According to a new report, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has only about half of the $264 billion required to cover deposits in failed institutions. Meanwhile, the value of stock for several additional major banks has declined precipitously as depositors line up to withdraw their funds.
In other news, an illegal migrant raped a woman with a severe mental disability in a French psychiatric hospital.
To see the headlines and the articles, click “Continue reading” below.
Thanks to Dean, LP, Reader from Chicago, SS, TB, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.
Notice to tipsters: Please don’t submit extensive excerpts from articles that have been posted behind a subscription firewall, or are otherwise under copyright protection.
Caveat: Articles in the news feed are posted “as is”. Gates of Vienna cannot vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of the contents of any individual item posted here. I check each entry to make sure it is relatively interesting, not patently offensive, and at least superficially plausible. The link to the original is included with each item’s title. Further research and verification are left to the reader.
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly Calls for Censorship of Social Media Companies to Prevent Bank Run: Report
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., asked during a meeting about the bailout of Silicon Valley Bank whether social media could be censored to prevent misinformation going out that could lead to a bank run, according to reports.
Michael Shellenberger, an independent journalist who reports on the Twitter files and has contributed to Fox News reported that Kelly asked the Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and Federal Deposit and Insurance Corp (FDIC) about censorship measures during the meeting on Sunday.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Biden: US Banking System Secure, Even as Two Banks Collapse
U.S. bank stocks fell on Monday even as President Joe Biden assured Americans that the U.S. banking system was secure and that taxpayers would not bail out investors at two banks that collapsed.
“Americans can have confidence the banking system is safe. Your deposits are safe,” Biden said in a five-minute statement delivered at the White House as businesses opened for the work week.
He said that all customers at the California-based Silicon Valley Bank and the New York-based Signature Bank would have immediate access to their deposits as federal financial officials take control of their operations.
“No losses will be borne by taxpayers,” Biden declared. “Managers of these banks will be fired. Investors in these banks will not be protected.”
He said customers’ deposits will be covered by funds banks routinely pay into a U.S. government-held account for such emergencies.
He vowed, “We must get a full accounting of what happened” at the two banks.
Despite the assurances, U.S. banks lost about $90 billion in stock market value on Monday as investors feared additional bank failures. The biggest losses came from midsize banks, of the size of Silicon Valley Bank.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
BuzzFeed Sees $106.4M Net Loss in Q4 — Company Had Majority of Funds at Silicon Valley Bank
BuzzFeed, Inc. announced financial results for the full year and fourth quarter on Monday, with the media company reporting a huge net loss. The report also revealed that the California-based company kept a majority of its cash and cash equivalents at the recently-defunct Silicon Valley Bank.
The statement went on to quote a joint release from the US Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that says that depositors would be fully protected from the bank’s folding.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Climate Activist Companies at Risk After SVB Collapse, Bank Was Vital to ‘Climate-Tech Sector’
Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on Friday and following its seizure by regulators with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) it has been revealed that the bank was vital to the “climate-tech sector,” in addition to it being heavily used by tech companies based in Northern California and many venture-backed companies.
According to Heatmap News, a managing director at climate change venture capital firm Prelude Ventures, Gabriel Kra, said, “Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was an integral part of the early-stage climate tech community and I hope that they survive in some form to continue that role.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Democrat Barney Frank Was Board Member at Collapsed Signature Bank
Democrat former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) was a member of the board at the collapsed Signature bank.
As Slay News reported, New York-based Signature was shut down by regulators on Sunday in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse on Friday.
Now it has emerged that the former Democrat congressman, author of the 2010 Dodd-Frank bill, was a board member at the imploded bank.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
FDIC Has Only About Half the Cash Needed to Cover Roughly $264B in Deposits at Failed Banks, Report
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has $128 billion of cash on hand while deposits at failed banks are $264 billion, according to the latest data available.
Signature Bank has $88.6 billion of deposits and Silicon Valley Bank has $175.4 billion of deposits. According to the FDIC’s most recent quarterly report, the agency has a balance of $128 billion.
Signature failed Sunday and Silicon Valley failed Friday.
The FDIC, Treasury Department and Federal Reserve said jointly Sunday they are working together to allow depositors access to their money.
FDIC said Monday the exact amount of uninsured deposits will be determined once the agency obtains additional information from the banks and customers.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
First Republic Bank Plunges 66%, Western Alliance Down 62%, Customers Begin Lining Up
The banking crisis deepened on Monday morning as several banks plunged in pre-market trading, causing customers to begin lining up to withdraw their funds.
The news comes after the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday, marking the second-largest U.S. bank collapse in history.
On Sunday evening, regulators also shut down New York’s Signature Bank, striking more fears into the banking world.
The knock-on effects now appear to be hitting other banks hard.
Before Monday’s open, First Republic Bank was down a whopping 66% this morning.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Latest Bank to Collapse is Same One That Closed Trump’s Accounts After Jan 6th
A third U.S. bank has failed in the space of a week, and this time its the same one that closed President Trump’s accounts two years ago, reasoning that it would not do business with Trump after January 6th.
Signature bank in New York was shut down by US regulators on Sunday, according to a joint statement from the Federal Reserve, US Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), noting that the lender “was closed by its state chartering authority.”
It comes after SVB bank and California-based crypto-focused Silvergate also failed.
The statement further notes that “[SVB] depositors will have access to all of their money starting Monday, March 13… We are announcing a similar systemic risk exception for Signature Bank… all depositors of this institution will be made whole. As with the resolution of Silicon Valley Bank, no losses will be borne by the taxpayer.”
Analysts were quick to point out that Signature severed lending to Trump and called for the then President to resign in January 2021.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Lauren Boebert Defiant Amid Banking Crisis: ‘No Bank Bailouts’
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is defiant amid the mounting banking crisis as Democrat President Joe Biden attempted to reassure Americans on Monday morning.
As Slay News reported, New York’s Signature Bank imploded on Sunday evening after the Friday collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
The crisis has caused a ripple effect through the banking world with several banks’ stock values plunging during market opening this morning.
