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A new case report published at Science Direct reveals that three veterans of America's military, all men who decided they were women, got cancer, and that may have been the result of the chemicals they ingested as part of their "transition."
The transgender agenda, one of two major ideologies being pushed onto America by the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, the other being abortion for all, is misleading at best, as scientifically transgenderism cannot happen.
The fact of being male or female is embedded in the human body down to the DNA level, and no chemicals or surgical mutilations actually change that.
"Estrogens, acting through multiple pathways, have been associated with development of thyroid cancer," the report said.
It continued, "Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) with estradiol is a cornerstone of treatment of transgender women, but thyroid cancer has been associated with estrogens. Clinicians should be aware of this and discuss it with transgender women—in the context of limited data on thyroid cancer in this population—to eliminate health disparities."
It confirmed, "Estrogens may be associated with an increased risk; the implications for transgender women, who use estrogen for gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), are unclear."
The report was based on case studies of "3 transgender female veterans."
The report said, "Thyroid cancer prevalence in the transgender female population is not yet well-established. These 3 transgender female veterans each had risk factors associated with cancer development. Based on limited existing data, it is conceivable but not clear that GAHT treatment could have impacted their course."
It warned, "Clinicians should also be aware that patients may be receiving hormonal therapy from nontraditional sources with unforeseen and unknown associated risks."
A report in the Daily Mail explained, "The experts suggested that the estrogen in the gender-affirming drugs may have led to malignant cells in the thyroid growing, which could lead to cancerous tumors or benign masses becoming cancerous."
It reported, "Figures from Defense Health Agency show that in the past three years, $17.5 million in taxpayer money was spent on psychotherapy for trans service people and $1.5 million went towards hormone drugs. A further $7.6 million funded gender-affirming surgeries, including facial tweaks to make a recruit more masculine or feminine, and the removal or creation of breasts and genitals."
The report cited the multiple negative complications reported by men who say they are women: organ injuries, abnormal growths, psychiatric disorders, product issues, nervous system disorders and more. Fifty-four percent of the reactions were serious including one death in the study cited.
For women who say they are men, complications included the same list of factors, but 88% were serious and there were two deaths.
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It's an issue on which a majority of Americans agree.
Members of "every race, sex, age, ethnicity, income, region, educational status, and political viewpoint" agree:
That the administration of transgender-pushing chemicals and bodily mutilations on minors should be banned.
Except for one group: Democrats.
The party of Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Joe Biden and the push to impose such ideological agendas on those too young to defend themselves.
The Washington Stand reported, "If the government passed a bill banning pediatric gender clinics from inflicting so-called 'gender-affirming care' on everyone under 18, every demographic group in the United States would favor it – except registered Democrats."
The results are from a new The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll by Noble Predictive Insights which interviewed 2,560 registered voters.
Nearly six of 10 said the government should ban the transgender industry from pushing any drug or doing any body-modifying surgery on minors.
Only 25% would oppose such an agenda.
Majorities from virtually every area of American life said "yes" to the question, "Should the federal government ban transgender procedures, such as puberty blockers and gender-related surgeries, for minors?"
The majorities included Republicans (82%), parents of minors (61%), urban residents (58%), college-educated voters (55%), and young people aged 18-34 (53%), the report said.
And, it said, "The most sought-after voting blocs in the 2024 presidential election believe the government should prohibit the transgender industry from targeting children and teenagers, including suburban residents (57%), females, and true Independent voters (both 56%)."
Childless voters, 53%, agreed, as did Midwest (60%), West (59%) and Northeast (51%) voters and white voters (63%), Hispanics (59%) and more. For blacks, it was a plurality of 46%.
"Only registered Democrats said they believed the multibillion-dollar transgender industry should be able to ply its trade on minors, who cannot legally drink alcohol or attend an R-rated movie alone," the report charged.
"Even then, only a plurality of Democrats disbelieve in such laws. A total of 43% of registered Democrats would oppose a national minor protection bill, while 36% would welcome such a measure."
Transgenderism has been one of the two top agenda items for the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, in which it delivered failures to America on the border, on inflation, on the economy, on international influence and much more. The other priority for them has been abortion.
Peter LaBarbera, president of Center For Morality and Americans for Truth, told the Washington Stand. "The percentages would be much higher were it not for the pro-Democrat-media's efforts to spike coverage of the issue and lie about it."
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A property management company in Colorado has gone online to deliver the truth about a war a Venezuelan gang has brought to its doorstep.
The issue arose some weeks ago, as gang members were caught on video in Aurora, Colorado, apparently taking over an apartment building, including collecting rent from tenants for apartments in a building they didn't own.
