Muslims in Indonesia Protest Coldplay, Accuse of Pushing LGBT Propaganada

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Muslims in Indonesia Protest Coldplay, Accuse of Pushing LGBT Propaganada

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Hundreds of Muslims started protesting a concert of British pop band Coldplay at a venue in Indonesia, claiming that the band was promoting LGBT propaganda.

A group of around 400 people gathered to protest the concert at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta after failure to sway public opinion and cancel the concert altogether, according to the Gateway Pundit.

Tens of thousands of people attended the concert, which was the band’s only stop in the Asian nation for their “Music of the Spheres World Tour.”

One of the larger Muslim groups gathered outside of the stadium identified itself as the “anti-LGBT movement.”

“We are here for the sake of guarding our young generation in this country from efforts that could corrupt youth,” one of the protesters said. “As Indonesian Muslims, we have to reject the Coldplay concert.”

Several protesters made posters accusing Coldplay of “LGBT propaganda” and claimed that the band damaged the country’s “faith and morals.”

Protesters shouted at concertgoers and some of them got into a scuffle with police officers.

Anwar Abbas, deputy chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council, also called out the band for their support of the LGBT agenda.

“We know that Coldplay supports LGBT, but now the question is, is the LGBT behavior in line with… our constitution?” he said. “There are six religions recognized in this country, and not one of them allows and tolerates LGBT practice.”

Tour promoters assured the members of the council that no LGBT themes, acts or messages would take place during the performance.

Homosexuality is legal in Indonesia with the exception of the Islamic Aceh province, which remains staunchly conservative.

Over 4,000 police officers were on the scene.

Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, previously donned rainbow-clad clothing in support of the LGBT lobby. He also waved a pride flag on stage during concerts.

The band did not comment on the protests.

Cardi B Blasts Biden Over Migrant Crisis, Economic Downturn

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Cardi B Blasts Biden Over Migrant Crisis, Economic Downturn

(Headline USA) Rapper Cardi B, who endorsed President Joe Biden in 2020, blasted him this week in an expletive-laden rant and blamed his administration for the ongoing migrant crisis in New York City.

Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, responded to an announcement from New York City Mayor Eric Adams that the city will begin slashing funds from the New York Police Department, Education Department, and Sanitation Department to make up for the drain on resources caused by illegal immigration.

“B****, we are gonna be drowning in f***ing rats,” she said.

She went on to blame the Biden administration for directing more resources to foreign conflicts in Ukraine and Israel.

“I don’t give a f***, I’m not endorsing no f***ing presidents no more. Because how is that a $100 million budget cut in New York City for f***ing schools, library, police safety, and sanitation? Yet Joe Biden talking about like, ‘Yeah, we can fund two wars. We can fund two wars.’ Motherf***ers talking about, ‘We don’t got it but we got it, like we’re the greatest nation.’ No, the f*** we’re not. We’re going through some s**t right now,” she said.

The rapper also blasted Biden’s handling of the economy.

“They don’t want to say the word – but we going through a recession right now,” she said. “We really, really, really are … This s*** is getting out of hand.”

Adams announced last week that New York City will have to slash $4 billion total from departments — 5% from each city agency — to provide for the incoming flow of migrants. He demanded additional aid from the Biden administration to ease the cuts, but warned additional slashes will follow.

“That will mean disruptions to the services you all rely on,” Adams said. “This is the most painful exercise I’ve ever done in my professional life.”

Oregon Democrat Trained for Potential Role in Congress by Being Dominatrix

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Oregon Democrat Trained for Potential Role in Congress by Being Dominatrix

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) While every Democrat dreams of charging top dollar to boss people around, one Oregon congressional candidate can boast of having a unique background doing just that.

Businesswoman Courtney Ellyn Casgraux, who had previously been exposed as a pricey dominatrix, is now using her sexual exploits to gain campaign popularity, OutKick reported.

Casgraux spent her 20s and 30s charging up to $500 per hour for her “services ” at the BDSM establishment Donatella’s Dungeon in midtown Manhattan, according to the New York Post.

Her past came to light after a raunchy video appeared on Reddit, potentially derailing her budding political career.

Acording to the aspiring legislator, she was hysterical after her initial exposure.

“[I was] just panicking … Then I was like, ‘Who did this?’ and I just started calling every single person that I pretty much knew from my past … I was like hyperventilating, crying,” she told the Post.

But, soon thereafter, she realized that the attempts to expose her past were attacks not just on her, but on all women.

“To shame me for something that helped create the life that I have today where I have opportunity. . . made me really mad,” she said. “Because it felt like an attack on women, not just an attack on me.”

