Recently appointed 4th Circuit Judge Nicole Berner is legally married to the pro-abortion lawyer who represented Christine Blasey Ford‚ the woman who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her.The Washington Post describes Berner as the first openly gay judge and the first labor lawyer on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit‚ which covers Maryland‚ Virginia‚ West Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ and South Carolina. Berner‚ who is also pro-abortion‚ formerly served as a staff attorney for Planned Parenthood‚ where she focused on protecting and expanding access to chemical abortion drugs. Debra Katz represented Ford in her high-profile #MeToo accusations against Kavanaugh. In subsequent remarks‚ Katz said that her client was partially motivated to accuse Kavanaugh out of a desire to protect Roe v. Wade‚ the monumental Supreme Court case that was overturned in June 2022. Ford recently reappeared in the national news cycle through the announcement of her upcoming book‚ One Way Back‚ a memoir about her experience accusing Kavanaugh. Katz issued a joint statement at the time with fellow attorney Lisa Banks‚ saying‚ Five years ago‚ Dr. Christine Blasey Fords courageous testimony changed the world. She told the truth to the United States Senate‚ she stood up to enormous public pressure‚ and she sparked a national reckoning on sexual assault. Her bravery empowered countless survivors to speak out and seek justice.We are proud to have fiercely represented her during the Senate proceedings‚ they added. The impact of Dr. Blasey Fords testimony changed American culture. We stand beside Dr. Blasey Ford and all our brave clients who have come forward to hold powerful individuals accountable.The book was published on March 19‚ the same day that Berner was confirmed to the court. Representatives did not immediately share with The Daily Signal whether this was a coincidence. During Berners nomination hearing in December‚ Republicans grilled her about her past statements and related political topics‚ including the Kavanaugh confirmation‚ according to The Washington Post. I believe Justice Kavanaugh‚ just like every other justice of the Supreme Court‚ was legitimately confirmed‚ and were I to be confirmed‚ I would follow his opinions and the opinions of every justice‚ she told the Republicans present at the hearing. The role of a judge is a very different role than that of an advocate‚ she added. Pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood Action Fund celebrated her confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in late March in statements that suggest confidence that she will consistently side with abortion advocates. Alexis McGill Johnson‚ the president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund‚ said that Berner knows firsthand the evolving state of our nations reproductive and other fundamental rights‚ and Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju emphasized that Berner understands that reproductive freedom is a fundamental right.CONFIRMED: Nicole Berner to the Fourth Circuit Court of AppealsMs. Berner is a highly experienced litigator‚ as well as a steadfast advocate for workers rights‚ reproductive rights‚ and civil rights for all.Shes also now the first LGBTQ+ judge to serve on this court. pic.twitter.com/2b980Mzdd3 Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) March 19‚ 2024Fords allegations against Kavanaugh sparked a media circus‚ stories filled with debunked anonymous sources‚ a Senate investigation‚ a highly televised Senate hearing‚ and more. The Senate Judiciary Committee ultimately found no evidence to corroborate the claims against the Supreme Court justice‚ who was confirmed to the court on Oct. 5‚ 2018.After an extensive investigation that included the thorough review of all potentially credible evidence submitted and interviews of more than 40 individuals with information relating to the allegations‚ including classmates and friends of all those involved‚ Committee investigators found no witness who could provide any verifiable evidence to support any of the allegations brought against Justice Kavanaugh‚the 414-page report says.Katz has been described as the feared attorney of the #MeToo movement. She is a founding partner of Katz Banks Kumin LLP‚ where she focuses on sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation. In video footage obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation in 2019‚ Katz revealed that putting an asterisk next to Kavanaughs name before he takes a scalpel to Roe v. Wade was part of what motivated Ford to speak out.In the aftermath of these hearings‚ I believe that Christines testimony brought about more good than the harm misogynist Republicans caused by allowing Kavanaugh on the court‚ Katz explained in April 2019 at the University of Baltimores 11th Feminist Legal Theory Conference.Why would a competent lawyer say this? I';m stunned. https://t.co/7oJcyOISEm Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) September 4‚ 2019He will always have an asterisk next to his name‚ Katz continued. When he takes a scalpel