A woman named Tallulah Rose recently went viral after sharing a well-intentioned‚ but oh-so misinformed compliment men tend to give her. It left a lot of other women nodding in agreement‚ because it revealed what still seems to be a common beauty myth. &;quot;I actually just‚ like‚ don't understand men and how their brain works sometimes because today I was just minding my own business when this guy comes up to me and is like ‘you are so elegant‚ you are such a natural beauty‚'&;quot; she said in the clip. Of course‚ Rose is positive any other woman would instantly know that the beauty men are responding to is anything but natural. “I think a woman can take one look at me and be like … this is fake‚” she said before breaking down the costs of enhancements she’s made. “My jawline cost $10‚000‚ okay&;#63; My lips are clearly done. My hair is $2000‚ my lashes are $200 every two weeks.”She then lifted her bangs to show a wrinkle-less forehead and immovable eyebrows‚ thanks to Botox or some other kind of anti-wrinkle injection. Plus‚ she has “enough makeup on to season a f***ing wok.”Still‚ men will wistfully tell her “ 'they don't make them like you do these days.” to which Rose quipped‚ “yes they do with a needle and a scalpel&;#33;” Since sharing this hot take‚ Rose’s video has garnered over 12 million views on TikTok and has been shared across several platforms. Most of the comments came from women who have had their own fair share of this experience. Some were just as hilarious as the original video. &;quot;My husband was like 'please never get Botox' If I could raise my eyebrows at him I would have‚” one person wrote. Another added‚ ““I’ve had male friends remark how I don’t wear heavy makeup like other girls. I spend at least 30 mins a day putting my face on.” Over on X‚ people were just refreshed by Rose’s honesty. Hahaha‚ this is brilliant. She owns it all and i love it— вRι α. (@KARMASABLEEP) April 8‚ 2024 I kind of love her. I like that she's not pretending it's natural. I want to be her friend. https://t.co/3zrFtIcvFU— A💫 (@basedbambii) April 8‚ 2024 Love this reply found in the comments: “She's pointing out how ridiculous it is for men to say they prefer natural makeup/looks and then compliment a woman who has had so much work done. Men have no idea what natural looks like.”Also love her candor&;#33; 🫶🏼 https://t.co/cbyMuFO5c5— 𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𓃰 (@thingwithching) April 8‚ 2024 Rose told news.com.au that many men “genuinely can’t tell the difference between a natural woman and a woman that has had cosmetic surgery‚” primarily due to seeing celebrities who have had work done and assuming that’s the standard. She’ll often ask male friends to name a celebrity crush‚ and “they’ll name someone that has clearly had work done but they are just quite clueless to it.”And that is really where the important conversation comes in. Unrealistic beauty standards aren’t necessarily a new issue. But now the paradox of cosmetic procedures being stigmatized while at the same time not even acknowledged in much of what is touted as natural beauty puts women in an impossible position. They can’t naturally live up to these expectations‚ and then are labeled as fake if they do make efforts to look enhanced (which is the new normal…make it make sense). Point is: Praising a woman for her “natural beauty” might be intended as a compliment. But for many‚ it’s neither true‚ nor a compliment.

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Juan Merchan‚ the Manhattan judge presiding over the convoluted case concocted against Donald Trump‚ contributed small amounts of money in the 2020 cycle to Joe Biden‚ the Progressive Turnout Project‚ and another group called Stop Republicans. His 2024 in-kind contributions to both Biden and Stop Republicans dwarf the minimal amounts donated four years ago. One surmises these campaign gifts vastly exceed the limits allowed by law. This raises serious questions about the state judge flouting the federal campaign finance laws that the trial he oversees accuses the defendant of violating. Some people do not get their own irony. “I should be right now in Pennsylvania‚ in Florida‚ in many other states‚ North Carolina‚ Georgia campaigning‚” Trump told the media at the courthouse Tuesday morning. “This is all coming from the Biden White House because the guy can’t put two sentences together. He can’t campaign. They’re using this in order to try to win an election.” Indeed‚ the Biden supporters prosecuting and trying the case severely hamstring Trump not only from campaigning against their candidate but by siphoning his funds away from the race toward his legal defense. The courtroom harassment aims to propel old‚ tawdry stories pertaining to Trump’s personal life into the news cycle to discredit him (though allegations that he bedded Karen McDougal surely bring Trump more admiration than scorn). And through a gag order‚ the judge seeks to muzzle the president from responding to the attacks against him by various of the trial’s players‚ whose speech often veers from the legal into the political somehow without invoking Censor Merchan’s intervention. “We can’t be hypocrites when it comes to the 1st Amendment‚” responded former Trump