Anti-Israel protesters took things a step further in New York City‚ dragging an American flag down the sidewalk while fellow protesters stepped on it and at least one shouted at others to “stomp on that s***&;#33;” The video‚ posted to X by Blake Habyan‚ was captioned: “Happening Now: Protesters At Columbia University Drag American Flag Across The Streets Of NYC: ‘Stomp on that sh*t&;#33;‚’ says a protester. The agenda to destabilize America is in full swing.” WATCH: Happening Now: Protesters At Columbia University Drag American Flag Across The Streets Of NYC: “Stomp on that sh*t&;#33;”‚ says a protester. The agenda to destabilize America is in full swing. pic.twitter.com/lxh087ATLX — Blake (@_BlakeHabyan) May 1‚ 2024 The video shows the person dragging the flag over a sidewalk sign that reads “FREE PALESTINE” — and while no faces are shown‚ one of the people walking through the frame appears to be wearing a keffiyeh. “Stomp on that s***‚ stomp on that s***&;#33;” one person shouts as the flag is dragged by‚ and several people can be seen stepping on it. “Imagine stomping on a flag of the country you want to pay your student loans off‚” Travis Media Group posted in response. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Imagine stomping on a flag of the country you want to pay your student loans off https://t.co/YoN5UPk4JX — 🇺🇸Travis Media Group🇺🇸 (@TM1Politics) May 1‚ 2024 “These are the people that want the govt to cancel their student loans so that everyone else has to pay for them‚” Wall Street Silver agreed. These are the people that want the govt to cancel their student loans so that everyone else has to pay for them. 🔊 https://t.co/WrMnpSQD60 — Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) May 1‚ 2024 Pro-Palestinian protesters elsewhere also showed similar contempt for the American flag‚ but at least in some cases‚ they got pushback. At University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill campus‚ a small group of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity brothers stood guard as protesters attempted to replace an American flag with a Palestinian flag. “When the flag was raised once again‚ the greek (sic) community began singing the National anthem. As the Chancellor left‚ the quad erupted into chaos as protestors began removing the flag once again‚ preparing to destroy it‚” UNC student Guillermo Estrada said. “My fraternity brother and others ran over to hold it up‚ in order for it not to touch the ground. People began throwing water bottles at us‚ rocks‚ sticks‚ calling us profane names. We stood for an hour defending the flag so many fight to protect.”

The Kansas legislature failed to override the governor’s veto of a ban on transgender medical procedures for children after two Republican lawmakers flipped their votes on Monday. The failed bill would have banned puberty blockers‚ cross-sex hormones‚ and gender surgeries for minors. The state Senate successfully voted 27-13 to override the governor’s veto. However‚ the state House voted 82-43‚ just two votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to push the bill past the veto. Two Republicans broke ranks and voted with Democrats to tank the bill. State House Representatives Susan Concannon and Jesse Borjon voted against overriding the governor’s veto even though both had previously voted in favor of the bill. “We hear of bullying and ask authorities to make it stop‚” Concannon said from the House floor. “We hear about mental health‚ about suicide‚ and ask why. We’re not listening to the impacted youth. Government involvement is not the answer.” “I voted for this bill in the past due to concerns about the surgery‚” she continued. “With further consideration‚ this bill is vague beyond the surgery. These decisions belong between the team of professionals and the parents. The youth need our help‚ not government overreach. To all who have reached out‚ I hear you‚ and vote to sustain the governor’s veto.” The other Republican who voted against the bill‚ Borjon‚ said he “strongly supports” prohibiting gender reassignment surgery and “limiting” the use of hormone blockers‚ but that some parts of the bill “go too far in restricting mental and behavioral health care for children.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP A Republican and physician who voted in favor‚ State Senator Mark Steffen‚ slammed the “woke health care system” for encouraging children to obtain medical gender treatments. “Today I voted to protect our children from being mutilated‚” Steffen said. Governor Laura Kelly‚ a Democrat‚ vetoed the ban earlier this month. Kelly celebrated the legislature’s failure to override her veto in a statement Monday night. “I am glad that bipartisan members of the legislature have stood firm in saying that divisive bills like House Substitute for Senate Bill 233 have no place in Kansas‚” Kelly said. “The legislature’s decision to sustain my veto is a win for parental rights‚ Kansas families‚ and families looking to call our state home.” Under the failed bill‚ children who were already on puberty blockers‚ estrogen‚ or testosterone would have been permitted to continue taking the drugs until the end of this year. However‚ their doctors would have had to come up with a plan to phase them off the drugs‚ as well as show that stopping the drugs immediately would endanger the child. The bill would also have allowed people to sue doctors over transgender medical treatments for children. Doctors could also see their medical licenses revoked if they flouted the ban. The measure would also have prohibited using state funds like Medicaid to promote transgender medical treatments. State employees would also have been barred from using pronouns that did not match a child’s biological sex. Two dozen states have laws or policies restricting transgender medical services for children. In Europe‚ the momentum is even greater against transgender drugs and procedures for children. England and several other countries have severely restricted medical gender transitions for children. Both puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones come with serious health risks. Puberty blockers can affect bone growth and density and cause sexual dysfunction‚ voice damage‚ and infertility‚ among other issues. Cross-sex hormones can cause infertility‚ deadly blood clots‚ heart attacks‚ increased cancer risks of the breasts and ovaries‚ liver dysfunction‚ worsening psychological illness‚ and other serious conditions.

