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Lindy Li, a Democrat megadonor and fundraiser, served on the DNC finance committee. Last week, she said that no one from the Kamala Harris campaign is taking responsibility for the massive spending. Ms. Li was very concerned about how she would explain this to her donors. James Carville said the damage it has done to […] The post Well-Connected Dems Became Multi-Millionaires from Harris $$$ appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The legal team for Dr. Ethan Haim, the doctor who exposed Texas Children’s Hospital in May 2023 — revealing that the facility had lied about ending its transgender medical program and was still performing attempted transition procedures on children as young as 11 — ripped the Biden Department of Justice for seeking a gag order targeting Haim in his legal case with the government. Haim’s claims were originally published in an explosive story by journalist Christopher Rufo. In June 2023, Haim said he knew he was being targeted by the DOJ when federal agents visited his home; the DOJ  attempted to charge him with four felony counts of violating HIPAA. “The DOJ has based their case, in large part, on the claim that Haim had no reason to access Texas Children’s Hospital records after he finished a surgical rotation at the hospital in January 2021,” The Daily Wire reported. “Today, @TheJusticeDept filed a reply supporting its motion for a gag order against our legal team and @EithanHaim,” The Burke Law Group, representing Haim, posted in a thread on X. “They dispute our charges of government misconduct, saying that we mischaracterize the facts. Yet much like previous censorship efforts by this administration, it is the federal government that is purveying misinformation, and it is all on the judicial record.” “The government’s assertion that the prosecution is trying to ‘uphold the law’ rings hollow because it has not attempted to defend most of HIPAA, completely abandoning the Privacy Rule,” the thread continues. “The idea that the prosecutors are nobly doing so ‘in the face of constant public rhetoric’ demonstrates yet again that they believe they are entitled to prosecute @EithanHaim without public scrutiny of the immense power they wield.” CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE “While the prosecution tries to make it sound like its gag order is reasonable, it would completely prevent Dr. Haim or his counsel from criticizing the prosecution, no matter how correct the criticism,” they state. ”The prosecution tries to make its case by painting Dr. Haim’s and the defense’s critical tweets as inaccurate. But as the defense already explained in its own filing, all of the public criticism has been richly deserved.” “The government attempts to use safety concerns to shut down debate,” the law group declares. “It suggests that the ‘extreme rhetoric’ could harm the career public prosecutors and federal agents who put felons away for a living, even though they have received no threats. Yet the hypocrisy is worse than that. One X post the government complains about is a post by Dr. Haim calling the prosecutors modern day woke aristocrats. But the government omits the context—he was skewering them for the motion for the gag order because the government tried to justify the gag order due to ‘online bullying’ when the prosecution can send armed agents and strip someone of their rights by just an accusation.” On November 24, Haim had written on X : The DOJ’s justification for a gag order is that they are concerned with “online bullying.”  This perfectly encapsulates the defining feature of the modern day woke aristocrat.   They zealously deploy the threat or the outright use of state-sanctioned violence against those who challenge their political ideology yet cast themselves as the victim when regular citizens stand up, take notice, and utilize their first amendment right to criticize their tyrannical behavior. These prosecutors have no qualms about sending me to prison for a decade. They have no problem inventing new crimes to do so.   They had no problem sending heavily armed US Marshals to my home at 7AM even though I am a law-abiding citizen with no criminal history.   They had no problem taking away my right to possess firearms knowing the legitimate death threats I would face from radical transgender activists.   And I don’t bring this up to garner sympathy for myself but rather to demonstrate the magnitude of their hypocrisy.   They have no problem with any of the above, but they have a major problem with anyone noticing it happening.   Their corrupt gambit relies on the silence of their target to legitimize their corruption. In my case, they knocked on the wrong door. I simply refuse to voluntarily comply with my own destruction. The DOJ's justification for a gag order is that they are concerned with "online bullying." This perfectly encapsulates the defining feature of the modern day woke aristocrat. They zealously deploy the threat or the outright use of state-sanctioned violence against those who… pic.twitter.com/vqQZVm7wAo — Eithan Haim MD (@EithanHaim) November 24, 2024   Mary Margaret Olohan contributed to this article. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: New Info Destroys DOJ Case Against Trans Surgery Whistleblower, Lawyers Say

