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Government institutions are in the business of making things worse in order to collect more money to make them better. We declared war on poverty and impoverished ourselves. After promising to fix homelessness, the streets are covered in needles and human waste.

Nowhere is this truer than in education.

Education results are inversely proportional to the amount of money spent on them. New York has the highest per pupil spending at $25,645 and the second lowest literacy rate in the country. Utah has the lowest per pupil spending in the nation and a 90% literacy rate.

ZMan pulls it all together.

There are a lot of ways people on this side of the great divide describe the difference between one side and the other. The term “red pill”, borrowed from the Matrix movies, is the most popular term, but it has lost much of it meaning. People will talk about their awakening, but the term “woke” is now owned by the crazies and therefore indicates mental illness rather than political awareness. Another popular term is “based” but like “red pill” it has been overused.

These terms generally focus on the race issue, which is more accurately stated as the biology issue or biological realism. The main bridge over the great divide is the acceptance of biological reality with regards to sex, ethnicity and race. People on this side of the great divide accept reality, with regards to the human condition, as it appears and reject the various social constructs of the orthodoxy. This makes sense as it is the most obvious and easiest to grasp.

There is another aspect to the phenomenon of waking up to the reality of the world and choosing to live in the truth. That is the nature of modern society. It takes a while, but people who make the journey to this side of the divide eventually come to figure out that the biology issue is the leaves of the tree. The root of the tree is the vast managerial system that allows a tiny minority to wield power. We do not live in a liberal democracy, but rather in a large imperial corporate state.

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This Labor Day, you may see headlines about a supposed “boom” in union organizing, and while high-profile union campaigns against well-known companies like Starbucks and Amazon have generated buzz, Department of Labor numbers showed unions lost 241,000 members last year.

Less likely to make headlines is a trend Big Labor’s cheerleaders wish to ignore: the significant increase in efforts by workers seeking to remove long-entrenched unions from their workplaces.

Employees across the country have submitted a wave of petitions to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), asking the federal agency to schedule votes to remove unpopular unions, a process known as “decertification.”

In fact, according to the NLRB’s own data on petitions for elections to either install or remove a union, a unionized private-sector worker is more than twice as likely to be involved in a decertification effort as a similar nonunion worker is to be involved in efforts to unionize his or her employer.

American labor law is founded on three assumptions: (1) All employers want to oppress their workers to the extent that they can get away with it; (2) The only way workers can resist such oppression is to join a union, which naturally they all want to do; and (3) it’s the government’s job to favor unions (the Good Guys) and hinder employers (the Bad Guys). (The Marxist origin of this attitude is readily apparent.) As a result, American labor law is designed to favor unions, shackle companies, and entrench unions (once in place) so that they can never be removed.

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In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962)—the most cited academic work across the humanities and social sciences in the 1970s—Thomas Kuhn claims that most academic work consists of puzzle solving. Researchers make incremental advances on well-defined problems within a discipline or sub-discipline. It’s rare for a thinker to successfully contest the underlying assumptions of an entire research program. Only the likes of Einstein or Crick and Watson break paradigms and reorient the research of entire fields.

Kuhn’s account, however, assumes the disciplinary prerogatives of the university. He doesn’t raise the possibility of a more fundamental type of disruption where the basic premises of knowledge production are questioned. But of course, knowledge has different functions at different times, as societies develop new priorities in response to new challenges. In this more-than-disciplinary sense we may ask whether the modern research university is structured to help us create a sustainable society.

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If a politician from Florida decides to run for president in 2024, his (or her) home state will be short two votes in the Electoral College, and when the new session of the U.S. House of Representatives convenes in January 2023, Florida will be missing two congressional seats to which it is entitled.

Why? Because according to a post-2020 census survey, the U.S. Census Bureau significantly undercounted the population of Florida, as well as Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. At the same time, it overcounted the population of eight states, all but one of which is a blue state.

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The Israeli military said that Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a bus in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding six soldiers, one of them seriously, and a civilian.

The Magen David Adom paramedic service said two people who suffered gunshot wounds were airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Haifa.

Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
A Muslim waits there
To try to kill you.

Washington Post.

Chileans on Sunday delivered a resounding rejection to a new leftist constitution that aimed to transform the country into a more egalitarian society.

In a referendum, Chilean voters were asked to approve or reject a proposal to replace the country’s 1980 dictatorship-era constitution — considered one of the most market-friendly in the world — with one of the world’s most inclusive.

The new charter envisioned a dramatic shift to the left in the South American nation, expanding the role of government and calling for an economic model that would narrow inequalities and help lift up the poor.

Dan Rather schooled on Twitter for wondering ‘what is going on’ with CNN: ‘Gone full MAGA’

What the end of the Pelosi era could cost California (L.A. Times)

Violent threats against lawmakers have Congress on edge (The Hill) The focus is, of course, on threats against Democrats. Nobody cares about threats against Republicans.

When ‘wokeness’ comes to Middle-earth: Why some say diverse casting ruins the new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series (CNN)

Dollar store workers in the South have a labor movement. Just don’t call it a union (NPR)

Virginia teacher sues district over pronoun policy: They think they know better than parents

Trump suggests the Mar-a-Lago documents were bound for his library. But advisers say he’s rarely talked about it. (NBC)

Scrutiny builds over FBI’s discovery of empty folders at Mar-a-Lago (The Hill)

Trump’s obsession with the FBI’s ‘deceiving’ photo hints at much deeper insecurities (NBC)

Trump moves to general election mode with Pennsylvania rally (Associated Press)

Civil War May Have ‘Already Begun,’ MSNBC Host Says, Citing MAGA Violence (Newsweek) What about BLM violence? What about Antifa violence?

Mary Trump Slams Bill Barr Over Donald Trump Criticism: ‘Way Too Late’ (Newsweek)

Video of John Harwood Calling Trump a Threat Viewed Over 2.7 Million Times (Newsweek)

Deep inside busy Mar-a-Lago, a storage room where secrets were stashed (Washington Post)

Donald Trump Will Call for ‘Violence’ as Allies Turn on Him: Mary Trump (Newsweek)

Sharpton Spreads Fake News To Claim Country In Worst Shape ‘Since The Civil War’

Why Biden’s speech was among ‘the most disgusting speeches’ ever: Ron DeSantis

Think Biden’s student loan write-offs are unfair? Just take a look at the fine print

Judge sides with Biden in narrow ruling over oil lease pause in Wyoming (The Hill)

Why Pennsylvania is so personally, politically important to ‘Scranton Joe’ (The Hill)

The Overreach Of The Biden Administration Has Led To The Dropping Of The Executive Mask

Biden attempts an Emily Litella for the entire thrust of his MAGA threat speech

U.S. Capitol riot panel withdraws subpoena issued to RNC, Salesforce (Reuters)

Jan. 6 committee drops subpoena for RNC fundraising data: reports (The Hill)

DeSantis’ election police charged 20 with voter fraud. Advocates say there’s more to the story. (NBC)

Justice Alito’s views on religious faith cloud the neutrality of the Supreme Court (Fresno Bee)

Why Sarah Palin’s loss is a warning for the GOP (Politico)

Google’s image-scanning illustrates how tech firms can penalise the innocent (The Guardian)

The pending collapse of the United States of Political Correctness

How Journalists Hyped Biden’s Angry, Hateful Attack on Fellow Americans

New omicron boosters are now available, but it’s unclear how effective they will be (CNBC)

CVS, Walgreens are rolling out omicron boosters. Here’s how to know you’ll get the updated shot (S.F. Chronicle)

Miracle ‘farm dust’ pill could prevent childhood allergies (The Guardian)

COVID: EU warns ‘completely new’ strains possible this winter (DW.com)  Guess it’s once more time to PANIC!

Hospital executives who expected rebound from COVID this year say they’re stunned by financial losses instead (Oregon Live)

Monkeypox Has Been Linked To Serious Heart Inflammation In A 31-Year-Old Man (BuzzFeed)

Scientists Identify Heart Muscle Inflammation As a Possible Complication of Monkeypox Infection (The Weather Channel) Even the Weather Channel has to push the Narrative.

