A North Dakota judge has ruled to temporarily block the state&#8217;s abortion ban from going into effect, claiming a constitutional challenge has a strong chance of succeeding.
Burleigh County District Court Judge Bruce Romanick offered the ruling on Monday, upholding his previous decision regarding the ban.
&#8220;Whether the North Dakota Constitution conveys a fundamental right to an abortion is an issue that is very much alive and active,&#8221; Romanick <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/604186465/Romanick-Findings#download&amp;from_embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the ruling.
&#8220;This issue does not have a clear and obvious answer. Therefore, the court finds that (the Red River Women&#8217;s Clinic) has a substantial probability of succeeding on the merits through showing that there is a &#8216;real and substantial question&#8217; before the court,&#8221; the decision added.
Red River Women&#8217;s Clinic of Fargo, the state&#8217;s only abortion provider, filed a lawsuit in July after the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and return laws regarding abortion to the states.
North Dakota was one of several states with a trigger law set to be enacted following the court&#8217;s decision. In 2007, the state legislature passed a bill that would ban abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother&#8217;s life is in jeopardy.
Red River Women&#8217;s Clinic <a href="https://www.kare11.com/article/news/health/red-river-womens-clinic-fargo-moorhead-abortion/89-e44d04b3-582d-4acb-b8b9-06533bdda640" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised</a> approximately $1 million following the Supreme Court decision and moved its operations to neighboring Minnesota&#8217;s Moorhead community. It initially faced a deadline to close in Fargo by August 26 after 24 years of operation.
Romanick issued a temporary stay to the trigger law in August. The state&#8217;s Supreme Court then ordered the judge to reconsider the case, leading to yet a second temporary ban as the litigation moves forward in court.
Tammi Kromenaker, director of the Red River Women’s Clinic, expressed her agreement with the decision in a statement to the Associated Press.
&#8220;We want physicians who are treating patients to feel like they can use their best medical judgment and training and not be looking at the law books as to how they can take care of patients,&#8221; she <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/judge-injunction-remains-north-dakota-abortion-ban-92446444" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
North Dakota is not alone in facing litigation over its trigger law. In Idaho, an August ruling blocked part of the state&#8217;s abortion ban, siding with the Biden administration.
The Justice Department sued Idaho, claiming its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/idaho-supreme-court-allows-two-pro-life-laws-to-take-effect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion ban</a> would stop emergency room doctors from performing abortions needed to stabilize the health of women in medical emergencies.
A federal district court in the state agreed that doctors in Idaho could not be legally punished for acting to protect the health of endangered mothers in a preliminary injunction in August.
A total of 13 states had trigger laws set to go into effect following the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to return abortion laws to states. Several additional states have passed new laws following the decision to limit abortion. Up to <a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2021/10/26-states-are-certain-or-likely-ban-abortion-without-roe-heres-which-ones-and-why" target="_blank" rel="noopener">26 states</a> are likely to strongly limit abortion following the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision.

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North Dakota Abortion Ban Temporarily Blocked As Trigger Law Case Continues

