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“No conservative justice has made any decision in any big case that surprised anyone, so let’s stop pretending this is about undue influence. It’s about Democrats destroying a court they don’t agree with. “If President Biden and the Democrats were truly serious about ethics reform, then they would ban all gifts and hospitality of any kind to any public official …

USA Today reports: “Really, it’s kind of a white supremacist manifesto,” said Michael Harriot, a writer and historian who wrote an article earlier this month titled: “I read the entire Project 2025. Here are the top 10 ways it would harm Black America.” And a closer look at the named contributors to Project 2025 adds to the concern: A USA …

“The Paris Olympics were kicked off the other day with an opening ceremony that was truly bizarre and shocking. Claiming they wanted to boost ‘inclusion,’ the organizers mocked Jesus Christ and his Last Supper with a re-creation of one of the most important moments in human history, but this time featuring homosexual and transgender participants, many in drag, and an …

The Christian Post reports: A pro-life activist who has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for blockading a New York City abortion clinic is seeking to raise money so she can appeal the decision. According to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams, “Bevelyn Beatty Williams repeatedly intimidated and interfered with individuals seeking and …

Mediaite reports: Friday night’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony angered Christians and conservatives across the world who interpreted it as a mockery of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper ” but the man who organized it said it was actually a nod to Greek mythology. Thomas Jolly, the ceremony’s artistic director, told the French media on Sunday that he was not …

The New York Post reports: Ryan Garcia went into an anti-LGBTQ tirade on X on Friday night while watching the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The highly controversial boxing superstar, who is currently suspended for a year after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, attacked the decision to include LGBTQ music and pop culture performers during the opening …

NC Newsline reports: The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday ordered Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit led by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife, to repay more than $132,000 in federal funding following a finding of “serious deficiencies” against the organization earlier this week. Friday’s letter notes that Hill did not respond to multiple attempts by the state …

The Associated Press reports: A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton denied a motion by prosecutors and the sheriff to …

Via press release from Liberty University: Nearly four years after he stepped aside as Liberty University’s fourth president, Jerry Falwell, Jr. and the Board of Trustees of the University announced today they have reached a global resolution agreement settling all outstanding disputes on both legal and personal matters. This agreement is grounded in a firm commitment to protecting and preserving …

Fox News, of course, is leading the charge: The 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in Paris has sparked international outrage with drag-queen themed imagery of religious and historical figures. One new display on Friday showed what appear to be numerous performers, including drag queens and a large woman in an aureole halo crown, parodying “The Last Supper,” a universally recognizable painting …

Courthouse News reports: A recently enacted law requiring Idaho schools and libraries to remove materials that are “harmful” to minors infringes on the First Amendment rights of private entities, a group of private schools, privately-funded libraries, parents and schoolchildren say in a Thursday lawsuit. House Bill 710 — which took effect July 1 after Governor Brad Little [photo] signed it …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced he is suing the Biden administration over a federal contraception program that provides teens birth control without requiring parental consent. The Title X program has long been the only way minors in Texas can access confidential contraception, but since a court ruling in 2022, Texas providers have been …

Via press release published by Christian Newswire: In assessing her candidacy for president of the United States, it is instructive to consider the positions taken by Vice President Kamala Harris on several issues of interest to Catholics. Harris is so happy to see two people of the same sex “marry” that she actually performed “marriages” between gay couples in 2004. …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: The news that Snoop Dogg, an American rapper, will be carrying the Olympic torch just before the start of the opening ceremony this weekend is something many aren’t too happy about. But stirring far more controversy than that of Mr. Dogg are the three French drag queens who carried the torch last week …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Wild Willies offends conservative parents in its newest commercial, “Ready to Become a Panty Dropper.” The company sells men’s beard grooming products, but its current advertising takes an unnecessary and inappropriate approach. At first, this men’s grooming commercial shows a wife saying, “My husband’s a panty dropper.” When she and her husband …

From the Justice Department: An Ohio man was sentenced today for threatening to destroy a reproductive health services facility in Columbus, Ohio, and for conspiring to commit money laundering. Mohamed Waes, 33, was sentenced to 66 months in prison, three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $273,982.08 in restitution. “This defendant threatened to burn down a reproductive …

The Texas Tribune reports: The Lubbock City Council on Tuesday voted to strip funding from a popular free monthly arts walk, after a council member suggested the event promoted a drag show. The 5-2 vote strips the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts of $30,000 of tax dollars collected from hotel stays. David Glasheen, the council member who proposed …

Media Matters has the transcript:  MICHAEL KNOWLES (HOST): So they’re gonna try to paint Kamala as untouchable, you can’t criticize her at all. And they’re gonna use J.D. Vance as a foil. These are the two now young candidates in the race and Kamala is a brave, beautiful, wonderful woman of color. And JD, he’s the worst of the worst. …

From the Justice Department: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BEVELYN BEATTY WILLIAMS was sentenced to 41 months in prison for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (the “FACE Act”) in June 2020 in connection with her interference, including by threats and force, with individuals seeking to …

“Having children gives you a stake in the future of the country that those without children simply don’t have. OK? That’s not a moral judgment, it’s just a fact. You have more invested in the future of the country when you have children who will be living in it.  “When you have kids, your bloodline, a piece of you, the …