MEHEK COOKE: Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Deserves Better Than Weaponized #MeToo
As a lawyer, I know firsthand the devastation that crimes like sexual assault cause. Many victims face lifelong trauma, coupled with shame, guilt, and a violation of their dignity. Many women suffered in silence, and during the #MeToo movement, a massive and necessary reckoning took place to legitimize, empower, and empower survivors who have suffered […]
‘Just Another Weaponized Institution’: Ramaswamy, Musk Slam SEC Following Diversity Policy Reversal
Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk on Thursday criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after a federal court overturned a decision on diversity policy. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has rejected Nasdaq's proposed diversity rule that would have required publicly traded companies to include minority and female directors on their boards […]
Biden Adviser Anita Dunn Claims DOJ Wasn’t Weaponized Against Trump
President-elect Donald Trump's aide Jason Miller conducted a real-time fact check on Anita Dunn, President-elect Joe Biden's longtime adviser, to confirm that Biden's Justice Department is not being used against political opponents. He claimed that there was no such thing. On August 8, 2022, the FBI conducted an unprecedented raid on President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. […]
Karine Jean-Pierre claims ‘war politics’ reason for Hunter Biden pardon — insists DOJ not weaponized as Trump claims
WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated Monday that President Biden pardoned his son Hunter because “war politics” prompted his prosecution on firearms and tax evasion charges, even as the judiciary The department maintained that it was not broadly politically biased. Donald Trump claims: Jean-Pierre fielded heated questions from journalists aboard Air Force […]
House Dem Flatly Denies Any ‘Proof’ FBI Was Weaponized Against ‘A Political Party’
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, on CNN on Sunday criticized President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Kash Patel to head the FBI, saying the FBI is being used as a weapon against a political party. He said he had seen no “evidence” that there was. President Trump announced on Saturday that he plans to nominate Patel to […]
Biden-Harris Weaponized Education Department to ‘Punish’ Christian Colleges
Data shows the Biden-Harris administration has targeted faith-based colleges, study finds. According to the American Principles Project (APP), the Department of Education's actions are “unjust” targeted Christian colleges are ignoring Ivy League schools, the organization reported Nov. 18. Nearly 70 percent of the activity involved faith-based schools and career schools, the report said. APP noted […]
NBC talking head blanches when Sen. Schmitt rattles off some of the ways the Biden DOJ was weaponized
NBC's Kristen Welker probably regrets trying to corner Missouri Sen. Eric Schmidt (R) on Sunday's “Meet the Press.” Rather than sway Republican senators, Welker is focusing on how President Joe Biden and other Democrats are weaponizing the Justice Department against President-elect Donald Trump and other perceived political opponents. I heard about some of them. Mr. […]
DOJ Was Not Weaponized Against Trump — He Is a ‘Criminal’
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) claimed Thursday on MSNBC's “Deadline” that the Justice Department was not given any weapons against President-elect Donald Trump. Host Nicole Wallace said, “The problem is that someone like Bill Barr has had a hard time blocking Donald Trump's desire to use the IRS and use the Justice Department against Trump's enemies. […]
Research results on puberty blockers delayed because researchers don’t want them to be ‘weaponized,’ NYT report says
A blockbuster report in the New York Times said researchers trying to prove the effectiveness of puberty blockers refused to publish their results if it didn't fit their political agenda. This research was conducted by Johanna Olson-Kennedy. She has been described as an “influential physician and advocate for adolescent gender treatment,” and in 2015, along […]
From TikTok to trouble: How your online data can be weaponized against you
Let's talk about an issue that's really been bothering me lately: your online presence and how it can negatively impact you. A notable example is the case of 20 teachers at Great Valley Middle School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, who were victims of a scammer who used information they found online to impersonate their students on […]