Shocking study: Marijuana use in men DOUBLES the risk of miscarriage



Marijuana has long been portrayed through film and television as a relatively harmless substance associated with relaxation, laughter, and the “munchies.”

But BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler says the scientific evidence tells a much darker story, and Alex Berenson’s book “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence” is what ultimately changed her mind.

“Alex Berenson changed my mind on marijuana almost single-handedly,” Wheeler says, before pointing to a study on the drug.

“A recent study shows that if a man uses marijuana, then — even once a week, if he smokes marijuana — then his wife is twice as likely to miscarry. So, even if the woman, the mother, never uses pot and the man smokes once a week, his wife is twice as likely to miscarry,” Wheeler says.


As devastating as that is, it’s not all marijuana is linked to. The drug is also known to cause psychosis, schizophrenia, and violence.

But most people have no idea.

“The reason that most people think of pot and they think chill and munchies is because of that propaganda that I mentioned that was paid for by this humongous marijuana lobby who obviously stood to profit enormous amounts of money if they were able to farm marijuana,” she explains.

“They first, you know, tried to normalize it by making it a medicinal thing, medical marijuana, and then once it was kind of normalized as medicinal, which obviously had a positive connotation in people’s minds, their goal was actually just recreational legalization,” she says.

And in Colorado, where marijuana was legalized recreationally, Wheeler explains that crimes, car crashes, and ER visits are up.

“I would argue that it’s a net negative to society. It’s certainly a net negative to this channel. It causes me to lose subscribers any time I mention this,” she adds.

And anecdotally, Berenson’s wife worked in medical care and would “come home and tell him about these psychotic patients that she had and how there was always a connection to marijuana.”

“He scoffed at her. He said that is ridiculous. Like, marijuana is not tied to psychosis. It’s not tied to mental health. It’s not tied to violence. It’s like, you just smoke it, and then you get hungry. And so he tried to prove her wrong,” Wheeler explains.

But when he started researching it, he was shocked by what he found.

“And when he started researching it, that’s when he began to put the book together because he found that the actual research contradicts the narratives that we’re all pretty familiar with around marijuana,” she says.

“What Berenson actually found in the scientific literature was that it does ... lead to psychosis and schizophrenia and ultimately violence, particularly violence committed by men against women,” she continues.

“I don’t think my position is extreme, that if it’s a dangerous drug that leads to these things, if it’s a net negative to society, then yes, we should ban it,” she adds.

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'Alarming violence' leads community to cancel Fourth of July celebration ahead of America's 250th anniversary



Citing "alarming violence," a New Jersey community has decided to cancel its Fourth of July celebration ahead of America's 250th anniversary, KYW-TV reported.

The township of Mount Holly and its police department released a joint announcement earlier this week about the cancellation, the station said.

'We understand the disappointment this decision may cause.'

"We regret to announce the cancellation of the 2026 Mount Holly Township Independence Day Celebration," the announcement said, according to KYW. "This decision was not made lightly — over the past few months, we have been meticulously monitoring local and regional events throughout New Jersey, assessing which events have been canceled due to alarming violence, as well as those communities that have continued their events with significantly increased security measures and protocol put into place."

Mount Holly is about 45 minutes east of Philadelphia.

KYW said the announcement indicated the township couldn't create an "actionable solution in such a short period of time to alleviate our security concerns without incurring additional, significant costs to the township and our residents."

"We understand the disappointment this decision may cause and extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all who have supported this event over the years," the announcement also said, according to the station.

While Mount Holly didn't get into specifics regarding the "alarming violence" the announcement cites, KYW reported that numerous carnivals recently have been canceled. In May, the Roebling Carnival in Florence Township was canceled after the first night when crowds became unruly, the station said, adding that a police officer was injured amid numerous fights. Florence is about 20 minutes north of Mount Holly.

WTXF-TV noted that several recent area events have been "impacted by violence, including large fights involving teenagers."

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Indeed, a rash of "teen takeovers" have plagued various communities around the country over the last several months:

  • With one culprit claiming that "we was bored!" hundreds of teens rampaged a Bronx mall and even fought with police in a planned "takeover" on Presidents' Day in February.
  • A violent Florida teen takeover in May led to the arrests of 22 suspects as young as 12, officials said, adding that it resulted in "significant disruptions, fights, and other issues in the park."
  • A teen brawl in a Washington, D.C., Chipotle restaurant last month saw combatants using chairs as weapons — and occurred just one day after U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced she would prosecute parents of youths taking part in teen takeovers.
  • In contrast, Chicago aldermen this week rejected a proposed ordinance that would have held parents of teen takeover participants financially accountable for their children's actions.

