Reporters notebook: Congress' 'August recess' is hardly a vacation

Every year in August, Congress budgets time to operate away from Washington, but it's far from a vacation.

Britney Spears reposts topless photo wearing only denim shorts ahead of another court hearing

The picture comes ahead of Britney Spears' latest court hearing on Monday, which will address if Spears' temporary conservator of person, Jodi Montgomery, will get her security costs approved. Montgomery is seeking security after receiving death threats.

Biden tells reporter she's a 'pain in the neck' for question about Veterans Affairs

President Biden called a reporter a 'pain in the neck' Monday in the Oval Office for asking him a question that was off his preferred topic of Iraq.

New home sales fall to pandemic low...

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Sen. Hawley introduces anti-CRT Love America Act to teach patriotism in schools

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Monday introduced the Love America Act, which seeks to promote patriotism in public schools and prohibit federal funding to those that teach the country’s foundational texts are rooted in racism.

McCarthy calls Cheney, Kinzinger 'Pelosi Republicans'

McCarthy took the shots at his former number three in the House and the Illinois centrist after being asked about the commission while attending a Rose Garden event for the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Biden tells reporter she's a 'pain in the neck' for question about Veterans Affairs

President Biden called a reporter a “pain in the neck” Monday in the Oval Office for asking him a question that was off his preferred topic of Iraq.

Texas firefighters rescue 8 teens stuck at top of New Mexico roller coaster for 2 hours

Texas firefighters rescued eight teens from the top of a New Mexico roller coaster after getting stuck for two hours on Saturday night. 

Nightmare Scenario? Experts Suggest Contacting Employers for Offensive Posts: Report

Cybersecurity experts have urged corporations to create a program that allows people to rat out everyday citizens to their employers for what they consider offensive behavior online. Cancel Culture and Big Tech are a match made in hell, as cybersecurity experts call to target the livelihood of internet users who get too edgy online. “The initiative, called Respect in Security, was launched on Tuesday by two cybersecurity experts. According to the founders, several companies have already signed up,” Reclaim The Net reported. “For a lot of people, it’s a no man’s land,” founder Lisa Forte and Red Goat Cyber Security employee told the BBC. “It can feel like the platforms do nothing, the police don’t do a lot, lawyers are expensive and the publicity legal action generates can be negative.” The BBC reported that co-founder and Trend Micro Vice President Rik Ferguson said “many companies had anti-bullying policies but they tended to focus on internal behaviour.” In what may be a reference to his Respect in Security program, he wrote a few weeks ago: “Inside my ‘Projects’ email folder resides a subfolder called ‘Kill Trolls’ and it is now only a couple of weeks away from becoming a real thing (sadly not with that name).” Free speech advocates concerned about Ferguson and Forte’s work may have good reason to be. Forte explained her clear fix for people saying offensive statements via the internet: “The best solution we have, if the culprit is identifiable, is to approach their employer.” The official Respect in Security website included a Corporate Pledge listing a series of principles such as: “We will work to eliminate harassment, to include all employees, partners, customers, and interactions. Any form of harassment, even when not unlawful or directed at a protected category, will not be tolerated. “We will not tolerate, condone, or ignore any form of harassment no matter where it occurs, or the personnel involved. “We will ensure that staff members are not asked to operate in unsafe organisational or social environments.” Ferguson’s politics are openly left wing. He tweeted in early July that “I left the UK because of #Brexit. He has also compared former President Donald Trump and Republicans to fascists, and said that terms like “Blacklist” or “Black Market” imply our culture is racist. Trusting somebody like that to judge what is or isn’t offensive behavior may be a bad call.  Curiously for someone so against harassment, he posted an image of what appears to be a private residence, saying: “FBI Dir. James Comey's house today sports a Trump sign.”  What makes Respect in Security different is that it is concerned with behavior of employees between companies. In a hyperbolic age of Cancel Culture, such measures could lead to employees complaining about their co-workers for voicing or having the wrong opinions. Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representative and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency, clarity on “hate speech” and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us at the Media Research Center contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

Unions Spent At Least $1.8 Billion in the 2020 Election Cycle

A new political activities report of unions in the 2020 election cycle shows unions spent $1.8 billion, and that is actually an underestimate.

GOP Rep. Clay Higgins: I have COVID for the second time and this time it's more "challenging"

Flex alert fatigue: Is the power going to go out in California again this summer?

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Evidence of tech built by aliens?

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Sparked by COVID-19 pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US

Although the pandemic disrupted family life, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They’re now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes.

At least 7 shot during candlelight vigil

Got a job offer? There's more to negotiate than just your salary

You wrote a perfectly-tailored resume. Nailed the interviews. And got the job offer.

VA requires health-care workers to get Covid vaccine, first major federal agency to do so

Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough described the new measure as "the best way to keep Veterans safe."

Consumer losses top $500 million due to Covid-related fraud

Consumers have reported losing more than $500 million to Covid-related fraud since the beginning of 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

Four cops will testify at the first Jan. 6 committee hearing — here’s what you need to know

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., previously rejected two of GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's picks for the committee probing the pro-Trump Capitol riot.

iPhone 14 Pro could be made out of titanium alloy, report says - CNET

If Apple uses titanium alloy, we could see a more durable iPhone.

Here are a few ways to make your monthly child tax credit payments grow

Nearly 90% of American families with kids get the child tax credit, including the new monthly payments. Some may use the money to invest for the future.

Tesla set to report earnings after the bell

Investors will be looking for info about new factories, parts shortages, and commercial production of the Cybertruck and custom battery cells.

“It’s the Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Zimbabwe Model of Economic Growth” – Economist Steve Moore Agrees -“Democrats Forcing The Country Into Financial Armageddon”

The Democrats are forcing the country into financial Armageddon.

Economist Steve Moore was on with Steve Bannon at the War Room this morning.  When asked about the Democrats’ model for the financial stability of the nation, Moore shared:

“It’s the Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Zimbabwe model of economic growth.  That’s what’s going on in this country right now.”

This story will not have a happy ending in this country if Americans don’t stand up and demand Congress stops spending in the US.

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Brother of top Biden advisor lobbied Executive Office of the President on behalf of GM

Steve Ricchetti's brother Jeff lobbied the National Security Council on behalf of General Motors in the second quarter.

Wireless EV charging pavement trials to begin in Indiana - Roadshow

The Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University will trial the pavement that charges EVs as they drive, in phases starting this summer.

