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America is beginning to take the next election cycle a bit more seriously these days, as the Republican field begins to see its first competitors step up.President Trump was the first candidate to officially throw his hat in the ring way back in November 2022. Nikki Haley has begun her bid for the White House, and investment firm manager Vivek Ramaswamy has also recently jumped in the race.Republican voter enthusiasm at the moment seems to be pointing to a match-up that isn’t even a sure thing at this point – Donald Trump vs. Rick DeSantis. Even the left wing media...

Insanity. Chelsea Clinton has a new “children’s” book out as part of her “She Persisted” series. But instead of featuring a “she” that persisted, the book focuses on the trans Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine, a man. Levine has urged doctors to push puberty blockers and sex reassignment on children. And this is who is being suggested as appropriate reading material for children ages 6-9? Penguin Random House describes ABOUT SHE PERSISTED: RACHEL LEVINE: Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who...

The United States military is preparing for a possible increase of the number of troops in Taiwan amid worries that China is preparing to invade the territory they have long claimed as theirs.While Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine and is working on a possible arms deal with China, the Chinese are looking at upping their timetable for a Taiwan invasion, according to reports. As a result, the U.S. is getting ready to drastically increase its presence. Via the Wall Street Journal:The U.S. plans to deploy between 100 and 200 troops to the island in the coming months, up from...

The newest Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, is officially on the campaign trail. His first stop was in New Hampshire on Feb. 22, where he answered several questions from the audience.

A sixth-grade teacher in Florida is being slammed after he posted a video showing white students bowing down to black students during a Black History Month skit. Parents and families of children at Howard Middle School in Orlando are now voicing their outrage over the teacher using the students as 'political props.' In the controversial video posted to TikTok, Ethan Hooper's students fan and feed three black classmates before bowing down to them in the skit

Pixar Chief Operating Officer Pete Doctor recently put the blame on moviegoers, or in this case, people who didn’t go see Lightyear for the film’s box office disaster. Lightyear only grossed $118.3 million at the domestic box office and $100.4 million internationally for a global gross of $218.7 million. The film’s reported production budget was $200 million meaning the film was a financial disaster for Pixar and The Walt Disney Company. Speaking with TheWrap, Doctor explained why he and Pixar believed the film performed terribly at the box office. He said, “We’ve done a lot of soul-searching about that because...

The authorities of Moldova have been ready to sabotage the runway of Chisinau International Airport since the first days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The plan, meant to curb a potential invasion of Moldova by Russia, was revealed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicu Popescu to the local channel Jurnal TV. -snip- Among the feared scenario, Moldova’s government worried that Chisinau International Airport could be taken over by Russian forces and used as a bridgehead to launch an invasion of both Moldova and Ukraine. A similar tactic was attempted during Russia’s initial offensive on Ukraine, with...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he would prefer a Republican alternative to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, while floating reforms to popular entitlement programs as he mulls his own possible White House run. "I think we're going to have better choices" than Trump, Pence said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" when asked if the GOP should nominate someone other than the former president next year. Pence did not explicitly rule out supporting Trump if he became the GOP nominee. The ex-vice president, who served under Trump in the White House for four years, also appeared...

Visiting with a restaurant owner last night, he told me that they fared pretty well throughout the pandemic period. They had a large restaurant so the capacity restrictions didn’t hurt their business. They have a known brand and had already set up the takeout and delivery apparatus. They had high ranks in every rating service, so the place became a go-to for people. And they profited. The same cannot be said about smaller and newer restaurants. Countless numbers of them died in this period. We still don’t have a firm number but some estimates are nearly 100,000. This was the...

Unlike virtually everyone else in the mainstream media, Rachel Maddow opted to cover the recent anti-war rally in Washington DC. Except, as the inveterate warmonger and consent manufacturer she is, Maddow spread lie after lie and smeared participants as “pro-Russia” while showing none of the speakers except Tulsi Gabbard, whom she didn’t identify by name while describing her as a "occasional fill-in host for Tucker Carlson." Overall it was a disgusting display and a stark reminder of what a tool for the establishment Maddow is. ...

The Arkansas home President Bill Clinton lived in during his teenage years is on the market for $345,000. The listing marks the property's first time on the public market, Realtor.com reports. The home's owner is not denying that the 3,708-square-foot home, known as the Birnbaum-Shubetz House, needs an update. The six-bedroom residence in Hot Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places, which could afford certain tax credits to the purchaser. Clinton lived in the home from 1954-61, the period when he reportedly first identified his political aspirations. The young man later went on to be the governor of...

