Comedian Wanda Sykes, famed for, among other things, chanting like a defiant four-year-old, “Gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay” at the Oscars, weighed in with her typically erudite take on the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, attacking conservatives in the middle of the country.
The Supreme Court issued its ruling on Friday; Sykes made her comments on Late Night with Stephen Colbert Monday night.
“The problem is that middle stuff. It is those states in the middle, that red stuff,” Sykes pronounced.
Sykes was prompted by Clobert, who asked solicitously, “How ya’ doin? How ya’ doin?”
“I’m a black gay woman and I have a daughter so I’m not doing so well right now. I’m a little salty,” Sykes declared.
“You’re a little salty?” Colbert repeated.
“I’m a little salty right now,” Sykes reiterated.
“Sprinkle a little salt, let’s put some flavor on here,” Colbert pressed.
“It just sucks, man. It really does,” Sykes said articulately. “The country, it’s no longer a democracy, right? It’s no longer majority rule.”
Expert constitutionalist Colbert agreed: “No. Certainly not in the Senate; certainly not in the Supreme Court.”
“It’s no longer majority rule,” Sykes repeated. “I mean, it’s like, these judges, they basically lied during their confirmation hearings, right?”
“Especially Kavanaugh,” Colbert suggested.
“So how can you be a Supreme Court Justice and you’re just lyin’? They had their fingers crossed or somethin’ or what? It’s just a bunch of horse****. It really is,” Sykes ranted.
Then she mounted her attack on conservatives in middle America: “To me it’s like, the problem is that middle stuff. It is those states in the middle, that red stuff. Why do they get to tell us what to do, when the majority of us live out, New York, California, and we are paying for all this crap, really? We’re footing the bill.”
Colbert, again ignoring the constitutional function of the Supreme Court: “That’s the union. It’s supposed to be a representative democracy but it turns out to be minority rule right now.”
“Right, right,” Skykes agreed, then added, “But if we footing the bill, and like, California, if it were a country, it’d be like the fifth largest, fourth, fifth largest economy. So if I’m footing the bill, know your position. Know what I’m saying? Look, if I say let’s go out to dinner you don’t get to pick the restaurant. Just shut up and eat.”
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Comedian Wanda Sykes <a href="https://twitter.com/iamwandasykes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iamwandasykes</a>: “The problem is that middle stuff. It is those states in the middle, that red stuff. Why do they tell get to tell us what to do, where the majority of us live out, New York, California, and we are paying for all this crap, really?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/vocoqUQPL3">pic.twitter.com/vocoqUQPL3</a>
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She really is just a stupid person. This decision is the opposite of red states telling blue states what to do. It’s red states being unable to tell blue states what to do and vice versa. <a href="https://t.co/67tLaQYunG">https://t.co/67tLaQYunG</a>
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These people are the perfect combination of elitist and ignorant. The decision puts the power back to the states, so she can live with her genderless, woke, narcissistic friends in CA and NY. Though they’ll get hungry real quick when they realize where food comes from… <a href="https://t.co/SHvaEBoqxO">https://t.co/SHvaEBoqxO</a>
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At the Oscars earlier this year, Sykes decided she would alienate plenty of people in Florida by attacking them over the state’s Parental Rights in Education legislation, sniping, “Well, we’re going to have a great night tonight. And for you people in Florida, we’re going to have a gay night.”
Then she joined two other supposed comediennes Regina Hall and Amy Schumer to chant like defiant four-year-olds, “Gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay.”
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They’re laughing at you, Florida, not with you.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DontSayGay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DontSayGay</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oscars</a> <a href="https://t.co/GGoQEISU30">pic.twitter.com/GGoQEISU30</a>
&mdash; Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterSchorschFL/status/1508236040716402688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Wanda Sykes Mocks Middle America After SCOTUS Overturns Roe: ‘Those States In The Middle. That Red Stuff.’ Then She Gets Ripped.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration">Biden administration</a> is considering using taxpayer funds to pay for women in states where <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> may be outlawed to travel to obtain them, a move sure to raise legal questions in the wake of Friday&#8217;s decision striking down <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a>.
The possibility was first floated by Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/xavier-becerra">Xavier Becerra</a> on Sunday and then by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Vice President Kamala Harris</a> in a CNN interview. Both said the details are still being worked out.
&#8220;This is something that we are looking at,&#8221; <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/kamala-harris-says-administration-looking-at-possible-travel-vouchers-for-women-to-receive-abortions/">Harris told CNN&#8217;s Dana Bash</a>. “I think you’re asking a very important point, making a very important point, which is what are the details that are going to go into ensuring the women have the ability to actually travel without impairment and we know that on this issue, women who have access to resources will probably be far less impacted by this decision than women who don’t have resources.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/health-and-human-services">Becerra</a> first suggested the strategy in a Sunday interview with NBC correspondent Kate Snow at the Aspen Institute. Snow asked Becerra what the administration is doing in response to Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the federal right to abortion.
“We are working with supporters on the ground to make sure that we are providing services to women where we can,” Becerra said. “We are looking into everything including assisting in transportation, something that HHS doesn’t typically do.”
“Can you do that, legally?” asked Snow.
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Biden HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra says his agency is &quot;looking at&quot; using taxpayer dollars to fund transportation to other states for abortions.
&quot;Can you do that legally?&quot;
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“Talk to me later,” Becerra said with a smile as the audience laughed. “I always tell my team at HHS if you’ve done your homework then we have no right to do mild, and so we’re going to be aggressive and go all the way, and, I would tell you – you’re recording, so I won’t tell you.”
When Snow told him it was on the record, Becerra replied, “We are looking at every option, and that includes transportation.”
While the high court’s decision did not outlaw abortion, and simply left it to states to regulate, several states are poised to ban the practice or roll back the gestational timeline in which they are permissible. Governors who support abortion, including one in California, New York, and Illinois have vowed to help women from other states obtain abortions in their states.
Several <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-the-woke-businesses-vowing-to-cover-travel-costs-for-employees-abortion-tourism">major companies</a> have said they will pay for employees to travel for abortions if they live and work in states that do not permit them.

