Lightfoot laments 'toxicity' in public discourse — just days after publicly shouting 'F*** Clarence Thomas'



Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lamented the loss of "respect for the institutions of our democracy" and "toxicity in our public discourse" in the wake of Monday's mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. This is the same Lori Lightfoot who just last week publicly shouted "F*** Clarence Thomas," demonstrating a stunning lack of respect for a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

"What it feels like is happening in this moment in our democracy is people are losing respect for the institutions of our democracy," Lightfoot said during a news conference on Tuesday. "The toxicity in our public discourse is a thing I think we should all be concerned about," she added.

"We have got to focus on what brings us together and not what tears us apart, and we've got to get back to respect for each other and respect for community. And that's the thing, I think, that concerns me the most over the arc of the last two years," Lightfoot, who in May urged for a "call to arms," had the audacity to suggest.


\u201cLori Lightfoot says that increased shootings at uniformed officers in Chicago are due to people "losing respect for the institutions of our democracy" and "the toxicity in our public discourse."\u201d
— Townhall.com (@Townhall.com) 1657043299

Last week, however, the definitely-not-toxic Democrat publicly shouted "F*** Clarence Thomas," ripped into anyone who objected to her wanton lack of respect, and later doubled down with a tweet proudly captioned "I said what I said."

\u201cIf my language bothers you more than the destruction of our civil rights, then we don\u2019t need to know anything else about you. https://t.co/ThXb9NI2xU\u201d
— Lori Lightfoot (@Lori Lightfoot) 1656428253
\u201cI said what I said.\u201d
— Lori Lightfoot (@Lori Lightfoot) 1656378013

A tweet provided by Townhall.com put Lightfoot's hypocrisy on full display:

\u201cLori Lightfoot today: "The toxicity in our public discourse is a thing that I think we should all be concerned about."\n\nLori Lightfoot last week: "F*ck Clarence Thomas!"\u201d
— Townhall.com (@Townhall.com) 1657041294

Filling in for Glenn Beck on the radio program Wednesday, Pat Gray and Stu Burguiere called out Mayor Lightfoot's glaring hypocrisy and the left's misleading narrative on gun violence in America. Watch the video clip below. Can't watch? Download the podcast here.



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Trans activist claims (now deleted) call to assassinate SCOTUS justices was just 'Gen Z/millennial humor'



Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a transgender activist called for a "Supreme Court Assassination Challenge" on Twitter, according to screenshots captured of the now-deleted tweet.

Activist Eli Erlick, a founding member of Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER) and creator of the controversial "gender identity" teaching tool for children called the "Gender Unicorn," tweeted and later deleted the disturbing remark on Friday, according to the Washington Free Beacon.

\u201cThe transgender activist who created the "gender unicorn" called for a "Supreme Court assassination challenge."\n\nEli Erlick tweeted and later deleted the remark on Friday:\n\nVia @jchristenson_ \nhttps://t.co/wOHEronQIl\u201d
— Washington Free Beacon (@Washington Free Beacon) 1656360283

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) also caught a screenshot of the tweet before it was deleted.

"The unhinged radical left is calling for the assassination of our Supreme Court Justices. That's not the way to disagree with a decision in America. It is unacceptable, and Biden’s DOJ must immediately act," Blackburn responded on Twitter.

\u201cThe unhinged radical left is calling for the assassination of our Supreme Court Justices. \n\nThat's not the way to disagree with a decision in America. \n\nIt is unacceptable, and Biden\u2019s DOJ must immediately act.\u201d
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@Sen. Marsha Blackburn) 1656122991

Erlich then tried to play off her call to assassinate Supreme Court justices as a hilarious joke only Gen Z and Millennials would understand, apparently not understanding the seriousness of the attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh just three weeks ago.

