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“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government
from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” —Thomas Jefferson

“It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into error.
It is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.”
—Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson
“Immigrants soon find their place in urban life, they soon adopt, externally, town manners and opinions, but for a long time they remain foreign to civic thought. One cannot make a social philosophy one’s own as easily as a new costume. . . More menacing than barbarians storming the walls from without are the seeming citizens within – those who are citizens in gesture, but not in thought.”
—Ludwig von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, p. 38 (1922)
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics
doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.”
—Pericles, Greek statesman, 495–429 BC

“I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of
individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.”
F. A. Hayek, Economic Freedom and Representative Government (1973)

Truth is always stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense. — Mark Twain

The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. — H. L. Mencken

"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and, if true, of infinite importance.
The one thing it cannot be is moderately important." — C.S. Lewis

To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil,
and in some small way to become evil oneself. —Theodore Dalrymple 


"Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward,
an incentive, a payment, a value; political power is exercised by means of a negative,
by the threat of punishment, injury, imprisonment, destruction.
The businessman's tool is values; the bureaucrat's tool is fear."
—Novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand

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Exclusive: Liz Cheney, January 6 Committee Suppressed
Exonerating Evidence of Trump’s Push for National Guard

Mollie Hemingway
Former Rep. Liz Cheney’s January 6 Committee suppressed evidence that President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops to protect the nation’s capital, a previously hidden transcript obtained by The Federalist shows. Cheney and her committee falsely claimed they had “no evidence” to support Trump officials’ claims the White House had communicated its desire for 10,000 National Guard troops. In fact, an early transcribed interview conducted by the committee included precisely that evidence from a key source. The interview, which Cheney attended and personally participated in, was suppressed from public release until now.

How Toxic Is DEI?
These Companies Are Turning Down Billions in Free Money to Avoid It

Stephen Green
If you had the opportunity to take a few billion dollars in free money from Presidentish Joe Biden but the catch is that your company would have to embrace the administration's DEI policies, what would you do? If you're a chipmaking giant like Intel, Samsung, or Taiwan Semi, then the answer is increasingly obvious. "Free money? No thanks!" The free money in question is the $50 billion or so in official bribes for companies to build state-of-the-art chip fabrication plants in this country – like companies used to do when this was still a decent place to do business.

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Week ending 17 March 2024

Joe Biden’s Top-Secret Plan
Douglas Andrews
If Joe Biden ever read The Art of War, he didn’t take notes. “Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night,” said Sun Tzu, “and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” Now let’s consider Biden’s secret plan – here we specify “secret” because the Democrats’ massive ballot-stuffing initiative in the swing states is no longer a secret – for overtaking Donald Trump between now and November, which he and his surrogates artlessly revealed to the friendlies at Axios: going for “Donald Trump’s jugular” by “rattling him daily.” That’s the “aggressive approach” that Biden is “privately pushing for.”
Senate Democrats Block Bill That
Would Ban Illegal Immigrants from Voting

With the 2024 presidential election coming up and millions of illegal aliens storming the southern border, Republicans are taking a stand from letting another 2020 election happen. However, Democrats are trying to squash the GOP’s efforts of upholding election integrity. This week, Senate Democrats shot down proposed legislation that would exclude illegal immigrants from being counted on the census for the purposes of apportionment for House seats and the Electoral College.
Trump Vows to Axe Every Open Border Policy of
Biden Administration on Day One

Former President Donald Trump has vowed to move ’very fast‘ with his agenda if elected, including ending President Biden’s ’open border' policies on day one. Former President Donald Trump said at a Saturday rally that, if elected in November, he would move quickly to fix a host of problems plaguing the country, including using executive power to free Jan. 6 “hostages” and ending every single “open border policy of the Biden administration” on day one after taking office.
Conservatives Fume That Trump's 'Bloodbath' Comment is
Taken Out of Context: ‘Deceptive’ Headlines

Conservative commentators, Republican lawmakers, and others slammed outlets like Rolling Stone, NBC News, and CBS News for sharing headlines about Trump claiming there would be a "bloodbath" if he didn’t win re-election that didn’t mention he was referring to the automotive industry. These critics claimed this was a new, anti-Trump "hoax" being manufactured in real time.
Florida Judge Scores Major Win for Trump –
Biden’s Plot is Falling Apart in Real Time

Prosecutors in the federal government have thrown nearly everything they could at Donald Trump. DOJ officials, under President Biden, have indicted Trump on dozens of charges. But many Americans believe these cases are a sham, meant to interfere with the upcoming election. One of these cases relates to documents Trump kept at his home in Mar-A-Lago. Americans were shocked when Biden’s FBI raided Trump’s home, despite the fact he had been cooperating with the National Archives.
Firm Building U.S. Facility Confirms Parent Company’s
Chinese Communist Party Ties Following DCNF Investigation

The president of a firm building a manufacturing facility near several Midwest military bases confirmed that his firm’s China-based parent company employs Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members and was previously involved in a military program during a state committee hearing on Monday. The Chinese parent company of Cnano USA Inc. (Cnano USA) – which intends to build a facility in Kansas approximately 70 miles from Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base – employs dozens of CCP members and sold products to a Chinese university for its use in a Chinese military program, Shawn Montgomery, Cnano USA president, testified during a Kansas House Committee …
Key House Lawmaker Says He May Make Referrals for
Obstruction, Ethics Against Dem J6 Panel

The House Republican leading the current review of security and intelligence failures during the 2021 Capitol riot put former lawmakers and staff on the now-defunct Democrat-run Jan. 6 committee on notice Wednesday that he may make referrals for criminal obstruction or House ethics violations. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga,, the chairman of the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee, told Just the News he is frustrated that videotapes of interviews, transcripts and other evidence that Congress gathered under the prior Jan. 6 inquiry run by Democrats was deleted, destroyed, moved to other federal agencies or locked behind passwords that have not been recovered, and he believes some form of accountability is warranted.
Not a Good Look for Liz Cheney:
Now It Looks Like Her Star J6 Witness Was Lying

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on the day of the so-called “insurrection” electrified the media with her lurid tale that then-President Donald J. Trump nearly choked a Secret Service agent while trying to grab the wheel of “The Beast” the armored presidential limo. In her star turn before the Democrat-stacked panel, the ex-staffer claimed that Trump demanded “I’m the F**ing president! Take me up to the Capitol now,” and “reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel” and “used his free hand to lunge” at the driver’s “clavicles.” Now her story is being called into question.
Biden Admin, Like Obama Before It,
Has Found An Enemy It’s Willing to Fight: Bibi Netanyahu

William A. Jacobson
The Obama administration hated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the fire of a thousand Suns, because Bibi would not bow to the Obama “grand bargain” to hand the region to Iran. What infuriated Obama more than anything is that a large percentage of Americans supported Bibi’s position and saw in him something Obama and his VP Joe Biden lacked: A strong leader willing to fight against the enemies of Israel, and America. Team Obama runs the Biden administration’s foreign policy, so the hate remains. Team Biden wants to force a ceasefire on Israel, leaving Hamas in control of Gaza, and Netanyahu will not capitulate.
Netanyahu Approves Rafah Ground Invasion,
Despite Biden Opposition

Israel will commence an invasion into the Gaza city of Rafah, despite protests from the United States and other international powers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced approval of the operation via his office on Friday. The Israeli Defense Force will invade the city in southern Gaza as part of its larger military operations in the region.
Pentagon: Building Gaza Pier Will Take 1,000 Soldiers 2 Months
Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder on Friday told reporters that “in addition to U.S. military humanitarian airdrops and the U.S. government’s efforts to continue sustaining and expanding assistance going in by land, as President Biden announced last evening, the Department of Defense will undertake an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier in Gaza, working alongside like-minded countries and partners.” Ryder also mentioned that up to 1,000 U.S. military personnel may be needed to complete the construction of the pier and causeway, over two months.
DHS Calls Haitian Migrant’s Alleged Rape of Disabled Teen ‘heinous’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has called allegations that a Haitian migrant raped a disabled 15-year-old girl "heinous." Cory Alvarez, the 26-year-old Haitian national charged with raping the teen at a Massachusetts hotel that was housing migrants last week, entered the U.S. last summer via President Biden’s controversial CHNV parole program. He was flown into New York City directly from Haiti. "CHNV" stands for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The program allows up to 30,000 people each month from these countries to fly into the U.S. and be granted two years of humanitarian parole, which allows them to apply to work in the U.S.
Biden's plan to ensure thugs and murders are spread within the U.S.
Desantis Says Florida Officers Intercepted Boat With
Haitians Carrying Drugs and Weapons

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday that state law enforcement had intercepted a vessel coming to the Florida coast carrying dozens of Haitian migrants, as well as firearms, drugs and night vision gear. "Our Florida Fish and Wildlife offices interdicted a vessel that had 25 illegal immigrants, potential illegal immigrants from Haiti in their boat. In their vessel they had firearms, they had drugs, they had night vision gear and were boating very recklessly, which would potentially endanger other folks," DeSantis said, adding that the interdiction had occurred "recently" in the last few weeks.
A Lesson for America: Green Policies Crush German Economy
Germany’s gross domestic product has been falling since the third quarter of 2022, causing fears of the first 2-yearlong recession since the early 2000s. German farmers are openly protesting new climate regulations that would raise the price of diesel fuel, vital for tractors and farm machinery. This discontent is mirrored by the general public, which is opposed to higher energy costs that drag down the economy. The recent economic slowdown has resulted in widespread political discontent, and the core of the slowdown has been disastrous energy policy. Instead of the government focusing on making energy affordable, it has continued its commitment to the “Energiewende” – the “Energy Transition” – a government project aimed at radically shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.
Skeptics’ Climate Arguments Are Inconvenient Facts
That Can’t Be Refuted

Pierre Gosselin
The science of climate change is very complex and there are many different points of view. This post summarizes some of the strongest arguments of climate skeptics.
CNN Forced to Correct Story After Accusations of
'smear' Campaign Against Katie Britt

CNN was forced to issue a correction to its reporting this week aimed at discrediting a portion of Republican Alabama Sen. Katie Britt's State of the Union rebuttal in which she included the tragic story about an unnamed sex trafficking victim to emphasize the effects of the ongoing border crisis. That victim of sex trafficking was later identified as Karla Jacinto, who faced immense brutality from the ages of 12 to 16 at the hands of traffickers in Mexico, which Britt detailed in her rebuttal.
Jill Biden’s ‘untouchable’ Gay ‘work husband’
Accused of Bullying, Sexual Harassment

Kevin Haggerty
Alleged behavior from the first lady’s “work husband” contended the senior adviser was a “classic Me Too” case amid complaints featuring bullying, bulges and more. With “decency” on the ballot, nearly a dozen current and former colleagues of Jill Biden’s top adviser Anthony Bernal came forward to voice their concerns about inappropriate workplace behavior that has left many feeling “uncomfortable.” Tuesday, the New York Post’s Washington, D.C. reporter Steven Nelson released a report citing inside sources allegations of sexual harassment that were said to have gone overlooked because the openly gay Bernal’s relationship with the first lady made him “untouchable.”
House GOP Exposes 'woke' Items in
Biden's $7.3 Trillion Budget

