An Emotional Quest in the Wild Imagine the heart-wrenching scene of a mother leopard‚ separated from her cub in the vast wilderness. This story begins with her relentless search‚ as she navigates through dense foliage‚ driven by the primal urgency to find her young one. The mama leopard had left her baby hidden in a... The post Mama leopard is desperate to touch her cub after being separated appeared first on Animal Channel.

Amid the voluminous coverage on the “big three” networks of ABC‚ CBS‚ and NBC this week on the start of the hush money trial brought by far-left Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg against former President Trump‚ Tuesday’s CBS Mornings whined not enough Americans care about this trial....like ABC’s Good Morning America‚ who was tickled pink about Trump suffering. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman had just finished explaining why this Trump trial is “significant because it’s first” and “is a solemn day in court when you put a former President...on trial” when co-host and Democratic donor Gayle King kvetched about the American public not being consumed by this.     “We should point out this is not normal. You know‚ Donald Trump always says he’s a — it’s a witch hunt‚ everyone’s against him‚ that it’s unprecedented‚ but also his behavior‚ for a lot of people‚ is unprecedented‚” King huffed. She then added the times we’re living in are “just not normal” and‚ despite all these histrionics‚ she’s “worr[ied] that the audience just hears white noise when they hear all of these cases running together.” Klieman gave King much of what she probably wanted to hear: They may‚ but this is the first one that actually is going forward‚ so the attention will be on this one. But‚ no‚ it is not normal. Nothing about this follows legal norms in a courtroom. It may happen this time because Judge Merchan is strict and he’s going to run a courtroom the way it should be run‚ but 34 felonies for business records&;#63; Not normal. Over on ABC‚ co-host and former Clinton flack Stephanopoulos giddily told chief Washington correspondent and three-time bestselling anti-Trump author Jonathan Karl that after having spent a year “talking about the political and legal calendars clashing”‚ Monday finally arrived. Stephanopoulos added Monday “felt” like a change in “the dynamic...from” the past “when Donald Trump was so convinced” the charges would be boon for his campaign. Karl beamed in announcing he saw “it in his behavior‚ in his demeanor” with Monday having been “a wake-up call for Donald Trump” in the form of “his new reality” as “now criminal defendant Trump”. Clearly excited (and perhaps about the idea of a fourth book to hawk about Trump)‚ Karl looked enthused at the idea of “see[ing] the bitterness‚ the anger” and “energy drained from” Trump: Sure‚ he’s been indicted four times‚ he’s had to go to his indict — go to his arraignments‚ but now‚ he has to be inside a non-descript courtroom in lower Manhattan day after day against his will. He must be there and he is in a courtroom where he has no control. The judge is the boss and‚ for the most part‚ he has to be silent. You could see the bitterness‚ the anger‚ I think‚ the — the energy drained from him when he walked out of that courtroom at the end of the day. That was a different Donald Trump. And‚ look‚ he was restrained yesterday. He didn’t violate the gag order. He didn’t lash out at anybody. But how is this going to affect his psyche and his behavior as he does this for the next roughly two months&;#63; To see the relevant transcripts from April 16‚ click here (for ABC) and here (for CBS).

