Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines announced on Saturday that she and her husband Louis Barker were expecting their first child — a girl — due in September. Gaines shared a photo of herself standing with Barker and one of her horses as she held up an ultrasound photo of the baby. “Surprise! Baby GIRL coming in September,” she posted, adding several baby-themed emojis. “God is so good all the time.” Surprise! Baby GIRL coming in September.?????? God is so good all the time. pic.twitter.com/sPHphLmF6M — Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 15, 2025 A fierce advocate for young girls and women — particularly in athletics — Gaines said she believed it was “providential” that she’d soon be bringing a young girl into the world. “There’s something so special and providential about having a little girl,” Gaines said. “She’s everything I’ve been fighting for & the little girl we’ve prayed over for years ? praise God!” There’s something so special and providential about having a little girl. She’s everything I’ve been fighting for & the little girl we’ve prayed over for years ? praise God! https://t.co/nU2Mcecwc0 — Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 15, 2025 Gaines spoke about the pregnancy — and her daughter — during her appearance at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit as well. “I feel this baby, this young girl kicking around in my stomach when I’m lying down to sleep at night. I see the baby’s tiny little hands, her tiny little feet on the ultrasound. I listen to her heartbeat ever since that first eight-week appointment,” she said. “And guess what? It’s just like yours and it’s just like mine.” .@Riley_Gaines_ humanizes her unborn baby after announcing she’s pregnant “I feel this baby, this young girl kicking around in my stomach when I’m lying down to sleep at night. I see the baby’s tiny little hands, her tiny little feet on the ultrasound. I listen to her heartbeat” pic.twitter.com/uYU4BNXcju — Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) June 14, 2025

Traversing the tragic road of chronic illness is never an easy feat, especially when the victim is your child. However, nothing is more important than teaching a kid to resiliently aim upwards when life throws a curveball.  But how do parents encourage their child when certain activities are not an option due to health issues? In the final episode of “Parenting,” Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with parents Greer and Catherine to discuss their four-year-old’s chronic illness, as well as how to uplift him in creative activities.  “Three weeks ago,” the father, Greer, said, “my wife and I learned that our four-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition that is going to progress throughout his childhood and life to the point where he may lose the ability to use his feet, legs, hands, and arms.” “We live on a cul-de-sac full of little boys,” the mother, Catherine, added. “He runs out and wants to play with them on the asphalt and, inevitably, he will bite the dust and faceplant on the asphalt. He wants to play with them and we want him to play with them.” The parents went on to explain how their son is imaginative and creatively driven, as well as that he likes to play with older kids who will happily sit down and play games with him.  Dr. Peterson informed the parents that their task is to help their son “find his way” in the non-physical activities he enjoys. “You’ve already adapted to this,” Dr. Peterson said. “That’s worth knowing. The best predictor of future performance is past performance, and you already have a track record of that. You already know how to make the adaptations that are necessary for this particular child.”  Watch “Resilience” on DailyWire+ to find out how Dr. Peterson advises the parents to help their child adapt.

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In reading “Original Sin,” the blockbuster book by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, I vividly remembered covering then-candidate Joe Biden when he came to my hometown in April 2019 to begin his run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. As someone who covered Biden for decades because he frequently visited the state in which he was born, I could not help but notice something was off—not in the way that would become apparent incrementally over the next five years, but he certainly was not the man who had jogged down Liberty Avenue in the Labor Day parade four years earlier to chants of “run, Joe, run.” By the time Biden secured the nomination one year later, the country was in mask mode, and Biden wore one all the time. He told others to do the same, called on governors to enforce mask mandates, and said it was the collective responsibility of all of us to do so. In short order, most of his events were adjusted to prioritize safety, so they were smaller, and social distancing was the rule. What were those masks hiding? What were those small, conveniently timed, sparse campaign events hiding? The mask mandate was not lifted until four months into Biden’s presidency, and it was only lifted for vaccinated people. It was clear in 2021 that this was not the man I saw in 2015. It was also clear he was not the man I saw in 2019, when I noticed something was off. Within the first few pages of “Original Sin,” one is struck by the blunt, vivid, and troublesome reporting, and that gets to the darkness behind why it all happened: power. It was power that was unchecked by my profession and was used to destroy or weaken anyone who questioned Biden’s abilities. Tapper, along with Thompson, noted on Wednesday in an interview with Stephen A. Smith that Democrats’ approval is in the toilet after hiding Biden and the limitations of his ability from the public. “I think there are a lot of reasons, too, why Democrats have damaged themselves, and not just Democrats, by the way, institutions in general, the media … the failure to acknowledge certain realities” when it came to shutting down schools and the George Floyd riots, he said, listing several sins of the past few years. “That is why there is a crisis of confidence in the news media, in the Democratic Party, in institutions,” Tapper said. He added that he thinks it all needs to be hashed out and discussed to right the ship. That is not going to happen if there isn’t some sort of reckoning or remorse from those who abused power, Tapper said. “We never got somebody that said, ‘We should never have done this. I can’t believe we did it. In retrospect, it was a mistake,'” he said. Coming away from the book, it is clear that a small, tight-knit group of seasoned political veterans, including Mike Donilon, Steve Ricchetti, Bruce Reed, Jill Biden, and the president’s son Hunter, committed the original sin through their egos and insatiable need for control. Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., in a recent interview with the Washington Examiner, said he has not yet read the book, in which he appeared several times. On page 239, Shapiro tells the then-president he has concerns about him, but Biden pushes back, and Jill Biden abruptly ends the conversation. However, Shapiro had some warnings about how power like what was used by Biden’s inner circle happens. Most importantly, Shapiro said that as an elected official, one must never surround oneself with people who only say what one wants to hear. “I think one keeps themselves in check by surrounding themselves with people who tell the principal ‘no,’ who can stand up to the principal,” he said. “Again, I haven’t read the book, but the problem is when that principal thinks the job is to accumulate power. That’s not the job. The job is to use the power that’s inherent in the oath of office you take to do good for people.” Shapiro said surrounding himself with people who don’t tell him what he wants to hear but what he needs to hear keeps him grounded. “Being able to have enough respect for your colleagues at work that you can spar with them on different ideas or different approaches is important. I’ve got a chief of staff, Dana Fritz, who’s been with me for 12, 13 years, and I respect that if she tells me ‘no,’ or she has a different perspective, I listen to that,” he said. As a reporter covering then-Sen. Biden, I had no problem requesting an interview and, within reason, being given access. But that ability waned midway through the second term of his vice presidency. As many other reporters experienced, there was zero access to interview him. Emails and requests went unanswered. As someone who does not live in Washington, my access was even more limited than someone who was covering him in the district. What is most important about this book is how deeply the layers were peeled back. It is an opening to find out more. There is a very good chance this can undo the structure of legacy media and unleash more power in independent media. No one should have the power to deem that he or she can contort and undo the democratic process in the name of “saving democracy.” Those in my profession, as well as the Democrats who enabled this, who have learned from this, are the ones who have apologized with the four Rs of true regret: recognition, responsibility, remorse and reform. Those who have not will continue to do exactly what the Biden family and his inner circle did—but the next time, they won’t get away with it. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post ‘Original Sin’ Is a Must-Read appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Ireland is once again at the forefront of a growing battle over free expression, as the European Union threatens legal action if the country fails to implement controversial hate speech laws. The dispute highlights a deepening divide between centralized EU directives and the sovereignty of member states seeking to preserve open discourse. The European Commission has given the Irish government a two-month deadline to adopt legislation expanding the definition of “hate speech” to include denial or trivialization of certain international crimes, including the Holocaust. These changes would bring Irish law in line with EU mandates, but they go far beyond Ireland’s existing legal framework under the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989. Efforts to pass such laws domestically have already been rejected. Last year, the Irish government backed away from its Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill after it failed to garner political support. Justice Minister Helen McEntee acknowledged the bill’s collapse in September 2024, stating that the hate speech elements lacked the necessary consensus to move forward. Despite that democratic decision, EU officials are now pressuring Ireland to override its own legislative process. One Irish Member of the European Parliament warned that the Commission’s stance risks stifling public debate, saying, “People resent the fact that they’re threatened with prosecution for expressing their views.” Legal scholars have also condemned the EU’s actions, describing the threat of court proceedings as a clear infringement on Irish sovereignty and a direct contradiction of the public’s will. Supporters of the EU’s approach argue that the laws are necessary to combat racism and hate online. Yet the broad language of the proposed rules has raised serious concerns about censorship and the potential for abuse. Many fear that politically charged opinions. The controversy has caught the attention of international observers. The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor weighed in publicly on June 14, writing, “The United States is deeply committed to supporting freedom of expression and national sovereignty. We support the Irish people and our shared commitment to fundamental freedoms.” That statement reflects a growing awareness of the tension between national self-determination and supranational regulation. While the EU frames the legislation as a tool to ensure human rights across the bloc, many in Ireland see it as a threat to democratic integrity. Public sentiment has been fierce online, where social media debates often highlight the chilling effect of criminalizing speech that challenges dominant narratives. Some defenders of speech freedoms argue that legitimate political criticism must not be swept up in the dragnet of overreaching legislation. Now faced with the prospect of being hauled before the European Court of Justice, Ireland must choose between bowing to Brussels or defending its legislative autonomy. The outcome of this standoff could set a critical precedent for speech protections not only in Ireland but across the entire European Union. