Genetic testing firm 23andMe confirmed Monday that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cyberattack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hackers</a> were able to access the data of 6.9 million users, about half the company&#8217;s customer base.
The California-based company said hackers accessed 5.5 million profiles that were using a feature called DNA Relatives, which allows people to find genetic relatives. Hackers were also able to access family tree information from another 1.4 million DNA Relatives profiles.
In some cases, the hackers gained access to users&#8217; ancestry reports, zip codes, and birth years, 23andMe said.
“23andMe has completed its investigation, assisted by third-party forensics experts. We are in the process of notifying affected customers, as required by law,” the company <a href="https://blog.23andme.com/articles/addressing-data-security-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement posted Saturday evening to 23andMe&#8217;s website.
“We have taken steps to further protect customer data, including requiring all existing customers to reset their password and requiring two-step verification for all new and existing customers,” the company said.
Last week, 23andMe said hackers had accessed data from about 14,000 users or 0.1% of its customers.
In order to pull off the data breach, the hackers reused old usernames and passwords from other websites that had already been compromised, a tactic known as credential stuffing.
&#8220;We have taken steps to further protect customer data, including requiring all existing customers to reset their password and requiring two-step verification for all new and existing customers,&#8221; a company spokesperson <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-tech/23andme-confirms-hackers-accessed-data-6-9-million-users" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox Business.
The company also <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/us/23andme-hack-data.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Monday that it has not learned of “any reports of inappropriate use of the data after the leak.”
In October, profile information from 23andMe customers reportedly started showing up on a dark web forum used by hackers.
The company is currently <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/us/23andme-hack-data.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working</a> on notifying all customers who were affected by the breach, as required by law, although the timeline for when everyone will have been notified is not clear.
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Critics have warned against providing such personal information to companies, saying it can always be stolen.
“Should we be providing data that is so personal and so intimate to an organization that, largely speaking, only has a strong allegiance to their investors and their boards?” Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles department of information studies, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/us/23andme-hack-data.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarked</a> to The New York Times.
23andMe is not the first firm to have a major data breach.
Last month, Okta, an identity management firm, admitted that a data breach was worse than expected. Hackers likely stole data from all recent users of Okta&#8217;s Help Center service, the company <a href="https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/okta-customer-support-security-breach-update-all-clients-using-help-center-impacted-contact-info-for-all-certified-users-stolen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/daily-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> will spend a quarter of a million dollars on advertising for &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ballers</a>&#8221; on the social media platform X after Disney last month announced it would no longer advertise on the platform.
Disney has joined an exodus of brands and companies from advertising on X. Disney CEO Bob Iger credited the move to comments X CEO Elon Musk made last month related to Left-leaning Jewish groups supporting the Democratic Party, a significant part of which backs anti-Semitic positions on U.S. policy toward Israel.
Critics accused Musk of anti-Semitism. The Left-wing outlet Media Matters published a report in the wake of the controversy suggesting that X advertisements ran often on pro-Nazi content posted to the site. Musk is now suing Media Matters for defamation over the report.
Iger said at an event last month that his entertainment giant Disney would no longer advertise on X because Musk “taking the position that he took in quite a public manner, we just felt that the association with that position and Elon Musk and X was not necessarily a positive one for us, and we decided we would pull our advertising.”
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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro announced on Friday that his outlet would be spending $250,000 on advertisements for its new feature length comedy “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ballers</a>” to run on X in support of Musk amid the advertiser exodus. “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ballers</a>” mocks the recent and controversial phenomenon of men competing in women’s sports and is described in the trailer as the “most triggering comedy of the year.”
“Disney is not pulling its advertising on X because of one of Elon Musk’s tweets, a tweet he then explained and apologized for. They are pulling their advertising because they are part of an advertising cascade that is designed to pressure Elon Musk into doing their bidding,” Shapiro said.
Musk condemned those advertisers leaving his platform in comments at an event last month, saying that any company or person that tries to blackmail him with “money” can “go f*** yourself.”
“Disney and others pulling money from X are doubling down on their own catastrophic, woke strategies,” Shapiro said. “They really don’t like free speech, and they especially hate any company or platform that can break their stranglehold on the media; the same media that has never been willing to say, ‘go f*** yourself,’ to the likes of Disney. It’s a true clash of the titans.”
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Disney pulling ads on X is anti-free speech and is designed to pressure Musk into doing their bidding.<a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDailyWire</a>’s $250k spend on X today to promote Lady Ballers won’t alone save X, but we must oppose those who seek to destroy free speech and support those trying to save it <a href="https://t.co/CHzC1TjSZ0">pic.twitter.com/CHzC1TjSZ0</a>
&mdash; Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1730664843248889896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Daily Wire has been joined by other independent-minded outlets such as Timcast and The Babylon Bee.
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I appreciate the actions of <a href="https://twitter.com/SethDillon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SethDillon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Timcast</a>, and others committing their resources toward advertising on <a href="https://twitter.com/X?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@X</a>. We’re happy to do the same <a href="https://twitter.com/dailywireplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dailywireplus</a>. <a href="https://t.co/STJy5zkwxK">https://t.co/STJy5zkwxK</a>
&mdash; Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing/status/1730674956839567610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“Will our $250,000 cut into X’s loss of revenue due to virtue signaling? Not much, but every little bit does help,” Shapiro said. “If we want to keep X a free speech space, it’s important that everyone continue to subsidize the businesses they like. As Elon so aptly put it, if Disney and others are successful in their advertising boycott, it will kill free speech. And if that happens, everybody is going to know who actually killed it.”
“Lady Ballers” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/lady-ballers">became available</a> to DailyWire+ members on December 1 at 8:00 p.m. EST.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney">Disney</a> CEO <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-iger">Bob Iger</a> shared his thoughts on why he believes the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installment, “The Marvels,” was such a disappointment at the box office.
“The Marvels” earned just $47 million domestically over opening weekend, making it the lowest-ever opening for a Marvel movie. The low numbers have been blamed on general superhero fatigue and fallout from the recent actors and writers strikes, which affected promotional plans. Iger said prioritizing quantity over quality was also a major factor.
&#8220;Quality needs attention. &#8230; It doesn&#8217;t happen by accident. Quantity, in our case, diluted quality,&#8221; the media exec said on Wednesday at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New York, per <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/disney-ceo-reveals-thinks-marvels-bombed-box-office-rcna127254">NBC News</a>. He also mentioned how “The Marvels” was filmed during the COVID pandemic, which meant less oversight. 
&#8220;There wasn&#8217;t as much supervision on the set &#8230; where we have executives there really looking over what&#8217;s being done,&#8221; Iger said.
Iger was formerly the CEO of Disney from 2005 until 2020. He was replaced by Bob Chapek and then reinstated to his position in November 2022 when Chapek got fired. Iger says he’ll “definitely” leave the role in 2026 when his contract is up.
“I was disappointed in what I was seeing in the transition period and while I was out,” he said of Chapek’s performance, per <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bob-iger-criticizes-chapek-disappointed-in-what-i-was-seeing-1235813338/">Variety</a>. “I worked hard at distancing myself from it.”
Iger said he’s been “fixing a lot of problems that the company has had, and dealing with a lot of challenges,” which he claims “were brought on by decisions that were made by my predecessor.” The exec also said some of Disney’s issues “are just basically the result of a tremendous amount of disruption in the world and in our business.”
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The exec said Disney needs to be more “realistic” about movie earning potential amid the changing habits of viewers and the domination of streaming services. 
Iger also addressed a question about sequels when it was mentioned how much the company’s founder despised them. 
&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to apologize for making sequels,&#8221; he said, admitting that &#8220;we&#8217;ve made too many&#8221; and &#8220;we have to have a reason to make it beyond commerce.&#8221;
&#8220;We will only greenlight a sequel if we believe the story the creators want to tell is worth telling,” Iger said while confirming a fifth installment of &#8220;Toy Story&#8221; is currently in the works.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Reveals Why He Thinks ‘The Marvels’ Flopped, Admits They Made ‘Too Many’ Sequels

