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News...

Glenn Beck: New York Times to Americans — embrace Big Brother, he’s watching anyway
Congress just keeps on giving the executive branch more power, and "America’s newspaper of record" doesn’t have a problem with it.

Survivor of communist concentration camp makes peace with dying in US prison over peaceful pro-life protest
Eva Edl, 88, has long been familiar with the consequences of dehumanization. After the Nazi forces were routed in Europe and the war at large was coming to an end, Edl, not yet 10 years old, was tossed into one of communist dictator Josip "Tito" Broz's concentration camps in Yugoslavia.

Biden Admin’s Top Lawyer Can’t Explain To SCOTUS How A 1986 Law Suddenly Mandates Abortion
Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett had some questions about the Biden administration’s attempt to force states to permit abortions.

Secret Service officer protecting Kamala Harris came to blows with other agents at Joint Base Andrews
The agent in question, whose identity has not been revealed, was immediately “removed from their assignment,” the Secret Service told the Post. Real Clear Politics report says there are 'DEI concerns' with this agent.

San Jose mayor’s security guard, passerby brawl during TV interview
A security guard for the Democrat mayor got into a sidewalk brawl with a foul-mouthed stranger who interrupted a television interview.

NYC rule will slap sugar warning labels on food, drinks including Starbucks, Dunkin’ specialties
The health cops have drafted the new rules to enforce the Sweet Truth Act approved by Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council last year.

Stossel: Capitalism Makes Society Less Racist
In the Jim Crow South, businesses fought racism — because the rules denied them customers.

Banana Republic...

Here Are The 3 Most Shocking Discoveries Just Unsealed In Trump Classified Docs Case
Judge Aileen Cannon unsealed a trove of documents Monday that appear to reveal a coordinated effort within the Biden administration to target Donald Trump with political prosecution after he left office.

'Historic mistake': Law professor takes apart Alvin Bragg's case against Trump — then predicts the outcome
The problems with the thesis, Jed Handelsman Shugerman wrote in the New York Times, are obvious: an "unprecedented use of state law" and a "persistent avoidance of specifying an election crime or a valid theory of fraud."

Politics...

'An Exceptional Capacity For Self-Justification': How A 2018 Article Got Mike Johnson Exactly Right
“Meet the Double Agent Who Now Controls House Conservatives,” the headline reads. “The spy’s mission was simple,” the article begins. “Gain their trust, become one of them, and eventually take them over.”

Biden calls for middle-class tax hike
A family of five earning $90,000 (slightly below the median in Biden’s home state of Delaware) would see its marginal tax rate jump from 12% to 15% and would see its $6,000 in tax credits fall to $3,000 under the Biden plan.

Biden Will Keep Campaigning On TikTok — Despite Signing Law That Could Ban The App
“When the stakes are this high in the election, we are going to use every tool we have to reach young voters where they are,” the campaign said in a statement to Forbes.

Biden again tells Americans to choose 'freedom over democracy' and reads 'pause' prompt from teleprompter
On Wednesday, Biden had yet another mishap with the teleprompter while delivering remarks during North America's Building Trade Union National Legislative Conference. The president read obvious cue words out loud, such as "pause."

Hillary Clinton, down the rabbit hole
One of the great moments in lack of self-awareness occurred last week when Hillary Clinton appeared on a podcast and said Trump would like to “imprison his opposition.”

Hillary Clinton attacks ‘MAGA’ Supreme Court and blames Trump for ‘horrifying’ abortion possibility
“Breaking: The MAGA Supreme Court majority appears ready to rule that the right to ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ doesn’t extend to women with pregnancy complications or who otherwise need abortions. This is horrifying, and it is because of Donald Trump,” she then cackled and flew off on her broom.

In 2024, Americans Will Be Voting Like It’s 1892
Both candidates have a record, and we know which president saw success and which one has only produced one crisis after another.

Chris Christie: ‘Pretty Stupid’ Joe Biden Has Not Reached Out to Him
When asked if Biden had reached out to him since Christie revealed he would not be endorsing Trump for president, Christie said, “He hasn’t.”

Administrative State...

Biden DOE Bans Gas Stoves And Appliances In Federal Buildings
The Department of Energy announced the final rule, which requires federal agencies to “phase out” and ultimately eliminate the on-site use of fossil fuels starting in 2030.

Airlines required to refund passengers for canceled, delayed flights
The Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced it is rolling out new rules that will require airlines to automatically give cash refunds to passengers for canceled and significantly delayed flights. DOT will also require airlines to give cash refunds if your bags are lost and not delivered within 12 hours.