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-dakota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Dakota</a> prosecutors on Friday leveled a murder charge against the man who allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-ran-down-killed-teen-he-thought-was-republican-extremist-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ran down 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson</a> earlier this month because he was a “Republican extremist” and had threatened him.
Shannon Brandt, 41, was arrested in the wee hours of September 18 after police say that he fatally struck Ellingson with his SUV after a street dance in McHenry, North Dakota. Brandt, who police said was drunk and fled the scene, told a 911 operator Ellingson was part of a &#8220;Republican extremist group&#8221; and had tried to &#8220;get him.&#8221; The politically charged killing in a town of only 64 people drew national headlines.
&#8220;I just wanna ask you a question, am I going to prison?&#8221; Brandt asked the 911 operator, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Friday. The document said Brandt indicated on the call that the incident was intentional.
<div id="attachment_444690" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-444690" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-444690 size-large" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-1024x521.png" alt="North Dakota prosecutors on Friday leveled a murder charge against the man who allegedly ran down 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson earlier this month because he was a “Republican extremist” and had threatened him." width="1024" height="521" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-1024x521.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-300x153.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-768x391.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-1536x781.png 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM.png 1844w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />A GoFundMe page set up for Cayler Ellington has so far raised over $50,000. (GoFundMe)</div>
Ellingson called his mom at just after 2:30 a.m., moments before he was killed to say he was being chased after the street dance. She told her son she would come pick him up, according to police, but by the time she arrived at the scene, her son was had been fatally struck in an alleyway. The heartbroken mother told police she does not believe her son knew his killer.
Brandt was initially charged with vehicular homicide and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-who-admitted-to-murdering-republican-teenager-over-politics-is-freed-from-prison-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released September 20</a> from the Stutsman County Jail after posting a $50,000 bond. The new charge was announced Friday by Foster County State’s Attorney Kara Brinster and was the result of an investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Foster County Sheriff’s Department, and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
The affidavit revealed new and chilling details about Ellingson’s final moments and what Brandt allegedly did after.
Ellingson’s mother said her son told her he was being harassed and that &#8220;maybe he should call his cousins or posse,&#8221; according to the affidavit. She said she did not know at the time if he felt threatened but told him she was on her way. His last call to his mother was at 2:42 a.m., when he said &#8220;something to the effect of they are after me or he is after me,&#8221; before the call cut off, according to the affidavit.
A short time later, Brandt was on the phone with a 911 operator, at first claiming Ellingson had somehow prevented him from leaving the area.
“He wasn&#8217;t going to let me go, I hit him. I didn&#8217;t mean to and and he&#8217;s subdued,” Brandt said, according to the affidavit. “I was scared to death but he&#8217;s subdued, he can&#8217;t do anything to me now so, so this is why I&#8217;m calling you.
&#8220;I mean I…I almost oh god, I almost just runaway but I thought jeez obviously if it was a total accident I wouldn&#8217;t be scared but I know it was more than that,&#8221; Brandt said, according to the affidavit.
A <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/caylor-ellingson?qid=20aa1e3b957e536a63c476ac4488879b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe page</a> set up to raise money for Ellingson&#8217;s family has raised over $50,000.

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Murder Charge For ND Man Who Allegedly Ran Down ‘Republican Extremist’ Teen

Murder Charge For ND Man Who Allegedly Ran Down 'Republican Extremist' Teen

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The 41-year-old man who allegedly admitted to murdering a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican</a> teenager over politics at the start of the week said this week in court that he did not want to lose things in his life due to bond because of the charges.
Shannon Brandt was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-who-admitted-to-murdering-republican-teenager-over-politics-is-freed-from-prison-report-says">charged</a> with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving a death after he allegedly hit and killed Cayler Ellingson on Sunday in McHenry, a small town two hours northwest of Fargo, North Dakota. He posted bond on Tuesday.
Brandt said that he objected to the $50,000 bond that was set because he was not a flight risk.
He said, &#8220;I have a job, a life and a house and things that I don&#8217;t exactly want to see go by the wayside — family that are very important to me.&#8221;
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Brandt had a tough time understanding the charges against him in the killing of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson.
&quot;I have a job, a life and a house and things I don&#39;t want to see go by the wayside—family that are very important to me,&quot; Brandt told a judge at his first court hearing. <a href="https://t.co/UG9vc9PvTV">pic.twitter.com/UG9vc9PvTV</a>
&mdash; Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiaCathell/status/1572638319464546305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Citing court documents, WDAY reported that Brandt told police the death stemmed from an argument over politics.
“He was the one who called 911 to report the crash,” said North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind.
Brandt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-ran-down-killed-teen-he-thought-was-republican-extremist-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> 911 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday and told a dispatcher he had run down Ellingson, the site reported, citing a criminal complaint. Brandt, who police say was drunk, claimed Ellingson was part of a “Republican extremist group” and was urging others to attack Brandt after a political argument.
“Brandt admitted to striking the pedestrian with his car because he had a political argument with the pedestrian and believed the pedestrian was calling people to come get him,” court documents state. “Brandt admitted to leaving the scene of the incident and returning shortly after where he called 911.”
Prosecutors allege Ellingson called his mom moments before he was killed to say Brandt, who she knows, was chasing him after an event described as a street dance. By the time the woman arrived at the scene, her son was dead in an alleyway. The heartbroken mother told police she does not believe her son knew his killer.
“We are still trying to determine what, exactly, transpired at the time of crash and prior to that as well,” Niewind said. “We do not know of any witnesses. We are still making attempts to interview potential witnesses from the street dance, people that were present prior to the crash happening.”
The attack comes just a couple of weeks after President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-man-killed-a-teenager-for-being-a-republican-extremist-police-say-is-the-president-still-responsible-for-political-violence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> that “MAGA Republicans,” or people who support former President Donald Trump, represented “an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.”

