Pro-abortion protesters disrupt crisis pregnancy center's banquet by yelling obscenities at attendees: 'You don't give a f*** about pregnant people'



Several pro-abortion protesters crashed the Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center Annual Banquet on Thursday and yelled obscenities and insults at attendees before being escorted out of the event by security, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported.

Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center is a nonprofit offering support to families experiencing a crisis pregnancy. The nonprofit does not provide abortions or refer patients to receive abortions but instead provides alternative support and services. According to the center's website, it is a faith-based organization that provides free pregnancy tests, counseling, childbirth classes, and parenting classes.

Attendees of Thursday's banquet event captured multiple videos of the boisterous activists repeatedly interrupting a speech by the organization's executive director, Janet Durig.

According to reporter Carolina Lumetta, Durig was attempting to address the guests about heightened security risks from earlier in the year when her speech was repeatedly interrupted by multiple protesters, one at a time.

LiveAction ambassador Christina Herrera posted several videos to Twitter of the protesters disrupting the event.

One video showed a woman standing up and addressing the guests, stating, "You are judging those who are attempting to receive medical health care."

In another video, the same woman is captured shouting at the attendees, "Abortion is forever, motherf**ker," and "you have blood on your hands."

The video continues with the woman being escorted out of the event by security as she yells, "This is blood on your f***ing hands, every last motherf**ker one of you a**holes."

A third video shared by Herrera showed a man shouting at the event's guests, "You don't give a f*** about pregnant people."

Producer and special correspondent with Salem Media Group Douglas Blair posted a video to Twitter that captured another male protester being escorted out while yelling at the crowd.

Lumetta wrote on Twitter that the protesters were seated at a table with a young mother and her child.

"After wiping some tears, the mom went to the podium and gave a testimony about how the pregnancy center helped her keep her baby," Lumetta stated.

One of those protesters took credit on social media for disrupting the event.

"Tonight, I joined friends (@ShutDown_DC) in disrupting the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center's anti-abortion banquet in Crystal City," the activist wrote. "This clinic, a so-called 'crisis pregnancy center' lies to patients, endangers pregnant people, and is part of a national anti-abortion network."

In June, the Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center was vandalized by pro-abortion activists. Vandals egged the windows, splattered red paint on the door, and spray-painted the message, "Jane Says Revenge."

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\u201cBreaking: Here at the Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center Annual Banquet \n\nThree pro- abortion individuals crashed dinner shouting \u201cabortion is forever motherf*****\u201d during Janet\u2019s (Executive Director) speech. \n\n@MaryMargOlohan \n@pruspulse\u201d
— Christina Herrera (@Christina Herrera) 1669944917

Feds reject Florida surgeon general's warnings about dangers of mRNA vaccinations



On October 7, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued guidance for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, stating that with "a high level of global immunity to COVID-19, the benefit of vaccination is likely outweighed by this abnormally high risk of cardiac-related death among men" in the 18-39 age group. The guidance cited analysis that showed an 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related deaths in this demographic within 28 days following mRNA vaccination.

On Monday, elements of the federal health establishment responded, rejecting Ladapo's guidance and restating their advocacy for Americans of all ages to get vaccinated.

Ladapo's censored guidance

The guidance issued last week by the Florida surgeon general referred to a self-controlled case series wherein "only individuals who have experienced an event are included and all time invariant confounding is eliminated."

The analysis found a significant increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination. Men over 60 were reportedly found to have a 10% increased risk of cardiac-related death within the same time frame.

\u201cFinally, is it really that hard to imagine that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that increase myocarditis in young men by 10x, 20x, or 30x (see Karlstad et al,\nJAMA Cardiology, 2022) also increase the risk of cardiac death in that age group?\nOf course it's not, and we all know that. \ud83d\ude09\u201d
— Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD (@Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD) 1665403662

The guidance also noted that non-mRNA vaccines "were not found to have these increased risks among any population."

