As the EPA moves toward centralizing everything‚ it is targeting small meat and poultry producers with yet another overreach using the Clean Water Act. It will take choices away from consumers‚ but that is what centralization is all about. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas wrote‚ Their recent proposed edict from their all-too-powerful rulemaking pen would []The post EPA Is Seizing Control of Mom-and-Pop Meat &;amp; Poultry Producers appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Theres a reason some of the biggest streaming hits are often ten or more years old.The Hollywood that produced Friends‚ The Office‚ Parks and Recreation‚ and Seinfeld wanted one thing to entertain and‚ by extension‚ bag big ratings.Todays Hollywood is different. So says the general public‚ which just dramatically noted that modern films are worse than they were just a decade ago. Re-issues of classic films like Hocus Pocus sometimes lap newer titles at the box office.What changed? You might pin some of the blame on propaganda.While many modern TV shows and movies remain apolitical and free of culture war fallout‚ many others embrace the new shift.Not only are todays storytellers eager to insert their progressive agendas into new projects‚ but the industry calls upon groups tasked with helping them do just that.The stories in question often suffer as a result‚ forcing viewers to scramble for older product.A new report from Just The News shared how Good Energy Stories works with Hollywood to insert political messages regarding climate change into television‚ film‚ and media.Its unclear how many studios or screenwriters have tapped the groups resources‚ but its hard not to notice how its preferred themes infiltrate movies and TV shows. Theres even a term used for fictional yarns with climate change themes: cli-fi.TV and film characters routinely name drop global warming‚ climate change‚ and similar phrases even when the stories have little to do with the environment.The hard-feminist comedy Barbie‚ for example‚ featured this line:You set the feminist movement back 50 years‚ you destroyed girls innate sense of worth‚ and youre killing the planet with your glorification of rampant consumerismOr consider this bloated bit of dialogue from Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One:The next world war isnt going to be a cold one. Its going to be a ballistic war over a rapidly shrinking ecosystem. Its going to be a war for the last of our dwindling energy‚ drinkable water‚ and breathable air. Your days of fighting for the greater good are over.Other movies‚ like Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom‚ directly address eco-concerns.If a film doesnt name-check climate change it might embrace other parts of the progressive agenda‚ like open-border policies. For that‚ Define American stands ready to advise eager screenwriters. The group‚ formed by illegal immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas‚ says it consulted on 75 film and TV shows as of 2021.Since then‚ weve seen more fictional stories pushing an open borders narrative like 2023s Unseen documentary and Foxs The Cleaning Lady series.The upcoming Zoe Saldana drama The Absence of Eden suggests yet another sympathetic portrait of undocumented immigrants. Heres the official synopsis:TheAbsenceofEdentakes place at the border between the United States and Mexico When Esmee (Saldaa)‚ a young woman working as a private dancer in Mexico‚is forced to commit a violent act of self-defense that results in the death of a cartel member‚ she flees her homeland for sanctuary in the United States Before crossing the border‚ the mother is taken from the group‚ and Esmee promises to protect her daughter and help them reunite again in America‚ touching off an interlocking story about people struggling to survive on Americasborder with Mexico.Hollywood also loves gun control narratives‚ despite cranking out endless action films teeming with so-called gun violence. For that‚ screenwriters can turn to Everytown for Gun Safety‚ a group that regularly canoodles with Hollywood talent to inject their narratives into the stories we see.Its Creative Council‚ including Oscar-nominee Julianne Moore‚ has a long history of shaping Hollywood stories. The Netflix drama House of Cards created a storyline tied to new gun laws that steered viewers to an Everytown website sharing similar messaging.Films like 2016s Miss Sloane‚ which leaned heavily on outside consultants to shape its gun-centric storyline‚ offer more blatant examples of the collaborations in play.The University of Southern California (USC) joined the movement‚ producing a handbook last year for Hollywood creatives to follow.Trigger Warning: Gun Guidelines for Media provides guidance on how TV shows‚ movies‚ and even news shows should approach issues such as officer-involved shootings‚ gun storage‚ mass shootings‚ school shootings‚ and partner violence.Hollywoods woke revolution offers another propaganda-like product. Gender-swapped stories abound‚ becoming so commonplace its now a source of mainstream ridiculethanks to South Park.And then theres Late-night television‚ often indistinguishable from DNC talking points.The