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This week, Kate Cox got an abortion. She joined more than 9.3 million Americans who got a legal abortion in the past 10 years, of which 83,000 (0.9%) got one after 20 weeks of gestation. I’ve seen many on social media wonder: What’s the big deal? She found the healthcare she needed after all, right? And this cross-state journey is rare, right? Forced abortion travel has doubled following Dobbs. And if you’re one of the lucky few who can travel, this journey isn’t without very real challenges that may not be apparent to the unseen eye. The journey The journey...

Over the course of a single week, 17 convenience stores were robbed at gunpoint in the Democrat-run city of San Diego, which sits in the Democrat-run state of California. “San Diego Police said that over the past six weeks, several armed ‘take-over style’ robberies have occurred around the county,” reports San Diego 7. “Police believe that at least 10 of those robberies are committed by the same group and say the same group may be responsible for other robberies.” hat group is a gang of five thugs who flood the store in ski masks brandishing guns. “Police describe the suspects...

A new type of gold fever has hit the retail market as Costco can’t keep enough of the precious metal on its digital shelves. Costco started selling gold bars to its North American customers earlier this year, and according to the retailer’s third quarter earnings, the move is paying off. In the company’s earnings call on Thursday, CFO Richard Galanti said that Costco sold $100 million in one-ounce gold bars between July and September. According to media reports, during the call Galanti was asked what consumer trends Costco was seeing this holiday season; he answered: "They're buying gold." In 2020,...

The Empire (State) Strikes Out! Contraction (or economic slowdown) is hitting New York State! After three strong ‘beats’ in a row, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey crashed back into contraction, well below expectations in December (from +9.1 to -14.5, +2.0 exp). The drop takes the measure from ‘expansion’ at 7-month-highs to ‘contraction’ at 4-month-lows… Source: Bloomberg The new orders fell six points to -11.3, pointing to a decline in orders for a third consecutive month, and the shipments index fell sixteen points to -6.4, indicating that shipments fell. The unfilled orders index held steady at -24.0, a sign that unfilled...

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While some leaders peddle empty words, Mothers for Democracy are harnessing #MomPower to demand results on a livable climate, equitable schools and an end to gun violence. We are awakening civic participation across this land, from school boards to halls of Congress. Where leaders have faltered, we mothers will strive to fill the void. But our fight is not just for our own families – it is for freedom and equality for one another. United as an unstoppable force, this movement of maternal activism will shake the roots of injustice until all people in America can thrive. The time has...

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo facility discovered more than $10 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine hidden in a shipment of jalapeño paste Wednesday morning. According to CBP, officers encountered a 28-year-old male driving a commercial tractor-trailer claiming he was hauling barrels filled with jalapeño paste. The driver, who had a valid border crossing, was referred to secondary inspection along with his rig and contents in the trailer. A CBP K-9 unit screened the shipment and reportedly alerted officers.

VIDEOThere are three (count 'em, THREE) new COVID vaccines coming out so be sure to get all of them. Unfortunately supply appears to be limited during the early rollout so I recommend that YouTube executives, especially the censors, be given first priority at getting those shots. Why? Because I love those guys for all that they do. So YOU first, YouTube. You deserve first shot at the shots.

Israeli soldiers destroyed the Hamas command and control center of Shejaiya Battalion, killed numerous terrorists and destroyed a terror tunnel, the IDF reported. Hamas leaders are on the run, with many leaving Qatar for Hamas-supporting Turkey, technically a NATO member.Over the last day, IDF troops conducted a targeted raid on terror infrastructure in the city of Khan Yunis, Arutz Sheva reports. “The complex was struck by IAF aircraft, tanks, and engineering forces. In addition, IDF troops from the 414 Battalion used the “Maoz” drone for the first time, using it to locate and strike terrorist cells in the area. “...

U.S. officials are now warning Border Patrol agents to watch out for IEDs — improvised explosive devices — according to an internal memo. "Agents should exercise extreme caution."

Tesla is recalling nearly all 2 million of its cars on US roads to limit the use of its Autopilot feature following a two-year probe by US safety regulators of roughly 1,000 crashes in which the feature was engaged. The limitations on Autopilot serve as a blow to Tesla’s efforts to market its vehicles to buyers willing to pay extra to have their cars do the driving for them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the Autopilot system can give drivers a false sense of security and be easily misused in certain dangerous situations when a Tesla’s technology may...