The last House of Representatives race to be decided, nearly one month after Election Day, remains in California, and it’s still too close to call. In California’s 13th Congressional District, where the GOP’s John Duarte defeated Democrat Adam Gray in the 2022 midterm by only 564 votes out of roughly 133,000 ballots cast, Gray leads Duarte by an even narrower margin: 143 votes out of roughly 210,000 votes, with 99% of the votes counted, as the California Secretary of State reported at roughly 6 p.m. on Monday. “As of Sunday, Gray had been ahead of Duarte by 227 votes. He lost ground Monday, as the latest updates came in from Merced, San Joaquin and Madera counties,” The Merced Focus reported on Monday, adding, “Stanislaus and Fresno counties are expected to update their results Tuesday. But time is winding down, as all California counties must certify their elections by Thursday.” CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE The House currently stands at 220 GOP seats and 214 Democrat seats; a Gray win would reduce the narrow GOP majority to just five. Fresno, Madera, Merced,  San Joaquin, and Stanislaus counties comprise the 13th district. The two campaigns have been working assiduously to assist voters whose ballots had not been counted because of signature issues to “cure” their ballots. That is prompted by election workers asking for the proper signatures so the vote can be counted. On Tuesday, Duarte stated, “We are currently out curing during ballots with a large contingent. Once all the votes are counted and the election is certified, if I do not prevail, I will concede.” On Wednesday, Gray said, “While this race is still too close to call, I’m am hopeful for our chances following tonight’s ballot-count update. There are still quite a few ballots to count … every vote matters.” Merced County Registrar of Voters Melvin Levey stated, “We are seeing a lot more activity from campaigns and candidates to have volunteers reach out to voters whose signatures have been challenged so they can cure it. … Every vote matters, every vote counts. We’re seeing that in real time here.”

When this golden retriever wears her cow costume, she commits herself to the bit! One dog mom caught the sweetest footage of her four-legged friend, Sunday, dressed in her bovine best. This pup’s crocheted hat had horns and little cow ears, making it the perfect disguise. However, it was the pooch’s impression of the farm animal that really took her getup over the top! “What does the cow say?” Mom prompted the dog. “Say, ‘Moo!'” @sundaythegoldenretriever MOO! #goldenretriever #funnydog #moo ♬ original sound – Sunday. The Golden Retriever The golden retriever replied with her best cow impersonation, and it was pretty impressive! While she didn’t exactly say, “moo,” her gentle howl was a delightful variation. Around nine million people have watched this precious video online. Commenters thought it was way too adorable to see Sunday pretending to be a cow! “We love a bilingual queen,” joked one user. Another chimed in, “That is the cutest cow in the whole wide world!!” It looks like Sunday actually has more than one cow costume. In another clip, Mom dressed her pet up in a very cute cow-tfit that included a spotted hood. Once again, the golden retriever let out the sweetest little “moo” you’ve ever heard. She really is a master of impressions! @sundaythegoldenretriever What do you think?#goldenretriever #dogsogtiktok #dogs #funnydog ♬ original sound – chris james Sunday isn’t the only golden retriever to have impersonated a cow on the internet, though. A dog named Todd gave it his best shot while wearing pretty much the exact same crocheted hat the other pooch wore in the first video! However, he took a different approach with his “moo.” Instead of a soft howl, Todd went with a deep, throaty groan. @tuckerbudzyn The DNA results are in…Todd is 100% mootriever ♬ Cena Engraçada e Inusitada – HarmonicoHCO “The DNA results are in…” his owner joked in her caption. “Todd is 100% mootriever.” These certainly are some talented dogs! We hope they received plenty of treats for their efforts. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post “What Does The Cow Say?” Cutest Golden Retriever Ever Demonstrates appeared first on InspireMore.

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A post on X claims that Mike Tyson and Jake Paul were banned from boxing after their November fight aired on Netflix. ? | It’s been confirmed. pic.twitter.com/8G6ZVDperN — SPORTbible (@sportbible) November 22, 2024 Verdict: Misleading They received a standard 24 day mandatory rest period, and no wrongdoing was cited. Fact Check: Boxing legend Mike […]