Pro-aborts vandalized the St. Patrick’s Church in Portland‚ Oregon over the weekend making it the 252nd attack on the Catholic Church since the Dobbs decision was leaked in 2022. This is part of the left’s ongoing effort to proclaim that they want Roe reinstated and the option to kill innocent‚ pre-born babies at their leisure. Catholic church-goers were met with the messaging when heading to services at St. Patrick’s Church in Portland for Sunday mass.  “FUCK U My body My choice‚” was spray painted on the once beautiful doors to the church as well as on the concrete outside the building‚ according to images shared on X by journalist Andy Ngo. Breaking: Those attending mass this morning at St. Patrick’s Church in northwest Portland‚ Ore. arrived to find it had been vandalized again with a pro-abortion message. (The door is still stain-bleached of a removed hateful message.) Multiple Christian houses of worship have… pic.twitter.com/YqPlP4LMOW — Andy Ng&;ocirc; 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) April 28‚ 2024 Last week Catholic Vote reported on the 249th attack on a Catholic Church since the Dobbs leak. In Oklahoma‚ a suspect broke a statue of the Virgin Mary and one of the Holy Family at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Muskogee. According to CatholicVote’s violence tracker‚ there have been at least 252 attacks perpetrated against Catholic churches since May 2022 and there have been 417 attacks against Catholic churches in the United States since May 28‚ 2020. The list doesn’t incorporate violence against Christian churches or pregnancy centers‚ but I suspect that if it did‚ the number would be close to double since anyone who affirms the Bible’s stance on the sanctity of life has been under attack for years. The list does however show the gravity of this situation and how pro-aborts‚ unsurprisingly‚ turn to violence and aggression to show that they support abortion --- just like this weekend over in Portland. Ngo noted that the doors have been cleaned but are now bleach stained since they needed to be deeply scrubbed from the black spray paint. In response‚ some users called on the FBI in Portland to find and charge the vandals. “Maybe when you’re done arresting grandma for going for a walk you can arrest these people‚” a user wrote‚ “a house of worship is a safe haven for pro life.” A different user noted that this was “heartbreaking” while another called the vandal(s) “soulless ghouls.” “If something like this was done to an abortion clinic it would declared domestic terrorism or a RICO violation. This act should be treated the same‚” one more wrote on Ngo’s post. We’re about to reach two full years since the Dobbs decision was leaked and this sort of violence started. My hope and prayer is that it not only stops but that hearts are changed and minds are woken up to the realities of what abortion is.  

FIRST ON MRC: Never-before-seen emails reveal how several legacy media outlets closely aligned themselves with a disgraced censorship entity‚ accused of leading the censorship of Republicans and conservatives on social media. Documents reviewed by MRC Free Speech America indicate that certain leftist‚ legacy media outlets — including The Washington Post‚ The Guardian‚ ABC News‚ NBC News‚ Vice and others — collaborated closely with the anti-free speech Election Integrity Partnership (EIP)‚ a now-defunct consortium of researchers and universities with ties to government agencies and embroiled in censorship controversies. The Stanford University’s Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO)‚ along with the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public‚ led the effort to launch the EIP‚ a consortium of academics and researchers.  Tellingly‚ the EIP was created “at the request of” the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency‚ part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)‚ and “worked directly with” the DHS and the State Department’s Global Engagement Center to “monitor and censor Americans’ online speech” before the 2020 elections‚ according to the House Judiciary Committee. In response to these emails‚ House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) called on the federal government to defund the massive web of anti-free speech entities‚ infamously known as the Censorship Industrial Complex. “We’ve obtained the secret reports showing how the Election Integrity Partnership worked closely with Big Tech to censor thousands of Americans‚” Jordan said. “Other documents confirm that the EIP was created ‘at the request of’ the federal government. In other words‚ Big Tech‚ Big Academia‚ and Big Government teamed up to censor Americans before the 2020 election.” The emails‚ obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request investigation by government watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT)‚ suggest that the legacy media blindly relied on the EIP to reinforce their anti-free speech narratives. “It’s disappointing and‚ frankly‚ a little frightening that media outlets have taken up full membership in the Censorship Industrial Complex‚” PPT President Michael Chamberlain told MRC Free Speech America. Little has been reported or known about the extent of the media’s involvement with the disgraced censorship group — at least until now. The Washington Post Calls Anti-Free Speech Researchers ‘My Fave People’ In one instance‚ Elizabeth Dwoskin‚ a Silicon Valley correspondent for The Washington Post‚ referred to EIP leader Alex Stamos‚ a former chief security officer at Facebook‚ and Stanford researcher Ren&;eacute;e DiResta‚ as her “fave people” in an email dated April 1‚ 2022. According to the email‚ Dwoskin contacted EIP to propose “a potentially powerful collaboration” concerning alleged “disinfo” in the 2022 midterm elections.  