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Reporter corners DC mayor with her own data on city's vaccine mandate hurting black students — but she denies it anyway



Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) erroneously rejected a reporter's question on Monday by objecting to data he cited and thus the premise of the question.

But the reporter was citing the city's own data.

What is the background?

All students in Washington, D.C., ages 12 and older are required to be inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine to attend school.

But if students are not in vaccine compliance, they cannot attend school in person. The decision, made by the D.C. City Council, is expected to disproportionately impact black students.

In fact, a report compiled by the Council Office on Racial Equity discovered that "enforcement of the [mandate] will exacerbate racial inequity by disproportionately removing Black students from school. This may result in increased learning loss, additional negative social and educational outcomes and in blocking students from vital school resources."

What happened with Bowser?

At a press conference, Daily Signal reporter Douglas Blair confronted Bowser over the impact the vaccine mandate will have on black students.

The exchange happened two weeks before students in the nation's capital will return to the classroom.

"Around 40% of black students in the district are unvaccinated and, therefore, under the district's current policy regarding schools, will be unable to attend school," Blair noted.

"Why is the district continuing with this policy when it seems to disproportionately impact black students?" he asked.

Instead of engaging the substance of Blair's question, Bowser dismissed the premise by questioning the data.

"I don't think that number is correct," the mayor responded. "We have substantially fewer number of kids that we have to engage with vaccination. And I explained why it's important. It's important for the public health of our students and that we can maintain safe environments."

\u201cI asked D.C. @MayorBowser how she could justify forcing 40% of unvaccinated black students to stay home from school. She said my numbers were wrong. They're her numbers.\u201d
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1660583431

Bowser, however, is wrong.

In fact, data released by her own government shows that only 61% of black teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus in compliance with the city's vaccine mandate for students.

By contrast, city data show that 99% of white teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Meanwhile, D.C. Department of Health spokeswoman Kelsey Felton contends that the vaccination figure for black teenagers is likely higher because the D.C. data only accounts for people vaccinated in the district.

"The actual percentages are likely higher because not all vaccines administered outside of the District are known to DC Health," Felton told the Daily Wire. "The race-specific coverage number is particularly likely to be an underestimate because the COVID-19 vaccination records DC Health does receive from outside of the District often do not include both age and race."

'Stunning & brave': AOC ego-double led away in invisible handcuffs for heroic protest



BlazeTV's Allie Beth Stuckey, a hero, was "violently arrested" (not really) for protesting low-rise jeans on Wednesday, just one day after the brave and stunning Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York was handcuffed (also not really) as she was escorted from a pro-abortion protest at the U.S. Capitol.

On Tuesday, Capitol police arrested several Democratic lawmakers for refusing to comply with law enforcement orders to stop obstructing traffic outside the Supreme Court. Video of actresses Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) being led away peacefully but holding their hands behind their backs as if handcuffed (except when AOC raised her fist for a shackle-free communist salute) went viral.

\u201c.@AOC has just been escorted by police away from the Supreme Court.\u201d
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1658251543

A video of Allie Beth Stuckey, aka ABS, courageously suffering a similar fate is making the rounds on social media — and the reactions speak volumes:

\u201c@conservmillen That was stunning & brave!\u201d
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@Allie Beth Stuckey) 1658364073
\u201c@conservmillen You\u2019re the hero we all need! \ud83d\ude4c\u201d
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@Allie Beth Stuckey) 1658364073
\u201c@conservmillen Ha ha ha\u2026..that\u2019s brilliant!\u201d
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@Allie Beth Stuckey) 1658364073
\u201c@conservmillen Now THIS is a cause worth being arrested for\u201d
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@Allie Beth Stuckey) 1658364073
\u201c@imbrettcooper @conservmillen Love that smirk \ud83d\ude02\u201d
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@Allie Beth Stuckey) 1658364073
\u201c@tergives @conservmillen I propose 'squadding'.\n\nIt also invokes an appropriate visual.\u201d
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@Allie Beth Stuckey) 1658364073

On a recent episode of "Relatable," ABS celebrated AOC's dramatic arrest and marveled at her heroic strength, courage, and amazing invisible handcuffs.

