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“During the COVID-19 pandemic, a period perhaps best characterized by widespread doubt and uncertainty, the United States Government seems to have assumed a role similar to an Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth,’” Doughty wrote in his 155-page…
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A new and suddenly prominent MAGA hate group has formed unholy alliances with several other right-wing organizations to bully anyone who dares stand in Donald Trump’s way. “Moms For Liberty” (aka the Florida MAGA Mean Girls who’ve branched…
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Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a blistering opinion supporting the high court's ruling against affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.In particular, Thomas extensively rebuffed Justice Ketanji Brown…
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that race-conscious admission policies of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution, bringing an end to affirmative action in higher education in a…
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New York Army National Guard Sgt. William Henry Johnson, circa 1919. New York National Guard hide caption…
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Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, along with Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, have announced the introduction of The Refund Equality Act of 2023 on the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s June 26, 2013, ruling in…
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AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. The largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization in the United States has declared its first-ever state of…
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Two dolls swivel a dollhouse around so the back is now facing forward. Inside, almost everything is pink and another doll sits upstairs brushing her hair. Barbie, Her House and the American Dream Take a stop-motion journey…
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Last month, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith, one of the nation’s largest law firms, was rocked by the announcement that two top partners were starting their own boutique practice and taking as many as 140 colleagues with them.The shock…
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“There is no rational basis for a state to categorically ban these treatments or exclude them from the state’s Medicaid coverage,” stated Hinkle, who was first appointed to the court by former President Bill Clinton. Hinkle ruled that the…
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For the second time in the last two weeks, a judge has struck down a law preventing Medicaid from covering critical management of pediatric medical care. A Florida judge ruled that Florida’s Medicaid system cannot deny specific and needed…
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When elementary school teacher Katie Rinderle read aloud the international, best-selling children’s book My Shadow is Purple to her fifth grade gifted class at Due West Elementary School in Cobb County, Georgia, earlier this year, she never…
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Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More ElevenLabs, a year-old AI startup from former Google and Palantir employees that is focused on…
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That is the day a slate of new laws signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis targeting the LGBTQ community take effect. Doctors will be allowed to deny care based on their moral beliefs. The use of preferred pronouns will be banned in public schools.…
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&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& DALLAS (KXAN) — The end of this month can't come soon enough for Paul Lewis. He'll get to…
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As generative AI technologies like OpenAI’s ChatGPT continue to gain traction and find their way into the workflows of major global companies, a critical question emerges: What happens when AI-generated content saturates the internet and…
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“Wheel of Fortune” letter-turner Vanna White is negotiating her contract to stay on the beloved game show past the 2023-24 season, Puck News reported Thursday. She allegedly wants a Pat Sajak-sized paycheck, too, as the longtime host is…
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A Michigan city council unanimously passed a resolution that will bar LGBTQ “Pride” flags from being flown on city property. The Hamtramck City Council voted to pass the measure at a city council meeting Tuesday, after lengthy debate from…
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Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More The age of generative AI is here: only six months after OpenAI‘s ChatGPT burst onto the scene,…
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Trevor Williams, a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals, shared his passion for his Catholic faith with the Arlington Catholic Herald.The 31-year-old husband and father of two says he does "not shy away" from sharing…
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections has reached a settlement with a transvestic inmate who sued over his treatment in prison. Craig Lusk, who changed his name to Christina in 2018, will receive nearly $500,000 along with a sex-change…
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For much of the last century, the “American dream” has centered on homeownership by married, white families. Alongside explicitly racist policies like racial segregation enforced by redlining, banks and realtors routinely rejected…
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“Shaka, Brah!” – The Tragic Tale of ‘Crush’ Brian Adams Hailing from Kona, Hawaii, “Crush” Brian Adams was a dominant force who underwent many striking transformations over his 17-year career. After retiring from the ring, he worked as a…
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Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Nov. 16, 2022. Patrick Semansky/AP hide…
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The United Kingdom’s primary government health system will no longer hand out castration drugs to children like candy because “there is not enough evidence to support their safety or clinical effectiveness as a routinely available…
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A white woman who formerly worked as a regional manager for Starbucks has won a civil rights lawsuit in which she claimed that she was fired because of her race.On Monday, a federal jury awarded Shannon Phillips a whopping $25 million in…
