Arizona principal tells staff students' pronouns 'can't be shared' with parents



An Arizona school principal put together a "confidential" list of students' preferred names and pronouns and emailed it to staff members asking them to withhold the information from the children's families, according to a Fox News report.

Principal Mark Rubin-Toles of Orange Grove Middle School, sent staff an email with the subject line "CONFIDENTIAL: list of students with students pronouns & preferred names different than in Synergy."

In the email, Rubin-Toles wrote to "Teachers and staff," saying "if you are like me you may have been challenged recently to keep some of our kids’ pronouns and preferred names straight - and to remember what can and can’t be shared to families."

The email also tells staff to be careful with students' level of "staff awareness," adding for them to "please be very careful - students in red are NOT comfortable with us sharing information to their parents / guardians. This can be cognitively challenging. It is our responsibility to protect student privacy in these matters."

"Our goal is to be able to respect these students' pronouns, names, and privacy consistently across campus," it concludes.

\u201cMore schools keeping secrets from parents.\n\nPrincipal Mark Rubin-Toles of Catalina Foothills School District @CFSD16 emailed a confidential list of students with preferred pronouns to teachers & staff warning:\n\n"...remember what can and can't be shared with families."\u201d
— Nicole Solas Domestic Terrorist! (@Nicole Solas Domestic Terrorist!) 1677797214

The emails were obtained through a records request by Nicole Solas, a senior fellow with Independent Women's Forum.

The Catalina Foothills School District responded to Fox News' request for comment, saying, "This has never been our practice in our school district."

Julie Farbarik, director of alumni and community relations, went on to say, "We respect any student's preference regarding how they are addressed in school, be it a nickname or a pronoun request ... however, as students are informed, if a parent were to inquire, our staff do not keep this information from parents. Further, we encourage students to discuss these matters with their parents."

In response to the email's subject line, Farbarik admits, "Yes, the email with that subject line is authentic," but also mentions that the list "should not have been created, and it no longer exists."

Solas responded to the district's statement saying, "Waiting for a parents to casually inquire about whether their children are in distress is absurd and wholly insufficient to keep children safe."

"The school also pretends that a nickname like ‘Frank’ in place of ‘Francis’ is no different from an ideological gender affirming pronoun indicating a child is under mental distress and wrestling with an identity crisis," Solas adds.

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Elementary school's emails reveal secret effort to hide students' gender transitions from parents



A Colorado elementary school's private emails, obtained through an open records request, revealed that school officials devised a secret plan to hide students' gender transitions from parents.

According to screenshots of the email exchange shared by Nicole Solas, a senior fellow with Independent Women's Forum, an elementary school assistant principal in the Poudre School District in Fort Collins, Colorado, requested guidance from the district on how to address students whose parents explicitly instructed school officials not to use their child's preferred pronouns and chosen name.

Laurel Elementary School Assistant Principal Amanda Pawelski contacted PSD's Chief Equity and Academic Officer Marlena Gross-Taylor on March 31, 2022, asking how school staff could support gender-questioning students while still being "covered legally."

"I'm wondering about what to do when an elementary school student has expressed their pronouns and chosen name but their parents directly tell school staff not to call the student by those pronouns," Pawelski wrote to Gross-Taylor. "I feel very strongly about supporting the student but have heard that we legally have to follow the parents' direction due to the age of the child (elementary school)."

Pawelski stated that she was told that "this is different in secondary schools due to legal determination ages."

"Then tonight I asked about this in the ABCs training, and I was told it makes no difference if elementary or secondary and that the law doesn't make that distinction, that we should follow the student not the parents," Pawelski's email continued. "I'd like to be able to have a more definitive answer than I've experienced and want to know how to direct my teachers as well."

The assistant principal added that the school wants to "support the student" while also being "covered legally."

Gross-Taylor forwarded Pawelski's email to the district's LGBTQIA+ Coordinator, Shayna Seitchik, and another school official named Darcie Votipka.

In an email to Gross-Taylor, Seitchik explains that she and Darcie met to discuss the assistant principal's inquiry.

"Darcie and I met to discuss this and both agree that the school should use the student's affirming name and pronouns at the school and use their legal name and corresponding pronouns when talking with the family until they are supportive of the student's new name and pronouns," Seitchik stated.

