Tag: Social Issues

46 Men Arrested in North Texas Undercover Sex Trafficking Sting

January 25, 2023
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Forty-six men were arrested in connection with a massive undercover sex-trafficking sting operation in two affluent North Texas suburbs. A youth pastor, a high school football coach, a professional hockey player, and a director of operations for a large hospital network were among the men arrested at upscale hotels in Frisco and Southlake on Jan….

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PREMIERING 1/26 at 7:30PM ET: Alvin Lui: How Schools Are Weaponizing ‘Inclusion,’ Empathy, and ’Social Emotional Learning’ to Indoctrinate Children

January 25, 2023
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“My great grandfather ran from communism. The people that dragged him out of his little bakery shop and beat him weren’t soldiers. They were college kids—the Red Guard. And I see that that’s what they’re creating now with a lot of these kids.” After watching the destructive impact that progressive policies were having in California,…

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West Virginia Targets Proxy Voting in Fight Over ESG

January 25, 2023
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In a Jan. 25 interview with The Epoch Times, West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore outlined a new state bill intended to ensure that proxy voting for shareholders isn’t a vehicle for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles that undercut the interest of those shareholders. “ESG is obviously a nonsensical investment strategy that has been distorting…

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Arkansas Senate Approves Bill Classifying Drag Performances as Adult Entertainment

January 25, 2023
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The Arkansas Senate voted on Jan. 24 to approve legislation that would classify drag performances as an “adult-oriented business” in the same way as strip clubs and escort services. Senate Bill 43 (pdf), sponsored by Republican state Sen. Gary Stubblefield and state Rep. Mary Bentley, would ban drag performances from being carried out on public property that are “intended…

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Oregon Publishes Sweeping Guidelines for Transgender Student Support

January 25, 2023
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The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) published comprehensive guidelines earlier this month to help school districts better support transgender students, even while endorsing the idea of keeping parents in the dark. According to the guidelines, support can include allowing students to change their preferred name and gender, as well as choose the pronouns their peers…

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Americans Want Investment Funds to Maximize Profit, Not to Chase Woke Goals, Poll Reveals

January 25, 2023
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A new poll reported that most Americans do not want investment firms to spend their retirement money on so-called woke goals like climate change and would prefer that they focus on maximizing profits for retirement. The exclusive poll was published by Breitbart News on Jan. 24 and conducted by CRC Research for the 85 fund….

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NRA Criticizes Newsom for Calling Second Amendment ‘Suicide Pact’ While Surrounded by Armed Security Guards

January 25, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been criticized by the National Rifle Association (NRA) for claiming that the Second Amendment is becoming a “suicide pact” while he was surrounded by what appeared to be at least four armed security guards. Newsom made the comments during an interview with CBS News in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park on Jan….

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Los Angeles Police Chief Takes Flak for Ban on Thin Blue Line Flag

January 24, 2023
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Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore is taking some flak for his decision to ban officers and other personnel at the Los Angeles Police Department from publicly displaying the thin blue line flag. The policy requires the flag and its replicas in patch and sticker form to be removed from all police station lobbies, as…

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Biden Urges Passage of Assault Weapons Ban After California Mass Shootings

January 24, 2023
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After three mass shootings in California in recent days have left at least 18 people dead, President Joe Biden on Jan. 24 urged Congress to pass legislation to ban assault weapons. In Half Moon Bay, a coastal community south of San Francisco, seven people were killed in two related shootings on Jan. 23, according to…

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Biden Pushes for Gun Control After California Mass Shootings

January 24, 2023
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After three mass shootings in California in recent days have left at least 18 people dead, President Joe Biden on Jan. 24 urged Congress to pass gun control legislation. In Half Moon Bay, a coastal community south of San Francisco, seven people were killed in two related shootings on Jan. 23, according to police reports….

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