FCC Set To Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules That Seem More Unnecessary Than Ever
Net neutrality rules have been instituted and repealed multiple times in the past 15 years, and yet internet use has thrived in each scenario.

Another Illegal Power Grab from the FTC
Banning noncompete agreements goes well beyond the FTC's legal authority.

Immigration...

Human Trafficking Czar Ignores Democrat-Invited Human Trafficking Over US Border
The ongoing border invasion is perhaps the largest source of human trafficking inside the United States. Yet, the woman Biden tasked with monitoring and combating this problem has largely neglected that nexus in her reports, speeches, and other work since assuming her role in January 2023.

ICE says illegal alien was arrested for child molestation after Virginia police ignored detainer on prior molestation charge
The Honduran national was arrested and charged with felony carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 years of age without force. ICE says officers issued a detainer to hold the man for possible deportation, but the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center denied the request and released the man on a $10,000 bond.

Viruses...

US orders cow testing for bird flu after pasteurized milk sold in stores tests positive
USDA's move to ramp up testing requirements for HPAI H5N1 comes after the Food and Drug Administration disclosed Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk that had been sold on grocery store shelves had tested positive for the virus.

Global chocolate supply under ‘real threat’ from rapidly spreading virus: Expert
Dubbed the cacao swollen shoot virus disease, it spreads via several species of mealybugs that feed on the chocolate crop.

WAR News...

US seeks to ‘reassure’ allies they don’t need nuclear weapons
The Biden administration is working to “reassure” allies that they can continue to rely on the United States to deter nuclear-armed adversaries and need not acquire their own nuclear weapons.

Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space
The resolution would have called on all countries not to develop or deploy nuclear arms or other weapons of mass destruction in space, as banned under a 1967 international treaty that included the U.S. and Russia, and to agree to the need to verify compliance.

Israel...

Netanyahu likens US campus encampments by ‘antisemitic mobs’ to 1930s Nazi Germany
“This is reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s. It’s unconscionable. It has to be stopped. It has to be condemned unequivocally. But that’s not what happened. When you listen to them, they say not only ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to the Jews,’ but also ‘Death to America.'”

The goal of the campus Jew-haters: To render Israel indefensible, in both senses of the word
The aggression against Israel and Jews would not be tolerated if aimed at any other minority; its defenders are unforgivably prioritizing free speech above the intended deadly consequences.

Elite Universities Breed the New Hitler Youth
What we’re seeing across America’s “elite” academic institutions is something the Western world has not seen since 1930s Germany: an open, naked, toxic, violent, seething, and uncompromising hatred of the Jews.

Pro-Hamas protesters arrested for taking over New York universities won't face criminal records: Report
According to the New York Post, none of the 228 demonstrators who participated in the protests at Columbia University and New York University received charges that will go on their records.

AOC Spreads Hamas ‘Mass Grave’ Hoax to Demonize Israel
"How are news outlets dedicating wall-to-wall coverage to campus protests, but not the discovery of mass graves in Gaza of people with their hands tied & clothing stripped?"

'I wish I was more educated': Anti-Israel activists at NYU Gaza Camp admit they don't know why they are protesting
"I think the goal is just showing our support for Palestine and demanding that NYU stops — I honestly don’t know all of what NYU is doing," she responded.

Miss Israel attacked at pro-Palestinian protest in New York
The 25-year-old was allegedly slammed in the face by a protestor's placard.

Ukraine-Russia...

Joe Biden Suggests War Is Peace After Approving Weapons for Ukraine
“It’s a good day for world peace,” Biden claimed about the war funds in the State Dining Room of the White House, echoing George Orwell’s novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.”

Biden admin isn’t fully convinced Ukraine can win, even with new aid
Few Biden administration officials or lawmakers say the $60 billion package means Ukraine walks away from the battlefield with its country fully restored.

US Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
The United States previously supplied Ukraine with a version of the Army Tactical Missile Systems — known as ATACMS — armed with wide-spreading cluster munitions that can travel 100 miles. But Ukraine has long coveted the system’s longer-range version, with a range of about 190 miles.

Russia moves tactical nuclear missile systems to Finnish border
Russia has placed a brigade of Iskander-M missile launchers along Finland’s border, capable of striking targets up to 500 kilometers away.

Ukraine strikes two more fuel depots in Russia, defying US warnings
The attacks came despite public warnings from U.S. officials that Kyiv's attacks on Russian oil refineries risk destabilizing global markets, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urging the country to focus on military targets.

NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War
The alliance’s largest exercises offer a preview of what the opening of a Great Power conflict could look like. How it ends is a different story.

