General Motors is laying off more than 1,000 salaried employees globally in its software and services division following a review to streamline the unit’s operations, according to CNBC. 

DNC Convention week begins with abortion-mania. Get your abortions and vasectomies here at the DNC Convention of weirdos. DNC protesters dressed as abortion pills. With characters like these popping up across Chicago, the DNC is taking the form of a social function for the mentally ill rather than a political party's nominating convention. Video: @MrAndyNgo. […] The post This Week, the DNC Brings You Energy appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

How do you pay for your proposals, Kamala? A reporter asked Harris: How do you pay for your proposals? Her answer was to claim a government program pays for itself. Kamala says she will pay with the return on the investment [investments are taxes]. The returns on ‘investments’ we’ve seen are higher taxes, fat cats […] The post Kamala Goes Off Script on Economics appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Chinese Communist secret police have infiltrated the United States. Working through so-called “nonprofits” with pedestrian-sounding names, these operators have set up spy nests and secret police stations, subverting our Republic while exporting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) totalitarianism to American shores. Investigative reporting has exposed several of these operations, known as “Overseas Chinese Service Centers (OCSCs), in seven American cities: Charlotte, Omaha, Houston, San Francisco, St. Paul, and St. Louis. Working through these organizations, the CCP can extend its intelligence gathering, influence operations and transnational repression activity into virtually any community.  In St. Louis, Missouri State Attorney General Andrew Bailey has reacted decisively. He launched a legal investigation into the OCSC after finding that it violated Missouri law by engaging in “deception, fraud, false promises, misrepresentation, unfair practices, and/or the concealment, suppression, or omission of material facts in connection with the solicitation of charitable funds.” Bailey’s leadership comes at a critical juncture. National security experts have been ringing alarm bells over the CCP’s vast network of subversive operations against the United States in the American heartland. The OCSCs are a key part of that network. OCSCs assume the mantle of nonprofit organizations that, on the surface, promote Chinese culture and assist Chinese citizens living abroad. But their strings are pulled by the United Front Work Department (UFWD), an intelligence service which answers directly to the CCP’s Central Committee in Beijing. In addition to helping steal American intellectual property, United Front operations are heavily engaged in transnational repression. In April 2023, two men were charged by the Department of Justice for running a secret police station in New York City under the direction of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The case shines a light on how Communist Party agents operate on U.S. soil. All around the world, China’s overseas police stations monitor, harass and intimidate dissidents. In some cases, they’ve facilitated the extra-judicial kidnapping of China’s enemies to face the Peoples Republic of China’s notorious legal system. One of the New York defendants, Lu Jianwang, organized counter-protests against the Falun Gong on behalf of the MPS during President Xi Jinping’s 2015 visit to Washington, D.C. In 2018, Lu helped pressure a fugitive to return to China by threatening the victim and their family. In 2022, an MPS official tapped Lu to help track down a pro-democracy dissident thought to be living in California. CCP infiltration extends far beyond secret police stations and the OCSCs. Attorney General Bailey must launch a similar investigation into another CCP operation in Missouri masquerading as a nonprofit: the U.S. Heartland China Association (USHCA). When the State Department launched its China Initiative to counter Chinese economic espionage and protect critical U.S. infrastructure, the CCP became alarmed at its effectiveness. In response, the USHCA co-hosted an event in 2021, calling the initiative as the “return of McCarthyism.” USHCA’s manipulation scheme worked. Just months later, the Biden administration discontinued the China Initiative amid alleged concern that it was fueling “intolerance and bias against Asian Americans.” Organizations like the USHCA work hand-in-glove with the Beijing-based Chinese Peoples’ Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), which according to the U.S. Department of State, actively seeks to “malignly influence state and local leaders to promote the PRC’s global agenda,” and is the party organ “tasked with co-opting and neutralizing threats to the party’s rule and spreading its influence and propaganda overseas.” Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. While Attorney General Bailey is doing what he can within his legal authority to target illegal CCP operations in Missouri, state legislatures around the country must give their attorneys general more tools to deal with this threat. They should start by passing state-level Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) laws that close federal FARA loopholes and help expose the operations of foreign adversaries within the United States. State legislatures should also enact legislation that would enable law enforcement to crack down on transnational repression operations. And, of course, attorneys general must use these tools to take action against malign influence operations in their respective states. The myth that China is interested in becoming more friendly and more democratic is falling apart, and we can take some comfort in that. But the CCP is relentless, and the federal government cannot face it down alone. Protecting our homeland from the CCP will demand focus, commitment, and action by our state and local government officials.  * * * Michael Lucci is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of State Armor, which he created to develop and enact state solutions to global security threats. Follow him at: @Michael7ucci The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Daily Wire. 

