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The ACLU of Montana has filed a lawsuit challenging a law that defines the word “sex” throughout state code as either male or female, based on a person’s biology at birth. The plaintiffs argue the law denies legal recognition and protections to people who are gender non-conforming. The plaintiffs — a transgender man, a two spirit Native American, a nonbinary person, an intersex individual and a nurse practitioner — also moved for a summary judgement in Monday’s filing in state court in Missoula, asking for the law to be declared unconstitutional. Republican lawmakers who supported the bill “seem to think...

be taught to handle guns in school so they are not "picked on" by bullies. During a program at Turning Point USA's America Fest on Tuesday, Bannon lammented that gun classes were not taught to young students.

The immigration court backlog increased by a whopping one million cases in a single year as the surge at the southern border continues, according to a new report from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The number of pending cases in U.S. immigration courts reached three million in November, marking a new record, ... ....If every person with a pending immigration case were gathered together, it would be larger than the population of Chicago, the third largest city in the United States. Indeed, the number of waiting immigrants in the Court’s backlog is now larger than the population found...

Far-left Axios is gushing over a new study that blames climate change for people fleeing Democrat-run cities like the “metro areas of Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. (specifically, Alexandria, Va.).” “Climate migration is already taking place within American communities, new data finds, as people flee flood-prone areas, and create ‘climate abandonment’ zones,” writes an unquestioning Axios. “The study constitutes the latest warning sign of the effects of climate change,” Axios continues without skepticism. “Population shifts, and a larger reckoning for real estate, are only expected to worsen as global average surface temperatures rise.” But then the premise of the study...

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Who consists of Russia's Vertical Of Power and how negative selection has doomed Russia? Transcript you know what's the best thing I love about tashkin people at tashkin breakfast club 0:09 our community every single person there is intellectually pleasing to speak to I 0:16 call them the cream of the crob of Russia um they are all the process of 0:24 negative selection that's been going on in Russia affecting Russia for a long 0:29 time for over 100 years now perhaps even for centuries in this live stream will 0:36 Zero in the last 25 years as they...

Over the weekend, a Washington Post report detailed chaos within DeSantis’s super PAC, Never Back Down. Hours later, a top strategist left the operation — just four weeks before voting kicks off in Iowa with what might be the most critical contest for the Florida governor. A complaint filed Monday by the nonprofit watchdog Campaign Legal Center also alleges DeSantis “illegally coordinated” with the super PAC and that Never Back Down went against an “explicit legal requirement that super PACs must remain ‘independent.'” “DeSantis was strongest months ago. The fact is: Sunshine has not been his friend,” Seitchik said, arguing...

An electric vehicle owner in Metro Vancouver is questioning the sustainability of EVs, after his basically new car was written off due to the cost of repairs. Kyle Hsu is hoping his story serves as a warning to prospective EV buyers. He says he was left frustrated and saddened by what seemed to be an innocuous incident that scratched the underside of his car’s battery. ........ Due to the damage, Hsu says his eight-year warranty was deemed void, and the entire battery needed to be replaced at a cost of $30,000. Following the advice of the dealership, Hsu says he...

As the war drags on, Ukraine is struggling to replace the exhausted troops who have spent two years at the front. Twenty-two months after the beginning of the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian army is struggling to find new recruits to send to the front, according to military officials. “Our units are understaffed,” said Major Oleksandr Volkov, commander of a battalion of the 24th mechanised brigade. “We need young people, under 40, and motivated.” This was exactly the advantage that Russia always had over Ukraine: more manpower, together with the willingness to send an indefinite number of men - be they...

Matthew 1:18-25 Friends, our Gospel today is from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, which is thoroughly drenched in Davidic themes from the Old Testament.The first thing we hear about Zechariah is that he serves as priest in the Jerusalem temple; and David’s dream was to build the temple in which Zechariah serves. While in the sanctuary, Zechariah is visited by the angel Gabriel; and the temple locale and the announcement of the birth of a child against all expectations brings us back to Hannah’s pregnancy, which resulted in the birth of the forerunner to David. Indeed, Elizabeth’s...

Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday night pushed back on a military request to mobilise 500,000 men to join the fight against Russia amid reports of a mounting spat between Ukraine’s generals and politicians.During a rare question and answer session, the Ukrainian president told journalists that the military leadership had proposed mobilising “450,000 to 500,000 people”.“This is a serious number. I need some serious arguments to support this direction,” the Ukrainian president continued.“I need concrete information on what will then happen with the million-strong military of Ukraine.”Ukraine’s top general Valerii Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s top general, and defence minister Rustem Umerov were in November...

Former President Donald Trump is facing a backlash after calling one of the most conservative members of Congress a RINO who should be primaried—one week after the filing deadline. Trump blasted Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, on Truth Social after the congressman endorsed Trump’s rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, for president. “Has any smart and energetic Republican in the Great State of Texas decided to run in the Primary against RINO Congressman Chip Roy,” Trump wrote. “For the right person, he is very beatable. If interested, let me know!!!” Trump’s comments appeared to...

Senate Republicans on Monday recoiled at former President Trump’s comments at a rally in New Hampshire over the weekend, where he said the thousands of immigrants streaming into the United States on a daily basis are “poisoning the blood of our country.” They also balked at Trump quoting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s criticism of the American political system as a defense against the 91 felony counts he is facing in Washington, D.C., Miami and New York. “I think it’s unhelpful rhetoric,” said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (Ky.) leadership team, when asked about...

Police arrested “roughly 60” anti-Israel protesters inside the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday after a group led by controversial activist Linda Sarsour staged an illegal rally in the iconic venue. “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crimes!” chanted members of the group, holding “Stop Arming Israel” signs. It is illegal to hold demonstrations inside the Capitol, though violators of the prohibition are inconsistently prosecuted by the DC US Attorney’s Office after being arrested. “We were aware of a group’s potential plan to take a tour of the US Capitol Building and then start a protest,” Capitol Police...

[Giuliani's] lawyer has argued there is no evidence Giuliani himself encouraged the harassment. Sibley told jurors that right-wing website Gateway Pundit was “patient zero” in spreading the conspiracy theory about the women, and said Giuliani was sued because he is “patient deep pockets.” “Just because these things happened — and they did happen — doesn’t make my client responsible for them,” Sibley said.

New secret information revealed by a top Russian Senator and an FSB General: Russia's biggest threat is the Reptiloids and the Unhumans! Feminism is demonic Lilith conspiracy to reduce Russian population.

Local Ford Dealership has 85 New F150 Trucks. 1 is a 2024, 84 are 2023 Click the link, then click “year” on left side of page. www.fordofportrichey.com/new-vehicles/?q=f150&_dFR%5Btype%5D%5B0%5D=New The 1st listed is MSRP of $95,911 with a discount of $11,091 for a list price of $84,820.

Recent research, which involved 2543 participants across four Chinese cities, employed spirometry and liver ultrasonography to assess lung function and liver health, respectively. The findings indicated that individuals with MAFLD exhibited significantly lower lung function compared to those with NAFLD. This was particularly evident in forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume (FEV1) measurements, essential indicators of pulmonary health. The study's critical observation was the progressive decrease in lung function with increasing severity of liver fibrosis in MAFLD patients. This association was independent of other factors such as age, sex, and smoking status, underlining the unique impact of MAFLD...

In a widely reported conversation with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, chastised Israel’s war on Hamas saying it is “forbidden to respond to terror with terror". In comparing Israel’s just war of self-defense to the barbarism of Hamas, Pope Francis repeats the sins of Pope Pius the XII, from the Nazi era, of surreptitiously supporting the forces of evil who seek to annihilate the Jewish people. And betrays his fiduciary duty as the head of the Catholic Church to protect Christians throughout the world from the same murderous hatred directed against the Jews,...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease whose main symptoms are redness, swelling, and itchy rashes. It is more common in people with a genetic predisposition. The manifestation of symptoms depends on interactions among the immune system, environmental factors, and gut microbiota. Knowing how these factors correlate is fundamental to a better understanding of the disease and serves as a basis for novel therapies, according to a review. Also known as atopic eczema, AD affects 7%-10% of adults and 20%-25% of young children. A hypothesis that has been proposed to explain the significant increase in developing countries is...