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Fox News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
'We won': Social media erupts over SCOTUS ruling dealing 'fatal blow' to transgender surgeries on minors
Conservatives on social media rejoiced on social media Wednesday after the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning gender-transition treatments for adolescents. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's Senate Bill 1, which "prohibits all medical treatments intended to allow 'a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor's sex' or to treat 'purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor's sex and asserted identity,'" does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Conservatives on social media, who viewed the ruling as a win for parents' rights, quickly praised the court ruling. "A huge victory," conservative commentator Matt Walsh posted on X. "A fatal blow to the child mutilation industry. We won." "A massive win for sanity," Townhall columnist Dustin Grage posted on X. "This is a massive!" Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk posted on X. "A wonderful victory for decency, common sense, and our kids Now we need a nationwide ban! Onward." "Awesome news!" GOP Rep. Riley Moore posted on X. "States absolutely can and should be able to protect children from chemical or surgical castration." "This is a massive victory for common sense and the safety of our youth," American Principles Project posted on X. "No more irreversible harm in the name of ideology!" "WE NEED A NATIONWIDE BAN ON TRANSGENDER SURGERIES AND HORMONE DRUGS FOR MINORS," conservative influencer account LibsofTikTok posted on X. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said that the law in question is not subject to heightened scrutiny "because it does not classify on any bases that warrant heightened review." All three liberal justices notably dissented in the case. That law in question prohibits states from allowing medical providers to deliver puberty blockers and hormones to facilitate a minor's transition to another sex. It also targets healthcare providers in the state who continue to provide such procedures to gender-dysphoric minors — opening these providers up to fines, lawsuits and other liability.
Boston Globe
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Who said it: Tucker Carlson or Rashida Tlaib?
Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Enter Email Sign Up Advertisement The Islamic Republic of Iran? Pfffft, you don't have to worry about those guys! It used to be that only lefty champions against islamophobia could see the Supreme Leader's chants of 'Death to America' as cries of resistance against Western colonialism. But these days, some folks on the right seem to see the bright side of the mullahs, too. Like Matt Walsh, a conservative podcaster, culture warrior, and commentator for the Daily Wire. Walsh posted that Iran 'does not pose any credible threat to the United States,' which is an interesting take given his deep fear of immigrant labor. A regime with the goal of destroying the West has nothing on the dangers to Americans of Advertisement Iran does not pose any credible threat to the United States. We do not need to get involved in yet another war in the Middle East for reasons that have nothing to do with defending our own nation. — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) If you're still a bit nervous that a regime that calls us the Big Satan might still be a threat after decades of dodging nuclear restraint, don't worry — there's bipartisan agreement that we're all good! In fact, some liberal personalities think that Iran's proxies can do some good. Hyper conservative podcaster Matt Walsh, meet hyper liberal podcaster Hasan Piker. The left is eyeing Piker as a rising star in the war to win over young men. Problem is, Piker has a few hot takes — like the fact that Iran's terrorist proxies are a force for 'resistance.' During one of his As far as I know, Mandela didn't kill hundreds of Americans. But hey, it's all about the resistance. the media is already working in real time to manufacture consent for how israel is still the victim after its direct strike on iran. — hasanabi (@hasanthehun) Bibi Netanyahu: The enemy — on the left, and the right Who knew Representative Rashida Tlaib, the Democrat from Michigan, and Tucker Carlson had so much in common! Maybe on Tucker's next podcast, they could talk about how an ally that eliminated an impending nuclear threat is the real enemy. The Israeli government bombing Iran is a dangerous escalation that could lead to regional war. War Criminal Netanyahu will do anything to maintain his grip on power. We cannot let him drag our country into a war with Iran. Our government must stop funding and supporting this… — Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) Whatever you think of tariffs, it's clear that now is the worst possible time for the United States to participate in a military strike on Iran. We can't afford it. Thousands of Americans would die. We'd lose the war that follows. Nothing would be more destructive to our country.… — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) Fiscal restraint is IN on the left Everyone knows that Thomas Massie, a small-government conservative representative from Kentucky, is worried about spending the American tax dollar. So is his libertarian-minded compatriot, Republican Senator Rand Paul, also of Kentucky. Israel doesn't need US taxpayers' money for defense if it already has enough to start offensive wars. I vote not to fund this war of aggression. — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) The American people overwhelming oppose our endless wars, and they voted that way when they voted for Donald Trump in 2024. I urge President Trump to stay the course, keep putting America first, and to not join in any war between other countries. Every American should hope and… — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) But did you know that the progressive squad member Ilhan Omar is also worried about your tax dollars? Regardless of what Trump thinks, Israel knows America will do whatever they want and feels confident about their ability to get into war and have the American government back them up. Israel also knows they can always rely on getting America to protect and serve its needs.… — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) I certainly appreciate fiscal restraint in my lawmakers. That all comes down to prioritizing essential versus nonessential. This crew can't seem to agree on entitlement spending. But when it comes to Advertisement Especially as Republicans surge with working-class voters, it isn't surprising to see more right-wing voices questioning foreign entanglements. What is surprising is just how much those voices sound like their counterparts on the left — the same people that right-wing personalities have dubbed anti-American for years. And still, figures like Tucker Carlson and Matt Walsh present themselves as true patriots, as truly America First. And they seem to think that by ignoring the rest of the world, and just focusing on domestic issues, that America will be safer. But there's an issue with that analysis. The Islamic Republic is a regime that is built on the desire to destroy America — and it sure isn't going to ignore us. Carine Hajjar is a Robert Novak Fellow with the Fund for American Studies. Carine Hajjar is a Globe Opinion writer. She can be reached at
The Independent
10-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
White supremacist Nick Fuentes boasts the ‘groypers have won' after MAGA influencers call to ‘ban third world immigration'
Notorious white nationalist Nick Fuentes is declaring that the 'groypers have won' after several prominent MAGA influencers openly called to 'ban all third world immigration' amid the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over Donald Trump's migrant crackdown. Amid the White House's push to up its deportation numbers in recent weeks, sparked by Trump adviser Stephen Miller's angry demand that ICE agents 'step it up' and target day laborers rather than just violent criminals, the administration conducted an immigration raid at a Home Depot in a predominantly Latino neighborhood in LA. The migrant sweeps in the city sparked a weekend of increasingly volatile protests, including outside the city's federal detention center, which in turn resulted in the president deploying 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines in response, despite objections from the city's mayor and California Governor Gavin Newsom. The fiery scenes of law enforcement clashing with protesters – some of whom were seen flying Mexican flags – has led many in the MAGA media world to veer even further right from their already extremely hawkish positions on immigration. And they were being less than subtle with their position on who should and shouldn't be allowed to enter the United States. 'Ban all third world immigration. Legal or illegal,' Daily Wire podcaster Matt Walsh tweeted on Monday. 'There should be a moratorium on all immigration from the third world. We've reached our capacity. We cannot be the world's soup kitchen anymore.' Walsh's screed was soon appropriated by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who has seemed to grow increasingly comfortable with embracing racially extreme rhetoric over the past year. In fact, the Southern Poverty Law Center recently included TPUSA on its 'Hate Map,' labeling it 'an anti-government extremist group.' 'It's time to ban third world immigration, legal or illegal. We've reached our limit and we have a huge cultural, educational, housing, financial, and essential services problem to fix now because of it,' Kirk, who recently sat with Newsom for a friendly podcast chat, wrote while reposting Walsh's tweet. 'We need a net-zero immigration moratorium with a ban on all third-worlders.' Kirk's call to prevent migrants from 'third world countries' from entering the United States came on the same day that he shared a chart sourced to a white nationalist organization during the broadcast of his online show. Describing the falling white population of Los Angeles, he complained that 'this is the Great Replacement Theory' – which is itself a white supremacist conspiracy theory – while showing a graph from American Renaissance. The SPLC has designated American Renaissance as a hate group that 'promotes pseudo-scientific studies and research that purport to show the inferiority of blacks to whites.' Additionally, Kirk's tweet was a day after he promoted Steve Sailer, a far-right writer who has been described as a white supremacist for pushing 'race realism' and has been touted as one of the fathers of the alt-right. 'For years, the cancel culture police relegated Steve Sailer's writing and observations to the fringe. But the same people who tried to censor him never dared argue against him,' Kirk wrote while urging his followers to subscribe to Sailer's Substack. Jack Posobiec, a Real America's Voice host who rose to prominence as the leading purveyor of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, would later copy Kirk's 'ban third world immigration' tweet word-for-word and post it on X. The three high-profile conservative personalities suddenly suggesting that non-white migrants should not be allowed to enter the United States was not lost on the openly racist elements of the American right, who immediately celebrated the tide turning within MAGA media. 