"Darcie let me know that in the past, she connected with the previous legal team on this for guidance and they were in support of this," Seitchik added.

On April 5, 2022, Gross-Taylor responded to Pawelski and advised her to use the students' preferred pronouns and chosen name at school and their legal name and pronouns when talking with the students' family members.

Pawelski followed up with Seitchik to clarify if school officials are legally allowed to call students by their preferred pronouns and chosen name even when their parents have explicitly stated not to do so.

"Does this also apply to cases of using a student's chosen name when a parent has directly said not to do that?" Pawelski asked. "I want to make sure we're still covered if we use the student's chosen name in school, even in this case."

In a Twitter thread, Solas stated, "Emails reveal @Poudreschools started secretly transitioning K-5 students last year by using students' preferred names & pronouns at school but legal names with parents."

The district responded to the allegations by stating, "Although Poudre School District will not comment on specific students, the full email thread that was provided through a November 2022 open records request does show that the school responded affirmatively to the family that the child was using a preferred name and pronoun while at school when asked directly. This is clearly stated in the March 31, 2022, email."

"No staff lied to or deceived parents," the district added. "We stand by our staff who work tirelessly to support students and families."

Solas fired back at the district's comments on Twitter, "You clearly stated in the email that staff should ignore and defy parents who don't want their kids brainwashed with fake identities. Your very response deceives not just parents but the entire American public."

\u201cEmails reveal @Poudreschools started secretly transitioning K-5 students last year by using students' preferred names & pronouns at school but legal names with parents. @Erin4Parents \n\nSee \ud83e\uddf5\ud83d\udc47 1/8\u201d
— Nicole Solas Domestic Terrorist! (@Nicole Solas Domestic Terrorist!) 1677794791

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‘State-sanctioned grooming’: Connecticut Dems want to prevent teachers’ sexuality, gender discussions with students from being obtained via FOIA



In January, several Connecticut Democratic lawmakers proposed a new state bill that would “protect public school teachers.” The legislation would prevent conversations between teachers and students regarding “sensitive subjects” from being accessed by a Freedom of Information Act request, Fox News Digital reported.

If Proposed Bill No. 6192 is enacted, it will amend the state’s general statutes, preventing parents and other members of the public from accessing conversations between teachers and students about sexual orientation, gender identity, or race.

The bill, “An Act Concerning the Nondisclosure of Certain Communications Between Teachers and Students,” was introduced to the joint committee on January 19 by four Democratic state representatives, including Sarah Keitt, Dominique Johnson, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, and Jennifer Leeper.

Keitt, McCarthy Vahey, and Leeper proposed another bill to the Education Committee in January “to study how best to accommodate religious holidays for all students without negatively impacting the school calendar.”

According to the Democratic Town Committee, Keitt is an assistant majority leader and vice chair of the Children’s Committee. McCarthy Vahey is chair of the Public Health Committee, and Leeper is vice chair of the Education Committee.

Nicole Solas, a senior fellow with the Independent Women’s Forum, posted the legislation on Twitter, writing, “Connecticut wants to make it illegal to obtain ‘any communication between a teacher and a student regarding sensitive subjects such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and race.’ That’s state-sanctioned grooming.”

\u201cConnecticut wants to make it illegal to obtain "any communication between a teacher and a student regarding sensitive subjects such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and race." \n\nThat's state-sanctioned grooming.\u201d
— Nicole Solas Domestic Terrorist! (@Nicole Solas Domestic Terrorist!) 1675799369

Solas noted that legislation was proposed to protect teachers and not to protect children.

One Twitter user replied to Solas’ post regarding the bill, stating, “Teacher here. Someone needs to explain to those legislators that their job is to protect students not teachers.”

Another social media user against the proposed bills wrote, “Teachers aren’t trained counselors or therapists & this is beyond their scope of practice so why? Why legal confidentiality protection? What code of ethics are teachers bound to for this subject? Ultimately this hurts families & exposes kids to risk. Maybe that’s the point.”

Solas argued that the Democratic lawmakers are trying to make it possible for teachers to “keep secrets” with their students.