to Roe v. Wade‚ we will know who he is‚ we know his character‚ and we know what motivates him‚ and that is important; it is important that we know‚ and that is part of what motivated Christine.The video was first reported by Ryan Lovelace in his bookSearch and Destroy: Inside the Campaign Against Brett Kavanaugh. The author told the Daily Caller News Foundation at the time that it calls into question everything that Ford and Katz have previously said on the matter. Lovelace additionally suggested that had this information been known during the Kavanaugh hearings‚ there might have been different questions and different results. Ford had told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she came forward out of a sense of civic duty.Fords audience was not the Senate‚ as Katz had previously suggested‚ but the American people‚ Lovelace wrote. If they could be persuaded that Justice Kavanaugh was a predator‚ then they might not accept a future ruling by the five Republican-appointed justices altering the right to obtain an abortion established by Roe v. Wade.Had the Senate understood Fords real motivation‚ as described by Katz‚ it might have appreciated more fully the pressure that organized forces were applying‚ he added. Katzs remarks at the Baltimore conference rang partially true: The notoriety of the Kavanaugh hearings caused Kavanaugh to become a target for protesting. In the days following the leak of the draft opinion indicating that Roe would soon be overturned‚ protesters repeatedly showed up outside Kavanaughs home where they yelled‚ sang‚ and chanted‚ often accusing him of being a rapist. Shortly before Roe was overturned‚ authorities arrested a man near the Kavanaugh family home who said that he had traveled from California to kill the justice out of a desire to protect abortions in the United States. That mans name is Nicholas Roske. Almost two years later‚ there is still no trail date or plea agreement in his case‚ as The Washington Free Beacon reported.Attorney Debra Katz‚ left‚ helps her client Christine Blasey Ford as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill Sept. 27‚ 2018‚ in Washington‚ D.C. 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The European Court of Human Rights sided with a group of female senior citizens who had sued its government over its perceived failures to sufficiently address climate change on human rights grounds‚ according to The Wall Street Journal.A group of more than2‚000 Swiss womenover the age of 64 alleged that the Swiss governments climate change policies were in violation of the right to life and other provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights‚ and the court ruled in its favor in its first decision pertaining directly to climate change‚The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The decision sets a new precedent in most of Europe that could encourage similar cases against national governments and corporations.Climate campaigners are likely to seize on the conclusion that states have positive obligations under human rights law in relation to climate change‚ and use it as the basis for future claims against states which they deem to not be moving quickly enough to address the threat of climate change‚ Tom Cummins‚ a partner at a global law firm called Ashurst‚ told The Wall Street Journal‚ adding: Companies and financial institutions will also want to review these cases carefully. Corporate climate litigation often relies on human rights arguments‚ including in high-profile cases like the Dutch litigation brought by Milieudefensie against Shell. The decision in the case against Switzerland will likely encourage claims of this nature.The European Court of Human Rights Tuesday decision will likely encourage similar lawsuits against national governments in Europe‚accordingto Reuters. The court put a lawsuit against the Norwegian governmentalleging that it violated human rights by issuing oil and gas exploration licenseson hold ahead of issuing the landmark ruling in the Swiss womens case.Greta Thunberg‚ a prominent European climate activist‚ thinks that the Swiss womens lawsuit is the start of a barrage of European climate lawsuits to come. A panel for the United Nations hassuggestedthat children should sue their governments for perceived negligence on climate change.This is only the beginning of climate litigation‚ ThunbergtoldReuters. The results of this can mean in no way that we lean back. This means that we have to fight even more‚ since this is only the beginning.The plaintiffs were senior women specifically because people 55 years old and above‚ and women especially‚ face increased risks of death related to heat‚ giving them standing to sue the Swiss government for its purported failures to stem the effects of climate change‚accordingto Axios. The European Court of Human Rights decision in favor of the Swiss women is final‚ according to The Wall Street Journal.There were two similar climate cases before the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday‚ but the court dismissed each of them. One of those cases saw a group of Portuguese youths sue a group of 