For years, the LGBT activist outfit GLAAD has waged a pressure campaign to get Hollywood filmmakers to produce as much non-straight content as possible. GLAAD's annual Studio Responsibility Index assesses the output of major film distributors and determines just how many have dutifully conformed. Last year, GLAAD determined that 100 of the 350 films released in 2022 by 10 key distributors, including the Walt Disney Company and Netflix, contained a non-straight character and 12 contained transvestite characters. Sony was among the companies castigated for not having enough "LGBTQ-inclusive" films — only eight of its 38 releases assessed in the report met fulfilled activists' criteria. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has played its part, establishing "inclusion" criteria that films and filmmakers must satisfy in order to qualify for awards. Those who fail to conform will be excluded. The apparent purpose of this exercise is not only conformity but to increasingly expose the population to activist-preferred ideas and imagery, thereby normalizing them in the public consciousness. LGBT propaganda is not, however, the only game in town. 'We are living through a crisis that touches every aspect of our lives, and therefore has a place in every contemporary story.' The Buck Lab for Climate and Environment at Maine's Colby College and the pronoun-providing team of so-called experts and "storytellers" at the Los Angeles-based consultancy firm Good Energy, recently published a report entitled, "Climate Reality On-Screen: The Climate Crisis in Popular Films, 2013-22," along with a corresponding "tool" that can be used to evaluate whether filmmakers have dutifully advanced climate alarmism in their multi-million dollar agitprop. After citing U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres' claim that "the era of global boiling has arrived," the report states, "We are living through a crisis that touches every aspect of our lives, and therefore has a place in every contemporary story. Today, films set in the present or near future that do not include climate change can be considered what they are: fantasy." The activists — English associate professor Matthew Schneider-Mayerson and Good Energy consultants — likened their "Climate Reality Check" assessment to the Bechdel test, which is alternatively used to determine whether a work of fiction contains at least two female characters discussing something other than a man. Instead of determining whether movies have a satisfactory number of female characters dialogically divorced from the other half of the species — an assessment likely more difficult in GLAAD-conforming films — the climate assessment asks whether, in a given story, climate change exists and a character knows it. The activists made clear in a separate document that satisfaction of both pieces of this assessment could help advance climate alarmists' agenda. "Studies show that viewers who see climate change included in films are more likely to prioritize it as an issue that demands attention and action in real life," wrote the activists. "A character talking about climate change can help model conversations about it in real life, and simple conversations about climate change can be remarkably influential." 'Climate change was present in twice as many films released during the second half of the decade we examined (2018 to 2022) compared to the first half (2013 to 2017).' The activists treated themselves to the study of 250 of the most popular movies released between 2013 and 2022, ignoring high fantasy, science fiction films not set on earth, films set before 2006, and films set in the distant future. According to the report, only 9.6% of the 250 films "passed." "Climate change existed in the story world of only 12.8% of all films (passing part one of the test)," said the report. "Climate change was mentioned in two or more scenes in only 3.6% of all films." While countless filmmakers apparently failed climate alarmists by failing to factor the weather into their writing sessions, the report indicated that conformity has nevertheless been on the rise. "Climate change was present in twice as many films released during the second half of the decade we examined (2018 to 2022) compared to the first half (2013 to 2017)," said the report. "At this inflection point in the crisis, there is an unprecedented opportunity for Hollywood to help us navigate what it means to be human in the age of climate change, by creating authentic stories that reflect the reality we're all living in." The activists apparently believe those intended to entertain have an obligation to inform and remind audiences about the supposed "gravity and urgency" of climate change. Time will tell whether filmmakers will be confronted with yet another index and set of awards criteria aimed at facilitating ideological alignment. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A mentally disturbed California man is now nearly $1 million richer after settling a lawsuit in connection with a brutal police interrogation about a murder that never even happened.On Aug. 8, 2018, Tom Perez Jr. called police in Fontana, California, just outside San Bernardino, to report that his father, Tom Perez Sr., was missing. When cops arrived at the home the father and son shared, they reportedly found Perez Sr.'s cell phone and wallet as well as bloodstains. A K-9 cop also reportedly detected a "deceased human remain odor," a court document said, according to HuffPost.'They could get you and I to confess to killing Abe Lincoln if they wanted to.'Perez Jr. was then brought to police headquarters for questioning. What followed was a grueling, hours-long interrogation into the alleged murder of Perez Sr.During the interrogation, the cops — who have not been identified — repeatedly told Perez Jr. that his father had been stabbed to death and that he had killed him. "We just told you we found your dead dad, and you don't give a ****," one detective said.Perez Jr., who was never formally arrested in connection with the alleged murder, insisted he couldn't remember doing any such thing. Police, however, claimed that he was simply suppressing painful memories.On at least one occasion, Perez Jr. asked for his psychiatric medication, but that request was denied. Between possible medication withdrawal and the pressure of the interrogation, Perez Jr. eventually descended into a severe mental breakdown. He began tearing at his shirt, hitting himself, and pulling his hair, video evidenced showed.And yet police pressure did not relent. In fact, cops brought in a friend of Perez Jr. in hopes of eliciting a confession. "They say they have enough evidence," the friend allegedly cautioned Perez Jr.Investigators even brought Perez Jr.'s beloved dog into the interrogation room and threatened to euthanize her unless he confessed to the alleged murder."How can you sit there, how can you sit there and say you don’t know what happened, and your dog is sitting there looking at you, knowing that you killed your dad?" an officer asked."Look at your dog. She knows because she was walking through all the blood."Overwhelmed mentally, Perez Jr. finally gave police what they wanted: He confessed to murdering his father. Shortly thereafter, officers left him alone in the interrogation room. At that point, Perez Jr. strung together some shoelaces and attempted to hang himself, court documents said.Investigators disrupted the suicide attempt and then placed Perez Jr. in custody in a mental hospital, where they left him for three days. During that time, cops prevented Perez Jr. from having contact with any family or friends, and he wallowed in anguish, presuming that both his dog and his dad were dead.Only they weren't. Not only had his dog been taken to a shelter from which she was later rescued, but Perez Sr. was soon located in El Monte, California. He had simply gone to visit a "lady friend," his daughter told police.Perez Jr. was eventually informed that his dad was very much alive, released from custody, and reunited with his dog. Not content to let bygones be bygones, Perez Jr. soon filed a lawsuit against the City of Fontana for the horrific experience, and last summer, Judge Dolly Gee ruled that a jury could very well determine that the brutal interrogation amounted to "unconstitutional psychological torture."Last Thursday, nearly six years after the incident, Perez Jr. agreed to a settlement of $900,000, his attorney, Jerry Steering, announced. In the announcement, Steering echoed Judge Gee's ruling and claimed that police had "mentally tortur[ed]" Perez Jr. into making a false confession.Steering also accused police of engaging in deliberately cruel interrogation methods. "They're not amateurs, and they know what they're doing, and they know how to do it," he explained."They could get you and I to confess to killing Abe Lincoln if they wanted to."Thankfully, Perez Jr. is "doing fine" now, Steering said, adding that his client agreed to the settlement now because of the "looming possibility that the Fontana Officers might have prevailed on an appeal."The City of Fontana and the Fontana Police Department did not respond to requests for comment from HuffPost and KCAL News.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!H/T: Collin Rugg

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