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Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that Republican 2024 presidential hopeful former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) should not deny the history of racism in the United States. Co-host Ana Navarro said, “At a time when the Democratic Party is losing some support among Latinos, among black voters, Nikki Haley, who like you is of southeast asian descent said this week that this country has never been a racist country. So let me ask you directly, do you agree that America has never been a racist country?” Harris said, “You know, first of all, I think everyone...

A Chinese researcher isolated and mapped out COVID-19 — and uploaded it to a US-run database — at least two weeks before Beijing officially identified the virus which has claimed more than 3 million lives worldwide, according to bombshell new documents. The documents, obtained from the US Department of Health and Human Services by House Republicans and first reported by the Wall Street Journal, show virologist Dr. Lili Ren uploaded nearly the entire sequence of COVID-19’s structure to a US government-run database on Dec. 28, 2019. Her work was nearly identical to what Beijing eventually presented to the World Health...

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) is introducing a bill in Congress to ban the sale and use of rodent glue traps. The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

A primary school teacher who accused colleagues of 'blackophobia' after they complained they were too scared to use the word 'black' around her for fear of being called racist has won a discrimination claim. Andrea Mairs was let go from her job of 20 years at Kings Road Primary School in Stretford, Manchester, in 2022 after six of her fellow staff claimed her 'relentless complaining' about racial issues in the classroom left them feeling 'intimidated', an employment tribunal heard. In one instance, Miss Mairs objected to a visiting magician referring to pupils as 'little monkeys' - which resulted in any...

CNN, a far-left propaganda outlet that spreads conspiracy theories and political violence, was forced to cancel a New Hampshire debate that was scheduled for Sunday, two days before the Granite State primary. The reason? Both former President Donald Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) declined to appear for the CNNLOL debate. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was the only candidate who made the cut and was still willing to appear. Although DeSantis tweeted that he was willing to debate an empty podium, CNN likely decided its ratings were already low enough and pulled the plug on the whole thing.

Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that “we should all be scared” because if former President Donald Trump is elected again, our freedoms are at stake. Harris said, “I think most people don’t think of it in the context of democracy so much as freedom. The freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body, the freedom to love who you love openly and with pride, the freedom to be able to be free from gun violence, these are fundamental freedoms that are at stake right now.” She added, “We’ve got a guy right...

Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting DeSantis’ presidential campaign, carried out layoffs today, according to an official familiar with the moves.The layoffs affected staff in Iowa and Nevada, as well as some working on data operations. Those who were laid off had their emails immediately shut down. It’s unclear how many staffers were let go.The New York Times first reported the details of the layoffs.

Scientists have discovered that 75 percent of the US - home to hundreds of millions of Americans - is at risk of damaging earthquakes. The US Geological Survey (USGS) released the latest National Seismic Hazard Model that included 350 newly discovered fault lines since the previous model in 2018 - bringing the total to about 1,000 faults. The updates increased chances of disastrous earthquakes in the central and northeastern 'Atlantic Coastal corridor' that is home to Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.

WHAT DO THEY TEACH KIDS IN SCHOOLS THESE DAYS? No joke, this is what PETA thinks happens when a farmer goes out to sheer his sheep The animal rights people think that sheep farmers flay their animals alive and then literally beat them to death! How can you be this dumb? Here's how farmers actually shear sheep: VIDEO AT LINK................. Maybe the solution is to buy from competent ranchers with good morals instead of pretending we live in fairy-tale land? Just to be clear (if you're from PETA, pay close attention here), this is what happens when you don't shear...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) once again rejected a deal to fund Biden’s continued border operations coupled with tens of billions in foreign aid on Wednesday. Johnson had shot down a deal on Saturday, tweeting “absolutely not” after details emerged of a draft deal crafted by Senate negotiators. “We’re not playing politics at this,” Johnson said at a Wednesday press conference. “We’re demanding real, transformative policy change, because that’s what the American people need and deserve, and that they’re demanding as well.” Absolutely not. pic.twitter.com/tkXma24r8M — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) January 13, 2024

The most downloaded free app on both the App Store and Google Play for much of the last two months wasn’t TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram, but a shopping app that didn’t exist just four months ago. Temu offers steep discounts on a slew of products, mostly shipped directly from Chinese factories or warehouses. In addition to incredibly low prices, Temu can no doubt attribute its popularity to its strategy of giving free stuff to users who promote the app on their social networks and get friends and family to sign up. But the company—the U.S. offshoot of Chinese e-commerce giant...

