Humans are too recent arrivals on Earth to have taken advantage of a time when Antarctica was habitable‚ let alone when continental drift made it possible to walk there. Nevertheless‚ humans have visited many places they found too forbidding to stay‚ raising the question of whether humans saw‚ or even set foot on‚ Antarctica before records were kept.Although Antarctica’s location has been stable a lot longer than the other continents‚ it certainly hasn’t always been icebound. During the Cretaceous‚ when the world was warmer‚ it had rainforests around its coast; even the long winters did not deter dinosaur inhabitants. However‚ those days were long gone before humans‚ even early humans such as Homo erectus‚ appeared on the scene.Consequently‚ even during interglacial periods it’s unlikely any part of Antarctica would have been habitable without modern technology. Moreover‚ such warm periods would have been the worst time to try to colonize the place. High sea levels during interglacials‚ driven by the partial melting of Antarctica and Greenland‚ would have made the seas around the continent an even more extensive barrier than they are today.Plenty of people who take Alien Vs. Predator as a documentary think hi-tech ancient civilizations built cities beneath the ice‚ but there is not a scrap of evidence to support that. Not even evidence hidden by the laughingly named “big archaeology”.That doesn’t mean the history of human interaction with Antarctica began with Europeans‚ however. The extraordinary feats of Polynesian navigation‚ reaching places as remote as New Zealand‚ Hawai'i and Rapa Nui‚ suggest it may not have been beyond their capacity to find a much larger‚ albeit more inhospitable‚ land further south.Dr Priscilla Wehi the University of Otago of led a study exploring the M&;amacr;ori connection to Antarctica. Along with a modern contribution to exploration and research‚ Wehi and coauthors point to evidence New Zealand’s indigenous people were aware of the continent’s existence. Whales play a central role in M&;amacr;ori culture‚ including species that feed off the Antarctic coast and migrate north to breed. Tales of sailor Hui Te Rangiora who led a boat into the far Southern Ocean‚ probably following migrating whales‚ appear to date to around 1‚400 years ago. How close to Antarctica the voyage got is unknown. However‚ the name Te tai-uka-a-pia – meaning the “frozen ocean” – for those waters was handed down‚ indicating someone had seen ice floes at least‚ and perhaps even the land itself. It is much closer from Tierra Del Fuego to the Antarctic Peninsula than it is from New Zealand to East Antarctica. The Yaghan people of the island didn’t embark on the epic voyages the Polynesians did‚ and until recently were not thought to have sailed far from their shores.That view has been called into question recently‚ with evidence presented that Native Americans visited the Falkland Islands‚ and possibly stayed a while‚ in the 14th century. Indeed‚ there are more tentative hints such visits began thousands of years earlier. These claims are not universally accepted‚ but if they are right‚ it would be much more plausible that people set foot on the Antarctic Continent long before European exploration. The Drake Passage between the South Shetland Islands and South America is about 800 kilometers (480 miles) wide‚ less than twice the distance between the Falklands and the South American mainland. The passage is notoriously rough‚ even more dangerous than the South Atlantic‚ but if people made the voyage to the Falklands‚ it’s not impossible they also reached the island chain around the same time. From there‚ it would have been a relatively small step to the Antarctic Mainland.Nevertheless‚ no reliable evidence that this happened has been reported‚ although forgeries have. Moreover‚ if people couldn’t establish an ongoing settlement at the Falklands with the technology of the day‚ they would have found Antarctica even less appealing‚ whether the mainland or islands off the coast.Consequently‚ while it is quite possible that people knew of Antarctica before the Age of Discovery‚ and may even have set foot there‚ proof remains elusive and they certainly didn’t stay.Archaeology in Antarctica is a serious topic‚ but most of it is focused on the legacy of 19th and 20th century explorers‚ and those who followed the whales for less benign purposes. If earlier visitors left any traces‚ they will not be easy to find.

