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Media leftists never waste an opportunity to spin one of their disgraced allies as some kind of hero. Even when there’s demonstrable proof they’ve done wrong. Anti-Chevron activist and disbarred eco-extremist lawyer Steve Donziger is no exception. Donziger was convicted of fabricating evidence and engaging in “corrupt” practices to win a legal case against a major oil company. Still, many in the media have gone to bat for him. Outlets like The Hill, Democracy Now!, Axios, Bloomberg News and The Nation painted him as an environmental hero victimized by Big Oil interests. Bloomberg, in particular, fawned how “videos tagged #freedonziger...

It's a simple rule-of-thumb to follow when you have a rat problem, according to Corrigan, who has a Ph.D. in urban rats studies and advises cities, including the District. “The rats do not like to chew into bleach tasting anything,” he says. “If the outside of the can smells like bleach to that famous nose of theirs, they're like, 'Well, this ain't food.’”

The U.S. economy has fundamentally changed, and not for the better. There are numerous dynamics behind this decay, and I'll discuss a few of the more consequential ones this month. One consequential dynamic few mainstream pundits dare discuss is the "crapification" of the entire U.S. economy. That isn't my description, "crapification" is now in common use. If the word offends you, substitute terminal decay of quality, competition, utility, durability, repairability and customer service. One aspect nobody seems to notice is the transformation from a society that once drew its identity from producing quality goods and services to a society that...

A homeless San Francisco man said during an interview with author Michael Shellenberger that the city pays him to be homeless and boasted about having a cell phone with Amazon Prime and Netflix in a video posted Wednesday to Twitter. “If you’re gonna be homeless, it’s pretty xxxxx easy here” the homeless man, named James, said to Shellenberger during their interview. “I mean if we’re gonna be realistic, they pay you to be homeless here” he continued. “When you said that San Francisco pays people to be homeless, what did you mean by that? Did you mean that literally?” Shellenberger...

A self-proclaimed' old-school junkie' who moved from Texas to San Francisco because 'it's f*****g easy' to be homeless there claims he's being paid by the city government to live on the streets, getting $620 in cash per month and hundreds of food stamps while he sells Narcan and enjoys Amazon Prime and Netflix on his phone.

As provinces begin lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, psychology experts expect stress and anxiety to run high among those who remain wary of letting their guards down.It will take time for many to adjust, they say, but the quick approach some provinces are taking could make the transition more jarring."I have every intention of still sending them to school with masks," she said. "With Omicron not gone yet... it's terrifying."Raissa Zukowski, a 33-year-old Calgary resident who was born with spina bifida, feels the same way.Zukowski said she's anxious about Alberta's swift reopening approach, and often feels people don't understand her trepidations.

In addition to the general price comparison of all-electric cars in the U.S., let's take a look at another metric - price per mile of range. There is no change in the first few places since we last checked in September 2021, but there are new models that are surprisingly high in the ranks. In this post, we compare the base prices (MSRP plus obligatory destination charge) and EPA Combined range - the only common metrics that we have for the U.S. BEV market. For reference, we include also the price per mile after applying the federal tax credit of...

Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that the House Select Committee on the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot was investigating claims that former President Donald Trump’s team attempted to seize voting machines. Guest host John Berman said, “There is reporting in The Washington Post tonight that Rudy Giuliani asked a Michigan prosecutor to give voting machines to Trump’s team in the weeks after the election. So is that something your committee is investigating or wants to investigate?”

EAGLE PASS, Texas — A new section of border fence is expected to go up locally as the result of a partnership between the State and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas. The new section, constructed by the Texas Military Department, will be located south of Eagle Pass on tribal lands. On Tuesday, officials with the Texas Military Department and the Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol met with members of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe to discuss the border fence project. The exact scope of the project was not revealed. A Texas Department of Public Safety official says the project...

Artist’s impression of the newly discovered candidate planet in orbit around Proxima Centauri, with Alpha Centauri A and B in the background.Image: ESO/L. Calçada Proxima Centauri, a tiny star located a mere 4.25 light-years from Earth, may host a third planet, according to new research. The nearest star to Earth is a surprisingly busy place, or at least it’s looking that way. Astronomers have announced the discovery of a candidate planet around Proxima Centauri, adding to the two already known to orbit the star. Astronomer João Faria from the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences in Portugal is the lead...

