A cat was taken into a rescue, needing extra care. Other cats and even kittens gathered around to make him feel better. AlleyCatRescueEarnie was a young cat, less than one year old, when he was left at a vet clinic, needing urgent help.After undergoing life-saving surgery to fix a urinary blockage, Alley Cat Rescue took him in, and with the support of kind volunteers, the blue-eyed beauty began his new chapter in a foster home.There, he met Persimmon, a very friendly, cheerful kitten who instantly took to him and cuddled him from the start. Earnie was taken in by Alley Cat Rescue after surgeryAlleyCatRescueEarnie was smitten with Persimmon, staying by her side all day long. "She claimed him as her cuddle buddy and was helping Earnie recover with her sweet purrs and love."His foster family quickly noticed how much he adored other cats and that he found great comfort in their company. Persimmon the kitten befriended EarnieAlleyCatRescueWith the kitten's help, Earnie healed wonderfully from his surgery and returned to his playful and mischievous self. He started claiming every cardboard box he could find and picked out his favorites for napping.There wasn't a moment when Earnie felt alone, with kind humans catering to his needs and reassuring him he was loved. You could almost see a smile on his face. Earnie loves his cardboard boxesAlleyCatRescuePersimmon wasn't the only one to help. Copper, the tabby, seemed to sense Earnie needed extra TLC and came over to offer a loving paw."She loves other kitties and gives everyone she meets sweet head bumps. It looks like she is protecting Earnie here, and he loves it, even though Copper is smaller than him. She gives mama cat energy." Earnie enjoys being cuddled by CopperAlleyCatRescueEarnie has become the rescue's favorite nap buddy, squeezing into any space already occupied by another cat. His feline pals are fond of him and don't mind being piled on by this lovable cuddle bug.Tommy, the cat, scooted to the edge of the bed on a cat tree to make room for Earnie, who rested his head on him like a pillow. Tommy and Earnie share a bed on a cat treeAlleyCatRescue"Earnie knows he is loved and protected at Alley Cat Rescue. He may need a little extra medical attention, and that is okay. Other kitties love him, he loves them, and we all love him too."Now part of the feline office crew, Earnie assists his humans by lying in front of their computer with a feline companion. AlleyCatRescueSnuggles abound wherever Earnie goes. When he spots another cat in his favorite box, he always comes up with a clever solution.Kes, the gray cat, enjoys taking siestas in one of the snug cardboard boxes in the office. Sometimes, he curls up in Earnie's box--better described as Earnie's cuddle trap. Once nestled in, he watches as Earnie squeezes into the box meant for one and turns it into a shared space. When Earnie saw Kes in his box, he lay on top of himAlleyCatRescueEarnie's friendly and affectionate nature rubs off on other kittens. One kitten, Gumdrop, follows his lead, draping herself over Earnie and smothering him with snuggles and purrs.Earnie is thriving, surrounded by loving and caring friends. He couldn't be happier. Gumdrop the kitten showered Earnie with snuggles and purrsAlleyCatRescueNow, he patrols the office with his feline gang, offering gentle snuggles and head bumps, filling the room with his purrs throughout the day. Earnie and his feline gang at the officeAlleyCatRescueShare this story with your friends. More on Earnie, his friends, and Alley Cat Rescue on Instagram and Facebook.Related story: Cat Puts His Arms Around Everyone at Animal Shelter Until He Finds a Family of His Own

