An upcoming event intended to bring awareness to the growing number of children and adults who no longer identify as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender</a> is anticipated to be the largest ever.
An event for &#8220;Detrans Awareness Day&#8221; organized by <a href="https://ourduty.group/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OurDuty</a>, a nonpartisan group of parents and allies, is scheduled to take place at the California State Capitol in Sacramento on Friday, March 10. The event is geared toward raising awareness of the growing population of minors and adults harmed by gender ideology and the chemical and surgical sex change services they hastily received due to the &#8220;affirmative&#8221; model of transgender care embraced by United States <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-medical-groups-get-the-science-wrong-on-pediatric-gender-affirming-care" target="_blank" rel="noopener">medical organizations</a>.
According to an <a href="https://twitter.com/kellyske/status/1629691954211729409?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">event flyer</a>, Detrans Awareness Day is intended to &#8220;honor those harmed by the gender industry and ignored by mainstream media and politicians on the left, bravely exposing the gender industry&#8217;s lies.”
While most mainstream media outlets remain silent about the growing population of detransitioners, awareness is increasing with the help of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-was-mutilation-5-detransitioners-harmed-by-medical-transition-speak-out-in-new-documentary">several</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vimeo-removes-documentary-on-parents-perspectives-of-trans-identified-children-for-hateful-content">new</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/vimeo-deplatforms-another-documentary-critical-of-gender-affirming-care">documentaries</a> released this year featuring their stories. Many of these detransitioners were struggling with mental health issues like depression or neurodevelopmental conditions like autism when they chose to transition. They were frequently introduced to transgender ideology through TikTok and YouTube or other social influences. Many pursued chemical and surgical interventions that health care professionals authorized without proper evaluation that they later came to regret. 
Some detransitioners were even wrongfully informed by their doctors that being transgender was a &#8220;medical condition&#8221; that required medical interventions, like Chloe Cole, an 18-year-old woman who was medically transitioned as a minor whose doctors allegedly told her she had &#8220;a male brain in a female body,&#8221; even though <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-biological-evidence-for-gender-identity-exists-group-of-scientists-researchers-says">no empirical evidence</a> exists to support a biological basis for &#8220;gender identity.&#8221;
Cole created a <a href="https://donorbox.org/detrans-awareness-day-rally-at-california-capitol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fundraiser</a> for the upcoming event to help pay for transportation and lodging for detransitioners across the United States to attend. She said that the event is shaping up to be larger than the 2022 march in Anaheim where more than <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/parents-lead-protests-against-the-medical-transition-of-minors-outside-california-pediatrics-convention" target="_blank" rel="noopener">150 peacefully protested </a>outside the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) conference in Southern California to object to the medical transition of trans-identifying minors, a position the AAP has uncritically adopted.
&#8220;It is not an anti-trans rally, it is a call for caution around medical transitioning to prevent vulnerable individuals from being met with the same regret,&#8221; Cole told The Daily Wire.
Cole said that over 20 detransitioners have been confirmed to attend, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-cuomo-hosts-first-national-news-coverage-of-detransitioners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luka Hein</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioners-medically-harmed-by-gender-affirming-care-speak-in-favor-of-tennessee-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prisha Mosley</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-was-mutilation-5-detransitioners-harmed-by-medical-transition-speak-out-in-new-documentary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abel Garcia</a>. She recently increased the fundraising goal after receiving threats from agitators.
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Thank you to all that have donated to allow Detrans Awareness Day in Sacramento to become as big as it is!
We have nearly met our initial goal of $5,000 but we have since been met with violent threats from terrorist organizations. We are now increasing our goal to allow for… <a href="https://t.co/SgDjNuXXDS">https://t.co/SgDjNuXXDS</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZGTUVnTQ9T">pic.twitter.com/ZGTUVnTQ9T</a>
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Several of the agitators made insinuations of death, including the declaration &#8220;over our <a href="https://twitter.com/pridewasariot_/status/1630069452405604353?s=20">dead</a> body,&#8221; and one posted an image of a skull biting a knife that was captioned, &#8220;Death Before Detransition.&#8221; There were several mentions of fighting, including &#8220;get into the fight,&#8221; &#8220;it&#8217;s time to <a href="https://twitter.com/Sushimom_10/status/1630225758592602114?s=20%27">fight</a>,&#8221; and &#8220;we will go down <a href="https://twitter.com/NoMercyForPigs/status/1630281370546364417?s=20">fighting</a>,&#8221; although it is unclear if they are figurative expressions.
Some of the comments were more explicitly violent, saying, &#8220;They need their teeth <a href="https://twitter.com/WillowAnarchist/status/1630243270474465280?s=20">punched</a> out,&#8221; and &#8220;Hope you know how to properly wash <a href="https://twitter.com/NoMercyForPigs/status/1630072501861781504?s=20">pepper sprayed</a> eyes.&#8221;
Cole told The Daily Wire that, regardless of the threats, she is very excited about the upcoming event being held in her home state.
&#8220;I have people threatening to assault me and pepper spray me,&#8221; said Cole. &#8220;It doesn’t matter what they do to me, as long as I am alive, I’ll be speaking out about this.&#8221;
&#8220;I will always speak out on behalf of the others that don’t have a voice, the kids, the families, the adults that have been affected by this will no longer suffer in silence,” she added.
Cole recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-chloe-cole-announces-official-lawsuit-against-kaiser-permanente-for-medical-negligence">announced</a> she was suing the hospital and affiliated medical group that medically transitioned her as a minor, which included puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and double mastectomy surgery between the ages of 13 and 16, making it the first lawsuit of its kind in the United States.
There are seven detransitioners in the United States, Canada, the U.K., and most recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-takes-first-legal-action-in-spain-against-health-provider-that-transitioned-her-as-a-minor">Spain</a>, who have brought legal action against the medical providers that facilitated their chemical and surgical transitions.
While the exact number of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-cuomo-hosts-first-national-news-coverage-of-detransitioners">detransitioners</a> is unknown, and more research is needed, the number appears to be steadily rising. A <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/detrans/">forum</a> created in 2017 for detransitioners on Reddit appears to be adding over 1,000 members a month, and now has nearly 45,000 members.
Studies that have shown a small rate of regret of medical transition are often used by transgender activists to dismiss or diminish the experience of detransitioners. However, upon closer inspection, the two extensive studies that found 2% or less of individuals regret their transition surveyed adults, not the new cohort of adolescents that people are most concerned about.
Researchers recognize that short-term studies may underestimate detransition and regret because it can take up to a decade after treatment for some people to experience these outcomes. Additionally, some studies lose track of patients as they age out of pediatric clinics.
Two smaller studies in the U.K. report that between <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/access-to-care-and-frequency-of-detransition-among-a-cohort-discharged-by-a-uk-national-adult-gender-identity-clinic-retrospective-casenote-review/3F5AC1315A49813922AAD76D9E28F5CB">7%</a> and <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35052285/">10%</a> of patients initially assessed for gender-related medical services later detransitioned. In the United States, a recent study found that <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X22007194">29%</a> of 68 patients seeking medical transition care changed their requests for hormone treatment, surgery, or both. Another U.S. study from last year found that <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/107/9/e3937/6572526?login=false">30%</a> of patients who commenced cross-sex hormone treatment discontinued it within four years for unknown reasons.
According to an <a href="https://twitter.com/kellyske/status/1629691954211729409?s=20">event flyer</a>, attendees will be meeting on the west side of the Capitol building at 1:00 p.m. PST. Cole&#8217;s <a href="https://donorbox.org/detrans-awareness-day-rally-at-california-capitol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fundraiser</a> has nearly reached its intended goal.
A representative of the official <a href="https://www.detransawareness.org/">Detrans Awareness Day</a> website penned an <a href="https://pitt.substack.com/p/detransition-awareness-day">article</a> for the Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans (PITT) Substack with a helpful list of ways to show support for detransitioners during the week of March 12.
Other upcoming events on Detrans Awareness Day include a <a href="https://beyondtrans.org/events/">webinar</a> by Beyond Transition, a Genspect-affiliated organization that has helped over 100 detransitioners, on March 12, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. GMT.

