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Today, on the Morning Update, Cate Blanchett had some thoughts about Me Too, and Hollywood movie sets that didn’t make a heck of a lot of sense to me. And while using power and influence as leverage for sex is always wrong, this wasn’t about that. 00:00 Some odd thoughts about the Me Too Movement01:15 … Read more
Divers surveying a local dam in Mobile, Alabama, found a grenade-type improvised explosive device (IED) underwater on Wednesday. The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) announced that divers found the device at the Converse Reservoir dam while performing a routine maintenance survey. The Converse Reservoir dam is a federally designated critical infrastructure site that supplies drinking … Read more
This week on GrokTALK, blue states like to pretend to push back against federal forces they can’t get enough of when Democrats use them. Immigration is, of course, a big deal. Team MAGA wants illegals gone, and Team Blue wants them here despite saying otherwise for years. The tension creates conflict and a lot of … Read more
Up here in New Hampshire, we call this a public service announcement with sawdust. Donald Trump grabs the IRS log, fires up the chipper, and suddenly the Concord Monitor reporter acts like democracy itself just got mulched. Relax, counselor. It’s not the Constitution going through the chute — it’s bureaucracy, audit notices, and a few … Read more
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It is laughable to see any member of Congress telling a reporter that there should be a Code of Ethics established for Supreme Court justices. When those comments come from the likes of Representative Jayapal (D-WA), you have to think we have reached the limits of hypocrisy, especially since Congress members often oppose their own … Read more
The handmaiden media would have been tripping over itself if the U Wash Women’s College Soccer Team had run a bunch of U14 boys ragged on the pitch. If you’re wondering why we’re still waiting for that story, it’s because adult human females continue to lose to barely past puberty, boys’ teams – at least … Read more
After electing Joe Biden and then Donald Trump for a second time, the American people are being questioned by the international community about their ability to form a coherent thought. The country that brought the world freedom of speech and true power of the people over their government has fallen from grace to the onlooking … Read more
I remember the spring and summer of 1973 vividly. I was on our yearly family vacation to Florida when I got sunstroke on the first day, and I was confined to bed for the two-week trip to Panama City. I also remember spending each day glued to the TV watching the Watergate Hearings. It has … Read more
If you haven’t seen the 1991 Steve Martin film, LA Story, this isn’t about that, so no need for spoiler alerts. Amusing film, though, and worth a watch; it makes fun of 1990s LA, which is to say it makes fun of LA, and there isn’t enough of that, so here’s some more. It starts … Read more
This week, on The Independents with Caral Gericke, A 20-year CIA veteran reportedly says analysts pointing to a lab leak were overruled. If true, this is bigger than COVID. This is about consent. Who consented to gain-of-function research?Who consented to censorship?Who consented to mandates enforced through fear, coercion, and institutional pressure? Today on The Independents … Read more
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Today, on your Morning Update, securing your own supply chains makes sense for more reasons than not, so why did we give them up to our enemies and others, and why would anyone object to doing everything in our power to get them back? 00:00 The Illusion of Global Warming00:41 The Consequences of Offshoring Jobs01:31 … Read more
“Governor Gerrymander” was coined in 1812 by combining then-Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry’s surname with the word salamander. Governor Gerrymander signed a bill that re-drew election districts within the state to favor his own political party. The two main gerrymandering strategies are: (1) Packing, which is concentrating like-minded voters into one district, and (2) Cracking, dividing … Read more
The Democrats have been very clear about what will happen if they win in November. They will go to war. Pro-Tip: They will go to war if they lose, but if they lose, you have a much better chance of winning across every political issue, for years or decades to come, and if you hadn’t … Read more
On April 29, the US Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that the state’s congressional voting districts constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry promptly suspended congressional elections there, pending the creation of new districts. Redistricting without regard to race is expected to gain Republicans House seats in a hotly contested midterm election season. … Read more
Many people today consider the prospect of a socialist utopia to be very appealing. Even if they do not believe such a utopia is achievable in its purest sense, they believe it is something we all ought to work towards. For many liberals who flirt with socialism, one of the most beguiling features of socialism … Read more
Today, on the Morning update, it’s another edition of FAFO. Another retailer has had all it can take, and it’s not taking anymore. They are closing another store, leaving another neighborhood. And the neighborhood, along with its so-called political leaders who turned it into an impossible place to do business, refuses to accept the blame. … Read more
Governor Kelly Ayotte recently signed HB323 into law, which strengthened voting identification requirements. College IDs are no longer sufficient. This greatly concerns Democrats, who love out-of-state liberal college students tipping elections their way. How do we know this? College towns like Durham and Hanover regularly feature around 80% of voters choosing the blue team. Republicans … Read more
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