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X owner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> ripped companies this week that are boycotting advertising on his social media platform after a recent post of his generated controversy.
Musk was accused of supporting anti-Semitism with a poorly worded tweet that he posted several days ago, which he later clarified when he expanded upon his remark. He was subsequently defended by multiple high profile Jewish figures who said that they did not believe that he was anti-Semitic.
The post led to the political Left pressuring multiple companies into boycotting advertisements on X, including Disney, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Comcast, Lionsgate, and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Musk was asked about the boycott during an interview Wednesday on stage at The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
&#8220;I hope they stop,&#8221; Musk said about the companies who were boycotting. &#8220;Don&#8217;t advertise.&#8221;
&#8220;You don&#8217;t want them to advertise?&#8221; the host asked.
&#8220;No,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;If somebody&#8217;s gonna try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go f*** yourself. Go. F***. Yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is. Hey, Bob, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re in the audience.&#8221;
When asked about X&#8217;s business model and what he should do about the company depending on advertising from companies, Musk responded: &#8220;G.F.Y.&#8221;
&#8220;What this advertising boycott is going to do is it&#8217;s going to kill the company,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company and we will document it in great detail.&#8221;
When the host said that advertisers will blame Musk, Musk responded: &#8220;Oh, yeah? Tell it to earth.&#8221;
&#8220;But they&#8217;re going to say, &#8216;Elon, you killed the company because you said these things, and that they were inappropriate things. And they didn&#8217;t feel comfortable on the platform.'&#8221;
&#8220;And let&#8217;s see how Earth responds to that,&#8221; Musk responded.
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@elonmusk</a> on companies that are caving to left-wing pressure to pull ads from X: 
&quot;If someone is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself! Go! Fuck! Yourself! Is that clear? I hope it is.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/AQH7wmS5LP">pic.twitter.com/AQH7wmS5LP</a>
&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1730011408417317038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Elon Musk Blasts Advertisers Threatening To ‘Blackmail’ Him By Pulling Ads: ‘Go. F***. Yourself.’

