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Joe Biden on Wednesday dropped by a meeting of national union leaders at the AFL-CIO headquarters in DC. There was no enthusiasm for Biden at the union meeting (even though they were paid to be there). It had a ‘funeral-like’ atmosphere. “I think of you as my domestic NATO — not a joke,” Biden said. “I said I’m going to be the most pro-union president in American history,” Biden said. “Well guess what? I am.” As usual, Biden was incoherently rambling about a bunch of different topics. At one point Biden went off-script in an attempt to be relatable and...

As dedicated NRA supporters, we know it’s maddening to witness the betrayal from within our own ranks. The latest news reveals the agreed-upon settlement that Wilson “Woody” Phillips, the former CFO of the NRA, confessed to unethical conduct, further deepening the trust issues we’ve had with the organization’s leadership. Phillips’ Deceitful Contract Without disclosing their relationship, Phillips admitted to awarding a $1.36 million contract to HomeTelos, a tech company run by his then-girlfriend Nancy Richards. This was a blatant violation of NRA policies designed to prevent conflicts of interest. It took whistleblowers raising the alarm for Phillips to finally come...

Pro-abortion media outlets have recently shared emotional stories of women facing pregnancy complications in Idaho, where the state’s Defense of Life Act protects most preborn children from induced abortion (the intentional killing of a preborn human being). This Act was at the center of a recent Supreme Court case in which the Biden administration claimed the Act violates the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which mandates “stabilizing care” for patients during a medical emergency. The administration claims the Act puts women in danger if they cannot get ’emergency’ abortions, and the media has been quick to feature...

NASCAR debuted what it claims is the future of racing, its electric ABB NASCAR EV Prototype, at the Chicago Street Race event on Saturday, but fans were not impressed.The vehicle was developed in partnership with Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota, and electric vehicle (EV) developer ABB, all in an effort to reach NASCAR’s “sustainability” goals. One of those goals is to reach “net-zero” operating emissions in the next ten years, the racing organization said in its press release:While NASCAR is committed to the historic role of the combustion engine in racing, it is also committed to decarbonizing its operations and reducing its...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican issues text underpinning controversial Synod on Synodality October meetingsWhile there are no explicit calls for female deacons, as there have been in other texts, the Vatican's new document seeks to cement synodality as the way forward for the Church.The Vatican has issued the working document which will guide October’s Synod on Synodality meetings, containing key themes and calls to action for reorganizing Church governance and decision making to involve lay people in a more “synodal” style.Published July 9, the lengthy Instrumentum laboris (IL) states that at the center of the multi-year synod process “is a call to...

GOP lawmakers want the interview tapes from Robert Hur's documents probe.Republican lawmakers say the Biden administration is refusing to release a set of audio recordings that could help settle the debate over whether President Joe Biden's faltering performance at last month's presidential debate was just a one-off "bad night," as he has repeatedly claimed. "We all know why they don't want to turn over the audio because it will ... show exactly what we all saw on the debate stage a couple weeks ago," House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, told reporters on Tuesday. "That is something they want to cover...

NBC’s chief political analyst Chuck Todd has revealed that a ‘senior’ member of Joe Biden’s cabinet told him two years ago that they had serious concerns about the president running again. The former Meet The Press host said he sees ‘no evidence’ Biden can serve four more years in his podcast on Tuesday. This White House had to, they had to drag it out of him that they've had this neurological test... They have no credibility left on this topic.

The White House was forced to make yet another embarrassing clarification after Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that a meeting between the president's personal physician and a neurological specialist was not related to Joe Biden's personal care. In fact, it was part of Biden's annual physical, as she later had to admit. It is the most recent gaffe by officials as the nation's oldest president fights for his political life amid questions about his fitness for the job.

Walter Ringfield Jr., the 27-year-old man accused of stealing an electronic tabulator key from the Maricopa County Elections Department last month, has been charged in three other thefts within the past year. Ringfield on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court to one count of computer tampering for allegedly stealing the ballot tabulator key from Maricopa County on June 20, while he was employed as a temporary elections worker. In the other cases, Ringfield has been indicted by a grand jury for theft and burglary, both felonies, as well as criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. [snip] Days later, police...

