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The professors at Columbia are fighting mad at the administration because the administration dared to call the cops on the good little cosplay terrorists. 
Columbia professor Joseph Slaughter <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/columbia-professor-slams-gross-mismanagement-by-uni-leadership-after-cops-storm-campus/">declared</a>:
<blockquote>I can understand that the building occupation is a different matter than a completely peaceful, nonviolent encampment that had existed on the campus for the last ten days or so. 
But the fact that the building can be occupied is partly, is due partly to the gross mismanagement of this administration. It has escalated consistently for the last seven months. These students have been attempting to get what they understand to be a human rights message about justice for Palestine out for seven months, and at every turn, they have been met with repressive actions to shut down their ability to speak, to demonstrate, to try to make their voices heard and what they see as the greatest human rights crisis of the moment. </blockquote>
Yes, the administration is at fault, according to the faculty. According to the faculty, the good little cosplay radicals, the good little cosplay pro-Hamas, pro-terrorism radicals, must be protected by the university. That&#8217;s the job of the university.
Which does raise the question: What is the purpose of these universities anymore? 
The purpose of Columbia was clear when it was originally founded as King&#8217;s College in 1754.
The very first president of King&#8217;s College, William Samuel Johnson, <a href="https://yalestandard.com/current-topics/columbias-founders-they-left-the-lights-on/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20chief%20thing%20that%20is,such%20useful%20knowledge%20as%20may" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>:
<blockquote>The chief thing that is aimed at in this college is to teach and engage the children to know God in Jesus Christ, and to love and serve Him in all sobriety, godliness, and righteousness of life, with a perfect heart, and a willing mind; and to train them up in all virtuous habits and all such useful knowledge as may render them creditable to their families and friends, ornaments to their country, and useful to the public weal in their generations.</blockquote>
In short, Columbia University was founded to teach eternal truths, to pursue the knowledge of nature and nature&#8217;s God, and to create good citizens and good men.
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But the social changes of the 1960s hollowed out the mission of Columbia University, mainly by fostering an entire generation of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-appease-privileged-college-radicals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pseudo-revolutionaries</a> devoted to overturning the status quo. By 1968, Columbia University was faced with a choice: to continue to promulgate its original mission of fostering virtue and good citizenship in accordance with eternal knowledge, or to become an activist training center. It opted for the latter with an adjunct school attached.
In 1968, the president of Columbia University was Grayson Kirk. That year, he gave a speech in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he tore into the spate of university unrest plaguing the country. He <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=9H2YplGQb5MC&amp;pg=PA9&amp;lpg=PA9&amp;dq=grayson+kirk+Our+young+people,+in+disturbing+numbers,+appear+to+reject+all+forms+of+authority,+from+whatever+source+derived,+and+they+have+taken+refuge+in+a+turbulent+and+inchoate+nihilism+whose+sole+objectives+are+destruction&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=kq8GfLtdq1&amp;sig=ACfU3U33OBCrwumfHovUZzerhlMVS_9Apg&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjky9n51O-FAxU0TTABHSYcANMQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&amp;q=grayson%20kirk%20Our%20young%20people%2C%20in%20disturbing%20numbers%2C%20appear%20to%20reject%20all%20forms%20of%20authority%2C%20from%20whatever%20source%20derived%2C%20and%20they%20have%20taken%20refuge%20in%20a%20turbulent%20and%20inchoate%20nihilism%20whose%20sole%20objectives%20are%20destruction&amp;f=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>:
<blockquote>Our young people, in disturbing numbers, appear to reject all forms of authority, from whatever source derived, and they have taken refuge in a turbulent and inchoate nihilism whose sole objectives are destruction.</blockquote>
That statement proceeded to touch off an extraordinary crisis at Columbia University when Mark Rudd, a leader of the Radical Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), led a student takeover of multiple campus buildings, including Hamilton Hall. Sound familiar?
Professional activists from around the country, including Tom Hayden and Stokely Carmichael, quickly descended on the campus. Sound familiar?
One week later, the police were called in. Hundreds of people were arrested. Some were wounded. Weeks later, another student takeover broke out. The university promptly canceled finals, dropped charges against the offenders, and finally capitulated to student demands to divest from cooperation with the Pentagon. Kirk was then forced out.
His eventual replacement was William James McGill, a committed man of the Left who&#8217;d gotten famous at the University of California San Diego, having hired Herbert Marcuse, one of the heroes of the Left. He quickly pledged to “cement the rapport” between students, faculty, and administration. In 1971, McGill said the university should take the lead in enforcing the federal government&#8217;s equal rights mandates because “no other part of society is as responsive to social change as we are.” In 1972, when protesters took over campus buildings again, he refused to involve the police, preferring to “ride this one out.”
Fast forward about half a century, and universities are now full-scale Left-wing activism centers. The current president of Columbia University is an Egyptian-American economist, Minouche Shafik. In an interview with <a href="https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/get-know-minouche-shafik-columbias-twentieth-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia magazine</a> upon taking this role, Shafik explained what a university is for:
<blockquote>The problems the world is facing today are so complex, and so pressing, that new ideas are needed to address them. Great universities like Columbia excel at generating new ideas. … Supporting faculty and students who want to get their ideas out into the world will help, but there’s more to it.</blockquote>
The chaos we are now seeing at universities from ignorant radicals masquerading as incisive, revolutionary truth-tellers is not a bug of the college system. It is now the point. Our universities increasingly treat activism as the main focus. These universities are, in fact, little indoctrination machines generating activists. That&#8217;s what they are for. They recruit activists, and then they promote those activists. Why? Because this is the jet fuel of Left-wing movements. The reason these administrators are selecting these people is because these people are the vanguard.
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This is why they&#8217;re negotiating with them. It&#8217;s an inside-outside game in which outside agitators make a lot of trouble. And then inside, the administrators say, “Well, we do have to negotiate with them. We have to deal with them.”
That is now the position of the Democratic Party writ large. Joe Biden is in the same exact position as Minouche Shafik. Not only is he scared of young voters, but he also sees them as the future. He sees them as the most passionate, most dedicated members of his coterie. They&#8217;re the vanguard of the revolution because these are the makings of the future Democratic Party.
These are the activists being trained at Columbia University.

