Republican Senator Ted Cruz says the secret tool used by the tech industry to censor conservative voices is online service providers‚ which are systematically “removing infrastructure services that conservative organizations need to operate‚” he tells The Daily Wire.  The Texas Republican says this new breed of censorship is “far less visible” to the public than similar actions taken by platforms such as Facebook‚ but “every bit as problematic.” An investigation carried out by the Senate Commerce Committee identified companies such as Eventbrite and Slack that have withheld their widely used services from conservatives for political reasons. “This is a strategy‚ and it’s a strategy they’re deliberately deploying to go after conservatives and silence them‚” explained Cruz‚ whose report was obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire. Cruz’s investigation honed in on Eventbrite’s treatment of events that were centered around “What is a Woman&;#63;”‚ the documentary by Daily Wire host Matt Walsh. The event company‚ which controls nearly half of the online event management market‚ claimed mere screenings of the film violated their Hateful Events Policy‚ and yanked pages for events across the country from its platform.  Though groups were given only broad statements about why their access to Eventbrite was revoked‚ Cruz’s committee found that action was taken even though nobody at the company even bothered to watch the film.  “Eventbrite said that its decision to cancel the “What is a Woman&;#63;” event was based in a large part on their objection to the film itself‚” Cruz said. “But then they couldn’t identify anything with the film that violated its terms of service.” “They canceled the event without watching the movie‚” Cruz explained‚ calling it “brazen abuse of power” that’s carried out in “an explicitly ideological leftist way to silence conservative voices while not silencing those voices on the left.” Eventbrite also revoked its services from an event on “Protecting Women’s Sports” that featured Riley Gaines‚ an outspoken female athlete who speaks out against allowing men to participate in women’s sports. Eventbrite‚ Cruz discovered‚ based its decision on social media posts by Gaines‚ chiefly one in which she stated‚ “real women … lack a Y chromosome.” Here’s why Eventbrite canceled seven “What Is a Woman&;#63;” events: pic.twitter.com/wFPF7kA0f6 — The Matt Walsh Show (@MattWalshShow) April 23‚ 2024 Cruz also found that Slack‚ a communication platform used by companies across the country‚ revoked access to Libs of TikTok over factual statements it posted to social media that Slack says “incite hatred.” One of the posts from Libs of TikTok cited by Slack stated that Boston Children’s Hospital was “offering gender-affirming hysterectomies for young girls‚” which although a statement of fact‚ generated significant anger towards the hospital.  Slack told the Committee that “what makes [Libs of TikTok] problematic is that Libs of TikTok has a specific audience‚ and they are taking this information and posting it to that specific audience so that everyone in that audience sees it at the same time.” “Understand what they’re saying: They’re saying the primary concern is that Libs of TikTok’s posts are read by a conservative audience‚” Cruz explained. “They’re not even claiming to be upset with Libs of TikTok’s posts‚ most of which are retweets of posts from leftists. They’re just saying it’s objectionable that you actually have conservatives reading or watching what you’re putting out.” Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik said that her team used Slack daily‚ and that its abrupt removal of services was “very difficult” for the company to deal with. Not only did it need to scramble to find a new way to communicate‚ but it lost all previous communications — without prior notification‚ and without any opportunity to appeal.  The report concludes that the termination of service is often disruptive for conservative organizations — when Eventbrite canceled a Stanford University screening of “What Is A Woman&;#63;”‚ 600 students had already registered for tickets to the event. The entire infrastructure for attending the event was built through Eventbrite‚ and access was revoked just days before it took place‚ derailing it.  Matt Walsh‚ whose documentary film was at the center of Eventbrite’s actions‚ says Cruz’s investigation confirms long-held suspicions from conservatives. “Conservatives have long suspected they’re being deplatformed for fraudulent‚ politically motivated reasons‚” Walsh said on Thursday. “This congressional investigation confirms it.” EXCLUSIVE: A lengthy congressional investigation led by @SenTedCruz just exposed the deranged lies of several online services that deplatformed @libsoftiktok‚ @Riley_Gaines_‚ and me. 🧵 — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 23‚ 2024 Cruz’s report also found that this sort of action is only being levied against conservative groups. While Libs of TikTok no longer has access to Slack’s services‚ the committee found that there is still an active Slack account for groups such as Antifa and Crimethinc‚ a group that puts out step-by-step guides for how to commit crimes.  And Eventbrite since canceling the events for “What Is A Woman&;#63;” and Gaines has platformed events celebrating the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel. “Eventbrite is perfectly happy to host them — they see no conflict with their ‘hateful events policy’ having such rabid anti-Semitic‚ frankly‚ pro-violence content‚” Cruz said. “But on the other hand‚ Matt Walsh is clearly beyond the pale.”

