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The Texas Supreme Court unanimously decided on Friday to reject a legal challenge that aimed to make abortion more widely available in the state. Presently, Texas law doesn’t allow a woman to abort her child based solely on the child having an abnormal fetal diagnosis. A group of 20 pro-abort women claimed in March 2023 that the Texas law was too narrow and sued the state. The case, Zurawski v. Texas, argued that the state’s abortion ban prohibited the 20 women from getting medical care for their “complicated pregnancies,” as reports indicate.  Back in August of 2023, a “Travis County judge issued a temporary injunction that allowed Texans with complicated pregnancies to get an abortion if their doctor made a ‘good faith judgment’ that it was necessary.” Friday’s ruling got rid of that injunction in order to protect life, all life, regardless of the ability or function of an unborn baby.  “Texas law permits a life-saving abortion,” the court wrote in the order signed by Justice Jane Bland. “The law permits a physician to intervene to address a woman’s life-threatening physical condition before death or serious physical impairment are imminent.” But these women weren’t advocating for that. They were advocating for the “right” to kill their babies in utero in the case the child wasn’t “perfect” according to their standards.  The decision included the following: ‘Reasonable medical judgment,’ we held, ‘does not mean that every doctor would reach the same conclusion.’ Rather, in an enforcement action under the Human Life Protection Act, the burden is the State’s to prove that no reasonable physician would have concluded that the mother had a life-threatening physical condition that placed her at risk of death or of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion was performed. The case was facilitated by a woman named Amanda Zurawski who was denied an abortion as her 18-week-old daughter, Willow, had a beating heart in utero. Zurawski, who was marked as a hero at President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address, did not receive an abortion from doctors in the state and ended up going into sepsis. But, as the Texas Supreme Court ruling indicated, “Ms. Zurawski’s agonizing wait to be ill “enough” for induction, her development of sepsis, and her permanent physical injury are not the results the law commands.” Texas law allows abortions when a mother’s life is in imminent danger or puts her fertility at potential risk. It doesn’t allow babies to be killed willy-nilly when they have devastating fetal diagnosis like Trisomy 13, Down syndrome, cleft lip or dwarfism, all of which are not fatal and some individuals have lived long, rather healthy lives with one or more of these complications. In response to the verdict, pro-life groups and individuals celebrated. The Texas Values X account called it a “victory!” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America agreed. Here’s her statement in full: The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Texas law is clear in protecting the life of unborn children and their mothers. Under the state’s pro-life protections, and all pro-life laws, doctors can provide pregnant women who experience an emergency with the proper care. We know doctors by-and-large understand they can rely on their reasonable medical judgment based on data showing abortions under the state’s ‘life of the mother’ exception have continued post-Dobbs; and we are grateful the Texas Medical Board is taking steps to educate doctors and the public. What happened to Amanda Zurawski was completely wrong. No woman should suffer and almost lose her life when the law is clear that doctors can—and should—intervene to prevent further harm. Doctors and hospitals that refuse to provide women with lifesaving treatment are not abiding by their Hippocratic oath and they should be held accountable. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are putting lives in danger by spreading misinformation on pregnant women’s ability to receive emergency care. The abortion lobby has created confusion on this fact to give the Democrats cover for their extremely unpopular all-trimester abortion agenda. Despite this very clear decision from the Texas Supreme Court, Biden and Harris will continue to capitalize on tragedy and spread lies at the expense of women’s lives. Dannenfelser is right. So many women are being misled about these laws that truly just aim to save lives. Kudos to the Texas Supreme Court for realizing that and deciding in favor of life!

