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Canada Euthanized 241 Dementia Patients in 2023– www.lifenews.com

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Canada Euthanized 241 Dementia Patients in 2023– www.lifenews.com
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An article that was written by Angelo Bottone and published by thinkspot.com on March 25, 2025 examining Canada’s 2023 euthanasia statistics.

Article: Canada – 15,343 reported euthanasia deaths in 2023 (Link).

Bottone reports on Canada’s basic euthanasia statistics. He writes:

In 2023, 15,343 Canadians died by euthanasia or assisted suicide, according to the ‘Fifth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying’. This marks a 15.8% increase over 2022 and represents 4.7% of all deaths in 2023. Since its legalisation in 2016, there have been 60,301 cases of assisted suicide and euthanasia cases in Canada that we know of.

British MP Changes Her Mind, Will Vote Against Assisted Suicide Bill– www.lifenews.com

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British MP Changes Her Mind, Will Vote Against Assisted Suicide Bill– www.lifenews.com
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Naz Shah, a Labour MP who originally supported assisted suicide is opposing the Kim Leadbeater assisted suicide bill. The UK assisted suicide bill passed at second reading by a vote of 330 to 275. The bill was debated in committee where there were 393 proposed amendments with only 32 of the amendments accepted.

Shah is one of many MP’s who support assisted suicide in principle but are opposing the bill. Opposition to the bill may be the reason why Leadbeater, the sponsor of the bill, recently stated that, if passed, implementation of the assisted suicide bill would be delayed until 2029.

David Maddox, the Political Editor for The Independent, wrote an article that was published on March 30. Maddox explains why Shah is opposing the assisted suicide bill:

A Labour MP who had originally been inclined to vote in favour of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying legislation has claimed that the bill now has weaker safeguards than when MPs voted on it in November.

Naz Shah spoke to The Independent in the wake of the laborious and, at times, tetchy committee stage of the controversial bill being completed in parliament last Wednesday.

The Bradford West MP, who served on the committee scrutinising the bill, had hoped that safeguards could be strengthened to make it workable but now claims the legislation is “fundamentally flawed”.

Maddox further reports on why Shah opposes the assisted suicide bill

…Ms Shah has said she is “very disappointed” and “disheartened” with the direction taken after hopes they could ensure the safeguards were robust.

She revealed: “Kim [Leadbeater] is a friend and when she first told me about the bill I was inclined to vote for it. But the more I looked at the details, the more concerns I had.”

Top among these were concerns over the way people who suffer from domestic abuse and have disabilities could potentially be coerced into ending their lives early. As someone who had suffered previously from domestic abuse in a forced marriage, these issues were important to her.

Ms Shah also made headlines during the process when she was forced to leave a session because her hearing aid batteries had run flat. An attempt to push through amendments had seen the session extended despite pleas from Ms Shah that she could not take part.

Crowd At Anti-Hegseth Town Hall In Deep Red District Reeks Of Astroturf– www.newsbusters.org

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Crowd At Anti-Hegseth Town Hall In Deep Red District Reeks Of Astroturf– www.newsbusters.org
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Sunday’s edition of MSNBC’s The Weekend featured a clip from a town hall in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District. In November, Trump and Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz carried the district handily: by 16 and 18 points, respectively.

Yet the crowd overwhelmingly and raucously cheered the suggestion that the congresswoman should demand Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s resignation, given the Signal chat that mistakenly included a journalist.

Co-host Symone Sanders claimed the cheering people were district “constituents,” and co-host Michael Steele took it a step further, saying they were Republicans. The show provided no evidence to support either statement. Did MSNBC make any effort to confirm the residence or registration of the crowd members?

Hypocrisy-proof Steele concluded the segment by saying:

“This sets up additional narratives, I think, for voters as well as journalists to dig a little bit deeper and find out a little bit more.”

Amen, Michael!