Tova Friedman was just six years old when she walked out of Auschwitz‚ and after dedicating herself to teaching others about the horrors of the Holocaust‚ she issued a stark warning to those who seem unwilling to crack down on the anti-Semitism rearing its head on college campuses in the United States. Friedman made an appearance Tuesday on Fox News‚ where she predicted inevitable “tragedy” if something was not done to stop the growing “cancer” of anti-Semitism. Responding to videos of protesters — on Ivy League college campuses like Columbia and Yale — telling Jewish students to go back to Poland and actively cheering on the brutal actions of Hamas terrorists‚ Friedman called the imagery “shocking.” “It is shocking&;#33; It is utterly shocking&;#33; You know‚ when I walked out of Auschwitz with my mother‚ walking through these gates‚ and I thought — I was six and a half‚ and I was a very adult six and a half‚ not like a child‚ you know&;#63; And I said I will never‚ never have anybody call me a dirty Jew or anything else again. I am free now‚” she said. It was another five years before Friedman would see the “promised land” of the United States — and now‚ she worries that “tragedy” will befall her new country if nothing is done to stop the hatred. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “I just want to say that if this isn’t contained and if they don’t think about it‚ what is going to be the end product&;#63; What is the end product of any hatred and prejudice&;#63; It is death to somebody. Could be death to themselves. Death to their opponents. Because we didn’t stop Hitler‚” she said. “That type of behavior and anger and hatred can only end up in tragedy. Tragedy for everybody. Not only tragedy for the Jews‚ God forbid‚ tragedy for themselves‚ which is — it’s going to be a terrible clash. We have to find a way to stop it. I think of it as a virus or like a cancer‚” Friedman concluded. “If you don’t stop it early‚ it kills the body.”

After my film “What is a Woman&;#63;” became one of the most-watched documentaries of all-time‚ there were a couple of different responses that Leftists could have had. The easiest response would have been to simply answer the question in the title. Trans activists‚ the media‚ and politicians had the opportunity to provide a coherent‚ non-circular definition for the word “woman” — and then they would have immediately won the argument. That’s all they had to do. But‚ of course‚ trans ideology can’t provide a coherent definition of the word “woman‚” so they refused to do it when I interviewed several of them for the film. And they haven’t been able to do it in the nearly two years since. Instead‚ as I’ve discussed before‚ the Left lied about the film. They accused me of “transphobia” for allowing trans activists to explain — or rather‚ fail to explain — what they believe. But they didn’t stop there. On top of all the lies‚ one of the most powerful technology platforms in the county embarked on an effort to prevent me from speaking about the film. This platform‚ called Eventbrite‚ also tried to shut down screenings of the documentary. They claimed any event screening the film‚ or discussing it‚ violated their “Hateful Events Policy.” If you’re not familiar with Eventbrite‚ it controls roughly 50% of the event management and registration market. They’re hard to avoid‚ even if you want to. And on at least seven occasions‚ they canceled events involving “What is a Woman&;#63;“‚ often costing event organizers like YAF thousands of dollars. At the time‚ it seemed like just another example of a Left-wing company silencing political dissent. Stop me if you’ve heard that one before. But the Senate Committee on Commerce‚ Science and Transportation decided to look deeper into what’s going on. Under the leadership of ranking member Ted Cruz (R-TX)‚ the committee launched a congressional investigation into several instances in which online service providers canceled services for conservative organizations and speakers. The committee probed Eventbrite‚ and many other companies like it‚ to understand what was going on internally at these companies when they made these decisions to censor conservatives. And today‚ we can bring you the results of that investigation‚ exclusively. Here’s the topline finding from their report‚ which outlines the Left’s strategy for attacking the freedom of speech and association: This investigation revealed that Online