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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Study Indicates Thousands of Minors Have Undergone Gender Surgery

Daily Signal: Transgender advocates repeatedly claim that minors only take “puberty-blocking” drugs or cross-sex hormones, but never undergo surgeries in an attempt to force their male or female bodies to resemble the opposite sex, yet a new study estimates that more than 3,000 minors underwent transgender surgeries in a five-year period, and more than 400 of them had their genitals removed. The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study Wednesday estimating that 48,019 Americans underwent “gender-affirming surgeries” from 2016 to 2020, and 3,678 of them underwent surgery between ages 12 and 18. In the study, Columbia University researchers estimated that 3,215 of those minors underwent “breast/chest surgery” and 405 of them underwent “genital surgery.” Meanwhile, 350 underwent “other cosmetic procedures” (Daily Signal).

Washington D.C. Imposes Curfew for Minors Amid Rampant Crime

Fox News: The nation’s capital began enforcing its juvenile curfew pilot program Friday, the same day a judge denied bond for a 16-year-old girl accused of fatally stabbing another teen in Washington, D.C., during what authorities deemed a dispute over a McDonald’s Sweet ‘N Sour sauce packet. The deadly attack occurred on August 27 at approximately 2:10 a.m. The D.C. Juvenile Curfew Enforcement Pilot, which encompasses both the timeframe and location of the incident, was already in the works at the time of fatal stabbing (Fox News). Julio Rosas: A Giant Food grocery store in Washington, D.C.’s southeast side will no longer be carrying brand name products in response to the never-ending problem of shoplifting in the area. The store will instead be carrying “private label brands where possible” (Townhall). Reporter Stephanie Ramirez: Giant Food announces it’s pulling away from brand name products at the ONLY full service supermarket east of the river to mitigate significant losses in theft (Twitter).

Mexico Mocks U.S. Immigration Efforts by Placing Slab of Berlin Wall on U.S. Border

Fox News: The Mexican government placed a piece of the Berlin Wall just a stone’s throw from the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, sending a clear message to border-security advocates in the U.S. Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero and former Mexican foreign secretary Marcelo Ebrard installed the shard of the Soviet wall during a ceremony last month. A plaque near its base, written by Caballero, reads, “May this be a lesson to build a society that knocks down walls and builds bridges.” The message-laden move comes as the U.S. continues to expand its barriers across the nearly 2,000 miles of territory dividing the U.S. and Mexico. Unlike the U.S. border, however, the Berlin Wall was originally installed by an occupying power to divide a nation against itself (Fox News). Collin Rugg: Mexico is now openly mocking the United States as the drug epidemic (thanks to them) continues to demolish our country. The Mexican government has placed a piece of the Berlin Wall in Tijuana, Mexico, just steps from the US-Mexico border. Biden seems to be bending the knee to Mexico as his administration is selling Trump’s border wall for pennies on the dollar (Twitter).

President Biden Proposes Employers Pay for the Abortions of Their Employees

Life News: Joe Biden wants to force every employer in America to fund abortions. Last month, the Biden administration issued a mandate attempting to turn companies and small businesses into abortion funders. Proposed regulations the Biden administration announced for implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are coming under fire from pro-life advocates. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s proposed rule hijacks the bipartisan law, which does not address abortion, to impose an abortion mandate on virtually every employer in the country, including pro-life and Christian employers who oppose abortion. If the mandate is implemented, it would require employers with more than 15 employees to create “reasonable accommodations” for their workers’ abortions, even if doing so violates their pro-life or religious beliefs (Life News). Federalist: When the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released proposed rules implementing the PWFA, it included abortion as one of the “related medical conditions” covered by the act. If the proposal gets finalized and abortion becomes subject to the PWFA, most employers will have to give their workers leave to obtain an abortion or abortion-related services (Federalist).

President Biden Claims He Has Not Had the Time to Visit East Palestine, OH Since the Train Derailment

Fox News: President Biden said he hasn’t had the time to visit a small Ohio town that was devastated by a train derailment months ago, despite recently embarking on a long family getaway in Nevada and taking multiple trips to Delaware just in the last month. Biden was giving a press conference in Live Oak, Florida on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia when he was asked why he hadn’t yet visited East Palestine since the Feb. 3 derailment that spewed pollutants and contaminated local water (Fox News). Benny Johnson: JOE BIDEN: “I haven’t had the occasion to go to East Palestine. There’s a lot going on.” It has now been 211 days since the toxic train derailment and 184 days since he promised that he would visit (Twitter). New York Post: As of last Sunday, Biden has spent all or part of 382 of his presidency’s 957 days – or 40% — on personal overnight trips away from the White House, putting him on pace to become America’s most idle commander-in-chief (New York Post).

