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Hundreds of students in Pennsylvania walked out of school in protest over a new rule allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. High school students in Perkiomen Valley School District staged the protest after officials opted not to adopt a policy that would force students to use restrooms which correspond with their biological sex. They accused education chiefs of 'compromising' their rights and putting female students at risk during the demonstration last week.

…. Rittenhouse killed Anthony Huber and Joe Rosenbaum, who were no angels: Huber was a rapist and domestic abuser, and Rosenbaum was a pedophile. Yet, this case was dredged up because one of the witnesses, Gaige Grosskreutz, whom Rittenhouse shot in the arm when he pointed a gun at him, got hit by a car on September 2. It wasn’t just a little tap either—the man got trucked. JUST IN: Gaige Grosskreutz, the man who was shot in the bicep after attacking Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was hit by a car in a hit-and-run incident. Grosskreutz, who has since...

Is Bidenomics the proverbial “Highway to hell”? The most recent report on US exisiting home sales showed that sales decreased in 17 of the last 19 months as The Fed tightens monetary policy to combat inflation caused by … 1) The Fed and 2) Bidenomics spending on green energy. The US housing market will be “back in black” once Biden and Congress stop their reckless spending and borrowing. Biden has added $5,352,202 to the national debt since being selected (not by me!). That is a 19% increase in The Federal debt in just 33 months! Not to mention the ludicrous...

Twelve years ago this week, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the discriminatory military policy that barred lesbian, gay and bisexual people from serving openly in the U.S. Armed Forces, ended. Between 1994 and 2011, while Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was in effect, the military kicked me and an estimated 14,000 of my peers out — not for our merits, but simply because of who we were as people. While ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell enabled military service for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, transgender people were still de facto banned under a McCarthy-era executive order that tasked federal agencies with investigating...

September 22, 2023 | Sundance | 398 Comments Politico writes a vast majority of stories from a slanted perspective; however, on the aspect of DeSantis influence in Florida disappearing, they are correct. One is the loneliest number. Republicans in the sunshine state are ambivalent about the governor returning, after a disgraced and failed presidential effort. Quite frankly, DeSantis is an irrelevant gnat now, and he has three years left in his term as Florida governor. This isn’t a surprise; it was easily predicted over a year ago when we first discussed the ruse of the Florida election. We knew DeSantis...

FORT WORTH, Texas - Three people are in police custody following a high-speed chase Wednesday morning that spanned several cities. Fort Worth police began chasing the suspects in a white vehicle before 6 a.m. "Our officers arrived on scene, they did see those individuals get into a vehicle," Fort Worth PD spokesman Buddy Calzada said. "The Ford Taurus left from this location toward Alta Mesa Boulevard. Officers attempted to light the vehicle up. We did have a supervisor involved and the vehicle started to evade our officers." Officers followed the car from Old Hemphill Road onto Interstate 20, through a...

• Corporate America is finally waking up to the fact that woke policies on crime are costing them billions. Organized shoplifting efforts and flash mobs of robberies across the country caused businesses $100 billion in losses in 2021 and have only gotten worse since then according to the National Retail Federation. As former Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli recently put it, Biden’s America has become a "lawless society." And a lawless society is bad for business. Big companies, from Whole Foods, Walmart and Walgreens to Nordstrom, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lululemon and more have all suffered. Mom-and-pop businesses have suffered too....

Deviating from his past legislative support of transgender youth in California, Democratic governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required parents to demonstrate affirmation of their child’s gender identity in custody court battles.(snip) Newsom said in a statement late Friday night he appreciates “the passion and values” of Democratic assembly member Lori Wilson for authoring the bill but disclosed he couldn’t sign it. “I share a deep commitment to advancing the rights of transgender Californians, an effort that has guided my decisions through many decades in public office,” Newsom wrote. “That said, I urge caution when the Executive...

Smudge, an 18-year-old rescue cat, is undeniably enormous. Despite her parents' love for her chubby figure, they recognize the need for her to shed a few pounds for better health. However, Smudge's idea of fun involves snuggling under a blanket and having meals served to her, which isn't conducive to weight loss. Consequently, her parents had to employ innovative methods to address the issue.