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American poet Amanda Gorman said on Tuesday that the poem she recited during President Biden’s inauguration has been banned by a school in Miami-Dade County.  “I’m gutted. Because of one’s parent’s complaint, my inaugural poem, The Hill…
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When schools cut books from their library based on character demographics, kids suffer, and a new investigation says it could be a civil rights violation. The latest round of book-banning has hit classrooms and school libraries, removing…
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Christina Lusk, a transgender woman and inmate at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake, poses for a portrait on Sept. 7, 2022. Lusk and the Minnesota Department of Corrections have settled her lawsuit, and she is set…
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Image: Blizzard Entertainment New cosmetics, new stories Overwatch 2’s first Pride celebration kicks off June 1, Blizzard Entertainment announced Tuesday, bringing free cosmetics, expanding representation, and an…
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The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10. Patrick Semansky/AP…
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A Washington judge has ordered a women-only nude spa to accept transgender women who still have penises. Seattle District Court Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein on Monday upheld a discrimination ruling against Olympus Spa filed by local…
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Part of the Series “It’s this sort of dread that hangs over me,” says D. “The fact that medical care — even if I can pay for it — might just simply be denied me.” As a software engineer, D., who has asked to be identified by her first…
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Yet another hearing involving a Joe Biden judicial nominee turned out to be a disaster for them, this most recent one featuring Loren AliKhan, an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Back in early May, Biden…
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One Michigan city may soon ban the Pride flag and other flags representing particular racial or religious groups from all government buildings and city property after a resolution passed unanimously by the city council.On Tuesday evening,…
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The year was 2002 and Dr Catherine Orrell, a physician working at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa, was loading antiretroviral therapy (ART) into the back of her car. She had procured funding for the supplies…
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&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& The Supreme Court on Thursdaystruck down Alabama’s Republican-drawn congressional map, ruling that…
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Julie Mabry, the owner of Houston's only lesbian bar, says her business is in jeopardy after the bar was denied insurance coverage. Mabry says the blame is due in part to an anti-drag show bill moving through the Texas…
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A TikTok video recently went viral after it appeared to show a fat social media influencer struggling to make her way down the aisle of an airplane.Earlier this week, the woman who goes by the name Big Curvy Olivia on TikTok posted a video…
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Brittney Griner Plays In First Game Since Return WNBA star Brittney Griner has returned to the league for the first time since her return to the United States. After being detained in Russia for over 300 days, she played with her…
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If you studied art history or another of the humanities in the 1990s or 2000s — say, if you are around the age of the Australian comic Hannah Gadsby, 45 — you may remember the word “problematic” from your long-ago seminar days. Back then it…
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This has resulted in an ever-worsening cycle: As a system dominated by a few retailers lifts prices across the board — even at Walmart — consumers head to those retailers because of their ability to wrest relatively lower prices or simply…
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J anelle Monáe slides down the front zipper on her onesie, slings the suit down her back, and wiggles her bare ass toward about 20 of her dear friends.  It’s game night at Wondaland West, the homey Los Angeles campus where…
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As layoffs sweep the tech industry, companies risk the reversal of years of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) progress almost overnight. Leaders have a responsibility — to their employees, their businesses, the industry, and…
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A controversial new Florida bill will allow physicians to opt out of performing certain services because of "sincerely held" religious, moral, or ethical beliefs. The bill, part of a "medical freedom" legislative package signed…
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Today, in celebration of Pride Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to protect LGBTQI+ communities from attacks on their rights and safety.  Over a dozen states have enacted anti-LGBTQI+ laws that violate our…
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The Southern Poverty Law Center, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups,” placing them on a map with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, added a slew of parental rights organizations to that “hate map”…
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A federal court overruled a district court's decision Friday, thus enabling the Disc Golf Pro Tour to prevent a transvestite from competing in an elite tournament against women.While this is hardly the decision fringe LGBT activists…
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At LivePerson, we are committed to build a more inclusive and supportive workplace; for that, we are hosting Courageous Conversations partnering with PowerToFly. These 60-minute fireside chats revolve around specific topics and feature a…
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At LivePerson, we are committed to build a more inclusive and supportive workplace; for that, we are hosting Courageous Conversations partnering with PowerToFly. These 60-minute fireside chats revolve around specific topics and feature a…
