Less than half of Democratic Party voters disapprove of schools counseling children about their gender identity behind parents&#8217; backs, a new poll shows.
Only about 44% of Democrats said they are opposed to schools counseling children on their sexual orientation and gender identity without parental knowledge, according to a new <a href="https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_americans_oppose_transgender_agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> by Rasmussen Reports.
The poll <a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/most-americans-oppose-schools-counseling-kids-on-gender-identity.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surveyed</a> 1,116 people on May 24 and 25. The margin of error was plus-or-minus 3 percentage points.
Respondents were asked, &#8220;Should schools and teachers be allowed to counsel students on their sexual and gender identities without parental knowledge or consent?&#8221;
The majority of Americans, about 60%, stand against schools counseling children on their sexual orientation and gender identity without parental knowledge.
A quarter of Americans said school staff should be able to counsel students on these issues without parental knowledge, and about 14% of people said they do not have an opinion on the issue.
Most Republicans, about 75%, said they opposed schools counseling students on these issues without parental knowledge.
Most independents also said they were opposed, about 64%.
More women expressed opposition, about 65%, to the idea of schools circumventing parents on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Only 55% of men said they would be opposed.
The poll also asked Americans if they agree that “there are only two genders, male and female.”
About 23% of people responded that they disagree with there being only two genders. Less than half of Democrats, 47%, said they agree that there are only two genders. About 64% of black respondents said they agree there are only two genders, while 55% of white respondents said they agree.
The poll also found that 62% of Americans approve of state laws banning gender surgeries for minors such as double mastectomies to remove breasts and genital surgeries in an attempt to achieve the appearance of the opposite gender.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/parents-furious-at-north-dakota-school-district-for-suggesting-it-will-buck-law-on-kids-gender-identities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More than 17,000</a> public K-12 schools across the country have policies allowing minor students to use preferred pronouns in school, in many cases requiring school staff to hide a student’s gender identity change from parents.
Parents in several states have filed lawsuits against their children&#8217;s schools for allegedly keeping them in the dark about their child&#8217;s new gender identity.
Some of the larger districts being challenged are Chicago Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, D.C. Public Schools, Baltimore City Public Schools, San Francisco Unified School District, Portland Public Schools, and Seattle Public Schools.
In Florida, a mother and father <a href="https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/florida-school-hides-childs-gender-transition-goldwater-stands-up-for-parents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> the Leon County school board in Tallahassee after they allegedly discovered that their 13-year-old daughter’s middle school had secretly met with the child and developed a plan to recognize her new gender identity.
In Massachusetts, parents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-says-school-hiding-kids-gender-transitions-doesnt-shock-the-conscience-throws-out-parent-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> their two children&#8217;s middle school for allegedly hiding both the siblings&#8217; gender transitions from their parents. A federal judge, an Obama appointee, threw out the lawsuit, saying the school officials&#8217; actions do not “shock the conscience.”
Some states including Florida, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/27/politics/iowa-law-gender-identity-book-ban/index.html#:~:text=Iowa%20Gov.%20Kim%20Reynolds%20signed,a%20new%20name%20or%20pronoun." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iowa</a>, and North Dakota have passed laws requiring schools to inform parents if their child asks to identify as a new gender other than their biological one.
An estimated 300,000 minors aged 13 to 17 <a href="https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transgender-estimate-press-release/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as transgender as of last year.

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With Memorial Day upon us, summer is unofficially here and that almost certainly means another season of mayhem in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Windy City</a>.
As of early Sunday morning, there were already 34 individuals shot with eight dead in Chicago over <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-shooting-breaking-news-today/13311022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day Weekend</a>.
The deadly weekend comes as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is rolling out a safety program that includes having more police on the ground — which he&#8217;s accomplished by canceling days off, an increase in peace safety officers on hand to de-escalate situations, and events and programs for Chicago&#8217;s youth.
“It’s going to take all of us, not just the police, not just city government, to ensure that our communities can live and thrive in peace and safety,” Johnson <a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/mayor-brandon-johnson-unveils-safety-plan-for-memorial-day-weekend/d9eee800-fa61-484f-ba05-d49b1416d49d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> earlier this week. “However you decide to spend your holiday weekend in Chicago, your safety is my top priority.”
Last year, Chicago had its deadliest Memorial Day in half a decade. More than <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weekend-shootings-at-least-48-shot-8-fatally-in-memorial-day-weekend-gun-violence/2845854/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">50 were shot and nine were killed</a>. Based on those numbers in comparison to this year, it doesn&#8217;t really seem like Johnson&#8217;s having a major impact in curbing crime. The weekend is not over, and Monday&#8217;s Memorial Day events will likely only bring more bloodshed.
Perhaps those inclined to commit such recklessness in Chicago don&#8217;t exactly fear Johnson or his soft-on-crime policies. Readers should keep in mind what happened after one <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bedlam-as-hundreds-of-teenagers-inundate-downtown-chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April weekend</a> during which throngs of teenagers rampaged in the streets, jumped on cars, and beat up at least one innocent couple. Johnson effectively dismissed it as youthful shenanigans. He even compared the behavior to his young child jumping down the flight of stairs.
He even told the press that it &#8220;is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.&#8221;
&#8220;Have you ever taught middle school? I have,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://news.grabien.com/story-chicago-mayor-elect-defends-looters-demonizing-children-is-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a>. &#8220;Have you ever raised young people? Do you understand the risk that young people take just because they&#8217;re young? Do you know that home plate is at the bottom of my stairs? I found that out when my son was sliding down those stairs trying to score.&#8221;
He went on to say that youngsters &#8220;make silly decisions! They do. So we have to make sure that we are investing to make sure that young people know that they are supported.&#8221;
Here is part of what those &#8220;silly&#8221; kids were doing:
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🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Chaotic Scene Unfolds in Downtown Chicago as Teenagers Vandalize Cars and Gunfire Erupts 
📌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chicago</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Illinois?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Illinois</a> ⁰ There is currently a significant police response taking place in downtown Chicago due to a large group of teenagers causing chaos. They have been… <a href="https://t.co/n7xhBpsTKs">pic.twitter.com/n7xhBpsTKs</a>
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Johnson&#8217;s solution to this disarray, as well as the near-daily shootings in Chicago, is more government funding for programs often unrelated to the enforcement of the law. He should be doing more to back the police so that they can feel confident they have the support needed and authority to actually enforce the law.
Of course, the real answer to this chaos can&#8217;t just come from government funding or improved policing. He must, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chaos-rules-in-chicago-the-lack-of-two-parent-homes-is-to-blame" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as this author has previously observed</a>, advocate that fathers stay in the home and encourage mothers and fathers to stay together. Fatherlessness in Chicago, especially in the black community, can explain much of the city&#8217;s crime.
Until a true shift toward focusing the family on happens, Chicago will likely have many more deadly summers.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Chicago’s Endless Summer Violence: 34 Shot, 8 Dead So Far This Memorial Day Weekend

