We have more updates on the Israeli/Hamas war and I have the feeling I need to clarify something.
A national U.S. sports heroine is fighting for her life.
And is a war going to be enough for parents to get TikTok off their children’s phones?
Dumbasses of the Day
Pray for Her
According to Fox News:
American sports legend Mary Lou Retton, who captured the attention of the nation when she won the all-around women’s gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics, has been hospitalized, according to a statement from her daughter.
Retton is “fighting for her life” as she battles pneumonia in an intensive care unit, McKenna Lane Kelley said this week.
Kelley’s Instagram post also noted that Retton “is not able to breathe on her own.”
More Hate in America
There is more hateful information against Israel all courtesy of the United States.
First, Israel issues a dire warning about the use of TikTok. According to the Daily Wire:
Israeli parents are reportedly being warned to remove TikTok and Instagram apps from their children’s mobile phones as Hamas intends to release videos of Israelis taken hostage begging for their lives.
It shouldn’t take terrorists to get parents to remove TikTok.
Of course, schools are showing their anti-Semitic hate. According to the Daily Wire:
The largest network of campus anti-Israel groups is organizing a “Day of Resistance” on Thursday to rally support for the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, calling the murder of nearly 1,000 Israelis, including women and children, a “historic win for the Palestinian resistance.”
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a national group with a presence on college campuses across the country, says it has an “unshakable responsibility” to answer the Palestinian terrorists’ call for mass protests in the wake of the attack on Israel.
“Our people choose resistance over negotiated cages on our homeland,” the group states in a Day of Resistance Toolkit, a copy of which was obtained by The Daily Wire. “Fearlessly, our people struggle for complete liberation and return.”
The call for complete liberation and return is an explicit call for the elimination of Israel, which is a shared goal of the Hamas terrorist groups. The SJP toolkit calls Hamas’ terror attacks a “historic win” and refers to terrorists as “martyrs.”
“We witness a historic win for the Palestinian resistance: across land, air, and sea, our people have broken down the artificial barriers of the Zionist entity, taking with it the facade of an impenetrable settler colony and reminding each of us that total return and liberation to Palestine is near,” the toolkit states. “As the Palestinian student movement, we have an unshakable responsibility to join the call for mass mobilization.”
“National liberation is near— glory to our resistance, to our martyrs, and to our steadfast people,” it reads.
Then there’s Starbucks. Well, not necessarily the company but their socialist, non binary employees who want to unionize the stores. According to the Daily Wire:
A Starbucks labor union with past ties to prominent members of the Democratic Party expressed “solidarity” with the people group that backed an unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel.
A social media account for Starbucks Workers United posted “Solidarity with Palestine!” following the deadliest terror attack on Israeli soil in the nation’s history, according to The Washington Free Beacon. The attack was carried out by Hamas, an Iran-backed terror group elected to lead Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The attack left over 1,200 civilians dead and thousands wounded, marking the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust.
The union has since deleted the post, made on X, formerly known as Twitter, according to the Free Beacon, which captured a screenshot of the image. Starbucks Workers United is an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and represents roughly 9,000 baristas.
And you thought you were just getting a half-calf, half-decaf, extra hot, mocha latte. Nope, you were also supporting terrorists.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/campus-anti-semites-plot-day-of-resistance-in-support-of-hamas
https://www.dailywire.com/news/israeli-parents-warned-to-remove-social-media-from-kids-phones-as-hamas-plans-to-release-hostage-videos
https://www.dailywire.com/news/starbucks-union-backed-by-prominent-dems-claims-solidarity-with-palestine-after-hamas-terror-attack
It Figures
According to the Post Millennial:
The European Union had sent out a warning letter to Musk over what it describes as alleged disinformation surrounding the Hamas attack on Israel.
This threat to Musk comes less than two months after the EU passed a swath of new laws that target online social media content.
Thierry Breton, the commissioner who drafted the letter, urged Musk to deliver a “prompt, accurate, and complete response” to “relevant law enforcement agencies” within a 24-hour period.
Musk can be slapped with a fine of 6 percent of his revenues from X and even have the platform blocked in the EU should he not comply, The Guardian reports.
“Following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, we have indications your platform is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU,” Breton wrote.
“Public media and civil society organisations widely report instances of fake and manipulated images and facts circulating on your platform in the EU, such as repurposed old images of unrelated armed conflicts or military footage that actually originated from video games. This appears to be manifestly false or misleading information,” he continued.
“Let me remind you that the Digital Services Act sets very precise obligations regarding content moderation,” Breton threatened.
Who’s Evil, Now?
According to The Blaze:
A male who believes he is a woman lashed out at female weightlifters and organizers in Canada, mocking female competitors as “hateful” “bigots” ahead of the event.
The Canadian Strongman Nationals, October 22-23, 2023, will feature the “Strongest Woman in Canada” competition, the “Strongman National Championships,” and more.
At least one male participant, transgender Audrey Yun, will be reportedly competing in a new category, according to Icons.
“Yun attacks competitors, reps and founders after Strongman Corp Canada changed eligibility guidelines for women’s category in record speed after [Maria Barwig],[April Hutchinson] and other female competitors spoke out against injustice in women’s strength competitions,” the women’s organization wrote on X.
“Yun is set to compete in a new third category established in the sport although recent vitriolic social media posts could have him banned for violating bullying and harassment policy,” the post added.
Icons pointed to social media posts by Yun that showed a high level of vitriol toward competitors and staff.
“Man I am so disgusted to go to nationals and be around vile evil bigots. Yea the competitors, the reps, founders, etc too many of them. Just downright hateful and evil. Absolute bullies the lot of them,” Yun said on Instagram.
“I wonder if they’ll have a problem with me pissing next to them at the venue,” he continued. “(Yes they will they’ve already said so out loud),” the post added.
The Strongman Corporation notes on its website that it has a commitment to “inclusion” for “all gender athletes.”
https://www.theblaze.com/news/male-flex-strongwoman-bathroom-bigots
Gee, I Wonder Who’s Going to Win?
According to Fox News:
A 28-year-old flight attendant became the first transgender contestant to take home the title of Miss Portugal, adding to the number headed to the Miss Universe competition in El Salvador next month.
“Proud to be the first trans woman to compete for the Miss Universe Portugal title!” Marina Machete wrote in an Instagram post before the competition.
“For many years I wasn’t eligible to compete and now it’s such an honor to be a part of this incredible group of candidates!”
Machete will be the second transgender contestant headed to the Miss Universe competition next month, competing against Rikkie Valerie Kollé, another transgender contestant who made history by becoming the first biological male to claim the crown in the Netherlands in July.