Stephen A. Smith goes scorched Earth on media’s SignalGate obsession: “Were y’all talking about 13 lives lost in Afghanistan?”– www.louderwithcrowder.com

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Stephen A. Smith goes scorched Earth on media’s SignalGate obsession: “Were y’all talking about 13 lives lost in Afghanistan?”– www.louderwithcrowder.com
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Stephen A. Smith won’t change the way he votes any more than Bill Maher or Jon Stewart will. It’s still entertaining and valuable when he calls out the left and the media (but I repeat myself) to a mainstream audience that wouldn’t typically hear such things. Like with SignalGate. And how the people calling for Pete Hegseth to be fired weren’t this outraged when the People Who Controlled Joe Biden Adminstration’s incompetence led to thirteen service members being killed during the Afghanistan withdrawal.

To recap SignalGate, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, or someone working for him, “accidentally” invited anti-Trump jorunalismer Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat about the Houthis being taken out. And because of Waltz’s f*ck up… the media and the left (but I repeat myself) still butthurt they couldn’t collect Hegseth’s scalp are demanding HE resign.

To be clear: Waltz SHOULD resign. This was a colossal f*ck up.

Stephen A., who is no fan of the Defense Secretary, thinks Afghanistan was worse.

We operate in a biased and partisan industry. Sometimes we can be unfair to the left, the media, and the People Who Controlled Joe Biden administration. I get that. It’s one thing for us to blame the previous team for Afghanistan. So here are the families of the servicemembers who lost their lives during the incompetent withdrawal blaming them.

The left and the media (but I repeat myself) weren’t upset about this. They didn’t call for anyone to be held accountable. Yet because a reporter was added to a group chat by the National Security Advisor, the Defense Secretary needs to either resign or be fired.

Republicans can’t stop making pathetic excuses for war chat fiasco– www.dailykos.com

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Republicans can’t stop making pathetic excuses for war chat fiasco– www.dailykos.com
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As fury mounts over the Trump administration’s leaking of classified military operations in an unsecure Signal group chat that included a reporter who did not have a security clearance, GOP lawmakers have continued to downplay the seriousness of the situation.

The ridiculous defenses—ranging from lies about the contents of the messages to conspiracy theories about how the reporter got added to the conversation in the first place—are even rankling some Trump administration allies, who told Politico that President Donald Trump and his team need to own up to the error, fire those involved, and end the controversy.

But that message has clearly not been heard by congressional Republicans, who are still defending the monumental fuck-up that risked U.S. troops who were carrying out an attack on a rebel group in Yemen—even as more details emerge confirming that classified information was shared on an insecure platform.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said that he stands by the Trump administration officials who were involved—including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who shared in the chat the exact timing of the forthcoming attack and the weapons systems that would be used.

“President Trump and his team have admitted that having a journalist in the group text was wrong, will be reviewed and falls in the category of ‘lessons learned’ so that it doesn’t happen again. I think President Trump has handled this matter well. Further, I believe that all the participants in the chat were under the impression they were using an appropriate and secure form of communication. This will also fall into the category of ‘lessons learned,’” Graham said in a statement.

 

Judge Amy Berman Jackson Blocks Trump From Dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau– conservativeroof.com

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Judge Amy Berman Jackson Blocks Trump From Dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau– conservativeroof.com
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On Friday, radical far-left Judge Amy Berman Jackson blocked the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, once again overstepping her authority.

She’s one of the many rogue judges working to strip power from the executive branch.

Berman Jackson, like many of her Obama-appointed peers, has used her position as a District Court Judge to relentlessly target and harass Republicans and Trump supporters.

In February, after the Trump administration gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Berman Jackson stepped in to halt the mass firings.

She also ordered the defendants to preserve all data and records.

Federal Judge Denise Casper Blocks Deportation of Tufts University Student Taken Into Custody by Federal Authorities– conservativeroof.com

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Federal Judge Denise Casper Blocks Deportation of Tufts University Student Taken Into Custody by Federal Authorities– conservativeroof.com
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A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday blocked the deportation of a Tufts University graduate student who was recently taken into custody by federal authorities.

