Gov. Kathy Hochul is ready with her housing plan for an overcrowded city in need of living space. Unfortunately‚ Hochul has caved to the extremely far left on key parts of the Good Cause Eviction Bill. The plan includes building new housing and refurbishing the old. Some of the housing will be high-density housing. Those []The post Gov. Hochul Presents a NYC Housing Bill from Hell appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

An hour late for his joint presser on Wednesday‚ he made a fool of the nation in the Rose Garden with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. Our president thinks hes in the 20th century. He is close. A hundred years off for Joe Biden isnt bad. BIDEN: Elect me. Im in the 20th Century. pic.twitter.com/I0vr7KiYUB []The post Clown World Presser with 20th Century Joe appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Britains National Health Service (NHS) will review all transgender medical treatment in the wake of a highly-anticipated review that found such treatment is built on weak evidence.The landmark final report released Tuesday by pediatrician Dr. Hilary Cass is the result of a major independent review on children and gender identity commissioned by the NHS in 2020. Cass is a former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.The reality is that we have no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress‚ Cass stated in her report.The evidence we do have for gender medicine is built on shaky foundations‚ she wrote in an accompanying editorial published in a medical journal.Puberty blockers should no longer be prescribed to children except in the context of research due to these powerful drugs effects on brain development and bone health‚ the report says.Cross-sex hormones estrogen and testosterone should be prescribed to trans-identifying 16 and 17-year-olds only with an extremely cautious approach‚ and there should be a clear clinical rationale for not waiting until the teen is 18‚ the report says.Waiting would preserve fertility and manage any other conditions. The report also warns that children who are referred to gender services present with high rates of abuse and neglect including sexual abuse and parental substance abuse.Cass cautioned that she has also spoken to detransitioners who deeply regret their earlier transitions.The report also demanded an end to thetoxicity of the debate‚ which it called exceptional.There are few other areas of healthcare where professionals are so afraid to openly discuss their views‚ where people are vilified on social media‚ and where name-calling echoes the worst bullying behaviour. This must stop‚ Cass wrote.The NHS released a statement on the Cass review a day after its publication‚ detailing the actions it will take in response.The NHS said it will review all transgender treatment it provides‚ including to adults‚ and all new treatment for 16 and 17-year-olds will be paused immediately.In view of your advice about the need for caution in the initiation of medical interventions for young people under 18 years of age‚ our letter instructs the adult gender clinics to implement a pause on offering first appointments to young people below their 18th birthday‚ the NHS said in its response.The NHS is taking other measures as well‚ including establishing at least two new childrens gender services locations and working on clinical guidance explaining that puberty blockers are no longer routinely available.Last week‚ the Tavistock clinic‚ Englands only youth gender identity clinic‚ officially closed its doors after being dogged by controversy for years.The clinic‚ the biggest in the world‚ referred thousands of children for puberty blockers. In its last years‚ Tavistock began to see an increasing flood of young girls with gender-related distress asking for drugs despite having other mental issues like depression‚ anxiety‚ eating disorders‚ and histories of abuse.In the U.S.‚ at least 23 states have already moved to ban medical transgender services for children.

Theres a lot we can say about our political leaders. Are they corrupt? Yes. Are they power hungry? Yes. Are they a bunch of evil‚ soulless goblins? Yes. But what may be most significant the trait that may have the most bearing on the future of our country is that they are‚ by and large‚ extremely stupid.There is little doubt that we are‚ right now‚ led by the dumbest collection of muddle-headed morons that has ever been assembled in our nations capital or any nations capital. It is difficult to overstate just how monstrously stupid these people are.If you doubt that‚ then please consider this video of Democrat Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.Before we get to the video‚ you should understand a few things about Sheila Jackson Lee. First‚ she is a former member of the Science Committee. Second‚ she is also a former member of the Space and Aeronautics Committee. The third is that she is‚ once again‚ a sitting member of congress. In that position‚ she gave an address on Monday to students from Booker T. Washington High School in Houston‚ Texas. This address happened on the occasion of the eclipse. In fact and this is not the really stupid part‚ though it is a stupid part she claims that she‚ as she put it on Twitter‚ created the opportunity for the students to see the eclipse. Lee tweeted:Today‚ I created the opportunity to see a unique science and solar experience for the students at Booker T. Washington High School. As a former member of the Science Committee and former Ranking Member of the Space and Aeronautics Committee‚ this was an irreplaceable moment