For years, the reporters at Soros-backed outlet Media Matters for America (MMfA) have made it their mission to report on conservative outlets and pundits with the express goal of getting them fired or canceled — and now that mass layoffs have impacted them, conservatives are weighing in. The abrupt termination of multiple staffers — some of whom have been employed with the outlet for years — followed federal probes spearheaded by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton into allegations that MMfA had perpetrated fraud by creating and sharing manipulated data on X. Several of the outlet’s now-ex employees took to X to complain about their abrupt termination, and to a man, each claimed that they had been fired because they were “too effective” at holding conservatives to account. Bad News: I’ve been laid off from @mmfa, along with a dozen colleagues. There’s a reason far-right billionaires attack Media Matters with armies of lawyers: They know how effective our work is, and it terrifies them (him). — Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) May 23, 2024 But conservatives, many of whom have been personally targeted by MMfA over the years, took a different view of the situation. Radio host Dana Loesch explained, “MMFA is a garbage activist unit bankrolled by communists. They tried and failed to take me off air so many times — they even assigned a reporter [to] follow me to my events — they did this to EVERY conservative, not just me. They messed with @elonmusk and found out. Hallelujah.” MMFA is a garbage activist unit bankrolled by communists. They tried and failed to take me off air so many times — they even assigned a reporter follow me to my events — they did this to EVERY conservative, not just me. They messed with @elonmusk and found out. Hallelujah. https://t.co/4vTNn8rYS8 — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) May 23, 2024 The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles weighed in as well, saying, “.@MMFA has tried on at least 228 occasions to get me fired and ostracized. They have so far been unsuccessful. But today, many of them were fired themselves. One hopes that they will come out of it all right and turn their lives and labor to more edifying pursuits.” .@MMFA has tried on at least 228 occasions to get me fired and ostracized. They have so far been unsuccessful. But today, many of them were fired themselves. One hopes that they will come out of it all right and turn their lives and labor to more edifying pursuits. pic.twitter.com/dSDkAf1Z6C — Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) May 24, 2024 “Media Matters spread a hoax report where they deceitfully manipulated X’s algorithm to place ads next to posts they deemed controversial. This pressured advertisers to leave X causing X to suffer massive financial losses. The Missouri AG filed a lawsuit and now MM is doing massive layoffs,” LibsofTikTok posted. “No sympathy from me for this trash organization!” Media Matters spread a hoax report where they deceitfully manipulated X's algorithm to place ads next to posts they deemed controversial. This pressured advertisers to leave X causing X to suffer massive financial losses. The Missouri AG filed a lawsuit and now MM is doing… pic.twitter.com/f6yO60SMdV — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 23, 2024 Musk replied to her post, saying, “That is exactly what happened.”

Missouri Republican state Rep. Ben Baker’s daughter and son-in-law, who serve as missionaries in Haiti, were attacked and killed by gangs in the country on Thursday night. Baker posted the news of Davy and Natalie Lloyd’s deaths on Facebook, saying he’s “never felt this kind of pain.” Missions in Haiti, Inc., which was founded by Davy’s parents in 2000, confirmed the tragedy, according to Fox 23. “My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I’ve never felt this kind of pain,” Baker wrote. “Most of you know my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed. They went to Heaven together. Please pray for my family we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now.” Missions in Haiti, Inc. said that Davy and Natalee were ambushed by a gang of men in three trucks while they were leaving a youth church service. “Davy was taken to the house tied up and beat. The gang then took our trucks and loaded everything up they wanted and left,” the missions group said. The couple was in the house with another person, named Jude, when other gangs arrived and started shooting at the house, according to Missions in Haiti, Inc. “I have been trying all my contacts to get a police armored car there to evacuate them out to safety but can’t get anyone to do,” the missions group’s post added. “I also am trying to negotiate with the gang so how much $ to stand down and let them leave and get to safety.” A few hours later, Missions in Haiti, Inc. said that Davy, Natalie, and Jude had been killed around 9:00 p.m. local time. “We all are devastated,” the group wrote. Missouri Republican Governor Mike Parson wrote on Friday morning, “Absolutely heartbreaking news. Teresa and I extend our deepest condolences to Rep. @BenBakerMO and Naomi and their family. We pray for Natalie and Davy’s loved ones and that God bring them strength during this most difficult time.” Haiti has been thrown into chaos in recent months as gangs fight for control of the country. The U.S. evacuated embassy personnel from the country in March as the Department of State warned, “The current security situation in Haiti is unpredictable and dangerous.”world

