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People think of Trump Derangement Syndrome as mostly a phenomenon of the Left, and mostly unprecedented. It’s easy to get the impression that Donald Trump has taught the Left to hate as they have never hated, and that all previous Republican presidents were moderate by comparison and much more broadly acceptable to America. But the Left was just as vicious about George W. Bush in his day, and they hated him just as much. He was called a threat to world peace, a devotedly evil man, a stupid man, or all of these: To quote a 2004 Slate article, “he...

Do we have to become China to beat China? Apparently, some Republicans think so. Dozens in the House and Senate recently joined with Democrats to push a plan to use the byzantine protocols of government bureaucracies as a way to give the U.S. a leg up in industrial competition with China. Without irony the bill is named the “Endless Frontier Act." It proposes the creation of a $110 billion slush fund, much of which will be distributed by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose: promote new technologies to make America more competitive against China. The practice: the NSF will...

Republicans signal they will oppose other Democratic alternatives to the For the People Act — but could budget reconciliation be used to pass parts of it? ================================================================================ Democrats in Congress face hard choices about how to proceed with enacting President Biden's agenda after Republicans successfully blocked the Democrats' election overhaul bill, the For the People Act, from advancing in the chamber on Tuesday. Senate Democrats now turn to the budget reconciliation process to circumvent the legislative filibuster and pass key parts of Biden's agenda. Some Republicans are already opposing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. 4, as an...

“Where should we eat tomorrow?” my wife asked me excitedly as we sat on our deck Friday evening.She had locked down a babysitter for Saturday night, and we were both eager for our first dinner date alone together in months.“Broders’,” I answered without hesitation. Located in southwest Minneapolis, Broders Pasta Bar is a local gem. It has a great outdoor patio and the best Italian cuisine in the Twin Cities. We had not eaten there since the pandemic began.My wife nodded and started to make a reservation on her phone. Then her jaw dropped.“You’re not going to like this,” she...

Time travel back 122 years to the beaches of Étretat and Le Tréport in Normandy France.Possibly filmed by Georges Méliès, the film starts at a train station as holiday makers arrive.Before the Riviera became popular, Parisians headed to the sea fronts of Normandy. Observe the mobile beach huts for the more adventurous women to change into swimming costumes.The huts were then rolled down to the waters edge for a secluded dip in the water. Another interesting feature are the diving boards attached to moored boats.We don't have an exact date for this footage but judging by the various fashions and...

When state and local officials decline to help enforce federal firearm rules they view as unconstitutional, The New York Times says they are adopting "a legally shaky but politically potent strategy" with racist roots. But when state and local officials decline to help enforce federal immigration rules they view as "unjust, self-defeating and harmful to public safety," the Times says, they should be proud of choosing "not to participate in deportation crackdowns." That blatant double standard illustrates how policy preferences and partisan allegiances color people's views of federalism, which they tend to endorse when it serves their purposes and reject...

A RUSSIAN vessel fired warning shots British warships while a fighter jet dropped "warning bombs", Vladimir Putin's defence ministry has claimed. Moscow has alleged the Russian ship and aircraft were scrambled after HMS Defender allegedly crossed into its territorial waters in the Black Sea. HMS Defender was reportedly sailing in the Black Sea Russian state media reports the Royal Navy Type-45 destroyer crossed the border near Cape Fiolent at 11.52am local time and was warned to stand down. The destroyer is alleged to have kept its course and a Russian border patrol vessel opened fire at 12.06pm and 12.08pm. And...

BREAKING: GOP BLOCKS DEMS' 'VOTING RIGHTS' BILL; VP PLEDGES 'FIGHT IS NOT OVER' pic.twitter.com/LeemMusRKE — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 22, 2021 Notice the pain in Kamala’s voice. Senate Republicans torpedoed the “For the People Act,” a federal takeover of elections, on Tuesday night. The legislation received 50 affirmative votes along party lines, with no Republican support. Democrats were unable to overcome the GOP filibuster to move forward with the legislation. The #CorruptPoliticiansAct provides welfare for politicians with a 6-to-1 match of campaign donations with taxpayer money. — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 22, 2021 S. 1 is an unprecedented power grab...

Morgan Stanley will bar employees and clients who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from entering the bank’s New York offices, according to an internal memo.“Starting July 12 all employees, contingent workforce, clients and visitors will be required to attest to being fully vaccinated to access Morgan Stanley buildings in New York City and Westchester,” chief human resources officer Mandell Crawley said in the memo, which was obtained by the Financial Times.After July 12, those who don’t attest to being fully vaccinated will lose building access, the memo said. Those who are not fully vaccinated would continue to work...