U.S. District Judge Denise Casper ruled that Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student from Turkey, cannot be deported while Casper determines whether the court has jurisdiction over the case.

The Trump administration has been given until April 1 to respond to an amended petition and complaint filed by Ozturk’s lawyers, according to the two-page ruling.

“To allow the Court’s resolution of its jurisdiction to decide the Petition, Ozturk shall not be removed from the United States until further Order of this Court,” the judge stated.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has accused Ozturk of “engaging in activities in support of Hamas,” a U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group that launched the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

In her ruling, Casper cited the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate at Columbia University who was arrested and had his green card revoked earlier this month for allegedly leading activities aligned with Hamas. Khalil served as a lead negotiator for students during talks with university administrators over last spring’s pro-Palestinian protests on campus against Israel’s military response to the terrorist attack.

NO REAL CONSEQUENCES: Pennsylvania Man Charged With Misdemeanors After Carving Swastika Into Tesla– conservativeroof.com

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NO REAL CONSEQUENCES: Pennsylvania Man Charged With Misdemeanors After Carving Swastika Into Tesla– conservativeroof.com
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Radical leftists across the nation have been vandalizing Teslas and torching dealerships, all fueled by their irrational hatred of Elon Musk. However, in a surprising turn, one of these unhinged individuals actually made it easier for law enforcement this week.

As NBC 10 Philadelphia reported, an unidentified male was caught on tape vandalizing a Tesla in the parking lot of a Planet Fitness in Doylestown Borough on Monday.

The Bucks County Courier Times reported the man responsible for the vandalism is 55-year-old Chadd Ritenbaug of Doylestown Township.

The Central Bucks Regional Police Department reported that the suspect was captured on the car’s cameras parking next to the Tesla and exiting his silver Lexus. The video then shows him squatting behind the vehicle and carving a swastika into the Tesla just before 9:30 a.m.

But instead of fleeing, Ritenbaugh made another incredibly foolish move—one that would come back to haunt him.

After vandalizing the Tesla, Ritenbaugh walked into Planet Fitness, scanned his membership card at the front desk, and proceeded to work out as if nothing had happened.

Ritenbaugh’s decision allowed police to identify him through his gym membership card and Pennsylvania driver’s license photo.

Judge Blocks Deportation of Foreign Student Arrested by ICE– slaynews.com

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Judge Blocks Deportation of Foreign Student Arrested by ICE– slaynews.com
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President Donald Trump has made no secret of his intention to deport foreign nationals who support or promote terrorist organizations or otherwise engage in illegal activity.

Not surprisingly, however, the Trump administration has encountered obstacles erected by Democrat-aligned activist federal district court judges who are increasingly asserting a controversial degree of authority over the executive branch.

This was evidenced by a ruling preventing the deportation of a Tufts University graduate student, as Fox News reports.

At issue late last week was the case of Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, an international student from Turkey living in Somerville, Massachusetts, who was detained by federal authorities near her off-campus apartment.

A representative from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asserted that Ozturk has been “engaged in activities in support of Hamas.”

According to Fox News, she co-authored an op-ed piece last year in the Tufts Daily blasting the school’s stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Ozturk and her co-authors demanded that Tufts “acknowledge the Palestinian genocide” and adjust its financial affairs based on other entities’ ties to the Jewish state.

After her arrest, Ozturk was taken to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center, presumably in preparation for eventual deportation, a move her attorneys said was improper due to her status as an F-1 visa holder with no pending criminal charges.

U.S. District Judge Denise Casper halted any deportation plans, saying:

“To allow the Court’s resolution of its jurisdiction to decide the petition, Ozturk shall not be removed from the United States until further order of this court.”

Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Dismantling Voice of America– conservativeroof.com

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Dismantling Voice of America– conservativeroof.com
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America (VOA), the government-funded international news service whose 1,200 reporters and employees were placed on paid leave earlier this month.

