The best-selling author of all time outside of William Shakespeare can now join fellow British authors Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming by suffering the ignominy of having her books edited for woke purposes.
The works of Agatha Christie, whose mysteries featuring detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple delighted readers enough for her novels to have sold between two to four billion copies, have been altered in new editions published by HarperCollins.
HarperCollins has “created new editions of the entire run of Miss Marple mysteries and selected Poirot novels,” The Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/25/agatha-christie-classics-latest-rewritten-modern-sensitivities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>.
Examples of the bowdlerization of Christie’s novels include altering the inner narration of Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple. Other examples include the character of Miss Allerton in “Death on the Nile,” who disparaged children by saying, “they come back and stare, and stare, and their eyes are simply disgusting, and so are their noses, and I don’t believe I really like children,” now state, “They come back and stare, and stare. And I don’t believe I really like children.”
Also in “Death on the Nile,” references to the Nubian people have been elided.
The term “Oriental” is no longer extant in the HarperCollins editions; a “grinning” black servant has been changed to someone not black and  “nodding.” In “A Caribbean Mystery,” the description of a West Indian hotel worker having “such lovely white teeth” has been stricken; “beautiful teeth” has also been removed.
The word “natives” has either been removed or replaced with “local”.
The Hercule Poirot mysteries started with “The Mysterious Affair At Styles,” and went on to include at least two novels often considered some of the best mystery novels of all time: “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” which uprooted the rules generally hitherto adhered to in mystery novels, and “And Then There Were None.” Other classic novels included “The ABC Murders,” “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Death On The Nile,” and “Curtain,” which was published posthumously, the last case of Poirot’s career and  a brilliant example of Christie’s originality.
In addition to the novels featuring Poirot and Marple, Christie also wrote four novels about the couple Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, which had their own charm as readers followed them from being youngsters falling in love to their adventures in old age.
The publisher of Roald Dahl, the famed children’s author who wrote “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda,” “James and the Giant Peach,” and “The BFG,” among other works, collaborated with the Roald Dahl Story Co., which manages the works’ copyright and trademarks, to make hundreds of alterations in order not to offend anyone with Dahl’s original works.
The Roald Dahl Story Co. admitted they had worked with Inclusive Minds, which monitors children’s literature for inclusion, diversity, and accessibility, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/02/19/roald-dahl-books-revisions-salman-rushdie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/17/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-offensive-matilda-witches-twits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Telegraph</a> illuminated some of the changes made to Dahl’s books, and their report caused author Salman Rushdie, himself the subject of an Iranian death warrant for his work, to tweet, “Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship. Puffin Books and the Dahl estate should be ashamed.”
Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.  commissioned a review of Fleming’s James Bond novels by “sensitivity readers,” according to <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/25/james-bond-books-edited-remove-racist-references/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Telegraph</a>.

Murder On The Orient Express

No End In Sight: Publisher Woke-Editing Best-Selling Fiction Novelist Of All Time

Publisher Woke-Editing Best-Selling Fiction Novelist Of All Time

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Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner, whose horrific snowplow accident — a result of a heroic effort to save his nephew on New Year’s Day — left him with over 30 broken bones, posted a video for the first time publicly showing him upright and walking.
<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/25/entertainment/jeremy-renner-incident-report-emergency-brake/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According</a> to a Nevada sheriff&#8217;s office incident report, the tragic incident began when Renner, 52, used his 14,000-pound PistenBully snowcat to pull his nephew’s truck out of his driveway. Once the truck was on the street, the snowplow began “sliding sideways,” and then “began to roll down the hill,” prompting Renner to jump out without setting the emergency brake. But then Renner realized the snowplow was headed toward his nephew. Renner tried to enter the snowplow’s cab but in order to do so he had to climb onto its moving track. He was “immediately pulled under the left side track,” the report added
“I now have to find OTHER things to occupy my time so my body can recover from my will. #minduful #intended #recovery,” Renner wrote on his Twitter post, which showed him walking while telling an older man, “It’s like having a cane, using this kind of weight.”
“That&#8217;s seriously cool,” the older man responds. “And you&#8217;re totally doing the walking motion.”
“Correct. Exactly, with only 40% of my weight,” Renner explains.
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I now have to find OTHER things to occupy my time so my body can recover from my will. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/minduful?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#minduful</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/intended?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#intended</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/recovery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#recovery</a> <a href="https://t.co/TuDFSMVJHY">pic.twitter.com/TuDFSMVJHY</a>
&mdash; Jeremy Renner (@JeremyRenner) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyRenner/status/1640057680273473536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“His ability to do stunts is, firstly, not going to return to him for many months and, secondly, he might not be quite as agile as he was previously, even if his physical exercise tolerance improves back to normal,” intensive care doctor Ron Daniels told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11803123/Doctors-explain-Jeremy-Renners-road-recovery.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a> in February.
“We tend to say to people who&#8217;ve survived severe injury in intensive care that you&#8217;ll be back to 90 percent of your normal self within about 12 to 18 months after you leave hospital,” Daniels continued. “He will suffer psychologically as well as physically and require support and rehabilitation for a period of many months after his injury to recover his full function. Almost certainly, he will have a degree of pain and stiffness in the broken limbs, and chest wall stiffness following the chest trauma.”
New York physiotherapist Dr. Karena Wu added, “With so many systems and bones, muscles and tissues involved, Mr. Renner will probably be doing physical therapy at a minimum of three times a week to up to five times a week for at least several months to up towards a year.”
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Grit N’Guts: Jeremy Renner Shares First Video Of Him Walking Since Horrific Snowplow Accident