'Yesterday, major conservative pundits called for a total ban on 'third world immigration, legal or illegal,'' Ben Lorber, a researcher who monitors far-right and extremist movements, noted. 'No attempt by Charlie Kirk to mask the racial/cultural chauvinism. White nationalists are cheering a shift in the Overton Window- 'imagine where we'll be in five years.'' While rabid antisemites and alt-right extremists reveled that the 'JQ crowd has finally wised up to the most insidious Jewish plot of all: a complete ban on third world immigration,' referencing the antisemitic term 'Jewish Question,' one of the most infamous white supremacists in America couldn't help but crow. Fuentes, whose followers describe themselves as 'groypers,' claimed that Kirk, Walsh and Posobiec making common cause with him showed that he had come out victorious in the 'Groyper War.' Fuentes and his 'Groyper army' have spent the past few years harassing Kirk at TPUSA events because they considered him 'insufficiently pro-white,' noting that he has expressed support for Israel, invited gay and Black conservatives to speak at TPUSA events, and fired Ashley St. Clair from TPUSA after she was photographed at a Fuentes event. 'Honestly, it's incredible how much the LA riots are radicalizing the right wing. I've never seen the right wing so angry and so explicitly against mass migration, so close to expressing their disdain in racial terms. It's still implicit, but it's on the edge,' Fuentes bragged on his podcast. 'And I've noticed people like Charlie Kirk and Matt Walsh are now calling for an immigration moratorium,' he continued. 'That means they want to shut down all immigration. And suffice to say, the groypers have won. It's just not even a question at this point.' He went on to take Walsh and Kirk to task for backing the 'groyper' position on immigration, claiming they denounced it just a few years ago as neo-Nazism. 'You know, six years ago, they said it was racist to say that we should have a whites-only immigration policy or that we should have an immigration policy that is intended to sustain our white demographics. They said — both of them said that was racist, it was un-American,' he declared. 'Now, here we are in 2025, both of them say no more nonwhites, no more third-worlders, deport them all, bring in a dictatorship to shut it, shut down this rebellion,' Fuentes added. 'It's unbelievable. And this is kind of, it's really become a phenomenon, the extent to which the mainstream right appears to be moving further to the right.' Fuentes, meanwhile, is not exactly a fringe figure despite his extreme views, which include Holocaust denial and a demand that Jewish people 'get the f**k out of America.' During Kanye West's 2022 public embrace of antisemitism and Hitler apologia, Fuentes joined the rapper for dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Trump, who had at the time just announced his presidential run.
The South African
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The South African
Elon Musk claps back at debate white people don't 'belong' in SA
Elon Musk has hit back at a debate that white people do not 'belong' in South Africa or the African continent. The Pretoria-born billionaire has been vocal about his allegations of 'white genocide' and 'racial discrimination' in his home country. In one of his latest X posts, Elon Musk responded to a clip posted by US political commentator Matt Walsh. In it, Walsh called out critics of white people, particularly those living in South Africa, who have been told to 'go home'. He said: 'White South Africans are not South African, even after 400 years. 'White people are always the colonisers and have no legitimate claim to whatever land they're on….so where is our land? The message is that there is no place on earth that white people can claim as their home.' Elon Musk responded: 'Well said. Enough of this sh*t' Elon Musk continued to post his beliefs about South Africa, which he claims promoted 'racist laws' and a 'white genocide'. He posted: 'There are 140 laws on the books in South Africa that are explicitly racist against anyone who is not black. This is a terrible disgrace to the legacy of the great Nelson Mandela. 'End racism in South Africa now!' In another post, he boldly claimed: 'Anti-white is the new Apartheid'. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 . Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
CBS News
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
"SNL" comedian actor Tim Meadows comes to Denver stage in improv show
Some of the world's best improvisers are coming to a Denver stage this month. Tim Meadows, known for the title role in "The Ladies Man" movie and "SNL" skits, will be joined by Matt Walsh, Brad Morris and Joe Canale. The show is called Bluebird Improv, and Meadows says it's the best improv you can see. CBS "We were trying to do the math, and I think between the four of us we have like 100 years of improv experience," Meadows said. "So we never have bad shows. Our shows are always good because we enjoy making each other laugh, we love entertaining each other." Bluebird Improv will be on stage at the Garner Galleria Theatre May 16–18. A limited number of tickets will be available for every performance at $40 each through a digital lottery. Otherwise, tickets are available now on the Denver Center for the Performing Arts' website.
