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Aggression made easy: Living in a warfare state
Post Date: 2023-06-02 17:23:28 by Charles_Byrd
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The invaluable Costs of War Project has long reported that close to a million people, including Americans, died in the major zones of conflict in this country’s post-9/11 war on terror. It’s worth stopping a moment to take that figure in. Almost a million deaths — and mind you, that’s in a war (or actually a series of conflicts) that, despite what you might hear in this country, is not over. From Syria to Somalia, Americans are still pursuing it. Click for Full Text!
Opposing Critical Race Theory Doesn't Make You a "White Supremacist"
Post Date: 2023-06-02 17:21:23 by Charles_Byrd
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Kimberlé Crenshaw, one of the founders of Critical Race Theory, recently decried what she called the "war on wokeness" (by which she seems to mean, a war on CRT). According to her, this "war on wokeness" is "the road to an authoritarian state that’s paved through the history of white supremacy." It's true that the "war on wokeness" has taken on authoritarian overtones of late. Many Republicans are rejecting the ideas of pluralism and free speech that underpin the American ideal and pushing through broad laws aimed at banning the teachings of CRT. In their desire to stop "wokeness" these laws often muzzle dissenters, and are ...
Trump on reported audio discussing classified document: ‘Everything I did was right’
Post Date: 2023-06-02 17:19:58 by Charles_Byrd
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Former President Trump on Thursday dismissed reports that the Justice Department has an audio recording of him talking about retaining a classified document after leaving the White House. “I don’t know anything about it. All I know is this: Everything I did was right,” Trump said at a town hall event with Fox News host Sean Hannity in Iowa. Click for Full Text!
Drones Strikes in Moscow - Missile Strikes in Ukraine
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:39:18 by Charles_Byrd
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Today the Russian government revealed some numbers and information about its ‘Special Military Operation’. Click for Full Text!
The Great Student Loan Nonpayment Boondoggle Is Over and Household Spending Is About To Collapse
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:37:51 by Charles_Byrd
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In the small print detailing the end of the debt ceiling melodrama which, as we explained, is a farce as it boosts inflation-adjusted spending contrary to Republican promises, there was some actual news: the great student loan boondoggle is about to come to a screeching halt, after a three year “emergency pause” which redirected tens of billions in dollars away from mandatory student loan repayment to other forms of discretionary spending. According to Goldman, the agreement announced on Saturday between uniparty leaders Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy titled hilariously the “Fiscal Responsibility Act”, prohibits the Biden Administration from extending the pause on student ...
Nevada toughens penalties for election worker intimidation
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:36:40 by Charles_Byrd
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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) on Tuesday signed into law legislation that makes it a felony to harass, threaten or intimidate election workers with the intent of influencing election outcomes or of retaliating against election workers for doing their jobs. The legislation comes after the 2020 presidential election saw an uptick in reported threats of violence against election workers and false claims of election fraud that spurred violence. Click for Full Text!
This Is the End of a Mega-Cycle
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:34:40 by Charles_Byrd
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Have we finally reached the end of the road? When it comes to the economy, most of us focus on short-term cycles. In recent years there have been times when the economy has been growing and there have been times when the economy has been shrinking, but all of those short-term fluctuations have happened in the context of a long-term trend of debt- fueled “growth”. We have been relentlessly stealing from the future in order to make the present more pleasant, and most of us pretend that the piper will never have to be paid. But of course the truth is that a day of reckoning is fast approaching, and that day of reckoning is going to be immensely painful. Earlier today, I came across ...
Trump 2024 Shaping Up to Be Even Dumber Than Trump 2020
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:33:20 by Charles_Byrd
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On the menu today: The U.S. has real problems, and the Republican Party faces an enormously consequential choice about its presidential nominee in 2024. And yet, judging from former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social feed, the Trump of this cycle will be like that of 2020, only “moreso,” — even more erratic and focused on juvenile name-calling and personal insults. You know, America, if you wanted to see Trump hurling Don Rickles-style insults on another prime-time reality show, I’m sure some network or streaming service would be happy to organize that. How about we leave the presidency to the grown adults who actually want to do the work? Click for Full Text!
Russia Says UK Encouraging Ukrainian Attacks on Russian Civilians
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:31:04 by Charles_Byrd
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The Russian embassy in the UK on Wednesday slammed London over British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly’s comments about Ukrainian attacks inside Russia. In response to a drone attack that hit Moscow on Tuesday and targeted residential buildings, Cleverly said Kyiv has the right to “project force beyond its borders to undermine Russia’s ability to project force into Ukraine itself.” He added that “legitimate military targets beyond its own borders are internationally recognized as being part of a nation’s self- defense.” Click for Full Text!