It's a direct result of the massive open door policy the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris regime has imposed on America at its southern border, with millions of immigrants, including a significant criminal element, entering the U.S. at will.
Leftists and others tried to suggest the Aurora situation was not as bad as portrayed. So the building managers, Cbz Management, took to social media to explain how not only did the gang take over, but the company essentially was abandoned by the powers that be – almost all Democrats in the governor's office and state legislature.
As WND reported, Martha Raddatz at leftist ABC News tried to downplay the threat.
WATCH:
Her comments left Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance challenging, "Martha, do you hear yourself? Only 'a handful of apartment complexes' in America were taken over by Venezuelan gangs, and Donald Trump is the problem and not Kamala Harris' open border? Americans are so fed up with what's going on, and they have every right to be and I really find this exchange, Martha, sort of interesting, because you seem to be more focused [on] nitpicking everything that Donald Trump has said rather than acknowledging that apartment complexes in the United States of America are being taken over by violent gangs."
Raddatz had claimed, "The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes — apartment complexes and the mayor said our dedicated police officers have acted on those concerns."
Cbz had another story:
The corporation statements continued, explaining illegal tenants and squatters apparently did pay rent, to the gang members.
"To address this entity (gangs) we contacted every city official we could think of for help with the problem. Unfortunately, none were willing to take meaningful action. Meanwhile, our CBZ representative continued receiving threatening messages, in which these criminals revealed his home address and his spouse's name. Finally, the APD, FBI and Homeland Security informed us that those sending the messages and controlling our buildings were part of the notorious Tren De Aragua gang from Venezuela. They also mentioned that our situation was just 'a blip on the radar,' as this gang is causing significant problems nationwide. Two days after our FBI meeting, the gang confronted our on-site manager, asserting control over all three properties. They offered an ultimatum: share rental income 50/50 or lose the buildings permanently. They also threatened to harm him and his family. For the safety of our management team and their families, we withdrew them from the properties and focused on seeking help from government agencies."
The company had expected help, "perhaps even from the National Guard."
"That never happened. Instead, we were left helpless, watching as violence, bullets, and destruction overtook our buildings. Many of our legitimate tenants fled out of fear. Despite the obvious crisis, several city officials refused to acknowledge the reality. Instead, they blamed us, citing 'code violations' as the reason for shutting down our property—violations we couldn't resolve for tenants who weren't even ours," the company said.
The company said it was speaking up because "many still deny the reality of the situation, sometimes using us as scapegoats. That's why we are no longer staying silent. We will continue to counter falsehoods with simple facts and evidence.
"Yes, gangs did take control of our apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado, and the government did nothing. That is the real story."
Hollywood actress Theresa Randle was arrested for an alleged assault in Los Angeles on Monday - just the latest incident to raise concern about the Bad Boys star who hasn't been seen in movies recently.
Randle, known for playing Martin Lawrence's wife in the Bad Boys action comedy series, was reported to police last weekend over an alleged assault.
When the cops showed up, Randle was not there. But two days later, the police received a second call about domestic violence and a restraining order violation from the same house.
The cops found Randle at the residence, but she was not cooperative as they detained her for felony assault with a deadly weapon.
Officer Charles Miller, a public information officer for the Los Angeles Police Department, told the Los Angeles Times that Randle struck another person during an "argument" at a home in the 500 block of 7th Street.
The details about the assault, including the nature of the deadly weapon, are unclear. The woke District Attorney of Los Angeles, George Gascon, is not prosecuting the case, citing insufficient evidence.
Randle is known for her roles in Malcolm X, Space Jam, Beverly Hills Cop III, and the Bad Boys series. She hasn't received much acting work lately, last appearing in Bad Boys For Life in 2020.
Randle did not appear in the most recent Bad Boys movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which was released this summer.
Randle portrayed Theresa, the wife of Martin Lawrence's character Marcus Burnett, in the first three Bad Boys movies, but she was replaced by Tasha Smith in the latest installment.
The movie was a box office success, netting $400 million across the world and marking a triumph for star Will Smith, who fell into disgrace after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
Last year, Randle caused alarm when she was seen in LA's notorious Skid Row, known for its large homeless population. A viral video showed Randle in a walker, wearing disposable gloves, raising concern about her health.
Her former publicist, Roger Neal, confirmed Randle's identity but noted he hasn't represented her in a decade. Neal said that casting agents have called him to book Randle, but he has no way of getting in touch with her.
"'That's definitely her. 100 percent," he said of the video.
