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Justice Clarence Thomas Dissents: Birthright Citizenship Claim Is Based on Feudalism

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Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court's 5-4 court decision today establishing birthright citizenship as a constitutional right is a modern political project built on a feudal principle rejected by the American Revolution that devalues U.S. citizenship.

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Neil Munro

Minneapolis closes out 'Pride' by decriminalizing gay AIDS super-spreader sites

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AIDS killed over 100,000 people in the U.S. during the 1980s. The vast majority of AIDS deaths occurred among homosexuals.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS had become the third-leading cause of death among men 25-44 years of age, and in 1989, it had become the second-leading cause of death, surpassing heart disease, cancer, suicide, and homicide.

'Today's vote is a step to try and rectify past harms.'

Seeking to curb the spread of AIDS and save lives, Minneapolis — like other cities around North America — voted in 1988 to shut down its adults-only bathhouses, which are effectively super-spreader sites frequented by homosexuals looking for sex.

The ban, which impacted three establishments, was supported by numerous homosexuals at the time, including Minneapolis' first-known gay city councilor, Brian Coyle, who later died of AIDS-related illnesses.

The radicals now running the city voted 9-2 on Thursday to repeal the ban on adult bathhouses and sex venues.

Ahead of the vote, homosexual Councilman Jason Chavez — the LGBT activist who co-authored the two ordinances required to repeal the ban — characterized the decades-old effort to protect homosexuals from the ravages of AIDS as "wrong" and hateful.

"Bathhouse restrictions have a history that is intertwined with anti-2SLGBTQIA bigotry, in particular the history of homophobia in Minneapolis," said the gay son of Mexican immigrants who had trans- and LGBT-activist flags on his desk but no American colors.

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"Today's vote is a step to try and rectify past harms," Chavez continued. "In fact, when this ban first passed, the ordinance declared AIDS to be of particular danger to persons in this community — this community meaning the community I'm a part of and proud to be a part of. It stated that this disease was found to occur in discernible population groups and that the definition of high-risk sexual conduct targeted acts associated specifically with gay men. To be clear, it was a law targeting gay men."

Homosexual- and bisexual-identifying men are still the population most affected by HIV/AIDS. The CDC noted that in 2022, for instance, 71% of all new HIV infections in the U.S. were among homosexual and bisexual men.

HIVinfo, the federal government's resource for up-to-date HIV/AIDS information, noted that "receptive anal sex carries the highest risk of HIV transmission among all types of sex. The risk of transmission is about 13 times greater with receptive anal sex than with insertive anal sex."

A 2010 study published in the Journal of Sex Research found on the basis of a two-stage probability sample of men exiting a gay bathhouse that:

  • Of 852 men surveyed, 88.9% engaged in oral or anal sex while at the bathhouse;
  • 1 in 7 engaged in unprotected buggery;
  • 16.7% of patrons who had oral or anal sex during their visit were HIV-positive, and 13.9% engaged in unprotected buggery; and
  • The average number of sexual partners during the bathhouse visit was 3.8.

A 2001 study published in the American Journal of Public Health investigated differences in risk behavior among homosexuals who went to bathhouses, public cruising areas, or both, and concluded that "targeting HIV prevention in the bathhouses would reach the segment of men at greatest risk for HIV transmission."

Councilwoman Elizabeth Shaffer, one of the two officials who voted to keep the ban in place, opposed it both because she apparently didn't think that commercial sex resorts for homosexuals was a municipal priority and because her constituents expressed opposition.

Shaffer told MPR News that one constituent in particular, an individual who worked for former state Sen. Allan Spear — Minnesota's first openly non-straight senator — told her "that many gay men in his own network either oppose the return of bathhouses or have real questions about whether this is the right path for a variety of reasons."

Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey, who evidently didn't share such concerns, announced on Sunday that he would sign the repeal into law.

Chavez noted that Minneapolis cannot immediately erect new super-spreader sites.

"We still need to work on zoning, the safety and regulations," Chavez said. "So bathhouses won't be able to open tomorrow or next week."

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Joseph MacKinnon

Cops bust former special-ed teacher in truck with teen; she's accused of engaging in sexual activity with boy up to 20 times

5 days 18 hours ago


A former Florida high school special-education teacher is accused of sexually abusing an underage male, according to authorities.

Citing Brevard County court records, Florida Today reported that 41-year-old Michelle Lynn Hancock was charged with transmitting information harmful to minors, using a computer to seduce or solicit a child, traveling to meet after use of a computer to lure a child, lewd and lascivious touch, sexual battery of a victim, and an authority figure soliciting or engaging in conduct with a student.

According to a court affidavit cited by WESH-TV, the teenager visited Hancock at the Heritage High School campus 'a few times, and they kissed in her classroom.'

Hancock is being detained on a $525,000 bond, according to jail records.

Hancock, of Palm Bay, had been a special education teacher at Heritage High School in Brevard County.

A spokesperson for Brevard Public Schools confirmed to Florida Today that the district no longer employs Hancock.

"We are deeply troubled by these allegations," said Brevard Public Schools spokesperson Janet Murnaghan in a statement issued last week. "The district remains committed to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all students."

The school district said it is "fully cooperating with law enforcement as they continue to conduct their investigation."

The district prior to her arrest did not renew Hancock's employment contract, the spokesperson stated.

Arrest records obtained by Florida Today said the investigation into Hancock began at approximately 1:30 a.m. June 23 when the Palm Bay Police Department was notified about a suspicious red pickup parked near an intersection.

Officers discovered Hancock and a 17-year-old boy inside the truck, according to arrest documents. The teacher and the teen both admitted to engaging in sexual activity, police said.

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The teen informed investigators that he and Hancock had engaged in sexual activity between 10 and 20 times; Hancock said the pair had engaged in sexual activity "three or four times," according to the affidavit People magazine obtained.

The teen attended Heritage High School, according to Florida Today.

An affidavit WFTV-TV obtained said the teenager was not a student of Hancock, but she had taught his older brother.

The teacher had helped the alleged victim with schoolwork, according to the affidavit.

Last year, the teen transitioned to virtual classes after leaving the high school, according to an affidavit.

According to a court affidavit cited by WESH-TV, the teenager visited Hancock at the Heritage High School campus "a few times, and they kissed in her classroom."

Police noted that Hancock denied kissing the boy in her classroom, the affidavit said.

According to the affidavit, the pair had stopped communicating at some point, but "they started talking again via text message" two months ago — and "approximately one month ago, they started engaging in sexual activity."

The teen also told investigators that Hancock sent him photos that were "sexual in nature," the affidavit said.

The Palm Bay Police Department and Brevard Public Schools did not immediately return Blaze News' request for comment.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Accuses Clarence Thomas of Wanting to Return to 'Core Tenet' of Dred Scott Case

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In her concurring opinion in Trump v. Barbara, where the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that depriving birthright American citizenship from the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens violates the 14th Amendment, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson went after Justice Clarence Thomas who wrote the principal dissent. 

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John Binder

GOP Rips High Court Birthright Citizenship Decision

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Republicans swiftly blasted the Supreme Court's ruling striking down President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship Tuesday.Some called for a constitutional amendment while others urged Congress to move immediately to tighten immigration...