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The left and the Democrats would have you believe that the Supreme Court just outlawed abortions. That is just not true. What happened is the the Supreme Court turned over the decision to allow or not allow abortions to the States. We are a nation of States which the Constitution has granted the power to the States to make it's own laws. The Supreme Court is finally following the Constitution by taking away power of the Federal Government to rule our lives and give that power back to the States whose elected officials for better or worse mostly follow the will of the majority of the constituents who elected them. So, there are States that will allow abortions and those that will not.

Biden administration secret amnesty program for illegal aliens. What the left wont do to get future voters. Biden administration quietly erasing immigration court caseload: 'De facto amnesty' WWW.MSN.COM Federal prosecutors are quietly dismissing stacks of cases against illegal immigrants under a Biden administration mandate that could be on pace to effectively pardon 1 million people by 2024, according to...

pelosi+on+roe+v+wade - Bing video WWW.BING.COM OMG Pelosi is getting as bad as Biden when trying to speak.

Joe Biden's presidency is failing. And Americans are hurting because of it. WWW.MSN.COM President Joe Biden continues to remain headstrong in key areas where different policies could potentially mitigate problems Americans are facing.

Now the Federal government needs to stop funding the abortion mill Planned Parenthood since it has been turned over to the States to decide, thus Federal funding is no longer warranted--.

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According to the article,9 insurance companies have filed for bankruptcy, a lot to do with fraudulent claims. So as long as scams prevail, what do you expect---so much for government oversite in Florida. Citizens is supposed to be the insurer of last resort in Florida, but with nine property insurance companies in the state now in liquidation, a tenth cut nearly in half, and dozens of others either leaving, dropping customers, or not writing new business at all largely due to roofing scams, they’re becoming the insurer of first resort for many. However, if you are financially able to pay for any and all losses to your property--then no problem being self-insured.

Democrats slash prices for fundraisers as Harris' approval rating plummets WWW.MSN.COM With Kamala Harris’ approval rating dropping alongside President Joe Biden’s, the Democratic National Convention cut the price of a photo with Harris at the DNC’s Women’s Leadership Forum from $15,000 to... I wouldn't pay 1 cent for a photo with her if I were a Democrat.

