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A shocking new update has come out about the Kolstad family’s legal battle to get their daughter back. Last week‚ MRCTV reported on the Kolstad family’s heartbreaking situation. As a refresher‚ Krista and Todd Kolstad lost custody of their daughter Jennifer (who’s name has been changed out of privacy) after she was removed from their home due to the fact that they wouldn’t help her transition into a boy. The Kolstads have been fighting to get their daughter back and out of harm's way from the transgender regime‚ but have had no luck so far. In the latest update‚ the Kolstads have been told that if they continue fighting for their daughter‚ they’ll face “imminent arrest‚” Reduxx reported. After the Kolstad’s brought their case before a court‚ a judge ordered them to keep quiet about the situation by issuing a gag order. Obviously the Kolstads refused to keep quiet and allow leftist child abusers to continue helping their child transition. The family posted a video on social media begging for help “and spoke to press regardless out of concern over what was happening to their family‚” Reduxx indicated. Now they’re at risk of arrest after speaking out. To make matters worse‚ Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has been siding with Child Protective Services in their removal of Jennifer. Travis Hall‚ the governor’s senior advisor‚ shared posts on social media claiming that the Kolstads were abusive parents. Apparently it’s abusive to not permit your child from going down a life threatening path of delusion. The Kolstads are currently in Ohio dealing with an ill family member‚ but there’s word that Gianforte will have them arrested when they return to Montana. Mrs. Kolstad‚ who heard word from her lawyer about the potential arrest‚ insisted she wasn’t surprised by the governor’s actions.  Here’s what Mrs. Kolstad said in a statement to Reduxx: It was an abuse of power for the state to revoke custody of our daughter because we wouldn’t affirm her ‘gender identity.’ It is an abuse of power to use tax-dollars to smear us as negligent in the press despite records that prove we have always proactively sought care for our daughter’s ongoing‚ unrelated mental health issues. We have also followed medical recommendations pertaining to these issues since she has been in state custody. The only thing we ever objected to is ‘transitioning’ our daughter Any accusation that she was taken from our home due to abuse or neglect secondary to this issue is a bald-faced lie with political foundations. Our daughter is not a political pawn. She is a child and she should be with her family – not the state. We are never going to stop fighting for our daughter. Shortly after receiving word of their potential arrest‚ the First Amendment lawyer representing the Kolstad family filed a case with the Montana Supreme Court. He hopes to strike down the gag order to keep the Kolstads out of jail in order to quickly and safely get their daughter back. Below is an image of the filing that Reduxx posted to its X account. Mattie Watkins‚ the family’s spokesperson‚ is equally as troubled by the news of the Kolstads potential arrest.  We anticipated Governor Gianforte’s next move would be to smear US Air Force veteran‚ Todd Kolstad and his wife‚ Krista‚ as abusive parents. It’s clear that his top priority is his political reputation – not the child at the center of this increasingly political fight. Gianforte is giving state agents a manual on how to sever the parent-child relationship and bypass all levels of law and government in order to put any minor they like on the affirmation to lifelong medicalization pipeline. Our children are not safe in government care. It’s heartbreaking to hear that another child is being abused‚ not by her parents‚ but by the leftists who insist that transitioning a child is helpful. They’re the abusers‚ not the Kolstads.  

