Rukshan Fernando picked up these clips from the World Economic Forum‚ and they are deeply concerning. If Adolf were a woman‚ he’d sound like Ursula von der Leyen. The president of the EU Commission‚ Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen spoke at the World Economic Forum annual meeting about regulating speech online. The number one “concern […] The post WEF Focuses on Censoring Online Speech &; Rebuilding Trust appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

MSNBC will generally not air remarks or speeches by former President Donald Trump‚ the leading Republican presidential candidate‚ as they happen‚ network anchor Rachel Maddow said Monday night. Trump won the Iowa caucuses‚ the first contest of the GOP presidential primary‚ on Monday with more than 50% of the vote. He beat his next closest competitor‚ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‚ by a roughly 30-point margin. As Trump delivered his victory speech in Iowa‚ Maddow told viewers of the left-of-center network that it would not air Trump’s remarks live over concerns of broadcasting “untrue things.” “At this point in the evening‚ the projected winner of the Iowa caucuses has just started giving his victory speech. We will keep an eye on that as it happens. We will let you know if there’s any news made in that speech‚ if there’s anything noteworthy‚ something substantive and important‚” Maddow said. “Of course‚ there is a reason we and other news organizations have generally stopped giving an unfiltered‚ live platform to remarks by former President Trump. And it is not out of spite. It is not a decision that we relish. It is a decision that we regularly revisit.” “Honestly‚ it is not an easy decision‚ but there is a cost to us as a news organization knowingly broadcasting untrue things‚” Maddow continued. “That is a fundamental truth of our business and who we are. And so his remarks tonight will not air here live. We’ll monitor them and let you know of any news that he makes.” MSNBC host @maddow says NBC and other mainstream news networks have decided not to show Trump’s victory speech. CNN had him on briefly but then cut away and replaced him with @jaketapper who says “caucus goers believe the lie.” pic.twitter.com/dnUHEB1wqH — Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) January 16‚ 2024   Networks and news organizations have routinely refused to air live remarks by Trump in recent years. Outlets such as CNN and NPR have joined MSNBC over fears of spreading misinformation. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Trump has led Republican primary polls in the months leading up to the Iowa contest and is favored to become the eventual GOP nominee to challenge President Joe Biden for the White House in November. MSNBC’s decision to continue its filtered coverage against Trump raises questions about media fairness and objectivity in political coverage. Networks were accused of interfering in the Iowa caucus Monday night over the decision to call the race early‚ as well. Multiple outlets – including Fox News‚ the Associated Press‚ CNN‚ and others – called the race for Trump with about 1% of results in. Voting had not started in many areas of the state when notifications were sent out declaring a winner.

Hulk Hogan assisted a teenaged driver who had been involved in a car crash in front of him over the weekend‚ according to a TMZ report.  The former professional wrestler aided the motorist who got into an accident while driving on the freeway in Clearwater‚ Florida. Hogan’s wife‚ Sky Daily‚ initially posted about the incident.  “Last night‚ after we left dinner in Tampa‚ we saw a car flip in front of us! I truly admire my husband @hulkhogan and our good buddy @jakerask for springing into action‚ puncturing the girls airbag‚ and getting her quickly out of the car. By all appearances‚ she was unscathed‚ just really rattled‚ which is an absolute miracle!” she wrote on social media‚ per Daily Mail. A car swerved across several lanes to get to an exit‚ and in the process clipped another car‚ causing that vehicle to flip over‚ according to the outlet. Hogan‚ Daily‚ and Hogan’s friend Jake‚ who is reportedly a Marine‚ pulled over immediately to assist. Hogan posted about the incident as well. “The crazy part about the teenager that flipped her car was that without a knife to puncture the airbags to get her out ‚a Indian Rocks Christian ballpoint pen came in really handy to pot the bags‚thank you God‚all is well even now‚Amen HH‚” he shared on X Tuesday evening. The 70-year-old celebrity made headlines recently after going public with his conversion to Christianity. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life‚” Hogan posted to his social media accounts in December. “No worries‚ no hate‚ no judgment… only love!” Daily also shared videos of Hogan’s baptism at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo‚ Florida‚ as The Daily Wire previously reported.  The former wrestling star had previously told fans about his Christmas faith. “I accepted Christ as my savior at 14yrs old‚ and the training‚ prayers and vitamins kept me in the game but now that I am one with God‚ the main event theme of surrender‚ service and love makes me the Real Main Event that can slam any giant of any size through the power of my Lord and Savior and so it is‚ even now brother‚ AMEN!” he said earlier in 2023.