Casgraux has doubled-down on her sexual history, using her image as a “whore” to score points at the voting booth.

Recently, for example, she took a photo shoot with Playboy to promote her qualifications for political office.

In the caption of her photo, Casgraux bragged that Playboy has backed her campaign, noting that the porn company “has not only championed me but my Congressional Campaign.”

She plans to use her “platform” as a small-time sexual icon to “educate, uplift voices and fundraise for those less fortunate,” noting that her “journey with Playboy” is “just beginning.”

Being exposed as a dominatrix, for Casgraux, has freed her to be herself and say whatever she wants.

“Once [the video] came out and I got the Playboy page, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I feel like I can just be me.’ And I could say the things that I wanna say, and I can be funny and be tongue and cheek with things, and reclaim my sexuality,” she admitted.

Casgraux concluded by adding that she intends to reclaim “the American Flag and what it represents.”

Axelrod Doubles Down on Biden Criticism, Compares His Campaign to Hillary’s

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Axelrod Doubles Down on Biden Criticism, Compares His Campaign to Hillary’s

(Headline USA) Democratic strategist David Axelrod doubled down on his criticism of President Joe Biden’s reelection bid this week, comparing his campaign to Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 bid.

Axelrod, an establishment heavyweight who helped propel former President Barack Obama to the White House in 2008, came out against Biden last month following a number of polls that show the president losing to former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical general election. Axelrod noted that the biggest obstacle Biden faces is his age, which has become a massive concern for voters, according to the recent polls.

The president reportedly responded to Axelrod’s criticism by calling him a “prick.” But Axelrod said he’s not the only one concerned that Biden could hand the White House back to Trump.

“I don’t care about them thinking I’m a prick — that’s fine,” Axelrod told the New York Times in a Saturday article. “I hope they don’t think the polls are wrong, because they’re not.”

Axelrod also suggested that the lack of enthusiasm for Biden’s reelection could be tied to the president’s own lack of enthusiasm for campaigning.

“My feeling is either get out or get going. But the status quo, the way they were approaching the campaign, this sort of ‘What, me, worry?’ attitude about the campaign was not going to get him to where he needs to go,” he said. 

Biden, who turned 81 on Monday, seems to think he can “cheat nature,” Axelrod added.

“I think he has a 50-50 shot here, but no better than that, maybe a little worse,” Axelrod said. “They’ve got a real problem if they’re counting on Trump to win it for them. I remember Hillary doing that, too.”

Many other Democrats have told Axelrod that they were “glad someone said it” about Biden, he told the Times.

“I’ll live with the fact that the president’s unhappy with me,” he added.

Biden’s age is a top issue for voters, with more than 70% of swing state voters agreeing that he is too old to seek reelection. 

The president has tried to write off their concerns, even cracking a joke on Monday about his birthday, saying, “It’s difficult turning 60.”

Records Indicate That Trans Terrorist Was Successful in Fight for Facial Hair Removal Rights

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Records Indicate That Trans Terrorist Was Successful in Fight for Facial Hair Removal Rights

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In June, Donna Langan settled a lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons for “violating the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment by not providing gender confirmation surgery.”

Langan had already received a vaginoplasty and breast augmentation surgery on Jan. 5, 2023, but the trans inmate refused to drop the lawsuit at the time—arguing that the U.S. government should also pay for facial hair removal surgery.

Neither Langan nor the BOP has publicly confirmed whether the June settlement included free facial hair removal, but newly released BOP documents indicate that such medical services are now available to prisoners.

The BOP’s newly released Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Persons—which updates December 2016 guidance on the matter—includes a new section on facial-hair removal. The updated guidance was drafted in June, which was the same month the BOP and Langan announced their settlement.

“Facial hair is often a source of distress and suffering for patients who identify as trans-female. Several noninvasive options are available to our incarcerated population. Patients can access the commissary to purchase extra razors, hygiene items such as hair removal creams and lotions, as well as foundation/coverage cremes/liquids to match the color of their skin,” the June 2023 guidance stated.

“When commissary items fail to achieve desired results, and there is continued Gender Dysphoria, Health Services may provide over-the-counter laser hair removal devices as medically necessary,” the guidance added.

“If these measures fail to remove the facial hair or are contraindicated (e.g., documented allergy or repeated infections) and patient has persistent unresolved Gender Dysphoria/incongruence, a referral consultation for professional laser facial hair removal or electrolysis may be submitted to the local Utilization Review Committee for consideration.”

