Prince Harry and his friend Prince Seeiso of Lesotho have announced that they’re resigning as patrons of their beloved charity Sentebale, a decision they both describe as “devastating.&#8221;
The Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso established Sentebale in 2006 in memory of their late mothers. The charity <a href="https://sentebale.org/what-we-do/">provided</a> “comprehensive support for children and young people, including those living with HIV/AIDS, covering healthcare, critical life skills, education, advocacy, and climate resistance” in Lesotho and other areas of Africa.
Prince Harry established the charity to honor his mother, the late Princess Diana, who was also known for her efforts in helping the AIDS community in Africa.
In a joint statement, Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso said, &#8220;What’s transpired is unthinkable. We are in shock that we have to do this, but we have a continued responsibility to Sentebale’s beneficiaries, so we will be sharing all of our concerns with the Charity Commission as to how this came about.&#8221;
&#8220;Nearly 20 years ago, we founded Sentebale in honor of our mothers. Sentebale means ‘forget-me-not’ in Sesotho, the local language of Lesotho, and it’s what we’ve always promised for the young people we&#8217;ve served through this charity. Today is no different,&#8221; the statement continued, per <a href="https://people.com/prince-harry-devastated-as-he-quits-african-charity-sentebale-founded-princess-diana-honor-11703464">People</a>.
&#8220;With heavy hearts, we have resigned from our roles as patrons of the organization until further notice, in support of and solidarity with the board of trustees who have had to do the same,&#8221; it said. &#8220;It is devastating that the relationship between the charity’s trustees and the chair of the board broke down beyond repair, creating an untenable situation.&#8221;
The princes said in a statement, “These trustees acted in the best interest of the charity in asking the chair to step down while keeping the well-being of staff in mind. In turn, she sued the charity to remain in this voluntary position, further underscoring the broken relationship.&#8221;
Harry and Prince Seeiso thanked the trustees for their “service over the years” and said they’re “truly heartbroken they’ve had to follow through with this act.”
“Although we may no longer be patrons, we will always be its founders, and we will never forget what this charity is capable of achieving when it is in the right care,&#8221; the statement concluded.

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Prince Harry Quits African Charity He Founded: ‘What’s Transpired Is Unthinkable’

Prince Harry Quits African Charity He Founded: 'What’s Transpired Is Unthinkable'

