The American College of Pediatricians launched a new <a href="https://biologicalintegrity.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“biological integrity”</a> initiative this week with the goal of exposing the dangers of transgender procedures on children.
The initiative has compiled online resources for teens, physicians, schools, policymakers, and parents whose children struggle with gender dysphoria. The ACPeds is a national not-for-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, that has members from 47 different states and several countries. 
“We have been receiving increasing demands to provide clarity and support on the gender dysphoria issue and it is our hope that the Biological Integrity Initiative will be a valuable, practical resource for everyone involved. The term biological integrity denotes living in consistency with one’s natural, biological self &#8212; the integrated whole of body and mind. Children and adolescents should be loved, and taught to love themselves, as wholly male or female. Children are always born in the right body,” <a href="https://acpeds.org/press/acpeds-launches-biological-integrity-initiative-to-protect-children-from-the-harms-of-transgender-interventions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> ACPeds Executive Director Dr. Jill Simons in a statement.
Part of the initiative also includes physicians from ACPeds looking to testify across the country on the topic of gender dysphoria and working to publish more research and position statements on the topic. The group will also provide training to health care professionals looking to speak publicly on the issue.
According to ACPeds, giving children cross-sex hormones, such as putting young girls on testosterone, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kentucky-gov-backs-transgender-procedures-linked-to-negative-health-outcomes-for-children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">can be associated</a> with an “increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, blood clots and cancers across their lifespan.”
“The massive push we are seeing for children to become the targets of experimental, life-altering drugs and surgeries is ideological in nature, directly opposed to biological reality, antithetical to good medical practice, and deeply disturbing to doctors who have devoted their lives to ethical, compassionate care for their most vulnerable patients &#8212; children,” ACPeds President Dr. Michael Artigues said.
In the last year, about 20 states have passed laws shielding kids from being given puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries like double mastectomies on girls who identify as boys.
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The laws have prompted court challenges, with leftist groups like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claiming that the laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
In a major ruling on Thursday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-appeals-court-upholds-tennessee-kentuckys-bans-on-transgender-treatments-for-children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">upheld laws</a> in Tennessee and Kentucky prohibiting children from being given cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers, rejecting a challenge from the ACLU.
“This is a relatively new diagnosis with ever-shifting approaches to care over the last decade or two. Under these circumstances, it is difficult for anyone to be sure about predicting the long-term consequences of abandoning age limits of any sort for these treatments,” <a href="https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CA6-Opinion.pdf">wrote</a> Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/georgia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Georgia</a> state senator has been suspended from the Senate Republican caucus after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/georgia-state-lawmaker-calls-for-special-session-examining-fulton-county-das-actions-against-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he called for</a> a special session of the legislature over the prosecution of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Sen. Colton Moore, who represents parts of northwest Georgia, was suspended by his Republican colleagues on Thursday. Moore was accused of misleading his constituents and breaking party rules, while the senator said that he was being targeted for his policy positions. 
“The Georgia RINOs responded to my call to fight back against the Trump witch hunts by acting like children and throwing me out of the caucus. But I’m not going anywhere,” Moore said in a post to X. “I stand by my Republican principles. I stand by the Republican platform. I will continue to serve as a Republican Senator from the great state of Georgia. Unfortunately, now I will be forced to refer to my colleagues, who ran on being ‘Trump conservatives’ as the RINO caucus.&#8221; 
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The Georgia RINOs responded to my call to fight back against the Trump witch hunts by acting like children and throwing me out of the caucus.  But I’m not going anywhere.
I stand by my Republican principles. I stand by the Republican platform. I will continue to serve as a… <a href="https://t.co/3oTXMQj3pA">https://t.co/3oTXMQj3pA</a>
&mdash; Sen. Colton Moore (@realColtonMoore) <a href="https://twitter.com/realColtonMoore/status/1707445882008879266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Moore’s call for a special session to review Willis and her prosecution of Trump and his allies over their actions following the 2020 election in Georgia was not supported by Republican leadership in the state, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kemp-ends-attempt-to-have-special-session-to-oust-fani-willis-there-will-be-no-political-theater" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including</a> Governor Brian Kemp. 