The judge, J. Paul Oetken of the Southern District of New York, on Friday issued a temporary restraining order in favor of VOA employees and their unions. The order prevents the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees VOA, from shutting down the broadcasting network and its associated radio programs.

VOA employees filed the lawsuit against USAGM, its acting Director Victor Morales, and special adviser Kari Lake on March 21. The complaint accused the agency of failing to fulfill its legally mandated missions and violating both press freedom and the separation-of-powers doctrine when it took a “chainsaw” to the outlet, ordering the entire staff not to report to work, turning off the service, and locking the agency’s doors.

In his ruling, Oetken stated that VOA was likely to succeed on its claims, noting that USAGM’s actions appeared unconstitutional. He said that Lake lacked legal authority to withhold congressionally appropriated funds or terminate USAGM staff, programming, or contracts.

“By withholding the funds statutorily appropriated to fully administer USAGM, VOA, and its affiliates … the executive is usurping Congress’s power of the purse and its legislative supremacy,” he wrote.

Second ‘Big Law’ Firm Hoists the White Flag and Makes Peace With Trump – RedState– redstate.com

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Second ‘Big Law’ Firm Hoists the White Flag and Makes Peace With Trump – RedState– redstate.com
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The mega law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has made peace with President Trump before it was targeted by an executive order.

“Over the past few days, we learned that the Trump Administration intended to issue an executive order directed at Skadden,” London wrote. “We believed it would focus on DEI initiatives and our pro bono activities.”

“With that in mind, we chose to engage proactively and constructively with the Administration to align on a productive path forward without the issuance of an executive order,” he wrote. “We entered into the agreement the President announced today because, when faced with the alternatives, it became clear that it was the best path to protect our clients, our people and our Firm.”

“Not everyone will agree with the decision we made today, and I have great respect for the different views that make us stronger as a Firm,” he wrote. “But I firmly believe that an agreement centered around our pro bono work and complying with the law was an acceptable outcome to ensure Skadden will continue to thrive long into the future. This agreement does not change who we are.”

 

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump revealed the terms of the agreement.

Today, President Donald J. Trump and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announce the following agreement regarding a series of actions to be taken by Skadden:

1. Skadden will provide a total of at least $100 Million Dollars in pro bono Legal Services, during the Trump Administration and beyond, to causes that the President and Skadden both support, in relation to the following areas: Assisting Veterans and other Public Servants, including members of the Military, Law Enforcement, First Responders, and Federal, State, and Local Government Officials; ensuring fairness in our Justice System; and combatting Antisemitism. Skadden will change its pro bono policy so that all pro bono moving forward will be done in the Firm name. A pro bono Committee will be constituted to ensure that pro bono matters are consistent with the objectives of the program, and that pro bono activities represent the full political spectrum.

2. The Skadden Foundation will commit to the mission of providing pro bono Legal Services to a wide variety of deserving organizations and individuals. Skadden is committed to funding no fewer than five Skadden Fellows each year dedicated to the following projects: Assisting Veterans; ensuring fairness in our Justice System; combatting Antisemitism, and other similar types of projects. Law Graduates that receive Skadden Fellowships will represent a wide range of political views, including conservative ideals.

3. Skadden affirms its commitment to merit-based hiring, promotion, and retention. Accordingly, the Firm will not engage in illegal DEI discrimination and preferences. Skadden will engage independent outside counsel to advise the Firm to ensure employment practices are fully compliant with Law, including, but not limited to, anti-discrimination Laws.

4. Skadden will not deny representation to clients, such as members of politically disenfranchised groups, who have not historically received legal representation from major National Law Firms, including in pro bono matters, and in support of non-profits, because of the personal political views of individual lawyers.

Statement From the White House: “Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP approached President Trump and his Administration, and declared the Firm’s strong commitment to ending the Weaponization of the Justice System and the Legal Profession. The President will never stop fighting to deliver on his promises of eradicating partisan Lawfare in America, and restoring Liberty & Justice for ALL.”