Tomorrow is a big day for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The space agency will attempt to land its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon‚ or SLIM‚ on the Moon. If the mission is successful on a soft touch down‚ Japan will become the fifth nation to land on the Moon and the third this century after China and India.SLIM is expected to begin its descent at 10 am ET Friday (midnight of Saturday in Japan) and land 20 minutes later. This important mission to the lunar surface for JAXA is designed to demonstrate precise lunar landing‚ a level of accuracy that has not been demonstrated by any mission. It is expected to get down to the Moon within 100 meters (330 feet) of a specific target area.The landing site for Apollo 11’s Eagle landing module was an ellipse 20 by 5 kilometers (12 by 3.1 miles) and required last-minute manual adjustments by the astronauts. SLIM is using software first designed for facial recognition to know precisely where it is. Thanks to data collected by JAXA’s SELENE mission (also known as Kaguya)‚ SLIM should know where it is and where it should go for its correct landing. The nickname of Moon Sniper is accurate."The big objective of SLIM is to prove the high-accuracy landing... to achieve 'landing where we want' on the lunar surface‚ rather than 'landing where we can'‚" JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa told a news conference back in September when the mission launched.All going well‚ SLIM will release two rovers. The first one will move using a hopping mechanism and it is equipped with cameras and a few science payloads. The second one is a rover of just 250 grams (9 ounces) and it is capable of changing shapes to best adapt to lunar conditions.Reaching and landing on the Moon is not an easy task‚ even before we get to the challenge of doing so with the high precision expected of SLIM. In November 2022‚ JAXA’s OMOTENASHI lander was lost before it reached the Moon. In April 2023‚ a Japanese startup attempted to become the first private company to land on the Moon‚ but it also lost communication with its spacecraft. In August‚ the promised Russian return to the Moon ended with its spacecraft crashing on the surface‚ creating a brand new crater that was imaged by NASA.Private US mission Peregrine-One also failed to reach the Moon and it burned‚ falling back into Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday‚ January 18. A live stream of SLIM's landing process can be followed above.

If anywhere is going to be cursed‚ it's the ancient Roman city of Pompeii‚ where thousands of bodies are perfectly preserved by the volcanic ash and pumice from an extraordinarily powerful eruption that wiped out everything‚ including neighboring town Herculaneum‚ thousands of years ago.Even rational people who know curses are Not A Thing might think twice about removing an ancient artifact from its eerie grounds‚ even after overcoming the obvious moral reasons why you shouldn't steal historic items in the first place.Not so for many tourists‚ apparently. Over the years‚ hundreds of items have been taken from the UNESCO World Heritage Site before either being returned in a fit of conscience years later‚ or because the thieves believed themselves cursed by the objects‚ usually sent back with letters of apology. So many so‚ in fact‚ that Pompeii has a permanent exhibition of these items and the accompanying remorse.Gabriel Zuchtriegel‚ director of the archaeological park in Pompeii‚ recently shared such a note that had been placed at the site by a remorseful visitor.                 IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites."I didn't know about the curse‚" the letter reads‚ in all caps. "I didn't know that I should not take any rocks. Within a year‚ I got breast cancer. I am a young and healthy female‚ and doctors said it was just 'bad luck'. Please accept my apology and these pieces."Similar letters have been sent to Pompeii‚ accompanying artifacts.“I am now 36 and had breast cancer twice‚” one unfortunate visitor wrote in 2020. “The last time ending in a double mastectomy. My family and I also had financial problems. We’re good people and I don’t want to pass this curse on to my family or children.”The curse is‚ of course‚ not a real thing. People are attributing bad or unlikely events in their lives to the artifacts after hearing about the supposed curse – a sort of confirmation bias‚ as well as a misunderstanding of statistics. It may seem unlikely that one young person would get cancer one year after removing an artifact from Pompeii. But if a fair amount of young people remove artifacts from Pompeii‚ the odds are far shorter that one of this group will go on to develop cancer. If enough people took artifacts from‚ for example‚ an In-N-Out Burger‚ a small portion of them would go on to have terrible lives (this isn't a burn on the customer base‚ merely statistics). Nobody would say that In-N-Out Burger is cursed. The larger group of people who didn't get cancer‚ or any other perceived bad luck‚ are the ones who don't tend to shout about it. "I took this rock years ago and everything's basically been fine" isn't exactly an all-time great anecdote.