Stressed out about climate change? 4 ways to tackle both the feelings and the issues (NPR)

Mapping this summer’s extreme divide in rain and drought (Washington Post)

Death Valley National Park in California scorched a world record for high temperatures on Thursday. (Huffington Post)

Scientist finds perfect spot in Tucson to study glaciers (Arizona Daily Star)

You may qualify for over $10,000 in climate incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act. Here’s when you can claim them (CNBC)

Sea level rise prompts city to plan future oceanfront developments more inland (Hawaii News Now)

The U.S. has a new climate law. Now comes the hard part. (Washington Post)

You got a problem with that?

Android Central.

Google does a lot of stupid things. All giant corporations are the same in that regard. But it takes special effort to do something truly terrible. That’s where Google’s Project Nimbus comes in on the spectrum.

Project Nimbus is a joint effort of Google, Amazon, and the Israeli government that provides futuristic surveillance capabilities through the use of advanced machine learning models. Like it or not, that’s part of the future of state security, and not any more terrible than many other similar projects. Many of us even use similar tech in and around our homes.

Black Lives Matter leader accused of stealing $10 million from organization (L.A. Times)

Black Lives Matter grassroots chapters sue global foundation over funds (The Guardian)

Lakeville schools sued again over Black Lives Matter posters (Star-Tribune)

Who’s Racist and Xenophobic?

Over 10,000 govt docs without classified markings were seized from Mar-a-Lago, DOJ says (NBC) So what?

Bernie Sanders joins striking British rail workers, calls out “corporate greed” (Reiuters) What about Union greed? What about political greed?

Joe Biden says Trump ideology threatens US democracy (BBC) What ‘Trump ideology’? Guarding the border? Cutting taxes? Increasing security against China? Honest elections? What, exactly?

Now Would Be a Good Time to Investigate Ginni Thomas (Daily Beast) The witch-hunt continues.

Trump pick for Michigan secretary of state race Kristina Karamo threatened to kill her family, court records claim (CNBC)

In Michigan, one of the most brazen GOP attacks on democracy yet (Washington Post)

Twitter account Libs of TikTok blamed for harassment of children’s hospitals (Washington Post)

Dear Insurrectionists and Fascists: I’m sorry I offended you (Washington Post) Dana Milbank is, of course, not sorry at all, and uses this opportunity to double down.

Max Boot: OK, the Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory Is Actually True, But That’s a Good Thing Because I Hate You

Reality Check?? CNN’s Avlon Tries to Paint Dems as Moderate, GOP as Extreme

Biden Official Complains Big Tech Doesn’t Censor Enough: Report

S.E. Cupp: ‘Courageous’ Biden ‘Correctly’ Calls GOP Semi-Fascists

MSNBC Wishes Biden Included Reagan In Denunciation of GOP

“Game-changer” Paxlovid turns into pandemic enigma (Axios)

What Is Paxlovid Mouth and Why Do Some Get It? Chicago’s Top Doc Explains (NBC)

NY Times Laments COVID Learning Loss, But Lets Liberals, Own Reporting Off the Hook

The Pandemic Did This? New York Times Fails Fact Check

Synthetic DNA nasal spray could stop COVID, flu, and other viruses

EU economics chief says bloc is not afraid of Putin, ready to react over halted Russian gas supplies (CNBC)

Gentiloni says EU expects Russia to respect energy contracts (Reuters) Good luck with that.

White House Asks Congress For $13.7B In Additional Ukraine-Related Funding

PARAMILITARY: The Two Koreas Learn Different Lessons

Darker & Colder: Europeans Warned Of “Unprecedented” Power Failures This Winter  Boy, those sanctions are really working, aren’t they.

Russia Delays Reopening of Nord Stream in Blow to Gas-Starved Europe  Boy, those sanctions really work, don’t they.

Steve Sailer.

Holding your bow sideways isn’t as accurate.