ABC News Live and CBS Mornings absurdly ignored the impact of President Joe Biden’s anti-energy policies. At the same time‚ they blamed turmoil in the Middle East for present and even future energy prices. The hosts of the April 15 editions of ABC News Live and CBS Mornings tiptoed around the elephant in the room‚ pointing to the fallout of the Israel-Hamas war and the recent Iranian attack on Israel as the alleged culprit for current and future gas prices. Yet‚ these shows entirely failed to mention Biden’s major role in the fueling of such a major increase. ABC News Correspondent Alexis Christoforous cited a source claiming that gas prices have been rising just at the chance of turmoil in the Middle East. “Analysts say the risk of escalating warfare in the Middle East has already been factored into this year's roughly 20% rise in crude oil prices‚” she claimed. ABC News went on to tie future gas prices to a potential Israeli response to Iran’s recent attack. Christoforous said‚ “Now‚ what happens next with oil and the stock market largely on Israel's response to the attack.” On CBS Mornings‚ CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger blamed not only high gas prices but also inflation generally on conflicts in the Middle East. “That is a lot to do with what has been going on in the Middle East since October 7th‚” Schlesinger said of high oil prices. She went on to make the same argument as Christoforous that an Israeli response to Iran’s attack could make things worse for the American consumer.  Neither ABC nor CBS explored any other reasons why the gas price has skyrocketed from $2.42 a gallon in Jan. 2021 (when Biden took office) to $3.54 in March (before Iran’s recent attack).  If ABC and Christoforous want to consider things that have been “factored into” this year’s high gas prices‚ they might consider Biden’s Jan. 26 “pause” on liquified natural gas projects. During a CNBC interview following this decision‚ American Petroleum Institute CEO Mike Sommers pointed out that Biden had consistently reduced drilling on public lands even before this decision. Sommers said the Biden administration was “sowing the seeds for an energy crisis in the future because we're not making those investments here in the United States.” Biden infamously revealed the limitations of his energy agenda during the 2023 agenda. Despite hampering new drilling at every step‚ the president had the chutzpah to criticize the oil industry for insufficient investment in future production. Biden mentioned industry fears that the left would ultimately shut down any production they invested in‚ before uttered a statement that did nothing to assuage such fears. “We’re going to need oil for at least another decade‚” Biden said‚ before looking about in apparent confusion‚ as Congress laughed at him.  This president looks squarely at the problem before persisting with his destructive policies that discourage investment and harm American energy production. Viewers won’t hear this on CBS or ABC.  Conservatives are under attack&;#33; Contact ABC News at 818-460-7477‚ CBS News at 212-975-3247 and NBC News at 212-664-6192 and demand they hold Biden and his cronies accountable for attempting to restrict fossil fuel production and Americans’ choices.

A group of former TikTok employees is sounding the alarm on the company’s disturbing ties to the communist Chinese government. Fortune interviewed 11 former employees‚ some of whom stated that TikTok does have close operational ties with its Chinese parent company‚ ByteDance. Furthermore‚ the employees admitted that ByteDance’s “independence from China was largely cosmetic” and the China-based company received vast amounts of data. These revelations highlight the national security risks creating a firestorm of controversy around the popular TikTok app. “The allegations … create more fodder for critics who fear the Chinese government could use TikTok as a sort of Trojan Horse to spy on Americans by sifting through the huge amounts of digital data that it collects‚” Fortune explained. The House of Representatives recently voted to advance legislation that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok if the latter is to operate in the United States. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) owns a board seat and maintains a financial stake in TikTok’s parent ByteDance. Former TikTok senior data scientist Evan Turner told Fortune that he always answered to a Chinese ByteDance executive despite an alleged alteration in his chain of command. Turner was also required to email detailed data about twice a month on “hundreds of thousands of U.S. users to ByteDance workers in Beijing.” As he told Fortune‚ “I literally worked on a project that gave U.S. data to China.” Anton Dahbura‚ executive director of Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute‚ told Fortune the data — including IP addresses‚ names and geographic location — could be “very damaging” in the wrong hands.  