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THE ‘MAINSTREAM’ MEDIA: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY’S GREATEST THREAT

Commentary by Jeff Davidson

In recent years, we’ve witnessed how the Left is seeking to destroy our country. This includes allowing millions of illegals to flood our borders and giving them free hotel rooms, food, healthcare, and 10-year court dates. Meanwhile, while the press belittles or ignores such issues.

(Posted Friday, April 19, 2024 )   <Read it>

--TownHall.com--


THE WORLD IS PAYING A DEADLY PRICE FOR BARACK OBAMA’S FOREIGN POLICY LEGACY

Commentary by David Harsanyi

If a belligerent state launched 185 explosive drones, 36 cruise missiles and 110 surface-to-surface missiles from three fronts against civilian targets within the United States, would President Joe Biden call it a “win”?

(Posted Friday, April 19, 2024 )   <Read it>

--TownHall.com--


COULD A STEALTH JUROR DERAIL TRUMP’S TRIAL?

Commentary by Gustaf Kilander and Alex Woodward

One of the top priorities for both sides in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial will be to root out potential “stealth jurors” - those who claim to be impartial but who have hidden their biases to get on a jury and possibly derail a trial.

(Posted Friday, April 19, 2024 )   <Read it>

--UK Independent--

Editorial Comment

I think the word “derail” is appropriate since Trump is being railroaded. - @BillKriebel


ERODING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ERODES AMERICANS’ VOTING RIGHTS

Commentary by Laura Hollis

The structure of the American government was designed by the Founders to prevent raw majoritarianism: the three branches of government and their checks and balances, the allocation of power between the state and federal governments, constitutional limits on the federal government’s power, the differing composition of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and the Electoral College.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--TownHall.com--


THE POST-O.J. VERDICT PARADISE

Commentary by Ann Coulter

O.J. Simpson’s death last week reminded me of the glorious period in American history when we finally got liberals to stop their infernal race baiting. It came right after O.J. was found not guilty of a double murder he’d obviously committed.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--AnnCoulter.com--


MIKE JOHNSON SHOULD GROW A SPINE OR LEAVE

Commentary by Jude Russo

If you’re going to make an end-run around your own party, shouldn’t you at least give us a reason?

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--New York Post--


Local/State News

NYPD RAIDS ILLEGAL NYC OPEN-AIR MIGRANT MARKET, SENDING CROOKED VENDORS SCRAMBLING

The NYPD on Monday raided a troubled Jackson Heights block where migrant crooks peddle stolen goods and hookers ply their trade in broad daylight - one day after an exposé by The Post.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--New York Post--


BODEGA OWNER: UNDER BRAGG, BUSINESS OWNERS SCARED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES

The president and founder of the Bodega and Small Business Owners group told Newsmax Thursday store owners in New York are scared under Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--NewsMax.com--


Humor/Satire/Cartoons

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ACCIDENTALLY GIVES NAZI SALUTE WHEN BEING SWORN IN FOR CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Further controversy erupted on Capitol Hill today at the start of a hearing on antisemitism on college campuses, as Columbia University president Nemat Shafik accidentally gave a Nazi salute when being sworn in before her congressional testimony.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--Babylon Bee--


News of the Day

JOSH HAWLEY DEMANDS THAT BIDEN’S ENERGY SECRETARY RESIGN

The Biden administration is in hot water after Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called for the resignation of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Hawley called her the face of “institutionalized corruption” at the department, because the energy secretary has a well-documented history of owning stocks without proper disclosure.

(Posted Friday, April 19, 2024 )   <Read it>

--TheBlaze--


BIDEN CLAIMS UNCLE VANISHED AFTER CRASHING IN AREA OF NEW GUINEA WITH CANNIBALS; MILITARY HAS DIFFERENT STORY

President Biden made a stop in Pittsburgh on Wednesday where he told members of the United Steelworkers Union that his uncle vanished in an area of New Guinea that was populated with cannibals, after his plane crashed during World War II.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--Fox News--


RASKIN FALSELY CLAIMS EVIDENCE AGAINST BIDENS IS ‘DISCREDITED’

Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky and Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland clashed over the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden during a Wednesday hearing.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--The Daily Caller--