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On Sunday’s episode of 60 Minutes — which ironically ran for 90 minutes — CBS host Scott Pelley had a brief update on the 2024 election fallout and the second Trump transition that, in less than two minutes, proved the Trump campaign’s point that now-President-Elect Donald Trump was right to boycott the show’s offer for an October sit-down. Pelley’s first sentence was the only one that wasn’t dripping with disgust: “This past week, Republicans won the House majority and President-elect Trump made nominations to his Cabinet.” The second one began the manure-slinging: “Some nominees appear to have no compelling qualifications other than loyalty to Trump.”     Let this serve as the latest example of how the liberal media think the only way a cabinet should be constructed is a romanticization of Lincoln’s Team of Rivals when, in reality, assembling such rivals would leak to the liberal media’s favorite kind of administration official: leakers. Pelley had nothing nasty to say about Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) nomination to lead the State Department, but only nasty things to say about Pete Hegseth, whom Pelley painted as someone who must be a dumb-dumb (and omitting his Ivy League credentials): “Pete Hegseth to lead the 3 million people of the Department of Defense. He’s a combat veteran most recently, a morning show host on Fox News with no government experience.” He continued the melting down for former House members Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI). In the case of Gabbard, Pelley left out her lengthy military service: Former Congressman Matt Gaetz for attorney general in charge of law enforcement. Gaetz has been investigated by Republicans for alleged drug use and sex with a minor. Gaetz denies those allegations. Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for director of National Intelligence. She sought a pardon for Edward Snowden who leaked U.S. secrets and now lives in Russia.  Of course, he closed with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, tagging him as “a skeptic of vaccinations” and one of many nominations that’ll face a Republican Senate. The Senate, Pelley argued with a tinge of disgust, will have “to decide whether these nominees are equipped to represent the American people.” This smug prick immediately pivoted to his lead story (and a genuinely moving on at that) about how the New York City coroner’s office has continued over 23 years later to search through debris to identify human remains of those murdered on September 11, 2001. Instead of a pause or commercial break, Pelley took one last pot shot: It seems hard to remember when America was united. But recently, we were reminded of         such a time — the morning of September 11th, 2001 — when all Americans pledged to persevere, together. Nearly a quarter century ago, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner made a promise to identify the remains of the lost souls of 9/11. Not many are aware, but that work has never stopped. If you’d ask Pelley or others in the journalism profession about why we’re not as united as we were then, chances are a healthy sample would blame some combination of conservative media, Fox News, social media, and the internet itself. To see the relevant CBS transcript from November 17, click “expand.” CBS’s 60 Minutes November 17, 2024 7:40 p.m. Eastern SCOTT PELLEY: This past week, Republicans won the House majority and President-elect Trump made nominations to his Cabinet. Some nominees appear to have no compelling qualifications other than loyalty to Trump. The nominees are: Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state. Pete Hegseth to lead the 3 million people of the Department of Defense. He’s a combat veteran most recently, a morning show host on Fox News with no government experience. Former Congressman Matt Gaetz for attorney general in charge of law enforcement. Gaetz has been investigated by Republicans for alleged drug use and sex with a minor. Gaetz denies those allegations. Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for director of National Intelligence. She sought a pardon for Edward Snowden who leaked U.S. secrets and now lives in Russia. And Robert Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services, a skeptic of vaccinations. It’s up to the new Republican majority in the Senate to decide whether these nominees are equipped to represent the American people. It seems hard to remember when America was united. But recently, we were reminded of such a time — the morning of September 11th, 2001 — when all Americans pledged to persevere, together. Nearly a quarter century ago, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner made a promise to identify the remains of the lost souls of 9/11. Not many are aware, but that work has never stopped.