Team Obama-Biden's decision to brand its 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the so-called "Iran nuclear deal," as comprehensive was White House disinformation of the vilest sort: a blatant lie told to deceive the American people. President Barack Obama's JCPOA was anything but comprehensive. It had weak nuclear inspection requirements and enforcement mechanisms, which Iran easily skirted. Documents that Israeli intelligence acquired in 2018 confirmed Tehran routinely violated the JCPOA. The plan of action? Inaction in the face of Tehran's calculated violence is more apt. Team Obama-Biden failed to penalize the Iranian regime's covert and overt violent troublemaking, a grievous...

According to court records, Maxwell began to have a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student during spring break in March and April. The district became aware of the relationship between Maxwell and the student when a district employee noticed Maxwell’s behavior with the student when she saw him with his girlfriend, according to court records. The employee also reported a second incident where Maxwell is accused of throwing a pair of scissors at the student’s head for sitting next to his girlfriend, according to court records.

More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital resigned or were fired Tuesday after they refused to follow a hospital policy requiring they get vaccinated against Covid-19. A spokesperson for the hospital, Houston Methodist Baytown, said that among 200 employees who were told they needed to be vaccinated by June 7 or face a two-week suspension, 153 either resigned or were terminated. The departures came after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement.

Meanwhile, back in the Upside Down/Backwards world of Washington:Senator Chuck Schumer, explains why we need to pass the Democrats’ “For The People (ha!) Act” which would allow unscrupulous members of his party to vote 2 or more times and otherwise cheat in federal elections with impunity. He also explains that it’s necessary because the racist Republicans – those dastardly demons of anti-diversity - have passed state laws making it harder for them to do so – and that’s unfair or something. He explained how Republican state level reform will kill democracy: "Republican legislatures are making it harder to vote early,...

VIDEOThe peasants are revolting! And many school boards don't like it. Among such school boards is the school board of Loudoun County Virginia. They were upset about public comments critical of them to the extent that they shut down such commentary by declaring the meeting an unlawful assembly. This abuse of power was enforced by the local sheriff's office to the extent that they made a couple of arrests so that the school board snowflakes could maintain their safe space free from criticism.

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem Psalm 103Psalm 103 Of David. 1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his...

The New York Times acted as the public relations arm for a leftist group funded by far-left billionaire George Soros and its multimillion-dollar efforts to fight voter integrity laws. The Times propagandized how the radical super PAC Priorities USA was spending a whopping $20 million “to counteract Republican-driven voting restrictions through both digital ad campaigns and legal efforts.” The Times painted Democrats as moral crusaders and Republicans as anti-democratic tyrants: “The initial $20 million investment from Priorities comes as Democrats across the country are struggling to fight back against the Republican push to restrict voting.” The newspaper made no mention,...

Americans need to live and let live. Let the LGBTQ activists practice their preferences, and let Christians live the Gospel. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that a Catholic Social Services adoption agency in Philadelphia could continue to place children only with heterosexual couples, consistent with the Gospel's definition of a family. Though The New York Times depicted the ruling as a setback for gay rights and "evidence that religious groups almost always prevail in the current court," it was far from either. Unfortunately, the ruling settled nothing in the culture war between traditional religion and LGBTQ advocates....

Tree racism uncovered in Minneapolis. But won't putting more trees in black neighborhoods remind them of lynchings? Well worth watching 2 minutes of launacy

The competition for the greatest demonstration of “antiracist” wokism in our society is intense, what with media outlets, Hollywood, tech monopolies, teachers unions and plenty of others all vying to show the purest forms of virtue. But really, nobody can top the universities. These are the places where the ideas of “systemic racism” and Critical Race Theory were hatched, and from which come the demands that all the rest of us get in line with the official “antiracist” orthodoxy. Which is all you need to know to deduce that these institutions must themselves be the very worst and most overt...

Source: Courtesy of Myra Adams"This decision might as well be written on the dissolving paper sold in magic shops." So wrote Justice Samuel Alito in the concurring opinion he filed last week in a case that pitted the City of Philadelphia against Catholic Social Services (CSS). The court voted 9-0 in favor of CSS. But the arguments presented were far from unanimous. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a weak opinion based on a technicality -- and was joined by Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. Justice Alito wrote a forceful counterargument based on...