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Man Who Allegedly Drove Over ‘Republican’ Teen: I Don’t Want To Lose My ‘Job,’ ‘Life,’ ‘House’ Because Of Bond

Man Who Allegedly Drove Over 'Republican' Teen: I Don't Want To Lose My 'Job,' 'Life,' 'House' Because Of Bond

The 41-year-old man who allegedly admitted to murdering a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican</a> teenager over politics has been released from jail after posting $50,000 bond.
Shannon Brandt only spent a few days in a Stutsman County Jail after being charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving a death after he allegedly hit and killed Cayler Ellingson on Sunday in McHenry, a small town two hours northwest of Fargo. He posted bond on Tuesday.
Citing court documents, WDAY reported that Brandt told police the death stemmed from an argument over politics.
“He was the one who called 911 to report the crash,” said North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind.
Brandt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-ran-down-killed-teen-he-thought-was-republican-extremist-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> 911 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday and told a dispatcher he had run down Ellingson, the site reported, citing a criminal complaint. Brandt, who police say was drunk, claimed Ellingson was part of a &#8220;Republican extremist group&#8221; and was urging others to attack Brandt after a political argument.
&#8220;Brandt admitted to striking the pedestrian with his car because he had a political argument with the pedestrian and believed the pedestrian was calling people to come get him,&#8221; court documents state. &#8220;Brandt admitted to leaving the scene of the incident and returning shortly after where he called 911.&#8221;
Prosecutors allege Ellingson called his mom moments before he was killed to say Brandt, who she knows, was chasing him after an event described as a street dance. By the time the woman arrived at the scene, her son was dead in an alleyway. The heartbroken mother told police she does not believe her son knew his killer.
“We are still trying to determine what, exactly, transpired at the time of crash and prior to that as well,” Niewind said. “We do not know of any witnesses. We are still making attempts to interview potential witnesses from the street dance, people that were present prior to the crash happening.”
The attack comes just a couple of weeks after President Joe Biden (D) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-man-killed-a-teenager-for-being-a-republican-extremist-police-say-is-the-president-still-responsible-for-political-violence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> that &#8220;MAGA Republicans,&#8221; or people who support former President Donald Trump, represented &#8220;an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.&#8221;
&#8220;An 18 y/o conservative is murdered by 41 year old leftist &amp; the media is totally silent,&#8221; Donald Trump Jr. tweeted. &#8220;No connection to Joe Biden and his insane speech of just 2 weeks ago… it’s as though it never happened &amp; doesn’t matter. Of course Trump would not get that benefit b/c our media is broken!&#8221;
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An 18 y/o conservative is murdered by 41 year old leftist &amp; the media is totally silent. No connection to Joe Biden and his insane speech of just 2 weeks ago… it’s as though it never happened &amp; doesn’t matter. Of course Trump would not get that benefit b/c our media is broken!
&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1572681662844084224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

Man Who Admitted To Murdering Republican Teenager Over Politics Is Freed From Prison, Report Says

A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-dakota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Dakota</a> man who cops say was drunk when he ran on down and killed a teen in an alleyway claimed the 18 year old was a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican extremist</a>” and had been threatening him after an argument over politics, according to police.
Shannon Brandt, 41, was charged with vehicular homicide in the death of Cayler Ellingson Sunday in McHenry, a small town two hours northwest of Fargo. Citing court documents, WDAY reported that Brandt told police the death stemmed from an argument over politics.
&#8220;He was the one who called 911 to report the crash,&#8221; said North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind.
<div id="attachment_439861" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-439861" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-439861 size-large" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-20-at-1.42.28-PM-1-1024x576.png" alt="Cayler Ellingson, 18, died Sunday after allegedly being run down by a drunk driver who thought he was a &quot;Republican extremist.&quot;" width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-20-at-1.42.28-PM-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-20-at-1.42.28-PM-1-300x168.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-20-at-1.42.28-PM-1-768x431.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-20-at-1.42.28-PM-1-1536x863.png 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-20-at-1.42.28-PM-1.png 1784w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Cayler Ellingson, 18, died Sunday after allegedly being run down by a drunk driver who thought he was a &#8220;Republican extremist.&#8221; (GoFundMe)</div>
Brandt called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday and told a dispatcher he had run down Ellingson, the site reported, citing a criminal complaint. Brandt, who police say was drunk, said Ellingson was part of a Republican extremist group and was urging others to attack Brandt after a political argument, the site reported.
Prosecutors allege Ellingson called his mom moments before he was killed to say Brandt, who she knows, was chasing him after an event described as a street dance. By the time the woman arrived at the scene, her son was dead in an alleyway. The heartbroken mother told police she does not believe her son knew his killer.
&#8220;We are still trying to determine what, exactly, transpired at the time of crash and prior to that as well,&#8221; Niewind said. &#8220;We do not know of any witnesses. We are still making attempts to interview potential witnesses from the street dance, people that were present prior to the crash happening.&#8221;
Brandt, who faces up to 20 years if convicted of the current charge, was initially held in the Statesman County Jail before posting $50,000 bond. He could face more severe charges as the investigation develops, police said.
“I have a job, a life and a house and things I don&#8217;t want to see go by the wayside — family that are very important to me,&#8221; Brandt told the judge, according to WDAY.
Ellingson’s loved ones set up a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/caylor-ellingson?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unknown&amp;utm_campaign=comms_gfm+caylor-ellingson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> campaign to pay for his funeral and said his parents, Sheri and Cole, and his brother, Chase, are devastated.
“Chase and Cayler are the heart of Sheri and Coles life,” wrote Nicole Clifton Geiszler. “Unfortunately, in the early hours on Sunday, September 18, 2022 their lives changed forever. Cayler was taken way too soon from them and their other son, Chase. A thing no parent should ever have to endure in their life is to lose a child.”

