Chelsea Clinton is a board director at a health insurance company that has been accused of defrauding investors. Clover Health has been slapped with numerous investor lawsuits that claim the company failed to disclose that it was under investigation by the Department of Justice for allegedly offering illegal kickbacks to health care providers in exchange for patient referrals.
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Companies Secure White House Meetings After Hiring Top Biden Aide’s Brother
Life is good for companies that hire lobbyist Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of Biden’s longtime political aide Steve Ricchetti. Jeff Ricchetti runs a top lobbying firm whose clients secured meetings with Biden and other members of the president’s cabinet. Both GM and Amazon hired Ricchetti Incorporated after Biden defeated Trump.
Black Dems and Activists Silent on Whitehouse’s White-Only Club Membership
Democrats and racial justice advocates have kept quiet about Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s membership in a racially exclusionary organization, seemingly satisfied with the Rhode Island Democrat’s explanation that it is nothing more than “a long tradition.” We asked all 50 Democratic members of the Senate, as well as the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP, for comment… No office, other than Whitehouse’s, responded.
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Walloped by Ratings Nosedive
Although Wallace has worked hard to channel her previous experience as a White House press secretary into her role as an unofficial spokesperson for the Democratic Party, the results have been abysmal with a Democrat in the White House. Her total viewership in the month of May is less than half of her total viewership in January.
NYC Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley Hosted Event with Anti-Semite
New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley (D.) hosted an event for anti-Semitic activist Linda Sarsour in 2017, calling her “one of the most thoughtful and strong but also gentle people I know.” Wiley, a professor and senior vice president for social justice at The New School who has been climbing in the Democratic primary polls, invited Sarsour to speak at the university for a fall 2017 semester course titled “Race in the U.S.”
CNN Could Have Promoted a Person of Color to Replace Masturbator Jeffrey Toobin
CNN’s alleged commitment to the cause of racial equity was significantly undermined last week when the network welcomed back Jeffrey Toobin. CNN could have replaced Toobin by promoting senior legal analyst Laura Coates, a woman of color, or CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a male-identifying person of color who worked in the Obama administration.
The Second Coming of Jeffrey Toobin
Left-wing media network CNN welcomed Jeffrey Toobin back to the airwaves, seven months after the legal analyst was granted “time off” for masturbating on a Zoom call. Toobin did his best to assure viewers that his days of sexual misadventure were behind him. “I don’t think there is anything further that is going to come out,” he said, inartfully. We can only hope.
Amazon Defends Sale of Anti-Cop Merchandise
Amazon has banned T-shirts mocking Vice President Kamala Harris and books critical of transgender ideology, but allows the sale of memorabilia proclaiming “Blue Lives Murder.”
Ohio Special Election Opens Door for New Squad Member
Self-described socialist Nina Turner holds strong lead in crowded primary. Turner’s frontrunner status reflects the growing influence of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing.
Racial Progressivism Pays Off for the Speakers
The Free Beacon obtained 19 contracts from five “antiracist” commentators who gained prominence in the wake of last summer’s protests: Coates, the academics Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, journalists Ijeoma Oluo and Isabel Wilkerson, and the criminal justice advocate Bryan Stevenson. The fees they command are big and getting bigger. Nearly half of the payments are for $20,000 or more; just two are under $10,000.
Google’s Diversity Head Said Jews Have “Insatiable Appetite for War”
Google’s head of diversity strategy said in a 2007 blog post that Jews have an “insatiable appetite for war” and an “insensitivity to the suffering [of] others.” The comments were part of a longer meditation from Kamau Bobb, now head of diversity strategy at Google, that also slammed Israel’s military actions in Gaza and Lebanon that same year.
Dems Hosted Ex-Black Panther Implicated in Torture for Event Praising Cop Killers
Speakers at the May 10 forum, hosted by Reps. Steve Cohen (D., Tenn.), Bobby Rush (D., Ill.), and Barbara Lee (D., Calif.), praised Mumia Abu-Jamal, Mutulu Shakur, H. Rap Brown, and other black liberationists who are all serving life sentences for killing police officers.
Biden Campaign Alumni Blame Israel for Hamas Rocket Attack
More than 500 alumni of the Biden-Harris presidential campaign sent a letter to the White House blaming Israel for its latest conflict with Hamas…The letter, which was signed by DNC and state campaign staffers, calls on the Biden administration to investigate Israel for potential war crimes and push for an end to so-called Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The Child Soldiers of the Culture War
In New York City, adult activists use teenagers as human shields.
The Revolution Comes for Israel
The Trump years brought a revolutionary fervor to American politics, radicalizing the left and burdening the rest of us with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her anti-Israel, socialist “Squad” of congressional Democrats.
AP’s Hires Anti-Israeli Activist as News Associate
The Associated Press’s latest hire is an anti-Israel activist who accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing,” and helped organize protests against Jewish students traveling to Israel on the Birthright program…Before joining the AP, Emily Wilder co-led the Students for Justice in Palestine group at Stanford University.
Holocaust-Denier Among Founders of “Principled” Never-Trump Group
Among the founding members of a “principled” group of “prominent Republicans” working to counter conspiracy theories is a prominent Holocaust-denier. Pete McCloskey, a former congressman who referenced the “so-called Holocaust” in a keynote address that praised a top Holocaust-denial group, joined “A Call for American Renewal” as a founding signatory.
Biden’s Middle East Failure
America’s enemies sense weakness, and they are capitalizing.
Apple Slams Georgia Election Law While Relying on Chinese Slave Labor
In April, Apple announced it would not produce a film about slavery in Georgia in light of the state’s recent voting law. A month later, the tech giant was found to have relied on Chinese slave labor to build parts for its tech products.
Rockefeller Foundation Bankrolls Covid Commission Led by Beijing Sympathizer
The Foundation has contributed $300,000 to a coronavirus commission formed by a Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs who advised a Chinese government planning commission and called the U.S. the “greatest threat” to global peace.
California Population Declined in 2020 as Thousands Fled Newsom Axis of Terror
California’s population fell by more than 182,000 in 2020, the state’s first yearly population decline in recorded history, as residents fled the Democratic-controlled state. Rising, unaffordable housing costs, exorbitant tax rates, and a botched response to the pandemic are among the factors fueling the effort to oust Newsom…
Virginia School District’s Anti-Racist Curriculum Could Cost Taxpayers $280,000
Fairfax County Public Schools could shell out up to $280,000 of taxpayer funds for a pricey equity consultant to develop an “anti-racist” curriculum. Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced the school would develop “a new Anti-Racism, Anti-Bias Education Curriculum Policy” in an email sent to parents Thursday.
Woke Education Loses Big in Texas Election
Voters in a Texas suburb this weekend elected five candidates who oppose “antiracism,” bucking a local school board’s attempt to create radical curriculum standards for K-12 education. Conservatives picked up two school board seats, two city council seats, and the mayor’s office in Southlake, a suburb north of Dallas.
Lincoln Project’s Social Media Influence Has Plummeted
Lack of engagement appears to be at the root of the liberal PAC’s social media collapse. According to Sprout Social, the Lincoln Project’s mentions have plummeted since Trump left office in January. Mentions fell 55 percent from January to February, and an additional 25 percent in March. In April, the group’s mentions fell 14 percent from March totals.