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A number of tax-deductible charities and financial service providers are helping fund groups linked to U.S.-designated terrorist organizations including Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a new report alleges.
Published by the Jerusalem-based <a href="https://ngo-monitor.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NGO Monitor</a>, the report accuses terrorist-linked groups of raising funds in the United States through tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations and through donor-advised financial service providers.
“The sharp rise in violent anti-Semitism in the wake of the October 7th massacre highlights the urgent need for greater vigilance in preventing the diversion of aid and NGO funding to terror and hate,” Professor Gerald M. Steinberg, Founder and President of NGO Monitor told The Daily Wire. “This includes systematically investigating and documenting the support that IRS-registered charities receive from and provide to individuals and organizations linked to designated terror groups or active in spreading hate propaganda.&#8221;
The report cites several NGOs tied to the PFLP and designated as terror groups by Israel, including the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), Al-Haq, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P), and Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). NGO Monitor accuses Al Mezan of having members with ties to both Hamas and the PFLP.
The Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP), a 501(c)(3) based in Washington, D.C., claims on its website that <a href="https://fmep.org/our-grantees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in 2025</a> it provided funds to Al Haq, Al Mezan, DCI-P, and PCHR. Its website does not state how much it has given, but according to <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/526055574/202442149349100604/full" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2023 IRS filings</a>, FMEP granted $10,000 to Al Mezan, and $58,000 to Al-Haq.
Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, provided $800,000 between 2020-2023 to Al Haq, $250,000 between 2023-2025 to Al Haq Europe, $170,000 to Al Mezan in 2023, and $450,000 to Al Mezan between 2021-2024.
Grassroots International has been <a href="https://grassrootsonline.org/palestine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soliciting donations</a> for the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, which the group <a href="https://grassrootsonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Inside-Philanthropy-April-10-2024-Funding-in-Gaza-and-Haiti-Amid-Devastating-Violence.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has called</a> a “long-term partner,” according to NGO Monitor.
Other tax-deductible American charities that provided funds include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) which granted $100,000 to DCI-P for 2020-2022 and Cultures of Resistance Network which has funded Al-Haq, DCI-P, the UAWC, and Al Mezan, according to NGO monitor.
A 2023 report from the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/12/02/metro/rockefeller-brothers-fund-funding-palestinian-terror-groups/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that RBF shelled out millions since 2018 directly or indirectly to six anti-Israel organizations, some of which openly celebrated Hamas’s October 7 attack on civilians. In <a href="https://www.rbf.org/news/rbf-statement-grantmaking-israel-palestine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">response</a>, RBF rejected any claim that their “grantee organizations support, materially or ideologically, acts of terrorism.”
NGO Monitor’s report points out that the Alexandria, Virginia-based Charities Aid Foundation, which facilitated donor-advised grantmaking, lists DCI-P as a member of its “vetted network&#8221; of charitable organizations.
The report added that Al-Haq and the Hind Rajab Foundation — whose founder boasts his ties to Hezbollah — use the San Francisco-based Stripe Inc. to process donations.
The Hind Rajab Foundation, founded in Belgium, initiated legal proceedings to seek the arrests of IDF veterans, including American citizens, and has demanded the arrest of former President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Its founder, Dyab Abou Jahjah, in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/01/world/the-saturday-profile-an-outspoken-arab-in-europe-demon-or-hero.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2003 claimed</a> he “joined the Hezbollah resistance against Israel,” <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110608080952/http://www.mediamonitors.net/dyababoujahjah1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called the</a> September 11, 2001 attacks “sweet revenge” and is reportedly on the U.S. no-fly list. A <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-841011" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jerusalem Post</a> report from last month reports that Jahjah has family and business links to actors designated as part of Hezbollah’s terror funding network.
Al Mezan’s director, Issam Younis, participated in a 2017 panel discussion alongside now-deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at an event that was also attended by leaders of other U.S.-designated terror organizations including Palestinian Islamic Jihad and PFLP. One of Al Mezan’s board members from 2010 to 2022 was Nafiz Al-Madhoun, the former Director-General of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Legislative Council, according to NGO Monitor.
UAWC has been identified by a <a href="https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNABY769.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USAID audit</a> as the “agricultural arm” of the PFLP and a 2022 audit by the Dutch government <a href="https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/brieven_regering/detail?id=2022Z00093&amp;did=2022D00176" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> that 34 individuals held politicians in both UAWC and PFLP between 2007-2020. Two of UAWC’s financial officers were arrested in 2019 for leading a PFLP terror cell that murdered a 17-year-old Israeli in a bombing.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense <a href="https://nbctf.mod.gov.il/en/Pages/211021EN.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">designated</a> Al-Haq as a terrorist entity in 2021 because it operated on behalf of the PFLP. In 2018, the group had its online credit card donations <a href="https://www.uklfi.com/credit-card-donations-to-terrorist-linked-ngos-terminated" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shut down</a> by Visa, Mastercard, and American Express because of its PFLP ties, reported NGO Monitor. The group&#8217;s director, Shawan Jabarin, has been identified as a leading PFLP member by the Israeli Supreme Court and has identified several PFLP events. He also was part of the 2017 panel alongside Sinwar and Younis.
PCHR’s founder and director, Raji Sourani, was imprisoned in 1979 for three years for being a member of the PFLP and denied entry to the United States in 2012, according to the report. He admitted his PFLP affiliation in a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181018125346/https:/video.alwatanvoice.com/view/2014/02/17/496986.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2014 speech</a> in Gaza where he said he was “proud” of the organization where he “fought in its ranks.”
DCI-P was designated as a terror entity by Israel in 2021, which claimed it operated on behalf of the PFLP. The group was reportedly cut off from Citibank, Arab Bank PLC, and the U.S.-based Global Giving crowdfunding because of its terror ties. Numerous members with PFLP ties have been employed and appointed as board members, according to NGO monitor.
Stripe, FMEP, Open Society Foundation, Grassroots International, RBF, and Cultures of Resistance did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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EXCLUSIVE: New Report Shows U.S. Charities Helping Fund Groups Linked To Hamas and PFLP