Patrick Spaulding Ryan‚ TikTok’s lead technical program manager for security engineering until 2022‚ added another piece of concerning information. Ryan said that some of TikTok’s internal software was monitored and maintained by China-based ByteDance teams. Fortune added that it was impossible to assure prospective customers that U.S. data for the shared internal messaging system Lark was safe and secure. While TikTok executives are attempting to convince American users and politicians that the app is independent of China and not subject to CCP spying and data mining‚ the new information raises questions. Multiple former employees even admitted to being pressured by the company to downplay TikTok-ByteDance ties‚ either to the public or to fellow employees. But if what these employees say is true‚ TikTok truly is a national security risk. Conservatives are under attack. Contact TikTok via email at communitymanager@tiktok.com and demand Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment and provide transparency. If you have been censored‚ contact us at the Media Research Center contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

One of the major talking points the left and the liberal media used to sell Americans on legalizing marijuana was that it would eliminate black market operations. But in a Tuesday report‚ CBS Mornings admitted that Maine’s weed legalization had not stopped possibly hundreds of illegal grow houses from sprouting up all across rural parts of the state. They also reported that China was behind most of them. Co-anchor Tony Dokoupil opened the segment by boasting that weed was “legal for recreational use in 24 states plus Washington‚ D.C.” But he admitted that “that does not mean illegal growing operations have gone away. In fact‚ they're still booming.” Teeing up the investigative report by correspondent Nicole Sganga‚ Dokoupil noted that illegal “operations are expanding‚ particularly in rural parts of the U.S.‚ and they're surprising backers overseas who are tied to other deadlier drugs including fentanyl.” Sganga’s report focused on the liberal state of Maine‚ which legalized weed but was seeing a disturbing surge in the number of illegal growing operations being funded by China. She spoke with Ray Donovan‚ a former chief of operations for the Drug Enforcement Agency‚ who explained the situation with Chinese organized crime: SGANGA: Just one flashpoint in a billion-dollar black market marijuana boom now sinking its teeth into less populated states like Oklahoma‚ Colorado‚ and Maine. DONOVAN: If I can go into Maine and buy a house for cheap that's rural‚ is very isolated. (…) SGANGA: But perhaps more shocking than the budding number of illegal grows: who is behind them. DONOVAN: By and large‚ we see Chinese organized crime behind black-market marijuana.     There was apparently one grow house that was staffed with men who were human trafficked from China to tend to the plants while being trapped in the house. One of the apparent takeaways CBS wanted viewers to have was that legal marijuana was still viable‚ there just needed to be an investment in enough law enforcement to crack down on the black market: SGANGA: Marijuana remains illegal under federal law‚ but a majority of Americans now live in a state that has legalized weed. With some states still limiting cultivation and others imposing steep taxes‚ the marijuana underworld thrives. DONOVAN: It is not something that's going to go away‚ especially if you are investing in legal marijuana statewide‚ then we're going to have to pursue the black market marijuana organizations. While arguing that “people were tired of the war on drugs‚” he admitted that “counterintuitively‚ when you legalize you actually need a big‚ strong law enforcement push in order to push the black market into the legal market‚ because people don't naturally want to volunteer to pay taxes‚ get regulated‚ fill out paperwork and forms.” Cracking down on crime&;#63; What a novel idea&;#33; Destroying the serious nature of the problem‚ they ended the segment with co-host Gayle King proclaiming‚ “I just want to try it one time before I die. Co-hosts Dokoupil and Vladimir Duthiers seemed more than happy to oblige: DUTHIERS: We can make that happen‚ Gayle&;#33; Somebody around here can make that happen&;#33; KING: I’ve never tried – I just want to try it one time. DOKOUPIL: I don't want to fund the black market‚ but there are a lot of trucks just sitting around here in Times Square. The transcript is below. Click &;quot;expand&;quot; to read: CBS Mornings April 16‚ 2024 7:30:06 a.m. Eastern TONY DOKOUPIL: There’s a growing acceptance‚ of course‚ of marijuana use across the country. It’s legal for recreational use in 24 states plus Washington‚ D.C. But‚ that does not mean illegal growing operations have gone away. In fact‚ they're still booming. A CBS investigation finds those operations are expanding‚ particularly in rural parts of the U.S.