The Port of Long Beach is not yet at 24/7 operations, despite President Joe Biden’s promise in October that the crucial cargo facility would be shifting to a round-the-clock schedule to alleviate a backlog of cargo ships that is hurting supply chains. Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero revealed in his annual “State of the Port” address on Wednesday that the port facility had not moved to a 24/7 schedule, though he commended Biden for helping start the “conversation”: However, Breitbart News reported at the time, the plan struggled at the outset because there were not enough truckers...

The timing of an email sent from Washington Post reporter Adela Suliman has been called into question by a spokeswoman for Governor Ron DeSantis, after the Post published an in-depth story about Republican efforts to restrict some discussions in Florida schools about sexual orientation and gender identity. The story was filled with quotes from DeSantis’s political opponents but failed to include a response from the governor’s office. DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw blasted Suliman and the Washington Post, alleging that the email seeking DeSantis’s side of the story was sent at 5:20am Eastern Time, and only after Suliman had the story...

If you think the highest overall inflation rate in 40 years of 7% is bad, get ready for a real shock coming to a pump near you. Oil prices are surging so much that, ironically, even the "Green New Deal" president is begging global and domestic producers alike to ramp up production and pump, pump, pump! And despite his releasing millions of barrels of crude from the strategic oil reserve and pleading with oil-rich nations to increase their output, prices continue to climb. In early December, oil was trading at $65 per barrel. Today, it's over $90, which is more...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate has voted to ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The Seattle Times reports if the bill passes the House and becomes law, the ban would limit not just magazines for rifles that hold 20 or 30 rounds, but for a host of semiautomatic pistols, which often carry more than 10 rounds. The late Wednesday vote on Senate Bill 5078 by the Senate’s Democratic majority marks the first time such a bill has passed a floor vote at the Legislature. For years,...

Former National Review editor, The Dispatch co-founder, and NeverTrumper Jonah Goldberg is joining the thinning ranks of CNN, according to a report earlier this week in Variety. I believe this is known as “shaking hands with Jeffrey Toobin.” The entertainment paper says that Goldberg “will appear on CNN programs as news networks gear up for the 2022 midterm elections” starting on March 1. Goldberg left his post at Fox News (along with Dispatch cofounder Steven Hayes) last November in a principled huff, we’re assured, over Tucker Carlson’s “Patriot Purge” broadcast. We’ve seen this act before. Goldberg will likely fall into...

Legal education is about to undergo a revolutionary change, with the American Bar Association poised to mandate race-focused study as a prerequisite to graduating from law school. ... This race-focused educational mandate is being forced on law schools through the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (ABA). Much of ABA’s power stems from the federal government. Law students must attend schools whose accreditor is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to receive federal student loans. The ABA is the only federally recognized law school accreditor. Yet, ABA’s accreditation power doesn’t...

Gun cases pull progressives in opposite directions. They generally favor the strict gun-control laws that prevail in many liberal jurisdictions, commonly advocating even stricter laws meant to reduce gun possession and crime. Yet they are also sharply critical of laws that yield long prison sentences disproportionately for men of color and cut against reformers’ push to reduce mass incarceration. And anti-racist ideology offers no simple answers about how aggressively to prosecute gun cases. Which should a D.A. opposed to racial inequity prioritize—the disproportionate rate at which Black and Latino residents are arrested for possessing firearms, or the disproportionate burden gun...

Police: Lewiston man’s severed arm apparently self-inflicted Police and Occupational Health and Safety Administration officials have ended their investigation into the Jan. 21 incident. BY MARK LAFLAMM SUN JOURNAL February 9, 2022 LEWISTON — The injury that left a man stumbling on a downtown street carrying his severed arm last month was apparently self-inflicted, police said. Police and Occupational Health and Safety Administration officials have ended their investigation into the Jan. 21 incident involving Abdiaziz Hussein. OSHA was involved after it was revealed the incident took place at AK Market at 280 Pine St. Hussein did not work at the...

Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins was suspended six games for roughing and high-sticking by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Wednesday. The incident occurred with 25 seconds remaining in the third period of a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at TD Garden on Tuesday. Marchand received a minor penalty for roughing on the play and a match penalty for attempt to injure. "I just think, same as last night, 'Marsh' just has to have control of his emotions in that situation," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said Wednesday. "Live to fight another day, get ready for the next...

Gun violence has become a regular part of the news headlines this year. Murders in American cities spiked last year, particularly in large cities. Guns were involved in most of these. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there already have been 4,706 gun deaths across the country so far in 2022. Even with more strict gun ownership and purchasing laws, the difficult fact is that about 400 million guns are currently owned by private citizens, the police and the military. The chance that civilians who own guns will turn them into the government, no matter what the incentive, is small....