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Twice-failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stacey-abrams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stacey Abrams</a> has resurfaced with a new book and an apparent appetite to turn a couple of southern states blue.
Abrams, last seen <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stacey-abrams-now-throwing-her-weight-around-with-group-advocating-gas-stove-regulations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">throwing her weight</a> around with a group advocating that Americans ditch their gas stoves, released a new fiction book on Tuesday titled, &#8220;Rogue Justice.&#8221; Here&#8217;s an interview she did with CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper on Tuesday about that novel. As described by Media Research Center&#8217;s Curtis Houck, the media appearance is &#8220;what one could call the interview equivalent of a back or foot massage at a five-star hotel and spa.&#8221;
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This from CNN&#39;s Jake Tapper to Stacey Abrams is what one could call the interview equivalent of a back or foot massage at a five-star hotel and spa <a href="https://t.co/zjZiJS9TXn">pic.twitter.com/zjZiJS9TXn</a>
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Giving Abrams a back or a foot massage sounds like hell in a handbasket. But, if you happen to own a five-star hotel in Kentucky or Mississippi, you might have to give Abrams one anyway. It looks like she might soon spend some time in the Magnolia and the Blue Grass States.
On MSNBC, anchor Eugene Robinson asked her, &#8220;Which southern state do you think is ripest for the transformation you helped accomplish in Georgia?&#8221;
&#8220;I think that we have an exciting set of elections coming up in Mississippi with Brandon Presley running against a very weakened Tate Reaves,&#8221; Abrams said. “I think that Andy Beshear is going to put on a very credible race against Daniel Cameron. He has been a strong governor, and that is a real opportunity.&#8221;
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MSNBC: &quot;Which southern state do you think is ripest for the transformation you helped accomplish in Georgia?&quot;
STACEY ABRAMS: &quot;I think that we have an exciting set of elections coming up in Mississippi&#8230;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/2VECEukd21">pic.twitter.com/2VECEukd21</a>
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For context, after the 2018 election, the Georgia Democrat refused to concede on election night only to spend the next four years bemoaning that Governor Brian Kemp (R) had effectively stolen the election from her. Then, after he signed election reform laws that included items such as voter ID, she alleged he was suppressing the black vote even further.
After primary and general election turnout saw record early numbers with little wait times and near zero reports of voting difficulty, she alleged that the overall smooth process was not necessarily evidence that suppression did not exist. Other Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-georgias-record-voter-turnout-is-actually-voter-suppression" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concurred</a> with that assessment.
In the waning days of her campaign, she spent her time appearing at concerts pushing abortion and claimed that Republicans wanted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stacey-abrams-tells-oprah-elect-me-or-transgender-kids-will-be-banned-from-playing-with-friends-parents-will-be-forced-to-lie-and-gay-people-wont-be-protected" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlaw certain friends from playing with each other</a> and would force parents to lie.
In 2022, Abrams was trounced by Kemp, who won with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-georgia-governor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">53.4% of the vote</a>.
Abrams also has experience abroad acting as a part of a 40-member crew <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stacey-abrams-pops-up-in-nigeria-as-an-election-observer-losing-side-promptly-alleges-rigged-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observing</a> polls in Nigeria’s elections.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Twice-failed presidential candidate and <a href="https://www.rockethomes.com/real-estate-trends/ny/chappaqua" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chappaqua, New York, resident</a> Hillary Clinton summed up the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic Party&#8217;</a>s new base on Tuesday, and boy is it different from the Democrats of old.
The NAACP has issued a travel advisory warning that Florida is somehow unsafe for black Americans under Governor Ron DeSantis (R). Leftists don&#8217;t provide any evidence for why that is, and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/naacp-leader-tells-black-americans-that-florida-isnt-safe-for-them-guess-where-he-lives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NAACP chairman is a Florida resident</a>. But, Clinton also wanted the world to know that Florida is also allegedly unsafe for &#8220;LGBTQ+ people, or even multi-billion dollar corporations.&#8221;
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Hillary Clinton Sums Up The New Base Of The Democratic party <a href="https://t.co/AuxPzBMpeh">https://t.co/AuxPzBMpeh</a>
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It is a bit odd to be concerned about the well-being of gigantic corporations — especially as a Democrat. Leftists have historically painted Republicans as the party of Big Business — whereas the Democrats look out for the little guy.
Now, even The New York Times admits that is no longer the case.
Why? Well, corporate America is now often more aligned with social justice warrior causes such as advancing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-analysis-corporate-america-has-donated-82-billion-to-blm-related-causes-so-far" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BLM-related initiatives</a>, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/knowles-dissects-bud-light-parent-companys-leftist-agenda-ties-to-wef-mulvaney-partnership-least-of-our-problems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBTQ agenda</a>, and even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-the-woke-businesses-vowing-to-cover-travel-costs-for-employees-abortion-tourism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a>.
