House Republicans Launch Investigation Into Jack Smith’s Office Meeting with Biden White House Officials
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/just-house-republicans-launch-investigation-jack-smiths-office/
Another circle jerk that will go for years then quietly be shutdown
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Indiana For Banning Inmate Sex-Changes — on Behalf of Man Who Murdered 11-Month-Old Stepdaughter
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana for banning sex change surgeries for inmates on behalf of a man who murdered his 11-month-old stepdaughter.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Jonathan C. Richardson, who is serving 55 years in prison for the 2001 murder.
“The lawsuit alleges that the law enacted in April violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment and the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause,” according to a report from the Associated Press.
“Indiana Code § 11-10-3-3.5(a), denies medically necessary surgical care, including vaginoplasties and orchiectomies, to transgender prisoners because of their status as transgender persons,” the lawsuit claims. “This unwarranted and intentional discrimination against Plaintiff and other transgender prisoners, because of their transgender status, violates equal protection.”
The ACLU referred to sex change surgeries as “life-saving” medical care.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reports, “Indiana prosecutors charged Richardson with the murder of his 11-month-old stepdaughter in October 2002, after police discovered evidence that he had strangled her to death when he was left to watch her alone in September 2001, according to court documents. He initially claimed that he had found the girl dead in her crib, but later told an officer that, ‘Well all I know is I killed the little fing bh.'”
Richardson has been in a male prison since 2002, but has a clemency hearing in September. He now uses the name “Autumn Cordellioné” and has been on hormone replacement therapy since 2020.
“Richardson applied for sex-change documents in August 2022, but the court denied his request after he failed to appear for a hearing regarding the case, according to court records,” the Daily Caller report says. “He allegedly attempted suicide, engages in self-harm and experiences severe emotional distress because he cannot transition, the lawsuit claimed.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/aclu-files-lawsuit-against-indiana-banning-inmate-sex/
Federal Grand Jury in Louisville Returns Four Indictments Charging 34 Defendants
34 Louisville and Southern Indiana residents in four indictments involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, and firearms offenses.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/federal-grand-jury-louisville-returns-four-indictments-charging-34-defendants
Executive Charged in International Oil and Gas Trading Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/executive-charged-international-oil-and-gas-trading-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme
Over 1,600 Scientists Sign ‘No Climate Emergency’ Declaration
International scientists have jointly signed a declaration dismissing the existence of a climate crisis and insisting that carbon dioxide is beneficial to Earth, contrary to the popular alarmist narrative.
“There is no climate emergency,” the Global Climate Intelligence Group (CLINTEL) said in its World Climate Declaration (pdf), made public in August. “Climate science should be less political, while climate policies should be more scientific. Scientists should openly address uncertainties and exaggerations in their predictions of global warming, while politicians should dispassionately count the real costs as well as the imagined benefits of their policy measures.”
A total of 1,609 scientists and professionals from around the world have signed the declaration, including 321 from the United States.
The coalition pointed out that Earth’s climate has varied as long as it has existed, with the planet experiencing several cold and warm phases. The Little Ice Age only ended as recently as 1850, they said.
“Therefore, it is no surprise that we now are experiencing a period of warming,” the declaration said.
Warming is happening “far slower” than predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
“Climate models have many shortcomings and are not remotely plausible as policy tools,” the coalition said, adding that these models “exaggerate the effect of greenhouse gases” and “ignore the fact that enriching the atmosphere with CO2 is beneficial.” For instance, even though climate alarmists characterize CO2 as environmentally-damaging, the coalition pointed out that the gas is “not a pollutant.”
Carbon dioxide is “essential” to all life on earth and is “favorable” for nature. Extra CO2 results in the growth of global plant biomass while also boosting the yields of crops worldwide.
CLINTEL also dismissed the narrative of global warming being linked to increased natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, and droughts, stressing that there is “no statistical evidence” to support these claims.
https://www.ntd.com/over-1600-scientists-sign-no-climate-emergency-declaration_938916.html
https://clintel.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WCD-version-081423.pdf
Russian air defenses repel more drone raids – MOD
Multiple Ukrainian UAVs were downed over Russia’s Bryansk, Orel and Kaluga regions
The Russian military has prevented a series of attempted Ukrainian drone strikes, with three unmanned aircraft shot down in the border region of Bryansk and another one intercepted over Oryol, some 200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said early on Wednesday.
Russian air defense units prevented an “attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by airplane-type UAVs on Russian infrastructure” shortly after midnight, the military said in a brief statement.
Around 2am, another drone was detected and downed over Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow, the Defense Ministry added in another statement.
There were no injuries in Bryansk, according to Governor Aleksander Bogomaz, who said on his Telegram channel that all emergency services are already working at the scene.
Earlier, the Russian aviation authority had announced the emergency closure of airspace over the Tula, Ryazan, Kaluga and parts of Moscow Region, following explosions at an airfield in northwestern Russia.
At least 10 drones had attacked Pskov, according to the regional governor. Some were brought down by air defenses, but the others reportedly caused damage to four Il-76 transport aircraft. There were no reports of casualties.
Pskov is about 700 kilometers north of Ukraine, but only 30 kilometers from the Estonian border. Latvia is about 60 kilometers southwest. Both are NATO member states. To reach the city, drones launched from Ukraine would have to fly over eastern Belarus.
Ukraine has previously used “drone swarms” to attack Crimea, but has not sent more than a handful of UAVs in the direction of Moscow, where they caused minor property damage to the city’s financial district. The Kremlin had dismissed the attacks as an “act of desperation,” intended to distract from Kiev’s failure on the battlefield.
https://www.rt.com/russia/582062-bryansk-oryol-drone-raids/