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The Southern Poverty Law Center, a far-left smear factory on the frontlines of demonizing conservatives in American public discourse, is unwittingly revealing just how absurd the idea of unionizing nonprofits truly is. Last month, the SPLC reportedly terminated about a quarter of its staff and reorganized many departments. The massive shift would inevitably ruffle some feathers, but the news would have been far less painful for the nonprofit had it not certified a contract with a labor union in 2022. Yes, a nonprofit organization—where employees ostensibly work in order to benefit society—unionized, creating an adversarial relationship between workers and the nonprofit’s leadership. What could go wrong? Quite a lot, it turns out. First, the SPLC Union went public with the news before the Southern Poverty Law Center could craft its own messaging strategy. The union painted the layoffs in the worst possible light, highlighting the SPLC’s “F” rating from CharityWatch and suggesting the SPLC was engaging in “union busting.” Today, @splcenter – an organization with nearly a billion dollars in reserves, given an F rating by CharityWatch for “hoarding” donations – gutted its staff by a quarter.— SPLC Union (@SPLCUnion) June 12, 2024 “This is designed to punish union activists and intimidate employees just as we saw when Mercedes-Benz fired union organizers in Vance, Alabama,” the SPLC Union posted on X. “Management’s goals here are clear, but they will not win. Our union is strong.” The union went on to release screenshots of a discussion between SPLC board members and SPLC President Margaret Huang, in which they complained about “hostile” questions from staff during a question-and-answer session in March 2024. The union went on to claim that “only 44% of the staff have confidence” in Huang’s leadership and “only 33% of staff believe senior leadership cares about them.” Were @splcenter's layoffs retaliation? President and CEO Margaret Huang might be all smiles in front of the camera, but behind what she thought were closed doors, here’s how she talks about her staff. pic.twitter.com/p8SdGVeCu9— SPLC Union (@SPLCUnion) June 25, 2024 The SPLC Union launched a petition demanding that the Southern Poverty Law Center reverse the layoffs. As of Tuesday, the petition had gathered more than 9,000 signatures. Why Does SPLC Have a Union? As I wrote in my book “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” the SPLC fired its co-founder and its president stepped down in 2019 amid a racial discrimination and sexual harassment scandal. Amid that fallout, a former employee called the SPLC’s premier product—a “hate map” that plots mainstream conservative and Christian groups alongside Ku Klux Klan chapters—a “highly profitable scam,” and employees gathered to form a union. The National Labor Relations Board certified the union in December 2019 after employees voted 145-42 to unionize under the Baltimore-Washington News Guild. The new union and the SPLC signed a collective bargaining agreement in July 2022. The Problems With Unions Today The Left has recently attempted to revive the image of labor unions, which once provided real value by securing basic expectations for employment. Limiting the workweek to 40 hours and securing vacation, sick leave, and other benefits helped workers in concrete ways that reverberate today. However, labor unions have long overplayed their hand, becoming corrupt organs of the Democratic Party. Today, workers rights advocates have to fight to give workers the right to opt out of union representation. In many sectors of the economy, workers are expected to join unions, which take a cut out of every paycheck without providing much in the way of concrete services to employees. Worse, unions direct large amounts of cash to political causes many members disagree with. The 2018 Supreme Court case Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees is instructive. In that case, Illinois child support staffer Mark Janus refused to join the local union, AFSCME Council 31. Despite not being a member of the union, Janus still had to pay “agency fees,” on the theory that since he benefits from the union’s bargaining, he should chip in to support the union. These agency fees could not be used for political causes, but AFSCME Council 31 dedicated $268,855 of the fees to promoting Democrat Hillary Clinton for president at the union’s 2016 convention. Janus objected, saying he was “forced to support a government union as a condition of employment.” He called this “a gross violation of my First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of association.” The Supreme Court agreed, 5-4. “States and public-sector unions may no longer exact agency fees from nonconsenting employees,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion. “Forcing free and independent individuals to endorse ideas they find objectionable is always demeaning. Compelling a person to subsidize the speech of other private speakers raises similar First Amendment concerns.” Janus-v-AFSCMEDownload Although the high court rightly struck down mandatory “agency fees,” unions still use complicated opt-out systems to trap employees into paying. For example, an Ohio teacher’s assistant sued her former union and her school district because the district withheld union dues from her paycheck after she left the union and formally asked it to cease taking her money. The union claimed her request came outside of a 10-day opt-out window. Many unions direct large amounts of cash to Democratic candidates and left-wing causes, often redirecting the dues of employees who might object, for example, to funding Planned Parenthood. Unions lost ground in the 