Suicide Risks 1200% Higher After 'Gender Affirming' Surgery

At a recent investors conference, Disney CEO Bob Iger blamed the company's massive losses on spreading itself too thin across too many projects.Iger spoke at the 2024 MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit where he explained why he thought projects like streaming platform Disney+ have caused the company's bottom line to suffer. "As we got into the streaming business in a very, very aggressive way, we tried to tell too many stories. Basically we invested too much, way ahead of possible returns. It's what led to streaming ending up as a $4 billion loss," Iger said in the webcasted conference.Recent reports have shown that outside of Disney+, the studio's would-be blockbuster movies suffered catastrophic failures. Titles "The Marvels," "Wish," a new Indiana Jones, and Disney's "Haunted Mansion" combined for a stunning $600 million loss in 2023.Iger described his successor Bob Chapek, who he later replaced upon his return, as being irresponsible with spending."It was clear to me that our structure was not working, because we were removing accountability from those that were basically investing the most capital," Iger said, according to Hollywood Reporter.'I've been telling everybody good isn’t good enough. It has to be great.'The increased spending meant that there was too much content to focus on, Iger claimed, adding that the spending "resulted in volume and not quality, which turned out to be a mistake."Yet, at the same time, Iger also stated that volume was actually necessary in order to compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video."There's a very fine line that you can cross and get in trouble if your volume ends up diluting management’s attention to what is being made is right. And that’s what happened to us. So, I have pulled that back," the CEO told the conference.It isn't clear how Iger's remarks will mesh with his recent dedication to producing sequels instead of original storylines. The CEO said that there was a lot of value in making sequels, particularly because the stories are both "known" and take less "in terms of marketing."Iger has not conceded in any way, shape, or form that the infusion of diversity, equity, and inclusion into Disney projects have put a sour taste in audience's mouths. Rather, Iger has said that the company doesn't infuse any messaging into its content at all.The Mickey Mouse company has reportedly planned to reconnect its creative departments of the studio to the monetization side, to help ensure quality is not lost."I've been telling everybody good isn’t good enough. It has to be great. Just keep driving that, but if you force them to make too much, then that becomes almost impossible to do," Iger said.Disney also hopes that bundling its streaming platforms like Hulu and ESPN+ will increase overall engagement.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice recently announced a new process that seeks to “accelerate asylum proceedings” for single adult illegal aliens, according to a Thursday press release.Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland released a joint statement unveiling “a new Recent Arrivals (RA) Docket process to more expeditiously resolve immigration cases of certain noncitizen single adults who attempt to cross irregularly between ports of entry at the Southwest border.”The Biden administration claimed that the new process would allow the departments “to more swiftly impose consequences, including removal, on those without a legal basis to remain in the United States and to more swiftly grant immigration relief or protections to noncitizens with valid claims.”'Individuals who do not qualify for relief can be removed more quickly and those who do qualify can achieve protection sooner.'“The Justice Department also submitted to the Federal Register a final rule to promote efficient case and docket management in immigration proceedings,” the department’s press release read.It acknowledged that under the administration’s current process, illegal immigrants “often wait years before receiving a final decision in an immigration court proceeding.” The department cited “insufficient resources,” including judges and attorneys, as the reason for the lengthy court proceedings.The DHS will “place certain noncitizen single adults on the RA Docket” to have their cases prioritized for adjudication. The new process will operate out of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City, the DOJ reported.Illegal aliens placed on the RA Docket should receive a final decision on their asylum claim within 180 days, the department claimed. It noted that the timing of each final decision “will remain subject to case-specific circumstances and due process guarantees.”The Biden administration still insisted that the so-called bipartisan border security legislation, which was shot down by Republican lawmakers in February, would need to pass to grant the DHS and the DOJ “additional authorities and resources that are critically needed,” including additional immigration judges, asylum officers, support staff, and other needed authorities.“Congress should take up and pass this legislation to fix our broken immigration system,” Biden’s DOJ wrote.Mayorkas, too, claimed that the new process was “no substitute for the sweeping and much-needed changes that the bipartisan Senate bill would deliver, but in the absence of Congressional action we will do what we can to most effectively enforce the law and discourage irregular migration.”He stated that the action would “accelerate asylum proceedings so that individuals who do not qualify for relief can be removed more quickly and those who do qualify can achieve protection sooner.”Garland claimed that the new measures would help to “ensure that immigration cases are adjudicated promptly and fairly.”As of December, three million asylum cases were being considered, with illegal immigrants given court dates multiple years out in the future.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