Biden Announces End of US Combat Mission in Iraq

President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday sealed an agreement formally ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after U.S. troops were sent to the country. Coupled with Biden's withdrawal of the last...

California to Require Proof of Covid Vaccine or Weekly Testing For all State Workers and Health Care Employees

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the state will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination or weekly testing for all state workers and some health care employees, the Associated Press reported.

State workers will have to provide proof of vaccination or must test weekly by August 2nd.

Health care workers will have until August 23rd to provide proof of vaccination or proof of negative Covid tests two times a week.

Health care workers who refuse the vaccine will also be required to wear a mask.

Newsom said unvaccinated people are responsible for new Covid cases and deaths.

“We’re at a point in this epidemic this pandemic where choice, individuals’ choice not to get vaccinated, is now impacting the rest of us in profound and devastating and deadly way,” Embattled Governor Gavin Newsom said in announcing the new order. “That choice has led to an increase in case rates, growing concern around increasing death rates and self evidently brought hospitalization rates.”

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Family: Last Victim ID'd in Florida Condo Building Collapse

The final victim of the condo building collapse in Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle of the night catastrophe that ultimately claimed 98 lives.Estelle Hedaya, an outgoing 54-year-old with a love of travel, was the last...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Compares Ban on Unvaccinated to 'Segregation'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is comparing an Atlanta restaurant's refusal to admit unvaccinated patrons to "segregation"...

Family: Last Victim ID'd in Florida Condo Building Collapse

The final victim of the condo building collapse in Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle of the night catastrophe that ultimately claimed 98 lives.Estelle Hedaya, an outgoing 54-year-old with a love of travel, was the last...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Compares Ban on Unvaccinated to 'Segregation'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is comparing an Atlanta restaurant's refusal to admit unvaccinated patrons to "segregation"...

VA Is 1st Major US Agency to Require Vaccination for Health Care Workers

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads and some communities report troubling increases in hospitalizations among unvaccinated...

VA Is 1st Major US Agency to Require Vaccination for Health Care Workers

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads and some communities report troubling increases in hospitalizations among unvaccinated...

Bezos Offers NASA $2 Billion in Exchange for Moon Mission Contract

Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space agency awards his company Blue Origin a contract to make a spacecraft designed to land astronauts back on the moon. NASA in April...

Bezos Offers NASA $2 Billion in Exchange for Moon Mission Contract

Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space agency awards his company Blue Origin a contract to make a spacecraft designed to land astronauts back on the moon. NASA in April...

Biden: Uncertain if Dreamers Will Be Legalized in Bill

President Joe Biden said "it remains to be seen" if a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers will be included in the Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget bill....

Best soundbars under $200 for 2021 - CNET

If you're on a limited budget, here are four soundbars that sound great, look good and don't cost an arm and a leg.

Afghanistan: Taliban calls man ‘infidel’ for serving as US Army translator, beheads him

They had to term him an infidel because the Qur’an forbids Muslims to kill other Muslims (4:92). “When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks” (Qur’an 47:4). “Afghan beheaded by Taliban for brief stint as US Army translator – report,” Jerusalem Post, July 25, 2021: An Afghan translator who had worked for the US Army […]

Dem Senator Schumer Attacks Trump Supporters: ‘How Could 74 Million People Vote For a Despicable, Racist, Vile Man?’ (VIDEO)

Democrat Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) attacked Trump supporters over the weekend during a community meeting with New York State assembly member Rebecca Seawright.

“You probably ask yourself the same question I ask myself: How could 74 million people vote for such a despicable human being as Donald Trump,” Schumer said. “He is a vile man. He is dishonest. He is divisive — That’s what he loves to do, just divide people.”

Schumer added, “He’s a racist and he always appeals to the dark side of human nature, which he’s very good at, unfortunately. How did they vote for him?” Schumer said.

Schumer didn’t get the memo. We’re also “deplorable” according to Hillary Clinton.

VIDEO:

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Former Sen. Mike Enzi Hospitalized After Serious Bike Accident

Former Sen. Mike Enzi remains hospitalized after suffering a serious bicycle accident, the Gillette News Record reported on Monday. The 77-year-old Wyoming Republican, who retired earlier this year...

New Home Sales Hit 14-Month Low Amid Supply Constraints

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes tumbled to a 14-month low in June and sales in the prior month were weaker than initially estimated, the latest signs that expensive lumber and shortages...

Sen. Kennedy: Border Wall Building Halt 'Crime Against Nature and Intelligence'

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Monday called the estimated $2 billion price tag on President Joe Biden's decision to not continue to build a border wall "an obscene waste" of taxpayer money...

Morgan Wallen Checked Into Rehab Amid Racial Slur Scandal

Morgan Wallen has revealed that he checked himself into a rehab facility following backlash that arose after videos emerged of him hurling a racial slur around after a night out in Nashville this year.

Kevin McCarthy Goes There in Scathing Comments About Liz Cheney

Kamala's Huge Lie About Border Debunked as Illegal Aliens Thank Biden for Letting Them In

Modern Christian Music Isn't Just Bad, It's Dangerous

Russian Authorities Block Dozens of Navalny-Linked Websites

Russian authorities have restricted access to the website of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as well as dozens of sites run by his close allies, Navalny's team said Monday. The move comes as pressure mounts on opposition supporters, independent journalists and...

Memo warns State Department not 'airline of last resort' for ill Americans abroad

Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels this week to India, a country only a few months removed from a terrifying COVID-19 surge of more than 400,000 reported daily cases. 

ICE nabs more than 300 illegal immigrant sex offenders since June as part of national operation

FIRST ON FOX: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 300 illegal immigrant sex offenders since June as part of an ongoing nationwide enforcement effort to arrest and deport those convicted of sex crimes.

Houston man shoots ex-wife, man at soccer tournament before apparent suicide

A Texas man opened fire at a youth soccer tournament and killed his ex-wife and her boyfriend on Sunday, then later killed himself. 

NYC police hunt teens who beat up off-duty firefighter in 'Fight Night' brawl

Police in New York City on Monday were searching for at least three suspects captured in footage brutally beating an off-duty firefighter who was walking his dog in his Queens neighborhood.

Exclusive -- Poll: Liz Cheney's Polling Plummeting with Wyoming Republican Voters

Seventy percent of Wyoming Republican primary voters have a negative view of controversial Never Trump Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), according to a poll exclusively obtained by Breitbart News on Monday.