Last night we witnessed something pretty weird and unique at the Iowa caucuses. For the first time in American political history a presidential candidate from the out-of-power party won the caucus without ever participating in the debates or even actively campaigning in the state. Pro-Trump people will hail it as a triumph‚ and the never-Trumpers as an abomination. But when it comes to Donald Trump and his long strange trip into‚ and then out of‚ and then perhaps back into the White House‚ what do the results say about the state of our country? Perhaps the most interesting thing about Trump’s candidacy so far is that the more his enemies (in both parties) try to take him down‚ the more popular he becomes. Indeed‚ no modern president has had so many forces arrayed against him. From rogue DA’s who openly ran for office with promises to prosecute Trump‚ to a hostile Congress and their sham impeachments‚ to the courts in progressive states kicking him off their ballots‚ to the media’s one-sided reportage‚ to Big Tech’s outright censorship‚ all the way to opposition from the wealthy donor class‚ Trump has had to battle wave upon wave of attacks and legal charges‚ frivolous and otherwise‚ all with one goal in mind — to prevent him from sitting behind the Resolute Desk ever again. And it appears they will continue to do whatever it takes to knock him out of the running.  Those who oppose him are so entrenched in their manic disdain for this one man that‚ as Sam Harris has shown‚ they will rationalize ripping to shreds the credibility of our most important institutions in their jihad against the Teflon Donald. They would‚ to borrow an old phrase‚ “destroy the village to save it.”  In fact‚ so aggressive has their prosecutorial zeal towards this one man been that attempts to decapitate the Trump candidacy are being called “Lawfare.” And my hunch is that a lot of Americans don’t like it. I’m not even a Trump man (I prefer DeSantis myself having seen what he’s done for Florida) and yet I have found myself repeatedly in print defending the besieged Donald from what I perceive as far greater threats to the country and “our sacred democracy” than who becomes the head at the end of one neck of the federal hydra. Americans are not always the quickest to realize what are bad policies and dangerous ideas. Nevertheless‚ we do catch on if they persist. And the overwhelming vote for Trump last night could very well be read as a repudiation of the machinations of political insiders and powerful interests weaponizing the law to take this man out in a way that would have made Lavrentiy Beria nod with satisfaction. I wonder‚ is it just the instinctual revulsion to seeing the courtroom being wielded like a club by those who see themselves not just above the law but outside it that is at the heart of Trump’s win? Perhaps. But then again‚ for many others‚ it could be the complete breakdown of trust in every major institution in the country. Once important pillars of the Republic — a free and impartial press‚ enlightened education‚ equal and open exchange of ideas‚ corporate responsibility‚ a thriving middle class‚ a political leadership that caters to the needs and hears the concerns of its constituents‚ wise foreign policy‚ the legitimacy of the electoral process‚ and now even the law itself— have been‚ in the eyes of millions‚ hopelessly corrupted by people with the ruthless drive to wield the power these combined institutions can bring to bear on the average citizen. This feeling has only been solidified by the clear leveling of all the barrels of government power aimed at this one man just to ruin him. And given his willingness to withstand (perhaps even relish) the slings and arrows of his many enemies inside and outside the D.C. Beltway‚ Trump has taken on the moniker of martyr. His supporters see in him their own William Wallace or Thomas Becket. (At least the film versions). When Trump says “It’s not me they’re after‚ but you‚” this has real meaning for many who feel very much like they no longer have any say in their nation’s direction. One must think that more than a few of the 51% of those who braved the cold to cast ballots for Trump see him as their last hope to save the Republic from those detached insiders leading the country to destruction while pulling the strings of a mentally enfeebled president in name only. It has often been said that Trump did not cause the divisions in our country so much as arise out of them — his opponents might say exploited them. However one wishes to view Trump’s victory in Iowa‚ it should be made clear that in this one state at least‚ voters took the measure of the man and weighed him against the charges hanging over his head and found the latter wanting. So many people I know on the Left are shaking their heads. “How is it that a man indicted on 91 felony charges could get any votes for dog catcher let alone the highest office in the land?” they ask in dismay. The answer is simple. The caucus participants considered who brought the charges and why and‚ as telling‚ who’s been spared prosecution due to party affiliation‚ despite their own demonstrable crimes. Iowans saw through the charade. As the great litigator Vincent LaGuardia Gambini once told a jury‚ they simply concluded that “everything dat guy just said is bulls***.” Trump’s victory is both encouraging and concerning. It is encouraging in that it should tell those willing to use the law like a tinhorn generalissimo