As the Times&#8217; Andrew Ross Sorkin said in 2021, &#8220;Companies from Netflix to Citigroup got behind Black Lives Matter last summer; boycotts, including by the National Basketball Association’s All-Star Game, pushed North Carolina to repeal a law preventing transgender people from using restrooms that match their gender identity; and now, companies are speaking out against efforts that disproportionally suppress minority votes.&#8221;
Folks on Wall Street, often employed at these &#8220;multi-billion dollar corporations,” <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/28/wall-street-spends-74-million-to-support-joe-biden.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donated more than $74 million to then-candidate Joe Biden in 2020</a>, too. Biden raked in donations from Wall Street while Trump was given a measly $18 million from those in the industry.
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In 2016, those same players gave Clinton herself a whopping $84 million. Trump received only $20 million.
Democrats, and &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/TimMeadsUSA/status/1659509403282726912?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney Conservatives</a>,&#8221; have rallied around Mickey Mouse in its fight against DeSantis. Democrats want corporations to act hand-in-hand with the party&#8217;s identity politics agenda — especially on issues relating to LGBTQ activism.
For years now, the Left has seen their ticket to power as ruffling up racial strife, celebrating victimhood, and convincing those who identify as lesbian, gay, transgender, and everything else that Republicans hate them. Meanwhile, Democrats have all but ditched their pretense that they care about the average American worker so that they can court new fat cat donors.
As long as businesses go along with diversity, equity, and inclusion, then Democrats like Clinton are happy to defend them.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Attorneys for investment bank <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jp-morgan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JPMorgan Chase</a> accused <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic</a> officials in the U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/virgin-islands" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virgin Islands</a> of engaging in “quid pro quo” relationships with late financier <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/jeffrey-epstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeffrey Epstein</a> in an explosive Tuesday legal filing shared with The Daily Wire.
Lawyers for the U.S. Virgin Islands <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-virgin-islands-sues-major-bank-for-allegedly-turning-blind-eye-to-epstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase late last year claiming that the financial institution, which worked with Epstein from 1998 to 2013, financially benefited from his underage sex trafficking schemes. The filing from JPMorgan Chase, which is opposed to an attempt from U.S. Virgin Islands attorneys to toss the company’s defenses, alleged that the government of the territory was the entity which “most directly failed to protect public safety” and “most actively facilitated” the criminal activity.
“Epstein could have lived anywhere in the world. He chose USVI,” the document said. “Discovery obtained in this case reveals why. For two decades, Epstein maintained a quid pro quo relationship with USVI’s highest ranking officials.”
Attorneys for the investment bank added that Epstein, who committed suicide in his jail cell in 2019, allegedly granted officials “money, advice, influence and favors” as they provided him with tax incentives, effectively “looking the other way when he walked through USVI airports accompanied by girls and young women.”
The court document accused Stacey Plaskett, the U.S. Virgin Islands non-voting delegate to Congress, of meeting with Epstein in his Manhattan townhouse less than a year before his arrest in 2019. Attorneys added that U.S. Virgin Islands First Lady Cecile De Jongh allegedly helped to foster a political culture in the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands which “allowed Epstein to remain unchecked in exchange for his sponsorship and financial contributions.”
Lawyers additionally contended that Epstein “exerted influence” over the territory’s attempts to update sex offender penalties in 2011. “Even as to the regulations USVI did enforce, it did so incompetently,” the complaint added. “While the USVI did conduct site visits of Epstein’s residence, those inspections were cursory at best.”
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/epstein-victim-allowed-to-sue-big-banks-for-allegedly-enabling-sex-offender-we-will-leave-no-stone-unturned" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tossed</a> most charges against JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank in the proposed class action lawsuit submitted by officials from the U.S. Virgin Islands and an unnamed Epstein victim. Deutsche Bank <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/big-bank-will-pay-massive-sum-to-settle-epstein-victim-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a> last week to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of failing to recognize the sex trafficking scheme.
JPMorgan Chase continued their relationship with Epstein even after he pleaded guilty to two counts of soliciting prostitution from a teenage girl in 2008.
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The disgraced financier had a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jpmorgan-chase-had-deeper-ties-to-jeffrey-epstein-than-previously-acknowledged-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deeper</a> relationship with employees of the investment bank than the company previously admitted, according to a recent <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/jpmorgan-jeffrey-epstein-525febe3?mod=hp_lead_pos1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The Wall Street Journal. Mary Erdoes, a senior lieutenant to veteran JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, visited Epstein’s townhouse in 2011 and 2013, unnamed people familiar with the matter told the outlet, and corresponded with him about a charitable fund JPMorgan Chase was seeking to launch.
John Duffy, who formerly led JPMorgan Chase’s private bank, reportedly visited the townhouse in 2013 for a meeting. The company renewed an authorization one month later, permitting Epstein to borrow funds against his account despite multiple warnings from compliance officers. Justin Nelson, a banker who worked with Epstein at JPMorgan Chase, traveled to a New Mexico ranch owned by the pedophile in 2016 and participated in a handful of meetings at the Manhattan townhouse between 2014 and 2017.