Steny Hoyer: Senate Will Not Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill This Week

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Monday he does not anticipate the House staying in session next week to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Nolte: By 9-to-1 Margin Detroit Citizens Want More Cops on Streets

“By an overwhelming 9-1, [Detroit citizens] would feel safer with more cops on the street, not fewer,” the far-left USA Today reported.

Poll: Joe Biden's Approval Dips Below 50 Percent Again

A poll on Monday revealed 49 percent of likely voters disapprove of President Joe Biden's performance, slipping one point since Friday.

Big Tech 'Counterterrorism' Org Shifts Focus from Islamic Extremism to 'Far Right'

Big Tech companies including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Reddit, Verizon, Airbnb, and Mailchimp will expand a project of collusion on "counterterrorism" efforts that target domestic right-wing organizations.

Exclusive — Larry Elder Wants to Be First 'Good Governor' California Has Had 'in a Very Long Time'

"I want to be the first good governor we've had in a very long period of time," said Larry Elder of his campaign for governor in California.

France Passes Controversial Law Requiring Vaccination Pass to Get on a Train, Eat at a Restaurant

Despite widespread protests, the law requires everyone over the age of 12 to have a health pass for basic life activities.

PayPal Working with ADL to Financially Blacklist and Spy on 'Extremists'

PayPal, the online payment processing giant, has announced it will work with the far-left Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to collect information on and cut off financial flows to so-called extremists, and that it will share the data it gathers with law enforcement, policymakers, and the rest of the financial industry.

Kevin McCarthy Designates Cheney and Kinzinger 'Pelosi Republicans'

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday labeled Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) "Pelosi Republicans."

Democrat Proposal Threatens to Unravel Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

A Democrat proposal to Senate Republicans has threatened to unravel the progress made on the bipartisan infrastructure deal. 

U. of Minnesota Scrubs Reference to China Origin of Coronavirus After Bias Complaint

The University of Minnesota responded to a student who said it was "biased language" to suggest the coronavirus originated in China by scrubbing mention of the origin of the Wuhan virus from its website.

Biden Admin Spent $2B to Not Build Border Wall, Say Republican Senators

A group of Republican senators reported the Biden Administration spent more than $2 billion to not build the U.S.-Mexico border wall sections contracted under the previous administration. The cost continues to rise by $3 million a day as contractors put projects on hold.

Nolte: Democrat-Run San Mateo County Reinstates Mask Mandate Despite 89% Vaccination Rate

California’s San Mateo County is as left wing as it gets, sports an 89 percent vaccination rate, and has just reinstated a mask mandate, which includes the vaccinated.

Florida Democrats Face 'F---ing Shellacking' in Cuban-Heavy South Florida Districts

Democrats are facing chaos in Cuban heavy South Florida House districts heading into the 2022 midterms.

Savannah, Georgia, Reinstates Mask Mandate: 'This Is Not a Political Issue'

The City of Savannah, Georgia, is one of the latest areas to reinstitute a mask mandate, Mayor Van Johnson (D) announced on Monday.

SWAT Officer Killed During Hostage Rescue Attempt in California

A Kern County SWAT Officer was shot and killed during a hostage rescue attempt Sunday afternoon in Wasco, California. 

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Report: A majority of Dodgers players don't want Trevor Bauer back

Pitcher Trevor Bauer has not exactly had the season he felt he would after he won the NL Cy Young for the Cincinnati Reds last year.

Newsom, Jenner, Elder to skip California recall election gubernatorial debate

Neither Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, nor Republican candidates Caitlyn Jenner and Larry Elder will be on the stage next week for the first gubernatorial debate in California’s recall election set for Sept. 14.

Vikings drop recent draft pick who was shot four times

The Minnesota Vikings have signed former Jacksonville Jaguars receiver DeDe Westbrook but had to waive sixth-round pick Jaylen Twyman due to the non-football injury to make room for him.

Carmichael used unique size to become Hall of Fame wideout

Built more like an NBA player at 6-foot-8, Harold Carmichael turned to football because he couldn’t perform basketball’s most basic skill.

Amazon job listing hints it may be entering a new market

Amazon listed a job opening for a digital currency and blockchain product lead, sending cryptocurrencies soaring Monday.

DOJ opposition kills major insurance merger

A proposed $30 billion insurance industry merger is off, one month after the Justice Department's antitrust regulators sued to block it. It's another sign of the tough stance the Biden administration is taking against corporate deal-making.

Ex-coach/player wants meeting with Goodell over Asian remark

Former NFL player and coach Eugene Chung is still waiting to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding an anti-Asian comment he says a team made about him during a job interview this year.

Panthers sign Sam Bennett to 4-year deal; Sam Reinhart next?

Sam Bennett re-signed with the Florida Panthers on Monday, inking a four-year contract worth $17.7 million with the team that has been a good fit for him since joining at the trade deadline.

Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? And how to judge?

Will it be a success? A failure? Or none of the above?

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PolitiFact Tags It FALSE That Biden & Harris 'Distrusted COVID-19 Vaccines' in 2020

