universities from discriminating against applicants based on race or ethnicity, leading many to believe highly qualified...

In any relationship, a few key things need to be maintained for it to continue functioning smoothly. However, sometimes people unknowingly do something that can ruin their relationship. This article will discuss the nine most common ways to ruin a relationship. Keep in mind that these are just general ways. None of these are insurmountable, but they require some effort to overcome. So if you’re worried about your relationship status, read on and see if any of these sound familiar. Contents 1 Blaming Your Partner For All Of Your Problems 2 Not Communicating With Your Partner Can Ruin A Relationship...

Joyless leftists, as they are prone to do, got all triggered when Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' kids used chalk to draw a cross surrounded by colorful stained glass-like shapes on the driveway at the governor's mansion this week. Gov. Sanders had shared a photo of her kids and their artwork to social media, which naturally upset the usual suspects.

It is suggested that 30 to 45 new charges could be brought against the former president.The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly seeking indictments against several people within former President Donald Trump’s camp as well as the 2024 GOP frontrunner. It is also possible additional charges will be brought against the former president, including seditious conspiracy concerning the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The Independent reported that the DOJ is making preparations to bring a “superseding indictment” against Trump, meaning that there will be additional indictments brought against an already-indicted defendant. The development could lead to more serious charges...

The Biden administration is considering giving Ukraine cluster munitions, a U.S. official confirmed Friday. NBC News first reported that Washington was leaning toward providing dual purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICMs) to Kyiv, with an announcement that could come as early as July. A U.S. official told The Hill that “no decision has yet been made but, the U.S. is considering DPICMs for the Ukrainians.” Designed during the Cold War-era, DPICMs are surface-to-surface warheads designed to explode and send multiple small munitions over a wide area to cause maximum damage. Since last year, Ukraine has asked the United States for the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department failed to do enough planning before the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan, according to a Biden administration review of the department's performance during the chaotic evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies. The review repeatedly blames the administrations of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden for their efforts before and after the August 2021 departure of U.S. forces from Kabul. Republicans have in turn accused Biden of not taking responsibility for intelligence failures leading up to the Taliban's seizure of the country and for the scenes of chaos at Kabul's...

78% of Ukrainian citizens have relatives or friends who died or were injured as a result of the Russian invasion. These are the results of a study conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.According to the survey, 63% of respondents have at least one close relative or friend who died. It is noted that, on average, the respondents know closely at least three people who did not return from the war, and that the respondents’ answers are approximately the same in all regions of Ukraine, from east to west.The survey was conducted from May 26 to June 5 by...