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“I think the fact that you seem to be afraid to answer the question, or you basically do answer the question by saying it’s OK without saying it’s OK, really is a statement to real problem we have and a disconnect between middle America and what most Americans actually believe,” Paul said. “Who are these people that think it’s okay? From what planet are you from?”

The defining photograph of the attempted insurrection on Jan. 6 was that of a man strolling through the broken halls of our national Capitol, amid the smashed windows and assorted rubble of the failed coup, proudly brandishing a Confederate flag on his shoulder and hoping to overturn an election decided largely by Black voters. It’s an image that tells the story not only of Jan. 6 or of the Trump presidency, but also of all the steps that led to that moment — the whole history of hate in America captured in one frame. For me, the echoes of that...

Analysis: PolitiFact Warps Reality About Left-Wing Activist Inciting Capitol RiotA PolitiFact article written by Bill McCarthy declares “there’s no proof that” a left-wing anti-Trump activist named John Sullivan incited rioting at the U.S. Capitol. As a result of this claim, Facebook flagged and reduced distribution of a post which accused Sullivan of doing so.However, video footage indisputably proves that Sullivan encouraged people to storm and vandalize the Capitol. Moreover, Sullivan was subsequently arrested and charged with “violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds” and “interfering with law enforcement” during the riot. In the wake of these revelations, PolitiFact “updated”...

"You can whiz on my leg but don't tell me it's raining"

A frustrated Gov. Andy Beshear said late Monday he will go to court if state lawmakers this week override his vetoes of legislation that limits his authority to issue and enforce emergency orders to limit the spread of COVID-19. His comment came after the top two legislative leaders — Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker David Osborne — sent him a one-page letter earlier in the day telling the Democratic governor that they plan to vote on his vetoes this week and can talk later with him. The two Republican leaders said that regardless of the outcome of the...

Tuesday "social media censorship" segment on Newsmax ended in dramatic fashion as MyPillow founder and ardent President Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell ranted about election fraud until one of the anchors walked off the set. One of Newsmax's live broadcast anchors, Bob Sellers, appealed to the show's producers "can we get out of here please," after he asked Lindell whether he should be permanently or temporarily banned from Twitter. Instead of responding to the question, Lindell launched into a tirade about voting machine fraud and other false conspiracies that pulled several TV networks into legal problems late last year. Sellers...

Joe Biden just put me out of business by suspending new oil and gas leases and drilling permits. I am a petroleum geologist and generate drilling prospects in the Rocky Mountains on federal lands. I worked six years to get a prospect ready to drill and Biden just illegally broke the terms of the lease, killing the deal. This action was done under the guise of helping climate change but will not stop one CO2 molecule from being released, as there is nothing in the executive order to reduce consumption. No one is going to drive less, fly less or...

Over the past couple weeks, Texas Scorecard has examined some of Texas’ highest-paid lobbyists. By using data from Transparency USA, we’ve looked at their backgrounds, how much they are being paid to influence elected officials, and who their clients are. Here are the lobbyists we’ve profiled so far: • Daniel Hodge - Formerly Gov. Greg Abbott’s Chief of Staff, Hodge left to join the lobby in 2017....and quickly became the highest-paid lobbyist in the state, with a maximum reported income of $8,269,999. • Reed Clay - Another former staffer to Gov. Greg Abbott, Clay served as deputy Chief of Staff....

"While Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe is generally focused on the FBI’s activities, ... the prosecution of high-ranking FBI officials, such as former Director James Comey, is “unlikely.” "Previously, Comey has said that investigators have yet to reach out to him. “... “I can’t imagine that I’m a target.” "Last summer, Durham’s team also questioned former CIA Director John Brennan.... Brennan later said through a spokesman he was assured he was “not a target....”

(CNN)About 70% to 85% of the US population should be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before the country can begin to return to a sense of normalcy, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN Tuesday night. So far, less that 2%about of Americans have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

One common factor of the last two test flights of SpaceX's SN8 and SN9 both resulting in crash landings is really bugging me..Unlike the Falcon boosters' successful return to Earth after going vertical LONG BEFORE LANDING, the 'pitch to vertical' maneuver of the Starship rockets seems to occur TOO LATE IN THE DESCENT and just mere seconds before landing.. WHY IS THIS?My main question is about the latent pitch to vertical before landing. Why does it wait so long to do this? Does it have to do with the tremendous weight involved that is different than the Falcon booster?

