Drama, injuries, chanting fans, security nightmares, photo finishes with . . . marbles? This year’s official Winter Olympics in Beijing are a source of major contention across the U.S. and the globe due to security concerns and, more important, horrific human-rights issues in the host country. Many viewers are choosing to tune out, while others
Month: February 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer faced some online ridicule and mockery after he made a verifiably false claim about the historic racial makeup of the Supreme Court. Schumer was assailing Republicans in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate when he claimed that the highest court in the land had only white male
During an episode of “The Big Podcast with Shaq,” former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal indicated that he does not believe people should “be forced” to get vaccinated against COVID-19. O’Neal took issue with scenarios in which someone faces the threat of losing their job if they decline to get vaccinated. While the basketball legend said
One of the memorable scenes in the 1993 movie Dave involved the president and first lady walking their dog in front of the cameras and promptly dumping him on staff when they walked into the White House. Having a pet is an easy way to get positive press that “humanizes” any politician, so almost every president
Antisemitism is a problem, not only in the Middle East, but also in the United States. It’s also a problem that some members of Congress are willing to engage in and/or are willing to ignore in their own ranks. In 2019, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., made a series of remarks many considered to be antisemitic.
What was once a discussion mostly confined to American intellectual circles has increasingly spilled out onto the national political scene. LOS ANGELES—Eight long years ago, Patrick J. Buchanan, founding co-editor of TAC, provocatively wrote: “Is Vladimir Putin a paleoconservative? In the culture war for mankind’s future, is he one of us?” Long before “Russiagate,” “Ukrainegate,”
Make. It. Stop. Scientists are now saying putting pantyhose on your head makes masks safer. A ‘peer-reviewed’ study from researchers at the University of Cambridge tested different mask ‘hacks’ to find the best way to create a good seal around the face. The researchers taped the edges of the mask to the face, filled the
(Photos.com/Getty Images) These days, that question arises rather often, and the usual answer is: Appease the mob. A particularly disturbing example is the story of Bob Kuczewski, who was a computer specialist at the Salk Institute. But one day he made the unpardonable mistake of taking issue with BLM rhetoric, writing: At the risk of
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday that the chipmaker views the so-called metaverse as much more than just the next frontier for social media. “The metaverse is going to develop as a number of different opportunities,” Amon said in an interview on “Mad Money,” appearing one day after the company’s posted
Rihanna has shared a photo of her baby bump after announcing she and rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together. The singer and businesswoman, 33, showed off her growing bump to her 120 million Instagram followers as she stood in a white-tiled bathroom lifting her sports jersey. “How the gang pulled up
Sparks flew during a Thursday press briefing at the State Department where Associated Press diplomatic writer Matt Lee verbally duked it out with spokesperson Ned Price over accusation the U.S. was making suggesting Russia was planning “false flag” operations in Ukraine; complete with propaganda videos and detailing specific scenes. But as the confrontation progressed, Price
Joe Biden has been desperately looking for ways to revive his floundering presidency. In December, we learned that the White House was working directly with the media on messaging about the economy. However, no matter how much you tell people the economy is doing great when they’re struggling due to high gas prices and inflation,
Stock buybacks have been criticized by those who opposed the 2018 tax cuts passed by Congress. The opposition says that the purpose of lowering corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% was to increase business investment, not buy back stocks. They are also opposed to the use of COVD funds for this purpose. Analysts have
1. .@thecfhk has shone a light across DC, NYC & London on the enabling of China’s disregard for human rights abuses and democracy in #HongKong by @iocmedia and corporate sponsors at #Beijing2022. We cannot let these atrocities go unseen during the #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/RyNSQMbms0 — Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (@thecfhk) February 3, 2022 2.