Statement From Skadden Executive Partner, Jeremy London: “Skadden is pleased to have achieved a successful agreement with President Trump and his Administration. We engaged proactively with the President and his team in working together constructively to reach this agreement. The Firm looks forward to continuing our productive relationship with President Trump and his Admin. We firmly believe that this outcome is in the best interests of our clients, our people, and our Firm.”

‘National Disgrace’ Democratic-Tied Judges Blocking Trump’s Agenda– www.breitbart.com

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‘National Disgrace’ Democratic-Tied Judges Blocking Trump’s Agenda– www.breitbart.com
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Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow said on this week’s broadcast of FNC’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that it was a “national disgrace” that Democratic-tied judges are attempting to block President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Discussing Federal Judge James Boasberg, host Maria Bartiromo said, “So this judge has gotten four cases against the White House., coincidence?

Marlow said, “Of course not. It’s not a coincidence, Maria, what’s going on is judge shopping. This is a practice that’s been in play since 1988 when Congress changed laws so that you don’t have to have any connection to the jurisdiction where you’re filing cases. The Democrats have figured this out, their lawfare machine which is very well funded, very well organized, and they’re targeting specific judges to try to have a judicial coup against the President of the United States.”

He added, “It is now the point now where Donald Trump, if he wants an executive action, he needs unanimous consent from 700 odd judges essentially. This is tyranny, but unfortunately there’s no quick way to stop it. We need to change these rules right away. They’re targeting these judges and it’s blocking just about every element of the agenda from what DOGE is doing to DEI to rolling back some of the trans stuff to deregulation to trying to deport illegally child molesters. They can’t do any of it unless all these judges sign on to it which they’re not. They’re Democratic-tied. You all know what’s going on. This is truly a national disgrace.”

WHO: ‘Monkeypox’ Is a ‘Side Effect’ of Covid mRNA ‘Vaccines’– slaynews.com

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WHO: ‘Monkeypox’ Is a ‘Side Effect’ of Covid mRNA ‘Vaccines’– slaynews.com
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has admitted that so-called “monkeypox” is actually a side effect of Covid mRNA “vaccines.”

The United Nations “health” buried the admission on the WHO’s VigiAccess website.

The website contains a database that lists all known side effects of all drugs and vaccines that have been approved for public use.

Under “potential side effects” for the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the WHO lists “monkeypox,” “smallpox,” and “cow pox” among hundreds of other disorders.

They are listed under “infections and infestations” that emerge as “side effects” of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine.

The website is a searchable database that doesn’t provide direct links to the information.

Racial Grievance Theater Is About Humiliation, Not History– thefederalist.com

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Racial Grievance Theater Is About Humiliation, Not History– thefederalist.com
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The White House on March 27 issued an executive order on “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” which prohibits public expenditure on any Smithsonian Institution exhibits or programs that attack core American values or “divide Americans based on race.” The interior secretary will also investigate whether any public monuments, memorials, or properties have been removed or altered to advance racialist ideology.

Cue media and liberal historians’ outrage, with one Georgetown professor telling The Washington Post that it amounted to an “ideological purity test,” while others argued it would result in removing or downplaying narratives of underrepresented communities. Yet as racialist ideologues keep demonstrating, it is their own hypocritical ideology that seeks to demonize and silence American traditions in service of a radical new political agenda.

Indeed, the very day before the executive order, NPR CEO Katherine Maher was confronted in a House subcommittee hearing with the uncomfortable fact that in January 2020 she had claimed America suffered from “our original collective sin and unpaid debt,” and affirmed the need for racial reparations. (She also called the current president a “deranged racist sociopath.”) Maher declared her regret over these tweets and claimed her opinions had changed. But Americans should rightly be wary of all historical and political narratives that leverage racial grievance and victimhood, even when presented as benign attempts to simply “tell everyone’s story.”