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Conservative credit card company <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/by-conservatives-for-conservatives-new-credit-card-offers-alternative-to-americans-fed-up-with-woke-businesses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coign</a> donated nearly $40,000 dollars to a Christian non-profit that has served over 350,000 meals to storm victims and first responders in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene. 
Coign recently presented <a href="https://mercychefs.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mercy Chefs</a> a check for $39,535 at its Nashville community kitchen as part of the organization’s quarterly donations to conservative charities. Coign CEO Rob Collins told The Daily Wire that Mercy Chefs was chosen because of the work they have done in North Carolina. 
“We’re proud to partner with them, they’re doing great work,” he said, adding that the charity was continuing to provide meals to areas of Western North Carolina still reeling from the devastating flooding. 
Founded in 2006, Mercy Chefs provides meals to victims of natural disasters and the first responders and others volunteering in areas slammed by tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, or fires.
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Coign, which operates a VISA-backed credit card, donates portions of its transaction fees to conservative organizations chosen each quarter by cardholders. The company has donated to a variety of causes in the past, including groups looking to reduce suicide among soldiers and the Alliance Defending Freedom. 
Jim Kirk, the executive director of development at Mercy Chefs, told The Daily Wire that the donations from Coign were helping its work across the country from California to North Carolina to Kentucky. 
“It&#8217;s been a busy year, and Coign’s customers have been an incredible blessing to people who have lost everything, only to receive hope and love in a hot, chef-prepared meal,” he said. “You&#8217;ve also fed first responders, teachers, volunteers, parents, and children.. people of all walks who needed a nutritious meal.”
“May you experience JOY in your giving, and for making such an amazing impact!” he added. 
Coign’s charitable contributions have dramatically increased since it was first founded back in 2022. Collins said that the total money given in the first quarter was around $5,000, while the most recent quarter was around $190,000.
He said there was a large demand for the card because of the misalignment between conservative customers and major corporations and that Coign was an effective product for &#8220;cultural change.&#8221; 
“It really does provide conservatives a strong alternative to get off the treadmills supporting corporate liberals who hate our way of life, hate our culture, hate our values, but still be able to buy stuff you need,&#8221; he said. 
Last year, Coign <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/credit-card-company-donates-to-crisis-pregnancy-center-targeted-by-vandals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donated</a> over $15,000 to the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center, a pro-life crisis pregnancy center in the heart of radically pro-abortion Washington, D.C.

Storm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North Carolina

Conservative Credit Card Company Backs North Carolina Hurricane Relief Efforts

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As the confetti settles following <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/super-bowl">Super Bowl LIX</a>, in which the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40 &#8211; 22, dashing their hopes for a historic three-peat, football fans are left wondering: What happens to all the pre-made apparel for the losing team?
Players don championship gear immediately after the Super Bowl and the NFC and AFC Championship <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">games</a>, and fans can immediately purchase pre-made merchandise. This means manufacturers must produce the items promoting both teams as the victors in advance. Prior to 1997, the losing teams&#8217; stuff was trashed, but these days, the items are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/charity">donated</a> instead.
According to <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91017064/what-happens-to-the-losing-teams-championship-merch">Fast Company</a>, the nonprofit World Vision approached the NFL in 1997 and proposed collaborating to donate the losing team’s merchandise to people in need.
Those efforts were taken over by the Virginia-based nonprofit Good360 in 2015. They also teamed up with the MLB to take the losing team’s apparel and accessories following the World Series. 
&#8220;At Good360, we believe in the power of partnerships to create lasting change,&#8221; current CEO Cinira Baldi said. of the donations. &#8220;Whether it’s responsibly distributing apparel with the NFL, activating in areas impacted by natural disasters, or providing critical supplies to communities in need, our mission is to ensure that donated products serve a meaningful purpose. Together with our corporate and nonprofit partners, we are driving sustainability, meeting urgent needs, and building resilience for a better future.&#8221;
The organization&#8217;s former Chief Marketing Officer <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-02-11/the-super-bowl-t-shirt-economy">told</a> the Los Angeles Times in 2022 that only a few thousand items are donated from each championship event. The outlet noted that there are strict parameters for the donations so that would-be collectors can’t get their hands on the merch and resell it online.
The exec was vague about where the donations ended upm but did say they end up in countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
Despite these efforts, some of the items do find their way into the hands of collectors. For example, a T-shirt saying the Bengals were champions of 1989’s Super Bowl XXIII, which they lost to the San Francisco 49ers, was listed on eBay for $10,000.