PolitiFact’s aggressive defense of Biden and Harris popped up again on Friday. They tagged it as “False” for a Tik-Tok video that “Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris distrusted COVID-19 vaccines.” The quotes in the video are all accurate, but they caused Facebook to flag the video as “Missing Context.” As in – the editing is too negative for their liking. Once again, they’re not “fact checking” – they’re context checking. The short summary in Tom Kertscher's article proclaimed “Video clips appear to show Joe Biden and Kamala Harris raising doubts about COVID-19 vaccines, but they were raising concerns about the rollout by then-President Donald Trump, not the vaccines themselves.” [Emphasis mine.] THAT is not accurate. If you suggest someone shouldn’t trust the vaccine until something happens – in this case, until the Democrats are elected – you’re sowing distrust in the vaccines. They bolded the part the "False" video includes. Many remember Kamala Harris in the vice-presidential debate:  "If the public health professionals, if Dr. Fauci, if the doctors tell us that we should take it, I’ll be the first in line to take it. Absolutely. But if Donald Trump tells us that we should take it, I’m not taking it." A Biden critic might giggle that PolitiFact thought it was more contextual for Biden to champion vaccines "free of politics," which certainly didn't represent their don't-trust-them campaign. In a September 27, 2020 video call with the AFL-CIO, Biden said:  "Charting a clear path of science-based vaccines, free from politics. I get asked the question: ‘If the president announced tomorrow we have a vaccine, would you take it?’ Only if it was completely transparent, that other experts in the country could look at it, only if we knew all of what went into it. Because so far, nothing he’s told us has been true." You can see the videos aren't wildly out of context. They might lack the Trump critique. In a video for a black and Hispanic journalists convention on July 6, 2020, Biden said: 'People don’t believe that he’s telling the truth, therefore they’re not at all certain they’re going to take the vaccine. And one more thing: If and when the vaccine comes, it’s not likely to go through all the tests that need to be done, and the trials that are needed to be done." Biden was casting doubt on any vaccine that could be ready before the election, which isn't "free from politics" He said in a September 2, 2020 TV interview:  "Enormous pressure put on the CDC not to put out the detailed guidelines. The enormous pressure being put on the FDA to say they’re going, that the following protocol will in fact reduce, it will have a giant impact on COVID. All these things turn out not to be true, and when a president continues to mislead and lie, when we finally do, God willing, get a vaccine, who’s going to take the shot? Who’s going to take the shot? You going to be the first one to say, ‘Put me — sign me up, they now say it’s OK’? I’m not being facetious." But Kertscher concluded:  The video was selectively edited to leave out the context of their statements. Their full statements show they were raising doubts about Trump’s trustworthiness, his ability to roll out the vaccines safely and the risk of political influence over vaccine development.  We rate the video False. This is part of the same pattern we found in a study of PolitiFact after the first 100 days: Biden was fact-checked 13 times, but attacks on Biden were fact-checked 106 times.

Ocasio-Cortez Misunderstands Inflation

Uneven price increases are consistent with overall inflation both theoretically and as a matter of historical fact.

After Seven Months, 40 Percent of New York City Educators Aren’t Vaccinated

After insisting that in-person schooling was too dangerous for a year, 40 percent of New York City public school employees aren’t vaccinated.

Turned Off, Tuned Out: Olympic Television Viewership Abysmal

Friday’s opening ceremonies for the Tokyo Olympics provided more painful truth for Big Sports. The U.S. television audience for the event was the lowest it’s been in the 21st century, further indicating how badly Americans are rejecting woke sports. Coming on the heels of the shrunken TV audiences for the NBA Finals and Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the Olympic opening ceremonies drew just 16.7 million viewers. NBCUniversal reports this is the worst audience for the event in 33 years, down a whopping 36 percent since the 2016 Rio Games and 59 percent from the 2012 London Games. This disaster lowered the previous low-water mark of 21.6 million viewers for the 1992 Barcelona Games. Making lemonade out of lemons, The Hill bragged that this ratings debacle was “the second-most watched standalone primetime entertainment telecast since the pandemic began in March, excluding post-Superbowl coverage.” NBC ignored the larger story by focusing on its increased streaming audience. NBC is airing 7,000 hours of Olympics coverage via multiple television networks and its streaming service. The question is: will many people be watching? None of this is surprising. A few days ago, Zeta Global uncovered some alarming numbers demonstrating just how much contempt Americans have for big-time sports right now.: “More than 60 percent of Americans were unable to express excitement or interest in the summer games, and at least 45 percent of Americans confirmed they are NOT looking forward to the games in any capacity.” As a result, Zeta Global predicted these Olympics would attract the smallest TV audiences of the century. A second research group, Ipsos, announced that 68 percent of Americans are opposed to athlete protests. Including kneeling and wearing social justice slogans. They’ve seen more of this aberrant behavior than they want to see, and Olympic athletes have already protested and demanded the right to protest without restrictions during the Tokyo Games. Additionally, Ipsos found that respondents indicated they feel proud of their country when U.S. Olympians do well. However, that's not happening now. Just 29 percent of Republicans and 39 percent of Democrats are even interested in watching these Olympics.  Which brings us to the USA’s NBA basketball mess. Team super woke USA suffered an embarrassing loss to heavy underdog France Sunday. But, hey, at least the NBA’s Social Justice Coalition is working hard toward policing reforms (as indicated by a PSA during the recent NBA Finals. Thank goodness for that! Not. The Tokyo Olympics were delayed for a year because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. During those 12 months, social justice warriors in sports have only given fans fewer reasons to watch when the Games finally arrived this summer. For many fans, they’d seen enough outrageous behavior to determine they wouldn’t tolerate any more of the same. Last Tuesday’s kneeling by the U.S. and other national soccer teams may have just reinforced fans’ decisions for tuning out of the opening ceremonies.

Protests reach Tehran: "Iranian people want peace, democracy, and freedom"

A pill to cure COVID?

California to mandate vaccine or testing for state workers

California state employees and health care workers will need to show proof they've gotten a COVID-19 vaccine or get tested weekly under a new mandate state officials announced Monday.

Nebraska governor backs university's anti-CRT resolution amid backlash

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is throwing his support behind a resolution aimed at combatting critical race theory (CRT) at the state's university system. 

Here We Go Again: Public Health Authorities Still Lying

You know how I know public health authorities are lying? Their own data

The Politicization of U.S. Law Enforcement Accelerates

As the January 6 prosecutions begin and the hunt is on for alleged

Dems' Dangerous Effort to Suppress Election Concerns

Americans should see 2020 and the January 6 riots as a wake-up call to the future our nation faces should election integrity not be restored.

Hyper-Partisan 1/6 Commission Will Seal Pelosi's Retirement

President Biden and Pelosi have no interest in putting together a fair, balanced, truth-seeking commission here as it pertains to 1/6.

Garland's Elitist Caution Is a Danger for Democrats

With the middle class begging for fighters, the elite institutionalism of Biden and his AG shows why a party of the college-educated is doomed.

H.R. 4 Would Let Leftist Extremists Control Elections

Forcing states to run election rules by the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division is like giving that power to the Democratic National Committee.

The Telos of Leftist Racial Ideology

When I first saw the letter reproduced here from something called 'Dallas Justice Now,' calling on wealthy whites living in the affluent Highland Park neighborhood of Dallas not to have their kids apply to elite colleges so that there would be more room for minority applicants, I assumed that it was a satire or a hoax. But it turns out to be authentic. And there's actually much to recommend this if

This Is the End of Affirmative Action

One afternoon, during my freshman year at Alabama A&M University, my homework was piling up, and I was feeling antsy. I needed a change of scenery from Foster Hall. I'd heard that the library at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, 10 minutes away, was open three hours longer than our own. So I loaded up my backpack, ran down the stairs-the dorm's elevator was busted-and headed across town.