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The most interesting candidate in the 2024 election has to be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/robert-f-kennedy-jr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Jr</a>. – if not for his career path and family history, then for his willingness to buck the D.C. establishment narrative and attack The Uniparty.
In his latest campaign statement regarding the FBI&#8217;s 2016 election interference, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congrats-to-the-u-s-intelligence-community-back-to-back-u-s-presidential-election-interference-champs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as described by the bombshell Durham Report</a>, RFK Jr. is sounding the alarm for all Americans — regardless of party — who care about actual democratic values and the danger of having a non-existent press to hold the government accountable.
&#8220;This is no partisan skirmish,&#8221; Kennedy tweeted. &#8220;It is about the political weaponization of the FBI to destroy a candidate and then a sitting President. It’s about a matrix of lies so elaborate as to make a mockery of the democratic ideal of an informed citizenry.&#8221; 
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Following <a href="https://twitter.com/mtaibbi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mtaibbi</a>’s terrific reporting on the Durham investigation. This is no partisan skirmish. It is about the political weaponization of the FBI to destroy a candidate and then a sitting President. It’s about a matrix of lies so elaborate as to make a mockery of the…
&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1660633920717611009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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As has now been extensively covered, Durham&#8217;s report stated that the U.S. federal government had no grounds to open an investigation into then-candidate Donald Trump&#8217;s 2016 presidential campaign and that the Russia investigation never should have happened. In short, it was founded on baseless evidence and smears, seemingly used to thwart and tarnish Trump.
The federal government&#8217;s alleged willingness, and arguable success, to erode the U.S. Constitution and trample on well-established norms could not have been made possible without a lapdog media letting them do it.
Kennedy called out the louts in the legacy newsrooms as well.
&#8220;Maybe most alarming of all, the Durham investigation reveals the abject complicity of the mainstream press, which has yet to admit they were taken in by the big lie, propagated it, and now continues to permit those lies to stand as truth,&#8221; Kennedy added.
Indeed, papers such as The Washington Post received Pulitizers for their reporting. Now that it has all been exposed as the scam it is — will such outlets return their prizes for fake news?
It seems doubtful.
But, as pointed out by Kennedy, the government&#8217;s untoward relationship with the media, and vice versa, isn&#8217;t necessarily new.
Similarly, cable news and traditional media were all too happy to regurgitate the lies that made the Iraq War possible, according to the son of the late-U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
&#8220;Further commentary by @ChrisLynnHedges clearly illustrates the similarities between this media convergence on two mendacious mythologies: Russiagate and the Iraq weapons of mass destruction lies, lies, and more lies.&#8221;
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Further commentary by <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisLynnHedges?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisLynnHedges</a> clearly illustrates the similarities between this media convergence on two mendacious mythologies: Russiagate and the Iraq weapons of mass destruction lies, lies, and more lies.<a href="https://t.co/a37repn2Hj">https://t.co/a37repn2Hj</a>
&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1660634279007727617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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RFK Jr.&#8217;s Russiagate commentary isn&#8217;t the only time that he has shown a willingness to call out Swamp creatures and those who aid and abet them. RFK Jr. stands at odds with the Democratic Party on topics like Ukraine, COVID, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/surging-democrat-presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-takes-surprising-stance-on-trans-athletes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;transgender-identifying&#8221; men in women&#8217;s sports</a>, as well as the unholy marriage of Big Government in bed with Big Business.
It&#8217;s no wonder the Left and their media allies hate the guy.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Robert F Kennedy, Jr.

