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No‚ this isn’t a Babylon Bee article. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis guest starred on ABC’s The View Monday morning and‚ unsurprisingly‚ pushed the leftist agenda that she loves‚ noting that she “degendered” her Oscars statue and even assigned it “they/them” pronouns because a golden statue apparently cannot affiliate with a gender.  Talk about stupidity! Nearly one year ago‚ Curtis won an Oscar as “Best Supporting Actress” for the movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” The video shows Curtis' utter shock when she secured the win. Despite looking up to the heavens to thank her parents for their endless support‚ as well as the examples they set by being nominated for their own Academy Awards back in the day‚ Curtis adopted a rather godless idea about gender and sexuality. In the same speech she thanked her “daughters" (newsflash: she actually has only one daughter‚ while her son‚ whom Curtis calls “Ruby‚” thinks he’s transgender). On the segment Monday morning‚ Curtis talked about her Oscars statue. “It lives in my house‚” she said‚ adding‚ “I have degendered it.” Then Curtis mentioned her son‚ er — I mean “daughter.”   “I have a trans daughter‚ there is no genitalia [on the statue]‚” Curtis said. “It lives in my office and I put a googly eye for the homage to ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once‚’ and I put a ‘they/them’ button to just make sure anybody coming in understood.” Related: Normal?? Girls With Beards‚ Slapping Transphobes &; Stripping For Kids To which Sunny Hostin replied‚ “There is ‘they/them‚’ that makes sense.” No‚ Sunny‚ it doesn't. I can’t say I’m surprised by this whatsoever. God forbid a hollywood celebrity say something that aligns with normalcy!  The Oscars statue is a man. It’s likely modeled after Emilio Fernandez who was a Mexican filmmaker and actor‚ NPR reported. So no‚ Jamie - your award is not a “they/them." But leave it to a leftist freak to turn something good into a way to push progressivism. Follow us on Twitter/X: MRCTV's @Schineman breaks down the leftist media's insane reactions after Donald Trump won the Iowa caucus. pic.twitter.com/I9u8bb35Z0 — MRCTV (@mrctv) January 19‚ 2024  

The identity politics of the left had apparently infected the mind of faux-conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin. Instead of reacting with glee to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis bowing out of the GOP primary during the Monday edition of ABC’s The View‚ Farah Griffin whined and called him sexist for endorsing former President Donald Trump and not her preferred candidate: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. She also lashed out at America for not electing a woman to be president yet and denounced the entire country. “There's some sexism we haven't talked about‚” Farah Griffin proclaimed after mocking the initial rollout of the DeSantis campaign. She then proceeded to whine about DeSantis endorsing Trump over Haley and his jab about her being a corporatist. According to her‚ DeSantis knew better but was just driven by “sexism” against her preferred candidate: Ron DeSantis actually intellectually knows that Nikki Haley is more qualified and more fit to be the GOP nominee. He's a Harvard grad‚ he’s a Yale undergrad‚ he served in the Navy. He knows Donald Trump is not better than her and he threw in some jab at her‚ that she’s‚ like‚ some warmed-over corporatism. I’m sorry‚ it's giving sexism. Obviously‚ Farah Griffin was nervous about the New Hampshire primary which was set to take place the next day and despite all the money Haley had pumped into the state‚ it was looking as though Trump would have a blowout there as well.     She also huffed about former New Jersey Governor Christ Christie‚ who dropped out and didn’t endorse anyone. “I like Chris Christie. I respect him. Him dropping out of the race‚ criticizing her in leaked audio‚ and then refusing to back her even though she's the only person that could beat Donald Trump‚” she said. “It feels like the boys can't handle losing to women‚” she immaturely chided. The frustration swiftly spread to attacking all of America by calling it a country steeped in “sexism” because we hadn’t elected a woman yet: And we are the only nation -- one of the only Western nations that's never elected a female president. Israel has had female prime ministers. Most of Europe has. There is some sort of a sexism in our politics we've never been able to get over. Sounding like a 2016 Hillary Clinton supporter‚ Farah Griffin declared that Haley was “objectively qualified for