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Joseph Kennedy, the high school football coach whose prayer on the field led to a landmark case and a victory for religious freedom, celebrated after the verdict was reached, saying, “It is just incredible to know that I did nothing wrong.”
The Daily Wire <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-supreme-court-affirms-religious-liberty-rules-in-favor-of-public-high-school-football-coach-punished-for-praying-after-games/">explained</a> after the verdict on Monday:
<blockquote>On Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled in <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-418_i425.pdf">Kennedy v. Bremerton School District</a> that Kennedy had his First Amendment rights violated after he was placed on administrative leave by the school district and banned from participating in the football program for praying on the field after games in view of students.</blockquote>
“I don&#8217;t even know how to put it into words,” Kennedy told <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10958965/Incredible-know-did-wrong-Football-coach-fired-praying-wants-old-job-back.html">The Daily Mail</a> in an exclusive interview. “They should give me a day off to think about it and process it all.”
“It is just incredible to know that I did nothing wrong. Everything I did was fine,” he continued. “And that the First Amendment is fine and well for everyone.”
First Liberty, which represented Kennedy, <a href="https://firstliberty.org/cases/coachkennedy/">summed up</a> the case’s history through the courts:
<blockquote>The Bremerton (WA) School District suspended, and later fired, Coach Kennedy over his silent, 15-second prayer. First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit against the school district, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. A federal district court upheld Coach Kennedy’s termination. On appeal, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that, because Coach Kennedy could be seen by students and fans engaging in religious expression, the school lawfully terminated his employment and his silent prayers were not protected by the Constitution.
In January 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to review Coach Kennedy&#8217;s case but the case has returned to the District Court to answer some of the questions raised by the Justices. Upon re-hearing, the District Court and then Ninth Circuit again sided with the school district setting up a return to the U.S. Supreme Court.</blockquote>
“I had a commitment with God that I&#8217;d give him thanks after every football game, win or lose,” Kennedy recalled. “And that&#8217;s the way I started out.&#8221;
&#8220;I had some kids that wanted to join, and they asked, and of course it&#8217;s a free country,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They can do whatever they want. And that went on fine for eight years.”
“Then someone made a complaint, and they started an investigation,” he noted. “And the lawyers got involved from the school district and they wanted to completely remove all religious aspects from the public schools. So they fired me, and I&#8217;ve just been fighting ever since to get back.”
“I really thought if someone just looked at the facts of the case and the way the Constitution was written, that they would have to rule in my favor,” he opined. “I was optimistic every step of the way, and I was surprised that the lower courts ruled against me &#8211; some of them so harshly. I was waiting for someone to get beyond whatever their bias was, and just look at the facts of the case. And rule accordingly.”
“I think every American should have been totally 100 percent on my side. From just my perspective,” he stated. “This is about the First Amendment. It has nothing to do with infringing on anybody else&#8217;s. This is somebody exercising the freedom that is in our country.”
“People feel the Constitution has been put aside, and they haven&#8217;t had the freedom. And that&#8217;s why they are so excited about this,” he surmised.
Kennedy asserted he just wants to return to his old job, saying, “That&#8217;s all I asked for, from the beginning. The only thing I asked for was to be a coach, and thank God after. So I&#8217;m waiting for the school district and my lawyers to figure that out.”