Alex Epstein on Eliminating Fossil Fuels: “There’s no scalable way to replace gasoline cars with EVs” Dennis Prager talks with energy expert Alex Epstein about the feasibility of going green Published: June 17, 2022 | Date of Source Audio: May 26, 2022 Transcribed and modified for publication from the original audio program Dennis Prager: I think the best thinker on the fossil fuel issue is Alex Epstein. … His latest book out this week is “Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas – Not Less.” … I just read a report in a left-wing source that it’s going to be so long before we can actually transition to what is called a green energy world. Are you familiar with this latest report saying that? Alex Epstein: So, you know, there is a big U.N. person recently who had said something to that effect. But what’s basically happened is there’s been this mythology, there’s sort of two ideas behind “we should rapidly eliminate fossil fuels.” One is they’re causing this climate catastrophe that will become an apocalypse. Number two is that they’re rapidly replaceable by so-called renewables, mainly solar and wind. And what we’ve seen is all these countries have invested huge amounts in these renewables, they’ve given them huge favoritism and they’ve restricted fossil fuel investment production and transportation on the lie that these unreliable renewables would replace them. And it’s failed. And so now we’re short of fossil fuels and we have a global energy crisis. And so, the idea that, “oh, now it’s going to work to rapidly replace them”? Even delusional people are not as deluded anymore. Dennis Prager: Really? That’s happy to hear. … GM announced that by 2030, it will not be producing anything except electric cars. A: Do you believe that’s true? B: Why are they doing it? Alex Epstein: I doubt it’s true. I mean, of course Tesla only produces battery cars, so it’s possible to be such a manufacturer. I mean, I think the basic thing that people don’t get is that there’s no scalable way to replace gasoline cars with EVs. And so, you can have some minority of people doing it, but if everyone tries to do it, you’re going to run into massive shortages of all the raw materials. We’re already having skyrocketing lithium prices at a tiny scale of EVs. So why are they doing this? I think a combination of status, trying to anticipate future government mandates. And I think they probably haven’t thought through the scalability issues. I doubt Mary Barra, who runs GM, has fully thought through these issues. Dennis Prager: What does “a scalability issue” mean? Alex Epstein: So, “scalability issue” means how do you produce something at a given price or a lower price on a much larger scale. And one thing that all of these green things have in common is they involve many multiples times more basic elements than we’re using today. So, lithium is an example where people are talking about, we need a hundred, a thousand times more lithium. We never have that kind of scaling and keeping the cost low. And we’re already seeing with a modest amount of scaling that the cost is going sky high. So, whenever you impose a very artificial crash timetable on the market, you get these drastic price increases, which these people are not factoring in. Dennis Prager: So, I’m going to ask you another question related to the electric car. It might be just a very simplistic, not just simple question, but I don’t care. I don’t know the answer. So, I’m asking you, since we’re already experiencing — you and I both live in California — we’re already experiencing brownouts almost every summer where simply the electricity dies for a certain number of hours in one of the most advanced democracies in the history of the world and one of the richest, and this is happening as well in Germany. So where is all the electricity going to come from to power all these cars? Alex Epstein: It’s, unfortunately, not a dumb question or a naive question. It’s a question that people haven’t really thought through. And one of my big points in “Fossil Future” is this idea that we’re going to rapidly replace fossil fuels is not a really thought-through idea by people with a real plan. Otherwise, they would just compete on the market and perform. It’s by people with a deep hostility toward energy — not just fossil fuels, but also nuclear and hydro who are just looking for a rationalization. So, they say, yeah, okay, we’ll build solar, wind, don’t worry about us getting rid of fossil fuels, don’t worry about shutting down the pipeline, don’t worry about banning leasing on federal lands because we have this magical solution. And then you look at the details and it’s like, you haven’t thought this through at all because you’re already making electricity more expensive, more scarce, less reliable, and then you’re massively going to increase the demand based on EVs. So, there’s no real thinking going on here. It’s just rationalizing an agenda of eliminating our mainstream energy use, which is really, I argue, about eliminating human impact on earth. Dennis Prager: Why do you argue that? I know that’s a big theme of yours, so elaborate. Alex Epstein: So, the easy thing to think is that the anti-fossil fuel movement is just really focused on CO2 emissions. And they’re just so concerned that our rising CO2 levels that we’ve caused by our CO2 emissions from fossil fuels that that’s making the world a bad place. But we see, wait a second — they also oppose nuclear, which is the most promising and proven alternative to fossil fuels. They oppose hydro, which is the next one after that. And then with solar wind and batteries, they oppose mining, which needs to be scaled up massively. And they oppose massive amounts of development, which are needed for transmission lines and for building the things. And so, what you see is the common denominator in this anti-fossil fuel movement is not a concern about fossil fuels. It’s a hostility toward all forms of energy because all forms of energy involve impacting nature. And the core thing I say about this in “Fossil Futures”: The goal that’s animating the green movement and, in diluted form, much of the population is not advancing human flourishing on earth, but eliminating human impact on earth.

Pro-Abortion Protests Reach Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Home in Virginia Townhall: Pro-abortion protests have been popping up all over the country, disrupting Catholic churches, doctor offices and pro-life centers all in hopes of keeping their “right” to kill an innocent baby before it even gets a chance at life. In the latest event, pro-choice protestors gathered outside of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home in Virginia holding signs that read “Abortion on demand and without apology,” while also having baby dolls taped to their wrists. The group, Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, were dressed in white clothing with what appears to be fake blood soaked onto the pants between the women’s legs, which they said represented an increase in the number of forced births that would take place if Roe v. Wade was overturned (Townhall). New York Post: The Supreme Court is set to announce whether it will overturn the landmark abortion case as soon as this week. A majority of Americans believes it’s wrong to protest outside the homes of Supreme Court justices, according to a Fox News poll. The group includes a majority of Republicans, while 58% of Democrats say they see nothing wrong with the demonstrations (New York Post).

Russian Soldiers’ Morale Crisis Independent: Whole Russian units are still refusing orders and “armed stand-offs” are happening between soldiers and officers, according to the British defence ministry. Its assessment of the war in Ukraine said both sides were “committed to intense combat” in the eastern Donbas region and were likely experiencing “variable morale”. “Ukrainian forces have likely suffered desertions in recent weeks, however, Russian morale highly likely remains especially troubled,” the UK defence ministry said on Sunday morning. It said low Russian morale was likely driven by factors including perceived poor leadership, very heavy casualties and problems with pay (Independent). Washington Times: Russian forces have made marginal gains on the outskirts of Severodonetsk, a crucial city in Ukraine’s Luhansk oblast, but have largely stalled along other routes. Military analysts say Moscow is facing mounting troop losses and broken-down equipment that will complicate any efforts to renew offensive operations in the ongoing battle to secure the Donbas region. Both Russia and Ukraine have continued to conduct heavy artillery barrages on positions around the Severodonetsk pocket, and both sides are experiencing moral problems from the intense combat (Washington Time