President-elect Donald Trump has taken MRC’s advice and selected a free speech advocate with a record of taking on Big Tech censorship as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in a major blow to the anti-free speech Silicon Valley left. Trump announced Nov. 17 that FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr would be his FCC chair pick, praising his “great work” as a “warrior for Free Speech” and “designating him as permanent Chairman.” Carr thanked the president for his appointment, “Thank you, President Trump! I am humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC. Now we get to work.”  Trump’s pick follows MRC President Brent Bozell’s endorsement of Carr to take the reins to help Trump implement his free speech vision. “It is imperative that the next FCC chairman is committed to restoring the public’s trust, increasing telecommunications access for all communities and protecting the fundamental right to free speech,” Bozell stated Nov. 8. Bozell congratulated Carr following Trump’s announcement of his choice: “Congratulations to a true defender of free speech in America.” MRC Vice President for Free Speech America Dan Schneider similarly celebrated Carr’s nomination as “the first piece played by Trump to restore free speech rights. The cavalry is coming!!!” Carr is a recipient of one of MRC’s inaugural 2024 Free Speech Awards. Carr has already promised to stop the current FCC’s prioritization of woke Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion standards, and most particularly to “dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” Carr has a track record of taking on Big Tech. For instance, last week, he wrote a letter to the CEOs of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google and YouTube) and Meta (Facebook and Instagram) ordering them to surrender records regarding collaboration with “Orwellian” government-funded website traffic cop NewsGuard, driving an “unprecedented surge of censorship” online. Carr cited exclusive MRC Free Speech America research exposing the extreme leftist bias embedded within NewsGuard’s ratings system for media organizations. In December 2023, MRC discovered that NewsGuard gave “left” and “lean left” outlets a stellar average credibility score of 91/100, whereas “right” and “lean right” outlets were slapped with an abysmal 65/100 average score — a disparity of 26 points. MRC also found in 2022 that NewsGuard rated several Communist Chinese state media outlets higher than several U.S. pro-life and right-leaning outlets, as Carr also noted. But Carr’s bona fides as a champion for pro-free speech and pro-American values don’t end there. In September, Carr went on The Mark Levin Showin September to slam the FCC for arbitrarily deciding to waive a national security review of the foreign-backed purchase of radio giant Audacy by leftist billionaire George Soros, which would give him even greater control over Americans’ media diet than what he already has. In June 2022, Carr also wrote to Apple and Google to request that Communist Chinese government-tied TikTok be removed from app stores because it’s “a sophisticated surveillance tool.” In May, Carr bashed TikTok’s federal court argument, “TikTok wants this to be a case about the content of its speech.  It is not.  It is about TikTok's malign conduct - conduct the Constitution doesn't protect.” Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on “hate speech” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

A law requiring voters to present identification in one California city has overcome a major obstacle after a judge tossed a state lawsuit against it.On Friday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas granted a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against Huntington Beach filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta earlier this year. The lawsuit challenged the validity of Measure A, an amendment to the city charter that requires voter ID for municipal elections beginning in 2026 and that passed with 53% of the vote, the LA Times reported.Bonta previously argued that Measure A "disproportionately burdens low-income voters, voters of color, young or elderly voters, and people with disabilities." The lawsuit also claimed it violates SB1174, which bars all local governments in California from "requiring a person to present identification for the purpose of voting or submitting a ballot." Far-left Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law in late September.But Dourbetas ruled that the Huntington Beach ordinance and state law are not in "conflict.""The City’s Charter is permissive ... and thus currently presents no conflict with state elections law," he said, according to the Orange County Register.'We anticipate this fight isn’t over.'Huntington Beach officials have since praised the ruling.City Attorney Michael Gates called it "a massive black eye to the state of California.""What the state of California needs to know, if they haven’t found out already, is Huntington Beach is not going to be intimidated or deterred," he said in a statement.Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark claimed that her city and the judge's ruling stood up to "attacks by Governor Newsom and the State.""This is a great day for our City," she and other officials said in a collective statement, according to the Times.However, they likewise acknowledged that an appeal is likely."We anticipate this fight isn’t over," Gates said."We will not back down and will continue to fight for the City," added Van Der Mark.Indeed, AG Bonta's office indicated as much in a statement about the ruling on Friday. "The court’s decision does not address the merits of the case. We continue to believe that Huntington Beach’s voter ID policy clearly conflicts with state law, and will respond appropriately in court," the statement said.This is hardly the first time Huntington Beach, a Republican stronghold in otherwise purple Orange County, has defied woke policies in California. Folks there fought back against lockdown measures in 2020 and voted in March to outlaw the Pride flag on municipal buildings.Earlier this month, they elected Lisa Lane Barnes to serve as city clerk. Lane Barnes, who was endorsed by the Republican Party of Orange County, made voter ID a central campaign issue.H/T: Mario NawfalLike Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Biden-Harris administration's Department of Justice has quietly and mysteriously dropped the charges against two Jordanian nationals who allegedly attempted to breach a Virginia military base in May.Hasan Yousef Hamdan and Mohammad Khair Dabous, both in the country illegally, were accused of attempting to enter Quantico Marine Corps Base near Triangle, Virginia, while posing as Amazon delivery drivers, Blaze News previously reported. 'This whole case is more than curious.'After they failed to produce access credentials, guards instructed the men to wait in a holding area for a secondary inspection. Instead of following the directive, the men reportedly attempted to proceed into the military base. Guards swiftly deployed vehicle denial barriers and prevented the men from entering. One of the Jordanian nationals illegally crossed the southern border approximately a month before the incident, and the other man allegedly overstayed a student visa. Due to their illegal immigration status, the men were previously turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but they were released from federal custody.The two men were facing misdemeanor trespassing charges after the May incident. However, in July, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Virginia ordered their release on the condition that they attend their immigration proceedings and avoid military installations, Blaze News previously reported. They were released from detention after posting bail for their alleged crimes.On Friday, the Washington Times reported that the Justice Department "quietly dismissed the charges" against Hamdan and Dabous. The U.S. attorney in eastern Virginia dropped the charges in the interest of "the ends of justice," which the Times referred to as "boilerplate language" that failed to reveal any details about the decision.Lawyers for the two men blamed the incident on a language barrier, claiming that Dabous was attempting to complete a delivery when he failed to understand the guard's instructions.The Times reported that by September, it appeared prosecutors believed the event was a misunderstanding, yet they did not move to have the charges dropped until October 3.Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies, told the Times, "This whole case is more than curious.""The government had many, many opportunities to dispel the notion that there was something more nefarious about this than met the eye. And they took a pass every time," he noted.Congress requested more information about the incident, but according to House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.), the Biden-Harris administration has been "delinquent" in answering lawmakers' questions. Green told the Times, "We are aware that one of these men entered through the southwest border, claimed asylum, and was released into the interior just a month prior to the incident at Quantico.""The circumstances surrounding this event remain concerning, and I urge the Biden-Harris administration to respond without further delay to Congress and the American people," he said.The U.S. attorney's office and Hamdan's lawyer declined a request for comment from the Times. Dabous' legal representation did not respond to the news outlet's request. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Jose Ibarra, the suspected murderer of University of Georgia student Laken Riley, is currently on trial for the gruesome crime that shocked the nation as it highlighted the impacts of the border crisis created by the Biden-Harris administration.Sources at the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ibarra is a member of Tren de Aragua, NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley reported. The New York Post made a similar report back in March.TDA is a gang that formed in Venezuela and has largely controlled the black market in the country as it declined under socialist policies. Gang members have also reportedly acted as enforcers for the Venezuelan government against its perceived enemies.The gang has been connected to murders, violent thefts, extortions, and human trafficking rings as members have expanded their area of operations.Ibarra, like many other Venezuelans, took advantage of United States' open border and illegally crossed into El Paso, Texas, in 2022. He was released into the country, where he eventually ended up in New York City. While there, he was arrested for lesser crimes but was released before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could put a detainer on him.A roommate of Ibarra and his brother, who is also a member of TDA, testified they were able to get from New York City to Athens, Georgia, in September 2023 by going to the Roosevelt Hotel, where they received a "humanitarian flight.""On January 20th, the protection of criminal illegal aliens in America ENDS once and for all," President-elect Donald Trump's campaign said on Monday in response to the revelation. Prosecutors are calling Riley's murder a crime of opportunity. Ibarra allegedly encountered her while she was out for a jog near the college. Data from Riley's smartwatch revealed she fought off her attacker for almost 20 minutes before he apparently used a rock to crush her skull.TDA has been in the news since the gang came to prominence in late 2023. The gang has been connected to murders, violent thefts, extortions, and human trafficking rings as members have expanded their areas of operation. Before the border crisis started in 2021, TDA mostly stayed within South America, having followed other Venezuelans who escaped their crippled nation.TDA is present in states such as Texas, New York, Florida, Tennessee, Colorado, and Illinois.