Half of American respondents in a new poll on Thursday said the U.S. should continue to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” to win the war against Russia, which has now dragged on for a year. Fifty percent of respondents in a poll from Fox News said America should continue to back Ukraine through the end of the war, while another 46 percent said there should be a “limited timeframe” on U.S. support. Democrats are more likely than their Republican counterparts to say that U.S. support should last however long it takes Ukraine to win, according to the...

Moldova's pro-EU leaders have rejected Russian claims that Ukraine is planning to attack the country's breakaway pro-Russian territory, and called for calm. Russia's defence ministry alleged, with no evidence, that Ukrainian saboteurs would stage an invasion of Transnistria dressed as Russian soldiers as a pretext for a Ukrainian invasion. Moldova has warned for weeks that Russia is plotting to seize power. And officials rejected Russia's claims as "psy-ops" as part of the war. "The defence ministry believes it is an element of a psychological operation rather than a real plan," said state secretary Valeriu Mija. Moldovan President Maia Sandu, on...

A female Tanzanian fashion designer based in Houston alleged Wednesday that clothing worn by former Department of Energy (DOE) official Sam Brinton had been contained in her luggage that she reported missing in Washington, D.C., in 2018.Asya Khamsin, who has designed and hand-made her own clothing line for years, said she recently saw a report that Brinton had been charged with stealing multiple pieces of luggage across the country and noticed that the former official appeared to be wearing her clothes in several photos. Khamsin said she had packed the same clothes in a bag that vanished on March 9,...

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Thursday on his show “Morning Joe” that former President Donald Trump was “gross” for attacking President Joe Biden and mentioning Trump water during his visit to East Palestine after a train derailment that caused hazardous materials to leak into the environment. Scarborough said, “The guy is so gross, he really is, talking about Trump water, branded Trump water. By the way, he’s such a hypocrite, too, talking about attacking Joe Biden while Joe Biden is going, you know, risking his life fighting for western democracy, something he doesn’t give a damn about. The guy who...

Angela Davis is a Marxist University of California professor who won the Soviet Union's Lenin Peace Prize and was once accused of supplying weapons to a black supremacist who went on to murder Superior Court Judge Harold Haley and two inmates. The 79-year-old identitarian, one of the founders of critical race theory and a former Black Panther, was shocked to learn on Tuesday's episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots" that she is the descendant of a slave owner as well as of one of America's first settlers. Henry Louis Gates Jr., the host of the documentary television series that explores...

A Mississippi Burger King employee was arrested after police said he got into a fight with a customer over the drive-thru intercom, according to arrest records. Gulfport police charged Eddie Louis Smith, 33, with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon after felony conviction. Police were flagged down Thursday night while they were assisting a driver who was stranded near the Burger King. The person who flagged them down said there was a violent fight happening at the fast food restaurant. While police were approaching the Burger King, they said they heard two gunshots and saw Smith on top of...

Both in his ecumenical “pilgrimage of peace” and in his message for the International Day of Human Fraternity, Pope Francis recently called for religions to “increasingly intertwine” in the “service of brotherhood.” Over the past few days, Pope Francis has once more renewed his oft-spoken calls for increased interreligious dialogue and activity, reawakening concerns that leading prelates have made in the wake of such statements over the years. The first came during his recorded February 4 video-message for the third International Day of Human Fraternity, which is born out of his 2019 Abu Dhabi document on human fraternity – a...

Disgraced royal Prince Andrew reportedly will refuse to leave his home on the grounds of Windsor Castle if King Charles tries to evict his kid brother. Amid rumors the King wants to kick the Duke of York to the curb to cut costs, one source told The Mirror Andrew is “not leaving.” “There is no chance that will happen and even if the King wanted him how would that work?” the source said. “The King won’t evict him so there is no chance it will come to that.”

Video shows chaotic arrest of Florida teen accused of killing TV reporter and 9-year-old girl Florida police released dramatic bodycam footage showing the arrest of a teen suspected of fatally shooting three people Wednesday – including a local TV journalist and a defenseless 9-year-old girl. “I can’t breathe!” Keith Moses, 19, repeatedly screams as Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputies take him to the ground. “I can’t breathe!” The footage shows police units confronting the accused triple-murderer on a residential street and yelling at him to get on the ground. Moses refuses the commands and raises his arms to his sides...