Headlines at multiple news outlets misled readers on Thursday by claiming that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas repeated a "debunked" claim about COVID-19 vaccines in a dissenting opinion.

At least three mainstream news organizations falsely stated that Thomas claimed COVID-19 vaccines contain the cells of aborted babies in an opinion dissenting from the Supreme Court's refusal to take up a religious liberty case challenging New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate launched by 16 health care workers.

"Clarence Thomas claimed in a dissenting opinion that Covid vaccines are derived from the cells of 'aborted children,'" Politico tweeted Thursday, sharing an article with the headline, "Clarence Thomas suggests Covid vaccines are developed using cells of ‘aborted children.’"

\u201cClarence Thomas claimed in a dissenting opinion that Covid vaccines are derived from the cells of \u201caborted children.\u201d\n\nNo Covid vaccines in the U.S. contain the cells of aborted fetuses. \nhttps://t.co/13YartfO5Z\u201d

— POLITICO (@POLITICO) 1656612160

Similar headlines appeared at Axios and at NBC News, and the misleading claim was spread by Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler and others.

\u201cClarence Thomas suggests COVID vaccines are made with "aborted children" https://t.co/hHHG33qtQb\u201d

— Axios (@Axios) 1656623997

\u201cJustice Thomas cites debunked claim that Covid vaccines are made with cells from 'aborted children' https://t.co/o4lB6oRioa via @nbcnews\u201d

— Adam Edelman (@Adam Edelman) 1656608422

\u201cIt's good the fact checkers are on top of this... oh\u201d

— Stephen L. Miller (@Stephen L. Miller) 1656678922

These headlines are wrong. Thomas was not making a claim about the COVID-19 vaccines. He was quoting the petitioners' stated beliefs about how taking the vaccine would violate their religious conscience.

In 2021, a group of anonymous health care workers sued New York, arguing that the state's vaccine mandate violated their religious conscience rights. The state requires that all health care workers show proof of vaccination to continue in their employment.

“They object on religious grounds to all available COVID–19 vaccines because they were developed using cell lines derived from aborted children,” Thomas wrote in a dissenting opinion after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

Although Thomas was clearly citing the argument of the petitioners, reporters asserted he was himself claiming that COVID-19 vaccines contain cells from aborted children.

\u201cThomas dissenting opinion on the left. \u201cThey object\u201d\u2026\n\nAnd on the right is from the petition of cert he is citing. \n\nHe is literally quoting the argument of the petitioners, not making one himself or even agreeing with it.\u201d

— AG (@AG) 1656625852

Paradoxically, the facts in some of these reports support what Thomas wrote even though the sensational headlines suggest he was wrong.

In Politico's article, for example, breaking news reporter Kelly Hooper writes, "None of the Covid-19 vaccines in the United States contain the cells of aborted fetuses. Cells obtained from elective abortions decades ago were used in testing during the Covid vaccine development process, a practice that is common in vaccine testing — including for the rubella and chickenpox vaccinations." (Emphasis added.)

If it's the case that cell lines obtained from abortions decades ago were used in vaccine testing, then the petitioner's assertion that the vaccines "were developed using cell lines derived from aborted children," which Thomas quoted, is a factual statement.

Ed Whelan, a senior fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center, observed that NBC News twisted Thomas' words to make it look like he was repeating a debunked claim, then later appeared to agree with what the justice actually wrote.

\u201cQuite a weird article by @abedelman @ariabendix. Claims at top that Justice Thomas said covid vaccines "are made with *cells from* 'aborted children.'" But he said they were "developed using *cell lines derived* from aborted children." Not same--and authors agree with latter! 1/\u201d

— Ed Whelan (@Ed Whelan) 1656621698

"Perhaps authors are claiming that Thomas's phrasing somehow means that the cell lines used now must have been immediately, rather than ultimately, derived from aborted children. But that's a bad-faith reading of what he wrote," Whelan said.

Clarence Thomas' dissenting opinion quoted the arguments made by petitioners to the Supreme Court for a case concerning whether New York's vaccine mandate violated religious liberty rights. He did not advance a claim for himself that COVID-19 vaccines were made using cells from "aborted children."

Headlines suggesting that he did are false.

President Joe Biden's director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, said Americans paying high gas prices is needed for the "future of the liberal world order." Reactions to the statement erupted on Twitter.

The Biden administration has repeatedly blamed high gas prices on Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. On Thursday, President Biden said Americans should expect to pay high fuel prices for "as long as it takes, so Russia cannot in fact defeat Ukraine and move beyond Ukraine."

CNN anchor Victor Blackwell interviewed Deese on Thursday and cited that Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Wednesday the war between Russia and Ukraine could be a "grinding struggle" for years.

Blackwell said, "I think everybody understands why this is happening, but is it sustainable? What do you say to those families who say, listen, we can't afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months, if not years? This is not sustainable."

Deese – who was formerly the global head of sustainable investing at BlackRock – replied, "What we heard from the president today was about the stakes. This is about the future of the liberal world order, and we have to stand firm."

"But at the same time what I'd say to that family, to Americans across the country, is you have a present administration that is going to do everything in its power to blunt those price increases and bring those prices down," Deese added.

Biden's director of the National Economic Council added, "Good news, over the past two weeks, we've seen the price at the pump come down 20 cents, but it is still unacceptably high. That's why the president earlier this week was working to bring the G7 allies together around, exploring something around a price cap. To cap the price that can be paid for Russian oil. Which will actually target the pain more directly on Vladimir Putin and not on the rest of the world."

\u201cCNN: "What do you say to those families that say, 'listen, we can't afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months, if not years?\u2019"\n\nBIDEN ADVISOR BRIAN DEESE: "This is about the future of the Liberal World Order and we have to stand firm."\u201d

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) 1656639728

In reactions on Twitter, conservatives blasted the Biden administration for prioritizing the "liberal world order" ahead of Americans.