In a tweet today, Boebert asserted that taxpayers won’t be held liable for the banking crisis.
“No bank bailouts,” the congresswoman said bluntly.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
New York’s Signature Bank Closed Down by Regulators Over ‘Systemic Risk’
Regulators have shut down New York’s cryptocurrency-focused Signature Bank in an effort to prevent the banking crisis from spreading.
The banking regulators cited “systemic risk” in a statement announcing the move on Sunday evening.
“We are also announcing a similar systemic risk exception for Signature Bank, New York, New York, which was closed today by its state chartering authority,” Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC said in a joint statement Sunday evening.
Regulators said depositors at Signature Bank will have full access to their deposits, a similar move to ensure depositors at the failed Silicon Valley Bank will get their money back.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Stock Market’s Major Indices Mixed Amid SVB Uncertainties, Bank Trading Halts
The stock market’s major indices posted mixed results on Monday amid lingering uncertainty after the collapse of several regional banks and doubts about the planned federal intervention to avert a financial crisis.
The DOW Jones Industrial Average finished down by 0.28%, coming in at 31,819.14. The index opened down from its previous close before rising on confidence the Treasury’s plans, though that bounce again reversed.
The S&P 500, meanwhile, enjoyed a marginally more stable trading session but still closed at 3,855.76, down 0.15%, while the Nasdaq posted a modest gain of 0.45%, closing at 11,188.84.
Exchanges halted trading of several bank stocks amid volatility concerns in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank’s failings on Friday and Sunday, respectively. The trade halts of potentially volatile stocks may have served to boost the overall market’s final numbers on Monday.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
SVB Parent Company, CEO and CFO Sued by Shareholders for Fraud
Shareholders of SVB Financial Group, the parent company of the now-defunct Silicon Valley Bank, filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Monday against the company and two top executives, accusing them of concealing information regarding interest rate increases and the impact they would have on the bank’s susceptibility to a bank run.
The lawsuit, filed in a San Jose federal court, is the first of its kind against the bank, with more expected, according to Reuters.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
SVB Was Especially Popular Among Joint US-Chinese Biotech Groups
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse has posed an issue for Chinese funds and tech start-ups using the bank as a funding bridge for groups operating between China and the United States.
According to the Financial Times, SVB’s sudden takeover by the US banking regulators on Friday left executives in China with little time to get their money back, with many now saying that their funds are tied up.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have been working with four witnesses with close ties to the Bidens, who have provided documents and other evidence tying the Bidens to the Chinese Communist Party.
“It’s as bad as we thought… Since we’ve last spoken we have bank records in hand. We have individuals who are working with our committee,” Committee chair James Comer (R-KY) told Fox News‘ Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“In the last two weeks we’ve met with either these individuals personally or with their attorneys. And that would be four individuals who had ties in with the Biden family in their various schemes around the world. So now we have in hand documents . We have in hand documents in hand that show just how the Biden family was getting money from the Chinese Communist Party.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Biden Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project That Was Slammed as ‘Carbon Bomb’ by Climate Activists
Democrat President Joe Biden has just approved a massive oil drilling project that was slammed by climate activists as a “carbon bomb.”
On Monday, the Biden administration announced that it is moving forward with approving a massive 30-year oil drilling project in Alaska.
The move comes despite objections from Democrat lawmakers and climate activists about the project’s environmental impact.
The Department of Interior (DOI) approved three of the five drilling sites proposed by oil company ConocoPhillips.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Biden Should Follow Orban’s Example of Putting His Country First, Says Director of US Institute
Hungary is reminiscent of the United States in the 1980s when there was a stronger focus on families, freedom of speech still existed, and there was no government oppression, Shea Bradley-Farrell, director of the Washington-based Counterpoint Institute, told Hungarian national radio in an interview on Sunday.
She said Hungary is an example of freedom for Europe, adding that it was important to note that Hungary could not support all the sanctions imposed by Brussels in connection with the Russian-Ukrainian war, as such a stance would have crushed Hungary’s economy.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
On Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the show’s namesake questioned why 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump voters would vote for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, saying “why would we want a tribute band when the actual band is still playing?”
“First of all, everything I hear about DeSantis is that he’s dull. He doesn’t have any charisma,” said Maher.
Maher continued on to say that he believes liberals “make a real effort not to understand the Trump voter. And, you know, there’s like, ‘oh, DeSantis is gonna be great because he’s — it’s Trumpism without Trump.’ And I think they’re like, why would we want a tribute band when the actual band is still playing?”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Blue Alert Canceled: Man Accused of Shooting Hermann Police Officers in Custody
HERMANN, Mo. — The man accused of killing one Hermann, Missouri, police officer and wounding another in a double shooting has been taken into custody.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed Kenneth Simpson’s arrest to FOX 2’s Chris Hayes Monday afternoon.
The shooting happened just before 9:20 p.m. Sunday at the Casey’s on Market Street in Hermann. The circumstances of the shooting have not been released, other than the suspect shot two Hermann police officers.
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith, 34, was identified as the officer killed in a tweet from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Officer Adam Sullentrup, 31, was also shot and has been taken to a St. Louis hospital for treatment. BackStoppers will be helping both families.
| — Hat tip: LP | [Return to headlines] |
California Holds Half of All ‘Unsheltered’ Homeless People in US
The US homeless population increased between 2020 and 2022 to over half a million Americans currently homeless, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This after a period of decline.
The report stated that 60 percent of the homeless were “staying in sheltered locations—emergency shelters, safe havens, or transitional housing programs—and four in ten (40%) were in unsheltered locations such as on the street, in abandoned buildings, or in other places not suitable for human habitation.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Elon Musk has responded to reports that Facebook’s parent company Meta is planning to launch a new social media platform to challenge Twitter.
As Slay News reported, Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly planning to launch a new app to rival the mounting threat from Musk’s growing free speech-focused Twitter.