The state representatives did not respond to a request for comment, Fox News Digital reported.

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COVID-19 vaccines should be added to immunization schedules for kids and adults, CDC advisory panel recommends



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously on Thursday in favor of recommending that COVID-19 vaccines be placed on the immunization schedules for children and adults.

"Today, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended updates to the 2023 childhood and adult immunization schedules, which includes incorporating additional information for approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccines. CDC only makes recommendations for use of vaccines, while school-entry vaccination requirements are determined by state or local jurisdictions," a press release from the government agency noted.

"It has been almost two years since COVID-19 vaccines were first rolled out in the U.S., and nearly 630 million doses have since been administered nationwide, providing people with critical protection against severe COVID-19. ACIP's recommendation to add COVID-19 vaccines to the routinely recommended vaccine schedule represents another step in the nation's recovery," the release claimed. "The updated schedules and program guidance will be published in early 2023."

The CDC was already recommending COVID-19 vaccination for people aged 6 months and older.

While the move to add the vaccines to the vaccine schedule for kids does not impose any sort of vaccination mandate for schools around the U.S., local policy makers could potentially look to the schedule's recommendations for guidance.

"The ACIP voted unanimously to add the Covid vaccine to the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule for kids. The CDC will likely approve it. The CDC already recommends everyone 6 months and older receive the vaccine so the vote today was not a surprise, merely a formality," Dr. Nicole Saphier tweeted. "Today's vote in itself is not a mandate. When state/local authorities form vaccine requirements for school & other activities, they often defer to the CDC’s immunization schedule. It is to be seen whether Covid vaccines will be required for some kids to attend school," she added.

\u201cToday\u2019s vote in itself is not a mandate.\n\nWhen state/local authorities form vaccine requirements for school & other activities, they often defer to the CDC\u2019s immunization schedule. \n\nIt is to be seen whether Covid vaccines will be required for some kids to attend school. 2/2\u201d
— Nicole Saphier, MD (@Nicole Saphier, MD) 1666288710

Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo tweeted on Wednesday, "Regardless of what @CDCgov votes tomorrow on whether COVID-19 vax are added to routine child immunizations - nothing changes in FL. Thanks to @GovRonDeSantis, COVID mandates are NOT allowed in FL, NOT pushed into schools, & I continue to recommend against them for healthy kids."

\u201cRegardless of what @CDCgov votes tomorrow on whether COVID-19 vax are added to routine child immunizations - nothing changes in FL. \n\nThanks to @GovRonDeSantis, COVID mandates are NOT allowed in FL, NOT pushed into schools, & I continue to recommend against them for healthy kids.\u201d
— Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD (@Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD) 1666127639

'Your comments are absurd!' Sparks fly in House after Tennessee Democrat calls Canada the 'freest country in the world'



Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen on Thursday declared that Canada has supplanted the United States as the "freest country in the world" because some states are now preventing women from killing their unborn babies at will.

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impact of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Cohen took issue with a pro-life witness' statement that America is the freest country in the world.

"I love America. I'm an American and I love America and love this country, but they said we're the freest country in the world ... well, right now, Canada is the freest country in the world," Cohen said via teleconference.

"And there are a few other countries along with Canada that are more free than America, when you cut women away from having the opportunity to get their families and their bodies to be their choices," he added.

In its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not grant a federal right to abortion and that each state legislature holds the power to pass laws permitting or restricting abortion. Elected representatives will make these laws as they see fit, according to the will of their constituents as expressed at the ballot box.

In the wake of the court's decision, several states with Republican-controlled legislatures have activated trigger laws banning or restricting abortion, while Democrat-led states have sought to expand abortion access and protect women who travel to states where abortion is legal to terminate their pregnancies.

But Cohen insisted that arguments that the Supreme Court did not outlaw abortion were a "red herring."

"The fact is, in the hard-core red states of the southeast, one time known as the Confederacy, there is but one or two states that would not ban abortion entirely. And those states did not offer many votes for the civil rights laws," the Democratic lawmaker said, asserting that all arguments for states' rights are descended from the defense of slavery in the mid-19th century.

"Slavery was wrong. Outlawing abortion is wrong. And outlawing gay marriage is wrong," Cohen declared, finishing his remarks.