“The people of Georgia are 100% with me. This is the fight of our lifetime, and I will continue to double down to defend the rule of law and do what is right,” Moore added. “I will continue to EXPOSE Fani Willis and the RINOs covering for her.
Georgia Senate Republicans <a href="https://twitter.com/GASenateGOP/status/1707462274753900932?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Moore had a “right to his opinion” but had erred in his actions.
“However, during his advocacy for his ill-conceived proposal, Senator Moore has knowingly misled people across Georgia and our nation, causing unnecessary tension and hostility, while putting his Caucus colleagues and their families at risk of personal harm,&#8221; the party said in a statement. &#8220;Furthermore, Senator Moore was informed that he has violated multiple Caucus Rules on multiple occasions and was given every opportunity to simply adhere to the Rules going forward, not to abandon his wrongheaded policy position.&#8221;
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Moore will still be able to vote, but will not be allowed to caucus with other Senate Republicans. 
Back in August, Willis launched a 41-count indictment against Trump and 18 co-conspirators for allegedly violating the state’s version of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and soliciting an official to violate their oath of office.

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Millions of dollars of federal funding is being funneled to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/planned-parenthood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Planned Parenthood</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> in the latest conflict between the state and the Biden administration.
Earlier this year, the Biden administration disqualified Tennessee from being eligible for Title X “<a href="https://opa.hhs.gov/grant-programs/title-x-service-grants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">family planning</a>” funding because the state had blocked the money from going toward counseling for abortion. According to a new <a href="https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/tn-planned-parenthood-gets-millions-in-federal-funding-originally-meant-to-go-to-the-state/?email=84885943124850418dccfffa5f984fb2b1450cf1&amp;emaila=6cb861e5998d3d6a1ce8452947dee058&amp;emailb=78504d1586e2066c8a05f4b619c2e64c552dbc337ec8d9ba2cb59caa7c91ecac&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Curated%20Morning%20Headlines%202023-09-28&amp;utm_content=morning%20headlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, $3.9 million of federal money will be sent from the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood to the Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi.
“The federal government withheld critical funding from TN families, so they could funnel taxpayer dollars to a radical political organization. Some things should simply rise above politics — especially resources that TN mothers, children &amp; families have counted on for decades,” Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Lee</a> said.
“This is wrong on many levels, &amp; the federal government should correct their mistake. In the meantime, TN will continue to fill the void &amp; ensure families across our state receive the resources they need,” Lee added.
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The federal government withheld critical funding from TN families, so they could funnel taxpayer dollars to a radical political organization.
Some things should simply rise above politics—especially resources that TN mothers, children &amp; families have counted on for decades.
&mdash; Gov. Bill Lee (@GovBillLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovBillLee/status/1707046694725075107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Department of Health and Human Services yanked Title X funding from Tennessee because the state’s Department of Health would not advise women to get abortions. Tennessee’s Title X guidelines <a href="https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/04/03/tennessee-loses-millions-title-x-funding-for-contraception-family-planning/70052838007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stipulated</a> that facilities receiving the funding had to provide “information and counseling regarding all options that are legal in the State of Tennessee.&#8221;
In response to the policy, DHS told Tennessee that the “inclusion of ‘legal in the state of Tennessee’ is not an acceptable addition to your policy.”
Tennessee has some of the strongest pro-life laws in the country, not allowing abortions <a href="https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1029&amp;GA=111" target="_blank" rel="noopener">except</a> to &#8220;prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman.&#8221;
<h4>Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi celebrated the news, with CEO Ashley Coffield claiming that Lee had “refused to comply with Title X requirements for unbiased patient information.”</h4>
“This funding does not cover the cost of our navigation services or the money that we provide to patients to travel out of state for their travel needs … Our donors will continue to support those services,” Coffield said.
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Conservative groups criticized the move, saying that it was a move to go after Tennessee’s sovereignty.
