The vast majority of Georgia Democratic senator Raphael Warnock’s record-setting fundraising haul came from outside of Georgia, according to campaign finance records…About 17 percent of the money came from donors in California, 10.6 percent from New York, 8.9 percent from the Washington, D.C., area, and 6.3 percent from Massachusetts.
Publication: Washington Free Beacon
When Michigan Became Covid Hotspot, Gov. Whitmer Fled for Hollywood Fundraisers
Whitmer’s Golden State getaway included stay at ritzy Beverly Hilton hotel.
CNN Is a Clown Network Run by Creeps
Disgraced president Jeff Zucker’s resignation yet another humiliation for low-rated entertainment channel.
A New Media Outlet Is Backed by Progessive Stars, as Well as Gulf Money and Foreign Agents
Grid, which went live earlier this month and whose masthead boasts left-leaning blogger Matthew Yglesias, raised seed money from a holding company owned by Emirate royal Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Grid also consulted with a firm that is a registered foreign agent for the UAE. The foreign funding and lobbyist involvement raise questions about the news outlet’s independence—and whether it should be required to register as a foreign agent with the Department of Justice,
Major News Outlets Keep Hiring Journalists Obsessed with Jan. 6
A spate of recent hiring announcements suggests mainstream media outlets are determined to make Trump, the January 6 storming of the Capitol building, and the so-called assault on democracy central components of their news coverage throughout the midterm election cycle. Democratic politicians, of course, will be more than happy to amplify this coverage on the campaign trail.
Gretchen Whitmer’s Dark Money Hypocrisy
Michigan Democrat Gretchen Whitmer’s first gubernatorial campaign included a pledge to make the state’s government “more transparent” and remove “unlimited” spending from politics. Four years later, her reelection bid is relying on a dark money group that raised $6.5 million from undisclosed donors with no contribution limits.
Number of Michigan Nursing Home Deaths 42% Larger Than Whitmer Reported
The number of Covid-19 deaths in Michigan nursing homes is 42% larger than Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration disclosed, according to a state auditor general’s report reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The report, which will be released week, shows 8,061 Covid-19 deaths in the state’s long-term care facilities from Jan. 1, 2020, to July 2, 2021. That number is 42% larger than the 5,675 deaths Whitmer’s health department reported.
Biden’s Covid Test Rule Could Cost Insurance Companies Up to $20 Billion a Month
President Joe Biden’s decision to mandate that all private health insurers cover up to eight at-home Covid-19 tests for individuals each month could cost hundreds of billions of dollars annually—charges that could cause an increase in premiums for policy holders.
Amazon Under Fire for Selling, Streaming More Than 30 Nazi Propaganda Films
Amazon sells and streams more than 30 Nazi propaganda films, according to information from a watchdog group provided to the Washington Free Beacon. Americans Against Anti-Semitism, an advocacy group that combats hate, found 30 Nazi propaganda films that were available for sale or streaming in their entirety without any disclaimer or editorial content.
Fauci’s NIH Division Paid $205K for Study of Transgender Monkeys
Taxpayer-funded study aimed to explain high rate of HIV in trans women.
Biden Is a Placeholder President
Matthewe Continetti: Biden’s Jan. 6 speech was a reminder that he’s a placeholder president. He’s in office because independent voters in the suburbs rejected Donald Trump’s personality and Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus. No one expected—or wanted—Biden to be a world-historical statesman.
Here Comes the Stacey Abrams Media Rebrand
The 2018 loser once hailed as “bold progressive” becomes pragmatic moderate ahead of 2022 election.
University Offers Professors Cash to Go Woke
A public Tennessee university is offering professors financial incentives for “infusing” social justice into their classes. The University of Memphis told faculty they could collect a $3,000 stipend for redesigning their curricula to align with the university’s commitment to “diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.”
Michael Avenatti’s Prison Guards Are the Men of the Year
In almost every instance, kicking a man when he’s down is total bitch move. Unless the down man is Michael Avenatti. According to a Politico profile of the convicted felon, the guards patrolling the 10 South block of the Metropolitan Correctional Center did the honorable thing when the disgraced porn lawyer requested some reading material. They brought him The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump.
Jon Gruden Is 2021 Man of the Year
Raiders coach Jon Gruden was forced to resign for using offensive language in a series of old emails leaked to media outlets. In one exchange, Gruden referred to then-vice president Joe Biden as a “nervous clueless pussy,” which is only offensive to people who are offended by the truth…For his unabashed willingness to call out fellow men lacking testicular fortitude, Jon Gruden is a Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year.
Senator-Elect Ed Durr is 2021 Man of the Year
Fed up with sky-high property taxes and the New Jersey’s pandemic shutdown, Durr decided to run for local office. His opponent was Democrat Stephen Sweeney, the longest-serving president of the Senate, widely regarded as the state’s most powerful politician aside from the governor. Durr, by contrast, is a truck driver for a furniture company.
To Mainstream Media, John McCain Was a Maverick, Manchin Is an Obstacle
t wasn’t so long ago that a senator bucking his party was greeted by the press in a much different way. Former Senator McCain cast perhaps his most famous vote in 2017, torpedoing the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare. This was an effort the GOP had made the centerpiece of its 2016 election strategy, and McCain’s thumbs-down was a deliberate middle finger to his own party.
Princeton Took Millions from CCP-Linked School, Think Tank Head
Princeton University has taken millions of dollars in donations from a Chinese state-sponsored university and the founder of a think tank aligned with the Chinese Communist Party, according to federal records. The Ivy League school has received $4.6 million from CCP-controlled Peking University to fund research hubs for drug development and computer science.
Sen. Blumenthal Thought Commie Awards Ceremony Was “Labor Event”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) says he would not have taken part in an awards ceremony this month had he known the ceremony was hosted by the Communist Party USA, though video shows he took stage after organizers made clear that it was a comrade conclave.
Manchin Takes Dead Aim at Biden’s Agenda
Biden’s refusal to budge on the price tag of the bill means not only the demise of his domestic agenda, but the central appeal of his candidacy: that he’s a moderate deal-maker who, thanks to his nearly half-century in the Senate, knows how to get things done.
Review: Hillary’s Master Class on “The Power of Resilience
Scholars beware: Hillary Clinton’s new course on “the power of resilience” is not for the faint of heart. Completing the three-and-a-half hour Master Class requires an extraordinary amount of intellectual resilience. Your humble reviewer was forced to confront his own lack of resilience when his failure to overcome the tedium of Hillary’s lectures caused him to miss his deadline. (Disclaimer: Unless you’re getting paid to review it, do not attempt.)
Festival of Whites: CNN Sweater Contest Reveals Stunning Lack of Racial Diversity
CNN appears to suffer from an alarming lack of racial diversity among its employees, according to photos posted online by network anchor Jake Tapper.
Spouse of Commerce Secretary Is Top Executive at Tech Firm Funded by Chinese Government
A venture capital firm backed by the Chinese government is a major investor in an artificial intelligence company that counts Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s husband as a top executive, a potential conflict of interest as her agency works to counter China on the world stage.
Never Forget All the Libs Who Fell for Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax
Includes Reese Witherspoon, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, Cory Booker, AOC, Al Sharpton and Bernie Sanders.