As the Democrat Party scrambled to stay uniform following calls for President Biden to step down, the media has done its best to shift the narrative to more familiar topics. Tuesday’s CBS Mornings, in coalition with left-wing ProPublica, ran a segment targeting the many pro-life Crisis Pregnancy Centers programs funded by the Texas state legislature. Abortion, being one of the more hot button issues in the upcoming election, was an underlying theme to this conversation, as the network and ProPublica did their best to paint the programs as money grabbing, back alley organizations without any accountability. On Tuesday morning, the liberal news outlets took aim at the Thriving Texas Families (TTF) program, formerly known as Alternatives to Abortion. Texas’s efforts to support alternative to abortion was maligned on CBS Mornings for nearly 6 minutes during their morning segments: GAYLE KING: Since the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, tax-payer money has been poured into what are known as Crisis Pregnancy Centers. These controversial organizations have a long-stated mission to discourage pregnant women from seeking abortions. At least 18 states fund Crisis Pregnancy Centers, but no state has spent more money on them than the state of Texas. Reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns continued in the diatribe, criticizing Republican programs for where their money has been invested, and for not doing more. She cited only one organization funded by TTF to suggest the entire program was rift with fraud and mismanagement: REP. JEFF LEACH (R-TX): If taxpayer dollars aren't being spent appropriately, then we will hold those responsible accountable. HUEY-BURNS: Are you concerned this program is ripe for fraud? LEACH: No, I'm not. We should be giving them more resources, not less. HUEY-BURNS: Invoices we obtained show the programs second largest contractor, Human Coalition, spent roughly $2 million of its state funding every year since 2019 on marketing costs. That's ten times more than what it spent on direct client assistance like diapers. While Huey-Burns attacked the program, she promoted the efforts of two other organizations that did not receive funds from TTF. At no point did she give a similar financial break down of those organizations as she did for the Human Coalition, nor did she give a reason for why they were denied access to the funds. Ironic for CBS as their pro-abortion views in the past never focused on such topics as the health of a baby following delivery. As Texas and many other states move forward in their goals of pro-life systems, it should be no surprise to see this kind of reporting from the network. This is nothing new for ProPublica, and certainly not for CBS. Leading up to the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the multiple attacks on the pro-life centers, networks wrote off the incidents, questioning the organizations claims of victimhood. It is clear that these groups, along with the pro-life movement on the whole, are anything but respected by the media, let alone given fair coverage.   The transcript is below, click “expand” to read: CBS Mornings 7/9/2024 08:37:51 AM EST [NEWS HEADLINE ~ CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS: TX sends millions to anti-abortion groups with little accountability] GAYLE KING: Since the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, tax-payer money has been poured into what are known as Crisis Pregnancy Centers. These controversial organizations have a long-stated mission to discourage pregnant women from seeking abortions. At least 18 states fund Crisis Pregnancy Centers, but no state has spent more money on them than the state of Texas. Caitlin Huey-Burns and the CBS News investigative team in partnership with ProPublica spent months looking into where all this money is going. Caitlin joins us now with the results. Caitlin, good morning to you. CAITLIN HUEY-BURNS: Good morning to you, Gayle. Well while Texas passed law after law limiting abortion access it was also spending more money on a program called Alternatives to Abortion, which includes funds for Crisis Pregnancy Centers, but our investigation found little accountability for how that money is being spent, and it could be coming at the expense of other crucial services for young mothers in need. [Cut to video] Every day nurse Megan Wheeler drives across the Texas Brazos Valley caring for new young mothers. AVA BRADLEY: Hey, how are you? MEG WHEELER: Good morning how are you? HUEY-BURNS: Like 16-year-old Ava Bradley and her 1-year-old son Mateo.  BRADLEY: Thank you. HUEY-BURNS: They connected through the Nurse Family Partnership, a free program that pairs nurses with low income first-time moms. Nurses like Wheeler cover just about everything from the latest ear infection -- WHEELER: Any fever for either of you? BRADLEY: No. HUEY-BURNS: -- To making sure mom is okay too. WHEELER: How’s school been this week? BRADLEY: I'm pretty good. I’m a little behind. HUEY-BURNS: It's a model that’s shown to improve maternal and infant health outcomes, says the programs Nursing Practice Manager Angela Montez. ANGELA MONTEZ: Nurses have been able to intervene and be able save our women and children from dying. HUEY-BURNS: Because they're there. MONTEZ: Because they're there. HUEY-BURNS: But in a state where teen pregnancy is on the rise, the program is struggling to meet demand. MONTEZ: We're able to serve maybe a quarter of the referrals. HUEY-BURNS: So, last year the program asked the Texas legislature for an extra $19 million. They got just $2.2 million. Meanwhile, the state program called Alternatives to Abortion, which includes funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers, got so much money last year, it had 14 million left over for future use. It's also referring thousands to the nursing program that helped Bradley, but it does not fund it. For years, Democratic State Representative Donna Howard has questioned how alternatives to abortion operate. DONNA HOWARD: I don't know of any other program that the state administers that is treated in the same way, not one. HUEY-BURNS: Alternatives to Abortion grantees offers services like counseling, classes, and material goods like diapers and formula, but more than 40 percent of the services provided