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One of the biggest questions surrounding a potential second Trump presidency is how exactly it would differ from the first one.
Normally presidents don&#8217;t have to address this question when they&#8217;re running for a second term, they can just promise more of the same. But for Trump, he&#8217;s obviously been out of office for a few years. He&#8217;s one of a handful of presidents in American history seeking a nonconsecutive term, and a lot&#8217;s changed since 2021. And, as even Trump&#8217;s most devoted supporters would admit, he wasn&#8217;t able to achieve all of his promises in his first four years in office. It stands to reason that accomplishing those goals the second time around might require something of a new approach.
On Tuesday, we got one of the clearest signs yet that Donald Trump will indeed be taking a new approach concerning one of the biggest problems this country faces, which directly impacts more than 200 million Americans at every stage of their life — from schooling to the workplace to government assistance and healthcare. I&#8217;m talking about anti-whiteism. This is a word that&#8217;s more or less verboten even in conservative circles. Unlike, say, anti-Semitism, no one wants to talk about it. But in an interview with Time magazine this week, Trump confirmed that combating anti-white racism, by name, will be one of the key goals of his administration if he wins re-election.
Trump was responding to a question about polls showing that most of his supporters believe, correctly, that anti-white racism is a much bigger problem in this country than anti-black racism:
<blockquote>“Oh, I think that there is a lot to be said about that,” Trump said. “If you look at the Biden administration, they’re sort of against anybody depending on certain views. They’re against Catholics. They’re against a lot of different people. They actually don’t even know what they’re against, but they’re against a lot. But no, I think there is a definite anti-white feeling in this country and that can’t be allowed either. .. If you look right now, there’s absolutely a bias against white and that’s a problem.”</blockquote>
This shouldn&#8217;t have been a significant moment in the presidential race. It should&#8217;ve had all the significance of a candidate affirming that the sky is blue. Trump doesn’t even say that anti-white racism is more prevalent than any other type of racism — though it is, obviously. Instead, he just says that there is some amount of anti-white sentiment in the country and that is also a bad thing. There shouldn’t be anything even notable about that. But it was a surprising moment, even for Trump supporters. 
In his first term, Trump rarely if ever mentioned the concept of anti-whiteism so explicitly. I couldn&#8217;t find any evidence of it. But a couple of years ago, Trump <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/arizona-rally-trump-claims-covid-19-treatment-is-anti-white-people-2022-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pointed</a> out that the Biden administration was giving preferential medical treatment to non-white Americans, and in the past several months, former Trump adviser Stephen Miller has been targeting anti-white institutions in this country with lawsuits. And now Trump himself is recognizing the broader problem with anti-whiteism in our culture.
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You can tell this moment caught the Left by surprise because the mere acknowledgment that anti-whiteism exists was enough to reduce some commentators practically to tears. Here for example was the reaction from Whoopi Goldberg:
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The View is the most antiwhite show on TV. Here, Whoopi Goldberg feigns outrage at Trump&#39;s remarks about the antiwhite feeling in America, but she knows it&#39;s true &#8211; she makes her money from it. She also knows that lynchings were done to criminals, including white people. <a href="https://t.co/TThYXTc1F9">pic.twitter.com/TThYXTc1F9</a>
&mdash; Way of the World (@wayotworld) <a href="https://twitter.com/wayotworld/status/1785580712042578301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Nobody in your family was hung,&#8221; Whoopi Goldberg barks at Donald Trump. That&#8217;s one of the few cases where the difference between the words &#8220;hanged&#8221; and &#8220;hung&#8221; is actually pretty important, unless Whoopi Goldberg has some kind of intimate knowledge of Trump&#8217;s family that I&#8217;m not aware of. She also claims Donald Trump is &#8220;anti-humanist,&#8221; which makes it clear she doesn&#8217;t know what humanism is.
From context, though, it seems like Whoopi is saying that because no one in Donald Trump&#8217;s family was lynched, therefore anti-whiteism can&#8217;t possibly exist today. Or maybe she&#8217;s also implying that white people in general were never lynched, and then she&#8217;s using that false premise to somehow conclude that anti-whiteism can&#8217;t possibly exist today.
Whatever interpretation you choose, it doesn&#8217;t work. The <a href="https://lasc.libguides.com/mass-lynching-italian-americans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">largest mass lynching</a> in this country involved Italians, who Whoopi would presumably classify as white. Regardless, white people were not immune from lynchings. In fact, according to a document on the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law’s website, tracking lynchings by race from the years 1882 &#8211; 1968, there were <a href="http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/shipp/lynchingsstate.html">1297 lynchings</a> of white people. While that’s fewer than the 3,445 black lynchings, the point is that you certainly can’t assume that any white person alive today doesn’t have a lynching victim in their ancestral history. 
Even if you pretend that lynching has only ever involved black people, it still doesn&#8217;t remotely address the fact that anti-whiteism is a much bigger problem right now than anti-black racism. Her entire argument is a non sequitur.
But it&#8217;s notable that Whoopi Goldberg was so fired up about this. And indeed, many Democrats are. Earlier this month, Congressman Cedric Richmond, a co-chair of Biden&#8217;s campaign, warned that Trump is, quote, “making it clear that if he wins in November, he’ll turn his racist record into official government policy, gutting programs that give communities of color economic opportunities and making the lives of Black and brown folks harder.&#8221;
Richmond made those comments in response to an Axios report last month, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/01/trump-reverse-racism-civil-rights">entitled</a>, &#8220;Trump allies plot anti-racism protections — for white people.&#8221; Specifically, a new Trump administration would shut down various programs designed to benefit only certain demographic groups. That includes programs like the $29 billion pandemic-era program that would have awarded money only to &#8220;women and minority-owned restaurants.&#8221; (Stephen Miller&#8217;s group, America First Legal, successfully sued to stop that). But there are many more programs like that, which a Trump DOJ could also shut down. That includes the NFL&#8217;s Rooney Rule, which mandates interviews with &#8220;minority&#8221; coaches, for example. 
Presumably, a second Trump administration would also end the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-administration-declares-that-criminal-background-checks-are-racist-against-black-people" target="_blank" rel="noopener">absurd lawsuit</a> against Sheetz for daring to use criminal background checks, which alleges that any employer using background checks is automatically racist.
This potential return to a race-blind government that respects the Constitution greatly infuriated a woman named Jasmine Harris, who directs &#8220;Black media&#8221; for the Biden-Harris campaign. (Yes, they apparently have a segregated media department at the Biden campaign that only deals with black people.) Here&#8217;s what she said: 
<blockquote>This [Axios] report, in addition to all of the recent examples of shameless racism by Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans, serves as a warning to Black America: Donald Trump is a selfish and vindictive man who doesn’t give a damn about Black people. .. He will make our lives worse by using the very laws that the pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement fought for, against us.</blockquote>
There&#8217;s actually an interesting admission buried in that quote. The Biden black media director isn&#8217;t alleging that Donald Trump is going to do anything illegal. Instead, she&#8217;s complaining that he&#8217;s going to enforce existing civil rights laws, which were supposedly intended to ensure racial equality. This is a totally foreign concept to the Biden campaign. They&#8217;re essentially admitting that they&#8217;re discriminating against whites in violation of civil rights laws — but they&#8217;re saying those laws just shouldn&#8217;t be enforced to protect white people, who they see as second-class citizens.
Yesterday afternoon, we saw yet another sign of this attitude. The Biden campaign&#8217;s official rapid response page tweeted this clip of Donald Trump, apparently in an effort to make him look bad. But it was actually more of an advertisement for his campaign. Watch:
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Trump: Look at Paris. Look at London. They&#39;re no longer recognizable. I&#39;m going to get myself into a lot of trouble, but you know what? That&#39;s the fact, they are no longer recognizable. We can&#39;t let that happen here <a href="https://t.co/sRr6pdU2rb">pic.twitter.com/sRr6pdU2rb</a>
&mdash; Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/BidenHQ/status/1785759162783224174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Biden campaign didn&#8217;t even comment on this video. They just posted it, quoting every word Trump said. That&#8217;s because they know everything Trump said is true. Pretty much <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-population-projected-reach-737-million-2036-ons-2024-01-30/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">all</a> of the population growth in the U.K. going forward is going to be driven by migration. That&#8217;s been the case for the last several years, too. The unstated result is that fewer white people will live in the U.K., which the Biden administration assumes you&#8217;ll think is a good thing.
That&#8217;s because, in their view, it&#8217;s not racist to deliberately diminish white populations. It&#8217;s also not racist to violate the civil rights of white people. In fact, they don&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s possible to be racist against whites in the first place. This is an idea that originated in the bowels of Left-wing academia and Critical Race Theory, and it&#8217;s since metastasized to politics.
Here&#8217;s how one professor in the U.K. named Pragya Agarwal puts it. See if you can spot the massive flaw in <a href="https://x.com/DrPragyaAgarwal/status/1236943486710173696" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this reasoning:</a>
<blockquote>White people can indeed face stereotypical assumptions based on their skin color and hence encounter racial prejudice. But this cannot be called racism, because of the inherent systemic imbalance of power between those with lighter skin color and people of color. Racial prejudice can affect people on an individual level, but it would not have the same effect on a larger social and cultural level because it is only when stereotypes are bolstered by power &#8230; that it creates systemic and structural racism.</blockquote>
In other words, she&#8217;s saying white people can&#8217;t be victims of racism because racism involves &#8220;power&#8221; and &#8220;systemic imbalance,&#8221; and white people have all the power. It takes about two seconds to realize that, even on its own terms, this argument makes precisely no sense whatsoever. The Fortune 500 companies that award preferential treatment to non-white applicants have far more &#8220;power&#8221; than their white applicants do. So do the universities that award black applicants a 500-point boost on their SAT scores, and the federal government agencies that award financial assistance to various demographic groups on the basis of race. 
In all of these cases, there is prejudice backed by &#8220;power&#8221; — extraordinary power, actually.
But there&#8217;s really no point in engaging with Critical Race Theory on the merits, though, because it&#8217;s not actually meant to convince anyone of anything. It&#8217;s intended to be a thin, allegedly scholarly veneer that justifies overt discrimination against millions of Americans. The appropriate response to this kind of thinking is not to treat it with any kind of legitimacy. It&#8217;s to call it what it is: anti-white racism, or anti-whiteism. That&#8217;s what Donald Trump has just done. It&#8217;s what every Republican should be doing right now. 
Talking about anti-whiteism infuriates Democrats because it&#8217;s been an unstated core part of their policy agenda for several years. And now, for the first time since Biden took office, it looks like it could very soon come to an end.