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UK officials’ worst fear about horrific near-beheading by African suspect: Racist backlash



An African migrant was arrested in Northern Ireland on Monday after allegedly attempting to behead a British national in Belfast. Locals incensed by the news of yet another savage crime committed on camera by a foreign suspect — this time a Sudanese national who entered Northern Ireland via the Republic of Ireland in 2023 — took to the streets in protest.

While there were initially peaceful demonstrations, things quickly went sideways.

'Politicians aren't listening.'

On Tuesday evening, multitudes of young men wearing masks and clad in black clashed with police, pelted migrant housing complexes with rocks, and torched several buildings and vehicles. There was "significant rioting" in the streets of Belfast again on Wednesday, where police liberally used nonlethal rounds and powerful water cannons — never before deployed in other parts of the U.K. — against protesters and made 16 arrests.

While some officials in the United Kingdom have acknowledged the unaddressed concerns and desperation underpinning the native population's recent violent outbursts, others appear more focused on how minorities might be feeling in this time of upheaval and "racist thuggery."

Hilary Benn, a member of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party and the secretary of state for Northern Ireland, expressed outrage during a press conference on Wednesday over recent criticism in parliament of "alien cultures" and the uncritical acceptance of refugees from Sudan, stating that "there's probably a surgeon from Sudan operating on someone somewhere in the United Kingdom as we stand here this morning saving somebody's life."

On Thursday, Benn further evidenced the chief focus of his concern, stating in an interview, "It is really important to convey the sense of fear that has been created, above all, for those who were intimidated, burned out of their houses by masked thugs, on the basis of their skin. But talking to those community organizations, everyone else in Northern Ireland who is an ethnic minority is thinking, 'Well, is someone going to come for me?'"

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"There is no justification for the kind of violent thuggery that we have seen," Benn continued. "This is not the true face of Northern Ireland."

Prime Minister Keir Starmer similarly spoke out against the backlash with a vehemence not similarly present in his condemnation of 30-year-old Sudanese national Hadi Alodid's alleged blinding and near-beheading of Scottish national Stephen Ogilvie on Monday.

"There is no justification for the violence and disorder that we saw threatening our communities, nor for those who encouraged it, online or elsewhere," Starmer wrote. "It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it. Those responsible will feel the full force of the law."

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill also focused on the backlash rather than on the trigger, stating, "Racism, intimidation and violence are wrong wherever they occur. There can be no excuse and no justification for these attacks tonight."

While not necessarily justifying the backlash, some Britons have provided critical context for why violence may be regarded as some citizens' only recourse.

Ron McDowell, a Trade Unionist Voice councillor in Belfast, said, for instance, in a statement on Wednesday, "Politicians who say, 'don't engage in violence, trust me and vote for me' have completely failed the people because they simply haven't delivered and there is now a massive chasm between the public and the political class who design and deliver their communities. As often happens when politics fails in Northern Ireland, violence exploits the void."

"We are at a critical tipping point," McDowell continued. "The void between politicians and the public is widening by the hour, and we must step up with genuine, accountable action to address immigration before violence steps in irreversibly."

A Belfast local identified only as Chris told CBS News that locals are becoming less and less surprised by the kinds of attacks seen on Monday, alluding also to the response to 18-year-old British teen Henry Nowak's barbaric murder by a Sikh man in December.

Chris suggested that locals "just want a sensible immigration policy, and for the people here not to be put last."

"This is what causes this: Politicians aren't listening, and people just feel like they have to make a stand and be noticed," Chris added.

Among the many lawmakers who condemned the violent response to the latest apparent display of imported barbarism, Carla Lockhart, a Democratic Unionist Party member of parliament, echoed Chris' sentiment, stating that "politics and the government have failed local communities."

Lockhart — who stressed to Starmer on Wednesday the need to address the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland — said, "People are angry and concerned for their safety. Therefore, they want the government to give answers around issues such as how many migrants, illegal migrants, have arrived in the U.K. via the Republic of Ireland land border. That, I believe, is one of the most important questions around all of this."

Chris Rose, a black environmental campaigner and Reform UK member, highlighted a difference in approach adopted in response to the Black Lives Matter riots and the riots in Belfast.