Jeremy Renner Shares First Video Of Him Walking Since Horrific Snowplow Accident

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Gwyneth Paltrow, who is testifying in a trial in which a retired optometrist is suing her for allegedly crashing into him on a ski slope, was <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11905931/Gwyneth-Paltrow-roasted-Busy-Philipps-internet-goes-wild-viral-quote.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mocked</a> for a statement she made about any loss she suffered from the accident.
Paltrow was sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson in 2019; he alleged she <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/terry-sanderson-optometrist-gwyneth-paltrow-b2304957.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plowed into him</a> on Flagstaff Mountain, part of the Deer Valley Resort near Park City on a beginner’s course called the Bandana Run. Sanderson <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/gwyneth-paltrow-hit-run-ski-crash-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> he suffered a &#8220;permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement,” and that Paltrow “got up, turned and skied away,” leaving him “stunned, lying in the snow, seriously injured” without calling for help.
Asked at the trial about any losses she suffered from the accident, Paltrow glibly replied, “Well, we lost half a day of skiing.”
“White Chicks” star Busy Philipps and actress Jen Tullock responded on Instagram by posting Paltrow’s statement with a photo of the two women holding drinks.
Another critic referenced the “vagina candles” Paltrow’s Goop company produced, snapping, “Half a day of skiing that she will never get back! How many vagina candles did that cost her?!?!”
That was echoed by another critic, who wrote, “&#8217;Well, I lost half a day of skiing…&#8217; —Gwyneth Paltrow 😂 I mean, this whole ‘trial’ is bat-shit crazy. Makes me kinda miss the vagina candle and the $12K vibrator.”
The &#8220;lawsuit is completely without merit &#8230; anyone who reads the facts will realize that,&#8221; a representative for Paltrow has responded to the lawsuit. Paltrow filed a countersuit, asking for $1 and the costs of her legal expenses if she won.
Paltrow has called the lawsuit — which states that Deer Valley ski instructor Eric Christiansen didn’t see the incident but blamed Sanderson for the accident and filed a false report to buttress Paltrow’s version of events —  “a meritless claim” and “an attempt to exploit her celebrity and wealth.” She has stated that she “remembers what happened very clearly.”
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Paltrow’s countersuit stated that Sanderson admitted he didn’t remember the incident, and that Sanderson skied downhill into her in a “full body blow.” She claimed Christiansen saw the incident, that she was angry, and that Sanderson apologized.
An acquaintance of Sanderson’s, Craig Ramon, claimed he saw the incident and Paltrow “landed right on top of him, and then she slides off to the side.” Paltrow “didn’t say a single word,” Ramon claimed, adding that she did not seek help.
Last July, Paltrow, who has made tens of millions of dollars with her lifestyle company Goop, explained the meaning behind Goop’s candle named “This Smells Like My Vagina.”
Paltrow introduced the product in 2020; it reportedly sold out within hours of being available.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow On Trial For Ski Accident

Gwyneth Paltrow Mocked For Trial Statement: ‘Well, We Lost Half A Day Of Skiing’

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/twitter">Twitter</a> announced that parts of its source code was leaked online, making it potentially vulnerable to hackers, and the platform&#8217;s officials suspect a disgruntled insider is to blame.
The social media company on Friday <a href="https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/03/2023-03-24-twitter.md">notified</a> GitHub, an online hosting service for software development, that it had allowed Twitter code to be posted in violation of copyright law, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/technology/twitter-source-code-leak.html">reported.</a> Twitter filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California asking it to order GitHub to identify the person behind the leak and anyone else involved in the caper, the Times reported.
GitHub responded to the Twitter filing by asking for a description of the copyrighted code that had allegedly been infringed, prompting Twitter to say the material was “proprietary source code for Twitter&#8217;s platform and internal tools.” The platform acknowledged that it had no measures in place to control access to the content.
The source code is the critical software behind Twitter&#8217;s programming functions. Threat analyst Brett Callow told the Times that the public posting of Twitter’s source code could help hackers by making  “it a little bit easier and speedier to probe for vulnerabilities.”
GitHub took the posting down on Friday, but it had reportedly been up for months. It was not known when Twitter became aware that the code had been posted before bringing it to GitHub&#8217;s attention. In the Friday filing, Twitter asked GitHub to save any data that could be relevant to determining who was behind the act, including contact info, IP addresses or other information.
According to the Times, the person who leaked Twitter’s source code apparently self-identified as “FreeSpeechEnthusiast” on GitHub.
Twitter owner Elon Musk has said he intends to make critical parts of the company&#8217;s code &#8220;open source,&#8221; or accessible to the public by the end of this month.
“Twitter will open source all code used to recommend tweets on March 31st. &#8230; We’re developing a simplified approach to serve more compelling tweets, but it’s still a work in progress,&#8221; Musk tweeted on March 17. &#8220;That’ll also be open source. Providing code transparency will be incredibly embarrassing at first, but it should lead to rapid improvement in recommendation quality. Most importantly, we hope to earn your trust.”
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Our “algorithm” is overly complex &amp; not fully understood internally. People will discover many silly things , but we’ll patch issues as soon as they’re found!
We’re developing a simplified approach to serve more compelling tweets, but it’s still a work in progress. That’ll also…
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1636838845894279168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Musk has slashed Twitter&#8217;s workforce since acquiring the company in October. By the end of February, Twitter had reduced its staff from 7,500 to fewer than 2,000 employees. Musk said Friday that despite the company’s worth having dropped to $20 billion, he thought it could be worth $250 billion in the future.

