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A pro-life group in Cincinnati is speaking out against a Catholic college that is set to host President Joe Biden for a town hall Wednesday night.  Mount St. Joseph University is scheduled to host the 46th president, much to the chagrin of Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati, a pro-life group that is asking local supporters of their cause to call Archbishop Dennis Schnurr in protest. 

Just a day after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki admitted that the Biden administration is colluding with Facebook to censor "misinformation," Psaki advocated for even more online censorship. During a Friday press briefing, she advised social media companies to "create robust enforcement strategies that bridge their properties and provide transparency about rules."

The Buckhead neighborhood's efforts to secede from Atlanta have cleared another hurdle, as the state Senate will convene to debate a pair of bills aimed at separating the suburb from the city during its upcoming special session.  "Bill sponsor Sen. Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta), who has served in the state legislature’s upper chamber for ten years, told Breitbart News he has 'never seen' Buckhead cityhood gain so much traction before," Breitbart reported. 

The 25-year-old mayor of East Lansing, appointed to the position in 2020 during a year of turmoil for the city, is resigning in August in order to further his education. "My program begins in late August, so I will be stepping down from my position as mayor, and as a member of the city council, because I will be unable to attend four regular and two discussion-only meetings before my term is over," Mayor Aaron Stephens said in a Facebook post. 

As The Tennessee Star reported, the Zinn Education Project,  a nonprofit that pushes social justice curriculum in schools, released a petition signed by more than 5000 teachers nationwide who vow to continue to teach Critical Race Theory, even if it's banned in their schools.  “Lawmakers in at least 21 states are attempting to pass legislation that would require teachers to lie to students about the role of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and oppression throughout U.S. history,” the petition says.

As the battle over Critical Race Theory rages on between parents and Loudoun County Public Schools, it has been revealed that that school system diverted funds from low income students for "racial equity" training.  The school district paid The Equity Collaborative, a North Carolina-based consulting firm, $24,000 to teach six virtual training sessions on equality between February and April. 

As the Biden Administration continues to usher in a surge of migrants from south of the border, the "humanitarian" approach to immigration policy is taking its toll on some.  "The bodies of an unusually large number of migrants who died in Arizona’s borderlands are being recovered this summer amid record temperatures in the sun-scorched desert and rugged mountains," Associated Press reported. 

One Democrat in the Tennessee Legislature is accusing the state of firing its top COVID-19 vaccine expert for partisan political reasons, despite the fact that no official reason has been given for her termination.  "Science denying TNGOP legislators demanded a sacrifice to their anti-mask, anti-vax, anti-fact ideology & a great woman, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who worked tirelessly for Tennesseans every day during the pandemic was fired by [Gov. Bill Lee] to appease those who deny data & research," state Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-TN-13) said on Twitter. 

Several Hennepin County police chiefs are speaking out after Minneapolis' suburbs have seen an unprecedented uptick in violent crime.  "I’ve never seen the gun violence like it is," Brooklyn Park Police Chief Craig Enevoldsen told Fox 9. 

A federal judge appointed by former President Bill Clinton issued a temporary injunction stopping the state of Tennessee from enforcing its new bathrooms signage law.  HB 1182 requires businesses that allow both biological sexes to use the same bathroom, locker room, or other typically-single sex area, to post signage reading "this facility maintains a policy of allowing the use of restrooms by either biological sex regardless of the designation of the restroom." 

The record label behind one of America's most popular Christian bands, along with several country music artists, is suing Tennessee over the state's new transgender bathroom signage law.  Mike Curb, former Republican lieutenant governor of California who also owns Curb Records in Nashville, filed a federal lawsuit challenging HB 1182, which requires Tennessee businesses to post signage that says "This facility maintains a policy of allowing the use of restrooms by either biological sex regardless of the designation of the restroom" if the business intends to allow both sexes to use the same bathroom, locker room, dressing rooms, or other typically-single sex areas. 

CloutHub, a major social networking alternative to Big Tech giants like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, announced its full autonomy from Silicon Valley. Along with new features, CloutHub founder and CEO Jeff Brain said the company now hosts its product on its own servers, making it completely independent from Big Tech. Many social media companies rely on Big Tech for hosting services. Amazon is one of the largest hosting services in the world, and has caused trouble for alternative social media sites that used its servers. 

A man described as a "lone shooter" was arrested in Chamblee Thursday and charged with the murder of a Kennessaw golf pro, along with two others.  "Bryan Anthony Rhoden of Atlanta was taken into custody in DeKalb County, more than 25 miles from Pinetree Country Club where golf pro Gene Siller, 46, was shot dead Saturday afternoon, according to Cobb officials," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said. "Rhoden is charged with three counts of murder, three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of kidnapping, Cobb police Chief Tim Cox said during a hastily arranged news conference Thursday evening."

Tennessee will be the 37th state to join a massive anti-trust lawsuit against tech giant Google. Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced Wednesday that Tennessee will band together with the other states in the lawsuit in an attempt to combat what they see as anti-competitive trade practices. 

As Virginia's gubernatorial candidates approach their first possible debate, questions of a possible conflict of interest are muddying the waters.  The Virginia Bar Association (VBA) has invited both former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe, the Democrat candidate for his old job, and Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate for governor, to debate. The VBA customarily hosts a debate between the state's gubernatorial candidates.