Elon Musk Blasts Advertisers Threatening To 'Blackmail' Him By Pulling Ads: 'Go. F***. Yourself.'

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Thousands of American auto dealers are pushing President Joe Biden to scrap his electric vehicle mandate because consumers are not warming up to buying EVs for various reasons.
The group of 3,700 dealerships, which collectively sell every major brand of automakers in the U.S., said in a letter to Biden that his push to make two out of every three new cars sold by 2032 to be electric was highly unrealistic.
While there were good options for people wishing to buy electric vehicles, &#8220;the reality, however, is that electric vehicle demand today is not keeping up with the large influx of BEVs [Battery Electric Vehicle] arriving at our dealerships prompted by the current regulations. BEVs are stacking up on our lots.&#8221;
The dealerships said they&#8217;ve seen a drastic shift in demand for electric vehicles in just the last year and that they are arriving on their lots faster than they can be sold despite &#8220;deep price cuts, manufacturer incentives, and generous government incentives,&#8221; the letter said.
&#8220;Mr. President, no government agency, no think tank, and no polling firm knows more about the automobile customer than us,&#8221; it continued. &#8220;Some customers are in the market for electric vehicles, and we are thrilled to sell them. But the majority of customers are simply not ready to make the change.&#8221;
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The dealerships cited numerous reasons that consumers do not want electric vehicles, including their high cost, the lack of garages for home charging, the lack of access for public charging, the loss of driving range in hot or cold weather, and the &#8220;dramatic loss of range&#8221; when towing.
&#8220;Reliable charging networks, electric grid stability, sourcing of materials, and many other issues need time to resolve,&#8221; the letter said. &#8220;And finally, many people just want to make their own choice about what vehicle is right for them.&#8221;
Mickey Anderson, president and chief executive officer of Baxter Auto Group, which owns and operates dealerships in several midwest states, said dealerships have “never seen a situation where government has intervened in such a draconian way.”
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaPerino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanaPerino</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BryanLlenas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BryanLlenas</a> report on car dealerships across the US calling on Biden to stop his administration’s electric vehicle mandates:
“Mr. President, it is time to tap the brakes on the unrealistic government electric vehicle mandate.” <a href="https://t.co/Tqx3T5TsXc">pic.twitter.com/Tqx3T5TsXc</a>
&mdash; Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) <a href="https://twitter.com/WarMachineRR/status/1729542802671837582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney</a>’s new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">animated</a> film, “Wish,” failed to perform well at the box office over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This is especially tough for the studio following the massive flop of “The Marvels” earlier this month.
“Wish” debuted in third place at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">box office</a>, grossing just $19.5 million in its three-day opening weekend and $31.7 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend. This was significantly less than forecasted and doesn’t come close to recouping the $200 million production budget.
The fantasy musical stars Ariana DeBose as the main character, Asha, and Chris Pine as the villain, King Magnifico. 
The synopsis says: “Young Asha makes a wish so powerful that it&#8217;s answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. With Star&#8217;s help, Asha must save her kingdom from King Magnifico and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.”
“Wish” currently has a 49% critics review on Rotten Tomatoes, one of the lowest of any Disney movie. Critics call it boring, uninspired, and forgettable, plus accuse the film’s creators of borrowing heavily from other more popular Disney movies to create the storyline.
“Just like The Marvels, Wish is an emotionally inert and personality-free movie that appears to have been assembled from the outside in,” Times U.K. reviewer Kevin Maher <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wish-review-disneys-latest-turkey-is-a-dreadful-fairytale-without-a-plot-8cd9l8pt8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. 
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“It follows the studio’s fairytale formula: plucky heroine, villainous magician, talking animals, and big songs. Yet the story brings no new life to the parade,” the Sunday Times reviewer <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-films-movies-2023-vz7zdln5q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. 
“The movie is so busy referencing the classics, it makes itself an afterthought,” a third reviewer <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4faa5967-b0a8-4130-a692-425a39b783aa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a>.
“Wish” has an 81% audience score, but this higher number hasn’t helped the bottom line much so far.
This latest poor performance comes on the heels of “The Marvels” absolutely bombing for Disney. The newest Marvel film failed to meet expectations on its opening weekend, earning just $47 million at the box office and being called the worst debut in MCU history, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-marvels-continues-to-flail-at-box-office-earns-worst-second-weekend-drop-of-all-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
The female-led sequel to 2019’s “Captain Marvel” also represents a financial failure for Disney. This was blamed on a general sense of superhero movie fatigue and the writers and actors strikes in Hollywood, forcing the studio to adapt their promotional plans.

