A Chinese spy balloon has been wafting over American airspace since Wednesday, but the Latino corporate media downplayed the provocation by rehashing the official CCP line: that the balloon – first seen over one of the nation’s nuclear silo fields in Montana – was a “civilian airship” used mainly for weather research, and that China
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On Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Cuckooland), appearing on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, was foaming at the mouth as usual. However, she did make one point that I worry she may actually be correct about. I know, it’s shocking, for sure, but hear me out. Ocasio-Cortez was speaking with guest anchor John Berman regarding the vote to remove
A dangerous ice storm has been tearing through the South since Monday, leaving at least nine casualties and many still without power, according to Axios. Harsh roads and driving conditions were responsible for claiming seven lives in Texas, one in Oklahoma, and one in Arkansas, Axios reported, and much of Texas remains without power. The freezing weather
A relative called the police after she checked in on her family Tuesday and found 35-year-old Amber Barry and her boyfriend, 55-year-old Eddie Parthemer, dead on their porch. WKBN-TV obtained a recording of the emergency call from the relative. “I just did a welfare check on my sister because nobody’s been able to get ahold
“Further investigation revealed Mr. Johnston to be in possession of additional quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine with intent to distribute while in the Borough of Flemington,” the statement continues. Johnston, 47, is also known as Pippin J. Folk. He faces second-degree charges of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute controlled, dangerous substances. Criminal penalties
The Friday “Week in Review” panel at the PBS NewsHour started with the Republican half of the 2024 presidential campaign, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Anchor Geoff Bennett brought up a previous interview, where College Board CEO David Coleman claimed Ron DeSantis somehow had nothing to do with all the revisions in that AP African-American
How crazy is the China spy balloon situation? Even Obama’s former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is saying that it should be intercepted or shot down. This story is more important than you may think. The fascinating thing about this CNN segment is who does not get mentioned. Joe Biden. Panetta and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer both
In the wake of China admitting today that a large surveillance balloon flying over the U.S. was its own, critical questions arise. What is China surveilling? How invasive is this? Is this an act of aggression? Should we believe China when it says it was an accident? Everything Beijing does is with intention, and until
In this article JWN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shoppers exit Nordstrom at the King of Prussia Mall on December 11, 2022 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela | Getty Images Shares of Nordstrom surged Friday morning after activist investor and meme stock maven Ryan Cohen bought a major stake in the high-end
China has claimed the flight of an “airship” over the US was an accident and accused politicians and the media of taking advantage of the situation. The US claims the craft is a suspected spy balloon and said it had committed a “clear violation” of US sovereignty. China insisted it is used for meteorological and
The New York Times was going all-out with its gas-stove “eliminationist rhetoric,” (to coin a phrase) putting this snotty headline over a front-page story Monday: “Gas Stoves Are Just Fine, Claims the Scientist Paid to Say So.” The story was written by investigative climate desk reporter Hiroko Tabuchi, who has shown herself hypersensitive to the supposed
We all had a feeling that one day technology would rise up and kill us, but it may do that in a more insidious way than we imagined. Our tech is breaking our necks slowly over time. I am writing this ensconced in pillows on a recliner with my neck in a cervical collar, praying
President Joe Biden refused to take responsibility Friday for high levels of inflation when asked by a reporter if he was to blame, instead arguing elevated prices were a problem during the previous administration. When asked by a reporter if he took any blame for inflation, Biden responded “no.” When asked why, he answered, “It
According to a briefing transcript posted by the Pentagon on Thursday, a senior defense official said that military officials had recommended against downing the balloon flying over the U.S. due to concerns about the possibility of the debris field harming people or causing property damage. But some prominent figures have disagreed with the decision not
“It is with profound sadness that on behalf of her family I announce the passing of Irene Cara. The Academy Award winning actress, singer, songwriter, and producer passed away in her Florida home,” Cara’s publicist, Judith A. Moose, noted in a statement in November 2022. “Irene’s family has requested privacy as they process their grief.