TheBlaze contributor Carol Roth: "A liberal world order is a place where feelings replace facts and hopes replace realities. It may sound nice in theory, but it is actually an epic disaster."

Conservative commentator Tom Bevan: "Another great election slogan for the Dems & Biden: 'Hey, America, suck it up for the Liberal World Order.'"

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.): "The White House openly stated that you’re just going to have to pay more in gas so that they can hold the 'liberal world order' together and it barely registers as breaking news. They’re telling you EVERYTHING they plan to do and most don’t even care. WAKE UP!"

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.): "Inflation is causing money to be tight for many people, especially senior citizens barely able to buy food. Sustained high gas prices are causing people to drives less because they can’t afford it. We will not be paying for Biden’s liberal world order. People are angry."

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas): "$5 gas? No problem - do it for the 'the liberal world order…'"

Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance: "Ohio families shouldn’t be expected to pay a dime for the 'liberal world order.'"

Republican congressional candidate for Washington's 3rd District Joe Kent: "The ruling class’s obsession w/ the liberal world order got us to this point - putting our sovereignty & prosperity after the security of every other nation. Time to cast off the failed old ways."

Republican congressional candidate for Ohio's 9th District J.R. Majewski: "When White House advisors go on TV & say that we’re just going to have to keep paying high gas prices to keep the 'liberal world order' intact, that’s when every American needs to wake up and start paying attention. This is not your standard Democrat. This is a globalist coup."

Republican congressional candidate for New York's 14th District Desi Cuellar: "Anyone else notice how they don’t care about saying stuff like 'liberal world order' right out on television for everyone to hear anymore? They truly act like they don’t need our approval or out vote. Scary stuff."

Conservative commentator Steve Cortes: "The 'liberal world order.' He’s trolling us, right?! How about 'American nationalism' instead?"

Former Trump administration adviser Stephen Miller: "Biden’s 'Liberal World Order' is a war on the working and middle class: — Domestic drilling bans to explode energy costs — Run printing presses to inflate dollar — Open borders to drain erode family income, resources, stability — Open jails to let loose predators upon the community — Destroy nuclear family, discourage childbirth, promote abortion as 'family planning' — Replace religion with regime ideology — Put gov’t between parents & children — Use schools & corps to instill woke propaganda, sow gender confusion, teach hatred of self/family/faith/nation — Erase distinctions of biological sex & force doctors to elevate ideology over science — Police speech, punish dissent, jail dissenters — Racial discrimination & stereotyping to divide/demean populace —Transfer wealth from workers to Wall Street via outsourcing — Globalist wars."

In 2017, President Biden also used the term "liberal world order" while attacking former President Donald Trump.

“Violating the norms of personal conduct generates more anxiety and fear than any policy prescription that this president has enunciated,” Biden said during an event held at the University of Delaware. “This breaking down of international and national norms is the glue that holds the liberal world order together, and holds together our system. That is what is being attacked and that’s what’s most dangerous.”

\u201c2017. Biden said that Trump was breaking down the norms that hold the liberal world order together.\u201d

— Maze (@Maze) 1656643292

In March 2022, Biden raised eyebrows when he used the terms "liberal world order" and "new world order" while speaking to corporate leaders.

"We’re at an inflection point, I believe, in the world economy, not just the world economy, the world, that occurs every three or four generations," the president declared. "[A general told me] that 60 million people died between 1900 and 1946, and since then we’ve established a liberal world order, and it hasn’t happened in a long while.”

"And now is a time when things are shifting," Biden added. "We're going to — there’s going to be a new world order out there, and we’ve got to lead it. And we’ve got to unite the rest of the free world in doing it."

President Biden Joins the Business Roundtable’s CEO Quarterly Meeting youtu.be

A flurry of fake social media accounts have attempted to forestall American and Canadian mining efforts that would undermine China's dominance in the rare earth market.

Rare earth materials are used in the production of many electronic devices and national defense necessities like missile guidance systems and aircraft engines. As the largest producer of rare earth materials, China has long kept Western countries at its mercy to sustain national supply chains and to maintain an effective military.

For this reason, China has a strong motive to undermine global competitors.

According to Mandiant, an American cyber security firm located in Virginia has made a concerted effort to disrupt the development of new rare earth mines in Texas, Oklahoma, and Saskatchewan just in the last two years through the use of a pro-China social media campaign dubbed "Dragonbridge." In most cases, Dragonbridge accounts pose as local residents concerned about the impact these new rare earth mines will have on the environment and on the health and safety of the surrounding community.

In 2021, for example, when the Department of Defense reached an agreement with Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. of Australia to build a mine on the Texas Gulf Coast, accounts associated with Dragonbridge claimed that the mine would release radioactive material into the environment, where it could "poison" children and pollute the landscape.

Mandiant also claims that Dragonbridge accounts have attempted to tarnish the global perception of Ukraine by "echoing narratives promoted by Russian state media and influence campaigns" about "the existence of Pentagon-linked laboratories conducting biological weapons research in Ukraine." Russia and China have forged a stronger alliance in recent months, so this anti-Ukraine social media campaign serves the interests of both Russia and China.

While social media mobs ginned up by fake accounts are nothing new, Mandiant claims that Dragonbridge has evolved and demonstrated more sophistication than previous social media sabotage efforts. For example, Dragonbridge accounts supposedly "microtarget" particular audiences of real people who might already be sympathetic to their cause and co-opt the messages of real persons — especially politicians and community leaders — to buttress their agenda.