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Churches and pro-life or Catholic pregnancy centers and organizations are under continued attack following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
Data compiled by the <a href="https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/biden-must-unequivocally-condemn-attacks-on-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-peaceful-advocates">Susan B. Anthony List</a> and <a href="https://catholicvote.org/pregnancy-center-attack-tracker/">CatholicVote</a> has found that dozens of centers have been attacked since the the early May leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade might be overturned.
The monumental Supreme Court decision came down on Friday as pro-lifers braced themselves for violent attacks following threats from pro-abortion activists to &#8220;rage&#8221; in protest over abortion.
Less than a day after the ruling came down, authorities <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2022/06/27/life-choices-colorado-fire/">were alerted</a> of a fire at Life Choices pregnancy center in Longmont, Colorado. This is one of at least nine attacks on pro-life centers or Catholic institutions that The Daily Wire has reviewed since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
<h3>Longmont, Colorado</h3>
&#8220;The building sustained fire and heavy smoke damage,&#8221; <a href="https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/Home/Components/News/News/12297/1302?backlist=%2fdepartments%2fdepartments-n-z%2fpublic-safety-department">police said of the pregnancy center</a>. &#8220;At the arrival of police and fire staff, the front of the property had been vandalized with black paint. This fire is being investigated as arson.&#8221;
The center&#8217;s front door was also broken and the building was spray painted with the words, &#8220;if abortions aren&#8217;t safe neither are you,&#8221; as well as the words, &#8220;bans off our bodies.&#8221;
Both the FBI and Longmont Public Safety are investigating the incident.
“What we hope the perpetrators of this act understand is that an attack on Life Choices is ultimately not an attack on a political party or act of,” Life Choices Executive Director Kathy Roberts <a href="https://www.timescall.com/2022/06/25/longmont-police-investigate-fire-at-life-choices-as-arson/">told the Times Call</a>. “It is an attack on those who walk through our doors every day in need of diapers, pregnancy tests, limited ultrasounds, clothing, financial and parenting classes, support, and so much more.  It is an attack on a place that is supposed to be safe for women, men, and their families.”
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<h3>Lynchburg, Virginia</h3>
In Lynchburg, Virginia, police are investigating vandalism of Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center that also took place early in the morning on Saturday.
The pregnancy center&#8217;s windows had been smashed, photos posted by the Lynchburg Police Department show, and the building was spray-painted with graffiti that read “IF ABORTION AINT SAFE YOU AINT SAFE!”
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Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center, in Virginia, was vandalized last night by pro-abortion domestic terrorists. 
This type of destruction does nothing to scare the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/prolife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#prolife</a> movement. It only strengthens our resolve to love &amp; serve. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LifeIsAHumanRight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LifeIsAHumanRight</a> <a href="https://t.co/hmOOxlMIFM">https://t.co/hmOOxlMIFM</a> <a href="https://t.co/ahBMeUygsm">pic.twitter.com/ahBMeUygsm</a>
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Security camera footage shows that the center was vandalized by four masked individuals.
&#8220;There is no room for this in Virginia, breaking the law is unacceptable,&#8221; Governor Glenn Youngkin said of the attack. &#8220;This is not how we find common ground. Virginia State Police stands ready to support local law enforcement as they investigate.&#8221;
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There is no room for this in Virginia, breaking the law is unacceptable. This is not how we find common ground. Virginia State Police stands ready to support local law enforcement as they investigate.<a href="https://t.co/BONC83jKgj">https://t.co/BONC83jKgj</a>
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<h3>Houston, Texas</h3>
Firefighters <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/06/26/fire-erupts-at-downtown-shopping-center-hfd-says-crews-work-to-put-out-blaze/">responded</a> to a fire at Sacco Company Catholic Store on Saturday evening where a fire reportedly broke out around 8pm. The store, which was founded in 1956 and sells religious books, apparel, vestments, and church supplies, has had to shut its doors &#8220;due to fire.&#8221;
The Houston Fire Department told The Daily Wire that the fire is &#8220;currently under investigation&#8221; and a &#8220;cause had not been determined yet.&#8221;
The owner of the store did not wish to speculate on whether the attack was ideologically motivated or related to the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
<h3>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</h3>
Fr. Patrick Briscoe of the Dominican friars in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shared Sunday that St. Patrick Parish had been vandalized overnight.
&#8220;Please pray for those who are afraid, whoa re suffering, for mothers who need our love and care, and for the conversion of hears and minds,&#8221; he asked in a tweet.
A spokesman for the Philadelphia Police Department told The Daily Wire on Monday that Central Detectives is investigating the vandalism, noting that the incident took place on Sunday, June 26.
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St. Patrick Parish in Philadelpia, served by <a href="https://twitter.com/opeast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@opeast</a>, was vandalized last night.
Please pray for those who are afraid, who are suffering, for mothers who need our love and care, and for conversion of hearts and minds. <a href="https://t.co/TiajbSfpvJ">pic.twitter.com/TiajbSfpvJ</a>
&mdash; Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP (@PatrickMaryOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickMaryOP/status/1541112701560279045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<h3>Reston, VA </h3>
Police <a href="https://fcpdnews.wordpress.com/2022/06/26/arson-graffiti-investigation-underway-at-reston-church/">are investigating</a> after St. John Neumann Catholic Church was targeted Sunday with graffiti and possible arson.
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department found smoking mulch at the church when they responded to a call early in Sunday morning, and found an accelerant that was likely used for a fire, as well as graffiti on the entrance sign and the back fo the building, reading &#8220;THIS WON&#8217;T STOP.&#8221;
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NOW: <a href="https://twitter.com/FairfaxCountyPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FairfaxCountyPD</a> investigating vandalism at a Reston Catholic church tied to overturn of Roe v Wade. Police say this is also an arson investigation bc small fire set here at St John Neumann Church 1/3 <a href="https://twitter.com/fox5dc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fox5dc</a> <a href="https://t.co/GbOXEs9aI5">pic.twitter.com/GbOXEs9aI5</a>
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&#8220;Officers found three additional locations on the back of the building damaged by graffiti,&#8221; the Fairfax County Police Department said in a release. &#8220;The remarks spray painted were related to the recent Supreme Court Roe v Wade ruling. Officers are working with the staff of the Church to review surveillance footage.&#8221;
&#8220;We continue to have increased patrols at places of worship, connect with community faith leaders, and are working with our regional law enforcement partners to determine who is responsible,&#8221; the police added.
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&mdash; Jeff McKay (@JeffreyCMcKay) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffreyCMcKay/status/1541153782846955526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<h3>Paso Robles, California</h3>
Tree of Life Pregnancy Support Center was vandalized between Friday night and Saturday morning, the Pas Robles Police Department <a href="https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/paso-robles-pregnancy-center-vandalized-police-say">told the local California outlet KSBY</a>.
Vandals broke windows and spray painted symbols on the building, the publication reported.
Police believe the vandalism is tied to the overturn of Roe since the center had received a letter from the extremist abortion group Jane&#8217;s Revenge, KSBY reported. The Pas Robles Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.
<h3>Portland, Oregon</h3>
In Portland, activists mistakenly attacked a pro-abortion center, believing it to be a pro-life pregnancy center, Mother and Child Education Center executive director Maura White <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/portland-abortion-protesters-target-pregnancy-support-center-violence-horrible">told Fox News</a>. The rioters smashed the center&#8217;s front windows and vandalized the centers windows with graffiti.
White, who <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2022/06/portland-target-of-post-roe-protest-says-its-not-anti-abortion.html">describes herself</a> as a &#8220;pro-choice, liberal Catholic Democrat,&#8221; told Oregon Live that law enforcement had tipped her off ahead of time that protestors might mistakenly target her center.
“They lumped us in with them,” she told the publication. “We’re not anti-abortion.”
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Portland: The <a href="https://twitter.com/MomChildPDX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MomChildPDX</a> Center was vandalized &amp; smashed up by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Antifa</a> at the riot overnight. The center provides free services to expecting &amp; single parents facing housing &amp; refugee issues, domestic violence &amp; poverty. Antifa view them as an enemy. <a href="https://t.co/k6A1bgFeK2">pic.twitter.com/k6A1bgFeK2</a>
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&#8220;We help anyone who walks in our doors and the people are coming to us,&#8221; she told Fox News. &#8220;They&#8217;ve already made a choice to have children. They&#8217;ve already made that choice. So they don&#8217;t understand what we do. And it&#8217;s left over from 50 years ago. We are here to support women, support babies, support families. We believe in their rights.&#8221;
<h3>Raleigh, West Virginia</h3>
St. Colman Catholic Church, a historic Catholic church in West Virginia, was burned to the ground by the time firefighters from the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department arrived on Sunday morning, the department said in a Facebook post.
Built in 1878, the church was declared an official historic site in 1984, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/historic-west-virginia-catholic-church-burned-ground-arsonist-police-say">Fox News reported</a>.
&#8220;Upon arrival we found the structure was already burned to the ground and smoldering,&#8221; the fire department said in a press release. &#8220;At this time the fire is considered suspicious in nature and is being investigated as arson.&#8221;
<h3>Eugene, Oregon </h3>
Officers from the Eugene Police Department <a href="https://www.eugene-or.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5685">were closely monitoring the situation</a> following reports of &#8220;Night of Rage&#8221; protesting following the overturn of Roe, the department said in a press release. Authorities said that extremists had planned to meet at Dove Medical Center around 10 p.m.
People dressed in all black clothing arrived wearing masks, hoods, and backpacks containing &#8220;unknown objects.&#8221; The event lasted about five hours, the police said in a release, noting that some officers suffered minor injuries.
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OR: Ten arrested as Eugene police use pepper spray at &quot;rowdy&quot; pro-abortion demonstrators Friday night (CNN). <a href="https://t.co/T4wvvMAW9Q">pic.twitter.com/T4wvvMAW9Q</a>
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&#8220;Eugene Police’s Mobile Response Team arrived in the area to block the building using its vehicles and officers to surround the building,&#8221; the department said. &#8220;The crowd continued to grow and began blocking E. 11th Avenue by standing in the roadway. Some people were observed picking up rocks and several began putting on gas masks. One female had a chemical pump sprayer and she was pumping it up. Additional EPD Patrol resources were called in.&#8221;
&#8220;An officer used a public address system to admonish the group of more than 75 people that they were committing disorderly conduct and were subject to arrest,&#8221; the release said. &#8220;This had no effect on the crowd and they advanced closer to officers.&#8221;
Some in the crowd threw smoke bombs and water bottles at the officers, the release said.
&#8220;EPD’s Crisis Negotiation Team eventually used their sound truck, which has an LRAD system on their truck, to provide louder volumes to the admonishments so those could be hear over the crowd noise,&#8221; the police said. &#8221; Those who remained in the roadway were subject to arrest. The crowd did not comply. After the first arrest, the crowd became extremely loud and verbally hostile toward the officers and tried to get through the line.&#8221;
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Kira Anne Elliott, 20, of Eugene, was arrested at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Antifa</a> black bloc attack in Eugene, Ore. She&#39;s a social justice coordinator at the private <a href="https://twitter.com/BrynMawrCollege?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrynMawrCollege</a> in PA. Officers were injured by the violent extremists. DHS had to provide emergency help to local police. <a href="https://t.co/OBeqcDHVSl">pic.twitter.com/OBeqcDHVSl</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1540853341609246723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The unrest prompted the department to call in additional resources, including Springfield Police Department and Department of Homeland Security.
&#8220;Police provided more admonishments and arrests were made, with people fighting with officers and not complying with lawful orders, leading to inert pepperballs (pepper balls with no chemical munitions) being deployed in a few cases at people’s feet and legs,&#8221; the release continued. &#8220;At that point the crowd size decreased.&#8221;

