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Link at X.com. Shenanigans at Prattville Christian Academy.Response from the school:

Thirty percent of Gen Zers and Millennials neither have nor want to have children, according to a survey by The Independent Center, published Saturday by Newsweek. This represents a generational departure from a historic norm — indeed, from the social norm that makes both history and generations possible. “Families are the building blocks of the church and nation-state,” exclaimed Meg Kilgannon, senior fellow for Education Studies at Family Research Council. The Independent Center, which advocates for “centrist independent voters,” conducted the survey among 1,200 likely voters under age 46 from October 18 to 22. It defined Gen Zers as people...

The eventual victories of Harris or Trump will shape college sports for years to come.The NCAA is in amid a fierce battle to maintain the status quo of its relationship with student-athletes. With the presidential election just around the corner, many wonder which side this battle would lean with the hypothetical triumphs of Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been trying for 10 years to maintain the amateur sports model that has distinguished it for most of its history. This model suffered a hard blow in 2021 when the Supreme Court recognized that athletes/students...

A social media post claimed that the former Bulls star had given his support to the Republican candidate.Throughout his career, Michael Jordan has endorsed everything from cereal to luxury watches, not to mention, of course, his line of athletic shoes. However, the NBA legend recently had to clarify his stance on the impending presidential election. A day before people headed to the polls to cast their votes in one of the closest elections in decades, a post featuring Jordan began to go viral on social media. The message claimed that the former player had become "the latest to endorse...

Alligators are one of the most dangerous animals in the US. The states that have the most attacks are Louisiana and Florida given the population of alligators located there. However, as alligators have begun to migrate to places in Tennessee and have even been located in Lake Eerie, that may change. Even the biggest alligator ever found was located in a surprising state, not Louisiana and Florida, showing that states that may never have dealt with an alligator population may have no choice but to do so in the future. Louisiana and Florida each have more than one million alligators...

Two ballot blunders in Santa Cruz County are impacting hundreds of ballots that could ultimately impact the outcome of two ballot issues. “You know, we're human, errors do sometimes happen,” said Trisha Webber, registrar of voters for Santa Cruz County. The mistakes were made by the Santa Cruz County elections office and are impacting more than 1,100 ballots. In one case a key ballot measure was left off the ballot in the other case, voters were given wrong voting instructions. The elections office, once they were made aware of their mistakes, notified voters and sent them replacement ballots. “Every vote...

For pro-life Americans, the stakes in the 2024 election cycle could not be higher. While the lion’s share of media coverage surrounding Election Day has been focused on the all-important presidential race, in many parts of the country, extreme pro-abortion measures lurk down-ballot. On Tuesday, voters in 10 states will decide whether or not ballot initiatives creating a so-called “right to abortion” in their state constitutions will pass. One of these states – Nebraska – also has a pro-life amendment that will be voted on at the same time. In this next installment, CatholicVote’s pre-Election Day “State of Play” series...

As it becomes increasingly likely that women will decide this presidential election, both parties are scrambling for women’s votes. Kamala Harris continues to position herself as the “girls’” candidate by foregrounding abortion rights and appearing with Beyoncé and on podcasts like Call Her Daddy. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance seem to be recognizing that a campaign whose gendered messaging has consisted almost entirely of overt misogyny is not doing them any favors with women voters. The last few weeks have seen the Republican ticket making a host of promises to women: to “protect” them, to give them “choices” that...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday it was aware of two instances of its name and insignia being used to spread misinformation surrounding the 2024 presidential election. The videos were among a number of fabricated clips mimicking news organizations and officials circulated online on Monday, spreading false information about security threats and election integrity as tens of millions of Americans head to the polls. The videos were likely created by a Russian disinformation group, researchers say. Two videos, created to look like they were released by the FBI, made false claims about voter fraud, alleging that the management of...

