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The first- and second-wave feminist movements really just wanted women to have equal footing with men, which was noble, even if we disagree with some of the methods and outcomes. But the late-stage feminism, with its capitulation to the transgender agenda, has literally undone over a century of work on behalf of women. To the point where women are not only second-class citizens to delusional men who pretend they're women, but we can't even be called women anymore. They've had a list of euphemisms for us -- womb owner, egg producer, birthing person -- but now we're literally being redefined...

Awomen's volleyball team with a transgender player has advanced to the final of a championship tournament without playing a single match after their opponents refused to compete against them. The San Jose State University Spartans progressed to the Mountain West Conference tournament final when Boise State University dropped out of Friday's semi-final in protest over the inclusion of transgender player Blaire Fleming....... The Spartans, who accumulated six forfeit victories during the regular season, will now face either Colorado State or San Diego State in Saturday's championship match.

Retiring President Biden hit the shops on Black Friday and surprised onlookers by picking up a copy of a book describing the establishment of Israel as “colonialism” that’s been met with Palestinian “resistance” — an acquisition its author bemoaned was “4 years too late.” Biden, 82, left Nantucket Bookworks holding in full view of the press a copy of “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017” by Columbia University professor emeritus Rashid Khalidi. The book argues that “the modern history of Palestine can best be understood in these terms: as a colonial...

A police officer was shot and fatally wounded in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park Friday morning around 9:30 a.m. CBS News identified the officer as 40-year-old Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins, and he was declared deceased at 10:10 a.m. ABC 7 noted that Reddins responded to call about a person with a gun leaving a bank. Shots were fired upon Reddins’ arrival on scene.

New details suggest that there were communication issues between the pilots of a charter flight and the control tower at Montreal's Mirabel airport when a Boeing 737 made an emergency landing on Wednesday(opens in a new tab). The over-the-air broadcasts reviewed by Noovo Info(opens in a new tab) reveal that the control tower wasn't aware that the plane had experienced a mechanical issue before approaching the runway. The issue was detected after Flight NRL 662, operated by Nolinor, took off from Quebec City's Jean Lesage Airport Wednesday morning en route to Wabush airport in Newfoundland and Labrador, with a stop...

Mark Hamill has been slammed after he appeared to compare Donald Trump's election to Pearl Harbor. The Star Wars actor, 73, took to Bluesky to describe election day as 'a Day That Will Live In Infamy.' It is the phrase Franklin Roosevelt used to describe the horrific Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, which forced the US to enter World War II.

Tulsi Gabbard stirred excitement among MAGA supporters after sharing a heartfelt Thanksgiving message with her husband, Abraham Williams. The 43-year-old posted an Instagram photo of the couple standing atop a cliff at sunset, wearing plate carriers and proudly raising an American flag. 'My heart is filled with gratitude - for God’s unconditional love, for the love and support of my family, for freedom and our great country. Happy Thanksgiving!!' her post reads.

In the three weeks since Kamala Harris' devastating election defeat, the Democrats have tried to come to terms with a daunting reality: Donald Trump's support grew substantially nationwide. Even in the states that were called blue, the Republican saw a groundswell of popularity that carried him to a decisive victory in what polls suggested would be one of the closest races in history. Trump received more than 2.5 million votes than he did in 2020 and gained ground in all of the 50 states, while Harris saw a decline of seven million votes from President Joe Biden's total in his...

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings has been asked to join the editorial board of The Los Angeles Times, much to the annoyance of liberals. Jennings, who has long been a vocal support of president-elect Donald Trump on CNN, was asked by owner of the newspaper Pat Soon-Shiong who announced the move on X. Soon-Shiong posted after Jennings sparked a heated debate on CNN earlier this week after he called the social media site the 'most ideologically balanced'.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plane landed in West Palm Beach, Fla., this evening, not far from where incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's transition team is based at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The Prime Minister's Office is refusing to comment on whether the two are meeting. This comes days after Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico unless the two countries stop migrants and illegal drugs from crossing the border. Trudeau and Trump spoke on the phone Monday evening after the president-elect made the threat on social media. Trudeau also convened an emergency...