‚ and they're surprising backers overseas who are tied to other deadlier drugs including fentanyl. Nicole Sganga takes us now to an illicit marijuana farm in the beautiful state of Maine‚ which is one of the states where the drug is actually legal. [Cuts to video] NICOLE SGANGA: Nestled along Maine’s rocky shoreline‚ the sleepy town of Machias. CHIEF KEITH MERCIER (Machias Police Department): People lobster fish‚ they clam‚ and they log. SGANGA: Population‚ about 2‚000‚ It’s sleepy. MERCIER: Sleepy‚ very quiet. SGANGA: But last fall‚ a pungent smell and a stream of vans darting to and from this barn woke up neighbors triggering a six-week investigation by local police and chief Keith Mercier‚ and unearthing more than $1 million in black market marijuana. MERCIER: They had irrigation systems setup‚ they had heating systems‚ humidifying system. It was quite an impressive operation. SGANGA: Hanging from the rafters‚ flowering under a sea of grow lights. A maze of more than 2‚600 plants seized by police. How in the world did black market marijuana set up shop here&;#63; MERCIER: Well‚ I think that was one of the draws was being rural community‚ it could go undetected. SGANGA: Just one flashpoint in a billion-dollar black market marijuana boom now sinking its teeth into less populated states like Oklahoma‚ Colorado‚ and Maine. RAY DONOVAN (former DEA chief of operations): If I can go into Maine and buy a house for cheap that's rural‚ is very isolated. SGANGA: Ray Donovan is the former chief of operations for the DEA. DONOVAN: That would allow them to continue to grow the marijuana crops uninhibited. SGANGA: Law enforcement now cracking down‚ with at least 34 busts statewide. Since last June‚ more sites dotting the I-95 corridor now undergoing investigation. This is not just a Machias problem. MERCIER: No‚ this is a statewide problem. The information we have says that there is over 200 that are actively working right now. SGANGA: But perhaps more shocking than the budding number of illegal grows: who is behind them. DONOVAN: By and large‚ we see Chinese organized crime behind black market marijuana. SGANGA: In February‚ 50 lawmakers penned a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Garland demanding answers about China's role in thousands of illicit marijuana grows nationwide. SEN. SUSAN COLLINS (R-ME): They're unregulated. They’re illicit. They're destroying homes. MERCIER: Marijuana all over the place lying around. SGANGA: Operators allegedly stealing more than $10‚000 in power. Just how much power was running through&;#63; MERCIER: Substantial amount. Probably four or five times what a normal house would run. STEVE ROBINSON: These locations consume huge amounts of electricity. SGANGAL So‚ this is the spread sheet. ROBINSON: Yes. SGANGA: Native Mainer Steve Robinson meticulously tracks suspected illegal marijuana grows statewide and took us to one identified in court records. This looks like a suburban dream home. ROBINSON: If you look on this garage right here‚ there's a newly installed 400-amp service. SGANGA: Purring over power records‚ findings published on his website‚ attracting the attention of lawmakers and law enforcement. Why would anyone need that much power&;#63; ROBINSON: If you’re running say‚ a car wash‚ a grocery store. SGANGA: Or&;#63; ROBINSON: Or if you're growing a lot of marijuana. SGANGA: In some cases‚ the suspects arrested may have been victims. MERCIER: We encountered three Asian males. They were being paid $1‚000 a month to work 24-7. SGANGA: Trapped inside sparse living quarters with blacked out windows. DONOVAN: Some of the people have been brought here from China under the auspices that they’re working under a legit business. SGANGA: It sounds like you're talking about victims of human trafficking. DONOVAN: Yes. SGANGA: Marijuana remains illegal under federal law‚ but a majority of Americans now live in a state that has legalized weed. With some states still limiting cultivation and others imposing steep taxes‚ the marijuana underworld thrives. DONOVAN: It is not something that's going to go away‚ especially if you are investing in legal marijuana statewide‚ then we're going to have to pursue the black market marijuana organizations. SGANGA: You think it’s time to sound the alarm&;#63; DONOVAN: I do. [Cuts back to live] SGANGA: Donovan and other law enforcement sources told us some of the same criminal groups behind illicit weed are part of a larger criminal network tied to a deadlier drug trade: fentanyl. In fact‚ Donovan said the DEA first connected Chinese organized crime to these illegal weed grows by following some of the same criminals profiting off the fentanyl supply chain. Tony. DOKOUPIL: What ever to make money. Nicole‚ thank you very much. So‚ of course‚ one of the reasons why weed is legal in 24 states is because people were tired of the war on drugs. But‚ counterintuitively‚ when you legalize you actually need a big‚ strong law enforcement push in order to push the black market into the legal market‚ because people don't naturally want to volunteer to pay taxes‚ get regulated‚ fill out paperwork and forms. We're seeing that process play out in places like Maine. GAYLE KING: I just want to try it one time before I die. [Laughter] DOKOUPI: Well‚ Gayle— VLADIMIR DUTHIERS: We can make that happen‚ Gayle&;#33; Somebody around here can make that happen&;#33; KING: I’ve never tried – I just want to try it one time. DOKOUPIL: I don't want to fund the black market‚ but there are a lot of trucks just sitting around here in Times Square. KING: Okay. DUTHIERS: We're going to make that happen‚ Gayle. KING: It’s bucket list. Bucket list.