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Well, that didn't go as planned for a Lycra-clad millionaire bicyclist who raged to police about a driver who got too close to him on the road and demanded police give him a ticket.
They did, but it was dropped later, and the bicyclist was fined $160 for disorderly conduct over the episode.
The case developed in Utah, but multiple Western states have laws requiring drivers to give bicyclists a clearance when they are on the road. The concept is safety, but it also allows, on narrow and winding mountain roads, for a bicyclist to insist on maintaining his or her travel, while long lines of vehicles are slowed to a bicycle pace, unable to get around because of oncoming traffic.
This latest dispute is explained on video (Please be forewarned for offensive language):
The Daily Mail explained Gary Peacock, 73, was triggered when Pierce Kempton, 22, passed him on a road near Park City, Utah.
Peacock, "who lives in a $3.5 million Park City home," confronted Kempton, repeatedly threatened the driver while he called police, and insisted, "I'm riding a bike. I have more rights than you!"
He later threatens, "If I have it my way, you're going to jail. I'll press charges against you."
Kempton was fined $130 for passing too closely, but that citation was dropped shortly later when he gained access to video from his car's video camera, and provided it to prosecutors, revealing that he indeed moved over for the biker.
The report confirmed, "Dashcam footage posted to Kempton's TikTok page shows him driving along a narrow two-way road and veering slightly to the left to give the cyclist a wider berth."
And, the report noted, at one point Peacock physically put his hand on the younger man, even while calling him a "very aggressive teenager."
The report noted Peacock already had paid a fine, and Kempton reports if he wants to pursue further action against Peacock, his only option is a civil case.
The Secret Service is not providing Donald Trump with consistent protection, and the agency is trying to cover it up, according to a whistleblower.
The troubling allegations were shared with Missouri Senator Josh Hawley (R), who wrote a letter to director Ronald Rowe demanding answers.
The Secret Service has been blocking federal monitors from accessing Trump campaign events where protection is weaker, the whistleblower claimed.
The Department of Homeland Security auditors have only been allowed at select events where Trump is receiving the full level of security.
The DHS monitors have been obstructed to hide Trump's inconsistent protection, the whistleblower said.
“The whistleblower alleges that the Secret Service denied access to [Department of Homeland Security] auditors because the former president is not receiving the full level of protective assets for all of his events, and Secret Service leadership wants to obscure or simply conceal this fact,” Hawley wrote.
The allegations, if true, contradict the public assertion of director Ronald Rowe that Trump is getting the same protection as current president Joe Biden, who signed a law this month mandating equal protection for presidential candidates and sitting presidents.
Concerns about Trump's safety spiked after he survived an attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.
A damning Senate investigation found that the Secret Service made crucial mistakes that enabled the gunman to take a clear shot from a rooftop. The oversights came despite Secret Service being notified of "credible" threats that led to counter snipers being posted at the rally.
A second assassination attempt at Trump's Florida golf course in September was thwarted by a Secret Service agent who spotted the gunman's rifle.
While Trump has praised individual agents for protecting him, he has alleged Secret Service is denying him the resources he needs to campaign freely, benefiting Democrats.
Last month in Wisconsin, a swing state, Trump was forced to move an outdoor rally to a smaller indoor venue because of Secret Service shortages.
Trump made a triumphant return last weekend to Butler, where he spoke from behind bulletproof glass and paid tribute to slain firefighter Corey Comperatore.
Despite promises of reform, public skepticism of the Secret Service remains elevated, and Trump has expressed doubts about his personal safety.
“Well, I’m always worried,” he admitted to NewsNation's Chris Cuomo.
“I think that the White House isn’t treating us very good,” he added. “I get crowds that are ten times bigger than anybody else, 20 times bigger than anybody else, and we’re entitled to security.”
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The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, which is seeking through Harris' 2024 campaign to continue its leftist agendas for another four years and trillions of dollars, knew that the botched withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan would result in the deaths of Afghan allies, and deliberately abandoned them, a new report confirms.
It was the American Center for Law and Justice that pursued a Freedom of Information Act case against the government.
The organization pointed out that so far no one has been held accountable for the Afghanistan disaster created on the orders of the Biden-Harris administration, so it sought access to information about that decision-making process.
The results of the lawsuit included a number of documents, mostly redacted. But the ACLJ it found a copy a "summons" from Taliban terrorists that apparently was intended for, and delivered to, some of those who helped the U.S.