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Disney’s ‘Wish’ Is Another Critical And Commercial Disappointment After ‘The Marvels’ Flop Earlier This Month

Disney's 'Wish' Is Another Critical And Commercial Disappointment After 'The Marvels' Flop Earlier This Month

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Amazon is looking for office space in Miami as company founder Jeff Bezos plans to move to Florida after spending 29 years in Seattle. 
The tech giant’s search for 50,000 square feet of office space in Miami began before Bezos announced his plans to move to an opulent village near the city, an Amazon spokesperson said, according to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-27/amazon-is-eyeing-more-miami-office-space-as-bezos-moves-south#xj4y7vzkg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>. The Amazon founder — who is now the company&#8217;s executive chairman — said earlier this month that he was moving to Florida, and he recently purchased a $79 million mansion in Indian Creek’s “Billionaire Bunker,” while also paying $68 million for the neighboring property. 
An Amazon spokesperson told <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/amazon-jeff-bezos-miami-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a> that the company is seeking office space in Florida due to its growth in the Miami area over the past few years. More than 400 Amazon corporate and tech employees work in the existing serviced office locations the company has in Miami, but the company’s hunt for 50,000 square feet of office space would make it the first base location in the city, Axios reported.
Amazon’s search for more office space in Florida comes as other major corporations expand in the Miami area. In 2021, Microsoft <a href="https://therealdeal.com/miami/2021/09/08/microsoft-to-lease-50k-sf-office-at-under-construction-brickell-tower/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leased</a> a 50,000-square-foot office in the city for its new regional headquarters. Nearly a year later, hedge fund Citadel fled Chicago for Miami with its CEO Ken Griffin citing rising crime rates in Chicago for his decision. 
Griffin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/billionaire-moved-to-florida-because-of-crime-in-chicago-now-hes-giving-100-million-to-elect-conservatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Citadel’s move after two of his employees were attacked and robbed in Chicago. The CEO said one employee had “a gun to his head” during a coffee run, and another was attacked by “some random lunatic just trying to punch him in the head” while he was waiting for a car.
Earlier this year, private equity firm Thomas Bravo moved its headquarters from San Francisco to Miami after announcing the plan in 2021, <a href="https://www.thomabravo.com/press-releases/thoma-bravo-selects-830-brickell-for-its-new-miami-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pointing</a> to Miami’s “fast-growing technology and business hubs.” 
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An analysis from <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-economy-us-houston-dallas-nashville-miami-cities-moving-businesses-2023-11#miami-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Business Insider</a> earlier this month said cities in red states are poised to become “economic powerhouses,” challenging cities such as New York and San Francisco. Business Insider wrote that Miami, Houston, Dallas, and Nashville are experiencing a surge in businesses flocking to them while the coastal cities are seeing businesses and residents leaving. 
Miami’s population has also <a href="https://www.thenextmiami.com/miami-population-grew-1-7-last-year-fourth-fastest-among-big-cities/#google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased</a> at the fourth-fastest rate among the 50 largest U.S. cities between 2021 and 2022, growing by 1.7% over that time period.

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Disney acknowledged risks due to a “misalignment” between the company’s products and the public that are hurting its bottom line in recent filings with the government.
Disney filed its annual <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001744489/000174448923000216/dis-20230930.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEC report</a> for the year ending on September 30 last week. George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley pointed out the report in a column with <a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4326247-happy-birthday-adam-smith-the-invisible-hand-just-slapped-disney/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a> on Saturday.
“We face risks relating to misalignment with public and consumer tastes and preferences for entertainment, travel and consumer products, which impact demand for our entertainment offerings and products and the profitability of any of our businesses,” the SEC filing states.
Disney says that the “success of our businesses depends on our ability to consistently create compelling content.” One of the chief hurdles it faces is “consumer tastes and preferences that change in often unpredictable ways,” the filing says.
“Generally, our revenues and profitability are adversely impacted when our entertainment offerings and products, as well as our methods to make our offerings and products available to consumers, do not achieve sufficient consumer acceptance. Further, consumers’ perceptions of our position on matters of public interest, including our efforts to achieve certain of our environmental and social goals, often differ widely and present risks to our reputation and brands,” the filing says.
The SEC report shows that “Disney appears concerned that [the] ‘invisible hand’ of Adam Smith is effectively giving the ‘House of Mouse’ the middle finger,” <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1729093315792920639" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Turley.
The filing comes after Disney postponed the release of its remake of the classic children’s fairy tale “Snow White” following public backlash to a characterization of the film by its lead actress, Rachel Zegler. A photo release of the seven dwarves for the live-action remake drew skepticism, as well.
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“She’s not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love,” Zegler said of the film earlier this year. “She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be and the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave and true.”
Turley notes that Disney has gone through a rough series of releases.
“Disney has reportedly lost a billion dollars just on four of its recent ‘woke’ movie flops, productions denounced by critics as pushing political agendas or storylines. Yet until now, the company has continued to roll out underperforming movies as revenue has dropped,” Turley said.
“For shareholders, it may seem counterintuitive that corporate executives would trade off profits for political or social agendas. However, it does serve as a rationale for individual corporate executives who are professionally advanced when they champion such causes,” the law professor continued.