Americans have named immigration as the single biggest problem facing the United States for the third month in a row‚ a series of polls from Gallup has found. The open-ended question posed by Gallup found that 27 percent of respondents said that immigration was the biggest issue facing the country in April‚ with 28 percent saying the same in February and March‚ up from 21 percent in January. Nearly half of Republicans‚ 48 percent‚ named immigration as the biggest issue facing the country in April‚ while 52 and 57 percent said so in March and February‚ respectively. The share of independents who dubbed immigration as America’s top issue rose to 25 percent in April to reach its record high‚ while just 8 percent of Democrats agreed. A growing share of respondents say that the economy is the biggest problem facing the country‚ but the issue sits in third place behind those who said that the government is the biggest problem. This is the moment when TX National Guard became overrun by migrants rioting to get across the border here in El Paso today We were there and saw it all happen. Absolute chaos here. pic.twitter.com/VN6Kf663ie — Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) March 21‚ 2024 The poll results are just the latest examples amid a mounting number of public opinion surveys that have indicated that Biden is underwater with voters on the critical issue‚ which has become a top concern heading into the November election. One poll found that an abysmally low 20 percent of eligible voters say that the United States has control over its own borders‚ with a plurality of all age groups surveyed in agreement. Even respondents in states like Colorado and Massachusetts‚ where Biden won a commanding victory in the 2020 election‚ have said that immigration is the biggest issue facing their respective states. Yet another public opinion survey revealed that a majority of Americans want to limit the number of people who can seek asylum in the U.S. and believe that we should hire more Border Patrol agents. Another recent poll found that just over half of Americans support the mass deportation of illegal immigrants‚ citing concerns about crime‚ national security‚ and the cost to taxpayers. Former President Donald Trump has pledged that he will carry out the “largest domestic deportation operation in American history” if he is reelected in November. The shifting public opinion has come amid an unprecedented crisis on our southern border under the Biden administration‚ with officials recording over 9.5 million nationwide encounters and 1.7 million estimated illegal immigrant gotaways since the Democrat took office. There were only 445‚000 total reported gotaways for 2018‚ 2019‚ and 2020 under the Trump administration.

The Arizona GOP-controlled state Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a repeal of the 160-year-old law protecting unborn children from nearly all abortions after the state’s Supreme Court allowed the law to go into effect last month. Two Republicans joined 14 Democrats to give the repeal enough votes to pass the state Senate after three Republicans voted with Democrats in the state House last week to approve the legislation‚ the Associated Press reported. The final vote tally in the state Senate was 16-14. State Sen. Jake Hoffman blasted his Republican colleagues who joined with Democrats in passing the repeal. “It is disgusting that this is the state of the Republican Party today‚” Hoffman said. Meanwhile‚ Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes said the vote is “a win for freedom in our state.” The abortion ban repeal now heads to Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs’ desk‚ who is expected to sign it. Hobbs has condemned the abortion ban‚ saying‚ “A law from 1864 written by 27 men cannot be allowed to govern the lives of millions of Arizona women.” If Hobbs signs the bill‚ state law will revert to a 15-week abortion limitation that was signed into law by former Republican Governor Doug Ducey in 2022. The near-total abortion ban‚ however‚ will be in effect for a limited time as the repeal won’t take place until 90 days after the end of the legislative session‚ which will likely be June or July‚ according to the AP. Attorney General Mayes said her “office is exploring every option available to prevent this outrageous 160-year-old law from ever taking effect.” The 1864 law banned abortion in every circumstance except when the mother’s life was in danger. It also punished anyone who aided in an abortion by two to five years in prison. The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the law last month‚ and said it was “enforceable.” The decision was celebrated by pro-life groups‚ such as Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America‚ which called it an “enormous victory for unborn children and their mothers.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Some Republicans‚ however‚ said the abortion law goes too far as pro-abortion Democrats argued that the Arizona law was “enforceable because Trump ended Roe.” Abortion could be a major issue in the 2024 election‚ and Democrats are hoping to use it to stir up voter enthusiasm in November‚ especially in vital swing states like Arizona‚ Michigan‚ and Wisconsin. After the state high court’s decision‚ former President Donald Trump called on the Arizona legislature and governor to act quickly to “remedy what has happened‚” arguing‚ “The Supreme Court in Arizona went too far on their Abortion Ruling‚ enacting and approving an inappropriate Law from 1864.”