Bill Maher may not share the same views as pro-life conservatives‚ but he certainly has no problem telling the truth in a way they can agree with. On a recent episode of &;quot;Real Time with Bill Maher‚&;quot; Maher did just that on the topic of abortion. “None of you believe it’s murder‚ you know. That’s why I don’t understand the 15-week thing or Trump’s plan is ‘let’s leave it to the states‚’” Maher said‚ adding‚ “You mean‚ so‚ killing babies is okay in some states&;#63;” “I can respect the absolutist position‚ I really can. I scold the left when they say‚ ‘Oh‚ you know what&;#63; They just hate women‚ people who aren’t pro-choice‚’” he continued. “They don’t hate women. They just made that up. They think it’s murder‚ and it kind of is.” “I’m just okay with that. I am‚ I mean‚ there’s 8 billion people in the world. I’m sorry‚ we won’t miss you. That’s my position on it‚” he added‚ as his panel and crowd sat in uncomfortable silence. “Everyone’s stunned‚” Sara Gonzales says‚ noting that he’s right. “If you’re saying you’re pro-choice‚ you are saying that you are pro-murder. It is one and the same. Thank you‚ thank you for admitting that‚” she says. Republican candidate for Texas state representative Mitch Little agrees. “If you’re going to admit that abortion is murder‚ can we also admit that gender modification is aggravated assault&;#63; Because these are both sanctity of life issues‚” Little says. Want more from Sara Gonzales&;#63;To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

NPR is punishing senior editor Uri Berliner for exposing the outlet's left-wing bias.Last week‚ Berliner sent shockwaves through the media with an essay in the Free Press highlighting what he believes is NPR's liberal transformation. According to Berliner‚ NPR has &;quot;lost America's trust&;quot; because NPR has embraced a &;quot;progressive worldview.&;quot; The essay was especially powerful because Berliner has worked at NPR for 25 years‚ and thus he has witnessed first-hand the outlet's leftward drift.As evidence to back his perspective‚ Berliner pointed to NPR's coverage of the alleged Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy‚ its handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story‚ its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic‚ NPR's internal focus on race and identity‚ and the lack of viewpoint diversity among NPR's staff.NPR executives initially pushed back on Berliner's criticisms. &;quot;I and my colleagues on the leadership team strongly disagree with Uri’s assessment of the quality of our journalism and the integrity of our newsroom processes‚&;quot; said chief content officer Edith Chapin. &;quot;We believe that inclusion-among our staff‚ with our sourcing‚ and in our overall coverage-is critical to telling the nuanced stories of this country and our world.&;quot;On Tuesday‚ NPR itself revealed that leadership had disciplined Berliner.Despite his years of service with the company‚ Berliner was suspended without pay for five days beginning last Friday. The violation&;#63; Berliner did not comply with company policy requiring staffers to receive prior approval before submitting work to outside publications. The formal rebuke said it was his &;quot;final warning&;quot; and threatened termination if he violates the policy again.Important to this story is Berliner's contention that he tried to address his concerns about NPR's ideological problems with executives before writing about them publicly. Clearly‚ his concerns went unheard.Still‚ Berliner loves the place where he works. That's why he's passionate about its integrity.&;quot;I love NPR and feel it's a national trust‚&;quot; Berliner told NPR. &;quot;We have great journalists here. If they shed their opinions and did the great journalism they're capable of‚ this would be a much more interesting and fulfilling organization for our listeners.&;quot;In the wake of Berliner's essay‚ NPR announced monthly reviews of its coverage. What will come of those reviews‚ if anything‚ remains to be seen.Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

An elite Catholic prep school in Massachusetts gave a glowing summary of a recent visit from Democrat Gov. Maura Healey‚ who openly promotes abortion and LGBTQ+ issues in defiance of Catholic teaching.On April 9‚ Healey made her first visit to St. John's Prep‚ an all-boys‚ 6-12 grade school in the Boston area sponsored by the Catholic religious group the Xaverian Brothers‚ named after St. Francis Xavier. There‚ the governor spent almost an hour engaging with five student groups.The school and its leadership could not have been more pleased with the event as evidenced by the write-up about it posted to the school's website. &;quot;We’re really excited to have the opportunity to engage with you and to learn from you‚&;quot; Head of School Ed Hardiman told Healey. &;quot;The students here today are all involved in different leadership programs and one of our big areas of focus this year is civil discourse‚ so we’re thankful that you’ve come to campus to share your time with us.&;quot;Here are just a handful of other excerpts from the article: &;quot;While the words 'authentic' and 'genuine' have been overused to the point of losing their meaning in popular vernacular‚ the level of sincerity‚ honesty‚ and earnestness that punctuated Healey’s interaction with students was palpable.