Service Providers are following a new playbook for silencing conservatives that leftist organizations — including the notoriously biased Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Anti-Defamation League (ADL)—concocted: ‘removing infrastructure services’ that conservative organizations ‘need to operate’ by weaponizing their terms of service. In other words‚ what Eventbrite did to “What is a Woman&;#63;” is part of a much larger effort to deplatform anyone who disagrees with the Left‚ particularly on the issue of transgenderism. This is their answer to me — as well as to Libs of TikTok‚ swimmer Riley Gaines‚ and nonprofits like the Independent Women’s Forum. They can’t debate us. They have to shut us down and prevent us from speaking. WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show The committee’s investigation exposes this effort‚ in great detail‚ for the total fraud that it is. Publicly‚ companies like Eventbrite will claim that they’re combating “hate” and “disinformation” when they shut down events featuring my film‚ for example. But in reality‚ the committee found‚ no one at Eventbrite even watched “What is a Woman&;#63;” before they decided to ban all events themed around the film. As the report states: Eventbrite admitted to the Committee that no one involved in the decision watched What Is a Woman&;#63; film before cancelling the events. Eventbrite could not even identify a single timestamp in the trailer that it deemed to violate the Eventbrite Community Guidelines. According to Eventbrite: ‘[t]he overall tone and message of the all-encompassing trailer‚ in combination with Matt Walsh’s related public statements‚ helped determine the removals—not any individual timestamp.’ To restate‚ because this really is incredible: A Big Tech platform banned events involving my film‚ saying these events violated their “hateful events policy‚” without even watching the film. According to the committee‚ Eventbrite has a “Trust and Safety Team” that consists of at least 12 full-time employees who review every single case. Eventbrite describes these employees as “experts.” Experts in what&;#63; What are their qualifications&;#63; That’s never explained. But they certainly aren’t experts in the film because none of these “experts” saw the film that they wanted to ban. Instead‚ they looked at non-specific parts of the trailer‚ and my public statements. So let’s review. Here’s the first 45 seconds or so of the trailer for “What is a Woman&;#63;”‚ which is probably more than Eventbrite’s experts watched: That is the alleged “hateful content” that‚ apparently‚ Eventbrite finds disqualifying. No one can use Eventbrite to show the film or even discuss it. It’s not exactly convincing. So‚ maybe to cover their bases‚ Eventbrite told the committee that they banned my events for a few other reasons. Specifically‚ they said my public statements were hateful. What public statements‚ exactly&;#63; Eventbrite provided three examples — all of them are from before the film was released. The first example is my appearance on a Dr. Phil episode entitled “The Gender Pronoun Debate‚” from January 19‚ 2022. The whole episode runs for the better part of an hour‚ and again‚ there’s basically no chance that Eventbrite’s experts watched it. But here’s a representative part: According to Eventbrite‚ the fact that I used the words “mental illness‚” “charade‚” and “theatrical production” to describe men who pretend to be women‚ and vice versa‚ is evidence that I’m a very hateful person‚ and I shouldn’t be allowed to host events. Additionally‚ Eventbrite says that in a May 2021 episode of this show‚ I discussed gender surgeries being performed on children — including double mastectomies — as morally akin to rape and child molestation. Apparently‚ that’s hateful. If you have a problem with child butchery‚ then Eventbrite won’t allow you to have a platform. They’re right‚ by the way. It is hateful. I do hate this kind of abuse against children. There was one other objection that Eventbrite made‚ concerning the children’s book I wrote called “Johnny The Walrus.” Of course‚ they didn’t actually read this book‚ anymore than they watched my film. I can’t blame them though. The book is probably above their reading level. But it was featured at the beginning of my appearance on the Dr. Phil show‚ which is how I assume they heard about it. Watch: So the book‚ as you probably know‚ is about a little boy who pretends to be a walrus. People encourage him to start changing his appearance and getting surgery to transform into a walrus. And the book takes the position that this is a bad idea. It teaches that human children should recognize that they are human children‚ not walruses. But to Eventbrite‚ this is apparently a problem. They told the committee that it’s hate‚ so it’s bad. The funny thing is that‚ as the committee’s investigation makes clear‚ Eventbrite doesn’t really know what their hateful conduct policy even says. Either that or they lied to the committee.  