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There was something jarring in the summary of the story of George Floyd that the New York Times published to refresh our memories on the eve of what promises to be a gripping event — the televised trial of Officer Derek Chauvin who knelt on George Floyd's neck, eventually killing him. It was not even the Times' fault — the article was a bare, straightforward chronological enumeration of events and did not offer any opinion. What was jarring was the reaction of Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey it quoted — the reaction that defined the tragedy for the protesters and sympathizing...

Politics can be fearfully depressing if you mainly focus on the sensationalism of the tabloid-like media and view trivial news and trivial information too seriously and too often. Stop and think a little about the many things going right in the country. There is definitely a trend against the corrupt ruling establishment since about 74 million voted for Trump. I’m sure that some thinking Democrats would also like to make America great again in a slightly different but similar way. The pandemic only killed a small fraction of one percent of the population. The killing potential of most pandemics turned...

Famed conservative radio and television commentator Geraldo Rivera is exploring a run for U.S. Senate in Ohio as a Republican, telling cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer that he thought he could run a campaign outside the normal bounds of politics. Rivera, 77, has been a staple on television and radio since the 1970s as both a correspondent and conservative political pundit. Rivera, who lives in Shaker Heights, tweeted Wednesday afternoon he was mulling running for Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s seat after Portman announced he would not seek re-election. In an interview with cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer, Rivera said he was serious about the...

This week, our extended family added to the discontent, frustration, and irritation of the Left’s long march to destroy Western civilization. How? Our married daughter and stay-at-home mom gave birth to a beautiful little girl and our second grandchild. We all celebrated this joyous occasion and precious gift of life. As parents, we are extremely grateful for their marriage, her devoted husband, a healthy baby, their Christian faith, and that this baby girl was born in America, the land of freedom, opportunity, and equality. But how does the progressive Left, their ideology, and policies view our joyous occasion? In the...

Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter teamed up for a video promoting the coronavirus vaccine. “This vaccine means hope, it will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease,” Obama says in the ad released Thursday.

The Democrats' $1.9 trillion stimulus bill is a monster of public spending with the prime aim of rewarding political cronies. Free-spending blue cities and states get bailouts, along with unions with mismanaged gold-plated pensions for their members. The losers, of course, are the savers and taxpayers. That's because it won't be long before Argentina-style inflation and Europe-style taxes kick in to pay for these benefits to leftists.The only hope is to grow the economy so that the debt can be paid, which is something Americans often know how to do.But unlike other bills, this one contains a poison pill, to...

It is no secret that the MFM and the DNC are in total lockstep. It's been that way for some time and became especially egregious during the Trump administration. Over the last 6 years the MFM has engaged in a chronic disinformation campaign targeting Donald Trump. It began with Russian collusion, went on with Ukraine accusations and culminated in accusations of inciting a riot. But as I said, it continues. There is someone named Jonathan Lemire who is an MSNBC commentator and AP White House "correspondent" who has a problem with the truth. You need to listen for no more...

CNN and those who run the left-wing network’s social media accounts showed Tuesday how they think the freedom works in a Freudian slip of a Twitter post about new public health recommendations. Those of us who follow, study and marvel at the groundbreaking history and continued relevancy of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution know that our rights are natural, having been bestowed upon us by God and not men -- or women. By a stroke of divine intervention, those who founded this country first found one another without WiFi or even rotary telephones and then put an...

A lab accident in Wuhan is unlikely only in the sense that a pandemic virus’s emergence is always the culmination of a series of unlikely events. If it weren’t, we wouldn’t be here as a species. This trillion-to-one collision of circumstances can be simplified in one obvious way. Say, if a human agent collected the most dangerous viruses to study them in the middle of one of the densest population centers on earth. These experimenters would at least have been alert, if all other precautions failed, to a coworker developing unexplained symptoms. Except that the Sars-Cov-2 virus, once it was...

I’ll bet you haven’t heard this: more congenital anomalies/birth defects and emergency room visits were reported after getting a COVID vaccine in the U.S. than after any of the other 93 vaccine types in the CDC’s VAERS database. And more deaths than 92 other vaccine types.Here is how COVID vaccines rank among 94 vaccine types in terms of reported post-vaccine adverse effects.Congenital anomaly/birth defect: 1.Emergency room: 1.Death: 2.Life threatening: 5.“Serious” adverse effects: 7.Hospitalized: 10.Permanent disability: 12.Total adverse effects: 15.Here, for example, is the screen shot of the CDC’s sorted list for the adverse effect of congenital anomaly/birth defect.See that 144...