House Republicans are furious over "woke" programs President Biden wants to fund in his $7.3 trillion budget request. Biden released his 188-page proposal to fund the federal government on Monday. It lays out roughly $5 trillion in tax increases overall, which the White House said would be split evenly between corporations and the top 2% of earners. A new memo by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, highlighted billions aimed at green energy initiatives and equity programs.
Gangbangers Openly Sell Fake IDs, Green Cards to Migrants on
NYC Streets As Officials Warn of Danger

Criminals with ties to MS-13 and other gangs are selling fake green cards and social security cards to migrants on street corners in Queens – a dangerous security threat as rogue newcomers pour into the Big Apple. This week The Post spotted at least 10 men camped out in broad daylight at four different corners along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, hawking the bogus documents for $80 to $250. The forged social security numbers can be used to open up a bank account and potentially obtain a real driver’s license.
Reverend: Black Voters Saying ‘Yes’ to Trump in 2024,
Can’t ‘Afford’ to Vote for Biden

New polling shows black voters are flocking to support former President Donald Trump and, according to one conservative religious leader, they simply cannot “afford” to vote for President Biden. The voting bloc continues to move away from the president amid his failing policies and a New York Times/Siena poll out this month gives a grim picture for Democrats. Trump saw 23% support from black voters in the survey conducted at the end of February. This number is an obvious leap from the 4% black voter support he had in 2020.
WPATH Violates Medical Golden Rules
Emmy Griffin
Medical practitioners used to have two golden rules: First, do no harm. Second, adhere to science-based best practices, not ideology-fueled agendas, to direct physicking. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is a perfect example of a violation of both of these principles... The release of these files is an enormous vindication for those of us who have been following the science and the stories of these child victims over the past several years. We were right. There are monsters out there who want to destroy, mutilate, and sterilize children and use the façade of “expertise” to do it.
Kansas Judge Rules Keeping Biological Sex On IDs
Does Not Harm Transgender People

A Kansas judge ruled in favor of the state's conservative attorney general on Monday and determined that prohibiting sex changes on state IDs and driver's licenses does not violate the rights of individuals who identify as transgender. In a memorandum, District Judge Teresa Watson kept in place an existing ruling she previously made in July 2023 to prohibit the Department of Revenue from allowing transgender individuals to change their biological sex on ID cards.
What Are They Hiding? School Librarians Admit They Hid
Card Catalog from Parents While Pushing BLM, LGBTQ Issues

At least one school library in a South Carolina school district restricted access to its online card catalog in order to hide “critical race theory books” from parents, internal documents obtained by the parental rights group Moms for Liberty show. “Instead of listing these books as available in the library, they are making a conscious decision to include them in curriculum read aloud in class so parents don’t know,” Carly Carter, chair of the Anderson County Moms for Liberty chapter, told The Daily Signal in a written statement Wednesday. Carter’s Freedom of Information Act request turned up the documents.

Week ending 10 March 2024

Smokin’ Joe’s Grate of the Union:
Was That Fire – Or Gaslight?

Bob Maistros
One thing’s for sure: Smokin’ Joe Biden came out punching Thursday night in his campaign rally – oops, State of the Union address. That is, when Biden finally got to the House chamber after dissing assembled members of Congress and a national audience by leaving the White House right when he was to enter the Capitol. Then rudely breached protocol by tromping all over the speaker’s time-honored, bipartisanship-building privilege of introducing the chief executive.
Policymakers are Clueless That ALL Electricity
Came AFTER the Discovery of Oil!

Ronald Stein P.E.
The administration is laser-focused on ending the “climate crisis” by switching to “clean” electricity. It has few qualms about importing the critically needed materials from foreign countries, primarily under total control by China – regardless of economic, defense, national security, ecological or human rights implications. The administration just wants all the dirty aspects of “clean” electricity far away and out of sight.
AG Garland Pledges to Fight
Voter ID Laws, Election Integrity Measures

Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared alongside Vice President Kamala Harris in Selma, Alabama on Sunday where he pledged to fight voter ID laws and other election integrity measures that he deemed "discriminatory, burdensome, and unnecessary." He lamented that in recent years, certain measures such as voter ID laws and redistricting maps have made it harder "for millions of eligible voters to vote and to elect the representatives of their choice."
Was Biden Drugged for the State of the Union?
One Expert Thinks So.

Matt Margolis
Joe Biden’s fiery but mostly peaceful State of the Union address prompted many to suggest that he had been drugged before the speech to ensure an energetic performance. I don’t doubt that many wags made those comments in jest, but it may actually be the truth. A psychiatrist who specializes in elderly dementia patients told the Washington Times that Biden displayed behaviors indicative of stimulant usage to conceal cognitive decline during his State of the Union address on Thursday.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Bid to Block
Gun Restriction Bill in Washington State

U.S. District Court Judge Mary Dimke on March 8 dismissed a lawsuit against Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson brought by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which sought to prevent Senate Bill 5078 from taking effect. The bill, known as the Firearm Industry Responsibility & Gun Violence Victims’ Access to Justice Act, imposes state-level legal liability on Washington’s firearms industry, allowing lawsuits to be brought on behalf of people who are killed or injured with the industry’s products.
Louisiana Declares War on Crime by Bringing Back the Electric Chair
and Allowing Constitutional Carry

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed eleven bills on Tuesday in the aftermath of a special legislative session on crime. Among the bills Landry signed are a bill restoring electrocution as a method of execution and adding nitrogen hypoxia as an additional method of capital punishment. Louisiana last used the electric chair in 1991, before eliminating it in favor of lethal injection. However, because of challenges to Louisiana’s lethal injection protocol and difficulties acquiring the required drugs, Louisiana has been unable to carry out the executions of the 58 people currently on death row. The additional methods are intended to offer authorities new avenues of fulfilling “contractual obligations” to the families of victims.
Rachel Levine Plays the Race Card on Climate Change
The 2020s are like a South Park episode. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman, earlier this month took time away from encouraging pre-adolescent children to explore their gender identities through the wonders of endocrine-disrupting pharmaceuticals to lecture the public about how climate change might be racist. In a video posted on X, Levine said, “Black Americans are more likely than White Americans to live in areas in housing that increase their susceptibility to climate-related health issues,” and added that “65% of Black Americans report feeling anxious about climate change’s impact.”
VA Official Who Tried to Ban Iconic WWII Kissing Photo
Has Controversial History: 'Unequivocally Offensive'

Sailor kissing VJ Day 1945A Veterans Department official who sent a since-rescinded memo calling for the removal of an iconic photo of a Navy sailor kissing a woman in Times Square has been at the center of previous controversies in the past. Assistant Under Secretary for Health Operations RimaAnn Nelson sparked a firestorm, including calls for her to be fired, last week when she sent a memo to VA employees calling for the historic photo of a Navy sailor kissing a woman in Times Square on V-J Day in 1945 to be removed from all VA medical buildings because it does not fit with the department’s "no-tolerance policy towards sexual harassment and assault. The incident is not the first time Nelson has faced scrutiny during her tenure at the VA.
Blood Money: Times Square Billboard
Hits ‘AO-CCP’ for Pro-TikTok Stance

A billboard in New York City’s Times Square slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) – known as “AOC” – as “AO-CCP” over her support for the Chinese social media app TikTok. “The Chinese military is weaponizing TikTok to target American children. AOC argued against a TikTok ban… on TikTok!” the billboard reads next to a photo of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez that is labeled “AO-CCP,” in reference to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Transgender Girls and Sports: Nassau Exec. Bruce Blakeman, Parents Sue NY State AG Letitia James to Keep County Restrictions
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and the Floral Park parents of a 16-year-old girls volleyball player have filed a federal lawsuit against New York State Attorney General Letitia James over the implementation of his executive order barring transgender girls from participating in girls sports at county parks and facilities. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the Eastern District in Central Islip, contends the county has a constitutional right to protect women and girls from unfair competition and personal injury that could occur from playing against transgender athletes.
UN Envoy: Evidence Hamas Committed
Sexual Violence on Oct. 7; May be Ongoing

The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists committed rape, "sexualized torture," and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. There are also "reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing," said Pramila Patten, who visited Israel and the West Bank from Jan. 29 to Feb. 14 with a nine-member technical team.
ICE: 275 Previously-Convicted Illegal Alien Sex Offenders
Nabbed in One 12-Day Sweep

In one 12-day period this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers apprehended 275 convicted illegal alien sex offenders across the U.S. From February 5-16, ERO arrested about two dozen illegal alien convicted sex offenders a day during a nationwide sweep, ICE reports. The operation follows a similar effort in January, in which ERO officers apprehended 171 illegal aliens with pending charges or convictions for murder, homicide or assault against children, in addition to sexual offenses. ERO apprehensions over the two-month period include a range of sexual offenses, such as:
Illegal Brother of Laken Riley Murder Suspect
Linked to Venezuelan Crime Gang: DOJ

A Venezuelan migrant who allegedly handed police a fake green card as they were on the hunt for his brother, the suspected killer of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, has ties to the violent Venezuela-based organized crime gang Tren de Aragua, according to federal prosecutors. Federal authorities have been warning that the gang, also known as TdA and known for its violent turf wars as it expanded into other countries in South and Central America, is trying to establish itself in the U.S., where police are already linking it to organized crime.
Arizona Dem Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bill
Allowing Local Police to Arrest Illegal Aliens

Hobbs shot down Sen. Janae Shamp's "Arizona Border Invasion Act", or Senate Bill 1231, which would have made it a state crime to enter Arizona anywhere besides a legal port of entry. "This bill does not secure our border, will be harmful for communities and businesses in our state, and burdensome for law enforcement personnel and the state judicial system," Hobbs wrote in her veto letter.
8M Illegals to Continue Living Freely in U.S.
Despite Awaiting Deportation

As reported by Breitbart, this will result in a tripling of the number of non-detained illegals who otherwise would be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as they prepare for deportation. By the end of Fiscal Year 2023, there were at least 6.2 million illegals living in the U.S. who had not been detained by ICE despite facing deportation; 1.3 million of these illegals had already been given final deportation orders by federal judges.
Jamaal Bowman’s Voting Rights Hypocrisy
Howard Husock
Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York, best known for pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol, has made voting rights a signature issue. A member of the uber-progressive “Squad” led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bowman has even engaged in a hunger strike and been arrested while protesting the Senate’s failure to suspend the filibuster rule to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, which effectively would have federalized state voter laws.
There's Shameless –
Then There's the New York Times and Mara Gay