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‘Detransition Awareness Day’ Event Poised To Yield Largest Turnout Yet

Upcoming Event For 'Detransition Awareness Day' Poised To Yield Largest Turnout Yet

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Protest

Sacramento

Transgender

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A school district in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> heavily pushing radical gender theory advertised a talk to students about &#8220;transgender young people&#8221; that did not require them to be accompanied by parents.
Davis Parent University, a volunteer group in partnership with California’s Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD), hosted a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhSLCdz-nTM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lecture</a> last week with Rachel Pepper, a child sex change-affirming therapist and author of “The Transgender Child: A Handbook For Parents And Professionals.&#8221; Students aged 12 and up were invited by the school district to attend with any adult aged 18 and up.
&#8220;Do not ever think that withholding care or telling a teen to wait until they are 18 and of age to move forward are suitable options,&#8221; said Pepper in a clip from the event that surfaced online on Wednesday.
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Rachel Pepper, author of &quot;The Transgender Child,&quot; says you should &quot;not ever think that withholding care or telling a teen to wait until they&#39;re 18 [before transitioning] are suitable options.&quot;
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&#8220;If you find that you are resistant to providing congruence options for your teen — and the clock is ticking — keep coming back to love and ask yourself if you would prefer a suffering child — or even a dead one — to a child who could receive gender-affirming care,&#8221; said Pepper, relying on a debunked <a href="https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/pediatric-gender-medicine-and-the">affirm-or-suicide</a> narrative frequently used to emotionally blackmail parents into letting their children obtain puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-related surgeries.
During a Q&amp;A segment, Pepper was asked what to do about extended family members who are &#8220;skeptical&#8221; of a &#8220;very young trans kiddo, age four.&#8221;
&#8220;Sometimes families have to make hard decisions because there may be people in extended families who are toxic and who are not safe people for those children to be around,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SwipeWright/status/1615832621199630354?s=20&amp;t=vK73TSqQopv0bAB6Zf_hmA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">replied</a> Pepper.
When asked what the statistics were for youth who identified as transgender and nonbinary, Pepper <a href="https://twitter.com/SwipeWright/status/1615826491480186906?s=20&amp;t=vK73TSqQopv0bAB6Zf_hmA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed </a>that &#8220;recent studies of high schoolers&#8221; have shown that &#8220;15 to 19% of youth identify somewhere on the spectrum of non-binary, gender diverse, [or] transgender.&#8221;
DJUSD students have been <a href="https://www.libsoftiktok.com/p/revealed-california-school-district?utm_source=profile&amp;utm_medium=reader2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bombarded</a> with instruction on &#8220;gender identity&#8221; and sexuality in recent years, resulting in a concomitant boom in trans-identification. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-6-of-students-identify-as-transgender-at-one-california-school-district-data-analysis-finds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An average of 6% of surveyed DJUSD students</a> identify as &#8220;nonbinary&#8221; or &#8220;neither male nor female,&#8221; according to a 2020-2021 school survey — which is 4.3 times the national average, and three times California’s average.
Advertisements for the lecture appeared on Davis Parent University social media posts and on a student portal where homework assignments were accessed. A mother of a ninth-grade student told The Daily Wire that flyers for the event were emailed directly to her son two weeks in a row. 
&#8220;My concerns are that the school counselors and administrators are promoting one way of dealing with gender dysphoria, and that is telling teens that they are a &#8216;trusted adult&#8217; and support &#8216;trans kids&#8217; and their transitions,&#8221; a Davis Unified parent, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Daily Wire.
Opposition to the event may have influenced the organizers&#8217; decision to host it virtually rather than in person, as originally intended. A group of protestors peacefully organized outside Davis Senior High School and the Susan B. Anthony administrative building in the rain on the afternoon of the event.
&#8220;We were raising awareness at the high school specifically because this talk was really marketed towards kids,&#8221; said Allie Snyder, a Davis Unified parent who attended the protest. &#8220;Even though the Davis Parent University organization said the event was for parents, it was directly promoted to children in the district. A bulletin about the event was sent to all the kids, starting in the seventh grade.&#8221;
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⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/ethical_care?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ethical_care</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/StandingforXX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StandingforXX</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/ChoooCole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChoooCole</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RubinReport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RubinReport</a>⁩ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/knowschoolsecrets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#knowschoolsecrets</a>. Stop indoctrination of students. Kids are beautiful in their natural bodies. ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/DJUSD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DJUSD</a>⁩ ⁦⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/DJUSDPC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DJUSDPC</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/8ebtcAmbPL">pic.twitter.com/8ebtcAmbPL</a>
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 As many as 30 parents held signs that said, &#8220;gender ideology is anti-science,&#8221; &#8220;Democrats against experimenting on kids,&#8221; “transitioning is not suicide prevention,&#8221; and &#8220;stop telling gay boys they&#8217;re trans girls.&#8221;
The Davis Joint Unified School District did not respond to The Daily Wire&#8217;s request for comment in time for publication.