line between comedian and White House press secretary blurred beyond belief recently when The Late Show host Stephen Colbert took part in a Biden fundraising soiree. Colberts appearance didnt surprise anyone. The far-Left host relentlessly uses his CBS shows platform to attack Republicans‚ deify Democrats‚ and ignore stories that paint progressives in an unflattering light.Hes joined‚ to varying degrees‚ by fellow late-night hosts Seth Meyers‚ Jimmy Kimmel‚ John Oliver and Jimmy Fallon. Comedy Centrals The Daily Show offers a rotating lineup of far-left comedians who essentially do the same.Their propaganda-riddled monologues inspired the birth of a new phrase Clapter‚ meaning jokes meant to draw more applause than laughter.In that regard‚ Colbert is in a class by himself.Colbert cherry-picked comments from Special Counsel Robert Hurs testimony tied to President Joe Bidens document scandal. The comics monologue could be a gaslighting primer‚ suggesting Bidens memory is far sharper than we realize.Thats not comedy or entertainment. Its propaganda. And‚ sadly‚ it has plenty of company in Hollywood.* * *Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist‚ movie critic and editor ofHollywoodInToto.com. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News Big Hollywood. Follow him at@HollywoodInToto.The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

The Vatican reaffirmed the Catholic Churchs opposition to radical gender theory in a new document published Monday‚ saying sex change procedures threaten the unique dignity of a person.The document‚ Dignitas Infinita or Infinite Dignity‚ was signed by Pope Francis and warns against the age-old temptation to make oneself God.Regarding gender theory‚ whose scientific coherence is the subject of considerable debate among experts‚ the Church recalls that human life in all its dimensions‚ both physical and spiritual‚ is a gift from God‚ the Vatican document reads.Desiring a personal self-determination‚ as gender theory prescribes‚ apart from this fundamental truth that human life is a gift‚ amounts to a concession to the age-old temptation to make oneself God‚ entering into competition with the true God of love revealed to us in the Gospel‚ the document says.Biological sex and gender the socio-cultural role of sex can be distinguished but not separated‚ the Vatican said.Radical gender theory is also problematic because it denies sexual difference‚ which threatens the family‚ the Vatican continued.In the male-female couple‚ this difference achieves the most marvelous of reciprocities‚ the document reads. It thus becomes the source of that miracle that never ceases to surprise us: the arrival of new human beings in the world.Only by acknowledging and accepting this difference in reciprocity can each person fully discover themselves‚ their dignity‚ and their identity‚ the Vatican said.It is unacceptable that gender theory asserts itself as absolute and unquestionable‚ even dictating how children should be raised‚ the document says.On medical sex change procedures‚ the Vatican reminded readers of the Churchs position that humans are inseparably composed of both body and soul.We are called to protect our humanity‚ and this means‚ in the first place‚ accepting it and respecting it as it was created‚ the Vatican said. It follows that any sex-change intervention‚ as a rule‚ risks threatening the unique dignity the person has received from the moment of conception.The document also reaffirms the Churchs opposition to surrogacy‚ abortion‚ and euthanasia.Surrogacy‚ in which a woman carries an unborn child for someone else‚ turns an immensely worthy child into a mere object‚ the Vatican said.Pope Francis has previously called for a universal ban on surrogacy.Mondays document comes after a Vatican document released in November resulted in significant confusion around the Catholic Churchs position on trans-identifying people.The November document intended to clarify that people who previously received gender surgery or hormone treatment can be baptized and be godparents under certain conditions.A person who has received gender surgery or hormone treatment can be baptized under the same conditions as other believers‚ the Vatican said.On the godparent issue‚ the Vatican said that people who have undergone transgender medical treatment can serve as godparents‚ but pastoral prudence demands that it not be permitted if there is a risk of scandal.In recent years‚ there has been much speculation about whether Pope Francis would change the Catholic Churchs approach to LGBT people.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPThe Catholic Church never changes its official doctrine‚ although it often clarifies particular points.Transgender medical interventions such as puberty blockers‚ cross-sex hormones‚ and transgender surgeries like genital surgeries and double mastectomies have exploded in popularity in the last few years‚ first in Europe and‚ more recently‚ in the U.S.Several European countries have begun to curb these transgender medical interventions for children‚ more and more of whom are seeking them out.At least 24 U.S. states have also cracked down on these medical interventions for minors.

