Chelsea Painter Davis became blind when she was only 19 years old, but it wasn’t the result of an accident. Rather, it happened after she was prescribed birth control pills. “I started taking birth control pills because that’s what all the little good Protestant girls do, or so I thought, when you’re about to get married,” Davis tells Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable.” “I wanted to have a real conversation with my primary care physician. When I came in, I was like, ‘I want to choose something that’s safe, something that’s effective, and something that’s ethical, and she was not interested in having that conversation with me,” Davis explains, noting that she got the impression her doctor just wanted her to “take the prescription and leave.” Davis felt so uncomfortable, that despite her unanswered questions, she decided to just get the prescription and leave. “I just started taking the medication, and I did not really feel OK with that, but I was a virgin at the time, I wasn’t having sex, I was like, ‘OK, well, it’s not that big of a deal, it’s not like I’m causing any problems with the baby right now, it’s not even possible for me to be pregnant right now,’” she tells Stuckey. After taking the medication for only two weeks, Davis ended up in the hospital with a pulmonary embolism. “I almost died,” she says, adding that her friend had also died from a blood clot that was due to taking hormonal birth control. “But for some reason, you still think, ‘Oh, that’s a fluke, that doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with birth control,’ that just means, ‘Oh, there’s something wrong in her body, that would never happen to me,’” she says. After suffering the pulmonary embolism, Davis began getting headaches. “I recovered from my pulmonary embolism. They realized that I had blood clotting disorders, and combined with the birth control, that’s what threw the clot. But I started getting headaches after, and I went to see that same PCP, and I said, ‘Hey, my head hurts really bad, I’m trying to take my college classes, I just had my wedding, and Tylenol won’t cut it,’” she explains. While Davis had stopped taking the birth control at that point, her primary care physician told her to “calm down” and that she was “just really stressed out.” The headaches continued, and finally she was forced to realize that her vision was also failing. “It wasn’t until my mom came to visit for Thanksgiving, and we were setting up the Christmas tree,” Davis says. “She asked me to hand her the purple Christmas ornament, and I was holding two of them, and I couldn’t tell which one it was.” “I ended up having a pseudotumor cerebri, which is a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid that squished my optic nerves to death. And because I was so delayed in coming to get a proper diagnosis, there was nothing they could do,” she explains, adding, “I will never see again. There’s nothing they can do for me.” Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture, news, and theology from a Christian, conservative perspective, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts tossed out insults against tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and called for activists to fight against him "in the streets." Pressley was flanked by other Democrats including Rep. Maxine Waters of California at a protest against Musk gaining access to data records at the Treasury Department. 'This is not your trashy Cybertruck that you can just dismantle, pick apart, and sell the pieces of!' "This is an unprecedented moment and unconstitutional crisis, but we will match their energy!" said Pressley. "With unprecedented organizing, mobilizing, agitating, we will see you in the courts, in Congress, [and] in the streets!"Musk was chosen by President Donald Trump to identify government offices and programs that were opposed to the Trump agenda and needed to be shut down. Democrats have been furious at his efforts to severely curtail the United States Agency for International Development."Elon Musk is a Nazi nepo baby, a godless, lawless billionaire who no one elected!" she continued. "Elon! This is the American people. This is not your trashy Cybertruck that you can just dismantle, pick apart, and sell the pieces of!" Video of Pressley's comments were posted to social media where many criticized her for the insults she lobbed at Musk. Some characterized Pressley's comments as advocating for violence against Musk and others on the right.Democrats also protested outside of the USAID building after workers were locked out and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he was taking over as acting director of the organization. "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is," said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). "The people get to decide how we defend the United States of America. The people get to decide how their taxpayer dollars are spent. Elon Musk does not get to decide."Critics claim that Musk does not have the authority to dismantle a government office that was instituted by Congress. Pressley posted a video of herself leading a chant with protesters saying, "Hey hey! Ho ho! Elon Musk has got to go!" Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General in President Donald Trump's administration. Republicans were able to overcome the dissenting votes from Democrats to confirm Bondi 54 to 46. 'Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.' Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois continued to oppose Bondi and Trump's pick for FBI director, Kash Patel. "I urge my colleagues to think twice about Pam Bondi and Kash Patel," said Durbin. "This is not what we should expect or want from the FBI and the Department of Justice."Bondi had been berated by Democratic senators who asked if she would support a blanket pardon of those arrested over the rioting at the U.S. Capitol. "As I said, the pardons are at the direction of the president," Bondi said at the time. "We will look, and we will advise. I will look at every case on a case-by-case basis, and I abhor violence to police officers."Bondi served as the first female attorney general for Florida and was well-known to Trump before his second term. "For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans — Not anymore," he said in November when announcing her nomination. "Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Times are hard and stressful right now. Everyone needs a release at some point. Something to take a load off. For some, that might be the escapism of Baldur's Gate 3, for others the tension of Resident Evil 8. For more than may care to admit it, the true catharsis comes from making an absolute mess, and that's where Wreckfest 2 comes in. Luckily, you can get behind the wheel very soon indeed. Continue reading Destructive racing game Wreckfest 2 locks in PC early access date MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best multiplayer games, Best racing games, Best PC games

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