Still, Mandiant says that these accounts often manifest the same telltale attributes of fake accounts. Their usernames are usually "English-language names followed by seemingly random numeric strings," they have animals or cartoons as profile pictures, they have joined social media platforms between March and June of this year, and they often try to demonstrate authenticity by sharing inspirational quotes or discussing apolitical topics like sports.

Luckily, they have been rather ineffective at influencing social media conversations and inciting action. However, Mandiant warns that stoking social outrage is their goal and that "DRAGONBRIDGE’s recent activity attempts to incite protests against the Lynas facility in Texas in particular shows a similar interest in influencing real-world activity to" advance Chinese interests.

The source of the campaign has not yet been determined.

An 11-year-old boy was arrested in connection with an assault and attempted carjacking in western Michigan early Thursday morning, police in the city of Wyoming told WOOD-TV.

What are the details?

A 41-year-old woman walked to the parking lot of an apartment building on Woodward Avenue SW, south of 32nd Street, just before 6 a.m. and found two youths trying to seal her Kia Sorrento, the Wyoming Department of Public Safety told the station.

“When they were trying to get away is when the one assaulted her and struck her with a fairly large rock in the head, and then the two people fled the scene," Lt. Brian Look told WOOD.

The victim and witnesses gave officers descriptions of the pair, and officers soon found one of them — the 11-year-old — hiding nearby, the station said. Officers caught him after a short foot chase, WOOD said, adding that cops said they didn't recover any weapons.

“You think of 11-year-olds as being, hopefully, innocent,” Look added to the station. “That’s awful young to be committing these violent types of crimes.”

The woman was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital, the station said, adding on its televised broadcast that she was recovering from her injury.

Police were still looking for the second suspect, the station reported, but cops reported that the 11-year-old — who is from Grand Rapids — isn't cooperating. WOOD said during its broadcast that the 11-year-old was visiting the city of Wyoming, which is five miles south of Grand Rapids. His name isn't being released because of his age, the station said, and he was taken to the Kent County Juvenile Detention Center.

Wyoming police told WOOD they're working with the Combined Auto Theft Team — which consists of detectives from Wyoming, Kentwood, and Grand Rapids — to determine the identity of the second suspect.

Anything else?

Police added to the station that they’re also investigating whether the attempted carjacking is related to other recent Kia thefts. Metro Grand Rapids authorities recently warned of a national theft trend targeting Kia and Hyundai vehicles because they operate with a standard key rather than a fob, which makes them relatively easy to steal, WOOD reported.

Grand Rapids police said there have been 194 thefts or attempted thefts of Kias and Hyundais just since May 1, the station said. What's more, many of the suspects are young, WOOD said, noting that Kentwood police said they've arrested kids as young as 13. Authorities added that stolen cars often are used in other crimes, such as break-ins or shootings, the station said.

11-year-old arrested in attempted carjacking in Wyoming, police say youtu.be

After the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs decision late last month, many high-profile global corporations promised funds for employees and their dependents to seek abortion in other states. However, a small insurance company in Southlake, Texas, has taken the opposite approach, offering funding for an array of pro-life services, including births, adoption, and maternity and paternity leave for all employees.

On its Facebook page, Buffer Insurance promises to "pay the medical costs for our employees who birth babies+ Provide paid time off for employees to have maternity & paternity leave+ Buffer will pay for the medical costs associated with adopting a baby."

Buffer also offers resources that will permit other businesses to make similar provisions to their employees.

"Employers: If you’d like to learn how you can provide these benefits to your employees, let us know. We have ready-to-use policies you can add to your employee handbooks."

So far, many of the comments on the post express enthusiasm for the pro-life and pro-family policies.

One user said that after learning about the company's pro-life stance, "I had to find out what kind of insurance you offer... will be following up to see about switching to you if possible. Thank you for making decisions for LIFE...in a culture of death it's beautiful to see."

Unfortunately, many big-name corporations have seized the post-Roe moment to advocate for this "culture of death," including "Apple, Uber, Amazon, Citigroup, CVS Health, JP Morgan, Meta (Facebook), Tesla, Paramount, Patagonia, Microsoft, Paypal, Starbucks, and Disney," per the Daily Wire.

While some of those companies obscure their pro-abortion policies by simply purporting to continue to offer the same medical care as they ever have, others are more overt. Patagonia, for instance, announced that "[w]here restrictions exist, travel, lodging and food are covered." It even offered to cover "training and bail for those who peacefully protest for reproductive justice."

Tesla, which is now headquartered in Texas, made a similar offer to its employees regarding travel and lodging for "healthcare services that are unavailable in their home state." Last September, Texas passed a heartbeat bill that severely restricted abortion.

These major corporations represent billions of dollars in revenue and tens of thousands of employees across the nation, a powerful force in favor of unfettered abortion access. By contrast, Buffer Insurance, a small "veteran-led and veteran-owned business," offers American businesses and families help in choosing life.

In a series of tweets, disgraced former NBA player Rex Chapman implied Thursday that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is not authentically black because he did not ever see Thomas in attendance at one of his basketball games.

After criticizing Thomas for attending a graduation event at Christendom College in 2018 at which there was "not another person of color" in the picture, Chapman asserted that Thomas "would not last 20-30 seconds in an NBA locker room." He specifically contrasted Thomas to former President Bill Clinton, who was white, but who "used to come to our games in Landover with the Bullets. Clarence Thomas - never." Chapman mused, "Why have you never seen Clarence Thomas at an NBA game? As in — ever?"

\u201cClarence Thomas would last 20-30 seconds in an NBA locker room.\u201d

— Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc) 1656636555

\u201cBill Clinton used to come to our games in Landover with the Bullets. Clarence Thomas - never.\u201d

— Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc) 1656636555

Chapman went on to double down, replying to another user's comment with a video from "The Chappelle Show" featuring well-known character Clayton Bigsby, in which Chappelle, for comedic effect, plays a blind black person who apparently does not realize he is black and is a white supremacist.

