New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman last month hosted a delegation from a think tank helmed by a Chinese government adviser deeply enmeshed in Beijing’s propaganda operations. Friedman met in July with Wang Huiyao, the president of the Center for China and Globalization. Friedman also hosted the group at Planet Word, a Washington, D.C.-based language museum run by his wife, Ann.
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CNN Chief’s Republican Apology Tour
GOP officials say they’re skeptical of Chris Licht’s pledge to tamp down on-air partisanship.
BLM Activist Shaun King Used Donor Funds to Buy $40K Dog
Shaun King’s social justice PAC is going to the dogs. Literally. Grassroots Law PAC, which the progressive grifter founded to elect soft-on-crime local officials, paid roughly $40,000 since December to the California-based Potrero Performance Dogs, according to campaign finance disclosures.
Pelosi Must Go (to Taiwan)
Canceling now would mean that Congress buckled in the face of Chinese threats and the Biden administration wavering. It would establish the principle that Beijing has veto power over the travel plans of senior U.S. officials. It would tell the world that America is more interested in mollifying Xi Jinping than in supporting the democratically elected Tsai Ing-wen.
Stacey Abrams Can’t Find a Georgia Cop Who Supports Her
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams is out with a new ad that uses a “former deputy sheriff” to argue that Abrams’s opponent is making the state “less safe.” There’s just one problem: That officer never served in Georgia.
How Long Until Dems Storm the Capitol?
The party’s climate rhetoric is increasingly radical, dangerously insurrectionist.
Inside the Woke Meltdown at One Domestic Violence Organization
Women Against Abuse discouraged black domestic abuse victims from calling the police. Yes, you read that right.
Feds Investigate Eric Holder’s Wife for Violating Patient Privacy
Federal authorities are investigating claims that former attorney general Eric Holder’s wife, an obstetrician, violated health privacy laws by misusing her former patients’ records to help promote her new menopause relief business.
In Texas, Life Goes on After Abortion
Texas’s experience suggests that overturning Roe v. Wade will not prove to be a seismic political event, at least as far as election outcomes are concerned. The muted reaction to the Texas Heartbeat Act, the beginning of the end of abortion in Texas, only emboldened pro-life elements across the state.
This Border Dem Represented Drug Smuggler and Gang Leaders
Before joining Congress, Vicente Gonzalez agreed to legally represent drug smugglers and gang leaders who flooded his border community with illegal drugs. Now, the Texas Democrat stresses the need to stop the flow of drugs and maintain “law and order.”
Biden Admin Drops $1.6 Million on Transgender Programming for Inmates
There are only about 1,200 transgender individuals serving sentences in federal prisons, according to a 2021 Department of Justice estimate, meaning the Biden administration spent roughly $1,250 per transgender prisoner. That is more than the $1,200 checks Americans received during the first round of COVID-19 stimulus payments.
No Special Treatment for Brittney Griner
It’s a sad story, but Griner is hardly the political prisoner that Biden and Kamala have made her out to be. And under no circumstances should the Democratic Party’s identity politics allow a black lesbian millionaire athlete who broke the law in a foreign country to receive preferential treatment…Even if one were to leave aside the fact, which we simply cannot, that Griner clamored for the removal of the national anthem from WNBA games.
How Facebook Crushes Conservative News
A former Facebook engineer details how the company suppressed a Free Beacon report on the Biden administration’s plan to fund the distribution of crack pipes to drug addicts.
Who’s in Charge of the Biden Administration?
Throughout his 18 months as president, Biden has been confused, uncertain, sluggish. He behaves as if he is guided by unseen forces. He moves on a course set by hidden captains.
The Biden Administration Just Made It Easier for Terrorists to Enter the U.S.
The State and Homeland Security Departments last week amended federal immigration laws to allow foreigners who provided “insignificant material support” to designated terror groups to receive “immigration benefits or other status,” according to the policy published in the Federal Register.
This Far-Left Activist Was Too Woke for Minneapolis, But Not Obama’s Foundation
On Monday, former Minneapolis council member Phillipe Cunningham thanked Obama after starting a “new role at the Obama Foundation as the deputy director – U.S. lead of global leadership programs.” The move comes just months after voters ousted Cunningham, who backed a failed measure to defund city police.
Michigan Governor Won’t Stop Lying to Voters About Job Gains
Gretchen Whitmer says the state has added 25,000 auto jobs since she took office. It has actually lost thousands.
Grannies Storm Kavanaugh’s Home
With outrage over the decision diffused over months—and with no one in the D.C.-area affected by the ruling—the “Night of Rage” promised by the pro-abortion group Ruth Sent Us never materialized. That relative calm raises questions about how much the end of Roe v. Wade will energize Democratic voters in November.
Clarence Thomas Delivers the Second Amendment’s Greatest Victory Yet
Thomas’s opinion establishes a new test for Second Amendment cases that is a boon to gun owners and calls into question blue state bans on “assault weapons” and home-built weapons.
Florida Dem Promotes “Children’s Game with Sex Problem” to Court Voters
Val Demings hopes “Gamers for Demings” posts on Chinese app TikTok will take down Marco Rubio.
Right-Wing Praise for Bill Barr’s New Book
One Damn Thing is an excellent book. At 608 pages, it is engaging and well-written, and Barr reveals himself to be a compelling political analyst of solidly conservative views.
Michigan Dem Calls for a Drag Queen for Every School
Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel (D.) said Wednesday that drag queens ought to be in every school. Nessel, who is best known for passing out drunk in the stands after two Bloody Marys at the 2021 Michigan-Michigan State football game, admitted she did not poll-test the idea before floating it at a civil rights conference in Lansing.
DC Launches Ad Campaign to Combat Anti-Trans Hate on Public Transportation
There’s been one incident in the past two years.
Obama’s Top Economist Thinks Inflation Is Even Worse Than You Think
Inflation levels are closer to the peaks of the Jimmy Carter era than the White House or media would have Americans believe, according to a report coauthored by Clinton administration Treasury secretary and Obama administration economic adviser Lawrence Summers.