Hater No. 1 Michael Avenatti from prison. “It is outrageous that [Michael] Cohen and [Stormy] Daniels can do countless TV interviews‚ post on social‚ &; make $$ on bogus documentaries — all by talking $#&;#33;+ about Trump — but he’s gagged and threatened with jail if he responds.” Marchan not only donated to the president and left-wing groups but his daughter‚ as a since-scrubbed LinkedIn CV noted‚ worked for Kamala Harris. Her firm took in about $10 million that we know of from Harris and Biden. Her client list includes the Democratic National Committee‚ Senate Majority PAC‚ and Adam Schiff‚ who prosecuted Trump during his first impeachment. The judge’s daughter derives her income in a massive way from bashing Donald Trump. Even CNN admits: “[I]t’s true that Loren Merchan has served as president of Authentic Campaigns‚ a firm that does digital campaign work like online fundraising‚ mobile messaging and web design‚ the firm has scrubbed references to her on its site‚ and it’s difficult to directly link Authentic to specific political ads. Still‚ the firm works for campaigns that have disparaged Trump‚ including for being charged with crimes.” What strikes as the reason Merchan should recuse himself acts as the precise motivation for why he never will. Zealots inherently strive to become participant and referee to rig the game in which they play. They do not understand or maybe do not respect the line separating the blindness of justice from the partiality of politics. That’s what makes them zealots. This is all very Alice in Wonderland. This logic applies not just to the one holding the gavel but to the 12 sitting in the box as well. Most people lie to get off jury duty. In this case‚ the danger stems from political fanatics lying to get on the jury. Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by a 7-to-1 margin in Manhattan in 2020 and voters fill the island’s 10 city council seats with 10 Democrats. When the defense attempted to exclude one woman in the jury pool for social media posts indicating a bias‚ the judge on Tuesday justified keeping her by saying‚ “I was able to see her demeanor‚ I was able to hear her voice.” He scolded Trump for “audibly muttering‚” which he claimed amounted to juror intimidation. The flipside of Trump’s famous claim that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose a voter applies here. He could jaywalk across Fifth Avenue and his opponent’s voters would convict him of‚ if not murder‚ then 34 felonies. This preposterous case‚ of course‚ is rigged. That‚ however‚ amounts to the shiny object that distracts from the primary malefaction: the trial brought by left-wingers on a tiny‚ self-important island seeks to rig the whole country’s presidential election. READ MORE: The Eloquence of Unga-Bunga Trump Made the Right Call The post Black Robe Cannot Hide That Juan Merchan Is Deep Blue appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Americans must confront the scourge of child abuse amongst Hollywood elites. No‚ I’m not talking about the perennial problem of stage parents offering their children up as human sacrifices to the gods of fame and money. I’m talking about the abject evil of parents facilitating the transing of their normal‚ healthy children. It is child abuse. It must stop. Conservatives get squeamish about this topic because they are‚ and rightly so‚ sensitive about parental rights. In addition‚ this phenomenon is mostly a depravity of the Left‚ so conservatives shrug their shoulders and figure that one less lib can now procreate‚ so is it really a big deal if they do it to themselves&;#63; But conservatives need to consider this: Would they sit by if their neighbor starved their anorexic child&;#63; Would a conservative nod along with parents who would‚ for cultural reasons‚ cut off their daughter’s clitoris&;#63; No‚ they wouldn’t. Would any decent American sit by and knowingly allow their neighbor to sexually abuse their child and‚ in some cases‚ children&;#63; If the answer is yes‚ the silent neighbor is as disgusting as the German citizens sitting quietly while the Nazis down the street murder the gypsies‚ Poles‚ mentally and physically disabled‚ and the Jews. For too long already‚ Americans have sat quietly while their neighbors have taken perfectly healthy children and given them puberty-blocking drugs‚ chemically castrated them‚ and butchered them – and these are children who cannot consent themselves. Transgendering a child is sexual abuse. In one sense‚ it’s worse than the helplessness-inducing victimhood of sexual abuse because the abuse is permanent. The abuse‚ once implemented‚ never ends. These children are doomed to a life of sexual dysfunction or no sexual pleasure at all‚ and‚ if they follow through with surgery‚ these children are doomed to a neutered lifetime where procreation can never happen. The child has his or her future decided for them: a hopeless life of pain‚ discomfort‚ and childless celibacy. Who will stand up for these children&;#63; This psychotic social trend is an epidemic in one population: Hollywood. The statistical likelihood of this happening amongst this one group at such an alarming rate is slim and nil. That is‚ there is no biological or genetic reason this population is somehow