Stephanie Ruhle, host of The 11th Hour, joined an MSNBC panel on Thursday night to gloat and bloviate about former President Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions. During the discussion, she contributed a novel theory, declaring with certainty that Trump’s continued supporters signaled a scary reality: “ultimate power” in the hands of the GOP. Ruhle described her experience of various conversations with GOP donors, immediately following the verdict, “who in the last month have sort of coalesced around Donald Trump and said, you know, like, ‘I may have been with Nikki Haley, I may have liked Ron DeSantis, but no, Trump’s my guy.’”  She recounted how “not one single person that I called seemed to be fazed,” and for some reason seemed bewildered that “no one I spoke to said he was innocent” but instead “went after Alvin Bragg.”     Ruhle then posited that such support substantiated a growing hunger for power, fueled by a complete disregard for the threat to democracy that a second Trump presidency would allegedly entail.  Furthermore, she falsely reasoned that these donors were solely interested in an opportunity to indebt a prospective president, currently “weak and humiliated”: So these smart successful business people don’t see…this group doesn't seem to care because they know now more than ever, Trump is especially weak and humiliated. So if they side with him now and stand with him publicly now, he is going to owe them. And what’s really scary when we’re talking about ultimate power, now there’s a whole universe of people who are saying ‘I’m gonna stand with this guy because he’s weak and when and if he wins, he will owe me a favor.’ This is a group of people who want to have ultimate power and this is a man who wants to be president again so we don't have a normal judicial system, who wants ultimate power. Perhaps Ruhle feared that GOP donors would exercise this vast influence by expecting Trump to enact Republican legislation dismantling the Biden Administration’s policies. She closed with an urgent message to “think about where we are,” evidently gripped by the terror of a menacing second Trump presidency. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MSNBC The 11th Hour 5/31/2024 11:11:16 PM ET STEPHANIE RUHLE: To me, today was all about power. As soon as we got the verdict, I was on the phone with all sorts of GOP donors, especially those who in the last month have sort of coalesced around Donald Trump and said, you know, like, “I may have been with Nikki Haley, I may have liked Ron DeSantis, but no, Trump’s my guy.” And down the line, not one single person that I called seemed to be fazed.  But what was so interesting, no one I spoke to said he was innocent. They went after Alvin Bragg, they went after… And what's scary about that is why would all of these people, right?  One of the ways you become a big GOP donor is because you have a lot of money, you’re successful at something. So these smart successful business people don’t see…this group doesn't seem to care because they know now more than ever, Trump is especially weak and humiliated. So, if they side with him now and stand with him publicly now, he’s going to owe them.  And what’s really scary when we’re talking about ultimate power, now there’s a whole universe of people who are saying, “I’m gonna stand with this guy because he’s weak and when and if he wins, he will owe me a favor.” This is a group of people who want to have ultimate power and this is a man who wants to be president again so we don't have a normal judicial system, who wants ultimate power.  And you have to think about this moment we’re in. 12 Americans, 12 jurors sat there for five weeks, hours and hours and hours, and made a decision. The justice system worked. And the fact there still are people out there, significant people saying “I'm okay with it,” that’s really a moment to think about where we are. (...)

The Washington Commanders, formerly Washington Redskins, may have squashed a few rumors in regard to the team returning to its old moniker.The team was called the Redskins for 87 years until 2020 when the organization deemed itself offensive. It was changed to the temporary name of the Washington Football Team until 2022 when the Commanders became the official nickname.Outkick reported that Marjorie Harris, wife of Commanders owner Josh Harris, was out and about taking part in a Day of Service in Washington, D.C., when she was asked about a possible return to the old name. "As you would imagine, everybody has an opinion about the name," Harris told reporters. "Some good, some bad, some in the middle. And I think that, we have a lot of work to do, and so that name issue is going to be on the side for now until we can get things going."Harris remarked that she was content with the team and happy about new quarterback, rookie, and second-overall draft pick Jayden Daniels.'I had a whole day out in the community, and I kept referring to the team as the Commanders.'Controversy has been surrounding the Washington team's name since at least 2016. At perhaps the height of, or at least the upswing of the woke era in politics, progressive voices declared the Redskins name as racist. This, despite the Washington Post conducting a poll of Native Americans that found nine out of 10 didn't find the name offensive.The opinions of those whom the name was purported to be hurtful toward seemingly didn't matter, as the team would eventually change the name anyway. Despite reports of trademark denials and pressure from a Native American group, the Commanders name has persisted."Quite frankly, I had a whole day out in the community, and I kept referring to the team as the Commanders," Harris continued. "And you know what? Sounds pretty good to me. So, for now, it's the Commanders," she added.Commanders coach Dan Quinn sparked rumors in the second week of May 2024 by sporting some allegedly bootleg Commanders merchandise. His shirt showcased the Commanders "W" logo with a Native American feather hanging off of it, reminiscent of the old Redskins' logo.He would later call wearing it a lapse in judgment, while the Commanders provided "no organizational comment" on the matter.This sparked another poll by the Washington Post, which revealed more fans disliked the name Commanders than liked it.Commanders fans specifically liked or loved the name at a rate of 32%, while 57% of the team's fans said they dislike or hate the name.Only 31% of respondents in the D.C. area liked or loved the name, while 49% disliked or hated it. Another 31% of overall sports fans liked or loved versus 53% who disliked or hated it.