As the report reads:  On February 27—days before the March 1 event—Eventbrite removed the event’s page from its website and notified the organizer that it had done so because the event violated the Eventbrite Community Guidelines. Eventbrite told the Committee that it sends a standard notification when removing an event for violating its Hateful Events Policy. As reflected in the figure below‚ however‚ in the version Eventbrite sent to the organizers of the Stanford event‚ Eventbrite directly stated that the problem with the Matt Walsh event was that it ‘expresse[d] views’ that violated the Eventbrite Terms of Service. In other words‚ Eventbrite’s standard “Hateful Events Policy” doesn’t say anything about prohibiting certain views. They wrote up a custom notification just for one of my events‚ and then apparently forgot about it. This kind of ad hoc reasoning is extremely common on the Left and particularly among online service providers. It’s yet another symptom of an ideology without any real principles. As I alluded to earlier‚ of course‚ this isn’t just affecting me. The committee outlines numerous other instances of online platforms shutting down events for conservatives‚ including a November 2023 event featuring the swimmer Riley Gaines at UC Davis. The school’s College Republicans worked with Eventbrite to set up a registration page so that students could sign up and attend for free. But in late November‚ Eventbrite canceled the whole thing. They notified the organizers that events cannot espouse hatred or harass anyone based on a series of characteristics‚ including sexual orientation‚ national origin‚ immigration status‚ gender identity‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ or disability. Notably‚ Eventbrite doesn’t prohibit hatred based on “sex discrimination‚” so it’s okay to deride women and pretend they don’t exist. Trans activists are free to do that all they want. But Riley Gaines was shut down — not because of anything on her event page‚ but because she previously made social media posts affirming that biology is real. One of the posts cited by Eventbrite is an October 10‚ 2023‚ post from Gaines‚ in which she says: Women are not menstruators‚ bleeders‚ chestfeeders‚ cervix-havers‚ uterus-owners‚ egg-producers‚ or people with birthing capacity. Women are just women. Adult human females. According to Eventbrite‚ which apparently makes up its standards as it goes‚ that’s hateful conduct. Along those lines‚ the committee investigated the communications platform Slack for canceling the workspace of Libs of TikTok. Slack informed the committee:  [w]hat makes [Libs of TikTok] problematic is that Libs of TikTok has a specific audience‚ and they are taking this information and posting it to that specific audience so that everyone in that audience sees it at the same time. Now‚ I’ve read that explanation about five times‚ and it still doesn’t make any sense. But as best I can tell‚ they’re admitting that nothing Libs of TikTok said was objectionable. And really‚ it couldn’t be; she’s just reposting deranged content from Leftists. So instead of making any factual argument‚ Slack apparently complains that a lot of people are seeing the factual information provided by Libs of TikTok‚ and they’re becoming hateful as a result. Somehow this alleged audience reaction makes Libs of TikTok’s conduct a violation of Slack’s policies against “inciting hatred.” She didn’t direct anyone to engage in any hateful conduct. She simply posted the truth about what’s happening. And that’s not allowed anymore. This is a standard that obviously‚ if the Left were to employ against itself‚ would result in the immediate deplatforming of the Washington Post‚ pretty much every trans activist who’s ever used social media‚ the entirety of CNN and MSNBC and the rest of the legacy media. But it’s not a real standard and it’s not meant to be administered fairly. Instead‚ as the committee notes‚ this standard was essentially invented by the ADL‚ the SPLC‚ and other well-funded Left-wing activist groups.  