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At LivePerson, we are committed to build a more inclusive and supportive workplace; for that, we are hosting Courageous Conversations partnering with PowerToFly. These 60-minute fireside chats revolve around specific topics and feature a…
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A traveler has shared the mortifying moment that a fellow passenger was forced to step on a baggage scale before takeoff after confusion over her weight. A clip detailing the humiliating measure was originally posted in March, but has…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday by promising to bring the suite of culture war policies he’s signed into law in Florida to the whole nation if he’s elected in 2024.“The woke…
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Bert Kreischer has told the story so many times that he almost seems surprised that you want to hear it again. Almost. It’s not like it’s the Greatest Story Ever Told — it’s just a strong contender for the greatest story Kreischer…
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This month marks the second year of Prophet TB Joshua’s exit from earth. Also, this month would have made the great man of God who cherished marking his birthdays 60 years old. Nations across the world would have been agog for an…
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Founded by some 30 leaders of the Christian Right, the Alliance Defending Freedom is a legal advocacy and training group that has: ADF also works to develop “religious liberty” legislation and case law that will allow the denial of goods…
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California’s reparations task force voted in favor of multiple recommendations Saturday that could cut a minimum of $360,000 in checks to its eligible black residents. The nine-member committee gave final approval at a meeting in Oakland…
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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas is on the brink of banning transgender minors from getting puberty blockers and hormone…
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A plus-size TikToker is arguing that airlines should make plane aisles wider to accommodate larger passengers, calling the current layout “discrimination.” The woman, who posts to the platform as Big Curvy Olivia, shared a video this…
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Last April, the North Carolina Supreme Court decided two significant cases involving claims that prosecutors impermissibly exercised peremptory challenges against prospective black jurors based on their race:  State v. Hobbs, ___ N.C. ___,…
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Ángela Aguilar speaks onstage during the 2020 Spotify Awards at the…
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People listen to the California reparations task force, a nine-member committee studying restitution proposals for African Americans, at a meeting at Lesser Hall in Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland,…
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Reparations for black residents in California are forecasted to cost $800 billion — more than twice the cost of the state’s entire annual budget, but activists say that is not enough. Last night, the task force approved recommendations for…
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This week, kids in the Lehigh Valley will get to join in a different kind of after-school program. You could say it had a hell of a time getting there.A federal judge has ordered that the Saucon Valley School District — located, ironically,…
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“I detest the Queen,” Cicero opined in around 44BC. The Roman statesman had, at least, held court with Cleopatra before he formed his unflattering opinion of her. Others were less scrupulous. Most surviving classical texts about the last…
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Growing up, I was social and outgoing, but I was never fond of putting on a show, even in smaller settings. In my high school years, I hosted several online and offline events that improved my public speaking skills.Shortly after moving to…
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Florida has once again evidenced Gov. Ron DeSantis' November claim that the state "is where woke goes to die." Students will not be subjected to textbooks pushing leftist propaganda and revisionist histories. Instead, per the suggestion of…
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CEO Bjørn Gulden said at last week's annual shareholder meeting that Adidas planned to sell its remaining Yeezy sneakers, and now the brand is providing details on the upcoming restock.According to a press release, an initial launch of the…
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Brandon Girod   Pensacola News JournalFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1580, “Protections of Medical Conscience,” into law on Thursday, allowing Florida health care providers and payors to refuse services based on their moral,…
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Joseph Valadez was just 11 years old when he started getting arrested. He was 12 when he started doing drugs. And after spending over 30 years in and out of prison, he now has a master's degree in sociology from Cal State Long Beach.…
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&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A sweeping Texas bill stripping authority from cities passed the state Senate Tuesday…
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When it comes to MLB’s least popular umpires, Angel Hernandez is often the first name fans and players mention. He’s among the worst-performing umpires behind that plate and controversial when working around the bases. Every team knows…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is the most outspoken member of Congress when it comes to LGBTQ+ equality, especially when it comes to transgender people. She tried to shut down Congress twice when it was considering the Equality Act,…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed the “Protections of Medical Conscience Act,” a law that allows healthcare providers or payors to deny service on the basis of “a conscience-based objection,” including any ethical, moral, or…
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A group of ex-fire chiefs have filed a lawsuit accusing the FDNY commissioner of age discrimination. Laura Kavanagh is the department’s first female commissioner and has touted efforts to diversify the ranks. But a trio of former chiefs…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to roll back LGBTQ rights. The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a…