On Monday morning‚ the seemingly constant shakeup of CNN’s fledgling‚ ratings-starved lineup continued as the network revealed the disastrous CNN This Morning will be axed as part of a new morning schedule that’ll include CNN’s former White House correspondent and pompous shill Jim Acosta being promoted to mid-morning weekdays after just over three years hosting late-afternoon weekend editions of CNN Newsroom. Acosta’s smug brand of punditry masquerading as news will take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern and remain under the CNN Newsroom banner. For years‚ we’ve chronicled at NewsBusters how his hours of anchoring on weekends featured eager promotion of liberal conspiracies‚ juvenile rhetoric and stunts‚ partisan flag-waving for liberal journalism‚ and outright lies and exaggerations. From there‚ he’ll give way to fellow longtime CNNer Pamela Brown — a frequent fill-in host‚ one-time legal correspondent‚ investigative correspondent‚ and daughter of a former Democratic governor — for an hour-long show with the new title‚ The Bulletin. That‚ however‚ won’t start anytime soon as Brown’s on maternity leave. Acosta aside‚ the major headline from CNN CEO Mark Thompson was the cancellation of CNN This Morning after less than two years as the replacement for New Day‚ which got the ax following nearly nine and a half years of ratings-challenged programming. The show was doomed from the start‚ beginning with its haphazard‚ hastily-put-together launch on November 1‚ 2022 and the hodgepodge pairing by then-boss Chris Licht of Don Lemon‚ Poppy Harlow‚ and Kaitlan Collins.  The poor chemistry was evident the get-go with Lemon walking wounded by the demotion from primetime‚ Harlow reportedly storming off the set during one Lemon hubbub‚ and Lemon  and sparring publicly and privately with Collins‚ who was a newcomer to hosting duties. The trio only lasted five months before Lemon was fired and Collins pushed to primetime. CNN chief White House correspondent Phil Mattingly was moved to New York almost immediately for tryouts before a formal announcement on August 14‚ 2023 that he’d be working with Harlow. The future of Harlow and Mattingly is yet to be determined with Thompson saying the network’s “talking to both...about new roles at CNN.” As Variety’s Brian Steinberg reported‚ their future at CNN is in question (click “expand”): The moves mean‚ as CNN CEO Mark Thompson said in a note to staffers Monday‚ that “we will no longer produce morning programming in New York and will be disbanding the team that currently produces CNN This Morning in that city. Our New York-based primetime and weekend programming will continue.” Thompson said CNN would find new roles for Harlow and Mattingly. Mattingly has been told he will have a New York-based role‚ but people familiar with the matter suggested the network has proposed no new ideas for Harlow‚ a sign of how suddenly its morning plans were put into place. Anchors were said to have been informed of the revamp on Sunday. Mattingly recently moved his large family to New York for the assignment‚ and Harlow has served as a steady presence in mornings despite an era of behind-the-scenes chaos at the network under its owner‚ Warner Bros. Discovery. The decision appears to bring to an end a years-long effort by CNN to run a New York-based morning program that tried to compete directly with A.M. behemoths like “Today” and “Good Morning America” as well as more direct counterparts like Fox News Channel’s “Fox &; Friends” and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” CNN has slogged its way through years of failed A.M. efforts that range from “American Morning” to “Starting Point.”  While certainly not to be confused as anything close to conservative journalists‚ Harlow and Mattingly are some of the more sober anchors CNN has on its roster‚ so here’s to hoping they stay put or‚ if need be‚ find a new home where they’ll be put to good use. In its place‚ CNN’s morning program Early Start with Kasie Hunt will expand an extra hour and run from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Eastern. CNN News Central — which currently runs from 9:00 a.m. to noon Eastern — shift its three hours and air from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern. In a small twist of irony‚ weekday morning CNN News Central co-hosts John Berman and Kate Bolduan will make their return to the heart of morning TV as both previously had separate stints as anchors of New Day. The pair will be joined by their other co-host‚ Sara Sidner. Additionally‚ Thompson revealed the production side of the struggling network’s AM shows will return back to CNN’s original home city of Atlanta‚ Georgia after years of having been increasingly based on-set in New York.

Stanley tumblers have quickly become the hottest new trend for everyone from children to adult women. However‚ a new claim that Stanley tumblers contain a toxic load of lead by influencer Lead Safe Mama has gone as viral as the cups themselves — fueling anxieties over what poisons consumers may be subjecting themselves and their children to. Stu Burguiere isn’t so sure the claims are right. While he believes Lead Safe Mama “appears to be a well-meaning woman who wants to make sure that kids don’t die of lead poisoning‚” he’s taken an evidence-based approach to debunk these claims. Robert Bassett‚ an associate medical director of the poison control center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia‚ told the Washington Post it’s a “non-risk.” He’s not alone in his assessment. Jenna Forsyth‚ a research scientist who studies lead exposure at Stanford University School of Medicine‚ explained to the Washington Post that “a person would need to directly inhale