Mitch McConnell: The Senate's Master of Nihilism

Should Biden get his infrastructure deal it will be a rare defeat for the Senate's master of nihilism.

Biden's Contemptible Defense of the Filibuster

Black people need their voting rights protected. The president won't go all-out to help them.

Apple is reportedly amassing A15 chips for the iPhone 13 launch - CNET

Supply chain sources tell CNBeta that Apple has ordered 100 million more A15 chips from TSMC for the next iPhone's big debut.

Pfizer and Moderna expanding vaccine studies in children 5 to 11, report says - CNET

The studies aim to spot rare side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine in younger recipients.

Some Americans with 'long Covid' may qualify for federal disability resources, Biden says

President Joe Biden on Monday announced that some Americans experiencing long-term effects of Covid may qualify for disability resources and protections from the federal government. 

Best gaming PC deals from Amazon, Best Buy and Newegg - CNET

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards are impossible to find on their own, but you can get a preassembled desktop with one of the new GPUs.

Trump Ally Barrack Pleads Not Guilty in UAE Lobbying Case

Former President Donald Trump's billionaire ally Thomas Barrack pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of illegal lobbying for the United Arab Emirates, putting the case on course for a possible trial.Barrack entered his plea to seven criminal counts before U.S. Magistrate...

California to Require Proof of Vaccination for State Workers

California will require state employees and all health care workers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly as officials aim to slow rising coronavirus infections, mostly among the unvaccinated.

Black Widow on Disney Plus: Release date, time, cost and how to watch - CNET

The superspy flick, which made its debut in theaters and on Disney Plus, will be available to rent or buy digitally starting Aug. 10.

Big Tech Tyrants will Now Add Content to a Shared Counterterrorism “Key Database” to Crack down on “White Supremacists and Far-Right Militias”

The Big Tech tyrants will now add content to a shared counterterrorism “key database” to crack down on “white supremacists and far-right militias.”

According to Reuters, “A counterterrorism organization formed by some of the biggest U.S. tech companies including Facebook (FB.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) is significantly expanding the types of extremist content shared between firms in a key database, aiming to crack down on material from white supremacists and far-right militias.”

White supremacists = Christians, Trump supporters

Right-wing militias = Anyone to the right of Karl Marx who disagrees with Biden regime

We now know that Big Tech is working hand in glove with the government to censor and track conservatives so this database will be used by the Biden regime to arrest political dissidents.

Earlier this year, the Biden Justice Department admitted it was “actively considering” whether to give prosecutors new authorities to bring specific charges against “domestic terrorists.”

“One of the things we’re looking at is would we need new authorities,” Brad Wiegmann, deputy assistant attorney general for the department’s national security division, said in April.

Because the current laws on the books to bring charges for arson, violations of weapons or explosives laws isn’t enough.

The reality is the DOJ is looking to make new laws to persecute people with whom they politically disagree -with the help of Big Tech.

Meanwhile Republican leadership remains silent on Big Tech/Big Government tyranny.

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Tech Companies Unveil Battle Plans Against Extremist, Hate Groups

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Moderna says it plans to expand Covid vaccine trial for kids 5 to 11, will seek FDA OK as early as year-end

Moderna confirmed to CNBC on Monday it plans to expand the size of its clinical trial testing its Covid-19 vaccine in kids ages 5 to 11.

'QAnon Shaman' Attorney to Newsmax: Client Suffering Mental Issues Behind Bars

Albert Watkins, the attorney representing Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley, known as the "QAnon Shaman," told Newsmax Monday that his client is having to deal in prison with the diagnosed mental health...

'QAnon Shaman' Attorney to Newsmax: Client Suffering Mental Issues Behind Bars

Albert Watkins, the attorney representing Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley, known as the "QAnon Shaman," told Newsmax Monday that his client is having to deal in prison with the diagnosed mental health...

France: Muslim screaming ‘Allahu akbar’ attacks his sister and parents with a knife

This could be an honor situation, given the scream of “Allahu akbar,” which takes it beyond the level of a simple family quarrel. In a culture in which violent actions can be sanctified, that kind of escalation is all too common. “Intrafamily brawl at Portel: father and mother transferred to Lille,” translated from “Rixe intrafamiliale […]

Pope to UN Forum: Hunger Is 'Crime' Violating Basic Rights

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Lordstown Motors lands $400 million investment, startup says - Roadshow

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Fourth-Graders Told Not to Tell Parents About Questions on 'Equity' Survey They Were Forced to Fill Out

Liz Cheney Makes It Official: With Her Latest Move She Is NOT Running for Reelection

Big Media’s Mass Focus on the Wrong Half of a DC Lobby Fight

FDA Expands Vax Studies of Kids 5 to 11...

CA,

VA becomes first federal agency to require...

Mainstream media continues to fail US cities amid crime surge: 'They refuse to call out the liberal mayors'

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Ben Affleck is 'icing on a delicious cake' for Jennifer Lopez as couple gets handsy during her birthday trip

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Psaki dodges question about whether Biden's gun violence plan is working

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A Bill Cosby Investigation with Nancy Grace: How 'America's Dad' became America's disgrace

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Wildfire smoke exposure linked to COVID-19 case increase: study

Wildfire smoke exposure likely contributed to an increase in Reno, Nevada’s COVID-19 cases last year, researchers suggested, noting that the findings could inform policies to tamp down harmful effects from air pollution amid the pandemic.

Veterans Affairs to mandate COVID vaccine for health care personnel, first such mandate for federal agency

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on Monday made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all VA health care personnel, the first such mandate by a federal agency.

Man gets 50 yrs in gruesome killing of wife

Michael Goodwin: Biden the divider – what happened to all the unity talk in his inaugural address?

Joe Biden’s inaugural speech was pedestrian at best, but its enduring virtue is that the new president left little doubt about his main focus: healing a fractured nation.