Seriously, Tolkien’s masterpiece The Lord of the Rings is obviously inspired by Wagner’s hyper-masterpiece The Ring. Tolkien’s work is about northern Europeans, just like The Iliad is about southern Europeans, and Journey to the West is about Asians. Like Wagner’s, Tolkien’s work is awesome, but not diverse.

If you are a giant global corporation like Amazon, it’s a difficult conundrum that the world loves northern European artistry, but also is instructed to resent northern Europeans.

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If Elizabeth Warren “had a penis” would she be president today? This is among the burning questions contemplated in Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put a Woman in the White House … Yet by NBC News correspondent Ali Vitali, who spent the 2020 Democratic primary covering Warren and other prominent female candidates such as Amy Klobuchar and eventual VP nominee Kamala Harris.

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The FT describes themselves as unbiased purveyors of the truth in a fake news world. I repeat the question I asked in my previous article: does that sound like the FT to you?

The Financial Times is to Britain what the Wall Street Journal is to the U.S. … if the Wall Street Journal were put out by the staff of Mother Jones.

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Elizabeth Warren must be a fool. That, or she thinks the rest of us are fools.

The Senator recently took to CNN to publicly fret over the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. She’s worried they will tip the economy into recession.

What’s Warren afraid of? Her fears have already come true.

The U.S. economy already is in a recession. GDP data alone shows the economy contracted in both the first and second quarter of 2022.

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A prominent French official fears that his country will soon be the target of an Islamic extremist terror attack.

While speaking to French broadcaster BFM TV on Friday, Jean-Francois Ricard, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor, warned that imminent acts of terror could be carried out “by individuals coming from areas where terrorists are operating, especially the Iraqi-Syrian area.”

Ricard’s comments likely coincide with the impending trial of eight suspects in connection with the 2016 Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, France, which resulted in 86 deaths.

Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
A Muslim waits there
To try to kill you.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and her multimillionaire husband, Paul Pelosi, saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by selling their shares in Nvidia about one month before the U.S. government placed restrictions on the tech company, causing its stock price to plummet.

My, wasn’t she lucky. Maybe she could give Hillary some advice on cattle futures.

Republicans are readying lawsuits to block Biden’s student debt plan (Washington Post)

FEMA To Cover El Paso Costs Of Busing Illegal Immigrants To New York, Official Says

Student Debt Relief — Reparations for Rich White People

Biden is disgracing the institution of the prime-time presidential address (Washington Post)

3 Biden Lies About His Student Debt Bailout Scheme

Divider-in-Chief? Biden Warns Trump Loyalists Are Taking US ‘Backwards’

Time to name names: Joe Biden campaigned in 2020 against opening schools

Called It: EVEN White House Reporters Were Unsold Biden Speech Wouldn’t Be ‘Political’

IRS Official in Charge of 87,000 New Agents Played Key Role in Obama-Era Targeting Scandal

50 House Dems, Republicans Demand Iran Nuke Deal Transparency From Biden

House Republicans Ask Zuckerberg for Documents Related to FBI and Suppressed Hunter Biden Story

CNN Touts Bidens ‘Full Frontal Attack’ on GOP, ‘Reclaiming Patriotism’

Biden Condemns Fascism In Speech While Also Debuting Attractive New Mustache  (Babylon Bee)

Biden’s Hateful Rhetoric Against Americans Presents GOP With A Sterling Opportunity

‘Chutzpah!’ Bloomberg Propagandist Claim Biden Econ Has ‘Best Growth Record Since Bill Clinton’  I think not.

MAGA Republicans are seething with rage because Biden hit his target (Washington P0st) I guess his target was Nuremburg.

Biden’s Policies Fueling Illegal Immigration Crisis, Border Patrol Chief Says in Deposition

Presidential Hocus-Pocus Saves Planet. Reality Check Begs to Differ.

Group Says Michigan Sec. of State Paid Election Officials With Zuckerberg Cash

CDC clears reformulated Covid shots targeting omicron in time for school (CNBC)

CDC signs off on updated Covid-19 boosters (CNN)

City to Begin Offering Second Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine to New Yorkers and Begin Accepting Walk-In Appointments (NYC.gov) Lot of queer fools in NYC.

