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U.S. states have reportedly had it with leftist behemoth hedge funds like Vanguard Group exploiting woke environmental, social and governance standards to overhaul American culture into a leftist dreamscape. Thirteen Republican attorneys general led by Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes (R) “filed a rare motion Monday” asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission “to prevent” Vanguard Group from “purchasing shares of publicly listed utility companies,” according to Fox Business. The reason? The hedge fund has a particular obsession for ESG investing. The AGs are reportedly asking “to hold a hearing examining whether Vanguard Group should be given blanket authorization to purchase...

Russian forces have largely stopped deploying as battalion tactical groups because the formations have proved ineffective, the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. In its latest intelligence update on Tuesday, the ministry said that while “the BTG concept has played a major part in Russian military doctrine for the last ten years” it has proven unsuccessful in the kind of high-intensity fighting seen in Ukraine. A battalion tactical group (BTG) is a temporary formation bringing together troops and equipment from different units to complete particular operational objectives. The Russian army is believed to have deployed about 115 battalion tactical...

We have been discussing the virtual elimination of Republican and conservative scholars from many faculties despite the fact that roughly half of the country regularly votes for Republicans or conservative causes. Now a new survey by The College Fix of 65 departments in various states found that 33 do not have a single registered Republican. For these departments, the systemic elimination of Republican faculty has finally reached zero, but there is still little recognition of the crushing bias reflected in these numbers. Others, as discussed below, have defended the elimination of conservative or Republican faculty as entirely justified and commendable....

Dave Chappelle is right. There ARE a lot of Jews in Hollywood. There are also a lot of Jews on Wall Street, and in real estate, and in medicine, and in academia. Chappelle stated a fact in his recent SNL monologue. No need to get ruffled or bent out of shape.

Republican candidate for Governor reacted by saying she is going to continue her fight for election integrity and preparing people that they will be shocked at what she has discovered. One independent journalist, who was live on the scene for the past month, wrote about his reflections as well, after seeing what he called a “rigged and conflict-ridden” process. “Today, Maricopa County certified its rotten election, despite hours of witness testimony of wrongdoing and an extremely flawed election in the public comment portion of their meeting, “Jordan Conradson reported for Gateway Pundit, adding the points of conflict as he sees...

Anthony Fauci, the outgoing medical adviser for President Joe Biden, criticized China’s handling of COVID-related shutdowns in recent interviews, and said that the lab leak theory could be “possible” but “essentially molecularly impossible.” Fauci will step down next month as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and as the principal medical adviser to the president. Fauci started off his Sunday interview with NBC by criticizing China’s approach to handling the coronavirus situation, and said, “Well, their approach has been very, very severe and rather draconian in the kinds of shutdowns without a seeming purpose.”...

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It would appear Biden’s energy official, Sam Brinton, has been charged with stealing women’s luggage. No, really. Yeah, you’d think this is a story from The Babylon Bee but nope … this guy (gal, person, whatever) has been charged for snagging luggage that doesn’t belong to him/her/them. Sheesh, trying to comply with the intersectional bruhaha of the day is a serious pain in the butt. Anywho … Mollie Hemingway was good enough to share the story with us as we’re not exactly seeing a ton about it from the mainstream media. This story is somehow far, far, far crazier than...

With evidence of the covid vaccines' lack of effectiveness and safety piling up, the Biden Administration is poised to resume its efforts to get more people vaccinated and boosted. White House COVID Czar Ashish Jha used the occasion of Dr. Anthony Fauci's retirement party to proclaim that "we can prevent every covid death in America if everyone gets their jabs." The latest data show that persons vaccinated for covid are now being infected at three times the rate of those who are not vaccinated. Further, those who are vaccinated now constitute 58% of those dying from the disease. The Pfizer...

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Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West claimed last week that the U.S. is being run by “300 Zionists,” one of many antisemitic statements that he has continued to make despite criticism and pleas for him to stop. In a clip that was posted and re-posted by extremists on social media, West is seen to claim: “Somehow our country has been taken over by, you know, maybe about 300 Zionists.” He does not define the term “Zionist.”