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California School District Invited Students 12 And Up To Lecture On Radical Gender Theory

California School District Invited Students 12+ To Talk On Radical Gender Theory

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Gender Identity

Public Schools

Law enforcement officials detained far-Left climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday at an anti-energy protest in Germany. The protest comes as the continent deals with an energy crisis sparked by Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine.
The 20-year-old and her cohorts were protesting the planned demolition of the coal mining town Lutzerath in western Germany to make way for an expanded coal mining operation.
Thunberg was seen smiling as German police picked her up and carried her away.
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German police said Greta Thunberg, along with other protesters, rushed towards the ledge of an open coal mine, before being stopped and &quot;carried out of the immediate danger area.&quot; 
One activist managed to jump into the mine. <a href="https://t.co/Ljy39CSUg7">pic.twitter.com/Ljy39CSUg7</a>
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This is the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/greta-thunberg-smiles-german-police-carry-her-away-environmental-protest-coal-mine-expansion">second time</a> that Thunberg has been forcibly removed from the multi-day protest.
Thunberg posted about the demonstration on Friday while holding a sign that said, &#8220;Keep in in the ground.&#8221;
&#8220;Climate strike week 230. We are currently in Lützerath, a German village threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine,&#8221; Thunberg said. &#8220;People have been resisting for years. Join us here at 12 or a local protest tomorrow to demand that #LützerathBleibt !#ClimateStrike&#8221;
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Climate strike week 230. We are currently in Lützerath, a German village threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine. People have been resisting for years. Join us here at 12 or a local protest tomorrow to demand that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/L%C3%BCtzerathBleibt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LützerathBleibt</a> !<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ClimateStrike</a> <a href="https://t.co/hGrCK6ZQew">pic.twitter.com/hGrCK6ZQew</a>
&mdash; Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1613907464423968861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Germany has <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-22/germany-returns-to-coal-as-energy-security-trumps-climate-goals">expanded</a> its use of coal to the highest levels in more than half a decade after Russia clamped down on natural gas exports to Europe.
Part of the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/energy-crisis-fuels-coal-comeback-germany-2022-12-16/">increased</a> demand for energy comes from France where nuclear-reactor outages have caused issues.
Germany has had to <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/lutzerath-germany-coal-climate-change-greens-war-among-themselves/">extend</a> &#8220;the lives of Germany’s nuclear power facilities&#8221; despite the country&#8217;s desire to move away from the clean energy source.
Thunberg is known for her melodramatic antics in advocating for her leftist positions on the environment.
During a speech several years ago, Thunberg repeatedly condemned adults by dramatically saying, “how dare you!” as she complained about how the world works.
“My message is that we’ll be watching you. This is all wrong, I shouldn’t be up here, I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean,” Thunberg <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-snaps-we-are-beginning-mass-extinction-how-ryan-saavedra">began</a>. “Yet, you all come to us young people for hope, how dare you. You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words and yet I’m one of the lucky ones. People are suffering, people are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth.”
&#8220;You are failing us but the young people are starting to understand your betrayal,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The eyes of all future generations are upon you and if you choose to fail us I say we will never forgive you. We will not let you get away with this. Right here, right now, is where we draw the line the world is waking up and change is coming whether you like it or not.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-snaps-change-everything-climate-crisis-about-colonial-racist-and-patriarchal-systems-of-oppression-fossil-fuel-literally">GRETA SNAPS: ‘Change Everything,’ ‘Climate Crisis’ About ‘Colonial, Racist, And Patriarchal Systems Of Oppression,’ Fossil Fuel ‘Literally’ Killing Us</a>

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WATCH: Police Detain Greta Thunberg At Anti-Energy Protest; She Smiles While Getting Hauled Away