The proposed collaboration‚ dubbed &;quot;The Megaphone Project‚&;quot; aimed to track individuals who raised questions about the 2020 elections and whether they still had platforms in the 2022 midterm elections. “What platforms are they using&;#63; Do they still have the megaphones they had in 2020&;#63; What are they saying in the run-up to 2022&;#63;” Dwoskin asked Stamos and DiResta.  Whether “The Megaphone Project” was initiated remains unknown. However‚ the proposal raises concerns about the impartiality of The Post's reporter‚ said MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider. “It is sickening that The Post sought to create a hit list against people who simply wanted to exercise their free speech rights‚” Schneider said. “In the past‚ leftists have also done the same thing. Did The Post ever produce a similar blacklist&;#63; We doubt it. This only proves the legacy media are nothing but arms of the Democrat Party.” Dwoskin did not immediately respond to MRC Free Speech America’s request for comment. ABC News Mourns Rise of Parler: ‘Will We Ever Stop Misinformation&;#63;’ In another instance showcasing how legacy media outlets leaned on EIP to promote their anti-free speech agenda‚ ABC News reporter Laura Romero emailed professor and EIP mastermind Kate Starbird on Nov. 11‚ 2020‚ seeking comment regarding Parler‚ a pro-free speech platform. Rather than simply requesting Starbird's expert analysis on Parler‚ Romero‚ in a 257-word email‚ voiced her concerns that while Facebook and Twitter were cracking down on the “Big Lie‚” Parler allowed Americans to freely express their views on the 2020 election. “Is this a cat and mouse chase&;#63;” Romero asked Starbird‚ alluding to Big Tech’s crackdown on free speech. The ABC News reporter pondered‚ “Will we ever stop misinformation from spreading&;#63;” without specifying who the “we” in her email referred to. In the same email‚ Romero suggested that she preferred “to hop on the phone to discuss this‚” citing her busy schedule. Tellingly‚ Romero did not promptly respond to MRC’s repeated requests for comments or clarification. Romero ultimately published an ABC News article on Nov. 17‚ 2020‚ headlined: “‘Free speech’ social media platform Parler is a hit among Trump supporters‚ but experts say it won't last.” In the article‚ Romero accused Parler of disseminating “misinformation.” She supported her anti-free speech assertions by citing “experts.” Did The Guardian Rely on EIP for Legal Advice Following Project Veritas Threat&;#63; Amid a legal dispute between media activist group Project Veritas and EIP‚ attorneys representing then-Project Veritas President James O’Keefe filed a complaint against The Guardian. The newspaper had previously covered an EIP blog that labeled O’Keefe as a “repeat spreader” of “election misinformation” a year prior. Faced with a potential legal challenge regarding its coverage of O’Keefe‚ Eline Gordts‚ a West Coast editor at The Guardian‚ reached out to EIP‚ apparently seeking guidance on how to respond to Project Veritas. Project Veritas had initiated a lawsuit against EIP over an EIP blog published on Sept. 29‚ 2020 (and later covered by The Guardian). “O'Keefe's lawyers mention that they have filed litigation against EIP for defamatory content‚” Gordts wrote to EIP researcher DiResta and Communications Director Michael Grass.  Gordts added‚ “As we're crafting our response‚ it would be very helpful to get a sense of your thinking around his allegations‚ what exactly they are suiting [sic] over and whether Project Veritas is suing or James O'Keefe.” Later in the email‚ she asked to “discuss this over the phone. In response‚ Stamos confirmed that Project Veritas had initiated legal action against EIP. He then offered Gordts access to EIP’s attorneys and provided communications advice for further comment. It isn’t immediately clear whether The Guardian ever spoke to EIP’s attorneys. Still‚ MRC’s Schneider said that coordinating legal strategy against a third party is highly unusual for a media outlet. “Not only did the media peddle EIP’s work blindly‚ but they seemed to be so entangled with EIP that they even wanted to secretly coordinate their dissembling in the courthouse. Their corruption does not end with election interference. It might also include obstruction of justice.” Gordts informed MRC that she wouldn't meet the publication’s deadline for a response‚ claiming‚ &;quot;We'll reply as soon as possible.&;quot; The Guardian's press office did not immediately respond to MRC's request for comments. VICE News and The Post Ask: First Amendment Worse Than Russian ‘Disinformation’&;#63; One of the accusations raised by House Republicans against the EIP and its government ties is that the EIP conflated constitutionally-protected speech with alleged foreign “disinformation‚” occasionally prioritizing the targeting of Americans’ free speech. VICE and The Post suggested that Americans’ ability to freely speak posed a greater threat to the nation than foreign interference. In September 2020‚ Vice commissioned a “big/special” election documentary with HBO‚ as indicated by Graham Brookie‚ an aide at The Atlantic Council’s Digital Foreign Research Lab (also part of the EIP‚ according to House Republicans). In an email to Starbird‚ Brookie forwarded a note‚ purportedly from Vice News‚ that stated‚ “While foreign interference is continuing in similar fashion to 2016‚ the primary issue is domestic misinformation.” It isn’t immediately clear whether such a documentary was ever videotaped or finalized. Not to be outdone by Vice‚ The Post's Dwoskin (mentioned earlier in this report) reached out to EIP about a briefing related to the 2020 election. In the email dated Nov. 4‚ 2020‚ Dwoskin posed the highly cynical