unique and therefore subject to biochemical‚ neurological‚ or hormonal peculiarities. It is quite obviously a social contagion amongst the cultural elite. The parents in this milieu must conform or be expelled‚ and so‚ rather than save their children‚ they abuse them. Heaven forbid they lose a part because they don’t conform to the trendy social fad that has gripped their friends in their work circle. The evil started with Cher’s daughter‚ who was a beautiful child‚ but who now goes by “Chaz” and looks not like a man but a fat lesbian. To Cher’s credit‚ she didn’t encourage this phenomenon. She resisted at first‚ but then toxic emotional blackmail was employed. I have long suspected that the children of Hollywood parents are victims of narcissistic personality disorder and‚ through socialization‚ must outdo their self-involved famous family with something even more extreme and outrageous. Transgenderism fits the bill nicely. It can cause discomfort for even the most open-minded of parents. If Cher‚ the bell-bottomed hippie and queen of ’70s-era variety shows can be made dolorous‚ Hollywood kids have a revenge winner. But now‚ it’s not just a kid striking back at his outsized personality parent‚ ala Magic Johnson son’s E.J. It’s the parents encouraging their children as toddlers to cross-dress and then to identify as the opposite sex. Here is a list of Hollywood parents transing or who have cooperated with the transition of their children: Charlize Theron Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union Ally Sheedy Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green Jennifer Lopez Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Annette Bening and Warren Beatty Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest Drea Kelly Dean McDermot Cynthia Nixon Busy Phillips Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber This is probably not a complete list. The why can be debated. Is it that the parents themselves came from dysfunctional families and don’t understand proper parental boundaries&;#63; Is it that the same genetics that make someone beautiful and malleable emotionally‚ which makes for good acting‚ make for a narcissistic and unstable parent&;#63; Is it that the child of a self-involved‚ famous‚ and gorgeous person is doomed to feeling less than and small — that no accomplishment could possibly measure up to his or her parents‚ and so drastic measures must be taken to take up space in a place hostile to an average child&;#63; Do the parents‚ who reject normal development‚ encourage the dysfunctional and antisocial behavior because they hate what’s considered “normal”&;#63; No matter the reason‚ the fact remains that the children are being put on display‚ and they will pay the long-term consequences — physically‚ sexually‚ and emotionally — for what is happening to them. The media treats these celebrities as heroes. They’re viewed as sophisticated and loving rather than confused and pathological. This needs to change. It is abuse on parade. These children are crying out for help‚ and their parents slap them in dresses or give them a short haircut‚ pretending that the outward facade can cure what is a demonstration of inner anguish. Hollywood has long abused her young. Now‚ the Hollywood parents of the next generation are becoming more overt. There needs to be social sanction against this abuse‚ both in Hollywood and everywhere in America. The parents of transgendered children should be examined for mental disorders themselves. Many of these parents have personality disorders that create psychological diseases in their children‚ transgenderism among them. It’s bad enough that abuse happens behind closed doors. It’s a social crime when it happens out in the open and Americans look the other way. It’s time to save the Hollywood children. READ MORE from Melissa Mackenzie: The Spectacle Ep. 95: Dating Culture Is Bad. Is Gen Z Pushing Back&;#63; The Spectacle Ep. 94: Is Taylor Swift the Exception&;#63; Gen Z Likes Demystified Celebrities. The Spectacle Ep. 93: Memory Wall: Why Young Americans Aren’t Blaming Biden for the Economy The post Save the Hollywood Children appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

I have been hospitalized for three more weeks. I entered for surgery on an esophageal hernia repair‚ was told to expect a stayover of one night but to pack for two nights “just in case.” “Just in case” of what&;#63; That’s the part of the next three weeks. It felt less that they were repairing my esophagus than that they preparing my sarcophagus. I left my laptop at home. However‚ the news would not let me desist from writing. So Denise traveled 90 minutes back home to retrieve the laptop‚ 90 minutes back to drop it off with me‚ and now I write. I could have been a major league baseball player. I was that good and was passionate about the sport. The only thing that stood in my way was Shabbat. I also could have been a world-class chess grandmaster. The only thing that stood in my way for that was chess. But I know the rules and a bit about the game. Imagine that I take the other guy’s queen‚ then one of his bishops‚ then the other‚ and also a rook (castle)‚ and he gets so bemused that he retaliates by capturing five of my pawns. From my experience‚ I basically have won. I just have to close the deal.  