Tesla Gigafactory – Elon Musk

Twitter Claims Parts Of Its Source Code Leaked, Insider Suspected

Twitter Claims Parts Of Its Source Code Were Leaked

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The House of Representatives, in a virtually straight party-line vote, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3916114-house-republicans-pass-parents-bill-of-rights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> the Parents Bill of Rights bill on Friday. Democrats unanimously opposed the measure; they were joined by five Republicans: Andy Biggs (AZ), Ken Buck (CO), Matt Gaetz (FL), Mike Lawler (NY), and Matt Rosendale (MT).
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11898875/House-approves-Parents-Bill-Rights-AOC-calls-fascist.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the bill fascist, stating on the House floor, “When we talk about progressive values, I can say what my progressive value is, and that is freedom over fascism.” She was echoed by New York Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer, who snapped that the bill was “Orwellian to the core.”
But House Speaker Kevin McCarthy celebrated the victory, declaring, “The Republicans put out our commitment to America. In our commitment to America, we said we&#8217;re gonna have a Parents Bill of Rights. This is exactly what we passed on the floor today; we&#8217;re keeping our commitment to America. &#8230; Today was a win for every mother, every father, but most importantly, for every student in America. You have a Parents Bill of Rights now, but unfortunately, the Democrats are too extreme to believe that parents should have a say in their kids’ education.”
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Promise made! Promise kept!<a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerMcCarthy</a>: “Today was a win for every mother, every father, but most importantly, for every student in America. You have a Parents’ Bill of Rights now, but unfortunately the Democrats are too extreme to believe that parents should have a say.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/N8NhaHgp6W">pic.twitter.com/N8NhaHgp6W</a>
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“This bill is not complex or complicated,” stated Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), who sponsored the bill. “Nor should it be partisan or polarizing, and contrary to what you may hear from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, it is not an attack on our hard-working teachers, who will always be the heroes in my eyes.”
“It is not an attempt to have Congress dictate their curriculum or determine the books in the library,” she continued. “Instead, this bill aims to bring more transparency and accountability to education, allowing parents to be informed and when they have questions and concerns to lawfully bring them to their local school boards.”
The bill <a href="https://congress.gov/118/bills/hr5/BILLS-118hr5rh.pdf">states</a> that parents should have the right to review, and make copies of, at no cost, the curriculum of their child’s school, which should be publicly available; the right to a list of the books and other reading materials available in the library of their child’s school; the right to inspect such books or other reading materials; and the right to know if a school employee or contractor acts to change a minor child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name; or allow a child to change the child’s sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
The bill also would give parents a right to know if their child’s school has athletic programs or activities that allow trans-identifying students to participate in a sport not consistent with their biological sex. It also would give parents the right to know if their child’s school allows a trans-identifying student access to a bathroom or changing room not consistent with their biological sex.
“Educators, policymakers, elected officials, Executive Branch officials and employees, and other stakeholders should never seek to use law enforcement to criminalize the lawfully expressed concerns of parents about their children’s education,” the bill adds.
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Because the Senate is controlled by Democrats, there is little chance the bill will be passed; House Democrats already nicknamed the bill the “Politics over Parents Act.”