VIDEODemocrat Congressman Henry Cuellar whose district in Texas is on the southern border appeared on C-SPAN'S Washington Journal on January 17, 2024 and basically proclaimed that the Biden border policy is a disaster. Yes, he took a few obligatory shots at Republicans but the bottom line is that Cuellar thinks Biden's border policy sucks. He even put an idiotic Democrat caller in his place regarding border policy. Of course, if Cuellar really wanted to see some positive action he should contact Sleepy Joe's handlers and inform them that unless they force their semi-comatose puppet to secure the border immediately or...

Jan 15-16, N=500, Trump 50, Haley 34, DeSantis 5

Three “non-performing” songwriters – Hillary Lindsey, Timothy Mosley (Timbaland) and Dean Pitchford – and members of two groups – Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) and Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan) – are the 2024 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Finances at the vaccine manufacturer Moderna began to fall almost as quickly as they had risen, as most Americans resisted getting yet another COVID booster shot. The pharmaceutical company, whose pioneering mRNA vaccine had turned it from small startup to biotech giant worth more than $100 billion in just a few years, reported a third-quarter loss last year of $3.6 billion, as most Americans refused to get another COVID booster shot. Moderna’s then-chief commercial officer, Arpa Garay, attributed some of the hesitancy pummeling Moderna's numbers to uninformed vaccine skeptics. "Despite some misinformation," Garay said, COVID-19 still drove significant hospitalizations. "It...

Just days after the free Chinese of Taiwan voted against mainland Communist Chinese domination in Saturday's presidential election, we learn that the women of Xi Jinping's People's Republic continue to express a similar sentiment with the only tool left at their disposal. Their uteri. According to official figures released on Wednesday, Chinese women had fewer than half the births in 2023 than they did in 2016 — the year Beijing finally repealed that slow-rolling disaster known as the One-Child Policy. "Have more babies," Xi effectively told his people. "In this country? Are you kidding me?" replied the women of China....

President Biden has gone from Independence Hall to Valley Forge, painting MAGA as the most toxic and deadly pestilence ever to hit American shores. Rumors abound that he will go to Ford’s Theater next to shoot more holes in the MAGA brand. His likely opponent in 2024, former President Trump, gets credit for the MAGA (Make American Great Again) slogan. However, has he ever spelled out what MAGA means to him? If we listen to his rallies enough, he dribbles out hints. Immigration based on merit/Close the bordersDrill, drill, drillAvoid foreign wars“Fair trade” with China“Made in America” replaces “Made in...

The Fed had better think twice about expected rate cuts. The market just isn’t feeling it. Treasury yields rose Wednesday, with the 10-year yield touching almost 4.10% as investors focused on stronger-than-expected December retail sales and the latest remarks from Federal Reserve members. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was recently up 4 basis points at 4.108% after briefly getting to 4.117%, the highest since Dec. 13. The 2-year Treasury yield rose by around 11 basis points to trade at 4.335%. December’s retail sales data indicated strong consumer demand at the holidays. Retail sales increased 0.6% for the month,...

With Iowa in the rearview mirror, the “Trump Boomerang” hit the MAGA haters in the Democrat party and their pathetic mass media friends, who belch bile on MSNBC, on the backs of their heads. How could this happen? From my perspective, it was totally predictable. Why? Because the more Trump was pilloried, the more he benefited, because most Americans resent bullying and “piling on” and recoil when they are exposed to this type of behavior. From the time Donald and Melania came down the escalator, the likes of Hillary and her slick lawyers did everything in their power to spy...