'They lied': Rosie O'Donnell holds nothing back over East Palestine disaster, reminds Americans of EPA's history



You know it's bad when they've lost Rosie O'Donnell.

In a video posted to TikTok, the liberal comedian skewered the Biden administration's response to the East Palestine train derailment, which she called "a tragedy of epic proportion."

Specifically, O'Donnell, an unenthusiastic Biden supporter, targeted the Environmental Protection Agency over what she believes has been an apathetic response.

"I've been reading all the news about this horrible train derailment and chemical spill — toxic poisoning — in Ohio. Fish dying, chickens dying and animals getting sick, and people getting sick, and then the EPA comes out with a very non-alarmist 'Everything's OK; don't worry about a thing' statement, and it's infuriating," she said.


O'Donnell said she does not trust the EPA, especially after 9/11. Infamously, the EPA declared Ground Zero was safe, free of health hazards.

That, however, tragically turned out false. More people, in fact, have died from cancer and medical problems related to the attacks and their hazardous aftermath than from the attacks themselves.

"They lied to the American people. I don't believe the EPA," O'Donnell said again.

O'Donnell likened the East Palestine incident to other infamous environmental catastrophes, including Love Canal and Three Mile Island. "They've poisoned hundreds of thousands of people. Their lives [are] ruined," O'Donnell said, "they don't have anywhere else to go."

"This is a tragedy of epic proportion, and it's criminal negligence by that chemical and train company," O'Donnell said. "And nothing’s being done about it. It's not on the news enough. It's not something that people are talking about. It's like being pushed to the back burner."

Anything else?

O'Donnell's video was received positively in conservative circles and by other people critical of the government.

She responded to the praise by denying that she had "finally" woken up. Instead, O'Donnell said this is how she feels about "all national tragedies."

“I didn’t finally wake up. This is exactly what I feel at all national tragedies," she responded. “This is what I feel: compassion for my fellow man, disappointment in a government that doesn’t take good enough care of its people, and frustration at the way corporate entities seem to have impunity in this country now."

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If forced by law to call a biological male a woman, female British politician says 'you might as well arrest me now,' threatens to leave the Labour Party



A British member of Parliament who has faced intense criticism over her refusal to disassociate biological sex from gender doubled down last week, reiterating that she will not refer to 60-year-old comedian Eddie Izzard as a woman — even if it means imprisonment.

What are the details?

On Friday, Rosie Duffield, a Labour member of Parliament for Canterbury, England, attended the annual LGB Alliance conference in London.

The LGB Alliance, which seeks to help the "Ls," the "Bs," and the "Gs," but is not so much interested in the "Ts," affirms that "biological sex is binary, female and male, and that (for the vast majority of people) sex is determined at conception, observed at birth (or in utero), and recorded."

The Independent reported that at the conference, Duffield was asked about the possibility that referring to a transsexual's biological sex might soon amount to a hate crime.

The Canterbury MP replied, "Is that a serious thing? Is that coming to Parliament any time soon? I hope not because you might as well arrest me now. I'm not calling Eddie Izzard a woman."

This response echoed a comment Duffield made in September, when she allegedly said, "I won't say a man is a woman. Eddie Izzard is not a woman."

Izzard, a man who dates women and previously identified as a "lesbian trapped in a man's body," is campaigning to secure a spot as a Labour MP. It was only two years ago that Izzard appropriated and began using "she/her" pronouns.

Duffield previously stated that she would leave the Labour Party along with a number of other women if Izzard was included on an all-woman short list to become the party's candidate for the Sheffield Central region in the next general election.

"I will not be a hypocrite and I won’t lie and I won’t say that a man is a woman. Eddie Izzard is not a woman," Duffield said late last month. "I’m absolutely not the only Labour woman MP who will leave the party if Eddie Izzard gets on to an all-women short list."

Labour leader Keir Starmer has not yet revealed whether or not Izzard would be included on the list.

The Daily Mail indicated that Starmer is aware of Duffield's position on the matter and suggested that while "for 99.9 per cent of women, it's a matter of biology ... there is a small percentage who struggle with their gender and I'm not going to simply put that on one side and ignore that."

The Labour Party's National Executive Committee ruled in 2018 that men claiming to be women are eligible for all-women short lists.

The general election is slated for December 2024.

LGB, hold the T

Duffield similarly made waves last year at the LGB Alliance conference.

