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An episode of a popular children's television programme has been edited amid claims of "fat-shaming". The latest instalment of Bluey, which was broadcast on ABC in Australia, showed the title character's parents complaining about their weight. Critics said the show could lead to young viewers developing worries about their own bodies. An ABC spokesperson said the episode had been edited and the new version would be distributed globally. Bluey, about a puppy and her family, is shown on ABC, Disney+ and BBC children's channel CBeebies. The episode, Exercise, begins with Bluey's father, Bandit, weighing himself while Bluey is in the...

On Tuesday evening a rocket reportedly hit the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza causing a massive explosion and resulting in the deaths of allegedly several hundred Palestinians. The Palestinians, Islamic Jihad terror group and Western media immediately blamed Israel for the explosion. This comes ten days after the largest slaughter of Jews since World War II. Over 1,300 Jews were massacred by Hamas and another 200 Jews were taken hostage back to Gaza on October 7. The international media immediately blamed Israel for the rocket attack “on the hospital.” But it now appears the story was fake news. Masks Won’t...

The price hikes follow reports earlier this year saying Disney parks experienced a disappointing summer in terms of attendance, with one travel company that tracks line-waiting time at Disney World saying that the Independence Day weekend was one of the slowest in nearly a decade. As if visiting a Disney theme park wasn’t already outrageously expensive, the Walt Disney Company is once again hiking the price of admission to Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland in Anaheim, with certain passes skyrocketing by as much as 21 percent. Disney is also jacking up the price of parking in Orlando from $25...

Five years after decriminalizing sodomy, the justices on India’s Supreme Court unanimously declined to legalize same-sex marriage, leaving the issue for the nation’s Parliament to decide. Tuesday’s ruling came after listening to arguments for and against same-sex “marriage” last spring. During those hearings, “the government argued that a marriage is only between a biological male and a biological woman, adding that same-sex marriages went against religious values and that the petitions reflected only ‘urban elitist views,’” according to an AP report. “Religious groups too had opposed same-sex unions, saying they went against Indian culture.” Attorneys representing those in favor of...

Pro-Palestinian protestors are taking over the U.S. Capitol as hundreds demand a ceasefire between Hamas terrorists in Gaza and Israel. The demonstration comes a day after a bombing of a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds of Palestinians. The protestors, dressed in black shirts that read 'JEWS SAY CEASEFIRE NOW' and 'NOT IN OUR NAME' took over the large rotunda in the Cannon House Office Building. The demonstrators held posters with messages like 'LET GAZA LIVE' and 'MOURN THE DEAD, AND FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE LIVING.' Capitol Police made 300 arrests as the group got louder and more disruptive with...

Republican messaging on “parental rights” in education is having an effect on New Jersey voters, and that could spell trouble for Democratic state lawmakers in November, a new poll shows. Election Day is less than three weeks away, and with all 120 seats in the Democratic-controlled state Legislature on the ballot, both sides are trying to shape the narrative on a range of hot-button issues. New Jersey residents generally favor Democrats over Republicans in the upcoming election, with 42% of likely voters saying they’ll vote for the Democratic candidate in their district compared to 26% in favor of the Republican...

The Internal Revenue Service recently awarded a lucrative contract to help modernize its computer databases to the same Washington firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, that employed the man who pleaded guilty last week to stealing and leaking thousands of private tax returns of wealthy Americans, including former President Trump, according to records reviewed by RealClearInvestigations. The massive IRS theft is the third major breach of confidential and classified government information by Booz Allen contractors over the last decade – including Edward Snowden's 2013 leak exposing the National Security Agency’s worldwide anti-terror surveillance program. Cyber-thief Charles “Chaz” Littlejohn was working on an...

[Catholic Caucus] Exclusive: Bishop on synod drafting committee expresses openness to women deaconsExclusive: Bishop on synod drafting committee expresses openness to women deacons">Share on TwitterEmail to a friendPrintOne of the 13 members of the committee expected to draft the hotly anticipated final document from Pope Francis' ongoing Vatican summit on the future of the Catholic Church has expressed an openness to ordaining women as Catholic deacons.In an exclusive interview with National Catholic Reporter, Australian Bishop Shane Mackinlay, elected to the committee role by his peers at the Oct. 4-29 Synod of Bishops, said of discussions about women's ordination: "I'm glad...

Nobody is above the law, unless your name is Letitia James. It appears as though New York’s first black, female state Attorney General has a dark money problem. WATCH: NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES HAS WEAPONIZED HER OFFICE AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP IN A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED “INVESTIGATION” AND INDICTMENT Video .....

At the crossroads of Urbandale, Iowa, the spire of Walnut Hills United Methodist Church casts a long shadow. One might expect the usual serene ambiance of a church setting. But enter its premises, and you’re greeted not by cherubs or biblical figures, and certainly not with biblical truth, but by the iconic (or should we say infamous?) “Chucky” doll from 1980’s horror film lore. That’s right — Chucky, with that mischievous grin, beckoning the young and impressionable from the kids’ corner. In an age where avocado toast can be deemed an existential threat to homeownership, and where people spend thousands...