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Here’s What Happens To The Losing Team’s Pre-Made Super Bowl Merch

Here's What Happens To The Losing Team's Pre-Made Super Bowl Merch

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Actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kristen-bell">Kristen Bell</a> is facing backlash for comments she made about the donations being made to wildfire victims in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a>.
The 44-year-old actress posted a video with “Parenthood” actress Joy Bryant urging people not to “send trash” when making donations. &#8220;This is Kristen and Joy coming at ya semi-live,&#8221; Bell said in the video she shared to Instagram. 
She continued, &#8220;So we went, we&#8217;re in LA and we went and volunteered yesterday at one of the donation centers and it was very cool to see everyone coming together but we noticed something that we kind of thought through and think we should share.&#8221;
Bryant added, &#8220;Yeah, people need a lot of things, including clothes and all kinds of things, but when we noticed that in the sorting of everything, we found stuff that [was] damaged or stained and people don&#8217;t need that.&#8221;
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&#8220;Garbage, we found some garbage, basically,” Bell said. “So we just wanted to remind everyone when you&#8217;re giving things, if you wouldn&#8217;t give it to your best friend, maybe don&#8217;t give it. Just because we want to be as respectful and dignified as possible.&#8221;
Bell asked that people donating items should wash and sort everything before giving it away. 
&#8220;If you&#8217;re donating, like, you know, old toys or anything, maybe make sure all the parts are there, wipe it down, so people that are coming to get items that their family needs, they don&#8217;t feel like they&#8217;re picking up something dirty or used,&#8221; Bell suggested.
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&#8220;Yeah, don&#8217;t send trash,&#8221; Bryant said, prompting Bell to repeat, &#8220;Just don&#8217;t send trash, that&#8217;s really like the basic—so if this is helpful, use it. If it&#8217;s not, ignore us.&#8221;
The caption of the Instagram post said, &#8220;Remember as you are gathering donations: 1. New, or gently used and clean items only. 2. Organize into sizes and label into sizes. 3. Thank you!!!! It helps the donation center sooo much xoxo.&#8221; 

Commenters on social media were divided, with many expressing outrage that Bell was judging the items people chose to donate.
&#8220;News flash most of us wear items that are torn or dirty. We can&#8217;t afford clothes with the price of groceries and gas and everything else,&#8221; one person wrote. 
&#8220;I totally get that and don&#8217;t think people should donate stained or ripped clothes&#8230;but also as I was going through my closet I thought if I was in that situation I would wear semi-old sneakers or old jeans (as long as washed!) especially to get through these first horrible weeks. I would wear a random mickey mouse tee. If I had nothing and my kids had nothing I wouldn&#8217;t care about an older random hoodie. Just my 2 cents,&#8221; another person agreed.
“Complaining about donations is kinda crazy,” a third commenter agreed.
The wildfires, which broke out Tuesday and are still not contained, have caused billions of dollars in damage to residences and businesses in Southern California. More than 180,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, and many have no homes to return to.

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Kristen Bell Gets Pushback For Saying Some Fire Victim Donations Are ‘Trash’

Kristen Bell Gets Pushback For Saying Some Fire Victim Donations Are 'Trash'