in history. There should be more opportunities to introduce science to our diverse and vulnerable communities! So many students came out to see history for themselves! Many remarked this is the first time Ive ever seen this as they made their way to the field. Despite over 90% of Booker Ts students being economically disadvantaged‚ it has managed to build an enthusiastic environment where students are excited to explore the wonders of space and exploration. The hallmark of this excitement is anchored in opportunity.Now theres enough in these few sentences alone to assess that Sheila Jackson Lee has approximately the IQ of a toothpick.For one thing‚ shes somehow taking credit for the eclipse. She seems to suggest that these young people would not have been able to look up at the sky and view this celestial event if not for her intervention. By gathering with the kids and pointing at the sky and saying‚ Hey check it out‚ she is‚ apparently‚ creating the opportunity to look at the sky. Without her‚ they never would have thought to look at the sky‚ or known how to look at it.Second‚ she seems to chide us for not giving more opportunities to diverse and vulnerable communities to view events like this. But she doesnt explain how were supposed to create opportunities for diverse communities to see an eclipse in the sky during times when there is no eclipse in the sky. It only happens once every several years. What are we supposed to do about that? I guess we could invite diverse communities to come outside once a month and then put our hands in front of their faces to sort of simulate the effect of an eclipse‚ but Im not sure what that would achieve. Sheila Jackson Lee doesnt elaborate.Third‚ as further evidence of her toothpick IQ‚ she says this: The hallmark of this excitement is anchored in opportunity. Now I want to be very clear that this statement means absolutely nothing. There is no way to make sense of that sentence. There is no meaning we can really glean from it. I think that maybe what shes trying to say is that the kids were excited for the opportunity to watch the eclipse‚ which Sheila Jackson Lee had somehow created by some unspecified means. But the phrase anchored in opportunity is at best clunky and unnecessarily wordy‚ and the phrase the hallmark of this excitement is just incredibly dumb. Together they make a dumb sandwich.WATCH: The Matt Walsh ShowIn fact Sheila Jackson Lee‚ we can tell from this alone‚ is the dumbest kind of dumb person. Shes the exact inverse of the smartest kind of smart person. The smartest kind of smart person is someone who understands complex topics but talks about them in simple ways using simple words. On the other end of the spectrum is the dumbest dumb person who tries to use big words to communicate simple ideas‚ but doesnt understand the words theyre using‚ and so they dont manage to effectively convey even the simplest idea.So by all of that evidence alone‚ we already know that Sheila Jackson Lee is a momentous moron. But its about to get so much worse.At this event‚ before somehow‚ in an unclear way‚ providing kids the opportunity to look at the sky‚ she addressed the crowd of students and gave them a little lesson in astronomy.Unfortunately‚ though‚ she has an understanding of astronomy that is so garbled‚ confused‚ and delusional that my four-year-old daughter could easily fact check her. Heres what she said:So‚ this sitting congresswoman‚ who has been a member of the science committee and the space committee‚ says that the Moon is made up mostly of gases. She then juxtaposes the Moon with the Sun‚ which she says has a mighty powerful heat while the Moon is more manageable. So she appears to believe not only that the Moon is a gaseous entity but also that it gives off its own light and heat. She very much appears to believe that the Moon is basically a much dimmer‚ cooler version of the Sun. Im not exaggerating or trying to be funny here. Thats really what she apparently believes.And it is needless to say hopefully needless to say completely false. The moon is solid. Its surface is rocky. The light it gives off is the light it reflects from the Sun. It does not create its own light. This is a very basic fact about our solar system that every child by first grade should understand.If my ten-year-old thought that the Moon was made of gas‚ I would be concerned. That would be a disturbing level of ignorance for a ten-year-old. For a 74-year-old congresswoman it is horrifying. Not to mention baffling. I truly have no idea how you can live through seven and a half decades and never encounter even the most basic facts about the Moon. This is like if a 74-year-old woman declared that the Pacific Ocean is made of chocolate syrup. Its not just that the belief is wildly off base. Its that it would seem impossible to maintain such an outrageous misconception for that many years. Yet that is what she has done.Later that day‚ Lee responded to the mockery over these comments. She said this: Obviously I misspoke and meant to say the sun‚ but as usual‚ Republicans are focused on stupid things instead of stuff that really matters. What can I say though‚ foolish thinkers lust for stupidity!Now‚ once again‚ we have a statement here that makes no sense and means nothing. Foolish thinkers lust for stupidity. What? What does that mean? It doesnt mean anything.She just thinks it sounds insightful‚ so she said it. Because she is quite literally dumber than a grasshopper. She claims that she was really talking about the Sun‚ which is the worst excuse she could have offered. If anyone on her team was at least slightly