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This is the story of the transitional journey of two young men. One is a street thug who goes on to a Bible thumping preacher. The other begins as an all-American kid and morphs into Malcolm Z. You likely know that two young members of the Tennessee House of Representatives were expelled from the House for their hooliganism and were subsequently restored to their seats (as I predicted). Justin Jones and Justin Pearson admitted that they violated the House rules. They took a bullhorn to the floor and obstructed the proceedings and intimidated the other members. The Tennessee House of...

About 100,000 nurses quit due to stress and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and and another 800,000 said they intend to leave by 2027, according to a new survey from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. There are about 6.2 million registered nurses total in the U.S. according to the survey. One in five of those surveyed said they plan to leave the industry or retire in the next five years, it found. Nurses who are older and more experienced are more likely to envision themselves leaving the industry soon, the survey found. More than 600,000 nurses with...

NATIONAL GARDENING DAY National Gardening Day on April 14th encourages gardeners and would-be gardeners to pick up a shovel, plant some seeds, and kick off a beautiful year of homegrown bounty. #NationalGardeningDay Whether you want to grow vegetables, fruit, flowers, houseplants, or anything in between, National Gardening Day celebrates a satisfying pastime that you will enjoy for decades. Growing your own food also provides fresh and natural nourishment for your family and saves you time and money at the grocery store. As many gardeners know, the benefits of gardening come from more than the produce. Spending time in the garden...

Meghan Markle is "highly unlikely" to be seen at a royal event ever again after deciding to skip King Charles' Coronation, a royal expert has claimed. After weeks of speculation, yesterday Buckingham Palace said it was pleased to announce that Harry will be there on May 6 for the historic event, but Meghan will stay in California with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. [snip] It is said that Archie's fourth birthday - which falls on the same day - has been a factor in Meghan's decision to remain at home with her children. It is expected that Harry...

he folks at Peto’s Travel Center and Casino in Roanoke, Louisiana see all kinds of vehicles pull up, but Tuesday night was different. What ended up in their parking lot is certainly something of a mystery, to say the least. Someone left a Russian T-90A tank, which open source intelligence (OSINT) trackers say was captured by Ukraine last fall, on a trailer after the truck hauling it broke down and pulled into this truck stop off U.S. Interstate 10. An employee at Peto's, and the individual who first posted the images on Reddit, shared them with The War Zone. The...

After nearly a decade-long onslaught of strong hurricane seasons, Southerners may be finally catching a break this year, as Colorado State University (CSU) researchers project a below-average season for the first time since 2014. The CSU forecast anticipates 13 named storms this season, compared to the average of 14.4, with six of them becoming hurricanes. Stronger-than-expected outcomes are still possible as mixed signals from water temperatures and wind forecasts mean that this year’s projection is more uncertain than most, the researchers said. “Our analog seasons exhibited a wide range of outcomes, from below-normal seasons to hyperactive seasons,” said Phil Klotzbach,...

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Writing for the Martin Center in January about universities’ flawed attempts to practice social engineering, I criticized in passing the American habit of breaking down nearly all official data by race. “So long as official bodies continue to publicize statistics embodying racial categories,” I predicted, “racial preferences and stereotyping will continue to weaken our educational institutions.” What I didn’t mention, but might have, is that this weakening threatens other social institutions as well, because categorizing people by race carries with it unspoken but inevitable assumptions. Among them is the idea that “race” is the single overwhelmingly significant fact about every...

Boeing on Thursday warned it will likely have to reduce deliveries of its 737 Max airplane in the near term because of a problem with a part made by supplier Spirit AeroSystems . Boeing said its supplier informed the company a “non-standard” manufacturing process was used on two fittings in aft fuselages. It said the issue affects certain 737 Max 8 planes, the company’s most popular model, with customers including American Airlines and Southwest Airlines . It also affects certain 737 Max 7, the 737 8200 and P-8 planes. Boeing said the problem was not an “immediate safety of flight...

The son of FedEx shooting victim Jaswinder Singh is suing American Tactical, Inc., over the use of one of their ammunition magazines during the April 15, 2021, shooting. Four people were killed in the incident when the gunman opened fire in the parking lot, then four more people were killed when the gunman entered the facility and shot more. The Associated Press noted that Singh’s son is suing over American Tactical’s marketing tactics, claiming that the company has an obligation to seek controls over who can buy their products.