Beege Welborn
I don't know if you all remember the summer of 2020 the way I do, but it's still pretty vivid for many reasons. Most of those reasons have to do with the mind-blowing hypocrisy of it all smack in the middle of the destruction. How American was confined to quarters, 6 foot distancing, and masks while hordes in cities packed streets during multiple state funerals for the petty criminal whose death lit the fuse. Angry "mourners" chanting for "justice" even as they burned whole sections of cities to the ground at night.
Giant Spiders and Their 6-Foot Webs
Are Invading American Cities

East Asian Joro spider
There’s something alarming about a spider that can grow 3 inches across, builds orbed webs that can stretch more than 6 feet, and doesn’t seem bothered at all by an urban environment. In fact, they seem to thrive under very human-developed conditions. That’s why the Joro spider, native to east Asia, is grabbing attention as it makes its way west. A new study from the University of Georgia, published in Arthropoda, shows that the spider is expanding its habitat. Originally spotted in the United States in 2013, the spider will likely expand northward, and seems to be able to do so while thriving in an urban landscape that most spiders can’t handle.
Another 'present' from the Orient
U.S. Manufacturing is Among the Cleanest in the World –
Let's PROVE IT

American products help lower global pollution when they displace more emissions-intensive imports – but we’ve had no strategy to prove it, until now. The Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), directs the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct a study comparing the emissions intensity of U.S. and foreign production, including that from adversaries like China and Russia. In doing so, it would provide America its own math to defend against foreign trade policies that unfairly disadvantage U.S. exports.
Helium Discovered in Minnesota As U.S. Supplies Dwindle
A potential helium reservoir was discovered in Minnesota last week after drillers bored deep beneath the forest floor of the state’s Iron Range as supplies of the noble gas dwindle in the U.S. Pulsar Helium Inc., a Canadian-based company, announced in a news release on Thursday that its team encountered gases with concentrations of up to 12.4% helium when its drilling rig reached a total depth of 2,200 at the Topaz Project drill site. Helium concentrations above 0.3% are considered economically viable.
Red Sea Cables Damaged, Causing ‘Significant’ Disruption to
Global Internet Traffic

Undersea cables in the Red Sea have been damaged, causing “significant” disruption to global telecommunications networks, according to reports. Though it wasn’t immediately clear how the cables were marred, Yemeni government officials warned that Houthi rebels may target the submarine cables, according to CNN, which has forced internet providers to divert as much as 25% of internet traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The Iran-backed terrorist group has already been attacking commercial vessels traveling the Red Sea ever since Israel’s ground assault on the Gaza Strip in November – forcing ships to reroute and spiking shipping costs by more than 600%.
Christian Monk Says Disgraced Biden Prosecutor
Ruined His Life for 'Political Gain'

A Christian monk, who was arrested at the behest of a former U.S attorney, is speaking about how the charges, which have since been dropped, ruined his life and reputation. "There does not seem to be time for Christianity in President Biden's administration," Father Brian Andrew Bushell said in an interview with Fox News Digital. Father Andrew and his business partner were charged by former Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, a Biden political appointee, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and unlawful monetary transactions in Oct. 2022.
Gov. Abbott Announces ‘Breaking Huge News’
About Texas’ Immigration Law

“BREAKING HUGE NEWS,” Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on social media Monday, cheering a federal appeals court ruling on his state’s immigration law that had been blocked by a lower court. “Federal appeals court allows Texas immigration law to take effect,” wrote: “Law enforcement officers in Texas are now authorized to arrest & jail any illegal immigrants crossing the border.” “Obviously this is the case unless the Supreme Court intervenes by March 9,” Gov. Abbott followed up. The ruling stays the enforcement of the Texas law until that date, in order to give the U.S. Supreme Court the opportunity to take up the case.
New California Bill Would Make Illegal Immigrants
Eligible for First Time Homebuyer Loans

Joaquin Arambula, a Democratic assemblyman from California, introduced Assembly Bill 1840 earlier this year, which could create an alternative way for illegal immigrants to achieve homeownership. The bill is set to expand eligibility criteria for a state loan program to expand these loans to include undocumented migrants that are first-time buyers. Arambula’s update to the bill states, "an applicant under the program shall not be disqualified solely based on the applicant’s immigration status."
Women's Pro Golf Tour Defends Trans Athlete Ban,
Emphasizes Need for 'Competitive Fairness' in Women's Sports

NXXT Golf Tour CEO Stuart McKinnon responded to backlash surrounding his decision to ban transgender athletes from the Women's pro tour, arguing the move ultimately came down to ensuring female athletes a right to "competitive fairness" on the course. The decision to ban biological males from competing in the women's league sparked outrage from transgender golfer Hailey Davidson, who won the NXXT Women's Classic back in January. McKinnon addressed the controversial decision and how it was made during "Fox & Friends Weekend."
BBC Tried to Discipline Journalist for Saying
Men Cannot Scientifically Be Women

A former BBC journalist was subjected to a disciplinary process for tweeting that there was no scientific support for the idea that “males can be women”. Cath Walton revealed that she was called before an internal BBC hearing after she also said that the issue of gender identity was “contested”. Reflecting on her treatment by the BBC, she said that in discussing issues around people who change gender, “truth has become an emblem of defiance rather than clarity”.
MSNBC's Psaki, Maddow Laugh at and Mock
Virginia Voters for Caring About Border Crisis

An MSNBC panel led by Rachel Maddow laughed at and mocked Virginia Republican voters who listed the border and immigration as a top priority during coverage of Super Tuesday. Far-left anchor Joy Reid assailed White working-class Republican voters as only making their decisions based on race and not thanking President Biden, a "White working-class guy himself," for the "benefits they're getting economically" from him. "They're voting on race," she said. "They're voting on this idea of an invasion of Brown people over the border."
Democrat Senator Thwarts GOP Effort to Pass Bill
Detaining Illegal Immigrants Charged with Violent Crime

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, attempted to force a floor vote Wednesday on a law that would require illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the hope of preventing avoidable attacks and resulting deaths. The Iowa Republican's unanimous consent request was thwarted by Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who objected to the request.
Driver of £80k Jaguar I-Pace Reveals Moment He Realized Electric Vehicle Had Gone Rogue as it Raced Down Motorway Before Police Rammed it (And This Isn't the First Time it's Happened)
Rogue Jaguar
A driver who was trapped behind the wheel of an out-of-control Jaguar I-Pace has revealed to MailOnline how he cheated death as his car accelerated up to 100mph on the busy M62 motorway without brakes. Nathan Owen, 31, was on his way back from his first day at a new job when his 2019 electric car started malfunctioning, sparking a huge police operation to bring his car to a stop after 35 minutes of hell.
Talk about an 'electrifying' ride!
France Enshrines 'freedom' to Abortion in Constitution,
in World First

France's Parliament approved a bill to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the Constitution in a historic vote on Monday, March 4, as lawmakers gathered for a joint session of Parliament at the Palace of Versailles. The bill was approved in an overwhelming 780-72 vote, and nearly the entire joint session stood in a long standing ovation. The constitutional reform amends Article 34 of the French Constitution to specify that "the law determines the conditions by which is exercised the freedom of women to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy, which is guaranteed."

Week ending 3 March 2024

‘Regulation Through Litigation’:
Under Biden’s Lawfaring Eco-Politics, ‘Sue and Settle’ is Back

James Varney
When the Biden administration announced in 2022 that it would remove some four million acres of federal land in Western states from oil and gas exploration, environmental groups hailed the decision as a milestone in their fight against global warming. “With the oil and gas industry bent on despoiling America’s public lands and fueling the climate crisis, this is a critical opportunity for the Biden administration to chart a new path toward clean energy and independence from fossil fuels,” said Jeremy Nichols, a director with WildEarth Guardians.
Did Biden Just Create A Constitutional Crisis?
Issues & Insights
The Supreme Court told President Joe Biden that he didn’t have the authority to forgive student loan debt. But he did anyway, bragging that the Court “didn’t stop me.” So why do we even have a legislative branch and a high court if the president is going to make law as if he were a king? It’s Biden’s party, and its activist media, that has been carping for years about losing “our democracy.” Yet when a Democratic president bypasses the checks and balances that are the backbone of our republic, the three co-equal branches framework of government that is intended to guard against descending into a dictatorship, they celebrate rather than condemn.
House Homeland GOP Demands Info from
Biden Admin on Georgia Murder Suspect

Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are demanding documents and information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) related to a Venezuelan national who was paroled into the U.S. and was last week charged with the murder of a Georgia college student. Chair Mark Green, in a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, wrote to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeking information on Jose Antonio Ibarra – who is charged with the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley.
Biden’s Collaboration in the Murder of Laken Riley
Never, Ever Forget the Precious Face of This Young Woman.

Mark Alexander
Laken Hope Riley
This week, I picked up on this one: “Facing Low Approval, Biden Promises To Start Pretending To Care About The Border.” Indeed, Joe Biden is scheduled for a border photo op Thursday. He will use that event to blame Republicans for the “border crisis” laughably claiming that not consummating the recent congressional legislation is to blame. That headline provided a moment of levity in what has become the most disastrous of Biden’s policy failures – his disgraceful open border policy. Biden and his Demos have invited more than NINE MILLION illegal immigrants across our southern border, just one of a plethora of Biden’s failed domestic and foreign policies that have, predictably, resulted in a flood of blood on Biden’s hands.
Sheriff Where Laken Riley Was Viciously Murdered – 
Pledged Not to Cooperate with Ice During His Campaign

The sheriff of the Georgia county where a Venezuelan migrant has been charged with murdering nursing student Laken Riley had campaigned on refusing to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, a resurfaced interview shows. “It is not my intention, when elected sheriff, to cooperate with those detainers,” John Williams, now the sheriff of Athens-Clarke County, said in a 2020 interview with Athens Political Nerds. He was referring to detainers ICE placed on illegal immigrants who were arrested on criminal charges.
Is Sotomayor's Time on the Supreme Court Nearing an End?
Matt Margolis
You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who believes that Joe Biden will win the 2024 presidential election. Few expected him to seek reelection in the first place, and polls are rife with indicators that Biden's candidacy is doomed. This puts Democrats in a major pickle because whoever serves as president for the next four years is likely to get at least two Supreme Court nominations -- potentially three.
In Win for Paxton, Court Declares $1.7 Trillion Federal Omnibus
Was Passed Unconstitutionally

"Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi abused proxy voting under the pretext of COVID-19 to pass this law, then Biden signed it, knowing they violated the Constitution. This was a stunning violation of the rule of law. I am relieved the Court upheld the Constitution," Paxton said. President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 in December of the prior year. The measure effectively set the federal budget for the year by wrapping the 12 annual appropriations bills into a single piece of legislation. Paxton, however, had argued that the House's passage of the measure was unconstitutional as less than half of the lower chamber's members were physically present to vote on it.
It’s Official: We Can Pretty Much Treat Covid
Like the Flu Now. Here’s a Guide.