Former Trump lawyer: Reported audio ‘eviscerates’ defense in documents investigation
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:29:51 by Charles_Byrd
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Former Trump administration White House lawyer Ty Cobb said late Wednesday that an audio recording that reportedly reveals former President Trump discussing a classified document he took from the White House “eviscerates” Trump’s defense in the Justice Department’s (DOJ) classified documents probe. Cobb said in an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett that the recording undermines Trump’s previous arguments that he could declassify documents just by taking them out of the White House or that he could declassify them simply by thinking about it. Click for Full Text!
Czech General Warns NATO ‘Is Currently on a Course’ for War with Russia
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:26:56 by Charles_Byrd
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The commander of the Czech Republic’s armed forces said the North Atlantic alliance and Russia are on the path to a direct war. The general described the potential war as the “worst-case scenario” but emphasized that it remains a distinct possibility. General Karel Rehka, the chief of the Czech armed forces general staff, told his country’s parliament on Monday about the potentiality of a war between NATO and Russia. “No one wants it at all, but it is not impossible. It is necessary to stop saying that this is not possible, because it is simply possible. It can happen and it is necessary to prepare for it in the long run,” he said. Click for Full Text!
Meta Threatens to Block News Content in California over Journalism-Preservation Bill
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:25:30 by Charles_Byrd
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Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is threatening to pull news content in California in response to a state legislative push to make social-media companies pay publishers. Click for Full Text!
Spurred by Uvalde, Texas Legislature Passes Bill To Finally Close 'Dead Suspect Loophole'
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:22:52 by Charles_Byrd
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Following outrage over the lack of transparency surrounding the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last year, the Texas legislature passed a bill Monday to close a notorious loophole in the state's public record law that allows police to hide records of deaths in custody. The bill, H.B. 30, now goes to Republican Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott's desk. It would clarify that an exception that allows police to withhold records in cases where the suspect of an investigation was never convicted of a crime does not apply to deceased individuals. Texas enacted the statute in 1997 to protect the privacy of innocent suspects. Still, police departments quickly figured out they could also use it to ...
Ukraine and Its Western Backers Plan ‘Peace Summit’ Without Russia
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:21:03 by Charles_Byrd
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Ukraine and its Western backers are planning to hold an international summit to increase support for Kyiv’s terms for a settlement to the conflict with Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. While being sold as a peace summit, the plan does not involve inviting Russians. Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, reiterated Kyiv’s position that it won’t hold talks with Moscow unless Russia withdraws from all the territory it has captured, a position that is a non-starter for negotiations. Click for Full Text!
Israel Launches Major Military Drills Simulating a ‘Multi-Front War,’ as US CentCom Chief Observes
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:19:44 by Charles_Byrd
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Israel launched major military drills preparing for war with Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran on Monday. The exercises, Israel’s largest since “Chariots of Fire” in May 2022, are simulating a war which begins with fighting in the north and then spreads to other fronts, namely Iran. “The Joint Chiefs of Staff exercise ‘Firm Hand’ began today and will last for about two weeks. The exercise will simulate multi-arena combat in air, sea, land, electromagnetic spectrum, and in the cyber arena,” according to an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) statement. Click for Full Text!
Reports of bombshell Trump recording suggests prosecutors may have grounds to charge him under the Espionage Act
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:18:04 by Charles_Byrd
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Following a new CNN report about an audio recording that suggests former President Donald Trump knowingly took a classified document, legal experts are saying it could be the damning evidence needed to charge him under the Espionage Act. CNN reported Wednesday that several sources told the outlet about a recording obtained by federal prosecutors in which Trump acknowledged he had taken a classified document that detailed a potential attack on Iran. The recording included Trump saying he was not sure he was able to declassify records after leaving the presidency, two sources said. The New York Times and CBS News have also confirmed the existence of the recording. Click for Full Text!
America’s Most Dangerous Cities - Part 2
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:16:17 by Charles_Byrd
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In 2023 Based On The FBI Report, There Are 5 Most Dangerous Cities In The United States From First to Last. Taking A Glimpse Of Each City, A Few Reasons Jump Out As to Why These Statistics Might Exist Today. In part one of this two-part series, we discussed the history and the phenomenal rise of the violent crime rate in the United States, particularly from the 1960’s to the early 1990’s. In this final article, we’ll explore the recent sharp decline in the brutal crime ratio in America and will consider the 5 most dangerous cities as ranked by the FBI in the U.S. Click for Full Text!