The European Parliament voted against the resolution on the Commission’s recommendations for smoke-free environments.A resolution on smoking bans, initially backed by a majority of MEPs, was widely rejected after attempts by right-wing groups to exclude novel tobacco products from the text. The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted by 378 votes against a resolution on recommendations for smoke-free environments - with only 152 in favour, and 26 abstentions. The proposal which originated from the Commission was jointly presented by the European People’s Party (EPP), the Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Renew Europe, and the Greens/EFA. But despite joint backing from four powerful...

Donald Trump’s victory splintered the already fractured Never Trump movement into shards and further boxed out his MAGA outcasts, leaving some of his most prominent Republican critics scrambling for relevance in a reordered GOP. In recent days, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley ripped into two of the president-elect’s top appointees, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on her radio show. Former Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock skewered Trump’s nominees as a Cabinet of “Putinists and pedophiles.” And former Vice President Mike Pence attempted to rally anti-abortion conservatives against Kennedy as Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary. Trump’s convincing win allowed...

Special counsel Jack Smith may not be in the clear, even after dropping all charges against President-elect Donald Trump. Smith’s decision to dismiss his cases against Trump on Monday reignited calls for an investigation into his efforts. While it’s unclear if probing Smith is high enough on Trump’s priority list to translate talk into action, some aren’t ready to simply brush Smith’s months-long pursuit aside now that the threat is gone.

Few EU countries still fluoridate their water supplies, but there's no evidence that countries in Europe stopped because of health harms. As US President-elect Donald Trump charts his second term in the White House, an unusual suspect is at the top of the health policy to-do list: removing fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral that helps prevent tooth decay, from the water supply. Robert F. Kennedy Jr – an environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and Trump’s pick to lead the US health department – has called fluoride an "industrial waste" and said Trump will push to remove it on day one of...

The most powerful countries in the world command the global stage with a unique mix of economic strength, military power, cutting-edge technology and cultural reach. These nations influence international policy and hold significant sway over global affairs, using their resources, strategic positions and diplomatic skills to maintain dominance. But power isn't dimensional; it's a complex concept shaped by how these factors combine to elevate certain countries above the rest. 6. South Korea South Korea has solidified its status as a technological leader, particularly in the semiconductor industry, with major companies like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix playing pivotal roles. 7....

A man found dead after his Laurel Canyon house was badly damaged in a fire Wednesday afternoon was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family, neighbors said. The body discovered at the Lookout Mountain Avenue property was that of William Rothschild, three people told The Times on Thursday. A magazine seen at the property was addressed to "WM DE ROTHSCHILD." The Rothschilds, a sprawling Jewish family originally from Frankfurt, Germany, long dominated European banking, with its English and French branches playing major roles in finance and politics, most notably during the 18th and 19th centuries. At one point, the...

The very idea of any prosecutor releasing a smear “report” on a defendant he was unable to convict, should be repugnant to any lawyer who believes in the integrity of our criminal justice system. Instead we have gloating trolls cheerleading such a disgusting abuse of process. ... Multiple accounts that Smith is preparing a report and that Garland will release it publicly, all before the inauguration.. ~Harry Litman ... Norm Eisen (Obama’s former “ethics” czar) has been running a color revolution on Trump since 2016/17. That includes the fake impeachments, character assassination, and lawfare. Everyone should know Norm’s name. He...

President-elect Donald Trump made the disco classic “Y.M.C.A.” a staple at his rallies during his past two campaigns. And new data shows that, much like Trump’s political fortunes, interest in the song is on the upswing. The 1978 hit by the Village People has had a busy month four decades later, with skyrocketing search interest on Google, a tripling of measured listenership on the song-tracking site last.fm and, finally, the topping of one Billboard sales chart for the first time.

Vlodymr Zelensky said he is willing to cede territory to Russia to end the war for the first time. He added that Kiev could later negotiate “diplomatically” the return of the territory in the east that is currently under Russian control after a ceasefire is agreed.

CNN host Kasie Hunt was visibly stunned by incoming border czar Tom Homan’s recent statement that he’d jail one Democratic mayor who said he may not comply with the second Trump administration’s deportation plans. After playing a clip Wednesday morning of Homan saying he’s “willing to put” Democratic Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in jail for declaring he will not deport illegal immigrants living in his city — Johnston had said himself he was willing to be arrested for his defiant stance — Hunt looked visibly disturbed and described the rhetoric as “more extreme” than that on the Trump campaign trail.