In the 1950s, the Office for Social Science Programs, Air Force Personnel and Training Research Center, Air Research and Development Command at MaxwelI Air Force Base conducted a study. The purpose was to define the tools used by the Korean military on prisoners of war (POWs) and develop ways to train members of the military to
A top White House official said Monday that Russia may use its vast natural gas exports as a weapon against energy-starved nations. “I think we are getting close to that line if Russia indeed has the gas to supply and it chooses not to, and it will only do so if Europe accedes to other
1. BBC News: Sudan coup: Military dissolves civilian government and arrests leaders Large numbers of protesters are on the streets of the capital demanding the return of civilian rule, BBC Arabic’s Mohamed Osman reports from Khartoum. More protesters are expected to join the crowds after calls for action by political parties and professional unions, our
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced the appointment of Janis Bowdler to serve as Treasury’s very first counselor for racial equity, a role that involves coordinating the department’s attempts to promote racial equity, according to a news release. “Ms. Bowdler will be charged with coordinating Treasury’s efforts to advance racial equity including engaging with diverse
The relatives of 26 American hostages and detainees being held in countries around the globe have signed a letter to President Joe Biden in which they question the administration’s dedication to bringing their family members home, according to the Associated Press. The letter, obtained by the outlet, said that the administration appeared to be getting
CW’s new reboot of USA’s The 4400 (2004-2007), now just called 4400, added nothing revolutionary to the old, except some woke updates like a lesbian couple, BLM anti-police attitudes, and a shout-out to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The first episode, “Past is Prologue,” premiered on Monday, October 25. The premise of the show is that 4,400 people who
Now is the perfect opportunity for the self-described pro-workers American right to put its populist rhetoric into practice. Another week, another golden chance for populist Republicans to walk the walk of a “working-class party.” Let’s hope they take it. On Monday, the Amazon Labor Union filed for an election that could eventually secure collective-bargaining rights
Brian Laundrie Brian Laundrie’s initial autopsy came back “inconclusive” after his partial remains were found in a Florida nature park last Wednesday. Anthropologists will conduct another review for further evaluation. “Last week, I was told that the manner and cause of death were not determined and the remains were sent to an anthropologist for further
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) questions FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill, June 23, 2021. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via Reuters) Citing his history of opposing legislation that would displace American workers, Republican Senator Bill Hagerty is pressing Senator Bernie Sanders to oppose provisions
A 15-year-old student at a Massachusetts high school was lured into an ambush by six other students in a brutal beating that landed him in the emergency room. The parents of the attacked boy are accusing Wellesley Public Schools of egregiously mishandling the assault because it did not put out a statement about the beating
As authorities continue to investigate the fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal film scene in New Mexico, questions are being raised about how the tragedy was able to occur on set. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed when Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of the western movie Rust on Thursday.