“The Biden Administration, unhappy with Tennessee’s status as perhaps the most Pro-Child state in the country, is continuing its war on Tennessee’s sovereignty by sending previously denied Title X funds to Planned Parenthood,” the Tennessee Faith and Freedom Coalition said in a statement. “It is also egregious to note that the Biden Administration ignores and enables the evil history and practices of Planned Parenthood by giving them more taxpayer dollars, as their founder Margaret Sanger demonstrated in her writings and speeches, as evidenced in their targeting of minority communities, and their sick practices involving the tissue of dead children.”
The funding for Planned Parenthood is just the latest example of a clash between Tennessee and the Biden administration. The Department of Justice sued the state over its law banning sex change procedures on children, and state lawmakers recently announced that they would look to reject federal education funding.

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Tesla and X owner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> spoke out against leftist indoctrination in the American education system during an X space hosted by Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire, saying kids were being taught to “hate” America in schools across the nation.
Musk made the comments on Thursday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/really-disturbing-ben-shapiro-and-elon-musk-discuss-fighting-backdoor-censorship-attempts-from-government-leftists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during an interview</a> with Shapiro and other Jewish leaders that focused on free speech, demonetization, and anti-Semitism. Musk criticized the state of education in America, saying kids were becoming “anti-American.”
“Kids are being taught in elite and high schools and colleges to hate America and hate many things, and question the right of Israel to exist. What on earth is going on?” Musk asked. “We need to fix our education system because they are being indoctrinated with this madness.”
Musk went on to say that kids were being taught that pivotal historical figures like Christopher Columbus were “pure evil” without looking at historical context. He said that while Columbus did some bad things, “America wouldn’t exist without him.”
The billionaire entrepreneur also said that most parents did not know the extent of “propaganda” that was being taught to their children.
“But they are being taught that basically America is bad, the land was taken from Native Americans, and in effect they’re saying America doesn’t have a right to exist. This is crazy,” he said. “Many parents are blissfully unaware of this, they don’t know the amount of propaganda their kids are receiving.”
Previously in the interview, which has been viewed by over 290,000 people, Musk talked about how much joy his own kids brought to his life.
“I think people who don’t have kids don’t realize this, but kids are the source of greatest happiness. I think for the vast majority of people, they really love their children. When you love someone, you derive happiness from their happiness. When my kids are happy, I’m happy,” he said, adding that he was “constantly urging” his friends to have more children.
Musk criticized the anti-human rhetoric used by leftists who claim that “humanity is a blight on the face of the earth” and said that people should continue to expand and explore the “wonders of creation.”
During the interview, Musk pledged to support free speech on X, saying he would stand up to private and government attempts to stifle expression.
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“You have a combination of both private organizations … calling for censorship and governments that are putting pressure on social media platforms in order to do the work that they really are not legally allowed to do, certainly in the United States,” Shapiro said. “And so how can you stand up and what sort of pledges can you make to users of Twitter with regard to these sort of backdoor pressure attempts?”
Musk responded by saying his social media platform will defend free speech to the furthest extent the law allows and added that most of the pressure he sees comes from the Left.

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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the implementation of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> law banning “sexually oriented” performances in front of minors. 
Judge David Hittner of the Southern District of Texas said that the law violated the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/first-amendment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First Amendment</a> and chilled free speech in the state. The ruling blocks a law signed by Republican Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/greg-abbott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Abbott</a> in June. The law has been called a “drag ban” but applies to any sexually oriented performance. 
“Not all people will like or condone certain performances,” Hittner <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23991806/2023-09-26-tx-southern-court-decision.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. “This is no different than a person’s opinion on certain comedy or genres of music, but that alone does not strip First Amendment protection. However, in addition to the pure entertainment value there are often political, social, and cultural messages involved in drag performances which strengthen the Plaintiff&#8217;s position.”
Hittner, who was appointed by Ronald Reagan, said that the law “impermissibly infringes on the First Amendment and chills free speech.”
He said it would be reasonable to assume that other activities, like cheerleading, dancing, or live theater, could become a crime if the law takes effect. 
<a href="https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/SB00012I.pdf">According</a> to the law, &#8220;A person who controls the premises of a commercial enterprise may not allow a sexually oriented performance to be presented on the premises in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age.” It would have allowed violators to be fined up to $10,000.