‘A Matrix Of Lies’; RFK, Jr. Blasts The FBI’s ‘Mockery’ Of Democracy To ‘Destroy’ A Presidential Candidate

‘A Matrix Of Lies’; RFK, Jr. Blasts The FBI's ‘Mockery’ Of Democracy To ‘Destroy’ A Presidential Candidate

2024 Election

John Durham

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A Democrat lawmaker in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> House of Representatives cited science in explaining why she has decided to come out in favor of banning minors from receiving transgender medical procedures.
The statement from Rep. Shawn Thierry (D-146) came after the Texas House advanced a bill on Friday that would ban transgender procedures for minors in the state. The bill was previously stalled by parliamentarian moves from Democrats and now needs final approval in a third reading on Monday to advance.
Thierry said in a statement that she voted to ban minors from receiving &#8220;GnRH-analogs, (i.e. &#8220;puberty blockers&#8221;), cross sex hormones, and to undergo irreversible surgeries when experiencing gender dysphoria&#8221; after speaking with constituents and &#8220;reviewing the scientific data in this country and around the globe.&#8221;
&#8220;I am assured that this position is rooted in sound policy which supports the health, development, and overall well-being of minors,&#8221; she said.
Thierry noted that most adults in the U.S. believe in protecting minors from acts that expose them to an increased risk of harm as evidenced by multiple goods or services with age requirements.
&#8220;This same logic must also apply when approaching the very complex issue of treating gender and body dysphoria in children,&#8221; she said.
Thierry said that many of her constituents encouraged her to vote in favor of the legislation while &#8220;hostile activists&#8221; from the political Left went the opposite direction in trying to get her to vote against it, saying that they made &#8220;nasty political threats to influence my vote against the bill,&#8221; which included &#8220;personal, and even racists, attacks on me as an African American woman.&#8221;
She said that she made her decision as a &#8220;thoughtful legislator, mother, woman of faith, and child advocate,&#8221; and that her sole focus was putting &#8220;the safety and well-being of all young people over the comfort of political expediency.&#8221;
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The scientific arguments that she used to explain her decision included:
<blockquote>One of the key aspects of this debate is the use of drugs which delay a female child from menstruating or a biological male child from physically maturing into adolescence. Puberty is a natural biological process, and it serves a critical role in both the physical and mental development in all human beings. Concerns have been raised that hormonal suppression of puberty may permanently alter a child&#8217;s neurodevelopment.
It is only honest to admit and accept that little is known about the long-term effects of prescribing taking GnRH-analogs, (i.e. “puberty blockers&#8221;) and cross sex hormones to children as young as 8, 9, and 10 years of age solely for the purpose of affirming gender dysphoria. What we do know is that these drugs can cause harm to a child&#8217;s health including early onset of osteoporosis, incontinence, increased risks of blood clotting, stroke and heart attack, infertility and sterility. Moreover, the decision to undergo body altering surgery to remove healthy breast tissue in biological females, or to remove male genitalia in biological males, cannot be reversed. While these surgeries should happen after the age of 18, there is no such law codifying this in Texas without the passage of SB 14.
Science has already proven that the frontal lobe section of children&#8217;s brains are not fully developed under the age of 18. The data on teenage brain development has shown that because the prefrontal cortex (frontal lobe) is responsible for decision-making, planning, and thinking about the consequences of actions, teenagers rely more on the amygdala part of the brain. This portion of their brain unduly influences their emotions, impulses, aggression, and instinctive behavior. Clearly, children as young as 8, 9, or 10 years of age, are wholly incapable of understanding that these medical treatments may require that they remain medical patients for a lifetime. For example, what are the long term effects of administering the chemotherapy prostate cancer drug (and chemical castration drug) known as Lupron to a child who is otherwise physically healthy, but who is experiencing gender dysphoria?
Just last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added a warning to the drugs known as puberty blockers, indicated that there is a &#8220;plausible association between GnRH agonist use and pseudotumor cerebri.&#8221; This condition occurs when the pressure inside the skull spontaneously increases. This can cause brain swelling, severe headaches, nausea, double vision, and even permanent vision loss, according to the Mayo Clinic. Early this year, the American College of Cardiology released a study finding that people with gender dysphoria and taking hormone replacements as part of gender affirmation therapy also face a substantially increased risk of serious cardiac events, including stroke, heart attack, and pulmonary embolism. There is also medical literature that children taking GnRH-analogs and long term use of estrogen and testosterone may incur early onset of osteoporosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and permanent damage such as infertility and sterility. Despite talking points to the contrary, data indicates that rates of suicide and depression have not been improved by administering cross sex hormones to minors experiencing dysphoria.
Lastly, several European countries have taken the lead in reverting to a more cautious approach on the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in minors. Finland now recommends psychotherapy as the first-line treatment for gender-dysphoric youth. Their research highlights the profound lack of knowledge about harms of hormonal treatment in children. The Swedish Health Authority no longer offers GnRH-analogs to minors except in exceptional cases, stating, &#8220;the risks of puberty suppressing treatment with GnH-analogues and gender affirming hormonal treatment currently outweigh the possible benefits.&#8221;</blockquote>
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My statement on voting to raise the age to 18 for gender modification treatments and surgeries. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/txlege?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#txlege</a> <a href="https://t.co/BmKdoSWH9i">pic.twitter.com/BmKdoSWH9i</a>
&mdash; Shawn Thierry (@ShawnieT146) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShawnieT146/status/1657186859921940480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Texas Democrat Lawmaker Cites Science To Support Banning Minors From Trans Medical Procedures