POR EL BIEN DEL NEGOCIO: Univisión ABOGA por la inmigración via reconciliación

​En el noticiero del jueves, Univisión volvió a abogar por una reconciliación presupuestaria a prueba de filibusteros como el medio para legalizar a millones de inmigrantes indocumentados (ver aquí y aquí). Este último empuje se dio durante la noticia titular sobre la reunión que sostuvo la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris con activistas de inmigración para discutir DACA. Vea como la presentadora Patricia Janiot no pierde el tiempo en enmarcar el informe: "Vamos a iniciar con la reunión que mantuvo la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris en la Casa Blanca con activistas y jóvenes dreamers para enviarle un contundente mensaje al congreso que llegó la hora de legalizar a cientos de miles de soñadores": PATRICIA JANIOT, PRESENTADORA, UNIVISIÓN: Hola qué tal, les saluda Patricia Janiot. Este jueves vamos a iniciar con la reunión que mantuvo la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris en la Casa Blanca con activistas y jóvenes dreamers para enviarle un contundente mensaje al congreso que llegó la hora de legalizar a cientos de miles de soñadores. (....) JANET RODRÍGUEZ, CORRESPONSAL DE LA CASA BLANCA, UNIVISIÓN: El compromiso de Harris y el presidente Joe Biden ahora es apoyar que la legalización de millones de inmigrantes indocumentados se dé a través del proceso de reconciliación presupuestario en el congreso, la única forma viable de lograr una legalización este año.  (....) JANIOT: Y, ¿cómo va avanzando el proceso de reconciliación del presupuesto por el cual se podría lograr la legalización de estos jóvenes y de millones más? RODRÍGUEZ: Patricia, al momento el senado está redactando lo que incluiría ese presupuesto que podría incluir una vía a la legalización. Pero se… verdaderamente aún faltan muchos votos críticos para determinar si los demócratas podrán usar esta maniobra política para legalizar a miles, millones de inmigrantes indocumentados, y esto podría dilatarse, Patricia, hasta el mes de septiembre. Según informó Janiot, el mensaje apremia porque un "juez de Texas declaró DACA ilegal y prohibió las nuevas solicitudes para quienes quieran acogerse a este programa de protección migratoria". Sin embargo, en el informe no se mencionó que el programa de Consideración de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA), creawdo por el gobierno de Obama, nunca ha sido legal, y a la fecha, aún no ha resuelto el problema que supuestamente resolvería; es decir, para dar a los beneficiarios la ciudadanía estadounidense. Aunque Univisión entrevistó a la activista de élite Lorella Praeli de Community Change Action (quien anteriormente sirvió con la ACLU, la campaña presidencial de Clinton de 2016 y United We Dream), fue la propia Janiot quien abogó por la "maniobra política para legalizar a miles, millones de inmigrantes indocumentados ", mientras la corresponsal de la Casa Blanca Janet Rodríguez resumía el esquema de inmigración a través de la reconciliación que forma parte del proyecto de ley de infraestructura de Biden. Janiot lanzó un último dardo para ganar puntos a favor de la medida, cuando preguntó: "Janet…Y, ¿cómo va avanzando el proceso de reconciliación del presupuesto por el cual se podría lograr la legalización de estos jóvenes y de millones más?". La respuesta de Rodríguez concedió a una (muy) posible derrota: "Verdaderamente, todavía hay muchos votos críticos para determinar si los demócratas podrán usar esta maniobra política para legalizar a miles, millones de inmigrantes indocumentados, y esto podría retrasarse, Patricia, hasta septiembre". Este informe comprueba una vez más que Univision no es otra cosa que un PAC izquierdista en defensa de la inmigración con una licencia de transmisión. ¿Quién auspicial el sesgo en los medio en español? Anunciantes como AT&T. Escríbales aquí  para dejarles saber su opinión. Oprima en "Expand" para leer el segmento complete arriba mencionado: Noticiero Univision July 23, 2021 PATRICIA JANIOT: Hola qué tal, les saluda Patricia Janiot. Este jueves vamos a iniciar con la reunión que mantuvo la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris en la Casa Blanca con activistas y jóvenes dreamers para enviarle un contundente mensaje al congreso que llegó la hora de legalizar a cientos de miles de soñadores. El mensaje ha cobrado urgencia porque un juez de Texas declaró DACA ilegal y prohibió las nuevas solicitudes para quienes quieran acogerse a este programa de protección migratoria. Janet Rodríguez está en Washington y nos dice cuál fue el desenlace de esta reunión. KAMALA HARRIS: Diana would you please share? JANET RODRIGUEZ: Diana Bautista hoy tuvo que hablar con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris desde su casa en California. La joven solicitó el beneficio de DACA hace unos meses pero sigue indocumentada por el fallo de un juez federal en Texas que frenó las nuevas solicitudes al programa, incluyendo la suya. DIANA BAUTISTA: ...una causa de mi ansiedad, mucha gente no entiende eso y eso es algo que yo compartí con la vicepresidenta. RODRIGUEZ: Sentados a la mesa con Harris estaban beneficiarios de DACA y activistas como Lorella Praeli que llevan años luchando por una solución permanente para cientos de miles de jóvenes soñadores. LORELLA PRAELI: Me quedó a mí muy claro en esta reunión que la vicepresidenta está comprometida y nosotros como comunidad, como organizaciones de abogacía vamos a encargarnos de que no sea una promesa en vano. RODRIGUEZ: El compromiso de Harris y el presidente Joe Biden ahora es apoyar que la legalización de millones de inmigrantes indocumentados se dé a través del proceso de reconciliación presupuestario en el congreso, la única forma viable de lograr una legalización este año. HARRIS: ...so we will be tireless in fighting for a pathway to citizenship... RODRIGUEZ: Lucharemos incansablemente por esa legalización, dijo la vicepresidenta. PRAELI:  Nos… fue muy clara. Esto va a ser muy difícil porque hay muchas personas que están en nuestra contra. RODRIGUEZ: Harris invitó al grupo para llamar la atención sobre los retos que representa el fallo de la corte de Texas que deja alrededor de 80,000 nuevos solicitantes de DACA en limbo. Erika Ayala nos cuenta que en la reunión no se hicieron promesas, sólo se reafirmó el compromiso del gobierno de apoyar su causa. ERICA AYALA: Ya es tiempo de que el congreso, el vicepresident y el presidente hagan algo por nosotros. JANIOT: Janet, gracias por este informe. Y, ¿cómo va avanzando el proceso de reconciliación del presupuesto por el cual se podría lograr la legalización de estos jóvenes y de millones más? RODRIGUEZ: Patricia, al momento el senado está redactando lo que incluiría ese presupuesto que podría incluir una vía a la legalización. Pero se… La respuesta de Rodríguez, sin embargo, permitió una (muy) posible derrota: "Desafortunadamente, todavía hay muchos votos críticos para determinar si los demócratas podrán usar esta maniobra política para legalizar a miles, millones de inmigrantes indocumentados, y esto podría retrasarse, Patricia, hasta septiembre". Regreso contigo. JANIOT: La espera continúa. Gracias, Janet.  