“Boy Meets World” actress Danielle Fishel, who played the character Topanga in the series, announced that she’s been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. The 43-year-old mother of two explained during Monday’s episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast that the cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram, per Page Six. “I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a form of breast cancer,” Fishel said. “It’s very very very early, it’s technically stage zero.” The actress said she was diagnosed with “high-grade DCIS with micro-invasion” and will have surgery to remove it.  Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. “I’m going to be on some follow-up treatment,” Fishel added, mentioning that she’d consulted with multiple medical professionals. “I’ve had to make a lot of decisions over the last couple of days.” The “Boy Meets World” alum said the cancer was found early because she remained diligent about getting checked and urged her fans to do the same.  “The only reason I caught this cancer when it is still stage zero is because the day I got my text message that my yearly mammogram had come up, I made the appointment,” she said during the podcast conversation.  “They found it so, so, so early that I’m going to be fine. I hope it will encourage anyone to get in there. If it’s time for your appointment, if you’ve never had an appointment before, get in there. If you have to find out that you have cancer, find out when it’s at stage 0, if possible.” WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI Her former co-star and current podcast co-host Rider Strong said Fishel’s diagnosis was “mind-boggling.”  “Right now, my wife and I know four people — four friends — who are dealing with breast cancer,” Strong said while reiterating that listeners should be screened often.  Will Friedle, who also starred in the ABC sitcom in the 90s, echoed his message of support. “We love you, and you know that we’ve got you. Whatever you need, we’re here,” he said while addressing Fishel. “You are going to be fine, and you might have some sucky days coming up, but we’re here for you.”

WARNING: The below article includes discussion of graphic sexual material that is being taught to children.  A California public school district has been using a sexually graphic textbook — which contains explicit references to group sex, drug use, and sex with blow-up dolls — for nearly two years, The Daily Wire has learned. Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) first approved the text, “Feminist Frontiers, Tenth Edition,” in February 2022, and has been using it in classrooms since. The book explores how “gender inequality intersects” with “sexuality” and “highlights contemporary issues” like the “‘gender of Trumpism, climate change, mass shootings, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement,” according to a description of the text.  The text includes online writings and blog posts that use language concerning sex with blow-up dolls, gay sex, group sex, drug use, masturbation, and pornography. One post in the textbook is titled, “Wanna Bang a STR8 (straight) Dude in Front of His Girl?” The body of the text reads, in part, “I’d like to bang a STR8 guy in the a** in front of his chick. I’d even bang a STR8 dude 1 on 1 if you want. … I just think it’s kinky/hot to do this.” Provided to The Daily Wire The textbook was submitted for Board of Education approval by Christopher Coulter, who is the Director of Teaching & Learning at GUSD, video provided to The Daily Wire shows. pic.twitter.com/eYkKC2I8zg — Amanda (@AmandaPresto) August 19, 2024 Notably, then-GUSD Board of Education Vice President Nayiri Nahabedian offered a glowing take on “Feminist Frontiers.” Nahabedian, who is now the Board of Education president, interjected to say that the textbook is “well-balanced” and express how “exciting” it is for this to an “opinion” for GUSD students. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for our students to have more options, more electives, that will expand their thinking,” she added. According to a screenshot of an email provided to The Daily Wire, the book was approved in February 2022, by the board for a high school women’s studies elective course. There are no indications that parents were made aware of the graphic nature of the text. Provided to The Daily Wire The approval came as school materials across the country came under the microscope. In Florida, for example, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off a national firestorm when he implemented plans to make it easier for parents to see what materials were available to their children, and take action to get inappropriate materials removed. His critics called it a book ban. The content in Feminist Frontiers would almost certainly be objectionable to many parents. Another passage in the book asks if any straight or bisexual men “want to help me f*** my blow-up doll.” “Come on guys … we can’t always pick up the chick we want to b*** right???” the text says. “So let’s get together and f*** the hell out of my hot blow-up doll. Her mouth, her p****, and her a** all feel GREAT. Just be cool, uninhibited, h****, and ready to f*** this b****.” Provided to The Daily Wire Another passage in the approved textbook highlights a request to find a “j***-off buddy.” “Looking for a buddy to s***** with who enjoys STR8 p*** and sex with women but who is cool and open minded,” the post reads. “I’m not gay but do like to show off and have done some bi[sexual] stuff in the past. I’m in shape and attractive, and this is no big deal to me.” Provided to The Daily Wire The book also includes a post about a male seeking another male to masturbate to “hot p***” with while “smoking out,” an apparent reference to smoking marijuana. “Any other hot straight dudes wanna smoke out, kick back and j***-o** to some hot p***? Like to kick it with another bro and work out a l*** together?” it says. “We’ll just be j***ing only — no making out, no touching, no a*** bulls***. And smoking out!!!” Provided to The Daily Wire An Instagram account for concerned GUSD parents claimed in a post this weekend that the district has abruptly pulled the book. The Daily Wire reached out to GUSD on Saturday for an update on the book’s use, but has not received a response. The Daily Wire also inquired about why this textbook was approved in the first place. Problems have been brewing GUSD for years. As The Daily Wire reported, many parents protested last school year over serious issues with a lack of transparency, inappropriate LGBT curriculum, and shocking district policies. Related: The Real Reason Parents In Los Angeles County Protested ‘Pride’

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