Legendary quarterback John Elway fired back at the accusations of racial discrimination made by Brian Flores in his lawsuit against the team, the NFL, and two other teams. Flores described his 2019 interview for the head coaching position at the Broncos and claimed that it was evidence of racial discrimination faced by black candidates in
The Republican National Committee is slated to vote Friday on a resolution to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, according to reports. Reports indicate that the RNC’s resolutions committee unanimously advanced the measure on Thursday. RNC resolutions committee unanimously passes resolution to censure Cheney, Kinzinger, while stopping short of
With the rise in crime continuing to sweep through the country, President Joe Biden paid a visit to New York City Thursday to meet with Democratic Mayor Eric Adams. During their coverage that evening, both ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News covered the rampant crime in New York with a focus on guns, instead of
Before becoming a White House official helping President Joe Biden pick his first Supreme Court nominee, Paige Herwig was a founding member of a legal group—bankrolled by a liberal political consulting firm—that drafted a list of possible justices for the Biden campaign. Herwig’s presence on the White House legal team is just one example of
Another Kamala Harris staffer is leaving the White House amid Biden-Harris turmoil. Kate Childs Graham, Kamala Harris’ chief speechwriter, is making her exit at the end of February. Fox News reported: Kate Childs Graham, Harris’ chief speechwriter, is leaving the vice president’s office at the end of the month, sources told Fox News. TRENDING: “When
(Mark Makela/Reuters) There was an interesting post on the FRED blog today at the St. Louis Fed. It looks at the data on real personal consumption expenditures (so, adjusted for inflation) for durable goods, nondurable goods, and services. It indexes each of those such that 100 is equal to the February 2020 level of real
A pump jack at oil well and fracking site situated in cotton field in Shafter. Kern County Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images U.S. oil crossed above $90 on Thursday for the first time since 2014 as demand for petroleum products surges while supply remains constrained. West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the
The leader of Islamic State has been killed during a raid by US special forces in Syria. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi died by exploding a bomb that killed himself and members of his family as American forces approached a house in the rebel-held province of Idlib, a US official said. He was among at least
The lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores against his team and the NFL has sent shockwaves throughout the sports community, so much so that NBA Hall-of-Famer Chris Bosh said that he will no longer watch NFL games until more black people are hired as head coaches and general managers. The two-time
Climate change is blessed with extraordinary superpowers. It can damage unborn children — says abortion supporter Joe Biden. Climate change was supposed to cause nuclear war by 2020. It leads to “white supremacy,” says a prominent screwball congresswoman. It’s even started revolutions. It’s true. An article in The Atlantic confirms our worst fears: inflation isn’t
The Anti-Defamation League redefined racism again on Monday with what it called an “interim definition.” Racism is now defined by the group as occurring “when individuals or institutions show more favorable evaluation or treatment of an individual or group based on race or ethnicity,” according to Professor Robert Livingston of the Center for Public Leadership
President Joe Biden replaces his face mask after speaking about the implementation of the American Rescue Plan at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 15, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Politico has a story up about the supposed “next phase” of President Biden’s Covid strategy now that the Omicron surge is winding down. But for all
The liberal states of California and Washington have ordered the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation to halt all fundraising operations over a lack of financial transparency, according to a new report. “We take these matters seriously and have taken immediate action,” an unidentified spokesperson for the BLMGNF told the Washington Examiner. “We have immediately
A mystery animal — possibly a coyote, possibly a dog, maybe a combination of the two, or perhaps something else entirely — “went berserk” in a western Pennsylvania shelter one night last week, “demolished” its cage, climbed shelves, and “chewed” window seals before escaping back into the wild, PhillyVoice reported. The staff was waiting on
On Thursday’s New Day, CNN’s John Avlon rushed to defend liberal View host Whoopi Goldberg from charges of anti-Semitism after her offensive comments about the Holocaust. As part of one of his “reality checks,” Avlon instead tried to deflect the controversy by claiming critics of left-wing billionaire George Soros using his immense wealth to push a radical
A Johns Hopkins University meta-analysis released in January found that lockdowns across Europe and the U.S. reduced the COVID-19 mortality by 0.2%. The researchers’ analysis of “lockdown measures” included school closures, business closures, bans on international travel and internal movement, and other nonpharmaceutical government mandates such as mask mandates. The study also found that shelter-in-place orders were ineffective,
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