NFL kicker Harrison Butker is a devout Catholic. But judging from his recent commencement speech at Benedictine College, it appears he never learned the 11th commandment: “Man shalt not promote marriage and family to educated women.” This is my takeaway based on the reaction to the Kansas City Chief’s remarks last weekend at Benedictine College in Kansas. According to his critics, the most “misogynistic” part of the three-time Super Bowl winner’s address was this: I’m on the stage today and able to be the man I am because I have a wife who leans into her vocation. I’m beyond blessed with the many talents God has given me, but it cannot be overstated that all of my success is made possible because a girl I met in band class back in middle school would convert to the faith, become my wife, and embrace one of the most important titles of all: homemaker. A professional athlete describing his wife’s vocation is considered controversial in today’s culture. This goes to show how corrupt our culture has become. If you want to read stories about women destroying their families in the name of self-love, the Atlantic has got you. If you want glowing profiles of women in polyamorous relationships, New York magazine will supply them. If you want to learn that sex work is no different from social work, Teen Vogue will be glad to inform you. If you want to hear how abortion empowers women, you can listen to any Democrat running for office. But the moment a professional athlete expresses his love for his wife and lauds her devotion to her husband and children, pundits and influencers come out to scold him and conservatives about our “hatred” of women. Even the NFL condemned his remarks. Society is doomed once it sees a woman who is married with children by 24 as 'oppressed' but an OnlyFans content creator of the same age as 'empowered.' The truth is that feminists hate women. That’s why nearly every goal of the sisterhood pushes women to think, speak, and act like men. Betty Friedan’s 1963 book “The Feminine Mystique” is widely credited with sparking this second wave. The author believed that women who were primarily focused on being a wives and mothers were wasting their best years. Her goal was to get women out of the home. She was a more effective teacher than most people know. Our culture praises any woman who manages a large, complex organization — unless it’s her home. And we love women who dedicate themselves to teaching the next generation — unless they’re her own children. Feminists have been selling women on the notion that their true value is found in what they bring to the workplace. Even the radicals who offer intense critiques of capitalism devalue any work a woman does that doesn’t come with a paycheck. A society is doomed once it sees a woman who is married with children by 24 as “oppressed” but an OnlyFans content creator of the same age as “empowered.” Some of Butker’s most intense critics were other men, including some who called him a Neanderthal, “gross,” sexist, misogynistic, and homophobic. This is the language of male feminists, who function as obedient allies of the matriarchy. Butker didn’t say every woman should be a homemaker. Some women need to work to support their families — even if they have a working husband. All Butker did was bring some balance to a realm of society that has been completely out of whack for more than 60 years. A man who says that he’s training his sons to be husbands and fathers would be celebrated for trying to raise responsible young men. But if the same man says he’s raising his daughters to be wives and mothers, I suspect most people would have a very different visceral reaction. That is the tension that Harrison Butker’s comments are meant to resolve. As a society, we are very comfortable putting boundaries and limits on men. We say that a real man must protect and provide for his family. And we ridicule any man who doesn’t meet that minimum standard. What gives everyone — from liberals to conservatives — a case of cultural heartburn is saying that there is anything that a woman must do for her family to be considered a good woman. Any limits or boundaries on women are treated as inherently oppressive and regressive. But before anyone gets to telling women what they should do, it’s important to let young women today know what they can do. And I believe it is healthy for them to know that focusing on their families and their homes is not a waste of their time and talents. The anti-family ideas that prevail in our culture must be countered by brave men and women willing to stand on God’s design for men, women, marriage, and the home. There is a reason employment contracts are not meant for life and don’t include the words “in sickness and in health” or “to love and to cherish” in the list of employer obligations. A good husband will sacrifice for his family and lay down his life to protect his wife. I doubt any woman’s boss would say the same.