“I am relieved and grateful for the court&#8217;s ruling,” <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/26/texas-drag-queen-law-unconstitutional/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Brigitte Bandit, a drag performer who sued to stop the law from taking effect. “My livelihood and community has seen enough hatred and harm from our elected officials. This decision is a much needed reminder that queer Texans belong and we deserve to be heard by our lawmakers.”
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The law, introduced by state Senator Bryan Hughes (R), also banned cities or counties from authorizing a sexually oriented performance on public property. 
“Surely we can agree that children should be protected from sexually explicit performances. That’s what Senate Bill 12 is about,&#8221; Hughes said. &#8220;This is a common sense and completely constitutional law, and we look forward to defending it all the way to the Supreme Court if that’s what it takes.&#8221;

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Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> slammed President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> on Tuesday over his electric vehicle push, saying his policies would destroy the American auto industry. 
Trump&#8217;s comments come ahead of a planned appearance at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a> auto parts manufacturing plant on Wednesday evening, where he will speak to workers. On Tuesday, Biden made a brief appearance in Michigan, joining the picket line with workers from the United Auto Workers union who have been striking for nearly two weeks. 
“Joe Biden&#8217;s draconian and indefensible Electric Vehicle mandate will annihilate the U.S. auto industry and cost countless thousands of autoworkers their jobs. The only thing Biden could say today that would help the striking autoworkers is to announce the immediate termination of his ridiculous mandate,” Trump said in a <a href="https://djt.nucleusemail.com/amplify/v/j9qQWR6NZg?hids=E2gue4r&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=230926-statement_by_donald_j_trump_45th_president_of_the_united_states_duplicate&amp;utm_content=ncl-djhpq8YZhu&amp;_nlid=djhpq8YZhu&amp;_nhids=E2gue4r" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. 
The Biden administration has aggressively pushed a “transition” from gas-fueled cars to electric vehicles, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/biden-administration-aims-2-bln-grants-us-electric-vehicle-transition-2023-06-28/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allocating</a> billions of dollars toward electric vehicle manufacturing, with the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/17/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-private-and-public-sector-investments-for-affordable-electric-vehicles/#:~:text=Federal%20Government&amp;text=President%20Biden's%20Federal%20Sustainability%20Plan,duty%20ZEVs%20annually%20by%202035." target="_blank" rel="noopener">goal</a> of making electric vehicles half of all new vehicle sales nationwide by 2030. 
“Anything else is just a feeble and insulting attempt to distract American labor from this vicious Biden betrayal,&#8221; Trump’s statement continued. &#8220;Crooked Joe should be ashamed to show his face before these hardworking Americans he is stabbing in the back. With Biden, it doesn’t matter what hourly wages they get, in three years there will be no autoworker jobs as they will all come out of China and other countries. With me, there will be jobs and wages like you’ve never seen before. Our economy will grow!” 
Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/09/26/remarks-by-president-biden-at-united-auto-workers-picket-line/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared</a> with UAW President Shawn Fain during his visit to the picket line on Tuesday, saying that the workers should receive higher pay. Not all workers were thrilled to see Biden, with some referencing his electric vehicle push. 
&#8220;He hasn&#8217;t really shown us anything. He&#8217;s giving companies all these big incentives to push towards electric vehicles and it&#8217;s going to eliminate our jobs as UAW members,&#8221; Jason Richards, a forklift operator at a Ford plant, <a href="https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/among-michigans-striking-autoworkers-a-tepid-welcome-for-union-joe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Washington Free Beacon. &#8220;It takes a whole lot less people to build an electric vehicle than a gas-powered vehicle.&#8221;
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Biden announced his visit to the picket line days after Trump said he would forgo the second presidential debate to speak to auto workers in Michigan. Fain has been critical of Trump, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/united-auto-workers-president-blasts-trump-ahead-michigan-visit-rcna117563#:~:text=Trump%20will%20fly%20to%20Michigan,workers%20on%20the%20picket%20line." target="_blank" rel="noopener">claiming</a> he “serves a billionaire class and that&#8217;s what&#8217;s wrong with this country.”