The renowned children’s book publisher, Scholastic, recently released a statement regarding the selection of books offered at its ubiquitous book fairs, a fixture in American elementary schools for decades. Scholastic’s feeble attempt at compromise misses the mark, and here’s why. The well-known children’s book publisher finds itself trapped. On one side, activists demand that young kids be exposed to ideologically charged books. On the other, laws are cropping up to shield children from this overt indoctrination. Scholastic’s answer? A half-baked collection called “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” for their U.S. elementary school fairs that bundles all of the Marxist,...

The founder of popular cosmetics brand Huda Beauty is facing calls for a boycott after declaring on social media that she doesn’t want “blood money” from Israeli customers. A day after the brutal Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7, Huda Kattan — a Kim Kardashian lookalike whose fast-growing brand is sold at retailers including Sephora and Walmart — was celebrating her 40th birthday at a luxury hotel in Dubai and posted a jubilant photo of herself on Instagram surrounded by balloons and roses. “I don’t know if you noticed, but Israelis from all over the world love you and...

The state of Arkansas is forcing a Chinese-owned seed producer to sell 160 acres of farmland it owns in the state within the next two years over national security concerns. Syngenta, the mother company of Northrop King Seed Co. — which also creates crop-protection ingredients — has owned the land in Craighead County for more than 30 years. But in 2017, it was acquired by China National Chemical Corp. — which is on the US Department of Defense’s list of Chinese military companies that pose a threat to our national security. “Seeds are technology,” Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said...

Yesterday, former Caedmon’s Call guitarist and vocalist Derek Webb was pleased to announce that he was attending the 2023 Dove Music Awards in full drag regalia; bringing a lesbian singer and another drag queen as his guests. It’s par for the course for Webb, who has spent the last two years living as a professional cringey person with the sensibilities of a 14-year-old non-binary TikToker. Webb famously deconstructed his faith and became an enthusiastic pagan and advocate for all things progressive and perverse. He was joined by Drag Queen Flamy Grant (Real name Matthew Blake), whose debut album ‘Bible Belt...

Lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret is reportedly ditching its woke, feminist makeover of recent years as it hasn’t translated to business success. Since the brand decided to move away from its “hyper-sexualized” image – as BusinessOfFashion.com described it in a recent article – Victoria’s Secret has seen a significant revenue drop. As such, it has looked to revamp itself and bring back “sexiness,” the outlet noted in a piece that was also published by editorial partner CNN on Tuesday. Cathaleen Chen reported that the brand’s efforts to promote inclusivity – which included making LGBTQ pro women’s soccer player and outspoken leftist...

Top cartoon voice actress Tara Strong has been let go from her role in the independent animated series “Boxtown” after she made a series of posts about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The actress, who voiced characters on several Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon shows including “The PowerPuff Girls” and “Rugrats,” wrote in one post, still present on her X account: “This is only the beginning. They were smart to start with a country people love to hate.This is only the beginning.” She also liked a post that said “Islam is a real, clear and present danger.” The rhetoric...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today's drama regarding the ongoing search for the next Speaker of the House of Representatives was ground to a halt today as over 1,000 pro-Hamas protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol led by a buffalo hat-wearing Ilhan Omar. "Make Palestine great again!" Omar was heard shouting as she led a mob of angry rioters across the Capitol grounds before entering the building and positioning themselves in the rotunda. "We will not stand for the Israeli colonization of Gaza!" Chaos ensued as the protestors staged what everyone has been conditioned to believe is a violent insurrection of the American...

An LAPD driver slammed his cruiser into a fellow officer who was sprinting across the street - sending him flying - during a high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Los Angeles Police Department dashcam footage showed the shocking moment an officer behind the wheel hit his colleague with the cruiser. The officer driving the cruiser was speeding down the roads of Sun Valley, Los Angeles on October 13 to catch a stolen black pickup truck. Suddenly a passenger in the car yelled 'heads up' right before the driver crashed into his fellow officer and sent him flying across the street...

The Israeli military on Wednesday shared audio in which it claims Hamas terrorists admitted to bombing a Gaza hospital. A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Although protesters blaming Israel took to the streets in Arab countries throughout the region, the Israelis said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied blame. "Islamic Jihad struck a Hospital in Gaza—the IDF did not. Listen to the terrorists as they realize this themselves,"...

Of course, the study was designed to show a different effect. But it "accidentally" revealed that the COVID and flu shots don't reduce your risk of hospitalization from the virus they are designed forSteve KirschOct 17, 2023 Executive summaryI just love it when a paper designed to show a pro-narrative result accidentally shows data proving that neither the COVID nor the flu shots reduce your risk of hospitalization from their respective diseases for the elderly. A double whammy.The ridiculous CDC claimYou can’t make this stuff up. You really can’t.For the record, here’s what the CDC said: About the JAMA paperRisk...