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Man Ran Down, Killed Teen He Thought Was ‘Republican Extremist’: Police

Man Ran Down, Killed Teen He Thought Was 'Republican Extremist': Police

Tragedy and mystery surround the grisly discovery of four bodies in a wheat field in North Dakota, which police have described as a “murder-suicide.”
On August 29, Towner County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) deputies were called out to a farm just outside Cando, North Dakota, on a report that four people had been found unresponsive. Police arrived to find four men who had died from apparent gunshot wounds, with a .357-caliber revolver near one of the bodies.
“Evidence from the scene indicates that this incident was a murder-suicide and there is no known threat to the public,” Sheriff Andrew Hillier said in a statement on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the TCSO released the names of the deceased. Douglas Dulmage, 56, of Leeds, was the owner of the property and one of the victims. He was found in his combine harvester, his friend Pat Traynor <a href="https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/everybody-loved-doug-friends-honor-farmer-killed-in-farm-field-triple-murder-suicide">told</a> ABC affiliate WDAY.
&#8220;He was a pillar of the community; it&#8217;s a total devastating loss,&#8221; Traynor told the outlet. &#8220;He epitomized what it was like to be in the country, in terms of friendliness, kindness, empathy, people helping each other.&#8221;
Dulmage lived in the nearby town of Leeds with his wife and two daughters, where he was also a volunteer firefighter and member of the North Dakota Farm Bureau (NDFB), WDAY reported.
&#8220;It is hard to understand why something like this would happen in a rural farming community,&#8221; NDFB President Daryl Lies said in a statement to media. &#8220;When evil presents itself, it can be devastating but we must remember there is more good than evil in our world. Doug&#8217;s dedication to agriculture and love for his family will forever be remembered.&#8221;
The other three victims all appear to be related: Justin Bracken, 34; Richard Bracken, 64; and Robert Bracken, 59. They all worked for Dulmage and were helping to harvest the wheat when the tragedy occurred.
Police have not provided details as to who fired the weapon.
“More information will be released once the forensic medical examinations are completed in the coming days,” Hillier said in a statement on Wednesday announcing the names of the deceased.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free hotline for individuals in crisis or distress or for those looking to help someone else. It is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255.

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Four Found Dead On North Dakota Farm In Apparent Murder-Suicide