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">Do They Know It’s Christmas</a>?” co-writer Bob Geldof is still fully on board with the song he helped create for charity with Band Aid, and doesn’t agree with criticisms he’s been hearing lately, including from performer Ed Sheeran.
The song was originally released in 1984 and has had several remakes since then, including one Sheeran collaborated on in 2014. It has raised millions of dollars for charity over the years.
The latest version called Band Aid 40, which commemorates four decades since its debut, uses previous recordings including those of Bono and Sheeran. This “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is getting backlash, however, for allegedly promoting stereotypes about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/africa">African culture</a>.
Last week, Sheeran said on social media that Band Aid never asked permission to use his vocals in the new version and that if they had, he “would have respectfully declined.&#8221;
“A decade on and my understanding of the narrative associated with this has changed, eloquently explained by @fuseodg. This is just my personal stance, I’m hoping it’s a forward-looking one. Love to all,&#8221; the British musician <a href="https://people.com/ed-sheeran-claims-band-aid-using-vocals-without-permission-8747178">shared</a> to Instagram Stories.
The explanation he referenced came from British-Ghanaian musician Fuse ODG who said he turned down Band Aid 30. He wrote on Stories: &#8220;While they may generate sympathy and donations, they perpetuate damaging stereotypes that stifle Africa&#8217;s economic growth, tourism, and investment, ultimately costing the continent trillions and destroying its dignity, pride and identity.&#8221;
Now Geldof is responding to Sheeran’s comments and overall criticism of the song. The Irish songwriter told <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/bob-geldof-band-aid-at-40-ed-sheeran-controversy-nmcfm2gql">The Sunday Times</a> that reality is more important than an “abstract wealthy-world argument.”
“This little pop song has kept millions of people alive,” he told the outlet of the song that helped raise funds for Africans following a famine. “Why would Band Aid scrap feeding thousands of children dependent on us for a meal?”
“Why not keep doing that? Because of an abstract wealthy-world argument, regardless of its legitimacy?” Geldof continued.
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“No abstract theory, regardless of how sincerely held, should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality,” he went on. “There are 600 million hungry people in the world — 300 million are in Africa. We wish it were other, but it is not. We can help some of them. That’s what we will continue to do.&#8221;
“And I can guarantee your personal action here will result in a kid sleeping warmer, fed that night. This is one issue in which you have power,” he said. “You get to tilt the world a fraction — and I know: ‘Here is f***ing Geldof banging on.’ But the instrument of this control, as corny as it may sound, is this thing — this OK tune.”
The song’s co-writer Midge Ure told The Sunday Times that even though he believes it’s “not a great song,” he still sees the value.
“There are many keyboard warriors out there, and in the time it takes them to write a scathing remark some child has died. They talk while we actually do something,” Ure told the outlet. “All those stars turned up on that Sunday morning with hangovers, but were there for a reason. Although it’s also possible that they were just scared of Bob.”

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‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ Co-Writer Defends Song After Ed Sheeran Trashes It

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' Co-Writer Defends Song After Ed Sheeran Trashes It

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One of the biggest lies that the Left loves to tell about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pro-life">pro-lifers</a> is that they only care about babies before they’re born.
No matter how many times it’s been disproven, through the existence of pro-life charities for underprivileged families, crisis pregnancy centers, and loving foster families ready to help, the deception persists.
Despite these false rumors, there are always companies and individuals quietly doing good work and proving that pro-life really means pro-life, from conception to natural death. <a href="https://everylife.com/">EveryLife</a>, a company selling premium diapers, wipes, and apparel, proved that they truly believe in helping people when they need it most. The Florida-based brand recently donated more than 1 million diapers and 1.3 million wipes to families affected by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hurricane-helene">Hurricane Helene</a> in North Carolina and Hurricane Milton in Florida.
“It was just phenomenal to see so many organizations… Christians, conservatives stepping up and helping these families that really needed [help] desperately after the devastating hurricanes,” brand co-founder and president Sarah Gabel Seifert told The Daily Wire during a phone interview.
EveryLife partnered with Freedom House, City Serve, Convoy of Hope, Operation Airdrop, and many others to make deliveries of diapers and wipes via semi-truck, helicopter, ATV, and horseback as access to affected areas remained a challenge. EveryLife also worked closely with local churches, fire rescue teams, and pregnancy resource centers to get the requested supplies to families in need.
They did this work through their “<a href="https://everylife.com/products/buy-for-a-cause?selling_plan=5498536216">Buy For a Cause</a>” program, which gives customers a way to directly help by donating diapers and wipes to those in times of need. The hurricane relief campaign was only supposed to last for three days. But due to overwhelming response, EveryLife kept the donations going from October 1 until the 17th.
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“The testimonies that rolled in from the families on the ground, as well as these organizations that we were able to work with – it’s tearjerking, the amount of impact we were able to have in such a short amount of time,” Seifert said.
“One of our foundational values as a company is that we’re rooted in faith and I think that really inspires a lot of what we do. My heart was breaking for God’s people and we really couldn’t sit on the sidelines and watch it happen,” she continued. “Obviously we couldn’t do it all, but we knew that we could at least provide some of the products that so many of these families needed.”
Seifert called it “an honor and a blessing” to be able to contribute to the hurricane relief effort.
Diapers may not be top of mind when thinking about how to use spending power to combat liberal companies. But surprisingly, all the major diaper brands &#8212; including Pampers, Huggies, Hello Bello, Honest, and Coterie &#8212; support abortion, either with company messaging or through financial contributions.
“They’re putting their money towards the very thing that’s against their customer. It doesn’t make sense,” Seifert said.
“We believe every child is a gift from God deserving love, protection, and celebration,” she said of their company values, mentioning that “many people are coming for their values,” but are staying for a product that’s superior in quality to the mass marketed brands.
“I feel like we’re just getting started,” Seifert said of the brand’s mission, which includes continuing to give back to the community through their ongoing &#8220;<a href="https://everylife.com/products/buy-for-a-cause?selling_plan=5498536216">Buy For a Cause</a>&#8221; program. Anyone interested can purchase a diaper and wipes bundle for $50, which will be shipped to a pro-life partner organization serving families in crisis.