A case of Covid no longer means isolating for five days, according to the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday. It’s the latest sign of the virus’s normalization four years after it upended our lives. You should now follow the same precautions with Covid as you take with the flu, according to new guidelines from the CDC. That means staying home until you’ve gone a day with no fever and improving symptoms. Take other precautions for the next five days, including wearing a mask and limiting close contact with others.

How Sweden Proved the World Wrong About Lockdown
Fredrik Andersson and Lars Jonung
In 2020, countries across the world followed in the footsteps of China and locked down hard against Covid-19. Liberties were drastically curtailed. As was economic activity, forcing governments to borrow tens if not hundreds of billions of pounds each to keep businesses and furloughed workers afloat. In Europe, one notable exception to this was Sweden. The Swedish government, despite facing heavy criticism, decided against imposing tight restrictions on social activity. The evidence now overwhelmingly suggests that Sweden made the right choice.
‘Preposterous answers;’ Comer Says
Criminal Referrals for False Testimony Coming in Biden Probe

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer candidly admitted Friday night that House passage of impeachment articles against President Joe Biden won’t deliver any accountability to the first family because of a Democrat Senate blockade, and he is exploring other punishments such as criminal referrals that a future Justice Department could pursue for issues like false testimony to Congress. 
The Campaign Finance History of
Letitia James, AG of NY Taunting Trump

Mel Witte
The first thing you’ll notice when you download and sort the expenditures of any politician running for reelection in a safe seat is how they use their campaign funds to supplement their lifestyles to a degree middle America could never dream of. What do I mean? Well, in 2023 alone, James spent over $28,500 on hotels. Over $15,000 of that was spent on luxury hotels in Puerto Rico... So, to recap: we’ve got unknown entities funding our state and federal elections, and everywhere you turn, there’s a sleazy politician using this tainted campaign money to fund their extravagant lifestyles.
Nikki Haley's Complete Ignorance of Her Own Party is
Why Trump is the Last Candidate Standing

Michael Goodwin
As the window closes on her presidential campaign, Nikki Haley is changing her tune. She’s no longer just attacking Donald Trump, she’s also attacking Republicans who support him. All of them. Losing is a kind of death that concentrates the mind, and with Super Tuesday likely to be her last stand, Haley is unleashing on the people whose votes she courted for more than a year.
Goodwin has the goods!
Javier Milei Ended a DC-Sized Deficit in...Nine Weeks
Peter St. Onge
Argentina’s Javier Milei is racking up some solid wins, with the fiscal basket case seeing its first monthly budget surplus in 12 years. Apparently, it took Milei just nine and a half weeks to balance a budget that was projected at 5% of GDP under the previous government. In U.S. terms, he turned a 1.2 trillion-dollar annual deficit into a 400 billion surplus. In 9 and a half weeks. How did he do it? Easy: he cut a host of central government agency budgets by 50% while slashing crony contracts and activist handouts.

'Make Argentina Great Again':
Trump and Milei Embrace at CPAC

Rick Moran
If you want to watch leftist heads explode, show them this video. It was a historic embrace. The former American President Donald Trump hugging it out with Argentina's populist President Javier Milei backstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).  Trump leaned into the camera, saying: "Make Argentina Great Again.” Milei then uttered his famous phrase, “Long live freedom, damn it!” Milei fashioned his victorious presidential campaign after Trump's populist movement.
Joe Biden’s White House
Begins Referring to Illegal Aliens as ‘Newcomers’

Biden's "newcomers"
President Joe Biden’s White House has begun referring to border crossers and illegal aliens as “newcomers and “people who are in the country” – a terminology distinction that conflicts with federal immigration law. On Thursday – while promoting a Senate bill to preserve his catch and release network at the United States-Mexico border – Biden’s White House made a passing reference to border crossers and illegal aliens, calling them “newcomers” to the U.S. The White House fact sheet on the Senate bill reads:
The Climate Changistas’ Newest Plan to End Life on Earth
Andrea Widburg
Star Trek and Star Wars to the contrary, so far as we know, there are no other planets in the universe capable of supporting life as we know it on Earth. Earth has a unique combination of attributes that make life here possible, chief among which are the perfect amount of sunlight, accessible water, and CO2. Those three ingredients grow the plants that start every food chain. But caught up in climate change madness, leftists are determined to do away with all three.
Biden White House Readies
National Net-Zero Emissions Building Initiative

Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow
Residential and commercial buildings throughout the United States are in the bull’s eye of a White House plan “intended to help move the building sector to net-zero emissions.” A “pre-decisional” draft quietly circulating since December outlines the vast scope of an initiative aimed at nothing less than the decarbonization of one of the nation’s largest economic sectors.
REPORT: Fani Willis Forced Employees to Rate People
Based on Skin Color, Associate ‘White’ with ‘Bad’

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis forced her employees to attend a mandatory “diversity, equity and inclusion” [DEI] training course where they were asked to classify black and white skin colors as “good” or “bad.” A number of former employees shared training slides and video clips that were used in the officewide training with Breitbart News. The former employees who shared the material with Breitbart News asked to remain anonymous due to fear of retribution due to their direct knowledge of the “corrupt” and “hostile work environment” inside Willis’ office.

REPORT: Biden Admin Has a Democrat ‘Plant’ in
Fani Willis’ Office

Multiple sources have come forward alleging the Biden administration’s strategic placement of a Democrat operative, Jeff DiSantis, within Fulton County’s prosecutorial team led by Fani Willis. The move, aimed at targeting former President Donald Trump, has raised concerns about the integrity of legal processes and the potential for political interference in the 2024 presidential election.
Turley Slams MSNBC’s Maddow for ‘fueling the rage’
Against SCOTUS

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and other leftists were called out for “fueling the rage” against the U.S. Supreme Court after it decided to take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity case. As the left exploded over the news, media pundits began fear-mongering about how the end of democracy was near and Maddow specifically ranted about Trump remaining in power forever if he is re-elected. Constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley blasted the “dangerous” rhetoric being spewed.
Coast Guard Tells California to Shove Off
Over New Carbon-Capture Regulations

The U.S. Coast Guard says it “will not enforce” a new California Air Resources Board regulation, citing “safety concerns.” The Coast Guard and business organizations oppose CARB’s requirement that commercial harbor craft install diesel particulate filters (DPFs) linked to a number of fires. Seventeen states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for giving an exemption to California alone to enact its own air standards that, by power of its market size, govern much of the rest of the country.
Illegal Guatemalan National Arrested in Boston,
Convicted of Sexual Assault on Child Under 14: 'Dire Threat'

An illegal migrant from Guatemala has been arrested and convicted of assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston announced on Tuesday. "This individual represented a dire threat to the residents of Massachusetts," said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. "Unlawfully present, convicted sex offenders should not be given the opportunity to re-offend. The victim of his crimes deserves better from our justice system. The men and women of ERO Boston will continue to protect our communities from such threats."
Salvadoran Illegal Arrested in Murder of 2-Yr-Old Boy
University of Florida Fires All DEI Employees in
Compliance With State Law

The University of Florida is firing all employees in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) positions and administrative appointments, according to a memo sent on Friday. "To comply with the Florida Board of Governors' regulation 9.016 on prohibited expenditures, the University of Florida has closed the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminated DEI positions and administrative appointments, and halted DEI-focused contracts with outside vendors," the memo states.

Elise Stefanik Eyes Crackdown on Colleges'
Federal Dollars Amid Campus Antisemitism Probe

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is looking at ways to leverage U.S. taxpayer dollars going to colleges and universities to ensure they crack down on antisemitic incidents on campus. "You have to deliver accountability," Stefanik, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital. "Legislatively, there’s a number of avenues that I’m looking at." … The New York Republican suggested she’s looking at possibly introducing legislation that would help improve the safety of Jewish students on campus as well, specifically targeting federal funds, foreign funding and offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
Kamala Harris Says College Students ‘Will Now Get Paid’
With Taxpayer Funds to Register Voters Ahead of 2024

The federal work-study program is intended to allow students to earn money for day-to-day expenses while at college, according to the Department of Education. “We have been doing work to promote voter participation for students,” Harris said. “For example, we have under the Federal Work-Study program now allow students to get paid through Federal Work-Study to register people and to be non-partisan poll workers. As we know, this is important for a number of reasons. One, to engage our young leaders in this process and activate them in terms of their ability to strengthen our communities.”
Food Stamp Costs for a Family’s Meal
Jump 31% Over Last Three Years

The monthly costs for healthy meals for a family of four participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program increased by 31% over the past three years. The United States Department of Agriculture stated the food stamp benefit amounts are based every year upon the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan. SNAP spent $7.9 billion on food stamps in November 2023.
Yale University Employs
Nearly One Administrator Per Undergrad

Yale University employs more than three administrators and support staff for every four undergraduate students – roughly one administrator per undergrad, according to a College Fix analysis. As the university embraced new DEI efforts, the number of administrators and support staff increased by 13 percent, from 4,942 to 5,573, between 2013-14 and 2021-22, the analysis found.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused of Sexual Harassment and
Assault by Producer on His Latest Album

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sued Monday in federal court by a producer on his most recent album, who accuses the music mogul of sexually harassing, drugging and threatening him over more than a year. The producer, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, says in the lawsuit that he lived and traveled with Combs from September 2022 to November 2023, during which time he recorded hours of video and audio of Combs, his staff and others “engaging in serious illegal activity.”

Week ending 25 February 2024

As Climate ‘science’ Collapses, the Biden Administration
Doubles Down on It for Racial Purposes

Andrea Widburg
The “climate change” panic is predicated on computer models, which are useful for finite projects, such as calculating metal stress, designing a chair, or building dental prosthetics. However, for something as complex as the Earth’s climate, with its infinite variables, the only constant for computer models is GIGO (“garbage in, garbage out”). A new report about a major failure in these models – misunderstanding water vapor input – proves this point. The report was published just as Richard Levine, the sexual fetishist at HHS, put out a video using “climate change” to stir up racial division, thereby highlighting what “climate change” is really about: Power.
Australia: Victorian Gov't Accidentally Admits
Wind and Solar Could Use 70% of All Agricultural Land in the State

Jo Nova
It’s no wonder the Victorian government is desperate to begin building offshore wind turbines. Their own targets for the forced transition are so crazy-brave, they would “need” to use as much as two thirds of the state’s agricultural land instead. It sounds delusional but they told us this straight up in their own policy document released in March 2022. Thanks to Aidan Morrison at the Centre for Independent Studies, who not only reads these boring tomes, but also noticed that they quietly disappeared the Victorian Offshore Wind Policy Directions Paper. He explained in The Australian that he believes they hid it because they’ve realized how embarrassing it looks.
ICE Confirms Georgia Student Murder Suspect Entered U.S. Illegally,
Was Previously Arrested in NYC

In a statement to Fox News Digital, ICE confirmed he had been encountered by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 8, 2022, after entering near El Paso and was "paroled and released for further processing." ICE also confirmed that Ibarra had been arrested by the New York Police Department a year later, on Sept. 14, 2023, and "charged with acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation." ... In this case, however, ICE's statement says Ibarra was released before a detainer could be issued. NYC is also a "sanctuary city," which generally restricts law enforcement from complying with ICE detainers.
Venezuelan Migrants Linked to More Crimes in U.S.,
But Maduro Shuts Door on All Deportations

Michael Dorgan
A wave of violent crimes being carried out across America has been linked to Venezuelan migrants, and the U.S. government cannot deport any of them, as the South American country will not take any of its citizens back. An illegal immigrant originally from Venezuela has been charged in connection with the violent murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus on Thursday. Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, the suspect, was released into the U.S. via parole, three ICE & DHS sources told Fox News.
GOP Lawmakers Slam Biden Admin in Reaction to
College Murder Suspect’s Immigration Status: ‘Close the border!’

