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.
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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.
Deportations Plummet 90 Percent on Biden’s Watch
Deportations of illegal immigrants, including those convicted of serious crimes such as burglary and homicide, dropped to the lowest levels in decades during President Joe Biden’s first six months in office, according to new data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
CNN’s “Thorough Review” to Decide if Helping Brother Smear Harassment Victims Worse Than Public Masturbation
Jeffrey Toobin kept his job. Will Chris Cuomo? (Probably.)
Kamala Bought $375 Pot on Paris Trip
Spending spree at French boutique comes as US families fret over cost of Thanksgiving dinner.
Meet the Progressive DA Behind the Waukesha Bail Catastrophe
John Chisholm inspired progressive prosecutors like Chesa Boudin.
Soros Prosecutors Let Sex-Offender CVS Burglar Free
Karim Clayton has a criminal history ranging from menacing a CVS employee with a knife to leading police on a high-speed chase. But Fairfax County prosecutor Steve Descano and Arlington County prosecutor Parisa Dehghani-Tafti—who cruised to victory with six-figure donations from Soros—have brought charges against Clayton at least a dozen times, only to abandon their cases or plead him out on misdemeanors with almost no jail time.
The Vaporware Summit
Biden rewards a hostile China.
Biden Nominee Stole Hundreds of Dollars of Merchandise from Store
Saule Omarova, whom Biden tapped to serve as Comptroller of the Currency, was arrested after she was caught stuffing $214 worth of clothes, shoes, cologne, and belts in her purse at a T.J. Maxx in Madison, Wis., in May 1995. Omarova was 28 years old at the time and studying for her doctorate at the University of Wisconsin.
Top Biden Aide’s Lobbyist Brother Wins Presidential Visit for Client
Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of Biden’s political consigliere Steve Ricchetti, has disclosed $160,000 in payments from General Motors since Biden took office to lobby the White House and Congress on electric vehicle tax incentives, according to his firm’s lobbying disclosure forms. Today Biden will attend the opening of the company’s electric vehicle factory as part of his push for Congress to “approve big tax incentives for zero-emission vehicles.”
Thousands of Massachusetts Parents Pull Kids from “Woke” Sex Ed Classes
Worcester Public Schools this week announced that 13 percent of its students opted out of sex education, including 20 percent of K-4 students. The “Rights, Respect, Responsibility,” or “3Rs,” curriculum teaches elementary students about gender identity and instructs high school students to act out scenes in which gay and transgender couples decide to have sex.
Customs and Border Protection May Lose Thousands of Agents Due to Vaccine Mandate
As illegal immigration surges, the Biden administration threatens to toss unvaccinated law enforcement officials.
20% of Academic Jobs Require Diversity Statements
Nearly a fifth of university jobs require diversity, equity, and inclusion statements that press applicants to express and expound upon their commitment to diversity, according to a new study from the American Enterprise Institute. The study is the first to empirically estimate the prevalence of diversity statements in higher education, may narrow the research questions that academics feel comfortable addressing.
Media Ignore Historic Achievements of GOP Candidates of Color
The media’s refusal to acknowledge the achievements of black and brown Republicans on Election Day comes roughly six months after Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.), the first black politician since Reconstruction to represent a southern state in the Senate, was boorishly vilified for criticizing President Joe Biden.
Reality Bites the Dems
Republican gubernatorial candidates won in Virginia and vastly overperformed in New Jersey running on kitchen-table issues like inflation, education, taxes, and Covid restrictions. These are matters that affect, on a day-to-day basis, the suburban white women who fled back into the warm embrace of the GOP.
Biden Naps as Fate of the Planet Hangs in the Balance
President Joe Biden appeared to fall asleep Monday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Scotland, potentially endangering the lives of billions of human beings. He closed his eyes and did not move until an aide walked up to him to chat, perhaps just to remind the increasingly unpopular president that he was being filmed.
Pelosi Pushes Electric Vehicle Subsidies as Husband’s Tesla Stock Soars
Paul Pelosi owns up to $1 million of Tesla call options.
Top News Organizations Run Huawei-Sponsored Puff Pieces
Some of the country’s most prominent news organizations have partnership deals with telecom giant Huawei, which the U.S. government considers a national security risk because of links to the Chinese government. The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Reuters, and Politico have all published news-style pieces commissioned by the Chinese telecom giant to advance its interests, according to a Washington Free Beacon review.
Soros Bankrolls Far-Left Group at Heart of Anti-Semitism Scandal
Left-wing billionaire George Soros is bankrolling the political arm of the Sunrise Movement, a far-left group engulfed in an anti-Semitism controversy after its Washington, D.C., chapter said it will no longer hold rallies with Jewish organizations.
Book Review: “San Fransicko–Why Progressives Ruin Cities”
Why are big, blue cities breaking down? Michael Shellenberger tackles the question in his latest book, San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities. Shellenberger insists that big cities, particularly San Francisco, have been captured by a too-progressive ideology. The result is urban disaster.