&;quot;&;quot;She was vulnerable‚ she was personal‚ she readily owned her flaws‚ and she assured her young audience that no one person can have all the answers.&;quot;&;quot;Healey said an unwavering defense of the Constitution and the preservation of democracy are the linchpin to securing our future.&;quot;The write-up also claimed that &;quot;it was quickly clear [Healey's] personal values are closely aligned with those of the Xaverian Brothers&;quot; but did not specify what those shared &;quot;personal values&;quot; might be. When asked about her core values‚ Healey mentioned &;quot;humility‚ kindness‚ and honesty‚&;quot; the article said. She also invited students to denounce &;quot;hate&;quot; whenever they see it and insisted that &;quot;there's no room&;quot; in society for racism‚ anti-Semitism‚ Islamophobia‚ or homophobia. Whether she defined any of those terms is unclear‚ but chances are that Healey‚ who has a live-in lesbian partner‚ might consider some of Catholic teaching regarding homosexual acts to be homophobic. The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls homosexual acts &;quot;intrinsically disordered&;quot; and claims they are: contrary to natural law‚ incapable of generating new life‚ and fail to &;quot;proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity.&;quot; Therefore‚ the Catechism claims‚ such acts can never be approved under any circumstances.Healey's views on abortion also stand in stark contrast to the Catholic Church's view that abortion &;quot;is gravely contrary to the moral law.&;quot; &;quot;Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception‚&;quot; the Catechism avers.Healey‚ by contrast‚ bragged two years ago that Massachusetts &;quot;enshrined&;quot; abortion into law as a state &;quot;constitutional right.&;quot; &;quot;You can respect religious freedom‚ you can respect an individual’s decision to make a decision for him or herself for what they want to do‚&;quot; she said at the time. &;quot;But in this country we also have certain freedoms‚ and we have to be a place that recognizes and respects the freedom of a woman to make a decision about her own body by herself.&;quot;It does not appear that the governor and the students even discussed God or basic Christian precepts during their meeting. The summary from St. John's notes only that her visit was facilitated by Father Jim Ronan‚ Healey's &;quot;Charlestown parish priest‚ friend‚ spiritual guide‚ and mentor.&;quot; Otherwise‚ it makes no direct or indirect reference to God‚ Jesus Christ‚ the Catholic Church‚ or any other form of Christianity.The school's apparent agreement with many of Healey's statements during the meeting and perhaps even some of her political positions have raised the ire of faithful Catholics in the area. One group‚ the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts‚ slammed the school for celebrating &;quot;the Bay State’s pro-abortion‚ lesbian chief executive.&;quot;In a statement given to Blaze News‚ Catholic Action League Executive Director C.J. Doyle called the meeting at St. John's &;quot;a grave scandal and a monstrous betrayal.&;quot; &;quot;It tells us that the Church in Massachusetts would rather serve Caesar than Christ‚ and that it prefers the favor of worldly powers over the lives of the innocent unborn‚&;quot; he said.St. John's Head of School Ed Hardiman did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment.Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

Last weekend‚ UFC 300 drew in millions of fans eager to see the best fighters in the world face off in the Vegas octagon. While there were several memorable moments over the course of the event‚ one of the most unforgettable was Brazilian lightweight champion Renato Moicano’s post-fight speech. After his big win against Jalin Turner‚ the fighter practically snatched the microphone from Joe Rogan‚ yelling: “First of all‚ I love America&;#33; I love the Constitution&;#33; I love the First Amendment&;#33; ... Let me tell you something: If you care about your f***ing country‚ read Ludwig von Mises’ lessons and the six lessons of the Austrian Economic School‚ motherf*****s&;#33;&;quot; For those unfamiliar with Ludwig von Mises‚ he was an Austrian-American economist‚ historian‚ logician‚ and sociologist who championed free-market capitalism and vehemently denounced socialism. The entire time the mic was in Moicano’s hands‚ Rogan — who’s become a prominent political voice — can be seen grinning ear to ear. Dave Rubin certainly shares Rogan’s sentiments. “This is the America I want to live in‚” he says‚ agreeing with Moicano’s speech. “We have got to save this freaking country.” To watch the footage of Moicano’s epic hype speech‚ watch the clip below. Want more from Dave Rubin&;#63;To enjoy more honest conversations‚ free speech‚ and big ideas with Dave Rubin‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