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College — and the content of that speech has blown many on the right away, as well as drawn the ire of many on the left. “Our own nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith, but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally. He has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I’m sure to many people it appears that you can be both Catholic and pro-choice,” Butker said. “He is not alone. From the man behind the COVID lockdowns to the people pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America, they all have a glaring thing in common — they are Catholic,” he continued. Allie Beth Stuckey is impressed, to say the least. “I’m not Catholic, but I appreciate how he is describing the discrepancy between what some Catholics do, especially in the highest levels of government,” she says. “As a Protestant, there are many people on my side who call themselves Christians, and yet they are pro-choice.” According to Pew Research, only 42% of Catholics believe that abortion should be illegal in most or all cases, versus 55% of Protestants. Butker didn’t stop at abortion. “I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. How many of you are sitting here now, about to cross this stage, and thinking about all the promotions and titles you’re going to get in your career?” he said, before highlighting the importance and beauty of motherhood. Now, a petition has been created on Change.org, demanding that the Kansas City Chiefs dismiss him for discriminatory remarks. The petition now has almost 200,000 signatures. “Apparently it was homophobic, anti-trans, anti-abortion, and racist,” Stuckey says. “You don’t have to keep selling me on it.”

The British medical establishment was long captive to gender ideology. It is now coming to terms with the error of its ways, having realized that the supposed "right side of history" where the trans-activist flag waves proudly is actually the province of pseudoscience, misery, and mutilation. Dr. Hilary Cass, a British medical doctor who previously served as president of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, hammered the final nail into the coffin for the "gender-affirming care" narrative in April. Cass, a highly esteemed recipient of the Order of the British Empire, was appointed by the National Health Service in England in 2020 to lead an independent investigation into Britain's sex-change regime and its youth facing services. Her 388-page final report — released shortly after England effectively banned the prescription of puberty blockers and shuttered the infamous Tavistock child gender-identity clinic — made abundantly clear that the evidence in support of "gender-affirming care" was "weak" at best. In addition to highlighting unreliable science and the fallout of sex-change interventions, Cass noted that sex-change procedures did not impact suicide risk or deliver on other promised results and that mutilated children may likely have otherwise outgrown their confusion. These conclusions sent various radicals into fits of rage. Cass has since become a popular target, even for some leftist lawmakers. Cass recently expressed amazement that whereas Britain is now pumping the brakes on its mutilatory practices — joining the ranks of other Western nations like Finland and Norway — the American medical establishment is ostensibly speeding along with reckless abandon. 'Do what you've been trained to do.' In a recent interview with the New York Times, Cass was confronted with recent reactions stateside to her findings. The Endocrine Society reportedly said, "We stand firm in our support of gender-affirming care," suggesting that it is "needed and often lifesaving." While the American Academy of Pediatrics reportedly declined to comment on the specifics of Cass' landmark report, its woke president, Ben Hoffman, said, "Politicians have inserted themselves into the exam room, which is dangerous for both physicians and for families." The AAP, which has repeatedly lashed out against red states for protecting children from child sex-change mutilations, reiterated that its guidance is "grounded in evidence and science." 'What some organizations are doing is doubling down on saying the evidence is good. And I think that’s where you’re misleading the public.' The AAP's guidance incorporates recommendations from the scandal-plagued World Professional Association of Transgender Health, which Environmental Progress and nationally syndicated radio host and cofounder of Blaze Media Glenn Beck have in recent months exposed as a pseudoscientific activist organization whose members have indicated as much behind closed doors. — (@) Blaze News previously reported that WPATH members are quoted in Environmental Progress researcher Mia Hughes' bombshell report discussing: giving irreversible medical treatments to mentally compromised patients incapable of providing consent; the inability of parents and adolescents to comprehend the long-term fallout of so-called gender affirmation; putting a gloss on post-operation regrets; and the ruinous side effects of sex-change mutilations. The AAP appears to still regard WPATH as a credible organization. Cass took issue with the American organizations' apparent