Police Detain, Haul Off Greta Thunberg At Anti-Energy Protest

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/brazil" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brazil</a> plans to punish supporters of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jair-bolsonaro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jair Bolsonaro</a> who stormed the nation’s federal buildings on Sunday.
Thousands of supporters of the right-wing chief executive, who was succeeded by left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva last week following contentious national elections, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-thousands-of-bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazils-congress-supreme-court-presidential-office">entered</a> facilities hosting the South American nation’s legislative and executive branches. Officials have vowed to prosecute the rioters and have taken some into custody.
“The coup plotters who promoted the destruction of public property in Brasilia are being identified and will be punished,” Lula <a href="https://twitter.com/LulaOficial/status/1612280715231612928" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vowed</a> Sunday on social media. “Tomorrow we resume work at the Planalto Palace. Democracy always. Goodnight.”
Lula, a self-described socialist, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-con-defeats-incumbent-in-brazilian-presidential-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defeated</a> Bolsonaro, a populist conservative called the “Trump of the Tropics,” by a margin of 50.9% to 49.1% during national elections held in October. A justice on the Brazilian Supreme Court voided corruption convictions against Lula two years ago, restoring his eligibility for office. Documents leaked after Lula’s trial suggested that the judge in the case, Sergio Moro, improperly collaborated with the prosecution.
Bolsonaro supporters, concerned that Lula would adopt soft-on-crime policies and otherwise move the nation leftward, have camped in front of military facilities in recent months, pleading for authorities to take control of the government. Lula is also a populist and an icon in Latin America, where his ideology, Lulism, constitutes a popular strand of socialist thought.
Military assets were nevertheless deployed on Sunday to manage the protests.
“I come to inform you that more than 400 people have already been arrested and will pay for the crimes committed,” Brazilian Federal District Governor Ibaneis Rocha <a href="https://twitter.com/IbaneisOficial/status/1612231280179183617" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on social media. “We continue working to identify all the others who participated in these terrorist acts this afternoon in the Federal District. We continue to work to restore order.”
Bolsonaro, currently residing in Florida while reportedly facing investigations in his home country, has claimed that the election results were fraudulent. On Sunday, however, he condemned illegal protests. “Peaceful demonstrations, in the form of the law, are part of democracy,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/jairbolsonaro/status/1612242019564548097?s=20&amp;t=L8P6-CWW_kUnM0YptjMQ0w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarked</a>. &#8220;However, depredations and invasions of public buildings as occurred today, as well as those practiced by the left in 2013 and 2017, escape the rule.”
The protests came almost exactly two years after Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, drawing a comparison between the two events from American commentators.
President Joe Biden expressed concern over the protests in Brazil.
“I condemn the assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1612227134516256770" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, reiterating his willingness to work with Lula. “Brazil’s democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined.”
American law enforcement agencies drew criticism after January 6 for throwing the book at the rioters, who were predominantly right-of-center, while seemingly ignoring protests related to the death of George Floyd that caused extensive damage to major American cities months earlier. The alleged <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wheres-the-outrage-from-elected-leaders-over-the-abuse-of-january-6-prisoners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">treatment</a> of the January 6 defendants has also provoked criticism toward the Justice Department.
Michael Whittaker contributed to this report.

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro storm governmental buildings

Brazilian Government Plans To Punish Pro-Bolsonaro Protesters Who Stormed Federal Buildings

Brazilian Government Arrests Hundreds Of Pro-Bolsonaro Protesters Who Invaded Federal Buildings

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Global Politics

Jair Bolsonaro

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Protests

Rioters

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Thousands of supporters of Brazil&#8217;s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the nation&#8217;s Congress and presidential offices on Sunday as they protested what they claimed was a stolen election.
The breach comes after Bolsonaro repeatedly attacked the integrity of the country&#8217;s recent presidential elections, in which Bolsonaro lost to leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Lula was inaugurated last week.
The demonstrators overran security barriers, climbed on roofs, and vandalized the buildings, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-government-caribbean-0c03c098a5e2a09ac534412c30ae8355">reported</a>.
Bolsonaro, who has been hiding out in Florida in recent weeks, has not yet made any comments condemning the incident.
“This absurd attempt to impose their will by force will not prevail,” said Justice Minister Flavio Dino on his Twitter account. “The government of the Federal District has ensured there will be reinforcements. And the forces at our disposal are at work.”
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Essa absurda tentativa de impor a vontade pela força não vai prevalecer. O Governo do Distrito Federal afirma que haverá reforços. E as forças de que dispomos estão agindo. Estou na sede do Ministério da Justiça.
&mdash; Flávio Dino 🇧🇷 (@FlavioDino) <a href="https://twitter.com/FlavioDino/status/1612158056653066240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Brazil&#8217;s Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco wrote on Twitter that Brazilian officials are focused on using the full extent of the law to get the situation under control.
Pacheco tweeted, &#8220;I vehemently repudiate these anti-democratic acts, which must urgently undergo the rigor of the law.&#8221;
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Na ação, estão empenhadas as forças de segurança do Distrito Federal, alem da Polícia Legislativa do Congresso.  Repudio veementemente esses atos antidemocráticos, que devem sofrer o rigor da lei com urgência.
&mdash; Rodrigo Pacheco (@rodrigopacheco) <a href="https://twitter.com/rodrigopacheco/status/1612154440072548354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweeted on Sunday, &#8220;We condemn the attacks on Brazil&#8217;s Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court today. Using violence to attack democratic institutions is always unacceptable. We join @lulaoficial in urging an immediate end to these actions.&#8221;
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We condemn the attacks on Brazil&#39;s Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court today. Using violence to attack democratic institutions is always unacceptable. We join <a href="https://twitter.com/LulaOficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lulaoficial</a> in urging an immediate end to these actions.
&mdash; Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1612196735538937856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Bolsonaro, who is now reportedly facing investigations since he has lost immunity from prosecution because he is no longer the country&#8217;s president, has claimed that the results of his election were fraudulent.
Sunday&#8217;s uprising will likely benefit leftists and the new Lula administration because they will use it to justify parts of the agenda that they are pushing, political analysts suggested online.
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Radicais brincando com o patrimônio público! Invadiram o plenário do Senado Federal 👇 <a href="https://t.co/0Oq47VDQVI">pic.twitter.com/0Oq47VDQVI</a>
&mdash; Murilo Fagundes (@muriloffagundes) <a href="https://twitter.com/muriloffagundes/status/1612164883684130816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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⚠️ Bolsonaristas invadem o Congresso Nacional em manifestação antidemocrática <a href="https://t.co/fpLp7TThD2">pic.twitter.com/fpLp7TThD2</a>
&mdash; Metrópoles (@Metropoles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Metropoles/status/1612146430864510976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Apoiadores de Jair Bolsonaro colocam fogo no Congresso Nacional. <a href="https://t.co/XhE8r3GiwF">pic.twitter.com/XhE8r3GiwF</a>
&mdash; Metrópoles (@Metropoles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Metropoles/status/1612188229876256769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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A destruição do <a href="https://twitter.com/STF_oficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@STF_oficial</a> visto por dentro. Atos de terroristas a mando do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro causam intensa desordem na Capital. <a href="https://t.co/uLv2miPYWB">pic.twitter.com/uLv2miPYWB</a>
&mdash; George Marques 🇧🇷 (@GeorgMarques) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgMarques/status/1612166079991758848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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URGENTE: Invasores quebram vidraças da chapelaria do Congresso e invadem a Câmara dos Deputados. Extremistas já estão no Salão Verde e nos anexos do prédio. Também houve invasão ao Palácio do Planalto. Presidente Lula não está no local. <a href="https://t.co/lP91pLqTuf">pic.twitter.com/lP91pLqTuf</a>
&mdash; Renato Souza (@reporterenato) <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterenato/status/1612155259824087041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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ATENTADOS EM BRASÍLIA: Prédio do STF tem o andar térreo e o plenário complemente destruídos. Servidores da segurança foram ameaçados e documentos oficiais podem ter sido extraviados. Vídeo: George Marques. <a href="https://t.co/NAPmiJqvms">pic.twitter.com/NAPmiJqvms</a>
&mdash; Renato Souza (@reporterenato) <a href="https://twitter.com/reporterenato/status/1612169712611491841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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O plenário do <a href="https://twitter.com/STF_oficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@STF_oficial</a> completamente destruído por terroristas a mando do Bolsonaro <a href="https://t.co/NiU076FhWY">pic.twitter.com/NiU076FhWY</a>
&mdash; George Marques 🇧🇷 (@GeorgMarques) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgMarques/status/1612160125208334336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Thousands Of Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, Presidential Office