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In The Wake Of Roe v. Wade, Attacks On Churches, Pregnancy Centers Escalate

Attacks On Churches, Pregnancy Centers Escalate After Roe 

Western civilization faces its deepest crisis since the resurrection of Jesus Christ according to former U.S. Attorney General William Barr told a Christian conference in Chicago, Illinois, last weekend.
&#8220;That&#8217;s because our whole civilization is based on the Judeo-Christian tradition, and that tradition is under sustained attack by increasingly militant secular forces,&#8221; Barr said. Among such forces, Barr said, were the many so-called &#8220;progressives.&#8221;
Barr, who recently served as the country&#8217;s top attorney in the Trump Administration, attended the 2022 Issues, Etc. &#8220;Making the Case&#8221; Conference at Concordia University Chicago as a keynote speaker with six other doctors and reverends.
During his segment on Saturday, Barr told the audience about what he believed was a threat to the entire western world: the U.S. public school system — which seeks to control how children are raised while creating a hostile environment for traditional religion, The Federalist <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2022/06/27/barr-public-schools-are-now-so-hostile-to-christians-theyre-unconstitutional/">reported</a>.
The former attorney general has argued that for years, America&#8217;s unique self-government system cannot exist without traditional religion — an argument that <a href="https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-3102">closely aligns</a> with the words of the second U.S. President John Adams: &#8220;Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.&#8221;
In 2019, Barr delivered <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-william-p-barr-delivers-remarks-law-school-and-de-nicola-center-ethics">remarks</a> to the Law School and the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame about religious liberty in America and how modern secularism has attacked that freedom over the last 50 years.
During that speech, he said ground zero for such attacks on religious liberty occurs in the public school system by adopting a curriculum incompatible with traditional religious principles or mandating—in some states—LGBTQ+ lesson plans without parental consent of the child. Meanwhile, the state starves private schools from generally-available funds, he said.
Barr reiterated the largely controversial speech at the conference last weekend and called out the unconstitutional anti-religious rhetoric in American public schools. He said the government violates the Free Exercise Clause by establishing one religion over another. The clause prohibits the government from interfering with the religious obligations of citizens.
&#8220;What we&#8217;re living through is not a situation where religion is intruding into the government&#8217;s rightful arena—it&#8217;s exactly the opposite,&#8221; Barr said. &#8220;It&#8217;s that government and politics are usurping the role of religion.&#8221;
Barr said the progressive movement in the United States represents these ideas.
&#8220;It basically is an ersatz religion that gives them a sort of truncated version of the place filled by religion in people&#8217;s lives,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It also explains the bitterness in our politics today because once you adopt this view, then your political opponents aren&#8217;t just disagreeing with you, they&#8217;re evil.&#8221;
However, he thanked the current Supreme Court&#8217;s adherence to the original Constitution and believes it&#8217;s a moment in history to address the existential national crisis by ending the government monopoly over the education system that pushes transgender and anti-white racism ideologies, The Federalist reported.
Barr instead promoted full school choice that would allow parents access to public education dollars and spend it on the institutions that match their beliefs.
However, Barr warned American Christians that the idea could not cure the crisis alone. He said he could not see a way out and the way for Christian citizens to live in peace in this republic until the educational system is addressed.

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Former Attorney General William Barr Warns Western Civilization Facing Its Deepest Crisis Since Jesus Christ

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Whoopi Goldberg issued a stark warning on Monday to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, suggesting that his marriage to a white woman — Ginni Thomas — might be up for debate in the future because of the court&#8217;s recent ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization.
The <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/the-long-road-and-significance-of-overturning-roe/">ruling</a>, which was announced on Friday, overturned the previous landmark abortion rulings in both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey — and Goldberg joined her cohosts on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; to discuss the implications of that moving forward.
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The cohosts debated the ruling – which they argued was evidence that Justice Samuel Alito was leading an activist court to wield religion like a weapon against the people — and Goldberg rounded out the discussion by claiming that she was &#8220;pro-life.&#8221;
&#8220;I want to make things very clear. I’m very pro-life. I’ve never been anti-life,&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/dont-boo-her-whoopi-goldberg-scolds-the-view-audience-over-reaction-to-kellyanne-conway/">Goldberg</a> insisted. &#8220;I want people to have the lives they want, but I don’t want to force anybody — I don’t want anybody coming in my house, telling me how to raise my daughter, and what she needs — because they don’t know.&#8221;
&#8220;And I appreciate everybody’s religion, but I do not subscribe to your religion,&#8221; Goldberg continued as the audience applauded. &#8220;I don’t ask you to subscribe to mine, and you do not have the right based on your religious beliefs to tell me — because what’s next? As Clarence Thomas is signaling, they would like to get rid of contraception. Do you understand, sir? No, because you don’t have to use it.&#8221;
&#8220;Everything is on the menu now. Contraception is on the menu. Gay marriage is now possibly going to be overturned. Affirmative Action is no more,&#8221; cohost <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/proud-roman-catholic-sunny-hostin-thanks-the-view-for-teaching-her-she-was-wrong-to-tell-other-people-not-to-abort-their-babies/">Sunny Hostin</a> replied.
&#8220;He better hope — we were not in the Constitution either. We were not even people in the Constitution,&#8221; Goldberg kept at it.
&#8220;He is saying nothing is precedent anymore,&#8221; Hostin added.
&#8220;You better hope that they don’t come for you, Clarence, and say you should not be married to your wife who happens to be white,&#8221; Goldberg concluded. &#8220;Because they will move back, and you better hope that nobody says, you know, well, you’re not in the Constitution. You’re back to being a quarter of a person because that’s not going to work either.&#8221;