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More than a dozen Democrats arrested at abortion rights protest in DC; AOC pretended to be dragged away in handcuffs



Several Democratic lawmakers were arrested at an abortion rights protest outside the Capitol on Tuesday as demonstrators railed against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

"Squad" members Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and other Democrats including Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.), Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Alma Adams (D-N.C.), Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) were among those escorted away from the demonstration by police, The Hill reported.

According to police, the protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court building illegally obstructed traffic.

At 1:18 p.m., U.S. Capitol police tweeted that demonstrators were "starting to block First Street, NE."

"It is against the law to block traffic, so officers are going to give our standard three warnings before they start making arrests," police said.

Two minutes later the police said they started making arrests after warning the demonstrators to "get out of the street."

\u201cWe have already given our standard three warnings. \n\nSome of the demonstrators are refusing to get out of the street, so we are starting to make arrests.\u201d
— U.S. Capitol Police (@U.S. Capitol Police) 1658251100

By 1:35 p.m. the protest was cleared. Capitol Police said a total of 34 arrests were made for crowding, obstructing, or incommoding, including 16 members of Congress.

Axios later reported that 17 lawmakers were arrested. They are:

  • Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.),
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.)
  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)
  • Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.)
  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
  • Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)
  • Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.)
  • Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
  • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
  • Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas)
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)
  • Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

Video posted on Twitter showed police officers escorting lawmakers away from the demonstration.

\u201cMultiple members of Congress, including @AOC, being arrested by Capitol Police for blocking traffic outside the Supreme Court in abortion rights demonstration:\u201d
— Andrew Solender (@Andrew Solender) 1658251633

As Ocasio-Cortez was taken away by police, she held her hands behind her back as if she was handcuffed, but she was not. Video shows her raising her fist in defiant salute to the other protesters.

\u201c.@AOC has just been escorted by police away from the Supreme Court.\u201d
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1658251543

Some of the Democrats issued statements after their arrest.

"There is no democracy if women do not have control over their own bodies and decisions about their own health, including reproductive care," Maloney said.

A spokesman for Pressley told The Hill that the congresswoman participated in a protest against the "cruel and callous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and strip away abortion rights for everyone who calls America home."

Speier, who reportedly led the protest, tweeted she was, "Proud to march with my Democratic colleagues including ⁦⁦@DemWomenCaucus⁩ members, and get arrested for women’s rights, abortion rights, the rights for people to control their own bodies and the future and our democracy!"

\u201cProud to march with my Democratic colleagues including \u2066\u2066@DemWomenCaucus\u2069 members, and get arrested for women\u2019s rights, abortion rights, the rights for people to control their own bodies and the future and our democracy! #BansOffOurBodies #WeWontGoBack\u201d
— Jackie Speier (@Jackie Speier) 1658253161


In June, the Supreme Court overruled its abortion precedents in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which said the Constitution does not protect the right to abortion. It was an unambiguous victory for the pro-life movement in America, which had campaigned and peacefully protested for Roe to be overturned in Washington D.C. for nearly 50 years without incident.

Prince Harry criticizes 'rolling back of constitutional rights' in US



Prince Harry denounced the "rolling back of constitutional rights" in the United States during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday.

The U.K. royal was delivering a keynote address for Nelson Mandela International Day when he criticized the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended the constitutional right to an abortion, calling it part of a "global assault on democracy and freedom."

"How many of us feel battered, helpless in the face of the seemingly endless stream of disasters and devastation?" Harry asked, calling the past year "a painful year in a painful decade."

"The few weaponizing lies and disinformation at the expense of the many," he continued, mentioning the COVID-19 pandemic, global warming, and the war between Ukraine and Russia before touching on the U.S. Supreme Court's abortion decision.

"From the horrific war in Ukraine to the rolling back of constitutional rights here in the United States, we are witnessing a global assault on democracy and freedom, the cause of Mandela’s life,” he said.

\u201c#BREAKING: At the United Nations, Prince Harry calls out "the rolling back of Constitutional rights in the United States" as part of "a global assault on democracy and freedom."\u201d
— Forbes (@Forbes) 1658161561

Harry's pot shot at America riled up conservative commentators, who questioned why a British royal was lecturing Americans about their constitutional rights.

"If I was a direct descendent of George III, I would be careful about lecturing an American audience about the inadequacies of their constitutional rights," said Douglas Carswell, CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy and a former member of U.K. Parliament.