Ladapo, who previously suggested that healthy young children should not receive the experimental COVID-19 vaccine, recommended that those with preexisting heart conditions, such as myocarditis and pericarditis "should take particular caution when considering vaccination."

On Friday, Ladapo tweeted these findings along with his recommendation. Twitter, however, promptly blocked the post.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) press secretary, Bryan Griffin, called the censorship "an unacceptable and Orwellian move for narrative over fact."

\u201c.@Twitter censored data posted by the Florida State Surgeon General @FLSurgeonGen that showed an increase risk of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination. This is an unacceptable and Orwellian move for narrative over fact.\u201d
— Bryan Griffin (@Bryan Griffin) 1665323175

After receiving significant backlash for taking down the surgeon general's post, Twitter restored it on Sunday morning.

Ladapo told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on October 10 that had it been known "two years ago or so that this vaccine would increase cardiac deaths in young men by 84%," there is no way it would have been approved.

\u201cWATCH \u2014 Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo: "If it had been known two years ago or so, that this vaccine would increase cardiac deaths in young men by 84%, would they have approved it? The obvious answer is no."\n\u201d
— Election Wizard \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Election Wizard \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1665453608

Federal backlash

The Orlando Sentinel reported that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Sarah Lovenheim characterized Ladapo's guidance as "flawed and a far cry from the science," suggesting that the mRNA vaccines "have been proven safe and effective."

Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, stated, "We've continued to do these benefit-risk assessments, and they continue to be highly favorable, again, across all of the different age ranges ... including males 18-39."

Marks suggested that the analysis cited by Ladapo shouldn't dissuade Americans from getting a vaccine "despite the fact that yes, it is true that there could be some side effects."

Jason Salemi, an associate professor at the University of South Florida, reportedly suggested that "better-designed studies that are comprehensive and actually seek better data" should be conducted before potentially lifesaving recommendations are made.

Extra to elements of the federal and medical establishment, others without scientific bona fides have castigated Ladapo.

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist called Dr. Ladapo a "quack" on Twitter.

DeSantis' rapid response director answered back forcefully, suggesting Crist may be out of his depth.

\u201cBillboard lawyer who failed the bar twice thinks he knows more about science than a Harvard MD/PhD who was previously a professor at UCLA Medical School.\u201d
— Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1665336383

This is not the first time that Ladapo has been met with criticism.

Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, said earlier this year that to "say he's out of the mainstream would be an understatement." Jha and others have characterized Ladapo's recommendations as "unorthodox," particularly when it came to his 2020 claim that lockdowns "won't stop the spread."

Though allegedly "out of the mainstream," Ladapo was ultimately vindicated about lockdowns. A study published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation found that lockdowns were unlikely to have provided significantly more benefits to slowing the spread of the disease than alternative voluntary measures.

Other studies

In terms of the disproportionate danger posed to young men by the mRNA vaccines, Ladapo's guidance is bolstered by findings from other studies.

An FDA-funded study published in June concluded that an "increased risk of myocarditis or pericarditis was observed after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and was highest in men aged 18-25 years after a second dose of the vaccine."

A June 24 Canadian study supported by Public Health Ontario and the Public Health Agency of Canada found "increased rates of myocarditis or pericarditis following receipt of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines," with particularly higher incidences "among male individuals aged 18 to 24 years."

Another study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association reached the same conclusion, but suggested that the "risk should be considered in the context of the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccination."

Some experts are now reevaluating the benefits and deciding against giving mRNA vaccines to different demographics.

For instance, earlier this year, Sweden decided against recommending the vaccines to children ages 5-11.

Britta Bjorkholm of country's Health Agency stated, "With the knowledge we have today, with a low risk for serious disease for kids, we don't see any clear benefit with vaccinating them."

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 15.6 million American children ages 6 months to 4 years old have not been given a single COVID-19 vaccine dose; 17.8 million kids 5-11 have not received a dose; and 8.5 million kids ages 12-17 have not received a dose.