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders (R) is ordering her state to follow state law over the Biden administration&#8217;s new interpretation of Title IX, prohibiting men from competing in women&#8217;s sports.
In an executive order obtained by The Daily Wire that Sanders will unveil on Thursday afternoon, the governor slams the Biden administration for its attempt &#8220;to unilaterally rewrite federal law to advance its radical gender ideology against women and girls.&#8221; Sanders calls it a &#8220;plainly ridiculous change&#8221; and says it will lead to biological males &#8220;unfairly competing&#8221; against females and violating their bathroom privacy.
Earlier this month, Biden&#8217;s Education Department unveiled new Title IX regulations blocking schools from enforcing blanket bans on transgender-identifying males in girls’ sports. Title IX is the 1972 federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. The new rules are set to take effect in August.
In her order, Sanders said female students must not be denied equal athletic opportunities or forced to risk their safety by playing with biological males. The order also says Arkansas public schools must not force students to shower or undress with members of the opposite sex, and should abide by state law that guarantees their privacy, the order says.
Arkansas policy is that &#8220;sex is an immutable characteristic of the human body, rooted in biology and the created order,&#8221; and &#8220;the government should celebrate, not erase, sex differences by providing proper protections for them,&#8221; the order says.
The order also says students and public school employees may not be forced to use &#8220;false pronouns,&#8221; citing the First Amendment.
Sanders ordered the Arkansas education department to provide &#8220;specific guidance&#8221; on how to enforce Arkansans&#8217; rights &#8220;despite&#8221; Biden&#8217;s &#8220;unlawful&#8221; new Title IX rules.
&#8220;At no point should Arkansas law be ignored,&#8221; the order reads.
&#8220;The Biden administration’s facially absurd redefinition of sex in Title IX turns back the clock on women’s opportunities, erodes student privacy, threatens women’s sports, and erases women,&#8221; Sanders&#8217; order reads. &#8220;The Biden administration redefines &#8216;sex&#8217; to fit its own absurd political ideology — not science — and imposes it on women, girls, and children.&#8221;
The administration has &#8220;rejected reality and chosen to appease their left-wing base over students’ safety and best interests,&#8221; the order says.
Riley Gaines, former NCAA championship swimmer, will speak at the executive order&#8217;s announcement. Gaines is a vocal advocate for women’s sports who argues that trans-identifying males should not be allowed to compete alongside women and girls.
Sanders also warned that Arkansas is prepared to sue the Biden administration if schools lose any funding due to the new regulations. At least nine states have already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-states-file-flurry-of-lawsuits-against-biden-admin-over-transgender-title-ix-rules" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> lawsuits over the new rules.
The full text of the order obtained by The Daily Wire can be read below:
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E.O. 24-06:       EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROTECT ARKANSAS STUDENTS, WOMEN, AND GIRLS
WHEREAS:   Title IX was signed into law in 1972 and contained a succinct 37 words;
WHEREAS:    Title IX was passed to protect women, not harm them;
WHEREAS:    The Biden administration is attempting to unilaterally rewrite federal law to advance its radical gender ideology against women and girls;
WHEREAS:    On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education released its final rule, in a document with a staggering 459,804 words, “reinterpreting” Title IX;
=WHEREAS:    The new Title IX rule will unilaterally expand the long-standing prohibition based on “sex” discrimination to include “gender identity”;
WHEREAS:    The Biden administration redefines “sex” to fit its own absurd political ideology—not science—and imposes it on women, girls, and children;
WHEREAS:    The Government should celebrate sex differences between men and women – not erase them. See Executive Order 23-30 to Eliminate Woke, Anti-Women Words from State Government and Respect Women, signed October 19, 2023;
WHEREAS:    The Biden administration’s facially absurd redefinition of sex in Title IX turns back the clock on women’s opportunities, erodes student privacy, threatens women’s sports, and erases women;
WHEREAS:    The Biden administration’s rewriting of Title IX discrimination on the basis of “sex” to include discrimination on the basis of “gender identity” is a plainly ridiculous change that will lead to males unfairly competing in women’s sports; receiving access to women’s and girls’ locker rooms, bathrooms, and private spaces; and competing for women’s scholarships;
WHEREAS:   The Biden administration has rejected reality and chosen to appease their left-wing base over students’ safety and best interests;
WHEREAS:    “Sex” has long been understood as binary biological characteristics – male (an individual who has, will, or would but for a medical abnormality produce the male reproductive gamete) or female (an individual who has, will, or would but for a medical abnormality produce the female reproductive gamete);
WHEREAS:    The Arkansas legislature has defined sex in Act 317 of 2023, on the basis of biology;
WHEREAS:    The Arkansas legislature has enacted law, Act 317 of 2023, ensuring that public schools designate restrooms based on sex;
WHEREAS:    Act 317 of 2023 further ensures that students share sleeping quarters with students of the same sex or are provided with single-occupancy sleeping quarters;
WHEREAS:    The Arkansas legislature enacted law in Act 461 of 2021, Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, that mandates that when schools choose to make a designation, they must do so based on biological sex – male or female;
WHEREAS:    The Arkansas legislature enacted law in Act 542 of 2023, the “Given Name Act,” which makes clear that employees of public schools and state-supported institutions of higher education do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at work;
WHEREAS:   The State of Arkansas will pursue legal action, to the extent available by law, from the Biden Administration for any financial loss, including loss of funding, incurred by the state due to the passage of the Biden administration’s unscientific agendas;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, acting under the authority vested in me as the Governor of the State of Arkansas, do hereby proclaim:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">It is declared to be the policy of this state that sex is an immutable characteristic of the human body, rooted in biology and the created order. The government should celebrate, not erase, sex differences by providing proper protections for them.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The educational institutions of Arkansas will continue to enforce state law guaranteeing the right of students to maintain their privacy. Students must not be forced to shower or undress with members of the opposite sex.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Female students must not be denied equal athletic opportunities or forced to risk their safety by having biological males placed into female-designated sports leagues.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Students and employees of Arkansas’ educational institutions may not be forced to use false pronouns. The right to refuse to speak a lie is guaranteed in the First Amendment. My administration will continue to protect this fundamental right.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">All accused individuals must be given robust, traditional due process rights if they are accused of harassment under the Biden Title IX Amendment.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">The Arkansas Department of Education is ordered to provide specific guidance on how to enforce the rights of Arkansans to equal opportunity, free speech, due process, and privacy under the U.S. Constitution, Title IX, and state law, despite the Biden administration’s unlawful administrative rule. At no point should Arkansas law be ignored.</li>
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to be affixed this 2nd day of May, in the year of our Lord 2024.
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Democrats in Washington are reportedly panicking because of fears that the pro-Hamas protests raging on college campuses across the country will galvanize the American public to vote for Republicans.
One House Democrat told <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/05/01/college-protests-democrats-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a>, “The longer they continue, and the worse that they get, the worse it’s going to be for the election overall,” adding that the protests are “Bringing out [the public’s] most conservative side.&#8221; Prior to a closed-door caucus meeting of House Democrats on Tuesday, “many people were talking about” the chaos at campuses, the Democrat admitted. “Many people are super frustrated and concerned.”
One unnamed Democrat expressed their concern that the protests would help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying, “We need to remember that a vote for Trump or sitting out this election or voting third party is a vote for Netanyahu.”
Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH) defended Democrats’ refusal to condemn the protests, saying, “It’s complicated enough for us with the range of opinions and height of emotions we have, without weighing in on what [colleges] should be doing.”
Meanwhile, President Biden has remained silent over the last week regarding the violence and protests plaguing college campuses. “We need the president of the United States to speak to the issue and say this is wrong,” House Speaker Mike Johnson <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/speaker-johnson-house-republicans-ramp-criticism-control-college/story?id=109786538" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Tuesday. “What’s happening on college campuses right now is wrong. It is un-American. It is not who we are. The president seems unable or unwilling to do this.”
The last public comment from Biden about the situation came on April 22, when he both-sided the issue, saying, “I condemn the anti-Semitic protests. I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.”
Conversely, former President Donald Trump has been outspoken in his denunciation of the protests. He <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-heads-wisconsin-michigan-after-being-hit-with-gag-order-fine-2024-05-01/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Wednesday, “I say remove the encampments immediately, vanquish the radicals and take back our campuses for all of the normal students who want a safe place from which to learn.”
Speaking in Wisconsin, Trump praised the NYPD for taking control at Columbia University, calling it a “beautiful thing to watch.” “New York was under siege last night,” he declared, calling the demonstrators at Columbia and City College of New York “raging lunatics and Hamas sympathizers.”
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Trump also lacerated the rumored proposal from the Biden administration to relocate Palestinians to the United States, saying, “Your towns and villages will now be accepting people from Gaza and various other places. Under no circumstances shall we bring thousands of refugees.”

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The Knicks close out the 76ers on the road; we'll break down the biggest SEC threats for Georgia in '24; and Tim Brando joins us to discuss college football and the NCAA's new anti-trust payouts. 



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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with actor and environmental advocate Adrian Grenier. They discuss his early life on the streets of New York City, his eventual rise to stardom, the reality and decline of Hollywood, why he walked away after reaching the top, and how he grounds himself now through natural practices and the cultivation of his fully sustainable environment-first community.

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, Donald Trump plans to combat anti-white policies in his second term. This is news that has been met with rage on the Left, where anti-whiteism is a forbidden topic. Also, police finally move in and tear down the UCLA protester encampment. This came after the protesters made a list of demands, including meals that are vegan-friendly and gluten-free. Kristi Noem continues to defend herself against charges of puppy murder. And Democrats and Republicans come together in a bipartisan way to craft one of the worst pieces of legislation we've ever seen.

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As pro-Hamas protests continue around the country, we examine just why administrators are caving to student radicals; House Republicans seek to fill in the gaps in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act; and the Federal Reserve declines to lower interest rates.

