Fortis News with Jimmy Hicks

• California voters rejected an $18 minimum wage increase, with about 240,000 votes difference • The Potential Energy Coalition launched a 'Talk Like a Human' campaign to rebrand climate activism messaging • Pennsylvania Department of Education rescinded mandatory "Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Education Program" after legal challenge • DC Comics reimagined Superman as a climate refugee with...

• Colorado ordered to pay $1.5 million to graphic designer Lorie Smith following Supreme Court victory over religious freedom case, ending a saga that included harassment of cake artist Jack Phillips • Essentia Health hospital faced backlash for offering free Chick-fil-A to staff, despite providing gender transition services, leading to administrative apology • St. Peter's Chapel in Lucerne introd...

• Democratic lawmakers proposing bill to establish homelessness as a protected class, preventing cities from restricting public camping • Poll shows 75% of Americans support making transgender surgeries for children illegal, 10% increase since August • Rep. Nancy Mace introduced bill requiring House members to use bathrooms matching biological sex • 42 Fortune 100 companies now cover abortion trav...

• California showed significant political shift with Trump gaining 40% of votes and Proposition 36 passing with 70% support, reversing soft-on-crime policies • Major corporations including Disney, Comcast, and IBM are quietly returning to X (formerly Twitter) despite previous public exodus • University of Rochester faced antisemitic incident with "Wanted" posters targeting Jewish faculty members •...

• The Trump administration plans to dismantle approximately 500 DEI-related actions implemented across federal agencies during the Biden administration • State Department organized therapy sessions and "cry rooms" for employees distressed by Trump's victory • Former Trump official Ben Carson notes bureaucrats previously "slow-walked" policies they opposed • Michigan Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin op...

• California, Colorado, and Hawaii voted to remove traditional marriage definitions from constitutions • Russia passed law banning child adoption by countries where gender transitioning is legal • Ohio Senate approved legislation requiring sex-based bathroom separation in schools • Oklahoma launching "Office of Religious and Patriotism" for schools • Eva Longoria announced plans to leave US for Me...

• Spirit Airlines stock has plummeted over 90% this year, preparing for bankruptcy and planning to furlough over 300 pilots in January • Microsoft Word's latest update flags terms like "maternity leave" as non-inclusive, suggesting alternatives like "parental leave" and "birth-related leave" • Idaho's Southwest District Health Board voted to stop offering COVID-19 vaccines at its facilities, follo...

• Hong Kong attempts to address low birth rates by placing baby pictures in government offices, assuming workers have simply forgotten about babies. • Fulani herdsmen kidnapped four more Nigerian Christians, adding to dozens taken in six months, with little response from police. • Twelve thousand Christians marched in Dublin, singing and carrying crosses, while Pastor John Ahern stressed that God...

• Vice President-elect JD Vance suggests Europeans reconsider NATO funding after threats against Elon Musk’s free speech. • A mother’s video shows her supporting her children’s choices – except when they vote Republican. • Fulani herdsmen continue persecuting Christians in Nigeria, with six more dead and widespread hunger. • A former teacher assaulted Trump supporters, justifying it as a response...

• FEMA Scandal: Whistleblowers revealed an official ordered workers to skip homes with Trump signs during Florida disaster relief; supervisor was terminated • Manufacturing Shift: Steve Madden is reducing Chinese manufacturing by 45% in anticipation of potential Trump tariffs • Gun Rights: Illinois federal judge struck down the state's ban on semiautomatic weapons, citing constitutional rights • N...

• Electoral Impact: Oberlin College professor canceled class, claiming inability to teach following election results • Identity Politics: Vice President Harris' defeat prompted discussions about the role of DEI in electoral politics • Corporate Change: Target stores returning to "Merry Christmas" messaging instead of "Happy Holidays" • Alberta Legislation: Premier Danielle Smith introduced bill re...

• The View hosts Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg made controversial claims about the election, with Hostin blaming "uneducated white voters" and Whoopi claiming voter deaths • MSNBC's Joe Scarborough acknowledged that Democrat positions on transgender sports affected election outcomes, noting 85% of Americans oppose biological males in women's sports • Trump achieved narrowed margins in tradition...

