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A member of the Bellingham School Board in Washington state who's also the owner of a sex shop is offering sexual education classes to children and teens as part of a workshop series on a variety of topics, including gender and sexual identity and sexual anatomy for pleasure. The “Uncringe Academy” workshop series is scheduled to take place at the Wink Wink Boutique, a sex toy shop in downtown Bellingham, in August for children ages 9 to 12 and 13- to 17-year-olds. Shop owner Jenn Mason is teaching the lessons, which are described as “sex education that's based in empowerment...

With energy prices putting the squeeze on household budgets throughout the country, the Biden Administration announced plans in April to tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower gas prices. At the time, a Department of Energy news release said this action would “address the pain Americans are feeling at the pump as a result of Putin’s Price Hike and to help lower energy costs. That includes President [Joe] Biden authorizing the release of 1 million barrels per day from the SPR for the next six months.” As the amount of oil in the SPR has fallen to its lowest...

A historic church in West Virginia was destroyed in what may have been arson, and neighbors are deeply disturbed. The St. Colman Catholic Church had already been destroyed by the time crews with the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department made it to the scene early Sunday. “At this time the fire is considered suspicious in nature and is being investigated as arson,” the department said. The church was listed in the National Archives Catalog, and the website said it was originally built in 1877 to 1878 as a hewn log structure. “This is still evident in the hand hewn sills and...

A Staten Island judge of the Supreme Court of New York struck down this law as incompatible with the New York State Constitution. Apparently the Democrats who passed it wanted those holding lawful permanent resident status or US work authorization to be able to vote. The cover theory being, well, they live here, they pay taxes here, they're here legally, they're affected by government policies - no taxation without representation, right? So let's give them representation. The actual theory probably being, well, if we do something for them, they'll do something for us, like vote Democrat! lol But I don't...

Stopping this closes the ever-opening Overton Window of eventually making this a federal election practice. Last year, the New York City Council passed legislation that allows non-citizens who have lived in the city for at least 30 days and are legal permanent residents in the U.S. to vote in city elections for mayor, public advocate, the borough president, and city council. The law also applies to green card holders, individuals with workers' permits, and DACA recipients. The law was set to go into effect on January 2023. Fortunately, a group affiliated with the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit challenging...

Fourteen Senate Republicans bucked the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates on Tuesday to advance bipartisan gun control and school safety legislation. In a 64-34 vote, the Senate voted to begin debate on an ambitious rewrite of the nation’s firearm laws. Although only a simple majority was needed to take the measure up, 14 Republicans led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor.

Last night, news broke that the Biden Administration is taking behind-the-scenes steps to further strangle the already constricted market for ammunition in the United States. The move could result in a reduction of the commercial production of 5.56 caliber ammunition by over thirty percent. *snip* Supplies would undoubtedly plummet and prices would undoubtedly skyrocket, putting the availability of ammunition for self-defense, training, and competition out of reach to many Americans. *snip* Keane on Wednesday night published a tweet, which stated: “The U.S. Military is actively considering shutting down the sale [of] M855/SS109 ammo from Lake City to the commercial market.”...

Consumers, already being pummeled by surging prices, now have to worry about product shortages. In recent months, a handful of common products have become harder to find and more may be added to the list. FOX Business takes a look at the crunch facing consumers. Tampons A spokesperson for Tampax, which is owned by P&G, told FOX Business in a statement that this is "a temporary situation, and the Tampax team is producing tampons 24/7 to meet the increased demand for our products."

A Louisiana mother who was raped at 16 by a 30 year-old-man has been ordered to give up custody of their daughter - and pay him child support. Crysta Abelseth's life forever changed in 2005 after she accepted a ride home from John Barnes, now 46, when her friend decided to leave dinner early, Hammond local news station WBRZ's investigative team first reported. 'Instead of bringing me home, he brought me to his house. Once inside, he raped me on his leaving room couch,' Abelseth, 32, told the outlet. Overcome by trauma and unsure of what to do, Abelseth let...

SAN LORENZO, Calif. (KGO) -- The Alameda County Sheriff's Office says it has identified and interviewed several members of the far-right, white-nationalist group, the Proud Boys, who took part in disrupting a reading event at the San Lorenzo Library on Saturday. It happened during the Drag Queen Story Hour event, which are taking place across the county during Pride month.

A group of Senators have announced that they’ve reached a bipartisan deal on a framework for legislation they say will do something about “gun violence.” According to The Hill, “The framework includes funding for school safety measures and mental health, a requirement to review juvenile records for firearm buyers under 21 years old and incentives for states to implement ‘red flag’ laws.”

Actor Matthew McConaughey appeared at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, endorsing a series of gun control proposals that coincided with some of President Joe Biden’s radical agenda. “As I said, this moment is different,” McConaughey said while appearing at the White House press briefing room. “We are in a window of opportunity right now that we have not been in before. A window in where it seems like real change — real change can happen.” McConaughey said he spent time with the victims and families of the mass school shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas last week...

Joe Biden was evacuated to a fire station and two military jets were scrambled after a light aircraft veered into airspace over the president's Delaware beach house. The 79-year-old and his wife Jill were rushed from the home to the secure location in Rehoboth following the breach on Saturday afternoon. The plane was immediately escorted from the restricted airspace. Preliminary investigation revealed the small private plane entered the restricted airspace 'by mistake' and there was 'no threat to the President or his family,' a Secret Service spokesperson confirmed. The security detail, which is set to interview the pilot, claims the...