\u201c.@RepCohen on America post-Roe: "I love America ... but [Republicans] said we are the freest country in the world ... Well, right now, Canada\u2019s the freest country in the world."\u201d
— Tom Elliott (@Tom Elliott) 1657809627

"Mr. Cohen is wrong!" Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) exclaimed after he was recognized to speak next. "Canada is not the most free country in the world, young people. America is the greatest nation in the world."

Johnson went on to praise the Supreme Court's decision but was interrupted by Cohen, who demanded that he yield back.

"I will not yield, Mr. Cohen, because your comments are absurd. This hearing is absurd," Johnson said.

"Your comments are absurd!" Cohen shot back, before he was quieted by the committee chairman's gavel.

\u201cRep. Mike Johnson: No, I will not yield, Mr. Cohen, because you're comments are absurd. \n\nRep. Cohen: Your comments are absurd. You're absurd! \n\nCohen claimed Canada is "the freest country in the world."\u201d
— Nicole Silverio (@Nicole Silverio) 1657818649

Bill Maher SHOCKED to learn basic abortion facts, admits Dem talking points are 'just factually inaccurate'



HBO’s Bill Maher admitted on "Real Time" that he learned a few things about abortion laws that surprised him after the news of the Supreme Court’s intention to overturn Roe v. Wade broke last week.

“I learned things this week, because this put it on the front page, that are pretty basic things that I did not know about abortion," Maher told guests Michele Tafoya and Paul Begala. "Like in Europe, the modern countries of Europe, [are] way more restrictive than we are, or what they’re even proposing. If you are pro-choice, you would like it a lot less in Germany, and Italy, and France, and Spain, and Switzerland. Did you know that? I didn’t know that.”


This week Bill Maher learned European countries have far more restrictive abortion laws than we do in America and that women report being pro-life more often than men. How many people have no clue about this or about fetal pain science? If they did, some might change.pic.twitter.com/8RjUXtrbVX
— Robby Starbuck (@Robby Starbuck) 1652036247

He went on to add, “I learned most people who are pro-life are women. Did not know that. ... And I thought this was interesting, most abortions now, even when you go to a clinic, are done with the pill. The pill. And pills are easy to get in America. So, you know, for the people who say we’re going back to 1973, we’re not. That’s just factually inaccurate.”

Reactions on Twitter spoke volumes about the magnitude of the left's misleading pro-abortion propaganda:

The \u201cabortion rights\u201d lobby is built on a foundation of euphemisms, lies, and outright evil, which more and more people are finding out now that the \u201cconstitutional right\u201d fabrication is fading awayhttps://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1523376552620089344\u00a0\u2026
— Buck Sexton (@Buck Sexton) 1652037399


I think the left is mostly fueled by emotions. If more folks took a step back, lived in some of the gray areas and realized social@issues are not one size fits all, we could actually get some stuff figured out and rationality will no longer be called racism.
— Nicole Phillips (@Nicole Phillips) 1652066572
Right if the cult leadership, proclaimed that abortion is racist then the entire left would all the sudden denounce it and say it was a GOP ploy
— Ta-Taylor (@Ta-Taylor) 1652056696


They don't learn because our media is blatantly dishonest and push propaganda instead of facts.\nAsk 100 people today what overturning Roe and Casey will mean and 85% will tell you it makes abortion illegal throughout the country...
— Caleb-Matt Williams \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc18\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Caleb-Matt Williams \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc18\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1652093810
And exactly why Democrats are so eager to have total control over what stories are told and which ones are censored.
— Joe Vols (@Joe Vols) 1652104800


The European standard should be added to the Republican platform. Reasonable people will support it going forward.
— BMoore (@BMoore) 1652049490

Award-winning American filmmaker killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, authorities in Kyiv say. White House adviser vows to 'execute appropriate consequences.'



An award-winning American filmmaker was shot dead while covering the war in Ukraine, according to authorities in Kyiv. Ukrainian police said that an American video journalist was killed by Russian forces in Irpin, Ukraine, approximately 18 miles west of Kyiv.