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY) joined a small but growing chorus of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrats</a> in Congress publicly saying Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dianne-feinstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dianne Feinstein</a> (D-CA) should retire.
The high-profile congresswoman, who is also known as &#8220;AOC&#8221; for short, shared her view on the Bluesky social media app, raising concerns about the Senate Judiciary Committee&#8217;s struggle to advance judicial nominees with Feinstein away from Capitol Hill for so long while contending with health issues.
Feinstein &#8220;should retire. I think criticisms of that stance as ‘anti-feminist’ are a farce,” Ocasio-Cortez <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1653208670002618369" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a post</a>. “Her refusal to either retire or show up is causing great harm to the judiciary — precisely where [reproductive] rights are getting stripped. That failure means now in this precious window Dems can only pass GOP-approved nominees.&#8221;
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In a Bluesky AMA, <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> says Dianne Feinstein should retire and that &quot;criticisms of that stance as &#39;anti-feminist&#39; are a farce.
Full response: <a href="https://t.co/g6wnCzfmkP">pic.twitter.com/g6wnCzfmkP</a>
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At the age of 89, Feinstein is the Senate’s oldest member, and in recent years, some colleagues have raised concerns about her mental fitness. Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-re-election-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced in February</a> she would not seek re-election in 2024. Three prominent House Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barbara-lee-announces-bid-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barbara Lee</a> — have announced campaigns to replace Feinstein in the Senate.
In <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dianne-feinstein-hospitalized-in-san-francisco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">early March</a>, Feinstein announced she had been hospitalized in San Francisco after being diagnosed with a case of shingles. Though Feinstein said she hoped to return to the Senate by the end of the month, that didn&#8217;t happen, leading to calls by some Democrats for her to step down.
Among those who have fired back at the demands for Feinstein to resign is former House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ro-khanna-slams-nancy-pelosi-over-claim-that-call-for-feinstein-resignation-is-sexist?utm_source=partner&amp;utm_campaign=conservnewsd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)</a>, who suggested such talk is rooted in sexism. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-democrat-congressman-calls-for-dianne-feinstein-to-resign-immediately-can-no-longer-fulfill-her-duties" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA),</a> one of the Democrats who urged Feinstein to resign, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ro-khanna-slams-nancy-pelosi-over-claim-that-call-for-feinstein-resignation-is-sexist?utm_source=partner&amp;utm_campaign=conservnewsd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed</a> the gender-focused rebuttal by saying the issue &#8220;has nothing to do with gender,&#8221; but rather about officials doing the jobs they were elected to do.
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Feinstein spox: “Sen. Feinstein continues to make progress in her recovery..we don’t have a timeline yet for her return to Washington which is dependent on her medical team saying it is safe to travel” Schumer ‘hopeful’ she will return next week, per Francis Chung/<a href="https://twitter.com/politico?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@politico</a> photo <a href="https://t.co/ytCMC9wNBn">pic.twitter.com/ytCMC9wNBn</a>
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has stuck by Feinstein, even after Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-gop-blocks-dem-bid-to-replace-feinstein-on-judiciary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked a bid</a> to replace her on the Judiciary Committee last month. A photo captured by a POLITICO photographer showed that Schumer held notes on Tuesday that said he and Feinstein were &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/DaniellaMicaela/status/1653491277785190401" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hopeful</a>&#8221; that Feinstein could return next week.
CNN&#8217;s Manu Raju <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1653503160667852802" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> that a Feinstein spokesperson said: &#8220;Sen. Feinstein continues to make progress in her recovery … we don’t have a timeline yet for her return to Washington which is dependent on her medical team saying it is safe to travel.&#8221;

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

AOC Says Dianne Feinstein Should Resign, Calls ‘Anti-Feminist’ Criticisms ‘A Farce’

AOC Says Dianne Feinstein Should Resign, Calls ‘Anti-Feminist’ Criticisms 'A Farce'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Congress

Dianne Feinstein

Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bernie-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bernie Sanders</a> (I-VT) predicted that President Joe Biden would win re-election in a landslide in 2024.
Appearing on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; Sunday, Sanders said that he takes a multitude of factors into account when choosing who to vote for. Sanders attacked Republicans as enemies of democracy and said Biden would win if Democrats prioritized supporting working people more.
&#8220;Well, I think, when you look at a candidate, you consider a lot,&#8221; said Sanders. &#8220;I think age is one thing. I think experience is another thing. I think your record that you have established is another thing. But, to my mind, when you put it all together, what you have to look at is, what does the candidate stand for? Which side are they on? Are they on the side of the billionaire class, or are they on the side of working people?&#8221;
&#8220;Look, it is no great secret— I ran against Biden— No great secret that he and I have strong differences of opinion,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;But when we live in a nation where you have a major political party, the Republican Party, where many, not all, but many of their leadership doesn&#8217;t even believe in democracy, they maintain the myth that Trump won the last election, they&#8217;re trying to keep people from voting, they&#8217;re trying to deny women the right to control their own bodies, so that&#8217;s a whole issue out there. If you believe in democracy, you want to see more people vote, not fewer people vote, I think the choice is pretty clear, and that choice is Biden.&#8221;
&#8220;And, second of all, what I do believe is, the Democrats and the president have got to be stronger on working-class issues,&#8221; Sanders went on. &#8220;They have got to make it clear that we believe in a government that represents all, not just the few, take on the greed of the insurance companies, the drug companies, Wall Street, all the big money interests, and start delivering for working-class people. You do that, I think Biden is going to win in a landslide.&#8221;
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“Biden’s going to win in a landslide.” Bernie Sanders makes the case for President Biden, and it’s a good one. (Video: CNN) <a href="https://t.co/Yij3zN4h79">pic.twitter.com/Yij3zN4h79</a>
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Sanders <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bernie-sanders-passes-on-2024-bid-and-endorses-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined</a> to run against Biden in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-primaries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 Democratic primary</a> and endorsed Biden on Tuesday. In an interview with CNN&#8217;s Chris Wallace last week, Sanders said that Biden would not face a serious primary challenge because of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sanders-on-why-democrats-wont-primary-biden-has-to-do-with-a-fear-of-growth-of-right-wing-extremism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">right-wing extremism</a> from Republicans.
&#8220;Why is it that not a single leading Democrat is willing to contest [Biden&#8217;s] nomination in the primaries?&#8221; asked Wallace. &#8220;Why do you think that is?&#8221;
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&#8220;I suspect that it has to do with a fear of the growth of right-wing extremism in this country, and that is the Republican Party over the last number of years, accelerated by Trumpism, has not become not a conservative party but a right-wing extremist party,&#8221; Sanders replied. &#8220;You have Republicans working overtime to deny low-income people, people of color, young people the right to vote, people defended the insurrection on January 6th.&#8221;

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders: ‘Biden Is Going To Win In A Landslide’

Bernie Sanders: 'Biden Is Going To Win In A Landslide' Because Of Right-Wing Extremism