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Holds Weekly Press Conference

‘Today Was A Win For Every Mother, Every Father’: House GOP Passes Parents Rights Bill

House GOP Passes Parents Rights Bill

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Former British Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies celebrated the decision by World Athletics to ban trans-identifying athletes from women’s events, publicly thanking the organization’s president, two-time 1,500 meters Olympic champion Sebastian Coe.
The World Athletics Council updated the eligibility regulations for trans-identifying athletes, <a href="https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/council-meeting-march-2023-russia-belarus-female-eligibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writing</a>, “The new regulations will require any relevant athletes to reduce their testosterone levels below a limit of 2.5 nmol/L for a minimum of 24 months to compete internationally in the female category in any event, not just the events that were restricted (400m to one mile) under the previous regulations.”
“In regard to transgender athletes, the Council has agreed to exclude male-to-female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from female World Rankings competition from 31 March 2023,” the Council continued.
“Decisions are always difficult when they involve conflicting needs and rights between different groups, but we continue to take the view that we must maintain fairness for female athletes above all other considerations,” Coe stated. “We will be guided in this by the science around physical performance and male advantage which will inevitably develop over the coming years. As more evidence becomes available, we will review our position, but we believe the integrity of the female category in athletics is paramount.”
“Thank you Seb Coe and World Athletics for standing up for female athletes across the world who are worthy of fair sport,” Davies tweeted.
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Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/sebcoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sebcoe</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WorldAthletics</a> for standing up for female athletes across the world who are worthy of fair sport 😭👏🏻
&mdash; Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) <a href="https://twitter.com/sharrond62/status/1638949019060674560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“Thank you so much all of you who’ve had my back here &amp; over the last few years,” Davies, who has been fighting for years to keep women’s sport just for women, tweeted. “So many great messages. It has been hard I won’t lie, your support has kept us all going, fighting for what is simply ‘right’ &amp; ‘fair.’ It amazes me how we ever found ourselves here, again, after the GDR years. The IOC learnt nothing! Hopefully we have our sport back. Sport is for all but only where you qualify in the fair category for your biological reality. We’ll keep fighting till all girls sport is protected.”
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Thank you so much all of you who’ve had my back here &amp; over the last few years. So many great messages. It has been hard I won’t lie, your support has kept us all going, fighting for what is simply ‘ right’ &amp; ‘fair’. It amazes me how we ever found ourselves here, again, after the… <a href="https://t.co/8AbFhXOWhh">pic.twitter.com/8AbFhXOWhh</a>
&mdash; Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) <a href="https://twitter.com/sharrond62/status/1639156825894289408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“Women are not a testosterone level,” she added. “This was always a bogus argument &amp; should never have been considered. A waste of time &amp; money. Male biology advantage cannot be fully mitigated against. And females of all ages in all sports are deserving of fair, safe sport as much as males get. No one’s banned from sport just a category they don’t qualify for.”
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Women are not a testosterone level. This was always a bogus argument &amp; should never have been considered. A waste of time &amp; money. Male biology advantage cannot be fully mitigated against. And females of all ages in all sports are deserving of fair, safe sport as much as males…
&mdash; Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) <a href="https://twitter.com/sharrond62/status/1638983575784636416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In the 1980 Olympics, Davies won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley, losing the gold to East German Petra Schneider, who later confessed she had used banned drugs to enhance her performance. Davies said in 2021 that she hoped the gold medal would properly be restored to her, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/58916587" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, “It would be lovely if it was recognized.”
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“After 20 yrs ( Yeap 20 years) of the IOC allowing testosterone fuelled East Germans athletes to dominate women’s sport in the 70s&amp; 80s I was always going to die on the hill of FAIR sport for females, so a whole new generation didn’t have to suffer the same fate because of terrible governance,” she recalled.
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After 20 yrs ( Yeap 20 years) of the IOC allowing testosterone fuelled East Germans athletes to dominate women’s sport in the 70s&amp; 80s I was always going to die on the hill of FAIR sport for females, so a whole new generation didn’t have to suffer the same fate because of…
&mdash; Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) <a href="https://twitter.com/sharrond62/status/1638989931660861440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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When a critic lashed out, “A whole lot of whataboutery there. My t level is likely way below any top female athlete. Perhaps you’d like to tell us what yours was when you won your medals?” Davies fired back, “Less than 1nml per liter of blood my whole career as is the vast majority of elite females. Plus I did not go through male puberty, next question?”

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‘Women Are Not A Testosterone Level’: Olympic Champion Celebrates World Athletics Banning Trans-Identifying Athletes From Women’s Sports

Olympic Champion Celebrates World Athletics Banning Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports

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Two brothers who are teammates on the NHL’s Florida Panthers refused to wear an LGBTQ sweater during the team’s warmup skate on Thursday night, citing their religious beliefs.
Eric and Marc Staal joined San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov, who have also refused to take part in warmups with pride-themed jerseys.
“After many thoughts, prayers and discussions we have chosen not to wear a Pride Night jersey tonight,” the brothers <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35927172/brothers-eric-marc-staal-decline-wear-panthers-pride-night-jerseys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>.
“We carry no judgement on how people choose to live their lives, and believe that all people should be welcome in all aspects of the game of hockey. Having said that, we feel that by us wearing a pride jersey it goes against our Christian beliefs,” they continued.
“We hope you can respect this statement. We will not be speaking any further on this matter and would like to continue to focus on the game and helping the Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup,” they concluded.
Reimer had stated last Saturday, “I am choosing not to endorse something that is counter to my personal convictions which are based on the Bible, the highest authority in my life. I strongly believe that every person has value and worth and the LGTBQIA+ community, like all others, should be welcomed in all aspects of the game of hockey.”
“I respect everybody and I respect everybody’s choices. My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion,” Provorov, who is Russian Orthodox, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ox3pqDfSWo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in January after eschewing wearing the pride-themed jersey.
“With Provy, he’s being true to himself and his religion. This has to do with his belief and his religion. It’s one thing I respect about Provy, he’s always true to himself. That’s where we’re at with that,” Flyers head coach John Tortorella said.
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Two days after Provorov refused to wear the pride-themed jersey, his jersey was sold out on several websites in men’s sizes.
“As of Thursday afternoon, on the <a href="https://www.fanatics.com/?query=ivan%20provorov&amp;_ref=p-FPP:m-TYPEAHEAD:i-r-0c-0:po-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fanatics</a> and NHL Shop <a href="https://shop.nhl.com/?query=ivan%20provorov&amp;_ref=p-FPP:m-TYPEAHEAD:i-r-0c-0:po-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sites</a>, the jersey did not appear to be available in men’s sizes and was only able to be purchased in women’s sizes,” The Daily Wire reported on January 19. “Other apparel seemed to be available for purchase, as were custom made jerseys.”
Outkick <a href="https://www.outkick.com/ivan-provorov-jersey-sells-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the men’s jersey for the player was only available in an extra-small size on the two sites. Fanatics and NHL Shop were both saying the jerseys were “almost gone” for people to buy.
Charlotte Pence Bond contributed to this report.
Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/nhls-ivan-provorov-jerseys-nearly-sell-out-online/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NHL&#8217;s Ivan Provorov Jerseys Nearly Sell Out Online</a>

Eric Staal, Marc Staal

‘Against Our Christian Beliefs’: Two NHL Brothers Refuse To Wear LGBTQ Sweater

Two NHL Brothers Refuse To Wear LGBTQ Sweater

Christianity

Florida Panthers

LGBTQ

Prince Harry’s immigration status could be severely challenged, as a conservative think tank has conjectured he may have lied on his visa filings, or he was given special treatment by the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security.
Citing the Freedom of Information Act, the Heritage Foundation is asking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a copy of Prince Harry’s visa file, noting that a residency permit requires answering if the applicant has ever used illegal drugs — which can trigger a denial if the answer is “yes” — and Harry may have lied about his past.
“I think what happens with this FOIA request has a direct impact on what happens with Harry&#8217;s future in the U.S. if indeed he wants to become a permanent U.S. resident or a U.S. citizen,” Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation, told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11891747/Prince-Harrys-visa-filings-major-implications-future-think-tank-says.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a>.
&#8220;The stakes are very high here,” he continued. “This issue of a visa application has major implications for his future in the United States.”
As far as the possibility that Harry argues the DHS documents should remain private, Gardiner stated, “Harry can talk all he likes about protecting privacy, but he&#8217;s just written a massive book outlining all of his drug use. I&#8217;d say this isn&#8217;t a very smart move.”
“No one should be above the law,” Gardiner declared. “It doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;re a member of the Royal Family, everyone should be treated the same.”
“I think it&#8217;s in the public interest to know whether or not Harry was completely transparent in documenting all of his drug use that he outlined in ‘Spare,’” Gardiner said. “I think that the public will be really outraged if he was admitted to the United States through a system of preference and privilege, or he got in without revealing the full information.”
In “Spare,” Harry admitted using cocaine and the psychedelic drug ayahuasca; the latter is illegal in the United States unless used for religious purposes.
Heritage Foundation attorney Samuel Dewey, who formerly supervised oversight and investigations on the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, warned that if DHS does not produce the records by April 12, the foundation will sue the federal government.
“Even if he came in through a visa, it still has to be cleared by DHS, because you also have to be admissible to the country,” Dewey claimed. “Our request concerns whether or not he&#8217;s admissible without a waiver, given his long history of narcotics use. Individuals in the past with that history have not been let into the country.”
“There&#8217;s a precedent for getting this immigration information from the immigration authorities,” Dewey stated. “The first question that a court will ask is, how much of a privacy interest is there here? And we think it&#8217;s as low as it can be. This is a public figure who&#8217;s been notoriously open for commercial gain. He has so aggressively put himself into the public for his commercial benefit that it&#8217;s a perfect storm of diminished privacy rights.”
“The second question the court will ask is what is the public interest?” Dewey continued. “We&#8217;ve got a serious problem with our immigration system in this country. And a big part of that problem is laws are not being enforced.”
“If they&#8217;re spending a lot of time giving a special unjustified preference to Prince Harry, how does that affect the common immigration applications where people have carefully dotted every I and crossed every T?” he asked.