Congressional Republicans are slamming the Biden administration's border policies after a Venezuelan immigrant who crossed the border illegally was charged with the murder of a Georgia nursing student. wenty-six-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra, the suspect charged in the murder of nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus, is a Venezuelan national who crossed illegally into El Paso, Texas, in September 2022 and was released into the U.S. via parole, three ICE & DHS sources told Fox News.
Just the News Sues Fani Willis Office to Force Release of
Communications with Biden White House

Just the News is being represented by the America First Legal Foundation in the case. “AFL is pleased to represent Just the News in this critically important case. Georgia law recognizes that ‘open government is essential to a free, open, and democratic society.’ It encourages public access to government records so citizens may evaluate the efficient and proper functioning of its institutions. Here, there is substantial evidence that the Fulton County District Attorney’s office has ceased to function properly; the requested records must be produced.“ said Reed D. Rubinstein, America First Legal Senior Vice President.
Nathan Wade Visited Fani Willis' Neighborhood Before Hiring,
Cellphone Data Indicates

Nathan Wade appears to have made far more visits to the neighborhood of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis than previously admitted in court. A Friday filing from the attorney of former President Trump claims to show at least 35 visits by Wade to the Hapeville neighborhood before he was hired.
Sec of State Blinken Directed Staff to Avoid Using
Lengthy List of Terms Like ‘mother/father’ and ‘labor force’

State Department employees were reportedly directed to avoid using terms like “mother, “father” and “manpower” according to a report on the internal memo. In a memo earlier this month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly told staff to use “gender-neutral language whenever possible” as making assumptions about someone’s gender “can be problematic” and send a “harmful, exclusionary message.”
Should this be the main focus of our State Dept?
Biden Brags Supreme Court 'didn't stop' Him from
Canceling Student Loans: He's 'happy to break the law'

President Biden asserting that the Supreme Court couldn’t stop him from canceling student debt set off social media users for his "assault on democracy." On Wednesday, Biden spoke at the Julian Dixon Library in Culver City, California, where he referenced his efforts to cancel more student loan debt. He noted that while his student debt handout program was initially halted by the Supreme Court, its ruling "didn’t stop" him.
Wrong As Usual!:
2023 Continued the Lies of Climate Alarmists

Tom Harris
Imagine if every time your doctor gave you advice or wrote you a prescription, it turned out to be dramatically wrong. Indeed so wrong that, had you followed his or her advice, and took the medication prescribed, you would now be sicker still or perhaps even dead. No one could fault you for trying to find another doctor. And that is, in fact, the Achilles Heel of the climate scare: virtually everything climate activists and their friends in the media tell us about climatic conditions in the past, present and future is scientifically wrong – temperatures, sea level, polar bears, extreme weather, ocean pH, you name it, real world data shows that they are wildly off base on practically everything.
Californians Shocked by Electric Rate Increases and
It May Get Even Worse

In November, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) announced that its customers would be paying about $35 more a month on their utility bills in 2024 after the California Public Utilities Commission approved its new rates. ... PG&E customers could see their bills increase even more this year if the public utility commission approves additional proposals from PG&E to recover costs from last year’s storms. If approved, customers could see their bills go up an additional $14 to $15 a month in a state that has worked diligently to achieve some of the highest electricity rates in the nation.
Chinese Energy Firm Cutting Down Trees in Michigan for
EV Battery Plant

Power the Future
In Mecosta County, Michigan, a Chinese green energy company is clearing trees to build an electric vehicle battery plant, despite the irony that the plant aims to support the state’s climate goals while simultaneously destroying nature. Local residents have grown more and more concerned about this project. Especially when finding out the state government is using taxpayer money to fund a project that has ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). What is happening in Michigan is an excellent example of what will happen if we do not bring back American energy independence.
Out of Transmission Revisited
Robert Bryce
Out of high voltage transmission lines
Proponents of the much-hyped “energy transition” frequently claim that rapid decarbonization of the electricity sector can only be achieved with huge expansions of America’s high-voltage transmission grid. We are told those expansions, totaling tens of thousands of miles of new capacity, must be completed in the next decade or two. Once this “grid modernization” has been completed, the new grid will deliver juice from vast areas of rural America that have been paved with solar panels and wind turbines to consumers living in distant cities. In doing so, this new grid will deliver us to the Valhalla of “a net-zero economy with high electrification of transport, industry, and buildings by midcentury,” in which, presumably, everyone is using “clean” energy that’s too cheap to meter.
Planning for Climate Blackouts
David Wojick
We are awash in urgent warnings that the electric power grid is increasingly prone to failure. Some of these warnings have come from people who actually oversee the grid, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and various Regional Transmission Operators (RTOs). My fellow skeptics have also been vocal on this growing threat of disaster. The reason is painfully clear. States and utilities are recklessly shutting down their reliable power plants, especially coal-fired and nuclear. They claim to be replacing these with wind and solar generators, but they only work intermittently, so they are completely unreliable.
New Report:
Coal, Natural Gas Saved the Grid in January Winter Storm
David Blackmon
The study referenced here conducted by Energy Ventures Analysis was commissioned by America’s Power, a DC-based trade association representing many of the coal-fired generators across the United States. The information it provides puts the lie to the prevailing media narrative that solar and stationary batteries played a major role in avoiding blackouts during January’s winter storm that impacted much of the nation. In fact, coal and natural gas deserve the lion’s share of the credit.
There Is No Climate Emergency:
Professor Guus Berkhout

James Reed
Another professor has come out swinging arguing that there is no climate change emergency. Dutch Professor Guus Berkhout of Climate Intelligence (Clintel), a global climate change and policy foundation, sees the climate change alarmist narrative as having civilisation-wrecking capacities: "Sadly, that [which] was carefully built up by past generations is now rapidly destroyed by the evil climate and green energy policies … Citizens pay the price."
Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan Does Victory Lap After
Massive Banks Exit $68 Trillion UN Climate Alliance

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, cheered the news that multiple major U.S. banks and financial institutions are leaving a $68 trillion climate alliance founded at the United Nations. In a series of unexpected announcements on Thursday, JPMorgan Chase, the world's largest bank, and State Street Global Advisors, an institutional investor with $3.5 trillion in assets under management, withdrew from the so-called Climate Action 100+ investor group. At the same time, BlackRock, which has more than $10 trillion in assets under management, dramatically scaled back its involvement in the alliance.
Dem State Cracks Down on Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment
As Part of Climate Crusade

Colorado state environmental regulators unanimously approved a measure to crack down on certain uses of gas-powered lawn equipment as part of the state's broader climate push. In an 8-0 vote, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) green-lit regulations that prohibit gas-powered lawn and garden equipment from being used on public property statewide. Under the finalized rules, the ban will be enforced beginning in 2025 and, according to the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), represents the first effort of its kind in the nation.
4 Charged After Seizure of Suspected Iranian-Made Weapons in Vessel
That Led to Deaths of 2 Navy SEALs

Four foreign nationals have been charged after the U.S. Navy interdicted a vessel in the Arabian Sea that was transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons, the U.S. Justice Department said. Two Navy SEALs died during the intervention. Assistant Director of the FBI Washington Field Director David Sundberg said that the men's arrest and subsequent charges were intended to "send a message" to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Joe Biden Often Brags About 'Good Sex' with Dr. Jill.
That Could Be a Sign of Dementia.

Joe Biden routinely tells aides that "good sex" is the secret to a healthy marriage, according to excerpts from a forthcoming book about Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D., and other first ladies. The 81-year-old president doles out his relationship advice "much to his wife's chagrin," reporter Katie Rogers writes in American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to [Dr.] Jill Biden [Ed.D.]. Biden has publicly expressed feeling horny for his wife, albeit in less explicit terms. In a 2021 interview with  Vogue magazine, the president complained about the lack of "privacy" at the White House, which made it harder for him and Dr. Jill to "just go off like we used to" for "romantic time."
100+ Yale Professors Sign Up to Protect Free Speech –
and Save School from Being a Hot Mess

Elite higher education is a hot mess. But at least someone in the belly of the beast is trying to change that. As campuses explode with bigotry and illiberalism, Yale professors are banding together to form a coalition defending academic freedom and free speech. They’re the latest to join a growing movement across the country. Faculty at Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton and the University of Chicago have all formed similar groups over the past year.
Report: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of
Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge

Debra Heine
“The network grabbed Herridge’s notes and files and informed her that it would decide what, if anything, would be turned over to her,” George Washington University law Professor Jonathan Turley reported at the Hill on Thursday. “The files likely contain confidential material from both her stints at Fox and CBS.” As part of a restructuring drive to boost profitability, CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, announced layoffs of hundreds of staffers last week, including Herridge. The firing of Herridge, who was CBS News’ senior investigative correspondent, sent shock waves throughout the news industry.
Investor Firms’ Flee from Climate Coalition Shows
Anti-ESG Efforts Are Succeeding, Critics Say

Kevin Killough
The world’s largest coalition of investors pressuring corporations to turn their back on investments in fossil fuels was slammed with bad news Thursday. The asset management businesses of JPMorgan Chase and State Street Global Advisors are withdrawing from Climate Action 100+, and Blackrock is scaling back its participation in the coalition. JPMorgan Chase manages $2.5 trillion in assets, State Street oversees $3.5 trillion, and Blackrock manages $9 trillion in investors' funds. Opponents of environmental, social and governance (ESG) celebrated the announcements, attributing it to state and federal political pressure pushing back on the movement over the past couple of years.
‘Insane!’ HS Basketball Team Forfeits After 3 Girls Injured
Playing Against School with Trans Player