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told Volodymyr Zelensky never to “insult Poles again” after the Ukrainian president suggested his neighbor was putting on a show over their disputes on grain exports. The Polish leader fired back at Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader offered a veiled criticism of Poland at the United Nations’ general assembly this week, saying the dispute was “political theater” and that “some of our friends in Europe” have “made a thriller from the grain.” On Friday, at a rally in Swidnik, Poland, Morawiecki hit back. “I want to tell President Zelensky never to insult Poles again,...

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then...

A state of emergency has been declared in Eagle Pass, Texas where thousands of illegal aliens have been crossing the border since the weekend.Video, which you can watch below, shows members of the Biden administration cutting razor wire that had kept the illegals out of the country. That action led to a massive border surge.On Wednesday more than 4,000 illegals crossed the border — overwhelming the town of 29,000 Americans and the city services like police and fire. All of the border crossers are young men of military age.My friend Bill Melugen, the Fox News journalist, has been covering the...

VIDEOWatch Joe Biden as he performs the Thorazine Shuffle in a command performance. Although his feet never seem to leave the ground, it is not to be confused with a Moonwalk since instead of smoothly gliding backwards, he lurches forward via jerky motions with arms limply hanging by his sides. The Thorazine Shuffle has become very popular with audiences everywhere. Also popular among awed spectators is his demonstration of an amazing feat of strength with his half pound beach chair lift.

I grew up in a rural community, began my career as an organizer in small towns, and now lead one of the largest efforts to rebuild pro-democracy, pro-worker civic capacity in rural America. So I can speak with some authority when I say that President Biden, somewhat surprisingly, has ushered in a new economic paradigm that can radically transform the lives of rural people and build a more politically and economically secure future for all Americans. He calls his agenda “Bidenomics,” a term that will be hotly debated in the months ahead. But what does it mean? And what’s its...

Anthony Scaramucci, who had a short stint as White House press secretary in the Trump administration, went after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday after her “hypocritical” comments asking migrants not to come to New York. Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Biden administration have feuded over the influx of migrants to New York City in recent months. Hochul went back on previous statements this week, telling migrants to “go somewhere else.”

When it comes to the migrant crisis, President Biden has committed a cardinal sin. The Archbishop of New York, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, told The Post he has reached out to POTUS about the “tragic, broken” migrant system — to no avail. “He doesn’t take my calls or answer my letters,” he said. “New York just can’t handle them all, we know that,” the cardinal added. “It’s very unfair. This is a New York problem, but it’s not just a New York problem. It is an American problem.”

Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent years, satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN show, at a time when tensions between the three major nuclear powers have risen to their highest in decades. While there is no evidence to suggest that Russia, the US or China is preparing for an imminent nuclear test, the images, obtained and provided by a prominent analyst in military nonproliferation studies, illustrate recent expansions at three nuclear test sites compared with just a few years ago.

MSNBC host Al Sharpton said Friday on “Deadline” that he believed a “lack” of gun legislation in the United States was a civil rights issue because society was “arming bigots.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “Kamala Harris will lead this effort. She spoke today about witnessing firsthand the impacts of gun violence during her time as a prosecutor and attorney general.”

(AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced several support measures for Ukraine, including military, economic and humanitarian assistance, while also pledging an additional show of diplomatic backing through steps intended to punish Russia over the war. “We’re continuing to impose costs on Russia and ensuring that those responsible for this illegal, unjustifiable invasion do not benefit from it,” Trudeau said Friday during a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ottawa, the Canadian capital.

British officials have engaged in diplomatic discussions with key Kremlin representatives concerning global security amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, the i newspaper reports.The discreet meetings have transpired over the last 18 months, occurring in various locales such as Vienna and New York, as part of behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts. The discussions have primarily revolved around security concerns impacting both the UK and the international community, encompassing topics such as grain shortages and nuclear safety. But the UK has not actively pursued peace negotiations aimed at a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, as confirmed by a senior British diplomat who participated in...