the role‚ she’s objectively run the most professional race‚ and she would objectively be better than Donald Trump.” Farah Griffin’s new gripe was pure hypocrisy on her part. Just two weeks ago (January 11)‚ she got into an argument with staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host Sunny Hostin and said that she didn’t support Haley just because she’s a woman. “I literally never said it’s because she’s a woman‚” she argued. The person who did show a tremendous amount of glee that DeSantis had bowed out was the other faux conservative on the show‚ Ana Navarro. “Well‚ first of all‚ let me just say my initial reaction to Ron DeSantis dropping out was whoo!” she shouted while waving her arms in the arm like a lunatic (see below X post). She then tried to downplay DeSantis’s historic reelection by claiming‚ without evidence‚ that he “suppressed the black vote.”   Ana Navarro is having a normal one today. pic.twitter.com/DrmcyHZQCK — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 22‚ 2024   The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View January 22‚ 2024 11:03:45 a.m. Eastern (…) ANA NAVARRO: Well‚ first of all‚ let me just say my initial reaction to Ron DeSantis dropping out was whoo! [Waves arms in the arm] Right? But then I calmed down. Look. Yes‚ he was doomed from the start. He was the most overblown candidate I've ever seen in my lifetime. He‚ you know‚ he won in Florida by 20 points‚ but he won because he really used every weapon of the incumbency to give himself an advantage. He suppressed the black vote‚ he changed voting laws‚ and he was running against an opportunistic-has-been Charlie Crist who is the worst Democrat nominee in my lifetime in Florida. So yes. My dog could have beaten Charlie Crist. (…) 11:06:21 a.m. Eastern ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: There's some sexism we haven't talked about. Ron DeSantis actually intellectually knows that Nikki Haley is more qualified and more fit to be the GOP nominee. He's a Harvard grad‚ he’s a Yale undergrad‚ he served in the Navy. He knows Donald Trump is not better than her and he threw in some jab at her‚ that’s she’s like some warmed over corporatism. I’m sorry‚ it's giving sexism. I also think – I like Chris Christie. I respect him. Him dropping out of the race‚ criticizing her in leaked audio‚ and then refusing to back her even though she's the only person that could beat Donald Trump. It feels like the boys can't handle losing to women. And we are the only nation -- one of the only western nations that's never elected a female president. Israel has had female prime ministers. Most of Europe has. There is some sort of a sexism in our politics we've never been able to get over. Love or hate her‚ she's objectively qualified for the role‚ she’s objectively run the most professional race‚ and she would objectively be better than Donald Trump. And Tim Scott‚ Ron DeSantis‚ all these people lining up behind Donald Trump‚ they know she's actually better. (…)

Friday‚ January 19 marked the 51st annual March for Life in Washington D.C. Despite the frigid temperatures and the fact that it was a full-on snowstorm outside‚ the pro-life movement showed up with their signs‚ smiles‚ and prayers to support the unborn.  Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins shared a timelapse video of the seemingly endless stream of participants parading down Constitution Avenue. The streets were soaked‚ as were the marchers‚ but not a single person looked unhappy.  Proud to be at the National Pro-Life March with the Pro-Life Gen who braved terrible weather to fight a terrible evil. We are the Pro-Life Generation‚ and we WILL abolish abortion. pic.twitter.com/oGSjdK8FnB — Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) January 19‚ 2024 “Despite the snow and freezing temperatures‚ pro-lifers showed up by the tens of thousands to stand for the dignity of human life‚” Students for Life ambassador Christine Yeargin wrote on X. Another commented on the video and pointed out how civil the marchers were‚ writing‚ “No violence‚ no setting things on fire‚ no throwing rocks‚ no blocking freeways‚ no assaulting innocent people‚ no climbing fences…” Seven Weeks Coffee‚ a pro-life coffee brand‚ saw the video and commented‚ “A beautiful sight! Abortion will soon be unthinkable.” Related: Pro-Aborts Protest March for Life: ‘Murder is Perfectly Fine’   Though the event had great turnout‚ leave it to the leftist media to attempt to blast attendees.  