The European Union is the latest government entity to ponder canceling a Chinese government-tied app. Soon after President Joe Biden signed a bill giving TikTok a choice between Chinese divestment and a ban in the U.S.‚ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took up the same question‚ according to Politico EU. Asked about the possibility of a TikTok ban during a European Union (EU) candidate debate‚ von der Leyen replied‚ “It is not excluded.” This comes as TikTok already faces multiple EU probes. Von der Leyen then bragged that the Commission had been “the very first institution worldwide to ban TikTok on our corporate phones‚” adding‚ “We know exactly the danger of TikTok.” Other candidates at the debate did not commit either way‚ Politico reported. The outlet also noted that von der Leyen has avoided using the app during her campaign. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) owns a board seat and maintains a financial stake in TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance‚ and multiple reports claim data sharing with Chinese employees‚ raising security concerns. Both the EU and TikTok have an anti-free speech record‚ but TikTok’s Communist China ties could still land it in even more hot water in Europe. Politico noted two EU probes into TikTok. The first regarded a feature rewarding users who interacted with the TikTok Lite app. The Digital Services Act (DSA) probe triggered TikTok’s suspension of the feature. Another probe under the DSA is reportedly investigating whether or not TikTok failed to protect minors on the app. This probe could have a final penalty of temporary suspension of the app. Conservatives are under attack. Contact TikTok via email at communitymanager@tiktok.com and demand Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment and provide transparency. If you have been censored‚ contact us at the Media Research Center contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

On Wednesday‚ the “big three’ of ABC‚ CBS‚ and NBC had full stories on their flagship morning news shows to reiterate their joy over Biden regime being so “eager” to make “abortion care” “front and center in the fight for the White House” and “drive voters to the polls” with the latest case being the focus on Florida’s six-week pro-life law being “one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States.” As these round-ups usually go‚ ABC’s Good Morning America was the giddiest thanks to the team of co-host/former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos and chief White House correspondent/chief Biden apple polisher Mary Bruce. “Abortion rights fight. As Florida’s six week ban takes effect this morning‚ President Biden puts the issue front and center in the fight for the White House‚” Stephanopoulos boasted in an opening tease. Later on with the chyron reading in part “Abortion Showdown Takes Center Stage”‚ Bruce gushed that her friends are “eager to put the issue of abortion front and center in this campaign‚ and today‚ sending the Vice President‚ Kamala Harris — t heir chief messenger on this — down to Florida”.     Bruce made sure to highlight Trump’s Time magazine interview and that gotcha question about states surveilling pregnant women and even did her President a solid by not playing a campaign video released overnight and instead reading a portion herself (since it’s littered with jump cuts thanks to Biden’s inability to string together coherent thoughts). “[T]he Biden campaign is hoping all of this will drive voters to the polls for them in November‚” she later concluded‚ to which fill-in co-host Gio Benitez conurred it’s “[a] major issue to be sure.” Over on NBC’s Today‚ co-host Savannah Guthrie called Florida’s law an “abortion showdown” in a tease and said NBC will get into “[w]hat it means for millions of women” (as opposed to babies). During a segment about the raging anti-Semites creating chaos on college campuses‚ White House correspondent Peter Alexander told Guthrie they’ve distracted voters “away from the issues the Democrats want to talk about‚ issues like reproductive rights‚ issues more broadly about health care” and the Trump indictments. NBC then did the Biden team a solid by talking about what they want. Co-host Hoda Kotb relayed that abortion was “front and center today” (says who&;#63;) “as one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States takes effect in Florida.” Correspondent Marissa Para bemoaned the lack of access for “abortion care” in the Sunshine State and only footnoted the pro-life cause with sound from one of the law’s state House sponsors (who correctly declared “abortion is not health care”) (click “expand”): PARA: Clinics like the one you see behind me have been preparing for today. Today is day one of Florida’s new law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and the vast majority of cases with some exceptions for things like incest and rape. But with former President Trump making controversial new comments to issue‚ Hoda‚ we are already seeing how much abortion rights will play a role come November. This morning‚ an abortion ban with ripples far beyond the Sunshine State. PRO-BABY KILLERS: Our body‚ our choice&;#33; PARA: After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade‚ states began to form their own rules. Many women from surrounding states in the south‚ which have the strictest rules in the country‚ traveled to Florida seeking abortion care. Florida‚ now banning the procedure before most women know they are pregnant. Starting today‚ the closest drivable options for abortion care are North Carolina and Virginia. Florida clinics like A Woman’s World in Ft. Pierce have been working overtime‚ trying to squeeze in every patient over six weeks pregnant before it became a felony to do so.  