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I used to respect Amnesty International. I donated to them. But they are as corrupt and amoral now as NPR. All the nice things genuine Liberals used to think about themselves are gone. Their world is a comfortable suburban lie that conceals among other things open support for rape and the murder of children.

We live in a world where honest people recognize Donald Trump is the best thing going in the realm of politics.

It didnt have to be like this, but it has been a long slide, and the slope seems to be getting more slippery and steeper.

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"Rihanna posed in a nun’s habit for a racy new photoshoot. Between this cover and the new Sydney Sweeney horror film Immaculate, everyone should begin preparing for Hot Nun Summer."

Imagine writing this about bundled-up Muslim women.

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Is Donald Trump’s latest statement on abortion, in which he said the issue should be left to the states, smart politics or a lie? Maybe it’s both. (Reason/Vox)

Is Joey Biden continually yammering on about being a devout catholic while denying church tenets on abortion and other issues smart politics, delusion or a lie? Definitely a lie

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NPR's response is predictable twaddle. I used to listen to NPR, especially on weekends, when painting. I loved the short stories and All Things Considered and parts of Prairie. I, an independent, and a definitely left of center friend were disaffected before Trump. My friend, when cancelling his generous donations to NYC/ NPR, questioned how it was that what is now the virus of wokism framed nearly all reportage and interviews.

Berliner singles out a fault that has long irked me- the replete failure of the overtaken media to admit flagrant misreporting and slurs that go on for years. We get a "never mind" - if that, no lesson or humility learned and then on to the next godlike and biased pronouncements. It's maddening and it's one of the reasons they're a joke.

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And of course the big news in the UK is the quietly damning Cass Report -- all 388 pages of it. No robust evidence for saying 'transitioning prevents suicide' etc. They are now going to do a review of all adult services as well. ‘The evidence is weak and clinicians have told us they are unable to determine with any certainty which children and young people will go on to have an enduring trans identity.’ And' The systematic review showed no clear evidence that social transition in childhood has any positive or negative mental health outcomes, and relatively weak evidence for any effect in adolescence. However, those who had socially transitioned at an earlier age and/or prior to being seen in clinic were more likely to proceed to a medical pathway.'

Primary sources are so important thus read the report and draw your own conclusions: https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/

It is a huge and growing medical scandal which most of the main stream media ignored under the guise of 'being kind'.

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6.2% food inflation? Last week the WSJ had a article about a basket of food items that cost $100 in 2019. Today those same items cost $136.

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“The organization throws its weight behind the likes of Walid Daqqah but pulled support for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny because of “concerns relating to discriminatory statements.””

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Well, I mean, Navalny did call Muslims cockroaches. Not that Señor Daqqah is helping with this particular viewpoint.

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Prior to October 7, your typical Israeli was enjoying life, thinking about work, the next startup, and the upcoming vacation. They had forgotten they were surrounded by the savage, fanatical terror organizations Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and ISIS.

In America, since the anarchy of Black Lives Matter and its acceptance by the media and politicians — with calls to ‘defund the police’ listened to more than ‘lock up the criminals’ — we have seen craziness spread in America. Muslims now lead hate rallies at universities, break up city council meetings, march in our streets, and even disrupt Congress with calls of ‘Death to Israel!’ ‘Death to America!’ Jews are accosted by blacks and Muslims in numbers that were unthinkable ten years ago.

So yes, in America as in Israel, more people who would not have considered owning a gun are now buying them and taking shooting lessons to feel more secure at home in a less secure time.

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“He blasted the X CEO for “obstruction of Brazilian justice,””

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Brazilian Justice is very similar to the Brazilian Bikini Wax given that in both cases there are lots of whores involved.

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“The Arizona Supreme Court yesterday reinstated a 160-year-old near-total ban on abortion”

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Since the border is wide open, maybe Arizona can repurpose their Border Patrol agents to hunt down Planned Parenthood employees.

