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Reckless government spending. Incessant money printing. Historically high interest rates. The worst inflation in 40 years. Despite the Biden administration’s best efforts to deceive them, the American people know that Bidenomics isn’t working. Lucky for the next Republican president, this means that he or she already has a roadmap offering a way out: the policies of President Ronald Reagan, famously known as the four pillars of economic growth.

Former President Barack Obama is reportedly advising President Joe Biden, 82, behind the scenes on artificial intelligence (AI), “the most consequential technology of our time,” as Biden phrased it this week. The report validates speculation that Obama is intimately involved in steering the Biden administration. Obama advised Joe Biden and his aides over the past five months on a strategy to tackle artificial intelligence, “engaging behind the scenes with tech companies and holding Zoom meetings with top West Wing aides at President Joe Biden’s request, according to aides to both men,” NBC News reported on Friday:

Cardinal Pierre on why the U.S. bishops are struggling to connect with Pope FrancisCardinal Christophe Pierre has been apostolic nuncio to the United States since 2016 and, at Pope Francis’ request, he will continue in this role for the foreseeable future, he told America’s Vatican correspondent in an exclusive interview in Rome in early October.The newly-created cardinal described Francis as “a man of vision” and “a man of prayer” and as the one “chosen by the Holy Spirit” to lead the church at this moment in history.He also spoke about his experience as nuncio in the United States. Cardinal Pierre...

A left-wing organization that exists to abuse the legal system to harm Republicans is launching a Hail Mary attempt to take Trump off the ballot.If leftists have their way, the 2024 presidential election will be decided in courtrooms by liberal judges — not by Americans at ballot boxes across the country. With President Biden’s poll numbers at all-time lows and public polling showing former President Trump consistently leading in 2024, Democrats are scrambling not to win the support of voters but to simply disqualify their opponent through Democrat operatives, attorneys, and judges. This strategy is especially rich coming from the...

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It's official. The siege in Gaza is completed. The Israeli army officially announced the completion of the first step of the operation, which it advanced through 3 main points. But the big battle has now begun. Now the most difficult process has begun, the Israeli army is advancing into the cities and record-breaking clashes have begun. With the Israeli forces completing the first step of the operations in Gaza, a sudden advance has begun in the West Bank and a corridor is forming, just like in Gaza. With the outbreak of fierce fighting in both Gaza and the West Bank,...

What's a Democrat administration supposed to do when the American public broadly supports our most important ally fighting an existential terrorist threat but a narrow constituency at home could cost them a must-win state in 2024? Play footsie with the terrorists, of course.The AP reported Thursday that Michigan Democrats gave a stark warning to the White House this week. "The message has been relayed," Abraham Aiyash, an Arab American and the third-ranking Democrat in the state's House of Representatives, told AP, "We’ve had calls with the White House. We’ve had calls with DNC officials.""We’ve been clear in saying the humanity...

The criminal conspiracy was done to get himself elected in 2020, according to the state attorney general, who said that Mendez, his wife and two campaign supporters stole mail-in ballots from residents’ mailboxes, filled some out, and then tried to mail in fakes in an effort to win What to Know 1) Paterson Council Speaker Alex Mendez allegedly stole mail-in ballots along with his wife and two campaign supporters to rig the 2020 election — new allegations that are far broader and more serious than when Mendez was first charged with election fraud in 2021 2) The criminal conspiracy was...

VIDEORemember how Democrats were claiming that election fraud is rarer than an asteroid strike? Well, apparently an asteroid has struck Bridgeport, CT. Of course, the only reason this even appeared in the media is that it was Democrat on Democrat ballot FRAUD in a primary election. The other 2000 mules as revealed in the documentary still remain in the realm of kooky "election denial" conspiracy theory territory despite the fraud being backed up by tons of geolocation and video evidence. Remember, geofencing technology was used by the feds to locate J6 protestors and the ONLY TIME it was known to...

The safety signal appeared in a huge Food and Drug Administration database; did the Centers for Disease Control know before recommending Covid boosters for kids last month?(NOTE: I asked the FDA for comment for this article before noon on Thursday. The agency has missed my deadline of noon Friday to respond. mRNA shots are still promoted to children, so the fact they may cause seizures is an urgent public health issue. I have decided to publish the article now, including my questions to the FDA in it. When they respond I will update.)—-------- Young children had a significantly elevated risk...