Thousands Of Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court, Presidential Office

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) released a statement condemning the Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s COVID policies &#8212; and the White House&#8217;s weak response.
The Texas lawmaker, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement Monday after reports of the Biden administration&#8217;s tepid words regarding the unrest in China over its strict lockdown policies.
“The Chinese Communist Party has since the beginning been desperate to cover up the origins, nature, and consequences of COVID-19. They lied and continue to lie to the world, and as a result millions of lives were lost and immense suffering was caused,&#8221; Cruz <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-issues-statement-on-ccp-crackdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
&#8220;The people of China are not to blame for the CCP&#8217;s actions. In fact, many of them were already protesting the CCP’s handling of the pandemic, and now those protests have escalated into open criticism of the regime. They are bravely standing up for their rights,&#8221; he continued.
The senator went on to lash out at the Biden administration over its failure to show strong support for the protesters speaking out against the oppressive CCP. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-releases-tepid-statement-on-protests-in-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the White House released a statement on Monday that focused on the difficulty of a “zero COVID” approach rather than offering support to back the freedoms of the Chinese people.
“The Biden administration’s response has been worse than expected. The CCP should know that one way or another, in the coming months or in the coming years, the United States will hold accountable each and every CCP official responsible for atrocities against these protesters.”
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), another Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also released a <a href="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Press-Releases&amp;id=8F83E260-9D38-4BEE-AF33-2325C1CDADAE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> with Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on Monday to address China&#8217;s actions.
“The CCP’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy is outrageous. In addition, the CCP restricts all human rights and freedoms in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and across China. It has robbed the Chinese people of their human dignity,&#8221; Rubio and Smith wrote.
“The Biden Administration&#8217;s weak rejection of the CCP’s zero-Covid policy and refusal to call out General Secretary Xi’s totalitarian grip is nothing short of cowardly. Just weeks after shaking hands with Xi in Bali, President Biden and his administration have once again demonstrated that they are unwilling to stand up to the CCP and stand in solidarity with the Chinese people,&#8221; they added.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and other Democrats on the committee have remained relatively silent regarding the recent Chinese protests.
None of the Democrats on the committee have released a statement regarding China&#8217;s lockdown abuses since a high-rise fire last Thursday that killed 10 Chinese residents that many have blamed on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protesters-call-for-xi-jinping-to-step-down-over-chinas-extreme-covid-lockdowns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID restrictions</a>.