In the charming town of Puerto Montt‚ Chile‚ a heartwarming scene unfolded that would tickle the funny bone of any animal lover. Picture this: a group of first responders and medical students gathered in a square for a training exercise‚ simulating a dramatic collision between a vehicle and a cyclist. An actor‚ playing the part... The post Dog sees training exercise actor playing dead and decides to join in too appeared first on Animal Channel.

Dogs have always been known as man’s best friend‚ and this story is no exception. Meet Frame the Weimaraner and his sibling‚ two intelligent and affectionate pups who were over the moon about the arrival of a new little human in their family. A heartwarming video has surfaced‚ showcasing these eager dogs as they patiently... The post Dog who’s waited 9 months for baby brother can’t contain emotions when he finally arrives appeared first on Animal Channel.

At the Peacock Network‚ facts got in the way of a compelling story and an even better narrative. So they just omitted those pesky facts altogether. Watch as NBC News Now anchor Tom Llamas  TOM LLAMAS: For the first time Hisham Awartani‚ the Palestinian-American college student who was shot and paralyzed‚ is telling his story. How he and his two friends were ambushed on a November night in Burlington‚ Vermont. He says‚ because of racism.  HISHAM AWARTANI: Growing up in Palestine‚ this is something that I already -- I’d always thought was possible.  LLAMAS: But did you think it’d happen here?  AWARTANI:  Not really‚ no. I definitely expected it would happen to me in‚ like‚ in the West Bank‚ in Palestine. But not in Vermont.  It was racism‚ you see. The other shooting victim featured in the report‚ Kinnan Abdalhamid‚ went right up to the edge of attributing the shooting to systemic racism‚ saying: Systematic dehumanization and people would like to focus on him as an individual- “oh‚ he’s just this one evil guy.” But the truth is‚ he's a symptom of a larger issue.  Oh there's a larger issue‚ alright- but isn’t systemic racism. As our friend Daniel Greenfield (also known by his nom de plume Sultan Knish) reports‚ the shooter‚ James Eaton‚ is AKYCHUALLY a Biden-supporting Hamas sympathizer. As Greenfield writes: Media outlets‚ anti-Israel activists and politicians attributed the shootings to the Hamas war. Everyone from Biden and Kamala on down emphasized the “Palestinian” identities of those shot and implied that Eaton had attacked them because he was opposed to the ‘Palestinian’ cause. In reality‚ Eaton supported Hamas. On December 6‚ Seven Days‚ a local news outlet known for breaking stories about local politics‚ revealed that Eaton had tweeted‚ “the notion that Hamas is ‘evil’ for defending their state from occupation is absurd. They are owed a state. Pay up.” Responding to an article about a proposed ceasefire‚ he wrote‚ “What if someone occupied your country? Wouldn’t you fight them?” Needless to say‚ these are NOT the words of an Islamophobe. That didn’t stop anyone from using this shooting in order to further the “Islamophobia” narrative that flowed from the White House and leftwing media subsequent to Hamas’ barbaric attack in southern Israel. You just know that if this shooter were in fact an Islamophobe‚ his writings would be all over the news for all to see. But both the shooter and his writings have vanished from public view‚ in a manner not unlike the Nashville school shooter‚ whose trannifesto is still unavailable to the public after nearly 10 months. The media broadly‚ and NBC specifically‚ WANT you to think Vermont was about Islamophobia‚ just as they wanted you to think that the Pulse shooting by an ISIS adherent was about homophobia despite clear evidence to the contrary. Beware active disinformation disguised as news. Click “expand” to view the full transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on NBC Nightly News on Wednesday‚ January 17th‚ 2024: LESTER HOLT: That brings us to our exclusive with two Palestinian college students who were shot and wounded in November while walking down the street. Our Tom Llamas talked to them about why they believe it happened.  