CBS News phrased its report of the event as “Abortion opponents at March for Life‚” and CNN called the marchers “anti-abortion advocates.” The Washington Post called marchers “antiabortion advocates‚” and The Guardian said that “a sparse crowd” of “anti-abortion marchers” attended. I don’t think tens of thousands of people is necessarily “sparse‚” but misinformation is what the leftist media peddles. Funnily enough‚ I think they were trying to offend the pro-life movement - but we’re not ashamed of being anti-abortion‚ so good try. What was sparse was the counter-protestors. MRCTV visited the event and only saw a handful of pro-abortion advocates‚ unlike the mob that showed up the sunny day when Roe v. Wade was overturned. Which makes perfect sense. Pro-aborts like convenience. They think that killing a child in the womb is the convenient option for women. A blizzard isn’t exactly “convenient” weather to protest in‚ so most didn’t show up. Who didn’t mind being inconvenienced in order to stand up for their beliefs though? The pro-life marchers‚ of course‚ who recognized that braving a little snow is nothing compared to getting your limbs ripped off of your body in the womb.  I'm looking forward to next year's March for Life and celebrating the progress the pro-life movement makes in 2024. Follow us on Twitter/X: Former MRC intern Sarah Prentice highlights leftist attacks on the Pro-Life movement‚ which of course get covered up by the Left-wing media. pic.twitter.com/4EkYhFLJPK — MRCTV (@mrctv) January 19‚ 2024

Actor Rob Schneider put a wokeism-obsessed United Airlines CEO on notice after a dangerous incident occurred on his watch.  Schneider called for United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby to be fired in a Jan. 21 X (formerly Twitter) post after a flight nearly crashed into the ocean. Schneider verbally mauled Kirby‚ writing: “I cannot tell you how many @UnitedAirlines employees have personally thanked me for my valid criticism of your careless and life-threatening leadership. I look forward to your swift dismissal by UA’s board of directors before your inane actions cause the deaths of hundreds of men‚ women and children.” Dear Scott Kirby CEO @UnitedAirlines and Drag Queen practitioner‚ I regret to inform you that I will no longer allow my family to fly on your airline as you have clearly placed “diversity” of pilot hiring above safety of passengers and crew. As evidenced by the near aviation… — Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) January 22‚ 2024 Schneider went on to mock Kirby for reportedly dancing in drag‚ “After your inevitable firing you can get back to your true passion‚ your Drag Queen performances.”  This is Scott Kirby‚ the CEO of @united. He’s a drag queen and has been incorporating drag into @united. This video should tell you everything you need to know. pic.twitter.com/RR5nWwC5OR — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 18‚ 2024 The actor promised that he and his family were done flying with United Airlines‚ referencing Kirby’s obsession with “diversity” and the recent near-crash. Schneider said‚ “You have clearly placed ‘diversity’ of pilot hiring above safety of passengers and crew. As evidenced by the near aviation catastrophe of UA Boeing 777 flight 1722 from Maui to San Francisco [Dec. 18‚ 2022]‚ where your diverse but incompetent flight crew didn’t know which flaps were causing its near disastrous dissent‚ coming within 750 feet of killing every one aboard your United Airline.” Kirby expounded on his thoughts on diversity during a 2022 interview with Axios‚ making clear that he supported the discriminatory practices that ironically undergirded the Diversity‚ Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ideology. Kirby told his interviewer that “we have committed that 50% of the–classes will be women or people of color‚” strongly hinting that race and gender would be important considerations for who his airline would train.  In December 2022‚ a United Airlines flight from Maui‚ Hawaii to San Francisco dove toward the ocean‚ only correcting once the plane was 748 feet from the water. Allegedly‚ the plane dove after a miscommunication between pilots. United Airlines’ flirtation with catastrophe is only the latest dangerous incident in the industry. During an Alaska Airlines flight‚ a door flew off a Boeing jet during the flight.  Elsewhere‚ an air traffic employee had to Google how to help a pilot land‚ while there has been a 63% rise in near mid-air collisions since the Biden Administration took over air traffic control.   Conservatives are under attack! Conservatives are under attack. Contact ABC News (818) 460-7477‚ CBS News (212) 975-3247 and NBC News (212) 664-6192 and demand they report on the dangers of leftist DEI ideology infecting corporate America.