Poland ready to help Ukraine get back draft dodgers
The Ukrainian government announced rules on Wednesday under which passports for military-age men can be issued only inside the country instead of foreign diplomatic missions. As a result, men aged between 18 and 59 living abroad will be unable to renew expiring passports or obtain new ones.

China...

Massive 2,200-year-old tomb with grand interior unearthed in China
The gigantic burial complex spans just over 16 million square feet, roughly the size of 280 football fields or triple the size of Vatican City. Surrounded by a moat, the complex has three main sections: an external cemetery, a central tomb, and a coffin chamber.

Europe...

Blood-soaked military horses break free, injure 4 people while running amok near Buckingham Palace
The runaways got spooked by nearby construction workers during a morning exercise in Belgravia and threw their riders before charging through the busy streets.

UK to ship migrants to Rwanda after paying nation to take illegal asylum seekers
The total cost to the U.K. taxpayer has been calculated at $2.5 million per immigrant and includes travel and accommodations for each immigrant deported as well as concessions to Rwanda's government.

Christian charged with 'hate crime' for sharing Bible passage is headed to Finnish Supreme Court for final showdown
Despite three judges admitting that the hate crime charges leveled against her were baseless and an appeals court later concurring, the state prosecutor appealed the latest unanimous acquittal, desperate to make an example out of the high-profile dissenter.

South America...

Argentina Sees First Budget Surplus Since 2008
The South American country, whose new president, Javier Milei, took office in December, has faced an annual deficit in 113 of its last 123 years.

Entertainment...

Wearing a neck brace, cast, and much more, ‘Crackhead Barney’ says she was ‘maimed’ by Alec Baldwin during surreal Piers Morgan interview
If Andy Kaufman were still alive, he'd appreciate this performance.

Iran sentences rapper to death for backing modesty protests
An Iranian court has sentenced to death a popular rapper jailed for more than a year and a half for supporting nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, local media reported Wednesday.

'1000-Lb Sisters' star Tammy Slaton proudly shows off her 440-pound weight loss as she poses in a swimsuit
The TLC star, who used to weigh upwards of 725 pounds, underwent bariatric surgery to shed the weight that once put her in a medically induced coma.

Media...

Rufo: Katherine Maher’s Color Revolution
The NPR boss is a symbol of regime change — foreign and domestic.

Environment...

Plastic bags from Walmart US recycling bins tracked to controversial plastic facilities in Southeast Asia
Hidden among the tsunami of plastic waste America sent to Southeast Asia last year were three of the 19 tracking devices ABC News secured to plastic bags and dropped off at Walmart store recycling bins across the United States.

Connecticut governor had thousands of trees, bushes ‘illegally’ cut behind $7.5M home — infuriating neighbors
The wealthy Democrat was hit with a citation for cutting down more than 180 trees in a protected wetland area to allegedly get a better view of a pond from his $7.6 million abode.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Flashback: A German Man Competed in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics as a Female
Gretel Bergmann was tipped for Olympic glory but was bumped off the German team at the last minute for fear that a gold-medal-winning Jewish athlete would embarrass Hitler. Instead, her "weird" roommate Dora Ratjen competed — turns out, he was a man pretending to be a woman.

Bill That Would Ban Pride Flags In Schools Fails In GOP-Controlled TN Senate
Senate Bill 1722 was introduced by Republican state Sen. Joey Hensley and was a companion to a bill that passed the state House with overwhelming support.

Health...

Kidney from pig transplanted into deathly ill New Jersey woman — and begins working almost immediately
With no other available options, surgeons at NYU proposed a cutting-edge treatment option: combined surgeries that would give Pisano a mechanical heart and a transplanted pig kidney.

Brains are getting bigger — and researchers reveal why it’s a big deal
Scientists at UC Davis Health revealed that brains from people born in the 1970s had a 6.6% higher volume and 15% greater surface area than the brains from people born in the 1930s.

Sports...

Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour loyalty was worth $100 million as confidential paydays revealed
The Telegraph is reporting that players are receiving the money they earned by not bolting for LIV Golf and accepting the huge offers that were being made by the rival league.

Chicago Bears’ flashy game plan for lakefront stadium project greeted with questions
With a dazzling video presentation of a stadium featuring a translucent roof and a glass wall with a view of downtown, the team presented its vision for a $3.2 billion focal point for great city gatherings, not just football.

Reggie Bush getting 2005 Heisman Trophy back, Heisman Trust cites ‘enormous changes in college athletics’
Sure he broke the rules at the time, but since the rules have changed, he's getting his trophy back. Talk about a feel-good story.