Tag: Social Issues

IN-DEPTH: Transgender Teacher Spoke About Wanting to Shoot Students, Parents Accuse District of ‘Cover-Up’

It took three weeks for parents to discover that a transgender middle school teacher in Florida confessed to a guidance counselor that the teacher was having “bad thoughts” of self-harm and shooting students. Now parents are demanding answers, accusing the district of a cover-up, and petitioning Florida’s governor to remove certain members of the Hernando…


18 State Attorneys General Seeking to Recall Hyundai and Kia Vehicles, Citing High Risks of Theft

Attorneys general of 18 states have written a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asking for the recall of certain models of Hyundai and Kia vehicles due to the carmakers’ failure in taking necessary steps to address the ease with which these vehicles are being stolen. The April 20 letter (pdf) asked…


Kansas Lawmakers ‘Stand Ready’ for Showdown Over Women’s Bill of Rights Veto

Kansas lawmakers are gearing up for a potential showdown after Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a “Women’s Bill of Rights.” The Women’s Bill of Rights, which had received bipartisan support, aims to protect the rights of women by defining “sex” based on biology and enshrining common definitions of “woman,” “girl,” and “mother” into law….


North Dakota Enacts Law Banning Sex Change Surgery, Puberty Blockers for Minors

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday signed into law an emergency measure banning gender reassignment surgeries for minors. The bill, known as HB 1254, creates and enacts a new chapter in the North Dakota Century Code. It bans certain medical practices on minors commonly used in the treatment of gender dysphoria and provides a penalty for…


TikTok Gaslighting Governments on Data Protection, FCC Commissioner Warns Australian Senate

CANBERRA, Australia—The United States federal communications commissioner (USFCC) has warned the Australian government not to trust TikTok to keep any user data it collects out of the hands of the Chinese communist regime. USFCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said that TikTok could not be trusted to keep data safe from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and…


Biden Administration Unveils Forest Conservation Program to Tackle Climate Change

The Biden administration has announced steps toward fostering forest conservation and enhancing forest resilience to climate change. In a press release on April 20, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a program designed to achieve those goals on federally managed lands administered by the Forest Service and the…


UN Report Aims to Globally Decriminalize Sex With Minors, Prostitution, and More

Using drugs or alcohol while pregnant is not a crime, and neither is sex with a minor or defecating on a public sidewalk, according to a recent United Nations report that seeks to globally decriminalize a host of behaviors related to sex, HIV, gender expression, drug possession and use, homelessness, and poverty. The report, written…


China’s March CPI, PPI Falls

China’s consumer price index (CPI) and producer price index (PPI) data for March both fell short of expectations year-on-year. The communist regime’s economic development model is in a vicious cycle of balance-sheet recession, says an economist, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. China’s economic winter will worsen, he predicts. China’s CPI rose…


Despite Huge Investment, China’s Men’s Soccer Team Keeps Dropping in FIFA Ranking

The Chinese national soccer team (recognized as China PR by FIFA) slipped to 81st in the world with the rankings update by FIFA in April 2023, although the sport received big money and strong support from the communist regime. Their best-ever ranking was 37th in 1998, while their worst came in 2013, dropping to 109th….


House Passes Bill Barring Transgender Athletes from Women’s Sports

The House of Representatives passed a bill on April 20 that would prohibit taxpayer-funded institutions from allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s and girls’ sports in schools. The vote tally fell along party lines, 219–203. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, H.R. 734, introduced by Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), would amend…