Great pick Donald, really going to help you

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An apparent audio leak from what is said to be a previous interview has Senator J.D. Vance on a recording suggesting that women crossing state lines to obtain abortions should be stopped via "federal response."

The clip features a voice that 'resembles Vance' speculating on an imaginary scenario: "Imagine Roe vs. Wade is overturned. Ohio outlaws abortion by 2022, maybe 2024. Meanwhile, George Soros funds daily flights from Columbus, transporting predominantly Black women to California for abortions. The left would likely praise this as a triumph for diversity. That's rather unsettling, don't you think?" Vance allegedly says in the clip.

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The pattern emerges whenever a Republican-led state imposes new restrictions on abortion: People seeking the procedure cross state lines to find treatment in places with less-restrictive laws.
Now, a prominent antiabortion lawmaker in Missouri, from where thousands of residents have traveled to next-door Illinois to receive abortions since Missouri passed one of the country's strictest abortion laws in 2019, believes she has found a solution.

An unusual new provision, introduced by state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R), would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps a Missouri resident obtain an abortion out of state, using the novel legal strategy behind the restrictive law in Texas that since September has banned abortions in that state after six weeks of pregnancy.

Coleman has attached the measure as an amendment to several abortion-related bills that have made it through committee and are waiting to be heard on the floor of the House of Representatives.

Abortion rights advocates say the measure is unconstitutional because it would effectively allow states to enact laws beyond their jurisdictions, but the Republican-led Missouri legislature has been supportive of creative approaches to antiabortion legislation in the past. The measure could signal a new strategy by the antiabortion movement to extend its influence beyond the conservative states poised to tighten restrictions if the Supreme Court moves this summer to overturn its landmark precedent protecting abortion rights.
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"If your neighboring state doesn't have pro-life protections, it minimizes the ability to protect the unborn in your state," said Coleman, who said she's been trying to figure out how to crack down on out-of-state abortions since Planned Parenthood opened an abortion clinic on the Illinois-Missouri border in 2019.

A Supreme Court decision that undercuts Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion across the United States,probably would create a national landscape that encourages patients to cross state lines for abortions, with Democrat-led states moving to protect abortion rights as Republican-led states further limit them.
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The trend has been apparent in Texas, where the majority of people seeking abortions since the state's six-week abortion ban took effect in September have been able to obtain the procedure at clinics in neighboring states, or by ordering abortion pills in the mail, according to a report from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project. Demand for abortions has skyrocketed in Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico and other nearby states. Planned Parenthood clinics in states that border Texas reported that patient traffic increased by nearly 800 percent, and independent providers reported comparable increases.

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Certainly, there’s a few others out there, but I was limited to this amount of choices. Others that come to are Making Memz with J Bo. Two guys name Chris (Chris Williams, Chris Hassel). Please feel free to drop any others in the comments.

Here's an idea...let's get the best qualified people, not only those who check a racial or gender box. Along with the secret service, another epic DEI failure boys.

National Guard Disputes Tim Walz's Military Biography​

The Minnesota National Guard is disputing Governor Tim Walz's military biography, saying that the Democratic vice presidential candidate did not hold the rank of command sergeant major at the time of his retirement.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Kristen Augé, the state public affairs officer for Minnesota National Guard, told Just the News on Wednesday that the governor did not retire as "Command Sergeant Major Walz" in 2005, as stated on Minnesota's official website, but as master sergeant "because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy." A soldier who does not complete the requisite coursework is automatically demoted, according to Army regulations.

Wait, what?


“The FBI allowed Asif Raza Merchant, the Pakistani man charged with plotting with Tehran to assassinate Donald Trump and others, to enter the U.S. in April with special permission known as “significant public benefit parole” even though he was flagged on a terrorism watchlist and recently traveled to Iran, according to government documents reviewed by Just the News.

The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force interviewed Merchant, fingerprinted him and inspected the contents of his electronic devices when he arrived at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston, but then let him leave with the special parole that expired on May 11, the memos state.

“Subject was polite and cooperative throughout encounter,” the FBI interview memo reads. “... Subject's notable travel outside of country of citizenship includes a recent trip to Iran.”

Merchant wasn't arrested until July 12, after a confidential human source ascertained he had tried to line up assassins and was planning to leave the United States, the FBI said.“

Good stuff from JuJu Manson on Tuesday.

