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I’m sure by now that you’ve heard of the awful, historic snow and ice storms experienced in the state of Texas over the past few days. The issues that have arisen as a result of the storm bring into light a number of extremely concerning issues around the push for “green energy” that you hear Democrats talk about incessantly. According to the Washington Examiner, former Energy Secretary under President Donald Trump and former Texas governor, Mr. Rick Perry, issued a dire warning about green energy after the catastrophe in Texas this week. “They don’t care about your lives in those...

Minutes after the death of Rush Limbaugh was announced, CNBC ran a headline referring to the talk show legend as “incendiary.” The headline read, “Rush Limbaugh, the incendiary radio talk show host, dies at age 70.

A group of Californians who've had enough of Gov. Gavin Newsom say they have the 1.5 million signatures needed to force a recall election, and believe they will eventually have 2 million. But, we probably won't know until after the March 17 submission deadline if there are enough valid signatures. For Newsom, the waiting must be uncomfortable. But give him credit. He's not resting under quarantine. He's launched a "permanent campaign," a strategy developed by Pat Caddell, the political adviser who told President-elect Jimmy Carter that "governing with public approval requires" elected officials to perpetually be running for office. Longtime...

Radio talk show legend Rush Limbaugh passes away after a year-long battle with stage four lung cancer. His wife, Kathyrn Limbaugh, made the announcement during his radio show Wednesday morning.The Rush Limbaugh Show started in 1988 and became the most listened to radio show in the U.S. The conservative radio show host was a pioneer in the industry and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Trump in 2020.

“Laura and I are sorry to learn that Rush Limbaugh has passed away. A son of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Rush rose as a pioneer of talk radio starting in the 1980s, and was a friend throughout my Presidency,” Bush said in a statement. “While he was brash, at times controversial, and always opinionated, he spoke his mind as a voice for millions of Americans and approached each day with gusto,” the former president added. “Rush Limbaugh was an indomitable spirit with a big heart, and he will be missed.” {snip}

On this date in 1524, the French aristocrat Jean de Poitiers, Seigneur de Saint Vallier lay his head on a chopping-block. He kept it there for a full hour, but the headsman never swung the blade — and Jean de Poitiers walked away with a royal clemency. This lucky Seigneur had been caught up in an English- and Habsburg-backed plot by the Constable of France to break off a chunk of France. (Said Constable fled to Charles V.) Jean de Poitiers skated on noblesse oblige and lesser culpability, but there’s a scurrilous story that he was heard thanking God as...

What motivated the lethal rocket attack on Monday against a U.S. military and intelligence operations base in Erbil, Iraq? Iran is testing whether or not the Biden administration will hold it responsible for its aggression. Early indications suggest that the Biden administration, at least from a U.S. interest point of view, has failed the test. One American contractor was killed in the attack, and five others, including at least one U.S. service member, were wounded. But Iran isn't trying too hard to hide its responsibility. After all, the attack in Iraqi Kurdistan was claimed by an organization called Saraya Awliya...

We Love to Hear Rush Limbaugh Opera by Barbara Chenault Law - as heard on the EIB Network's 23rd Anniversary show August 1st, 2011.

Governor Tony Evers (D, WI) delivered a virtual budget address to the state legislature on Tuesday that was sharply criticized by Republican leaders as irresponsible. In the budget proposal, Evers includes a partial repeal of Act 10, legalization of marijuana, and over $1 billion in new taxes. The governor’s budget is largely seen as a liberal wish list rather than a serious proposal. Republicans, who control both houses of the legislature by comfortable margins, will likely reject the governor’s budget and write their own version just like they did two years ago. “The governor’s budget is completely irresponsible and unrealistic....

Hollywood star and climate change activist Matt Damon reportedly took a private jet to film parts of the Marvel movie Thor: Love and Thunder in Australia, flying from Byron Bay in the northern part of New South Wales to Sydney on Sunday. Matt Damon shared a private jet with co-star Chris Hemsworth and members of their entourage, according to a report from the Daily Mail, which ran photos of the stars disembarking from the aircraft. It remains unclear what Damon and Hemsworth were doing in Byron Bay, but they are expected to shoot scenes at Fox Studios Australia, located in...