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By way of threats and alleged assault, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender</a> activists on Wednesday reportedly forced a group of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/womens-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">women&#8217;s rights</a> demonstrators to shutter their &#8220;Let Women Speak&#8221; rally in Tacoma, Washington.
Women&#8217;s rights campaigner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-feminist-tells-transgender-activist-who-identifies-as-mother-not-to-use-womens-spaces-in-heated-confrontation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kellie-Jay Keen</a>, who headed the event, told The Daily Wire the &#8220;Let Women Speak&#8221; speaking tour is intended to allow women who&#8217;ve been silenced online for bucking radical transgender orthodoxy to make their voices heard &#8220;in the actual public square&#8221; — though on Wednesday the women were shut down in-person, too.
&#8220;The USA is failing to uphold the First Amendment at the behest of this odious and most insidious quasi-religious cult called transgenderism,&#8221; Keen blasted. &#8220;Women must be protected to speak about the eraser of our spaces, our rights, and the words we use to define ourselves.&#8221;
Keen claimed the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) &#8220;failed to show up until the 23rd call for help,&#8221; adding that video of an assault led to at least one arrest.
&#8220;April Morrow was assaulted when a man grabbed her hand and crushed it in order to steal her phone and smash it,&#8221; Keen said. &#8220;She has suspected broken fingers and is seeking further medical attention today [Thursday]. The footage was given to police and he was promptly arrested.&#8221;
&#8220;As women&#8217;s rights activists were dispersing the <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/StandingforXX">@StandingforXX</a> rally in Tacoma, WA on Oct. 26, far-left pro-<a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trans?src=hashtag_click">#trans</a> protesters surrounded &amp; assaulted a middle-aged lesbian caught in the middle,&#8221; The Post Millennial&#8217;s editor-at-large Andy Ngo captioned video from the event. &#8220;She had an arm injury that required treatment. The male assailants escaped on foot.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to the TPD for comment, and heard back from the department&#8217;s public information officer Wendy Haddow soon after publication.
&#8220;The Tacoma Police Department had officers on scene monitoring the event,&#8221; Haddow said via email. &#8220;Police responded to calls from victims wanting to report a crime. This included a victim who reported an assault and damage to a cell phone. An arrest was made of a 27-year-old male, and the suspect was booked into jail.&#8221;
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As women&#39;s rights activists were dispersing the <a href="https://twitter.com/StandingforXX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StandingforXX</a> rally in Tacoma, WA on Oct. 26, far-left pro-<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/trans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#trans</a> protesters surrounded &amp; assaulted a middle-aged lesbian caught in the middle. She had an arm injury that required treatment. The male assailants escaped on foot. <a href="https://t.co/bZF2aNyjN7">pic.twitter.com/bZF2aNyjN7</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1585502257033793537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Another video from the event shows a male sneaking up on a female speaker before being stopped by another quick-acting female demonstrator.
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A &#39;stunning and brave&#39; maIe attempts to assauIt a woman. With cat like reflexes. Amanzing <a href="https://twitter.com/KnownHeretic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KnownHeretic</a> jumps in to block him. What a Shero!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetWomenSpeak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetWomenSpeak</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetWomenSpeakUSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetWomenSpeakUSA</a> <a href="https://t.co/gCfisi3vyR">pic.twitter.com/gCfisi3vyR</a>
&mdash; SFW Kellie-Jay Keen #AdultHumanFemale (@StandingforXX) <a href="https://twitter.com/StandingforXX/status/1585352747528122369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Numerous high school students came to try to shut down the women&#8217;s rights demonstrators, too, Keen told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;Nearby high school students screamed obscenities in the faces of women who gathered to speak,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;Along with other protesters they circled around us and started to push us until we deemed it too unsafe to continue.&#8221;
&#8220;This was made worse by the fact that their principal would not ask them to go inside, he said it would make things worse for himself,&#8221; the activist noted. &#8220;He also confirmed that boys use girls private spaces in that school and that it was state law.&#8221;
After the shuttered rally, Haddow said the department &#8220;received a report from a victim reporting they had been pepper sprayed while at the event&#8221; and a report was taken. &#8220;The adult female suspect had already left the scene. No arrest has been made at this time.&#8221;
&#8220;Today we were advised three students from a nearby school were pepper sprayed during the event,&#8221; the officer added. &#8220;An employee from the school called 911 today. The investigation is ongoing.&#8221;
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After an assault, threat to kiII and the police <a href="https://twitter.com/TacomaPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TacomaPD</a> refusing to attend, the only option was to end the event. 
I repeat, <a href="https://twitter.com/TacomaPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TacomaPD</a> would not protect women. Footage by <a href="https://twitter.com/KnownHeretic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KnownHeretic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetWomenSpeak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetWomenSpeak</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetWomwenSpeakUSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetWomwenSpeakUSA</a> <a href="https://t.co/DKa3HOtcHL">pic.twitter.com/DKa3HOtcHL</a>
&mdash; SFW Kellie-Jay Keen #AdultHumanFemale (@StandingforXX) <a href="https://twitter.com/StandingforXX/status/1585369340798730240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Trans Activists Allegedly Assault, Threaten Demonstrators At ‘Let Women Speak’ Rally, Shuttering Event

Trans Activists Assault, Threaten Demonstrators At ‘Let Women Speak’ Rally, Shuttering Event

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A person protesting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/matt-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Walsh</a>’s event in Houston, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a>, Thursday evening was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed by police.
Walsh screened his documentary “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is a Woman?</a>” in conjunction with the Young America&#8217;s Foundation (YAF) at the University of Houston, spurring outrage from leftists on campus who support radical gender theory and claim Walsh&#8217;s traditional views make him a &#8220;bigot.&#8221; Video of the incident showed the masked protester, who had made it inside the event venue, on the ground and surrounded by five police officers who were attempting to arrest him. The protestor appeared to be carrying a small transgender flag that ended up on the ground beside him.
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WATCH: Masked protestor tackled by police at <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mattwalshblog</a>&#39;s event in Houston <a href="https://t.co/bEKfT2WKpC">pic.twitter.com/bEKfT2WKpC</a>
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&#8220;Earlier this evening, a group of leftist protestors attempted to distract officers who were working event security for Matt Walsh’s event at the University of Houston. This individual was hoping to run into the auditorium where the ‘What is a Woman?’ documentary was being shown. At this time, we’re unsure whether he was armed, or what his intentions were,” Nick Baker, assistant editor for YAF’s The New Guard, told The Daily Wire.
Officers finally handcuffed the protester and escorted him outside, where a group of protestors can be heard chanting in the background of the video. In another video, the group outside Walsh&#8217;s event shouts, “What do we want? Walsh out! When do we want it? Now!”
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Far-left protesters chant “What do we want? WALSH OUT!” outside a screening of What Is A Woman at the University of Houston.
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“I have taken their feedback into consideration but unfortunately I must decline their request at this time,” the Daily Wire host responded in a <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1580708714734313473" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet</a>.
The protesters were vastly outnumbered by those who were attending the event that included a screening of “What is a Woman?” followed by a speech from Walsh. Long lines formed around the building for the event in the hours leading up to it, and officers from the Houston Police Department sat on horseback as protesters and attendees arrived.
In the days leading up to the event, an anarchist group attempted to form a protest to counter what they call Walsh’s “transphobia.”
“On Thursday, far-right bigot and transphobe Matt Walsh will be on campus! We must oppose this hate!” a social media <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spacecityao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> from Space City AO said. “The majority of UH students and workers reject this hatred! We must organize the largest possible counter-protest to make sure Matt Walsh and other bigots know they’re unwelcome!”
A Texas Democratic state representative even joined the protesters outside the event. “U of H no place for hate!” Rep. Jon Rosenthal chanted with the crowd.
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Representative <a href="https://twitter.com/Jon_RosenthalTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jon_RosenthalTX</a> chants “U Of H No Place For Hate” in support of protesters outside of <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattWalshBlog</a>’s screening of ‘What Is A Woman’. <a href="https://t.co/U0RL9ZoRTY">pic.twitter.com/U0RL9ZoRTY</a>
&mdash; Tayler Hansen (@TaylerUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/TaylerUSA/status/1580715610555944960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/argentina">Argentine</a> Vice President Cristina Fernandez was threatened Thursday night by a man in a crowd who pointed a gun inches away from her face.
The alleged assassination attempt happened in front of the vice president’s home in Buenos Aires. Video of the incident shows Fernandez ducking down in shock after the weapon is pointed at her before the armed man appears to get wrestled away.
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WATCH: Person tries to assassinate the Vice President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner<a href="https://t.co/y7pRRoL1FR">pic.twitter.com/y7pRRoL1FR</a>
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Sergio Massa, the country’s economy minister, called the incident an “attempted assassination,” Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-vp-unharmed-after-assailant-threatens-her-with-gun-2022-09-02/">reported</a>. “When hate and violence prevail over debate, societies are destroyed and situations like these arise,” he tweeted.
The suspect was reportedly detained by the vice president’s security team. &#8220;A person who was identified by those who were close to him who had a gun was detained by (the vice president’s) security personnel. They set him aside, found the weapon, and now it must be analyzed,” Security Minister Aníbal Fernández told the local news station, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/man-detained-pointing-gun-argentine-vice-president-89197313">according</a> to ABC News. A police spokesman told Reuters that the suspect could be from Brazil.
Hundreds of people gathered in support of Fernandez, the former president of Argentina, as she faces a corruption trial. Fernandez is accused of illegally directing state funds to a family friend through public works contracts. Prosecutors are seeking a 12-year prison sentence for the 69-year-old vice president.
Supporters and protesters have gathered for nearly a week, and demonstrations <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-62704448">turned violent</a> last weekend, resulting in five police officers being injured and four protesters being placed under arrest.

