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I've heard it said that all CRT wants to do is to look at American history through the lens of race. But no, it's much worse than that. My grandmother's friend was decapitated in front of her because she made the mistake of not bowing before the Japanese officer as he walked by. I sit on the bed, listening, as she tells me the story. My grandmother's sullen eyes stare out the sliding glass door of our Los Angeles home. Her vegetable garden is directly outside, but she's looking at something farther away. It was hot that day, she recalls....

It's been well-documented that allies of Vice President Kamala Harris are frustrated with how she has been utilized and treated by the Biden administration. In November, CNN reported that Harris' team believes Biden's team hasn't provided enough support while giving her tasks that put her in "no-win political situation[s]." Now, some of Harris' allies are dropping their anonymity and going on the record critiquing the administration's treatment of the vice president. In a New York Times story published Thursday, two Harris allies - prominent San Francisco Democratic donor Mark Buell and, more notably, Rep. Karen Bass, who was in consideration...

As a Christmas present to statistics lovers, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of the population of the nation and the 50 states as of July 1, 2021. The Bureau admits up front that, due to COVID, its numbers are subject to more uncertainty than usual. But overall, they provide important clues as to how Americans have coped with the pandemic, and how it may have changed the trajectory of national growth and contraction. A comparison of these estimates with the April 1, 2020 census covers almost exactly 15 of the first 16 months of the COVID pandemic. The...

Evidence suggests there are powerful actors among us whose intentions, capabilities, and disregard for anyone else effectively render them implacable enemies of humanity. In the movie Aliens Newt, who has witnessed her family’s grisly end and survived being hunted by their monstrous killers, asks Ripley why adults tell little kids there are no monsters. Events since 2016 make that question more resonant now than at the movie’s release. Evidence suggests there are powerful actors among us whose intentions, capabilities, and disregard for anyone else effectively render them implacable enemies of humanity. No one sane wants to reach that conclusion; no...

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, echoing the complaint of the Democratic Party establishment, believes that Sen. Joe Manchin engaged in an "egregious breach" of President Joe Biden's trust by refusing to support his welfare expansion plans. "The idea that Joe Manchin says that he can't explain this back home to his people is a farce," Ocasio-Cortez said. Elsewhere, Bernie Sanders similarly noted that Manchin would have to do a lot of explaining in West Virginia after abandoning Build Back Better. The reality, as they know, is that the Democrats' legislation is probably more unpopular in Manchin's home state -- with 74%...

Minnesota says healthcare providers should provide non-white patients with preferential access to monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). This isn’t a conspiracy theory; it’s written in a state document and apparently upheld by local hospitals.

Source: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. BoghosianHere we are on the eve of Christmas, that day of joy set aside for celebrating the birth of Christ who came down to earth 2,000 years ago to show mankind the way to eternal salvation. Yet, the present mood of America at Christmas 2021 seems better captured by Jimmy Carter in his "malaise speech" in July of 1979, several days before he cashiered half of his Cabinet. "The threat" to America, said Carter, "is a crisis of confidence. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemLuke 18Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King 28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” 32 Those who...

In March 2020, when COVID-19 first exploded onto the scene, sports fans waited with bated breath to see which teams, and which leagues, would bow out on precautionary grounds. The answer quickly became clear: all of them. But actions that were more justifiable at that particular juncture, when we knew nothing about what was then called the "novel coronavirus," is now silly and perhaps inexcusable. As we approach 2022, and as the exceedingly contagious but exceedingly nonlethal omicron variant spreads like wildfire, sports leagues and organizations should all commit to resisting COVID hysteria and keeping their doors open. The initial...

Beatles fans of all ages can flock to Disney Plus for a new documentary called "Get Back" that reassembles footage of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr creating music as the band begins to dissolve. NPR used the occasion for guilt-trip clickbait: "How did we get stuck with the idea that four white guys make a rock band?" NPR music critic Ann Powers uncorked a long, unforgiving treatise on how it doesn't matter that the Beatles were progressive and loved black music because they were still somehow part of making rock music white and exclusionary: "Rock's defining...

