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Biden’s SCOTUS Pick Wrote This Letter Calling a Journalist ‘Irredeemably Evil’

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer recently announced his retirement effective in June or July once the court’s current term ends. In 2020, then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that he would choose a black woman if given a chance to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat. He followed through with that promise by selecting DC Appeals Court judge Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Senate confirmation hearings began to consider Brown’s appointment to the nation’s highest court …

Even Elon Musk Is Fed Up With Democrats’ Green Energy Agenda

During the 2020 presidential election, then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden promised he would move to eradicate fossil fuels if elected. In January 2021, the newly sworn-in president jumped into action and enacted a war on US energy companies in a move beholden to climate change proponents. Within months, gas prices began to climb. Consumers have paid more at the pumps every month Biden has been in office. Now, the Russian war on Ukraine is causing prices …

News Network Compromised by Russian Spy

It’s been said that working as a spy is an art in deception. In the old days, spies and their handlers planted stories or advertisements in the news to communicate with one another. Now, it appears that a freelance journalist might have been operating as a spy for Russia. Voice of America (VOA) is a US government-funded news agency with affiliate stations around the world. On Monday, March 7, VOA found itself embroiled in a …

Pelosi Goes Viral Over Her Reaction to State of the Union Speech

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) had a moment during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, and social media’s buzzing. During an especially somber moment, Pelosi began to smile and rise, rubbing her knuckles together gleefully, as Biden discussed burn pits and the physical harm they cause. Speaker Pelosi’s rise and anticipation of a moment worthy of applause set off her Democrat colleagues on the House floor, who started their own short round of …

Officials Caught Propping Up Chinese Communist Party by Preventing Discussion

In the 1990s and early 2000s, there was great hope that American investments in China would result in the communist nation shifting towards capitalism and democracy. That didn’t happen. Instead, author Isaac Stone Fish said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) manipulates business people who access its massive market. As a result, political elites and business people in the United States talk about China the way the CCP wants them to. After working for China …

19 Officers Indicted Over Riot Control Injuries

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in police custody in 2020, Democratic-led communities pushed to defund the police and changed the rules around how officers do their jobs. Austin, Texas, is a liberal bastion in the center of one of America’s most conservative states. During one of the riots that swept the city in 2020, protestors allegedly received head and body injuries after the police fired beanbags to disperse rowdy crowds. On Tuesday, February …

MI5 Officials Forced to Hand Over Data on Secret Operation

In 1919, a group of Irish rebels resisting the ruling British government created the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as a militant nationalist organization. Its ultimate goal was to militarily remove British rule in Ireland and gain independence from the United Kingdom. The IRA operated independently of any political control and at times led to the advancement of independence. It was known to participate in guerrilla-style warfare, ambushes, raids, and sabotage to force Great Britain to …

China Censors “Friends” for “Unhealthy” Content

Friends was one of the most popular TV programs of the late 1990s and early 2000s. It remains a fan favorite years later, but the show looks a little different for Chinese viewers. China censors some Friends episodes to remove anything the government deems immoral or vulgar. The meaning of those words differs significantly in China than in the US. For the Chinese censors, it means removing or altering scenes showing content such as underage …

The Left Divided Over the Next Supreme Court Justice

Following Justice Stephen Breyer’s announcement that he will retire this year, a whirlwind of activity began within the Democratic Party to find a nominee. President Joe Biden promised to fill the vacancy with a black woman, but not everyone agrees on who that should be, especially when it comes to one particular candidate. A Potential Candidate The Biden administration has openly said the president is considering Michelle Childs, a judge from South Carolina. House Majority …

Capitol Police Caught Spying on Republicans

Police officers are never above the law. Even when it is the law enforcement officers in charge of maintaining order at the nation’s capital. Some questionable actions by the US Capitol Police (USCP) have them under a microscope and facing accusations of illegal activity. An Investigation Opens The Inspector General (IG) of the USCP began an investigation into Capitol Police after accusations emerged that they have been spying on Republican members of Congress. The alleged …