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Whoopi Goldberg Issues Warning To SCOTUS Justice: ‘You Better Hope That They Don’t Come For You, Clarence’

Whoopi Goldberg Issues Warning To Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) used vitriolic rhetoric as she demonized the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday over its decision to overrule the Roe v. Wade decision last week.
Pelosi&#8217;s remarks, which were in a <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/62722-0">letter</a> to other House Democrats, specifically targeted Justices Clarence Thomas and John Roberts.
&#8220;In his disturbing concurrence, Justice Clarence Thomas confirmed many of our deepest fears about where this decision may lead: taking aim at additional long-standing precedent and cherished privacy rights, from access to contraception and in-vitro fertilization to marriage equality,&#8221; Pelosi wrote. &#8220;It is still appalling to me that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court would agree that a Constitutional right does not exist if it was not spelled out explicitly and in public when the 14th Amendment was ratified over 150 years ago.&#8221;
&#8220;While this extremist Supreme Court works to punish and control the American people, Democrats must continue our fight to expand freedom in America,&#8221; Pelosi continued. &#8220;It is clear from how Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell stacked the Supreme Court that elections have ramifications. It is essential that we protect and expand our pro-choice Majorities in the House and Senate in November so that we can eliminate the filibuster so that we can restore women’s fundamental rights – and freedom for every American.&#8221;
Pelosi&#8217;s remarks come after a left-wing extremist showed up near the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh earlier this month with a gun and was charged with attempted murder.
“Some domestic violent extremists (DVEs) will likely exploit the recent US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade to intensify violence against a wide range of targets,” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/homeland-security-warns-of-potential-domestic-terror-attacks-for-weeks-due-to-roe-v-wade-ruling">said</a> in an intelligence report. “We expect violence could occur for weeks following the release, particularly as DVEs may be mobilized to respond to changes in state laws and ballot measures on abortion stemming from the decision. We base this assessment on an observed increase in violent incidents across the United States following the unauthorized disclosure in May of a draft majority opinion on the case.”
The report said that federal and state government officials, including judges, were the most at risk of being attacked.

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Democrat Nancy Pelosi Demonizes ‘Extremist Supreme Court’ As DHS Warns Of Terrorism Against Judges

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Criticizes ‘Extremist Supreme Court’ As DHS Warns Of Terrorism Against Judges

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After the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> overturned <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a> — the 1973 opinion which argued that the Constitution guarantees the right to an <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> — several businesses announced that they would bankroll employees’ travel to seek abortions in other states. In a news segment with <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/cnn">CNN</a>, the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/diversity">diversity</a> czar of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/yelp">Yelp</a> explained her company’s reasoning for a similar policy.
The online rating platform began offering workers and their dependents financial help for abortion-related travel in April, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/yelp-joins-apple-citigroup-other-companies-covering-travel-costs-for-abortions-11649789862?mod=article_inline">The Wall Street Journal</a>. In reaction to last week’s ruling, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman <a href="https://twitter.com/Yelp/status/1540400774345359361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">said</a> that business leaders must speak out “against the wave of abortion bans that will be triggered as a result of this decision” and called on lawmakers to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-right-to-an-abortion-is-sacred-democratic-lawmakers-renew-calls-to-codify-roe">codify Roe</a>.
Likewise, Yelp Chief Diversity Officer Miriam Warren told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/06/27/companies-yelp-abortion-access-benefits-economy-yurkevich-dnt-nr-vpx.cnn">CNN</a>, &#8220;For any employer that cares about issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, to stay silent on such an issue is really just not okay.”
CNN correspondent Vanessa Yurkevich asked Warren, “Do you think it’s both an asset for retention of employees, then also an asset for attracting new employees to the company?”
“I think it’s both,” she responded. “It has really been a wonderful recruiting tool in terms of prospective employees saying, ‘I want to work at a company that is out there and loud about what they believe in, and what they care about.’”
Even beyond the human rights implications of Yelp’s policy, an exclusive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-by-two-to-one-margin-investors-reject-woke-companies-pushing-political-causes">Daily Wire poll conducted by Echelon Insights</a> showed last month that most Americans want companies they invest in to refrain from pushing social agendas. While 29% of respondents agreed it is a “good thing” for companies to leverage their power for political ends supported by executives, 58% — twice as many — said it is a “bad thing.”
Nevertheless, many of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-the-woke-businesses-vowing-to-cover-travel-costs-for-employees-abortion-tourism">America’s leading corporations</a> denounced the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe — which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states">occurred</a> through the Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — and clarified their support of employees’ interstate travel to obtain abortions.
“Our company remains committed to removing barriers and providing comprehensive access to quality and affordable care for all of our employees, cast members and their families, including family planning and reproductive care, no matter where they live,” Disney executives Paul Richardson and Pascale Thomas said in a memo.
“We have processes in place so that an employee who may be unable to access care in one location has affordable coverage for receiving similar levels of care in another location,” the executives continued. “This travel benefit covers medical situations related to cancer treatments, transplants, rare disease treatment and family planning (including pregnancy-related decisions).”
“In response to today’s ruling, we are announcing that if a state one of our teammates lives in restricts access to abortion, DICK’S Sporting Goods will provide up to $4,000 in travel expense reimbursement to travel to the nearest location where that care is legally available,” DICK’S Sporting Goods CEO Lauren Hobart said. “This benefit will be provided to any teammate, spouse or dependent enrolled in our medical plan, along with one support person.”
The wave of businesses announcing they would reimburse for abortion-related travel expenses began in May after Politico <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-supreme-court-strikes-down-roe-v-wade-decision-in-draft-of-majority-opinion-report-says">published</a> Justice Samuel Alito’s draft Dobbs opinion. Companies such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/levis-will-reimburse-some-employees-for-abortion-related-travel-expenses">Levi Strauss</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/subsidizing-the-abortion-industry-amazon-to-fund-abortion-tourism-for-its-employees">Amazon</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/investment-bank-will-pay-travel-expenses-so-employees-can-get-abortions-more-easily">Citigroup</a> released such policies the days after the leak.