Translated from Arabic, it states: "This is a summons from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for Sayed Paida Gol Hashimi, Sayyid Hazargul Hashimi, and Hablulmatin Hashimi. Based on the accurate information of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, you all had worked very closely with the occupying forces of the United States – the American anti-Islamic forces in Bamyan province in recent years. Therefore, you are ordered to submit yourself to the nearest field office of the Islamic Emirate where you will be served to face justice within the legal framework of the Islamic Emirate. Your failure to surrender yourself will have serious consequences both to you and your family as all of you including your families will be severely prosecuted and punished under the Islamic law of the Emirate."
The ACLJ reported, "The summons above illustrates the retribution inevitably faced by the Afghan allies we deserted. The Hashimis, like so many of our other Afghan allies, were essential in helping the United States during its time in Afghanistan. No doubt numerous families like the Hashimis were sent similarly threatening letters and required to turn themselves in to 'face justice within the legal framework of the Islamic Emirate.'"
It continued, "Make no mistake, this would mean subjecting themselves to Shariah law. Remember that there is no innocence until proven guilty and not necessarily even a right to due process or a trial. It appears that the mind of the Taliban was already made up, and under Shariah law, the penalty is often death."
"The fact that the State Department has this summons means that they knew, and we know they did nothing," the ACLJ said.
The ACLJ cited a report dating to 2022 that confirms at least 242 reports of "reprisal killings" in Afghanistan after Biden and Harris withdrew American troops in a series of events that resulted in the terror-triggered deaths of 13 service members.
"Note also that a refusal of the Hashimis to surrender themselves to death meant that consequences would also be felt by their families," the ACLJ said. "This could mean the ending of multiple generations of Hashimis solely for their willingness to cooperate with U.S. troops."
The report said, "All this punishment is due to the United States promising to protect our allies and then abandoning them when it was most convenient. It is inexcusable that our own government officials and our media have proven so willing to obfuscate the abject failures of the Biden-Harris administration in Afghanistan – despite knowing the many resulting disastrous outcomes."
The ACLJ pointed out that "summons" is dated only six days after the last U.S. troops left.
"The Taliban was already issuing legal threats to our allies before the jet trail of our military aircraft still lingered over," the report said.
Further, it noted that after the pullout, "at least 600 Americans were abandoned for months behind enemy lines. Yet the Biden-Harris administration publicly stated it did not know how many Americans were left behind and admitted there were no plans to help Americans get out of Afghanistan."
And there were "tens of thousands" of Afghan citizens who had helped the U.S., only to be "left behind to deal with a vengeful Taliban."
"Furthermore, billions of dollars of advanced U.S. military equipment were also captured and still remain in the hands of the Taliban terrorists."
Actually, some of that military gear now has been found in other terror-infested locations around the world. with the Taliban apparently selling off some of the excess vehicles, helicopters, planes and more that it does not need.
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There's been a lot of open speculation about how effective the U.S. Secret Service, under the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration, has been in protecting President Donald Trump, who held that office from 2017-2021 and once again is a candidate.
After all, that administration is the same administration that effectively has weaponized the Department of Justice to attack Trump, for his comments about the 2020 election, for his handling of government documents, even for his business operations, as a related state agenda demanded.
Further, he's been targeted by at least two assassination attempts in just the past few weeks, including one that left him wounded. And there have been multiple concerns and complaints that the Secret Service repeatedly denied him the level of protection his own campaign staff said was needed.
Now the situation has gotten worse.
A Fox News report explains that Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has documented reports from a whistleblower that Secret Service leaders are trying "to hide the level of protection given to former President Donald Trump."
The chief of the agency already has quit in the wake of agents' failures to protect Trump in that assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, a few weeks ago.
Hawley sent letters to the Secret Service chief Ronald Rowe and the Department of Homeland Security inspector general Joseph Cuffan, revealing that at this point government auditors are being denied access to some Trump campaign events in an effort "to hide these apparent protection shortfalls for the former president," the report said.
"You of course have publicly stated that former President Trump is receiving 'the highest level of Secret Service protection' and that 'he's getting everything.' This new whistleblower information troublingly contradicts your public statements," Hawley told the bureaucrats.
Hawley charged, to Cuffan, that, "Secret Service headquarters blocked several of your auditors from accessing recent Trump campaign events."
Hawley continued, "The Secret Service whistleblower alleges that the denial was in order to hide the fact that the former president is not receiving a consistent level of protective assets for all of his engagements. [Y]ou should be aware of these allegations, which indicate that the Secret Service is not in fact cooperating with your auditors and is instead painting a false picture."
Hawley has been hearing from whistleblowers since that July 13 attempt on Trump's life, when he was nicked in the ear by a bullet that likely would have killed him had he not turned his head to look at a poster display at just that second.