\u201c@CaptainSteez\u201d

— Albert Finestein (@Albert Finestein) 1656636795

Chapman, who was selected with the 8th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, played for several years in the NBA. During the seasons he played for the Washington Bullets, the Bullets were one of the worst teams in the league, racking up a combined putrid record of 45-119. Following his playing career, Chapman was offered numerous jobs in television broadcasting and for NBA teams, in spite of his well-publicized struggles with drug addiction, which included multiple trips to rehab and a highly publicized arrest for shoplifting.

After allegedly cleaning up his life, Chapman built a large following on Twitter by reposting content generated by others, frequently without attribution. Chapman also frequently peddles discredited hoaxes and misinformation on his Twitter account, which has over one million followers. In spite of his well-documented struggles with the truth — or perhaps because of them — Chapman was hired by CNN in January 2022 as a host for its now-defunct CNN+ streaming service.

Bizarrely, Chapman responded to criticism of his overtly racist criticism of Clarence Thomas by suggesting that the people who are criticizing him are somehow racist.

\u201cBeen dealing with racists a lot of years now. I welcome their hatred.\u201d

— Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc) 1656648928

How do you raise kids in today's environment? An environment that appears to be dripping with depravity aimed at your children? From drag queen story hour to "family-friendly" drag shows held at gay bars, the question that continues to go unanswered is how far is too far?

On Thursday, Pat Gray, host of "Pat Gray Unleashed" on BlazeTV, highlighted Lady MAGA, the Utah-raised drag artist who stands for the free speech of everyone. Lady MAGA, also known as Ryan Woods, shared a video on Twitter publicly denouncing the transgender extremists who continue to go after children.

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A tweet posted to the Good Morning America Twitter account on Thursday erroneously described Ketanji Brown Jackson as being the nation's first-ever black Supreme Court Justice.

"Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as the first Black Supreme Court justice in U.S. history," the now-deleted post declared.

\u201cLol why did you delete this, @GMA ?\u201d

— Benny Johnson (@Benny Johnson) 1656630386

The inaccurate tweet was reportedly up for hours before being deleted, but Good Morning America eventually issued a correction post.

"CORRECTION: Video shows Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as the first Black female Supreme Court justice in U.S. history. A previous tweet erroneously stated Jackson is the first Black Supreme Court justice," the tweet noted.

\u201cCORRECTION: Video shows Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as the first Black female Supreme Court justice in U.S. history.\n\nA previous tweet erroneously stated Jackson is the first Black Supreme Court justice. https://t.co/aWelikUtZg\u201d

— Good Morning America (@Good Morning America) 1656629129

Jackson, who was sworn in on Thursday, is the first black woman ever to serve on the nation's highest court, but she is not the first black American to serve on the Supreme Court bench.

Justice Clarence Thomas, who is black, was nominated by President George H.W. Bush and has served on the Supreme Court for more than 30 years. Thurgood Marshall was the first black person ever to serve on the Supreme Court.

Only three Republican senators voted in favor of confirming Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court: Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

President Joe Biden nominated Jackson to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who had announced plans to retire earlier this year — Breyer's retirement became effective Thursday at noon.

Biden had pledged to nominate a black woman, but many Americans considered the concept of narrowing the field of potential candidates based solely on skin color and gender to be highly inappropriate.

"Biden’s mistake: He should not be choosing a Supreme Court justice based on the color of their skin or sex, but rather on their qualifications & commitment to uphold our Constitution & the freedoms guaranteed to all Americans in that document which is the foundation of our nation," former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii tweeted in January.

A man who had moved to New York City, New York, complained on TikTok about the lack of grocery stores and the cancel culture mob complained enough to get him fired from his job.

The man posted his complaints to his TikTok account called "grifgreen20" where he said that he wasn't able to find the groceries he wanted at local street bodegas.

"OK, I just moved to New York and I'm trying to go grocery store shopping and so I type in grocery stores on my Apple maps, and every f***ing one I go to, and I'm walking too, they're like this s***, or like f***ing, like this," he says while showing video of various bodegas.

"Like, bro, that's not a grocery store, like I'm trying to get eggs, yogurt, cheese, like s*** like that, right? Like look at this place!" he adds.

"Like I've literally been to like, five of those now, and like I don't know what the f*** I'm about to do about dinner, like where are the Krogers, and like the Whole Foods at?" he continues. "Like, I'm about to eat cereal and ramen for dinner. Like, what the f***?"

Fans of bodegas and New York City were offended by the man's comments and complained to his employer, Outreach, on social media. They reposted his videos on Twitter with outraged comments and some called for violence against him.

Others complained about the racial overtones in a separate video where he said he was the only white person at his gym and wore a NAACP shirt in order to fit in better.

On Tuesday, Outreach tweeted vaguely about his employment.

"Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Upon investigation, we took swift internal action in accordance with our company policies and in alignment with our core values," they replied to a critic.

By Wednesday, Outreach said they had fired him, ostensibly for his dislike of bodegas in New York City.

"He is no longer an employee of Outreach," they tweeted.

"We always welcome feedback from the community, as Outreach continues to build our culture that finds strength in our diversity, equity, and inclusion," they added in a second tweet.

Bodega enthusiasts applauded the company for identifying criticism of bodegas as an opinion not in alignment of the company's core values of diversity and inclusion.

One tweet that celebrated his firing garnered more than 44.7k likes.

\u201cThe guy that was walking around NYC insulting bodegas is no longer employed\u201d

— Revamped | Career Strategist (@Revamped | Career Strategist) 1656536181

Others criticized the company for rushing to fire the employee based on criticism having little or nothing to do with their business.