The tech winners and losers of the pandemic (The Economist)

Covid vaccine drive for youngest kids off to underwhelming start, data shows (Politico)

Fact Check: Reuters Misled You About Our DC Vaccine Mandate Piece

Victor Davis Hanson: The Mysteries Of Long-COVID

Google releases details on how it will combat misinformation in advance of midterm elections (CNN)

Trump-aligned Pa. governor nominee Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee (Politico)

Hamas Praises Google Worker Who Quit Over Company’s Ties to Israel

New Mexico governor commits $10 million to building new abortion clinic near Texas border

NPR Turns to Aussie Leader To Trash Fox, Murdochs as Undermining Democracy

NY Times Plugs UN Report’s Demand for Abortion, Reparations, Gun Control in US

GROSS: Nets Gush Over ‘Blistering,’ ‘Fiery’ Biden Speech Calling GOPers a ‘Threat’

If an Alternative Candidate Is Needed in 2024, These Folks Will Be Ready (N.Y. Times) David Brooks does his pet (pseudo)conservative act.

Nets Skip Liberal Bail Fund Releasing Abuser to Kill His Girlfriend

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot slams Texas Gov. Abbott as a ‘man without any morals’ after sending migrant buses  Like being called ugly by a frog. (BRAAAAAAAINS!)

Texas sends bus of migrants to Chicago, mayor calls program ‘racist’  I didn’t know ‘migrant’ was a race. (BRAAAAAAAINS!)

Connecticut school official on leave after video appears to show bias against Catholics, conservatives

Busloads of Immigrants and ‘Racist Practices’

Amazon Faces Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Whites, Asians

Black family DECLINE invite to go back to Sesame Place after launching $25M lawsuit because ‘racist’ Rosita mascot ignored their kids – who they claim are still ‘traumatized’ (Daily Mail)

PBS Accuses GOP Of Trying ‘To Attract Voters Through Racism’

A Slight Over-reaction? BYU Goes Into Overdrive Over Fake Hate Crime

California passes massive climate and clean energy package, halts closure of state’s last nuclear plant (CNN)

California Just Banned Gas-Powered Cars. Here’s Everything You Need to Know (Inside Climate News) The good news is, gas-powered cars no longer have to meet California’s stringent CAFE standards.

Costs of climate change far surpass government estimates, study says (Washington Post) A study! That proves it!

Carbon should cost 3.6 times more than US price, study says (Associated Press) A study! That proves it!

8 TikTok Trends That Are Terrible for the Environment (Gizmodo)

Polling shows that US voters favor climate bills – yet assume fellow Americans don’t (The Guardian) According to the Narrative.

Permafrost thaw seems to be draining Arctic lakes at an accelerated rate (New Atlas)

Youngkin administration to move forward with plan to withdraw from greenhouse gas initiative (WDBJ)

Sea level rise over next 30 years will affect NH (WMUR) Betcha it doesn’t.

California to Cover Canals With Toxic Solar Panels

Greenhouse Gas Pollution by Wind Turbines

Extinction Rebellion: Climate activists stage protest in Commons chamber

How Serious is the ARk Storm (Catastrophic Flooding) Threat Along the West Coast?

FBI, Homeland Security search alleged properties of Russian oligarch in New York and Florida (NBC)

Don’t wake the nuclear giant on our doorstep (CNN)

Putin Gives Army September Deadline to Take More Ukraine Land: Official (Newsweek)

Revealed: Putin’s New Deadline for a Major Victory in Ukraine (Daily Beast)

Zelenskyy Says Russia Wants World ‘to Forget About the War’

UN Takes Almost a Year To Say That China’s Genocide Could Be a Crime

Is China Using Cyberattacks To Maintain Its Rare Earth Dominance?

Iran Delivers Ukraine War ‘Peace Initiative’ From Europe To Moscow

Facing “Severe Manpower Shortages”, Russia Now Recruiting From Prisons: US Intelligence  There is nothing new under the sun.

