Tag: Social Issues

Judge’s Latest Refusal to Grant Bail Looms Large for Jan. 6 Defendant Maced Twice by D.C. Jail Guard

Despite audio and video evidence showing former Tennessee sheriff’s deputy Ronald Colton McAbee did not assault a police officer on the Capitol steps on Jan. 6 as alleged by prosecutors, a federal judge again refused the defendant’s motion to be released from the District of Columbia jail pending trial. The issue took on added urgency…


Judge’s Latest Refusal to Grant Bail Looms Large for Jan. 6 Defendant Maced Twice by DC Jail Guard

Despite audio and video evidence showing former Tennessee sheriff’s deputy Ronald Colton McAbee did not assault a police officer on the Capitol steps on Jan. 6 as alleged by prosecutors, a federal judge again refused the defendant’s motion to be released from the District of Columbia jail pending trial. The issue took on added urgency…


Fortify America by Abandoning ‘Victimhood Narratives’ and Embracing Excellence: Vivek Ramaswamy

Bestselling author and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy made the case in an interview with EpochTV’s American Thought Leaders program that at the heart of true American identity is the dogged pursuit of excellence and simultaneous rejection of the perilous-yet-alluring siren song of victim culture. There’s a tug of war taking place in the American soul between the…


Half a Billion Worth of Narcotics Seized by US Coast Guard in Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered over 28,500 pounds of marijuana and cocaine, offloading it on Thursday at the Base Miami Beach, Florida. The drugs were interdicted by the USCGC Legare crew in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean, a Sept. 16 Coast Guard news release said. The Legare…


California Governor Signs ‘Most Aggressive’ Package of Green Laws

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a sweeping package of what he called the country’s “most aggressive” climate measures to “accelerate the state’s transition” to non-conventional energy sources. The package includes 40 bills that appear to provide new green rules on laws related to things ranging from large-scale industry to the family home and…


Texas High School Teacher Fired After Defending Pedophiles

A Texas teacher in El Paso was fired after telling high school students not to judge pedophiles for wanting to have sex with kindergarten-age children. In a special meeting Sept. 6, the El Paso ISD school board voted unanimously to terminate the teacher, who taught English at Franklin High School. She was terminated after a…


Allowing Trans Identifying Individuals to Alter Birth Certificates a Danger to Women: Advocate

An impending decision by the Queensland government to make it easier for people to change the gender on their birth certificate could have wider implications that are dangerous to women, according to Sall Grover, founder of women-only app Giggle. Under proposed changes to the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriage Registration Act 2003, a person will potentially…


The Growing Threat of Organized Retail Crime

The massive wave of retail thefts in the United States over the past two years have become a major challenge for both the retail industry and law enforcement. Weakened law enforcement policies and lesser penalties for these criminal bandit gangs have hit a critical juncture, as crime in the United States has hit proportions not…


Truth Is Most Loving Response to Transgender Individuals, Say Women Who Had Gender Dysphoria

In kindergarten, Erin Brewer was a girl, but when she started first grade, she considered herself a boy. “I was insistent, persistent, and consistent that I was a boy, when I started first grade,” Brewer said during a panel discussion titled “Loving People Affected by Transgender Ideology From Beginning to End,” at the Pray Vote…


One in Five Californians Have Been Sexually or Physically Assaulted in Past Year: University Study

Violence in California reached “epidemic proportions” during the pandemic, although most victims didn’t report it, according to a new study at the University of San Diego. The 2022 California Study on Violence Experiences Across the Lifespan (CalVEX) traced rising violence in the Golden State to growing economic insecurity, unemployment, and social inequality. “Californians are experiencing…