Category: economics and politics
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NY Times: “Trump Attacks Pope Leo … (& Pope responds) as Too Liberal and ‘Weak on Crime’”
UPDATE: hit the link – Leo, speaking to reporters on a flight to Algeria ahead of a 10-day tour of several African nations, said: “I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do.” Asked directly about…
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NY Times: “How California Democrats Got Behind Swalwell — and Quickly Abandoned Him”
Pigs fly: The Republicans now have a real shot at winning the California Governorship as Swalwell suspends his campaign. Evidently many people know about the sexual assault allegations. This NYT article is a look at how real power politics works. Representative Eric Swalwell entered the race to become California’s next governor with a splashy debut…
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Survey: “Where the Rudest People in America Live”
Haha. I don’t agree with #1 but can understand why some people would have that impression. All five states are bordered by water – either an ocean or a gulf. I’ve posted #5 below the link. Hit the link for the top four. Clipped speech, impatience, and low enthusiasm for small talk can feel much…
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NY Times: AOC will oppose ALL aid to Israel
Including defensive systems like the Iron Dome anti missile system. Part of the deal of being a leftist progressive I guess. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said Tuesday that she would vote against all U.S. military aid to Israel, including for defensive systems, a shift that underscores how opposition to the Israeli government has…
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WSJ: “Kings of Dark Money”
From the Journal long running “Best of the Web” email feature. For the complete story hit the link at the bottom. Jonathan Alpert makes a good case that “No Kings” events are bad group therapy for the highly credentialed. So who’s paying for these destructive therapy sessions? Former Wall Street Journal reporter Asra Nomani reported…
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Bob Costas on Trans men in women’s sports
I’d say the reporter was surprised. Once you lose Bob Costas it’s over.
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Trump former Defense Secretary comments on Iran war
General James Mattis who was the defense secretary from 2017-2019 but did not see eye to eye with Trump. Here are two excerpts from his recent interview with Margaret Hoover of Firing Line. The show is an attempt to mimic the original Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. but no one will mistake Hoover’s…
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Real reason Britain couldn’t help against Iran – their Navy has collapsed
Dr. Mark Felton – guy who made this video – is a very well known British historian. This channel has over 2.4 million subscribers and he’s written many books and been on US television as an expert on all the channels. This particular video came out a day ago and already has nearly a million…
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Gov. Hochul goes from “wealthy NY’ers Get out of town” to “come back, we need your $$$”
My view on Dave Rubin is 50/50 but this is classic. And a perfect explanation of why the Democrats must end federalism. What will happen when Mamdani has to be bailed out?
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Head of Jewish Anti- Defamation League on CNBC
Jonathan Greenblatt has been head of the ADL since 2015. The link below the picture should work – wide ranging 8 minute interview worth watching. ADL CEO – https://player.cnbc.com/p/gZWlPC/cnbc_global?playertype=synd&byGuid=7000406971