question of whether Trump declaring himself winner was “a bigger test for the platforms than Russian disinfo‚ in terms of protecting threats to democracy&;#63;” On the same day‚ Dwoskin published a write-up for The Post headlined “Trump’s early victory declarations test tech giants’ mettle in policing threats to the election.” In it‚ she used a quote from Stamos to accuse Big Tech platforms of failing to act against so-called “repeat offenders” of “misinformation.” Neither Brookie‚ Vice nor Dwoskin immediately responded to MRC’s request for comment. NBC News to EIP: ‘Why YouTube Isn’t Adjusting’ In an email to Starbird‚ NBC News Correspondent Jake Ward whined about YouTube's alleged reluctance to follow the lead of other major Big Tech platforms in censoring Americans in the days leading up to the 2020 election. The subject line of Ward’s email‚ dated Oct. 26‚ 2020‚ read‚ “Why YouTube Isn't Adjusting.” Ward sought to interview Starbird to gain a “big-picture” perspective on how YouTube “handles itself.” Ward declared his intent to write a story on YouTube. “I'm putting a story together about why it is that YouTube has adjusted so little of how it handles misinformation as compared to Twitter and FB‚” he wrote‚ extending an invitation to continue the conversation on Zoom. Ward‚ who has since left NBC News‚ did not immediately respond to MRC's request for comment. Ward’s concerns seemingly prompted action from YouTube‚ as the platform undertook a significant purge of content that allegedly violated the platform’s COVID-19 policies‚ resulting in the removal of over 500‚000 videos. YouTube also moved to ban former President Donald Trump’s account for over three years‚ a decision ultimately reversed in March 2023. Despite Ward’s assertions about YouTube’s perceived inaction on censorship‚ its parent company‚ Google‚ faced scrutiny nearly four years later‚ following the release of an MRC Free Speech America report. The MRC report revealed that the tech giant intervened in U.S. elections at least 41 times‚ every time in favor of the most left-wing candidates. EIP to Fox News: No‚ Thank You&;#63; In contrast to EIP’s engagement with other media outlets‚ the organization appears to have been less receptive to a Fox News reporter’s inquiry about an EIP fact check of a Project Veritas video on alleged voter fraud. In an email dated Oct. 5‚ 2020‚ Fox News reporter Audrey Conklin reached out to Dr. Joe Bak-Coleman‚ one of the authors of an EIP blog that targeted Project Veritas. Such a blog was at the center of a now-settled lawsuit between Project Veritas and EIP. Bak-Coleman forwarded the email to Starbird and Stamos seeking advice. “Thoughts on how/if I should respond&;#63; My instinct is to just ignore it but I figured better to ask y'all‚” Bak-Coleman wrote that same day. Starbird advised against responding‚ warning‚ “I wouldn't respond. I'm curious as to why they reached out to you and not Alex or me. Something to chat about at our next meeting.” Bak-Coleman chose not to respond to Conklin. Instead‚ Stamos intervened‚ stating‚ “I believe our post speaks for itself and we are going to decline further comment.” Legacy Media‚ Enemies of Free Speech&;#63; Reacting to these revelations‚ PPT’s Chamberlain criticized the legacy media’s role in endorsing EIP’s controversial work and‚ even worse‚ failing to uphold the principles of the First Amendment. “I’m old enough to remember when they would be the staunchest defenders of free speech‚ the First Amendment‚ and the search for truth‚” Chamberlain told MRC. “Now it appears that instead of defending those principles they are more interested in defending the narratives they advance and defending themselves against upstarts and alternative outlets.” Chamberlain concluded with a sobering assessment: “There's profit and prestige in being an approved information gatekeeper.” But not all hope is gone‚ as Jordan and the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government are calling for legislation to defund these censorship-tied tools. “Our investigation continues but it’s clear that Congress must pass legislation that ends the censorship-industrial complex in all its forms‚ including the EIP‚” Jordan told MRC. Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency‚ clarity on hate speech and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored‚ contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Overnight‚ the anti-Semitic/pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia University was finally broken up after the NYPD outsmarted the barricaded protesters by breaching the second floor of occupied Hamilton Hall. But on Wednesday morning‚ the whining from ABC‚ CBS‚ and NBC was almost as bad as the shrieking coming from the terrorist sympathizers as they recounted the horror of the 100 people arrested without injury being loaded onto a bus for booking. “We were standing right here late last night as more than 100 police officers descended on Columbia University‚” announced ABC correspondent Stephanie Ramos on Good Morning America. She seemingly tried to downplay the illegal break-in and occupation of Hamilton Hall by noting it’s “a building with a history of student takeovers.” Ramos spoke to a ridiculous college professor who didn’t even work at Columbia (she worked at Queens College) who praised the students for breaking the law to help stop a purported “genocide in Gaza”: RAMOS: What were your thoughts about those student demonstrators that pitched tents and set up that encampment demanding that the university divest from companies profiting from Israel&;#63; What are your thoughts on that&;#63; SUSAN BARANOWSKI: So‚ the students believe passionately in this cause and they're willing to break the all rules and risk sanctions to draw attention to the genocide in Gaza. And they are willing to come out here even though the university is punishing them for doing so.     