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Recognizing the precarious plight of the nation’s fiscal situation, newly installed House Speaker Mike Johnson has called for a bi-partisan commission to study the nation’s debt. Everyone involved in federal fiscal policy for a length of time surely responded with some variation on, “Good grief, Charlie Brown.” Congress has formed and ignored innumerable such groups
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Thousands of Gaza residents desperate for food broke into warehouses holding aid from the United Nations as the world body warned that “civil order” was breaking down as Israel’s blockade of Gaza continues. The UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said that wheat, flour, and other essentials were taken from several warehouses in the
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Purveyors of zhe bugs and the technocrats who support replacing red meat with insects are very enthusiastic about the dehumanizing prospect of forcing the peasants to consume crickets for sustenance. They openly brag about a particular substance called chitin, a long-chain sugar found in the exoskeletons (shells) of insects. Via Cricket Flours: There are different
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The contribution of large sums of American funds to a de facto international “climate reparations” program would have little impact on climate change and is unlikely to materialize beyond discussions, energy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Delegates from the developed and developing world agreed in principle to establishing such a fund at last
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“The Problem with Jon Stewart” never overcame the show’s biggest obstacle. Ratings. The former “Daily Show” anchor drew a paltry crowd for his Apple TV+ program despite endless press adulation and a crush of hot-button topics. As the @EntStrategyGuy noted this week, it really is wild that basically *none* of the people writing about Jon Stewart’s
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The Navy’s proposed shipbuilding plans would reduce the fleet temporarily during the years in which U.S. officials say Chinese President Xi Jinping might move on Taiwan, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Three different paths outlined in the Navy’s mandated fiscal year 2024 shipbuilding plan seeks to expand the Naval fleet
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As Israel expands operations against Hamas, it has cut Gaza’s internet and phone communications which led ABC Good Morning America Saturday host Janai Norman to raise the idea of “potential war crimes,” a suggestion that was politely and subtly batted down by military contributor and former commander of U.S. forces in South Korea, retired Gen.
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As the Israeli incursion into Gaza continues, increased attention has been focused on the notion of “proportionality” in both the number of casualties on each side and the sophistication of weapons each side brings to bear. Mostly, pundits mean that Israel is killing too many Palestinians. An understanding of proportionality in the laws of war,
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Liberal reporters really hate how Twitter isn’t a reinforcement and censorship tool for them any more. The Washington Post published a “Crappy Anniversary” piece headlined “A year later, Musk’s X is tilting right. And sinking.“ A team of four reporters — Will Oremus, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Sarah Ellison, and Jeremy B. Merrill — reporter Twitter is
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Israel expanded ground operations in Gaza and massively escalated airstrikes Friday as a spokesperson said the Hamas terrorist group will start receiving “payback” from Israel as the evening approaches. Mark Regev, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel is starting payback for Hamas’ bloody Oct. 7 incursion, where militants killed 1,400 Israelis
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Americans are struggling to afford healthcare, and nearly a third of Americans are overwhelmed by medical debt. That’s according to a survey from the New York-based private foundation The Commonwealth Fund. “I was not shocked at all by what we found,” said Dr. Joseph Betancourt, president of The Commonwealth Fund, adding that “patients’ experiences range
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On Friday, Minnesota Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips threw his hat into the presidential race to challenge President Biden in the Democratic Party primary. And despite their broadcast competitors finding some time for it on their morning and evening newscasts, ABC’s Good Morning America and World News Tonight refused to give Phillips’ campaign any oxygen. Likely
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George Washington University (GW) postponed a diversity summit after students broadcasted pro-Hamas statements on a university building. GW students held pro-Palestinian rallies and projected pro-Hamas statements on a campus building after the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel earlier this week. The university was scheduled to hold a diversity summit this week, but will no longer
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The easiest moral place to stand is in the middle. Standing in the middle is comforting. It grants you the illusion that you are being evenhanded, that you see nuance and complexity where others see black and white. It is flattering to be in the middle — no one hates your viewpoint enough to make
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