Zach Kessel and Ari Blaff offered a big write-up at National Review titled “How the Washington Post Abandoned Basic Journalistic Standards Covering the Israel–Hamas War.” Some of it recounts the general tendency to rely on Hamas: “A review by NR of the Post’s coverage since 10/7 revealed no fewer than 148 individual articles that cite the ministry’s casualty statistics. Some of the articles refer to the Gaza Health Ministry as ‘Hamas-run’ while others lack any modifier that would inform a naïve reader who might view the Gaza Health Ministry as a neutral agency.” But Kessel and Blaff muster several disturbing episodes of misinformation‚ such as the alleged al-Ahli hospital bombing‚ which was not an Israeli bombing and did not destroy the hospital. There were more inflammatory articles: A month after the hospital-blast misstep‚ the paper ran a front-page story accusing Israel of systematically separating Palestinian mothers from their prematurely born babies and forcing the women to return to war-torn Gaza while their children remained in Israel and the West Bank with medical professionals. The bombshell report was written by a team of three reporters led by Louisa Loveluck‚ the Post’s bureau chief in Baghdad and co-author of the October 17 al-Ahli hospital report. Weeks after the report about the babies was published and the firestorm of condemnation began to dissipate‚ the Post finally issued a mea culpa revealing a stunning oversight: Loveluck and her team never bothered to ask Israeli government officials for comment. “The Post neglected to seek comment from Israeli officials for this article‚ an omission that fell short of The Post’s standards for fairness‚” an editor’s note affixed to the article reads…. Speaking of groups being presented as neutral arbiters when they're absolutely not‚ Kessel and Braff turn to "Human Rights Watch‚" and its obsessively anti-Israel focus. Here again was Louisa Loveluck writing an article requiring a correction:  “HRW’s initial reactions to the Hamas attacks failed to condemn outright the murder‚ torture‚ and kidnapping of Israeli men‚ women‚ and children‚” former employee Danielle Haas wrote in a public letter sent to 600 staffers in late November after she resigned.... Shortly after 10/7‚ Loveluck co-authored another piece arguing that the early stage of Israel’s military campaign was historically unprecedented in its destructiveness. In the report‚ she cited Marc Garlasco‚ who was identified as “a military adviser at the Dutch organization PAX for Peace‚” and a former war-crimes investigator. Garlasco cited his experience during the Libyan Civil War and drew on the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to buttress the Post’s claim that Israel’s response was disproportionate. Soon after the article was published‚ the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) debunked Garlasco’s claim that “the highest number of bombs and other munitions dropped in one year during the war in Afghanistan was just over 7‚423.” As CAMERA noted in its write-up‚ that number represents the highest number of explosives employed in Afghanistan in a single year since 2006‚ and does not account for the number of explosives dropped from 2001 to 2006. In fact‚ according to the U.S. Air Force‚ 17‚500 bombs were dropped during the first 76 days of bombing in Afghanistan. The Post has since affixed a correction to its article‚ noting that the claim that the number of bombs is higher than was dropped in any single year during the war in Afghanistan is false. Loveluck’s article also does not reveal that Garlasco was suspended by HRW in 2009 for being a Nazi memorabilia enthusiast. They also note Loveluck has written for al-Jazeera and several other Post staffers have al-Jazeera backgrounds. Read the whole thing.