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Video: Man Points Gun Inches From Argentine Vice President’s Face In Alleged Assassination Attempt

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/university-of-pennsylvania">University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s</a> convocation was disrupted on Monday as over 100 protestors — including members of the freshman class — used the ceremony to protest gentrification.
The sign-bearing demonstrators interrupted Penn President Liz Magill’s comments about the diversity of the incoming cohort to protest the closure of 70 affordable housing units, according to student-run newspaper <a href="https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/08/penn-convocation-uc-townhomes-liz-magill-class-of-2026">The Daily Pennsylvanian</a>. Some of the demonstrators were reportedly incoming freshmen.
“Welcome to the Penn community. We accept you. We love you,” a protestor said to the crowd via megaphone. “Many of you, like us, have been dispossessed. Many of you, like us, may come from low-income areas. It is important to know what institutions like this do to us when we are not paying them to accept us. It is important to know what this institution has been doing for decades.”
Magill was forced to fully pause her speech as protestors streamed into the convocation from nearby Locust Walk. University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard, who also <a href="https://chaplain.upenn.edu/staff/chaplainhoward/">serves</a> as the elite school’s Vice President for Social Equity and Community, attempted to tell the protestors that he understood their motivations before reminding them that the event was meant to celebrate the incoming class.
The protestors chanted “Save UC Townhomes!” and “Stop Penn-trification!&#8221;
Magill, a former University of Virginia administrator who recently replaced former Penn President Amy Gutmann after her nomination by President Joe Biden to serve as United States ambassador to Germany, made another attempt at continuing her first major speech at the university.
&#8220;Many of our breakthroughs are the result of decades of productive disagreement with prevailing orthodoxies. A community of diverse individuals can&#8217;t live together unless they can listen to and learn from one another,&#8221; Magill said, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. “Democracy cannot work unless people can live together, learn from one another and, paradoxically, disagree.&#8221;
The protestors, part of Save the UC Townhomes Coalition, argue that the university is contributing to the pending eviction of low-income residents at UC Townhomes as the school attracts affluent residents and businesses. Altman Management Company, which owns UC Townhomes, chose not to extend its affordable housing contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, informing residents last year that they had until July 8 to find new homes, according to <a href="https://www.34st.com/article/2022/08/university-city-townhomes-gentrification-displacement">34th Street</a>.
The move-out date had been extended to September 7 as most residents had not received Housing Choice Vouchers, which are required to apply for federally subsidized housing. Demonstrators from Save the UC Townhomes Coalition set up more than 15 tents on the premises and refused to leave until their demands were met, leading the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office to tear down the encampment on August 8.
Over the past year, the University of Pennsylvania attracted national attention as <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/lia-thomas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lia Thomas</a> — a male who used to go by “Will” but now claims transgender identity and competes on the women’s swimming team — set multiple records and won the NCAA Division I national championship.
Although the university <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lia-thomas-nominated-by-upenn-rejected-by-ivy-league-as-ncaa-woman-of-the-year">suggested</a> nominating Thomas for the distinction of NCAA “Woman of the Year” — which recognizes “female student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in their community, in athletics and in academics” — other Ivy League schools instead opted to nominate Columbia University fencing champion Sylvie Binder.