or ingest lead to be at risk of exposure so simply touching it wouldn’t necessarily present a health risk.” In the case of the Stanley mugs‚ “inhaling or ingesting lead would probably only happen in unlikely scenarios” that include putting “the lead pellet into their mouth” or “if tiny lead particles were broken off and consumed.” Burguiere believes the case should be closed on Stanley. “There’s zero chance that lead is going to be anywhere on these cups except for one place‚” Burguiere explains. “It’s the bottom of the cup‚” he adds‚ pointing to the bottom of the cup on the outside‚ which will not come into contact with any liquids. “It’s important to note that because of where the lead pellet is‚ there is zero chance that it can get into the drink‚” he continues‚ “unless you did it intentionally.” Want more from Stu?To enjoy more of Stu's lethal wit‚ wisdom‚ and mockery‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

A 9-year-old Israeli girl who spent time as a Hamas hostage continues to struggle to speak normally after her abduction. While she communicates‚ she does so in hushed tones and coded language‚ according to the New York Post. Emily Hand's father‚ Thomas‚ said in a recent interview that his daughter does not talk much about the horrifying ordeal that played out in October. He went on to say that the girl's family was told by psychiatrists not to question her about the incident.“Just every now and then‚ [she gives] little snippets of information‚” Thomas said. “But we’re not actually even allowed to question her in any way‚ from the psychiatrists’ point of view. They said‚ ‘No‚ whatever she wants to say voluntarily‚ let it come out.'”When Emily does decide to comment about what happened during her time as a hostage‚ she reportedly uses names of foods or things she does not like to communicate her point. During the interview‚ Thomas asked his daughter: "What's Zeitim? [Hebrew for olives]?"Emily responded: "Terrorists."“Any food or item that she doesn’t like‚ she transfers that word into code‚” Thomas added.Emily has experienced panic attacks now and then since her return.A second report noted that when the girl was asked why she came up with this coded system‚ she said‚ "Sometimes it is uncomfortable for me to say these words." Emily is an Israeli-Irish girl who was just 8 years old when she was abducted from a kibbutz on October 7.Thomas described how he has been able to put pieces together of his daughter's captivity‚ saying that she was taken from house to house throughout Gaza to stay one step ahead of the IDF. Emily has referred to her captivity as "the box‚" and she added that the terrorists were never nice to her during her time away from her family. The girl's father said that there was one incident when a Hamas terrorist told her‚ "Uskut [Arabic for be quiet] or I’ll kill you with this knife.” Though Emily has continued to make progress since her release‚ she continues to struggle with feeling safe inside her own home.Her father said she has become "a bit more mature" since the incident‚ but she has also become "insecure."“She always wants to know that the door is locked‚ that the shutters are down‚” Thomas said. “She wants to feel secure in the house.” Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A group of black voters told MSNBC last week why they are considering voting for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Reporting from Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ MSNBC correspondent Trymaine Lee spoke with black voters in a barbershop and discussed the "appeal" Trump has over President Joe Biden with black men specifically. They explained: Thomas Murray: "I just think that Donald Trump‚ in spite of all the craziness he may have in his head‚ reading some of the things that he talks about with business‚ I can kind of agree with as far as business-wise because I'm trying to grow my business. As far as Biden‚ I haven't seen Biden really care about business like that. And my concern is having my business‚ so that I can build generational wealth‚ so my kids can see and have something to take upon when I'm not here." Kinard Givens: "A lot of my friends we've only voted once‚ and Trump is kind of all we know — Trump and Biden. And they’re like‚ ‘Well‚ we were broke with Biden. We weren’t with Trump.' And that’s kind of the only thing that I’m hearing over and over again is that 'with Trump‚ we had money.'" Juston Brown: "A lot of people admire the persona and they want to be him. They want to enjoy the perks that he has. He seems to always be able to circumvent the rules." Anthony Freeman: "Donald Trump has a reputation of being the money man."Lee told MSNBC host Katy Tur that he discovered on his trip to South Carolina that black men fall into "three buckets" regarding the upcoming election."Those who are planning on voting for Joe Biden again even though they're not excited‚" he explained‚ "those who are considering voting for Donald Trump‚ and those who will sit out altogether and take some sort of off ramp out of the process."Trump isn't going to win a majority of the vote from black voters in 2024 because no Republican ever has. But it's clear that black Americans are tired of the Democratic Party never delivering on its promises while assuming black voters are a monolith who will remain loyal to the Democratic Party no matter what. Look no farther than a USA Today/Suffolk University poll‚ which last month found that Biden commands support from just 63% of black voters. That's a serious decline from the 92% that Biden won four years ago. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Mark Cuban's attempts to defend the organizational discrimination scheme known as DEI have not been going well. Last week‚ an EEOC commissioner hit the race-obsessive billionaire with a reality check‚ noting he was "dead wrong" in thinking race-factored hiring decisions could fly under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964. Undaunted by this public humiliation‚ Cuban took up the mantle of DEI defender once again‚ intimating in a Sunday debate on X that critics of the discrimination regime have long misrepresented or at the very least misunderstood what is meant by "equity." Cuban's apparent effort at moving the goalposts in the debate was thwarted with the unexpected help of Vice President Kamala Harris and corporate giants like Disney. Total confidence Billy Markus‚ the software engineer behind Dogecoin‚ wrote to Cuban toward the end of a lengthy exchange on X‚ "I would consider a good diversity program just a diversity program‚ and a bad one a 'DEI' program with 'equity' as its main goal." Markus implored Cuban to "look into 'equity' as part of DEI - 'What is equity? Equity is about everyone achieving equal outcomes. We all have the same value and deserve a good life‚ but we all start from a different place.'" The software engineer suggested that a proper understanding of the redistributive nature of "equity" would aid the billionaire in "understanding the more rational arguments against 'DEI' as opposed to the more hyperbolic ones. ... If taken more dogmatically‚ it is not actually about the best for the job or business but about providing equal outcomes for different races regardless of merit." Cuban responded‚ "I can say with 100 pct confidence that anyone who believes 'Equity' is 'about providing equal outcomes' does not understand what the Equity in DEI is." "'Equal Outcomes' is the disclaimer the Anti DEI movement uses to try to scapegoat DEI as unusuable and unsuitable‚" continued Cuban. "You will not find that in any corporate DEI program. Ever. (Feel free to provide a company website that says equality of outcomes to prove me wrong." Cuban was so confident of the supposedly universal understanding of "equity" that he attacked the version of DEI that would embrace the alternate understanding. "How would that even work?" wrote the Mavericks owner. "Have everyone who started the same day at comparable jobs all have the exact same career progression?" The outcome Cuban asked for examples and the internet obliged him. Community notes also slapped his declaration of confidence with a few examples for good measure. The Rabbit Hole‚ a user who has repeatedly sparred with Cuban over the discriminatory nature of DEI‚ highlighted that critics' understanding comports with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris' own understanding of equity. In a Nov. 1‚ 2020‚ video post on X‚ Harris noted‚ "So there's a big difference between equality and equity. Equality suggests‚ 'Oh‚ everyone should get the same amount.' The problem with that‚ not everybody's starting out from the same place. So if we're all getting the same amount‚ but you started out back there and I started out over here‚ we could get the same amount‚ but you're still going to be that far back behind me." According to Harris‚ "Equitable treatment means we all end up at the same place." — (@) Since Cuban did specifically ask for corporate examples‚ critics found the billionaire a handful in short order‚ including examples from Disney and Microsoft‚ which New College of Florida board member Christopher Rufo previously highlighted. — (@) According to the global management consulting firm McKinsey &; Company‚ equity "takes into consideration a person's unique circumstances‚ adjusting treatment accordingly so that the end result is equal." Deloitte has similarly made clear that "equity is not an initiative or a program — it is an outcome." The accounting firm acknowledges in its equity imperative document that equity is an engineered outcome that factors in race. The DEI peddlers at Diversio also suggest that equity "refers to fairness and equality in outcomes and not just support and resources." The staffing and recruitment company HIRE Strategies readily admits that "equity is characterized by 'equality of outcome.' Equity recognizes that individuals may have different starting points and‚ therefore‚ tailors opportunities to align with each person's specific needs and perceptions of fairness." A 2021 paper published in the American Journal of Law and Equality acknowledged that in "some current usages‚ 'equity' implies something more focused on results and on accommodation of individual differences. It is often used to call for systemic changes." The paper noted‚ however‚ that another concept of "equity" — that ostensibly echoed by Microsoft‚ Disney‚ and the vice president — "calls for changing systems to produce something approximately equality of outcomes for groups defined along certain dimensions — chiefly race." When prompted to explain the difference‚ Elon Musk's AI tool Grok answered‚ "Equality means treating everyone the same‚ while equity means providing people with what they need to reach an equal outcome." Cuban took issue with various examples that were introduced into the debate as evidence‚ noting that many came from non-profit organizations or schools contra businesses. He stressed that he doesn't "think DEI has anything to do with equal outcomes. ... And tbh as I have mentioned before‚ I don't follow how schools apply DEI." "DEI is not an 'ideology'. It is a set of business processes that when done well makes a company more profitable‚" added Cuban. "When done poorly‚ like any other business process‚ hurts financial results and that company either resolves the problem or finds itself in a difficult position." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!