A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs.
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Those of you who follow Canadian politics will know that a leadership race to select Jason Kenney’s replacement is underway in Alberta. My personal pick is Travis Toews—the only pro-life and pro-family candidate running—but as the Western Standardpoints out here, Leela Aheer is a particularly awful candidate, running hard Left on nearly every issue. If you’re an Albertan, do take note.
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This, from Bari Weiss’s Common Sense Substack, is a bombshell that we all suspected: Trudeau’s travel ban had no basis whatsoever in science. It was straight politics. The prime minister whipped up hatred of the unvaccinated for purely personal gain. He really is a repulsive person. These new court documents prove it.
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In the “good news” file: CNN reports that at least 43 abortion clinics have shut down since the death of Roe v. Wade.
A Kentucky judge reinstituted the state’s near-total abortion ban Monday… The decision… means that abortions are again illegal in the state, unless the mother is at risk of death or serious permanent injury.
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In the UK, the Rugby Football Union voted to ban biological men identifying as women from women’s rugby.
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In some really bad news for the Democrats, Americans upset by the overturn of Roe are less likely to vote:
Just a reminder here that schools and libraries are hosting drag shows for kids—including a recent show that featured a “Transition Closet” for students to try. If you send your kids to public school, reconsider.
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Visa is in big trouble for helping PornHub, and you just love to see it. From Variety:
In a setback for Visa in a case alleging the payment processor is liable for the distribution of child pornography on Pornhub and other sites operated by parent company MindGeek, a federal judge ruled that it was reasonable to conclude that Visa knowingly facilitated the criminal activity.