to silence opposition that it will not happen on Iowans’ watch at least. But the fact that such a message even needed to be sent shows in what a perilous position we find ourselves. More so than I think people understand. As mentioned above‚ if the citizenry no longer trusts the institutions‚ then a government built around democratic principles will collapse. It has to. If one doesn’t believe the law is equally applied‚ that it is nothing more than one of many political arrows in the quiver to let fly whenever an upstart gets too close to tipping the establishment apple cart‚ then why obey the law at all? Thus we see the true dangers of what is often called Trump Derangement Syndrome. When people are either so self-righteous‚ or‚ more likely‚ so cynical that they are willing to scrap the institutions and processes that keep us from falling into the abyss of totalitarianism to destroy one man‚ they become the very ‘fascists’ they are too busy accusing others of supporting to see it in themselves. Or‚ worse‚ they don’t care as power is the aim‚ not a representative republic or‚ as the preamble to the Constitution reminds us‚ to “promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty”. Representative‚ democratically structured governments are a relative newcomer to the political universe. At our founding‚ we were a lone‚ bright star in a firmament of monarchs‚ tsars‚ emperors‚ and despots. Our revolution and the republic it ushered in was the exception‚ not the rule‚ to governance throughout all recorded history. A mere 248 years against over some 5‚400. And as we have learned through many hard and bloody lessons in failed nation-building disasters since the great democracies put down fascism and then held back communism‚ it may not even be the natural state of humankind. The authors of the Constitution knew a dark truth: ambitious men left unchecked will chase power‚ and all the brutality and corruption that goes with it. That we have thrived in our brief moment in the sun is a testament not to us as a people‚ for we are no different than any others when it comes to human nature‚ but rather the strength and legitimacy of the institutions our Framers bestowed upon us. Without them we are just another oligarchy in the making. Love him‚ hate him‚ or‚ if you’re like me‚ take the good with the bad and judge him in a line-item fashion‚ there is no denying that Trump’s victory in Iowa was a pivotal event in American politics. Whether it is for the good or the bad‚ only time will tell. Benjamin Franklin’s famous warning to a woman who inquired after the Constitutional Convention ended as to what form of government they’d created for the new country rings in my ears louder today than it has in a long time. “We have given you a Republic — If you can keep it.”  Last night Iowans tried to keep it. For a little while longer anyway. * * * Brad Schaeffer is a commodities trader‚ author‚ columnist‚ and musician whose eclectic body of writing can be found in the Wall Street Journal‚ New York Post‚ New York Daily News‚ Daily Wire‚ National Review‚ The Hill‚ The Federalist‚ Zerohedge‚ and others. His latest book LIFE IN THE PITS: My Time As A Trader On The Rough-And-Tumble Exchange Floors is available on Amazon and soon Audible.  The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper cut into former President Donald Trump’s victory speech — following Monday evening’s Iowa caucuses‚ which Trump won decisively — to complain about what he said was “anti-immigrant rhetoric.” Trump‚ who finished the night with 51% of the vote — followed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) with 21% and former Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC) with 19% — gave a speech from Des Moines‚ during which he addressed the illegal immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. WATCH: CNN's Jake Tapper cuts away from former President Trump's Iowa victory speech immediately after he started talking about President Biden's border crisis."Here he is‚ right now‚ under my voice. You can hear him repeating his anti-immigrant rhetoric‚" he decried. pic.twitter.com/1FRLfyj62H — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 16‚ 2024 “We’re going to seal up the border‚” Trump said to applause. “Because right now we have an invasion. An invasion of millions and millions of people that are coming into our country. I can’t imagine why they think that’s a good thing …” Tapper broke in then‚ speaking over the live feed from Des Moines‚ saying‚ “Donald Trump declaring victory with a historically strong showing in the Iowa Caucuses if these numbers hold — the biggest victory for a non-incumbent president in the modern era for this contest.” “A relatively subdued speech as these things go so far‚ although here he is right now‚ under my voice‚ you hear him repeating his anti-immigrant rhetoric‚” Tapper continued. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Much of Trump’s focus on the campaign trail has been aimed at the ongoing border crisis‚ which he says has only been exacerbated by President Joe Biden and his administration’s policies — an assertion that appears to have been borne out over and over again by month after month of record high border crossings. According to the most recent data‚ more than 300‚000 illegal immigrant encounters were recorded at the border in the month of December alone — the highest one-month total on record — and thousands more migrants were believed to have crossed without being spotted. Despite attempts from Democrats and media to assert otherwise — claiming that he is anti-immigrant across the board — former President Trump has been clear that his criticism is directed at the porous southern border and those who cross it illegally rather than at those who choose to come to the United States through legal channels.