Duke Medical School claims it is “white supremacy culture” to expect people of color to be on time in a strategic plan for creating an “anti-racist workforce.” The medical school said its goal is to “catalyze anti-racist practice through education” in a 2021 plan titled “Dismantling Racism and Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine.” The guide — praised by the school’s dean — called out what it deemed “white supremacy culture,” with its purported nitpicking about being on time, dress code, speech and work style. It also contains a series of negative terminology vis-à-vis white culture....

Once seen as a symbol of protection against the spread of a deadly virus, masks are now being blamed for emboldening some people to commit acts of violence amid a rise in clashes at protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Elected officials in New York City and Los Angeles have signaled recently that they’re open to reinstating decades-old mask bans after several tense pro-Palestinian demonstrations, where local officials say masked protesters aimed to conceal their identity. Republicans in North Carolina recently signed a controversial mask restriction into law, sparking an intense debate between supporters who cite safety concerns and critics who...

In Wisconsin, the State Supreme Court agreed to hear Planned Parenthood's plea that a right to abortion be found in the state's constitution. The Court denied a request by three pro-life groups, Wisconsin Right to Life, Wisconsin Family Action, and Pro-Life Wisconsin to present opposing arguments in this case. Chief Justice Annette Ziegler said "it makes no sense for us to hear arguments from persons who maintain that there is no right to abortion in the document. We will look where Planned Parenthood tells us to look. If we agree that the identified words can be construed as supporting a...

An Israeli hostage who was held in captivity by Hamas after the terrorist group’s surprise attack on October 7 is suing a nonprofit organization that employed the operative who held him as prisoner.The development comes after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a daring rescue effort to save some of those who were taken during the surprise attack. It was later revealed that one of the Hamas terrorists involved in the kidnapping of Israelis was working as a journalist with the Palestine Chronicle.Almog Meir Jan, 22, was held captive by Hamas for nearly 250 days after the Oct. 7 terrorist...

This is gonna be a little awkward.After chickening out during the actual primary, the media and a lot of allied elites panicked after that debate where Joe Biden began talking about sisters raping each other, apropos of nothing, and began campaigning to remove him. Michael Moore belatedly adopted the Elder Abuse talking point. Media talking heads began to berate Jill Biden like they were on FOX News. Spontaneous editorials at publications controlled by prominent donors urged Joe Biden to step down for the greater good of the nation because he was just too old.And Joe Biden said, “No.”And it turned...

Suella Braverman takes aim at liberal Tory wets, defends Nigel Farage and apologies for her immigration betrayal in a sit-down interview with GB News's Steven Edginton. She discusses whether she supports mass deportations, why she never sacked a civil servant and whether she would let Nigel Farage join the Tories. (29 minute video at the link)

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According to Electrly, the electric vehicle charging manufacturer, it takes an average of 90 kilowatt-hours of electricity to fully charge a Tesla Model Y long range all-wheel-drive vehicle, 83 kWh for the Model Y performance version, and 67 kWh for the standard range Model Y. Each Tesla uses between 0.24 to 0.30 kWh per mile, or about 4,500 kWh over a year for 15,000 miles of driving. Other electric vehicles use more or less, but within a similar range. At 0.30 kWh per mile, that’s 90 kWh for 300 miles of driving for the typical week. The average American household...

The House Judiciary Committee released a damning report Wednesday morning with shocking details of corporate collusion to silence conservative viewpoints through targeting Breitbart News, Joe Rogan, and Twitter (now X) among others.The committee released its report just hours before hearing testimony from Herrish Patel, President of Unilever USA, and Christian Juhl, Global Chief Executive Officer of GroupM. Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) alleges those companies, as members of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media’s (GARM) Steer Team, may have violated antitrust laws in their efforts to deprive conservative media outlets and personalities as well as companies daring to platform conservative viewpoints...

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines released a statement on Wednesday that said Iranian government actors have funded pro-Gaza protests in the United States. “In recent weeks, Iranian government actors have sought to opportunistically take advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza, using a playbook we’ve seen other actors use over the years. We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests, and even providing financial support to protesters,” she said.

“Most of our caucus is still with him … meaning he’ll stay in,” a House Democrat told the outlet. “Which sucks for our country.” Another lawmaker told Axios that anti-Biden Democrats were “folding all over the place” and “becoming resigned to Biden holding all the cards here, and us having no real say in the matter.” “As someone who wanted the reckoning and is really disappointed that it’s over, trust me: It’s over,” the lawmaker said.