Last month, Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of National Institutes of Health (NIH) working group on vaccines, told CNN that he feared government health agencies might "say everybody should get it when in fact, the healthy young person is unlikely to benefit from the booster dose, and so I hope they targeted more specifically, to those really who are most likely to benefit."

\u201cDr. Paul Offit fears CDC will recommend new Covid boosters for all when "a healthy young person is unlikely to benefit ..."\n\nAfter CNN pushback: "If there's not clear evidence of benefit, it's not fair to ask ppl to take a risk, no matter how small. The benefit should be clear."\u201d
— Scott Morefield (@Scott Morefield) 1662058674

Last year, two top FDA vaccine regulators, Marion Gruber and Philip Krause, resigned ahead of the agency's agreement to recommend mRNA boosters. One month later, an FDA advisory panel voted 16-2 against recommending the booster shots for Americans ages 16 years and up.

PayPal walks back update to user policy that threatened a $2,500 penalty for spreading 'misinformation'



On September 26, the financial technology company PayPal announced updates to its user policy. Documents on the company's website as of Saturday evening indicated that the company would confiscate $2,500 directly from the accounts of users found guilty, at "PayPal's sole discretion," of so-called "misinformation" or "discrimination of protected groups."

Although it was not made clear what might constitute "misinformation" or "discrimination," the company's censorial alliances with the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League, as well as its track record of targeting conservative and religious groups prompted concerns of a politically biased application of the policy.

It appears, however, that PayPal is walking back the language included in the policy update.

A PayPal spokesman notified TheBlaze that an "AUP notice recently went out in error that included incorrect information. PayPal is not fining people for misinformation and this language was never intended to be inserted in our policy."

"Our teams are working to correct our policy pages. We're sorry for the confusion this has caused."

Ahead of the update, David Marcus, the CEO of cryptocurrency company Lightspark, tweeted "@PayPal's new AUP goes against everything I believe in. A private company now gets to decide to take your money if you say something they disagree with."

\u201c@davidmarcus @PayPal Agreed\u201d
— David Marcus (@David Marcus) 1665249045

Christina Pushaw, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) rapid response director suggested that PayPal ought to pay a $2,500 fine for spreading "misinformation" about itself.

\u201cWell, well\u2026 looks like PayPal spread misinformation about itself. Maybe they should pay a $2,500 fine to all of us?\u201d
— Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1665275309

PayPal's policy

As of October 8, PayPal's new "Acceptable Use Policy" stated that, effective November 3, activities (i.e., the sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials) may qualify as violations if the company decides they are:

  • "harmful, obscene, harassing, or objectionable";
  • "depict promote, or incite hatred or discrimination of protected groups or of individuals of groups based on protected characteristics (e.g. race, religion gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, etc.)"; or
  • "are fraudulent, promote misinformation, or are unlawful."

For each violation, a user may be subject to "damages, including liquidated damages of $2,500.00 U.S. dollars ... which may debited directly from your PayPal account(s)."

This document has since been taken down, although TheBlaze obtained a copy.

PayPal's AUP (October 8, 2022)

PayPal's track record

PayPal has previously made clear that it is not a neutral organization, politically, culturally or otherwise. Dan Schulman, the company's CEO, stated that "businesses need to be a force for good in those values and issues they believe in."

Despite claiming that the company respects and values "uniqueness and diversity of thought," last month, PayPal shut down the accounts of the Free Speech Union and Gays Against Groomers "with no clear explanation."

The FSU had been critical of the proliferation of "radical gender theory" in British schools. FSU founder Toby Young suggested the de-platforming to have been politically motivated and ultimately a "sinister form of cancel culture."

Gays Against Groomers remarked after its ban that "more and more companies are coming out in full support of the sexualization, indoctrination, and medicalization of minors."

In September, PayPal also shut down UsForThem, a campaign group that advocated for reopening schools during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

In January, PayPal permanently banned journalist Ian Miles Cheong without giving an explicit reason why. Cheong indicated "it had everything to do with my politics."