Langan’s saga has been detailed extensively by Headline USA. It has only started to receive wider attention recently—most notably when Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, pressed BOP Director Colette Peters about the absurd situation at a congressional hearing earlier this month.

“Look at this guy. This is an interesting guy, folks. His name is Peter Langan … He looks like a bad, bad guy. He is a bad, bad guy. He’s an ex-Nazi terrorist. He’s a bad, bad hombre. And this guy wants to be referred to as Donna,” the congressman stated, displaying a Headline USA article about Langan.

“He’s claiming his Eighth Amendment rights were violated for not being provided gender-confirming surgery. For the people at home: This person is an ex-Nazi bank robber. In June, his lawsuit was settled. And I’d like to know whether this means that inmates now have the Eighth Amendment right to sex changes. Are we paying for guys like this, who are just sick?” he asked.

While Langan’s legal battle for trans rights in prison has attracted some media and congressional attention, the inmate’s connections to the Oklahoma City bombing have been a subject of interest for decades.

An avowed neo-Nazi by the early 1990s, Langan was imprisoned for armed robbery. But the U.S. Secret Service intervened to release Langan from prison to be a federal informant and help track down a fellow neo-Nazi who had been plotting to kill President George H.W. Bush and incoming President Bill Clinton.

However, Langan then went “rogue” and created the Aryan Republican Army, which went on to be the most prolific gang of bank robbers in the 90s.

When arrested in 1996, Langan told authorities that his fellow ARA members were involved in the OKC bombing, which killed 168 people, including 19 children. Multiple U.S. judges have ruled against Langan testifying about these allegations.

In his book In Bad Company, criminologist Mark Hamm explained the likely reason why the U.S. government has ignored Langan’s allegations about the OKC bombing.

“The real problem for the government, Langan concluded, was the embarrassing fact that the Secret Service had sprung him from jail back in 1993; after that, of course, he went on to form the Aryan Republican Army. And the weight of the evidence suggests that the Aryan Republican Army did, in the final analysis, play a direct role in the plot to bomb the Oklahoma City federal building,” Hamm wrote.

Ken Silva is a staff writer at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/jd_cashless.

Leftists Triggered by Timothée Chalamet ‘SNL’ Skit Mocking Hamas (and It’s Actually Funny)

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Leftists Triggered by Timothée Chalamet ‘SNL’ Skit Mocking Hamas (and It’s Actually Funny)

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Social-media users called on audiences to boycott the upcoming Wonka film after lead actor Timothée Chalamet made a joke referencing Hamas in a recent Saturday Night Live skit.

In the skit, three SNL writers—all part of a comedy group known as Please Don’t Destroy—attempt to convince Chalamet, a down-on-his-luck musician, not to end his life.

Despite their clear disdain for his “music,” they agree to share it on Instagram to support his band.

“What’s your band’s name?” a member of the trio asks.

“It’s Hay-mus,” Chalamet’s character, Frank, replies, and then proceeds to spell it out for them: “H-A-M-A-S.”

“Yeah, dude, I’m not sharing a song by Hamas on Instagram,” one of them responds.

The benign reference to the Palestinian terrorist group infuriated lots of people on social media.

One accused him of dishonoring the memory of the famously anti-Semitic Roald Dahl, author of the beloved children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which inspired Chalamet’s latest movie.

“I hope you lot boycott tf [shorthand for an expletive] out of Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka movie btw. [H]im participating in that SNL skit when Roald Dahl himself was pro-Palestine,” tweeted one user whose Twitter profile linked back to the website decolonizepalestine.com.

Another user, donning a Muslim hijab in her profile photo and the flag of Sierra Leone in her Twitter bio, promised to boycott Chalamet’s Dune 2, as well.

“This was really crass,” another commented. “And he said yes to this? Willy Wonka and Dune 2 boycott effective immediately.”

Others begged the writers to go back on strike.

 

Wonka premieres in theaters on Dec. 15; Dune 2 is set for release on March 1, 2024.

However, conservatives may have their own reasons for staying away as both of the adaptations of classic 20th-century novels have been met with criticism’s for pushing woke revisionism onto audiences.

Wonka, for example, which purports to be an origin story for Dahl’s iconic title character, deletes politically incorrect terms like “fat” and incorporates transgender themes.

Headline USA’s Ben Sellers contributed to this report.

Report: White House Secretly Reactivated Funding to Collect TRILLIONS of U.S. Phone Records

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Report: White House Secretly Reactivated Funding to Collect TRILLIONS of U.S. Phone Records

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Tech publication Wired reported Monday that the White House has reactivated funding for a secret program to collect more than 1 trillion domestic phone calls per year.