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Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a> has reportedly refused to attend the historic Al Smith charity dinner in New York City before the election in November.
The Catholic fundraiser features the nominees of both of America&#8217;s two major political parties who engage in some self-deprecating humor and some light roasting of their opponent.
The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner this year is on October 17 and is already sold out with 1,500 guests expected to attend the ballroom gala in Midtown Manhattan.
Harris&#8217; campaign told CNN that she would rather be on the campaign trail than attend the event, becoming the first presidential candidate to skip it in years. In 2020, both Trump and then-Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden did not attend because of the pandemic, but they both made video statements for the event.
In 2016, Trump took the roasting to a slightly higher level than had been previously featured at the event as he repeatedly went after then-Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for her long history of political corruption.
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Kamala Harris refuses to attend the historic Al Smith charity dinner before election, an event that the nominees from both parties always attend.
Candidates lightly roast each other at the event, something that Harris apparently can&#8217;t withstand.
Here&#8217;s Trump in 2016: <a href="https://t.co/8qwPJit6xG">pic.twitter.com/8qwPJit6xG</a>
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1837634168567587285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
Harris instead accepted a debate offer against Trump on CNN in late October, even though she previously rejected additional debate offers from Trump, and Trump subsequently said that there would be no more debates.
“It would be unprecedented in modern history for there to just be one general election debate,” Harris&#8217; campaign said. “Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump, and she has accepted CNN’s invitation to a debate on October 23.”
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“Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate,” they added.
Trump fired back at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Saturday, saying that it was too late to do another, especially after she rejected additional debate offers from Trump in the past.
“She’s done one debate. I’ve done two. It’s too late to do another. I’d love to, in many ways, but it’s too late. The voting is cast,” Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harris-desperate-to-schedule-second-debate-after-rejecting-trumps-offer-for-rematch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, adding: “She’s had her chance to do it with Fox. You know, Fox invited us on, and I waited and waited, and they turned it down. They turned it down, but now she wants to do a debate right before the election with CNN because she’s losing badly.”
Trump agreed last month to a Fox News debate on September 4, which Harris rejected; and an NBC News debate on September 25, which Harris never accepted; in addition to the September 10 debate that they both agreed to on ABC News.