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A petition calling to boycott Macy&#8217;s stores and refrain from watching this year&#8217;s Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade has garnered more than 40,500 signatories objecting to the event&#8217;s apparent transgender agenda.
The parade, set to take place in New York City, has generally been accepted as a family-friendly affair <a href="https://www.iloveny.com/blog/post/history-of-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/#:~:text=Since%201924%2C%20the%20Macy%27s%20Thanksgiving,this%20beloved%20event%20through%20Manhattan." target="_blank" rel="noopener">viewed</a> by tens of millions of Americans each year. This year, however, two characters associated with the event&#8217;s performances are so-called non-binary or transgender.
&#8220;The non-binary and transgender extravaganza on display this Thanksgiving will be brought to you by Macy’s during their annually sponsored Thanksgiving Day Parade,&#8221; reads a <a href="https://onemillionmoms.com/current-campaigns/say-no-to-the-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">petition</a> hosted by One Million Moms, a division of the American Family Association. &#8220;Unless they are forewarned about it, this year’s holiday parade will potentially expose tens of millions of viewers at home to the liberal LGBTQ agenda.&#8221;
&#8220;Performances showcased in the parade will include music from two Broadway musicals, &#8216;&amp; Juliet&#8217; and &#8216;Shucked&#8217;, both of which feature transgender and non-binary performers in major roles,&#8221; the petition says.
Notably, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in 2021 featured a pop singer named Kim Petras, who&#8217;s been dubbed the “<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200301191447/https://www.papermag.com/kim-petras-clarity-project-2639362951.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-testid="standard-link">world’s youngest transsexual</a>.&#8221;
President of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alliance-defending-freedom-adf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alliance Defending Freedom</a> (ADF), Kristen Waggoner, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/thousands-sign-petition-macys-non-binary-trans-extravaganza-planned-thanksgiving-day-parade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reacted</a>, “Macy’s inclusion of a non-binary transgender character in a parade is just another example of an ideological war that’s being waged on families, and customers are saying they’ve had enough. But it seems that corporate brands that were once trusted just still aren’t getting the message.”
&#8220;Shame on Macy’s for promoting and sponsoring this type of entertainment,&#8221; the One Million Moms petition reads. &#8220;We still cannot trust Macy’s Dept. Store. It is clear that Macy’s does not have our children’s best interests in mind. Macy’s needs to know that trust must be earned, and once trust is lost, it is difficult to get back.&#8221;
As of Wednesday morning, the petition has 40,543 signatures.
&#8220;I do not agree with the LGBTQ agenda you are pushing on families during your Thanksgiving Day Parade,&#8221; reads a blurb aimed at those signing the petition. &#8220;My family and I will not watch this indoctrination. Since this event goes against our beliefs and values, Macy’s has left conservative and Christian families with no choice but to avoid the parade and its stores, even during the holiday season. My family will not support Macy’s; you have lost our trust.&#8221;
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For Macy’s part, the department store is moving forward with the Thanksgiving Day events.
“For nearly 100 years, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has showcased the very best in entertainment, delighting Americans everywhere with the most popular music acts, the best of Broadway, our country’s finest marching bands and dance teams, and giant balloons and floats that capture your imagination,” a Macy’s spokesperson said in a statement, National Review <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/macys-to-proceed-with-non-binary-performers-in-thanksgiving-parade-despite-petition/#:~:text=“For%20nearly%20100%20years%2C%20the,capture%20your%20imagination%2C”%20a%20Macy%27s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Tuesday.
“Every performer and volunteer is there with one mission — to entertain millions of spectators and kick off the holiday season. We look forward to celebrating this iconic Thanksgiving tradition again&#8230;,” the spokesperson added. 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-macys-pulls-all-chrissy-teigen-products-after-messages-show-how-she-bullied-teen-girl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Report: Macy’s Pulls All Chrissy Teigen Products After Messages Show How She Bullied Teen Girl</a>

Tom Turkey by Macy’s float is waiting for the parade to start during 96th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2022 in New York City.

‘Non-Binary And Transgender Extravaganza’: Tens Of Thousands Boycotting Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Department Store

Tens Of Thousands Boycotting Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Over 'Liberal LGBTQ Agenda'

