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I used to use Bing as a search engine but haven't in years. I've been using DuckDuckGo, but recently saw something that makes me thing they may have been compromised. Anybody know whether Bing/Microsoft is part of the Deep Tech crap? I also downloaded Brave.com, which seems okay. Any other non-Google search engine suggestions?

He's on-the-air, and on-fire. Chris Plante from WMAL, 105.9 FM, in DC, is rated in America's Top 10 Talk Radio Show Hosts. His show is the "prep work" for many other shows. And, unlike the others, he pulls no punches, tells it like it is and doesn't take any BS from liberal, demonKKKrat, leftist, commie, socialist, fascist, marxist and anarchist callers. He's the guy we'd all like to sit down with and have a dbl-cheeseburger and a cold one, while talking about the state of America, and the crazies who are pulling the strings, behind-the-scenes. Get a fresh refill of...

...The GOP gains, which were particularly extensive in coal-producing regions, all but assure that Trump’s rigid brand of politics will persist in state capitals, becoming incubators for a new generation of politicians who reject compromise and bipartisanship. Republicans picked up a net 295 state legislative seats nationwide last year, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislators — giving the GOP complete legislative control in 31 states, including veto-proof majorities in at least 15.... ...Those gains were made just as Wyoming and many other states are facing massive budget shortfalls fueled by the coronavirus pandemic and shifting economic...

JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup were among the first major financial firms to say they will pause political action committee donations after followers of President Trump laid siege on the U.S. Capitol last week. JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, is pausing contributions for both Republicans and Democrats for “at least” the next six months, according to spokesman Steve O’Halloran. The New York-based bank will use that time to consider potential changes to its political-donation strategies.

Parler CEO Mark Matze said today that his company have been dropped by virtually all of their business alliances after Amazon, Apple and Google ended their agreements with the social media service. “Every vendor from text message services to email providers to our lawyers all ditched us too on the same day,” Matze said today on Fox News. Matze conceded that the bans could put the company out of business while raising free speech issues, calling it “an assault on everybody.” “They all work together to make sure at the same time we would lose access to not only our...

From the sermon: “You cannot remove the founding principles of a society and think that society will continue on.” Father Jeffrey F. Kirby Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Indian Land SC

I came into this world as a Democrat: My parents were Democrats. So, without ever giving the matter any thought, similar to most children, I became a Democrat as well. I was quite young at the time of John Kennedy's presidency, but I recall that I was "for" Kennedy over Richard Nixon, while having zero grasp of the issues. Likewise, I was "for" Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater and "for" Hubert Humphrey over Nixon in 1968. Thought Creeps InIn 1972, I felt that the views of George McGovern were more akin to socialism, likely to lead to unending entitlements and...

What was the most disturbing thing to happen in the last few days? Some say it was the horrifying spectacle of the mob besieging and breaking into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. That was indeed disturbing, especially the pageant of wonton assaults on property in the seat of our government and, most of all, the images of Ashli Babbitt, the young woman who was shot and killed, apparently by law enforcement.

All teachers in Illinois would be required to “be aware of the effects of power and privilege and the need for social advocacy and social action …” under the “Systems of Oppression” standard. Teachers would additionally be required to “implement and integrate the wide spectrum of fluidity in identities in the curriculum.” Further, they would be required to “assess how their biases and perceptions affect their teaching practice and how they access tools to mitigate their own behavior” including on such concepts as “unearned privilege.” These standards ignore what is most important for our students — that is, increasing the...

I overhear many conversations in my shuttle bus from the DFW airport and nobody is commenting about the election or what happened in DC.

So sad that we are no longer: ..that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. —Abraham Lincoln

The National Association of Manufacturers is calling on Vice President Mike Pence to consider invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, blaming him for inciting Wednesday's siege of the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. Pro-Trump protesters had gathered in large numbers in Washington, D.C., for a "Stop the Steal" rally, where the president repeated unproven claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Shortly afterward, protesters breached the Capitol building where Congress had convened to certify Democratic challenger Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. During the riots, the president released a video statement on Twitter in which...

Easy to do: 1. Go to your state elections online form. 2. Fill out and make the change in Block 7. 3. Print it off, sign and date. 4. Put that puppy in the mailbox. 5. For good measure, send a Christmas card to your state GOP and tell them what gutless sell-outs they are. 6. Then put on "Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione, and enjoy your coffee. If you are not drinking the moderately-priced "Bustelo," you should probably look into it for 2021.I've switched three other households and it isn't 6AM yet-- to the Constitution Party.....not the coffee.

The chaos on Capitol Hill on Wednesday exposed "media hypocrisy" in how President Trump and his administration are covered, according to Dan Bongino. The conservative commentator, who said his interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity might be his "toughest appearance" ever on the network, passionately made the case that there wasn't the same degree of outrage months ago when the Secret Service rushed Trump to a bunker with protests raging in front of the White House... ... "Where was the media the next day? They were making fun of President Trump for being evacuated by his security detail —...

Maybe the chaos on capital hill will buy a day or two. That would be enough time for the GA & PA legislatures to decertify their biden electors

AUK court has rejected Washington’s aggressive attempt to drag Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face unprecedented charges of espionage, but that doesn’t mean the travails of the free information outlaw are over. Nor does it stop the chilling effect that his prosecution has had on free speech or the press. “This is a loaded gun pointed right at journalists,” charged Marjorie Cohn, law professor and former president of the National Lawyers Guild, speaking on a panel Monday.

All politics have consequences. But few political issues are as consequential as immigration because it alone raises that all-important question: "Who are we?" Immigration policy determines whether America exists as a coherent political unit, a home to a people sharing an identity and national destiny, or as "only a geographical expression" in the fashion of pre-unification Italy, where principalities and powers vied over a space known incidentally as the Italian peninsula. Rending Italy from the hands of petty princes formed an essential part of Niccolò Machiavelli's life work, for only a unified Italy could resist evils from within and without....

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said late Monday that "Antifa scumbags" arrived at his Washington, D.C., home and threatened his wife and newborn daughter while he was in his home state of Missouri. Hawley was the first Republican senator to announce that he plans to raise objections when Congress meets for a joint-session meeting later this week for the final certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Those outside his home were seen on video criticizing him of trying to derail Biden's win. Hawley described a terrifying situation. "They screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door," he said.

(Note: Paywall is harish) Pennsylvania election data shows that over 432,000 votes were removed from President Donald Trump during the November election, data scientists say. According to an analysis by the Data Integrity Group, obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times, votes for Trump—from both Election Day and mail-in ballots—were removed from the totals in at least 15 counties. Time-series election data shows Trump’s votes decrementing in various counties at numerous time points instead of increasing as would be expected under normal circumstances. The group said that Election Day vote removals happened during the vote tabulation process in at least 15...

He's on-the-air, and on-fire. Chris Plante from WMAL, 105.9 FM, in DC, is rated in America's Top 10 Talk Radio Show Hosts. His show is the "prep work" for many other shows. And, unlike the others, he pulls no punches, tells it like it is and doesn't take any BS from liberal, demonKKKrat, leftist, commie, socialist, fascist, marxist and anarchist callers. He's the guy we'd all like to sit down with and have a dbl-cheeseburger and a cold one, while talking about the state of America, and the crazies who are pulling the strings, behind-the-scenes. Get a fresh refill of...