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HILLARY SHOCKINGLY ADMITS THE OBVIOUS – IT’S ABOUT A CHILD

Reactions To Supreme Court Abortion Ruling – Hillary Clinton Refers To Unborn As "Child" WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - Public figures across the political spectrum reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. HILLARY CLINTON: "Most Americans believe the decision to have a child is one of the most sacred decisions there is, and that such decisions should remain between patients and their doctors ... " DONALD J. TRUMP: "This is following the Constitution,...

Maxine Waters Speaks: This Could Get Ugly

LEGAL INSURRECTION – “The hell with the Supreme Court. We will defy them. Women will be in control of their bodies. And if they think black women are intimidated or afraid, they got another thought coming,” Congressperson Maxine Waters stated. “We are going to make sure we fight for the right to control our own bodies.” As expected, pro-abortion Democrats went absolutely bonkers Friday in the aftermath of the anticipated decision from the Supreme Court...

LGBTQ people more likely than straight people to end up in prison

USA TODAY – LGBTQ people are three times likelier to be incarcerated and more than twice as likely to be arrested compared to straight people. Prison rates are even higher among LGBTQ people of color. “Being poor, a person of color and LGBTQ puts you at the intersection of being arrested and incarcerated," one LGBTQ advocate said. ICYMI: Reuters "Fact Checks" Pregnant Ken Gag By the time she'd approached the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois for help...

Joe Biden’s Mental Decline Can No Longer Be Ignored

INSIDER – President Joe Biden accidentally flashed a cue card at a White House meeting on Thursday, offering a glimpse of simple instructions for the process of the meeting. Biden gave remarks in the Roosevelt Room to a gathering of state governors about a partnership with 11 states to speed up the growth of the offshore wind industry and its domestic supply chain in the US. The photographer documenting the event captured one of the documents...

Trans people can “correct” sex on North Carolina birth records

Associated Press – Transgender people born in North Carolina may now correct the sex designation on their birth certificate without undergoing surgery after a consent judgment issued by a federal court, attorneys for the plaintiffs said Thursday. "With the exception of forged educational certificates, all forms of forgery in North Carolina are felony crimes. (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-119.)" – criminaldefenselawyer.com "This is a victory for all transgender people born in North Carolina that will help...

FDA Aims To Eliminate Most Nicotine From Cigarettes

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – The Biden administration is writing a draft rule that would require tobacco companies to remove most nicotine from cigarettes. Its aim is to drastically reduce smoking-related deaths by removing the addictive ingredient, but the giant tobacco industry is gearing up for a court battle. The Washington Post: Biden Administration Says It Plans To Cut Nicotine In Cigarettes The Biden administration said Tuesday it plans to develop a rule requiring tobacco companies...

Florida man gets 14-year prison sentence for $20M Medicare fraud scheme, tax evasion

A South Florida man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for health care and wire fraud, also for tax evasion. (Allan Swart/iStock)

Biden ‘Cancels’ De Santis; Florida Tots To Be Vaccinated After All

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida doctors will be able to order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 from the federal government, the White House said Friday, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would not order and distribute the shots in the state. The state was the only jurisdiction in the nation to decline to place advance orders for the pediatric shots, which received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. Final authorization...

Cops Deny “Whipping” Wetbacks, Sue Biden, AP

TOWN HALL – The National Police Association (NPA) announced that it is suing the Biden administration over the 2021 “whipping” incidents in Del Rio, Texas. The NPA filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) & Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for withholding information about how the White House handled the event, in which President Joe Biden falsely accused Border Patrol agents of whipping illegal aliens. The lawsuit...

Monkeypox Origins Tied To Gates-, NIH-Funded Lab In Denmark

What are the odds that of on the heels of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the very next worldwide health threat would be posed by a virus that was first detected in a virology lab that is funded by both Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci's National Institutes of Health?

“Harm reduction programs operate on the fringes of legality,” mainstream media lauds them anyway

"Harm reduction programs operate on the fringes of legality," reports Kaiser Health News, which then goes on to paint drug-abuse enablers in a positive light. – Headline Health KAISER HEALTH NEWS, HOUSTON — Casey Malish had just pulled into an intersection in the 2nd Ward when a woman with tattoos and pinkish hair unexpectedly hopped into the back seat of his gray Mazda. He handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit that...

New York State Seeks To Avoid Anticipated Decline In Abortions

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has expanded legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday. The Democratic governor pushed for the laws in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court potentially overruling its 1973 Roe v. Wade's decision, which established a constitutional right to abortion. A ruling that could weaken or end abortion protections is expected as early as this week, and abortion...

People are boycotting Martin’s Potato Rolls for founder’s perceived far-right views

TODAY – Boycotts are rolling in for America’s favorite potato bread brand. Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe has captivated Northeastern taste buds for generations with its just-the-right-amount-of-sweet and ultra fluffy potato rolls and bread. In recent years, the family business has become a nationally known brand for supplying Shake Shack (one of the fastest-growing food chains in the country) with its burger buns. WHERE TO BUY MARTIN'S POTATO ROLLS Recently, a controversy around Jim Martin, the company’s executive chair and...

FDA faces backlash after proposed ban on flavored cigars

JUST THE NEWS – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a ban on all characterizing flavors in cigars in what they say is an attempt to reduce younger smokers from trying tobacco, but others say adults should have the freedom of choice. According to an FDA press release, the proposed ban on "all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars" would attempt to reduce "youth experimentation and addiction." "The proposed rules would help...

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