It's not just journalists and advocacy groups that PayPal has clamped down on. In 2019, it similarly went after conservative street artist Sabo, reportedly banning him and withholding his earnings for six months.

Partners in censorship

In 2019, PayPal revealed it was working with the SPLC to identify users to ban.

Among the groups and organizations lumped in with terror groups on the SPLC's so-called "hate map" are: the Center for Immigration Studies; ACT for America; the American Freedom Law Center; Catholic Family News; the Family Research Council; the John Birch Society; Women Fighting For America; Idaho Constitutional Sheriffs; Protect America Now; and the RAIR Foundation.

According to the SPLC, an organization "does not need to have engaged in criminal conduct or have followed their speech with actual unlawful action to be labeled a hate group."

The SPLC, which has been sued numerous times for defamation, was accused by one former staffer of exaggerating hate to improve fundraising figures and "bilk" donors.

In addition to libeling law-abiding groups with whom it disagrees on political and cultural issues, the SPLC has reportedly opened up certain groups to violence. In 2012, a terrorist targeted the Family Research Council after having found it on the SPLC's so-called hate map.

Last year, PayPal announced it was also partnering with the ADL to "fight extremism and protect marginalized communities."

The ADL's threshold for what constitutes an extremist is exceptionally low.

For instance, Libs of TikTok, the Twitter account that has exposed liberals who sexualized children, made the ADL's "Glossary of Extremism."

Included in the lists of groups the ADL accuses of extremism and hate are those Christian organizations that do not support gay marriage, including the Family Research Council.

Critics pounce after Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar references hurricane while saying that Dems must win the midterm elections



Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota referenced the hurricane heading toward Florida on Tuesday while she contended that Democrats need to win the upcoming midterm elections.

"We just did something about climate change for the first time in decades. That's why we've gotta win this, as that hurricane bears down on Florida, we gotta win in the midterms," Klobuchar said during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

Floridians are preparing as Hurricane Ian approaches the Sunshine State with the potential to inflict serious damage.

The Republican National Committee's RNC Research Twitter account shared the clip of Klobuchar's comments and wrote, "Did Amy Klobuchar just suggest voting for Democrats will stop hurricanes?"

Christina Pushaw, who is the rapid response director for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign, tweeted, "So the 'Inflation Reduction Act' didn't stop inflation, but she expects us to believe it will stop....hurricanes?" Pushaw also commented, "Florida has experienced hurricanes throughout recorded history, before Democrats and Republicans existed. But the Party of Science will never miss an opportunity to play politics with a natural disaster. Gross and shameless."

\u201cFlorida has experienced hurricanes throughout recorded history, before Democrats and Republicans existed. But the Party of Science will never miss an opportunity to play politics with a natural disaster. Gross and shameless.\u201d
— Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1664287907

"Democrats now claim they can control the weather and stop hurricanes. It's like they wake up and think of new things to lie about since they only have a record of failure to sell to voters," GOP co-chair Tommy Hicks tweeted.

"Since you can't afford a home when Dems are in power, you won’t have to worry about flooding…." GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas tweeted.

"Her voters legit believe that 'doing something on climate change' will alter the weather and make hurricanes less severe. They're idiots," David Reaboi tweeted.

Democrats will be aiming to cling to control of both chambers of Congress when Americans vote during the 2022 midterm elections.

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Peak politician: Florida Dems slam 'cruel and inhumane' migrant relocation policy they voted for



As Florida Democrats have attacked Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for relocating illegal immigrants to Martha' Vineyard, the DeSantis reelection campaign has put them on blast for voting to approve the funding that allowed the governor to do it.

Eleven Democratic members of the state Senate voted in favor of the state's fiscal year 2022-23 budget, which appropriated $12 million to transport illegal immigrants to out-of-state sanctuary city jurisdictions. The funding came from interest earned on COVID-19 relief given to Florida by the Biden administration as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, DeSantis campaign Rapid Response director Christina Pushaw said and the Washington Post confirmed.