Country music legend Randy Travis is making a triumphant return to recording more than a decade after suffering a near-fatal stroke. The seven-time Grammy winner announced on May 1st that he will drop a new single titled Where That Came From on Friday‚ May 3. It will be his first new recording “in more than a decade.” “You’ll hear much more about the special team of folks who came together to help make this magical moment in my career possible in the coming week‚” Randy wrote in an Instagram post. “In the meantime‚ just know that when it comes to me singing songs for you‚ there’s always more where that came from. Thank you for singing along all these years.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Randy Travis (@therandytravis) Randy Travis has been largely out of the music industry since his 2013 stroke that doctors said was a “complication of his congestive heart failure‚” according to a spokesperson. Randy Travis’ Wife Refused To Take Him Off Life Support The singer suffered a stroke three days after being hospitalized for viral cardiomyopathy‚ which affects the heart muscles. The near-fatal event sent him into emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. At the time‚ he had less than a 1% chance of survival. Because doctors didn’t believe Randy would pull through‚ they asked his wife‚ Mary‚ to make the difficult decision to take her husband off life support. But she refused. “Even in his state‚ his semi-coma state‚ he squeezed my hand‚” she told TODAY in 2019. “And he laid there‚ and I just‚ I saw this tear just fell. It was‚ you know‚ one‚ two at a time. And I just went back to the doctors and I said‚ ‘We’re fighting this.'” While Randy Travis beat the odds‚ his wife‚ Mary‚ shared that “the whole third midsection of Randy’s left brain was affected‚ which is speaking‚ writing and reading.” Randy kept in touch with his fans with his 2019 memoir‚ Forever and Ever‚ Amen: A Memoir of Music‚ Faith and Braving the Storms of Life‚ and his 2020 documentary‚ More Life. This story’s featured image is by Jason Kempin/Getty Images. The post Randy Travis To Drop New Music Over A Decade After Massive Stroke Gave Him 1% Chance To Live appeared first on InspireMore.

A USPS worker turned into a hero after he committed to driving almost 400 miles to deliver lost WWII letters to the family of a soldier. Grand Prairie USPS carrier Alvin Gauthier is a Marine Corps veteran himself. Somehow‚ he found a cache of World War II-era letters in his bag during a shift. “I was getting ready for my route and found some letters that were dated back to 1942‚ so World War II‚” Gauthier told KXAS-TV. “My main thought was I have to find this family.” Gauthier revealed to NBC affiliate KARK-TV that the letters were addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lamb” in Jacksonville‚ Arkansas. “I talked to a guy in the postal office when I got back‚ and he said they just had zones way back‚ they didn’t have regular addresses‚” Gauthier said. However‚ he could tell they were meant for the soldier’s parents. One of the letters read‚ “I feel much better today after the mail call we had last night.” “I just really want to get these letters to the right family‚” Gauthier stated. With the help of KARK-TV‚ Gauthier was able to identify and locate the soldier’s sister‚ Jo Ann Smith. USPS Driver Hand-Delivers WWII Letters to Family of Soldier The mail carrier‚ who himself is a Marine Corp Veteran‚ then used his day off to hand-deliver the letters to Smith. The ride ended up being a five-hour road trip for him. “I could have stuck them in the mail‚ but it’s kinda like sometimes you have to go above and beyond‚” Gauthier admitted. “Just go the extra mile … or 379 miles.” “I’m very excited and very tearful‚” Smith told Fox affiliate KLRT-TV. As the last one left of all her siblings‚ she stated that the letters were “a connection to my family.” “I just appreciate Alvin‚” she said. “He has really gone out of his way and people connect on different levels‚ and I feel as connected to Alvin as I do my family.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Off The Clock USPS Worker Drives Nearly 400 Miles To Deliver Lost WWII Letters To Family Of Soldier appeared first on InspireMore.

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