Call them……….Aborter Patrol.

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In reading Mr. Friedman's essay, there are several instances he writes with a certainty about the attitudes of his countrymen. The average Israeli considers guns and the army neccessary evils. All my friends feel that... l don't know anyone who... We just expected someone else to protect us.... He goes on to relate exactly why the surge in gun ownership is happening. This brings to mind some Hillary Clinton supporters who were unable to process the election of Trump in 2016. I would never vote for him or any evil Republican.... He is not my president because l don't know anyone who voted for him. He's illegitimate because none of my friends.... Yet here we are. It wouldn't hurt to consider that perhaps we don't have all the answers, the really smart people in charge may not have any idea what they're doing, not all your deeply held convictions are The Truth. And a very large portion of The People rightly see things very differrently.

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Sunny Hostin is the picture in the dictionary for definition of stupid woke person.

Abortion at state rights level. Well if our brave elected leaders in Congress, etc. have no courage to address the issue, like border control, then the state is probably the right place. Don't scream about having to go to another state folks. You see that everyday over stupid policies and taxes, people move. Get over it.

Parents in MI probably deserved the sentence, haven't paid attention. However; how about the parents of all the gang banger's at such young ages car jacking and shooting folks. Shouldn't the rules apply to all?

Elon against that well documented bastion of free speech, equal opportunity, stable free government, and peaceful cities. I will take Elon for $20.

Amnesty International is really woke hipsters embarrassing all of the causes that if came true, would result in them being put against a wall. Just like the ACLU and others, dark money propaganda mouth pieces.

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More twaddle from the (not)Wiseman. Right off the bat, he offers a polemic from Vox - a nonsensical leftist propaganda organ - on Trump's alleged abortion stance. Their polemic starts "But her state’s high court has now abruptly placed all abortion providers at risk of imprisonment; the law mandates two to five years of incarceration for anyone who aids in an abortion, unless that procedure is necessary to save the life of the pregnant person." Pregnant person? Do fools and nitwits who say such things actually exist? Well apparently they do. And Wiseman gobbles it up.

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Do you think that the pathetic Olly Wiseman has a clue which administration supports the repressive party in Brazil that's trying to crush free speech? By his own hand, Biden makes it crystal clear that he's a pal of the Socialist goon and criminal, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/16/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-call-with-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-of-brazil/

Birds of a feather, repress together. Remove the stench in 2024.

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No Labels stand for nothing. The idea that Americans want someone “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” is such a tripe. What does that mean?

The socially liberal/fiscal conservative is who or for what? Are they for socialized medicine, helping the poor, reduced cost of college, medicare for all, not cutting social security, abortion (and its costs) , public education, saving the climate, free speech, and a balanced budget.

Socially liberal positions wildly expensive and hence the opposite of fiscal conservatism.

Libertarians however at least come close. They are for limited to no Govt oppose income taxes but believe individuals have the right to do pretty much whatever they want that doesnt harm others .

Of course mist people think Libertarians are nuts or delusional.

In any event the reality is that “socially lberal / fiscally conservative “ is the equivalent of “hope and change” from a campaign not so long ago. A mindless lazy definition of “ whatever i decide it means”

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Re. rising food prices.

Last week the world glommed on to a WSJ graphic showing what $100 bought in 2019, and what it buys today. Absolutely criminal was the accompanying story, audaciously titled “ What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data.” It was written by their chief economics reporter Greg Ip, hereafter to be known as Greg Oops. After factually stating inflation now stood at 3.2 percent, Ip went on to say: “for the average person, inflation went down.” Say, what?! This is the equivalent of the swamp denizens trying to convince the world that reducing spending growth from 6 percent to 5 percent is a budget cut. Even rookies don’t make those errors. Back to Econ 101 for you, Mr. Ip. I expect better from the Journal. Alas, there’s my problem.

https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/whats-wrong-with-the-economy-its-you-not-the-data-cfa911e6

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