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Dec 19 2022
Analysis
‘The People,’ They Say
On the use and abuse of political terms: ‘the people,’ ‘elites,’ ‘workers,’ etc.
When I was in high school or college, I had a head full of politics, and a head full of populist steam. One night at dinner, I was spouting off about “the people”: “the people” this, “the people” that. The great holy people, whose voice needed to be preeminent. My father, trying to get a word in edgewise,
National Review (News)Jan 26 2023
News
President Trump Calls for Canceling AT&T DirecTV After Newsmax Dropped
Former President Donald Trump Wednesday night joined the outcry against AT&T DirecTV's removal of Newsmax from its satellite and cable systems, calling it "disgusting" and saying that the move was a "big blow to the Republican Party and to America itself."
In a post on his Truth Social, Trump wrote:
"WOW. AT&T DIRECTV REMOVES NEWSMAX FROM ITS CHANNEL LINEUP. This
Newsmax (News)Apr 20 2023
Opinion
The left ignores the real Biden Delaware drama to satisfy their bias
New York Times opinionista Michelle Goldberg complained bitterly this week that she had trekked all the way to Wilmington, Del., at the brutal hour of 7 a.m. to watch the Dominion-vs.-Fox News defamation trial, only for the parties to settle before the show began.
“Deeply disappointing” was her reaction.
But here’s a thought.
All the disappointed media operatives
New York Post (Opinion)Apr 02 2023
News
The Body Of A Missing 2-Year-Old Was Found In An Alligator’s Mouth, And His Father Has Been Charged With Murder
The remains of a 2-year-old who had been missing since his mother was killed in their home were discovered Friday inside the mouth of an alligator, St. Petersburg, Florida, police said. Thomas Mosley, the father of Taylen Mosley, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the 2-year-old’s death and the death of the boy’s mother, 20-year-old Pashun Jeffery. According
BuzzFeed NewsFeb 21 2023
News
Justices 'completely confused' during arguments in Section 230 case against Google that could reshape internet
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the first of two cases this week that explore the extent of the legal protections given to tech companies that provide a platform for third-party users to publish content.
The case in question, Gonzalez v. Google, deals with recommendations and algorithms used by sites like YouTube that go further than simply allowing users to post
Fox News DigitalFeb 16 2023
News
Biden suggests the latest objects shot down by the U.S. military were not for surveillance
President Biden said on Thursday that intelligence agencies have no indication that three objects shot down over North America in recent days were surveillance craft from China or any other power but vowed to establish new parameters to guard American airspace.
The latest objects appeared unrelated to the Chinese spy balloon that was downed on Feb. 4, but instead were likely tied to
New York Times (News)Mar 29 2023
News
Idaho Republicans invent 'abortion trafficking' crime to block minors from care
Reproductive rights advocates and Democratic state lawmakers in Idaho on Wednesday condemned a Republican proposal to create a new crime in the state using the invented term "abortion trafficking," which would criminalize people who help minors to obtain out-of-state abortion care. The bill (H.B. 242) is widely expected to pass in the state Senate and easily passed in the state House earlier
AlterNetMar 29 2023
News
North Carolina drops permit requirement for buying handgun
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina residents can now buy a handgun without getting a permit from a local sheriff, after the Republican-controlled legislature on Wednesday overrode the Democratic governor’s veto – a first since 2018. The House voted 71-46 to enact the bill, which eliminates the long-standing permit system requiring sheriffs to perform character evaluations and criminal history
Portland Press HeraldMay 14 2023
News
Erdogan’s fate in the balance as Turkish voters head to the polls
Millions of voters across Turkey cast their ballots Sunday in a crucial election pitting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, whose support by a broad coalition of opposition parties has left Erdogan more vulnerable to defeat than ever before, polls indicate.
Erdogan, Turkey’s most successful politician in generations, has led the country for two decades
Washington PostMar 29 2023
News
Permit from sheriff to buy handgun no longer required in North Carolina - Salisbury Post
RALEIGH — North Carolina residents can now buy a handgun without getting a permit from a local sheriff, after the Republican-controlled legislature on Wednesday overrode the Democratic governor’s veto — a first since 2018. The House voted 71-46 to enact the bill, which eliminates the longstanding permit system requiring sheriffs to perform character evaluations and criminal history checks of
Salisbury Post