A WOMAN’S WORLD MEDICAL CENTER OWNER CANDACE DYE: Last week‚ the phones were crazy. We couldn’t answer the phones fast enough. PARA: Supporters of the ban point out the law has exceptions for rape‚ incest‚ fetal abnormalities‚ and life of the mother. State Rep Mike Beltran‚ one of the bill’s sponsors‚ says the days of what he calls “abortion tourism” from other states are over. FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE MIKE BELTRAN (R): Abortion is not health care. There are many countries where abortion is illegal or more restrictive than the Florida rules. CBS Mornings also checked the box. Fill-in co-host Jericka Duncan teased in the Eye Opener a report on “Florida’s new restrictive abortion law tak[ing] effect today” and words from “ Florida doctor who’s bracing for the fallout.” Co-host Nate Burleson had the open to said segment: “A new abortion law goes into effect today in Florida‚ sharply restricting the procedure after six weeks before many women know that they are pregnant. That means almost every state in the south has severe limits on abortion In most‚ it’s nearly outlawed.” Political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns decried Florida putting to a stop the “influx of patients from out of state as it was one of the last remaining places in this region with fewer restrictions” and made an abortionist the focus of her piece (click “expand”): DR. SHELLY TIEN: There’s fear. There’s uncertainty. HUEY-BURNS: Jacksonville Dr. Shelly Tien stood ready to see patients until the stroke of midnight when Florida’s six-week abortion ban was set to take effect. TIEN: It is‚ in essence‚ a total and a complete abortion ban. HUEY-BURNS [TO TIEN]: As a physician‚ what is it like for you operating under these circumstances&;#63; TIEN: Sure‚ you know — and I — I think‚ you know‚ certainly‚ it’s — it’s stressful. We see physicians that are scared to take care of basic issues and we’ve seen patients turned away from emergency rooms‚ delivering in public floor bathrooms. I mean‚ really‚ really awful‚ scenarios. HUEY-BURNS: Florida’s new law includes exceptions for rape‚ intest‚ fetal abnormalities‚ and life of the mother. FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE DEAN BLACK (R): It’s a victory. HUEY-BURNS: State Republican lawmaker Dean Black voted for the six-week ban. BLACK: We think we have a good law‚ a compassionate law‚ a moral law. It can serve as a guide for other states. After quoting Trump’s comments about surveilling women and an excerpt of the Biden ad (which featured three jump cuts for two sentences)‚ Huey-Burns touted Florida as some sort of battleground as the pro-life law “has attracted the attention of the Biden campaign” with Vice President Kamala Harris flocking to Jacksonville “as part of her nationwide reproductive freedom tour.” To see the relevant transcripts from May 1‚ click here (for ABC)‚ here (for CBS)‚ and here (for NBC).

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo was on a tear this week; using his prime-time show to call out the anti-Semitic/pro-Hamas extremists encamped on college campuses across the country. He called the encampments the “frightening intersection of ignorance and arrogance” and raised the legitimate concern that the students were being radicalized into doing something much worse than occupying a building. In the hour before the NYPD busted up the encampment at Columbia University Tuesday night‚ Cuomo shared a soundbite from a press conference where one of the terrorist sympathizers demanded the administration give them food and water. “But this is like basic humanitarian aid asking for. Like‚ could people please have a glass of water&;#63;” the student whined. Cuomo rubbed his face in frustration (above) and asked: “Seriously&;#63; Seriously&;#63; You want to break the law and then get catering&;#63;” He correctly diagnosed the problem as “privilege” and noted “she wasn't even aware of it.” He argued that what we were seeing on these campuses was the “frightening intersection of ignorance and arrogance.” And speaking directly at the students‚ he called them out for wanting to “appropriate the suffering in Gaza as if that were you; just not the suffering part.” “What happened to hunger strikes‚ getting arrested‚ taking a prosecution for the cause&;#63; Change doesn't come easy. Change doesn't come without cost‚” he told them off. “You are being treated with kid gloves and you better hope it stays that way.”     On Monday‚ Cuomo struck a similar tone when he called out the cowardly students for hiding their faces when they claimed their cause was so just: Who put them in this position&;#63; The kids should offer up their names. Don't hide behind the scarves. You want the light&;#63; Take the heat&;#33; Own it&;#33; Be accountable for your outrage. There’s nothing wrong with that. Yeah. You may get thrown out of school. What matters if it's a genocide&;#63; Right&;#63; If ‘we are Hamas‚’ right&;#63; Don't hide&;#33; “Give up your parents’ names‚” he also demanded. “‘Oh‚ they shouldn't have to answer for me.’ The Hell they shouldn't. I got one of you. If my kid was running around on campus doing what you guys are doing‚ I'd be answering for it. I promise you that.” The focus stayed on what the pro-Hamas students were capable of and Cuomo feared their radicalism could drive them to do things far worse. He recalled the case of John Walker Lindh‚ the American Taliban. “Well-to-do‚ converted to Islam as a teenager‚ went overseas‚ became radicalized‚ wound up helping terror organizations‚” Cuomo recalled. “How do we know that people aren’t being radicalized today that it ends on campus&;#63; How do we know&;#63;” Cuomo cautioned that social media – particularly TikTok – was to blame for how Generation Z has seemingly taken up the banner of Radical Islam in mass. “We never had people shouting ‘We are the Taliban’ after 9/11…We didn't have social media‚ but we didn't have whoever is guiding these things and funding these things being as active‚ as well-equipped‚ and as effective as they are right now‚” he said. The transcripts are below. Click &;quot;expand&;quot; to read: NewsNation’s Cuomo April 29‚ 2024 8:07:50 p.m. eastern CHRIS CUOMO: Who put them in this position&;#63; The kids should offer up their names. Don't hide behind the scarves. You want the light&;#63; Take the heat&;#33; Own it&;#33; Be accountable for your outrage. There’s nothing wrong with that. Yeah. You may get thrown out of school. What matters if it's a genocide&;#63; Right&;#63; If ‘we are Hamas‚’ right&;#63; Don't hide&;#33; Give up your parents’ names. “Oh‚ they shouldn't have to answer for me.” The Hell they shouldn't. I got one of you. If my kid was running around on campus doing what you guys are doing‚ I'd be answering for it. I promise you that. That's my kid. Doesn't matter how old you are. You're not paying your way there. You're under somebody else's roof‚ somebody else's influence. And it's time they step up. And the people who are funding these protests. Where are you&;#63; Where are the organizations&;#63; The invisible hand that is motivating what we're seeing on social media‚ who is it‚ where are they&;#63; Where's the investigative reporting on that&;#63; This has to be exposed. And to the parents and to the people out there who say‚ “Hey look‚ these kids are angry‚ we saw it during BLM‚ it's going to be summer. This will dissipate. They're going to go home to their internships and all the other bull – B – you know‚ stuff they do.” Maybe‚ maybe not. I'll tell you why. I don't see it that way. My last point. Three words for you. That is a lesson from the past that I don't know that we learned judging by what I'm seeing right now. Johnnie Walker Lindh. Look them up; L-I-N-D-H. Young kid‚ I forget where he grew up. Maybe California‚ something like that. Well-to-do‚ converted to Islam as a teenager‚ went overseas‚ became radicalized‚ wound up helping terror organizations. Put in prison 17 years. Got out a few years earl‚ everybody got angry about it. How do we know that people aren’t being radicalized today that it ends on campus&;#63; How do we know&;#63; We never had people shouting “We are the Taliban” after 9/11. Right&;#63; Do you remember that&;#63; Are you old enough to remember&;#63; If not‚ not Google it. We didn't have social media‚ but we didn't have whoever is guiding these things and funding these things being as active‚ as well-equipped‚ and as effective as they are right now. How do you know it ends with talk&;#63; (…) April 30‚ 2024 8:03:34 p.m. Eastern PRO-HAMAS PROTESTER: But this is like basic humanitarian aid asking for. Like‚ could people please have a glass of water&;#63; CUOMO: [Rubs face in frustration] Seriously&;#63; Seriously&;#63; You want to break the law and then get catering&;#63; You talk about privilege. And she wasn't even aware of it. That is frightening intersection of ignorance and arrogance. You want to appropriate the suffering in Gaza as if that were you; just not the suffering part. What happened to hunger strikes‚ getting arrested‚ taking a prosecution for the cause&;#63; Change doesn't come easy. Change doesn't come without cost. Go look at what happened during BLM. How blacks and their allies were treated when they destroyed property. And that was in poor areas‚ let alone some fancy place like a rich college campus. You are being treated with kid gloves and you better hope it stays that way. (…)

Former Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate turned independent Tulsi Gabbard has her eyes set on a big new gig: joining Donald Trump’s ticket as vice president. Gabbard previously ran as a Democrat but left the party in 2022. “I’m ready because I know what is at stake‚ in a deep and visceral way in this election. I’m not on a ballot‚ I could be home right now in Hawaii and surfing and kicking back‚ relaxing‚” Gabbard told Dave Rubin. “I won’t be home until after this election is done because I know what’s at stake. And if that call came‚ I would say yes‚ and I’d be honored to serve my country in that way‚” she continued. Steve Deace believes Gabbard will get her wish‚ but he isn’t exactly pleased. “My prediction is he’s going to pick Tulsi Gabbard for his running mate. Given the kind of campaign trajectory he is