When <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/autoworkers-strike-expands-ahead-of-expected-appearances-from-trump-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously</a> asked about the strike, Trump, who has long been critical of the U.S. economic relationship with China, said that the workers had been “sold down the river by their leadership” and that they should support him.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> lawmakers are looking at rejecting federal dollars for public education and replacing them with state dollars in a move that would make Tennessee the first in the nation to turn down federal education funding.
Republican leadership in the state <a href="https://onthehill.tnjournal.net/speakers-announce-task-force-to-look-into-rejecting-federal-education-money/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the formation of a panel to look at the impact of federal education funding in Tennessee and the “strings” that can come attached with that funding.
“Any time the federal government sends money, there are always strings attached to those dollars, and there is always a possibility that it opens the state up to other regulations or restrictions,” said Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton. “This working group will help provide a clearer picture of how much autonomy Tennessee truly has in educating our students.”
Sexton announced on Monday the formation of a 10-member Joint Working Group to look at whether the state can fund education without utilizing federal funds. The panel, which will have members of both the state House and Senate, will have eight Republicans and two Democrats.
“The education of our youth is one of the essential responsibilities of our government,” said Lt. Gov. Randy McNally. “Federal dollars and the various mandates and restrictions that come with those dollars affect the way Tennessee’s children are educated. Due to our state’s excellent financial position, this is a worthy subject of examination and study.”
Sexton <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-bill-lee-tennessee-education-19c635555a8b766322c91b8a5680047a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously discussed</a> turning down $1.8 billion in federal education funding during the last regular legislative session, but the proposal never ended up advancing.
“We as a state can lead the nation once again in telling the federal government that they can keep their money and we’ll just do things the Tennessee way,” Sexton said earlier this year. “And that should start, first and foremost, with the Department of Education.”
Democrats in Tennessee oppose the move, with state Senator Raumesh Akbari claiming that there would be “harsh consequences” if Tennessee rejected federal funding.
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&#8220;Federal funds are crucial in supporting students with special needs, English language learners, and those from low-income families,&#8221; Akbari <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2023/09/26/tennessee-group-consider-rejecting-federal-education-funding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Through this committee, I will advocate that Tennessee keep accepting these necessary funds.&#8221;
Tennessee has established itself as one of the more conservative states in the country, moving to ban sex change procedures on minors, moving to protect children from sexually explicit performances, and overwhelmingly rejecting proposed “red flag” legislation in the past year despite heavy pressure from Left-wing activist groups.

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Former chair of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fcc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Communications Commission</a> Ajit Pai ripped into plans by his former agency to reintroduce “net neutrality” regulations, saying that they were unnecessary and an “utter waste of time.”
On Tuesday, President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>’s FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel <a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-397235A1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> she would move toward reinstituting net neutrality guidelines that were originally instituted during the Obama administration but repealed during the Trump administration. In a statement sent to The Daily Wire, Pai, who introduced the repeal of “net neutrality” regulations, said that the move was prompted by leftist activists and Big Tech companies.
“The FCC leadership&#8217;s decision to revisit so-called &#8216;net neutrality&#8217; regulations is a complete and utter waste of time. Half a decade ago, we were promised that the end of the Internet was upon us, that broadband providers would block and throttle content, and that consumers would be harmed,” he told The Daily Wire.
Net neutrality regulations have been billed as necessary to make sure that internet service providers (ISPs) did not move to throttle websites that may act as competitors and end paid prioritization. Critics of the regulations warn that they give the government too much power over the internet, especially at a time when the Biden administration has been reprimanded by courts over its work with social media companies to censor information on COVID.
“Today, consumers enjoy higher broadband speeds than ever. More of them than ever before have access to high-speed Internet. They have more options and better prices. And the only entities blocking and throttling what they see and say online are the same Big Tech companies that badgered the Obama FCC into imposing these regulations in the first place,” Pai said.