It is not uncommon, especially in a polarized political environment currently enveloping our society today, for radical devotees of a political ideology or agenda to label opponents fascists, or call them Nazis, or Hitler or other such names. In fact, usage of these designations is so common they have almost lost all meaning other than to say, "You're evil, I hate you" and to paint opponents of an opposing ideology as insane bigots so as to make them a stigma in society. Interestingly enough, most of those who so freely throw out such terms to smear their opponents have almost...

Pope admits charges of ‘heresy’ are ‘risk’ he’s willing to take to ‘move forward with other religions’Francis believes 'human fraternity' with people of other faiths is important while acknowledging the criticisms made against him.ABOARD PAPAL PLANE, March 10, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis said charges that he acts against “Catholic doctrine” and is even on the verge of committing “heresy” are a “risk” he’s willing to take to move forward on the path toward “human fraternity” with believers of other religions.“This is important, human fraternity, that as men we are all brothers, and we must move forward with other religions,”...

Conservative commentator Candace Owens has lashed out at Meghan Markle during an interview with Sean Hannity Wednesday night, describing the Duchess as a 'liar' and a 'narcissist'. Owens told the Fox News anchor that Meghan 'couldn't keep her stories straight' during her bombshell interview with Oprah last weekend. 'She [Meghan] said she doesn't read newspapers or check social media. That's not true because she then said that she was suicidal because of bad press,' Owens stated. Owens also claimed that Meghan's insinuation that her son, Archie, was not offered a title because of his skin tone was also untrue. 'If...

Charlotte, NC — In just under 2 months, President Joe Biden has overturned nearly all the good things going in our country involving immigration. Before he took office, there was a clear pathway to legal citizenship, stronger protections at the border, and clear rules that were being enforced. Now, he has pretty much thrown out the welcome mat for any illegal that is willing to come across the US border. It is one thing that US citizens see these events taking place because we all knew it would happen. We knew that Biden and his radical agenda would mean that...

Today, we live in a society where we seem to sprint from one manufactured cultural outrage to the next. The goal posts seem to keep moving regarding what's appropriate and what's not, and frankly, it's quite exhausting. But that's what the left wants: a numbing of traditional virtues and the degrading of the conservative values that used to define who we are so that the progressives can continue their march toward situational ethics. If it feels right, then do it; if it offends even one person it must be canceled and excommunicated from society. What's worse? Failure to jump on...

Following Japan’s “paper tiger sandwich” incident, we went out and bought every sandwich we could find to investigate. It’s impossible not to feel the draw of the snack food and pastry aisles on a trip into a Japanese convenience store, but they also have plenty of tasty, sensible meal options too. Any convenience store in the country has a shelf of quality pre-made sandwiches, and there are so many different varieties that sometimes it can be hard to choose. Of course, you could sidestep that decision by just buying every type of sandwich for sale, but that’d be pretty crazy,...

There is so much information in our world today, it's hard to know what is real information, what is misinformation and what is disinformation. To deal with the ever-increasing volume of data, we often look to other people or institutions to determine how to process the information. This is particularly true in politics and news, which have become more and more partisan. This allows us to process information quickly, with the underlying belief that we are right. This is heightened when politics crosses into other parts of our lives, such as religion, that hold great meaning for us. Every so...

The sexual harassment scandal engulfing Gov. Andrew Cuomo escalated Wednesday with the emergence of allegations that he reached under a female aide’s blouse and groped her while they were alone in a room inside the Executive Mansion in Albany. The incident allegedly unfolded after the much younger woman was summoned to help the 63-year-old governor fix a problem with his cellphone, the Albany Times Union reported.

In the past few weeks, we’ve learned that Coke and UnderArmour subjected employees to bizarre, woke training that told them to “try to be less white.” One might think that that’s as bad as corporate training could get. Panda Express in California asks corporate America to hold its beer. The Boston Herald reports that a former employee is suing Panda Express for degrading training: A former employee of a Panda Express in Santa Clarita alleges she was required to strip down to her underwear and hug a partially clad co-worker during a “cult-like ritual” at a 2019 training seminar sponsored...

Recently-inaugurated President Joseph R. Biden is presiding over an increase in illegal entries, inspired by his campaign promises and policy adjustments, which encourage Latin Americans (and others) to make a run for the border. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has responded with a Texas operation meant to counter the problem. Now Texas is launching Operation Lone Star.