Since Musk’s takeover of Twitter in late October, the platform has been booming with new and returning users who are drawn to the new boss’s free speech agenda.
Musk has long stated that he wants to eradicate censorship and make Twitter the world’s “digital town square” where all views are welcome.
Facebook, on the other hand, has continued to ramp up censorship efforts in recent years and has seen a mass exodus of users.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Eric Schmidt, a former Google CEO who previously said, “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place,” recently testified that people shouldn’t be able to have “true anonymity” when using generative AI products — a predictive form of AI that can produce various types of content.
Schmidt made the comments on generative AI when testifying at a House Oversight Committee hearing titled: “Advances in AI: Are We Ready For a Tech Revolution?”
During the hearing, the former Google CEO offered three principles for how people should interact with generative AI platforms, one of which related to stripping true anonymity from users.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Families of Connecticut Victims Outraged After State Commutes 44 Murder Sentences: ‘Outrageous’
Families of Connecticut crime victims are outraged after 44 murderers had their sentences commuted, accusing the Board of Pardons and Paroles of amending its policy to favor the state’s most violent criminals.
Critics of the commutation surge have argued the spike in sentence reduction “re-victimizes” families who chose to accept plea bargains in order to avoid the emotional and mental toll of a lengthy trial.
Audrey Carlson, who lost her daughter Elizabeth after she was murdered more than two decades ago, joined “Fox & Friends First” Monday to discuss her concerns over the policy and why the commutations are “outrageous.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Twitter boss Elon Musk appears to have hit a raw nerve with his criticisms of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s handling of the pandemic.
During a Saturday appearance on CNN, Fauci fired back at Musk’s December calls to “prosecute” Fauci.
Fauci told host Jim Acosta that Musk’s comments are “craziness,” “insanity,” and “disinformation.”
The former top federal health official argued that criticisms of his handling of the pandemic are based on “outright lies.”
Fauci continued by claiming that he can’t “figure out what the heck” Musk and others are “talking about.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Florida University Reportedly Denies Student Mental Health Access Because He is White
A student at the University of South Florida (USF) was reportedly denied mental health services because he was not a member of the black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) community, according to communications obtained by Campus Reform.
Andrew Davis wanted to attend an “Understanding Self and Others” (USO) group therapy meeting, but he realized that none of the sessions worked with his schedule. Because of this, he asked USF’s counseling center if he could attend the BIPOC meeting as it was the only time he could attend, but the university informed him this wasn’t allowed.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
House Oversight Committee Subpoenas Financial Records for Hunter Biden Business Associate
On Monday, it was revealed that Representative James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, subpoenaed financial records from Bank of America for Rob Walker, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, along with two other people
A spokesperson for the Comer-led House Oversight Committee told the Washington Examiner, “The Oversight Committee has subpoenaed and obtained financial records related to the Biden family’s influence peddling. These documents solidify our understanding of several areas of concern and have opened new avenues of investigation about the Biden family’s business schemes.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
(The Center Square) — The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Illinois that has prevented the cashless bail provision of the SAFE-T Act from going into effect.
Dozens of state’s attorneys in the fall sued Illinois to stop the state from implementing the no-cash bail law approved as part of the SAFE-T Act in January 2021.
A Kankakee County judge found the law violated the Illinois Constitution on several grounds.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Jan 6 Videos Show Antifa Infiltrating Trump Supporters, Inciting Violence
Previously censored videos from Jan. 6 have remerged that show members of the far-left group Antifa infiltrating crowds of Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol and inciting violence.
The videos first emerged shortly after January 6, 2021, but were blocked across social media platforms.
However, they are now going viral on Elon Musk’s Twitter in wake of Tucker Carlson’s recent reporting on the Jan. 6 Tapes.
The videos also show supporters of President Donald Trump attempting to stop Antifa members from committing vandalism at the Capitol.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Jan. 6 Defense Attorney Moves to Dismiss Case Amid Allegations FBI Altered Evidence
A defense attorney representing an alleged participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot demanded on Sunday that the court either dismiss his client’s case or appoint a special master to review evidence following allegations that the FBI tampered with materials, which emerged when cross-examining a bureau witness.
Lawyer Roger Roots is representing Dominic Pezzola and has moved for the court to not merely dismiss the case, but to pause all Jan. 6 prosecutions pending evidentiary hearings, the Epoch Times reported.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
LAPD to Send Unarmed Officials to Respond to ‘Non-Criminal’ 911 Calls
The union for Los Angeles Police Department officers has released a list of calls for service that it believes can be handled by unarmed responders.
President of the Los Angeles Police Protective League Craig Lally said officers are often sent to respond to too many calls that may be better suited for unarmed service providers and that the union has been working with the City of Los Angeles to develop the list.===
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A law group filed a complaint against Stanford Health Care alleging that a doctor was “forced” to resign due to speaking out against COVID-related policies.
In Santa Clara, California, the Dhillon Law Group on Thursday filed a complaint against Stanford Health Care alleging that a doctor’s resignation was forced due to criticizing COVID-19 policies such as school closures, mask mandates, and vaccine mandates.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Oregon Public Schools Lose Students to Private Education During Pandemic
Oregon’s public school system has seen significant declines in student enrollment since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March of 2020, with roughly 30,000 students leaving the system.
That figure is the second highest in the United States, according to Stanford University’s Big Local News project, which notes that Oregon has lost 5 percent of its enrollment.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Portland Homelessness Crisis Spirals Out of Control: ‘This is Their Vision of Utopia’
The homeless crisis in Portland, Ore., has spiraled out of control in recent years, with one drug counselor saying the city is actually encouraging homelessness by allowing activists to set up empty tents on the street.
Kevin Dahlgreen, a drug counselor with 27 years of experience in social services, argued the city is taking a “Band-Aid” approach to a spiraling crisis by incentivizing homeless people to sleep on the streets.