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Media Matters has solely existed to be a watchdog against the right for years, often seeking to ruin the lives of conservatives via cancel culture. Now, the media company is having massive layoffs after Elon Musk brought it to court in November — and Lauren Chen is not above celebrating. “They are a leftist watchdog organization that basically just exists to smear right-wing figures. And to be clear, the problem here is not that Media Matters advances, like, leftist talking points kind of, like, the Young Turks. No, Media Matters is really in a totally separate category,” Chen says. “It seems like all they do is sit around consuming right-wing content, looking for sound bites or unflattering quotes to take out of context in the hopes of canceling right-wing figures,” she continues, adding, “and I therefore hate them.”Last year, Media Matters messed up when it attempted to smear the wrong person and ended up getting sued by Musk. Media Matters was accused of manufacturing a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X corp.” “They were essentially trying to play the algorithm to get really unflattering screenshots for X, even though for the average user this is not at all what would appear if you were using the platform,” Chen explains. The media company has just now been forced to fire at least a dozen staffers. “We’re confronting a legal assault on multiple fronts, and given how rapidly the media landscape is shifting, we need to be extremely intentional about how we allocate resources in order to stay effective,” the president of Media Matters, Angelo Carusone, said in a statement. “For right-wing content creators like myself, that means there’s going to be fewer people out there looking to basically quote mine you in the hopes of destroying your career,” Chen says happily. Want more from Lauren Chen?To enjoy more of Lauren’s pro-liberty, pro-logic, and pro-market commentary on social and political issues, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Stephen A. Smith once implored Kyrie Irving to retire from the NBA over his refusal to take the jab. Now, with Irving on the doorstep of the NBA finals, Smith is apologizing. In his attempt to make amends, Smith mentioned Kenny Smith’s conversation with him about Kyrie and went on to say that Kenny’s brother helped train the ESPN host in basketball and was one of the reasons he was able to secure a full ride to Winston-Salem State. “My boy Kenny Smith and I go back decades. His brother Vincent Smith used to train me,” Smith said on his podcast. “I got a scholarship, basketball scholarship, because of Vincent Smith.” Jason Whitlock isn’t letting it slide and believes that was an important piece of information that should’ve been included in his memoir, what Whitlock calls a work of historical fiction. “First time I’ve heard it, and you guys know how much time I’ve spent researching Stephen A. Smith, reading his memoir, tracking and monitoring what he has said and contradicted,” Whitlock says. “I’ve been tracking all of it, but I had never heard Stephen A. Smith assert that Kenny Smith’s brother is responsible or played a role in him getting a full-ride basketball scholarship.” Whitlock then went and refreshed his memory, going back to the two times Kenny Smith was referenced in Smith’s memoir. “Along the way, there’s an inordinate number of friendships I’ve been blessed to have with colleagues at ESPN, as well as people who don’t work at ESPN: Snoop Dogg; Jamie Fox; Charlie Mac; Michael Ealy; Charles Barkley; Shaq; Kenny Smith,” Smith wrote in memoir. That was the first reference. “I just didn’t have the money (or the talent) for those travel and AAU programs, like the Gauchos or Riverside. They were reserved for the young phenoms I knew about, from Rod Strickland, Dwayne ‘Pearl’ Washington, Mark Jackson, and Kenny Smith, then on to Kenny Anderson and Lloyd ‘Sweet Pea,’” Smith wrote in his second reference. Not one mention of Kenny Smith’s brother helping Smith get a scholarship. “That’s not the story Stephen A. Smith told in his book. He talked about a guy, either Howard or Harold Kit, taking him out on the playground in February in New York City and then driving him down to Winston-Salem State on a Sunday to try out in front of the big house games in the middle of their basketball season. That’s the story he told in his book,” Whitlock says. Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Armed individuals walked up to a 53-year-old woman sitting in her car overnight Tuesday in a Walmart parking lot in Auburn, Washington, and demanded her property, KCPQ-TV reported. Auburn is about a half hour south of Seattle.Thing is, the woman also was armed, and the station said she shot at the suspects.'Always carry. The law states if a gun is pulled on you, you can use the same force — and remember shoot once, and shoot to kill.'The suspects shot back, KCPQ said, and the woman was wounded.Police arrived at the scene around 3:30 a.m. and treated the victim's single gunshot wound at the scene, the station said, adding that she's expected to be okay.KCPQ said police employed a K-9 to track the suspects, after which they were found and taken into custody. Police noted in a news release that the suspects, both males, are 19 and 21 years of age.The station said additional information is "limited at this time," and police didn't offer further information about the suspects in its news release.How are people reacting?A number of folks commented under KCPQ's story about the incident posted on Facebook. Here's what some of them had to say:"This is exactly why I carry ALL the time now," one commenter said. "Auburn has become dangerous.""I hate that you can't go anywhere without having fear," another user wrote."While she was still shot, she at least had the chance to defend herself," another commenter observed."Very little good happens at 0330, especially in a Wallyworld parking lot," another user quipped."Always carry," another commenter declared. "The law states if a gun is pulled on you, you can use the same force — and remember shoot once, and shoot to kill.""Auburn is pretty rough these days!" another user exclaimed.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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