Miriam Warren, vice president and new markets of Yelp, speaks at Hotel Indigo in Wan Chai. 24SEP14

‘A Wonderful Recruiting Tool’: Yelp Diversity Czar Justifies Her Company Funding Abortion Tourism

Yelp Chief Diversity Officer Defends Company's Abortion Tourism Policy

Diversity

A woman protesting the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade stood outside the Supreme Court with her sad-looking children while she held a hand-made sign reading, “Don’t force this on anyone.” Holding the sign while her young children and husband stood with her engendered anger among many people on social media.
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A woman standing outside of SCOTUS with her two kids holding a sign that reads “DON’T FORCE THIS ON ANYONE.”
Big ole yikes. <a href="https://t.co/92UjN2tlVF">pic.twitter.com/92UjN2tlVF</a>
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That message may well have been inspired by a pro-abortion protester named Lindsey Bestebreurtje, who at 38 weeks pregnant, protested at the Supreme Court in early May after the draft opinion was leaked that revealed the Supreme Court might overturn Roe v. Wade. Bestebreurtje, who <a href="https://wamu.org/story/22/05/03/if-roe-goes-whats-next-for-abortion-access-in-our-region/">wore a t-shirt</a> emblazoned “How Dare You Force THIS On ANYONE!” said “she showed up because she wanted people to see that parents can be pro-abortion,” <a href="https://wamu.org/story/22/05/03/if-roe-goes-whats-next-for-abortion-access-in-our-region/">WAMU</a> reported.
“I am pro-abortion and I am pro any kind of family that people would like to create for themselves,” she added. “I am 38 weeks pregnant, so I am very familiar with the amount of physical, emotional, financial, mental, labor and difficulty that goes into having a baby.”
The photo of the mother with sad-looking children elicited some harsh criticism:
“The facial expressions on each of those children says it all. These pro-abortion parents don’t mind damaging their children…”
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The facial expressions on each of those children says it all. These pro-abortion parents don’t mind damaging their children… <a href="https://t.co/T7rNXxtpaj">https://t.co/T7rNXxtpaj</a>
&mdash; Obianuju Ekeocha (@obianuju) <a href="https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/1541397482558586885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Holy cow what soulless creeps. Those poor children. Having a family and being a parent is the greatest accomplishment of my life. Geez.”
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Holy cow what soulless creeps. Those poor children. Having a family and being a parent is the greatest accomplishment of my life. Geez <a href="https://t.co/NLWqxCowW6">https://t.co/NLWqxCowW6</a>
&mdash; Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) <a href="https://twitter.com/FiveTimesAugust/status/1541151311416229896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“What an incredibly odd, disturbing thing for a mother to do. Such beautiful kids. A shame they have to endure that madness.”
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What an incredibly odd, disturbing thing for a mother to do. Such beautiful kids. A shame they have to endure that madness. <a href="https://t.co/YwqWtWdjqM">https://t.co/YwqWtWdjqM</a>
&mdash; Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) <a href="https://twitter.com/JedediahBila/status/1541137429754691586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“What the hell is wrong with these people?”
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What the hell is wrong with these people? <a href="https://t.co/4O4oQcg2d2">https://t.co/4O4oQcg2d2</a>
&mdash; Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) <a href="https://twitter.com/KurtSchlichter/status/1541112186902179840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Hell is empty for all the devils are here.”
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Hell is empty for all the devils are here <a href="https://t.co/vGv963hYiJ">https://t.co/vGv963hYiJ</a>
&mdash; Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveDeaceShow/status/1541136792685973504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Stop using your children as political props challenge.”
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Stop using your children as political props challenge <a href="https://t.co/I4PzIYFEDX">https://t.co/I4PzIYFEDX</a>
&mdash; Kara Zupkus (@kara_kirsten) <a href="https://twitter.com/kara_kirsten/status/1541131521943388161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“These are very sad, disturbed people. They have been lied to their entire lives.”
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These are very sad, disturbed people. They have been lied to their entire lives. <a href="https://t.co/bKQkaA7sz6">https://t.co/bKQkaA7sz6</a>
&mdash; Nick Searcy, INSURRECTIONAL FILM &amp; TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) <a href="https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy/status/1541146641058643968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“This might be the most horrifying/sad display of the entire protest. Awful.”
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This might be the most horrifying/sad display of the entire protest. Awful. <a href="https://t.co/u7Wk2XpRbv">https://t.co/u7Wk2XpRbv</a>
&mdash; Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimRunsHisMouth/status/1541466558706454528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“The contrast between the messaging of the March for Life and these ghouls is truly something.”
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The contrast between the messaging of the March for Life and these ghouls is truly something. <a href="https://t.co/LDePfgNzzu">https://t.co/LDePfgNzzu</a>
&mdash; Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) <a href="https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/1541137411631362048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“A lot of therapy needed all around.”
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A lot of therapy needed all around. <a href="https://t.co/s8tqgS4MyA">https://t.co/s8tqgS4MyA</a>
&mdash; Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) <a href="https://twitter.com/bethanyshondark/status/1541042721510621184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Nothing demonstrates unconditional love for your children more than using them as props at a pro-abortion rally, making them stand next to a sign that says you wish they were never even born.”
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Nothing demonstrates unconditional love for your children more than using them as props at a pro-abortion rally, making them stand next to a sign that says you wish they were never even born. 🤦‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/hfE3OAQUeW">pic.twitter.com/hfE3OAQUeW</a>
&mdash; Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Joelmpetlin/status/1541065483352408064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Meanwhile the POS father goes along with this child abuse.”
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Meanwhile the POS father goes along with this child abuse.
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Protests Continue Across Country In Wake Of Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

Mom Protesting Roe Holds Shocking Sign While Her Young Children Look Sad. Social Media Clobbers Her.