“When you’re not actually helping the permanent solutions, the old homeless stay there and the new homeless come in and everything just grows,” he said.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Republicans Take Aim at State Department-Funded Censorship
House Republicans are turning up the pressure on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to answer questions about why U.S. taxpayer dollars went to a British nonprofit that polices what it deems “disinformation” online, with a special target on news outlets that are not left-leaning.
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) led 11 other members of Congress signing a letter Saturday to Blinken demanding to know why the State Department’s Global Engagement Center and the U.S.-funded National Endowment for Democracy sent more than $650,000 to the British Global Disinformation Index in 2021.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Santa Clara County Denies COVID Surveillance Claims
Santa Clara county is denying claims that it violated the constitution by conducting surveillance on San Jose’s Calvary Chapel. The denial is in response to an article by journalist David Zweig.
“The recent story by David Zweig has at its core false assertions and does not reflect an understanding of basic facts of the county’s public health orders or enforcement program,” the county told Fox News.
Zweig’s article claimed that the county conducted a sophisticated “spy operation” that targeted the church. The church and the county are involved in ongoing litigation.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A former St. Louis homicide detective and 26-year veteran on the force, said a George Soros-backed district attorney, Kimberly Gardner, placed him on an infamous “exclusion list,” which bars officers from being involved in crucial portions of criminal justice proceedings.
Roger Murphey retired in 2021, approximately two years after he said he was put on an exclusion list which made him feel like a sitting duck. As an excluded officer, Murphey would have to ask other officers to file his paperwork to Gardner’s office — such as arrest and search warrants, as well as grand jury subpoenas, he said.
Murphey said he left law enforcement for his own sanity. He added that he would not recommend young people become officers. “It’s not worth it,” he said.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know if having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Young women nationwide are struggling with their mental health — with many turning to self-harm as a way to cope.
Some 57% of female teens in the U.S. struggled with feeling “persistently sad” in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Of the women surveyed, 30% considered suicide, 24% planned suicide and 13% attempted suicide.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Trump Vows to Break Up Department of Education, Redistribute Its Functions to States
Former President Donald Trump spoke in Davenport, Iowa, on Monday to deliver his platform on education issues as his 2024 presidential campaign kicks into high gear.
During the speech, Trump stated that his administration had extensively studied the possibility of breaking up the Department of Education altogether and reallocating its functions to the states, earning raucous applause.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
United Flight Sparks Massive Response in Vermont After Disturbing Note Found in Bathroom
A United Airlines flight from New Jersey to Vermont sparked a massive emergency response Sunday after a disturbing note was found inside a bathroom.
Flight 3613 took off from Newark Airport at 3:14 p.m. with 65 passengers for a flight to Burlington International Airport, but 20 minutes before landing, the pilot was notified of a threat, WPTZ reported.
Authorities have not described the nature of the threat, but a passenger on the flight told the outlet that “someone left a note.”
The pilot notified air traffic control and a massive emergency response was launched at the airport, which was closed for several hours after the plane landed about 4:30 p.m. and was taken to an isolated spot on the tarmac.
Responding agencies included the Vermont State Police Bomb Squad, local police, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.
Passengers told WPTZ that they were given limited information as they sat on the plane for about two hours before being allowed to get off.
K-9 units were brought aboard around 6:30 p.m. to sweep the cabin, the travelers said.
Once the plane was cleared, they were allowed to leave the aircraft, but without any of their belongings.
| — Hat tip: Vlad Tepes | [Return to headlines] |
Viral Video Shows Family of Jan 6 Prisoner Blocked From Seeing Him in Arkansas Jail
The family of a January 6 prisoner has reportedly been turned away from an Arkansas prison, where the Iowa father is being held on an over seven-year sentence for his actions during the January 6, 2021 riots at the Capitol building.
Kyle J. Young is being held at FCI Forrest Medium, a medium security federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas, after being sentenced to 86 months in prison. According to the Associated Press, Judge Amy Berman Jackson gave Young credit for the 17 months he was held in custody since his arrest, bringing his sentence down to five years and nine months in prison.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Virginia’s Largest School District Pulls AP Government Test Question Amid Outrage
Fairfax County is Virginia’s largest school district, and one of the biggest in the country. A recent test question in an advanced placement (AP) government course asked students a multiple-choice question to choose an “accurate comparison of liberals versus conservatives.”
Some concerned parents say regardless of your politics, you should be furious with the nature of the question.
The choices represented a bunch of stereotypical identities — based on race, gender, sexuality and age.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
YouTuber is Forced to Pay $38K in Attorneys’ Fees After Censorship Lawsuit Fails
YouTuber Marshall Daniels, who posts content under the pseudonym “Young Pharaoh,” was ordered by a court to pay $38,576 in attorney fees to YouTube for filing a lawsuit that the court said “lacked merit.”
The court ruled that his complaint “clearly lacked merit and was frivolous from the outset.”
Daniels, who filed the complaint in 2020, claimed that he was the victim of “reverse censorship.” He filed the complaint after two of his videos were removed and his account demonetized. One of the videos criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci while the other criticized the George Floyd protests.
According to Daniels, the videos were removed because of political pressure, not for violating the platform’s guidelines.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
“Alberta is Calling” Campaign Relaunches Despite Premier Ford’s Protests
The Alberta government is launching a second Alberta is Calling campaign to attract more skilled workers from Ontario and Atlantic Canada even after Ontario Premier Doug Ford told Alberta Premier Danielle Smith he’s not a fan of the advertisements.
The first iteration of the campaign, which ran in summer 2022, targeted skilled labour workers living in Toronto and Vancouver. The second campaign seeks to attract Canadians living in the Maritimes and parts of Ontario, including London, Hamilton, Windsor, and Sudbury.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Alcohol is About to Get More Expensive in Canada. These Organizations Are Fighting to Stop the Hike
Canadian residents might notice that their next trip to the liquor store sets them back further than usual.
On April 1, the federal government’s annual escalator excise tax will go into effect, raising the price of beer, wine, and spirits by just over six per cent.