HISHAM AWARTANI: Just… remember gunshots‚ and falling down.  TOM LLAMAS: For the first time Hisham Awartani‚ the Palestinian-American college student who was shot and paralyzed‚ is telling his story. How he and his two friends were ambushed on a November night in Burlington‚ Vermont. He says‚ because of racism.  AWARTANI: Growing up in Palestine‚ this is something that I already -- I’d always thought was possible.  LLAMAS: But did you think it’d happen here?  AWARTANI:  Not really‚ no. I definitely expected it would happen to me‚ like‚ in the West Bank‚ in Palestine. But not in Vermont.  LLAMAS: Hisham (Awartani) and his two best friends‚ Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ali Ahmed‚ all grew up together in the West Bank- doing everything together‚ including going to college in the U.S. With the war raging‚ the friends decided to stay with Hisham's family in Burlington during the Thanksgiving break.  KINNAN ABDALHAMID: Hisham's uncle is driving us from the bowling alley and before we went into the house we decided to walk around the block‚ which is what we usually do.  AWARTANI: Tahseen and I were both wearing the keffiyeh‚ like‚ the traditional Palestinian headscarf‚ for a variety of reasons. Practically‚ because it was really cold. But on a more‚ you know‚ like‚ meaningful sense it’s because that we felt‚ as Palestinians during this time period‚ it's important for us to show our identity and to show that we exist and that we're human. Just walking along the street‚ you know‚ this man comes down the porch‚ approaches us‚ pulls out a pistol.  ABDALHAMID: Tahseen was screaming when he was shot first. Hisham didn’t make a sound‚ was run- as soon as Tahseen started screaming I was running.  LLAMAS: Did you know you were shot?  AWARTANI: I didn't quite process the fact until I‚ like‚ looked at my phone and I saw my phone had blood on it. It was‚ like‚ yeah. I’d been shot.  911 DISPATCHER: All units be advised. The shooter is unaccounted for.  LLAMAS: The next day‚ federal agents arrested 48-year-old Jason Eaton‚ who lives steps from the shooting and had an arsenal of weapons in his apartment. He allegedly told the authorities who arrested him‚ “I've been waiting for you”. Eaton has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges. Why do you think he shot at you? ABDALHAMID: Systematic dehumanization and people would like to focus on him as an individual- “oh‚ he’s just this one evil guy.” But the truth is‚ he's a symptom of a larger issue.  LLAMAS: The bullet that hit Hisham struck his spine. Now paralyzed‚ he's learning how to navigate his new life.  When they told you what your future may look like or at least what the immediate future would look like‚ what was that moment like?  AWARTANI: I mean‚ yeah‚ it's definitely‚ like‚ something that's hard but I take solace in the fact that I'm able to receive this care. It makes me think of‚ like‚ other people in Gaza who‚ you know‚ have been disabled by‚ like‚ bombings and‚ like‚ they are not able to receive that. I know that my life will continue but I don't know about theirs.  LLAMAS: Tom Llamas‚ NBC News‚ Boston.   

