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#10 Teacher Fired for Refusing to Use Trans Student Pronouns – Awarded $575K in Lawsuit! - Jimmy Parker for Page Traveler, Ingrid Jacques, Tim Hatch, and Mr. Producer on X
In today’s politically charged world, where every word is scrutinized, and every action is weighed against the prevailing ideology, Peter Vlaming’s story stands out as a victory for common sense, religious freedom, and basic decency. In 2018, Vlaming, a French teacher at West Point High School in Virginia, was fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns. But here’s the key part: Vlaming wasn’t disrespectful, nor did he refuse to acknowledge the student. In fact, he found a respectful compromise that should have been more than enough...
#9 Dockworkers’ Union to Suspend Strike Until Jan. 15 to Allow Time to Negotiate New Contract -Tom Krisher for AP News, Officer Lew, and Huff Post on X
The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. The temporary end to the strike came after the union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies, reached a tentative agreement on wages, the union and ports said in a joint statement...
#8 Kamala Harris Snubbed by Another Major Labor Union — That Was First to Back Biden in 2020: ‘It’s a Big Shift’ - Victor Nava for The New York Posts, Gunther Eagleman, and ZeroHedge on X
In another blow to Vice President Kamala Harris, the International Association of Fire Fighters announced Thursday that it would not be making a 2024 presidential endorsement. The union, which represents more than 300,000 career firefighters and emergency responders, was the first to endorse President Biden’s 2020 White House bid and has a long history of backing Democratic presidential candidates. IAFF’s decision not to endorse a candidate in the 2024 race comes two weeks after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which has also long backed Democrats, defied the will of its pro-Trump membership and declined to make a presidential endorsement.
#7 Hundreds of National Security Officials, Ex-cabinet Members, Gold Star Families Endorse Trump - Chris Pandolfo for Fox News, Jon Salisbury, and Kenny on X
More than 400 national security and foreign policy officials, ex-Cabinet members, retired military officers and Gold Star families endorsed former President Trump on Thursday. In an open letter organized by former National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien and former NSC Chief of Staff Alex Gray, the signatories condemn the "repeated failures" of the Biden-Harris administration's foreign policy and urged Americans to re-elect Trump. "From a world at peace under President Trump, we are closer to a third world war than ever before under the Biden-Harris Administration," the letter states. "With multiple escalating wars around the world, an open border that allows terrorists to flood into the American homeland, and malign actors like China operating unabated, U.S. national security has been profoundly damaged by the failed policies of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden." Residents in North Carolina are frustrated with the federal government’s response in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which has already taken the lives of more than 220 people. Helene, the deadliest mainland hurricane since Hurricane Katrina, hit the people of North Carolina particularly hard. Large portions of Asheville, Chimney Rock, Swannanoa, and Biltmore Village were wiped out by flooding, and the western part of the state is struggling with limited power, internet, and cell service, and water systems have been destroyed... The US homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, has warned that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) does not have enough funding to make it through the rest of this hurricane season, which started off more quietly than forecast but has roared into catastrophe with Hurricane Helene and typically runs until the end of November. The warning on Thursday underscored how the federal government is being stretched thin as top Republicans have signaled they won’t give it more funding.“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” Mayorkas said. “Fema does not have the funds to make it through the season.” Under Massachusetts law, governors have the authority to issue an emergency preamble to expedite legislation when “the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or convenience” is deemed necessary. The law’s expedited enactment was praised by gun control groups but sharply criticized by gun rights advocates, who had hoped to gather enough signatures to delay its implementation until a potential 2026 referendum. H.4885 expands Massachusetts’ already strict gun regulations, in part as a response to the 2022 Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which affirmed an individual’s right to carry firearms in public for self-defense... Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro used public funds to train dozens of overwhelmingly liberal social media influencers on how they can get their audience to vote in the 2024 election, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation through a records request. Shapiro directed the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to pay thousands of dollars to host a day-long “Democracy Summer Camp” on July 25 to instruct people with large social media followings on how to get their audiences to vote and how to identify “misinformation” on the internet, according to the documents. The DCNF obtained a list of 43 influencers the governor’s office invited to attend the publicly-funded training, and upon review, none of the influencers favored Republicans, and roughly 70% had an explicitly liberal social media presence...
#6 ‘Nobody’s Going to Help Us’: Residents in NC Rip Feds, Biden and Harris for Slow Response - Amanda Prestigiacomo for The Daily Wire, Owen Gregorian, Trump War Room, and Heartland Journal on X
#5 FEMA Doesn’t Have Funding Through Hurricane Season, Warns Mayorkas - Sam Levine for The Guardian, Sara Carter, Laura Ingraham, and Liz Wheeler on X
#4 At Least 1.7 Million National Security Threats in U.S. Under ‘Border Czar’ Harris - Sarah Arnold for Townhall, RedState House Judiciary GOP, Polimama, and Juanita Broderick on X
Vice President Kamala Harris has let in at least 1.7 million potential national security threats since being named the “border czar” by President Joe Biden in 2021. This number doesn’t include the 7.6 million illegal aliens and the 1.9 million known illegal immigrants “gotaways” who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. The House Judiciary released a report on Thursday stating that among unvetted illegal immigrants in the U.S., there are at least 382 illegal aliens on the U.S. government’s terrorist watchlist who Border Patrol agents have encountered since January 2021. So far, at least 100 are on the watchlist for alien encounters in fiscal year 2024...
#3 Massachusetts Governor Uses Emergency Powers to Fast-Track Sweeping Gun-Control Law - Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge, Boston Broadside, and Victoria Price and The Reload on X
#2 Pennsylvania Department of State Under Criticism for Site Maintenance on Day of Trump’s Return to Butler - Hannah Knudsen for Breitbart, Real America's Voice, Benny Johnson, and Jack Paso on X
The Pennsylvania Department of State’s voter registration site will be down for maintenance beginning Saturday, October 5, originally overlapping former President Donald Trump’s triumphant return to Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly three months after the first assassination attempt on his life. However, it seems officials may have moved the time after criticism. Conservative activist Scott Presler is among those who pointed to this bizarre reality...
#1 Dem Gov Hosted Election Training Camp For Liberal Activist ‘Influencers’ Using Public Funds - Megan Brock and Robert Schmad for The Daily Caller, and Insurrection Barbie on X
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