2024 Primaries

Executive

Joe Biden

In case you haven&#8217;t heard, the Democratic National Committee has <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/bidens-primary-foes-try-not-ignored" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no plans for any 2024 presidential primary debates</a> and has changed its primary schedule so that Biden-friendly South Carolina is first. That obviously benefits the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/question-if-joe-biden-were-your-dad-would-you-let-him-live-on-his-own" target="_blank" rel="noopener">80-year-old, not-so-secretly brain-addled incumbent</a> who announced his re-election bid today — and now 2024 Democrat candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is speaking out.
President Joe Biden can barely string a sentence together, and when he does do so, he either goes off script and upends international order until whoever is running the show can walk it back, or he tells a bizarre story from 60 years ago. It seems evident the Democrat establishment wants him as their guy in 2024 again because he is the perfect puppet, a man who has no real convictions or opinions and can be easily bossed around long as he gets to play president and gift his children and grandkids taxpayer-funded vacations and stays at the White House.
RFK, Jr., who announced his own candidacy last week, broke down for Breitbart News exactly how and why the DNC is changing things so that Biden can be coronated.
“The DNC, at this point, has taken the official position that there will be no debate, and I think that’s unfortunate,&#8221; Kennedy <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2023/04/24/exclusive-rfk-jr-slams-dnc-for-rigged-primary-no-debates-moving-south-carolina-to-first-state/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Breitbart</a>. &#8220;I think what the DNC did to New Hampshire is also unfortunate.&#8221;
New Hampshire has long been both the GOP&#8217;s and the Democrats&#8217; choice for the &#8220;first in the nation primary.&#8221; In 2024, the DNC will be leaving the Granite State so that South Carolina can hold the honor. Biden is tremendously popular amongst South Carolina Democrats, while New Hampshire Democrats are much more thorough and diverse in their candidate selection.
“President Biden didn’t do well there; he came in fifth,&#8221; RFK, Jr. said of Biden&#8217;s 2020 New Hampshire primary showing. &#8220;So they took New Hampshire, and they kicked it out of first place. And now they’re gonna say — they’re saying that they’re going to completely remove the delegates from New Hampshire, and that we should be, at this point in history.&#8221;
Indeed, high-profile Democrats in New Hampshire are on the record as preferring somebody else.
For example, Steve Shurtleff, a former speaker of the New Hampshire House and current Democratic state representative, is gun-shy about Biden’s potential re-election campaign.
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“In my heart of hearts, no,” Shurtleff recently said when asked if he wants Biden to run in 2024. “I think a lot of people just don’t want to say it.”
Shurtleff&#8217;s speculation appears to be correct. A <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12008197/70-Americans-dont-want-Biden-run-announces-White-House-bid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new poll reveals</a> that a whopping 51% of Democrats, and 70% of all Americans, don&#8217;t want Biden to run again for office.
Kennedy also explained to Breitbart why New Hampshire is so prepared to actually host the primary in contrast to a place like South Carolina. He even explained why New Hampshire voters do a better job grilling candidates than Legacy Media outlets.
“They vet these candidates for the whole country, they vet them like you would get vetted if you were running for a city council seat,&#8221; Kennedy said to the news outlet. “You have to go in, and handshake people and nail salons and diners, and you get grilled. These candidates get grilled by an 80-year-old woman who reads The Economist and reads the Financial Times every day. And, you know, she asked questions about some arcane matter. And then the follow-up question, then another follow-up question, all of these things that you’ll never get from CNN or from the New York Times, or the kind of soundbite culture in every other state, the, you know, you can, the candidates can raise a billion dollars and take over that state, kind of aerial, aerial bombard it, carpet bomb it with, you know, with advertisements. And it really is about money. New Hampshire is the one place where you got to do retail politics, you cannot escape.&#8221;
Obviously, that would all be disastrous for Biden. As video evidence has proven, when Biden is challenged by voters in retail politics settings, he tends to do things such as call them a damn liar, question their IQ, or say that they are &#8220;full of s***.”
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It&#8217;s no wonder the powers that be have to do everything they can to make the 2024 primary go as smoothly as possible for the president.
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RFK Jr. Breaks Down How Dems Are ‘Rigging’ 2024 Primary