"A 51-year-old world-renowned media correspondent was shot in Irpen today," Kyiv regional police force chief Andrey Nebitov wrote on Facebook, adding that "another journalist is injured."

Nebitov claimed that the fallen journalist was Brent Renaud – a video journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker.

"Of course, the profession of a journalist is a risk, but U.S. citizen Brent Renaud paid his life for trying to highlight the aggressor's ingenuity, cruelty, and ruthlessness."

Initially, Renaud was believed to be covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine for the New York Times since he had press credentials issued by The New York Times. However, the official New York Times communications account on Twitter noted that Renaud formerly worked for the media outlet.

We are deeply saddened to hear of Brent Renaud’s death. Brent was a talented filmmaker who had contributed to the New York Times over the years. Though he had contributed to the Times in the past (most recently in 2015), he was not on assignment for any desk at the Times in Ukraine. Early reports that he worked for Times circulated because he was wearing a Times press badge that had been issued for an assignment many years ago.
The @nytimes filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian occupants in Irpin. His partner was wounded, - the Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv Region Andrew Nebytov.\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=655324565797225&set=pcb.655324642463884\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/3aKWM7zPIX
— Nastia Ivantsiv (@Nastia Ivantsiv) 1647174859

The Independent reported, "The Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker, working alongside his brother Craig as the Renaud Brothers, also produced films for HBO, NBC, Discovery, PBS and Vice News, among others, while reporting from Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti and across the U.S. and elsewhere."

PBS correspondent Jane Ferguson wrote on Twitter, "Just left roadside spot near Irpin where body of American journalist Brent Renaud lay under a blanket. Ukrainian medics could do nothing to help him by that stage. Outraged Ukrainian police officer: 'Tell America, tell the world, what they did to a journalist.'"

PBS "News Hour" special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky said, "Gutting to hear of the death Brent Renaud in Irpin, Ukraine today. A filmmaker without parallel who was working on a global film project about refugees. My thoughts are with his brother and his friends and family."

"Chronicle 5" correspondent Nicole Estaphan tweeted, "Today Brent Renaud was killed while documenting the story of Ukrainians fleeing Irpin. He was talented and fueled by the need to shine the light on people who might otherwise go ignored. Here is some of his work."

Today Brent Renaud was killed while documenting the story of Ukrainians fleeing Irpin. He was talented and fueled by the need to shine the light on people who might otherwise go ignored. Here is some of his work. https://www.renaudbrothers.com/film\u00a0pic.twitter.com/AsB9S3pPDD
— Nicole Estaphan (@Nicole Estaphan) 1647179737

On Sunday morning, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan called the reports of Renaud's death "obviously shocking and horrifying."

"I will be consulting with my colleagues, we'll be consulting with the Ukrainians to determine how this happened and then to measure and execute appropriate consequences as a result of it," Sullivan said during an appearance on "Face the Nation."

"I will just say that this is part and parcel of what has been a brazen aggression on the part of the Russians where they have targeted civilians, they have targeted hospitals, they have targeted places of worship and they have targeted journalists," Sullivan added. "And the United States has been working hard to hold Russia accountable through the imposition of the most far reaching- far reaching sanctions ever imposed and through the provision of military assistance to the Ukrainians to be able to blunt the Russian advance. And we will obviously be tracking this latest development very closely and responding accordingly."

Fauci describes it as 'risky' to stop making kids wear masks



Dr. Anthony Fauci, who serves as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, described it as "risky" to stop having kids wear face masks.

"You know, you don't wanna say it's an absolutely wrong decision. It's understandable why people want to take masks off the kids. But right now, given the level of activity that we have, it is risky," Fauci said, referring to a risk of children getting COVID-19.

The prominent public health figure's comments come as school masking requirements are being lifted in some places around the country.

2022 Elliot L. Richardson Prize Event youtu.be

Fauci and former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins are the recipients of the National Academy of Public Administration's 2022 Elliot L. Richardson Prize — Fauci made the comments during a virtual ceremony that featured a discussion section moderated by Chuck Todd.

Many Americans strongly oppose requiring kids to mask up in school.

"Why is this guy still talking as if we care what he says? #HoldFauciAccountable #EndMaskMandates #DefundVaxMandates," Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas tweeted in response to Fauci's remarks.