In a nation and specifically a city that makes it their goal to kill babies through abortion‚ this is iconic. The pro-life diaper brand EveryLife set up a billboard ad in Times Square recently that read “Make More Babies.” To be even more savage‚ the company used one of Elon Musk’s tweets that read‚ “Having children is saving the world.” Though Musk didn’t have anything to do with the collaboration for the billboard‚ he‚ along with many others‚ endorsed the message.  Truly iconic marketing right here. The ad ran for 30 minutes straight on Wednesday and is scheduled to be displayed sporadically throughout the rest of the week and weekend.   Okay this @elonmusk billboard is epic @everylife https://t.co/InrG3JOZKr pic.twitter.com/7jJQSRYzr6 — ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) January 17‚ 2024 In response to seeing the billboard‚ Twitter CEO Elon Musk said‚ “I had nothing to do with this billboard‚ but I definitely endorse the message!” His response gained tons of users' and outlets' support. Popular conservative commentator Ashley St. Clair met up with EveryLife co-founder and President Sarah Gabel in NYC to see the billboard. very cool…make more babies! thanks for inviting me to come see your epic billboard in times square @everylife pic.twitter.com/jImrGtsIyt — Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) January 18‚ 2024 Another conservative commentator‚ Savannah Hernandez‚ wrote “We love to see it” with a white heart supporting the billboard. One user wrote‚ “This is so beautiful‚” while Benny Johnson from The Benny Show called the billboard “epic.” Bethany Hamilton‚ the woman who gained fame after sharing her story of losing her arm from a shark attack‚ said‚ “I choose human life to be of the utmost value” and tagged the diaper brand. Related: Exposing Google's Pro-Abortion Bias: Analyzing Search Engine Results The ad is also accompanied by a new EveryLife video which combats the typical leftist talking point that abortion helps with population control. We’re sounding the alarm and ready to challenge prevailing narratives that devalue life. Children are our greatest blessing – a gift. They are our future - and the collective hope of humanity relies upon their existence and growth. Make More Babies Join the movement at… pic.twitter.com/K2ySLU1vnC — EveryLife (@everylife) January 17‚ 2024 Gabel told Fox News Digital the following about the ad: There's a profound need for more children in the world‚ and EveryLife is here to take a bold stance that we disagree with population control ideologies. Our 'Make More Babies' campaign isn't just about promoting our brand — it's a powerful affirmation of our core conviction that every child is a gift‚ deserving love‚ protection‚ and support. No other diaper company will speak out and say the same." While the ad gained lots of positive reviews‚ of course there were people who were less than pleased.  In response to St. Clair’s support‚ one user said‚ “What is actually wrong with you? People are poor and struggling! What about education and upbringing of those kids? Oh‚ I forgot … everything is about ‘sex’ in your idiotic mind!” I’m unsure why the user put quotation marks around the word “sex‚” but then again‚ her argument didn’t even make sense anyways so I’m not surprised. The billboard was released just before Friday’s annual March for Life in Washington‚ D.C.. Hopefully the traction it gained will bring more pro-lifers out to the city to support as Musk said‚ “saving the world" and supporting life! Follow us on Twitter/X: In a surprisingly heartfelt moment at the Emmys Succession actress Sarah Snook thanked her unborn baby for giving her the strength to give her performance. pic.twitter.com/0ukihZzzJ8 — MRCTV (@mrctv) January 16‚ 2024

Making his latest appearance on the Fox Business Network’s Varney &; Company‚ Media Research Center Founder and President Brent Bozell told host Stuart Varney Thursday that the liberal media are the ones “trying to sow chaos” and interfere in our elections‚ not GOP front-runner and former President Donald Trump. The comment came in reference to Varney noting that‚ on the charge of Trump being the cause of political “chaos‚” one should realize it’s the “the media” who’ve “create[d] an awful lot of chaos deliberately and unscrupulously for Trump.”     Bozell concurred‚ noting they’ve never “let up‚ by the way‚ one bit” seeing as how he’s told Varney about our years of NewsBusters studies “about how the media‚ while he was a candidate and while he was President‚ on a regular basis‚ 90‚ 95 percent monthly — no matter how good the news was — attacks on Donald Trump.” Not surprisingly‚ Bozell pointed out it’s happening “again in the [2024] campaign” with the tail end of last year on ABC‚ CBS‚ and NBC’s evening newscast emitting “91 percent negative coverage” on Trump. “[T]hey are trying to sow chaos...