Although Slack did not specifically point to them with regard to its Libs of TikTok investigation‚ notably‚ the left-wing SPLC has described Libs of TikTok as an ‘extremist’ account and ADL labeled Libs of TikTok/Chaya Raichik as an ‘extremist’ in its ‘Glossary of Extremism.’ The same designation applies to me. Quoting again from the report:  Eventbrite did not say that it relied on ADL in deciding to cancel the What Is a Woman&;#63; events‚ but notably ADL—which Eventbrite’s Trust and Safety Team generally relies on as a source—has labeled Matt Walsh as an ‘extremist commentator.’ This is the strategy that’s been unearthed by this congressional committee. Motivated in part by guidance from Left-wing activist groups‚ large online tech platforms are doing everything they can to make sure conservatives can’t communicate or stay in business. There are several other examples. For instance‚ the report says that the Independent Women’s Forum‚ or IWF‚ was kicked off the fundraising platform Bonterra for defending women’s rights. Bonterra categorized IWF as some sort of “anti-LGBT” outfit‚ whatever that means‚ all because they believe biology is real. Therefore‚ they’re not allowed to raise money‚ I guess. In its report‚ the committee suggests that this situation could be resolved by legislation — or at least‚ addressed in some way by legislation. But the ideal resolution‚ as the committee suggests in its conclusion‚ is for new online service providers to flood the market and offer an alternative. That is the only response to this insanity that’s sustainable — and it’s a very workable solution. Because of this committee’s investigation‚ we know that the companies censoring conservatives are really staffed with complete‚ bumbling morons who have no idea what they’re doing. That means they’re powerful‚ yes‚ but they’re also vulnerable. Now it’s time to replace them before they silence us.

A Minnesota Democratic state senator was arrested on Monday over an alleged burglary potentially compromising Democrat control of the state Senate.  Police arrested 49-year-old Sen. Nicole Mitchell on burglary charges after they were called to a home after a report of “active burglary‚” according to the Detroit Lakes Police Department. Police arrested Mitchell at the home in Detroit Lakes‚ Minnesota‚ at around 4:45 a.m. and she was later charged with first-degree burglary.  Mitchell‚ first elected to office in 2022‚ was held in Becker County Jail after the arrest. The Democrat was released on her own recognizance on Tuesday after a court appearance before District Judge Gretchen Thilmony‚ according to the Detroit Lakes Tribune.  The home Mitchell was arrested in belongs to her stepmother‚ who now has a restraining order against her.  The criminal complaint against Mitchell alleges that she was wearing all black and hiding in the basement of her stepmother’s home when police officers arrested her. “I was just trying to get a couple of my dad’s things because you wouldn’t talk to me anymore‚” Mitchell said to her stepmother‚ according to the complaint‚ CBS News reported.  The items she is accused of attempting to nab include pictures‚ a flannel shirt‚ and some ashes. “Clearly I’m not good at this‚” Mitchell told police‚ according to the complaint. “I know I did something bad.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Democrats in Minnesota have just a one seat majority in the state Senate. A spokesman for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senate caucus told CBS it was “aware of the situation” involving Mitchell.  Responding to news of the arrest‚ Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy said that the allegations against Mitchell were “upsetting.” “The behavior alleged is far outside the character she has established in the Senate and in her distinguished career in the military‚” she said. “We believe in due process‚ and Senator Mitchell has the right to a full defense of her case in court.” Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson called on Mitchell to resign. “The public expects Legislators to meet a high standard of conduct‚” he said. “As information comes out‚ we expect the consequences to meet the actions‚ both in the court of law‚ and in her role at the legislature.”

