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The Fourth of July used to be the best day in America. In 2022, the holiday has become a mind-numbing spectacle because – in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health – independence is under full-scale assault, says ESPN race-baiter extraordinaire Howard Bryant.

Fans who are concerned with China’s horrendous human rights violations were silenced Monday. This didn’t happen on Chinese soil either. It was in the United Kingdom. Wimbledon, no less. 

The Presidential Medal of Freedom has lost much of its meaning with the presentation of the award to woke soccer player Megan Rapinoe. The hardcore leftist and national anthem kneeler is one of 17 new recipients who will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor this Thursday. 

No, no, ya can’t selectively be a social justice warrior, says former ESPN anchor Bob Ley. Appearing on Michelle Beadle’s What Did I Miss? podcast, he slammed people crying crocodile tears over the Saudi Arabian LIV golf league while looking the other away on China’s horrific human rights abuses. 

The lines of God and country are blurring, and our democracy is teetering on the edge of a theocracy and “authoritarian dystopia.” It’s all because six unelected Supreme Court justices last week sacked Roe v. Wade and the Constitution, while the NFL remains silent about it, writes Mike Florio, the embittered voice of NBC’s Pro Football Talk. 

Government hostility toward Christianity was tackled at the 50-yard line today, courtesy of the Supreme Court of the United States. Bremerton High School, Wash., violated former football coach Joe Kennedy’s right to pray on its football field when it fired him in 2016, the court ruled. 

Wonders never cease in the wide woke world of the Women’s National Basketball Association. While doing time in a Russian prison on drug charges, Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner just made the WNBA All-Star Game as an honorary starter. Her initials and uniform number are adorning center court in each of the league’s 12 arena, too. 

Football fans disgusted with pro football’s sorry record of criminal activity have often resorted to tagging it with the dubious National “Felons” League moniker. This week’s revelations about the despicable behavior of Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder further justify their criticisms. 

The Left’s obsession with drag queens continued on recent pride night events hosted by the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox. It’s just part of making the “right people” uncomfortable, SB Nation Outsports writer Ken Schultz said Tuesday. “The drag gods have spoken. And based on the Mets’ and Red Sox’ current records, they approve,” Schultz wrote. 

Dan LeBatard’s first lie was inviting longtime sports sideline reporter Michele Tafoya to be a guest on his podcast to discuss her successful career and new podcast. Once there, he ambushed her as a “racist” and “homophobe.”

NASCAR has increased its efforts in pushing liberal causes after it received flak for committing the grave sin of allowing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to wave the green flag at a race at Texas Motor Speedway on May 22.

Say what? A New York Times-owned sports blog told its staff to can the politics and stick to sports. It is absolutely true. Mediaite reports that The Athletic staffers are not taking the surprising edict well either. 

The NBA did it. Self-inflicted wounds in recent years have led to substantially diminished respect and viewership for the woke league in this year’s NBA Finals. Take Game 5: it’s usually a pivotal game in a seven-game championship series that draws well, and not even those stakes provoked a significant rise in viewership Monday. 

A major part of the NFL’s offseason is – no surprise! -- a queer lesson in advanced decadence and wokeness. It’s been a time of controversy and divisiveness, writes Outkick’s Armando Salguero. This month, the National “Woke” League is obsessed with LGBT pride activities and tweeted: “we are proud to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community every day, not just in June.”