Columbia University’s new pres said congressional antisemitism hearings led by Elise Stefanik were ‘Capitol Hill nonsense’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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Columbia University’s new pres said congressional antisemitism hearings led by Elise Stefanik were ‘Capitol Hill nonsense’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Columbia University’s newly appointed president previously dismissed the congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses as “Capitol Hill nonsense.”

Columbia University’s newly appointed president previously dismissed the congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses as “Capitol Hill nonsense,” according to leaked messages.

Claire Shipman who was named Columbia’s president on Friday, had been serving as co-chair of the university’s board of trustees. Shipman is a former CNN White House correspondent who was previously married to Jay Carney, the former Obama administration press secretary.

In December 2023, Shopman wrote in a text message to then-President Minouche Shafik that she thought Columbia would be spared from the “Capitol Hill nonsense.” The remark was in reference to the Rep. Elise Stefanik-led Congressional hearings that focused on antisemitic campus protests following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

George Washington Law Prof. Testimony Brutally Implodes As Senators Question Her Tweets And Writings– legalinsurrection.com

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George Washington Law Prof. Testimony Brutally Implodes As Senators Question Her Tweets And Writings– legalinsurrection.com
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Earlier this week on Capitol Hill, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “The Censorship Industrial Complex,” focusing on issues of free speech and censorship. When it came time for the Democrats’ witness to testify, many Republicans raised concerns about her past statements—both in tweets and published writings—on free speech and the Constitution, questioning her claims of impartiality.

During the hearing, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) referenced several of the witnesses, Professor Mary Anne Franks’, past statements and pressed the George Washington law professor in a tense exchange. He challenged her ability to remain impartial on censorship issues under Donald Trump versus Joe Biden, particularly after she defended her claim that President Biden was better for the First Amendment than Trump.

Watch the full exchange here:

 

Trump says he doesn’t ‘want to talk about a third term now’ but ‘so many people’ are asking him to run– thehill.com

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Trump says he doesn’t ‘want to talk about a third term now’ but ‘so many people’ are asking him to run– thehill.com
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President Trump said he doesn’t want to discuss his plans for 2028 but said “so many people” are asking him to run for a third term — a move prohibited by the Constitution.

Trump was asked about his comments from an earlier Sunday interview in which he said he was “not joking” about running for a third term and said there were some potential methods that could allow him to seek another term.

“I’m not looking at that, but I’ll tell you, I have had more people ask me to have a third term, which in a way is a fourth term because the other election — the 2020 election — was totally rigged, so it’s actually sort of a fourth term,” Trump said, when asked whether his comments earlier meant he’s “not planning to leave office on January 20.”

Trump repeatedly touted what he described as the success of his administration, saying that’s the reason people want him to stay in office.

Trump Again Floats Running for Anti-Constitutional Third Term – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com

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Trump Again Floats Running for Anti-Constitutional Third Term – Mother Jones– www.motherjones.com
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Trump said on Sunday that he’s “not joking” about running for a third term—despite the fact that would be unconstitutional.Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly teased running for a third term in violation of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which limits presidents to two terms.

Until now, it has been unclear whether he was making such comments seriously. But in a phone call with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News on Sunday, Trump gave his clearest indication yet that he is indeed serious. “I’m not joking,” he reportedly said. “But I’m not—it is far too early to think about it.”

“There are methods which you could do it,” Trump continued. NBC reports that when Welker asked about the plausibility of Vice President JD Vance running for office and then passing power to Trump (who would try to run as VP in 2028, and then take over when Vance resigns, according to the theory) Trump replied, “That’s one,” adding, “but there are others too.” He declined to provide specific examples, NBC reported.