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House Republicans have requested Katherine Maher, who became the CEO of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-public-radio-npr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Public Radio (NPR)</a> in March, provide testimony to Congress about the allegations of left-wing bias at the network, an invitation that could lead to a high-profile clash on Capitol Hill next week.
Energy and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led a <a href="https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/04_30_24_Letter_to_NPR_with_Hearing_Invitation_2_aa76bcfe12.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> that was sent to Maher this week, asking the media executive to appear before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on May 8 to address claims related to NPR&#8217;s coverage of topics related to politics, COVID, transgender issues, audience figures, the network’s own level of diversity, and more.
&#8220;The Committee has concerns about the direction in which NPR may be headed under past and present leadership. As a taxpayer funded, public radio organization, NPR should focus on fair and objective news reporting that both considers and reflects the views of the larger U.S. population and not just a niche audience,&#8221; the letter said.
Controversy rocked NPR when a longtime editor, Uri Berliner, went public last month with the bias allegations and lamented how NPR had &#8220;lost America&#8217;s trust&#8221; with an increasingly leftist bent. After being suspended for five days, Berliner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/npr-editor-who-accused-network-of-liberal-bias-resigns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stepped down</a>, saying he could not work in a newsroom where he was being &#8220;disparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirm&#8221; the problems he cited.
Berliner&#8217;s resignation happened after Maher <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nprs-new-ceo-scolds-25-year-veteran-for-expose-outing-networks-bias" target="_blank" rel="noopener">condemned</a> what she said was a &#8220;deeply simplistic&#8221; and &#8220;profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning&#8221; assessment of NPR. Maher faced more blowback as posts and clips spread on social media, showing her being critical of former President Donald Trump and supportive of President Joe Biden. They also displayed personal views in favor of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/business/media/npr-chief-executive-criticized-over-tweets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">liberal causes</a>. Maher later <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/npr-chief-defends-coverage-accuses-critics-of-bad-faith-distortion-of-her-views-cc5869ac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Wall Street Journal that critics were making a &#8220;bad faith distortion&#8221; of her views.
The House GOP letter noted many of the allegations raised by Berliner, including a claim that all of NPR&#8217;s editorial staffers in Washington, D.C., were registered Democrats. They also highlighted past comments from Mater about dealing with &#8220;bad information,&#8221; striking a balance with the speech protections under the First Amendment, and warning how the &#8220;truth might be a distraction.&#8221;
McMorris Rodgers and her colleagues wrote the committee is &#8220;concerned that your personal views and opinions on matters of public interest heavily influence your decision making at NPR and may cloud objective reporting of the news at NPR.&#8221; In addition to the invite, they posed questions to Maher on internal NPR matters such as employee party affiliation, asking that the information be provided by May 14.
&#8220;In your own words, &#8216;slowing down a little bit and bringing the conversation in, [] listening with sincerity, debating with respect, consulting widely, and weighing difficult decisions with candor,&#8217; might be what NPR needs to rebuild the damage to its reputation and credibility,&#8221; the letter said.
It was not immediately clear whether Maher would cooperate with the House Republicans. The Daily Wire has reached out to NPR seeking comment on the letter.
Although there has been a renewed push to cut funding for NPR, including a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/partisan-propaganda-machine-republicans-push-to-defund-npr-over-political-bias" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> measure from House Republicans, Berliner rejected the calls to defund the network. &#8220;I respect the integrity of my colleagues and wish for NPR to thrive and do important journalism,&#8221; he said.

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Entertainer Michael Rapaport&#8217;s upcoming comedy show in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wisconsin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wisconsin</a> has reportedly been canceled due to pro-Hamas protests that are going on nearby at the state&#8217;s top school, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Rapaport — who has been outspoken in his support for Israel following Hamas&#8217; October 7 attack — responded to an account on X that claimed in a post that the show had been canceled due to &#8220;threats from the pro-terror mob.&#8221;
&#8220;Yup!!!&#8221; Rapaport responded. &#8220;Very very very F***ed Up!
Radio host Dan O&#8217;Donnell <a href="https://twitter.com/DanODonnellShow/status/1786016249614393442" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> the email that the comedy club Comedy on State allegedly sent to ticket holders who were planning on attending the sold out show:
<blockquote>I hope this message finds you well. We are reaching out to inform you of a significant update regarding our upcoming Thursday show featuring Michael Rapaport. 
In light of the current environment downtown, marked by escalating protests and a contentious nature of the dialogue surrounding current affairs, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Thursday show with Michael Rapaport. The safety and well-being of our audience members, staff, and community are our top priorities, and we believe this decision is in the best interest of all involved. 
We understand that this news may be disappointing, and we want to express our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you. It was never our intention to put our audience members in a position of discomfort or risk, and we are deeply sorry for any anxiety or uncertainty this situation may have caused. 
Rest assured that you will receive a full refund for your purchased tickets to your original payment method promptly via Etix. 
We appreciate your understanding and support during this time. Your safety and well-being are of the utmost importance to us, and we are committed to ensuring a positive experience for all our audience members.</blockquote>
The news comes after police made dozens of arrests at a pro-Hamas encampment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Within hours of the arrests, more far-Left protesters showed up and pitched a dozen new tents, the report <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2024/05/02/police-arrest-dozens-of-protesters-at-university-of-wisconsin-madison/73518209007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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The overtly anti-Semitic demonstration by the pro-Hamas protesters also included pro-Nazi expressions that were directed at Jewish students, according to the <a href="https://wislawjournal.com/2024/04/30/uw-madison-pro-palestine-protesters-spark-debate-over-free-speech-laws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wisconsin Law Journal</a>.
Earlier this week, the pro-Hamas protesters &#8220;allegedly performed the &#8216;Heil Hitler&#8217; salute&#8221; at Jewish students while they broke state law about pitching tents on university grounds, the report said. &#8220;The protesters were filmed chanting, &#8216;there is only one solution&#8217; &#8230; what a Milwaukee attorney called &#8216;Fairly ominous.'&#8221;
“I know these kids are ignorant but calling others ‘fascists’ and then chanting about a ‘solution’ to the presence of Jews is fairly ominous,&#8221; said Attorney Rick Essenberg.
Hitler&#8217;s &#8220;final solution&#8221; was the mass extermination of six million Jews.
Local law enforcement officials said that they were investigating the incident.

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British actor and comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-cleese" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Cleese</a> said in a recent interview that people should not be afraid to publicly state that some cultures are superior to others.
Cleese, who made the remarks during an interview with a local magazine, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13374615/John-Cleese-says-Britons-not-frightened-say-cultures-superior-wrong-Muslims-want-sharia-law-enforced-UK.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Race doesn&#8217;t matter, but culture does.&#8221;
&#8220;I think that some cultures are superior to others, and we should not be frightened to say so,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13374615/John-Cleese-says-Britons-not-frightened-say-cultures-superior-wrong-Muslims-want-sharia-law-enforced-UK.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;A society that goes in for female genital mutilation is abhorrent, and I happen to think that if people come to live in Britain, they should accept and adhere to our values.&#8221;
&#8220;I understand that some 20 percent of Muslims in the U.K. would like to see Sharia law, and I believe that&#8217;s wrong,&#8221; he added.
He also defended a remark from several years ago that angered leftists when he said that &#8220;London was not really an English city any more.&#8221;
&#8220;That was not a racist remark,&#8221; he noted.
Cleese also garnered news headlines this week when he remarked about his comedy ahead of the stage adaptation of his “Fawlty Towers” show.
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The play is based on three episodes of a multi-season sitcom that he wrote in 1975. One of the episodes was removed by UKTV because it contained “racial slurs,” Variety <a href="https://variety.com/2024/theater/global/fawlty-towers-john-cleese-stage-play-racial-slurs-1235989568/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The episode was later reinstated after he attacked the decision and blasted those who believe in false revisionist history.
“Those scenes where the Major used a couple of words you can’t use now, racial slurs they would come under, we took them out,” he said. “There’s always a problem with comedy that you deal with the literal-minded. Whenever you’re doing comedy, you’re up against the literal-minded and the literal-minded don’t understand irony. And that means if you take them seriously, you get rid of a lot of comedy. Because literal-minded people don’t understand metaphor, irony, or comic exaggeration. People who are not literal-minded can see there’s various different interpretations, depending on different contexts.”

