Month: February 2022

President Joe Biden is slated to give his first State of the Union address Tuesday evening, and Americans are already bracing themselves and wondering what to expect. The White House is dealing with numerous crises both domestically and globally, with the world currently fixated on Russia’s attempted invasion of Ukraine. Although Russian President Vladimir Putin
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The Supreme Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. EPA on Monday, a blockbuster case that could have major ramifications in future separation of powers cases. “West Virginia v. EPA is one of the most important administrative law and separation of powers cases in quite some time,” Republican West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who
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Ukrainian servicemen take positions at the Vasylkiv military airbase in Kyiv Region, Ukraine, February 26, 2022. (Maksim Levin/Reuters) I think America has two primary interests in the current situation in Europe. Here is how I would rank them. That no more players enter the war as full belligerents. This limits costs to our nation and
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A Ukrainian sailor on the Spanish island of Majorca was arrested over the weekend after he tried to sink his Russian boss’ yacht to carry out revenge against the Kremlin — now he plans to return to Ukraine to fight for his country. What are the details? Taras Ostapchuk, 55, allegedly caused severe damage to
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Russia state-affiliated accounts on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are still allowed to influence their approximately 38.7 million followers even as Russia attacks Ukraine.  That means that Russia state-affiliated accounts are able to influence 38,653,027 followers around the globe while the nation is invading Ukraine. These are the same platforms that banned former U.S. President Donald
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Jill Biden on Monday introduced Kamala Harris as “the President of the United States” during a Black History Month celebration at the White House. Nurse Jill caught herself mid-sentence and made a correction. Advertisement – story continues below “Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United — the Vice President of the United States!” Jill
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds a news conference after the U.S.-Russia summit with U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters) The New York Times, back on February 5: “Over the past several years, Mr. Putin, Russia’s president, has restructured his country’s economy for the specific purpose of withstanding Western financial
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Russia will succeed in its invasion of Ukraine, national security expert KT McFarland predicts. And once Russian President Vladimir Putin takes Ukraine, he won’t stop there, she says.  “I think [Putin’s] going to start looking to the Baltics, those three little countries—Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,” McFarland says on “The Daily Signal Podcast.” America is now in another
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A Viasat Inc. logo seen displayed on a smartphone and in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Viasat said Monday that it believes “a cyber event” disrupted its satellite internet service in Ukraine, with an ongoing outage under investigation. “Viasat is experiencing a partial network outage — impacting internet service for fixed
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At CPAC 2022, there’s a lot of pro-Trump attire around, and one message in particular has stood out to me more than any other. It’s not “Let’s Go Brandon,” though there is plenty of that, for sure. No, the slogan that I’ve seen on hats and shirts and banners that stuck out the most has
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A veteran video interpreter who was translating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Sunday speech broke into tears while detailing Ukraine’s resolve against attacking Russian forces. What are the details? Video shared to social media showed the interpreter — a woman who remains unidentified at the time of this post and working for a German news outlet
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, came to the rescue over the weekend after Ukraine requested help providing internet access to the country as Russian forces continue to besiege it. What happened? Mykhailo Fedorov, the vice prime minister of Ukraine and minister of digital transformation, reached out to Musk via Twitter on Saturday seeking the
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A new study from Princeton alleged that liberal content on Twitter turned moderate voters against former President Donald Trump. Social media platforms, especially Facebook and Twitter, have long had a complex relationship with politics. The nearly 90-page study detailed social media’s effect on elections throughout the United States and concluded that the platforms negatively impacted
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that Russian nuclear forces would be placed on high alert in response to Western economic sanctions, marking an escalation of tensions between Russia and the West over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (RELATED: Ukraine War Report – 2/27/22) Speaking with top military officials Sunday, Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces to be
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference in New York, N.Y., December 14, 2021. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) New York Governor Kathy Hochul says she is dropping the statewide school-masking mandate as of Wednesday. Why Wednesday? Why not now? What might change between now and Wednesday? Who knows? The whole process continues to be
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The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) took a stand against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. However, soccer fans say the punishment was not harsh enough. On Sunday, FIFA announced that the Russian national soccer team could no longer compete under the name of “Russia.” Instead, it could only use the name “Football Union
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Joe Rogan challenged the premise that Bill Gates is a trusted spokesperson on health. In a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the podcast giant poked fun of the physique of the Microsoft founder, who has regularly dishes out health advice. A recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” featured author and registered dietician
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