Democratic dark money giants bankroll ‘nonpartisan’ activists behind 2024 Latino voter turnout operation
A press release followed by an Axios write-up this week zeroed in on a sprawling new partnership ahead of the 2024 election between TelevisaUnivision, the world’s largest Spanish-language media company, and “nonpartisan” groups to register and mobilize Hispanic voters across the United States. It’s called Vota Conmigo — or Vote With Me. The collaboration “will […]
USDA bird flu research in China sparks congressional concern
Research on highly pathogenic strains of bird flu conducted by the Department of Agriculture in affiliation with Chinese Communist Party scientific researchers is drawing renewed scrutiny from representatives in Congress following the growing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows this month. A bipartisan group of representatives in the House began probing the USDA this […]
China’s foreign minister claims U.S. has ‘unreasonably suppressed’ his country’s development rights
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi claimed that the United States has suppressed his country’s development, Reuters reported. The comments came as Yi met with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Beijing, China on Friday in an attempt to strengthen the relationship between the two countries and settle lingering trade and policy disagreements. “And the relationship is […]
There is no Eighth Amendment right to vagrancy
Oral argument before the Supreme Court this week showed why it is nonsense to claim that anti-vagrancy laws violate the Constitution‘s Eighth Amendment provision against “cruel and unusual punishment.” Indeed, in the vernacular sense, what is cruel and unusual is a judicial edict that says law-abiding citizens must put up with public spaces featuring major […]
Washington Commanders select Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft
The Washington Commanders selected quarterback Jayden Daniels in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. Ending months of speculation about the team’s next move, the Commanders selected the Louisiana State University quarterback with the No. 2 pick. Coming off his fifth year in college, Daniels threw for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns with only […]
Critical contempt of Taylor Swift is belied by her record-shattering commercial acclaim
Despite Taylor Swift earning her first Grammy nomination in 2008 and her first Grammy win in 2010, onetime music tastemaker tabloid Pitchfork didn’t review a single album by Swift until 2015 — when the certified nine-times platinum 1989 was covered by a man. Although the blog would retroactively go on to review Swift’s past albums […]
Ilhan Omar visits Columbia campus and reports students are ‘joyfully protesting’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) appeared on Columbia University’s campus Thursday to witness the “anti-war encampment.” Large groups have gathered at Columbia, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Some protesters have gone further by calling for the death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reportedly targeting Jewish students with threats. The New York Police Department has since […]
Protesters from several DC-area schools unite in large demonstration at GWU as faculty join in
Students and faculty at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., are protesting in support of Palestinians in the latest wave of pro-Gaza protests on college campuses. In a statement, officials for GWU, a private university located within 1 mile of the White House, said protesters need to move by 7 p.m. as overnight encampments are […]
House plans vote on campus antisemitism bill as anti-Israel protests spread
The House will take up a vote on an antisemitism bill next week following the rise of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish rhetoric on university and college campuses. The Rules Committee plans to meet on Monday to take up several bills, including the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023. It was introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), who […]
Biden efforts to pocket Pennsylvania in jeopardy after write-in votes pass 60,000 mark in primary
President Joe Biden may have an uphill battle ahead of him in Pennsylvania after the write-in candidate option on the Democratic primary ballot notched over 60,000 votes. While the list of all the write-in entries has yet to be revealed, an organized protest effort against Biden was launched in the Keystone State that urged voters […]