aversion to the facts about "gender-affirming care." "When I was president of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, we did some great work with the A.A.P.," Cass told the Times. "They are an organization that I have enormous respect for. But I respectfully disagree with them on holding on to a position that is now demonstrated to be out of date by multiple systematic reviews." Cass suggested it "wouldn't be too much of a problem if people were saying 'This is clinical consensus and we're not sure.' But what some organizations are doing is doubling down on saying the evidence is good. I think that's where you're misleading the public." "You need to be honest about the strength of the evidence and say what you're going to do to improve it," continued Cass. "I suspect that the A.A.P., which is an organization that does massive good for children worldwide, and I see as a fairly left-leaning organization, is fearful of making any moves that might jeopardize trans health care right now." Hoffman, prickled by Cass' suggestion, later stated that "any suggestion the American Academy of Pediatrics is misleading families is false." 'What really worries me is that people just think: This is somebody who is trans, and the medical pathway is the right thing for them.' The esteemed British pediatrician suggested that perhaps if the AAP was not subject to such intense political pressure, "They would be able to be more nuanced, to say that multiple truths exist in this space — that there are children who are going to need medical treatment, and that there are other children who are going to resolve their distress in different ways." When pressed on what doctors should do moving forward, Cass minced no words: "Do what you've been trained to do." "So that means that you approach any one of these young people as you would any other adolescent, taking a proper history, doing a proper assessment and maintaining a curiosity about what’s driving their distress," said Cass. "It may be about diagnosing autism, it may be about treating depression, it might be about treating an eating disorder." "What really worries me is that people just think: This is somebody who is trans, and the medical pathway is the right thing for them," added Cass. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Is AC Shadows on Steam? The acclaimed stealth RPG series returns with a vengeance, and this time, Ubisoft is pulling out all the stops. The only question is whether this iteration is available on Valve’s platform, either now or in the future. Assassin’s Creed Shadows finally takes the franchise to feudal Japan, the most requested period in the action-adventure game series’ lifetime. Not only that, we’ll also be assuming the role of a real historical figure for the first time: Yasuke, the legendary Black samurai, as he strikes an alliance with ninja shinobi Naoe during the unification of Japan. This latest installment is sure to have fans flocking back to the series, and you might be curious if an Assassin’s Creed Shadows Steam version is available. Well, wonder no more – we’ve got the definitive answer. Continue reading Is Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam? MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs on PC, Best stealth games, Best sandbox games

PC component maker Palit has just teased an Nvidia GeForce graphics card that the company says represents the “future of graphics card cooling.” At first, it looks like one of the company’s standard Game Rock cards, with a large heatsink and three fans, but then the camera reveals a hidden surprise inside the cooler. Continue reading This new Nvidia graphics card could change GPU cooling forever MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards

The sheer variety of monsters found in Elden Ring is truly staggering. Not only are there creatures of nearly every type, but they're all woven seamlessly together with the game's backstory. A brand new enemy has just been unveiled for the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and it's full of little features that hint at its place in the larger narrative. Continue reading New Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree enemy is omen of things to come MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Elden Ring builds, Elden Ring bosses, The best Elden Ring classes

So right away, this whole argument comes with a big caveat, one that needs to be made clear immediately and up top: despite hints, rumors, speculation, and even some leaked screenshots, there’s no saying for sure that Deadlock, supposedly a 6v6 competitive FPS in the vein of Overwatch, really is the next game from Valve. Similarly, we don’t know what Deadlock actually plays like or is like - even if it exists. And so, this article continues based on two assumptions. First, Deadlock will be the next game from Valve. Second, it’s exactly the kind of game that everything we’ve seen and heard about it so far would suggest, a hero-based PvP shooter akin to familiar tentpole releases from Blizzard, Riot, and Respawn. What follows are my personal concerns - or rather, disappointments - but also some hopes, if those presumptions turn out to be correct. Continue reading If Deadlock is real, the visionary Valve we once knew is gone for good MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Whatever happened to Half-Life 3?, Best old games, Best FPS games