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">school board</a> in North Dakota has stopped saying the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pledge of Allegiance</a> before meetings, claiming that the mention of the word &#8220;God&#8221; runs contrary to the principles of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/critical-race-theory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)</a>.
On Tuesday night, the Fargo, North Dakota, school board <a href="https://www.inforum.com/news/fargo/fargo-school-board-rescinds-motion-will-no-longer-recite-pledge-of-allegiance-at-meetings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> 7 &#8211; 2 to ditch the pledge after board members complained that capitalized &#8220;God&#8221; was &#8220;non-inclusionary.&#8221; The school board had previously begun reciting the pledge after it passed a motion on March 22 to start each meeting with it.
&#8220;Given that the word &#8216;God&#8217; in the text of the Pledge of Allegiance is capitalized,&#8221; board member Seth Holden said. &#8220;The text is clearly referring to the Judeo-Christian god and therefore, it does not include any other face [sic] such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, all of which are practiced by our staff and students at FPS.&#8221;
Holden claimed that it violated the aforementioned DEI principles.
Schoolboard President Tracie Newman suggested instead that the board find a different pledge to recite to foster unity.
&#8220;I&#8217;m just not sure that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is a useful way to begin every one of our board meetings,&#8221; Newman explained. &#8220;I would much prefer that we open our meetings with a shared statement of purpose that would bring us all together to do the work of the board.&#8221;
The school board&#8217;s website states, &#8220;Education is better where schools are composed of students, teachers, and families drawn from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, cultures, &#8216;races&#8217;/ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations.&#8221;
To that extent, board member and immigrant Nyamal Dei stated, &#8220;We live in a diverse community and that is what matters,&#8221; while supporting the move to end saying the pledge.
One community member, David Paulson, spoke at the meeting in favor of keeping the pledge.
&#8220;We are misinterpreting the Pledge of Allegiance,&#8221; Paulson explained. &#8220;The pledge isn&#8217;t a show of our patriotism, it&#8217;s an affirmation of our commitment and our loyalty to the greater cause, and that greater cause is freedom.&#8221;
In reaction to the story, Ethan Harsell, a candidate for North Dakota&#8217;s state legislature, tweeted, &#8220;Disgusting. The Fargo School Board&#8217;s decision is an insult to the values of our Great Country and to everyone who has given their life to defend our liberties.&#8221;
&#8220;The School Board&#8217;s assertion that the Pledge of Allegiance violates their so-called &#8216;diversity rule&#8217; is absurd,&#8221; he added.
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Disgusting. The Fargo School Board&#39;s decision is an insult to the values of our Great Country and to everyone who has given their life to defend our liberties. The School Board&#39;s assertion that the Pledge of Allegiance violates their so-called “diversity rule” is absurd. <a href="https://t.co/ddBXCvnuKD">https://t.co/ddBXCvnuKD</a>
&mdash; Ethan Harsell (@ethan_harsell) <a href="https://twitter.com/ethan_harsell/status/1557836313667174401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In The Name Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, North Dakota School Board Will No Longer Recite Nation’s Pledge

In The Name Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, North Dakota School Board Will No Longer Recite Nation's Pledge 

