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To get a sense of why conspiracy theories centered on sex trafficking and pedophilia — and now the “Epstein list” — are so buzzy in MAGA circles, POLITICO Magazine called up Mike Rothschild, author of The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything and Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories. Rothschild pointed to a toxic stew of age-old antisemitism; the worst incentives of today’s social media; and the right’s unending obsession with Bill and Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump pops up in the documents, including some released on...

So the pullback in ESG firms continues, eh? John had a post in December about corporations and campuses who were beginning to get pushback on their DEI initiative. BlackRock was one of those named, doing some verbiage shuffling to avoid legal challenges, among other problems besetting the grievance and equity industry.…Investment manager BlackRock (BLK.N), which received a letter in April, removed language stating a scholarship was “designed for” members of specific underrepresented groups…At the end of the month word broke that the state of Tennessee was suing the firm for “misleading” ESG policies and harming the bottom line for investors.The...

Honda is launching a new series of EVs called the "0 Series" with two concepts: a van-like vehicle called the Space-Hub and a sleeker but still funky family car called the Saloon. "Saloon" may be European for sedan but instead of a traditional three-box car, Honda's Saloon is a big, wedge-shaped thing. Debuting at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show, don't think it's just another one of those concepts that'll never see a real street because Honda has confirmed that the Saloon will become a production model in North America in 2026. Intended as the flagship of the 0 Series, the...

There was an uproar on the social media platform X on Tuesday afternoon as news hit about what was happening at James Madison High School in New York City. The city is evacuating almost 2,000 illegal aliens who are staying in a tent on Floyd Bennett Field due to concerns about the weather because the field is not a livable environment in the face of a potential torrential rain storm and high winds. But city officials are now moving the illegal aliens into the second-floor gym of James Madison High School in Brooklyn. “To be clear, this relocation is a...

Canada's Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the federal government's stated 1,000-person limit on temporary resident visas for Palestinians looking to flee Gaza is not a hard cap, despite previous suggestions. In an interview on CTV News Channel's Power Play, Miller told host Vassy Kapelos that "no," the limit as previously stated is not set in stone. "It is conventional for a number of these programs to have an internal number that is established. This was one that we thought at the outset — in the context of something being done in a relatively short period of time understanding that it's...

Thousands of James Madison High School students are kicked out of their NYC building to make room for 2,000 migrants evacuated from Floyd Bennett Field due to storm threat. New York City kicked students out of a Brooklyn high school in order to relocate nearly 2,000 migrants housed at Floyd Bennett Field ahead of a potentially damaging storm. Republican Councilwoman Inna Vernikov posted video of the migrants entering James Madison High School without having to scan their faces the way students typically do. 'A lot of law enforcement and other agency resources have been poured into this situation tonight. Also,...

Federal investigators said that Boeing didn’t make pilots aware that when a plane rapidly depressurizes, the cockpit door will fly open ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The cockpit door aboard last week’s troubled Alaska Airlines flight surprised the flight crew by swinging open seconds after the fuselage suffered a potentially catastrophic rupture, according to the chair of the federal agency investigating the incident. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said during a news briefing Monday that the cockpit doors flew open immediately after the paneled-over exit door popped off of the fuselage. A flight attendant had to try three times to get it...

There are 4 candidates, in the GOP primary, for Texas State Senate, but only ONE is worthy of your vote.Cast you vote for Carrie de Moor.

Politicians from the Religious-Conservative opposition in Poland arrested at the country's Presidential Palace tonight... Tonight the US Central Command says that military forces in the Red Sea thwarted an attack from Yemen... Meanwhile the British government sending the frigate HMS Richmond.... A meeting involving Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah tomorrow... US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapping up whirlwind tour of the Middle East in Israel today... Tonight the Israeli military says that a shell from one of its tanks struck a detonating cord...Six Israeli soldiers killed... Citing astronaut safety NASA...

A joint statement by the United States and its partners on Tuesday condemned arms transfers between North Korea and Russia, including what it termed as Russia's procurement of North Korean ballistic missiles and Moscow's use of those against Ukraine on Dec. 30 and Jan. 2. WHY IT IS IMPORTANTBoth Moscow and Pyongyang have drawn closer since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, though they deny making any arms deals. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met President Vladimir Putin in Russia's Far East region last September and senior Russian officials have made several visits to Pyongyang. Last week the White...