Trump Fuels Blue Wave By Planning To Hit Americans With Biggest Peacetime Tax Increase In History– www.politicususa.com

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Trump Fuels Blue Wave By Planning To Hit Americans With Biggest Peacetime Tax Increase In History– www.politicususa.com
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Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro said, according to an X post from Jeff Stein of The Washington Post that Trump is planning on imposing $600 billion worth of tariffs per year for ten years:

White House aide Peter Navarro today: Trump’s tariffs will raise $600 billion per year, or $6 trillion over a 10 year period Seems to reflect our reporting that Trump wants to go absolutely enormous on the tariffs, regardless of short-term economic consequences

Video of Navarro:

To put this into context, Trump’s proposed tariffs would be 2.2% of GDP.

Here is a chart from The Tax Foundation of the largest tax increases as a percentage of GDP in US history:

 

Trump’s Auto Tariffs Just Got a Huge Endorsement – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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Trump’s Auto Tariffs Just Got a Huge Endorsement – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain, who backed Kamala Harris in last year’s election, just delivered the most significant endorsement yet of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign-made automobiles. Defying the left’s narrative, Fain called the tariffs a necessary tool to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States.

Speaking on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Fain agreed with Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro’s assessment that American auto plants are operating at only 60% capacity, which leaves plenty of room to ramp up production domestically.

“He’s spot on,” Fain said, citing the example of Stellantis, which recently laid off 2,000 workers in Warren, Mich., after shifting Ram truck production to Mexico. “They could shift that work back in very short order and be producing Ram trucks right back there and put those people back to work.”

China Deserves the Trump Tariffs– www.dailysignal.com

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China Deserves the Trump Tariffs– www.dailysignal.com
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This January, when President Joe Biden was serving his last weeks in office and turning over the presidency to Donald Trump, the United States ran a $31.7 billion trade deficit with China.

That was the largest trade deficit the United States ran that month with any nation—and it continued a long-standing pattern.

In 2024, according to data published by the Census Bureau, America’s annual trade deficit with China was $295.402 billion. That was not only the largest trade deficit the United States ran with any country, it was also larger than the trade deficit the United States ran with the entire European Union ($235.571 billion).

In 2023, the United States ran a $279.107 billion trade deficit with China. In 2022, it was $382.133 billion; in 2021, it was $352.806 billion; in 2020, it was $310.263 billion; and in 2019, it was $344.312 billion.

Former Biden Officials Delay Release of Report on Gas Exports and ‘Climate Impact’– slaynews.com

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Former Biden Officials Delay Release of Report on Gas Exports and ‘Climate Impact’– slaynews.com
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Former President Joe Biden’s administration recently faced scrutiny after it emerged that officials buried information on the “climate impact” of gas exports.

Biden officials have been delaying the disclosure of a report that concluded the establishment of additional U.S. LNG export terminals did not significantly affect “greenhouse gas emissions” or energy prices, Fox News reported.

The decision to withhold this information sparked criticism from members of Congress and former Trump administration officials, further intensifying the ongoing debate over U.S. energy policy.

This report, finalized by September 2023 and titled “Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports,” was not made public until after the 2024 presidential election, casting doubt on the administration’s motivations for withholding the findings.

The report was a collaborative effort between U.S. Energy Department scientists and federal contractors, providing a comprehensive evaluation of the implications of U.S. LNG exports.

Poll: Majority Says Attaining Energy Independence More Important than Tackling Climate Change– lidblog.com

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Poll: Majority Says Attaining Energy Independence More Important than Tackling Climate Change– lidblog.com
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A new poll finds that most Americans feel attaining energy independence is far more important than fighting climate change.

A recent Napolitan News Service poll found that 57 percent said that they would rather see government work on energy independence than have government worry about climate change. Only 39 percent felt that climate change was more important.

Per The Center Square:

Half of voters (50%) said keeping the price of cars low was more important to them than reducing emissions, while 43% said emissions reductions were more important than the price of buying a car.

When asked, “Which is more important, reducing greenhouse gas emissions or reducing the cost and improving the reliability of electricity and gas for American families?”, 59% said reducing the cost and increasing the reliability was more important compared to 35% who said reducing emissions was more important.