1980s onward, with large losses in the private sector. The right-to-work movement helps prevent unions from forcing employees to support causes they disagree with, and it grew in the 2010s after making significant gains in the 1980s. In February, Michigan repealed its right-to-work law, which initially passed in 2012. Public Sector Unions Unions lost ground in the private sector but held on in the public, or government, sector. Even Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president who largely created the modern administrative state in his “New Deal,” initially opposed public-sector unions as inherently problematic. “The very nature and purposes of government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with government employee organizations,” Roosevelt wrote. “The employer is the whole people, who speak by means of laws enacted by their representatives in Congress.” Any negotiation with a public employee union would constitute a loss of the people’s authority, the founder of the New Deal said. Roosevelt considered strikes by public unions “unthinkable and intolerable” because they cause “the paralysis of government by those who have sworn to support it.” SPLC’s Nonprofit Union The idea of nonprofit unions suffers from a similar inherent tension. As in the case of the government, the ultimate employer of a nonprofit employee is the donor who contributes to the organization, not the organization’s management. Nonprofits must honor donor intent, and workers can’t bargain with donors to demand that they contribute more to charity. Nonprofits exist for charitable purposes, not to earn money for shareholders. If a union publicly complains about “management,” it may undermine the nonprofit’s ability to honor donor intent and advocate the causes it exists to promote. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s layoffs highlight the leftist group’s internal divisions. The SPLC Union noted that questions in the March question-and-answer session involved “support for Palestine,” a divisive issue at the SPLC. After Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, the SPLC declined to publicly comment, only speaking out three weeks later, on Oct. 29. When the SPLC did deign to comment, it falsely blamed Israel for having “targeted” Palestinian civilians in Gaza, including children. Before the SPLC spoke out, the union released an aggressive statement condemning Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks as “the violent imperialist desecration of a people—the beginnings of a genocide.” On the same day the SPLC Union released its statement, an SPLC lawyer’s name appeared in an online chat organizing an anti-Israel sit-in at a congressional office building. The SPLC seems caught between a rock and a Hamas place—straddling the gulf between young, anti-Israel activists on staff and old-style Democratic donors, who likely support Israel. No wonder Huang felt flustered when questioned about the Israel-Hamas war. Whatever turmoil the SPLC is facing, the union is making it far worse. Hopefully, this latest scandal will further delegitimize an organization that routinely defames mainstream conservatives and Christians. It couldn’t happen to nicer people. The post What Could Go Wrong? SPLC’s Latest Scandal Exposes the Insanity of Unionizing a Nonprofit appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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A newly released photo shows Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (allegedly) posing before a barbecued dog. Last year, Kennedy sent the photo of himself appearing to eat the dog to a friend last year. In the photo, Kennedy poses in front of an animal whose ribs are exposed. Take a look: Upsetting photo appears to show RFK Jr. with barbequed carcass of dog https://t.co/cuOiZgp8PI pic.twitter.com/oNa1Lskr7w — New York Post (@nypost) July 2, 2024 Here’s a photo of @RobertKennedyJr happily posing with a barbecued dog. New reporting in @VanityFair reveals a friend has warned RFK Jr.’s campaign could cause him to “go down as one of the great villains in American history.” I think that’s already happened… pic.twitter.com/iBMNVjuCwJ — Matt Corridoni (@mattcorridoni) July 2, 2024 Check out what the New York Post reported: An unsettling, newly-unearthed photo shows Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posing with what appears to be the barbecued carcass of a dog — suggesting the Independent presidential candidate once ate man’s best friend. Kennedy, 70, texted the upsetting photo of himself and an unidentified woman posing with the charred animal to a friend last year, according to a Vanity Fair report.The Kennedy family scion is seen clutching the barbequed remains on a big metal spit and pretending to take a big bite out of the ribs. The carcass has 13 pairs of ribs – including a tell-tale “floating rib” that suggests it is in fact a canine, a veterinarian told the magazine.Kennedy shared the snap with a friend who was traveling to Asia and suggested that the friend would enjoy a restaurant in Korea that had dogs on the menu — further suggesting the 2024 candidate once ate a dog. RFK Jr. taking a photo with the barbecued remains of a dog pic.twitter.com/97C5v9egtF — Vision4theBlind (@Vision4theBlind) July 2, 2024 Per New Jersey: Robert Kennedy Jr. texted a photograph to a friend. In the photo RFK Jr. was posing, alongside an unidentified woman, with the barbecued remains of what appears to be a dog. Kennedy told the person, who was traveling to Asia, that he might enjoy a restaurant in Korea that served dog on the menu, suggesting Kennedy had sampled dog. The photo was taken in 2010, according to the digital file’s metadata—the same year he was diagnosed with a dead