Biden’s Economic Advisor: Recession is Not Inevitable National Review: National Economic Council director Brian Deese on Sunday claimed that a recession is “not inevitable,” despite a recent poll that found more than 60 percent of CEOs around the world are expecting a recession before the end of 2023. Deese’s comments on CBS’s Face the Nation echoed President Biden’s assertion on Thursday that a recession is “not inevitable.” “Not only is a recession not inevitable, but I think that a lot of people are underestimating those strengths and the resilience of the American economy,” Deese said, referring to strengths including increased household savings and low proportions of people missing payments on mortgages and credit cards. Economic analysts predict a recession may be imminent given that the Federal Reserve has started to reverse its accommodative monetary policy. The Fed announced last week it would hike its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percent, marking the largest singular increase since 1994 (National Review). RNC Research: Former Obama economic advisor Larry Summers: “My best guess is that a recession is ahead” (Twitter).

Democrats Anxious Over Biden’s Inflation Messaging Townhall: During CNN’s Inside Politics, Capitol Hill reporter Melanie Zanona said that Democrats have been “panicking privately” over President Joe Biden’s inflation messaging for months. When asked about a meeting between Democrats and White House aids, Zanona acknowledged that it didn’t go as planned. “Not well, to put it mildly, listen, Democrats, they have been panicking privately. They have been saying for months, back in December they started pressing the White House to get a handle on inflation, start talking about this issue,” Zanona told host Abby Philip. Democrats in no surprising way, tried to play the blame game pinning the disastrous issue on someone else rather than themselves. Zanona said Democrats urged Congress to just “blame other people, blame corporate greed, start talking about what we’re doing legislatively to talk about these issues” (Townhall). Fox News: Inflation soared to 8.6% in May, hitting another 40-year high. She said that had been pushing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to get bills on the House floor, “even if its just messaging votes,” in an effort to show voters that they’re acting on it (Fox News). National Review: President Biden continues to absolve himself of responsibility for the fact that his gargantuan $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief package likely contributed to the current record-breaking inflation. “You could argue whether [the American Rescue Plan] had a marginal, minor impact on inflation,” Biden told the Associated Press in an interview Thursday. “I don’t think it did. And most economists do not think it did. But the idea that caused inflation is bizarre.” Biden’s comments stand in stark contrast to a speech he gave in November 2021, when he acknowledged that the “checks for $1400” the government distributed to Americans, in addition to many other relief provisions, could pump up inflation (National Review).

FBI Investigating Terror Attacks on Pregnancy Clinics by Pro-Abortion Radicals Washington Times: The FBI confirmed Friday it is investigating attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and churches, episodes of violence and vandalism that surged after the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “The FBI is investigating a series of attacks and threats targeting pregnancy resource centers and faith-based organizations across the country,” the FBI told The Washington Times. “The FBI takes all threats seriously and we continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners and will remain vigilant to protect our communities.” The FBI National Press Office statement followed a full-court press from House and Senate Republicans, pro-life leaders and religious groups urging the Biden administration to take action on violent incidents carried out by shadowy activists and extremist groups such as Jane’s Revenge (Washington Times). Life Site: A list compiled by the pro-life Family Research Council shows that, as of June 16, a whopping 52 pro-abortion attacks have taken place since the leak, including nearly a dozen acts of vandalism against Catholic Churches and nearly 40 against crisis pregnancy centers. Despite the extreme rise in anti-Catholic attacks at the hands of pro-abortion activists, U.S. Speaker of the House and self-described “very Catholic” Nancy Pelosi dodged questions this week about the disturbing trend and instead praised abortion (Life Site).

Planned Parenthood Will Halt Abortions in Wisconsin ABC: Abortion could suddenly become illegal in Wisconsin so Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is adding more abortion appointments through June 25. After that, they’re suspending appointments and directing patients to facilities out of state. The reason behind this move is to not disrupt care for those seeking an abortion as the country waits for a decision from the Supreme Court. If that happens, Wisconsin’s 1849 law banning abortion would immediately go into effect. This law bans abortion without any exception for rape or incest. Abortion would only be allowed if the woman’s life is in danger (ABC). This comes on the heels of Planned Parenthood stopping abortions in South Dakota (Life News).