Total Doses Distributed: 55,943,800 Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses: 27,154,956 Number of People Receiving 2 Doses: 6,436,931

We love him, because he first loved us. ( I John 4:19)The World is heading into a dark night. Daniel chapter 8:23 puts it well, we have arrived at , “… the latter time …when the transgressors are come to the full…” . All of us will be put to the test of our faith and love by circumstances and pressures brought to bear, within and without. I asked the LORD for a teaching to help us prepare for this, and HE gave me a sermon on “Loving God”. I would like to share some of the highlights of what...

ONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Grocery company Kroger announced on Monday it will be shuttering two of its stores in Long Beach -- a Ralphs location and a Food 4 Less store -- in response to a city ordinance requiring a $4 "hero pay" salary boost for some workers."As a result of the city of Long Beach's decision to pass an ordinance mandating extra pay for grocery workers, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close long-struggling store locations in Long Beach,'' according to a company statement. "This misguided action by the Long Beach City Council oversteps the traditional...

While whisk(e)y is a global spirit, it’s mostly made in the United States, Scotland, Canada, Ireland, and Japan. With new expressions dropping daily, you could spend the rest of your life only enjoying bottles from those dram-loving hotbeds. But you’d be doing yourself a disservice. Because while the “whisk(e)y big five” are historic production hubs for the industry, countries like South Africa, India, Mexico, and even France are all currently producing high-quality whiskeys worth tracking down. Even Sweden is getting in on the action. In an effort to take a trip around the whisk(e)y world without needing to hop on...

PHOENIX — A woman has been arrested after allegedly shooting a Phoenix Ace Hardware employee while attempting to stop two robbery suspects. According to court paperwork, the incident happened around 9:15 a.m. Saturday, at the Ace Hardware near 32nd Street and Indian School Road. Police say 45-year-old Nya Reyes was walking her dog in the area of the Ace Hardware when she saw two people running from the store holding items, followed by employees who were yelling at the two people telling them to stop. Reyes observed the incident and realized the two people looked to be shoplifting. One of...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest order, requiring individuals to wear masks when using public transportation or residing in transportation hubs, will be “further enforced by other federal authorities,” the agency announced in its order, which went into effect this week. Under the order, individuals are required to wear masks while using public transportation, which includes “awaiting, boarding, disembarking, or traveling on airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares as they are traveling into, within, or out of the United States and U.S. territories,” per the CDC.

Education secretary nominee Miguel Cardona appears for confirmation hearing and answers questions from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. “If you’re confirmed, will you enforce that Office of Civil Rights opinion?” Paul wondered. “I understand that there are a lot of concerns about that. If confirmed, it’s my responsibility and my privilege to make sure that we’re following civil rights of all students, and that includes activities that they may engage in in high school or athletics,” Cardona replied. Paul then asked, “What do you think in general of boys running in girls’ track meets like they’ve been doing in Connecticut?” —...

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that former President Donald Trump should “absolutely be charged with premeditated murder” for inciting the deadly riots on Capitol Hill on January 6. Maxine Waters said, “What’s so interesting about all of this is they tried to make themselves the victim when indeed they are following the president of the United States of America who had advance planning about the invasion that took place in our Capitol. Even there’s information that some of the planning came out of individuals working in this campaign. As a matter of fact, he absolutely...

This NYT profile of Dan-el Padilla Peralta, a radical Princeton Classics scholar, epitomizes what is wrong with the academic humanities in this radical era, and how dangerous the radicalization is to all of us. Dan-el Padilla Peralta is a black Dominican Classics scholar at Princeton. He is also the leading figure in a move to tear down the field of Classics, which is the study of Ancient Greece and Rome. He came to this country as a small child when his mother required medical treatment in New York for complications related to the impending birth of his younger brother. After...