tapeworm in his brain. (A veterinarian who examined the photograph says the carcass is a canine, pointing to the 13 pairs of ribs, which include the tell-tale “floating rib” found in dogs.) The picture’s intent seems to have been comedic—Kennedy and his companion are pantomiming—but for the recipient it was disturbing evidence of Kennedy’s poor judgment and thoughtlessness, simultaneously mocking Korean culture, reveling in animal cruelty, and needlessly risking his reputation and that of his family. The image prompted former Barack Obama staffer, Jon Favreau, to remark on X, “What the f— is wrong with this man”? To be fair, Kennedy himself has said it was NOT a dog, but rather a goat. Take a look: Hey @VanityFair, you know when your veterinary experts call a goat a dog, and your forensic experts say a photo taken in Patagonia was taken in Korea, that you’ve joined the ranks of supermarket tabloids. Keep telling America that up is down if you want. I’ll keep talking about the fact that working families can’t afford houses or groceries because our last two presidents went on a $14 trillion debt joyride, paid for by hard-working Americans. The DNC media’s garbage pail journalism may distract us from President Biden’s cognitive deficits but it does little to elevate the national debate or reduce the price of groceries. Hey @VanityFair, you know when your veterinary experts call a goat a dog, and your forensic experts say a photo taken in Patagonia was taken in Korea, that you’ve joined the ranks of supermarket tabloids. Keep telling America that up is down if you want. I’ll keep talking about… pic.twitter.com/SGX3QpoaRZ — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) July 2, 2024 RFK Jr. says the Vanity Fair hit piece on him is “a lot of garbage” refuses to comment on the sexual assault claims: RFK: “The article is a lot of garbage. The picture that they said is of me eating a dog. It’s actually me eating a goat in Patagonia, and I’m on a whitewater trip… pic.twitter.com/d1Tbj7reE1 — End Tribalism in Politics (@EndTribalism) July 2, 2024 So we will have to take him at his word that it was a GOAT and not a DOG. Meanwhile thought, two questions remain… One: Who eats Fcking Goats? — The Patriot Oasis (@ThePatriotOasis) July 2, 2024 And two: do you think that’s how he got that Brain Parasite? FACT-CHECK: How Did RFK Jr. Get That Tapeworm In His Brain? [WARNING: Graphic] Heads up folks, portions of this article are extremely graphic. I do NOT want to read you complaint mail, so please opt out now if you can’t handle it. Ok? We good? If you are still reading you are reading at your own risk and I do not want to see any complaints in the comments or in my email inbox (email me at noah (at) wltreport (dot) com, but not with complaints about this). Ok, now let’s dig in. You gotta hand it to Laura Loomer for always giving us something interesting to talk about.  And I truly think she does great work. But she really gave us a wild one today…. And it’s all about RFK Jr. and that tapeworm that crawled into his brain, ate some of his brain, and then died in there. You have likely already heard about that earlier this week, but if not here’s that report: RFK Jr. Says Worm Crawled Into His Brain, Ate Some Of It, Then Died Enter Laura Loomer, who asked herself: how did he contract that tapeworm, anyway? And this is the graphic part, so here's your second warning. Loomer posted this to her Twitter: I just found out the way you get parasitic brain worms is from eating human poop. That likely means @RobertKennedyJr contracted a brain worm from EATING ASS! And you want to vote for this guy to be President ? Really @RandPaul? An ass eater? And you call yourself a… https://t.co/2MAthSkt7t pic.twitter.com/gpDcU0CC7g — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) May 10, 2024 I just found out the way you get parasitic brain worms is from eating human poop. That likely means @RobertKennedyJr contracted a brain worm from EATING ASS! And you want to vote for this guy to be President ? Really @RandPaul ? An ass eater? And you call yourself a medical doctor??? Safe to say the carrier didn’t wipe. Laura, come on....tell me you did not just go there! But she brought evidence, posting this which appears to be from Google: Ok, so with all respect to Ms. Loomer, I had to do a little Fact-Checking here. I asked ChatGPT what are the most common ways to transmit brain parasite tapeworms and this is what it told me: Having a worm or parasite in the brain, known as neurocysticercosis, typically results from an infection by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Here are the most common ways someone might contract this infection: Ingestion of Eggs from Contaminated Food or Water: The most common route of infection is by consuming food or water contaminated with the eggs of Taenia solium. The eggs are often present in fecally contaminated water or food. Poor Hygiene Practices: Inadequate handwashing or consuming food prepared by someone who has not properly washed their hands after using the bathroom can lead to ingestion of the tapeworm eggs. Consuming Undercooked Pork: While less common for leading to brain infection, consuming undercooked or infected pork can lead to tapeworm infections. However, it's important to note that consuming the larvae in pork typically leads to tapeworms in the intestines, not the brain. The brain infection occurs when the eggs, not the larvae, are ingested. Autoinfection: If a person has an intestinal tapeworm infection, they can autoinfect themselves if proper hygiene isn’t maintained. This can happen if tapeworm eggs present in the person’s stool contaminate their hands and then are ingested. Once ingested, the eggs hatch in the intestines, and the larvae