running‚ where he’s running a very Romney-esque campaign‚” Deace says‚ adding that Trump is taking his base for granted by moving to the left on big issues. “It’s in line with that. She’s in line with his hiring patterns. Strong and very attractive woman‚ she lines up. That’s why I’m predicting it‚” he continues. Want more from Steve Deace&;#63;To enjoy more of Steve's take on national politics‚ Christian worldview‚ and principled conservatism with a snarky twist‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey's office plans to convert a National Guard armory in Lexington into a temporary &;quot;safety-net&;quot; shelter for illegal immigrants‚ the Boston Herald reported Monday.The Lexington Armory is roughly 35‚000 square feet and includes an assembly hall‚ a mess hall with classroom space‚ a kitchen‚ showers‚ and administrative space. The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities stated that nine Massachusetts National Guardsmen are currently using the building to complete administrative tasks. Despite the facility's planned conversion into a shelter space‚ the guardsmen will continue to use the building daily.Emergency Assistance director and retired Air National Guard Lt. Gen. Scott Rice told the news outlet that the armory will provide housing to 55 families. According to the Boston Herald‚ the site will also be open to homeless American families. The governor has claimed that many individuals utilizing the state's emergency shelter program are Massachusetts residents.&;quot;We have identified a state-owned building in Lexington to use as a safety-net site for families experiencing homelessness. Preparations are underway in close collaboration with local officials‚ and we expect to open the site next month‚&;quot; Rice told the media outlet.Many of the illegal immigrants who will move into the facility are currently residing at the Melnea Cass recreation center in Roxbury‚ one of Boston's poorest neighborhoods. Healey received a wave of backlash earlier this year for her office's decision to convert the space into an overflow shelter for illegal aliens. The community center is scheduled to reopen in May. The MassGOP released a statement responding to the governor's decision to turn the armory into a shelter space.&;quot;For years‚ homeless veterans have occupied our streets without access to the necessary options. Democrats didn't take such extreme measures to house homeless individuals until the migrant crisis took over Massachusetts. Now‚ we're witnessing these transitional housing facilities cropping up across the Commonwealth and veterans still aren't prioritized within the system. Representative Brad Jones made an attempt to address this through a recent amendment‚ but shockingly‚ Democrats swiftly shot it down. Clearly‚ Democratic priorities are not aligned with the values of the residents of the Commonwealth‚&;quot; MassGOP stated.&;quot;It's crucial to emphasize to residents that the individuals slated for housing here and at all of these transitional sights do not fall within the 7‚500 families limit imposed on the shelter system. They are categorized as 'in waiting.' The migrant population in the Commonwealth far surpasses the cap‚ with no end in sight. It's worse and more costly than folks realize‚&;quot; MassGOP added.Massachusetts is the only state in the nation with a right-to-shelter law. Many have called for the law to be overhauled amid the ongoing illegal immigration crisis that has overwhelmed the state's emergency shelter system‚ which has a cap of 7‚500 families.According to the EOHLC‚ 7‚483 families were in the state's shelter system as of Friday‚ the Boston Herald reported. Another 350 families are residing at &;quot;safety-net&;quot; sites while they wait for more long-term accommodations. The influx of illegal immigrants seeking shelter is expected to place a significant financial burden on state taxpayers‚ totaling nearly $1 billion per year. Massachusetts budget writers reported that the state is currently spending $75 million monthly to support its shelter system‚ according to the Boston Herald.Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

Get ready to head back behind enemy lines‚ because Classified France '44 now has its second DLC‚ and it's all about subterfuge. The new Agent pack adds new covert ops missions on a new map‚ as well as a selection of spy-appropriate gear for your resistance fighters. Continue reading WW2 X-COM game gets some cool new secret agent gear MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games‚ Best PC games‚ Best grand strategy games

Games publisher Take-Two is laying off 70 employees in the Seattle area‚ which appear to include some or possibly all of Intercept Games‚ the Seattle-based developer of Kerbal Space Program 2. However‚ for the time being at least‚ Take-Two plans to continue supporting the game through Private Division‚ its &;quot;indie&;quot; publishing label. Continue reading Kerbal Space Program 2 is “safe” despite layoffs at Take-Two MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best space games on PC‚ The best simulation games on PC‚ Kerbal Space Program 2 system requirements

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The rule‚ set to take effect this month‚ will require private gun sellers to obtain federal firearms licenses and conduct background checks.