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To the surprise of no one, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/snoop-dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> is not giving up smoking <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marijuana">marijuana</a>. It was all an elaborate – and effective – marketing campaign for a new product.
The 52-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">rapper</a> made the announcement on social media last week. “I’m giving up smoke,” Snoop wrote in an Instagram post. The attached image included a longer statement: &#8220;After much consideration &amp; conversation with my family, I’ve decided to give up smoke. Please respect my privacy at this time.”
After spending decades touting his love for all things cannabis and molding his identity around marijuana, not to mention investing heavily in the industry, the announcement seemed like some kind of joke. Most followers were suspicious about the post, predicting that the rapper would eventually clarify his statements.
Those skeptics weren’t wrong.
On Monday, Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., announced that he’s partnering with Solo Stove, a smokeless fire pit brand.
“I love a good fire outside but the smoke was too much. Solo Stove fixed fire and took out the smoke. They changed the game and now I’m excited to spread the love and stay warm with my friends and family,” the recording artist said in a press release.
The entrepreneur is now an official &#8220;smokesman&#8221; for the brand, per <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/no-snoop-dogg-isnt-quitting-150138014.html">Yahoo</a>. He also posted again on Instagram about his new endorsement.
“I’m done with smoke. I’m going smokeless with [Solo Stove],” he wrote in the caption. 
“I’m giving up smoke,” he says in the video. “I know what you’re thinking. Snoop! Smoke is kinda your whole thing! But I’m done with it. Done with the coughing and my clothes smelling all sticky icky. I’m going smokeless.” 
He next gestures to the Solo Stove burning in front of him, saying, “They took the smoke out of it. Clever.”
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While most of Snoop’s followers weren’t fooled by his declaration last week and figured there was more to the story, the rapper did admit to cutting back on his marijuana consumption after becoming a grandfather. 
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“Being a grandfather has changed me in multiple ways,” he <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11899925/Snoop-Dogg-reveals-moderated-weed-intake-grandfather.html">told</a> The Daily Mail in March.
“The main way is being concerned with how I live, how I move, the kind of people I’m associated with, because I want to see my grandkids grow old.”
Snoop continued, “The only way I can do that is to take precautionary steps as far as how I move, who I hang out with, where I go out, my intake, what am I intaking? Am I doing extra-curricular or am I just doing what I’m supposed to be doing?”

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Snoop Dogg ‘Giving Up Smoke’ Was Just An Elaborate Marketing Campaign

Snoop Dogg 'Giving Up Smoke' Was Just An Elaborate Marketing Campaign

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Staffers at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/openai-unleashes-new-ai-model-gpt-4-which-can-pass-academic-exams-program-software-and-even-do-taxes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenAI</a>, the parent company of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-reveals-what-we-really-need-to-fear-about-ai-chatbots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ChatGPT</a>, threatened to quit in droves to protest the abrupt <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/17/23965982/openai-ceo-sam-altman-fired" target="_blank" rel="noopener">firing</a> of its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman on Friday.
Somewhere around <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-staff-walk-protest-sam-altman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">500</a> to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-20/openai-staff-threaten-to-go-to-microsoft-if-board-doesn-t-quit?srnd=premium&amp;utm_content=bufferd967d&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">600</a> of the startup&#8217;s estimated 770 employees reportedly signed a letter demanding the board of directors resign, get replaced by a new board, and reinstate Altman and Greg Brockman, another co-founder and president of OpenAI <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/17/greg-brockman-quits-openai-after-abrupt-firing-of-sam-altman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who quit</a> after Altman&#8217;s ouster.
The hundreds of employees also warned they might follow Altman and Brockman to Microsoft, one of OpenAI&#8217;s investors that <a href="https://apnews.com/article/altman-ai-chatgpt-leadership-microsoft-a110b173c3eff4a374992017f05cd45a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> the pair to lead an in-house <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> research unit after their departure.
&#8220;Your actions have made it obvious that you are incapable of overseeing OpenAI,&#8221; said the <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-staff-walk-protest-sam-altman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to the board, which was <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/openai-staff-walk-protest-sam-altman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted by WIRED</a>. &#8220;We are unable to work for or with people that lack competence, judgement and care for our mission and employees.&#8221;
One person who signed the letter was Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI&#8217;s chief scientist and a member of the company&#8217;s board.
&#8220;I deeply regret my participation in the board&#8217;s actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we&#8217;ve built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company,&#8221; Sutskever <a href="https://twitter.com/ilyasut/status/1726590052392956028" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.
Altman had led OpenAI since 2019. He is widely considered a Silicon Valley powerhouse with experience serving as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-chatgpt-openai-ceo-career-net-worth-ycombinator-prepper-2023-1#loopt-was-part-of-the-first-group-of-eight-companies-at-startup-accelerator-y-combinator-each-startup-got-6000-per-founder-and-loopt-was-in-the-same-batch-as-reddit-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">president</a> of startup accelerator Y Combinator.
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When the board fired Altman, its members gave little insight into the reasoning for his removal. It did <a href="https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claim</a> Altman &#8220;was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.&#8221;
The board also said Mira Murati, the company’s chief technology officer, would serve as interim CEO. Then, in a twist, Murati worked to rehire Altman and Brockman — as <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-trying-to-get-sam-altman-back-4b728049" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenAI&#8217;s own investors</a> pushed for Altman&#8217;s return — while the board members sought to hire their own CEO, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-20/openai-s-murati-aims-to-re-hire-altman-brockman-after-exits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Bloomberg</a>.
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On Sunday, Altman <a href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1726345564059832609" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> a photo of himself to X holding an OpenAI guest badge, stating, &#8220;first and last time i ever wear one of these.&#8221; But whatever effort there was to bring Altman back into OpenAI over the weekend appeared to hit a snag when the board <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/business/money-report/openai-is-hiring-former-twitch-ceo-emmett-shear-to-run-company-two-days-after-ousting-sam-altman/3164254/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">picked</a> former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear to lead the company.
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“The process through which you terminated Sam Altman and removed Greg Brockman from the board has jeopardized all of this work and undermined our mission and company,&#8221; said the staff letter to the board. “Your conduct has made it clear you did not have the competence to oversee OpenAI.”