Dr. Hilary Cass‚ who authored the long-awaited British report criticizing transgender medical procedures for children‚ said she is not taking public transportation due to safety concerns. The Cass Review was released earlier this month. It is the result of a major independent review on children and gender identity commissioned by Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) in 2020. Cass herself is a pediatrician and former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. “The reality is that we have no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress‚” Cass stated in her report. In an interview with The Times of London published Friday‚ Cass‚ 66‚ said she has received “vile” abusive emails and been warned to stay away from public transportation in the wake of her report. “There are some pretty vile emails coming in at the moment. Most of which my team is protecting me from‚ so I’m not getting to see them‚” she told the paper. “I’m not going on public transport at the moment‚ following security advice‚ which is inconvenient‚” Cass said. What bothers her more‚ however‚ is the “disinformation” surrounding her report. “I have been really frustrated by the criticisms‚ because it is straight disinformation. It is completely inaccurate‚” she said. “What dismays me is just how childish the debate can become. If I don’t agree with somebody then I’m called transphobic or a TERF [trans-exclusionary radical feminist].” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Just before the Cass Review came out‚ accusations circulated that the report had wrongly excluded dozens of transgender studies‚ a claim Cass said is false. Labour MP Dawn Butler claimed there were about 100 studies that were not included in the Cass Review‚ and “we need to know why.” “You don’t get up in parliament with an intent to spread misinformation‚” Cass said. “If you deliberately try to undermine a report that has looked at the evidence of children’s healthcare‚ then that’s unforgivable. You are putting children at risk by doing that‚” she said. Asked whether the attacks bother her‚ Cass said‚ “No.” “It’s personal‚ but these people don’t know me‚” she said. “I’m much‚ much more upset and frustrated about all this disinformation than I am about the abuse. The thing that makes me seethe is the misinformation.” Cass’ much anticipated report sharply criticized the transgender medicine industry targeting youth‚ saying the evidence for gender medicine is built on “shaky foundations.” Cross-sex hormones — estrogen and testosterone — should be prescribed to trans-identifying 16 and 17-year-olds only with an “extremely cautious” approach‚ and there should be a “clear clinical rationale” for not waiting until the teen is 18‚ the report says. Waiting would preserve fertility and manage any other conditions. The report also warns that children who are referred to gender services present with high rates of abuse and neglect‚ including sexual abuse and parental substance abuse. Cass cautioned that she has also spoken to detransitioners who “deeply regret” their earlier transitions. After the report’s release‚ the NHS responded saying it will review all transgender treatment it provides‚ including to adults‚ and all new treatment for 16 and 17-year-olds will be paused immediately. Scotland also said it would pause all new prescriptions of transgender medications for minors.

A dying father knew how hard his daughter would take his death‚ so he arranged to have flowers and a letter delivered to her every year through her 21st birthday. His final letter touched the hearts of millions. Bailey Sellers was only 16 when her dad‚ Mike Sellers‚ was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Because her siblings had already moved out and started families of their own‚ she decided to leave the classroom for a homeschool education. That way she could take care of him. That time together created a unique father-daughter bond. “I got homeschooled pretty much so I could spend time and take care of my dad while my mom worked to take care of us‚” she told People in 2017. Bailey spent her free time driving Mike to doctor’s appointments‚ picking up his medications‚ cooking him meals‚ and talking to him “about how scared he was.” “The experience made me a better person‚” she shared. “If I wouldn’t have gotten homeschooled‚ I wouldn’t have seen him suffer every day. And I wouldn’t have understood.” “When he did finally pass‚ it was kind of like happiness and sadness combined‚” Bailey continued. “I was happy that he was no longer suffering and he was in a much better place now … That experience made me grow up and mature.” (X) Bailey Sellers’ father died before her 17th birthday. But he didn’t forget about the milestone. Before he passed‚ he arranged to have flowers and a letter delivered to her door. “I had no idea I was getting these flowers‚ whatsoever‚” she told the publication. “When I turned 17‚ I got home one day and I found a bouquet of flowers on the front porch. I had no idea who they were from and I was very surprised.” After Recieving Heartfelt Letter From Dying Father‚ Daughter Goes On To “Live Life To The Fullest” Each year‚ the flowers continued to show up. But when she turned 21‚ the letter said it would be the last‚ and Bailey’s dad did his best to say goodbye. Bailey posted a picture of the letter on her Twitter page (X)‚ and it has since earned over 1 million likes. You can read her father’s words bellow. (X) Bailey went on to graduate high school and attend East Tennessee State University. She is now happily married‚ living her “life to the fullest” just as her dad had hoped. “He was my best friend and I looked up to him‚” Bailey continued. “I think he left me flowers because he knew I would be taking it the hardest.” You can find the source of this story’s featured images here. The post Dying Dad Arranges Flower Delivery Every Year For Daughter’s Birthday — Read His Heart-Wrenching Final Letter appeared first on InspireMore.

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