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell was forced to forfeit a basketball game against a team that reportedly included a transgender player after several of its female players suffered injuries. The matchup against fellow Massachusetts high school team KIPP Academy started with Lowell down by four players. A press release, which preached about “inclusivity and safety” as well as “equity and access for all student-athletes,” detailed the decision to withdraw from the court. “Trans-identified male player for Kipp Academy in MA injured 3 girls before half time causing Lowell Collegiate Charter School to forfeit,” she wrote. “A man hitting a woman used to be called domestic abuse. Now it’s called brave. Who watches this & actually thinks this is ‘compassionate, kind, and inclusive’?” said Riley Gaines.
Indiana Parents Warn Nation After Child is Removed
from Home for Improper Pronoun Usage: ‘Can Happen Anywhere’

A Catholic couple in Indiana is asking the Supreme Court to hold the state accountable for keeping their child out of their home after they declined to use his chosen name and pronouns. In M.C. and J.C. v. Indiana Department of Child Services, Mary and Jeremy Cox are appealing to the Supreme Court after they were investigated by Indiana officials for refusing to refer to their son using pronouns and a name inconsistent with his biological sex.
'Wolf of Wall Street' Says College a 'complete waste of time' for
Most Students: 'Avoid it like the plague'

Kristine Parks
"If you want to be a professional, a doctor, a lawyer, an accountant or something that really requires a degree then yes, you should go to college, and you should try to go to the best school you can and make the most of it," Belfort said while on "Varney & Company" on Tuesday. "But all of these other sort of softer subjects like gender studies and all this other stuff, what are you going to do with that stuff, honestly? So I think it’s a complete waste of time," he added.
New Docu-Series Exposes the 'Cruel and Unusual Punishment' of
Housing Trans Prisoners with Female Inmates

The Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) revealed the trailer and details about its new documentary series exposing the reality of housing biological males who identify as transgender with female prisoners to Fox News Digital Wednesday. The series, titled "Cruel & Unusual Punishment: The Male Takeover of Women's Prisons," will consist of multi-episode interviews with various insiders, prison guards and female inmates on the impact of forcing biological women to share facilities with transgender women. Each episode will be approximately five to ten minutes long and available for free on IWF's YouTube account.
Democratic Mayor Hands Out $10,800 for Economic Equity Program
That Funds Lavish 5-Day Trip to Miami

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser distributed thousands of dollars to low-income moms with no strings attached as part of an "equitable economic recovery strategy" to offset the costs of childcare. In at least one case, the taxpayer dollars were used to fund a lavish trip to Miami. The direct cash payments were part of a pilot program to determine whether the flush of cash could demonstrate "economic improvements among participants." "Additional cash has allowed women to achieve further financial stability, financial security, food security, and health insurance coverage," Bowser's office had claimed.

Week ending 18 February 2024

Think the U.S. Exit from Afghanistan Was Bad?
Look What's Brewing in the Pacific

Grant Newsham
U.S. defenses in the Asia-Pacific center on a defense line running from Japan to Philippines to Taiwan and on to Borneo. The so-called First Island Chain. American control of the Central Pacific depends on three treaties – known as Compacts of Free Association (COFA) – with three nations: Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Marshall Islands. These nations and their huge maritime territory comprise most of an "east-west corridor" from Hawaii to the western edge of the Pacific that is essential for U.S. control and military operations in the region. One issue is $2.3 billion in offsets. That means that to fund the COFAs, $2.3 billion has to come out of the federal budget elsewhere. The $2.3 billion is over 20 years so it averages out to about $40 million a year for each country. Yes, $40 million. A half-hour of Medicaid fraud.
Natl Security Experts on ‘dangerous’ Biden Memory Loss:
‘The embodiment of irreversible decline’

Melissa Fine
According to former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland, who served during former President Donald Trump’s time in office, “Biden’s dementia is plain for all to see, but especially for foreign leaders.” “That’s dangerous for two reasons,” he told Fox News Digital. “First, it amplifies the claim that America is a spent power. Chinese leaders have been telling the world for years that America is in irreversible decline, that the future belongs to China. Biden is the embodiment of irreversible decline, giving credence to the idea that America’s supremacy on the world stage is over,” McFarland explained. “Second, because foreign leaders know now is the time to press the U.S., to take advantage of a leader who is not only weak but confused.”
Biden Docs Confirm Hunter's Pay-To-Play Was a Family Affair
Margot Cleveland
The special counsel report on Joe Biden’s unauthorized removal and disclosure of classified documents exposed much more than our president’s mental deficits and the breadth of his irresponsible handling of top-secret and classified information. The report revealed a close nexus between Hunter Biden’s influence peddling and his father’s responsibilities and access to intel during the elder’s term as vice president.
Devastating: Key Excerpts from Tony Bobulinski’s Testimony
On Friday, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability released the full transcript of its interview with former Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski as part of the impeachment inquiry and the ongoing investigations by the Oversight and Judiciary committees into the Biden family's influence peddling and other business activities. Bobulinski was under oath, and it was made clear that he would be subject to criminal prosecution if he made any false statements to the committees.
Hunter Biden Friend Tells Congress How First Family’s Name
Scored Chinese Deal Worth Millions

The Biden family name was so key to scoring a Chinese energy deal that partners drafted a letter in Hunter’s name to get things started and scored their first big multimillion dollar payment after Joe met with the principals, a former business partner told Congress in explosive new impeachment inquiry testimony. “He had an interesting last name that would probably get people in the door,” Robinson “Rob” Walker told House lawmakers when asked why Hunter Biden was at the table for the start of a deal with CEFC China Energy that began in late 2015 and carried through late 2017.
CBS Sparks Outrage Over Firing of Catherine Herridge,
'Lone Voice' at Network Probing Hunter Biden Laptop

Viewers and journalists alike slammed CBS News over this week’s firing of Catherine Herridge – an award-winning senior correspondent who sources said had run into “internal roadblocks” at the network as she covered the Hunter Biden laptop story. The veteran investigative reporter, who has a First Amendment case that’s being closely watched by journalists nationwide, was among 20 CBS News staffers who lost their jobs Tuesday as part of a broader purge of 800 employees across parent company Paramount Global, sources told The Post.
Illegal Immigration Could Have Major Impact
On House Seats, Electoral College

Immigration experts are raising the alarm about how the increasing flow of migrants illegally crossing into the U.S. may significantly impact states' representation in the House of Representatives and Electoral College. Shortly after taking office in January 2021, President Biden signed an executive order requiring that the U.S. Census Bureau factor in all residents, including noncitizens, as part of its decennial calculation of the U.S. population. As a result, the apportionment of House seats and, therefore, electoral votes for presidential elections, could be swayed as migrants continue to pour over the southern border.
New Border Wall Anti-Climb Spikes Installed in San Diego,
May Be Rolled Out Nationwide

Anti-climb wall 'spikes'
New metal anti-climb spikes have been added to the border wall in California in the latest bid to keep migrants from illegally entering the country. The new apostrophe-shaped deterrents have been placed on top of the 30-foot-high wall at Friendship Park on the border between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. The curved metal spikes face toward the Mexican side of the border, providing an additional obstacle for migrants trying to scale the wall and vault into the U.S.
Israel 'outright rejects' Foreign Efforts to Create
Palestinian State After Hamas War, Netanyahu Declares

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government unanimously approved a measure declaring that the country "outright rejects" any attempts by foreign powers to create a Palestinian state. "In light of the talk recently heard in the international community about an attempt to unilaterally impose a Palestinian state on Israel, I am bringing today a declarative decision on this issue for the approval of the government. I am sure it will be widely accepted," Netanyahu told the cabinet in Hebrew.
No one wants the Palestinians
Why Isn't There a Palestinian State?
David Brog
Why Isn't There a Palestinian State?
No one wants the Palestinians
The Palestinians:
A People About Whom Nobody Cares

Alan Joseph Bauer
The United States does everything possible to prevent peace in the Middle East by still pushing for a two-state solution. None of the countries in the Middle East cares about a Palestinian state. The U.S. would do well to learn from them. The fact of the matter is that throughout the decades, the Arab countries never cared about the Palestinians. We had a Palestinian carpenter from Hebron over for some work and he said that during his stay in Saudi Arabia, the locals treated their sheep better than they treated him and his fellow Palestinians. Lebanon remembers that Arafat and his fighters destabilized the beautiful country and helped to plunge it into fifteen years of civil war.
No one wants the Palestinians
Why the Middle East Won’t Accept Palestinian Refugees
Why Middle East Won’t Accept Palestinian Refugees
Now That's a Wall:
Egypt Shows Biden How to Secure a Border

Stephen Green
What is the Israeli Defense Force supposed to do with a million or so Palestinian refugees as their operations to kill every last Hamas wipes the Gaza Strip from north to south like a giant, well-armed squeegee? The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is sometimes mistaken for the President of Mexico, has an answer to that vexing question – and it's something of a completely routine miracle how the mainstream media and the Global Professional Outrage Machine have both ignored it.
The Strange Disconnect Between Israel and Ukraine
Victor Davis Hanson
The Ukrainian and Israeli wars are similar and yet also different conflicts – but in more ways than we can imagine. Ukraine was invaded by a huge Russian state, with a population three-and-a-half times greater, a gross national product 10 times larger, and an area 30 times its size. Hamas, by contrast, is a terrorist clique of about 50,000-70,000 gunmen and terrorist kingpins who run Gaza. It is dwarfed by the Israeli population (20 times larger), economy (27 times greater), and area (60 times larger).
Putin: Of Course We Prefer Biden
Jazz Shaw
If Vladimir Putin says he wants you to vote for Joe Biden, that probably tells you all you need to know. And that's what happened during an interview that Mad Vlad gave to Russian state television yesterday. When asked who he would prefer to see win the American election this year, Putin was careful to say that Russia would work with "any U.S. leader who the American people trust." But he first said that he would prefer Biden because he's "more experienced, more predictable." That shouldn't be too difficult for the public to translate.
Did George Soros’s Recent Purchase
Just Doom Republican Radio Media?