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trans-identifying</a> male athlete sparked backlash after he was scheduled to compete in a women&#8217;s water polo championship for a second time.
Alicia, formerly Johnny, Paans, 31, a graduate student at the University of Michigan and member of the women’s water polo team, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/05/02/us-news/michigan-trans-athelete-alicia-paans-causes-outrage-at-national-water-polo-tournament/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is set</a> to compete starting Friday in this year&#8217;s Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship at Texas A&amp;M.
Last year, Paans was <a href="https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/hail-to-the-victors-no-2-university-of-michigan-takes-advantage-of-no-4-university-of-california-santa-barbara-8-6-to-claim-2023-womens-national-collegiate-club-championship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">playing</a> on the women&#8217;s team when they beat University of California Santa Barbara 8-6 in the championship game.
He scored several goals in the two games leading up to the championship game. Both games were blowout wins for Michigan.
The women&#8217;s water polo team recently promoted Paans as &#8220;player of the week&#8221; on their Instagram page.
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Paans also reportedly uses the women&#8217;s locker rooms, <a href="https://reduxx.info/trans-identified-male-set-to-compete-in-national-womens-water-polo-championship-for-second-time/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS), which cited parents of Paans’ opponents.
“This year’s national championships are shaping up to be a tragic deja vu of domination for the female opponents who simply seek a fair chance to succeed,&#8221; ICONS co-founder Marshi Smith said, <a href="https://reduxx.info/trans-identified-male-set-to-compete-in-national-womens-water-polo-championship-for-second-time/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Reduxx.
Backlash erupted on social media, too. One X user compared the situation to &#8220;allowing LeBron James into the WNBA.&#8221;
&#8220;Other than possibly basketball, water polo may involve the most dramatic difference in ability/performance between men &amp; women,&#8221; the X user <a href="https://twitter.com/GregMoo73564054/status/1785397489153233295" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. &#8220;I played H2O polo, and the difference is incredible between men and women&#8230; starting with a HUGE advantage with hand size, but also lower body strength to get out of the water, and upper body strength to rip shots. plus HUGE difference in acceleration.&#8221;
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Back in January, the Collegiate Water Polo Association <a href="https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/collegiate-water-polo-association-releases-transgender-athlete-appeal-process/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> a policy on trans-identifying athletes competing on the team of the opposite sex.
The policy says trans-identifying male athletes must provide proof that their testosterone levels are below a certain level. Athletes may also appeal if they believe their circumstances are &#8220;exceptional,&#8221; the policy says.
“The Collegiate Water Polo Association is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable sports environment for all those who wish to participate,” the policy states. “This policy aims to provide guidelines for the participation of transgender athletes at the collegiate club level, ensuring fairness, respect, and equal opportunities for all.”
The controversy comes after earlier this month, the Biden administration unveiled new Title IX regulations blocking schools from enforcing blanket bans on transgender-identifying males in girls’ sports at public schools.
Title IX is the 1972 federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. The new rules are set to take effect in August.

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University Of Michigan Trans-Identifying Male Sparks Backlash For Competing In Women’s Water Polo Championship A Second Time

University Of Michigan Trans-Identifying Male Sparks Backlash For Competing In Women's Water Polo Championship A Second Time

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arizona" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arizona</a> Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs signed a repeal of the state&#8217;s 1864 abortion law on Thursday after the state&#8217;s Supreme Court ruled last month that the law, which protects unborn babies from nearly all abortions, could go into effect.
The abortion law repeal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arizonas-republican-controlled-senate-passes-repeal-of-states-1864-abortion-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> Arizona&#8217;s Republican-controlled legislature thanks to five Republicans — three in the state House and two in the state Senate — who voted with every Democrat. Upon signing the legislation, Hobbs said she would “do everything in [her] power to protect our reproductive freedoms,&#8221; AZ Central <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2024/05/02/arizona-abortion-ban-gov-katie-hobbs-signs-1864-law-repeal/73534194007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“Today we are doing what 23 governors and 55 legislatures refused to do, and I am so proud to be the ones that got this job done,&#8221; Hobbs said.
The state&#8217;s high court ruled in April that the 160-year-old law could go into effect. The law bans abortion in every circumstance except when the mother’s life is in danger. It also punishes anyone who aided in an abortion by two to five years in prison. Now that Hobbs has signed the repeal, state law will revert to a 15-week abortion limitation that was signed into law by former Republican Governor Doug Ducey in 2022.
The 1864 abortion law will be in effect for a short time since the repeal won&#8217;t take place until at least 90 days after the state legislature ends its legislative session. Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, however, said her “office is exploring every option available to prevent this outrageous 160-year-old law from ever taking effect.”
Following the Arizona Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, Democrats jumped at the opportunity to blame former President Donald Trump for the law taking effect with the Biden campaign saying the near-total abortion was &#8220;enforceable because Trump ended Roe.&#8221; Some Republicans, including Trump and Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake, criticized the abortion law and called for the state&#8217;s legislature to address it.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America supported the state law and the Arizona Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to allow its enforcement, calling it an “enormous victory for unborn children and their mothers.”
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Abortion could play a major role in the 2024 election as Democrats have already begun focusing on the issue to push young women to show up to the polls in November.

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Arizona Governor Signs Bill Repealing State’s 1864 Abortion Law

Arizona Governor Signs Bill Repealing State's 1864 Abortion Law

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Paris and London are &#8220;no longer recognizable&#8221; thanks to the inundation of &#8220;jihad,&#8221; according to former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, who warned on Wednesday that the U.S. must guard against following a similar path.
Trump made the remarks at a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday night where he said his comments would get him &#8220;into a lot of trouble with the folks in Paris and the folks in London.&#8221;
“We’ve seen what happened when Europe opened their doors to jihad. Look at Paris, look at London — they’re no longer recognizable,&#8221; Trump said, adding, &#8220;They are no longer recognizable, and we can’t let that happen to our country.”
“We have incredible culture, tradition — nothing wrong with their culture, their tradition — we can’t let that happen here and I’ll never let it happen to the United States of America,&#8221; the former president continued.
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Anti-Israel protests have broken out in both London and Paris in the months following Hamas&#8217; attack on Israel. On November 11, also known as Armistice Day, tens of thousands of anti-Israel demonstrators <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-fill-london-on-armistice-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flooded</a> the streets of London, waving Palestinian flags. Paris has also seen recent anti-Israel <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/students-block-paris-sciences-po-university-over-gaza-war-2024-04-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protests</a> pop up at universities in the city, during some of which police have had to step in to prevent any violence.
France has seen an explosion in Muslim migrants since the early 2010s with over half a million coming to the country between 2010 and 2016 alone, according to <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pew Research</a>. The U.K., meanwhile, took in nearly 700,000 Muslim migrants over the same time period.
Trump caused outrage with his comments in 2015 when he said after a terrorist attack took place in the French capital, “They have areas in Paris where it is so radicalized and so vicious … that the police refuse to go there,&#8221; POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-says-paris-london-are-no-longer-recognizable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;That’s what’s going to happen with our country,” he added.
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He made a similar comment about London at the time, saying, “London and other places … are so radicalized that the police are afraid for their own lives.”
Upon entering the White House in 2017, Trump signed an executive order either suspending or severely limiting people from multiple Muslim-majority countries from being admitted into the U.S. Last year, Trump <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-bring-back-travel-ban-muslim-countries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promised</a> to bring the travel ban back if he wins a second term in the White House.
&#8220;When I return to office, the travel ban is coming back even bigger than before and much stronger than before,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want people blowing up our shopping centers. We don&#8217;t want people blowing up our cities, and we don&#8217;t want people stealing our farms. So it&#8217;s not gonna happen.&#8221;

Trump Says Paris, London ‘No Longer Recognizable’ Because They ‘Opened Their Doors To Jihad’

Trump Says Paris, London 'No Longer Recognizable' Because They 'Opened Their Doors To Jihad'

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Georgia’s Republican Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brian-kemp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brian Kemp</a> signed a law that will require jails to check the immigration status of inmates and collaborate with federal immigration officials.
The law, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/georgia-governor-signs-immigration-bill-months-uga-slaying-worrying-la-rcna150301">HB1105</a>, would threaten to strip funding from sheriff’s offices that refuse to work with federal immigration officials when they have individuals in their custody who appear to be in the country illegally.
Kemp said that the legislation &#8220;became one of our top priorities following the senseless death of Laken Riley at the hands of someone in this country illegally who had already been arrested even after crossing the border.&#8221;
&#8220;If you enter our country illegally and proceed to commit further crime in our communities, we will not allow your crimes to go unanswered,&#8221; the Republican Governor went on to add.
An illegal immigrant from Venezuela named Jose Ibarra was charged in the murder of 22 year-old Laken Riley after she was found dead in a wooded area near the University of Georgia in Athens. An autopsy found that Riley had died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head, with the investigation also finding that Ibarra had dragged her body to a secluded location in an attempt to conceal his alleged crime. Ibarra’s charges included malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another.
Ibarra had previously been arrested in New York in 2022 and was charged with acting in a manner to injure a child younger than 17.
The new Georgia law comes amid an unprecedented crisis on the southern border, with immigration officials recording over 9.5 million <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters">nationwide encounters</a> and 1.7 million <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-may-have-lost-track-millions-of-migrants-crossing-southern-border-congressional-report">estimated illegal immigrant gotaways</a> since Joe Biden took office. There were only 445,000 total reported gotaways for 2018, 2019, and 2020 under the Trump administration.
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Other Republican states like Texas have also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-not-over-abbott-vows-to-defend-texas-authority-to-secure-the-border-after-scotus-sides-with-biden">taken action</a> to crack down on illegal immigration amidst the crisis.
A number of recent public opinion surveys have found that Americans are broadly critical of Biden’s handling of the border, with residents in blue states like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-colorado-voters-say-immigration-is-the-top-issue-as-2024-election-draws-closer">Colorado</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-massachusetts-voters-say-immigration-is-the-top-issue-facing-the-state">Massachusetts</a> naming immigration as the top issue facing their states. Another poll found that just <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-just-20-percent-of-voters-say-united-states-has-control-over-its-borders">20 percent</a> of voters across the country believe that the United States has control over its borders, while a separate survey revealed that only <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/voters-say-immigration-is-top-issue-facing-country-biden-faces-widespread-disapproval-on-immigration">36 percent</a> of voters approve of Biden’s handling of the critical election year issue.