Prince Harry Memoir ‘Spare’ Continues To Make Headlines Following Official Release

‘No One Should Be Above The Law’: Think Tank Suspects Prince Harry Lied On Visa Application Or Was Given Special Treatment By Biden’s DHS

Prince Harry Suspected Of Lying On Visa Application, Given Special Treatment By Biden’s DHS

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Heritage Foundation

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Prince Harry

For the second year in a row, President Biden has <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/23/biden-democracy-summit-turkey-hungary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">snubbed</a> Hungary, excluding them from his “Summit for Democracy,” which has a guest list of 120 countries.
In October 2020, one month before the presidential election, Biden called the conservative, anti-woke Hungarian government led by Viktor Orban “totalitarian,” declaring, “You see what’s happening from Belarus through Poland and Hungary and the rise of totalitarian regimes in the world.”  Neither Poland nor Hungary recognize gay marriage and they both have laws restricting gay adoption.
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Roughly two weeks ago, Hungary&#8217;s justice minister, Judit Varga <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-anti-lgbt-law-eu-court-varga/32310497.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the Orban government would fight in the Court of Justice of the EU to defend an education law that was passed in 2021; it banned the use of materials promoting homosexuality and gender change at schools.
In August 2022, Orban <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/3588530-hungarys-orban-tells-cpac-we-must-coordinate-a-movement-of-our-troops-to-fight-liberal-order/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CPAC, “We must take back the institutions in Washington and in Brussels. &#8230; To sum up, the mother is a woman. The father is a man, and leave our kids alone, full stop, end of discussion.”
Zoltan Koskovics of the Budapest Center for Fundamental Rights told <a href="https://www.heritage.org/europe/commentary/biden-takes-the-culture-war-hungary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Heritage Foundation</a>, “The woke sect that has taken over the Democratic Party does not like the pro-Western stance of our government. We need a strong America in a dangerous international situation. But not a woke America.”
In July 2022, the Hungarian government confirmed the Biden administration’s termination of the 1979 income tax treaty with the United States. It would cease to have effect starting in January 2024. The Biden administration <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-moves-to-end-tax-treaty-with-hungary-11657311739" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly terminated</a> the treaty because Orban’s government opposed the EU Directive, which wanted to force a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%.  The Biden Treasury Department <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0872" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> it terminated the treaty because of Hungary’s “Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income.”
In October 2022, Péter Márki-Zay, Orbán’s biggest opponent, <a href="https://hungarytoday.hu/opinion-will-hungary-be-invited-to-bidens-2023-summit-for-democracy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted</a> that his Hungary for All Movement (MMM) had received millions of euros from the United States during his election campaign, funds reportedly transferred to his movement via an American foundation called Action for Democracy. He admitted his movement used the funds to pay for campaign bills.
Action for Democracy had reportedly <a href="https://hungarytoday.hu/hungarian-opposition-received-millions-from-the-usa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">named</a> Italy, Brazil, Hungary, and Poland, all led by conservative governments at the time, as targets of their movement.

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Biden Excludes Hungary’s Conservative Government From ‘Summit For Democracy’ — Again

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Joe Biden

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Using authentic locks of hair from the head of the man often acknowledged as the greatest composer who ever lived, scientists have offered a <a href="//7D1D8295-7CAF-47B1-97D9-604401316806/v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new perspective</a> on what led to the death of Ludwig Van Beethoven.
In Beethoven’s famed Heiligenstadt Testament, written in 1802, when he was 32, Beethoven acknowledged he was beginning to lose his hearing, and that only composing music kept him from committing suicide. He also instructed his favorite physician, Dr. Johann Adam Schmidt, to describe after Beethoven’s death the disease from which he died. Ironically, Schmidt died in 1809; Beethoven lived until 1827.
Beethoven not only suffered progressive hearing loss that would render him completely deaf (making his music one of the most astonishing creations in the history of mankind) but also chronic gastrointestinal problems and ultimately liver disease; his death has been ascribed to cirrhosis. The scientists aver that Beethoven inherited a “considerable genetic predisposition for liver disease.”
Strands of hair from eight locks named the Müller, Bermann, Halm-Thayer, Moscheles, Stumpff, Cramolini-Brown, Hiller, and Kessler Locks were examined; sequence data showed that the Hiller lock actually originated from a woman; the Cramolini-Brown was “almost certainly inauthentic,” and the Kessler Lock lacked sufficient DNA preservation and therefore was unable to be authenticated.
Noting that “in the overwhelming majority of cases worldwide, cirrhosis of the liver can be attributed to the effects of alcohol or infections by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or the hepatitis C virus (HCV),” the scientists posit that Beethoven had an HBV infection in the months leading to his death, but were unsure whether he had contracted it as a child or if it occurred prior to his death.
“It (HBV) may cause chronic infections (especially when contracted during childhood), which result in liver complications after decades in a large proportion of cases,” the scientists noted.
“Only hairs from the Stumpff Lock were proven positive for HBV, plausibly spanning a period of growth no later than the summer to winter of 1826, and likely earlier. However, owing to differential sequencing efforts between the four samples tested and random fluctuations in HBV viremia, the absence of detection in older samples does not necessarily imply that the infection was acquired toward the end of Beethoven&#8217;s life,” they conclude.
Beethoven&#8217;s discovery of his growing deafness came at roughly the same time as he was composing his Third Symphony, the “Eroica,” which famed musicologist Paul Henry Lang described as the “one of the incomprehensible deeds in arts and letters, the greatest single step made by an individual in the history of the symphony and in the history of music in general.”