During her announcement, Rosenworcel said that “net neutrality” regulations were needed to ensure that the internet is &#8220;fast, open, and fair.&#8221; She took aim at the Pai-led FCC, claiming that it was “extreme” and “on the wrong side of history” when it repealed previous “net neutrality” regulations.
In his statement, Pai criticized the FCC for focusing on net neutrality instead of working on improving broadband availability or decreasing robocalls.
“It&#8217;s unfortunate that almost 1,000 days into the Biden Administration, FCC leadership can&#8217;t come up with an accurate map of broadband availability, hasn&#8217;t held a single spectrum auction of its own, hasn&#8217;t improved Wi-Fi, and hasn&#8217;t stemmed the increasing waves of robocalls overwhelming consumers — but is determined to waste enormous time and effort on an issue that matters only to left-wing Beltway activists, Big Tech, and a few (alleged) comedians,” he said.
The decision to reintroduce the regulations came just weeks after the Senate <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863365/anna-gomez-fcc-commissioner-senate-confirmation-net-neutrality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> to confirm Anna Gomez, a Biden appointee, to the FCC. The vote now gives Democrats a 3-2 majority on the agency. The agency is expected vote next month on the proposed regulations.
The end of net neutrality regulations in 2017 was met with great concern by media outlets and Democrats, who claimed that the repeal of the regulations would destroy the internet. A CNN headline <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/364959-cnn-headline-declares-end-of-the-internet-as-we-know-it-after-net-neutrality/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that the vote to end net neutrality would “end the internet as we know it” while Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrewHolden360/status/1331687277492396035" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it would be a “road to digital serfdom.”
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“Six years ago, we were told by net neutrality activists, Senate Democrats, and certain media outlets that the Internet would end without so-called ‘net neutrality.’ The hysterical predictions never came to pass, and the Internet has thrived without government control — speeds are up, prices are down relative to inflation, and more Americans have access thanks to new network deployments,” Evan Swarztrauber, a former policy advisor to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and Pai, told The Daily Wire.
Swarztrauber added that many of the companies supporting net neutrality policies had pushed censorship themselves.
“And ironically, it&#8217;s the Big Tech companies who pushed net neutrality, like Google and Apple, that have been blocking and throttling Americans&#8217; access to information — not Internet service providers,” he said.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jp-morgan">JPMorgan Chase</a>, the largest investment bank in the U.S., said it would pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the financial institution of facilitating <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeffrey-epstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeffrey Epstein</a>’s sex-trafficking network. 
The U.S. Virgin Islands sued the bank for $190 million, claiming it looked the other way from suspicious payments and money transfers while Epstein committed sex crimes. The trial was set to begin on October 23. 
According to the Virgin Islands, the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/26/jpmorgan-to-settle-jeffrey-epstein-suit-by-virgin-islands.html?__source=sharebar%7Ctwitter&amp;par=sharebar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">settlement</a> “includes several substantial commitments by JPMorgan Chase to identify, report, and cut off support for potential human trafficking, including establishing and implementing comprehensive policies and procedures.”
Of the settlement, $20 million will go toward legal fees, while $55 million will be allocated for anti-trafficking efforts by the Virgin Islands and charities. 
“As part of the settlement, JPMorgan has agreed to implement and maintain meaningful anti-trafficking measures, which will help prevent human trafficking in the future,” Virgin Islands Attorney General Ariel Smith said in a statement.
“This settlement is an historic victory for survivors and for state enforcement, and it should sound the alarm on Wall Street about banks’ responsibilities under the law to detect and prevent human trafficking,” Smith added. 
According to the Wall Street Journal, Epstein <a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/jpmorgan-paying-75-million-to-settle-suit-over-jeffrey-epstein-ties-545e7824" target="_blank" rel="noopener">maintained</a> dozens of bank accounts with JPMorgan and regularly communicated with leadership at the bank. 
“While the settlement does not involve admissions of liability, the firm deeply regrets any association with this man, and would never have continued doing business with him if it believed he was using the bank in any way to commit his heinous crimes,” JPMorgan said in a statement. 
At the same time the settlement between the Virgin Islands and JPMorgan was announced, the bank said it had settled with former executive Jes Staley, who was close to Epstein.