ABC: Only 91 Seconds on Own Poll Showing Pessimism Surge Under Biden

With COVID cases, violent crime, inflation, and illegal immigration all on the rise after the first six months of Joe Biden’s presidency, it’s no surprise that pessimism about the country’s future has surged in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday morning. However, rather than provide full coverage of this bad news for the Democrat in the White House, the liberal network only managed a paltry 91 seconds of air time divided among three broadcasts on Sunday and Monday. “Our new ABC News/Ipsos poll out this morning, it shows a significant drop in optimism about the direction of our country over the next year,” co-host Whit Johnson announced on Sunday’s Good Morning America. He noted the size of the plummet in America’s mood: “Take a look here, only 45% of those polled are optimistic, that’s down 19 points from May, when it was 64%.”     Turning to ABC News political director Rick Klein during the 48-second discussion, Johnson searched for a reason: “Rick, what are the key factors behind all of this?” Klein explained: “Crime and fears around gun violence are a piece of this, as are things like immigration, inflation and, critically, the pandemic. We saw in this poll President Biden’s approval rating on handling of COVID down nine points. That’s just since April.” Klein particularly worried about the political impact on the Democratic Party: “The country is in a much different place than it was just a few months ago and President Biden and the Democrats should see that as blaring warning signs.” Despite those “blaring warning signs,” on This Week, moderator and former Clinton White House hack George Stephanopoulos at first tried to hype the new poll as good news for Biden: “President Biden has hit the six month mark in office, holding majority support from the American people. Our brand new poll with Ipsos also shows that 52% of Americans believe that Biden is following through on his campaign promises.” The host could only manage 15 seconds on the negative finding for the President and his party: “But it also shows that most Americans are pessimistic about the year ahead, a dramatic 20-point swing from optimism in May. As the country faces an array of challenges – a resurgent coronavirus, rising crime, inflation, our politics as divided as ever.” On Monday’s GMA, Stephanopoulos again briefly brought up the polling data: “And, Rachel, we have a new poll out that shows a pretty dramatic drop in optimism among the American people over the last couple months.” White House correspondent Rachel Scott responded: Yeah, and this number is actually down 20 points since May, George. Our latest poll showing that the majority of Americans, 55%, say that they’re actually pessimistic about the direction of the country. And President Biden also seeing his lowest approval ratings for his handling of the pandemic, with just about 60% of Americans approving of his response, George. That exchange amounted to just 28 seconds. In contrast, the show later devoted two minutes and 21 seconds, or 141 seconds, to singer Jennifer Lopez getting back together with actor Ben Affleck. Not only was that five times more than the polling coverage during Monday’s broadcast, it was nearly a full minute more that the total air time the network provided to the poll over 24 hours.    Beyond trying to downplay the bad news for Biden by barely mentioning it, the tone of the very limited coverage was that the President was a victim of circumstance rather than being responsible for the problems facing the nation. The tiny amount of time devoted to Americans being pessimistic about the future under Biden was brought to ABC viewers by Google and Dell. You can fight back by letting these advertisers know what you think of them sponsoring such content. Here is a full transcript of the limited polling coverage on July 25 & 26: Good Morning America 07/25/21 8:34 AM (...) WHIT JOHNSON: I do want to turn to another topic, though. Our new ABC News/Ipsos poll out this morning, it shows a significant drop in optimism about the direction of our country over the next year. Take a look here, only 45% of those polled are optimistic, that’s down 19 points from May, when it was 64%. Rick, what are the key factors behind all of this? [ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: America Less Optimistic? ABC News /Ipsos: 45% Optimistic About the Future] RICK KLEIN: Yeah, Whit, really striking. Crime and fears around gun violence are a piece of this, as are things like immigration, inflation and, critically, the pandemic. We saw in this poll President Biden’s approval rating on handling of COVID down nine points. That’s just since April. The country is in a much different place than it was just a few months ago and President Biden and the Democrats should see that as blaring warning signs. These things are changing, and they are changing fast, in a whole lot of different directions.                                      (...)      This Week 07/25/21 9:01 AM (...) GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: As we come on the air this morning, President Biden has hit the six month mark in office, holding majority support from the American people. Our brand new poll with Ipsos also shows that 52% of Americans believe that Biden is following through on his campaign promises. But it also shows that most Americans are pessimistic about the year ahead, a dramatic 20-point swing from optimism in May. As the country faces an array of challenges – a resurgent coronavirus, rising crime, inflation, our politics as divided as ever. (...) Good Morning America 07/26/21 7:16 AM (...) GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: And, Rachel, we have a new poll out that shows a pretty dramatic drop in optimism among the American people over the last couple months. [ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Optimism Falling; New Poll Shows Growing Concern Over Direction of Country] RACHEL SCOTT: Yeah, and this number is actually down 20 points since May, George. Our latest poll showing that the majority of Americans, 55%, say that they’re actually pessimistic about the direction of the country. And President Biden also seeing his lowest approval ratings for his handling of the pandemic, with just about 60% of Americans approving of his response, George. (...)