Duffield appeared on a panel entitled "Cancel Culture and Free Speech" alongside Tory MP Jackie Doyle-Price and Scottish National Party MP Joanna Cherry.

The National reported that Duffield thanked Doyle-Price and Cherry for supporting her amid her ongoing troubles with the Labour Party, elements of which, in concert with online trolls, have denounced her as a "transphobe."

She said the Labour Party is "incredibly lonely" for a real feminist.

In the months and years leading up to last year's conference, a number of Duffield's staffers quit, slamming her recognition of the meaningful difference between biological women and pretenders. Pink News reported that one of the outgoing staffers suggested Duffield's comments about only women having cervixes was "offensive to the trans community," despite being a matter of fact.

Duffield said, "We’re OK to talk about everyone else’s rights, but we’re not supposed to talk about women, and we’re not supposed to talk about our bodies without quantifying it or justifying it, or adding on other groups that we also support to, sort of, you know, have our credentials allowed."

"I'm afraid my party is an absolute embarrassment at the moment," she said, referencing the leftist Labour Party's embrace of extreme views on gender and sex.

Unwavering support for real women

Duffield has long been clear about her rejection of social-constructivist arguments concerning sex and gender.

On Sept. 10, 2021, she tweeted, "I do not accept self-ID as a passport for male-bodied biological men to enter protected spaces for biological women."

\u201cI also have feminist and gender critical beliefs which mean that whilst I've always fully supported the rights of all trans people to live freely as they choose, I do not accept self-ID as a passport for male-bodied biological men to enter protected spaces for biological women..\u201d
— Rosie Duffield MP (@Rosie Duffield MP) 1631269914

She added, "That includes [domestic violence] refuges, women's prisons, single-sex wards and school toilets."

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling spoke to Duffield's mistreatment by other Labour Party members as well as trolls online, writing that she and others like her "have been subject to campaigns of intimidation which range from being hounded on social media, the targeting of their employers, all the way up to doxing and direct threats of violence, including rape."

\u201cNone of these women are protected in the way I am. They and their families have been put into a state of fear and distress for no other reason than that they refuse to uncritically accept that the socio-political concept of gender identity should replace that of sex. 6/8\u201d
— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling) 1637583735

Rowling added that Duffield and other such biology-affirming women "have been put into a state of fear and distress for no other reason than that they refuse to uncritically accept that the socio-political concept of gender identity should replace that of sex."

The Daily Mail reported that Duffield was investigated by Labour Party officials in 2021 for allegedly liking a tweet that said transsexuals were "mostly heterosexuals cosplaying as the opposite sex and as gay."

Alex Beverley, then-chairman of LGBT+ Labour, said, "We feel we have exhausted all other options and now must publicly call for the whip to be removed from Rosie Duffield and for her to be suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party."

Despite the best efforts of activists, Duffield remains, at least until now, a member of Parliament.

Liberal Hollywood celebrities suffer complete meltdowns over Trump's acquittal, deem Republicans as 'traitors'



The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection for the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Liberal Hollywood celebrities suffered complete meltdowns over the results of the impeachment trial.

All of the Democratic senators and seven Republicans voted to convict Trump, resulting in a 57 to 43 vote, 10 short of the 67 votes needed to secure a conviction against Trump.

The hashtag #43Traitors trended on Twitter after Trump's acquittal, which was full of rage toward the 43 Republicans who voted to acquit the former president. In the U.S., traitors who are convicted of treason are subject to "suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years."

Twitter reactions by several left-wing celebrities labeled the 43 Republican lawmakers who voted to acquit as "traitors."

"Frozen" voice actor Josh Gad quote-tweeted a "list of traitors up for election in '22."

This. This. This. This https://t.co/9s5cBAy5Xz
— Josh Gad (@Josh Gad)1613253547.0

Democratic advocate Debra Messing also shared a list of Republicans to vote out in 2022.

KEEP THIS LIST. WE HAVE WORK TO DO.#2022Iscoming 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/nHqVGNoVcM
— Debra Messing✍🏻 (@Debra Messing✍🏻)1613264565.0

(Content Warning: Explicit language):

Rosie O'Donnell responded to a tweet from the official Senate GOP Twitter account by ranting and raving, "well f*** u all - traitors - cult members - reality deniers u have no shame - u tossed ur legacy in with his - the nation will not forget ur betrayal - he tried to kill mike pence for gods sake - what will it take - damn it #TrumpIsGuilty."