As the House voted to remove far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the bluest media (like Morning Joe) said they would stand proudly with Omar and against GOP “hypocrisy.” Scarborough would only say Omar’s antisemitic rantings were “considered antisemitic,” and hey, she apologized. CNN put on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to suggest the
There was an explosion over Billings, Montana on Friday night. Video shows a trail of smoke in the sky where the balloon was last spotted. BREAKING: Billings, Montana @MMtTreasures just captured video moments after seeing a jet “go by so fast and then an explosion in the sky.” Was it the #ChinaBalloon? Nothing from the
The Associated Press added an entry to its style guide directing journalists to put the term “crisis pregnancy center” in scare-quotes, and to use “anti-abortion center” instead, to convey that “the centers’ general aim is to prevent abortions.” The AP added this entry between Nov. 20 and Nov. 27, 2022, according to The Daily Signal’s search
In this article F GM TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla Model Y on display inside a Tesla store at the Westfield Culver City shopping mall in Culver City, California, U.S., on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – The U.S. Treasury said Friday it is
US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that China’s spy balloon was “detrimental” to “substantive discussions” that were due to take place on his visit. Mr Blinken said he spoke to the director of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Office, Wang Yi, on Friday about the postponement of the visit, saying: “Conditions were
With co-host Whoopi Goldberg taking Friday off as usual, most of The View cast seemed to feel empowered to confront racist Sunny Hostin after she tried to defend the antisemitism Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been spewing for years, which she was punished on Thursday for when she was stripped of her position on
On this week’s Florida Man Friday we have a little Miami Blues LARPing, man bites snake, and the fate of last week’s pooping perpetrator — revealed! I can’t tell you how many stories I’ve collected for Florida Man Friday that involved Florida Man getting pepper-sprayed by police — and I probably nix four or five
Is there more to the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report than meets the eye? Consider: In a Christmas news dump that Americans mostly missed, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia revised down the BLS’s estimated job growth for the second quarter of 2022 by more than one million. The BLS calculated that 1,121,500
What are the details? Joseph Francis Morelli pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of interstate threatening communications in connection with a series of voicemails he left on March 3 at the Washington, D.C., office of the Georgia Republican, The Hill said. “I just don’t think I can go on letting you, you know, cause hatred
Last month, 34 law enforcement officers were shot, and three were killed by the gunfire. In 2022, 331 police officers came under fire, and 62 died. In 2021, 346 officers were shot, and 64 were killed. Most of last month’s officer shootings occurred in California, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas – each with three incidents. Chief
WASHINGTON — I have been following the pledging of combat tanks to Ukraine by the European allies. It is impressive. I do not think it is an exaggeration to claim that Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine has roused all Europe’s wrath. Even little Portugal has gotten into the act. I think it is
Kevin Bass, an MD/PhD student at a medical school in Texas, wrote a surprisingly direct opinion piece at regarding the scientific community’s mistakes on the COVID reaction by the medical community and admits the posturing cost lives. More shocking, Newsweek published it. Bass says, “As a medical student and researcher, I staunchly supported the efforts
Lawmakers and policy experts are weighing in after a Chinese “spy balloon” appeared over the U.S. earlier this week. “America is under assault from Chinese spying and if the Biden Administration refuses [to] respond it will send a message to the Chinese military that they can send even more spy balloons. Inaction invites dangerous behavior,”
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford CEO Jim Farley is frustrated. The company’s fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday missed analyst expectations by a wide margin, as costs and supply chain issues again hurt Ford’s bottom line, Farley knows his company needs to change. “We have to change our cost profile,” Farley
Harry and Meghan were among the high-profile guests present to watch Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi renew their wedding vows. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex looked on as the TV talk show host was surprised with the gesture as part of her 50th birthday celebrations. DeGeneres shared the entire ceremony in