Naval Academy Will No Longer Use Race in Admissions Decisions, So Legal Fight Put On Hold– legalinsurrection.com

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Naval Academy Will No Longer Use Race in Admissions Decisions, So Legal Fight Put On Hold– legalinsurrection.com
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On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court outlawed the use of race in university admissions, as we reported: Supreme Court: Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action “invalidated under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”:

The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a blow to race-based affirmative action in college admissions and by implication elsewhere, putting to an end a narrow carve-out for higher education that had permitted colleges and universities to engage in otherwise unlawful conduct in the name of promoting diversity.

As Chief Justice John Roberts stated:

the Harvard and UNC admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause. Both programs lack sufficiently focused and measurable objectives warranting the use of race, unavoidably employ race in a negative manner, involve racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful end points. We have never permitted admissions programs to work in that way, and we will not do so today.

But, as we covered here: The Supreme Court Should Apply Its Affirmative Action Ruling to Military Academies, there is an innocuous footnote near the beginning of the Court’s Affirmative Action opinion, stating that the opinion does not apply to the military academies:

The United States as amicus curiae contends that race-based admissions programs further compelling interests at our Nation’s military academies. No military academy is a party to these cases, however, and none of the courts below addressed the propriety of race-based admissions systems in that context. This opinion also does not address the issue, in light of the potentially distinct interests that military academies may present.

Anti-Musk/Tesla Protesters Caught Using Note Cards, ‘Cheat Sheets’– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Anti-Musk/Tesla Protesters Caught Using Note Cards, ‘Cheat Sheets’– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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As far-left activists mobilized across the nation for “Tesla Takedown” protests targeting company owner Elon Musk over his involvement with the Trump Administration, citizen journalists and internet sleuths raised questions about the highly coordinated nature of the “grassroots” protests.

Left-wing activists, pundits and elected Democrats urged supporters to participate in nationwide “Tesla Takedown” protests outside company dealerships over the weekend. While small groups of left-wing protesters have been protesting outside Tesla dealerships for weeks — in addition to increasing acts of violence against Tesla dealers and owners — this weekend’s protests were billed as the biggest yet.

Turnout was rather lackluster outside deep blue enclaves, however. In San Antonio, Texas — the second biggest city in the Lonestar State and one of the most populous in the nation with 1.5 million residents — less than a dozen protesters showed up to each of two planned demonstrations in the city.

Breitbart News reported that the small rabble held up anti-Musk and anti-Trump signs, most of which contained Swastikas and other Nazi imagery.  Despite the pitiful turnout, organizers and city subreddit users described it as “great” and “overwhelming.”

Tesla protestor banner: ‘Burn a Tesla, save democracy’– www.americanthinker.com

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Tesla protestor banner: ‘Burn a Tesla, save democracy’– www.americanthinker.com
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A recent “take down Tesla” protest shut down a road adjoining a Tesla showroom in Manhattan.

Profuse swearing, including many variations of the eff word, could be heard during the demonstration, along with chants of “Elon Musk has got to go.” A banner being held up by multiple protesters read, “Burn a Tesla, Save Democracy.”

(Say what?! These agitators, paid or not, are not rocket scientists. By contrast, Musk — and quite a few of his associates — actually are.)

Talk about a non-sequitur! What does burning a Tesla have to do with saving a democracy?! If anything, it will create fear, chaos, anger, and police action, all anathema to democracy.

What’s the next slogan for these pathetic poetic picketers?

“Rape a girl, fight climate change?” “Slug a Jew, foster tolerance?” “Kill an insurance CEO, preserve morality?” “Torch your town, help local government?” “Ride a cowboy, save the whales?” “Rob a convenience store, save the rainforest?”

Memo to the Tesla torchers: If you don’t believe others have the right to drive the kind of car they want and to make their own decisions and exercise free will, and you feel morally superior in this belief, you are the problem. If you virtue signal by mocking, threatening, and hurting others with whom you disagree, you are the fascist.