The First Page Of The ‘Eroica’ By Ludwig Van Beethoven

Locks Of Hair Of The Greatest Composer Who Ever Lived Give Clues To His Death

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Hair

Music

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, staunchly resisting the leftists who have attacked his government’s plan to reform the country’s judiciary and bring it more into line with the judicial system in America, issued a special statement announcing he would not cave to the opposition.
Leftists have staged a “Day of Disruption” and protests all over the country for weeks over the proposed reforms, which aim to accomplish five things, as Gabriel Groisman has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-is-reforming-its-judiciary-its-not-perfect-its-democracy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>:
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(1) Changing the process of selecting judges, so as to give the governing coalition of the Knesset a majority in the judicial selection committee; (2) Prohibiting the Supreme Court from making decisions based “on reasonability” rather than on laws passed by the Knesset; (3) Changing legal opinions of general counsels of government departments, appointed by the attorney general, from binding to advisory; (4) Raising the standard for the Supreme Court to strike down a law passed by the Knesset to 11 out of the 15 judges; and (5) Providing the Knesset the capacity to override a decision by the Supreme Court that strikes down a law passed by the Knesset with a majority of the Knesset members. 
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“Immediately after the election results, I said that I intend to be the prime minister of all the citizens of Israel,” Netanyahu <a href="https://13tv.co.il/item/news/politics/politics/binyamin-netanyahu-903473632/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">began</a>. “I meant it then, and I mean it even today. We have one country and we must do everything to protect it from outside threats and from an irreparable rupture.”
“We cannot allow any dispute, no matter how acute, to endanger the common future,” added Netanyahu, &#8220;we must reject violence and bullying, and condemn incitement and ranting. The opponents of the reform are not traitors, and the supporters of the reform are not fascists. The overwhelming majority of Israeli citizens across the political spectrum love our country and want to preserve our democracy. But since there are those who appropriate democracy for themselves, I want to say a few words tonight about democracy.”
“True, we have differences of opinion,” he acknowledged. “Supporters of the reform think that there is no real democracy here, and what endangers democracy is an all-powerful Supreme Court, which enters into every issue, and which in practice is the one that runs the country. On the other hand, the opponents of the reform think that what would endanger the democracy is a Knesset and a government that will act without brakes and restraints that would harm the rights of the individual. A proper democratic regime must address these two issues.”
“Supporters of the reform are outraged that the balance between the authorities in Israel has been violated over the past decades,” he stated. “The court unjustifiably interfered with security considerations in the fight against terrorism; it raised difficulties time and time again with the government&#8217;s policy. For example, it prevented the removal of infiltrators from Israel and you know what that did to the residents of the south Tel Aviv and many other places in Israel. it interfered in the gas layout, and for years it delayed the extraction of the gas from the water, which came at a heavy financial cost.”
“Without authority, the court overruled laws, prevented appointments and intervened in areas it did not have,” Netanyahu contended. “And there is one more claim — perhaps the most painful. Many agree that the Supreme Court is a closed club for appointing judges using the friend-bring-friend method. Judges have a veto; the system exists. They appoint themselves, which does not happen in any other democracy in the world.&#8221;
“I believe it is possible to pass a reform that will provide a response to both sides, a reform that will restore the proper balance between the authorities, and on the other hand, preserve and protect the individual rights of every citizen in the country. Because we did not come to run over and trample;  we came to balance and correct,” he said. “We will responsibly advance the democratic reform that will restore the proper balance between the authorities. &#8230; The best way to achieve the balanced reform and prevent the rift in the people is through litigation and achieving as broad an agreement as possible. Unfortunately, until now the opposition representatives refused to enter this discussion. They wasted almost three months because of this refusal. I hope that will change in the coming days.”
“We do not want a controlled court. We want a balanced court, and a balanced court will be a court of the people and such a court will also gain the trust of the people. This is not the end of democracy: it is the strengthening of democracy. In every democracy, including the U.S., the elected officials are the ones who appoint judges. New Zealand is not a democracy? Canada is not a democracy?” he asked.
“I want to answer a major concern raised by the other side,” he said. “I know there is a fear of an unlimited sweeping ruling that would result in any small majority in the Knesset being able to invalidate any decision of the court. So I want to tell you clearly — this will not happen. On the contrary: we intend, I mean, to enshrine the rights of the individual in the law. We will guarantee the basic rights of all citizens. Jews and non-Jews, women, religious, seculars, beneficiaries — all without exception. Every legislation will be committed. I will personally ensure that there is detailed legislation on this issue.”
“I met tonight with a series of ministers, including the Minister of Defense, I heard his concerns about the consequences of the situation on our national security, I take everything into account. And in the same breath I must say again that there is no room for refusal. Refusal endangers our national security, and the security The individual of each of us. There is no justification for reluctance. I tell you, my friends, I will do everything, but everything, to calm the spirits and unite the rift in the nation. People, we are brothers and with God&#8217;s help together we will do and together we will succeed,” he concluded.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Berlin

