Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer (D.) condemned “out-of-state interests” for “pouring millions of dollars” into her state. That apparently doesn’t apply to her own campaign coffers, which prominent Dems have flooded with cash thanks to a campaign finance loophole. Whitmer raised $8.6 million from Jan. 1 to July 20. Nearly 44 percent of the money came from donors who gave more than Michigan’s $7,150 contribution limit.
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Al Sharpton Is the Acceptable Face of Anti-Semitism
Despite his instigating role in the Crown Heights riot, the worst outbreak of anti-Semitic violence in modern American history, Al Sharpton has been embraced as a respected member of the country’s social elite. Celebrities, cultural icons, politicians, and journalists alike—you haven’t really made it until you’ve been photographed with Sharpton, the acceptable face of anti-Semitism.
Jake Sullivan Presides Over Yet Another Foreign Policy Disaster
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s extensive experience as an architect of American failure in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, Iran, and Myanmar, plus the fact that White House press secretary Jen Psaki is mysteriously out of the office, made him a natural choice to defend the Biden administration’s handling of the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Is the Most Inclusive National Embarrassment in History
The Biden administration’s Afghanistan policy may have failed in the conventional sense, but it was remarkably successful in terms of the gender and racial diversity of the individuals responsible for that failure. Many will die as a result, but blame for their deaths will be shared among an impressive array of female and BIPOC officials. All in all, this was a triumph of American exceptionalism.
The Lucrative Business of Woke Education
A top diversity consultancy has ties to every level of the private school accreditation process creating a lucrative diet of contracts and jobs for its employees. The Glasgow Group, whose founder Rodney Glasgow recently likened critics of “diversity work” to the Capitol rioters, consists entirely of consultants with posts at the National Association of Independent Schools and its “approved accreditors.”
Weinstein Fixers Donated to Biden Campaign and Serve in the White House
Biden has links to multiple Democratic operatives and a private security firm that served as “fixers” for convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein. One of Biden’s White House advisers is Anita Dunn, a longtime political operative who advised Weinstein ahead of a bombshell story in 2017 about his sexual misconduct.
Lincoln Project in Ruins as Disgraced Super PAC Abandons HQ
The Lincoln Project, a Democratic-aligned super PAC widely loathed for enabling the sexual exploitation of young men, has abandoned its once-celebrated headquarters in Park City, Utah. Visual evidence obtained by the Free Beacon confirms that the office space is now empty, save for the memories its former inhabitants made along the way and whatever ghastly demons they may have conjured in the process.
Time’s Up Founder Helped Cuomo Team Smear Governor’s Accuser
The founder of a group committed to fighting sexual harassment advised Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D., N.Y.) team on an op-ed intended to smear one of his accusers. A report released by the NY attorney general’s office said Roberta Kaplan, the cofounder of Time’s Up, advised the Cuomo team about an op-ed the governor wrote to discredit Lindsey Boylan, a former Cuomo adviser who accused the governor of sexual misconduct.
Illegal Parking Icon AOC Is Also Reckless Driver, New Photo Indicates
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), the socialist firebrand who enjoys illegally parking her expensive Tesla near the Whole Foods in Washington, D.C., could also be a reckless driver. New photo evidence exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon reveals extensive damage to the front bumper of AOC’s luxury vehicle, which retails for as much as $59,000.
Why Private Schools Have Gone Woke
Meet the National Association of Independent Schools, which enforces diversity, equity, and inclusion standards as a requirement for accreditation.
Biden’s Covid-19 Death Count Hits 200K, the Equivalent of 83 Pearl Harbors
Biden achieved the grim milestone over the weekend as American athletes were embarrassing their country at the Olympics. Mainstream media outlets have, for some reason, abandoned their obsession with mortality statistics (and other crucial “accountability” projects) now that a Democrat is in the White House.
Biden, Mark Kelly Worked with Intel Firm Hired to Smear Harvey Weinstein Accusers
The campaigns for President Biden and Sen. Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.) hired the private intelligence firm that Harvey Weinstein’s legal team tapped to investigate and smear a woman who accused the disgraced mogul of sexual assault. Biden’s campaign paid $7,728 to K2 Intelligence in 2020. Kelly’s campaign paid K2 more than $314,000 for “security” in four installments from December to March of this year.
George Soros Funnels $1 Million to Defund the Police as Violent Crime Surges
Soros gave $1 million to Color Of Change PAC on May 14, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission. Color Of Change, which bills itself as the largest online racial justice group in the country, is a vocal supporter of defunding the nation’s police departments.
AOC Illegally Parks Tesla Near Whole Foods Again
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) continues to defy Washington, D.C., traffic regulations by illegally parking her Tesla near the Whole Foods in her posh neighborhood. Video obtained by the Beacon shows the socialist congresswoman packing her Tesla on Sunday while the luxury sports car was parked in a clearly marked restricted area.
Swalwell Had Meetings with Qatari Charity Tied to Terrorist Groups
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.), the House Intelligence Committee member who was targeted by a foreign spy during his early days in Congress, has met twice in the past nine months with a Hamas-linked charity that spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to influence U.S. universities.
Biden’s Namesake Rest Stop in Complete Disarray
At the 2018 naming ceremony for the Biden Welcome Center off the highway in Delaware, the now-president said having his name on the rest stop was “one of the most meaningful” things to happen in his life.” Once billed as a “rest stop of the future” by the enthusiasts at Roadside America, the stop has devolved into a dysfunctional dump, according to a Washington Free Beacon investigation.
Three Scientists Drop Names from Lancet Statement on Covid Origins
Latest letter exposes cracks in scientific coalition on Wuhan lab theory.
Lincoln Project Hires Former Aide to Prominent Dem Perverts
Before joining scandal-plagued super PAC, strategist Joe Trippi worked for Ted Kennedy and John Edwards.
Key Biden Allies Worked for Group with Close Ties to Chinese Communist Party
Top Biden allies including former Treasury secretary Jacob Lew and National Security Council official Kurt Campbell have done work for a nonprofit funded by companies like Facebook and Disney that is known for working closely with Chinese officials and Communist Party front groups.
Kamala Acts Like the Veep from “Veep”
For Kamala, the month of June has been an extended replay of highlights from Veep, the HBO comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a clueless and floundering politician on the make. Only Harris isn’t laughing.
Ilhan Omar Knows What She’s Doing
Her tap dance follows a pattern that is by now well established, in which the justice-seeking congresswoman makes nakedly prejudicial remarks, pretends to walk them back in the face of muted criticism from her colleagues, characterizes the criticism itself as Islamophobic, and proceeds to reoffend.
UK Resistance to Transgender Activism Is Fueled by Socialized Medicine and Feminist Moms
Critics of trans activism have gone mainstream in the United Kingdom. Britain has seen a flowering of feminist organizations opposed to the activists’ excesses, which they argue hurt women and young people, especially girls.
NBA, Nike, Apple, Google Silent on China’s Crackdown on Journalists in Hong Kong
The Chinese government’s recent crackdown on journalists in Hong Kong has been met with silence from major U.S. corporations with extensive ties to the Communist regime…The NBA, like Nike, has struggled to reconcile its outspoken support for social justice causes in the United States with its cozy business ties to China and its reluctance to criticize Beijing for human rights abuses.
White Males Absent from Biden Judicial Slate
Nineteen of Biden’s first 24 noms are minorities. The selections are a plain signal that the administration’s judicial selection is driven by racial preference. The prioritization of minority nominees is unprecedented since the administration of former president Jimmy Carter.