On this date in 1865, Abraham Lincoln had a date for Ford’s Theater — and with John Wilkes Booth’s single-shot Derringer pistol. But Honest Abe had one last order of business to attend to before his carriage called him away to destiny: the pardon of a convicted Confederate spy due to be shot in St. Louis two days hence. Lincoln’s handwritten clemency for George Vaughn was the last official act of his presidency. Lincoln in Story (“The Life of the Martyr-President told in Authenticated Anecdotes,” a light 1901 volume for popular consumption) relates...

A new report ranks all 50 states from best to worst for economic conditions, showing which states have improved, and worsened, in creating an economic climate where businesses want to invest. The American Legislative Exchange Council released the state analysis, which ranks Utah as the number one state, North Carolina as second, and Arizona as third. Idaho and Oklahoma fill out the top five spots, ranking fourth and fifth, respectively. “The proof is in the pudding,” Jonathan Williams, ALEC’s chief economist who co-authored the report, told The Center Square. “Utah was the fastest growing state in the country by population,...

Bungling commanders sent them to help failing frontline infantry, leaked US documents reveal This is after Russian commanders sent Spetsnaz troops into direct combat Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has devastated Russia's clandestine special (Spetsnaz) forces, classified American documents that were leaked online reported. The leak first became widely known about a week ago. But the revelations have also demonstrated how deep American spy networks have infiltrated the Kremlin's own intelligence agencies and military command structure. And to compound the Kremlin's own embarrassment, the documents have also provided a damning assessment of Russia's own military capabilities. The deployment of Spetsnaz...

* Anheuser-Busch has remained mostly silent since controversy exploded April 1 * Company's social media accounts have fallen dormant for nearly two weeks *************************************************** Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch appears to be trapped between a rock and a hard place as it grapples with polarization over its paid partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Since the controversy emerged on April 1, Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch's main social media accounts have fallen silent, despite major sporting events of the kind the brand typically chimes in on. Aside from an initial terse statement, Anheuser-Busch has also ignored media requests on the issue....

[Catholic Caucus] Lexington diocese hires gay married man as director of the Office of WorshipLexington's Bp. John Stowe — an adamant supporter of sodomy — recently named Aaron Bianco the diocese's new director of the Office of Worship.Faithful Catholics from the diocese are alarmed.In 2018, Bianco resigned from his position as pastoral associate at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (SJE) in San Diego — a church with a so-called LGBTQ ministry, which, according to its web page, has a "weekly vibrant liturgical celebration for the LGBBT community and their allies."In an email regarding his resignation, Bianco wrote:As most of...

VIDEOJoe Biden in Belfast strongly hinted that he is descended from Robin Hood of Nottingham. Not a joke! Perhaps next week Elizabeth Warren will claim to be descended from Montezuma.

A white security guard at a Target was caught on video punching a black woman in the face after she asked for reparations from employees. That’s the “sexy” description of the incident. RedState readers will not be surprised to learn there is a lot more to the story. The security video was captured last October at a Target in Blue Ash, Ohio. Customer Karen Ivery headed to the checkout with more $1000 in groceries. She proceeded to ask the cashier to summon a manager, saying she wanted to talk about her grocery bill and the store offering to cover it...

Rents fell annually for the first time in three years last month, reaching the lowest median asking rent in more than a year, according to data released Friday by real estate brokerage Redfin. Median asking rents dropped 0.4 percent year over year to $1,937 in March — marking the first annual decline since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The median asking rent rose more than 17 percent between 2021 and 2022. Redfin analyzed rent prices from Rent., an apartment rental listing website, across the 50 largest U.S. metros, using data from more than 20,000 apartment buildings nationwide. Redfin’s...

Jesuit Father Thomas Reese: Lazy, or Liar?Religion News Service, the center-left media agency that now dominates secular newspaper coverage of religion, carries a column by Jesuit Father Thomas Reese, called Signs of the Times. It is almost always predictable viewpoints from the Jesuit who is so liberal that he was forced to resign as editor-in-chief of America Magazine thanks to Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. One column by Reese called for a ban on young Catholics attending the traditional Latin Mass.Thomas Reese, SJ, in the center of his DC Jesuit communityIn his latest column Reese decided to travel back to...

The US economy is barely chooglin along at a dismal 0.53% YoY (but 0.4% MoM in March). As the Covid “sugar rush” that caused a surge in Industrial Production in April 2021 of 16.56% has led to a “sugar crash” as M2 Money growth crashed and The Fed hiked rates to combat inflation. Known as a “sugar crash.” Also in today’s economic news is more Sugar Crash news. Advance retail sales dropped -1% in March. That is -155% lower than a year ago when it was +1.8%. The Federal Reserve put a spell on us when Bernanke/Yellen kept rates too...