There seemed to be a bit of emotion in the voice of correspondent Lilia Luciano during CBS Mornings. She recalled how she “saw dozens upon dozens of protesters in zip ties taken into city and police buses as their peers‚ protesters‚ and even faculty members cheered them on from the outside.” Luciano sounded as though she was taken aback by the “Dozens of NYPD officers in riot gear” entering the university “through locked gates‚ others seen here coming through a second-floor window of the building occupied by demonstrators Tuesday night.” She promoted an unnamed professor who was “upset” by the scene and who falsely asserted that “the military” had stormed campus to take the kids away: LUCIANO: Many faculty members were outside like this professor we spoke to who was visibly upset over seeing so many students handcuffed. UNIDENTIFIED PROFESSOR: I'm devastated that this is happening to every single campus in this country&;#33; By letting the military in‚ letting the police in&;#33; These are just students&;#33; Over on NBC’s Today‚ correspondent Erin McLaughlin huffed that “dozens of police dressed in full riot gear entered the campus;” and touted that “Crowds gathered outside of the university chanting and booing.” After griping about the “SWAT-style truck” used to circumvent the barricaded doors of the first floor and the 100 people taken into custody‚ McLaughlin played the now infamous clip of a Columbia student demanding the university give them “basic humanitarian aid” so they don’t “die of dehydration and starvation.” Instead of laughing at it as most sensible people did‚ since it was ridiculous‚ McLaughlin treated it as a serious matter. And the chyron for the report read &;quot;police clash with college protesters&;quot; despite the fact the students were the aggressors who were breaking the law and threatening Jewish students. The transcripts are below. Click &;quot;expand&;quot; to read: ABC’s Good Morning America May 1‚ 2024 7:03:17 a.m. Eastern (…) STEPHANIE RAMOS: We were standing right here late last night as more than 100 police officers descended on Columbia University. Police clearing Hamilton Hall‚ which is right behind us‚ a building with a history of student takeovers. [Cuts to video] Overnight‚ hundreds of New York City police officers in riot gear moving into Columbia University. SWAT teams rolling in‚ one-by-one police officers seen filing in on an extended ramp into the second floor of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall. In the late night hours‚ police forming a line around the perimeter‚ clearing protesters‚ blocking the entrance. Once inside‚ going floor-by-floor‚ room-by-room. NYPD using flash banks. At least 100 people arrested‚ led away‚ hands tied behind their backs with zip ties and loaded onto a police bus. The university president allowing the NYPD to move in‚ saying the group who broke into the building includes students but led by individuals who are not affiliated with the university‚ and that the administration was left with no choice. (…) 7:05:08 a.m. Eastern RAMOS: What were your thoughts about those student demonstrators that pitched tents and set up that encampment demanding that the university divest from companies profiting from Israel. What are your thoughts on that&;#63; SUSAN BARANOWSKI: So‚ the students believe passionately in this cause and they're willing to break the all rules and risk sanctions to draw attention to the genocide in Gaza. And they are willing to come out here even though the university is punishing them for doing so. (…) CBS Mornings May 1‚ 2024 7:04:28 a.m. Eastern (…) LILIA LUCIANO: Yesterday‚ before police showed up here at Columbia‚ students received a shelter-in-place warning. Hours later‚ we saw dozens upon dozens of protesters in zip ties taken into city and police buses as their peers‚ protesters‚ and even faculty members cheered them on from the outside. [Cuts to video] Dozens of NYPD officers in riot gear entered Columbia University around 9:00 p.m. Some through locked gates‚ others seen here coming through a second-floor window of the building occupied by demonstrators Tuesday night. The officers entered Hamilton Hall at the request of the university. Inside police cleared barricades‚ conducted multiple arrests‚ eventually clearing the building. Police also began clearing the tent encampment that had been the symbol of the protests on campus for nearly two weeks. Then NYPD moved further north in Harlem toward a city college campus. We were there when dozens of officers breached a gate to clear the encampment and began arresting protesters. Dozens more students were loaded onto city buses and detained by the end of the night. Many faculty members were outside like this professor we spoke to who was visibly upset over seeing so many students handcuffed. UNIDENTIFIED PROFESSOR: I'm devastated that this is happening to every single campus in this country&;#33; By letting the military in‚ letting the police in&;#33; These are just students&;#33; (…) NBC’s Today May 1‚ 2024 7:03:50 a.m. Eastern (…) ERIN MCLAUGHLIN: The NYPD says it took them nearly two hours to clear Columbia University of protesters. I was there overnight as dozens of police dressed in full riot gear entered the campus. Crowds gathered outside of the university chanting and booing. This morning‚ police say more than 200 were arrested. [Cuts to video] Overnight‚ in New York City‚ a tense drama unfolding at Columbia University. Police in riot gear swiftly taking back a building occupied by antiwar protesters. NYPD officers using a SWAT- style truck to enter Hamilton hall by force. UNIDENTIFIED OFFICER: The building was very heavily fortified. MCLAUGHLIN: Police video showing officers clearing the building‚ eventually taking about 100 people into custody. (…) 7:05:38 a.m. Eastern MCLAUGHLIN: Students there‚ before the police came in‚ asking Columbia to allow food into the building. UNIDENTIFED PRO-HAMAS PROTESTER: Do you want students to die of dehydration and starvation&;#63; UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: So‚ it seems like you’re saying‚ ‘we wanted to be revolutionaries‚ we want to take over this building. Now‚ will you please bring us food and water.’ UNIDENTIFED PRO-HAMAS PROTESTER: Nobody is asking them to bring anything we're asking them to not violently stop us from bringing in basic humanitarian aid. (…)