[I]f I were advising Donald Trump‚ I would simply say go to the American people‚ basically with the Reagan version of morning in America‚ simply say this is how I left the presidency...Here is where we are today. If you call that chaos‚ then you want Joe Biden. If you don’t...vote for me‚” he added. Moments later‚ Bozell closed out by surmising “I don’t think anybody in the Biden administration has pushed a shopping cart in the last four years” or “pump[ed] their own gas” to see what pricing has been like. And‚ if they have‚ they probably “make over $200‚000‚” so it “might now affect” them. Between this and what’s going on in the foreign policy realm‚ Bozell concluded‚ “the wheels have come off this administration.” The interview began with Bozell being asked to weigh in on Vice President Kamala Harris’s softball sitdown Wednesday on ABC’s The View‚ which framed the 2024 election is one versus competence from Biden versus chaos with Trump. Bozell suggested Trump challenge Biden to a debate on competency as Americans would see “he doesn’t even know where his secretary of defense is while there are two wars going on‚” how often “he brags about Bidenomics” or that “the border is secure” when millions are “invad[ing] this country.” To see the relevant transcript from January 18‚ click “expand.” FBN’s Varney &; Company January 18‚ 2023 11:30 a.m. Eastern STUART VARNEY: I want to get away from the markets back to politics‚ which is actually my bread and butter. Vice Presidenture [sic] — Vice President Kamala Harris — she says the next election comes down to competence versus chaos. Watch this. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS [on ABC’s The View‚ 01/17/23]: There’s a split screen that you can throw up and see. And it’s going to be the choice between what is about respecting the democracy‚ what is about competence versus chaos versus someone that’s called those who would attack our Capitol and try and undo the votes of millions of Americans in a presidential race and dare calling those who committed acts of violence patriots? VARNEY: Well‚ we got a lot to go at right there and Brent Bozell is the man to go at it. Alright‚ Brent‚ competence as in Biden‚ chaos as in Trump. Would you like to comment on that? BRENT BOZELL: You know‚ if I was advising Donald Trump‚ I would invite Joe Biden on Joe Biden’s own terms on this subject for a national debate because he might point out that the commander in chief is so competent he doesn’t even know where his secretary of defense is while there are two wars going on. We — he is — he is so competent‚ he brags about Bidenomics‚ which — which is an absolute disaster. He’s so competent he brags about how the border is secure when we now know estimated eight million illegal aliens invaded this country — at the very least‚ eight million. So‚ yeah‚ I think there ought to be a debate about competency. It won’t go well. VARNEY: But would you debate the other side of their coin‚ which is chaos? The implication — BOZELL: Sure‚ sure. VARNEY: — that Trump brings chaos and my position and your media watcher is it was the media create an awful lot of chaos deliberately and unscrupulously for Trump. They did it. BOZELL: The — the media — the media have not let up‚ by the way‚ one bit. You and I have commented for years about how the media‚ while he was a candidate and while he was President‚ on a regular basis‚ 90‚ 95 percent monthly — no matter how good the news was — attacks on Donald Trump. We’re looking at it again — again in the campaign. Last month‚ 90 — I think of last year‚ 91 percent negative coverage. No‚ they are trying to sow chaos. But look‚ again‚ if I were advising Donald Trump‚ I would simply say go to the American people‚ basically with the Reagan version of morning in America‚ simply say this is how I left the presidency when I left in January of 2021. Here is where we are today. If you call that chaos‚ then you want Joe Biden. If you don’t — if you want what I had‚ then just vote for me again. VARNEY: But that’s — that’s right. That’s exactly what we are seeing‚ the — the split screen — four years of Trump and successes and the three years of Biden and the lack of success. That’s the split screen that people are paying attention to‚ I think. Last word to you. BOZELL: Well‚ I think — I think if you go to the grocery store — look‚ I don’t think anybody in the Biden administration has pushed a shopping cart in the last four years because if you went to the grocery store and saw the prices of it. Now‚ you know‚ if you make over $200‚000 like so many of these do‚ it might not — might now affect you. But if you’re on an hourly wage‚ for them to suggest things are going well — I mean‚ it’s just — it’s just disastrous. I don’t think they go to the gas pumps and pump their own gas. To see — they say the prices have gone down. But‚ in fact‚ they’re still sky high compared to how it was when Joe Biden came to office. So‚ no‚ no‚ no‚ the national security scene‚ what’s going on overseas‚ the — the Houthis bombing America and us barely doing anything about it. You know‚ the wheel have come off this administration. VARNEY: Yes‚ they really have. Brent‚ all good stuff. Thank you for being with us again today. Always appreciate it‚ you know? Come and see us soon. BOZELL: Thank you. VARNEY: Yes‚ sir. BOZELL: Thank you.