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OpenAI Staff Threaten Revolt After Sudden Ouster Of CEO

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Orlando Magic power forward Jonathan Isaac spoke to The Daily Wire on Wednesday, anticipating the launch of his unique signature shoe line, called <a href="https://weareunitus.com/pages/judah-1-launch">Judah 1</a>, which features Bible verses.
Isaac, who has stood out in the NBA for refusing to back down from his conservative values, says this new line of sneakers is meant to allow others, like him, to express themselves, and even wear their values.
“Throughout his career, Jonathan Isaac has been injured, misunderstood, and criticized. Knowing God is always with him has given him the strength to live bold. The JUDAH 1 Triumph reminds you that no matter what they say, no matter the score, victory is yours through Christ,” Isaac’s brand’s website states of the unapologetically Christian kicks.
The following is a transcript of the conversation, which has been lightly edited for clarity:
Daily Wire: Jonathan, your new shoes, the Judah 1s, which are set to be released on November 16th, they&#8217;re the first ever signature shoe to feature a Bible verse on the exterior of them. What was your inspiration for these?
Jonathan Isaac: Well, it started back in 2020 – back in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_NBA_Bubble#:~:text=The%202020%20NBA%20Bubble%20was,throughout%20the%202020%20NBA%20playoffs.">NBA bubble</a>. I got injured, and at the time I was signed to Nike. After I got injured, I wasn&#8217;t able to re-sign with them, and I went to my pastor and I told him about my sneaker situation. ‘Hey, you know, I&#8217;m not signed with a company anymore.’ And he said, you should create your own sneaker, and make it around how you want it.
I thought he was insane, but I started to go down the road of what would it look like to create a shoe, and then the idea blossomed into, why just create a sneaker for me, why not see what it would look like to create a sneaker that we could have for everybody, to represent millions of people and the values they align with across our country and across the world?
It was big for me to have a Bible verse on there. My Christian faith is the center stone of my life. And my middle name is Judah, so Judah&#8217;s on there and the shoe is lion inspired with the lion&#8217;s mane on the backside and the herringbone on the bottom. I just tried my best to create something that spoke to me aesthetically and had different components that spoke to me in my life.
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Most people see the “Judah 1” as an outlandish endeavor.. shoot, when we first started, so did I 🤷🏾‍♂️
I was afraid that delivering a sneaker that represented our values without compromising style or performance was too tall a task.. ‼️
But here we are!! ☺️👊🏾 The first basketball… <a href="https://t.co/ErnMkhMtB5">pic.twitter.com/ErnMkhMtB5</a>
&mdash; Jonathan Judah Isaac (@JJudahIsaac) <a href="https://twitter.com/JJudahIsaac/status/1724232376136376673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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DW: You have different bible verses on different variations of this shoe. Can you tell us about how you chose some of those verses and what they mean to you?
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JI: Yeah, absolutely. It was just about who I am and what Bible verses went with where I&#8217;m at in my point of life. The orange pair has Proverbs 28:1, and that one says, &#8220;The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as bold as lions.&#8221; And that&#8217;s a verse that I&#8217;ve tried my best to live by. As I&#8217;ve encountered different moments in my life where I had to stand – going back to the bubble and the whole BLM, COVID – where I didn&#8217;t get vaccinated – I was taking a stand and saying, you know what, I think that this is important and I&#8217;m going to do it to the best of my ability and do it boldly, trusting that God is with me and God is for me. And, you know, it&#8217;s paid off. And I hope that other people who get a chance to wear the shoe are embodying what the shoe represents as well.
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JI: There&#8217;s the Lion of Judah, there&#8217;s Triumph – and that verse says, “Persecuted, but not abandoned, struck down, but not destroyed.” And for me, that one is such a big one. It&#8217;s going to be the first one that drops. It just speaks to my run-in with injuries – I&#8217;ve been hit with a few injuries and had to miss quite a bit of time, but I&#8217;ve continued to keep the faith and not waver, and trust that God is with me and for me. Even though I&#8217;ve been struck down, I haven&#8217;t been destroyed. He hasn&#8217;t left me, and I can still keep kicking.
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DW: Thinking of this cultural moment – is there something about this specific moment, do you think, that makes this the right time for a statement shoe such as this?
JI: Oh, absolutely. And not even just the shoe specifically, but even the company <a href="https://weareunitus.com/">UNITUS</a> (Isaac’s sports apparel brand launched this year). I really do believe that we&#8217;re ushering into a time where our society, and companies, for that matter, are moving farther and farther away from Godly values and principles and also Constitutional values and principles. And so when it came to UNITUS, I wanted to create something that could be a voice and a beacon of light and hope for lovers of God and lovers of country. And I think that those two sentiments are something that are waning, and face increased hostility in today&#8217;s world. And so, United specifically, I think it&#8217;s the right time to take a stand in this way, and the shoes are just a branch of that. I wanted to see my values represented on the court. If somebody else isn&#8217;t going to celebrate them, then we can celebrate them ourselves.