Virgin Islands Democrat Rep. Stacey Plaskett threatened independent journalist Matt Taibbi with up to five years of prison for an alleged perjury charge over his &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter Files</a>&#8221; testimony in front of Congress last month, citing an error in a tweet that he has since deleted.
&#8220;While these inaccuracies may seem minor to you, they could lead Congress to rely on inaccurate testimony in considering and/or passing new legislation which would impact all Americans,&#8221; Plaskett said in her <a href="https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2023-04-13_sep_to_taibbi_redacted.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Taibbi.
Taibbi testified in a hearing on March 9 held by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH), whose subcommittee on the weaponization of government is looking into the Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s treatment of Twitter. Plaskett, a non-voting member of the House and the panel&#8217;s ranking member, pressed Taibbi and author Michael Schellenberger about how they vetted internal Twitter emails and instant messages, which revealed how the social media platform allegedly worked with government agencies, including the FBI, to suppress conservatives on the platform.
During the hearing, Taibbi told Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT) that he and Schellenberger witnessed in the Twitter Files that Twitter executives did not distinguish between specific government agencies, including the Cybersecurity &amp; Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP).
&#8220;For instance, we would see a communication that said, From CISA escalated by EIP,&#8221; Taibbi said. &#8220;So they were essentially identical in the eyes of the company. … So, yes, we have come to the realization that this bright line that we imagine that exists between, say, the FBI or the DHS or the GEC and these private companies is illusory and that what&#8217;s more important is this constellation of kind of quasi-private organizations that do this work.&#8221;
Plaskett accused Taibbi of misleading the public and members of Congress for a specific tweet the independent journalist posted the morning of the hearing, which alleged that the EIP worked with the CISA to ask social media companies to eliminate millions of tweets of so-called disinformation on their platforms.
The tweet Plaskett referenced shows an error from Taibbi, where he mistakenly used an incorrect acronym involving two groups accused of relaying information to Twitter about content moderation. Instead of writing &#8220;CISA,&#8221; referring to the federal government&#8217;s Cybersecurity &amp; Infrastructure Security Agency, Taibbi used &#8220;CIS,&#8221; which is short for the non-profit group Center for Internet Security.
Plaskett said that Taibbi contradicted his response in an April 6 televised interview with Mehdi Hasan on MSNBC, who attempted to raise inconsistencies or errors from Taibbi by referencing his tweet, which added a parenthetical [A] to the acronym &#8220;CIS.&#8221;
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Taibbi acknowledged the error during his interview with MSNBC, saying he had &#8220;gotten one thing wrong or a few things wrong.&#8221;
&#8220;When presented with this misinformation, you acknowledged that you had made &#8216;an error&#8217; by intentionally altering the acronym CIS and you subsequently deleted your erroneous tweet,&#8221; Plaskett said.
Plaskett further called Taibbi&#8217;s reporting on the Twitter Files &#8220;rife with numerous other false and misleading claims,&#8221; which included an inaccurate total of tweets labeled as disinformation from the EIP, omitting pertinent dates about taxpayer-funded organizations that flagged tweets as disinformation, and that the EIP was founded in response to the government pausing the operations of the Disinformation Governance Board.
&#8220;These instances raise serious questions about other potential inaccuracies in the testimony provided to Congress,&#8221; Plaskett said in a <a href="https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5137" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>.
Although it appears Taibbi conceded he unknowingly made a mistake without intentionally trying to mislead the committee, Plaskett writes in her letter to the witness that he understood &#8220;[k]knowingly providing material false information to this committee/subcommittee, or knowingly concealing material information from this committee/subcommittee, is a crime . . . up to five years imprisonment.&#8221;
In her attempt to prove that the federal government isn&#8217;t weaponized against Americans in the committee hearing, Plaskett sent a letter to Taibbi threatening jail time for misspeaking about the subject.
Plaskett said Taibbi could have an opportunity to correct the hearing record to ensure accuracy in a congressional hearing by answering a series of questions by April 21.
Taibbi said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1648466182037733381">tweet</a> on Tuesday that he would &#8220;have to weigh in on this eventually, since the controversy revolves around a serious (but grossly incorrect) accusation leveled at me.&#8221;
The Daily Wire contacted Taibbi for comment, but has not received a response.

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Democrat Rep. Threatens Independent Journalist Matt Taibbi With Jail Time Over ‘Twitter Files’ Testimony

Democrat Rep. Threatens Matt Taibbi With Jail Time Over 'Twitter Files' Testimony

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Robbert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, on Wednesday formally launched his 2024 Democratic presidential campaign, vowing to end the merger of state and corporate power.
Kennedy is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, a former U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator assassinated while running for president in 1968. Kennedy teased a 2024 campaign on Twitter last month, asking people to visit his website and contribute.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve come here today to announce my candidacy for Democratic nomination for president of the United States,&#8221; Kennedy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsuLBPjdt-w">said</a> at the Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. &#8220;My mission over the next 18 months of this campaign, and throughout my presidency, will be to end the corrupt merger of state and corporate power that is threatening now to impose a new kind of corporate feudalism on our country.&#8221;
Kennedy became the second Democrat to announce a bid for the White House after longtime author, lecturer, and self-help guru Marianne Williamson announced her candidacy last month — both seeking to replace President Joe Biden, who said he intends to seek another term but has yet to make a bid official.
&#8220;My whole family, including myself, have long personal relationships with President Biden,&#8221; Kennedy said, adding some of whom work in the current administration and &#8220;plain disagree&#8221; with him. &#8220;And they are entitled to their beliefs, and I respect their opinions — and I love them back. Is it too much to hope that we could have the same thing for our country? We have a polarization in our country today that is so toxic, so dangerous, than at any time since the Civil War.&#8221;
Kennedy said he would focus his presidency on unifying the polarization by discussing common values.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to do that by telling the truth to the American people,&#8221; Kennedy said.
Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and a best-selling author, has garnered attention in recent years for his stance against vaccines.
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He founded a nonprofit organization called the Children&#8217;s Health Defense, which on its website shares a vision for a &#8220;world free of childhood chronic health conditions caused by environmental exposures.&#8221;
During the pandemic, Kennedy expressed concerns about COVID vaccines, including the suspicion that the death of baseball star Hank Aaron may have been tied to the shots. A medical examiner determined Aaron died of natural causes at age 86.
Kennedy made headlines in 2022 for his comments at an anti-vaccine rally where he accused the nation&#8217;s leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, of orchestrating &#8220;fascism.&#8221; Kennedy later apologized for invoking Anne Frank and the Holocaust at that same event, and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, called the comments &#8220;reprehensible and insensitive.&#8221;
Following his announcement, a new national poll from USA TODAY/Suffolk University surveyed 14% of voters who supported Biden in the 2020 presidential race would cast a vote for Kennedy in 2024. Around two-thirds said they would continue supporting Biden, 5% would back Williamson, and 13% remained undecided.
On the Republican side, former President Donald Trump is seeking another term. Former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson have also entered the 2024 race for the GOP presidential nomination. Others who might join the contest include former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

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