since 2021 were categorized as educational materials, a vague designation. HOWARD: What is that? It's immaterial. MAN: There's some speculation here, but I'm thinking pamphlets, one-pagers; that sort of thing. HOWARD: So, a pamphlet counts as a service? MAN: As an educational material, as a service, yes. HUEY-BURNS: A CBS News and ProPublica investigation uncovered a payment model that allows the program’s largest contractor Texas Pregnancy Care Network to charge the state $14 for handing out a pamphlet as part of its services. JEFF LEACH: So, this amendment would add $25 million in supplemental funding. HUEY-BURNS: Republican State Representative, Jeff Leach is one of the program's most ardent supporters. LEACH: This program is really meant to provide the full weight and support of the resources of the state government not just before pregnancy, but after pregnancy as well. HUEY-BURNS: But there have been issues. FEMALE REPORTER: The money was meant to help women and children. HUEY-BURNS: A San Antonio non-profit was kicked out of Alternatives to Abortion after a local news station reported it was using program funds on vacations, a motorcycle, and a smoke shop. The nonprofit did not respond to our questions. LEACH: If taxpayer dollars aren't being spent appropriately, then we will hold those responsible accountable. HUEY-BURNS: Are you concerned this program is ripe for fraud? LEACH: No, I'm not. We should be giving them more resources, not less. HUEY-BURNS: Invoices we obtained show the programs second largest contractor, Human Coalition, spent roughly $2 million of its state funding every year since 2019 on marketing costs. That's ten times more than what it spent on direct client assistance like diapers. HOWARD: $2 million for marketing. Wow. That is astounding. Seems extremely inappropriate. HUEY-BURNS: Representative Leach said the marketing costs were necessary to create awareness. Holly McDaniel runs the Austin Diaper Bank, a nonprofit that distributes diapers to places like this food pantry where every week a stream of cars lines up for free baby supplies. Diaper Banks sought state funding last year but got nothing. HOLLY MCDANIEL: There are families out there and really good organizations out there doing good work and serving those families. I would love to give them diapers, but diapers don't grow on trees. [Cut back to live] HUEY-BURNS: Now, for months we sought interviews with Texas health officials, but in an email a spokesperson said they, “Take stewardship of taxpayer dollars very seriously.” And Human Coalition told us, “Marketing helps reach more women.” And Texas Pregnancy Care Network told us, “Its services are in line with its state contract and responsive to client needs.” And also of note, last September, the Alternative to Abortion Program, it got a new name. It's called Thriving Texas Families. Nate? NATE BURLESON: Caitlin, great reporting on the topic that is on the top of our minds both personally and politically. For more on our investigation go to cbsnews.com or propublica.org.

Mel Gibson is showing his support for a conservative Catholic archbishop whom the Vatican just excommunicated. Last Friday, the Vatican officially excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, finding him guilty of schism. The conservative leader, who once served as the Vatican's ambassador to the United States, is a critic of Pope Francis. Officially, Viganò was ousted for his "refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff" and for, among other things, questioning the "legitimacy and magisterial authority of the Second Vatican Council." 'You are a modern day Athanasius! I have all respect for the way you defend Christ and His Church.' In the Catholic Church, excommunication is a form of censure that bars someone from participating in the sacraments, such as communion, and prohibits their fellowship with the Church. It is meant to encourage repentance and can be repealed. But Viganò likely has no plans to repent. "I regard the accusations against me as an honor," Viganò said last month. After the Catholic Church took punitive action against Viganò, Hollywood superstar Mel Gibson released a letter supporting him. "I hope you will continue to say Mass and receive the sacraments yourself — it really is a badge of honor to be shunned by the false, post conciliar church," Gibson wrote. "You have my sympathies that you suffer publicly this grave injustice. To me and many others you are a most courageous hero." Gibson praised Viganò for calling out the "core problems" within the Catholic Church and, more importantly in Gibson's view, "the illegitimacy of Francis." Gibson, a Catholic himself, is a sedevacantist, or someone who believes the Holy See is vacant and the last legitimate pope was Pope Pius XII, who died in 1958. Sedevacantists, moreover, reject the authority of the Second Vatican Council. Later in the letter, Gibson compared Viganò to Athanasius. Athanasius was a 4th-century Christian leader in Egypt. History remembers him as a chief defender of orthodox Christian theology who fought against the heresies of Arianism. His stand for the truth led him to be repeatedly exiled. That's why, according to Gibson, Viganò should wear his excommunication as a "badge of honor." "You are a modern day Athanasius! I have all respect for the way you defend Christ and His Church," Gibson wrote. LifeSiteNews first reported on Gibson's letter and confirmed with Gibson himself that the letter is authentic. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The youngest female ever to assume a mayoral office in the United States is quickly learning to balance her private and political life in a tiny town in southern Georgia.Last November, Brooke Huckaby was elected to serve as mayor of Arabi, Georgia, a small town with fewer than 450 residents about 150 miles south of Atlanta. She then took office in January and quickly learned firsthand that a mayor has more than a ceremonial role.'Be cautious and hear out both sides.'"I feel like I'm living three different lives sometimes because I'm bouncing from an interview like this and then I'm going to class, and then I'm going to work so balancing all that has, I would not say it's been a struggle, but it has been challenge, but one that I feel like I'm up to," she said recently.As part of her municipal responsibilities, Huckaby has tackled important local concerns ranging from road construction to internet access, the Daily Mail reported. When stuck, she can always turn to her father, Craig Huckaby, who served as the mayor of Arabi for 12 years before his daughter took over in January.Craig Huckaby is certainly proud of Brooke's accomplishments. He described her as "smart" and capable. "She'll do well," he claimed. He also gave her sound advice: "Be cautious and hear out both sides."Brooke Huckaby does seem wise beyond her 21 years. In fact, she claimed that she became involved in local politics to help inspire other young people to become better engaged."It's just really concerning to me how people my age aren't involved in our economy or politics or any real thing going on in the world, and I just wanted to be the one to be able to make that change and take that step forward where other people aren't," Brooke said on "Fox and Friends" over the weekend."The older generation is not always going to be around to handle things for us," she added in a separate interview.When she isn't busy running Arabi, she studies agriculture at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. She also works part-time at the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Her Facebook account includes posts promoting local businesses and pets available for adoption. As might be expected, Huckaby, an elected Republican, also has strong political opinions. The Daily Mail shared several photos of Huckaby donning gear in support of former President Donald Trump's re-election efforts in 2020, and her recent X posts indicate that support has not wavered."If you do not take the time to get out and go vote, then your opinion of the debate tonight is irrelevant! #Trump2024MAGA," Huckaby wrote fewer than two weeks ago.Blaze News reached out to the City of Arabi for comment.Brooke Huckaby may be the youngest woman ever to become a U.S. mayor, but she is not the youngest person to have done so. Both Ben Simons of Yoncalla, Oregon, and Michael Sessions of Hillsdale, Michigan, were just 18 years old when they took office. Simons is believed to be the youngest mayor in U.S. history by about nine months.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Yes, you read that right. Milk is apparently racist, and we need taxpayer dollars to prove it. Pat Gray and the “Unleashed” panel discuss how a team of academics at an Oxford museum plan to conduct research over milk’s link to colonialism, which will be funded by taxpaying U.K. citizens who surely will be thrilled to contribute to such a noble cause. “An Oxford museum will research the political nature of milk and its colonial legacies. One of the experts involved has previously argued that milk is a Northern European obsession; it's been imposed on other parts of the world,” reads Pat. “[Dr. Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp] said the assumption that milk was a key part of the human diet may be understood as a white supremacist one, as many populations outside Europe and North America have high levels of lactose intolerance in adulthood.” It's Time We Talk About the Link Between Milk and Colonialism youtu.be The museum has announced that “it had received the funding,” but “the size of the grant has not yet been revealed.” “The museum said by focusing on communities intersecting industry aid and government regulation, the project aims to center on heritage as a vital framework for understanding how colonial legacies influence contemporary issues that affect people's lives.” Who knew milk was considered a contemporary issue? “I am so pissed off at Borden right now. I am just so angry at their part in keeping people down,” says Pat sarcastically. But in all seriousness, thank goodness “it's happening in Britain and not here.” Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

A beloved security guard in Mississippi is now dead after three teens allegedly shot him during an attempted robbery.Early Monday morning, 60-year-old Roy Love was doing what he always did: providing armed security at M&M Food Mart, a gas station and convenience store in the capital city of Jackson. Two of Love's neighbors attested to his commitment to his job."He came to work every day," said Tony Williams."This man gets up every day and comes to work," added Jackie Kitchens.'They were trying to steal the security guard’s gun, and they got it and killed him in the process — unbelievable.'Around 1:30 a.m. that day, three teens — two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old — arrived at the store. Perhaps suspecting the kids were up to no good, Love approached them in the parking lot and asked them to leave. Rather than obey, the three allegedly attempted to rob Love. During the scuffle, they reportedly managed to gain access to his gun and then used it to kill him. According to Police Chief Joseph Wade, surveillance footage of the incident was difficult to watch. "They attacked him, took his weapon, and fired on him with [it]," he said at a press conference."This was very bold. They were trying to steal the security guard’s gun, and they got it and killed him in the process — unbelievable," Wade added. Love never drew his weapon, the chief stated.Soon after the deadly shooting, Jackson officers received a tip to search the area near the intersection of Woody and Monticello Drive, which is located less than half a mile from M&M Food Mart. There, they apparently found the three teens, who were then arrested and booked into custody. The teens have been charged with capital murder and ordered to be held without bail. Blaze News is not reporting their names."I can’t believe it, man," said Love's friend Tony Williams. "He was well known in the neighborhood, a neighborhood legend. ... A great guy. It’s mind-blowing.""He will be missed."Jackie Kitchens recalled that Love always kept an eye on the women in his neighborhood to make sure they were safe. "He sees us pull up out here. If it’s women, he’s going to come out here to make sure we’re in there safe and come back to our cars safe," she explained."For them to try and take his little gun from him, that’s just sad."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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