Target CEO Brian Cornell suggested that the backlash the retail giant faced back in May over its LGBTQ Pride displays was the first time some team members claimed it was "not safe" at work. Cornell appeared Thursday on CNBC where he discussed declining sales, particularly following protests and critiques of its Pride Month merchandise. While on the topic, he insisted that employees felt more unsafe during the controversy than they did during natural disasters and violent Black Lives Matter protests. "This is my 10th holiday season at Target. You and I have been talking almost every quarter during those 10...

Johnny Hardwick's body was in bad shape when he died -- so much so that officials haven't been able to figure out how exactly he died ... this according to the medical examiner. According to the 'King of the Hill' star's autopsy report, obtained by TMZ, Johnny was found dead in his bathtub back in August -- and the water was running when he was found ... but the drain was open and he was not actually submerged. The M.E. says there were no obvious signs of trauma ... adding that a toxicology test showed a "presumptive positive test for...

The Taoiseach has said that what is happening in Gaza is not just self-defense on the part of Israel, but it “resembles something more approaching revenge”. Leo Varadkar’s comments come as Israeli ground troops are encircling Gaza City this morning. He said that it is very important that people “never forget where this started”, adding that this phase of the conflict started with a Hamas attack on Israel where 1,400 civilians were killed, including one person who was a dual Israeli-Irish citizen. “I strongly believe, like any state, Israel has a right to defend itself, has the right to go...

As reports surfaced that members of the Muslim community warned they might abandon voting for President Biden because of his support for Israel while anti-Semitism has skyrocketed around the globe, the Biden administration has launched a new effort to “counter Islamophobia” and now is reportedly warning Israel that support for its war effort will erode. “Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken – who departed Thursday for Israel with a message on protecting civilian lives – have all explicitly pressed the case in recent private conversations with the Israelis, telling them that eroding support will have...

Humanity has never had it better.Especially the couple of billion lucky folks who live in the United States and Canada, Western Europe, and East Asia (including, now, much of China).The details of the miracle that is modern life are worth repeating, since they are the water we swim in and easy to forget.Deaths in childbirth and childhood are nearly nonexistent. People live longer than ever and can expect to be (physically) healthy into their seventies, not stooped by hard farm, industrial, or household labor. War and conscription have largely ended. In Europe and East Asia, all deaths of violence are...

A noxious smoke plume from swamp fires in the marsh is blowing over the New Orleans area, causing air quality to plummet, according to air monitors throughout the metro area. The smoky air from the peat fires, which smells like burning rubber, is irritating to the eyes, nose, throat and lungs. Burning peat, which is the decaying vegetation underground, releases a large amount of carbon and produces tiny particles known as PM 2.5 that are harmful to health.

A driver who is accused of killing her passenger when she lost control and crashed her Porsche on a Washington freeway - while allegedly drunk - has left the country. Ting Ye, 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and bail was set at $2million - but she quickly fled to her home country of China before she could be apprehended. New traffic camera footage showed the horrific moment Ye allegedly drove the white sports car at 100mph and crashed the vehicle on September 30. She mangled her Porsche 911 around 4am after it went flying through the air near 108th...

Why have the October 7 attacks triggered a culture war in the West? Because parts of our Left are anti-Semitic and the Right is calling them out? Absolutely. But this is also psychological displacement: we’re so shocked by the murder of Israelis, distressed by the bombings in Gaza and, unable to comprehend an intractable problem, that we withdraw into the familiar language of domestic politics. The Times of Israel reports (as spotted by Sumantra Maitra of The American Conservative) that Washington ordered officials to permit humanitarian aid in to Gaza: “The Americans insisted,” said the defence minister, “and we are...

Overnight, somebody covered the WBZ offices at 1170 Soldiers Field Rd. in Allston with blood-red paint and took the time to scrawl "Free Palestine" at one end. Monica captured the scene.

President Joe Biden “stressed the importance” of supporting Ukraine during a meeting Wednesday with Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who is in Washington to attend a series of economic engagements and to expand Chile’s trade ties to America. The meeting between Biden and Boric in the White House marked the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. During remarks to journalists prior to their closed-door meeting, Boric described the objective of his visit of helping “strengthen our relationships” and noted the great benefits Chile has received from a 20-year-old free trade agreement with America.