Princeton professor and MSNBC contributor Eddie Glaude Jr. joined the Wednesday edition of Ana Cabrera Reports to discuss the chaos on college campuses. In Glaude’s upside down view of the world‚ it is not the anti-Semitic campers who are the problem‚ they just “want a better America‚” but the “bad faith” Republicans condemning school administrations for tolerating it. Cabrera wondered‚ “I am curious‚ though‚ as to how you see these protests‚ Eddie‚ through a broader lens. Some have compared these college campus demonstrations to protests during the Vietnam War. Do you think that's an accurate comparison&;#63;”     The correct answer would have been‚ “No‚ that's ridiculous. There is no draft directly affecting these students and groups leading this‚ like Students for Justice in Palestine‚ are not anti-war‚ they are pro-war‚ just pro-the other side that happens to be losing.” That is not the answer Glaude gave‚ however. Instead‚ he went all in on the cult of youth: Well‚ you want to reach for the familiar in order to understand the current moment‚ and I get that‚ but I want us to -- I want us to view these protests within the context of our current moment‚ the current geopolitical context and that is we're in a period where our politics are heightened‚ that the conflicts within the country where it feels as if we're at each other's throats‚ these young people have concluded‚ many of them that America in so many ways is broken and they've come of age in so many ways‚ not only in terms of how-- we might describe them‚ Ana‚ as the catastrophic generation. He added‚ “They've come of age in the midst of school shootings‚ in the midst of economic collapse‚ in the midst of a pandemic‚ over a million folks are dead. So‚ these folks are arguing for a better America‚ a better world‚ and then they're witnessing the horror of Gaza. Even with the horror of October 7th‚ they're witnessing the horror of the consequences.” As a young person‚ the author feels compelled to add that young people in America today have never had to fight a world war (or any war for that matter‚ those who have gone to war were part of an all-volunteer force)‚ never protested anything remotely close to Jim Crow‚ and have been blessed with tremendous advancements in medical care and technology (the author is very grateful for phone-based GPS). They are obsessing over one and only one conflict. They are not condemning China’s actual genocide of the Uyghurs. Every generation‚ past‚ present‚ and future has its own foreign policy crises and times of economic turmoil. Still‚ Glaude determined Republicans were the real problem‚ “let's be clear and just really quickly‚ Elise Stefanik‚ Republicans in the Congress are bad faith actors in this debate‚ and they're driving this and administrators should understand when they respond to them‚ these bad actors will eventually turn only them. We see this with the president of Columbia‚ they urged her to act in a certain way‚ she acted and they still called for her resignation. We need to understand our charge as educators and live that charge in relation to our students‚ not in the political climate of our current moment.” It is Glaude who is acting in bad faith because she only acted after she let the situation get out of hand. Here is a transcript for the May 1 show: MSNBC Ana Cabrera Reports 5/1/2024 10:13 AM ET ANA CABRERA: I am curious‚ though‚ as to how you see these protests‚ Eddie‚ through a broader lens. Some have compared these college campus demonstrations to protests during the Vietnam War. Do you think that's an accurate comparison&;#63; EDDIE GLUADE JR.: Well‚ you want to reach for the familiar in order to understand the current moment‚ and I get that‚ but I want us to -- I want us to view these protests within the context of our current moment‚ the current geopolitical context and that is we're in a period where our politics are heightened‚ that the conflicts within the country where it feels as if we're at each other's throats‚ these young people have concluded‚ many of them that America in so many ways is broken and they've come of age in so many ways‚ not only in terms of how-- we might describe them‚ Ana‚ as the catastrophic generation. They've come of age in the midst of school shootings‚ in the midst of economic collapse‚ in the midst of a pandemic‚ over a million folks are dead. So‚ these folks are arguing for a better America‚ a better world‚ and then they're witnessing the horror of Gaza.  Even with the horror of October 7th‚ they're witnessing the horror of the consequences and let's be clear and just really quickly‚ Elise Stefanik‚ Republicans in the Congress are bad faith actors in this debate‚ and they're driving this and administrators should understand when they respond to them‚ these bad actors will eventually turn only them. We see this with the president of Columbia‚ they urged her to act in a certain way‚ she acted and they still called for her resignation. We need to understand our charge as educators and live that charge in relation to our students‚ not in the political climate of our current moment.