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An apparent weather-related cancellation brought out the worst in some North Dakota State Fair attendees — who trashed the concert venue after learning that headliner <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-own-what-i-said-kid-rock-says-he-wont-apologize-for-drunken-rant-slamming-oprah-joy-behar/">Kid Rock</a> would not perform as planned.
The &#8220;All Summer Long&#8221; artist was scheduled to take the stage in Minot, ND, at 9:30pm local time — following a two-and-a-half hour set from opening act Night Ranger — but wind and lightning caused officials to push the start time back several times.
Finally, around 11:00 pm, an officer from the Ward County Sheriff&#8217;s Department walked onto the stage and delivered the bad news to thousands of waiting fans: Kid Rock&#8217;s concert had been canceled.
Angry fans began complaining, throwing beer cans and other garbage in the direction of the stage. several climbed onto the stage, and at least one was <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/23/kid-rock-cancels-show-audience-trashes-venue-concert/?adid=social-twa">reportedly</a> escorted from the venue in handcuffs.
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Kid Rock’s fans throw trash and beer cans at concert workers and security after Kid Rock canceled his North Dakota concert due to weather. <a href="https://t.co/xeqZn8MxUa">pic.twitter.com/xeqZn8MxUa</a>
&mdash; PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) <a href="https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1551238804249677825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The rocker was also angry that the show had to be canceled, and he expressed his opinion in a tweet, saying, &#8220;SO PISSED OFF we could not play for a sold out crowd tonight in Minot, ND (because of high winds) — I know it sucks but none of us can control Mother Nature. Please be safe leaving and take care of each other. — Kid Rock.&#8221;
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SO PISSED OFF we could not play for a sold out crowd tonight in Minot, ND (because of high winds) &#8211; I know it sucks but none of us can control mother nature. Please be safe leaving and take care of each other. -Kid Rock
&mdash; KidRock (@KidRock) <a href="https://twitter.com/KidRock/status/1550706036201308160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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State Fair officials also <a href="https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/chaos-ensues-after-kid-rock-was-forced-to-abruptly-cancel-north-dakota-concert-watch/">offered a statement</a> regarding the last-minute cancellation, and promised to offer refunds to all ticket holders.
&#8220;Due to the safety concerns of the high winds, lightning, and severe weather in the area, the Kid Rock concert had to be cancelled. The North Dakota State Fair will be issuing refunds to all ticket purchasers,&#8221; the statement read.
Kid Rock recently made news when he did an exclusive interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson and explained exactly why — although there have been those who have tried — he could <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-dont-give-a-f-kid-rock-says-he-cant-be-canceled-and-he-loves-it-when-people-try/">never be canceled</a>.
&#8220;Why haven’t you been canceled? Like, people aren’t allowed to say what they think. You are,&#8221; Carlson said.
&#8220;I am uncancelable,&#8221; Kid Rock agreed.
&#8220;Why’s that?&#8221; Carlson asked.
&#8220;I don’t give a f***,&#8221; Kid Rock said with a laugh, and Carlson laughed too.
&#8220;I’m not in bed with any big corporate things at the end of the day,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;There’s nobody I’m beholden to. No record companies, no corporate interests, no nothing. You can’t cancel me. I love it when they try.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-dakota">North Dakota</a> officials have questions and residents are furious about a major land grab by a trust linked to billionaire and anti-meat zealot <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a>, the nation’s <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielshapiro/2021/01/14/americas-biggest-owner-of-farmland-is-now-bill-gates-bezos-turner/?sh=1adb4fc86096">biggest owner of farmland</a>.
The state bars corporations and limited liability companies from owning or even leasing farmlands or ranches and has other limits on trusts, yet the Red River Trust scooped up a 2,100-acre potato farm late last year for $13.5 million. State Attorney General Drew Wrigley wrote the Kansas-based trust on Tuesday asking what it plans to do with the land, <a href="https://www.agweek.com/business/entity-linked-to-billionaire-bill-gates-pays-13-5-million-for-campbell-farms-north-dakota-farmland">AG Week reported</a>.
“Our office needs to confirm how your company uses this land and whether this use meets any of the statutory exceptions, such as the business purpose exception, so that we may close this case and file it in our inactive files,” the letter stated.
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Bill Gates &#8211; largest land owner in the USA.
All rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef. It’s so important that government coercion could be necessary to change attitudes”
“You can sort of change the behavior of people or use regulation to totally shift demand.” <a href="https://t.co/XT2qB8cWnc">pic.twitter.com/XT2qB8cWnc</a>
&mdash; Bernie&#39;s Tweets (@BernieSpofforth) <a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1538418077049692160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Gates, the mega-rich software developer who wants people to trade meat for plant-based food, owns 242,000 acres of farmland, according to a study by <a href="https://landreport.com/2021/01/bill-gates-americas-top-farmland-owner/">Land Report</a>. North Dakotans don’t want corporations squeezing out family farms and widely support a law barring them from buying up acreage.
“I’ve gotten a big earful on this from clear across the state, it’s not even from that neighborhood,” North Dakota Agricultural Commissioner Doug Goehring told <a href="https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/06/21/billionaire-buys-large-portion-nd-land-prompts-letter-attorney-general/#:~:text=North%20Dakota%20Ag%20Commissioner%20Doug%20Goehring">KFYR-TV</a>. “Those people are upset, but there are others that are just livid about this.”
Goehring said residents feel exploited by wealthy out-of-state people who buy up land in North Dakota “but do not necessarily share the state’s values.”
Red River Trust chief Peter Headley previously headed an agriculture investment platform for Gates, according to the New York Post.
Red River Trust bought Campbell Farms, a family potato farm founded in <a href="https://campbellfarms.net/our-farms/">1978</a> in Grafton, according to <a href="https://www.agweek.com/business/entity-linked-to-billionaire-bill-gates-pays-13-5-million-for-campbell-farms-north-dakota-farmland">AG Week</a>. The trust has 30 days to respond to Wrigley. It it is determined to be in violation of the state law, it would have to divest itself of the property within one year or pay fines.
Gates, who is worth more than $100 billion, <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/14/1018296/bill-gates-climate-change-beef-trees-microsoft/">said last year</a> he wants wealthy countries to give up meat, adding that the government should “use regulation to totally shift the demand.”
“I do think all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef,” Gates said. “You can get used to the taste difference, and the claim is they’re going to make it taste even better over time.”
Gates, who is also active in pushing vaccines for various illnesses, including COVID, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-melinda-gates-announce-divorce">divorced from his wife Melinda</a> last year following reports he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melinda-gates-bills-work-with-abhorrent-jeffrey-epstein-played-role-in-divorce">associated with Jeffrey Epstein</a>, the pedophile sex trafficker who died mysteriously in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial.