First revealed by the New York Times as “Hemisphere” in 2013, what’s now known as the Data Analytical Services program has allowed federal, state and local law enforcement—in coordination with AT&T—to mine the details of Americans’ calls for more than a decade.

The records reportedly include a range of identifying information, including the caller and recipient’s names, phone numbers, and the dates and times they placed calls.

According to a 2022 White House memo obtained by Wired, the White House has provided at least $6.1 million in discretionary funding to the DAS program since 2013.

Former President Barack Obama reportedly suspended funding for the program in 2013 amidsdt public outcry, but Donald Trump’s administration resumed funding. The funding was again briefly suspended in 2021, but resumed last year.

Throughout that whole time, the program has reportedly remained ongoing regardless of White House funding decisions. Other agencies have funded the program via grants.

The fact that it’s effectively run out of the White House means it is exempt from rules requiring assessments of its privacy impacts, according to Wired.

The White House is also exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Sunday, expressing concerns about the secretive domestic surveillance.

“I have serious concerns about the legality of this surveillance program, and the materials provided by the DOJ contain troubling information that would justifiably outrage many Americans and other members of Congress,” Wyden said.

Wyden said his office received information about the program in 2019, but has not been permitted to make the info public.

“While I have long defended the government’s need to protect classified sources and methods, this surveillance program is not classified and its existence has already been acknowledged by the DOJ in federal court. The public interest in an informed debate about government surveillance far outweighs the need to keep this information secret,” he said to Garland.

“To that end, I urge you to promptly clear for public release the material.”

AT&T reportedly declined to comment for Wired’s story, while the White House did respond to media inquiries.

Ken Silva is a staff writer at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/jd_cashless.

Emerging ‘Patriot Party’ Leads to Ronna McDaniel Freakout in Arizona

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Emerging ‘Patriot Party’ Leads to Ronna McDaniel Freakout in Arizona

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) Ronna McDaniel, the embattled chair of the Republican National Committee, has received a major scare as the state of Arizona may verify the Patriot Party, Fox News reported.

McDaniel and the RNC said the Patriot Party had submitted faulty signatures, meaning that it could not legitimately partake in the 2024 elections.

They also accused Arizona’s Democrat secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, of conspiring in secret to facilitate the veritifation process.

While Fontes allowed observers to witness the signature verifitation of the No Labels party, which Democrats sought to wage legal challenges against, he did not notify the major parties of the Patriot Party’s recent petition to be included on upcoming ballots, AZ Cenral reported.

McDaniel said for Fontes to allow it under the circumstances would be “a drastic failure to uphold the standards of his office.”

She threatened to sue Fontes if he does not stop the Patriot Party from becoming a serious player in Arizona politics.

“Upon review of the filing, it’s become clear that this party doesn’t even have the necessary signatures to make it onto the ballot,” she said.

The Patriot Party needs just over 34,000 signatures to appear on the Arizona ballot.

“If Fontes chooses to certify their petition in the face of these glaring issues, the RNC, NRCC [National Republican Congressional Committee] and AZGOP [Arizona State Republican Party] will take him to court and win,” McDaniel added.

The conservative third-party option, which is being led by former GOP state Rep. John Fillmore, could potentially run to the right of Republicans and split the vote in already close races.

Notably, the senate race between incumbent independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego figures to be a hotly contested one as it is—although it seems unlikely that the Patriot Party would run someone against the staunchly conservative Lake were she to secure the Republican nomination.

Nonetheless, the group could throw other closely watched races into disarray, such as the one to replace retiring Rep. Debbie Lesko in the solid-red 8th Congressional District, which is already shaping up to be a battle between two heavy-hitting right-wing candidates.

Former senatorial candidate Blake Masters, who is likely to bring with him a considerable war chest, has indicated he plans to run for the open seat in the northern suburbs of Phoenix. However, Jacob Chansley—better known to many as the “Q’Anon Shaman”—has also signaled his intention to run for the seat as a libertarian and may win over some due to his affiliation with the Jan. 6 uprising.

In the meantime, Fillmore has moved forward with recruiting candidates to run on the Patriot Party ticket in 2024.

“We are actively recruiting candidates. I have several people who are nameless… who said that if we become a party, they will join us,” he said.

“We will always probably caucus with the Republicans, but we will not be hamstrung by the Republican Party rules,” he added.

Under McDaniel’s leadership, the RNC has struggled in every election cycle since 2016—including the failed “red wave” of 2022, and the recent off-year elections in states such as Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.