The chancellor of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill personally helped reinstall the American flag on Tuesday after student protesters took it down.Anti-Israel protests at North Carolina's flagship state school began last Friday. The student group that organized the protests‚ UNC Students for Justice in Palestine‚ has made several demands of university administrators‚ including that UNC &;quot;divest from any companies connected to Israel‚&;quot; Axios Raleigh reported‚ and that UNC end its study abroad programs in Israel.The protest reached a climax on Tuesday when police officers arrested multiple students for ignoring university rules about their encampment‚ called the &;quot;Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment.&;quot; Unfortunately‚ the arrests didn't end the shenanigans.Later in the day‚ protesters began taking down barricades that officers had set up following the arrests. That's when protesters lowered the American flag in the Quad‚ known as Polk Place‚ and replaced it with a Palestinian flag. As protesters reoccupied the Quad‚ they chanted &;quot;intifada‚&;quot; &;quot;revolution‚&;quot; and &;quot;from the river to the sea‚&;quot; a Hamas rallying cry that demands the annihilation of Israel‚ according to the Anti-Defamation League.Not long after the protesters had removed the American flag‚ interim Chancellor Lee Roberts emerged with a crowd of police officers to restore the American flag.&;quot;That flag will stand there as long as I’m chancellor‚&;quot; Roberts later told media. — (@) &;quot;The flag represents all of us‚&;quot; he explained. &;quot;To take down that flag and put up another flag‚ no matter what flag it is‚ that's antithetical to who we are‚ what this university stands for‚ and what we have done for 229 years.&;quot;&;quot;This university doesn't belong to a small group of protesters‚&;quot; Roberts vowed.Unfortunately‚ protesters took down the American flag a second time‚ but it was later restored. Police have since installed barricades around the flagpole to prevent future incidents‚ the News &; Observer reported.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;

NPR’s president and CEO‚ Katherine Maher‚ has made headlines after the publicly funded media company punished journalist Uri Berliner for exposing the network’s leftist bias. Now‚ Maher’s also under fire for her past outrageous statements about free speech. And while that’s all bad enough‚ Maher may be even more nefarious than conservatives are just now finding out. “She would be a very important tool in the hands of the government‚ and she’s being paid by National Public Radio‚” Glenn Beck says. “She is a tool of the government in many ways.” Blaze News staff writer Joseph MacKinnon has some enlightening details. “At first blush‚ she looks like just another shrill leftist. She has the obligatory photo wearing the Biden campaign hat‚ and she has an unhealthy obsession with race‚” MacKinnon says. “But you keep digging‚ as Rufo has‚ and you realize really quickly that there’s something more going on here.” “From 30‚000 feet‚” he continues‚ “she looks like not just a tech savvy media queen but someone who spent a lot of time around color revolutions.” Not only is Maher also a World Economic Forum World Global Leader‚ but she’s worked with the World Bank‚ various NGOs in tech comms and foreign policy spaces‚ and the National Democratic Institute. The National Democratic Institute is a spin-off of the National Endowment for Democracy‚ which according to MacKinnon is an “organization that tries to transition unwilling regimes to become liberal democracies.” “Can I redefine that a little bit&;#63;” Glenn asks‚ adding‚ “It’s a CIA front.” “Whether or not she has CIA on a card somewhere tucked into her desk‚ she might as well have been‚” MacKinnon says.

Developers from the game Farm Folks issued an apology after asking gamers to provide input on the game's graphics as it pertains to &;quot;breast jiggle.&;quot;Developers from Crytivo‚ a gaming company started in 2014‚ released Farm Folks as an &;quot;open-world multiplayer farming &; automation game.&;quot;Ahead of the official release‚ the game's X page decided to ask fans to evaluate the animation for a female character's chest. Three different iterations were shown side by side‚ with an indicator at the bottom of each video showing the percentage of the jiggle physics.&;quot;Alright‚ folks‚ it's time for some serious game development talk&;#33; We're tinkering with character physics in Farm Folks. Burning question: which version has the perfect breast jiggle physics&;#63;&;quot; the company wrote in a now-deleted post. Farm Folks apologizes for a now deleted lighthearted post asking their audience about jiggle physics for the female character model. There was nothing to really be sorry for‚ the only thing that needs toning down is the level of sensitivity. — (@) Right after‚ the company wrote a reply to itself‚ asking‚ &;quot;Does anyone want to see what 150% looks like&;#63;&;quot;As reported by Bounding into Comics‚ the posts were met with swift backlash from outraged X users. The angry comments predominantly consisted of claims of misogyny due to the attention being given specifically to the female form of the character.Developers deleted the posts and issued a lengthy apology signed by the company's founder‚ Alex Koshelkov. pic.twitter.com/Ju1NcFpmZO— DieHarteWare (@DieHarteWare) April 30‚ 2024 &;quot;Hey folks‚ we'd like to address a recent post where we came to our community asking for feedback‚&;quot; the April 29‚ 2024‚ post stated. &;quot;Our intent is always to connect and grow with our players‚ but it's clear that we really missed the mark on our recent community feedback post. For that‚ we all sincerely apologize.&;quot;The company expressed that it had &;quot;received concerns about the female player model's breast physics in the past&;quot; and simply wanted to ask the community to chime in on what were the most appropriate physics.&;quot;Unfortunately‚ this crossed a line‚&;quot; they continued. &;quot;The reply made about '150% physics' was also inappropriate‚ and we apologize for that. We are taking the necessary steps to learn from this and we’re committed to doing better moving forward.&;quot;Along with noting that it values fan input‚ the company added that it would be re-evaluating how to best interact with the community‚ and &;quot;how to best ask for feedback from the community in the future.&;quot; We want to apologize. — (@) Several large accounts condemned the company's decision to apologize‚ including World of Warcraft developer Mark Kern.&;quot;The correct response would have been to [go to] 200% as another joke and completely make them lose their minds. At which point your game would have gotten 10x the support and visibility. This is a classic mistake. NEVER apologize. These people are not buying customers‚ [they] will never buy your game even if you give in to them‚&;quot; he stated.&;quot;Never apologize for the memes and good times‚&;quot; another popular gaming account replied.Farm Folks did respond to at least one video game fan‚ who said that the company's &;quot;biggest mistake was apologizing.&;quot;&;quot;Hi‚ we have no problems apologizing for the wrongdoing. We apologized for being too vulgar with our presentation. I hope for your understanding‚&;quot; Farm Folks replied. @SmashJT Hi‚ we have no problems apologizing for the wrongdoing. We apologized for being too vulgar with our presentation. I hope for your understanding. — (@) Farm Folks has not announced a release date but will be availbile on Kickstarter first.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;