While buying a few beers at The Beer Store in Markham, Ont., customer Scott Maple told CTV News Toronto he didn’t support the price hike.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Blanchet Calls Out Significant Donors of Chinese Origin to Trudeau’s Riding Association
Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is calling out significant donations from persons of Chinese origin given to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s riding association in 2016, which came when the Liberal government was authorizing a new charter bank called Wealth One catering to Chinese Canadians.
This comes amid the Liberals being under increased pressure to call an independent inquiry into election interference from China.
“In just two days, the Prime Minister’s riding received $70,000 from donors of Chinese origin, and at the same time, the government authorized the establishment of a Chinese bank in Canada,” said Blanchet.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Many Are Skeptical of New Alcohol Guidelines: Survey
The majority of Canadians plan to ignore the government’s update to alcohol consumption guidelines, according to a new report.
In the Ipsos report released on Sunday, 73% of respondents said Canada’s update — recommending that alcohol consumption remain below two drinks per week — is unlikely to affect their decision making.
“Canadians don’t appear set on radically changing their behaviours,” the report said.
A large portion of Canadians felt skeptical about the guideline, or distrusted the government behind it.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Ontario Considering Banning TikTok in Public Schools
The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok may be banned from Ontario public schools, according to Minister of Education Stephen Lecce.
Lecce revealed the details on Friday, one day after the government moved to ban TikTok from Ontario government devices because of concerns that the social media app posed a threat to privacy.
“We obviously share a very profound concern about the privacy impacts for young people,” said Lecce. “This is a decision that we will communicate on.”
Lecce also told reporters the app has consequences for children beyond a potential data breach.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
10,000 Dutch Farmers Protest Government’s Crippling Nitrogen Emissions Target in the Hague
Thousands of Dutch farmers protested on Saturday against the government’s policies to reduce nitrogen emissions, warning they will put farms out of business and affect food production.
Hundreds of tractors from across the Netherlands could be seen driving to the event in The Hague ahead of regional elections this week, and more than 10,000 farmers were in attendance, according to the Reuters news agency.
Protesters accused the Dutch government of forcing farmers off of privately owned land in order to appease Brussels, and carried banners reading “No farmers, no food” and “There is no nitrogen ‘problem.’“
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Fewer Swedes Call Themselves Liberals, Feminists as More Switch to Conservatism
Fewer Swedish voters see themselves as liberals now compared to a year ago, a survey made by pollster Ipsos on behalf of Swedish media has shown.
A year ago, 31 percent of Swedish voters called themselves liberals, a figure that has now dropped to merely 26 percent.
The development is particularly clear among the ruling Moderates’ voters, signaling a change of heart. In a single year, the percentage of self-professed liberals has fallen from 46 to 35 percent. At the same time, the proportion of Moderate voters who call themselves conservatives has increased to a corresponding degree, signaling that the party is returning to its roots, as it has long been the largest right-of-center force in the Nordic country.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Germany: 18-Year-Old Moroccan Arrested for Planned Islamist Terror Attack in Frankfurt
An 18-year-old Moroccan-German male has been arrested after planning to target Frankfurt with an automatic weapon attack, according to the German State Criminal Police Office.
According to police, the arrested man researched the construction of unconventional explosive and incendiary devices on the internet while planning for his attack. He also researched remote detonation mechanisms and obtained a long stabbing weapon, which he stored in his parents’ garage.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
‘It’s Not Our War’ — Polish Football Fans Punished for Displaying Anti-War Banner
Fans of Poland’s Slask club from the city of Wroclaw unfurled a banner with the slogan “It’s not our war” during a game in late February. The incident sparked controversy in Poland, as the sentiments expressed in the banner were allegedly introduced to the public via an anti-Ukrainian campaign led by Polish historian and commentator Leszek Sykulski.
On March 1, the league’s governing body decided to fine the club 15,000 PLN as punishment for the fans’ behavior. It argued that the fine was appropriate, as this was not the first time a banner of this kind had appeared. Back in October, fans of the club displayed one with the slogan “Stop the Ukrainization of Poland.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Mark Carney’s Climate Programs at the Bank of England to be Defunded
The Bank of England announced that it will cut funding for climate change initiatives first championed by Canadian economist and central banker Mark Carney.
While serving as the Bank’s governor from 2013 to 2020, Carney led several sustainability efforts including climate change insurance risks, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scores and more.
According to Bloomberg, inflation and current fiscal challenges means that those projects will no longer get the same priority as the Bank of England dedicates more resources to traditional economic concerns.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
The V4 is Now Nothing More Than a ‘Consultation Forum, ‘ Claims New Czech President
Newly elected Czech President Petr Pavel has dismissed the Visegrad Group (V4) as little more than a “consultation forum” in his latest remarks about the future of the alliance.
Speaking from Slovakia during his first trip abroad as Czechia’s premier, Pavel continued to present a lukewarm attitude toward the political alliance between Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.
While claiming the V4 has not been effective recently, he refrained from stating he would seek to withdraw from the group; however, he claimed there is no longer a clear political alliance among members.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Tusk Wants to End Teaching Religion in Schools as Controversy Over John Paul II Mounts
Donald Tusk, the leader of the largest opposition party, the liberal Civic Platform (PO), told a public meeting in western Poland that he favored removing religious teaching from schools in Poland, as the topic is alienating the young and doing more harm than good for the Catholic Church.
Tusk said he is a Catholic who when young was taught religion in classes organized outside of school by the church. He claimed he is lucky that he never experienced any sexual abuse from priests, and that the church in those days was different from today’s, which he called “a giant corporation, profit-oriented and lacking interest in preaching the gospel.” He argued the teaching of religion in schools had become a way for the Church to make money and that the Church was undermining itself when clerics such as Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski call LGBT a “rainbow plague” (in fact, Jedraszewski was referring to LGBT ideology and not people).
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
UK Boosts Defense Spending in Response to Russia, China
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday to increase military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) over the next two years in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the “epoch-defining challenge” posed by China.