New York Democrats and other radicals have advanced a ballot initiative that may ultimately pit the state's bill of rights against conservatives‚ religious residents‚ and others opposed to gender ideology and abortion. The presently &;quot;vague&;quot; wording of the proposed New York Equal Protection of Law Amendment (ERA)‚ championed by Planned Parenthood and various other leftist organizations‚ has some critics worried that there may be ruinous consequences besides the codification of abortion in the state constitution. Just the News noted that some opponents have expressed concerns that the ERA might enable children to get sex changes without parental consent and altogether weaken laws that presently protect children. The initiative The ERA‚ introduced and ultimately passed by Democrats in both chambers of the state legislature over the course of the past two years‚ would alter Article 1‚ Section 11 of the New York Constitution‚ which presently states that no person shall be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person‚ firm‚ corporation‚ institution‚ or by the state on the basis of race‚ color‚ creed‚ or religion. This effort would add that New Yorkers — now to be conferred plural pronouns contra &;quot;his or her&;quot; — cannot be discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity‚ national origin‚ age‚ disability‚ sex‚ sexual orientation‚ &;quot;gender identity‚&;quot; &;quot;gender expression‚&;quot; pregnancy‚ pregnancy outcomes‚ and reproductive health care and autonomy. The supporters The ERA has been championed by various leftists‚ LGBT organizations‚ and pro-abortion outfits. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)‚ another supporter of the ERA‚ framed the initiative last year as a way of helping Democrats secure and hold onto power. &;quot;Having a ballot initiative in our state is going to drive voter turnout overall‚ which will definitely help Democrats‚&;quot; Gillibrand told the New York Times. &;quot;The biggest reason we lost House seats was because of voter turnout.&;quot; New Yorkers for Equal Rights‚ the ballot initiative committee hyping the ERA‚ has indicated that this amendment would prevent future democratically elected officials from passing an abortion ban in the already pro-abortion state; cutting off abortion funding via Medicaid; and banning private insurance coverage of abortion. The group made abundantly clear that this is a matter of preventing future voters from changing tack on the issue of abortion‚ citing former Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin's unexpectedly close gubernatorial race in 2022 as evidence of how &;quot;political winds shift.&;quot; Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is apparently of a similar mind‚ having emphasized that laws can be repealed but there is &;quot;a much higher threshold to change the Constitution.&;quot; New Yorkers for Equal Rights suggested that besides precluding New Yorkers from changing their mind about having virtually unlimited abortion in the state‚ the ERA may also help &;quot;win back the right to abortion nationally.&;quot; The group also intimated that the amendments would hinder efforts to keep LGBT propaganda out of the classroom. According to Planned Parenthood of Greater New York‚ &;quot;The ERA is an important step toward protecting reproductive rights and access in New York following the U.S. Supreme Court's wrongful decision to end the federal constitutional right to abortion‚ established by Roe v. Wade.&;quot; The opposition The Coalition to Protect Kids has implored New Yorkers to vote &;quot;no&;quot; on the ERA on Nov. 5‚ noting that the state already has an equal rights amendment. &;quot;This new wording might appear innocuous to the casual reader‚&;quot; the CPK states on its website. &;quot;But once we understand the real-life‚ legal ramifications of this poorly written one-size-fits-all amendment‚ you'll quickly understand just how absurd it is.&;quot; CPK suggested that the ERA could prove devastating for parental rights and weaken laws protecting minors from sexual abuse. &;quot;If entities cannot 'discriminate' based on age and gender identity or expression‚ under the new amendment language‚ medical providers could be required to facilitate a child's request to make permanent‚ life-altering 'gender affirming' decisions and they would not need to consult with parents‚&;quot; wrote the CPK. The number of children identifying as &;quot;transgender&;quot; has exploded in recent years. The vast majority of kids will outgrow this confusion. However‚ if parents can no longer serve as a check against the whims of their kids‚ which ideologues and profit-incentivized medical professionals otherwise play on‚ then the ERA may serve to greatly benefit the sex change regime. CPK noted further that &;quot;laws that determine the legal age to purchase and/or consume alcohol or cannabis‚ determine elder abuse and statutory rape could all be weakened because they 'discriminate' based on age.&;quot; Spectrum News 1 reported that some Republicans have voiced concerns about how this may impact the rights of religious New Yorkers. &;quot;Those of us who take our faith and our religion very seriously are very concerned about lawsuits against the church or against a certain faith or religion‚&;quot; said Republican Assemblyman Chris Tague. &;quot;Unfortunately‚ like so many pieces of legislation‚ it goes too far‚&;quot; said state Sen. George Borrello (R). &;quot;It's very vague‚ it's very broad. In the end‚ my biggest concern is it will codify late-term abortions into the New York state constitution.&;quot; Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright appeared to confirm Borrello's suspicion when Democrats advanced the initiative in the legislature last year‚ stating‚ &;quot;We are closer than ever to enshrining a woman's right to choose and equality protections against discriminations in the most important governing document of our state.&;quot; Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;