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post US State Department Backs Ireland as EU Threatens Legal Action Over Noncompliance with “Hate Speech” Censorship Laws appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Under the pretext of strengthening measures against child exploitation online, a controversial Senate bill is resurfacing with provisions that privacy advocates say would gut critical internet protections and compromise the security and privacy of all citizens. Known as the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829), the legislation is being criticized for using broad language and vague legal standards that could severely weaken encryption and open the floodgates for content takedowns, including legal content, across a wide range of online services. We obtained a copy of the bill for you here. The bill’s stated aim is to curb the spread of child sexual abuse material, a crime already strictly prohibited under federal law. Current regulations already compel online platforms to report known instances of such material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which coordinates with law enforcement. However, S. 1829 goes well beyond this existing mandate, targeting a wide spectrum of internet platforms with new forms of criminal and civil liability that could penalize even the most privacy-conscious and compliant services. The scope of the legislation is sweeping. Its provisions apply not only to large social media platforms but also to private messaging apps, cloud storage services, and email providers. By introducing new crimes related to the “hosting” or “facilitating” of exploitative content; using legal terms with unclear boundaries, the bill places encrypted platforms at significant risk. Under the bill’s loose definition, simply providing a secure, privacy-focused service could be interpreted as “facilitating” illegal activity, regardless of whether the provider can access or verify the content being transmitted. This is especially dangerous for services that implement end-to-end encryption, a core feature designed to keep user communications secure from both hackers and unauthorized surveillance. Because such platforms cannot access user content, they could face liability for material they neither see nor control. Even a notice alleging the presence of CSAM could be enough to meet the bill’s threshold for knowledge, exposing providers to prosecution or lawsuits without concrete evidence. Though the legislation offers what appears to be a safeguard, a legal defense for services that can prove it’s “technologically impossible” to remove CSAM without compromising encryption; it offers little meaningful protection. This defense still forces companies into litigation, requiring them to expend resources to demonstrate their innocence in court. Smaller startups and alternative platforms would be especially vulnerable, potentially deterring new market entrants and consolidating control among a handful of tech giants. Members of Congress have publicly suggested that techniques like client-side scanning could resolve the tension between encryption and detection. This claim has been repeatedly debunked by security experts, who warn that such tools dismantle the very essence of secure communication. If the STOP CSAM Act becomes law, many platforms may adopt invasive scanning out of fear, not necessity, just to avoid liability, with real consequences for privacy and user trust. Equally alarming is the bill’s attempt to rewrite Section 230, a foundational law that protects platforms from being sued over user-generated content. By creating a new exemption for civil claims tied to alleged facilitation of CSAM, the bill paves the way for lawsuits targeting online intermediaries for speech they didn’t create and cannot always monitor. In the absence of Section 230 protections, many platforms may default to aggressive moderation, suppressing lawful expression to avoid potential legal trouble. The fallout would not be limited to bad actors. Everyday users could find their posts deleted, their accounts suspended, or their access to communication tools blocked; not because their content is illegal, but because platforms fear liability. For many communities, particularly those relying on encrypted services for safety, this legislation threatens not just privacy but also their ability to speak and organize online. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Senate Pushes Bill That Could End Private Messaging appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread to all 50 states, and the number of commercial birds that have died — or have been killed under the Biden administration — is over 166 million.This is not only driving up the price of eggs but destroying the ability for chickens to adapt.Self-described "Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer” Joel Salatin believes the government is handling this situation the opposite of how it should be.“All of life is adapting, trying to adapt to new attacks that are coming, mutations, and trying to survive,” he tells BlazeTV host James Poulos on “Zero Hour,” adding, “We could talk about that in regard to bird flu.”“Here we are in this big bird flu thing, 166 million chickens killed in the last 24 months, and probably only one or two million were actually sick,” he continues. “All the rest of them were fine. But we have this eradication idea that if one in a hundred thousand is sick, we kill all, we sterilize everything.”But when you sterilize the world, animals as well as humans won’t be equipped to handle new strains of viruses as well as they could.“And so the virus is trying to adapt, to become more virulent, more deadly, if you will,” Salatin explains. “And so the chickens that either don’t get it or got it and got over it, and they're many that do, to kill them, we deny chickens the chance for the most vibrant, virulent, immunological ones to adapt, to give us progeny, that is now keeping up with the virus.”“If your immune system never gets a chance to work, then it’s not an immune system,” Poulos chimes in.“This extermination policy is just insanity,” Salatin agrees, adding, “When you have a disease, you don’t kill the survivors.”Want more from James Poulos?To enjoy more of James's visionary commentary on politics, tech, ideas, and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.