BIDENS CONTINUE SCHEME TO AVOID PAYING TAXES

Joe and Jill Biden are continuing to use a scheme - available in the U.S. Tax Code - that means they can designate some of their income as exempt from Medicare taxes, from Social Security taxes, and even Obamacare taxes, according to a new report.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--WND--


COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURES HAVE SPIKED 117% OVER THE PAST YEAR

The commercial real estate market is still struggling, made all the more clear by the rapid upswing in property foreclosures.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--MSN News (Markets Insider)--


NATIONAL GUARD WHISTLEBLOWERS ACCUSE ARMY LEADERS OF COVERING UP JAN. 6 DEPLOYMENT DELAY

Four D.C. National Guard officials involved in responding to the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, alleged on Wednesday that top Army leaders lied to Congress about why they did not order the guard to deploy for hours after the need became clear.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--The Daily Caller--


REP. BOWMAN: SUSPENSION OF OMAR’S DAUGHTER ‘POLITICAL’ REPRISAL

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., accused Columbia University of engaging in “political reprisals” after the daughter of fellow “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was suspended for refusing to leave an “unauthorized encampment” on the campus.

(Posted Friday, April 19, 2024 )   <Read it>

--NewsMax.com--

Editorial Comment

Leftists don’t like living in the society they’ve created. - @BillKriebel


BIDEN EARNS BACKLASH OVER TWEET REGARDING WOMEN ATHLETES

A tweet on President Joe Biden’s @POTUS X account asserted that women athletes “inspire” people but claimed that “women are not paid their fair share.” The post from the pro-transgender Biden administration earned backlash on social media.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--TheBlaze--

Editorial Comment

If female sports generated revenue equal to what men’s sports do, female athletes would be paid accordingly. But they don’t. For example, last year, the NBA generated $10 billion in revenue, while the WNBA generated a measly $60 million.

An unnamed radio personality made the point that male models are paid considerably less than female models. So why isn’t O’Biden whining about male models not getting their “fair share”? - @BillKriebel


Tales of Political Correctness

And news of occasional victories over it

VILLAGE COUNCIL IN ILLINOIS VOTES TO REMOVE ONLY REPUBLICAN LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER BECAUSE “HIS IDEAS ARE UNSAFE”

On Tuesday night in Downers Grove, a quaint Chicago suburb, the Village Council 4-3 voted to remove the only Republican, logistics executive Bill Nienburg, from its six-member, appointed village library board.

(Posted Friday, April 19, 2024 )   <Read it>

--Gateway Pundit--


JOHN EASTMAN SPEAKS OUT AFTER BANK OF AMERICA, USAA SHUT DOWN HIS ACCOUNTS

One of the left’s biggest political targets recently found himself “de-banked” with no warning and little avenue for recourse, the Daily Caller has learned.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--The Daily Caller--

Editorial Comment

We can play that game too. Game on! - @BillKriebel


WHITES MAY QUALIFY FOR REPARATIONS VIA CALIFORNIA’S GENEALOGY OFFICE PROPOSAL

The state of California is considering creating an office of genealogy that will be used to help determine eligibility for reparations, prompting concerns about the office’s qualification criteria.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--Media Research Center--

Editorial Comment

So now, a state government will have genealogical information on its citizens. What could possibly go wrong? - @BillKriebel


BUSH(43) JUDGE BLASTS COLLEAGUES FOR OVERTURNING LAW BANNING BOYS FROM GIRLS’ SPORTS

A federal appeals court has struck down a West Virginia law protecting the fairness of school athletics.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--TheBlaze--


Our Brave New Schools

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PREZ WON’T SAY IF ‘HURTFUL’ SLOGAN ‘FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA’ IS ANTISEMITIC

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik refused to tell lawmakers Wednesday whether “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” counts as an antisemitic phrase - instead only calling it “hurtful” and adding that she would “prefer” not to hear it around the Ivy League campus.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--New York Post--


N.C. TEEN SAYS ‘ILLEGAL ALIEN’ IN CLASS; GETS SUSPENDED

A North Carolina high school student was suspended after using the term “illegal alien” while in a class discussion.

(Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 )   <Read it>

--NewsMax.com--


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