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Big-name brands have ended their advertising boycott against Elon Musk's X after approximately a year of refusing to support the platform.Comcast, Discovery, Disney, IBM, Lionsgate Entertainment, and Warner Bros. have resumed their ad spending on X, with Musk thanking CEO Linda Yaccarino for her work on bringing the companies back onto his platform."Just want to say that we super appreciate major brands resuming advertising on our platform!" Musk wrote. "Thanks [Linda Yaccarino] and the whole X team for your hard work in restoring confidence in our platform and ensuring that advertising content only appears where advertisers want it shown."In November 2023, the brands mentioned above (along with Apple) dialed back their ad campaigns after claims their branding appeared next to "anti-Semetic content" and "hate speech," AdWeek reported.'The censorship apparatus is coming to an end.'Without the major companies, brands like Karma Shopping and Canles Shoes became the top ad-buyers on X. Overall, ad revenue dropped by a reported 98% year over year, but Musk remained principled in his cause."I'll say what I want to say, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it," Musk told CNBC at the time.Political commentator Ian Miles Cheong called the boycott a failed effort "the moment Donald Trump won the election.""The censorship apparatus is coming to an end, and the advertisers know it. Beyond that, advertisers can undoubtedly see the strength of X, and depriving themselves of profits for the sake of sticking it to Elon clearly doesn't work," Cheong added. — (@) The new report comes after claims in September that there would be a mass exodus of advertisers from the platform over concerns of "extreme content" that could damage brand images.However, that was after X announced a lawsuit against major advertisers in August, following a House Judiciary Committee report that pointed to an illegal boycott against the company.The World Federation of Advertisers, which represents some of the world's largest companies and advertisers, was accused of directly organizing boycotts and targeting disfavored platforms, content creators, and news organizations in an effort to demonetize them.BlazeTV host James Poulos said the smoke surrounding the advertising conflict was cleared once the nature of the report was revealed."Rather than mild-mannered normies afraid of controversial content on X, advertisers operate as a cartel of far-left propagandists, reaping profits from taxpayers on government contracts while conspiring to silence free speech at odds with their radical ideologies."Concurrently, many left-wing celebrities are announcing plans to leave X. This includes MSNBC's Joy Reid, who said she doesn't want to support the platform, and ex-CNN host Don Lemon, who claimed he disagrees with the new terms of service. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The highly anticipated “Gladiator II,” starring Denzel Washington in the role of Macrinus hits theaters this Friday. One person who isn’t excited about the sequel, however, is Jason Whitlock. His disappointment stems not from the movie itself but rather from what Washington decided to reveal about his role in the film. “I actually kissed a man in the film but they took it out, they cut it, I think they got chicken. I kissed a guy full on the lips and I guess they weren’t ready for that yet. I killed him about five minutes later. It’s ‘Gladiator.’ It’s the kiss of death,” he said. Shemeka Michelle, who joins Jason on the program, expresses her confusion. “Over the course of his career, he never did a sex scene or any type of strong kissing out of respect for his wife, … yet you go and kiss a man,” she says, adding that Washington could have easily given his “kiss of death” on the cheek. “They have to pledge allegiance to the alphabet mafia. … In some form or fashion, they always have to let you know, ‘I don't hate the gays’ or ‘I don't hate the trans. I'm really a friend,’” she tells Jason. “I think there is a right of passage in Hollywood and in the music and entertainment industry that you have to promote that lifestyle,” Jason agrees. “You can't reach that level of stardom in Hollywood without going through that right of passage.” As for Washington’s profession of Christianity, Whitlock says he’s skeptical now. “He's gone his whole career and had a pretty rock-solid reputation, had presented himself as some sort of Christian. I had always questioned it, and now I have the proof,” he says. Washington could have said, “Hey, you know what? I know that's a big movie, but I'm good. I'm worth 200 million, 300 million, 400 million — whatever. I'm good. I've had enough. I'm not going to kiss a man,” Jason sighs. To hear more of the conversation, watch the clip above. Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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