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[ad_1] Actress Kirstie Alley swiped at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a viral tweet that excoriated Democrats for the 25th Amendment scheme to unseat President Donald Trump. Alley issued her angry missive on Friday from her official social media account. “The ‘process’ EVIL NANCY PELOSI speaks of is an attempt at a presidential takeover
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[ad_1] Mattel published a video for their Barbie franchise featuring the cartoon version of the doll having a very difficult discussion about the racist experiences of her black doll friend, Nikki. The video was posted to the official Barbie YouTube page on Wednesday. “There is a huge movement going on,” Barbie said. “Millions of people
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[ad_1] 1. Beautiful letter in the Wall Street Journal: Jason L. Riley’s “The Left’s Unhealthy Interest in Amy Coney Barrett’s Adopted Kids” (Upward Mobility, Sept. 30) cites a part of our 2018 book that summarized the evidence on the effects of transracial adoption. Outcomes such as behavior, school performance, mental health, self esteem and adult
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[ad_1] The Commission on Presidential Debates canceled the second debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden after the president refused to participate in the virtual format. CNN reported the development on Friday evening and cited a source familiar with the plans. The Wall Street Journal first reported the decision. The reported cancelation
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[ad_1] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a daily briefing at North Shore University Hospital during the coronavirus outbreak in Manhasset, N.Y., May 6, 2020. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Not Dead Yet and other disability rights organizations have filed a class action lawsuit against New York governor Andrew Cuomo alleging illegal discrimination in a plan formulated
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[ad_1] Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris delivers a campaign speech in Washington, D.C., August 27, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) I keep thinking of that people of faith exchange from the vice-presidential debate. Mike Pence tried to get Kamala Harris to own her bigotry toward traditional values — values that Joe Biden once espoused in
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[ad_1] I can’t decide if this is nutty or actually clever. The case for “nutty”: Normally the only time a politician is eager to skip a debate is if he’s up big and afraid of letting his opponent back into the race. (See, e.g., Biden vs. Trump.) Jaime Harrison isn’t up big and probably isn’t
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[ad_1] While most observers would agree, at least in theory, that the country would benefit from a lowering of the political temperature, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie is arguing for its elevation. To create an environment toxic enough to rival Sue Sylvester’s, Bouie says Democrats should make Republicans “pay a price” for  confirming Judge Amy
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[ad_1] Diners eat lunch in outdoor seating in New York, June 22, 2020. (Mike Segar/Reuters) To read the one-star reviews on Yelp is to take a stroll into CrazyTown. In contrast to the five-star reviews, all of which sound like auditions to be “foodie writers” by people who seriously overestimate the importance of a tasty
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