more intelligent than her‚ they would have suggested that she try to claim that she was referring to the Moons atmosphere when she referenced its gases.The Moon does have a very thin atmosphere made up of helium‚ methane‚ and other gases. It would be a hell of a stretch to try to spin it that way‚ but at least that would be a somewhat workable excuse. Instead she comes up with the least plausible cover story imaginable.Lets go back and see what her statement would sound like if you swap in the word sun for moon. It would be this: A full sun is a complete rounded circle‚ which is made up mostly of gases. The question is how could we live on the sun? Are the gases such that we could do that? The sun is a mighty powerful heat. Its almost impossible to go near the sun. The sun is more manageable‚ and you will see in a moment‚ well not a moment‚ but in a couple of years‚ that NASA is going back to the sun.To be clear‚ thats what shes claiming she meant to say. So the spin that this ignoramus came up with is that she didnt mean to say that stupid thing she actually meant to say an even stupider thing. Now we have a choice. Either Shiela Jackson Lee thinks that the Moon is made up of gases. Or she thinks that we can live on the Sun and that NASA‚ in a couple of years‚ will be visiting the Sun or rather going back to it‚ because theyve already visited it. Pick your poison. And keep in mind that what you just heard was only a 45 second clip of remarks that went on for more than five minutes. Remarks that also featured this claim:Okay‚ now I cant be sure what exactly this lunatic is babbling about‚ but she seems to be confusing an eclipse with a Supermoon. The latter occurs when a full moon coincides with the moons closest approach to Earth‚ which is something that happens not once every 20 years‚ but a few times every year.As for the statement that they will shut the light down‚ I honestly have no idea what thats even supposed to mean. Who is they? Does she think there are people living on the moon who manually control how much light comes from the Sun? In my entire life Ive never heard anyone refer to the moon as a they. Does she think the Moon is non-binary? We cant be sure. But she keeps going. Listen:The Moon and Sun create our music‚ she says. Thats obviously asinine but it is the closest she gets to something resembling a coherent thought. The problem is that right before that she claims that there are solar systems smaller than the Earth. That would mean that somewhere in the universe there is a star that‚ together with the planets orbiting it‚ is smaller than the Earth itself and so small in fact that the orbit of the planets around it is no greater than the diameter of the Earth. For the record‚ there is no evidence that anything like this exists anywhere in the universe. But it does exist in Sheila Jackson Lees imagination. A place where the Moon is not only made up of gases‚ but is also a planet:Now is probably a good time to tell you that this woman graduated from Yale. Shes a Yale graduate‚ a prominent congresswoman‚ and a former member of multiple science committees‚ yet she cant even bull**** her way through a five minute presentation about the eclipse to a bunch of public school kids without diving headfirst into the most bizarre science fiction anyone has ever heard. This is like what would happen to me if I woke up one day and suddenly found myself standing in front of some sort of conference of mathematicians‚ expected to give a presentation about calculus. Except that I could probably get out at least one or two sentences before it becomes painfully obvious that I havent the slightest clue what Im talking about. And also thats calculus. In Shiela Jackson Lees case‚ she was asked to speak at a grade school level about the Moon‚ and couldnt do it.Fortunately she did fact check herself during her remarks‚ checking with someone to make sure her science was accurate. Watch:She was near it. Yes‚ about as near as the Earth is to Pluto. Which according to Sheila Jackson Lee is probably about 14 and a half miles or so.Now‚ there is no reason to belabor the point any more than I already have. The point is that this woman‚ quite literally‚ could not pass a first grade science exam. And yet she is a member of the party of science‚ and has been a prominent congresswoman in that party for 30 years. And lest you think that perhaps this woman has not always been this stupid. Perhaps she is just another member of our ruling political class who is suffering from dementia or some other form of brain damage. Consider that way back in 1997 it was reported that this same congresswoman‚ then a member of the House Committee on Science‚ visited the Mars Pathfinder Operations Center in Pasadena‚ California and asked whether the Pathfinder on Mars had been able to find the flag planted there by Neil Armstrong. This question was not caught on camera‚ so after it was reported Sheila Jackson Lees office accused the journalist of racism. But now we know‚ all these years later‚ that believing we visited and planted a flag on Mars is actually the least idiotic misconception this woman has about our solar system.We are ruled by morons. By people who should not be trusted to walk across the room holding a pair of scissors. People who probably have to wear velcro shoes so that they arent caught on camera struggling to tie their shoes. These are the people running the country.The good news is that maybe we can convince them all to board a rocket ship and take a trip to visit the Sun. I hear its nice this time of year. And that would solve a lot of our problems.

