Cross-Examination

• Trans Non-Parenthood: Pro-lifers long ago identified Planned Parenthood as not only merely abortion advocates and providers, but in fact practitioners of an abortion industry. Abortion for Planned Parenthood is about money. Similarly, with the “transgender” crusade, Planned Parenthood has been one of the leading advocates promoting the gender-bending of not only adults, but especially of children. “Transing the kids” is a growing revenue opportunity for Planned Parenthood. And the more children are convinced that they are gender dysphoric, the larger the revenue stream for Planned Parenthood. Which is why there are an increasing number of examples of children being “diagnosed” with gender dysphoria after just one visit to Planned Parenthood and almost immediately put on the gender-transition train. In fact, for some Planned Parenthood clinics, gender-bending services make up almost a fifth of their clientele. And these are repeat customers, which equates to more money.

• More student loan games: Despite being shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court, Joe Biden is bound and determined to force socialism onto the American public in the form of his student loan “forgiveness” gambit. Strategically, he sees a voting block he needs to shore up, which is why his administration has been doggedly seeking to transfer billions of dollars in loan debt away from people who took out the loans and onto the backs of taxpayers. On Wednesday, Biden announced an additional $9 billion in student loan debt relief, which would help roughly 125,000 Americans. “This kind of relief is life-changing for individuals and their families, but it’s good for our economy as a whole as well,” Biden ridiculously claimed. “By freeing millions of Americans from the crushing burden of student debt, it means they can go and get their lives in order.” This move comes just days after the COVID-justified student loan repayment suspension finally ended.

• A major healthcare strike begins: On Wednesday, 75,000 healthcare workers walked off the job, launching the largest healthcare strike in U.S. history. Roughly 60,000 of the Kaiser Permanente striking workers are in California. They are calling on the healthcare provider to supply more resources for their jobs, and they “want [Kaiser] to address the short staffing crisis.” Operation room surgical technician Joshua Barba believes the reason for the understaffing is deliberate. “The less people you have doing the same job, you are making more money,” he said. “You are charging the same to your patients, but you are not paying the labor to do so, right. So, it’s hard, we are burning out. We are quitting.” The strike is planned for three days.

• “Tennessee Three” Dem sues: One of the infamous Tennessee Three Democrat state house lawmakers, Justin Jones, has filed a lawsuit against state House Speaker Cameron Sexton and other House officials over his expulsion earlier this year. Back in April Jones and his fellow Democrat lawmaker Justin Pearson were expelled from the assembly for breaking House rules when they led a group of protesters into the statehouse. Gloria Johnson was retained by one vote. Jones was subsequently reinstated after winning a special election, but he claims that the Republican-controlled legislature failed to follow due process, therefore infringing upon his rights. In reality, Jones is using this as yet another political gambit to push against a new rule aimed at punishing disruptive behavior that Republican Governor Bill Lee signed into law in August.

• Commander gets the boot: Joe Biden’s German Shepard, Commander, who has bitten White House staff at least 11 times, has been removed from the residence. In announcing the dog’s removal, a White House official stated, “The President and First Lady care deeply about the safety of those who work at the White House and those who protect them every day.” The official added, “They remain grateful for the patience and support of the U.S. Secret Service and all involved, as they continue to work through solutions. Commander is not presently on the White House campus while next steps are evaluated.” Next up for removal: Joe Biden.

• Tech CEO murderer should’ve been behind bars: Lava LaPere, a young tech CEO, was brutally murdered and found dead in her Baltimore apartment last week. The suspect for the crime is Jason Billingsley, a 32-year-old with a lengthy criminal record that includes a violent rape back in 2013. He pleaded guilty to first degree sexual assault of a 25-year-old woman, who he also attempted to strangle, and was given 14 years in prison, with an additional 16 years suspended sentence in 2015. Former Baltimore District Attorney Marilyn Mosby agreed to the deal. But Billingsley didn’t even serve 14 years, as he was released on parole in 2022 after just nine years behind bars. Billingsley is also a suspect in another violent rape and attempted murder that occurred two days before LaPere’s murder.

Headlines

• Trump’s New York fraud trial grows testy on day three (The Hill)

• State Department unveils official portrait of Hillary Clinton (National Review)

• 50,000 Venezuelans illegally crossed U.S. border last month, shattering previous record (Daily Wire)

• Florida law allowing death penalty for child rapists goes into effect (Daily Signal)

• ‘Open category’ for transgender swimmers scrapped due to lack of interest at World Cup in Germany (Fox News)

• Starbucks to close seven locations in downtown San Francisco during rampant crime surge (New York Post)

• Jack Phillips to appear before Colorado Supreme Court for gender-transition cake case (National Review)

• Humor: Nation votes to vacate all 535 seats of Congress (Babylon Bee)

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