The increase, part of a major update to U.K. foreign and defense policy, is less than military officials wanted. Sunak said the U.K. would increase military spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product “in the longer term,” but didn’t set a date. Britain currently spends just over 2% of GDP on defense, and military chiefs want it to rise to 3%.
The extra money will be used, in part, to replenish Britain’s ammunition stocks, depleted from supplying Ukraine in its defense against Russia. Some will also go toward a U.K.-U.S.-Australia deal to build nuclear-powered submarines.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
UK: BBC is ‘Past Its Sell-by-Date’ As a State-Funded Broadcaster, Claim Conservative MPs
The BBC has had its day as a taxpayer-funded corporation in the wake of the Gary Lineker impartiality saga, prominent Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed.
The former cabinet minister told GB News the state broadcaster should no longer be funded by the mandatory license fee of £159 payable by all Brits who watch live television, and said the BBC would have far fewer problems if it was privately funded.
The corporation has come under fierce scrutiny over the past week after its highest-paid presenter, Gary Lineker, criticized the government’s new asylum policy on social media by comparing it with 1930s Germany.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Prince Andrew is said to be “in despair” that the king hasn’t shared their late mother’s inheritance.
According to multiple reports, King Charles became the sole beneficiary of Queen Elizabeth II’s wealth under a 1993 agreement that no inheritance tax is paid on assets moving from one sovereign to another. The queen’s estate is estimated to be worth nearly $800 million.
A palace source alleged to the U.K.’s DailyMail that the queen’s fortune had passed directly “from monarch to monarch” because that was the most “tax efficient” way to transfer it. As a result, none of the queen’s other children, including Princess Anne and Prince Edward, would receive money.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
UK: Wild Sex Claims Revealed at ‘Cushiest’ Prison as 18 Female Guards Fired, Quit: Report
At least 18 female guards in the U.K.’s “cushiest prison” have reportedly been fired or resigned amid a flurry of sordid sexual accusations — including claims of sex inside cells and one guard smuggling her underwear to an inmate.
HMP Berwyn, which is also Britain’s largest facility, has been hit with various claims of illicit affairs and inappropriate relationships between guards and inmates since it opened in 2017, with three former workers sentenced in a 2019 scandal, the Mirror reported.
The publication obtained documents about the exits obtained through information requests showed the inappropriate relationships were more widespread than had been publicly known.
British outlets are reporting that the 18 women who were fired or resigned from a single jail is a “record,” noting that since 2019, a total of 31 women across England and Wales have been fired from jails for intimate relationships with inmates.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Pilot Dies Suddenly Shortly Before Flying Packed Passenger Jet
A British Airways pilot has collapsed and died suddenly after suffering a heart attack shortly before he was due to fly a packed passenger jet.
The pilot, who hasn’t been identified by the airline, died at a hotel in Egypt after collapsing unexpectedly.
He was on his way to Cairo Airport to fly a British Airways (BA) plane back to Heathrow in the UK.
There were roughly 200 passengers aboard the flight that the deceased pilot was due to fly.
The pilot was with the rest of his fellow crew members when he collapsed as they prepared to travel to the airport, according to reports.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Climate Activists Despair as Energy Giant Saudi Aramco Posts Record $161 Billion Profit for 2022
Climate activists reacted with anger and despair Sunday at the news oil giant Saudi Aramco achieved record profits last year.
| — Hat tip: SS | [Return to headlines] |
ICC Expected to Launch War Crimes Cases Against Russians Over Ukraine
AMSTERSDAM/NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine, March 13 (Reuters) — The International Criminal Court is expected to seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine and targeting civilian infrastructure, a source said on Monday, in what would be the first international war crimes cases arising from Moscow’s invasion.
The source said the arrest warrants could include the crime of genocide, and were expected to arrive in the “short term” if the court prosecutor’s request was approved by a pre-trial judge at the Hague-based court. It was unclear which Russian officials the prosecutor might seek warrants against.
| — Hat tip: Dean | [Return to headlines] |
Nord Stream Sabotage Theory Pushed by US and Germany Has Major Holes
After the Seymour Hersh published his detailed report alleging the U.S. was behind the attack on the German-Russian Nord Stream pipelines, it marked a major turning point in the war in terms of public perception. There had long been rumblings that the U.S. was behind the attack for various reasons, but now here was a concrete report from one of the premier investigative journalists in the world claiming a NATO country had attacked the critical infrastructure of another NATO ally. The story was explosive.
Hersh’s report also led to a serious foreign policy crisis behind the scenes. While the U.S. denied it was behind the attack, when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Washington to meet President Joe Biden earlier this month, they were careful to field no questions from reporters. After all, how would they avoid having to answer the inevitable queries about whether the U.S. did in fact orchestrate the sabotage.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Hong Kong Tiananmen Square Vigil Organizers Are Imprisoned Over Refusal to Hand Over Data
Three members of the since-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance have been sentenced to four and a half months in prison for refusing to give the police sensitive data. The alliance was accused of violating the “National Security Law” that Beijing enforced in Hong Kong in 2020.
The Hong Kong Alliance was the organizer of the annual Tiananmen Square vigil. The organization was disbanded in September 2021, after senior members were arrested for “inciting subversion of state power” and being a “foreign agent.”
On March 4, Tang Ngok Kwan, Tsui Hon Kwong, and Chow Hang-Tung were convicted for refusing to comply with an order to hand over sensitive data to the national security police. The order required them to hand over information about the organization’s activities, funding, employees, executives, and board members.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
In China, Men Are Modeling Lingerie After Ban on Women Streamers
China’s internet censors do not allow images of women that could be deemed racy. So, retailers selling female underwear online have been using men to model their products.
Multiple businesses that sell lingerie through live streaming have had their broadcasts cut short for featuring female models. To counter the censorship, retailers have been using mannequins and male models.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Japan Grants Long-Term Visa to Gay US Man Wed to Japanese
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan has granted a long-term visa to an American man who married his same-sex Japanese partner in the United States, in what his representative called on Monday a “breakthrough” move in a country that does not recognize same-sex marriage.