"The level of 'risk' from kids taking their masks off in school is much lower than what most people have accepted in their normal lives as they drive cars, ride bicycles and drink alcohol. Zero risk is not practical as it pertains to living life," Dr. Nicole Saphier tweeted.

The level of \u201crisk\u201d from kids taking their masks off in school is much lower than what most people have accepted in their normal lives as they drive cars, ride bicycles and drink alcohol. \n\nZero risk is not practical as it pertains to living life.https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1494326775765110788\u00a0\u2026
— Nicole Saphier, MD (@Nicole Saphier, MD) 1645116130

JK Rowling points out the obvious truth about trans rapists — and the left trashes her as a transphobe



Famous author J.K. Rowling is under fire from transgender activists and Twitter leftists again — this time for simply pointing out an obvious truth about transgender rapists.

What are the details?

The "Harry Potter" creator was hit with swift backlash over the weekend after she responded to news that police in Scotland plan to record individuals accused of rape as the gender by which they self-identify and not their biological sex.

The reported policy means Scottish police will log rapes as carried out by a woman so long as the offender "identifies as a female" — even if the offender has male genitalia.

On Sunday, Rowling pointed out the absurdity of the policy's upside-down logic in a tweet, saying, "War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. The Penised Individual Who Raped You Is a Woman," putting her own spin on a famous quote from George Orwell's novel, "1984."

War is Peace.\nFreedom is Slavery.\nIgnorance is Strength.\nThe Penised Individual Who Raped You Is a Woman.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/absurdity-police-logging-rapists-women-s6576v825\u00a0\u2026
— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling) 1639332414

Rowling wasn't the only one to criticize the measure as absurd.

"As a lawyer for 20 years and Justice Secretary for almost eight, I’ve seen some legal absurdities," former Holyrood Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said, according to the Scottish Sun. "But this tops it all and is dangerous. It’s physically impossible and is about dogma overriding common sense.”

But as a prominent global figure who has been branded an anti-transgender activist, Rowling caught the majority of the flak on social media.

What was the reaction?

Transgender activists blasted the author with online missives, characterizing her once again as a transphobe who can't stop attacking the trans community.

VICE News complained that Rowling "just won't stop attacking trans people online."

"Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van Ness slammed Rowling's tweet as "transphobic cherry picked vitriol," adding, "As trans women are assaulted, deprived of work, killed, and raped JK is safe in her mansion."

The biggest threats of violence against women has always been cis gender men. Not trans women, unless Jk\u2019s constant transphobic cherry picked vitriol convinces you otherwise. But as trans women are assaulted, deprived of work, killed, and raped JK is safe in her mansion.https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1470092815506063365\u00a0\u2026
— Jonathan Van Ness (@Jonathan Van Ness) 1639407931

"I’m just not sure why you keep talking about it. Your entire point now is hating a community of people? We don’t need to hear from you and your little stories anymore. Enough," Akila Hughes added.

I\u2019m just not sure why you keep talking about it. Your entire point now is hating a community of people? We don\u2019t need to hear from you and your little stories anymore. Enough.
— Akilah Hughes (@Akilah Hughes) 1639372888

Trans activist Nicole Maines asked, "Why does it sound like you’re more upset about trans people than rapists? Feels like your priorities are wrong here, babe."

Why does it sound like you\u2019re more upset about trans people than rapists? Feels like your priorities are wrong here, babe.
— Nicole Maines (@Nicole Maines) 1639420335

New York Times best-selling author Shannon Hale claimed Rowling's comments put transgender women at risk and argued "amplifying bigotry helps no one."

All women should be safe. This includes transgender women, who are far more likely to be a target of assault than a perpetrator. If a woman commits rape, that is still a crime and reprehensible. Calling a woman a woman won't change that. But amplifying bigotry helps no one.
— Shannon Hale (@Shannon Hale) 1639409203

Activist Amy Siskind exclaimed: "Why do you insist on erasing and hurting people, seemingly for sport? Grow up already!"

Why do you insist on erasing and hurting people, seemingly for sport? Grow up already!
— Amy Siskind \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Amy Siskind \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1639426976

London artist Daniel Lismore twisted Orwell's quote to take a shot at Rowling.