Even Pennsylvanians Can Now Buy Wine in Grocery Stores, but New Yorkers Still Can't
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:12:00 by Charles_Byrd
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When I lived in New York City a couple of decades ago, you could buy beer in grocery stores but not wine. Although that remains true, a bill introduced by state Sen. Liz Krueger (D–Manhattan) would finally allow New Yorkers to buy wine in stores that also sell food—an option that shoppers in most states (including Texas, where I live) already take for granted. As usual, the opposition to alcohol liberalization in New York is led by independent liquor merchants, who see competition as an existential threat. The chief backer of Krueger's bill is Wegmans, the Rochester- based grocery chain that also played a central role in making beer more accessible in my home state of ...
The barrage of mistaken claims about long-term economic trends affecting ordinary Americans is unremitting. So too, therefore, must corrections of these claims be unremitting. One especially vivid correction is Art Carden’s recent reflection on Elvis
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:10:38 by Charles_Byrd
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After over three years, federal student loan borrowers will likely have to start repaying their debt. According to the terms of a debt ceiling deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden, the extended pause on student loan repayment will end on August 30th. While a previous announcement from the Education Department had vowed to end the pause on August 29—provided the Supreme Court had not yet released a decision on Biden's student loan forgiveness plan—the debt ceiling deal solidifies this promise. If the bill passes, the Education Department will be statutorily barred from announcing yet another last-minute extension— as officials have done on eight ...
Continuing to Get Straight the Facts About the American Economy
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:09:00 by Charles_Byrd
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The barrage of mistaken claims about long-term economic trends affecting ordinary Americans is unremitting. So too, therefore, must corrections of these claims be unremitting. One especially vivid correction is Art Carden’s recent reflection on Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion. As Art argues, comparing Elvis Presley’s mid-1970s lifestyle to that of middle- class Americans today provides powerful evidence against conventional wisdom which holds that economic growth has for the past half-century benefited only the superrich. Extensive empirical support for Art’s argument appears throughout Phil Gramm, Robert Ekelund, and John Early’s (GEE’s) excellent 2022 ...
Macron Will Push NATO to Pledge ‘Concrete’ Guarantees for Ukraine
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:07:36 by Charles_Byrd
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French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that NATO should offer “concrete and tangible security guarantees” to Ukraine as the alliance is debating what to offer Kyiv at a NATO summit that will be held in Vilnius this July. Macron acknowledged it’s unlikely that Ukraine can obtain full NATO membership, as all 31 members would need to agree, but called for an upgrade to the alliance’s relationship with Kyiv. Click for Full Text!
We are faced today with a concentrated attack on the great thinkers of the Western tradition, who are dismissed as “dead white European males.” Robert Nozick used to say that what offended him most in this phrase was the word “dead.” It’s not nice to
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:06:26 by Charles_Byrd
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The Joe Biden administration will walk away from some of its obligations in the New Start Treaty in response to the Kremlin ending its participation in the agreement earlier this year. A State Department fact sheet said, “Four lawful countermeasures in response to the Russian Federation’s ongoing violations of the New START Treaty” have been implemented. It claimed Moscow was notified in advance about the countermeasures and the steps are “proportionate” and “reversible.” Click for Full Text!
The Attack on the Western Tradition
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:04:41 by Charles_Byrd
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We are faced today with a concentrated attack on the great thinkers of the Western tradition, who are dismissed as “dead white European males.” Robert Nozick used to say that what offended him most in this phrase was the word “dead.” It’s not nice to beat up on people who can’t fight back because they are no longer here! But the attack I’m talking about is no joke. A free society depends on certain principles, and Western thinkers played a major role in their development, though they have counterparts in other civilizations as well. And there is something even more essential. In order to find out about the principles of a free society, we need to think. We ...
Trump was recorded talking about a classified document he kept from the White House: CNN
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:02:46 by Charles_Byrd
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Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump acknowledging he kept classified documents after his time in the White House, according to CNN. Reporters for CNN had not listened to the recording, but the outlet cited multiple sources who said the it shows Trump knowingly kept confidential information beyond his time as president. The classified documents detail a "potential attack on Iran," per CNN's sources. Click for Full Text!
USA Today: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports Is a Bigoted “Sham”
Post Date: 2023-06-02 00:00:56 by Charles_Byrd
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USA Today, some may say, is so yesterday. This may be especially true now that the paper has published an op-ed in which it states that opposition to having men in women’s sports is a sham driven by “bigotry … hate, fear and ignorance” — and that we should focus on yesterday’s feminists’ agenda. “Don’t be fooled by the people who screech about ‘fairness,’” screeches USA Today writer Nancy Armour, who donned her literary armour (a nod to British spelling) and unsheathed her not-quite-mightier-than-the-sword pen after ESPN’s Samantha Ponder gave her something to ponder and piqued her puerile passions. (Eat your heart out, Peter ...
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