32 European countries‚ while a French mayor sued the French national government in the other.Originally published by the Daily Caller News FoundationThe post Only the Beginning: European Court Rules Government Protection From Climate Change Is a Human Right appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Back on May 30‚ 2023‚ after then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut a deal with President Joe Biden to suspend any limit on the federal debt through all of 2024‚ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised the deal as an act of responsible government.Again‚ nobody got everything they wanted‚ said Schumer‚ but this bill is the responsible and prudent and necessary way forward.At the close of business on the day Schumer made this statement‚ the federal debt was $31‚463‚988‚658‚765.75.At the close of business on April 8 of this year‚ the debt was $34‚608‚412‚560‚642.47.In just over 10 months since Biden and McCarthy made their deal‚ the debt has increased by more than $3 trillion ($3‚144‚423‚901‚876.72).To put this in perspective‚ the total federal debt did not top $3 trillion for the first time until fiscal year 1990214 years after the nation was founded in 1776.Schumer and his colleagues in the current Congress borrowed more money in less than one year than their pre-1990 predecessors did in more than two centuries.What is the fiscally responsible Schumer talking about now? He is bragging about how he is spending federal money on pet projects in New York state.In the seven days from April 2 through April 8‚ Schumers Senate office posted eight press releases announcing projects that would funnel $79‚174‚581 in federal funding to New York.His communications staff was especially busy on April 2.The first press release they put out that day said that Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand‚ D-N.Y.‚ had secured $3‚822‚000 for critical local projects.This nearly $4 million in federal funding makes vital investments in the Capital Regions top-notch educational institutions‚ helping give students the equipment and hands-on training they need‚ Schumer said.The second press release they put out that day said Schumer and Gillibrand secured $3‚000‚000 for the Syracuse University and CenterState CEO in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills to upgrade facilities at the Syracuse Universitys South Side Innovation Center and prepare local small business to succeed in the semiconductor industry through CenterState CEO.The third press release they put out that day said Schumer and Gillibrand personally secured $1‚000‚000 for Binghamton University to purchase state-of-the-art advanced packaging equipment for its Nanofabrication Laboratory (NLAB) in Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills as a Congressionally Directed Spending request to bolster workforce training for advanced chip manufacturing in cleanroom environments.A fourth press release they put out that day said Schumer and Gillibrand secured $1‚200‚000 in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package for DAY ONE Early Learning Community‚ a preschool in Poughkeepsie that serves low-income children and families.A fifth press release published that same day said Schumer and Gillibrand announced $5‚633‚581 through the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program to develop and implement the Western New York Environmental Justice Grant Program for underserved communities in Lake Erie and Niagara Rivers watershed.Two days later‚ on April 4‚ Schumer announced $1‚559‚000 from Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills to support vital semiconductor and healthcare workforce training programs and higher education infrastructure upgrades in Rochester.Four days after that‚ on April 8‚ Schumer declared that he was proud to deliver a whopping $39 million to help rehabilitate the South Grand Island Bridges and bolster resilient infrastructure needed to maintain these vital corridors for Western NY.That same day‚ he also announced that a whopping nearly $24 million from our Bipartisan Infrastructure &;amp; Jobs Law to bolster flooding mitigation on Cortlandts Route 6 will drive our communities towards a safer and more resilient future.Who is going to pay for these projects in Schumers home state?Federal taxpayers in New York‚ of course‚ will carry some of the burdenbut so‚ too‚ will taxpaying workers in Indiana‚ Kentucky‚ Tennessee‚ Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ Idaho‚ Alaska‚ and every other state in the union.Because the federal government is continuing to run a massive deficitit was $828.135 billion through the first five months of this fiscal yearnot only will current taxpayers fund such projects but so‚ too‚ will future generations who will be required to pay the interest on the money the federal government borrows to fund them.COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COMThe Daily Signal publishes avarietyofperspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the viewsofThe Heritage Foundation.The post Chuck Schumers $79 Million Week appeared first on The Daily Signal.