Williams' previous sentence was for three years and six months for the first-degree attempted rape of a teenager, and he served three years of that sentence before being released in 2020 on parole. On Saturday, Dashawn Williams, a registered sex offender who had been convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 2015, was arrested in a Bronx, New York hotel for two unrelated, recent rapes he had allegedly committed. The New York Post reports that Williams' previous sentence was for three years and six months for the first-degree attempted rape of the child, and he served three years of...

BBob Iger, the newly appointed CEO of Disney, pledged to double down on LGBT “storytelling” in the company’s animated kids’ movies during a Monday town hall with employees, according to The New York Times. Iger served as CEO for 15 years before retiring in late 2020; he was brought back in about a year later after his successor, Bob Chapek, was fired, according to the NYT. Tumbling stock prices marked Chapek’s tenure as CEO, as did public outrage over the company’s political engagement in Florida and its alleged efforts to inject sexual content into children’s shows, particularly through gay and...

Russian ally Kazakhstan has been subtle but firm in its opposition to the Ukraine war. Some hawkish Russians have called for the "de-Nazification" of Kazakhstan, stoking fears it could be next. Kazakhstan is balancing its friendly relations with Russia with building stronger ties with the EU. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, its longtime ally Kazakhstan did not rush to its support. The former Soviet republic in central Asia, which shares a 4,750-mile long land border with Russia, maintains close relations with its neighbor. But despite being one of its closest allies, Kazakhstan has made subtle but firm moves to...

The United States will provide Ukraine with aid worth $53 million to support the conflict-struck country's electrical system, the State Department said in a note it sent to media outlets on Tuesday.According to the statement, the funds will be used for "the acquisition of critical electricity grid equipment," including "distribution transformers, circuit breakers, surge arresters, disconnectors, vehicles and other key equipment."The announcement came amid power and heat cuts Ukraine has been facing recently, for which Kiev and the West accused Russia.

Should it be Trump or DeSantis in 2024? The answer lies in these four words: Form Always Follows Function. For example, if you’re shopping for a new vehicle, you must consider where the vehicle will typically be driven and for what purpose. If you would buy a new rifle, you must consider what you plan to shoot with it. The form must be matched to serve the function.A classy Corvette wouldn’t be a good choice in the northern mountains. Given the likelihood of blizzards and rocky back roads, a four-wheel-drive pickup will suit you better. Sure, they aren’t as classy...

One in four older teenagers in England are struggling with mental health problems, according to new figures that highlight the impact of the pandemic on the younger generation. The data, published by NHS Digital, shows that 25.7% of 17 to 19-year-olds had probable mental health issues in 2022, compared to 17.4% (one in six) in 2021. In 2017, the rate was 10.1% in that age group. Among seven to 16-year-olds, 18.0% were found to have a probable mental health problems in 2022 - a rise of nearly six percentage points in the last five years. "[The figures] are concerning and...

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to interview former Secret Service agent Tony Ornato on Tuesday. Lawmakers on the panel sought Ornato’s testimony to corroborate information about former President Trump’s actions on Jan. 6. When he meets with the committee Tuesday, Ornato, who was Trump’s deputy chief of staff on Jan. 6, will be speaking with the House panel for the third time. Ornato was at the center of explosive testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified during the House committee’s series of public hearings on Jan....

This story has been updated. What was supposed to be the most joyous day of his life ended up being his final one, as tears of happiness turned to tears of sorrow for his friends and loved ones. 37-year-old Oklahoma-based Red Dirt artist and songwriter Jake Flint passed away on Saturday, November 26th, and tragically, it was only hours after he married the love of his life, Brenda Flint. Now family, friends, and fans of Jake Flint are trying to process the tragedy, as they remember a life and career cut abruptly short. Born in Mounds, Oklahoma in 1985, Jacob...

First Week of Advent Luke 10:21–24 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus places a high value on childlikeness. What is it about “the childlike” that Jesus prizes? Jesus himself is the child, the Son who has received everything from his Father. He lives in an attitude of receptivity, taking in all that the Father has given him. His is a life of obedience. He is not in command of his life, but he receives it as a gift.This is what it means to be a little child: to have an attitude of receptivity that allows you to be moved by God...