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On Sunday, two Minneapolis City councilmembers demanded publicly that the mayor include abortion funding in his upcoming budget proposal.
Minneapolis City Councilmembers Aisha Chughtai and Robin Wonsley launched a <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/OfKGNf0cgkOluT7vIoercQ2?fbclid=IwAR35wb5lWndu4tmy5cGH774NbZuaGmtkOXd8uCKTM0Rm0SDDfa1aHTjArqM">campaign</a> alongside two pro-abortion groups to urge Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to fund abortions. The strength of their demands were bolstered by speeches from the state’s top Democratic leadership: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ilhan-omar-posts-video-from-event-where-she-was-booed-by-somali-crowd-theres-just-one-problem">Congresswoman Ilhan Omar</a> (D-MN-05), Minnesota House Majority Whip Kaohly Vang Her (DFL-64A), State Senator Jen McEwen (DFL-07) issued to the thousands of civilians and 16 activist organizations <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WomensMarchMN/videos/1118047235445400/">protesting</a> for abortion rights outside the Minnesota State Capitol.
In a speech on the capitol steps, Omar excoriated the “fundamentalist,” “religious right” for being against abortion. She denied the legitimacy of the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for their ruling which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-joe-biden-accuses-supreme-court-of-destabilizing-the-country-by-overturning-roe-v-wade">denied</a> the existence of a constitutional right to abortion. Omar urged attendees to fight back against the government to maintain rights to abortion, contraception, gay marriage, and transgenderism.
“Let me be clear: just like in Congress, [your rights] can go away in the blink of an eye. So if you don’t want to go back to a time when old, ultra-conservative white men decide what you do with your body, you have to fight back with us,” declared Omar.
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In her speech, Vang Her claimed that a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-centers-under-attack-even-after-saving-800000-lives-since-2016">crisis pregnancy center</a> advised her to keep her ectopic pregnancy, eliciting boos from the audience. Vang Her claimed that she underwent a dilation and curettage (D&amp;C) abortion to end the ectopic pregnancy. Treatment for an ectopic pregnancy is <a href="https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/pregnancy/ectopic-pregnancy">not the same</a> an abortion.
“I cannot sit by and allow a system to exist where my two daughters have less rights to their bodies and options for their reproductive care than I did,” said Vang Her.
McEwen was joined in attendance by other members of the newly-created <a href="https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/news/15503/34438">Reproductive Freedom Caucus</a> in the state legislature: State Senator Lindsey Port (DFL-56), Senate Assistant Minority Leader Mary Kunesh (DFL-41), and State Representative Kelly Morrison (DFL-33B). During her speech, McEwen pledged that the caucus would remove barriers to abortion in Minnesota and to make abortion more affordable and accessible.
The 16 groups that helped organize Sunday’s protest were Pro-Choice Minnesota, Jewish Community Action, First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, TakeAction Minneapolis, Minnesota NOW, Gender Justice, Our Justice (formerly Pro-Choice Resources), Planned Parenthood Minnesota, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, Whole Woman’s Health, Hand Over the Decision It’S Healthcare (HOTDISH) Militia, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Minnesota, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota, OutFront Minnesota, UnRestrict Minnesota, and Women’s March Minnesota.
Maggie Meyer, executive director for Pro-Choice Minnesota, said in a <a href="https://patch.com/minnesota/minneapolis/advocates-call-city-minneapolis-publicly-fund-abortions">statement</a> to Patch that Frey promised to make Minneapolis a haven for abortion, and that full funding was the only way to realize that promise.
“We&#8217;re calling on Mayor Frey to affirm his commitment to making Minneapolis a &#8216;safe haven&#8217; for abortion access through direct funding, because without financial support the legal right is not sufficient in ensuring that people can actually access the abortion care they need,” stated Meyer.
Frey issued his “safe haven” promise in May after Politico published the leaked SCOTUS opinion overruling Roe v. Wade.
“We will always be a haven for people that need the full scope of health care services which, of course, includes abortion,” stated Frey. “We will do everything possible to make sure that is the case indefinitely.”
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He repeated the sentiment late last month.
“Abortion is health care. I will say that again and again,” tweeted Frey. “The women of our country and our city deserve the right to choose what happens to their own body.”
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Abortion is health care. I will say that again and again. The women of our country and our city deserve the right to choose what happens to their OWN body. MPLS will continue to be a haven for those seeking an abortion.
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Although Frey hasn’t weighed in on whether he will include abortion funding in his budget, the mayor considers abortion to be health care and a right.
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Abortion is healthcare and a right. I love to see our community stand together on all days, but especially today. <a href="https://t.co/pLt7nSscFy">pic.twitter.com/pLt7nSscFy</a>
&mdash; Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorFrey/status/1521617810262265856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Akron, Ohio, city officials canceled its annual Fourth of July festival this weekend following the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-akron-police-release-bodycam-footage-of-chase-that-led-to-jayland-walkers-shooting">video release</a> of police officers shooting and killing a Black DoorDash driver who allegedly ran from authorities last week.
For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s infamous Rib, White, &amp; Blue Festival was scheduled to run from Friday through Monday. But city officials called off the event as law enforcement continues to handle ongoing protests of the officer-involved shooting death of 25-year-old Jayland Walker.
“I completely understand that some residents and guests will be disappointed by the decision to cancel the festival this holiday weekend,” Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan said in a <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.akronohio.gov/cms/news/e3d26ad1717297c5/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “Independence Day is meant to be a celebration and a time of gathering with friends and family. Unfortunately, I feel strongly that this is not the time for a city-led celebration.”
Horrigan said the video of police killing Walker is “heartbreaking” and “hard to take in” while calling for calm during the investigations.
The Akron chapter of the NAACP planned a march and rally downtown Sunday afternoon to coincide with the release of videos. Bobby DiCello, an attorney for Walker’s family, called the video “brutal.”
“It’s going to stir up some passion. It’s going to make people uneasy,” DiCello said ahead of the video’s release.
Primary source documentarian Ford Fischer tweeted on Sunday that “fully peaceful” protests have formed in Akron.
“Activists divided into two groups &#8211; some at a planned program outside city hall emphasizing voting, reformism etc; other half outside police station,” he <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1543682007011663874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
On June 27, Akron authorities said they pursued Walker because the car he drove was involved in a crime the previous day. After refusing to stop, speeding through a residential neighborhood, and shooting at officers, Walker jumped out of the car in motion at a barricade.
Police said they fired up to 60 bullets at Walker after he jumped out of the moving vehicle and shot at the officers.
Although he did not have the gun with him as he ran, Police Chief Stephen Mylett said the video showed Walker reaching for something at his waist and turning as he ran, prompting the police to fire.
“It was difficult to watch, and shocking,” Mylett said of the bodycam video, which showed police converging on Walker’s car. “I’m not going to pass judgment [until the investigation is completed].”
The Beacon Journal obtained an investigative worksheet by the medical examiner’s office, which reported officers shot Walker in the face, torso, and upper legs.
The report and video from the crime scene confirmed that Walker had a handgun in his silver Buick. The Akron Fraternal Order of Police said in a statement that traffic cameras had captured a muzzle flash from Walker’s car and that a shell casing had been found from the same location.
“This incident is a tragedy for our entire community, including the family of Jayland Walker, as well as all of the officers involved,” the Akron FOP said. “Many officers work their entire career without discharging their weapon. A split-second decision to use lethal force is one that every police officer hopes he or she will never be forced to make.”
Authorities have placed all eight officers involved in the incident on paid administrative leave.
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

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