"I don't support rioting from anyone but when BLM did it, Labour said that MPs should speak to the black community and listen to the concerns," Rose wrote. "Following the scenes in Belfast, has any Labour MP mentioned speaking to white, working class communities to listen to their concerns?"

With the stated aim of restoring the status quo, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has launched the "Op Exposure" campaign — releasing images of protesters in order to "identify those responsible and bring them to justice."

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'Deleted from society': Tommy Robinson sounds alarm on UK free speech crackdown as Keir Starmer escalates surveillance push



As Britain cracks down on free speech and heightens surveillance measures, it’s becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the Western world — one that Tommy Robinson has experienced firsthand.

“They wanted us isolated, they wanted us alone, wanted total control, which they had. Total control. I was invisible,” Robinson tells Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, explaining that the media in the U.K. has branded him as one of the “far-right, racist, extremist agitators who are intent on violence.”

“You couldn’t even mention my name ... deleted from society for daring to show — and what was I showing? The problems of mass open-border immigration,” Robinson says.

“Why do they want to hide it?” he asks. “Because it lays at their feet.”


And U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s latest ad is only proving Robinson right.

“This is our country with a majority who share those values. A majority who may not always be as loud but must always define who we are. So my government will not stand in the way of peaceful protest,” Starmer said, adding, “But we will act decisively against hatred.”

“We will use the full force of the law when that hatred manifests as violence. And we will ban those coming into the U.K. who seek to stir it up as we have done already because this country belong to all of us, and I will not tolerate anyone who seeks to stand in the way of that,” Starmer finished.

Robinson notes that Starmer has already made his last few points in the video crystal clear.

“After the 2024 riots ... he politicized the judiciary, weaponized the media, and he sent mothers to jail for 31 months for tweets. He sent Peter Lynch, a grandfather, to jail, who has died in jail. He sent innocent people to jail,” he explained, noting that Starmer did it to “instill fear in the British public.”

“The problem he’s got is he didn’t instill fear. It lit a fire in the heart of us. ... This is a battle for the soul of this nation, and it’s a battle he’s going to lose. He’s losing,” he continues, adding, “They’re losing. We’re winning the hearts and minds of the public whether he likes it or not.”

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'Aw, they missed?' Woman fired for viral TikTok joking about assassination attempt against Trump



UnitedHealthcare worker Alison King took to TikTok to express her disappointment following the most recent attempt on President Trump’s life — not because the violence has gotten out of control, but because the alleged assassin missed.

“You know we’re cooked as a country when my first reaction to hearing the news about Trump’s attempt was, ‘It was probably fake.’ Like immediately I was like, ‘Oh, that wasn’t real. Probably fake.’ And the second was, ‘Aw, they missed?’” King said in the now-viral TikTok.

“It’s just so odd to me. I guess because I don’t have the zombie lib brain. I just couldn’t imagine a world in which I would ever want someone to die and then on top of that ... posting a video of me publicly bragging that I want someone else to die, is just so foreign to me,” Gonzales comments.

King was swiftly punished for her comments, which resulted in her firing.


In a statement, a spokesperson for UnitedHealthcare responded to King’s comments, saying, "The person who made comments online about Saturday night’s incident at a Washington event where President Trump and many other political leaders were gathered is no longer employed by the company."

“United Healthcare ... this woman’s old boss was assassinated ... shot in cold blood, and she still isn’t like, ‘Ah, maybe I shouldn’t be talking about people getting assassinated. Maybe I shouldn’t be cheering that on,’” Gonzales comments.

King posted another video in response to her firing, saying, “I am already reaping the consequences of what I said. I lost my job in an economy that’s already incredibly difficult, and I want to move forward.”

“Do I regret what I said?” she asked. “Absolutely. I shouldn’t have posted it on the internet. OK? It was a joke. I do not condone violence, and I would never hurt anybody, OK. That being said, I just got a letter in the mail. They have an address on it, so I’m going to have to report it to the authorities.”

“It’s a picture of my house, and it says, ‘Alison, how does it feel? You’ve been doxxed in karma. Cause and effect is coming.’ With a smiley face. All I have to say is that we’re living in an incredibly scary time. Please be careful what you post on the internet. People are insane,” she continued.

“Somehow, I am being held more accountable for something stupid I said on the internet than people who send stuff like this and the president of the United States who has been spewing violent rhetoric his entire presidential career,” she added.

“Now we’re back to ‘it’s Donald Trump’s fault’ ... you don’t see your own fault in that?” Gonzales asks.

“I’m sorry, Alison,” she adds, “in the real world, there are consequences.”

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