Kamala Harris Claims Abortion Does Not Go Against Church Teachings Townhall: Vice President Kamala Harris argued that people can still support abortion without having to give up their religious beliefs, as the U.S. Supreme Court is potentially set to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade. Talking to reporters, Harris said that there is no conflict between religious faith and support for the widespread protection over abortion (Townhall). RNC Research: KAMALA HARRIS: “For those of us of faith, I think that we agree…there’s nothing about this issue [of abortion] that will require anyone to abandon their faith” (Twitter). Daily Wire: Catholics, evangelical Protestants, and many Jews believe abortion goes against their faith (Daily Wire). Stephen Mansfield: Lord have mercy. This woman is either ignorant or deeply deceived: “Kamala Harris argues there is no conflict between abortion rights and religious faith” (Twitter).

Gallup Poll Finds Belief in God Hits All-Time Low Among Americans Axios: The number of Americans who believe in God has dropped to the lowest level in the 78 years Gallup has asked the question, per a poll out Friday. Driving the news: 81% of U.S. adults say they believe in God — down 6 points from 2017. Belief in God dropped the most among young adults, liberals and Democrats, with these groups showing a drop of 10 or more percentage points compared to an average of polls from 2013 to 2017, Gallup found. More than 90% of Americans believed in God between 1944 and 2011. Conservatives and married adults experienced little change in beliefs, and other subgroups, including education level and ages, experienced but a modest decline (Axios). Daily Wire: Those who were married, as well as those without college degrees, were more likely to believe in God than those who were not married or with college degrees (Daily Wire).

White House Says Country Does Not Need More Oil Drilling Fox News: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shot down calls to increase oil drilling in the U.S. Thursday, saying the country doesn’t need it (Fox News). RNC Research: JEAN-PIERRE: “We don’t need to” drill more oil in the U.S. REPORTER: “The president once said he’s going to end fossil fuel. Is that now off the table?” JEAN-PIERRE: “No. We are going to continue to move forward…” (Twitter). Patrick De Haan: WH begs oil cos to improve situation. Can we drill? We’d rather you not. Can we build a refinery? We’d rather you not. Can we build a pipeline? We’d rather you not. Just make it better (Twitter). Rep. Stephanie Bice: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is supposed to be strictly used for national security emergencies and severe weather events, not as a Hail Mary when Democrat’s anti-American energy policies fail. Biden cannot keep tapping into this critical resource (Twitter).

President Biden Blames High Gas Prices on Oil Companies Katie Pavlich: After pledging to end the oil and gas industry during his 2020 campaign, President Joe Biden sent a letter to executives from a number of oil companies this week and demanded they do more to decrease gas prices in the United States. His administration is also calling companies unpatriotic (Townhall). Dan O’Donnell: Joe Biden in 2020: “No more subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. No more drilling including offshore. No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill period. It ends” (Twitter). Daily Caller: Oil companies and industry trade groups criticized President Joe Biden after he sent a letter to them threatening action over high gasoline prices (Daily Caller). Eric Nuttall: Exxon comes out swinging (Twitter)!

Biden Considering Declaring a Public Health Emergency to Protect Abortion New York Times: President Biden’s top aides are weighing whether he can or should take a series of executive actions to help women in Republican-controlled states obtain abortions if the Supreme Court eliminates a woman’s right to end her pregnancy, according to senior administration officials. Some of the ideas under consideration include declaring a national public health emergency, readying the Justice Department to fight any attempt by states to criminalize travel for the purpose of obtaining an abortion, and asserting that Food and Drug Administration regulations granting approval to abortion medications pre-empt any state bans, the officials said (New York Times). National Review: While the move would almost certainly be met with legal challenges, the declaration of a public-health emergency could ostensibly allow the Department of Health and Human Services to suspend the state-based medical licensing regime so that blue-state doctors could perform abortions in states where abortion is outlawed or restricted (National Review).

Nancy Pelosi Refuses to Condemn Violence Targeting Pregnancy Clinics Julio Rosas: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was asked about Democrats’ lack of condemnation when it comes to the number of pro-life churches and pregnancy centers during her weekly press conference on Thursday. In response, Pelosi reiterated that women have the right to choose when it comes to bodily autonomy (Townhall). Eric Rosales: @SpeakerPelosi was asked about the attacks by domestic terrorist group on #ProLife facilities taking place across the nation. The Speaker DID NOT denounce fire bombs or vandalism, instead elaborated on her pro-#abortion agenda (Twitter). Spencer Brown: Wow. She pushed right past the terrorist attacks against pro-life organizations & launched a full-throated defense of abortion, calling herself “very Catholic,” citing Ireland. Would she vote to adopt Ireland’s abortion law? No chance. Pathetic performance (Twitter).