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While Christians around the world are poised to celebrate the resurrection of the lord, Jesus Christ, this Sunday, the Los Angeles LGBT Center is advertising an "all-ages Drag March" slated to be held Easter Sunday."On Easter Sunday (April…
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Jay-Z is not here for the blatant racism Italian soccer fans recently displayed. So he dipped into his billion-dollar bag to put out a full-page ad decrying the “hateful” behavior. The ad came after Milan’s Romelu Lukaku, a client repped by…
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a federal agency for the study of science and technology, is now enforcing race- and gender-based speech codes on its scientists, having made a top priority out of the…
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Indiana's law mandates trans youth stop receiving medication before 2024. Idaho's law makes providing gender-affirming health care a felony. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed into law bills banning…
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(Pixabay) By Reagan Reese Daily Caller News Foundation A mom is suing a Maine school district that allegedly kept her daughter’s gender transition a secret and provided the 13-year-old girl with multiple chest binders. During the 2022-2023…
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When a person walks into a school with a gun, intending to kill as many people as possible, would you say that that person is hateful? What if that person were a former student at the school who had expressed resentment and anger toward the…
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed Wednesday SB 480, prohibiting medical physicians and practitioners from “knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age” or “aiding or abetting”…
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A story that went viral among conservatives on Monday about a gender fluid teen in Missouri whose mother regrets giving them puberty blockers has unsurprisingly fallen apart after the teen herself, who uses she/they pronouns, came forward…
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Sometime in the second week of March, the conservative school district board of Elizabeth, Colorado, faced a crisis. The crisis was one that Republicans and other conservatives have brought to every school board billionaire-funded protest…
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Southern Poverty Law Center routinely brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations “hate groups,” placing them on a map with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, but most lawsuits aiming to hold the SPLC…
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Way back in 1847, the American Medical Association panel on ethics decreed that “the patient should obey the physician.”  There may very well be physicians today – in the era of empowered patients and patient-centred care and those darned…
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The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss announced in late March that he was stepping away from his franchise, thanking ABC for working with him for 21 years and stating that he believes his replacements will “keep this lightening in a bottle bold…
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) has signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The state’s law, which goes into effect in January 2024, differs from similar bans in at least 10 other states by allowing youth to…
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The liberal media channel the spirit of George Orwell's dystopian fiction when they describe gender-denying amputations and hormonal treatments as "gender-affirming care." LGBTQ lobbies like the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation…
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JEFFERSON PARK — A Far Northwest Side man who officials said is responsible for anti-LGBTQ vandalism and hate crimes was arrested with help from an online Trump sticker company, authorities said. Thomas Howard, 62, was arrested last week…
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Can you remember the first time you were harassed in a public space? What comes to mind? Can you remember how old you were, or what you were doing? Perhaps this is not something you have personally experienced, although we know 87% of young…
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The best thing about rock 'n' roll is its ability to become one's own.Musicians have always built on whatever came before. Even when traditional songs were passed down from generation to generation without the assistance of tape recorders…
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Two Muslim women are suing Lloyds Bank (LBP) for allegedly penalizing them over their support for Palestine. During Israel’s assault on Gaza in May 2021 two LBP employees expressed solidarity with Palestinians within LBP’s company chat…
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Honor the Earth executive director Winona LaDuke speaks before the House Legacy Finance Committee March 17. (Minnesota House Info/YouTube) Environmental group Honor the Earth will be required to pay $750,000 in damages to a…
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Dr Dani Jones is an Oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey and a Senior Member at Darwin College, University of Cambridge. They have over 15 years of experience in the physical sciences, and as an environmental data scientist and…
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Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R-Va.) is a national treasure. She’s the first woman to serve as Virginia’s lieutenant governor and the first black woman to hold a statewide office in that state. She’s a veteran and has an inspiring story as an…
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There is an interesting controversy that has erupted at the University of Pittsburgh after Dr. Gabby Yearwood, who teaches in both the anthropology and law schools, was asked by swimmer Riley Gaines if he could tell the gender of persons…
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A father was recently harassed by anti-vaxxers on social media after announcing his son's death.Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Billy Ball lost his 6-year-old son due to a rare medical condition in January.…
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The Biden administration will now allow immigrants seeking benefits to mark their gender identity without needing their documentation to match, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The news release, posted by U.S.…
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