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Major American business groups have lined up against President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan – even after many of them got behind his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief effort. The opposition signals the headwinds the White House is up against promoting a package the Biden is designating as the next big push of his agenda, and one that he said Friday would create 19 million jobs. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce went after the plan as 'dangerously misguided.'

By cancel culture, I mean the idea that people have rights and responsibilities and obligations and entitlements based on their skin color or their ethnic origin. A person’s identity is defined by the group they belong to. There are no individual rights. There are only group rights. The cancel culture rejects the political view encapsulated in the Declaration of Independence. In particular, it rejects the idea that people have a right to pursue their own happiness. It also rejects the idea of basic rights guaranteed in the Constitution, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of assembly. Offensive...

A massive backlash against Coca-Cola sparked after the Georgia-based company’s CEO, James Quincey, said the recently-passed Georgia voting laws aimed at improving state election integrity are “unacceptable,” “wrong,” and “a step backward.” Quincey, who joined Coca-Cola in 1996, criticized the new legislation, stating “we will continue to advocate” against the new laws “both in private and … public.” Many took to Twitter to voice their discontent with his statements. “The guy who peddles sugar water that makes you obese wants to control the way you think,” author Buzz Patterson wrote: “Patriots will choose another beverage,” Laura Ingraham noted. “Big mistake...

President Biden took an early victory lap Friday on a strong jobs report but said the surge in hiring in March won’t deter him from pushing through a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plan with a massive tax increase. “Raising taxes, the studies show, will not slow the economy at all,” Mr. Biden said at the White House. “It will make the economy function better.” The president highlighted a government report showing that employers added a whopping 916,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate fell from 6.2% to 6%. Mr. Biden credited in part his $1.9 trillion relief package, signed into law...

Major League Baseball (MLB) will continue to be aired on China's online streaming platform Tencent Video, it was announced Wednesday, despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries.

By cancel culture, I mean the idea that people have rights and responsibilities and obligations and entitlements based on their skin color or their ethnic origin. A person’s identity is defined by the group they belong to. There are no individual rights. There are only group rights. The cancel culture rejects the political view encapsulated in the Declaration of Independence. In particular, it rejects the idea that people have a right to pursue their own happiness. It also rejects the idea of basic rights guaranteed in the Constitution, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of assembly. Offensive...

What Are Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria? Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments. Environmental criteria consider how a company performs as a steward of nature. Social criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates. Governance deals with a company’s leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights.

Last week the Texas GOP voted to delete its GAB account after Texas Governor Greg Abbott falsely maligned GAB as “anti-Semitic”.

President Joe Biden expressed his sorrow over the death of a Capitol Hill police officer after a violent attack at the Capitol Friday, but he did not condemn the suspect, who identified himself on social media as a follower of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Biden said in a statement he was “heartbroken” to learn Officer William Evans of the U.S. Capitol Police was killed in the attack, and that a second officer was severely injured. But the president made no mention of the ideology that likely inspired the attacker. Noah Green described himself as a “Follower of Farrakhan”...

If you read my column last month, titled “Fundamentalist Christianity And Fundamentalist Wokeism Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin,” and took a gander at the comments, you might know that I managed to touch a nerve with more than a few folks I’m guessing might possibly be of the fundamentalist Christian persuasion, or somewhere thereabouts. I think feedback is important and I always appreciate it when people make comments on my columns, good or bad. Though there’s not always time to read them all, I do try to make extra effort when something is more controversial than normal. This...

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Psalm 23Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my...

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The documents, which are not yet a reality, would prove a person has been vaccinated for COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus. Earlier this week, Ohio Rep. Al Cutrona (R-Canfield) said he would introduce legislation prohibiting vaccine passports for entry into an area or establishment. “We don’t have any plans to create a passport. We’ll have to see what the desires are out there. Businesses can make their own decisions and people can make their own decisions,” DeWine said. He said he has not seen the proposed legislation.

Hunter Biden wrote in his new tell-all book that he does not regret taking a seat on the board of Burisma Holdings, but he would not do it again. Biden was insistent that he had not done anything unethical in sitting on the board. "Did I make a mistake by taking a seat on the board of a Ukrainian gas company? No. Did I display a lack of judgment? No. Would I do it again? No. I did nothing unethical," Biden said. "Knowing all of that now: No, I would not do it again. I wouldn’t take a seat on...

Using Covid-19 vaccine passports to tailor restrictions, however, has drawn staunch opposition based on several weighty concerns.1 First, while vaccine supply remains limited, privileging people who are fortunate enough to have gained early access is morally questionable. Second, even after supply constraints ease, rates of vaccination among racial minorities and low-income populations seem likely to remain disproportionately low; relatedly, if history is a guide, programs that confer social privilege on the basis of “fitness” can lead to invidious discrimination. Third, the extent of protection conferred by vaccination, particularly against new variants, is not yet well understood, nor is the potential...

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster and several members of the state’s congressional delegation spoke out this week against requiring U.S. residents to obtain “vaccine passports,” or documentation proving they had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Thursday afternoon, McMaster tweeted that the documents “will have no place in South Carolina.” “The very idea is un-American to its core,” McMaster tweeted. By early Friday afternoon, five of South Carolina’s six Republican congressmen signed a letter in support of McMaster’s stance. The letter was signed by U.S. Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-Laurens; Nancy Mace, R-Daniel Island; Ralph Norman, R-Rock Hill; William Timmons, R-Greenville; and Joe Wilson,...

Japanese model Kiko seen in the discontinued ad campaign for Valentino’s Japan spring/summer 2021 collection. Photo: Weibo Photos for Valentino showing Japanese model Koki walking in high heels on a traditional obi kimono belt, and wearing shoes inside, have whipped up a storm of social media criticism amid accusations the luxury Italian fashion house was “trampling on” Japanese culture. The images, part of a promotional shoot for the Milan-headquartered company’s Japan spring/summer 2021 collection ‘Valentino Collezione Milano for Women’, show Koki sitting on an obi , which is traditionally made of the same material as a kimono and worn as...

Florida has banned state and local government agencies and businesses from requiring so-called vaccine passports, or documentation proving that someone has been vaccinated against Covid-19. Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, issued an executive order on Friday prohibiting businesses from requiring patrons or customers to show vaccine documentation, or risk losing grants or contracts funded by the state. It was not immediately clear how the order applied to state and local government agencies. Requiring proof of vaccination, the order says, would “reduce individual freedom” and “harm patient privacy,” as well as “create two classes of citizens based on vaccination.” There has...

It’s just the flu, bro. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6859390/belgium-kvc-westerlo-tuur-dierckx-jail-covid-party/ In Scotland, a soccer player gets a month in jail for having a party with 14 people. Remember, Scotland hates freedom all the time - only exception is in Braveheart movies. - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-coronavirus-americans-should-continue-to-follow-covid-19-precautions-despite-record-vaccinations-experts-say/ar-BB1fedof So much trash in the link above. CDC says fully vaccinated people need to wear masks and social distance when traveling within the USA. And the Pfizer vaccine may only provide protection for 6 months so they say boosters may be needed. This is truly a horrific 3 way marriage - big Corona, leftist politicians, and the media. The offspring of...