Love is peace.\nFreedom is acceptance.\nUnderstanding is strength.\nTrans women are not a danger to society. J.K Rowling loves to fuel hate towards a whole group of innocent beautiful people.
— Daniel Lismore (@Daniel Lismore) 1639388927

It should be noted that despite the overwhelming vitriol leveled at Rowling, many on social media commended the author for her courage to speak the truth.

'War Zone': Massive European protests against COVID-19 lockdowns, vaccine mandates erupt into an 'orgy of violence'



Amid spiking coronavirus cases, Austria announced on Friday that it would implement a full national lockdown, and would also legislate a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all eligible citizens – the first of its kind in a Western nation. Austria is one of several European countries to dictate more stringent COVID-19 restrictions as a fourth coronavirus wave sweeps the continent. Following the introduction of rigid regulations, protests and riots exploded across Europe.

Three people were hospitalized late Friday after police opened fire on lockdown protesters in downtown Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Rioters reportedly torched cars, launched fireworks, and attacked police. Police attempted to control the crowd with water cannons. Dutch police said that 51 people were arrested during the demonstration against the new COVID-19 restrictions.

Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb called the riot an "orgy of violence."

Local political party Leefbaar Rotterdam condemned the violence, "The center of our beautiful city has this evening transformed into a war zone," it said. "Rotterdam is a city where you can disagree with things that happen but violence is never, never, the solution."

NOW - Violent protests against Covid-restrictions in #Rotterdam, Netherlands.pic.twitter.com/xCTyqiy609
— Disclose.tv (@Disclose.tv) 1637354016


Protests turned violent in the Netherlands as crowds in Rotterdam marched against government plans to make a 'coronavirus pass' mandatory for some indoor venues https://reut.rs/3CCSy4d\u00a0pic.twitter.com/N3haRtyRJQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) 1637406720
Rioting broke out in Rotterdam as the Netherlands government announced plans to restrict the country's coronavirus pass system to only people who are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19. https://abcn.ws/3oL1dNc\u00a0pic.twitter.com/MNOlPnnLhl
— ABC News (@ABC News) 1637423224

The protests continued in the Netherlands on Saturday, when rioters set fires in Hague.

#Netherlands The Haguepic.twitter.com/POZaZlQSNp
— Nicole Elisei (@Nicole Elisei) 1637444355

In Austria's capital of Vienna, tens of thousands marched against the draconian COVID-19 restrictions.

One of the largest protests in Vienna history today to stop their full lockdown and mandatory \u201cget the jab or go to jail\u201d law.pic.twitter.com/N87zkDENZo
— Aaron Ginn (@Aaron Ginn) 1637420388


Massive protest in Vienna, Austria today against the new lockdown, plus mandatory vaccinations which the tyrannical Austrian government plans to implement starting in February.pic.twitter.com/bOjoBbjj5y
— Brittany Sellner (@Brittany Sellner) 1637411052

In Italy, thousands of Roman protesters rallied against the country's "Green Pass" – the country's certificate of COVID-19 vaccination required to go into workplaces, restaurants, gyms, theaters, and sports venues.

NEW Thousands gather in Rome, Italy in protest against country\u2019s health passpic.twitter.com/hqGjnGRYZb
— Insider Paper (@Insider Paper) 1637450332

In Croatia, thousands gathered in the capital of Zagreb to demonstrate against the government possibly introducing a COVID-19 vaccine pass that would be needed to enter stores, restaurants, gyms, and cinemas.

Croatia against Covid pass.pic.twitter.com/Mw41pSb68X
— Ivan Vilibor Sin\u010di\u0107 MEP (@Ivan Vilibor Sin\u010di\u0107 MEP) 1637424471


Croatiapic.twitter.com/Xz7JbauBEh
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In Denmark, the government is considering reinstituting COVID-19 restrictions that they just lifted in September. Protesters railed against the potential COVID-19 orders.

Denmark stands up with the rest of Europe tonight to call for an end to lockdowns and mandates.pic.twitter.com/dlVmI7aqTC
— Aaron Ginn (@Aaron Ginn) 1637451286