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Colin Farrell</a> is discussing a foundation he started to honor his 20-year-old son James, who has a rare neurogenetic condition called Angelman syndrome.
James is nonverbal and has a live-in caregiver. “I want the world to be kind to James,” the 48-year-old Irish <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">actor</a> told People during an <a href="https://people.com/colin-farrell-starts-foundation-in-honor-of-son-with-angelman-syndrome-as-he-opens-up-about-their-life-exclusive-8690950">interview</a> published Wednesday. “I want the world to treat him with kindness and respect.”
Farrell said he started The Colin Farrell Foundation as a means to help families once children become too old for other established support systems. James, who the actor shares with ex-girlfriend Kim Bordenave, will turn 21 soon and therefore be too old for most programs designed to help individuals with special needs.
“Once your child turns 21, they’re kind of on their own,” Farrell told the outlet. “All the safeguards that are put in place, special ed classes, that all goes away, so you’re left with a young adult who should be an integrated part of our modern society and more often than not is left behind.”
“This is the first time I’ve spoken about it, and obviously the only reason I’m speaking is I can’t ask James if he wants to do this,” he added. “I mean, I can. I speak to James as if he’s 20 and has perfect fluency with the English language and age-appropriate cognitive ability. But I can’t discern a particular answer from him as to whether he’s comfortable with all this or not, so I have to make a call based on knowing James’s spirit and what kind of young man he is and the goodness that he has in his heart.”
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Farrell also said James &#8220;has worked so hard all his life, so hard.&#8221; He continued, &#8220;Repetition, repetition, balance, his jerky gait. When he started feeding himself for the first time, his face looks like a Jackson Pollock by the end of it. But he gets it in, he feeds himself beautifully. I’m proud of him every day, because I just think he’s magic.&#8221;
The Academy Award-nominated actor said he &#8220;for years wanted to do something in the realm of providing greater opportunities for families who have a child with special needs, to receive the support that they deserve, basically the assistance in all areas of life.&#8221;
He said individuals with special needs have &#8220;earned the right to have a greater degree of individuality and autonomy on life, and a greater degree of community.&#8221;
“This is all because of James— it’s all in his honor,” he said of starting the foundation.