Staley has been sued by JPMorgan, which blamed the bank’s connection to Epstein on him. The details of that settlement have not been disclosed. 
Emails between Staley and Epstein allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/virgin-islands-and-jpmorgan-accuse-each-other-of-enabling-jeffrey-epstein-in-new-court-filings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">show them discussing</a> someone described as “Snow White.” Staley allegedly emailed Epstein from his work account on July 9, 2010, saying, “That was fun. Say hi to Snow White.” Epstein reportedly replied, “What character would you like next,” to which Staley allegedly replied, “Beauty and the Beast.”
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In an <a href="https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rh8weMHKF6X0/v0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">additional filing</a> from the Virgin Islands, Staley was allegedly told by then-JPMorgan CEO Douglas Warner that Epstein was “one of the most connected people I know of in New York,” saying he should meet him. 
JPMorgan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jpmorgan-to-settle-sex-trafficking-lawsuit-with-epstein-victims-for-290-million" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously settled</a> with victims of Epstein’s trafficking operation for $290 million. While the bank has agreed to settle, it has not acknowledged any wrongdoing. 
The bank had accused the Virgin Islands of complicity with Epstein, claiming that the territory “created a haven for Epstein’s criminal activity.”

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The Cuban embassy in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington-d-c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington, D.C</a>., was the target of a “terrorist attack” after two Molotov cocktails were thrown at the building on Sunday evening, according to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cuba" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cuba</a>’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. 
Cuban diplomat Bruno Rodríguez said in a statement on X that the embassy had been attacked when someone threw multiple makeshift incendiary devices at it. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/secret-service" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Secret Service</a> investigated the incident and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cuban-embassy-molotov-cocktail-washington-52ba96903d1ddfe399abc72f2e0b9443" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> no major damage.
“In the evening of today, Sep 24, the Cuban embassy in the US was the target of a terrorist attack by an individual who launched 2 Molotov cocktails. The staff suffered no harm. Details are being worked out,” Rodríguez <a href="https://twitter.com/BrunoRguezP/status/1706147656634957946" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
Law enforcement arrived at the embassy around 8:00 p.m. and has not made any arrests. 
“This is the second violent attack against <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cuba?src=hashtag_click">#Cuba</a>&#8216;s diplomatic mission &#8230; in Washington since April, 2020,&#8221; Rodríguez added. &#8220;Back then, an individual shot several rounds against the embassy using an assault rifle. The anti-Cuban groups resort to terrorism when feeling they enjoy impunity, something that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cuba?src=hashtag_click">#Cuba</a> has repeatedly warned the US authorities about.&#8221; 
The diplomat was referring to an incident on April 30, 2020, when about 30 rounds of ammo were fired into the Cuban embassy. No one was injured during the shooting, but the building was damaged. Rodríguez also <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/cuba-embassy-d-c-attacked-043458185.htmlhttps://news.yahoo.com/cuba-embassy-d-c-attacked-043458185.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">referred</a> to that attack as an act of terrorism. 
A federal jury later indicted Alexander Alazo, a Cuban-born man, for the shooting and charged him with a violent attack on a foreign official or official premises using a deadly weapon. Alazo was detained “by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) without incident, and the weapon used in the shooting was recovered, as was an accelerant-soaked Cuban flag,” <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/man-indicted-charges-related-shooting-embassy-cuba" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Department of Justice. 
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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> law banning possession and sale of gun magazines holding more than 10 rounds was blocked by a federal judge who said the law was unconstitutional in a decision released on Friday.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California Roger Benitez wrote in a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.casd.533515/gov.uscourts.casd.533515.149.0_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">71-page ruling</a> that law-abiding citizens had constitutional rights to own magazines of greater than 10 rounds, and that there was no historic legal precedent giving California the right to pass such a law.
“Removable firearm magazines of all sizes are necessary components of semiautomatic firearms. Therefore, magazines come within the text of the constitutional declaration that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,” Benitez wrote. “Because millions of removable firearm magazines able to hold between 10 and 30 rounds are commonly owned by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes, including self-defense, and because they are reasonably related to service in the militia, the magazines are presumptively within the protection of the Second Amendment.”