President Joe Biden indicated in a new interview that he is considering taking executive action to secure the southern border.Have you made a final decision on taking executive order in terms of what you want to do at the border? That includes the power to shut down the border‚ as it was suggested‚ Univisions Enrique Acevedo asked Biden in an interview that aired late Tuesday night.Well‚ its suggested that were examining whether or not I have that power‚ Biden answered.I would have that power under the legislation‚ the president continued‚ referring to the Senates $118 billion spending bill‚ which included a measure that would allow the president to close the border after 5‚000 illegal aliens crossed in a single day. That bill failed in the Senate in February‚ and House Republican leadership said it would have been dead on arrival in the lower chamber.Theres no guarantee that I have that power all by myself without legislation‚ Biden said in reference to closing the border‚ despite what his Republican predecessor‚ Donald Trump‚ was able to do through executive orders. Biden‚ a Democrat‚ added that some have suggested I should just go ahead and try it‚ and if I get shut down by the court‚ I get shut down by the court.But were trying to work through that right now‚ he said.Univision: Have you made a final decision on taking executive order in terms of what you want to do at the border? That includes the power to shut down the border as it was suggested.Biden: Were examining whether or not I have that power. pic.twitter.com/snBYtKpt0I Virginia Allen (@Virginia_Allen5) April 10‚ 2024Axios reports that while executive action by Biden on the southern border isnt yet final‚ it is expected by the end of April.Such an executive order or orders have been rumored for weeks‚ beginning before Bidens trip to the border Feb. 29 and his State of the Union address March 7.Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act gives the president authority to suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens when the president finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States‚ according to the Congressional Research Service.As president‚ Trump used the power outlined in the Immigration and Nationality Act to implement policies to secure the border and keep illegal aliens on the other side‚ policies that Biden undid through executive actions when he took office in January 2021. If Biden chooses to take executive action now on securing the border‚ he will be following Trumps model and drawing on the power given to the president in U.S. law. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that agents have encountered over 1.1 million illegal aliens at the southern border since the start of fiscal year 2024 on Oct. 1. In February‚ the latest month for which CBP has published numbers‚ agents encountered 189‚922 illegal aliens at the border‚ averaging 6‚549 a day.The post Biden Says He May Take Executive Action to Secure Border appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees.CNBC claims this could help freelancers recover lost wages. Thats just nonsense.The new rules will make it harder for some freelancers to support a family. My new video shows how it will also make it harder for them to do what they want to do.I know this because I saw what happened in California. Four years ago‚ unions got Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez to push through a new law that reclassified gig workers. They were told theyd get higher wages‚ overtime‚ and other benefits.Clueless media liked that. Vox called the law a big win for workers everywhere.Ha! A few months later‚ Vox Media laid off hundreds of freelancers.They expected that all these companies were going to reclassify independent contractors as employees‚ freelance musician Ari Herstand told me. In reality‚ theyre just letting them go.Herstand was dismayed to learn that when he wants other musicians to join him‚ he no longer can just write them a check.I have to put that drummer on payroll‚ W2 him‚ get workers comp insurance‚ unemployment insurance‚ payroll taxes‚ he complains. I have to hire a payroll company.Californias anti-freelance law was supposed to protect abused Uber and Lyft drivers. But many like the flexibility of being independent. I dont want a boss to tell me when or where to drive‚ one told us.But union-funded politicians insist they know better.Gonzalez said‚ When you have to take a side job or a third or fourth gig‚ thats not flexibility; thats feudalism.What followed was what usually happens when politicians pass bad laws. Politically connected people pay lawyers and lobbyists to exempt them. Truck drivers got an exemption from Californias new law. So did writers‚ photojournalists‚ graphic designers‚ illustrators‚ musicians (like Herstand)‚ and more than 100 other professions.Uber and Lyft got exemptions‚ too.Why is that good law? I ask. Exemption for whoevers clever enough to get to the politicians.Its definitely not the solution‚ Herstand admits. That doesnt seem like thats a way to legislate.No. But thats how its done.A reporter asked Gonzalez: What do you have to say to those freelance journalists‚ those independent contractors‚ who have now lost their jobs because of your bill?The lawmaker sneered: These arent jobs. These are freelance positions that may be three hours a month.The arrogance!People chose these jobs. Most had other choices. Unemployment is low.Freelancers like the flexibility that freelance work provides. How dare politicians declare‚ for everyone‚ that those jobs arent good enough?Theyre embarrassed that they made this huge mistake‚ says Herstand.They arent taking it back‚ I point out.No politician ever wants to admit that they did something wrong‚ he replies.The results of Californias mistakes are now in. Even with all the exemptions for the politically connected‚ freelancers still lost jobs.A Mercatus Center study found that employment fell by as much as 28% in professions where self-employment was common.And thats not because most freelancers got staff jobs with benefits. Labor force participation fell‚ too.Yet now the Labor Department is forcing the rest of America to restrict freelance work‚ too? Insane! Its a reason we have 50 states. Not all of us want to be more like California!Even worse‚ President Joe Biden wants to go further by getting Congress to pass a union-backed bill called the PRO Act. It would reclassify workers the same way California did‚ but without any exemptions.Dont politicians ever learn? No.Biden says he is eager to be the most pro-union president in American history.COPYRIGHT 2024 BY JFS PRODUCTIONS INC.The Daily Signal publishes avarietyofperspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the viewsofThe Heritage Foundation.The post Banning Freelance Work appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Caught on camera making disparaging remarks about the Chicago Fire Department‚ Rep. Jonathan Jackson‚ D-Ill.