\u201cIf I was a direct descendent of George III, I would be careful about lecturing an American audience about the inadequacies of their constitutional rights.\u201d
— Douglas Carswell (@Douglas Carswell) 1658166415

The Federalist's Sean Davis tweeted that Americans "stopped carrying what emasculated British royals think about our rights 246 years ago."

\u201cWe stopped carrying what emasculated British royals think about our rights 246 years ago.\u201d
— Sean Davis (@Sean Davis) 1658166820

"You lost your say 247 years ago pal," said Victoria Coates, a distinguished fellow with the American Foreign Policy Council.

\u201cThat's rich coming from a member of an actual hereditary monarchy. You lost your say 247 years ago pal.\u201d
— Victoria Coates (@Victoria Coates) 1658166364

"Letting voters, rather than 8 unelected justices, decide state abortion policy constitutes a 'global assault on democracy,' says trophy husband of retired B-list actress," Washington Examiner columnist Tiana Lowe tweeted, referring to the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, a former Hollywood actress.

\u201cLetting voters, rather than 8 unelected justices, decide state abortion policy constitutes a \u201cglobal assault on democracy,\u201d says trophy husband of retired B-list actress.\u201d
— Tiana Lowe (@Tiana Lowe) 1658165283

Harry married the U.S.-born Markle in 2018 and the couple currently lives in southern California. Markle is an outspoken advocate of progressive political causes

After the Supreme Court ruled that the constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion in its landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization opinion, Markle was one of many celebrities to condemn the ruling.

"This is about women’s physical safety. It’s also about economic justice, individual autonomy, and who we are as a society," Markle said in an interview for Vogue. "Nobody should be forced to make a decision they do not want to make, or is unsafe, or puts their own life in jeopardy. Frankly, whether it’s a woman being put in an unthinkable situation, a woman not ready to start a family, or even a couple who deserve to plan their family in a way that makes the most sense for them, it’s about having a choice."

Neighbor of Amy Coney Barrett offers blunt advice for protesters outside her house: 'Go home and get a family'



One neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett had blunt advice for protesters who demonstrated outside of the justice's house on Wednesday.

After a leaked Supreme Court opinion draft indicated the court had voted to overturn abortion precedents, pro-abortion protesters have been demonstrating outside of the personal residences of the court's conservative-leaning justices.

What did the neighbor say?

On Wednesday, protesters gathered outside of Barrett's home in Virginia. The demonstrators were dressed as characters from "The Handmaid’s Tale."

According to the Daily Signal, just seven protesters showed up. They demonstrated outside of Barrett's residence for just 10 minutes, the news outlet said, before they departed the Falls Church, Virginia, neighborhood.

"It’s none of their business, why are they are here?" said a neighbor who spoke to a reporter. He also affirmed that it was "inappropriate" to protest outside Barrett's home.

"They have the right to protest but not in front of someone’s house. They live here— this is where she lives," he added. "They shouldn't be doing this."

The man then offered the protesters blunt advice. "Go home and get a family," he said.

Spoke with one of Justice Barrett\u2019s neighbors. He says the protestors should \u201cGo home and get a family.\u201dpic.twitter.com/wBWLWOJfAt
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1652312747

Are the protests legal?

Freedom to protest is a fundamental American right enshrined in the First Amendment. However, protesting outside the personal homes of justices may be illegal.

Specifically, federal law 18 U.S.C. §1507 — part of a chapter on obstruction of justice — appears to outlaw exactly what pro-abortion protesters have been doing.

The statute reads:

Whoever, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty, pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the United States, or in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer, or with such intent uses any sound-truck or similar device or resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

First Amendment scholar Tabatha Abu El-Haj told the Washington Post the statute appears applicable in this situation.

“The statute would seem to apply both because ... they appear to be picketing and parading with the relevant intent and at the relevant locations," Abu El-Haj said, "but also because the statute has a catchall 'resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence.'"

There is also a Virginia law that appears to outlaw the protests.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) are urging the Justice Department to end the protests outside of the justices' personal homes.