He shares what it’s been like to change positions over the last year, discusses Kelvin Bell and Seth Wallace each trying to get him, potentially following in his father’s footsteps, and more.

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Did I miss a memo or something? Do we just ignore it now?

We can do one for Lincoln later because I would find that fascinating

Former Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee has advanced to the men’s freestyle 57 kg gold-medal match at the Paris Olympics.



Lee won three matches Thursday to set up his Friday championship match against Japan’s Rei Higuchi, an Olympic silver medalist in 2016.


Lee won a first-period 14-4 technical fall in the semis against Uzbekistan's Gulomjon Abdullaev. Earlier, he beat Kyrgyzstan's Bekzat Almaz Uulu, 12-2, in the quarterfinals and edged China's Wanhao Zou in the opening round.

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It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

The estate of a French explorer that died on the doomed sub is suing OceanGate. It's apparently been determined that they were aware that the implosion was imminent before it happened.

That would be unsettling...

Quincy Hall with an absolutely amazing comeback yesterday to win gold for the USA! Here's the video for all you 400M race fans.

Didn't see a post on here so didn't want any of you to miss it.

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If you support this law and this fine being applied here then you are the problem.

@WDSMHAWK for sure supports it. Good little marxist.

https://www.local12.com/news/nation...man-contact-caution-area-monitoring-situation

WTF?

I havn't rode them in over 10 years. Been sitting on the trailer in the shop collecting dust. Does anyone ride them anymore?

Someday this supposed Prez candidate that didn’t recieve a single vote might have a real press conference. China is licking its chops for word salad Kammie.

Who do you want to hear from, and what are you hoping to hear tomorrow from Iowa's media day?

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The city of Iowa City is looking for a developer to turn a vacant downtown lot into a mixed-use building that could offer anything from entertainment and hotel rooms, to dining and office space. There is one proposal the city will not consider: luxury student housing.



The Iowa City Council at a work session Tuesday reviewed a draft request for proposals for the property at 21 S. Linn St., and expressed support for it.


The city bought the property last summer for $4.5 million after a developer’s plans for student housing at the site fell through. Prior to that, the property was a U.S. Bank drive through.


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The draft RFP asks for a mixed-use building with commercial on the first floor (retail, entertainment, dining, etc.). On upper floors the proposal asks for uses such as hotel, residential, entertainment, office space or other commercial uses.


“Our RFP is reflective of our values and what we want, and our love between location and about wanting to attract people to the city, into doing different things and things that engage more people. And we also need to make sure that this RFP is something that developers see as a benefit,” said council member Megan Alter.


A mix of market and affordable rate residential units in part of the building is “strongly encouraged.” The proposal also asks that developers consider plans that support the small business culture in downtown Iowa City and are not “alcohol-centric.”


“I think alcohol-centric is saying, don't make it bars, but you can still have an entertainment venue that serves alcohol or something like that,” said council member Laura Bergus.





If office space is proposed the city is asking that developers consider the possibility of the city owning or leasing upper floor office space. However, the proposal also states that city office space is not a “preference or requirement” of the project.


“We tried not to give the impression that this is a strong desire for the city to be in this exact location. We just want to open the door to that conversation,” City Manager Geoff Fruin said during the council work session.


The request for proposals explicitly states that “luxury housing focused on the student population” will not be considered.

Final proposal selection could come early next year​

The city is in the process of updating its Tax Increment Financing policy. TIF can help fund certain development projects in a district through the use of property taxes over a multiyear period.


Once the TIF policy is updated it will be added to the RFP, which can then be published, hopefully by September, city officials said.


Once proposals are submitted, a city staff review committee will recommend proposals to city council for review. The council will make the final decision on the proposals. The council may ask developers to present and answer questions at a meeting.


The city’s projected timeline includes a deadline for submissions in early November, with the possibility of a final proposal selection in early 2025.

Previous plans would have built student housing​

The South Linn Street property was bought in October 2021 by Chicago-based CA Ventures, which developed RISE at Riverfront Crossings, a luxury student apartment building.


In August 2022, the city approved plans for a 13-story building with commercial space and student housing. However, in early 2023 CA Ventures indicated it was looking to sell the property.


The city bought the property last summer with the intention of pursuing development of a mixed-use building through the private sector.


From March through May this year, the city hosted public input sessions and put out surveys asking residents what they would like to see on the lot. The results of more than 6,000 responses from about 1,800 respondents included green space, affordable housing, market-like independent retail space and mixed-use development.