A British man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife‚ whose body was found cut up into more than 200 pieces.Nicholas Metson‚ 28‚ of Lincoln‚ England‚ pleaded guilty earlier this year to killing his wife‚ Holly‚ whose dismembered body was found in Bassingham last year. On Monday‚ Metson was sentenced to life in prison‚ according to the Independent.Metson stabbed Holly at least four times in March 2023‚ killing her‚ and then dismembered her body and kept her in his kitchen for a week before paying a friend 50 to dump the body parts in River Witham. After Hollys death‚ Metson used her Facebook account to make her friends and family think she was still alive‚ claiming she had left Metson and moved to Manchester. Metson also sent himself money from her bank account.Police investigating the crime found Google searches on Metsons phone that included How to get rid of a dead body‚ What benefits can I get if my wife dies‚ and Does God forgive murder?Hollys remains were found in the river on March 25‚ 2023‚ though parts of her were never found. Metson denied killing his wife until February of this year when he pleaded guilty to her murder‚ the Lincolnshire Police said in a press release at the time.Metson was immediately suspected of killing his wife as police smelled bleach and ammonia when they went to the couples home after Holly went missing. They also found bloodstained sheets and a large bloodstain on the floor in the bedroom.The man whom Metson paid to dispose of the body‚ 28-year-old Joshua Hancock‚ also pleaded guilty in February to disposal of a corpse with intent to obstruct or prevent a coroners inquest. Hancock had also previously denied any involvement in the case.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPMembers of Hollys family spoke during the sentencing‚ with her mother calling her killer an evil monster who convinced Holly that her family was abusive. This‚ Hollys mother said‚ caused the family unimaginable pain‚ according to the Independent.Her last moments being filled with pain will haunt us forever. Her life was taken by someone who quite clearly has no regard for human life‚ Hollys mother said at Metsons sentencing. We were prevented from seeing Holly in the years leading up to her murder. We were prevented from seeing her before her death and due to his monstrous actions‚ he made sure we were prevented from seeing her after her death. Holly will always be in our hearts‚ we will never forget her and the impact she had on our lives.

A Brazilian judge has ordered a criminal investigation into Elon Musk in relation to court-described disinformation being spread on X.Justice Alexandre de Moraes named Musk in an ongoing probe into the spread of fake news and disinformation. The judge ordered a new investigation opened into Musk specifically for obstruction of justice‚ according to the Associated Press.The flagrant conduct of obstruction of Brazilian justice‚ incitement of crime‚ the public threat of disobedience of court orders and future lack of cooperation from the platform are facts that disrespect the sovereignty of Brazil‚ de Moraes wrote in his order.De Moraes took action against Musk after the entrepreneur protested against orders from the judges court on Saturday. Musk accused de Moraes of betraying Brazil and making illegal requests of X to take down posts and block accounts.Coming shortly‚ X will publish everything demanded by @Alexandre and how those requests violate Brazilian law. This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached‚ Musk said in a post on X. Shame @Alexandre‚ shame.These are the most draconian demands of any country on Earth! Musk added later.De Moraes investigations and Musks refusal to comply with the courts requests risk hefty fines against Musk and his social media platform. Musk warned that he may have to close X operations in Brazil. He urged X users to download a VPN to continue using X if the platform is outlawed in Brazil.Using a VPN is very easy‚ Musk said‚ promoting a video showing how to download a VPN on a smartphone.Using a VPN is very easy https://t.co/vWcCRn3S5J Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7‚ 2024Right-wing critics in Brazil have accused de Moraes of abusing his position to crack down on political opponents under the guise of policing fake news and disinformation‚ according to the AP. Allies and supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have been ensnared in an investigation into so-called digital militias being investigated for spreading disinformation and threats against judges.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPMusks resistance has also sparked backlash from other corners of Brazils government. On Sunday‚ Brazil Attorney General Jorge Messias in a post on X called for increased regulation of social media companies in the country.It is urgent to regulate social networks. We cannot live in a society in which billionaires domiciled abroad have control of social networks and put themselves in a position to violate the rule of law‚ failing to comply with court orders and threatening our authorities‚ Messias said‚ according to a translation on CNN.