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding nearly $700‚000 taxpayer dollars to back pregnancy prevention programs for young girls who identify as boys‚ warning that “heteronormative” sexual education is inadequate. The $698‚736 grant‚ which began in September 2023 and will continue until June 2027‚ according to government disclosures‚ will be allocated to the Center for Innovative Public Health Research‚ a non-profit that seeks to create “an inclusive teen pregnancy program for transgender boys.” “Youth who are assigned female at birth … are at risk for negative sexual health outcomes yet are effectively excluded from sexual health programs because gender-diverse youth do not experience the cisgender‚ heteronormative teen sexual education messaging available to them as salient or applicable‚” the award description claims. “Data suggest that AFAB [assigned female at birth] trans-identified youth may be less likely to use condoms when having sex with people who have penises and are at least as likely as cisgender girls to be pregnant‚” it goes on to say before adding that the “health inequity must be addressed.” The Center for Innovative Public Health Research aims to provide sex education via a program called “Girl2Girl‚” which the organization describes as “a text messaging based-sexual health program designed for cisgender sexual minority girls 14-18 years of age.” The center will then “test the resulting adaptation” in a national cohort of “700 trans-identified AFAB youth 14-18 years of age‚” measuring their use of contraception and testing for sexually transmitted diseases‚ as well as pregnancy rates. The funding from the HHS specifically comes from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Nursing Research. The National Institute of Nursing Research was given authority to spend a total of $57 million taxpayer dollars in fiscal year 2024. The Center for Innovative Public Health Research is slated to receive another $1.4 million taxpayer dollars from HHS to develop a “population-based HIV prevention program for trans girls‚” specifying that the program will “address the lack of gender inclusive HIV prevention programming.” “Messaging will be gender affirming” and will “reduce internalized transphobia‚” the award description adds. But the award for nearly $700‚000 taxpayer dollars is not the only action that the HHS has taken to push transgenderism. The Daily Wire previously revealed that the National Institutes of Health (NIH)‚ a subagency of the HHS‚ funded a study on the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone treatment to the tune of $3 million despite transgender children’s hospitals admitting that the practice could result in permanent sterilization. Got a tip worth investigating? Your information could be the missing piece to an important story. Submit your tip today.

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said on Tuesday that he was dropping out of the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.  Hutchinson’s announcement came after a poor performance on Monday at the Iowa caucuses‚ where he picked up less than half a percent of the vote. Former President Donald Trump dominated‚ winning 51% of the votes and all but one of Iowa’s 99 counties.  “I congratulate Donald J. Trump for his win last night in Iowa and to the other candidates who competed and garnered delegate support‚” Hutchinson said. “Today‚ I am suspending my campaign for President and driving back to Arkansas. My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front runner did not sell in Iowa.” Hutchinson became the second candidate to drop out after the caucus‚ following tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. His campaign failed to garner much support‚ and he did not qualify for any debates after the first. He was far behind the other trailing Republican candidates‚ including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (21.2%)‚ former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (19.1%)‚ and Ramaswamy (7.7%).   “I stand by the campaign I ran. I answered every question‚ sounded the warning to the GOP about the risks in 2024 and presented hope for our country’s future‚” Hutchinson said.  The former governor was a frequent critic of Trump and launched his campaign by calling on Trump to drop out. Before announcing his run last year‚ Hutchinson promised “to do everything” to ensure that Trump did not get the Republican nomination. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP “I mean‚ first of all‚ the office is more important than any individual person‚” Hutchinson said in April during his announcement. “And so for the sake of the office of the presidency‚ I do think that’s too much of a sideshow and distraction and he needs to be able to concentrate on his due process and there is a presumption of innocence.” Hutchinson also faced criticism on the campaign trail over his past veto of a bill banning transgender procedures for minors during his time as governor. He said he opposed the bill because of parental rights and limited government.   

