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SCOTUS Agrees to Hear the Case for The Texas Heartbeat Law

From the story: SB8 will remain in effect for the near future until the court issues its decision, which wouldn’t typically be expected for weeks to months after a case is argued. The justices granted the request of Texas abortion providers and civil rights groups to hear the case before lower courts ruled on the law, meaning the law will remain in effect for now. They also said they would also examine the question of whether the U.S. government, in a separate case, could even seek an injunction against a state law like the one in Texas (ABC News). From CNBC: In an order Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court granted the advocates’ request, scheduling oral arguments in the case known as Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson for Nov. 1. That is one month before the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in another pivotal abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which directly challenges the abortion-rights precedent established in 1973 under Roe v. Wade (CNBC). From Jay Sekulow: On November 1st, SCOTUS is hearing the TX abortion case to decide the fate of countless unborn babies & will no doubt influence other states to do the same (Twitter).

Ilhan Omar Blames Police Department for High Crime Rates

From the story: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar told constituents Saturday at a town hall meeting that Minneapolis’ rise in gun violence and carjackings can be blamed on police who “have chosen to not fulfill their oath of office and provide the public safety they owe to the citizens.” She was responding to a resident who said she had been on the verge of moving because of the increase in crime and scores of officers who have quit or claimed post-traumatic stress since George Floyd’s killing last year at the hands of police. “When you have a system that refuses to work for the people it’s supposed to serve, you have to go back to the drawing board,” she said. “At some point, you’ve got to walk away” (Star Tribune). From RedState: This sure feels like Omar set the house on fire and is now blaming the firefighters for not being able to contain the blaze. Police, whatever flaws they may suffer from in certain instances, are not the issue when they are faced with an unworkable situation. You cannot ask human beings to risk their lives for people who do not offer them basic support, and that includes the city council actively trying to destroy the department. Officers have families to go home to at the end of the day just like anyone else. They are not robots no matter how much Omar would like to treat them as such. Now, she gets to cite the high crime rates she helped cause while blaming the police department she wants to defund. It’s all incredibly convenient and further’s her goal of “reimagining” the police. Of course, that won’t actually help the crime rates. In fact, it’ll almost certainly make them worse. In fact, Omar and Minnesota AG Keith Ellison want to remove the police staffing requirements altogether. Apparently, social workers will take care of everything in the delusional utopia they envision (RedState).

Top Teachers Union Boss Promotes Story Calling Idea of Parental Rights “Radical”

The story claims “what’s actually radical here is the assertion of parental powers that have never previously existed” (Washington Post). American Federation of Teachers’ president Randi Weingarten called the story a “great piece on parents’ rights” (Twitter). From Katie Pavlich: Good news, @rweingarten says the quiet part out loud. Parents, act accordingly! (Twitter).

Comedian Dave Chapelle Hit Hard by Cancel Culture

From Chappelle: “This film that I made was invited to every film festival in the United States and some of those invitations I accepted. When this controversy came out about ‘The Closer,’ they began disinviting me from these film festivals. And now, today, not a film company, not a movie studio, not a film festival, nobody will touch this film. Thank God for Ted Sarandos and Netflix, he’s the only one that didn’t cancel me yet.”

Variety

New York Times Embroiled in Bargaining Dispute with Union

And the debate spilled out onto Twitter. From a pair of tweets, first the NewGuild of New York: Today hundreds of our @NYTimesGuild members were denied access to their contract talks. Management refused to bargain if they were present. This is unacceptable. It’s time for @nytimes to stop stalling and start bargaining (Twitter). The tweeted response from the New York Times: We are trying to reach agreement on important issues affecting people’s lives. This is not how successful negotiating works. A group of 250 observers (20% of the union membership) stifles productive conversation. We want a negotiation, not a spectacle (Twitter).

NYC Workers and First Responders Gather to Protest Vaccine Mandate

From the story: City workers took to the streets Monday to protest Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate for the entire municipal workforce. At least 15 people were arrested during the protest, a police source said. Days after the mayor announced that all government employees except for jail staff will need to receive a vaccine shot by Friday or be placed on unpaid leave, about 5,000 incensed demonstrators marched over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan (New York Post). From National Review: Many participants, especially fire fighters, wore their uniforms and respective department insignias and marched together in clusters, chanting anti-mandate slogans (National Review). Meanwhile, the New York City police union filed a lawsuit against the mandate (Axios).

Georgia and Texas Get the Entire World Series

The two states the left hates the most right now (RedState). From Texas governor Gregg Abbott: This is excellent karma (Twitter).

President Obama Stumps for McAuliffe with Criticism of “Right Wing Media”

From the story: Over the weekend, former President Barack Obama made a visit to Virginia and campaigned for flailing Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. During a campaign stop in Richmond, Obama claimed Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin and conservative media are waging “phony” culture wars (Townhall). From The Hill: Former President @BarackObama: “We don’t have time to be wasted on these phony trumped-up culture wars, this fake outrage, the right-wing media’s pedals to juice their ratings” (Twitter). From Ben Shapiro: Sorry, but McAuliffe saying that parents shouldn’t be in charge of their children’s education and the Loudoun County school board lying to parents about sexual assaults in bathrooms isn’t “trumped up cultural wars” (Twitter).

NBA Star Attacks Nike for China Ties and Hypocrisy

Enes Kanter praised Nike for their wokeness in America, then pointed out “But when it comes to China, Nike remains silent. You do not address police brutality in China. You do not speak against discrimination against the LGBTQ community. You do not say a word about the oppression of minorities in China. You are scared to speak up” (RedState). Meanwhile, Jerry Bowyer looks at the economic, demographic and moral crisis of china (Townhall Review).

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This Thanksgiving to be the Most Expensive Ever

All prices are up in Biden’s economy.

NY Times