Students at one of the top medical schools in the country are failing basic medical competency tests – and whistleblowers at the school are blaming affirmative action policies. Some faculty members shared emails and other information with The Washington Free Beacon, which revealed that the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) was admitting students based on race over merit, a practice that has been illegal in California since 1996. The outlet based its report on “written correspondence between UCLA officials, internal data on student performance, and interviews with eight professors at the medical school—six of whom have worked with or under Lucero on medical student and residency admissions.” The result of the alleged race-based admissions policies has led to a marked increase in the number of students failing basic standardized tests. “I have students on their rotation who don’t know anything,” a member of the admissions committee told the Free Beacon. “People get in and they struggle.” Those who spoke to the Free Beacon placed the blame largely on Jennifer Lucero, who took over as the dean of admissions in 2020. In one example of the school allowing someone in based on race and not merit, Lucero reportedly became angry with another admissions officer who questioned whether the school should let in a black applicant whose grades and test scores were far below the school’s average. “Did you not know African-American women are dying at a higher rate than everybody else?” Lucero reportedly asked, adding that “we need people like this in the medical school.” The outburst concerned other admissions officials, prompting one to reach out to other committee members and to wonder “if this applicant had been [a] white male, or [an] Asian female for that matter, [whether] we would have had that much discussion.” The same question had been raised since Lucero began her role as head of the medical school’s admissions in 2020. Since then, the school has dropped from 6th to 18th place in the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for medical research, and as many as 50% of students are failing basic standardized tests on emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics. Large percentages are also failing basic tests in neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, and surgery as well. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Nationally, an average of 5% of students fail each test. Professors told the Free Beacon that students simply aren’t prepared for the school. One told the outlet that a student in an operating room couldn’t identify a major artery when asked, and then berated the professor for asking her in front of everyone. Another professor said students finishing up their clinical rotations didn’t know basic lab tests. “I don’t know how some of these students are going to be junior doctors,” the professor told the Free Beacon. “Faculty are seeing a shocking decline in knowledge of medical students.” One admissions officer told the outlet that double standards in admissions are largely to blame. “All the normal criteria for getting into medical school only apply to people of certain races,” an admissions officer said. “For other people, those criteria are completely disregarded.” Four people who served on the admissions committee told the Free Beacon that the committee regularly admits black and Latino applicants with below-average GPAs and test scores, while white and Asian applicants must be near perfect to be considered. Six people who’ve worked with Lucero told the outlet that she retaliates against those who question the qualifications of minority candidates, calling them “privileged” and throwing out accusations of racism. She’s even forced dissenters to take diversity training sessions for the alleged transgressions. Lucero, who is also the vice chair for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for UCLA’s anesthesiology department, has refused to use blind admissions, saying that even though California bans the use of racial preference in admissions, “we are not required to blind any information.” She’s also directly advocated for moving candidates up or down the residency rank based on their race, the Free Beacon reported. Adam Mortara, who was the lead trial lawyer for the plaintiffs in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the landmark Supreme Court case that banned affirmative action, told the outlet that Lucero’s statements in emails could cause a legal issue for UCLA. Asking for information about a candidate’s race without any lawful cause is “presumptively illegal,” he said. “You can’t have evidence of overt discrimination like this and not have someone come forward” to sue, he added. Several complaints have been filed against Lucero to UCLA’s Discrimination Prevention Office, but no action has been taken.

Asher HaVon has found himself the winner of this season of The Voice, but his road to victory wasn’t easy. Reba McEntire, his coach, played in integral role in getting Asher HaVon across the finish line — and into the winning position! Asher’s inspiring journey starts all the way back in Selma, Alabama, where he’s from. As an open member of the LGBTQ+ community, Asher faced a lot of difficulty in his hometown. But Reba provided a warm welcome when he landed on The Voice. “It meant everything, growing up in a culture where people just don’t make you feel safe,” Asher HaVon shared about his relationship with Reba. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Asher HaVon (@asherohavon) Asher’s Difficult Journey But competing on The Voice wasn’t a walk in the park. While he blew the audience away with his incredible renditions of iconic songs like “Set Fire to the Rain,” Asher was dealing with a lot of inner turmoil. He didn’t feel like he was supposed to be on The Voice (though, clearly, he was born to be one the stage)! “I tried to leave a couple times! When I got here, I thought I wasn’t supposed to be here,” Asher explained. Every week, Asher HaVon conquered his fears with Reba rooting him on from the judge’s seat. In his first Instagram post after he got on the show, he wrote, “Every time I hit the stage it feels like my very first time. Forget the butterflies I feel the whole ZOO in my stomach!!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Asher HaVon (@asherohavon) Asher’s Big Win We couldn’t be more excited for Asher’s achievements on and off the stage. As the first openly LGBTQ+ winner of The Voice, Asher HaVon and coach Reba McEntire are proving that you don’t have to fit inside a box to be a star. Why change yourself when you were born to stand out? Keep singing and inspiring, Asher! The featured image for this post is from Instagram. The post “The Voice” Winner Asher HaVon Reveals How Reba Kept Him From Leaving The Show appeared first on InspireMore.

As of Sunday night, Katy Perry is officially no longer an American Idol judge. Needless to say, fans of both the show and singer are having a lot of feelings about this change. This especially makes sense when you consider the fact that she was a huge part of the show for seven whole seasons! But fans aren’t the only ones getting emotional over her exit — Perry is also feeling it. That’s why, during the finale, Perry honored the contestants she’s helped on the show by putting their faces on a massive, beautiful dress. But as much as Perry is feeling emotional about her choice to leave the show, she’s also looking forward to what the future holds, which includes new music! So, if you’re feeling sad about Perry’s absence from the show, she’s happy to reassure everyone that you’ll still be seeing her around. Plus, this may not be the last you see her on American Idol… View this post on Instagram A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) “Well, everybody’s sad. I’m like, it’s not like I’m dying! I’m just going to see you on tour,” Perry says, adding, “Keep that seat hot. I mean, who knows? I loved everything I got to experience and learn [on American Idol].” Katy Perry Looks Toward the Future After Emotional American Idol Exit While Perry starts to focus more on her own music again, she’s also joining in on the conversation around who might replace her as judge. Although she doesn’t know any details, she does have a few thoughts. View this post on Instagram A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) “I hope it’s someone fearless. I hope it’s someone that doesn’t mince their words, maybe someone a little polarizing just like myself,” Perry shares. “There’s a lot of people that’s like, ‘She’s awful! She should go!’ And there’s a lot of people that are like, ‘She speaks her mind! She’s authentic!’ Whatever, you can’t win ’em all. I think it’s actually better not to win ’em all because that means you actually have a point of view.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Katy Perry Opens Up About Leaving “American Idol” And If She Will Return appeared first on InspireMore.

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