'The time for civility is over': Angry pro-abortion activists stage protests outside homes of Supreme Court justices in 'vigil' for Roe v. Wade; more protests planned



Pro-abortion activists marched to the residences of Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday night. The protests right outside of the homes of the Supreme Court justices were backlash to a leaked draft decision that indicates that the U.S. Supreme Court could potentially overturn the controversial Roe v. Wade decision.

Roughly 100 pro-abortion activists gathered outside the homes of the Supreme Court justices in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The flyer for the demonstration called for "reproductive freedom."

In videos posted to social media, protesters are heard chanting, "Keep abortion safe and legal," "You don't care if people die," "The whole world is watching," "We will not go back," and "My body, my choice."

The protesters drew hangers outside the homes of the Supreme Court justices. The pro-abortion activists held up signs that read, "F*** your God" and "Abortion is healthcare."

The scene in front of Chief Justice John Roberts\u2019 housepic.twitter.com/vJVxxFoMNO
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1651967668
We also stopped at Chief Justice Roberts\u2019 house. #BansOffOurBodiespic.twitter.com/waUxx82IFZ
— FederalFelonMouse (she/her) (@FederalFelonMouse (she/her)) 1651972649
Back at Kavanaugh\u2019s house. #BansOffOurBodiespic.twitter.com/jiaSg15Okc
— FederalFelonMouse (she/her) (@FederalFelonMouse (she/her)) 1651969253


Outside of Kavanaugh\u2019s house. #BansOffOurBodiespic.twitter.com/6vrmkgl6dr
— FederalFelonMouse (she/her) (@FederalFelonMouse (she/her)) 1651969198
Chalk outline of a coat hanger outside Chief Justice John Roberts\u2019 home.pic.twitter.com/2L0vK2he1y
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1651967677

Douglas Blair – a news producer at the Daily Signal who covered the protests – noted, "The energy is markedly more negative outside Kavanaugh’s house. The anger has become much more palpable than outside any other justices’ house."

The energy is markedly more negative outside Kavanaugh\u2019s house. The anger has become much more palpable than outside any other justices\u2019 house.pic.twitter.com/zY2OY34hcA
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1651969257

"The time for civility is over, man," a protester told Bloomberg. "Being polite doesn’t get you anywhere."

Another protester called the possible overturning of Roe V. Wade "bulls**t," and said, "You don't get to take away our bodily autonomy and enjoy your Saturday night at home – you get to do one or the other."

"This is personal, so we're going to take it to the personal space," the activist said. "They did this, not us."

The @DailySignal spoke with one of the protesters before the march to the justices\u2019 houses. Here\u2019s what she had to say.pic.twitter.com/9K9OJ274bk
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1651968175

Police showed up to disperse the protesters. One police officer appears to be informing the protesters that the demonstration is a violation of 18 U.S. Code § 1507 – Picketing or parading.

18 U.S.C. § 1507 states:

Whoever, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty, pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the United States, or in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer, or with such intent uses any sound-truck or similar device or resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Protestors arguing with cops. They say arrests might start happening soon.pic.twitter.com/lUPHUMwdZ7
— Douglas Blair (@Douglas Blair) 1651968777

It was not clear if either justice and their family were at the residences during the protests. Kavanaugh has two daughters – both of whom are minors. Roberts has two adopted children.

Last week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about the planned protests outside the homes of U.S. Supreme Court justices, and she said, "We certainly encourage people to keep it peaceful and not resort to any level of violence."

The far-left activist organization ShutDown DC has already planned a march at the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

The evening of Monday, May 9, we will hold a vigil for all these rights that Alito is threatening to take away. Because it’s been impossible to reach him at the Supreme Court (especially now with the enormous fences), we will do it at his home. At 7:30 pm we will gather at a nearby location and walk together to his house. At the foot of his driveway, on the public street, we will light candles and speakers will share their testimony. We will hold a moment of silence for the rights we know are ours, then walk back together to the meeting location.

Ruth Sent Us — another far-left activist group named after late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — announced a "Walk-By Wednesday" protest on May 11 "at the homes of the six extremist justices, three in Virginia and three in Maryland."

Last week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) floated the idea that the leaked opinion was done so to "intimidate" the justices.

"The next time you hear the far left preaching about how they are fighting to preserve our Republic’s institutions & norms remember how they leaked a Supreme Court opinion in an attempt to intimidate the justices on abortion,” Rubio wrote on Twitter.