Democrats are going to try to shift the entire election so it becomes about abortion.Donald Trump made a very savvy political move in dissociating himself from the issue entirely; he said that the federal government should not be involved in the abortion issue.Though I am strenuously against abortion‚ the reality is that the most the president of the United States can do unilaterally without congressional approval is implement items like the Mexico City policy‚ which is funding for abortion overseas‚ or target spending at Planned Parenthood domestically.The reality is that there used to be a fairly wide consensus that the federal government should not involve itself in abortion by funding abortion. Joe Biden is the one who broke that pact by saying that you and I should fund abortions across the country. Hes the one who said the Hyde Amendment should go.So Trump made a politically moderate move by saying let the states take care of it.Then‚ on Tuesday‚ an Arizona state Supreme Court decision came down that reinstated a 160-year-old abortion ban in the state of Arizona unless it was necessary to save a womans life.By the way‚ this gives the lie to the frequently used Democratic narrative that there were no abortion laws and no one cared about it until Roe v. Wade. There were abortion laws on virtually every state book dating back centuries in this country.WATCH: The Ben Shapiro ShowWhat Democrats want is for pro-lifers to move really fast and really hard in a wide variety of battleground states‚ hoping they will then get the Michigan-Kansas response.As you may recall‚ Kansas put a measure on the ballot calling essentially for the capacity to change the state constitution to allow for abortion legislation‚ and opponents said‚ Theyre going to ban all abortions in the state. Instead‚ Kansas ended up enshrining abortion in the state constitution. The same thing happened in Michigan.This is an argument Ive had with many of my pro-life colleagues. We all have the same exact position when it comes to life‚ that life should be protected from the point of conception. The question is: How do you reach that in a durable manner such that the law does not end up being reversed and allowing millions of abortions over the course of time?That is a pragmatic question‚ and not every state is going to approach it the same way; Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ and deep red states can pass very strict abortion bans and all will be fine because the vast majority of the population supports such bans.But in Arizona‚ a very split state right now‚ it becomes far more difficult.The reason the Democrats are elevating this not just on the state level‚ but on the national level is because they are hoping to be able to pin the full pro-life position on Trump federally‚ even though this is happening in the state of Arizona.There was a report that Arizona Republican legislators thought the courts decision would flip the legislature to the Democrats and affect the presidential election.Trump preempted the Arizona Supreme Court decision by taking it off the federal table.That leaves Democrats with a conundrum.The conundrum is that Trump is more moderate than they are on this issue and they know electorally‚ that could hurt them.

Kevin Costner talked about the final episodes of his hit series Yellowstone and made it clear that he still hopes he and Paramount can work it out so he can appear in them.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about his upcoming movie Horizon: An American Saga‚ the subject of the Taylor Sheridan series came up and the fate of his character John Dutton.Id like to be able to do it [Yellowstone] but we havent been able to‚ Costner said of returning to the series. I thought I was going to make seven [seasons] but right now were at five.So how it works out I hope it does but theyve got a lot of different shows going on‚ he added. Maybe it will. Maybe this will circle back to me. If it does and I feel really comfortable with [it]‚ Id love to do it.Kevin Costner says he wants to finish #Yellowstone and thought I was going to make seven [seasons].Id like to be able to do it but we havent been able to. I thought I was going to make seven [seasons] but right now were at five. So how it works out I hope it does but pic.twitter.com/guZ5rCOOAp Variety (@Variety) April 10‚ 2024Costner also talked about the end of the series‚ admitting hes thought about how the story of his character wraps up‚ adding that Dutton needs to be proactive in what happens and Ive kind of had my own fantasy how it might be.But thats Taylors thing‚ he added. I said as much to him a while back. I had thoughts how it could happen‚ but we just have to see.Part two of the fifth and final season of the Paramount+ series is expected to finally come out in November‚ after the fifth season was originally supposed to return in 2023.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPLast year‚ rumors surfaced that Costner was leaving the show at the height of its popularity. He recently opened up about what caused his departure from the popular series over a scheduling conflict.Somewhere along the line they wanted to change things‚ Costner said of the Yellowstone filming process. They wanted to do 5A and 5B affected Horizon. I was going to do my movie Horizon and leave that show‚ do my movie‚ then do B. A show I was only doing once a year I was now doing twice.Costner said Paramount walked away from negotiations. We did negotiate. There were issues about creative. I tried to break the log jam. They walked away.Last year‚ production was halted in the second half of the season due to Costners scheduling conflicts followed by the writers and actors strikes‚ as previously reported.Horizon: An American Saga will hit theaters in two parts‚ with Chapter One coming out June 28‚ followed by Chapter Two on August 16.