CBS Roots for Team USA to Fail at Olympics: ‘Humble’ Arrogant Americans

According to CBS guest William Rhoden, arrogant Team USA need to be “humbled," and maybe losing several medals at the Olympics was the way to do it. Appearing on CBS This Morning, Monday, the liberal sports journalist derided the opening ceremonies as too nationalistic, saying they reminded him of “white nationalism.”  Seeming to root against the U.S., the former New York Times columnist took pleasure in the American basketball team’s struggles: “Well, I think we should be humbled. You know, I mean, this whole last year in this country —  it's about entitlement and privilege. Nobody epitomizes that more than basketball.”  He then explained how even the opening ceremonies have been ruined: “My favorite part was going for the opening ceremonies.” Rhoden offered an ugly comparison of athletes to the disgusting violence seen at the January 6 riot:      Then I realized, you know, man, particularly after the last four years, I had it wrong. Nationalism is not good. We've seen the rise of white nationalism. Nationalism is not good. And also, this whole idea -- I keep thinking back on the Capitol riots, and I saw a lot of, you know, U.S. flags.  Rhoden, who is now with The Undefeated website, was triggered by so much flag waving:  So now when I see the flag and the flag raised, what —  what, what, what America am I living in? You know, are the ones that don't think, you know, we should be here? The ones that think that we should shut things down? The ones —  so I just think that this is a very —  these Olympics should be a time of soul searching and winning sometimes is antithetic to soul searching. He’s not the first journalist to needlessly make the Olympics political. The MRC’s Geoff Dickens on July 21 offered a round-up of the most outrageous Olympic outbursts. Click here to read.  The trashing of American athletes was sponsored by Progressive insurance. Click on the link to let them know what you think.  A partial transcript is below. Click “expand” to read more.  CBS This Morning 7/26/2021  8:05          ANTHONY MASON: It’s been a conspicuously slow start for the U.S. in a couple areas. Should we be surprised?  WILLIAM RHODEN (The Undefeated writer at large): Well, I think we should be humbled. You know, I mean, this whole last year in this country —  it's about entitlement and privilege. Nobody epitomizes that more than basketball. Because we're just supposed to win the gold.  GAYLE KING: We are, Bill, supposed to win the gold.  RHODEN: Well, not anymore. Not —   KING: Is it entitlement?  RHODEN: Well, it is.  We sent in the Marines in 1992. Michael Jordan and all that as a reaction to losing. Now we send in the Marines. And then I'm saying, “Okay, after the rest of the world catches up -- now who do you send?” And that’s who we are sending now. Luka Doncic just hit 48 points.  MASON: Well, the NBA MVP of the NBA finals is from Greece.  RHODEN: I just think across the board, I think we just need some humility. I know that's antithetic to what we're about here. So -- I think everybody's “Oh, it was a wake-up call.” It was more than that. This is a living nightmare. ANTHONY MASON: Do you think the U.S. Can still win gold in basketball?  RHODEN: They probably will. I was asking myself yesterday, saying probably, “Why are you saying that?” And it's because we're all used to it.  ...  GAYLE KING: Do you look at the Olympics differently now? Do you even think we should be -- it should be happening?   RHODEN: Yeah, yeah. I've got about five of them. I was telling you my favorite part was going for the opening ceremonies.  KING: I love that too.  RHODEN: I love the opening ceremonies. March of countries. Then I realized, you know, man, particularly after the last four years, I had it wrong. Nationalism is not good. We've seen the rise of white nationalism. Nationalism is not good. And also, this whole idea -- I keep thinking back on the Capitol riots, and I saw a lot of, you know, U.S. flags.  ANTHONY MASON: Right.  RHODEN: So now when I see the flag and the flag raised, what —  what, what, what America am I living in? You know, are the ones that don't think, you know, we should be here? The ones that think that we should shut things down? The ones —  so I just think that this is a very —  these Olympics should be a time of soul searching and winning sometimes is antithetic to soul searching. ... MASON:  Do you think they should have canceled the Olympics?  RHODEN: Yeah. Ideally -- of course they should have canceled the Olympics.  JERICKA DUNCAN: Wow.  RHODEN: But our highest value now is money. Everything is being driven by money. So they're telling fans, athletes, “Roll the dice, because we are going forward.”   

Immigration Policy, Ensuring the Worst of Both Worlds

The current U.S. policy is to let in the unvaccinated migrants, but to keep out the vaccinated tourists.

It Isn’t Just Conservative Parents Opposing Critical Race Theory in Schools

A Politico report finds that moderate and left-leaning parents have their own issues with CRT and public schools.

Frustrated fleebagger flies back to D.C., homesick Texans ask for care packages

Hardball: De Blasio tells NYC city employees that they need to get vaccinated (or take a weekly test); Update: California too

Maskless city workers will have to wear stickers declaring status...

Miss. Stops Allowing Visitors, On Verge Of Canceling Non-Emergency Surgeries...

Rodgers plans to play for PACKERS in stunning turn of events...

California is requiring proof of Covid vaccination for state employees, predicting significant rise in hospitalizations

State employees working in a hospital setting who don't require proof of vaccination will be required to take a Covid test twice a week.

PayPal Partnering With Anti-Defamation League to Share Info With Law Enforcement, Determine Who Can Use Their Services

PayPal is partnering with the Anti-Defamation League to determine who can use their services.

The partnership was announced on Monday, with the companies claiming that they are going to “investigate how extremist and hate movements in the United States take advantage of financial platforms to fund their criminal activities,” according to a report from Reuters.

Of course, the ADL has been known to brand anyone who supports Donald Trump or holds views to the right of Karl Marx as an “extremist.”

“The initiative will be led through ADL’s Center on Extremism, and will focus on uncovering and disrupting the financial flows supporting white supremacist and anti-government organizations,” the report continued. “It will also look at networks spreading and profiting from antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism, anti-immigrant, anti-Black, anti-Hispanic and anti-Asian bigotry.”

PayPal said that the user data collected through the initiatives will be shared with other firms in the financial industry, law enforcement and politicians.

“We’re hoping to have impact on fighting hatred and extremism, which sadly seems to be surging in society across the globe,” Aaron Karczmer, PayPal’s chief risk officer and executive vice president said in an interview with Reuters. “As the son of a Holocaust survivor I know all too well the real world impact that come from hatred and extremist groups.”

“We have a unique opportunity to further understand how hate spreads and develop key insights that will inform the efforts of the financial industry, law enforcement, and our communities in mitigating extremist threats,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO.

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Lucid Motors CEO says EV start-up is in an 'enviable position' as stock pops in its debut

Lucid Motors expects to deliver its first electric vehicle, the Lucid Air, in the second half of this year.

American Airlines warns about fuel shortages around the country, asks pilots to conserve

American asked pilots to save fuel due to shortage at certain midsize airports.

International buyers dropped out of U.S. housing during pandemic, but China is rushing back

Sales of U.S. homes to foreign buyers fell by 31% from April 2020 to March 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors.

More than half of adults have unused gift cards. Here's how to make sure you don't lose that money

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Iraq’s prime minister says US troops no longer needed to fight Islamic State jihadis

Good. So long, fellows, and good luck. It is not or should not be the responsibility of the United States to solve all the world’s problems. U.S. forces should be devoted to making sure that the Islamic State (ISIS) can’t bring its jihad to America. But of course our military is much too concerned about […]

Now lizards are delaying Tesla's German factory construction, report says - Roadshow

Tesla's German Gigafactory is already behind schedule as groups continue to petition the carmaker to preserve wildlife and natural resources.