The wife of a former professor who pled guilty to a federal terrorism charge was apparently among the pro-Hamas protesters who set up an encampment at Columbia University.On Tuesday night‚ dozens of NYPD officers were dispatched to Columbia's campus to break up the pro-Hamas protests that were simultaneously going on inside a building and outside on the lawn. Radicals had barricaded themselves inside Hamilton Hall‚ destroying property and threatening the safety of students and school employees‚ as Blaze News previously reported.Meanwhile‚ the university's West Lawn‚ where activists had set up tents sometime last week‚ had become increasingly violent as well.Among those who joined the lawn radicals was Nahla al-Arian‚ the wife of Sami al-Arian‚ a former computer engineering professor at the University of South Florida. Fans of Bill O'Reilly's former Fox News program may remember that Mr. al-Arian made an appearance on the show shortly after the September 11 attacks‚ an appearance that led to suspicion that he participated in terrorism-related activities.In 2003‚ Sami al-Arian was indicted on 17 charges. Two years later‚ he pled guilty to one count of &;quot;Conspiracy to make or receive contributions of funds‚ goods or services to or for the benefit of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad‚ a Specialty Designated Terrorist [organization]‚&;quot; an archived version of court documents said. He served several years in prison and was deported at least once.Last Friday‚ Sami al-Arian posted to X a photo of his wife‚ Nahla‚ who appeared to be sitting among the tents on the West Lawn. The message attending the photo bragged that Nahla was standing &;quot;in solidarity with the brave and very determined Columbia University students.&;quot;My wife Nahla in solidarity with the brave and very determined Columbia University students. pic.twitter.com/ximkHFbZeo— Sami Al-Arian (@SamiAlArian) April 26‚ 2024 Whether Nahla was still on campus on Tuesday when the police arrived is unclear. However‚ New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) may have alluded to her during his statements about the arrests on campus that night.Adams claimed that the pro-Hamas protests had been hijacked by &;quot;external agitators.&;quot; Though he did not mention any such agitators by name‚ he did add‚ &;quot;One of the individual's husband was arrested for and convicted for terrorism on a federal level‚&;quot; the New York Post reported.In a separate conversation with CBS‚ Adams reiterated: &;quot;One of them was married to someone that was arrested for terrorism.&;quot;Adams declined to give more details about the individual he had in mind. He did not even confirm whether the mysterious spouse in question was among the hundreds of arrestees. &;quot;I’m going to let the Intelligence Division do their job on what information should be released and what information should not be released‚&;quot; he said.However‚ he did also say‚ perhaps coyly: &;quot;If you look‚ you can find this information. They’re probably acknowledging themselves on social media platforms.&;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;

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released a damning report Wednesday recommending that EcoHealth Alliance be permanently cut off from taxpayer funding and that its lab-leak-theory-denying president‚ British zoologist Peter Daszak‚ also be cut off from federal funding and criminally investigated. The report‚ released ahead of the subcommittee's hearing with Daszak‚ reiterated previous findings‚ confirmed old suspicions‚ and made abundantly clear that EHA — an organization that critics including Rutgers University biologist Richard Ebright have long suspected kicked off the pandemic — behaved both opaquely and irresponsibly before‚ during‚ and after the spread of the COVID-19 virus. &;quot;Dr. Daszak and his organization conducted dangerous gain-of-function research at the WIV‚ willfully violated the terms of a multi-million-dollar NIH grant‚ and placed U.S. national security at risk. This blatant contempt for the American people is reprehensible‚&;quot; Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)‚ chairman of the subcommittee‚ said in a statement. Background EHA appears to be an organization central to the COVID-19 pandemic — a world-altering event that claimed the lives of millions of people worldwide. Blaze News previously reported on the basis of federal documents obtained by the watchdog group White Coat Waste Project that the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases‚ under the leadership of Anthony Fauci‚ and the United States Agency for International Development funded an EcoHealth subcontractor's work on coronaviruses to the tune of $41 million. That subcontractor‚ named as an investigator on the grants‚ was Ben Hu. Hu‚ the Wuhan Institute of Virology's lead gain-of-function researcher on coronaviruses‚ happened to be one of the three lab researchers infected with COVID-19 in November 2019 — all three possibly patients zero. The White Coat Waste Project revealed that Hu had his name name on U.S. taxpayer-funded grants awarded by the then-Fauci-led NIAID and the USAID. An EcoHealth-administered grant of $3‚586‚760 from the NIAID was marked &;quot;pending&;quot; for a project titled &;quot;understanding the risk of bat coronavirus emergence&;quot; for work to be undertaken from June 2019 through May 2024. The same project had previously received $3‚086‚735 in American taxpayer money from NIAID between June 2014 and May 2019. 2. @WhiteCoatWaste got the NIAID grant with Ben Hu's name on it. This is the NIH institute that Tony Fauci ran. Ya' know‚ the guy who said he didn't fund this research&;#63;\n\nDocument shows Ben Hu is a subcontractor to Peter Daszak's EcoHealth Alliance.