‘This Is Not The End Of Democracy’: Netanyahu Won’t Cave To Leftists, Will Advance Judicial Reform

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A 46-year-old man <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/transgender-woman-finishes-first-place-new-york-city-cycling-event-sparks-outrage" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/transgender-woman-finishes-first-place-new-york-city-cycling-event-sparks-outrage&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1679692000019000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0StYSddMzI1Oknp-wwxhr_">won</a> a New York women’s cycling event on Sunday, just a week after a 35-time winner on the women’s national cyclocross circuit revealed that she had retired after finishing in fourth place between two men in third and fifth places.
Biologist Tiffany Thomas won the Randall’s Island Crit on Saturday; a crit race, or criterium, is a “mass start, multi-lap event contested on a closed course where laps are typically a mile or less and include 4-6 corners,” <a href="https://usacycling.org/article/learning-the-cycling-skills-for-your-first-criterium" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://usacycling.org/article/learning-the-cycling-skills-for-your-first-criterium&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1679692000019000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0yP8EfoxhUcvF0AuV8G_DV">USA Cycling</a> notes.
“Tiffany is a scientist by day, athlete by night,” states Thomas’ <a href="http://www.la-sweat.com/lineup" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.la-sweat.com/lineup&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1679692000019000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ZCwCtmkcoX8oXJ8v2SrRZ">bio</a> for LA Sweat, Thomas’ sponsor. “Her favorite organ [is] the blood cells. You will never see anyone with a bigger smile than when she sees a beautiful electron microscopy picture of a red cell. She has never met a barbell, a bike, or a dog that she doesn’t like. She is so incredibly excited to race and represent the LA Sweat team this year!!!”
The oldest teammate on Thomas’ LA Sweat team is a 32-year-old woman. “Tiffany&#8217;s teammates are all between the ages of 24 and 32. Amazing that Tiffany can keep up with them at the age of 46 after only starting cycling at age 40!” one critic <a href="https://meaww.com/who-is-tiffany-thomas-trans-cyclist-winner-accused-of-cheating" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://meaww.com/who-is-tiffany-thomas-trans-cyclist-winner-accused-of-cheating&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1679692000019000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05q-rTi5TvU2C3hi7bTdfX">snapped</a>.
Another critic <a href="https://twitter.com/i_heart__bikes/status/1622998413951356928" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/i_heart__bikes/status/1622998413951356928&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1679692000019000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3L_cGMsscxKms0bw8N9QE7">added</a>, “Tiffany Thomas has been on countless podiums, going from a total beginner to the elite level in just 5 years.”
“I reached out to USA CRITS, and asked them what’s their position and they weren’t willing to come out and say we support transgender athletes,” Thomas <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF-iy8bL3SA" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DpF-iy8bL3SA&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1679692000020000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0JGNBpFTR-L-QzQAneN4V8">said</a> last year. “Their position was ‘we’ll follow whatever USA cycling says.’ They fell back on that; it got a little weird. But it’s ‘do you think that transgender athletes maybe shouldn’t race (unintelligible)’ and they’re saying that to a transgender athlete. That’s really not okay. At the end of the day, it’s not up to the women’s field to self-police and just shut that out; I think the race promoters have an obligation to be proactive and make sure that it’s not okay.”
Last week, in an <a href="https://adflegal.org/sites/default/files/2023-03/BPJ-v-West-Virginia-State-Board-Ed-2023-03-13-Female-Athletes-Amicus-Brief.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://adflegal.org/sites/default/files/2023-03/BPJ-v-West-Virginia-State-Board-Ed-2023-03-13-Female-Athletes-Amicus-Brief.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1679692000020000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1mLNcbHG3EHMO_UDBemRd3">amicus brief</a> filed with the Supreme Court to support the state of West Virginia and its Save Women’s Sports law, cyclist Hannah Arensmen wrote, “Over the past few years, I have had to race directly with male cyclists in women’s events. As this has become more of a reality, it has become increasingly discouraging to train as hard as I do only to have to lose to a man with the unfair advantage of an androgenized body that intrinsically gives him an obvious advantage over me, no matter how hard I train.”
“I have decided to end my cycling career,” Arensman continued. “At my last race at the recent UCI Cyclocross National Championships in the elite women’s category in December 2022, I came in 4th place, flanked on either side by male riders awarded 3rd and 5th places. My sister and family sobbed as they watched a man finish in front of me, having witnessed several physical interactions with him throughout the race. Additionally, it is difficult for me to think about the very real possibility I was overlooked for an international selection on the US team at Cyclocross Worlds in February 2023 because of a male competitor.
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“Moving forward, I feel for young girls learning to compete and who are growing up in a day when they no longer have a fair chance at being the new record,” she concluded.

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