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.
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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.
DCCC Chair Spent Big on Travel as He Urged Constituents to Stay Home
As Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney suspended in-person campaign efforts and told constituents to stay home to fight coronavirus, the New York Democrat disclosed spending tens of thousands of dollars to travel the state, prompting ethics concerns.
Biden’s 100 Days of Hubris
President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress underscored this administration’s left turn. The speech was a laundry list of progressive priorities in domestic, foreign, and social policy with a price tag, when you add in the American Rescue Plan, of some $6 trillion.
Bezos-Owned Washington Post Endorses Terry McAuliffe Over 2 Qualified Black Women
Former DNC fundraiser was instrumental in luring Amazon to Virginia with lucrative tax incentives.
Pompeo Pushes Investigation into Kerry for Leaking Secrets to Iran
Kerry must immediately resign from the Biden administration, says Rep. Banks.
Philly DA Enjoyed European Excursion as Homicides Spiked
As Philadelphia’s top law enforcement officer spent two weeks on a jaunt through Europe financed by a liberal dark money group, the city witnessed 3 murders, 30 rapes, 63 armed robberies, and 120 assaults with a firearm. Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner traveled to Europe in May 2019, a year in which his city experienced a 12-year high in homicides.
A New Systemic Racism?
At the country’s elite institutions there’s a deep hostility to white men. Call it the new systemic racism. The latest crop of New York Times interns provides a window into the dynamics at work. Of the Times’s 33 interns, one appears to be a white male. Five are men and 27 are women.