Robin Wright touched on fan opinions that her 'Forrest Gump' character is the movie's antagonist, saying, "People have said she’s a Voldemort to Forrest"Robin Wright is addressing some long-standing backlash to her Forrest Gump character. While Wright, 58, and her costar Tom Hanks spoke with The New York Times about their new movie Here in an interview published Friday, Nov. 1, the actress was asked to comment on the notion that she played "kind of an anti-feminist role" in the movie. "No! It’s not about that. People have said she’s a Voldemort to Forrest. I wouldn’t choose that as...

A leading Slovak mountain climber has died while descending a 7,234m (23,730ft) peak in Nepal, after completing the rare feat of scaling the mountain's perilous eastern face. Ondrej Huserka fell into a crevasse on Thursday, after he and his climbing partner ascended the Langtang Lirung mountain in the Himalayas – the 99th-highest peak in the world. The 34-year-old mountaineer had previously climbed in the Alps, Patagonia and the Pamir Mountains. His Czech climbing partner Marek Holecek said the pair were returning to base after becoming the first mountaineers to ascend Langtang Lirung via a “terrifying” eastern route. While rappelling a...

Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2 star Bette Midler appears to be coping poorly on Election Day, suggesting drinking Drano in the event that former President Donald Trump wins. Bette Midler posted a photo to X showing a bottle of Drano clog remover with a Post-It sticker reading “Trump Wins.” Next to it is a bottle of what looks to be Korbel champagne, with a sticker reading “Kamala Wins.” Bette Midler has spent a great deal of 2024 lashing out against Trump and his supporters on social media. Earlier this year, the actress suggested that President Joe Biden arrest Republican members of...

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The new Tom Hanks flick titled “Here” failed to impress and generated just $5 million at the box office. Adding to the issue is the fact that the Robert Zemeckis-directed film cost $50 million for Miramax to make, according to Deadline. The movie was released by Sony and saw the reunion of the “Forrest Gump” gang by bringing together Hanks, Robin Wright and Eric Roth. The movie centers around a multi-generation family and takes place in just one location. Zemeckis has a number of hits under his belt, including “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?,” “Forrest Gump” and “The Polar Express,” but...

As an investigation into the death of the first person by way of Philip Nitschke’s “Sarco” suicide pod has advanced, disturbing details have come to light — such as how the woman was found to have serious neck injuries resembling strangulation marks. Now, more information is raising even more questions. In September, an American woman was named as the first to have used the suicide pod with help from the Last Resort, a Swiss affiliate of Exit International, which created the Sarco device. Florian Willet, co-president of the Last Resort, was present when the woman died, and has been detained...

The Biden-Harris administration euthanized a 50-year-old elephant in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Its name was Kamala. While zookeepers, members of Kamala's herd, and distant animal lovers mourned the creature's death, some commentators suggested online that Kamala's demise — so soon after the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's slaying of Peanut the squirrel and on the eve of the election — might constitute some sort of omen. The National Zoo, one of the many federally owned Smithsonian Institution facilities in the D.C. area, announced Saturday that after helping manage Kamala's osteoarthritis for 10 years, the creature's keepers elected to "humanely"...

Last year, an all-trimester abortion facility attempted to open in Beverly Hills, California. Despite California’s reputation as a haven for abortion, the residents of Beverly Hills pushed back so much, the landlord ultimately revoked the facility’s lease. The facility, the DuPont Clinic based out of Washington, D.C., promptly sued., claiming that four city officials — including Mayor Julian Gold — withheld permits from the abortion facility, pressured the landlord to cancel the lease, and held “secret meetings” with pro-life advocates where they “promised them it would stop DuPont from opening.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta got involved, opening an investigation...

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There are anecdotal reports of high turnout in Philadelphia. Anyone have subjective or (preferably) objective information on turnout today? Thank you.

V NEWSFEED // Reduxx on Monday released an article citing a new medical report that states controversial boxer Imane Khelif, the athlete who won gold in the women’s welterweight boxing category during the 2024 Paris Olympics, was born male. Donald Trump Jr., son of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, took the opportunity to speak out against men taking part in women’s sports. “No more men in women’s sports!!!” wrote the younger Trump. “I called this when it happened. I was censored, shadow-banned and as usual I was right just like so many of you were.” According to Reduxx, French journalist...