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Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sustained an injury while doing yard work over the weekend that required immediate surgery and could require the amputation of the end of his right pinky finger.
Cramer shared the medical update in a statement from his <a href="https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-statement-on-yard-work-accident-injury">office</a> on Wednesday.
“While working in the yard over the weekend, I sustained a serious injury to my right hand, which required immediate surgery,” Cramer&#8217;s statement read.
“I continue to remain in North Dakota close to medical care as there is high risk of infection and the possible need for amputation,” it added.
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A statement on my recent injury ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/tIEuPO9LJP">pic.twitter.com/tIEuPO9LJP</a>
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Cramer&#8217;s statement said he would miss this week&#8217;s Senate business, though he plans to return to Washington D.C. after the July 4th break.
&#8220;The senator, who is right-handed, said the injury could affect his typing ability, but he doesn&#8217;t expect it to be a major hindrance in his work,&#8221; InForum <a href="https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/sen-kevin-cramer-badly-injures-hand-in-yard-work-accident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.
The senator has served in his role since 2019 after defeating Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. Any extended delay of Cramer&#8217;s return to the Senate could be significant as Republicans and Democrats remain evenly split in the 50-50 chamber, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker.
Cramer, a ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, most recently released a statement blasting President Joe Biden&#8217;s upcoming request to Congress to suspend the nation&#8217;s gas tax.
“When gas is $5 a gallon, the American people aren’t asking for 18 cents of relief, they want the Trump energy policies back! Suspending the gas tax is nothing more than a knee-jerk political stunt providing minimal relief while blowing a hole in our infrastructure funding,&#8221; the senator said in a <a href="https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-suspending-the-gas-tax-is-nothing-more-than-a-knee-jerk-political-stunt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;Lest we forget, President Obama called this idea a ‘gimmick.’ Asking Congress to suspend the 18-cent-per-gallon gas tax is a feckless motion to Americans paying $5 at the pump to drive to work and take their long-delayed vacations,&#8221; he added.
Cramer concluded his statement by challenging the Biden administration to change its energy policies.
“If the Biden Administration is serious about combating inflation and lowering gas prices, they need to take a complete 180 on their energy policies and pro-regulation agenda,&#8221; the senator wrote.
On Tuesday, Cramer also led in sending a <a href="https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-cramer-colleagues-send-letter-to-president-biden-expressing-concern-over-tariff-moratorium-on-imported-solar-panels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> alongside GOP colleagues to express concern over the Biden administration&#8217;s tariff moratorium on imported solar panels. The letter claimed the move increases dependence on China and undermines an ongoing investigation into Chinese solar companies.
&#8220;Already the United States is over-reliant on China for solar power. Currently, 80 percent of our solar panels come from China or Chinese companies, and this reliance is not market-based. China has used a variety of anti-free market practices, such as industrial subsidies, to come to dominate the solar sector,&#8221; the Republican senators wrote.
The lawmakers concluded that &#8220;we are disappointed that the climate change agenda has proven to be an effective means to pre-empt and nullify the legitimate claims of U.S. workers and industry before they can be fully considered through the ongoing investigation by your Department of Commerce. To honor those claims, we urge you to end the self-imposed emergency declaration and let the Commerce Department investigation proceed unimpeded so as not to further increase our economic reliance on China.”
Update: Additional details regarding the senator&#8217;s injury were added after a response from his office.

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GOP Senator's Injury During Yard Work Could Require Amputation

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A university vice president was recently fired after it was proven she discriminated against the campus police chief because of his political views.
The College Fix <a href="https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-fires-administrator-for-discriminating-against-police-chief-who-voted-for-trump/">reported</a> that the University of North Dakota fired Cara Halgren, the school’s vice president for student affairs and diversity, because she discriminated against UND Police Chief Eric Plummer after she learned he voted for Donald Trump.
Plummer filed <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/540721144/Eric-Plummer-Complaint-Against-Cara-Halgren">a complaint</a> against Halgren alleging she created a “hostile and toxic environment” after she learned the police chief voted for Trump in2016.
“As Cara is a Vice President, I did not feel I could not answer, as at the time I was not comfortable answering; however, due to our longstanding business relationship, I told Cara who I had voted for in the election based on her request. She then continued ‘how could you have voted for that man?’”
Plummer said that after this exchange, Halgren canceled the breakfast meetings they had been having as part of their business relationship.
“This severely impacted my ability to foster and develop relationships within Student Affairs, which is a major portion of my job responsibilities,” Plummer wrote in his complaint.
Plummer also named Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Diversity Cassie Gerhardt in his complaint, alleging that she and Halgren treated him unprofessionally and hostile.
“Their behavior became so pervasive that others, even those working within their own area, routinely would make comments regarding their unprofessional behavior in meetings and in other actions,” he alleged.
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<blockquote>The former police chief noted he had been left out of COVID-19 planning meetings. He also wrote he had been dismissed for urging privacy protection for a student of color that was the focus on a Behavioral Intervention Team meeting. He claimed Halgren dismissed his comments, saying the BIT is “just a bunch of white people sitting around the table.”
In one meeting on January 28, Halgren acknowledged that she changed the way she interacted with Plummer because of his political beliefs. At the meeting, she told administrators she “could not change the way she feels just to get along.”
At one point, Halgren suggested drafting up a memorandum of understanding between herself and Plummer in order to keep the work relationship going.</blockquote>
Plummer wrote that he thought “this is inappropriate to ask for me to go back to where the harassment started to create an MOU for ‘us’ to repair an issue that was created by her discriminatory conduct.”
Originally,in July, Administrative Law Judge Hope Hogan ruled Halgren hadn’t harassed Plummer and hadn’t created a “hostile environment,” but did rule that Halgren “discriminated” against Plummer based on his political beliefs. Halgren appealed, but the appeal was dismissed.
Halgren was fired in mid-September, the Fix reported.
“Today, I made the decision that it is in the best interest of the University to part ways with Dr. Cara Halgren as our Vice President for Student Affairs &amp; Diversity,” university president Andrew Armacost said in a campus-wide email at the time. “Undoubtedly, this news will impact many people on our campus, and I ask that you refrain from speculating about this decision. It is important that we, as a community, continue to work together to move forward.”