WASHINGTON — More than fifty days have passed since the unprecedented leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion revealing that the justices would likely overturn Roe v. Wade. That monumental decision was announced on Friday. Yet the identity of the leaker remains unknown.
Chief Justice John Roberts directed the marshal of the court to launch an investigation into the leaker the day after the May 2 leak, stating that the move was intended to &#8220;undermine the integrity of our operations.&#8221;
&#8220;It will not succeed,&#8221; he added.
The Daily Wire has repeatedly pressed the court as to what stage its investigation is at, more than 50 days after the leak, and whether the leaker has been identified. A spokeswoman for the Supreme Court has not addressed these requests for comment.
“This leak was intended to intimidate the justices and threaten the whole institution of the Court,&#8221; Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley told The Daily Wire on Monday. &#8220;Now the Court is facing an all-out assault from the left with an assassination attempt on a sitting justice and elected Democrats declaring an entire branch of government ‘illegitimate.’&#8221;
&#8220;Thankfully, the leak did not change the outcome of this monumental case, but we need to get to the bottom of what happened and ensure it never does again,&#8221; he added.
The court may be waiting for the end of the term to divulge the leaker&#8217;s identity — if that identity has been uncovered. Or the leaker might opt to go public themselves, suggested Josh Blackman, a constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston.
<div id="attachment_401596" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-401596" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-401596 size-full" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/06/GettyImages-1405092322-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8211; JUNE 24: Pro-life activists react after the Supreme Court issued a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)</div>
Blackman believes the court has &#8220;no clue who leaked the document,&#8221; telling The Daily Wire that &#8220;the Supreme Court Marshal is not equipped to perform a full investigation, including cyber forensic work.&#8221;
&#8220;Her job focuses on maintaining security at the Supreme Court building,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;The FBI would be fully staffed to perform a competent investigation, but due to the separation of powers, Chief Justice Roberts does not want the executive branch getting involved. It would be problematic for people who work for Biden interrogating the Justices and the law clerks.&#8221;
The FBI did not immediately address to The Daily Wire whether it is involved in the Supreme Court&#8217;s investigation.
&#8220;I would hope that the Chief Justice is treating the investigation with great urgency given that the current clerks are nearly done with the term and he will soon lose whatever leverage he currently has,&#8221; Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino told The Daily Wire.
Severino suggested that &#8220;pressure to get to the bottom of the leak may wane&#8221; now that the court has issued its opinion on Dobbs.
&#8220;Unfortunately, a failure to identify and punish the culprit will only incentivize future leaks — serving to undermine the functioning of the Court and potentially endanger the justices,&#8221; she added.
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The unprecedented leak sent shockwaves throughout Washington, and the leaker&#8217;s identity has prompted heavy speculation, particularly in early May as pro-abortion anxieties over the impending overturn of Roe spiked and commentators attempted to uncover who was behind the leak.
The leak prompted attacks on Catholic churches and, <a href="https://catholicvote.org/pregnancy-center-attack-tracker/">according to a Catholic Vote tracker</a>, dozens of pro-life pregnancy centers and offices across the nation. Notably, one man traveled across the nation to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh&#8217;s home, where he ultimately turned himself in and told authorities that he intended to kill the justice.
The militant abortion group, Jane’s Revenge, has claimed responsibility for several of these attacks and, last week, allegedly issued a radical missive promising to continue violent attacks on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-pregnancy-centers-are-under-attack">pro-life clinics</a> and organizations.
“Whatever form your fury takes, the first step is feeling it,” the alleged missive said. “The next step is carrying that anger out into the world and expressing it physically. Consider this your call to action.”
The FBI has told The Daily Wire that while it would not comment on specific groups, the bureau is “investigating a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centers and faith-based organizations across the country.”

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American conservatives celebrated the news of the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in favor of a former Washington high school football coach praying on the field after games.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday in a 6-3 decision that Coach Joe Kennedy&#8217;s ability to privately pray on the 50-yard line falls under the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment.
&#8220;Here, a government entity sought to punish an individual for engaging in a brief, quiet, personal religious observance doubly protected by the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment. And the only meaningful justification the government offered for its reprisal rested on a mistaken view that it had a duty to ferret out and suppress,&#8221; Justice Neil Gorsuch <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/high-school-football-coach-scores-big-win-supreme-court-post-game-prayer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the Court&#8217;s opinion.
&#8220;Religious observances even as it allows comparable secular speech. The Constitution neither mandates nor tolerates that kind of discrimination,&#8221; he added.
Conservatives were quick to respond on social media as news of the decision spread.
&#8220;Today our First Amendment rights were protected and religious liberty prevailed!&#8221; Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) tweeted.
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Today our First Amendment rights were protected and religious liberty prevailed! 
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of football coach, Joe Kennedy, who lost his job due to a post-game prayer on the 50-yard line. This is another <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCOTUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SCOTUS</a> victory for freedom!
&mdash; Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByronDonalds/status/1541444688300965891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Former Vice President Mike Pence also joined in noting the win for religious liberty.
&#8220;Today, Religious Liberty Won! In a 6-3 decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Supreme Court upheld our first Freedom, the Freedom of Religion, in siding with Coach Kennedy!&#8221; Pence wrote.
&#8220;Grateful for Coach Kennedy’s courageous stand for Religious Freedom,&#8221; he added in another post.
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Today, Religious Liberty Won! In a 6-3 decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Supreme Court upheld our first Freedom, the Freedom of Religion, in siding with Coach Kennedy!
&mdash; Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1541436197913956354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJimBanks/status/1541437543140433921" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the ruling, &#8220;A huge win for religious liberty! I’m inspired by and grateful for Coach Kennedy’s determination to protect prayer for public school officials.&#8221;
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) posted a picture of himself praying with Kennedy alongside his supportive words.
&#8220;Huge day for our right as Americans to be able to live our faith freely. Thank you for standing up for our right to freely live our faith, Coach Kennedy &amp; for taking your case all the way to the highest court in the land,&#8221; Lankford wrote.
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Huge day for our right as Americans to be able to live our faith freely. Thank you for standing up for our right to freely live our faith, Coach Kennedy &amp; for taking your case all the way to the highest court in the land. <a href="https://t.co/y9nhI3asPO">pic.twitter.com/y9nhI3asPO</a>
&mdash; Sen. James Lankford (@SenatorLankford) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorLankford/status/1541445785790849025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke more broadly in response to both Kennedy&#8217;s victory and Friday&#8217;s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. 
&#8220;The Court rightfully held that a football coach praying alone in view of his players is not a violation of the Constitution, but rather protected religious and free speech activity under the First Amendment. This is a common-sense ruling,&#8221; he wrote.
&#8220;All those years of hard work fighting for conservative judges on the Supreme Court is paying off-big time!&#8221; Graham added.
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All those years of hard work fighting for conservative judges on the Supreme Court is paying off-big time!
&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1541447183899279360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) also joined in the many responses to the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling.
&#8220;Religious freedom is a bedrock principle enumerated within our Bill of Rights. The Supreme Court upheld this principle and our founding documents by coming down on the side of Coach Kennedy,&#8221; Wicker tweeted.
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Religious freedom is a bedrock principle enumerated within our Bill of Rights. The Supreme Court upheld this principle and our founding documents by coming down on the side of Coach Kennedy. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCOTUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="https://t.co/t6RtvyQ7mN">https://t.co/t6RtvyQ7mN</a>
&mdash; Senator Roger Wicker (@SenatorWicker) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorWicker/status/1541432004029317121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveDaines/status/1541430570344931329" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;Glad to see SCOTUS protect our religious freedom on and off the field.&#8221;
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) referred to the ruling as common sense.
&#8220;The Supreme Court confirmed what is common sense. A school can&#8217;t stop a football coach from having a private, post-game prayer,&#8221; he wrote.
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The Supreme Court confirmed what is common sense.
A school can&#39;t stop a football coach from having a private, post-game prayer. 
Today is a victory for the First Amendment and religious freedom!
&mdash; Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1541428787635752962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘Religious Liberty Prevailed!’: Conservatives Respond To Supreme Court Ruling In Favor Of Praying Football Coach