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Signs Bill Mandating Jailers Check Immigration Status Of Inmates

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Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas terrorist leader who was the mastermind behind the brutal October 7 attack on Israel, is hiding behind at least 15 hostages, according to American and Israeli officials, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/briefing/ceasefire.html#:~:text=He%20has%20monitored%20the%20talks,prevent%20Israel%20from%20assassinating%20him" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
As the U.S., Israel, and Egypt push Hamas to release the remaining hostages — which include as many as six Americans — Sinwar is negotiating behind a human shield made up of the very people Israeli forces are trying to rescue, officials said. The Times cited &#8220;people briefed on the negotiations&#8221; between Hamas and Israel who have blamed Sinwar for preventing a deal from being made that would release the hostages.
The outlet added that Sinwar is negotiating &#8220;from his hiding space deep in the tunnels below Gaza,&#8221; adding that his human shield of hostages &#8220;prevent[s] Israel from assassinating him.&#8221; Former U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff General Jack Keane also <a href="https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/hamas-leader-reportedly-protecting-himself-with-multiple-israeli-hostages/video/87e69e135807e5c3c464ba92e6622725" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Sky News that Sinwar could have as many as 20 hostages surrounding him and his family.
&#8220;My sources tell me that Sinwar, who is the number one leader in Gaza of the Hamas organization, has 15-20 hostages protecting him and his family,&#8221; Keane said.
U.S. officials made <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/26/sinwar-hamas-tunnels-israel-gaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">similar comments</a>, in concurrence with Israeli intelligence, about Sinwar using hostages as human shields in February. Hamas terrorists kidnapped hundreds of civilians and soldiers from Israel during its October 7 attack. Israeli and U.S. officials <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/number-hostages-still-alive-gaza-remains-mystery-officials-say-rcna148294" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last month that it&#8217;s unclear how many hostages remain alive in Gaza.
Sinwar&#8217;s brutality has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mastermind-behind-10-7-hamas-terror-attack-that-was-just-a-rehearsal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">evident</a> over the course of Hamas&#8217; war with Israel as he said in November that the October 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people &#8220;was just a rehearsal.&#8221; Hamas terrorists have also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-hamas-terrorists-admit-they-hide-in-hospitals-use-ambulances-for-transport" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after being captured that the leaders of the terrorist organization, including Sinwar, hide under hospitals in Gaza.
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Terrorist leaders have hidden behind non-combatants in the past, with one of the most recent examples dating back to 2011, when Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden attempted to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE74166F/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">use women as human shields</a> during the U.S. raid on his compound in Pakistan before he was killed by special forces, according to the White House. Officials added that one of the women Bin Laden was hiding behind was also killed.

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Two Hollywood <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">celebrities</a> just voiced their opposite views on the best time to have children.
Both “Modern Family” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">star</a> Sofia Vergara and “Hitch” actress Eva Mendes discussed their thoughts on motherhood as part of the People Magazine’s “Beautiful” issue. Vergara said having kids later in life wouldn’t be “fair,” while Mendes insisted it was “asinine” to suggest she should have had kids in her twenties.
Vergara, 51, recently made headlines when she divorced her husband of seven years, fellow celebrity Joe Manganiello. The “Modern Family” star revealed that him wanting kids was one of the biggest reasons the marriage fell apart.
The actress had a son when she was 19, and she said that having more kids now wouldn’t work for her. 
“There’s things in life that might sound like good ideas, but they’re not,” she told the outlet of having another child over 50. “I was a mother already. I know what it means to be a good mother or to try to be the best mother that you can, and that takes a lot of sacrifices, takes a lot of energy.”
“Nowadays, thanks to science, women can actually have babies older,” she added. “Before, nature for some reason tells your body at 50 you are in menopause, it’s time for you to be done with that. There is a reason why nature is doing that.”
Vergara went on to say that while she can “totally respect where anyone wants to be a mom after 50,” that was not what she wanted. 
“I didn’t think because of my career, the way I live my life, the way my marriage was, that it was fair to bring a kid to this world, and I’m not going to be able to give 100 percent,” she told People. 
Mendes, meanwhile, is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actress-eva-mendes-appears-to-confirm-she-and-ryan-gosling-secretly-wed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly married</a> to actor Ryan Gosling and didn’t have her first child until she was 40.
&#8220;When I was 40, it was a big deal for people when I was pregnant, and it wasn&#8217;t for me. And then I was 42 and I was pregnant with my second one and people were like, &#8216;Oh my God, you&#8217;re going to be so tired. That&#8217;s why people have kids in their 20s.&#8217; I was like, that&#8217;s the most sorry, asinine thing I&#8217;ve ever heard,&#8221; the actress told <a href="https://people.com/eva-mendes-is-glad-shes-an-older-mom-beautiful-issue-exclusive-8641623">People</a>. 
Mendes went on, saying, &#8220;It takes more patience. In my 20s, I shouldn&#8217;t have even been around a child. I was just foul-mouthed and smoking. I could not have raised kids in any other era of my life but now, for sure.&#8221;

Mendes and Vergara

Sofia Vergara Says Being Older Mom Isn’t ‘Fair,’ Eva Mendes Strongly Disagrees

Sofia Vergara Says Being Older Mom Isn't 'Fair,' Eva Mendes Strongly Disagrees

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Jewish &#8220;Friends&#8221; star David Schwimmer called out the anti-Israel and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/anti-semitism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anti-Semitic</a> nature of the recent &#8220;pro-Palestinian&#8221; protests that have taken over parts of college campuses across the country, saying that especially in the face of open anti-Semitism, &#8220;silence is complicity.&#8221;
Schwimmer has spoken out <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/where-is-their-outrage-jewish-friends-star-torches-people-still-denying-hamas-rapes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several times</a> about the rising <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jewish-friends-star-marks-somber-one-month-anniversary-of-october-7-hamas-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anti-Semitism</a> — in America and worldwide — since the brutal and unprovoked terror attacks Hamas perpetrated against Israel on October 7 last year. This past week, he shared video of Jewish students who have faced verbal and even physical attacks from protesters on their college campuses.
&#8220;Jewish students across America are experiencing the worst attacks on their rights, dignity and safety in my lifetime,&#8221; Schwimmer began his caption. &#8220;While some of the protests are peaceful, the atmosphere is one of pervasive harassment, intimidation, segregation, hate speech, threats &amp; acts of real violence.&#8221;
&#8220;If this were any other minority group the response would have been immediate outrage and action. And yet this antisemitism grows, spreading from middle school to high school to college campuses nationwide … Please show your support for your Jewish neighbors, friends and colleagues,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Silence is complicity.&#8221;
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Schwimmer included comments and testimony from Columbia University student Eden Yadegar, who said that the anti-Jewish sentiment had been there long before the protests erupted.
When asked during another interview to respond to the excuses being made by school administrations and officials — namely that any anti-Semitic attacks were outliers and the actions of &#8220;outside agitators,&#8221; Yadegar fired back.
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&#8220;There are stages of grief, right, so like at first there&#8217;s sadness and then there&#8217;s these different coping stages,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We are all LIVID to a degree that we have not been before because people are gaslighting us and telling us that our experiences are invalid and they are not real and that we&#8217;re misunderstanding them when we are the ones that have experienced these things.&#8221;
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‘Silence Is Complicity’: Jewish ‘Friends’ Star Unloads On Campus Protests