He's given credit to God for saving his life.
Hawley already has released a lengthy report detailing a list of allegations against Washington's bureaucracy.
"Hawley found a 'compounding pattern of negligence, sloppiness, and gross incompetence that goes back years, all of which culminated in an assassination attempt that came inches from succeeding,'" Fox reported.
Trump, besides crediting a higher power for sparing his life, has commented on suspicions that outside enemies, including Iranian interests, are trying to take him out.
The Washington Examiner notes that Trump has charged that Biden should threaten to bomb Iran if those linked to the rogue Islamic empire try to assassinate him.
"Iran has an open threat out for me, and that's bad. And Biden, if he were a real president, if he were the kind of guy he should be, he should say, 'If anybody shoots a former president, who's now the leading candidate, even though he's leading against Democrats, we will bomb that country into oblivion.' And it would stop."
The report noted, "Iran has openly touted plans to assassinate Trump since his administration's assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps leader Qassem Soleimani in January 2020."
The two assassination attempts of Trump in July and September were not linked with the Iranian government.
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Apparently it's not a good idea to announce, during a college course you teach, that you believe men who don't support a woman for president should be lined up and "shot."
This conclusion comes from the case of a teacher, apparently in a University of Kansas classroom.
Apparently, university officials weren't pleased with the advocacy for violence, on the state taxpayers' dime and in a public university setting.
"The university is aware of a classroom video in which an instructor made an inappropriate reference to violence," the school announced. "The instructor is being placed on administrative leave, pending further investigation.
"The instructor offers his sincerest apologies and deeply regrets the situation. His intent was to emphasize his advocacy for women's rights and equality, and he recognizes he did a very poor job of doing so. The university has an established process for situations like this and will follow that process."
At a Twitchy commentary was the note, "We love the excuse. He intended to advocate for 'women's rights' and 'equality' but did a 'poor job' of it. No. He said exactly what he meant — there are a million different ways to talk about women's rights and equality that don't involve the mass murder of one's political opponents. The University locked replies (we're not shocked), but the quotes told them exactly how people feel about the professor and his 'apology.'"
It appears the university won't be alone in "investigating."
And one commenter suggested the odd situation that has the university admitting it has "an established process" for "when a professor suggests men who don't vote for Kamala should be 'lined up and shot."'
Emma Brungardt, who was named Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas 2024, was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday, KAKE-TV reported. The 19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after the vehicle she was riding in hit a tree.
Brungardt and five others were traveling on County Road 21 near Colby at 9:45 p.m. when the accident occurred. The Ford F250 pickup they were riding in veered out of its lane and smashed into a tree.
The driver and other passengers were taken to the hospital, but Brungardt was pronounced dead at the scene. The other passengers included four members of her rodeo team. Nobody has been charged in the crash.
As a sophomore at Colby Community College, Brungardt was studying equine management and production. Her rodeo events included breakaway, goat tying, and team roping.
Brungardt's death came as a shock to her community. As the current title holder of Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas, the pageant memorialized the young woman on social media.
"The Miss Rodeo Kansas Pageant would like to express our deepest condolences to the family of Emma Brungardt, our beautiful Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas 2024. Emma was a true gem and horsewoman who embodied what it meant to be a rodeo queen, always going above and beyond what was expected of her," the organization posted to Facebook on Saturday.
"We will miss her contagious smile and one in a million personality. Please keep her family and friends in your prayers as they navigate through this unimaginable loss," Miss Rodeo Kansas wrote.
Colby Community College Rodeo similarly memorialized the teen in a post on Facebook. "Emma was a sweet soul who picked up other people and always had a positive attitude. Her light will live on in and around the rodeo arena," the Colby CC Rodeo account said.
According to USA Today, Brungardt was a young woman with big dreams and a bright future. "In my family, I am the first generation to rodeo," Brungardt stated in her Miss Rodeo Kansas Pageant biography.
"Rodeo became a part of my life after the loss of my brother, Joseph," Brungardt said. There are seven children in her family, and the late rodeo star was the fifth born.
Brungardt won grand champion at the Kansas Wild Horse Youth Challenge in 2019 and 2021, competing for four years in the contest. The young woman was also proud of attending college on a scholarship.
"I dream of becoming the first person in my family to complete a college degree," Brungardt said. She also enjoyed being outdoors and taking care of her Mustang horses, which she would ride often.
The passing of this bright young woman with a promising future is a terrible tragedy. Her life was cut short just as it was becoming the woman she wanted to be.