The designated activities visa will allow Andrew High, who has been seeking long-term residence through the legal system, to remain in Japan for up to a year. The visa was granted by the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau on Friday.
“The decision was made on a case-by-case basis, but it should be established as part of the system,” his representative said.
Same-sex couples are eligible for a designated activities visa if both of them are foreign nationals but not if one of them is Japanese. High had previously only been granted a temporary visa.
Last September, the Tokyo District Court said H
| — Hat tip: TB | [Return to headlines] |
U.S. And South Korea Hold Joint Drills Amid Mounting Tensions With North Korea
On Monday, the United States and South Korea began a series of joint military drills amid mounting tensions with the North Korean regime, as well as neighboring China and Russia.
[Comment: A pity. Trump had reduced tensions in the Korean peninsula.]
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
‘Transcends Politics’: The Unlikely Group of Australian Politicians Rallying Behind Julian Assange
One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts and Greens Senator David Shoebridge are rarely on the same page.
From climate change, immigration, the Voice to Parliament — the pair are often at odds on issues.
But on Thursday, their eyes were fixed on a screen at Parliament House, listening to a presentation that seemed to have struck a chord across Australia’s political divide.
Stella Moris was beaming in via videolink from Europe.
Her husband, Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, has been on remand for nearly four years at London’s Belmarsh Prison, a maximum-security jail particularly reserved for inmates deemed national security risks.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
28-Year-Old Rapper Dies Suddenly on Stage at Music Festival
28-year-old rapper Costa Titch died suddenly after collapsing on stage while performing at a music festival over the weekend.
The South African music star collapsed unexpectedly at a Johannesburg music festival on Saturday, according to an Instagram statement by his family.
No cause of death has been announced.
A video recorded by a fan in the crowd shows Titch collapsing on the stage before he’s helped back up to his feet.
He then tries to walk to the side to hold himself up before he collapses again and falls off the front of the stage.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
“It’s Too Dangerous”: Texas Officials Issue Travel Warning After Latest Mexico Kidnappings
Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has warned Americans against travel in Mexico after three Texans have gone missing.
“We have a duty to inform the public about safety, travel risks, and threats. Based on the volatile nature of cartel activity and the violence we are seeing there; we are urging individuals to avoid travel to Mexico at this time,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw.
Lt. Chris Olivarez reiterated the warning, and advised Spring Breakers in particular to avoid Mexico.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Brussels Has Lost Control of Immigration Says Hungary’s Deputy Interior Minister
The European Union has relinquished control of its external borders to people smugglers who now decide who becomes a European resident and who does not, Hungary’s Deputy Minister of Interior Bence Rétvari said on Monday.
Speaking on the M1 television channel, Rétvari criticized the European Commission for its inadequate support in helping Hungary turn back 270,000 illegal border crossers last year, and said there is no central will in Brussels to prevent illegal immigration.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Mediterranean Migrant Crossing More Than Double in the First Two Months of 2023
The number of illegal border crossings from North Africa into Italy more than doubled in the first two months of the year, compared to the same period in 2022.
A total of 11,951 crossings via the Central Mediterranean migratory route were detected in January and February, up 118 percent over the same period last year and accounting for two of every five irregular border crossings into the European Union so far this year.
According to the European Union’s border agency, Frontex, the top three nations of origin for migrants arriving via the Mediterranean are Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Pakistan.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
The massive group of migrants who attempted to enter the US on Sunday may have been motivated by cartel-spread online rumors that indicated the United States would welcome them in.
According to new reports, migrants who took part in the ‘absolute madness’ at the Paso Del Norte Bridge at the US-Mexico border had seen social media posts falsely advertising an open border.
One migrant who spoke with the Texas Tribune said they had seen a post about a ‘day of the migrant’ celebration which would allow them to enter the United States.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
New York City’s backlog for migrant appointments at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices is the worst in the country, with new arrivals being told they won’t be seen until October 2032.
There are currently almost 40,000 people on the waitlist, The New York Post reported on Monday.
Second and third to New York are two Florida cities — Jacksonville and Miramar.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Report: Red Cross Provides Illegals With Maps and Tips About How to Cross Border Into U.S.
The Red Cross is providing materials to undocumented immigrants in an attempt help them successfully illegally cross the border into the U.S., according to a report.
The documents, obtained by The Daily Caller show “maps and guides for migrants to make the dangerous journeys to the U.S.-Mexico border.”
One map highlights common routes which would take immigrants directly to cities including El Paso and McAllen in Texas, as well as Nogales in Arizona.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Convicted felons caught illegally crossing into Texas could face up to life in prison under a new Republican bill.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined “America’s Newsroom” to discuss the state’s attempted border crackdown after a group of roughly 1,000 migrants were seen rushing the Paso Del Norte bridge in El Paso, Sunday.
“We filed a bill on Friday, Senate Bill 2424, to show those coming here illegally we mean business in Texas,” Patrick said Monday. “If you come here, and you have a conviction for a felony, you could face up to life in prison. This is a brand new crime. And if you cross illegally for any reason, up to a year in jail, the second time up to two years.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Woman With ‘Severe Mental Disability’ Raped by Illegal Migrant at French Psychiatric Hospital
An illegal migrant staying at a psychiatric hospital was arrested for raping a patient with a ‘severe mental deficiency’ last week in France, according to reports.
The disturbing incident unfolded on Friday at a facility in Évreux, a commune in the department of Eure.
Authorities were called by staffers after they learned a 24-year-old woman had been sexually assaulted in a restroom.
The suspect allegedly entered the victim’s room and led her to bathroom where he undressed her and raped her.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Calgary Wants to Ban “Specified” Protesters Following Drag Queen Story Protest
Calgary city administration wants to ban “specified” protesters from being within 100 metres of public libraries and recreation centres.
The proposed amendment to the existing harassment bylaws comes after a Calgary street pastor was arrested for protesting a drag queen story hour at a public library.