As far back as 2019, Hallmark sparked controversy when homosexual activists began a crusade insisting that Hallmark stop trying to instill traditional conservative family values and start promoting sexual aberrancy in their Christmas movie line-up. The Dissenter covered the saga as Hallmark took heat for playing an ad with lesbians kissing and then took more heat when removing the ad. LGBTQ Nation—a pro-sodomy propaganda website—called on the Lifetime and Hallmark channels to produce and run queer romance movies for Christmas as part of a “diversity” campaign this season. After all, these channels even have movies produced for the “black community”...

The No. 1 challenge facing U.S. military recruiting is the American public’s lack of familiarity with its armed services, the Pentagon’s and services’ civilian personnel leaders testified Wednesday . At the House Armed Services personnel subcommittee hearing, Franklin Parker, assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs, said “under 13 percent [of eligible recruits] have a parent that served” in one of the armed services.Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), panel chairman, added four out of five recruits have a family member who served. The number of veterans in the population is declining.Agnes Schaefer, Army assistant secretary for manpower and...

This isn’t the first time that JD Greear, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention has canceled church services around Christmas in order to accommodate the majority in his church that value consumerism over gospel. In fact, for the last several years, Summit Church has closed its doors for Christmas services. But, in a disquieting turn of events, Summit Church is not only closing its doors on campus for the week of Christmas, including Sunday morning on Christmas Eve, but will be charging money for tickets to attend a worship service that is being held at the DPAC Coliseum in...

NATO’s newest member, Finland, has announced it will sign a bilateral defence cooperation agreement next week with the United States. The deal will allow Washington to station troops and store weapons inside the Nordic country, which shares a sprawling border with Russia.

Okay, so we are probably the last people one would expect to give Chris Cuomo credit for well, anything. We've spent many years dragging his tookus through the proverbial mud for being somewhat of a toad BUT credit where credit is due. Seems Cuomo finally saw the raw footage from October 7, he witnessed the absolute terror Hamas put innocent Israel men, women, children, and BABIES through ... and he had this to say. It is surprisingly good. Watch: Today I was among the journalists who have attended a private screening of the raw footage of October 7th and I...

Last week, we reported that a homosexual YouTuber who once bragged about having a grotesque sexual encounter with his cat, and who also has made excuses for pedophilia, along with his homosexual partner, had purchased two boys through surrogacy. The new surrogacy trend in the United States is gaining steam and is quickly becoming a new battlefront for decent, sane people to stand up and oppose. As I wrote previously, the practice of surrogacy (womb rental) and IVF, especially within the context of homosexual relationships, not only distorts the Biblical design of family but also involves deeply troubling ethical concerns....

Media Matters for America sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court late Monday, alleging that Paxton violated the First Amendment last month and chilled its work when he opened an investigation into the organization over its reporting into Elon Musk’s X app.Media Matters, a progressive watchdog group, said Paxton’s investigation was unlawful retaliation designed to punish it for stories it reported that alleged that major ad campaigns were running next to white nationalist content on X.The stories contributed to trouble for Musk and X and seemingly helped inspire a massive wave of pullouts by advertisers from the social...

Tim Wollack and his daughter, Henley, were on a fishing trip at Lake Michigan when they thought they saw an elusive Green Bay octopus hovering beneath their boat, the Wisconsin Historical Society said in a Facebook post. But what they actually uncovered was a shipwreck that had been missing for more than 152 years. Officials believe the boat is the George L. Newman. “Working with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Conservation Warden Mike Neal, the shipwreck was investigated with Video Ray ROV on December 4,” the society noted in the post. “The wreck is of a wooden three masted sailing...

The CNN event is just days before the Hawkeye State caucuses, and both candidates trail Trump in polls. It’s official: Ron DeSantis will get at least one more debate as a presidential candidate. Nikki Haley confirmed that she would participate in a CNN debate, slated for Jan. 10 in Iowa. “The first four debates have been great for our campaign and for voters, and we look forward to the fifth in Iowa,” Haley said. “As the debate stage continues to shrink, it’s getting harder for Donald Trump to hide.” Trump, who has a commanding lead in all Iowa polls, has...