While Martin Scorsese is celebrating his latest epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” on the awards circuit, the filmmaker is already teasing what could be his next movie, based on Shūsaku Endō’s book “A Life of Jesus.” (Endō also wrote “Silence,” which Scorsese adapted into the 2016 historical drama starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver.) ... “I’m trying to find a new way to make it more accessible and take away the negative onus of what has been associated with organized religion,” Scorsese told the publication. “Right now, ‘religion,’ you say that word and everyone is up in arms because...

When a person wants to get a loan from a bank, they are first evaluated on whether or not they will be able to pay off the loan. The bank looks at the person’s credit score, and the person either receives the loan or is denied the opportunity.Most of us have gone through the process once or twice.But did you know that companies have their own “credit scores” that lenders look at?Securing additional funds is critical for some companies. And if they can’t, it can eventually result in bankruptcy.So knowing a company’s financial situation is key to being a good...

The United States is pushing back its planned return of astronauts to the surface of the Moon from 2025 to 2026, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday amid technical challenges and delays. Artemis, named after the sister of Apollo in Greek mythology, was officially announced in 2017 as part of the US space agency's plans to establish a sustained presence on Earth's nearest space neighbor, and apply lessons learned there for a future mission to Mars. Its first mission, an uncrewed test flight to the Moon and back called Artemis 1, took place in 2022, after several postponements. Artemis 2,...

That probably seems like a decent amount of money, and it is: the median household income in 2022 was $74,580, according to the US Census. However, consider that members of Congress generally have to maintain two residences — one in Washington, DC, and one in their home state — and that they haven't gotten a raise since 2009. Meanwhile, inflation has eaten away at the value of that salary over time: if lawmakers' salaries had kept pace with inflation, they would be paid over $250,000 today. Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican who served as the interim speaker of...

Actress Anna Strasberg, the third wife of legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg and the ultimate inheritor of Marilyn Monroe’s estate, has died at the age of 84. Her death was announced by The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, which she co-founded and where she served as artistic director, promoting his teachings, popularly known as Method acting. “Anna ensured that The Institute became a beacon for aspiring actors, and remains a cherished space for artistic exploration and growth,” the announcement said. “Her lifelong commitment to The Method and unwavering devotion to The Institute have left an indelible mark on the...

Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe sounds off on the Biden administration's handling of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization during a time of war ..

Former President Donald Trump now leads Joe Biden by twelve points in Michigan. The Democrat took the battleground state in 2020 by a very narrow margin.The Detroit News and WDIV-TV released the new statewide poll on Tuesday.When given a list of Trump, Biden, and third-party candidates, Trump led Biden by 12 points.“Trump’s lead over Biden widened to as much as 12 points when voters surveyed were given a list of third party candidates. Biden, the current president, and Trump, the former president, are widely expected to emerge this year as their parties’ nominees.”In a hypothetical head-to-head match-up between just the...

Benny Johnson thinks Michelle is copying Barack’s path to the White House. Michelle Obama has been copying Obama’s path to the White House, but Benny wrote on X that most people haven’t been paying attention. Michelle has positioned herself to become the next Democrat presidential nominee, exactly like Barack did in 2008, Johnson concluded.

The "Clark Kent of Comedy” also founded ‘American Bystander’ magazine and showed up in ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Strange Brew,’ ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ and ‘Small Time Crooks.’Brian McConnachie, the Emmy-winning writer with the offbeat sense of humor who worked on SCTV Network and Saturday Night Live and appeared in Caddyshack and several films for Woody Allen, has died. He was 81. McConnachie died Friday of complications from Parkinson’s disease in Venice, Florida, Michael Gerber, editor and publisher of The American Bystander, told The Hollywood Reporter. The duo relaunched the humor magazine in 2015 after McConnachie — an original staff member at National Lampoon...

VICTORIA — The City of Victoria has terminated a city employee who cut the head off a dead cougar in November. The city said in a statement that it had “concluded its investigation process into this incident and we can confirm the individual responsible is no longer employed by the city.” The city confirmed the employee had been fired. The city worker had initially been given a written warning after the head of a dead cougar was cut off while the carcass was being stored in a city facility. Victoria police shot and killed the cougar on Nov. 21, 2023,...