can migrate to different parts of the body, including the brain, forming cysts. This condition can be serious and requires medical attention. Symptoms might include seizures, headaches, and other neurological issues, depending on the location and number of cysts in the brain. I then followed up with a more direct question, asking if Ms. Loomer's claim would be a possible and/or likely method of transmission: Yes, it is theoretically possible to contract neurocysticercosis through oral-fecal contact during sexual activities, such as anilingus, if the anal area of the person being contacted is contaminated with the eggs of Taenia solium. This can occur if the person has a tapeworm infection and proper hygiene practices are not followed. The risk can be mitigated by ensuring good personal hygiene and possibly avoiding such activities if there is any concern about parasitic infections. So there you go. Definitely possible, if not perhaps the most likely method of transmission. https://twitter.com/The1AndOnlySal/status/1788936300298383523 I also followed up with Grok to see what it thought: The most likely cause of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. getting a tapeworm in his brain is due to a condition called neurocysticercosis. This condition is caused by the larvae of the pork tapeworm, known as Taenia solium. The tapeworm eggs can be ingested through contaminated food or water, leading to the infection. Once ingested, the eggs hatch and the larvae can migrate to various parts of the body, including the brain, where they can form cysts. These cysts can cause a variety of symptoms, including memory loss, brain fog, and seizures, depending on where they are located in the brain and the body's immune response. It's important to note that neurocysticercosis is more common in areas where the tapeworm is endemic, such as parts of Africa, South America, and Asia, which aligns with Kennedy's extensive travel in those regions for his environmental advocacy work. It is highly unlikely that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. contracted a tapeworm from "eating ass" or engaging in oral-anal contact. The tapeworm species mentioned, Taenia solium, is typically contracted from ingesting contaminated food or water, especially pork or beef products that are undercooked or raw. The tapeworm eggs or larvae can be ingested from contaminated sources, and once in the body, they can migrate to various parts, including the brain. The larvae form cysts in different parts of the body, including the brain, which can cause various symptoms depending on where they are located. The likelihood of contracting a tapeworm from oral-anal contact is extremely low, as the tapeworm eggs or larvae would need to be present on the skin or in feces for transmission to occur. This is not a common mode of transmission for Taenia solium. Therefore, while the speculation about "eating ass" might be humorous or provocative, it is not a scientifically supported explanation for how Kennedy contracted the tapeworm in his brain. Ok, well there you go folks! I'm going to rate Ms. Loomer's Tweet as POSSIBLE, IF NOT THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE. Can we all agree on one thing though? RFK is finished. This man is NOT Presidential. President Trump calls him the "dumbest member of the Kennedy Clan": The man has tapeworms eating his brain.... But worse that all of that -- far worse -- is most certainly this: HE’S FINISHED: RFK, Jr. Goes On Record Saying He Supports “FULL TERM” Abortion A/K/A “Murder” HE'S FINISHED: RFK, Jr. Goes On Record Saying He Supports "FULL TERM" Abortion A/K/A "Murder" RFK, Jr. just went on record and went full Governor Ralph Northam. You might know what I mean by that, but if not I'll refresh your memory. Here is a direct quote from Gov. Northam explaining how he would allow a baby to be born, he would "keep it comfortable" and then a decision would be made on what to do with the baby: if a mother is in labor I can tell you exactly what would happen the infant would be delivered --  the infant would be kept comfortable the infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother so so I think this was really blown out of proportion Ahhh yeah, even Democrats objected to that because, ummmm, that's not even "abortion" that's straight up murder of a living human being. Watch here: And now we have RFK, following proudly in Northam's footsteps. Watch this interview where RFK is asked if he supports abortion.  He says yes.  The (woman) interviewer even raises her eyebrows and says "even Full Term?"  To which he replies yes. Translation: 5 minutes or even 1 minute before a happy, healthy, human being baby would be born, RFK supports killing it in the womb. Sick. Evil. Demonic. I think the Bible is clear that life begins at conception, but there is at least some understandable discussion people can debate about very early on in the process. But full term? One minute before birth? That's just straight up murder. HE'S FINISHED: RFK, Jr. goes on record saying he supports "full term" abortion. Let me decode that for you.... He just went full Governor Ralph Northam. You could literally have a baby born happy and healthy and RFK is ok with you killing it in the womb just 5 minutes before… pic.twitter.com/kysgnXzYL6 — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) May 9, 2024 Backup here: Here is RFK Jr. affirming his commitment to China-style full-term abortion, without limits, nationwide: RFK: "I believe we should leave it to the woman, we shouldn't have the government involved." STEELE: "Even if it's full term?" RFK: "Even if it's full term." pic.twitter.com/i6GrXkPrlK — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 9, 2024 RIP RFK.