A Sweetgreen location in Bethesda, Maryland. Jeffrey MacMillan | Getty Images Salad chain Sweetgreen filed Monday to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SG, aiming to become the latest restaurant company to hit the public markets this year. The company’s losses widened and sales shrank as the pandemic battered its
Facebook management have reportedly been locking horns with their radical far-left workers over how far they can go to censor conservative speech online. It’s Facebook’s worst nightmare as the platform’s internal debates over purging conservative outlets and the sinister tools to censor them were exposed in a recent Wall Street Journal report. The Journal reportedly
The controversy over the National School Board Association letter that prompted the Biden administration to sic the Federal Bureau of Investigation on concerned parents has shed a bright light, not only on the issue of parental rights in education, but also the left’s antipathy for it. It’s hard to believe that anyone would advocate against
Coastal Carolina University theater professor Steven Earnest says his employer is trying to fire him after he wrote in September that students’ feelings were hurt too easily over a campus incident. “Sorry but I don’t think it’s a big deal. (I’m) just sad people get their feelings hurt so easily,” reads an email that resulted
I don’t mean to interrupt your lighthearted celebration of Halloween, but when I see demons and other dark decorations, I do find myself in cautionary mode. There’s a new book by a priest in Washington, D.C. — Monsignor Stephen Rossetti — whose ministry involves dealing with the reality of evil. You can join our virtual
A transgender activist received a lot of press in the media for leading the protest against Netflix over Dave Chappelle’s controversial special, but she has her own history of problematic tweets. The tweets mocking and insulting Hispanics, Asians, and others were documented at the Post Millennial. Ashlee Marie Preston does not work at Netflix but
A job fair meant to find workers to fill some of the numerous job openings at concessions at the Denver International Airport drew around 100 people, far fewer than had been hoped. “We’ve got anything from entry-level positions all the way up to top executive management available out here,” Denver Concessionaires Association President Dennis Deslongchamp
Over the weekend, a new migrant caravan numbering in the thousands continued its march toward the United States, breaking through a line of Mexican law enforcement officers in riot gear and, within the next few weeks, will pose a major national security threat and further exacerbate the Biden border crisis. Despite all that, this story
As the government attempts to force the public to comply with medical tyranny and lockdowns, big tech is doubling down on censorship, configuring algorithms to bury information surrounding the coronavirus and vaccines. In 2020, tech giants brazenly censored a sitting President of the United States with no repercussions, making it abundantly clear they are tied
Enes Kanter in New York in 2017. (Lucas Jackson / Reuters) Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter has come out swinging against the Chinese Communist Party, in recent days making the most of his platform to skewer Beijing’s repression of Tibetans and Uyghurs and to question Xi Jinping’s rule. On Sunday, he wore shoes emblazoned with
In economics, there’s a thought experiment called the “prisoners’ dilemma” that describes a scenario in which two rational people fail to reach a win-win outcome by cooperating. Neither person can trust the other to cooperate, and their distrust leads them to pick an outcome that’s bad for both. The classic example features two conspirators questioned
A powerful storm dubbed a “bomb cyclone” has caused mudslides and flooding in Northern California. Flooding was reported across the San Francisco Bay Area, with heavy winds pulling down power poles and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity. Up to 10 inches (25cm) of rain was expected to fall on the West Coast,
An RS1 rocket booster is shipped out of the company’s headquarters in El Segundo, California. ABL Space Rocket builder ABL Space on Monday announced the close of a $200 million round of funding from existing investors, bumping the private company’s valuation up to $2.4 billion. ABL’s latest financing is an expansion of the round raised
On Sunday, RedState’s Nick Arama covered a Wall Street Journal report that Facebook employees sought to suppress content from conservative news sites like Breitbart. He explained: “Facebook employees have consistently tried to suppress or de-platform outlets on the right, despite objections by managers who don’t want the political fallout. The WSJ allegedly saw internal discussions
It’s another new bourbon episode. These are my favorites. via GIPHY We also talk about Kevin’s new hobby, what we’re hoarding in Joe Biden’s America, and what an empty suit Mayor Pete is. There might be a little more chat about toilet paper than we had originally planned but these are strange times. Harambe also
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Security personnel stand outside Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, February 3, 2021. (Thomas Peter/Reuters) As we contemplate how the COVID-19 pandemic began, let’s add up all of the strange and unusual pieces of information that, in the eyes of the lab leak skeptics, are complete coincidences. In 2009, EcoHealth Alliance’s Alexsei Chmura led
Democratic leadership over the weekend began suggesting a new way to pay for President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social policy and climate action spending bill — a tax on wealthy people’s unrealized capital gains. Unrealized capital gains are increases in value of stock purchases that the purchaser has yet to “realize” by selling the stock at its
Authorities arrested a “reformed” child sex offender after he was busted for a variety of child sex abuse crimes that purportedly took place as late as 2020. The suspect, 45-year-old Derrick Crooms, was previously placed on a child sex abuse registry following similar convictions in 1996, but was able to persuade a judge to remove