As a result of her shortcomings, McDaniel has seen opposition from both outside and within the party, culminating in calls for her resignation.

Headline USA’s Ben Sellers contributed to this report/

Treasury Secretary: ‘Essential’ for U.S. to Fund Ukrainian Schoolteachers

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Treasury Secretary: ‘Essential’ for U.S. to Fund Ukrainian Schoolteachers

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) As the U.S. national debt quickly approaches $34 trillion, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went on television Monday to explain how critical it is for Americans to continue funding Ukraine’s government.

Yellen’s comments as President Joe Biden pushes Congress for a $105 billion aid package that will include funding for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan—with a poultry $12 billion thrown in for border security, perhaps to appease Republicans.

The comments also come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy complains that the U.S. is diverting weapons from Ukraine to Israel.  Zelenskyy reportedly said on Nov. 16 that deliveries of artillery shells have “decreased” since Israel began its campaign in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attack.

Yellen said Monday that Ukraine remains a “critical priority” for the Biden administration. That’s why American taxpayers must continue funding the basic functions of Ukraine’s government as it concentrates on fighting Russia, she said in an interview with CNBC.

“We can’t allow Ukraine to lose a battle on the home front because it lacks enough money to keep schoolteachers in the classroom and first responders on the job, when it’s fighting valiantly on the battlefield. Ukraine is utterly dependent on this aid,” she said.

Yellen then made the case that the Ukraine-Russia conflict is of importance for U.S. national security.

“This aid is critical to the national security of America. If Putin were to win this brutal war in Ukraine, next we might see him attacking a NATO ally of ours,” she said. “We need to stop this.”

Last month, Yellen was asked whether the U.S. can afford another war given its precarious fiscal position. National debt has skyrocketed past $33 trillion, and rising interest rates now have the debt increasing by about $1 trillion every three months.

But that’s not a problem, according to Yellen.

“Absolutely, American can afford to stand with Israel and to support Israel’s military needs. And we also can and must support Ukraine in its struggle against Russia,” said Yellen, who is Jewish.

In the same interview, the Treasury Secretary also claimed that “the American economy is doing extremely well.” Her comment was made on the heels of a higher-than-expected inflation report.

Ken Silva is a staff writer at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/jd_cashless.

Podesta-Linked Journalist Hit With Heinous Child Porn Charges

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Podesta-Linked Journalist Hit With Heinous Child Porn Charges

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Left-wing journalist Slade Sohmer was charged earlier this month with possessing and distributing child pornography—marking at least the third instance this year of an anti-Trump reporter going down for alleged pedophilia.

According to the New York Post, Sohmer, 44, was charged in Massachusetts court on Nov. 10 with possessing and disseminating “hundreds of child pornography images and videos.” He pleaded not guilty and was reportedly released on $100,000 bond.

The allegations against Sohmer are horrific. Court documents cited by the Berkshire Eagle earlier this week allege that the child porn found on Sohmer’s phone included boys believed to be as young as 3 years of age being raped and forced to perform sex acts by adults.

Until last month, Sohmer was reportedly the editor-in-chief of the video-driven news site The Recount. His resume includes stints at SiriusXM Radio, HyperVocal, Mic, and Beme, the now-defunct video news company that was once bought out by CNN, according to the Post.

Zerohedge noted Sohmer’s Twitter banter with former Clinton campaign advisor John Podesta, who has been at the center of the pedophile conspiracy known as Pizzagate due to his bizarrely coded emails and unseemly artwork. The two were joking about a reported “sinkhole” that appeared around Trump’s Mar a Lago property in 2017.

More disturbingly, internet sleuths unearthed Sohmer’s involvement in a non-profit called Camp Power, a summer camp for underprivileged children which Sohmer co-directed. Sleuths also found a 2018 now-deleted Buzzfeed article about Sohmer talking about his homosexuality with school children.

Sohmer’s arrest follows former ABC News journalist James Gordon Meek being charged on Feb. 1 with transporting child pornography. Meek pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years imprisonment.

Additionally, former CNN television producer John Griffin pleaded guilty last December to using interstate commerce to entice and coerce a 9-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity at his Vermont ski house. He was sentenced to 19 years imprisonment in June.

The three cases of prominent left-wing journalists being outed as pedophiles over the last year has Zerohedge and other asking whether a pattern is emerging.

“In the last 12 months alone, two senior producers for ABC and CNN were sentenced to prison for child porn,” Zerohedge stated.

“We’re starting to sense a trend.”

Ken Silva is a staff writer at Headline USA. Follow him at twitter.com/jd_cashless.

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