\n\nHu also reports a USAID grant. — (@) After the pandemic hit and people started asking questions‚ Daszak immediately got defensive. After all‚ he likely knew that these and other paper trails linked his organization to dangerous experiments that may have been responsible the manufacture and escape of a mass-killing virus. In 2020‚ he called NIH requests that U.S. federal officials inspect the WIV &;quot;heinous&;quot; and derided suggestions that the virus might have leaked from the WIV as &;quot;conspiracy theories.&;quot; In a Sept. 7‚ 2021‚ email to David M. Morens‚ senior scientific adviser to the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a witness grilled in the new House report‚ Daszak wrote‚ &;quot;The lab leakers are already stirring up bullshit lines of attack that will bring more negative publicity our way — which is what this is about — a way to line up the [gain-of-function] attack on Fauci‚ or the 'risky research' attack on all of us.&;quot; The final report Over a year after the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General made clear that EHA had dropped the ball on oversight regarding the use of grant money on coronavirus research in China and failed to comply with various federal requirements‚ the COVID Select Subcommittee released its report further exposing EHA's dangerous failures as well as the &;quot;serious‚ systemic weaknesses at the National Institutes of Health that enabled EcoHealth to fund dangerous gain-of-function research in Wuhan‚ China.&;quot; The subcommittee concluded after reviewing over 1 million pages of documents and interviewing dozens of witnesses that: EHA &;quot;violated its grant terms and conditions by failing to report a potentially deadly experiment conducted by the WIV&;quot;; EHA used American taxpayer funds to &;quot;facilitate gain-of-function research on coronaviruses in Wuhan at the WIV‚ contrary to previous public statements‚ including those by Dr. Anthony Fauci&;quot;; While trying to get his grant reinstated‚ Daszak &;quot;omitted the material fact that unanalyzed samples and sequences — that the U.S. paid for -— are in the custody and control of the WIV&;quot;; and EHA lied about being unable to submit its Year 5 Report and missed the National Institute of Health's deadline for filing it by two years. The late submission of the five-year report is particularly interesting‚ as the report concerned the use of NIH funds on research regarding pandemic prevention. The fifth year in which these funds were received and used &;quot;concerningly coincides with the time period immediately preceding the COVID-19 pandemic‚&;quot; according to the committee. The report was released ahead of the committee's hearing with Daszak. Anthony Bellotti‚ president and founder of the White Coat Waste Project‚ said in a statement to Blaze News‚ &;quot;As the group that first exposed and ended EcoHealth's batty boondoggle with the Wuhan animal lab and uncovered damning documents detailing how EcoHealth's reckless gain-of-function experiments probably infected Patient Zero and prompted the pandemic‚ we're glad that Peter Daszak is finally being hauled before Congress to answer for lying‚ wasting taxpayers' money‚ breaking the law‚ abusing animals‚ and threatening public health.&;quot; &;quot;It's high time EcoHealth and Daszak were held accountable because our investigations have documented how they've gotten off scot-free so far and raked in $60 million of new taxpayers’ cash just since the pandemic began‚&;quot; added Bellotti. &;quot;Peter Daszak is the closest this committee will ever get to questioning a Chinese spy‚&;quot; Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) told the Daily Mail. &;quot;His direct role in providing funding for the Wuhan lab and his lies and personal involvement in the COVID cover-up that followed were directly responsible for the public health and economic disaster that followed.&;quot; &;quot;As the saying goes‚ 'follow the money‚' and the money was flowing directly from Dr. Fauci and the NIH to Daszak's EcoHealth Alliance and his gain-of-function research‚&;quot; continued Jackson. &;quot;This IS where COVID originated‚ and this IS who funded it&;#33;&;quot; In his opening remarks‚ Rep. Wenstrup stressed that &;quot;EcoHealth’s actions themselves are a threat to national security.&;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;

A security guard at Randalls Island shelter in New York City was brutally attacked by an illegal alien on Monday morning‚ sources told the New York Post.The tent city shelter has become a hotbed for violent activity since it was converted into temporary makeshift housing for illegal immigrants in August. Around 6:45 a.m. Monday‚ 24-year-old Oscar Adrian Al Ordonez was heard arguing with his wife inside the shelter‚ the Post reported. A security guard‚ 40‚ intervened in the altercation‚ hoping to break up the heated exchange.Ordonez responded by abruptly punching the guard‚ according to sources. The aggressor also allegedly scratched the worker’s face and neck and bit his head.The security guard defended himself‚ punching Ordonez in the face‚ the sources told the Post. They noted that the illegal immigrant was bruised and bleeding as a result of the conflict. When authorities arrived at the scene‚ neither Ordonez nor the guard requested medical attention.According to the Post‚ Ordonez was arrested for the altercation.Many violent incidents have broken out at Randalls Island since its opening. Most recently‚ in April‚ a mob of five male illegal aliens residing at the shelter viciously attacked another individual while he was eating on his cot. A security guard also suffered injuries after attempting to stop the altercation. The men were charged with third-degree assault and harassment. In February‚ a video posted on social media captured a massive group of unruly illegal immigrants attacking New York Police Department officers who were attempting to make an arrest at the shelter. The video showed bottles and backpacks flying through the air toward police as they struggled to handcuff and remove the individual.A 24-year-old illegal migrant was fatally stabbed at Randall’s Island in January after he was assaulted by four other illegal aliens residing at the shelter. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) previously stated that the victim was “trapped and chased” by the group “until he collapsed.” Three of the alleged attackers were charged with first-degree manslaughter and gang assault.&;quot;Everyone in the lunchroom was crowded together‚ standing on tables watching. I seen security trying to cool down this one guest‚ but the guest he just wasn't having it‚&;quot; one shelter employee told WNBC. &;quot;He ran to get something‚ came back and lunged at the guy. Everything happened so quickly.&;quot;Some illegal immigrants residing at Randall’s Island have stated that the shelter has divided into “camps” based on ethnicity‚ the Post reported. Another individual told the news outlet that “everyone has a knife.”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;