That is what happened this weekend with Israel and Iran. Israel knocked off a slew of mega terror commanders in Iran’s upper echelon‚ including the guy with Qassem Soleimani-level standing — in all‚ two superpower IRGC generals and five officers. The airstrike in Syria killed Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi‚ who led the elite Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria until 2016‚ according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. It also killed Zahedi’s deputy‚ Gen Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi‚ and five other officers. Israel also obliterated Iran’s consulate there. (They should have moved it to Jerusalem.) And some other Syrian non-Zionists. In retaliation‚ Iran and her proxies in Syria‚ Iraq‚ and the Houthis of Yemen went ballistic‚ launching more than 300 armed drones‚ cruise missiles‚ and ballistic missiles at Israel. Here is what they accomplished: They forced America to outright participate‚ for the first time ever‚ in defending Israel. They took the wind out of Biden’s criticizing Israel for the unfortunate fog-of-war bombing of the seven humanitarian food people. They forced Biden to stop pressing for a Gaza ceasefire and instead to beg for a retaliation ceasefire. They forced Jordan to outright participate‚ for the first time ever‚ in defending Israel‚ albeit by defending their own Jordanian air space. They took the wind out of England’s David Cameron’s criticizing Israel for the unfortunate fog-of-war bombing of the seven humanitarian food people. They forced Cameron to stop pressing for a Gaza ceasefire and instead to beg for a retaliation ceasefire. They put Israel’s Iron Dome‚ Arrow II‚ and David’s Sling systems to their first-ever true battle tests when the chips are on the table. They demonstrated to Israel‚ America‚ Arabs‚ and the world that those systems are pretty‚ pretty‚ pretty good. They provided Israel with an advertising and marketing opportunity more valuable than buying a minute on the Super Bowl to line up customers throughout the world to buy Israeli-made air-defense systems because they now are proven‚ beyond bluster and hype‚ to actually work during warfare. They showed the Sunni Muslim Arab world what awaits them if the Shiite Muslim Iranians ever succeed against Israel‚ forcing those Sunnis to consider joining the Abraham Accords to protect their own necks because they each know that‚ if Iran shot 300 things at them‚ their oil fields would be gone‚ and so would they‚ except for a surviving keffiyeh or two. American Democrats (other than the insane Squad of Marxist Jew-haters) now are forced to recognize that Israel is not a basket case standing in line for charity but is a critical partner in protecting American interests in the Middle East. That is why‚ although Israel almost always takes heat from the American State Department‚ she is a favorite of the Defense Department. Secretaries of state (except Alexander Haig‚ George Shultz‚ and Mike Pompeo) hate Israel. But defense secretaries (except for Jewish apostate Caspar Weinberger) love or‚ at least‚ like Israel. So what should Israel do now&;#63; Like the guy who takes all those high-value chess pieces in exchange for a few pawns‚ Israel can legitimately “call it a day‚” saying that she will take the win‚ and even would invite similar exchanges forever. Or she could try to emulate the exchange by picking another Iranian embassy or consulate to bomb along with the next guy or two on the IRGC list‚ and then await another 300 drones‚ cruise‚ and ballistic missiles. Or she could use this as an excuse to invade Rafiach (Rafah). Often‚ when I awake to a crazy news story‚ I say to myself: “Today — right now — those idiots finally should annex Judea and Samaria.” Like on 9-11. Who can care about Israeli annexation as the Twin Towers go down&;#63; Or the day that Michael Jackson died or Kobe Bryant’s helicopter went down. Or the day of the Jan. 6 tumult. So this is one of those moments — if not to annex Judea and Samaria‚ then at least to go into Rafah and get the darned war into its final critical phase. I don’t know whether Israel’s defense establishment believes it has the tools and skills to take out Iranian nuclear reactors‚ but‚ if it does‚ this is the time to strike. Or take out some missile factories. Or take out Iran’s electric grid. Or their water purification system. Let the Iranians rebuild those things with the great technological minds of the Houthis. The point is that‚ under normal circumstances‚ such attacks would inflame Israel’s “allies‚” who would condemn and withhold arms shipments‚ and pass hateful resolutions in the Security Council. But right now‚ at this moment‚ Israel could get away with it if she has the capability to go it alone. Congress would support it. There are plenty more than 51 votes in Senate if Schumer gets out of the way. Americans have no taste for Muslim madmen in turbans running the world through murderous proxies. If Trump gets elected‚ the spigot gets turned off for at least four years and maybe eight or twelve. And to any fool contemplating voting for Biden‚ I have one word: Don’t. 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