How quickly the news cycle churns. Four months ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg had just passed, President Donald Trump was angling to replace her with Amy Coney Barrett, and liberal pundits who had spent the past four years warning about norms violations were sighing and saying actually the only way forward was for Joe Biden to pack the Supreme Court. In response, Biden pledged to appoint a commission to explore the issue—and then promptly forgot all about it. Bloomberg reports today on the expectations for that neglected group:

MADISON, Wis. -- Democrat Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, announced Wednesday that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat currently held by Republican Ron Johnson. Lasry made the announcement with a YouTube video, saying "we need a new way of thinking and a new perspective." His launch video included endorsements from several prominent Milwaukee politicians, including Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson.

Update: President Trump released an official statement on Limbaugh's passing."The great Rush Limbaugh has passed away to a better place, free from physical pain and hostility," Trump said. "His honor, courage, strength, and loyalty will never be replaced. Rush was a patriot, a defender of Liberty, and someone who believed in all of the greatness our Country stands for. Rush was a friend to myself and millions of Americans—a guiding light with the ability to see the truth and paint vivid pictures over the airwaves. Melania and I express our deepest condolences to his wonderful wife, Kathryn, his family, and...

Every state that claims that by ‘auditing’ a couple of machines and running a few ballots through these machines, that election results can be confirmed as valid, are lying. They will never be able to confirm an election’s validity using this approach.A reader shared this with us. She forwarded our post about the 200,000 ballots in Wisconsin that the Wisconsin Supreme Court said were likely invalid. Nothing has been done to address these ballots from the 2020 election and we asked why.HUGE! Video Footage From Georgia Shows Suitcases Filled with Ballots Pulled From Under Table AFTER Supervisor Told GOP Poll...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, influencing the rightward push of conservatism and the rise of Donald Trump, died Wednesday. He was 70. Limbaugh said a year ago that he had lung cancer. His death was announced on his show by his wife, Kathryn. Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting and larger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation...

“One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.” – Niccolo Machiavelli It’s likely true that since the beginning of human civilization, those who govern will use trickery to distract the governed from what really deserves their attention. It is certainly true in modern history, and it is true today. - The Warren Commission was established in November 1963, and concluded nearly ten months later in September 1964. Almost 60 years later, the public is still unsure who and what was behind the assassination of JFK. But the investigation and subsequent controversy unquestionably served one purpose:...

NEW DELHI—China has dismantled dozens of structures and moved vehicles to empty out entire camps along a disputed Himalayan border, where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a face-off since last summer, satellite images released on Wednesday show. The nuclear-armed neighbours last week announced a plan to pull back troops, tanks, and other equipment from the banks of Pangong Tso, a glacial lake in the Ladakh region, that became a flashpoint in the prolonged border dispute. Satellite imagery of some areas on the northern bank of Pangong Tso from Tuesday supplied by Maxar Technologies show that multiple Chinese...

The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Russell sailed through the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, challenging China's demands that foreign military vessels ask for permission before sailing through the area, the Navy said. The Spratly Islands are contested territories in the South China Sea. China, which claims almost all of the 1.3 million-square-mile waterway, has built up its military presence in this area, constructing fortified outposts on artificial reefs. The Spratlys are also claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines, some of which put restrictions on the operations of foreign military vessels, as China...

The Chinese regime will face consequences for its human rights abuses, President Joe Biden said, when asked about Beijing’s repression of Uyghur Muslims in the far-western region of Xinjiang during a televised event on Feb. 16. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), headed by Xi Jinping, has drawn international condemnation over its abuses in Xinjiang, where roughly a million Uyghur and other Muslim-practicing minorities are being detained inside concentration camps. Former U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo designated China’s abuses there as a genocide. “Well, there will be repercussions for China, and he [Xi] knows that,” Biden said at a CNN Town...