\u201c@MarshaBlackburn I\u2019m honored to be part of your fantasy of the \u201cunhinged left.\u201d You not understanding the most basic tenants of Gen Z/millennial humor makes a lot of sense, though. Also, remember when you rallied your followers to kill Mike Pence?\u201d
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@Sen. Marsha Blackburn) 1656122991
\u201c@EliErlick @MarshaBlackburn If it was a joke why did you delete it?\u201d
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@Sen. Marsha Blackburn) 1656122991
\u201c@EliErlick @MarshaBlackburn Do you live in a cave? Do you realize what came out of Jan 6th and the money, time, accusations, solitary confinement, etc. as a result? Maybe that was just humor? You can't have it both ways. Dig that hole deeper. Nobody believes your excuses.\u201d
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@Sen. Marsha Blackburn) 1656122991

Erlick isn't the only Left-winger to make incendiary calls since the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. Here are just a few examples:

  • Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) called on people to “defy" the Supreme Court.
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called for people to get “into the streets” alongside radical communist leader who wants to 'overthrow' the American system.
  • Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) yelled "F*** Clarence Thomas" on a public stage for all to see and hear.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested that Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh lied to Congress.
  • And of course, "TheView" host Whoopi Goldberg issued a disgusting racist threat toward Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Filling in for Glenn Beck on the radio program, BlazeTV hosts Pat Gray and Stu Burguiere took a look at these and other stunning examples of leftist lunacy over the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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San Diego has declared itself an abortion safe haven. The gesture has no legal impact whatsoever.



Concerned over the possibility that the Supreme Court may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, thus ending the federal legalization of abortion, San Diego's city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare the city a safe place for "reproductive freedom and access to abortion."

The move "carries no legal weight and wouldn’t matter much if it did because abortion is expected to remain legal in California regardless of any federal changes," the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

Yet, the city council went ahead with the declaration, anyways, characterizing it as an important symbolic gesture and a message to the pro-life advocates around the country.

In the resolution, the city council claimed that San Diego has a responsibility as the second-largest city in California to "serve as a model and commit to support and defend the right to reproductive freedom and safe access to abortion services."

"No matter what happens with the Supreme Court ruling, no matter who you are or where you come from, no matter the color of your skin or your socioeconomic status, I want everyone to know that you are welcome in the City of San Diego to exercise your reproductive rights," said councilmember Stephen Whitburn, who spearheaded the measure, in a press release.

"I want all San Diegans who are scared and frustrated about this potential ruling to know that you have members of this city council and a Mayor that have your back, and we will not back down," he added.

Should the Supreme Court end the constitutional right to an abortion by overturning Roe — as it is widely expected to do according to a draft opinion leaked last month— decisions about the controversial issue will be left entirely to individual states.

In the resolution, council members noted that as many as 26 states in the U.S. may decide to ban abortion entirely. The Hill reported that 13 states already have trigger laws in place that would severely restrict abortion immediately upon Roe being struck down.

"We are bringing forth this resolution to send a message — that the City of San Diego will not stand for an assault on women’s rights," added councilmember Marni von Wilpert in a statement.

San Diego is believed to be the first city in the country to formally make such a declaration. However, Democratic leaders in several states have made similar commitments in verbal responses to the top court's leaked opinion.

The Hill noted that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) addressed the issue in a press conference, saying, "Let me be clear, no matter what atrocious opinion the Supreme Court officially rolls out this summer in regards to Roe v Wade, abortion is safe and legal in Illinois."

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) has similarly declared, "As mayor, I have one message to anyone worried about access to abortion care ... Chicago’s doors are open. We unequivocally respect you and your choices."

Yet, again, such declarations will have no legal impact whatsoever.

Dem congresswoman appears to have NO CLUE how the Supreme Court works and even CNN is embarrassed for her



On “The Rubin Report,” BlazeTV host Dave Rubin talked about the rediculous reactions of Democrats like Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.) to the leaked Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

During a live interview on on CNN’s “Newsroom,” Jayapal told host Victor Blackwell that the Supreme Court does “not have the right” to overturn Roe v. Wade.

“This is a stunning, stunning rebuke of precedent and of the fundamental freedom that women have to make choices about our own bodies and our own futures and our own economic security. And the thing is, Victor, that these justices are acting like this is somehow something that they have the right to change. They do not have the right to change this, which has been settled law for two generations now of people who have grown up, who have gone through their twenties in the firm belief that they can make these decisions about their own bodies," Jayapal proclaimed.


Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal doesn't think the Supreme Court has the right to overturn Roe v Wade. She doesn't understand the SCOTUS. At least she's saying "women" and not "birthing people" here.pic.twitter.com/rqty1t5WGa
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio) 1651608999

"So just to be clear, she's just wrong," Dave said. "That's just a lie. Of course the Supreme Court is allowed to look at prior decisions and make current decisions, right, that's exactly what they do."

Dave explained that the leaked Supreme Court draft argues there is no basis in the Constitution that makes abortion a federal right and that the voting public should decide on abortion rights through state legislature.

"But that's what's happening on CNN. A a progressive lefty gets on there and just lies," he added. "They completely lie to you about what the Supreme Court actually does and ... how the whole freaking thing works."

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Glenn Beck has two words for anyone dumb enough to think SCOTUS will ban abortions: 'Educate yourself'



On the radio program Wednesday, Glenn Beck had words for any of the unhinged pro-abortion advocates who've lost their minds over the leaked draft majority opinion, which indicates that the U.S. Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, the controversial 1973 decision to legalize abortion nationwide.

Glenn said that people in this country who lament that "just five people are going to make the decision for the rest of us" in refence to the five Supreme Court Justices who are in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade, should actually welcome the idea of having duly elected state officials making decisions instead of Supreme Court justices who are appointed by the president.

"What the Supreme Court did yesterday was very clear. It did not ban abortion. It didn't. What it did was return the power to the people," Glenn stated.

"These five people should not be making the decision on something so personal," he said of the Supreme Court justices. "That is up to the people themselves to decide. It's empowering for the average person [to turn abortion laws over to state legislature.]"

"It's amazing how dumb Americans have become, because of our teachers' unions, because of our media, and, quite honestly, because of our political parties," Glenn added. "America, you're an idiot. Now, do you want to stop being an idiot? Then maybe you should educate yourself."

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, that WON'T ban abortion. It will return the power to the people. That's it.pic.twitter.com/Gtj1YVu6De
— Glenn Beck (@Glenn Beck) 1651698228

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Glenn went on to review the latest examples of "leftist short-term memory loss," as pundits use the same arguments in support of Roe v. Wade that would have kept in place other terrible Supreme Court decisions, like "separate but equal." Do they know their fearmongering completely contradicts everything they've been saying prior to this? Or is it that they just don't care?

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Abortion advocates in panic mode as Supreme Court signals it may overturn Roe v. Wade



Abortion advocates across the country were in panic mode on Wednesday after conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to signal a readiness to overrule or at least dramatically roll back abortion rights that were created by the court nearly 50 years ago in the landmark case of Roe v. Wade.

What are the details?

Multiple news outlets reported Wednesday that the high court's oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization spelled doom for sweeping abortion access in the country. Conservative justices seemed overwhelmingly inclined to side with the state of Mississippi in the case, which involves a state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The law as it stands violates constitutional precedent since it empowers the state to ban abortions before a fetus is deemed able to survive outside the womb, an action outlawed under both Roe and a 1992 ruling, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, that reaffirmed Roe. Fetal viability is generally considered to occur at roughly 24 weeks, though that timeframe has been challenged.

By agreeing to hear the case in the first place, the Supreme Court showed that it was ready to review, and perhaps undo, legal precedents surrounding a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy. And should the court ultimately rule in favor of the state, it would require a reversal or a reinterpretation of the court's past rulings.

While a formal decision won't be issued until June or July, based on the oral arguments, at least, many believe that is exactly what is coming.

"The oral argument made it all too clear," Washington Post opinion editor Ruth Marcus wrote. "Constitutional protection for a woman’s right to choose whether to end an unwanted pregnancy is about to be dramatically curtailed if not eliminated altogether."

"It went worse than had been expected, and expectations were already low," Guardian columnist Moira Donegan added. "After Wednesday’s oral arguments, it seems certain that Roe v Wade will soon be overturned."

What else?

The reaction was sharper among abortion advocates outside the mainstream media.

Alexis McGill Johnson, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, called the arguments "alarming" in a statement, noting that "the majority of the Supreme Court justices appeared prepared to allow politicians to control what we can do with our bodies," according to Newsweek.

