The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) board of directors voted to affirm the organization’s definition of a journalist to make clear that terrorists are also journalists worthy of protection. CPJ reiterated its “longstanding policy,” which regards as “journalists” any individual who is “working with media organizations affiliated with…
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‘Trauma-Informed Prosecution’: Left-Wing Billionaires Bankroll Training To Teach Prosecutors Criminals Are ‘Dealing With Trauma’
Left-wing billionaires and nonprofits are bankrolling a think tank that trains prosecutors and their staff on the practice of “trauma-informed prosecution,” an approach that argues that all criminals are “dealing with trauma” and thus aims to reduce charges or seek alternatives for incarceration based on their psychological profiles….
‘What Would Jesus Do? Socialism’: Archived Website Shows Colorado Democrat Pushed for ‘Socialistic Society’
The Democratic nominee in Colorado’s competitive Eighth Congressional District, Manny Rutinel, wrote blog posts advocating for socialism and veganism, a Washington Free Beacon review of the archived blog found. Headlines included “What Would Jesus Do? Socialism” and “The 5 Stages of Becoming a Vegan.” Rutinel—who won the Democratic…
Committee To Protect Journalists Ousts Anti-Israel Heiress From Its Board As Group Launches Full Review of Its Controversial ‘Journalists Slain in Gaza’ List
Biotech heiress Nika Soon-Shiong announced on Monday that she was booted from the Committee to Protect Journalists’ board of directors and blamed a Washington Free Beacon report on her anti-Israel activism for prompting the embattled organization to cut ties. Soon-Shiong—the publisher of Drop Site News and daughter of…
Abdul El-Sayed Urged Mass Release of Prisoners and Touted ‘Decarceration’ Policies in Bizarre Webinar Where He Chatted Up Murderer and Rapist
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D.), appearing alongside a convicted murderer and a registered sex offender in a webinar with a prison abolition group, endorsed “any and all efforts to get people out of jails and prisons” and said locking up criminals was akin to “robbing” them of…
A Media Watchdog Released An AI ‘Fact-Checker.’ It Says There May Be 72 Genders.
NewsGuard, a media ratings firm that fact-checks “false narratives” and licenses data to AI companies, launched a chatbot on Tuesday that suggests there are between 72 and “infinite” genders and denies biological sex is a binary, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis. Marketed as a “personal fact-checker,”…
James Talarico, Running for Senate as a Crusader Against Billionaires, Holds Big-Ticket Fundraiser With Billionaire Hyatt Heir JB Pritzker
Left-wing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, who says “billionaires” are “destroying this country,” held a big-ticket Chicago fundraiser with billionaire Hyatt Hotels heir and Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker (D.), where attendees were encouraged to contribute as much as $13,500 to attend. The invitation for the Wednesday evening fundraiser,…
‘All Cats Are Gay’: Meet the Radical Activists Producing Government-Approved Resources for ‘LGBTQIA2S+ Young People’ in Oregon
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) distributed a list of resources for “LGBTQIA2S+ young people” earlier this month filled with materials produced by radical transgender activists, including a biological man who regularly posts photos wearing only women’s underwear to social media and a furry named “Moss Lobos” who is…
‘I Am Appalled at What Happened in This Coffee Shop’: Jewish New Yorkers Protest Outside Anti-Israel Coffee Joint That Banned Rep Dan Goldman
Roughly 50 people gathered outside a Poetica Coffee location in Brooklyn Wednesday morning to protest the chain’s refusal to serve Rep. Dan Goldman (D., N.Y.) over his support for Israel. The incident—which came to light after Poetica announced on social media it was refunding Goldman’s $9.82 purchase and…
Chill of Collectivism Spreads: Mamdani-Backed Candidates Sweep in Contested New York City House Primaries
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani stunned the Democratic political establishment with a clean sweep Tuesday evening after all three of the far-left insurgent candidates he endorsed in the city’s congressional primaries defeated opponents—including two incumbents—championed by party leaders. Within minutes of the polls closing, Mamdani acolyte Brad…