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Last year the counties home to LA, Chicago and New York City suffered the largest exodus of people in the country - meanwhile tens of thousands flocked to counties in Arizona, Texas and Florida. Los Angeles County, which is still the most populous county in the US, saw an average of 143,000 people leave to elsewhere in the country between July 2021 and July 2022, according to the latest US Census data. It was followed by Cook County, home to Chicago, which lost around 94,000 people to other parts of the country. Three of New York City's counties - Kings,...

When I heard about recent news reports that Harlan Crow (a friend of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas) collected Nazi memorabilia, I thought, “Maybe there’s a context to this collecting that isn’t being accurately reported – or maybe not.”Well, as it turns out, the context is that the media has a double standard when it comes to Nazism and communism. They criticized Crow for collecting memorabilia for one, while giving him a pass on the other.Wikipedia states:“Crow’s backyard garden is home to at least 20 statues of authoritarian leaders and Communist icons, including Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, Fidel Castro,...

The US drills had been earlier planned. Filipino and US officials say the drills show their commitment to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region that is open and free. Washington announced last month that their annual Balikatan exercise with the Philippines would be their largest ever - involving more than 17,000 troops, including 12,000 from the US. The two-week Balikatan operation will also see the militaries execute a drill to blow up a mock target warship in the South China Sea - a move that could incur China's wrath. The exercises, however, should not be viewed as a response...

The Biden administration’s reaction to being criticized for playing identity politics with the military has been to play identity politics with the military. Are you concerned about our military readiness now that its purpose has been redefined to focus on the national security threats emerging from climate change, white privilege, and abortion bans? Please allow the man claiming to be a woman to explain why you’re undermining military readiness. As assistant secretary of defense for readiness, Shawn Skelly oversees military preparedness for warfighting, including training programs, equipment safety and munitions supplies. And Skelly has a message for Republicans accusing the...

The New York Times reported that the Biden administration will abuse EPA regulations to eliminate most real car sales by 2030. The plan is to force 67% of car sales to be electric by 2032. Most Americans won’t be able to afford them, but they’ll have no other options. Even the cheapest electric cars, which are still far more expensive than their real car counterparts and are just one battery problem away from turning into mostly unusable junk, are out of the price range of the majority of Americans who need an income of $80,000 to make an EV auto...

Maria Tallchief, of the Osage Indian Nation, died on this date in 2013. She had revolutionised ballet in America with her athleticism, commitment and skill. She was known for “dazzling audiences with her speed, energy and fire” and an “electrifying passion.” In Maria’s America, freedom, family and disciplined effort worked out fine. To see how beautiful she was in action click the link above or below in red ........

Statement from Congressman Byron Donalds“The 2024 presidential election is uniquely important, because Americans will decide the direction of our nation’s future. At the center of this decision, voters must determine the commander-in-chief who is best equipped to lead our country and stand in the breach, putting themselves on the line, with a willingness to sacrifice everything to save our Republic. 2024 isn’t simply an election. It is an inflection point in our nation’s history, and it is an inflection point in world history. “Look around right now. Our economy is a mess. Inflation is making life unaffordable for our families....

<p>OMG. I need a shower.</p><p>Knock me over with a feather, this is so revolting – and right now of all times – I. CAN’T. EVEN.</p><p>A video from February has surfaced of the Dalai Lama and a young Indian boy at an event.</p>

A fifth victim of the Louisville bank shooting has died in hospital, police confirmed on Monday evening, as the company says there are 'no adequate words' to tell of their loss. The death of Deana Eckert, 57, an executive administrative officer at the bank and a mother of two, was confirmed on Monday evening by Louisville police. All five were senior executives at the bank. Tommy Elliott, 63, a close friend of Governor Andy Beshear, was named among the dead, as were Joshua Barrick, 40; James 'Jim' Tutt, 64; and Juliana Farmer, 57. They were declared dead at a press...

For decades IQs were climbing in the Western World. It was called the “Flynn effect.”Average IQs were defined as 100 in each succeeding iteration of the IQ test, as by definition the average was normed to 100. But if you rescored earlier IQ tests based upon prior norms, the average IQ would have increased by about 15 points or one standard deviation.In other words, if you took an IQ test in 1942 and scored 100, by today’s scoring you would have an IQ of 86.That is, until the past 10 or so years. In the past 10 years, IQs have...

After three days of military drills aimed at Taiwan, China has finally called it quits.On Monday, China said its drills had ended successfully. Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 12 Chinese warships and 91 aircraft around the island on Monday…A senior US official told Reuters that the administration was closely watching China’s actions in the Taiwan Strait and said Beijing’s military exercises undermined peace and stability in the region.China has been sending military planes toward Taiwan for years. The difference this week was the involvement of China’s aircraft carrier sending jets in from the east.A map of flight paths released...