The judge said that California did not justify “its sweeping ban and dispossession mandate,” which was first passed via ballot initiative back in 2016.
“One government solution to a few mad men with guns is a law that makes into criminals responsible, law-abiding people wanting larger magazines simply to protect themselves. The history and tradition of the Second Amendment clearly supports state laws against the use or misuse of firearms with unlawful intent, but not the disarmament of the law-abiding citizen,” he wrote.
“The adoption of the Second Amendment was a freedom calculus decided long ago by our first citizens who cherished individual freedom with its risks more than the subservient security of a British ruler or the smothering safety of domestic lawmakers. The freedom they fought for was worth fighting for then, and that freedom is entitled to be preserved still,” the judge added.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1705383651159298416" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decried</a> the ruling, referring to Benitez as a “right-wing zealot with no regard to human life.”
“Wake up, America. Our gun safety laws will continue to be thrown out by NRA-owned federal judges until we pass a Constitutional Amendment to protect our kids and end the gun violence epidemic in America,” Newsom posted to X.
Benitez’s order won’t take effect for 10 days as California Attorney General Rob Bonta moves to get a stay on the ruling.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/workers-walk-out-at-three-major-auto-factories-after-biden-predicted-strike-wouldnt-happen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">strike begun</a> by the United Auto Workers last week expanded to 38 parts-distribution centers across a dozen states as the union demands higher wages as well as “economic and social justice.”
Around 13,000 auto workers had already <a href="https://apnews.com/article/auto-uaw-workers-strike-gm-ford-stellantis-7ce3ca9d94b911250d07556b7af376c7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stopped working</a> at Ford, Stellantis and General Motors plants in Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio before additional GM and Stellantis facilities were added to the strike. No further Ford locations were impacted by the expanded strike as the UAW said it had made progress with company executives. 
“We’ve made some real progress at Ford,” UAW President Shawn Fain <a href="https://apnews.com/article/uaw-ford-stellantis-general-motors-strike-labor-4132aa222c9a4456415af480d6fafa98" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “We still have serious issues to work through, but we do want to recognize that Ford is showing that they are serious about reaching a deal. At GM and Stellantis, it’s a different story.”
Stellantis facilities<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/uaw-announces-new-strike-where-parts-distribution-centers-rcna116885" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> are striking</a> in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Illinois, California, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia, Georgia, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts. 
GM facilities are striking in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, California, Texas, West Virginia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. 
“Today’s strike escalation by the UAW’s top leadership is unnecessary,” GM said in a statement. “The UAW leadership is manipulating the bargaining process for their own personal agendas.”
Stellantis said that it had offered to pay current full time hourly employees between $80,000-$96,000 within the next five years. 
The UAW is pushing for a 36% pay bump over a four-year period for workers. Ford and GM said they could do 20%, and Stellantis put forth a 17.5% increase over four years, according to the Associated Press. Other demands by the union are a 32-hour work week with pay for 40 hours, pensions for new employees, and inflation-based pay bumps.
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President Joe Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1705325183697932561" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that he would go to Michigan on Tuesday to support the workers on strike. 
“Tuesday, I’ll go to Michigan to join the picket line and stand in solidarity with the men and women of UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create,” he posted to X. “It’s time for a win-win agreement that keeps American auto manufacturing thriving with well-paid UAW jobs.”
Biden will likely not be welcome by all workers, many of whom <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/13/biden-labor-ally-threatening-energy-agenda-00115415" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blame him</a> for pushing massive subsidies toward electric vehicles and pushing a “transition” away from traditional gas-powered cars. 
Former President Donald Trump is also set to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-plans-to-skip-second-gop-debate-to-rally-with-striking-autoworkers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">make an appearance</a> in Michigan, opting to give a speech to the workers as opposed to participating in the Republican presidential debate. 
 “I’m on the side of making our country great,” Trump said when asked during an interview about the strike. “The auto workers are being sold down the river by their leadership, and their leadership should endorse Trump.”

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