File this under “I did not see this coming!” Strange July, Strange July! And it just keeps getting stranger! Earlier this morning, we brought you this report that the previously-scheduled July 11th sentencing of President Trump was going to be delayed — most expected until the end of July: BREAKING: Trump Sentencing Delayed, Full Reversal of Charges Incoming? Now it's pushed out until at least September. See the reports: ?BREAKING: Judge Merchan delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York case to September. pic.twitter.com/cOHdgeIE0P — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 2, 2024 BREAKING: Judge Merchan has delayed President Trump’s sentencing in the Manhattan "hush money" case to September 18, 2024. pic.twitter.com/NKXtGRh2fs — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 2, 2024 Read the order for yourself: Jack Posobiec had more details over at The Post Millenial: The sentencing date for President Donald Trump has been moved to September 18. The order came from Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the felony fraudulent business records case against Trump, brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. The original sentencing date was July 11, which was only days before the Republican National Convention, at which Trump is expected to be officially nominated as that party's presidential candidate. The sentencing was moved following a ruling from the Supreme Court that stated that former presidents have immunity for their official acts. Trump's legal team then brought a motion to postpone the sentencing. The memo from Merchan's office reads: "The July 11, 2024, sentencing date is therefore vacated. The Court's decision will be rendered off-calendar on September 6, 2024 and the matter is adjourned to September 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM for the imposition of sentence, if such is still necessary, or other proceedings." Filed on July 2, 2024 The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Trump's motion for immunity in the case brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith, who was selected to prosecute Trump over J6 and classified documents. In the course of that case, Trump's attorneys brought a motion claiming that he was immune from prosecution because he was performing his duties as president during the alleged commission of the crimes for which he was charged. The Court took up the case, putting a pause on the case, and released their opinion as the last ruling of their term, on Monday, July 1. They ruled that a former president does have immunity when he is performing his official acts, though not when performing unofficial acts, and bounced the case back to the lower court presumably to determine if those acts for which Trump has been charged fall into the category of official acts. The Court did say, however, that communcations with his staff, such as DOJ personnel, do constitute official acts, meaning that he cannot be charged for anything that was said between himself and his advisors. Immediately following the ruling, Trump sought to have his conviction in New York thrown out. Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsification of business records for having classified as legal fees in bookkeeping records the payments made to his then-attorney Michael Cohen. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg alleged that the payments were not for legal fees, but were reimbursements for payments made to Stormy Daniels, a woman with whom Trump is alleged to have had a dalliance. For Bragg, this first infraction, which would be classified as a misdemeanor in New York, was actually a felony because, as he said, it was in service to a greater crime. That greater crime, per Bragg, was election interference in the state's general presidential election of 2016. After the immunity ruling, Trump's team was able to argue that if the alleged crimes were in fact committed as part of Trump's work on the election, then those acts were official acts per the Court's guidance, and therefore not eligible for prosecution. So...how does this all play out? I see two options. One: they delayed until September to have their infamous "October (September?) Surprise" in order to have the most impact on the actual election. If that's what their plan is, it will backfire greatly. Bring it on, if that's what they want to do! But more likely I think, is what I reported this morning. I don't think he is ever actually sentenced. I think this thing implodes and all charges end up getting reversed and dismissed. We will watch and see!

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