Here's more about the scourge of cancel culture:

Is ‘Cancel Culture’ coming for your FINANCES & credit cards next? www.youtube.com

The website for National Right to Life Committee is offline after apparently being targeted for cyberattack.

"We apologize to those of you who have attempted to reach our web page today — we have been under constant cyberattack by those who most likely promote and profit from abortion. The truth will always prevail," National Right to Life tweeted on Monday.

\u201c#Dobbs #CyberAttack\u201d

— National Right to Life (@National Right to Life) 1656370431

The Supreme Court issued a ruling last week that enables states to ban abortions, and leftists have been up in arms about the decision — many liberal lawmakers decried the ruling as a "dark day" for the nation.

On Monday, a Twitter account bearing the name "Lorian Synaro" decried the high court's decision and promised cyberattacks against pro-life organizations.

"The US supreme court decision to overturn #RoeVsWade is dangerous and unacceptable. This decision puts millions of American women at risk. It is the direct result of the rise of reactionary and ultra-conservative forces in all spheres of society," the account declared.

"We must fight once, and for good the reactionary forces and ultra-conservative organizations who aims to control women's bodies and freedom. #Anonymous has always been fighting for women's rights and will be once again fighting those who have declared war on women," the account added in another tweet. "Anti-choice organizations will be attacked daily to ensure they have no safe space on the internet. We want revenge on behalf the millions of women whose life will be impacted by the decision of the supreme court. We want revenge. We want #JanesRevenge!"

\u201cAnti-choice organizations will be attacked daily to ensure they have no safe space on the internet. We want revenge on behalf the millions of women whose life will be impacted by the decision of the supreme court. We want revenge. We want #JanesRevenge!\n\n#OpJane reengaged.\u201d

— Lorian Synaro (@Lorian Synaro) 1656360744

The Lorian Synaro account tweeted about the National Right to Life website going down.

"National Right to Life, one of the largest anti-choice organizations in the US has been taken offline. This is just the beginning. We want Jane's revenge!" a tweet declared on Monday.

The site apparently started working again at some point, but Lorian Synaro tweeted on Tuesday, "It has been taken offline again now."

\u201c@whitenights_ro It has been taken offline again now.\u201d

— Lorian Synaro (@Lorian Synaro) 1656361465

"The National Right to Life organization website is offline since 48+ hours! This is Jane's revenge. We will not stop. To all the anti-choice organizations: Be ready to suffer the consequences of your actions. #Anonymous #OpJane #JanesRevenge #RoeVsWade," the account tweeted on Wednesday.

\u201cThe National Right to Life organization website is offline since 48+ hours! This is Jane's revenge. We will not stop.\n\nTo all the anti-choice organizations: Be ready to suffer the consequences of your actions. #Anonymous #OpJane #JanesRevenge #RoeVsWade\u201d

— Lorian Synaro (@Lorian Synaro) 1656538936

An astounding 85% of Americans said that the country was headed in the wrong direction in a recent survey.

The AP-NORC survey found that only 14% of Americans said that the country was headed in the right direction, a dire result for Democrats hoping to hold on to congressional power in the midterm elections.

The percentage of Americans optimistic about the country's direction has steadily collapsed from 29% in April to 21% in May and to 14% in June.

In the newest survey 92% of Republicans and 78% of Democrats said the country was headed in the wrong direction.

Americans had a worsening negative view of President Joe Biden in the survey.

Only 38% said they approved of the job Biden is doing, while 57% said they disapproved of the job he's doing.

Even worse for the president, only 28% of Americans said they approved of Biden on the economy, the lowest rating Biden has received in the survey. When asked about gun policy, only 36% said they approved of Biden's performance.

While some progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) have blamed Biden's low polling on his lack of attention for his left-wing socialist base, centrists in the part have blamed progressives for pushing unpopular policies like "defund the police" and transgender activism.

One analysis by Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research predicted that economic concerns would cost Democrats control of the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections.

"The most recent readings of most economic indicators we examine suggest that Democrats will lose the majority after this year’s elections," the group wrote. "While falling real disposable income suggests a large loss, most other indicators suggest... a loss of 15 to 25 seats."

Here's more about the pessimism of Americans:

AP-NORC Poll: Pessimism about US economy deepens www.youtube.com

MaryAlice Parks, an ABC News White House correspondent, issued a tweet on Thursday in which she asked, "Who is going to save the planet?"

It appears that the post may have been a display of climate alarmism, as her question came after the Supreme Court released a ruling pertaining to the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate power plant emissions.

In response to the dramatic question from Parks, Nicholas Fondacaro of NewsBusters wrote, "You're a clown if you think 1 bureaucratic agency was standing between us and the apocalypse."

"Who is going to save journalism," tweeted Abigail Marone, press secretary for GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.

\u201c@maryaliceparks Who is going to save journalism?\u201d

— MaryAlice Parks (@MaryAlice Parks) 1656613490

The ruling was 6-3, with the court's liberal contingent dissenting.

"Climate change’s causes and dangers are no longer subject to serious doubt," Justice Elena Kagan wrote in the dissent, in which she was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer. "If the current rate of emissions continues, children born this year could live to see parts of the Eastern seaboard swallowed by the ocean," Kagan wrote.

Breyer retired effective at noon on Thursday.

Liberals decried the high court.

"The Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia vs. EPA is another devastating decision that aims to take our country backwards," President Joe Biden said in a statement. "While this decision risks damaging our nation’s ability to keep our air clean and combat climate change, I will not relent in using my lawful authorities to protect public health and tackle the climate crisis."

"Our planet is on fire, and this extremist Supreme Court has destroyed the federal government’s ability to fight back. This radical Supreme Court is increasingly facing a legitimacy crisis, and we can't let them have the last word," Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) declared on Twitter.