Johnson added on Twitter that the country is "at a crisis point" and insisted that her organization "refuse[s] to just stand by."

Shannon Brewer, the clinic director of Jackson Women's Health Organization, a plaintiff in the case, looked for energy outside the courtroom to give her "some sense of hope that we will and must win."

"They’re going to either gut Roe or overturn it. Turns out 2016 was a pretty consequential election," commented Atlantic writer Molly Jong-Fast.

Jordan Zakarin of Progressives Everywhere lashed out at Democrats for allowing such an attack on abortion to happen.

"Democrats are going to watch Roe v Wade get overturned and do nothing about it — not expand the Supreme Court, not pass legislation to codify legal abortion, nothing," he tweeted. "Why would anyone give them their time or money? They broke their promises. Why fall for it again?"

During the arguments themselves, liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor resorted to arguing that the court should stand pat on the issue of abortion in order to save face with the public, slamming the notion of overturning Roe as a "political" stunt that would irreparably damage the court.

“Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?” she asked. “If people actually believe that it’s all political, how will we survive?”

Mississippi levels up pro-life case, asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade: 'Nothing in constitutional text, structure, history, or tradition supports a right to abortion'



Stepping up their efforts to support a pro-life law passed in the state, lawyers for the state of Mississippi urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn Roe v. Wade, arguing the landmark 1973 ruling has no basis in constitutional law.

"Under the Constitution, may a State prohibit elective abortions before viability? Yes. Why? Because nothing in constitutional text, structure, history, or tradition supports a right to abortion," Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and four of her attorneys wrote in an opening brief.

They also argued that the conclusions reached in Roe and 1992 ruling Casey v. Planned Parenthood are "egregiously wrong" and have "inflicted significant damage" to the "principles of democratic self-governance." Both rulings declared that states cannot place an "undue burden" on abortion access before viability, which lawyers argue is unconstitutional.

The arguments came as part of a brief filed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The case concerns a 2018 law passed in Mississippi that largely prohibits abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The law has been held up in the legal system as lower courts have cited Supreme Court precedent to keep the state from banning abortions before "fetal viability," or the point at which a fetus can survive outside the womb, generally believed to be 22 weeks.

The state filed an appeal to the lower court rulings with the Supreme Court last year. And in May, the top court agreed to hear the case, setting up a pivotal showdown over abortion rights — the first since the court was reshaped with a 6-3 conservative majority.

When the state initially filed the appeal, it took a softer stance toward Roe and Casey, arguing it was "merely ask[ing] the court to reconcile a conflict in its own precedents," NBC News reported.

But on Thursday, the state changed its tone, arguing that Roe and Casey are "at odds with the straightforward, constitutionally grounded answer to the question presented" and thus needed to be dealt with.

Nancy Northrup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing the abortion clinic in the case, reviled the state's brief, calling it "extreme" and "regressive."

Today's brief reveals the extreme and regressive strategy, not just of this law, but of the avalanche of abortion bans and restrictions that are being passed across the country," Northrup said in a statement. "Their goal is for the Supreme Court to take away our right to control our own bodies and our own futures — not just in Mississippi, but everywhere."

CBS and Hallmark Channel reject pro-life ad, call it 'unacceptable' and not a 'positive experience'



Following the announcement last month the U.S. Supreme Court would be taking up the first significant abortion case in many years, the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life advocacy group, announced it was launching a $2 million television ad campaign.

But the ad the group produced, which features zero graphic footage, has been rejected by multiple TV networks as too "controversial" and "unacceptable" — with at least one channel claiming that the ad is just not the "positive experience" it wants to give its viewers, according to the Daily Wire.

What is the ad?

SBA List's new ad praises medical breakthroughs and health care technology but laments that the unborn are victims of our laws that have not caught up with scientific progress .

“Five decades of medical breakthroughs," the ad begins, "every age group has more opportunity to live — except one. The unborn still fall victim to outdated laws.

“Science tells us that at 15 weeks these babies have fully formed faces. They smile. They yawn. They feel pain," the ad says. "It's why European countries ban late-term abortions.