Council will debate the potential new bylaw and amendment on Tuesday, while city administration recommends changes be approved immediately.
The “Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw” would put 100-metre buffer zones around public facilities, but only for “specified protests.” Those found guilty of breaching the bylaw could be subject to a fine of up to $10,000 and up to one year in prison.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Canada: Federal Liberals Gives Funds for New Non-Binary Sports League
The Government of Canada invested on Monday into an exclusive LGBTQ+ sports league in Ontario.
The funding for the SPECTRUM league in Kitchener is part of a government program that tests innovation in sport, with the goal of spreading successful innovations nationwide.
“We know there are still major barriers to sport today,” wrote Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge. “Together, we will make sport more inclusive, equitable and accessible to everyone in Canada.”
The Government invested $90,000 into a 2SLGBTQI+ Sports in Waterloo Region project, which hosts a multi-sport league for non-binary players.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
CNN Deals Humiliating Blow to Don Lemon in Major Shakeup, Picks a Woman to be His New Boss
CNN has dealt embattled anti-women host Don Lemon a humiliating blow in a major shakeup by picking a woman to be his new boss.
Lemon recently insulted every woman in America when he said:
“A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.”
Lemon will now be taking orders from Lauren Mensch, Mensch and Chris Russell were named as Executive Producers of Lemon’s failing show “CNN This Morning.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Don Lemon Gets Humiliated at Oscars as Hollywood Turns on CNN Star
CNN host Don Lemon got humiliated at the Oscars last night as Hollywood has finally turned on the embattled news anchor over his anti-women rhetoric.
Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh made history last night becoming the first Asian actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
During her historic acceptance speech, the 60-year-old Malaysian-born Yeoh called out Lemon for claiming that women of a certain age are not “in their prime.”.
“This is proof that dreams, dream big, and dreams do come true,” Yeoh said.
“And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you’re ever past your prime.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A stunning insight into the utter state of Gen Z feminism and modern dating.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
How Drag Queens Became a Trojan Horse to Promote Militant Trans Ideology to Children…
…and why parents who say the lewd shows — that can feature bondage gear and nipple tassels — aren’t suitable for youngsters are derided as ‘bigots’
Clad in thigh-high rubber boots with 6in heels and a tiny skin-tight skirt, drag queen Copper Topp is an enthusiastic performer on the drag circuit.
| — Hat tip: SS | [Return to headlines] |
Minnesota Becomes ‘Sanctuary State’ For Child Sex Changes
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order last week to protect and support those seeking or receiving experimental medical sex change interventions in the state.
Executive Order 23-03 comes in response to several US states recently moving to ban so-called “gender affirming care” for minors on the grounds that there is no good quality evidence to support such extreme interventions for a poorly defined psychiatric disorder that many experts believe to be the result of social contagion.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Oregon High School Teacher Makes Students Write Essays on Their ‘Sexual Fantasies’
An Oregon high school is facing severe backlash from parents after a health teacher allegedly assigned students to write a short story about a sexual fantasy.
Kirk Miller, health teacher and football coach at Churchill High school in Eugene, allegedly wrote that the essays should not “involve penetration of any kind or oral sex,” but that they should reference at least three items from a list of suggestions including “romantic music, candles, massage oil, feathers, a feather boa and flavored syrup,” reports Oregon Live.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Pokémon Fans Hit With False YouTube Copyright Strikes
Pokémon anime YouTube fan channels are reporting that they have been receiving multiple copyright strikes from the producer of the animated TV show, ShoPro.
The creators behind these YouTube fan channels have taken to Twitter to complain about recent takedown requests from ShoPro.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Team Canada Athlete Speaks Out on Trans Women in Powerlifting
Canadian female powerlifter April Hutchinson is speaking up about what she describes as the unfair competition that women face when competing against transgender athletes.
Hutchinson, a powerlifter with Team Canada, has begun voicing her concerns with the Canadian Powerlifting Union after allowing male-to-female transgender women to compete in women’s powerlifting competitions.
In an exclusive interview with True North, Hutchinson explained how transgender women entering powerlifting competitions is inherently unfair, as biological men have significant physical advantage over women.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Top British Medical Journal Says US Approach to Child Sex Changes is Not ‘Evidence-Based’
The prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) has called the American model of gender-affirming care for minors not “evidence-based” and at risk of harming young people through “overtreatment,” leading some trans activists to make accusations of transphobia and alarmism.
An investigation by The BMJ found that more and more young people in the US are being offered medical and surgical sex change interventions, sometimes bypassing psychological assessment and counselling, said BMJ Editor-in-Chief Kamran Abbasi in an article published March 9.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Transgender Daycare Worker Arrested for Sexually Abusing a Baby
A 25-year-old Kentucky daycare worker, who “identifies” as a “transgender woman,” has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a baby, according to reports.
The suspect, “Maria Childers,” was charged with raping the infant at the daycare center where he works.
According to the police, Childers was caught sexually abusing the baby while he was supposed to be changing the infant’s diaper.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A Canadian psychiatrist who was one of the early pioneers of the pediatric sex change medical experiment has spoken out against gender-affirming care and the use of puberty blockers and hormones for minors in an interview with the Daily Caller.
Dr. Susan Bradley, formerly of Toronto’s Clarke Institute, brought puberty blockers to Canada in 2005 when the treatment protocol was still in its experimental phase. Bradley had been running a pediatric gender clinic in the city since 1975, but prior to embarking on this reckless medical experiment, the clinic had only offered talk therapy to the minuscule number of youth it treated for gender-related issues.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
SWEDEN – as they change to an islamic country and islamic population voters will become far right “death penalty for everything” conservatives. Who didn’t see that coming? Such morons these liberals importing people who have completely opposite views to them. Politics/democracy is a numbers game and its a “bitch” when you are stupid enough to bring voters in for the other side. Happens in the US and Australia too. That’s why it is unlikely we will ever see a conservative government in Victoria (AUS) again as the mass migration we have had does not match those values. That’s why there is no future in this state and I tell people to leave if they can.