Is George Soros trying to buy his way into silencing Republican talk show media? It’s a political nightmare that could be a future reality, as the left-wing billionaire reportedly purchased $400 million worth of debt in Audacy, the second-largest radio broadcast network in the country. Audacy broadcasts numerous political talk shows of popular Republicans nationwide, including Dana Loesch, Mark Levin, Guy Benson, Sean Hannity, and Rich Zeoli. Given Soros’s radical left-wing political ideology, one could only imagine how it will affect the landscape of political talk radio. There has not been any confirmation either way. However, it would be a logical assumption that Soros could implement programming changes on channels that feature popular Republican talk show hosts.
The De-industrialization of Europe
Europe Drove Itself Into the Ditch

Robert Bryce
The headline on a February 9 Bloomberg article concisely sums up Europe’s unfolding disaster: “Germany’s days as an industrial superpower are coming to an end.” The article says, “Manufacturing output in Europe’s biggest economy has been trending downward since 2017, and the decline is accelerating as competitiveness erodes.” Germany is once again, the “sick man of Europe.” But it’s not just Germany. All across Europe, industrial capacity is shrinking. Last month, Tata Steel announced it would close its last two blast furnaces in Britain by the end of this year, a move that will result “in the loss of up to 2,800 jobs at its Port Talbot steelworks in Wales.”
Even The Washington Post Concedes the
Biden Administration’s Favorite Gun Control Lie Is, in Fact, a Lie

Larry Keane
It was a “The Pigs are Flying” moment after The Washington Post, the newspaper that has never found a gun control policy it did not fawn over, took up a gun control claim the Biden administration loves to repeat and determined it to be false. To be clear, Glenn Kessler’s The Fact Checker couldn’t bring itself to award any Pinocchios – not one – to the false claim, but its thorough breakdown and analysis of the claim left nothing misunderstood. Saying that “Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children” is patently “Not True.”
GOP Opposition to Biden’s LNG Export ‘ban’
Continues with the First of Two Congressional Hearings

Biden announced the pause on Jan. 25. Six days later, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced legislation to overturn the permitting pause. This week, over 150 Republicans signed a letter to Biden denouncing the decision as “economically and strategically dangerous,” and two congressional hearings are putting the reasoning for the pause under a microscope... “In addition to undercutting our domestic energy industry, President Biden's decision is a gift for Vladimir Putin,” said Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., chair of the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
John Podesta was Behind Biden’s Decision to Pause LNG Exports.
His Lobbyist Brother Stands to Benefit Among Others

Alana Goodman
Biden administration climate envoy John Podesta was behind the administration’s decision to pause U.S. liquefied natural gas exports. His brother Tony Podesta could reap the benefits as a longtime lobbyist for foreign Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) companies – including one founded by a Russian energy oligarch. John Podesta played a major role in ushering in the new LNG policy, sources told the Washington Free Beacon, a move that is seen as a political giveaway to green energy activists in the Democratic Party base.
As always, Follow the Money
State Energy Policies Exacerbating Reliability, Blackout Concerns
“We’re tinkering with the environment without considering what’s going on with the economy,” Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, said during a joint Ohio-Pennsylvania committee hearing on February 1. “My bottom line is if you want to have the best environment, you need the most robust economy that you could ever come up with because then people can start thinking about the environment.” Policy analysts warned that, without continuous energy sources like natural gas and nuclear, a buildout of wind and solar will leave the public suffering. “Our current energy policy is undermining the reliability of the grid,” said Isaac Orr, a policy fellow at the Minnesota-based Center of the American Experiment. “Costs will rise while reliability falters. It’s the worst of both worlds.”
New Mexico EV Dead Zone Making Tow Companies Richer
The eco-left is trying to force electric vehicles (EVs) onto every household across the United States. But as many find out the hard way, if the government endorses it and gives out substantial tax rebates for a product, it is probably not the most reliable. But one line of business in a New Mexico town is profiting off the unreliability and lack of infrastructure to support EVs: tow truck companies.
95% of EVs are still on the road, 5% made it home
Hardly Any Plastics Can Be Truly Recycled, and
Producers Have Known for Decades

Plastics producers have promoted recycling their products as an environmental solution for decades despite firsthand knowledge that it was not feasible, according to a report published Thursday. More than 99 percent of plastics are produced using fossil fuels, and of these, the vast majority cannot be “recycled” in the sense of being processed and turned into entirely new products, according to the report from the Center for Climate Integrity. Environmental Protection Agency materials have documented this for at least 30 years.
A 3-decades long scam
Hawaii Bids ‘Aloha’ to the Second Amendment
Douglas Andrews
“The spirit of Aloha clashes with a federally mandated lifestyle that lets citizens walk around with deadly weapons during day-to-day activities.” So wrote a rogue Hawaii Supreme Court last Wednesday in a decision that could have profound implications for the citizens of our 50th state. By rejecting the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent Second Amendment rulings in Heller and especially Bruen, and by upholding a conviction for island resident Christopher Wilson…
Amid $14 Million in Budget Cuts, Univ New Hampshire
Closes Art Museum, Keeps DEI Administrators

As it grapples with slashing $14 million from its annual budget, the University of New Hampshire recently shuttered its Museum of Art and announced it’s laying off 75 faculty and staff members to balance the books. However the university has yet to publicly identify cuts into personnel dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion, which reportedly costs an estimated $1 million-plus in annual salaries. Similarly, its Museum of Art operates at an estimated cost of around $1 million annually. It was shuttered in January due to budget cuts.
Why Is Noting Married People Are Happier and Kids Do Better
With Married Parents So Controversial?

Karol Markowicz
Getting married is better than not getting married. Your health is better. You’re richer. You’re happier. More important, children who are raised by two married parents have an advantage over those who are not. Nothing about these factual statements should be controversial.
Secret Service Agent Now Tasked with
Stopping Biden from Faceplanting on Air Force One Stairs

The Secret Service has a sacred duty to protect the president and now in Joe Biden’s case, that apparently extends to keeping him safe from a public tumble that could sink his reelection hopes. Now it’s being reported that even after special accommodations were made to prevent Biden from face-planting while getting off of Air Force One with the use of a short set of stairs, a Secret Service agent is being tasked with keeping close tabs on the clumsy leader as an added precaution.

Week ending 11 February 2024

Is Biden Malicious, Incompetent, or Conniving?
Victor Davis Hanson
Things are becoming so strange, so surreal, so nihilistic in contemporary America that the chaos can only be deliberate. Chance, incompetence, and accident could not alone explain the series of disasters we now daily witness that are nearly destroying the country. When the ailing and non-compos-mentis president now speaks, he rarely becomes excited about Iranian or terrorist provocations. Biden seems restrained even at Russia’s outlawry in Ukraine. The atrocities of Hamas now earn only measured objections from Biden. He does not seem too angered by the collapse of the border. Nor do the deaths of 100,000 Americans to imported fentanyl earn a loud trademark Biden scream.
Why the Western Liberal Elites Hate Benjamin Netanyahu
Neil Turner – The Conservative Woman
If you've been watching the situation in Israel, you’ll have noticed a contradiction. On the one hand, the Americans, the British, Australian and EU politicians and officials have been queuing up for photo opportunities on the Gaza border to express their solidarity against the horrific Hamas attack of October 7. On the other hand, in almost every case and the passage of a few days – even minutes – the same people effectively blamed Israel in general and PM Benjamin Netanyahu in particular for causing the problem by oppressing the ‘poor Palestinians’ and failing to provide Statehood. Confused? Let me explain.
Special Prosecutor Gives Scathing Assessment of
Biden's Mental Acuity

Though the special counsel investigating Joe Biden’s possession of classified documents ultimately did not recommend charges after finding he “willfully” kept and shared some of the memos, the prosecutor gave a scathing assessment of the President’s mental acuity months before the presidential election. Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report cited several factors contributing to his decision to decline filing any charges against Biden. One reason Hur provided: Biden’s poor memory.
WSJ: Iran Not Impressed with Biden's Airstrikes
Ed Morrissey
Is anyone impressed with Joe Biden's attempts to set a deterrent against attacks on American positions in the Middle East? Despite a string of attacks on military installations and Western shipping, the Biden administration acted as though the attack on our base in Jordan that killed three soldiers came as a surprise. It then took several days for Biden to select and order a response, by which time he'd signaled it so clearly that Iran and its proxies had plenty of time to clear out.
Yellen Dodges on Whether Treasury Department
Moved to Surveil Americans' Legal Purchases

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sidestepped questions about whether her department ordered surveillance of consumer purchases and transactions. "Has Treasury – including FinCEN or federal banking agencies like the Fed, FDIC, OCC – instructed financial institutions to search Americans' legal transactions in attempts to surveil their purchases?" Republican Missouri Rep. Ann Wagner asked Yellen.
1 Out of 5 'New Jobs' in Biden’s
Booming Economy are Government Jobs

The Biden economy is booming. And if you don’t believe that, just ask the media which responded to the latest job reports with headlines worthy of a North Korean newspaper editor being asked to describe Kim Jong-Un’s birthday party while a gun is pointed at his head. “Another shockingly good jobs report shows America’s economy is booming,” CNN cheered. “New report points to blockbuster U.S. job growth as 2024 begins,” MSNBC claimed. And Politico found faith in a semi-senile president with its headline, “Biden’s ‘holy grail’ economy.”
U.S. Med Board Discloses Cheating Among Foreign Doc Test Takers;
Grads Say Problem Is Rampant

The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) program is invalidating scores attained by some examinees after an investigation revealed a pattern of anomalous exam performance associated with test-takers from Nepal. In a January 31 announcement, the USMLE program said that officials are in the process of notifying examinees with results in question and that the examinees will be required to take validation exams. The program did not offer further details about its investigation or how the questionable performance was identified. Some medical graduates say the action against students cheating on the USMLE is long overdue.
I’ve Obtained Internal Footage Revealing the
FAA’s Plans to Reduce the Number of White Males in Aviation

Matt Walsh
The frequency of near-disasters in the sky has increased dramatically in recent years, and as I’ve noted, the increase began around the time that the Obama administration began a concerted effort to “diversify” the FAA, including air traffic control. According to a NASA database, which tracks self-reported data from pilots, we now average roughly five near-misses per week -- more than double the number from a decade ago. And that’s not even getting into the obvious maintenance issues that have been popping up -- including doors and wheels that have been flying off planes lately.
Boeing Flags Potential Delays After Supplier Finds
Another Problem with Some 737 Max Fuselages

Boeing discovered another problem in some of its 737 Max fuselages that may delay deliveries of about 50 planes in the latest quality gaffe to plague the giant aircraft manufacturer. Boeing said late Sunday that an employee of a supplier alerted managers about improperly drilled holes. The head of Boeing’s commercial airplanes division said some planes that have not yet been delivered to airlines will need to be reworked, but he said the issue did not affect the safety of Max jetliners that are already flying.
Duke Energy Removes CCP-Tied Batteries from
Green Energy Project at Marine Corps Base

U.S. utility company Duke Energy will reportedly decommission industrial batteries manufactured by Chinese company CATL connected to a green energy project at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The company also plans to phase out CATL products at its civilian projects after U.S. lawmakers raised national security concerns about CATL's ties to the Chinese government and hackers targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, including the power grid, Reuters reported. "By 2027, we are voluntarily moving away from specifying CATL battery energy storage technologies," the statement said, adding that the company supports a "robust American supply chain."
There's that Chinese connection again
Republicans Probe CCP-Tied Nonprofit
Funneling Money to U.S. Eco Groups