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University VP Of Diversity Fired For Discrimination

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On Friday, the North Dakota state Senate <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-dakota-bill-ban-critical-race-theory">passed a bill</a> banning the teaching of Critical Race Theory in public schools; the state House of Representatives passed the bill the day before.
On Friday, Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed the bill into law.
The text of the <a href="https://legiscan.com/ND/text/1508/2021/X1">one-page bill</a> reads in part:
<blockquote>Each school district and public school shall ensure instruction of its curriculum is factual, objective, and aligned to the kindergarten through grade twelve state content standards. A school district or public school may not include instruction relating to critical race theory in any portion of the district&#8217;s required curriculum … or any other curriculum offered by the district or school. For purposes of this section, &#8220;critical race theory&#8221; means the theory that racism is not merely the product of learned individual bias or prejudice, but that racism is systemically embedded in American society and the American legal system to facilitate racial inequality. The superintendent of public instruction may adopt rules to govern this section.</blockquote>
In a statement sent to The Daily Wire, Governor Burgum said:
<blockquote>This bill addresses the concerns of parents while preserving the decision-making authority of local school boards to approve curriculum that is factual, objective and aligned with state content standards.</blockquote>
Republican Rep. Dan Ruby, who was a sponsor on the bill, also provided a statement to The Daily Wire: “Teaching history and social studies are important and not hindered by a restriction on CRT. Students should learn about how our country’s founding was based on many great principles, as well as the mistakes that have been made throughout our history, but to say that our country is [systemically] racist is denying the truth about the struggles this country has made to ensure equality and opportunities for all minorities.”
As reported by <a href="https://www.kfyrtv.com/2021/11/11/nd-house-overwhelmingly-passes-critical-race-theory-bill/">KFYR</a>, Democratic state Rep. Corey Mock had concerns about the apparent lack of an enforcement mechanism in the bill: “Right [now], we are saying there are no consequences. Push back all you want, there’s nothing we or an aggrieved parent can do about it. I am uncomfortable with us rushing into this and creating a bad law that we’re only going to have to work back in the next year if we’re going to make it enforceable.”
Critical Race Theory has rapidly become a controversial issue in public education and in the workplace. Despite many conservatives pointing out that race essentialism is being taught in schools across the country, many progressives deny the presence of Critical Race Theory, as understood academically, in K-12 education.
During a recent debate with Ana Kasparian of “The Young Turks,” Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-ben-shapiro-debated-ana-kasparian-here-are-the-highlights">countered</a> the increasingly popular progressive talking point that Critical Race Theory isn’t taught in public schools.
After Kasparian claimed that Critical Race Theory “is not taught in elementary schools,” and that the sprint to ban CRT is a “distraction,” Shapiro responded by pointing out that what’s being taught is indeed a “boiled down” version of the race essentialism ideology.
“When you are having elementary school students who are having to check off boxes with regard to their race and then explain to each other whether they are historically privileged or not in fourth or fifth grade, that’s a very dumbed down version of Critical Race Theory,” Shapiro stated.
This article has been expanded after publication to include additional information.

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North Dakota Gov Signs Bill Banning Critical Race Theory From Public Schools

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