A conservative publisher has appealed a decision from a Tennessee judge to block the release of the writings of the transgender-identifying shooter who killed three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville in March 2023. The appeal, from Star News Digital Media and Tennessee Star Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, was filed in the Tennessee Court of Appeals on Wednesday. Leahy is seeking to reverse a decision from Davidson County Judge I’Ashea Myles that said copyright claims put on the writings of the woman who attacked The Covenant School preempted public records requests.  “We have appealed the very bad decision by TN Chancery Court Judge Myles to prohibit the release of the Covenant killer’s writings on the dubious claim of copyright ownership by intervenors. We will win on appeal,” Leahy said in a post on X.  Last month, Myles sided with a group of Covenant parents who asserted a copyright claim onto the writings given to them by the shooter’s parents. The group had intervened to block the release of the writings after multiple parties sued the Nashville police department for access. WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — MATT WALSH’S EXPOSÉ ON DEI “Based upon Supremacy Clause and conflict preemption, the federal Copyright Act serves as a valid exemption to the Tennessee Public Records Act and thus preempts the disclosure of any original work of authorship in any form created by the assailant [shooter’s last name] which has been collected by Respondent Metro,” Myles wrote on July 4.  The parties seeking access include Leahy, the Tennessee Firearms Association, The Tennessean, and the National Police Association. Leahy is being represented by  local lawyer Paul Krog and Nicholas Berry from the America First Legal Foundation. Earlier this year, police estimated they would release their investigative file by sometime in July, but that has not been done. It is unclear when the investigation will conclude. Despite the judge’s ruling, portions of the writings have already been published by The Daily Wire and The Tennessee Star. Photos of the attacker’s journal published by The Daily Wire showed a woman who had been consumed by radical transgender theory and conveyed her anger at Christianity and her parents over their traditional views. The Tennessee Star also sued the FBI for access to the attacker’s writings. A federal judge is currently reviewing that case. 

Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, was slammed on social media late on Thursday night over a statement that she made on an airport tarmac where three Americans were returned after being wrongfully imprisoned in Russia. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva were greeted by Harris and President Joe Biden on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland shortly after landing on U.S. soil. “This is just extraordinary testament to the importance of having a president who understands the power of diplomacy and understands the strength that rests in understanding the significance of diplomacy and strengthening alliances,” Harris said. “This is an incredible day.” “Here we go again,” said conservative commentator Tomi Lahren. “Kamala is still burdened by what has been, clearly.” Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell responded to the clip: “Dear God. Without a teleprompter she’s unable to make sense. DC reporters are helping her hide.” WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — MATT WALSH’S EXPOSÉ ON DEI Many critics online also pointed out Biden’s highly perplexed look as he stood next to her and listened to her talk. WATCH: KAMALA — UNSCRIPTED FOR THE FIRST TIME: “This is just an extraordinary testament to the importance of having a president who understands the power of diplomacy and understands the strength that rests in understanding the significance of diplomacy.” WHAT? pic.twitter.com/lxlhhG1xhT — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 2, 2024

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Provided that China hawks in Congress haven’t convinced you the Chinese people are all diabolical communist footsoldiers, then the trailer for this documentary will bring a tear to your eye. Mr. Chen Si, known as the Angel of Nanjing, has volunteered to patrol the Yangtze Bridge every day, and over a 21-year career, he has […] The post China ‘Angel’ Stops 469 Suicidal People Jumping off Bridge Over 21 years appeared first on Good News Network.

The post Let’s Hear It For the Moggies! An Ode to Mixed-Breed Cats by Dr. Karyn Kanowski BVSc MRCVS (Veterinarian) appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com. Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. You know that feeling of rage you get when someone refers to your pet as “just a dog” or “just a cat”? Well, I feel the same way when someone uses the phrase “just a moggie”. If you’re not familiar with the term, ‘moggie’ is basically the feline version of mongrel. They are also known as Domestic Shorthair, Domestic Medium hair, or Domestic Long haired cats. Whether they are a DSH, DMH, or DSH, there is nothing ‘just’ about these marvelous cats. There are five cats in my house and not a purebred among them. I don’t have anything against a pedigree puss, but I’ve always been a sucker for the less ostentatious feline variety. Torti Zazzles Over the many millennia that they have deigned humans worthy of their company, cats have mostly been spared the major physical manipulations that selective breeding has bestowed on dogs. In the vast majority of cases, feline breeds are largely differentiated by their coats and temperaments, with relatively few alterations to their anatomy. With the exception of the squishy-faces of Persians, cartilage abnormalities of Scottish Folds, and dwarfism in the Munchkin breed, most cats have the same basic form and function. But, as with any animal that has been selectively bred, there are also some invisible traits that are seen more commonly in purebreds, such as cardiac disease in Maine Coons, diabetes in the Burmese, and kidney disease in Persian cats. So when asked the question “which cat breed is considered to be the healthiest?” my answer is always going to be the moggie. White Clutch It’s All About Hybrid Vigor When a population of cats is allowed to breed without interference, the ultimate result is, quite literally, the opposite of inbreeding. The cats that win the right to reproduce are the healthiest individuals with the strongest genetics, which means that the physical traits that we humans might prefer are rapidly diluted within a few generations. The resultant population contains a mixture of genes that give the greatest chance of survival, and this is known as ‘hybrid vigor’ – strength through outbreeding. If you look at a population of feral cats – and I’m talking about proper, free-ranging cats, not just the local strays – you might notice that they tend to be mostly short or medium haired, with tabbies, tortoiseshells, black, and white being the most common colors seen. The genes for these coat colors are dominant, so when cats aren’t being selected for breeding from a limited gene pool, they will eventually take over. Ginger Alex flanked by Cyril and Clutch House of the Dominant Genes In my little gang, we have all the dominant coat colors represented: Clutch: White Zelda: Black Cyril: Tabby Alex: Ginger Zazzles: Tortoiseshell Cuddly Tabby Cyril They also come from a mixture of backgrounds: 2 strays, 1 re-homed, 2 adopted from unplanned litters, and 0 from breeders. I am not here to cast shade on the world of feline pedigree breeding, I am merely pointing out that the more ‘ordinary’ appearance of moggies is also an indication of health and hybrid vigor. Never ‘Just a Moggie’ I’m not suggesting that we should be releasing our cats to breed indiscriminately – that’s the last thing I would want to encourage! But I would like us to look beyond appearances before dismissing a non-pedigree cat as inferior when the truth is that cats with more ‘common’ or ‘boring’ coat colors are just flashing their superior genes. Zelda the Black Beauty And let’s face it, there is no such thing as an average or ordinary cat – they are all pretty darn special! The post Let’s Hear It For the Moggies! An Ode to Mixed-Breed Cats by Dr. Karyn Kanowski BVSc MRCVS (Veterinarian) appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com.