On Friday, CNN warned that the leak of the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade could cause ignite protests by the "far-right."

"CNN has learned that the U.S. Capitol police are bracing for large demonstrations that are being organized by far-right groups to protest abortion rights," said CNN guest host Alex Marquardt.

Liberal Hollywood celebrities, who are known private jet flyers, demanding Biden kill Dakota Access Pipeline



Canceling the Keystone XL pipeline was one of President Joe Biden's first actions after taking office, which reportedly cost at least 11,000 jobs thus far. Now, a group of Hollywood celebrities is demanding President Joe Biden kill the Dakota Access Pipeline.

However, many in the anti-pipeline coalition of liberal celebrities are famous for globetrotting around the world in carbon-spewing private jets.

A group of celebrities wrote a letter to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to permanently shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline, also known as the Bakken pipeline.

"We urge you to remedy this historic injustice and direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to immediately shut down the illegal Dakota Access Pipeline while the Environmental Impact Statement process is conducted, consistent with the D.C. District Court's decision and order," the letter states. "Additionally, the U.S. Army Corps must ensure a robust environmental review with significant tribal consultation, tribal consent, and a thorough risk analysis."

On Jan. 26, a federal appeals court upheld a district judge's order for a full environmental impact review of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Though the DAPL is under review, the pipeline may continue to operate.

"We respectfully urge you to reverse another harmful Trump Administration decision and immediately shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) during its court-ordered environmental review," the letter from a "broad coalition of Native-led groups, environmental organizations, and influencers" says.

"With your leadership, we have a momentous opportunity to protect our water and respect our environmental laws and the rights of Indigenous people," the letter concludes. "This is our moment."

The letter is signed by liberal celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Don Cheadle, Chris Hemsworth, Alyssa Milano, Cher, Amy Schumer, Ed Helms, Jane Fonda, Chelsea Handler, Joaquin Phoenix, Marisa Tomei, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Connelly, Orlando Bloom, Rooney Mara, Sarah Silverman, and Shailene Woodley.

Ironically, the so-called environmentalists calling for an end to the oil pipeline are also well-to-do celebrities who have a record of flying private planes instead of commercial planes to decrease their carbon footprint. Many of the virtue-signaling celebrities prefer to fly on private planes, which burn 40 times as much carbon per passenger as regular commercial flights, according to one report.

Fox News compiled a list of celebrities who say they are fighting against climate change, but also brag that they travel on private jets.

While boasting about his Marvel-licensed T-shirt "promoting climate justice and clean energy resources around the world," Chris Evans was also flying in a private jet.

@BridgetPhetasy This is my favorite: @ChrisEvans sporting a @100isNow #climatechange shirt from @MarkRuffalo... on… https://t.co/qlQTuPJICk
— Douglas Karr (@Douglas Karr)1564158962.0

Fellow Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo was branded as a "hypocrite" by National Review in 2016 for lecturing people about fracking before flying in a private plane from New York to London for a British movie awards show.

According to a 2014 Daily Mail article, "DiCaprio took at least 20 trips across the nation and around the world this year alone - including numerous flights from New York to Los Angeles and back, a ski vacation to the French Alps, another vacation to the French Riviera, flights to London and Tokyo to promote his film Wolf of Wall Street, two trips to Miami and trip to Brazil to watch the World Cup."

The article states that if DiCaprio had taken a commercial airliner for all of those flights, he could have saved 44 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from going into the atmosphere.

Jane Fonda, Scarlett Johansson, and Cher have all used private jets in the past.

Comedian Chelsea Handler and Amy Schumer bragged that they flew their dogs on luxury private jets.

Grow America's Infrastructure Now claims that shutting down the Dakota Access Pipeline would result in the loss of 3,000 direct upstream jobs, 4,900 indirect jobs, and 7,400 lost jobs due to the lack of money coming into the region. The report finds that North Dakota and Montana would lose out on $912 million in taxes.

The $3.8 billion, 1,172-mile DAPL stretches near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation that straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border. The tribe fears pollution or oil spills in the nearby Missouri River.

Recently, John Kerry was named as President Joe Biden's new climate czar, which set off a wave of criticism for his hypocrisy for the time that he used a private jet to travel to accept an environmental award in 2019.