UNITUS is just the beginning, and this is the first ever signature NBA sneaker with a visible Bible verse on the outside. This is big in terms of a historical moment, and people can be a part of that history.
DW: Speaking of UNITUS, it&#8217;s suggested on the website that it’s sort of an alternative to sports apparel brands that have gone all-in on divisive campaigns. I&#8217;m specifically thinking of Nike, here. Was this kind of a reaction, in part, to, you know, Nike and some of the political stances the corporation has taken?
JI: I would say not entirely a reaction. And when I say that, I mean, it&#8217;s not like, you know, they did something or companies did something and we said, &#8220;Hey, we need to do this.&#8221; It’s not about what anybody else is doing, it&#8217;s not about going against any other company or anything like that. It&#8217;s more so on the offensive of what would it look like to give people the freedom to wear their values, and the values that they agree with. Companies are free to do what they want to do, it’s America at the end of the day, but so are we. And we can celebrate the values that we want to see in our marketplace.
But it is a reality that companies are moving in a way that I believe does not coincide with the majority of people, or where we are as a country. There have been divisive campaigns and campaigns that cater to a small percentage of our population that aren&#8217;t the sentiment of what most people are feeling. So, I do think creating that alternative and having that for people is vital, it&#8217;s essential. And I think the biggest thing is that, if there aren&#8217;t alternatives, if the world continues to move in the direction that it&#8217;s going in, there will be a time where they say, &#8220;Hey, if you don&#8217;t believe these set of things, you can&#8217;t shop here, you can&#8217;t eat here, you can&#8217;t do this, you can&#8217;t go here.&#8221; And if there aren&#8217;t alternatives for people to turn to, then the only answer is going to be to conform.
DW: Now, we’ve sort of touched on this, but you&#8217;ve stood out in the league for a while now. Back in 2020, you were the only player to stand for the national anthem when everyone else took a knee. You were the only Orlando Magic player to refuse the COVID vaccine, and one of the few players in the league to speak about that openly. And now you have these shoes coming out with Bible verses on them. How does it feel to kind of be, sometimes, the odd man out? Does that ever weigh on you?
JI: You know, honestly, it is pretty daunting. I would say from the start of the whole standing-in-the-bubble thing, I&#8217;ve definitely developed some callouses. So I&#8217;m not too concerned about it at this point, but definitely early on, you know, having your character maligned and being mischaracterized for your positions was something that was really tough for me. I think especially with the whole <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nba-anti-vaxxers-covid-1231988/">Rolling Stone article</a> that happened, for not taking the vaccine, was something that shocked me. I was like, oh my gosh, this is a reality when people say &#8220;fake news&#8221; and &#8220;propaganda,&#8221; and opinions are being pushed and everything like that. I didn&#8217;t really understand it until it happened to me.
It&#8217;s definitely something that has weighed on me in the past, but I&#8217;ve kind of got to the point where I&#8217;m like, I&#8217;m fully okay with being authentically me, and I just want other people to have that confidence and that pride to say, I can be authentically me, as well, I can stand for my values. No matter who disagrees, we can agree to disagree. And if I lead with love and grace, I can stand boldly for what I believe in.
DW: Your Christian faith is obviously very important to you. Tell us what that means to you, and how it guides you in your life.
JI: Well, I think the baseline is that I believe God is with me. I believe that He died for my sins and I have everlasting life in Him. It gives me the freedom and, I would say, just the ability to trust him. And it&#8217;s hard at times, but I continue to just fall back on that. I have amazing people in my life. My pastor has been somebody that has spoken extensively in my life. He was a beacon for the name of UNITUS and the shoes and everything that&#8217;s happening. My wife, my family, my church family – they keep me grounded and keep me on the right path. It&#8217;s just been something that has led my life and I, you know, I fully believe it and just continue to trust God.
DW: Lastly, Jonathan, there&#8217;s been some chatter about you being floated as the NBA&#8217;s Defensive Player of the Year. An amazing accomplishment to be in that conversation, again. Congratulations. How does that feel?
JI: I love it. You know, defense comes pretty instinctually to me, and so I just try my best to go out there and help my team win. To have a little bit of recognition with an early season is great. I continue to look forward to growing and helping the team win games.
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To sign up for notifications for shoes from the Judah 1 collection, <a href="https://weareunitus.com/pages/judah-1-launch">visit the UNITUS website here</a>. The first pair of the line drops November 16, at 8 p.m.

Jonathan Isaac Talks To Daily Wire About Faith, Launch Of Bible Verse-Themed Sneaker Line

Jonathan Isaac Talks To The Daily Wire About Launch Of Bible Verse-Themed Sneaker Line

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