"Run out of words to describe this court, but, among other things, it's now a threat to the planet," left-wing MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted.

\u201cRun out of words to describe this court, but, among other things, it's now a threat to the planet.\u201d

— Chris Hayes (@Chris Hayes) 1656598016

A Dunkin' Donuts shop in Cranston, Rhode Island, was criticized after they published an ad offering free coffee for white people.

Dozens of people lined up to celebrate the shop's 30th anniversary and to receive a free coffee, if they were white, according to a campaign in a Dunkin' advertisement on Facebook.

The advertisement said that the first 100 white customers would receive free coffee for a year.

A Dunkin' Donuts spokesperson explained to WJAR-TV what happened.

"It's an unfortunate mistake. It's an embarrassing mistake,” said Field Marketing Manager Kelsey Chester.

Chester said that the issue arose when someone copied and pasted the text from the ad from a similar campaign in White Plains, New York. When they deleted the city and replaced it with Cranston, they forgot to delete the "White" portion of the city name.

Shelley Ramsey, a black woman and a regular customer at the store, told WJAR that she was surprised by the incident.

“It’s too racially diverse in there. And it's just, that's just not how that's not how things roll," she said.

"I would say that's an error for sure,” Ramsey added. “We come here every day. It was here that posted that? That would be definitely an error."

The company confirmed the explanation in a statement to Huffington Post.

Despite the embarrassing mistake, the anniversary celebration went forth as planned and 100 people received free coffee for one year.

Arletta Ferreria, another Dunkin' regular customer, had high praise for the store.

"This is the best Dunkin’ Donuts location ever,” said Ferreria.

In 2019 an executive at Dunkin' Donuts publicly said the company would avoid making political statements and called out Starbucks by contrast.

"We are not Starbucks, we aren't political," said Drayton Martin at the time. "We aren't gonna put stuff on our cups to start conversations. We don't want to engage you in political conversation, we want to get you in and out of our store in seconds."

The Toronto Police Service raised eyebrows on Thursday by tweeting about a "Missing Woman" while posting the photo of an individual who looks like a bearded man.

"The Toronto Police Service requests the public's assistance locating a missing woman. Isobella Degrace, 27, was last seen on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 3 a.m., in the Ryerson Avenue and Bathurst Street area. She is described as 5’10", with a thin build, shaggy blonde hair, and a full goatee. She was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and grey pants. Police are concerned for her safety," a news release states.

The Toronto Police Service's seemingly preposterous post caught many people's attention, including Blaze Media CEO Tyler Cardon who remarked, "My goodness. It's real. The absolute dumbest time to be alive."

\u201cMy goodness. It\u2019s real. The absolute dumbest time to be alive.\u201d

— Tyler Carditis (@Tyler Carditis) 1656611777

Seth Dillon, CEO of the popular satire website The Babylon Bee, tweeted, "The world has become too absurd to be satirized."

"You've spelt 'Man' incorrectly @TorontoPolice," former Brexit Party MEP Christina Jordan tweeted.

Actor Matthew Marsden wrote, "I mean, I’m not a biologist, but…."

Some people mocked the police's post with satire: "Guys my dog is missing, let me know if you see her," someone tweeted while sharing a picture of a bird.

\u201cGuys my dog is missing, let me know if you see her.\u201d

— AIicia (@AIicia) 1656624757

The post highlights the absurdity of radical gender ideology, but leftists in the U.S. and abroad continue to peddle the ridiculous concepts that fly in the face of reality.

Halifax, a bank over in the UK, recently faced backlash for tweeting "Pronouns matter" along with a name tag that included the pronouns "she/her/hers" beneath the name "Gemma."

\u201cPronouns matter. #ItsAPeopleThing\u201d

— Halifax (@Halifax) 1656403203

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. are backing a "Trans Bill of Rights" resolution.

Disney has inserted an apparently transgender character into a segment related to menstrual products on an animated show.

Examples of biological males defeating females in women's sports also continue to occur. For example, a 29-year-old biologically male skateboarder who identifies as a woman recently won a competition in which a 13-year-old girl placed second.

Allies of the White House press secretary are blaming the Biden administration for her failures because they have a white man, John Kirby, standing by, according to a report in Politico.

The report outlined the struggles of Jean-Pierre, who assumed the duties of the office from Jen Psaki in May and become the first openly LGBTQ and black person to work as White House press secretary.

According to a review of transcripts from Jean-Pierre's time as press secretary by West Wing Playbook, she has been unable to answer reporters' questions 20 times as often as her predecessor, Psaki.

Jeanne-Pierre has had several embarrassing moments at the podium where she appears unprepared and incompetent.

In June she failed to explain the rationale behind President Joe Biden using the Defense Production Action to bolster clean energy manufacturing when she was pressed by reporters. Later that month she abruptly ended a media briefing when Fox News reporter Peter Doocy demanded she explain how expensive electric vehicles could be the answer to high gas prices for average Americans.

Rather than blame these moments on Jeanne-Pierre, her allies blame the Biden administration and John Kirby, according to the Politico report.

Some Black communications officials in and outside the administration, along with allies of Jean-Pierre, feel White House leadership has set her up to fail by having Kirby, a white man who was in the running for her job, hovering nearby and taking the lead on foreign policy.

White House reporters also spoke to Politico about Jeanne-Pierre's performance thus far.

“At a certain point it wouldn’t surprise me if people started voting with their feet,” said one reporter who thought journalists may stop showing up at media briefings if Jean-Pierre continues to offer them few substantive answers.

“She is so focused on not making a mistake that she doesn’t let herself speak freely,” said another reporter. “A lot of her responses end up becoming… it appears that she’s reading from a page.”