Pro-Life Leaders Pen Letter to AG Garland Demanding Action Against Pro-Abortion Terror Group National Review: A coalition of pro-life organizations sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday demanding action to address the recent wave of pro-abortion terrorism and intimidation. In a letter organized by the non-profit CatholicVote, 25 pro-life leaders, mostly think tank presidents, called the Justice Department’s attention to the many attacks on pregnancy centers, churches, and even Supreme Court justices that have occurred since the Dobbs majority opinion leak last month (National Review). Fox News: The pro-choice group “Jane’s Revenge” has recently taken credit for attacks on pro-life organizations, including for the attack on Wisconsin Family Action last month and throwing red paint on a crisis pregnancy center in Washington, D.C. last week. “We call on you to publicly condemn these unlawful attacks; to commit to vigorous efforts to prevent them, and to investigate and prosecute them; and to proactively engage with the affected faith communities to ensure their concerns and security needs are being met,” the groups wrote in the conclusion of their Friday letter (Fox News).

Ukraine Refuses to Surrender Donbas City of Sievierodonetsk Independent: Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk today. Russia told Ukrainian forces sheltering in a chemical plant in the ruined Donbas city to stop “senseless resistance and lay down arms” from Wednesday morning, pressing its advantage in the battle for control of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine said more than 500 civilians, including 40 children, remained alongside soldiers inside the Azot chemical works as the Russian bombardment of the surrounding city continued. Officials made no reference to the Russian ultimatum in remarks to the press on Wednesday. Moscow had said it would let civilians evacuate the plant on Wednesday but Russian-backed separatists said Ukrainian shelling had scuppered the plan (Independent). New York Post: With those reports, the siege of Severodonetsk began to mirror the tragedies of Mariupol, where defenders and residents held out for weeks in the bowels of a steel plant. But unlike the siege of Mariupol, Ukrainian-controlled Severodonetsk is not yet completely cut off from the rest of Ukrainian territory, Struyk said — despite Russian forces destroying the three bridges connecting the city to Ukrainian-held Lysychansk (New York Post).

Dmitry Medvedev Questions If Ukraine Will Even Exist in Two Years New York Post: One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies ominously suggested that Ukraine might not exist in two years’ time. Dmitry Medvedev, former president and prime minister of the Russian Federation, who currently serves as deputy head of the country’s Security Council, took to his Telegram channel Wednesday to muse about Ukraine’s attempts to secure gas imports from its Western allies. “I saw a report that Ukraine wants to receive from its overseas masters [liquified natural gas] as part of a land-lease plan with payment for delivery after 2 years,” Medvedev wrote. “Otherwise the country will freeze next winter. “But here’s a question. Who said that after two years Ukraine will even exist on the world map? “But it makes no difference to the Americans – they are so invested in their ‘anti-Russia’ project, that everything else is trivial to them” (New York Post). Yahoo: Suggesting a country should be wiped off the map is inherently genocidal. The UN defines genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group” (Yahoo

Pro-Choice Terror Group Announces Pregnancy Centers Fair Game Katie Pavlich: The violent pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge, which is connected to the leftist anarchist group Antifa, has declared open season on pro-life crisis pregnancy centers and has issued an ultimatum (Townhall). Andy Ngo: Jane’s Revenge, the terrorist far-left group connected to #Antifa that carried out attacks targeting religious buildings & pregnancy centers, has released a new statement saying it’s open season (Twitter). Jane’s Revenge: Your thirty days expired yesterday. We offered an honourable way out. You could have walked away. Now the leash is off. And we will make it as hard as possible for your campaign of oppression to continue. We have demonstrated in the past month how easy and fun it is to attack. We are versatile, we are mercurial, and we answer to no one but ourselves. We promised to take increasingly drastic measures against oppressive infrastructures. Rest assured that we will, and those measures may not come in the form of something so easily cleaned up as fire and graffiti. Sometimes you will see what we do, and you will know that it is us. Sometimes you will think you merely are unlucky, because you cannot see the ways which we interfere in your affairs. But your pointless attempts to control others, and make life more difficult, will not be met passively. Eventually your insurance companies, and your financial backers will realize you are a bad investment. From here forward, any anti-choice group who closes their doors, and stops operating will no longer be a target. But until you do, it’s open season, and we know where your operations are… Through attacking, we find joy, courage, and strip the veneer of impenetrability held by these violent institutions (Jane’s Revenge).