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas admitted to Congress on Wednesday that an employee who was exposed by The Daily Wire as a Hamas supporter remains on the Department of Homeland Security payroll‚ even as she gloats about her employment online.Nejwa Ali was placed on leave following The Daily Wires report on October 18 about her posts celebrating the Hamas attacks on Israel that killed more than 1‚000. At the close of a Wednesday congressional hearing about DHS finances‚ Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH)‚ who chairs the subcommittee responsible for the agencys funding‚ asked Mayorkas whether Ali was still on the payroll.Since were talking about finances here after the horrific terrorist attack on Israel on October 7‚ the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust‚ one of your employees was exposed celebrating the attack online. It was later revealed that she previously worked for the [Palestinian] Liberation Organization‚ or whats commonly known as the PLO‚ which is a very troublesome reputation‚ youd agree. According to a public comment she made on LinkedIn as of two months ago‚ she was still getting paid by the department What is the status of the investigation into her behavior?Mayorkas said that the individual is on administrative leave‚ not performing the duties and responsibilities for which she was hired‚ but that the investigation is ongoing and that he cannot speak any further about it because it is an ongoing personnel matter.BREAKING: DHS Secretary Mayorkas confirms to @RepDaveJoyce that a Hamas-supporting employee remains on the payroll‚ even as she gloats online about her paid vacation. Nejwa Ali‚ a former PLO spokesman hired to vet refugees‚ is unrepentant but an ";investigation"; has taken 6 months pic.twitter.com/fbykxHh1aP Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) April 10‚ 2024Ali was a spokeswoman for the PLO who was hired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after the PLO was banned from Washington. Her job was to vet people who claimed to qualify for asylum‚ reviewing evidence to determine fraud of security concerns and to perform credible fear interviews that determine whether the person is actually fleeing persecution‚ or is just lying to get into the country.She posted incessantly on various social media platforms almost exclusively about Israel‚ with her bio saying she is Palestinian @ heart. That included sharing an image glorifying the Hamas hang-gliders parachuting into a music concert with guns.F*** Israel and any Jew that supports Israel‚ said one of her comments.Agency spokesman Matthew Bourke told The Daily Wire at the time that it strongly condemns anti-Semitism and the use of violent rhetoric in any form. Yet she remains on the payroll‚ even though she openly admits her support for terrorism.Ali has used her paid leave to protest in front of the Israel embassy during work hours‚ and to dox military members there‚ The Daily Wire reported in December.Since then‚ she has gloated on LinkedIn about Mayorkas refusal to fire her. When someone posted‚ USCIS [please] review your employees posts‚ she replied‚ yes‚ please do!When someone wrote‚ When you do everything you can to get fired but the boss says NO she replied with a stream of laughing emotions and wrote‚ hilarious‚ seriously.When someone posted that Ali hasnt yet been fired by Mayorkas‚ Ali commented that she was still laughing too. #freePalestine from APARTHEID Israel.When a military member commented on another one of her anti-Israel rants that this is why youve been fired from your homeland security job‚ she said: Im still being paid‚ but thanks Youre a privileged white woman.Another LinkedIn user said‚ Nejwa‚ as much as I believe in free speech and every American being entitled to develop and express their own opinion‚ tha [sic] ends when youre a representative of the US and mpre [sic] implicitly‚ when dealing with immigration with the very people you are calling for total annihilation against.Ali replied: Listen white women‚ shut the F*** UP.Joyce‚ the congressman‚ asked Mayorkas if others had also been investigated for Hamas loyalty‚ and Mayorkas said he was not aware of any. Mayorkas indicated that its vetting process had not been updated‚ but insisted that individuals who are hired go through a clearing process.Reached by The Daily Wire following her initial posts‚ Ali confirmed her support for terrorists:I abso-fing-lutely celebrate them‚ ahole‚ f you! Ali said‚ in a call that was recorded by The Daily Wire.UPDATE: DHS/USCIS says the former PLO spox has been placed on administrative leave from her job vetting immigrants.PLUS NEW AUDIO: She reaffirmed her allegiance to Hamas THIS AFTERNOON‚ saying of hang-gliders: ";I abso-fucking-lutely celebrate them‚ asshole‚ fuck you!"; https://t.co/BJry1EisZe pic.twitter.com/FPrQbjAPak Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) October 18‚ 2023