‚ now says he did not mean to offend the brave men and women who serve the city.In a statement posted to X on Tuesday night‚ Jackson said he was simply trying to shed light on the need for diversity‚ training‚ and equipment upgrades within the Chicago Fire Department.A video of Jackson‚ uncovered Monday by the X account Chicago Contrarian‚ originally was posted on Instagram by the Black Fire Brigade‚ a nonprofit group based in Chicago.This is Rachel Maddow-level bonkers conspiracy mongering.U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson is propagating a malevolent conspiracy theory which alleges white CFD respond differently to South and West Side fires as a method of exacting revenge for having ";to leave"; the neighborhoods in pic.twitter.com/GuFZRabSu4 Chicago Contrarian (@ChicagoContrar1) April 8‚ 2024In the video‚ Jackson‚ son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson‚ a liberal political activist for decades‚ accuses white firefighters of providing an inferior response to fires in certain parts of the city because of their racial makeup. He says these firefighters are angry after being displaced from their former neighborhoods.When there is a fire‚ they go there and watch the building burn‚ Jackson tells the audience as it responds disapprovingly. He then cites the citys predominantly white North Side.Go to the North Side. If you see 16 units‚ 25 units in a building‚ they go and put out the fire in the single unit. We have a fire in a single unit and the whole building gets evacuated‚ Jackson continues. Because we didnt have people that lived in the community‚ that cared about the community‚ that wanted to put the fire out. They had so much contempt‚ they let the building burn.In the video‚ Jackson concludes his remarks with a plea: We need more black first responders‚ we need more black firefighters.Shortly after the video was posted on X‚ Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 issued a lengthy response condemning Jacksons language and revoking its political endorsement of the Democrat congressman.CFD Local 2 has responded to the comments delivered by Rep. Jonathan Jackson.Contrarian applauds Local 2 for its swift condemnation of Mr. Jackson';s sickening and ignorant remarks. pic.twitter.com/wn8lkMnvYT Chicago Contrarian (@ChicagoContrar1) April 8‚ 2024These comments propagated on social media are not only patently false and maliciously divisivethey are dangerous to our membership‚ the unions executive board wrote in a statement issued Monday. Local 2 firmly demands Congressman Jackson publicly renounce his comments and issue our membership an apology.The union also called on Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt to denounce this hateful rhetoric and unwarranted attack.More than 24 hours after the unions response to the video‚ Jackson issued his own three-paragraph statement on X but stopped short of an apology.In his Tuesday post‚ Jackson wrote: My pledge is to help‚ not harm. I promise to raise awareness of the needs and challenges Chicago firefighters face every day. I will continue to make clear and emphasize why diversity within the ranks of the fire department is so important and why providing better training and tools is crucial.I have great respect and admiration for our First Responders our Chicago Firefighters. I want to acknowledge your sacrifice and thank you for the years of friendship and service. I sincerely did not mean to offend. My intent was to shed light on the need for diversity‚ Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson (@rep_jackson) April 9‚ 2024Jackson also recounted the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling in Lewis v. Chicago‚ a 2010 case involving the Chicago Fire Departments hiring practices. The congressman contended that‚ even today‚ black firefighters continue to call attention to alleged ongoing workplace discrimination regarding hiring and advancement.Jackson isnt the only Chicago politician to make race-based accusations against the citys fire department.Two other videos‚ posted Tuesday on X by Chicago Contrarian‚ show city Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor making comments of her own while flanked by Alderwoman Pat Dowell and Aldermen Lamont Robinson and David Moore.Flanked by Alds. Dowell‚ Robinson‚ and Moore‚ here is Ald. Jeanette Taylor openly stoking racial antagonism. In the first video‚ Taylor accuses CFD of distributing new equipment only to white CFD personnel and claims black CFD personnel receive second-hand equipment.In the pic.twitter.com/yKAn7MItQY Chicago Contrarian (@ChicagoContrar1) April 10‚ 2024In the first video‚ Taylor asks the audience: Did you know that firefighters equipment only lasts five years‚ but they give the black firefighters the 3-year-old equipment? They never get the new equipment.The department provides new equipment to firefighters upon starting and replaces equipment on a regular schedule‚ contrary to Taylors assertion. It does not hand down equipment.She also asserts that white firefighters have special access to the Chicago Fire Departments promotional exam while black counterparts are left to fend for themselves.Theyve got a secret club‚ they hand out the test to them‚ but we aint invited‚ Taylor said. We actually have to do the work.A spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department‚ asked about the allegations of Jackson and Taylor‚ rejected them in a statement to The Daily Signal.The Chicago Fire Department is aware of recent claims regarding our department‚ spokesman Larry Langford said. We want to assure the public that these allegations are inaccurate and do not reflect the values or actions of our dedicated members. The Chicago Fire Department remains committed to serving and protecting our communities with integrity and professionalism.The Daily Signal contacted both Jackson and Taylor for comment but has not heard back.The post Chicago Firefighters Union Revokes Endorsement After Rep. Jacksons Allegations appeared first on The Daily Signal.