Russia Vows To Halt All Oil Exports To Countries That Impose “Completely Absurd” Price-Cap  Boy, those sanctions really work, don’t they.

Ukraine Military: Russia Has Lost 2,009 Tanks Since Invasion

Iran Briefly Seizes 2 More US Sea Drones in Red Sea Amid Tensions

US Signs Deal To Give Israel 4 Refueling Planes Needed To Bomb Iran

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While reading up on architecture in Japan recently, I came across a technology that I hadn’t heard of before: the Ene-Farm. It’s a domestic energy system that is being used in Japan and so far doesn’t seem to be available elsewhere, and it makes me curious. What is it, and why doesn’t anyone know about it?

First – what is an Ene-Farm? It’s a unit about the size of a refrigerator that provides heat and power. It draws on the gas grid, turns the gas into hydrogen, and then provides electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell. The heat generated in the conversion is captured and used for heating or for hot water.

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A T-shirt that was popular with veterans for much of America’s nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan showed a helicopter in flight with the caption We Were Winning When I Left. U.S. generals seem to be the only ones who didn’t get the joke. On the first anniversary of our botched withdrawal, the military leaders most responsible for America’s disastrous outcome in Afghanistan have continued to loudly insist that the war was winnable when they were in charge, and that responsibility for the debacle must lie with someone else.

Semi-fascist.

Full fascist.

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Around 22,000 households in Colorado lost the ability to control their thermostats after the power company seized control of them during a heatwave.

One good thing about solar panels on your roof is that one is freed from such totalitarian tactics.

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What was that? The White House has posted the transcript of Biden’s speech as “REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION.” The transcript reflects the maniacal “MAGA Republican” drivel to which we have become accustomed, but the transcript does not do it justice. Promoted by the White House as a state address in primetime, it was a purely partisan speech whose object was to vilify the administration’s political opposition.

In the event, only CNN and MSNBC broadcast it. It found its natural home on the TDS cable outlets.

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He looks like a homeless ex-biker, so this is not really a surprise.

A person’s appearance is a deliberate message about who they want you to think they are. If they adopt the appearance of Uncle Fester’s drug-dealing cousin, there’s a reason for that.

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There are 1,271 counterterrorist, homeland security, and intelligence organizations; 1,931 private sector analogues; 10,000 locations of these organizations; and ~854,000 people with top-secret security clearances as of 2010. To make matters worse, the line between private and public is obscure in this industry.

This massive effort requires massive tax collection. Since government endeavors do not compete and do not participate in reciprocal exchanges, then they have no profit-and-loss test to determine if their efforts are worth the money taken from citizens. Additionally, since only the free market can determine prices, government endeavors must continually disseminate propaganda to convince citizens that the endeavor is useful.

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For centuries, the orthodox Muslim view has been that those who insult Muhammad must be summarily killed.

Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
A Muslim waits there
To try to kill you.

Minnesota bail fund promoted by Kamala Harris freed convict now charged with murder

Border Patrol agents slam Karine Jean-Pierre’s ‘ignorant’ claim that illegal immigrants not ‘walking’ across

Pompeo: Karine Jean-Pierre’s border claim ‘was nothing short of a lie’

White House Doubles Down on ‘Semi-fascism’ Comments

Video Report: New Top IRS Official Targeted Conservatives

Biden to Award Troops Involved in Afghanistan Withdrawal  Unit citations are traditionally awarded to troops who have been fucked over in some way. It’s cheaper than money–or doing the right thing.

“Worse Than Couple Years Ago:” Food Bank Demand Spikes As Inflation Wrecks Households

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Favors More Energy Costs for All

IRS Sent Over $1 Billion In Stimulus Checks To Locked Up Criminals, Including Murderers

Fed Paper Admits Central Bank Can’t Control Inflation; Finger-Points At Federal Government

White House to Encourage COVID Boosters, Flu Shot This Fall  This is news?