A comment from the White House made it clear that they expect Jean-Pierre to continue in her office until at least the midterm elections.

Here's more about press secretary Jean-Pierre:

Press Sec. Completely STUNNED When Doocy Fact-Checks Biden to Her Face www.youtube.com

The Chicago Police Police Department released dramatic bodycam video of a crazed driver leaping out of his car to shoot a cop. However, the police were able to take down the shooter before he could unleash any more havoc.

This week, Chicago Police released shocking bodycam footage of a dangerous encounter that happened on June 5.

Jerome Halsey, 27, was pulled over by police in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Halsey entered an alley with an unmarked police SUV following him. The SUV blocked in the driver, then three police officers in full uniform quickly exited the vehicle to engage the driver.

A police officer rapidly advanced to the driver's side, and instructed the driver, "Stay in the car, don't move!" Suddenly, the driver cracked open the door and fired at one of the cops.

The gunman shot the cop at point-blank range – severely injuring the officer. The officer returned fire.

The man then jumped out of the car and shot at another officer. However, an officer on the passenger side of the car returned fire and hit the man. The gunman falls to the ground after being shot twice in the chest.

Police bodycam video from the downed officer shows him retreating to take cover behind the police SUV. The officer groans in pain and falls to his knees. Blood is dripping on the pavement as another officer applies a tourniquet to the cop's wounded arm following the shootout.

Officer Erik Moreno was shot in the forearm, shoulder, and chest. Moreno and Halsey were taken to the hospital. Moreno was discharged from the hospital last week.

The traffic stop was initiated because Halsey's vehicle had a broken brake light. Prosecutors told WFLD that police officers got out of their car "with their weapons upholstered" because of Halsey's erratic driving.

Police said they found a bag containing several extended magazines in his car.

Halsey's attorney offered up a defense that the driver didn't know it was police officers, and to him it was "just an SUV of three people … following him into an alley, getting out of their car with weapons drawn."

However, the judge declared, "There is no way Mr. Halsey mistook these three officers."

Halsey faces charges of attempted murder of a police officer and aggravated battery. His bail was set at $1 million.

WFLD reported, "In 2019, Halsey was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after he was found carrying a gun without a valid concealed-carry permit, court records show. He later pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge of unlawful use of a weapon."

The attorney noted that Halsey currently has a Firearm Owners Identification card and a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

This was the third law enforcement officer in Chicago that had been shot in the span of a couple of days.

An officer was shot in the head during a traffic stop in Englewood on June 1. A U.S. marshal and his K-9 dog were shot while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on the Northwest Side.

(WARNING: Graphic video)

Video shows an armed driver opening his door and firing point-blank at a CPD officer www.youtube.com

Shocking video captures shootout between Chicago police, gunman in West Englewood www.youtube.com

Dozens of locally elected prosecutors from all over the country, many from Democratic areas within red states, are refusing to enforce abortion restrictions that have now been legalized following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

After the court overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision Friday — permitting pro-life state legislatures to enact abortion restrictions — 90 elected prosecutors collectively representing more than 91.5 million people from 31 states and territories and the District of Columbia declared their intention to ignore pro-life laws restricting abortion, calling them "a mockery of justice."

"We stand together in our firm belief that prosecutors have a responsibility to refrain from using limited criminal legal system resources to criminalize personal medical decisions," the prosecutors said in a joint statement organized by Fair and Just Prosecution, a left-leaning legal nonprofit.

"As such, we decline to use our offices' resources to criminalize reproductive heath decisions and commit to exercise our well-settled discretion and refrain from prosecuting those who seek, provide, or support abortions," the statement reads.

The actions of these pro-abortion attorneys will escalate a growing conflict between liberal prosecutors who support abortion rights and pro-life state attorneys general and legislatures who, in accordance with the will of voters, enact restrictions on abortion.

Many of the prosecutors who signed on to the joint statement are from 12 states where abortion is now banned or likely to be banned, including Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and others. They argue that prosecutorial discretion permits them to prioritize other crimes instead of pursuing cases against abortion providers.

Pro-life advocates harshly criticized their position. James Bopp Jr., the general counsel of the National Right to Life Committee, said the prosecutors' statement was "anti-democratic" in a statement to CNN. His organization has published model legislation for pro-life lawmakers that would enable state attorneys general to take up abortion cases when local prosecutors refuse to do so.

"They were not elected to decide what the law was," Bopp told CNN. "If they don't want to enforce these laws, then we'll have somebody else do it."

Some state attorneys general already possess the power to override local prosecutors. Alabama and Arizona are two states, among others, where the attorney general holds the power to supersede local prosecutors for any reason, according to Emory Law Journal. They each have elected Republican attorneys general and have laws banning abortion that may take effect after the Supreme Court's decision.

Florida, Michigan, and several other states give broad powers to state officials to override local prosecutors when they deem it to be in the public interest, Politico reported.

Republicans have criticized the abuse of prosecutorial discretion by Democratic prosecutors.

"We have no doubt they are sincere in their pledge to not do their jobs," a spokeswoman for Georgia attorney general Chris Carr told the Center Square after local district attorneys said they would not enforce the state's heartbeat bill.

"It's a dereliction of duty for district attorneys and solicitors to pre-emptively pick and choose which laws they will enforce," Carr spokeswoman Kara Richardson said. "It undermines the rule of law and erodes our system of self-governance."

On the latest episode of "Fearless," BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock and contributor Shemeka Michelle try to make sense of a very angry TikToker’s racist rant about the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

"So, we all see what has happened with this Roe v. Wade situation. We already knew this was how it was going to go down," said the blue-lipped TikToker and self-described "Priestess Warrior."