China Moves Looks to Infiltrate Private Sector

Wall Street Journal: China’s government said it would create a new body to support the private sector, a move to shore up wavering confidence among entrepreneurs as a deep funk sets over the world’s second-largest economy. China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top economic planner, said Monday that it would set up a bureau to coordinate policies across different government bodies and help development of the private economy, the source of most of the new jobs and economic dynamism in the country. The new bureau will be tasked with monitoring the country’s private economy and establishing channels for regular communication with private enterprises (Wall Street Journal). Bloomberg: Years of regulatory crackdowns and pandemic controls shattered confidence in the sector, with once-dominant firms like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shrinking dramatically. Concerns about private enterprise are acute this year as the economy struggles to combat a laundry list of challenges from the property crisis and falling exports to deflationary pressures. The new bureau will also regularly talk to companies and help them resolve their main problems, as well as support their attempts to improve international competitiveness (Bloomberg).

Turkish President Erdogan Meets with Putin to Discuss New Grain Deal

Reuters: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Monday that it would soon be possible to revive the grain deal that the United Nations says helped to ease a food crisis by getting Ukrainian grain to market. Russia quit the deal in July – a year after it was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey – complaining that its own food and fertilizer exports faced serious obstacles. Erdogan, who previously played a significant role in convincing Putin to stick with the deal, and the United Nations are both trying to get Putin to return to the deal. Erdogan said that Russia’s expectations were well-known to all and that the shortcomings should be eliminated, adding that Turkey and the United Nations had worked on a new package of suggestions to ease Russian concerns (Reuters). Bloomberg: The two leaders confirmed plans to send 1 million tons of Russian grain via Turkey to African nations concerned the disruptions would raise food prices. That volume is a fraction of Russia’s total wheat exports, which are expected to reach some 48 million tons this season. It’s also much smaller than the amount Ukraine was shipping through the Black Sea before Russia abandoned the grain deal and closed the safe corridor in July (Twitter).

New Poll Reveals Donald Trump Is at 59 Percent Among First Choice of Candidates

Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump has expanded his dominating lead for the Republican presidential nomination as GOP primary voters overwhelmingly see his four criminal prosecutions as lacking merit and about half say the indictments fuel their support for him. The new survey finds that what was once a two-man race for the nomination has collapsed into a lopsided contest in which Trump, for now, has no formidable challenger. The former president is the top choice of 59% of GOP primary voters, up 11 percentage points since April, when the Journal tested a slightly different field of potential and declared candidates. At 13% support, DeSantis is barely ahead of the rest of the field, none of whom has broken out of single-digit support (Wall Street Journal). CNBC: President Joe Biden’s age and his handling of the economy are two of his greatest weaknesses as the 80-year-old incumbent gears up for a possible rematch with former President Donald Trump, a new poll showed Monday (CNBC).

Saltwater from Hurricane Idalia Causing Some EV’s in Florida to Combust

Daily Wire: After Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida last week, reports of electric vehicles catching fire after coming into contact with floodwaters began to emerge. At least two Tesla vehicles — one in Pinellas Park and another in Palm Harbor — ignited after being contaminated by saltwater from storm surge. Electric vehicle owners were advised to move any car that came into recent contact with saltwater to immediately relocate the vehicle, specifically if it was parked in a garage (Daily Wire). Weather: Some electric vehicles in Florida are bursting into flames after coming into contact with saltwater. Residual saltwater particles left behind on flooded batteries and battery components can conduct electricity, resulting in short circuits and eventual fires. Safety officials are urging EV owners with vehicles that flooded to take action now as fires can ignite weeks after flooding (Weather).

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Musician Jimmy Buffett Dies from Cancer in New York Home

NBC: Jimmy Buffett, whose sun-drenched songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a rare, aggressive skin cancer, according to a statement on his website. Buffett, 76, had Merkel cell cancer, according to the statement, which was posted after initial news of his death emerged Saturday. The statement also disclosed where the “Margaritaville” singer died: at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, near the Hamptons. He had been fighting the cancer for four years while continuing to perform, the last time making a surprise appearance in Rhode Island in early July, the statement said (NBC). CNN: For decades, he smiled, and millions smiled with him. He traveled and they traveled with him. He was sincere even when sincerity went out of style, but he never took himself too seriously. He was but a simple court jester, he’d say, and that made it easy sometimes to forget how good so much of his work was, and how interesting a figure he became. He lived one of the great lives, period (CNN).