@SenateGOP well fuck u all - traitors - cult members - reality deniers u have no shame - u tossed ur legacy in wit… https://t.co/N4uvGdwn3f
— ROSIE (@ROSIE)1613274065.0

O'Donnell also directed her venom toward Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), "spare us mitch - u voted NOT guilty so shut the french toast #43traitors."

spare us mitch - u voted NOT guilty so shut the french toast #43traitors
— ROSIE (@ROSIE)1613250957.0

Comedians Wanda Sykes, Jim Gaffigan, and actor Jeffrey Wright also spewed contempt toward McConnell.

Mitch McConnell is a snake. Don’t ever play Among Us with that sneaky mufucka.
— Wanda Sykes (@Wanda Sykes)1613253240.0


Is McConnell now trying to convince the historians he has no soul?
— Jim Gaffigan (@Jim Gaffigan)1613251044.0


Mitch McConnell: "...this body (Congress) is not invited to act as the nation's overarching moral tribunal." CLEARLY.
— Jeffrey Wright (@Jeffrey Wright)1613251172.0

Actor Ron Pearlman spouted vitriol toward the former president, "Yo donnie. You're about to be acquitted. But just like you got your ass kicked out of office by the American people, you will always be just a stain. Forever. Because we see you. You piece of s***."

Yo donnie. You’re about to be acquitted. But just like you got your ass kicked out of office by the American people… https://t.co/FVOramuR8U
— Ron Perlman (@Ron Perlman)1613242512.0

Bette Midler went on an unhinged Twitter outburst, "He got away with murder. Let that sink in."

"This lopsided vote is an American tragedy of monumental proportions., one we made all by ourselves," the singer claimed. "The consequences of this travesty have yet to be known, but I predict they will be uglier than even the last four years have been."

Americans, prepare to have your hearts broken.
— bettemidler (@bettemidler)1613249019.0


He got away with murder. Let that sink in.
— bettemidler (@bettemidler)1613273619.0


This lopsided vote is an American tragedy of monumental proportions., one we made all by ourselves. The consequenc… https://t.co/VwpYRXTdgl
— bettemidler (@bettemidler)1613254748.0

Midler also retweeted an outlandish tweet equating Trump to terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden, and comparing the Capitol riot to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacked that killed nearly 3,000 Americans.

"Osama Bin Laden did not fly planes into any U.S. buildings. He just asked & inspired people to do it, drew money & resources to the effort, set the timing & launched the execution from afar. In what way was Donald Trump's role in 1/6 ANY DIFFERENT?" the tweet said.

Osama Bin Laden did not fly planes into any U.S. buildings. He just asked & inspired people to do it, drew money… https://t.co/mOuS5PzMHz
— Pam Keith, Esq. (@Pam Keith, Esq.)1612725607.0

Meena Harris, the suddenly famous niece of Vice President Kamala Harris, wrote, "white supremacy wins again."

white supremacy wins again
— Meena Harris (@Meena Harris)1613250065.0

"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi demanded, "14th Amendment Now!"

14th Amendment Now!
— Padma Lakshmi (@Padma Lakshmi)1613255863.0

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states:

No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature.

There were also tweets by the usual outspoken left-wing celebrities, including Alyssa Milano, Jimmy Kimmel, Rob Reiner, Patton Oswalt, Jodie Sweetin, Dan Levy, and Andy Richter.


feeling dumb - again - for hoping more of them would do the right thing
— Jimmy Kimmel (@Jimmy Kimmel)1613249234.0


43 people decided that the worst violation of the Constitution by a President in our Nation’s history was okay.
— Rob Reiner (@Rob Reiner)1613251061.0


I'm take-less. https://t.co/JYiY2ikgML
— Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)1613250091.0


The sad part? People won’t get out in the streets at his acquittal. It’ll pass by the country, as “Oh well, we trie… https://t.co/8eR4jsI813
— Jodie Sweetin (@Jodie Sweetin)1613240381.0


The corruption.
— dan levy (@dan levy)1613249444.0


One thing every Senator agrees on is that the events of Jan 6th were a very bad thing, shameful & criminal. So how… https://t.co/JpSv4nQMAJ
— Andy Richter (@Andy Richter)1613250704.0

Leftist celebrities foam at the mouth on social media following Amy Coney Barrett confirmation — and one even apologizes to Hillary Clinton



Leftist celebrities took to Twitter in rage on Monday night after the U.S. Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

What's a brief history here?