Bette Midler got a lot of attention this week when she attacked the people of West Virginia for daring to elect a senator that Ms. Midler and her Hollywood pals don't approve of. Rather than isolate her criticism to Sen. Joe Manchin, a long-time, professional politician who has voluntarily put himself in the arena of ideas and the rough-and-tumble world of electoral politics, she instead focused her vitriol on West Virginians. Her attack was unseemly, rude, insulting, and demeaning. Also, sadly, it was all too common within the cloistered, sheltered, and privileged ranks of the entertainment elite. What #JoeManchin, who...

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Less than 24 hours before Friday's Hawaii Bowl, Hawaii announced on Thursday that it will not be able to participate in the game vs. Memphis due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and player availability. "We are disappointed our season has to end this way," coach Todd Graham said. "As competitive as we are and as much as we want to play the game, we cannot put the health and safety of our student-athletes at risk." Shortly after UH's made its decision public, Hawaii Bowl officials announced this year's game was off. The two teams were set to square off...

In 1915, Woodrow Wilson approvingly screened Birth of a Nation, a KKK homage, in the White House. That was the last time the White House has seen anything as grotesquely racist as the Biden-approved singing nurses, whose song comes from an homage to the Confederacy. The White House has a Christmas problem—and no, it’s not Jill Biden’s bizarre arch of boxes: Jill Biden using empty Christmas boxes is very on brand for this Christmas pic.twitter.com/z0LWbB6ERY — Tarah Heuss (@HeussTarah) November 30, 2021Instead, it’s the grim, lonely Christmas that the White House promises America: (As a reminder, Omicron attacks vaccinated and...

If you were to ask casual consumers of news about the cause of racism in the U.S., they will most likely blame the Republicans and President Trump. They will claim that President Trump referred to white supremacists in Charlottesville as ‘very fine people'. They will mention bigoted MAGA supporters. Some may equate Republicans with Nazis. The list of misperceptions and falsehoods is interminable, and has enabled the Democrats to develop a permanent voter base among most demographic minorities. This is especially true for African-Americans, who, for almost half a century, have been voting overwhelmingly for Democrats. African-Americans have suffered for...

The events of the past five or six years have demonstrated to America that the FBI is no longer the unbiased law enforcement agency it once was. Between the Hillary Clinton investigation-in-name-only, the Crossfire Hurricane hoax, the targeting of Americans as domestic terrorists, and playing three blind mice with the Biden graft machine, the bureau’s issues can’t be ignored any longer. If we don’t take corrective action soon, the FBI will finish its transition from law enforcement to being a political functionary advancing the interests of one party. There are only two options: rehabilitate the FBI, or eliminate it. The...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The surge in COVID-19 cases is impacting Christmas plans at churches across Northeast Ohio. Almost all houses of worship are now offering some form of livestreaming service and encouraging people to follow safety protocols. “We thought we were on the move to putting this behind us and, of course, we had to adjust expectations, change our lives and plans around this medical situation,” said Fr. Bill O’Connell at the historic St. Augustine Church in Tremont. The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland has asked those who are unvaccinated or at risk to continue wearing a facial covering. Anyone who...

Hundreds of flights have been canceled between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day – with one airline blaming Omicron’s toll on staffing. United Airlines canceled about 120 flights Friday and another 28 on Saturday, the company said. “The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation,” a United Airlines spokesperson told The Post. The company said they are reaching out to customers affected by the cancellations before they head to the airport. Delta Air Lines is also facing cancellations on the same two days. As of...

It’s a holiday treat on Italian-American tables, this and every Christmas — sweet loaves of bread known as panettone. Shopping for one this year, you’ll find the prices range from humble, to high end. CBS2’s Tony Aiello decided to put a $60 panettone to the test — a taste test. At Cosmo Deli in Mamaroneck, the approach of Christmas brings stacks of panettone, an Italian bread that helps make a “Buon Natale.” “They’re moving. We sold a ton of them and they’re still going,” owner Pat Colalillo said. While the sweet loaves with candied fruit typically sell for $7 to...