In his 67-page straight-talking opinion, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk stuck to the facts — something Americans desperately need to hear after decades of euphemistic discussions about abortion.“Unborn humans.” “Eugenics.” “Head, hands, and legs, with defined fingers and toes.” “Shame, regret, anxiety, depression, drug abuse, and suicidal thoughts.”Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s Friday decision freezing the FDA’s approval of the abortion-pill combination, mifepristone and misoprostol, included these phrases and more. And while the left is already attacking Kacsmaryk’s 67-page straight-talking opinion in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA by framing it as filled with anti-abortion rhetoric, the Trump appointee stuck to the facts...

Elon Musk-owned X Corp. has absorbed Twitter Inc. as the first step to becoming an "everything app" similar to China's WeChat. Twitter's slow transformation from micro-blog to everything platform has seemingly begun. A series of corporate ownership moves has made Twitter Inc. cease to exist, at least in name. According to information obtained by Slate, X Corp. merged with Twitter Inc. on April 4. This information was revealed within court documents from an ongoing court case between Twitter and Laura Loomer. The court case in question isn't particularly important, it's a case where Loomer is suing Twitter for violating federal...

China and Russia, America’s two adversaries, suffered significant blows on the foreign policy front last week.In Europe, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined other allies to welcome Finland as the latest North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member. Finland applied for NATO membership a year ago, prompted by security concerns after Russia invaded Ukraine. According to The Wall Street Journal, Finland adds tremendous value to NATO. Unlike Germany, Finland already follows NATO’s guidelines by allocating 2 percent of its gross domestic product to military spending, and the nation boasts one of the best-prepared defense forces in Europe. Since Finland shares...

The ongoing culture wars are something we need to endure as a nation. Culturally there is ground wanting to be conquered by the activists and those wanting to preserve norms are left in defense mode on a near-perpetual basis. These days the battles are seen in areas such as our schools and even beer aisles in stores, but most of these sieges are traditionally playing out in the entertainment complex. Hollywood has long been the battlefield.The Easter weekend has long been a favored time for Hollywood to install big-ticket releases, and this year the landmark title to arrive was the...

In this episode of China’s Not Gonna Eat Our Lunch, Man…“Subnational incursions are afoot — China is on the hunt,” warn two former U.S. ambassadors, as Joe Biden and the Democrats continue to push unachievable “green energy” goals on America. Former U.S. Ambassadors Peter Hoekstra and Joseph Cella said Chinese companies, which are subject to strict Chinese laws, have made a concerted effort to take advantage of U.S. green energy goals.This report should come as zero surprise to those who’ve paid attention to the “climate change” madness.From Biden’s ridiculous, ill-informed goals to lunatic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s insane law that...

Bud Light, the popular beer that has for years used silly ads and sometimes frat-boyish humor to stand apart from the (six)pack, is getting ready to grow up. When the Super Bowl perennial enters the ad roster of Super Bowl LVII on February 12, it will do so with a new degree of sophistication and — shudder! — a female as one of the central characters of its commercial. In a new 30-second ad, Miles and Keleigh Teller turn the frustrating experience of being stuck on hold into a small dance party while cracking open a Bud Light. “We are...

We’ve been seeing people who might have normally identified themselves as liberals in the past now flipping over and voting for Republicans because the Democrats have moved so far to the left.Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a graphic last year that explained it and why he was now voting Republican for the first time.pic.twitter.com/Q9OjlJhi7f— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2022He doesn’t think he’s moved; he thinks, as many Democrats do, that the party has left him.You see it in folks like Bill Maher — although still a Dem, he gets how far left they’ve moved with the woke insanity, for...

Spending time outside in nature has its perks, and wildlife encounters can certainly be one of them. Some visitors in the Rio Grande Valley State Park had a different kind of encounter, though, when their trail camera caught something on film that they couldn't identify. They sent the tape to the Texas Parks and Wildlife team, who then released it to the public in a popular Facebook post. As you can imagine, the mystery creature has everyone talking. Guesses are pouring in front left and right as to what animal it is, though some of our favorite guesses are more...

Cardinals Roche and Cantalamessa: The Mass of Paul VI Corresponds to a New Theology Cardinals Roche and Cantalamessa: The Mass of Paul VI Corresponds to a New TheologyGuest article by José Antonio UretaCardinals Arthur Roche and Raniero Cantalamessa indirectly acknowledged (perhaps unintentionally) what critics of Paul VI’s Novus Ordo Missae have said for over fifty years: the new rite corresponds to a new theology that “represents, both as a whole and in its details, a striking departure from the Catholic theology of the Mass as it was formulated in Session XXII of the Council of Trent.”[1]On March 19, 2023, when...