Congress did not pass restrictions on the interest earned from coronavirus relief funds, freeing Florida lawmakers to use that funding however they wished. State senators approved the budget on March 14, 2022, in a vote of 33-0.

\u201c2 things CNN \u201cforgot\u201d to report:\n\n1. The money actually came from the interest our state has collected on BidenBucks. \n\n2. Almost every Democrat in the Florida Legislature voted for it, including those who are having public meltdowns today\u201d
— Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1663294484

Pushaw pointed out that many of the Democrats railing against the governor for sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard had voted in favor of the budget including the relocation program.

\u201cYes, you read that right. \n\nEvery single one of these Democrat legislators voted for exactly what they\u2019re feigning outrage at today.\u201d
— Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1663289421

DeSantis War Room, a Twitter account affiliated with the campaign, retweeted several of the Democratic lawmakers who expressed outrage over what they voted for.

"GOP politicians along with alt-right media outlets are using public money to traffic immigrants. It’s disgusting, un-American and shameful," tweeted Rep. Anna V. Eskamani (D), who voted for the budget. So did state Sen. Annette Taddeo (D), who said it was "cruel and inhumane" for Republicans to allegedly "use [migrants] as political pawns to score cheap points with their Fox News audience and the extreme fringes of their party."

\u201cFlorida Rep. Anna Eskamani voted for the FY 22-23 budget, which included $12 million to transport illegal aliens to sanctuary jurisdictions.\u201d
— DeSantis War Room (@DeSantis War Room) 1663275790

"Ron DeSantis' puzzling decision to spend money from our state budget to send migrants to Martha's Vineyard is lacking in compassion and it may even violate state law," claimed Sen. Laruen Book, who also voted for the budget.

\u201cFlorida Sen. Lauren Book voted for the FY 22-23 state budget, which included $12 million to transport illegal aliens to sanctuary jurisdictions -- like Martha's Vineyard.\u201d
— DeSantis War Room (@DeSantis War Room) 1663282594

Some lawmakers attempted to defend their votes. State Rep. Angie Nixon (D) said that the budget is "complex" and that Democrats "vote in favor of the good aspects of it," presumably holding their nose for the provisions they oppose.

\u201cThe budget is complex. And we don\u2019t want to risk even more harm to our communities because y\u2019all are vindictive so we vote in favor of the the good aspects of it. Don\u2019t get on here with your clown behavior. What y\u2019all did was cruel and inhumane. I hope your boss gets locked up!\u201d
— State Rep. Angie Nixon (@State Rep. Angie Nixon) 1663290481

DeSantis signed Florida's $109.9 billion state budget into law on June 2, 2022. In addition to the $12 million appropriated for the migrant relocation program, the budget included more than $1.24 billion in tax relief, increased funding for K-12 education and teacher salaries, increased pay for law enforcement officers, a 5.38% salary raise for state employees, $2.5 billion to protect Florida's water resources and the environment, and additional funding for health care, economic development, election integrity, and more.

At a press conference Thursday, the governor responded to his critics and slammed the Biden administration for failing to secure the southern border.

\u201cIn Florida, we take what is happening at the southern border seriously.\n \nWe are not a sanctuary state, and we will gladly facilitate the transport of illegal immigrants to sanctuary jurisdictions.\u201d
— Ron DeSantis (@Ron DeSantis) 1663259351

"If you have folks who are inclined to think Florida is a good place, our message to them is we are not a sanctuary state, it's better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction," DeSantis said. "We will help facilitate that transport for you, so you can go to greener pastures.

"Biden would fly people in the middle of the night, dump them all across this country. There was no warning on any of this," he continued. "And all those people in D.C. and New York were beating their chests when Trump was president saying they were so proud to be sanctuary jurisdictions. Saying how bad it was to have a secure border. The minute even a small fraction of what those border towns deal with everyday is brought to their front door they all [of a] sudden go berserk."

"It just shows you their virtue signaling is a fraud," DeSantis said.