• Florida voters rejected Amendment 4, which would have established unlimited abortion rights in the state constitution • Georgetown University is offering stress relief items like Legos and coloring books to help students cope with election day • A Seattle French teacher was exposed for requiring students to describe Trump negatively in language exercises • Olympic boxing faced controversy after...

• Alberta facing controversy over parental consent requirements - needed for dental work but not for abortions • Premier Danielle Smith introducing legislation to ban transgender surgeries for minors in Alberta • UC San Diego implementing mandatory climate change courses for all incoming freshmen • Missouri pro-life groups organizing convoy protest against Amendment 3 (abortion legislation) • Tran...

• Hurricane Helene caused $53 billion in damage in North Carolina alone, with 96 deaths and 126,000 damaged homes • New York schools are offering "mental health days" for students stressed by democratic processes • HHS officials are consulting with activists regarding potential CPS intervention in cases of "transphobia" • NY Governor Hochul characterized Republican voters as "anti-American" • Boei...

• NYC legalizes jaywalking despite 200 pedestrian deaths in five years, citing racial concerns • Taliban issues new restriction banning women from hearing other women's voices in public • NY Times publishes essay arguing against concept of "positive masculinity" • New Brunswick elects Liberal government promising to remove parental consent requirements for student gender identity changes • Beverly...

• Thomas More Society releases "decoder" document warning Missouri's Amendment 3 could override parental rights and expand beyond abortion • VP Kamala Harris repeatedly avoids specifying abortion restrictions in CBS interview • British Health Secretary meets with Darlington nurses, supporting biological sex-based spaces after 48,000 sign petition • Neiman Marcus removes "Christmas" from annual cat...

• The View's Whoopi Goldberg claimed Trump would break up interracial marriages to deport non-white spouses if reelected • University of Nevada Reno women's volleyball team and four other schools refused to compete against a team with a male player, led by captain Sia Liilii • California withdrew enforcement of its censorship law against The Babylon Bee after First Amendment concerns • UK fertilit...

• 50 Liberal MPs have signed a petition calling for Justin Trudeau's resignation following byelection losses and controversial Foreign Interference Inquiry testimony • Four Texas school employees suspended for allegedly administering sleep-aid patches to preschoolers at Northgate Elementary School • Planned Parenthood now offers cross-sex hormones at 450 locations, with 40,000 patients treated las...

• A Berklee College student canceled his presentation about avoiding gender transition after receiving threats and hostile comments • Chicago Public Schools received federal funding for LGBT and climate programs despite low academic performance (82% math deficiency, 74% reading deficiency) • Democrats launched a $2M ad campaign warning about potential Republican restrictions on pornography • NYC i...

• British veteran fined approximately $12,000 for silent prayer near abortion clinic, spending just three minutes in reflection • Dutch court allows vaccine injury case against Bill Gates to proceed, rejecting his jurisdictional defense • Prairie Valley School Division defends policy allowing gender-confused males in female locker rooms • Biden administration implements new rule restricting law en...

• Colorado Governor signs law prohibiting healthcare workers from offering abortion pill reversal treatment, despite claiming to want abortion "minimized" • Barrhead, Alberta to vote on bylaw removing Pride flags and specialized crosswalks from town property • Mother of female swimmer who competed against Lia Thomas breaks silence about impact on women's sports • Poll shows majority of Christians...

• Christian convert Mohammad Abdul faced third attack this year for hosting prayer meetings. • 60 congressmen pushing pro-life legislation, including mandatory heartbeat listening requirement in Columbia. • New film "Average Joe" depicts Coach Joseph Kennedy's Supreme Court victory over prayer-related dismissal. • Barna study reveals majority of practicing Christians, including pastors, admit to v...

• Colorado baker Jack Phillips wins dismissal of latest case after 12-year legal battle over conscience rights • Growing wave of detransitioner lawsuits emerging from young people claiming they were rushed into medical procedures • Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announces plans to protect female student privacy in school facilities • British Columbia Conservative leader John Rustad opposes explici...

• Harvard faces $151 million reduction in endowment due to donor response to anti-Semitism handling • British veteran Adam Smith-Connor fined $12,000 for silent prayer near abortion clinic • Canadian euthanasia program expanding to consider conditions like homelessness and obesity • MSNBC's Joy Reid characterizes pro-life Christian families as "fascists" • Missouri pastor Rev. Shumway campaigns on...