"Dear white women, listen. Your only play in this, if you value your life, is to shut the f*** up!" she continued. "Listen exclusively to black, brown, and indigenous women, femmes, and non-men. Throw every resource you have, and use your privilege to back us in every way. You are a big reason why we are in this mess. ... The freedoms we have now are because of our fight and struggle. And the reason why those freedoms are being taken away is because of you and yours.

"Like I said, your only play in this is to shut the entire f*** up and put everything, bet on black. Bet on brown, bet on indigenous. Put everything you got behind us. Move entirely out of the way and watch us f***ing work. You owe us your life, seeing's how you've put all of ours in danger."

Shemeka told Jason, "This is what happens when social media gives people who used to, you know, take classes in the basement and wear a helmet a platform to look important and to seem like they're actually knowledgeable of something."

"This is one of the negative things that I feel social media has brought to the forefront," Shemeka added. "These type of people having the ability connect with other people who have the same stinking thinking ... it's crazy to me. It makes absolutely no sense."

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The two remaining defendants in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be retried.

According to WOOD, Chief U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker of Grand Rapids has denied a motion from Adam Fox, 38, of Potterville, and Barry Croft, 46, of Delaware, seeking a judgment of acquittal.

In April, a jury acquitted two other suspects, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta, on all charges related to the case. However, that same jury was deadlocked about Fox and Croft, who will now face retrial on charges of kidnapping conspiracy and weapons of mass destruction.

During a hearing on the motions to dismiss Thursday, Jonker determined that the acquittals of Harris and Caserta were not enough to secure acquittals for Fox and Croft and that a new jury needed to consider the evidence against them and render its own verdict.

"We don't know what the jury was thinking. ... There's enough here to say that a rational jury could still go against Mr. Fox, go against Mr. Croft, even considering the outcome with respect for Mr. Harris and Mr. Caserta,” Jonker said.

Though the government's suggestion that Fox, Croft, Harris, and Caserta were domestic terrorists took a tremendous hit when it failed to secure a single conviction in the case back in April, assistant U.S. attorney Nils Kessler reminded Jonker that two other suspects in the case, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, had already submitted guilty pleas and had cooperated with the investigation. Garbin is currently serving a six-year sentence as a result, and Franks will be sentenced at a later date.

The defense, on the other hand, has long alleged that the plot to kidnap Whitmer was actually the result of FBI entrapment and that FBI agents involved in the group known as Wolverine Watchmen goaded the suspects into doing and saying things they otherwise wouldn't have said or done. The defense also alleged that three FBI agents associated with the case were compromised, and the prosecution never put any of those three agents on the stand.

The new trial for Fox and Croft will begin on August 9, and federal prosecutors estimate that it should last about two weeks.

In the original trial, the federal government argued that the four suspects — outraged over Whitmer's response to COVID — plotted to kidnap the governor at her vacation home, place her in a boat off the shore of Lake Michigan, and then either kill her or take her to Wisconsin to put her on "trial."

The teenager who was beaten to death outside a school founded by LeBron James in Ohio suffered gruesome injuries, according to a preliminary autopsy report.

Ethan Liming was beaten to death in the parking lot of the I Promise School in Akron on June 2.

Donovan Jones, 21, Tyler Stafford, 19, and DeShawn Stafford Jr., 20, were playing basketball at the elementary school. As TheBlaze previously reported, Liming and his friends drove into the parking lot and then sprayed the young men playing basketball with water gel beads from a toy called a "SplatRBall" gun.

The three young men fled the basketball court.

During a bail hearing earlier this month, Stafford's lawyer, Jonathan Sinn, claimed that his client believed that he was being attacked by a "fully automatic firearm."

Ethan's father, Bill Liming, asserted that his 17-year-old son attempted to defuse the tense situation.

"When he got out of the car and told people to relax, it's a joke, it's a joke, and the individuals didn't like that. One individual attacked [Ethan], the father told the Akron Beacon Journal.

A fight erupted between three young men and Liming and his three teenage friends. The other teens were able to escape, but Liming was beaten to death. The three young men fled the crime scene.

A preliminary autopsy report revealed that Ethan Liming died of blunt-force trauma to the head.

The Summit County Medical Examiner found that Liming had a broken occipital bone.

"The occipital bone is the trapezoid-shaped bone at the lower-back of the cranium (skull)," according to Verywell Health. "The occipital bone houses the back part of the brain and is one of seven bones that come together to form the skull."

The Daily Mail reported that the teen suffered a broken neck.

The Akron Beacon Journal reported that Liming suffered a head laceration, a black eye, and a footprint on his chest wall. The outlet added that police found an unresponsive Liming lying on his back, bleeding from his head, nose, mouth, and ears. Liming's cellphone was smashed.

A final autopsy report is expected to take weeks.

U.S. Marshals arrested the three young men who are suspects in the deadly beating on June 11.

All three suspects have pleaded not guilty to murder and felonious assault. They are being held on a $1 million bond.

\u201cEarly Saturday morning, the NOVFTF arrested 3 suspects for the fatal beating of an Akron teen outside of the I Promise school in Akron.\u201d

— U.S. Marshals (@U.S. Marshals) 1655128814

Earlier this month, Bill Liming told WEWS-TV, "We would do anything we could possibly do to turn the clock back and have him in my arms again. And to see his face again, but they robbed me of even that ability. And they destroyed my child's face and his head."

"People keep saying, 'Oh, you do these things and you deserve, you get what you deserve.' I don't think anybody's child would ever deserve what happened to him," the father said. "Nobody's child would deserve what they did to my child."

LeBron James tweeted about the deadly attack at the I Promise School, "Our condolences goes out to the family who lost a loved one!! My the heavens above watch over you during this tragedy! Pray for our community!"