'Silence Is Complicity': Jewish 'Friends' Star Unloads On Campus Protests

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October 7

Actress Drea de Matteo knows how saying the wrong thing can get you whacked. In more ways than one.
The actress played Adriana on the mob TV classic “The Sopranos” and her iconic character was one of many who didn’t live to be featured in the final episodes. 
More importantly, she’s worked for two-plus decades in Hollywood. If you go against the Hollywood orthodoxy, however, you could lose work. 
Said orthodoxy is progressive to the core.
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The Hollywood Blacklist 2.0 is very real. Just ask stars like Kevin Sorbo, Antonio Sabato, Jr., and Tim Allen. They’ve all experienced various levels of cancellation for embracing a Right-leaning worldview.
Superstar podcaster Joe Rogan is one of the few industry types to acknowledge that truth. He shared some <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/joe-rogan-blacklist-conservatives/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">behind-the-scenes</a> reflections on his signature podcast in February.
“There’s a certain ideology that’s attached to that city, and it’s not logical. It’s a kooky, wacky, completely insulated left-wing view of the world, and they enforce it with an iron fist.
“And if you’re not on that team you don’t get booked for things. You don’t get picked for things. If you’re someone who has conservative leanings there’s projects you’re never gonna get. You’re never gonna be involved … they’ll malign you without knowing you at all, [and are] openly prejudiced about you. So no one does it.”
De Matteo recently told Donald Trump Jr.&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sopranos-actress-says-people-in-hollywood-are-too-petrified-to-cross-liberals-on-social-issues">“Triggered” podcast</a> why few stars speak out against the Biden administration.
Some actively support the 81-year-old leader, like Stephen Colbert and Steven Spielberg. Colbert helped Biden raise money for Biden at a high-profile fundraiser last month. The Oscar-winning director is shaping this summer&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-turns-to-steven-spielberg-for-messaging-strategy-as-poll-numbers-lag">DNC Convention in Chicago.</a>
Others who might bristle at Biden’s inflation spike, porous border, and inability to call out the anti-Semitism roiling the country bite their tongue.
They don&#8217;t wanna get <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sopranos-actress-says-people-in-hollywood-are-too-petrified-to-cross-liberals-on-social-issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">professionally whacked</a>, she says.
“This administration has just been hammering all of these things and people in Hollywood are petrified… What, are you going to speak out against race, and sex, and all of that stuff?
“People are afraid to have those conversations, because first of all, you never win with a liberal. You’re just never gonna win.”
De Matteo has essentially cut ties with Hollywood. She infamously created an OnlyFans account to help pay the bills, and she’s now willing to criticize both her former industry and Democrats now that she’s essentially retired as an actress.
They can’t whack her any more, but is she exaggerating?
We’ve seen two examples where a star dared to defy Hollywood groupthink and may have paid the price later.
Ellen DeGeneres stood atop the Hollywood world via her beloved chat show “Ellen.” And then she made the “mistake” of being friendly to former President George W. Bush. The two chatted at a Dallas Cowboys home game in late 2019, and the progressive blowback to the news stunned the lesbian activist and comic.
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She addressed the reaction on her show, and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ellen-degeneres-defends-george-w-bush-friendship-cowboys-game-tweets-monologue-2019-10-08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she didn’t back down</a>.
&#8220;When I say be kind to one another, I don&#8217;t mean be kind to the people who think the same way you do. I mean be kind to everyone.”
That was the fall of 2019.
Less than a year later, DeGeneres’ career collapsed. Industry insiders began leaking to the press how the “Ellen” show created a toxic workplace environment. 
The murmurs caught fire and the star with the nicest on-screen persona lost her bulletproof brand. She eventually left the program in 2022 and only recently resurfaced.
Would former and current “Ellen” staffers have leaked damaging reports about the star had she not enraged some of her loyal supporters? Was this punishment for reaching across the aisle in a very public fashion?
Maybe. Possibly. It’s unclear.
More recently, superstar Dwayne Johnson made a shocking confession. He told Fox News – Faux Noise! – that he wouldn&#8217;t be endorsing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-says-hes-unhappy-with-state-of-america-will-not-endorse-biden-again" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Joe Biden</a> as he did in 2020. He didn’t want to divide the nation, and he preferred to let the American public have its say without his input.
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He also indirectly threw Biden under the bus during a tight election cycle.
“Am I happy with the state of America right now? Well, that answer is no.”
That was in early April. A few weeks later, TheWrap.com published a blistering expose alleging Johnson <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/dwayne-johnson-red-one-late-budget-problems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">repeatedly showed up to work late</a> – very late – on the set of his upcoming film “Red One.” That tardiness was reportedly up to eight hours.
That was on days when he showed up at all.
The investigation featured other damning tidbits, like how fellow A-lister Ryan Reynolds argued with Johnson over his tardy ways and how the ex-WWE star would urinate in bottles on set and have his handlers dispose of them.
The studio behind the film has <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/30/the-rock-ryan-reynolds-clash-netflix-red-notice-late-tardiness/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied the allegations</a>. Johnson hasn’t addressed them directly via his X social media feed. TMZ reports that Reynolds and Johnson did clash about the latter’s tardiness but eventually made amends.
The report’s timing sure is … interesting.
Johnson has enjoyed a sterling reputation in and outside of Hollywood up until now. Hard-working. Talented. Driven. Versatile.
This report is a direct attack on that brand. Is it a coincidence it went public weeks after the superstar refused to back Biden’s re-election campaign?
Maybe. Possibly. It’s unclear.
Breitbart News’ John Nolte noted that some of the material in TheWrap.com expose dates back to 2020 when Reynolds and Johnson teamed for “Red Notice.” So, Nolte asked, <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/04/30/nolte-dwayne-johnson-blasted-hit-piece-just-weeks-after-refusing-endorse-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">why is it resurfacing now?</a>
Here’s betting de Matteo has a firm opinion on the matter.
* * *
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Hollywood Blacklist 2.0: Paying The Price For Speaking Your Mind

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A group of students at Ole&#8217; Miss belted out &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner,&#8221; drowning out the chanting and shouting of anti-<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> protesters on their campus.
In a video posted to X on Tuesday, a number of students could be heard singing the national anthem at the top of their lungs while the shouts of nearby protesters — several of whom carried large Palestinian flags — were completely overpowered.
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Governor Tate Reeves (R-MS) responded to the reports of anti-Israel protests — which have spread to campuses all across the country after first garnering media attention in places like Columbia University and Yale — landing in his state.
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&#8220;I am aware of today’s scheduled protest on the campus of Ole Miss. Mississippi law enforcement is also aware. And they are prepared,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Campus police, City, County, and State assets are being deployed and coordinated. We will offer a unified response with one mission: Peaceful protests are allowed and protected — no matter how outrageous those protesters views may seem to some of us. But unlawful behavior will not be tolerated. It will be dealt with accordingly. Law and order will be maintained!&#8221;
A similar scene played out on the campus of University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where students drowned out the anti-Israel protesters with loud chants of &#8220;USA! USA! USA!&#8221;
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“USA” chants drown out Pro-Palestine chants at University of Alabama <a href="https://t.co/HU9rxl0j6t">pic.twitter.com/HU9rxl0j6t</a>
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On University of North Carolina&#8217;s Chapel Hill campus, a group of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gofundme-set-up-to-fund-rager-for-frat-boys-who-defended-american-flag-on-unc-campus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fraternity boys</a> fought back when anti-Israel protesters attempted to replace an American flag with a Palestinian flag. They stepped in and kept the American flag from touching the ground, even as the protesters surrounded them and hurled insults, water, and other objects their way.
Pi Kappa Phi member Guillermo Estrada explained, &#8220;My fraternity brother and others ran over to hold it up, in order for it not to touch the ground. People began throwing water bottles at us, rocks, sticks, calling us profane names. We stood for an hour defending the flag so many fight to protect.&#8221;

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Ole Miss Students Drown Out Anti-Israel Protesters By Belting Out ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

Ole Miss Students Drown Out Anti-Israel Protesters By Belting Out 'Star-Spangled Banner'

American Flag

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Mississippi

Tate Reeves

The father of a University of North Carolina (UNC) student spoke out on Wednesday after his son — assisted by other members of his fraternity — defended the American flag amid anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests across the campus.
Jeff Goldklang shared his thoughts in a post on X after photos and videos of the fraternity brothers — who sang the national anthem as protesters insulted and threw things at them — in a post to X.
&#8220;Our son&#8217;s fraternity is going viral for holding an American flag off of the ground, respecting all that it has stood for. 99.9% of the positive response has been GOP or right of center,&#8221; Goldklang observed, asking why Democrats did not seem to share the same sentiments. &#8220;Has it become bad politics for Democrats to respect our flag? I feel it has, which is brutal.&#8221;
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That said, please don’t co-opt their actions for political reasons. They acted in spontaneous service of the American and (for several) Israeli flag. Unlike the mob they were protecting the flag from, they’re not pawns. Just boys who respect what those flags stand for.
&mdash; Jeff Goldklang (@JeffGoldklang) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffGoldklang/status/1785994279346638859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Goldklang went on to say that he did not want to see the fraternity brothers — who had simply acted in the moment out of their respect for their country and its flag — used for political reasons.
&#8220;That said, please don’t co-opt their actions for political reasons,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They acted in spontaneous service of the American and (for several) Israeli flag. Unlike the mob they were protecting the flag from, they’re not pawns. Just boys who respect what those flags stand for.&#8221;
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UNC student and Pi Kappa Phi member <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gofundme-set-up-to-fund-rager-for-frat-boys-who-defended-american-flag-on-unc-campus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guillermo Estrada</a> shared his story in a series of posts that went viral, saying that he had felt called to action after growing up in a military community and seeing the sacrifice so many have made to protect that flag.
&#8220;My fraternity brother and others ran over to hold it up, in order for it not to touch the ground. People began throwing water bottles at us, rocks, sticks, calling us profane names. We stood for an hour defending the flag so many fight to protect,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I grew up in a Military community and saw first hand the sacrifices they make. I will not stand for the disrespect these &#8216;protestors’ cause for the sake of another country.&#8221;

