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Michigan district defends teaching elementary kids grammar lesson on 'tree,' 'ze' pronouns

A Michigan elementary school district is doubling down ona lesson for students about using novel gender pronouns, including the phrase “tree,” with the superintendent saying it promoted “inclusivity.” Schavey Road Elementary School, in DeWitt, Mich., sent out a letter on April 11 informing parents of the school’s plans to “help students share and explore pronouns” in a lesson using the …

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Joe Biden left off TIME '100 Most Influential' list for first time in presidency

President Biden didn’t make TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list for 2024 after receiving the annual honor for the past three years of his presidency. Former President Trump did not make the list either this election year. Both presidential candidates previously appeared on the 2020 edition of the annual list, however. Vice President Kamala Harris was similarly absent from …

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Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended from college amid anti-Israel activism

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter was suspended from Barnard College amid anti-Israel activism, she said in a post on X. Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Omar, said Thursday that she has been suspended from Barnard College for her involvement in anti-Israel protests on Columbia University’s campus. “I’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest Columbia [Student for Justice in Palestine], …

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California lawmakers advance bill creating genealogy office to determine reparations eligibility

California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would create a genealogy office to determine who is eligible for reparations handouts. The bill, SB 1403, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee last week in a 8-1 vote, The California Globe reported. If it becomes law, it would establish the California American Freedmen Affairs Agency, which would carry out recommendations from the state’s …

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Kids' gender clinic whistleblower tells Dr. Phil regretful patients begged to 'have body parts put back on'

A children’s gender clinic whistleblower on Thursday claimed to Dr. Phil that she saw regretful patients ask to have their removed body parts restored after operations. Jamie Reed, who worked at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, penned a lengthy tell-all exposé last year in which she called gender clinics for kids “morally and medically appalling.” …

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Ilhan Omar questions college president about 'Wet Farts' attack on anti-Israel Columbia students

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., sounded the alarm about what she called an “attack” with a “toxic chemical substance” at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University during a congressional hearing Wednesday. However, according to court documents, the substance was a non-toxic flatulence spray. Omar questioned Columbia’s president, Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, about a January incident that involved anti-Israel activists while they …

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Antisemitism watchdog accuses Washington Post of 'smear' piece, sympathizing with anti-Israel figures

A nonprofit dedicated to combating antisemitism on Wednesday rebuked a Washington Post story that claimed the group had “upended” the lives of anti-Israel figures. Calling the story both “disturbing and ironic,” StopAntisemitism executive director Liora Rez suggested that The Washington Post often voices support for those who expose rhetoric critical of marginalized groups but has now become sympathetic to Hamas …

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New book has detransitioners decrying 'gender-affirming care' as they return to faith, family and foundations

As the Bible’s decree, “God made them male and female,” has become lost, even antagonistic, in a culture in which being transgender is celebrated today, the author of a new book believes the stories of young people who have detransitioned very much need to be told. Jennifer Lahl is founder and former president of The Center for Bioethics and Culture, …

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School district responds to rumors of kids identifying as 'furries' after student protest

Utah’s Nebo School District is pushing back on allegations from students about “furries” – people who identify as animals – in their middle school, with some rumors of animal-like “licking” and “biting.” About 75 parents and students at Mt. Nebo Middle School protested “furries” Wednesday, chanting during a walkout, “We the people, not the animals,” “Compelled speech is not free …

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NPR under fire after it suspends editor detesting newsroom partisanship: 'Hard left propaganda machine'

NPR is under fire again, this time for punishing the veteran editor who took his concerns public about the liberal takeover of its newsroom. The organization’s in-house media correspondent David Folkenflik reported Tuesday that Uri Berliner, NPR’s senior business editor who wrote the bombshell essay about his employer’s bias, was placed on a five-day suspension without pay that began Friday. …

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