'Religious Liberty Prevailed!': Conservatives Respond To Supreme Court Ruling In Favor Of Praying Football Coach

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On Monday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-418_i425.pdf">Kennedy v. Bremerton School District</a> that a public high school football coach in the state of Washington had his First Amendment rights violated after he was placed on administrative leave by the school district and banned from participating in the football program for praying on the field after games in view of students.
&#8220;SCOTUS sides with a high school football coach in a First Amendment case about prayer at the 50-yard-line,&#8221; SCOTUS Blog tweeted Monday morning. &#8220;In a 6-3 ruling, SCOTUS says the public school district violated the coach&#8217;s free speech and free exercise rights when it barred him from praying on the field after games.&#8221; The case was ruled along ideological lines.
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SCOTUS sides with a high school football coach in a First Amendment case about prayer at the 50-yard-line. In a 6-3 ruling, SCOTUS says the public school district violated the coach&#39;s free speech and free exercise rights when it barred him from praying on the field after games.
&mdash; SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) <a href="https://twitter.com/SCOTUSblog/status/1541421786759413760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The majority opinion was authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch.
&#8220;Here, a government entity sought to punish an individual for engaging in a brief, quiet, personal religious observance doubly protected by the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment. And the only meaningful justification the government offered for its reprisal rested on a mistaken view that it had a duty to ferret out and suppress,&#8221; Gorsuch <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/high-school-football-coach-scores-big-win-supreme-court-post-game-prayer">wrote</a>. &#8220;Religious observances even as it allows comparable secular speech. The Constitution neither mandates nor tolerates that kind of discrimination.&#8221;
Joseph Kennedy, a Marine veteran, was an assistant football coach for the Bremerton High School (BHS) varsity team in 2008 when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-to-hear-case-about-football-coach-fired-over-praying">he started a tradition of kneeling</a> and praying after games. Some students later volunteered to join him. In 2015, a school administrator addressed the issue with the coach after an opposing team complained.  After an investigation, Kennedy was later placed on <a href="https://firstliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20200722_Kennedy_Excerpts-of-Record_ER317-18.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">administrative leave</a> and barred from “participating in any capacity in the BHS football program.”
&#8220;Kennedy’s private religious exercise did not come close to crossing any line one might imagine separating protected private expression from impermissible government coercion,&#8221; Gorsuch <a href="https://twitter.com/EdWhelanEPPC/status/1541422908798558210?s=20&amp;t=e6fOK9NexDXua1mdPiGj0Q">wrote</a> on Monday.
&#8220;Learning how to tolerate speech or prayer of all kinds is part of learning how to live in a pluralistic society, a trait of character essential to a tolerant citizenry,&#8221; the court added.
Non-profit conservative legal organization First Liberty Institute took up Kennedy’s case in 2016, and lost in both district court and at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court also denied the request, but four justices – Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh – issued a statement expressing serious concern about how the school district and the lower courts had understood the First Amendment rights of public school teachers.
The Supreme Court sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton, who again sided with the school district in 2020, as did the 9th Circuit in mid-2021. Attorneys with First Liberty and Kirkland &amp; Ellis <a href="https://firstliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/FINAL-Kennedy-Cert-Petition_Redacted.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener follow noreferrer" data-wpel-link="internal" data-feathr-click-track="true">refiled</a> the case at the U.S. Supreme Court in September 2021 and the high court agreed in January to hear it.
In reaction to his victory Monday, Kennedy <a href="https://firstliberty.org/donation/fye-2022-kennedy-victory-popup/">said</a> in a press release, &#8220;This is just so awesome.  All I’ve ever wanted was to be back on the field with my guys.&#8221;
&#8220;I am incredibly grateful to the Supreme Court, my fantastic legal team, and everyone who has supported us,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I thank God for answering our prayers and sustaining my family through this long battle.&#8221;
&#8220;This is a tremendous victory for Coach Kennedy and religious liberty for all Americans,&#8221; Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel for First Liberty <a href="https://firstliberty.org/donation/fye-2022-kennedy-victory-popup/">added</a>.
&#8220;Our Constitution protects the right of every American to engage in private religious expression, including praying in public, without fear of getting fired,&#8221; Shackleton remarked. &#8220;We are grateful that the Supreme Court recognized what the Constitution and law have always said – Americans are free to live out their faith in public.&#8221;
This is a developing story; please check back for updates.
Dillon Burroughs contributed to this report.

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Supreme Court Affirms Religious Liberty, Rules In Favor Of Public High School Football Coach Punished For Praying After Games

Supreme Court Affirms Religious Liberty, Rules In Favor Of Public High School Football Coach In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District 

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