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‘Has It Become Bad Politics?’: Father Of UNC Frat Boy Asks Why Democrats Didn’t Cheer Protecting The American Flag

'Has It Become Bad Politics?': Father Of UNC Frat Boy Asks Why Democrats Didn't Cheer Protecting The American Flag

University of North Carolina

President Joe Biden, after finally delivering brief remarks on Thursday addressing the anti-Israel protests running rampant across college campuses, told reporters that those protests would have no impact on his administration&#8217;s Israel policy.
While Biden did not specifically grant a question-and-answer session following his comments, he did answer two questions that were shouted at him as he prepared to leave the room.
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Reporter: &quot;Have protests influenced policy reconsideration in the region?&quot; Biden: &quot;No.&quot; Second Reporter: &quot;Should the National Guard intervene?&quot; Biden: &quot;No.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#breaking</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JoeBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JoeBiden</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/universityprotests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#universityprotests</a> <a href="https://t.co/50LtuDO3W0">pic.twitter.com/50LtuDO3W0</a>
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&#8220;Mr. President, have the protests forced you to reconsider any of the policies with regard to the region?&#8221; one reporter asked.
Biden responded with one word: &#8220;No.&#8221;
He then thanked reporters and stepped away from the lectern, turning his back as reporters continued to call after him. &#8220;Mr. President, do you think the National Guard should intervene?&#8221; another asked.
Biden, without turning back to face the gathered reporters, simply repeated, &#8220;No,&#8221; and kept walking.
With the 2024 presidential campaign ramping up, Biden&#8217;s administration has had to walk a fine line as the Democratic Party is split on support for Israel.
While repeatedly promising Israel that American support &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-offers-unwavering-commitment-to-israel-after-iran-backed-hamas-invades-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will not waver</a>&#8221; in the wake of the horrific and unprovoked Hamas terror attacks that took place on October 7, Biden has also repeatedly called on the Israeli government to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blinken-israel-risks-becoming-indistinguishable-from-hamas-terrorists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exercise more restraint</a> in the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.
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Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/none-of-this-is-a-peaceful-protest-biden-finally-speaks-out-on-campus-unrest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thursday remarks</a>, aimed at quelling destructive and sometimes violent pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the country, called out some of the illegal actions — such as vandalism and destruction of property — taken by protesters but stopped short of condemning the anti-Israel sentiment that has driven them from the start.
&#8220;There should be no place on any campus, no place in America for anti-Semitism or threats of violence against Jewish students. There is no place for hate speech or violence of any kind, whether it’s anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, or discrimination against Arab Americans, or Palestinian Americans!&#8221; Biden said, giving equal consideration to anti-semitism and islamophobia. &#8220;It’s simply wrong. There’s no place for racism in America. It’s all wrong. It’s un-American.&#8221;

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Biden Says Campus Protests Will Have Zero Impact On Israel Policy

Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> producer Dan Schneider is suing producers of the documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” for defamation.
The 58-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">TV exec</a> made a public apology for his behavior after the documentary first aired. &#8220;Quiet on Set&#8221; included interviews with Schneider&#8217;s former colleagues telling stories of a toxic workplace and what they saw as questionable actions. 
 “Watching over the past two nights was very difficult — me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and that I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology,” Schneider said in late March, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-nickelodeon-producer-reacts-to-child-abuse-doc-owe-some-people-a-pretty-strong-apology">reported</a>.
The new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit">lawsuit</a> states that while he takes responsibility for his actions, “Quiet on Set” was “a hit job” which insinuated that Schneider &#8220;sexually abused the children who worked on his television shows.&#8221;
&#8220;While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse, condemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself,&#8221; the lawsuit says, per <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/05/01/dan-schneider-sues-defamation-quiet-on-set-series/73531094007/">USA Today</a>. 
&#8220;Defendants have destroyed Schneider’s reputation and legacy through the false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that,&#8221; it states. &#8220;At times, he was blind to the pain that some of his behaviors caused certain colleagues, subordinates, and cast members. He will regret and atone for this behavior the rest of his life. But one thing he is not—and the one thing that will forever mar his reputation and career both past and present—is a child sexual abuser.&#8221;
The former Nickelodeon exec also told the outlet, &#8220;After seeing &#8216;Quiet on Set &#8216;and its Trailer, and the reactions to them, I sadly have no choice but to take legal action against the people behind it.”
“In their successful attempt to mislead viewers and increase ratings, they went beyond reporting the truth and falsely implied that I was involved in or facilitated horrific crimes for which actual child predators have been prosecuted and convicted,&#8221; Schneider continued. 
&#8220;I have no objection to anyone highlighting my failures as a boss, but it is wrong to mislead millions of people to the false conclusion that I was in any way involved in heinous acts like those committed by child predators. I owe it to myself, my family, and the many wonderful people involved in making these shows to set the record straight.&#8221;
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The four-part docuseries caused a stir when it premiered on March 17. Actor Drake Bell went public saying he was the unnamed victim of sexual assault at the hands of convicted pedophile Brian Peck, who was a dialogue coach at the network.
While no formal complaints of sexual abuse were made against Schneider, the documentary highlighted interactions he had with child actors who worked at the network, including airing video of him spending time in a hot tub with then-teenager Amanda Bynes.
The producer was let go from the network in 2018 amid allegations of abuse but was never formally charged with any crimes.

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> called U.S. ally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/japan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Japan</a> &#8220;xenophobic&#8221; just weeks after hosting the country&#8217;s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, for <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/04/10/remarks-by-president-biden-and-prime-minister-kishida-fumio-of-japan-in-joint-press-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">talks</a> and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WHkXO_IM-Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ritzy state dinner</a> in the nation&#8217;s capital.
He made the comment on Wednesday during a campaign reception in Washington, D.C., while arguing that immigration can help to create strong economies, according to a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/05/01/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transcript</a> from the White House.
&#8220;You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants. We look to — the reason — look, think about it,&#8221; Biden said.
&#8220;Why is China stalling so badly economically? Why is Japan having trouble? Why is Russia? Why is India? Because they’re xenophobic. They don’t want immigrants,&#8221; he added.
&#8220;Immigrants is [sic] what makes us strong,&#8221; Biden continued. &#8220;Not a joke. That’s not hyperbole. Because we have an influx of workers who want to be here and just contribute.&#8221;
Although Japan <a href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-economy-2023-gdp-893d53deba654c4924e4924f0b321cc5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entered a recession</a> amid a population decline this year, losing its spot at the world&#8217;s <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/economy/japan-economy-recession-hnk-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">third-largest economy</a>, local media reported in March how government data showed the nation <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/japan/society/foreign-nationals-visas-japan-record/#:~:text=acute%20labor%20shortage.-,As%20of%20the%20end%20of%20December%2C%203%2C410%2C992%20foreign%20nationals%20resided,Immigration%20Services%20Agency%20said%20Friday." target="_blank" rel="noopener">hit a record</a> of 3.4 million foreign residents in 2023 as employment-related visas rose to <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/14/japan/society/japan-foreign-population/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">meet demand</a> created by a labor shortage.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, was among those who criticized Biden for calling Japan &#8220;xenophobic&#8221; alongside U.S. adversaries China and Russia.
&#8220;That is why his staff doesn’t want him speaking without those note cards,&#8221; Rubio <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1785988694970663102" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quipped</a> on X, alluding to concerns about Biden&#8217;s mental state as he runs for a second term in this year&#8217;s presidential election.
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Last month, during a state dinner at the White House with Kishida and a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/10/white-house-releases-state-dinner-guest-list-4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">milieu of dignitaries</a>, Biden praised Japan during a toast.
&#8220;Well, we are the same, Japan and the United States. Many — we may be divided by distance, but the — generations after generation, we’ve been brought together — the same hopes, the same values, the same commitment to democracy and freedom and to dignity for all,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/04/10/remarks-by-president-biden-and-prime-minister-kishida-fumio-of-japan-at-state-dinner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Biden added, &#8220;And today, without question, our alliance is literally stronger than it has even been.&#8221;

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