Barrett, 48, was sworn in during a ceremony presided over by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Ahead of the vote, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), said that "today ... will go down as one of the darkest days in the 231-year history of the United States Senate."

He added, "You may win this vote ... but you will never, ever get your credibility back. And the next time the American people give Democrats a majority in this chamber, you will have forfeited your right to tell us how to run that majority."

What are the details?

Entertainers and celebrity activists alike banded together on Twitter to spew their outrage over Barrett's confirmation on Monday night.

Leading the outrage pack was actress Debra Messing, who apologized to failed presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the confirmation.

Earlier in the evening, Clinton herself issued regrets over Barrett's confirmation, writing, "Senate Republicans just pushed through a Supreme Court justice who will help them take away Americans' health care in the middle of a pandemic. For them, this is victory. Vote them out."

An emotional-sounding Messing responded, "Im [sic] sorry that this tragic day in American history has landed on your birthday. I, for one, am grateful for you, and all that you have given our country. Happy birthday. May this next year be one of enlightenment and healing."

Im sorry that this tragic day in American history has landed on your birthday. I, for one, am grateful for you, a… https://t.co/b6fD8MclJ9
— Debra Messing✍🏻 (@Debra Messing✍🏻)1603758269.0

Leftist filmmaker Michael Moore also shared a disturbing poem. It is unclear whether he is the author of the odd, Dr. Seuss-like missive.

It reads, "Whack the Court. Pack it Stack it Frack it Smack it. Shellack it Clack it Knick-knack & Paddy-whack it Crack it Open Shack it Up Rack it! Yes, it's a RACKET. Black it Brown it Green it Blue it Expand it! Term limit it! Fix it! Now."

Whack the Court. Pack itStack itFrack itSmack it. Shellack itClack itKnick-knack &Paddy-whack itCrack it… https://t.co/HENAljseEs
— Michael Moore (@Michael Moore)1603761532.0

Earlier, he wrote, "Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable. GOP R.I.P."

Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable. GOP R.I.P.
— Michael Moore (@Michael Moore)1603757205.0

Actor Jon Cryer complained, "Truly a shameful day for every Republican Senator and anyone who has ever voted for them."

Actress and comedian Sandra Bernhard added, "[N]ot [sic] shred of doubt that this woman has total contempt of other women who demand #reproductivejustice she will do anything to destroy #LGBTQ marriage & protection, she is controlled by her religious dogma & has relented all sense of intellectual acuity we need to brace ourselves."

Entertainer Cher wailed, "New Supreme Court Crazy's 1st Case,May Decide Presidency. One Week After Election She'll Vote Down Affordable Care Act,No Preexisting Condts.She'll Keep Trump's Taxes Hidden, Bring Up ROE V.WADE. Undo & Vote Against LGBTQ Rights,& ON& ON. VOTE NOW,OUR LIVES DEPEND ON YOUR VOTE[.]"

New Supreme Court Crazy’s 1st Case,May Decide Presidency. One Week After Election She’ll Vote Down Affordable Care… https://t.co/L8Po8tzm4t
— Cher (@Cher)1603763806.0

Actor and animator Seth MacFarlane chimed in, "The cemented conservative majority on the Supreme Court will be a hard lesson for many people on the importance of voting — a lesson that will last decades. Unfortunately, all the marches and protests in the world can't reverse voter apathy in 2016. This time around, vote."

Many other celebrities such as actor Patton Oswalt and actress and former TV host Rosie O'Donnell — both of whom have been wildly outspoken against Trump during his first administration — called for Democrats to pack the court if former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins the 2020 presidential election.

Oswalt simply wrote, "Expand the court."

Expand the court. https://t.co/9I8UkPe3sa
— Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt)1603758781.0

O'Donnell added, "[B]iden blue landslide — #EXPANDTHECOURTS."

biden blue landslide - #EXPANDTHECOURTS
— ROSIE (@ROSIE)1603766584.0

A bevy of other celebrities — including "Seinfeld" actors Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander — shared the same message, which read, "6-3 doesn't represent me. Flip states blue, stop the GOP. Donate: http://FlipTheStates.com/Donate Volunteer: http://FlipTheStates.com/Volunteer."

Actress and activist Alyssa Milano added, "Now more than ever: women's rights are on the ballot. That's why I'm voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. If you haven't voted yet, make your plan to vote today: makeaplan.com[.]"

Now more than ever: women’s rights are on the ballot. That’s why I’m voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. If you… https://t.co/EqLNycAZHw
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa Milano)1603768729.0