Prisoners Got at Least $1.3B in COVID-19 Stimulus Checks: IRS

Continuing Jobless Claims Hit 5-Month-Highs

IRS Demands Woman Pay $2 Million Over Money From Father Who Fled Nazis

Biden Claims He Will Combat Climate Change, Fight Inflation, And Pay Off All Your Debts Using This Packet Of Magic Beans  (Babylon Bee)

AOC challenger calls out NYC’s crime crisis, puts blame on defund the police and ‘woke’ prosecutors

The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier (NPR) One of the distinguishing characteristics of totalitarianism is that no aspect of life is immune from government interference. One of the distinguishing characteristics of the Narrative Media is the compulsion to tell other people how to live their lives.

White House set to hold health summit on ending US hunger Because they’ve demonstrated so much competence in every other area of life.

Convicted Felon to Get $37,000 From Washington State for Prison Time

Australian Academy of Science Demands Dissent be Silenced

Morning Joe Cheers For Dems: ‘Momentum Shift, Turning Point, On A Roll, Wind At Their Back!’  The media blitz in the run-up to the mid-term elections.

NY Times Goes Goopy Over Gorbachev, ‘Visionary…Who Lifted the Iron Curtain’

California Dreaming: A Transgender Sanctuary State?  Perhaps Texas can bus it’s ‘transgender’ people to California, in exchange for productive citizens. There’s a thought.

New Mexico Governor Directs $10M in Public Money to Build Abortion Clinic  Time to leave.

I was in America’s most hated church. Here’s how to stop extremism  Give in to the Narrative and vote Democrat. You don’t even need to read the article.

11 Pro-Free Speech Organizations ‘Permanently Banned’ by Chinese Communist Party-Tied TikTok

Kansas Teacher Wins $95K Over Pronoun Controversy

THE IRONY: ‘Catholic’ Pelosi Claims It’s ‘Sinful’ To Restrict Abortion

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Says Some Russian Units Are “Falling Back” In Kherson

U.S. preparing more security assistance for Ukraine -White House (Reuters)

US Government Bans Export of Nvidia A100 and H100 GPUs to China and Russia

White House Alarmed India Joins Russian War Games Simultaneous To Participating In US Exercises

US Obtains Warrant to Seize Russian Energy Company’s Aircraft

The West’s Energy Disaster Worsens

Other States Eye Model Texas Law Blocking Chinese Wind Farm Near Air Force Base 

Escobar: Ukraine – Somewhere Between Afghanization And Syrianization

Europe Has No Real Alternatives To Russian Gas: Ex-Aramco EVP

LOGISTICS: What NATO Learned From Ukraine

US: Russian Military Facing ‘Severe Manpower Shortages’  More severe than the U.S. manpower shortages?

Taiwan Shoots Down Drone Off Chinese Coast For The First Time

Russian Top Oil Executive Dies, Reports Suggest Suicide  Maybe he had dirt on Hillary.

German Foreign Minister Says Support For Ukraine Will Continue “No Matter What Voters Think”

UN Team Arrives At Ukraine Nuclear Plant As Shelling Prompts Reactor Shutdown

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Steam, which has some 25 million users and is owned by the Valve company, may be “in direct violation of United States anti-terrorism legislation” over its sale of Fursan Al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to the International Legal Forum (ILF), an advocacy group of more than 3,500 international lawyers and civil society activists. The video game puts you in control of a Palestinian militant who slaughters Israelis with high-powered weaponry and other munitions.

Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
A Muslim waits there,
To try to kill you.

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When we consider the lie that America is a nation of immigrants, the really important question to ask is: how does this lie serve the regime? What’s the instrumental purpose of this lie? And I think, that, if we inquire a bit, it’s political purpose is clear. If we’re a nation of immigrants, fundamentally, then we are wrong not to just throw open the door. We’d be violating our most sacred and eternal traditions not to do that. If you don’t want to do that, you’re not just a bigot, you’re not just a racist, but you’re fundamentally anti-American in some way. That is the narrative that this lie serves.

We are a nation of legal immigrants.