MSNBC host Joy Reid summarily declared that “white Christians” were to blame after multiple media outlets projected a decisive victory for former President Donald Trump in Monday evening’s Iowa caucuses. Reid pointed out the fact that 61% of Iowans are white Christians — compared to 41% of all Americans — and then claimed that they primarily supported Trump because they believed God had given the United States to them and Trump would help them to get it back. WATCH: Joy Reid of MSNBC is complaining because there are too many white Christians in Iowa pic.twitter.com/yLqFdZeZzU — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 16‚ 2024 Reid explained that before the caucuses‚ she had sought the advice of one Robert “Robbie” Jones — who is the president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and author of “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy.” “‘[White Christians] see themselves as the rightful inheritors of this country‚ and Trump has promised to give it back to them‚'” Reid quoted Jones as saying. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP “All the things that we think about‚ about electability‚ about what are people gaming out‚ but none of that matters when you believe that God has given you this country‚ that it is yours‚ and that everyone who is not a white‚ conservative Christian is a fraudulent American‚ is a less real American‚” Reid extrapolated on Jones’ comments. “Then you don’t care about electability. You care about what God has given you.” The remainder of Reid’s analysis continued in that same vein — she claimed that racism in the Republican Party was the reason for former Governor Nikki Haley’s (R-SC) third-place finish behind Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). “It’s the elephant in the room. She’s still a brown lady that’s got to try to win in a party that is deeply anti-immigrant‚ and which accepts the notion you can say immigrants are poisoning the blood of our country‚” Reid said. “She’s getting birthered by Donald Trump‚ and I don’t care how much the donor class likes her — which will ramp up a lot the better she does in New Hampshire — it’s still a challenge.”

When you bring home a newborn baby‚ it is important to integrate them slowly into your home. Whether your new baby will have human siblings‚ fur siblings‚ or a combination‚ it is important to introduce them properly and safely. When this family added a new daughter‚ their firstborn son wasn’t keen on having a sister at the gender reveal. He backed away slowly and said‚ “Oh no!” By the time the baby was born‚ he had a complete change of attitude and couldn’t wait to hold “his” baby. The fur family in our clip includes two dogs and two cats that we can see. The newborn is nestled safely in its crib. The critters are let into the nursery to see the new baby. The sleeping baby does not know the wonders they will experience with these fur siblings! Image from TikTok. You can see the two German shepherds and one cat looking in from the side of the crib. The second cat is peering in through the end. If these animals could talk‚ you can almost imagine the conversation. “What is it?” “I don’t know‚ but it smells funny.” “When can we play with it?” @taylorpatten_ When your parents bring home a human #dog #cat #baby #newborn #fyp ♬ take a moment to breathe. – normal the kid Introducing animals to a new baby can be tricky. Because you know your pets‚ it is best to develop a plan and make slow‚ supervised introductions. You’ll want to keep an eye on your furbabies to judge their reactions. Most animals instinctively understand that human babies need special care. When a family took in a stray cat‚ they had no idea how the cat would react to their new baby. After taking care of the cat’s medical issues‚ the family began permitting contact with the baby. They discovered that the cat had a special affinity for their new daughter. Now‚ the two are inseparable. In a different introduction story‚ two golden retriever brothers meet their new human sister. Both are very well-behaved gentlemen. When one offers the baby his toy donut‚ it makes you lean back and say‚ “Awww.” Image from YouTube. Introductions don’t just include furbabies. Some siblings have feathers. When cockatoo owners introduced their new baby to their bird‚ Buttons was a bit too excited. They backed up to calm him and made a successful attempt later. When asked if they should keep the baby‚ the bird responded with a happy chirp and a vigorous head bob. These stories of happy sibling introductions serve as a guide for parents with a new baby. Make slow‚ intentional introductions‚ monitoring your pet until you are sure they understand. Most pets will welcome and nurture a new human once they understand it is family. We hope you enjoyed this journey. Please share it with friends. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Hilarious Clip Shows What Happens “When Your Parents Bring Home A New Human.” appeared first on InspireMore.

There’s a trend going around the Internet where you ask people to answer questions‚ roasting a friend‚ family member‚ or coworker. Folks in this office answered questions about their most mischievous coworker‚ and there’s one staff member whose misbehavior is worse than the rest: Merlin. The staff answered a few different questions to identify who the naughtiest coworker was‚ and 100% of the answers were Merlin. It’s not looking good for him! The look on the face at the end byu/its_luckyluke inMadeMeSmile From being the loudest in the office to being the coworker most likely to make a mess‚ Merlin’s misbehavior made him seem like a pretty challenging colleague. However‚ there’s a big reveal at the end of the clip that explains why Merlin hasn’t been fired yet… This image is from Reddit. Merlin is the most adorable dog on the face of the planet. This coworker’s misbehavior is totally understandable. How could you scold that precious face? Merlin’s fans can’t believe the way his coworkers put him on blast. “He looks bewildered. He can’t believe it. He’s like‚ ‘How dare they speak about me like that‚ they’re so two-faced.'” commented one viewer. Clearly‚ Merlin deserves a treat for putting up with all this gossip. In fact‚ he might even deserve some vacation time. The featured image for this post is from Reddit. The post Employees Rat Out Coworker’s Misbehavior‚ But It’s Not Who You Think! appeared first on InspireMore.