The Department of Health and Human Services granted nearly $700‚000 in taxpayer funds to pregnancy prevention programs for young girls who say they are boys‚ with the program claiming that "heteronormative" sexual education is not applicable to them.The HHS awarded precisely $698‚736 to the Center for Innovative Public Health Research‚ a nonprofit that seeks to create "an inclusive teen pregnancy program for transgender boys."The grant‚ which began in September 2023 and will conclude at the end of June 2027‚ was described as "#TranscendentHealth‚" an "lgb+ inclusive teen pregnancy prevention program for transgender boys - youth who are assigned female at birth (afab) and identify as transgender (e.G.‚ as non-binary or as trans boys)‚ not as girls."The justification for the program is that typical sexual education is not "salient or applicable" to "gender-diverse youth." The document described typical sex-ed as "cisgender" and "heteronormative."It continued to claim that young girls who identify as boys "may be" less likely to use condoms when having sex with "people with penises." "Health inequity must be addressed‚" the document stated.The grant will help fund a a program called "Girl2Girl‚" which is a "text messaging based sexual health program designed for cisgender sexual minority girls 14-18 years of age."The Center for Innovative Public Health Research stated that "sexual minority girls are more likely than heterosexual girls to be pregnant during adolescence."The organization planned to acquire ongoing feedback from young girls who are gender-confused and conduct focus groups to "give voice to the contexts that affect sexual decision making of afab trans-identified youth."Then‚ the program would create "content advisory teams" to develop learning tools for the identified group.According to the Daily Wire‚ the Center for Innovative Public Health Research will also receive a total of $1.4 million in taxpayer funding from the HHS to develop an "HIV prevention program for trans girls."The document promised to harness "the power of technology" to develop the program and estimated that one out of every five "transgender girls" (males) may be HIV-positive."Messaging will be gender affirming" and will "reduce internalized transphobia‚" the grant description added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Joy Reid‚ host of MSNBC's "The ReidOut‚" on Wednesday appeared to liken former President Donald Trump to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler — and even Trump voters to Hitler supporters.What are the details?Reid — who smeared "white Christians" for their Trump support amid the Iowa caucuses Monday night — featured a segment on her program titled‚ "Trump's Revenge &; Retribution Agenda."It began with Reid calling out Trump's "vendetta politics" before running clips of Trump saying to campaign crowds‚ "Because in the end they're not coming after me‚ they're coming after you‚ and I'm just standing in their way‚ here I am‚ I'm standing in their way‚ and I always will be. ... I am your warrior‚ I am your justice‚ and for those who have been wronged and betrayed‚ I am your retribution‚ I am your retribution ..."Reid then came back on-screen and added‚ "It’s a vengeance tour this time around. ... We talk about Trump all the time‚ we also need to talk about his voters. And I know‚ I know‚ it’s not popular in the media world to not venerate the great American voter. But as Tom Nichols writes in the Atlantic‚ these particular voters want revenge as well — on their fellow citizens. Nichols writes‚ ‘The Republican base actively embraces Trump's grievances. It emulates his pettiness. It supports his childlike inability to accept responsibility. These voters are not sighing in resignation and voting for the lesser of two or three or four evils. They are getting what they want. Because they‚ too‚ are set on revenge.'”With that she engaged in a conversation with guest Jelani Cobb‚ dean of Columbia University School of Journalism‚ and Reid soon appeared to liken Trump to Hitler and Trump voters to Hitler's supporters."I want to talk about the media’s role in all of this‚" Reid told Cobb. "I go to the 1930s when the New York Times was doing style pieces on Adolf Hitler and saying‚ 'Oh‚ he's gonna moderate himself when he gets into office and actual power is in his hands.' I feel like that's happening again because people don’t want to come at the voter. But these voters are actively saying‚ 'Yes‚ we want a dictatorship. Yes‚ we want him to be dictator. Yes‚ we like autocracy.' And it’s just not being examined.” The Reidout With Joy Reid 1/17/24 (7PM) | MSNBC Breaking News (7PM) January 17‚2024 youtu.be Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!