Republican leaders on three top House committees are probing an environmental group with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over its funding for U.S. climate initiatives. House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.; Science, Space, and Technology Chair Frank Lucas, R-Okla.; and Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., penned a letter to Energy Foundation CEO and President Ji Chou, informing him of their investigation into his organization. The letter comes following a Fox News Digital report that uncovered $3.8 million in donations the Energy Foundation sent to American climate groups.
There's that Chinese connection again
Congress and Courts Enable Energy and Climate Fantasy and Tyranny
Paul Driessen
The left end of the political spectrum is relentlessly pursuing the transformation of America’s society, history, economy, speech, borders, governing systems, healthcare, energy and living standards. What it cannot secure via the ballot box and alliances with the legacy media and academic institutions, it works to impose through rule by unelected, unaccountable Executive Branch bureaucrats, collusive sue-and-settle legal actions, and court decisions that too often rubberstamp agency rules.
Rental Giant Hertz Halts Plans to Buy 65,000 Polestar EVs
Hertz is scaling back its EV ambitions. The rental car giant is pausing plans to buy 65,000 electric cars from EV pioneer Polestar, according to comments made by Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath in an interview with The Financial Times.  This comes just weeks after Hertz said it would sell off 20,000 EVs – one-third of its electric vehicle fleet – citing high repair costs as a key reason for this.
Ford Lost $4.7B on EVs Last Year, or
About $64,731 for Every EV It Sold

Robert Bryce
How bad is the EV business? Yesterday afternoon, Ford Motor Company reported that the operating loss it incurred on its EV business in 2023 exceeded its total profit for the year... The $4.7 billion loss is far higher than the $3 billion loss Ford projected back in March. Further, it’s more than double the $2.2 billion loss it recorded in the EV segment in 2022. Thus, in the last two years alone, the company has lost nearly $7 billion on its foray into fully electric automobiles... As I explained in the written testimony I submitted to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last month, EVs have always been a niche-market product, not a mass-market one. And that niche market is dominated by wealthy, white, male, liberal voters who live in a handful of heavily Democratic cities and counties.
General Motors reports similar woes
Here's What the White House Isn't Saying About Its
Moratorium on Approving Natural Gas Export Hubs

Nick Pope
President Joe Biden has touted the move as a decisive step on climate, and White House National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi suggested that fears of negative geopolitical interests for the U.S. are overblown since many key allies are transitioning away from fossil fuels in the long-term anyways. However, there is strong potential that global emissions could increase as a result of the ban, or that America’s reputation with key allies could suffer because of the administration’s decision to throw a wrench into major LNG export projects.

Biden Team Reportedly Took Step Toward Killing Natural Gas Project After Meeting with 25-Year-Old TikTok Influencer
Nick Pope
The White House’s climate team reportedly made a crucial decision regarding a major natural gas project after meeting with a 25-year-old social media influencer, according to the New York Times. Before deciding to delay approval of the Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2), key climate advisers and decision-makers in the White House reportedly met with Alex Haraus, a 25-year-old TikTok influencer from Colorado who has organized an online campaign demanding that the administration kill the project, according to the NYT. The White House is expected to formally announce on Friday that it is delaying its review of CP2, a development which could be the administration’s first step toward killing the project and putting numerous other LNG terminal proposals in jeopardy as well.
Puts Russia and Qatar in the driver’s seat
Federal Whale Protection Strategy ‘Partners’ with
Offshore Wind and Has No New Mitigation Rules

The agency’s strategy is to monitor and assess the impacts of offshore wind on whales, but pending further study, it does not establish policy or regulatory actions. It also contains no new mitigation rules. Instead, “BOEM and NOAA Fisheries will work together alongside our partners (including the [offshore wind] OSW industry) to further develop the information and science the agencies will use to inform their decisions to responsibly develop OSW while protecting and recovering [North Atlantic right whales] NARWs,” the document states.
No adult whale has died of natural causes for decades
Californians Shocked By Electric Bills After Rate Hike:
'Like You're Getting Punished'

Some California residents are "stunned" by the high cost of their latest electric and gas bill, after a major utility company raised prices for millions of customers last month. "It’s almost like you’re getting punished," 90-year-old Dorothy Lovell told The San Francisco Chronicle. The Santa Rosa resident's utility bill was $696.64 in January. "I really was not prepared," longtime San Francisco resident Rebecca Gallegos told the paper after her bill increased by $162 from the month prior. "I’m blown away."
The Futility of UK100’s Net Zero Ambitions
An Open Letter by Gillian Dymond

Dear Dame Norma Redfearn, Mayor of North Tyneside: A copy of UK100’s Membership Pledge does not address my concerns. I am well aware of UK100’s ‘net-zero ambitions’: it is precisely because I take issue with those ambitions that I contacted you. You will not dispel my lack of faith in either the need for, or the efficacy of, the measures which you are imposing on us by simply declaring your own pride in them, even if you do so ad nauseam. Let us get down to brass tacks.
This is a great read!
Netanyahu: Half of Hamas Killed or Wounded;
18 of 24 Battalions Destroyed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday during a visit to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops that half of Hamas’s terrorists had been killed or wounded, and that 18 of its 24 battalions had been destroyed thus far. Netanyahu spoke at Latrun, a military site overlooking the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem road where British-trained Jordanian troops had held out against Israel in the 1948 war. Israel captured it in 1967 after Jordan joined in that war by shelling western Jerusalem.
Biden Calls Netanyahu a ‘Bad F'ing Guy’
Robert Spencer
Call him President LOLDecency... In Sept. 2022, he said: “When I ran, I said one of the reasons I was running was to restore the soul of America. Bring back some decency and honor in the way we talk about one another, the way we deal with one another.” Even last Tuesday, at a campaign stop in Florida, Old Joe said piously: “We have to make clear that, in America, we still believe in honesty, decency, treating people with some dignity and respect.” On Sunday, we saw that the our nation’s Chief Corruptocrat practices what he preaches: Politico revealed that he has referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a ““bad f'ing guy.” Decency is back!
Israeli Military Kills Hamas Terrorists, Finds 'significant'
Weapons and Assets Inside UNRWA Headquarters

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that it recently launched raids on Hamas facilities in Gaza, killing 120 terrorists, while discovering a "significant" amount of assets and weapons, including inside a United Nations-affiliated building. "Approximately 120 Hamas terrorists were killed, and 20 terrorist infrastructure sites were destroyed as part of the operation." The IDF explained that the ISA (Israel Security Agency) initially led them to a tunnel shaft near a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

Double Exposure
Clarice Feldman
Every day the Israeli Defense Forces find more proof of the perfidy of the UN and UNRWA. Did you guess that the UN’s demand for a quick ceasefire was intended to conceal this? If so, you guessed right. This week, among other things, the IDF discovered Hamas's Intelligence Headquarters and an enormous tunnel beneath UNRWA HQ in Gaza, equipped with a huge server and data farm which was receiving its electricity from UNRWA sources. I’d hate to prejudge the honesty of the UNRWA officials who claim they’d no idea what was going on under their feet – I mean, they might have thought there were giant hordes of very big moles under their HQ. Still, their denials strain credulity.
We need to get out of the UN now!
‘Every deportation is a lost vote’:
Elon Musk Goes on a Tear, Exposes Dems’ Strategy with Illegals

Billionaire Elon Musk argued in a stunning set of tweets this weekend that President Joe Biden is purposefully incentivizing illegal migration to create more Democrat voters. The tweets began late Friday when Musk responded to a 2021 story from the Associated Press about the president’s desire “to prioritize legal status for millions of [criminal illegal aliens].” “Biden’s strategy is very simple: 1. Get as many illegals in the country as possible. 2. Legalize them to create a permanent majority – a one-party state. That is why they are encouraging so much illegal immigration. Simple, yet effective,” he wrote in response to the story.
Chinese Migrants Are the Fastest Growing Group
Crossing from Mexico Into U.S. at Southern Border

The number of migrants arriving at the southern border is unprecedented. Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded two-and-a-half million instances of detaining or turning away people attempting to cross into the United States from Mexico. So what's the fastest growing group among them? Chinese migrants. Yes, you heard that right…Chinese. We saw large groups, including many from the middle class, come through a 4-foot gap at the end of a border fence 60 miles east of San Diego.
What the Hell Is Going on in Maui After That Devastating Wildfire?
Stephen Green
It was quite the photo-op last August for Presidentish Joe Biden when he got lei'd in Maui for all the cameras in the wake of one of America's deadliest wildfires. But six months later, Biden is accused of neglecting its victims, somebody seems to be slow-walking the recovery process, and conspiracy theories are everywhere. The worst hit was the town of Lahaina, where more than 100 people were killed, around 70 others injured, three remain missing, and countless buildings and homes were destroyed – more than 2,000. The fires spread quickly due to high winds and – this is where things got weird – civil defense sirens were never activated…
Not Every American High-School Student Needs to Go to College.
Here’s What They Should Do Instead.

Peter Morici
“High-school diplomas have become participation trophies.” U.S. schools are in crisis – too many high-school and college graduates can’t think or do for themselves. A competitive economy requires that employers have capable workers and for schools to perform better. Just as with many businesses, the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns disrupted schools. But student performance already was declining. According to the ACT exams, 43% of 2023 high school graduates lack competency for college work in reading, English, mathematics and science, and just 21% satisfy that benchmark in all four of these areas.
Remember Those Corny Anti-Communist Movies from the 1950s?
They Were Right

Mark Judge
Seeing the 1950s anti-communist movies in 2024, it’s astonishing how well they have held up. Starting in the 1960s with the rise of the New Left, it became sport for cool people and liberals to mock movies such as I Was a Communist for the FBI or My Son John. The excesses of Sen. Joe McCarthy had made red hunting suspect, even shameful. Yet McCarthy was more often right than wrong. There were communists in the government, and in Hollywood, who wanted to destroy America.
Biden Blasted for Claiming Abortion for '3 Trimesters' Is Not
'On Demand': Does Biden Think There’s a 4th?'

Social media users were confused and outraged when Biden appeared to argue that legal abortion for all three trimesters was not "abortion on demand." During a Las Vegas campaign stop on Sunday, Biden contrasted his record on abortion with former President Trump. While insisting that he would "bring back Roe v. Wade," he attacked Trump for arguing that he wants no limits on abortion.
Oklahoma Principal Who Moonlights As Drag Queen Has Resigned
A few months ago we told you about an Oklahoma elementary school principal who was once arrested for kiddie porn and moonlights as a drag queen. He was defended by the school board, no serious action was taken to fire him, but eventually, he just decided to resign because a few good people kept the pressure on him.
Jennifer Crumbley Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in
Oxford High School Shooting

After 11 hours of deliberations in a landmark school shooting case, an Oakland County jury found Jennifer Crumbley guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, concluding she is responsible for the deaths of four students murdered by her son in the 2021 massacre at Oxford High School. The case is the first time in America that prosecutors have sought to hold a parent criminally responsible for a school shooting carried out by their child.
A Disgrace to Christianity –
The Church of England and Its Asylum ‘Converts’

Julian Mann
With the Church of England mired in a public scandal over its guidance for clergy in supporting asylum claims, it has now very arguably become a disgrace to  Christianity. The guidance, which the C of E published in 2017, has come under media scrutiny after it emerged that Abdul Ezedi, the suspect in the horrific Clapham attack on a mother and her two daughters, had ‘converted’ to Christianity to boost his asylum claim.
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