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October 17, 2023

Anguished Families Cling to Hope that Hamas Hostages Will Be Found
by Suzanne Bowdey
"I can't describe such a moment in words where you watch your whole family get taken away from you," Yoni Asher tried to explain. Summoning the courage to keep talking, he looked around the room of diplomats, U.N. officials, and other suffering families, and put himself back in the moment where his world changed forever.
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5 False Claims Jill Biden Made While Speaking to LGBT Activist Group
by Joshua Arnold
First Lady Jill Biden introduced her husband, President Joe Biden, as he spoke Saturday at the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) annual National Dinner, billed as "a national gathering for champions of LGBTQ equality." Like a well-planned multi-course meal, Jill prepared the favorable audience for her husband's truth-lite entree - which will be analyzed elsewhere - with a complementary appetizer so fanciful it deserves scrutiny all on its own.
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Conservatives Sound Alarm over Danger of Importing Palestinian Refugees
by S.A. McCarthy
A growing number of conservatives are warning against accepting Palestinian refugees amid rising terrorism threats and an ongoing illegal immigration crisis. On Saturday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) told supporters at a rally in Iowa, "I don't know what Biden's gonna do, but we cannot accept people from Gaza into this country as refugees. ... You don't fly people and import them into the United States of America. ... If you hate America, you should not come to this country."
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Outstanding - Ep. 39: Free Speech vs. Government Censorship
Podcast with Joseph Backholm and Andrew Bailey
"If freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington Is the federal government really behind big tech's censorship on social media? The answer may surprise you. Host Joseph Backholm is joined by Attorney General of Missouri Andrew Bailey. Earlier this year AG Bailey filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for violating American's first amendment rights through their demand that big tech censor "unfavorable" content on social media. He discusses the evidence his team has found and the work he is doing to create a wall between tech and state. He emphasizes that the remedy in this country for disfavored speech is counter speech, not government censorship.
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As Democrats Disparage School Choice, Experts Say Increased Competition Fuels Innovation
by Dan Hart
While states have successfully expanded their school choice programs, left-wing critics argue that the programs are an "existential threat" to public education. But experts are pointing out that not only do school choice programs relieve pressure off of the public education sector and provide parents with more schooling options, they are also proving to help students thrive academically and are fueling academic competition and innovation.
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Companies like McDonalds and Starbucks Become another Front of the Israeli Conflict
by Sarah Holliday
As officers stood outside the Texas Capitol Thursday evening, waves of people flooded the area for rallies. One group was clad in black, white, green, and red - the colors of Palestine - and the other with white and blue, standing for Israel. While no violence broke out between the two groups, it was a clear demonstration of the increasing division around the world caused by the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group.
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Polish Election May Result in Loss for Conservatives
by S.A. McCarthy
In Poland, leftist politicians are preparing to oust the ruling conservative party from power in the wake of a contentious national election. According to exit polls conducted by IPSOS and updated Monday morning, the ruling Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc or PiS) party won more votes on Sunday than other parliamentary parties, but not enough to earn a majority.
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