"In five decades, we've learned they are just like us. Isn't it time the law reflects the science?" the ad concludes.

Ad: Isn't it Time the Law Reflects the Science? www.youtube.com

Who rejected it, and why?

CBS told the SBA List that it would not be running the group's "unacceptable" ad because it would violate the network's rules on issue advocacy.

"Issue-oriented advertisements that are designed for the purpose of presenting views or influencing legislation on issues that are controversial by general public consensus are unacceptable," CBS said in an email provided to the Daily Wire.

CMT, which is owned by ViacomCBS, responded similarly, telling the group that, though it sometimes takes "issue-based ads," this one was just too controversial.

"While we do accept political and issue-based ads on a case-by-case basis, issue-oriented ads that are designed for the purpose of presenting views or influencing legislation on issues that are controversial by general public consensus are unacceptable," CMT said, according to the Daily Wire.

And for the Hallmark Channel, apparently the ad just gave the network too much of a case of the sads.

Crown Media, which owns Hallmark, told the SBA List it rejected the ad "because it does not meet the Hallmark Channel's criteria for the positive experience Hallmark aims to offer viewers," the Daily Wire said.

SBA List has repeatedly pointed out that the ad is not a call to action or an attack on any politician. It is "a response to news that the U.S. Supreme Court will review a Mississippi law limiting abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy" and a celebration of the miracles of modern medicine.

More from the SBA List:

“The science is simple: unborn children are human beings and deserve protection," said SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “By 15 weeks, children in the womb have fully formed noses and lips, eyelids and eyebrows; they can suck their thumb, and even feel pain. Across the country, state lawmakers acting on the will of the people have introduced nearly 550 pro-life bills – 70 already enacted so far this year – aimed at recognizing these facts and humanizing our laws. We are eager to further educate the nation about these realities and are hopeful that the law will soon catch up to the science."

A growing body of scientific literature continually affirms the humanity of unborn children.

The Supreme Court announced it will consider the question of whether all “pre-viability" bans on abortion are unconstitutional. In 1973, unborn children were considered viable at around 28 weeks. Since that time, the concept of viability has shifted. Premature babies can survive at 22 weeks, if not earlier, with active care and surgeons treat children in-utero as a separate patient as they treat a growing list of conditions directly in the womb.

Texas passes law to make abortion a felony if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade



Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature have passed a so-called "trigger" bill that would criminalize performing an abortion in the state should the Supreme Court decide to overturn Roe v. Wade.

What are the details?

The bill, H.B. 1280, which stipulates that state residents "may not knowingly perform, induce, or attempt an abortion," received final approval from the state Senate on Tuesday and is now on its way to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.

The bill is scheduled to take effect "to the extent permitted" 30 days after Roe v. Wade is either "wholly or partly" overturned.

Once in effect, those performing an abortion in the state will be committing a second-degree felony and be subjected to a civic penalty of at least $100,000. Furthermore, should the unborn child die as a result of the offense, the crime escalates to a first-degree felony which, according to the Dallas Morning News, could carry up to a life sentence in prison.

There are no exceptions in the bill for pregnancies that result from rape or incest, however, some narrow exceptions exist for pregnant women who face medical emergencies.

Why does it matter?

The legislation anticipates a pro-life ruling from the ideologically conservative Supreme Court when it takes up a case about abortion this fall, or perhaps in subsequent cases.

The court announced earlier this month that it had agreed to hear arguments this fall in a dispute over a Mississippi law that bans virtually all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, is the first to make it to the nation's top court from an onslaught of state laws passed by Republicans in recent years which were designed to challenge Roe v. Wade.

The court's decision to hear the case sets up a key showdown that many pro-life advocates believe could result in a major rollback of abortion rights.

Anything else?

The legislature's approval of the bill came less than a week after another pro-life measure restricting abortion was signed into law in the state.

Last Wednesday, Gov. Abbott signed into law a bill that prohibits abortions as early as six weeks, or once a fetal heartbeat is detected, and empowers nearly any private citizen to sue abortion providers or anyone who "aids or abets" an abortion.