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Will and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jada-pinkett-smith">Jada Pinkett Smith</a>’s charity faced a steep decline in donations following the infamous slapping incident at the 2022 Oscars, per a new Variety <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/will-jada-pinkett-smith-charity-to-close-chris-rock-slap-1235947358/">report</a>. 
The famous <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">couple</a> created the Will And Jada Smith Family Foundation in 1996 as a place to advocate for issues they cared about such as mental health, wellness, arts education, and sustainability, the outlet noted. But tax records indicate that donations plummeted after the 94th Academy Awards ceremony when Will stormed onto the stage and slapped event host Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about Jada’s bald head.
The incident has had long-lasting effects on the “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Men In Black</a>” star, who has since issued numerous public apologies. 
One apparent outcome was the decreased <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/charity">donation</a> amounts to the Will And Jada Smith Family Foundation. Per <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/954607014/202241749349100229/full">data</a> available on ProPublica, foundation revenue was $1,760,000 in 2020 and $2,138,660 in 2021. After the slap, filings for 2022 showed just $365,870 in donations, representing a drop of 83% compared to the previous year. Variety noted that this decline was due in part to the withdrawal of major contributions from American Airlines and CAA, which had donated $76,160 and $100,000 in 2021 respectively.
An unnamed source allegedly told the outlet that the Smiths were winding down the charity with the intention of shutting it down. 
The Smiths made headlines last year when Jada revealed they weren&#8217;t technically together anymore. The actress made the revelation in October 2023 that she and Will have been separated since 2016 despite presenting as a united front, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jada-pinkett-smith-says-she-and-will-smith-have-been-separated-since-2016">reported</a>. 
She told interviewer Hoda Kotb during an NBC News interview at the time, “Why [the relationship] fractured&#8230; that’s a lot of things. By the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying. I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be,” she said. 
“I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through … whatever,” the celeb said of why they never officially divorced. “I just haven’t been able to break that promise.”
Fans had previously been confused about Jada admitting to having a romantic relationship with another man while married to Will in 2020, which she discussed during an episode of her “Red Table Talk” series. This led to rumors that the Smiths were in an open marriage, which they didn’t refute until years later when Jada admitted they were actually separated at the time of her “entanglement.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chiefs-bills-afc-match-up-was-most-watched-divisional-playoff-game-ever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City</a> and Buffalo fans rallied together to raise more than $250,000 as of Wednesday — for a cat rescue charity supported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/love-for-damar-nfl-teams-pay-respects-to-recovering-buffalo-bills-safety" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bills</a> kicker Tyler Bass — after he missed a field goal in the last minutes of the game that resulted in the Chiefs 27-24 victory.
Bass ended up deleting his social media after he said he <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2dBa4Qpjcj/?igsh=ZDBjMWI0ZjMxOQ%3D%3D&amp;img_index=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received death threats</a> following the Bills loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game on Sunday, when his 44 yard field goal attempt to tie the game in the fourth quarter went wide right, <a href="https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/donations-surpass-260-000-to-ten-lives-club-cat-adoption-group-for-bills-kicker-tyler/article_f8567a78-bafe-11ee-9812-c726a1a1fc5c.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buffalo News</a> reported.
A New York no-kill, non-profit cat adoption agency called <a href="https://tenlivesclub.networkforgood.com/">Ten Lives Club</a>— that Bass has supported as the face of a previous ad campaign — took to social media on Monday and asked fans to show their support for the Bills kicker, who wears No. 2 jersey, by donating $22, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/us/cat-adoption-group-rallies-behind-buffalo-bills-kicker/index.html">CNN</a> noted. 
&#8220;WE STAND WITH TYLER BASS. DON’T BULLY OUR FRIEND,&#8221; a post on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TenLivesClub/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2aiTuOO3YS/">Instagram</a> read. &#8220;We just heard the terrible news that Tyler Bass is receiving threats after yesterday&#8217;s game and our phones are ringing off the hook from people who want to donate $22 to Ten Lives Club in Tyler&#8217;s name.&#8221;
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&#8220;Tyler doesn&#8217;t deserve any of the hate he&#8217;s receiving,&#8221; the post added. &#8220;He&#8217;s an excellent football player and an even better person who took the time to help our organization and rescue cats last year. Leave our friend alone.&#8221;
Football fans began donating to the pet agency and reacted to the post making it clear that whether they were Chiefs or Bills fans, they had nothing but love for Bass.
&#8220;Donated! I&#8217;m a Chiefs fan (and a cat person), and Tyler doesn&#8217;t deserve the guff he&#8217;s getting at all,&#8221; one person wrote. &#8220;So sorry to hear about people being awful! Much love from Chiefs Kingdom.&#8221;
Another added, &#8220;Donating in honor of Tyler. I&#8217;m a Chiefs fan, but I&#8217;m also the mom of a kicker and married to a football coach. No individual person, quarterback, kicker, or any other position wins or loses a game alone, and nobody deserves the blame the way he&#8217;s getting.&#8221;
While a third shared, &#8220;True Bills Mafia (and friends ) will always circle the wagons around our own. Stop bullying our friend! Donated because Tyler Bass is fantastic and we love cats! One person doesn&#8217;t win or lose a game. Tyler hang in there — we Billieve in you!!!&#8221;
The cat rescue agency — founded in 2001 — said the response has been overwhelming, after receiving the massive amount of pledged donations in support of the Buffalo kicker.
&#8220;Donations are coming in from all kinds of football fans – Chiefs, Steelers, even Dolphins fans,&#8221; club PR manager Kimberly LaRussa told CNN.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colorado" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colorado</a> two-way star football player Travis Hunter has befriended the player from rival Colorado State whose cheap shot against Hunter earlier in the season led to a serious injury that has kept Hunter out of Colorado&#8217;s last two games.
Colorado State defensive back Henry Blackburn was flagged for a late hit on Hunter during the September 16 matchup between the two schools, which Colorado won in double overtime.
Hunter suffered a lacerated liver from the hit and later had to leave the game and was taken to the hospital.
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Before the game was even over, Blackburn and his family began facing serious death threats and Colorado State had to beef up security around the team as a result.
Hunter is a Heisman Trophy caliber athlete and numerous top NFL analysts project him to be an early 1st Round NFL draft pick when he comes out.
Hunter said that he did not like seeing Blackburn attacked over the hit and that he does not like seeing negativity and bashing online.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not good,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not good for the community. If we was all nice to each other, the world would be 10 times better. That&#8217;s how I feel. And that&#8217;s how I look at it. And that&#8217;s why I don&#8217;t get mad.&#8221;
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The two later went bowling together for charity with each donating $1,000 and the winner of the event determining where the money was donated.
Hunter and his bowling partner won the game, but he let Blackburn and his partner determine where the money was given. Blackburn selected &#8220;Realities For Children, which helps abused and at-risk children and has locations near both the Colorado State and Colorado campuses,&#8221; ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38512510/colorado-travis-hunter-goes-bowling-henry-blackburn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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