After losing their beloved son and former Airforceman Joseph in an accident‚ the Villasenor family took the time to visit his grave as often as possible. One day‚ they noticed something different‚ though. The grass was visibly greener around the plot. Little did they know that someone else was looking after their fallen hero. During his life‚ Joseph Villasenor was a member of the United States...Source

A cat spent months living from yard to yard. Soon after moving indoors‚ she had kittens by her side.Ambria and her kittensEllen RichterA beautiful calico cat found herself wandering around a neighborhood after she was abandoned by her previous owners last year. She walked up to people for attention and food and was social and outgoing.For months‚ she was living in neighbors'; yards‚ relying on the kindness of others to survive. When they found out she was pregnant‚ they reached out to their local rescue‚ Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions‚ and brought her to safety.The cat was transported to a foster home where she would have a quiet room and never have to worry about her next meal.She was living in neighbors'; yards before she was rescuedEllen RichterEllen Richter‚ a volunteer of the rescue‚ prepared a cozy nest‚ warm blankets‚ and a litter box with a bit of outdoor dirt mixed in. ";I use this trick with cats that have been living outside‚ and it works quickly.";The cat named Ambria was pleased with her accommodations. She plopped down on the floor and leaned into her foster mom for head scratches.Ellen Richter";She had a family at one point with regular meals and lots of affection‚ and then one day‚ it was all gone. I think she finally feels safe.";As her due date approached‚ Ambria grew increasingly affectionate‚ rubbing her face against her people and all the furniture. After eating to her heart';s content‚ she sat beside her foster mom‚ basking in her company.Ellen Richter";She';s having a great time being treated like a queen. She';s getting bigger and bigger.";After about a week in foster care‚ Ambria began rearranging her blankets and moving them into her nesting box. Three days later‚ Ellen walked into the room and found two tiny kittens nestling on Mama';s belly.Ellen RichterBy the end of the day‚ Ambria gave birth to four kittens‚ but one of them sadly didn';t make it. The rest of the litter latched on and began to thrive.";Mama Ambria is doing amazing‚ and her remaining three babies are nursing and appear very healthy.";Ellen RichterShe is protective of her babies‚ attending to their every whim. The moment one of them lets out a cry‚ she comes hovering‚ making sure the baby is okay.When Ambria wants a break‚ she jumps on Ellen';s lap and headbutts her for pets. She is never far from her kittens‚ watching over them every step of the way.Ellen Richter";She';s taking great care of them. Our daily struggle is trying to change the blankets‚ and she only wants to plop down and snuggle her littles.";The kittens nurse vigorously until their bellies are filled to the brim‚ and they drift off to sleep in their mom';s loving arms. In just a few days‚ each of them has grown a rotund belly‚ and the ginger and white kitten is the loudest squeaker.Ellen RichterIn two weeks‚ the kittens'; eyes will open‚ and they will start waddling and rolling around in their nest. Ambria is raising her last litter in a comfortable home and will never have to worry about food and shelter.Ellen RichterShe is so grateful to be indoors with her precious three‚ knowing they are safe and loved.Ellen RichterShare this story with your friends. More on the feline family and Ellen';s fosters on Instagram and Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions on Instagram.Related story: Cat‚ Size of a Small Bobcat‚ Found Wailing in Front of House Until a Couple Scoops Him Up and Finds Him Help

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