Opinion
“Trump Issues 1,500 Pardons for Jan. 6 Defendants: ‘Going to Release Our Great Hostages'”
Original article (via NYPost) WASHINGTON — President Trump issued pardons Monday night to hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — staying true to his promise to grant clemency to people involved in halting the counting of Electoral College votes that day. Trump, 78, signed what he said was “approximately 1,500” pardons …
“Schedule of Events Surrounding Trump’s Second Inauguration”
Original article Members of the U.S. military Joint Honor Guard parade as they rehearse ahead of the upcoming presidential inauguration, at the North Lawn in front of the White House in Washington, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The pageantry and parties surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration kick …
“Why Was Reservoir Supplying Pacific Palisades Empty?”
Originally published on the author’s Substack There’s a funny scene in the film Smokey and the Bandit when Sheriff Buford T. Justice tells his son “Junior” to hand over his service revolver so that he can use it to shoot the fleeing Bandit’s tires. Junior obeys his father and hands over his …
“TikTok Considering Total Shutdown in U.S. Sunday if Ban Moves Forward”
Original article TikTok is preparing to potentially make the app unavailable to its 170 million American users on Sunday, the same day a U.S. ban is set to go into effect, according to a person with knowledge of the company’s planning who spoke with NBC News. A law signed by …
“Help Prevent the Possibility of the Republicans Losing the Republican House Majority Because of Trump Nominating 3 House Reps.”
President-elect Trump nominated Republican House Reps Elise Stefanik, Michael Waltz and Matt Gaetz to his administration. In doing so, he has put the Republican House majority at risk of being replaced with a one-seat Democratic majority. The Republicans currently have a 4 seat advantage in the House of Representatives. The …
“Understanding the Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Asthma, COPD, and Long-Term Lung Problems”
Original article California Fires May Lead to Long-Term Pulmonary Disease The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency for California on Friday January 10, 2025 to address the health impacts of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County. The declaration provides greater flexibility for Medicare and Medicaid …
“Coming Cyber Executive Order Includes a Push to Mobile Drivers Licenses”
Original article The draft order does not, however, tackle the full breadth of actions that were expected from a promised identity executive order that has yet to materialize. A cybersecurity executive order expected in the final days of the Biden administration includes instructions for government agencies to ramp up their …
“Millions In Taxpayer Dollars Allegedly Used To Fund Anti-Conservative Research”
Original article A federal initiative designed to combat disinformation and strengthen democratic processes has sparked a political firestorm, with newly released records revealing allegations of partisan misuse of taxpayer funds. The “Digital Citizen Initiative,” launched in 2019 under then-Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould, initially aimed to combat online misinformation …
“What is a War?”
The Battle of Brentwood: Fourth Attack on US Soil Photo by Adam Wilson on Unsplash Since the wildfires (which, in my California childhood and girlhood, used to be called “forest fires”) broke out last week in Los Angeles, I have been living in a kind of anguish. It is not, …
“Israel And Hamas Could Soon Strike Deal To Release Hostages”
Original article Some of the 98 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza may be coming home soon following a breakthrough in negotiations between Israel and the terror group. Mediators delivered both Israel and Hamas a final draft of a hostage and ceasefire deal on Monday, which has fueled optimism that …
“Los Angeles Races To Contain Wildfires Before Severe Winds Return”
Original article (via Reuters) Summary Wildfires devastate Los Angeles, 24 dead, 100,000 evacuated Red flag conditions of high winds returning All of L.A. County warned anyone could be ordered to evacuate Seven states, Canada and Mexico send firefighters to help LOS ANGELES, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Firefighters raced to contain …
“Breaking: The Lawsuit v Pfizer by TX Attorney General, Ken Paxton is Dismissed”
Originally posted on the author’s Substack (12/31/2024) PREP Act and EUA law pre-empt civil lawsuits. These suits are theater/political campaigning. AGs serious about prosecution should bring criminal charges, not civil complaints. Happy almost New Year to all my readers and your families! I hate to do this on the New …
“Which Dystopia Are We Living In?”
Originally posted on the author’s Substack Dystopian literature endures because it forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about ourselves and our society. In the English-speaking world, few works of this genre are more iconic than George Orwell’s 1984, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Each of these novels presents …
“The ‘Liberals’ Shrieking In Defense Of ‘Our Democracy’ Are Doing Far More To Crush It Than Trump Ever Did”
By barking endlessly about TRUMP’S Nazi playbook, the Democrats and “our free press” have freed THEMSELVES to use that playbook with impunity, and “liberals” to CHEER them for it “Eric Adams Tells Fox News Democrats Lost Election By Comparing Trump to Hitler: ‘What The Hell Are You Talking About?’” (link) “You …
“New York’s Highest Court Won’t Stop Trump’s Sentencing”
Original article © Steven Hirsch/New York Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images The highest court in New York said Thursday it would not prevent the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump for his crimes, currently scheduled for Friday. A deputy clerk for Judge Jenny Rivera wrote in a two-sentence letter to Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, …
“The Cost of Facebook’s Now-Repudiated Censorship”
Originally published by Brownstone Institute History will remember this era as the moment when America’s most sacred principles collided with unprecedented institutional power – and lost. The systematic dismantling of fundamental rights didn’t happen through military force or executive decree, but through the quiet cooperation of tech platforms, media gatekeepers, …
“MASK MANDATES RETURN AS EXPERTS WARN OF ‘QUAD-DEMIC’ OF VIRUSES” [Sponsored]
It’s winter, which means a surge of seasonal flu infections in the northern hemisphere. This year, however, Americans are just looking at a surge in seasonal flu infections, but a surge in the flu coupled with three other infections: A quadruple-whammy of viruses are hitting the US as millions go …
Meta: “More Speech and Fewer Mistakes”
Original Post (via Meta) Takeaways Starting in the US, we are ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model. We will allow more speech by lifting restrictions on some topics that are part of mainstream discourse and focusing our enforcement on illegal and high-severity violations. …
“‘Big Win’ for Amish Farmer and Food Freedom in Raw Milk Case”
Original article The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania last week ruled that Amish farmers Amos and Rebecca Miller could continue to sell raw milk outside the state while a lawsuit filed by the state against them moves through the courts. Attorney Robert Barnes called the decision a “big win” for food …
“Why I’m Quitting The Washington Post”
Original article I’ve worked for the Washington Post since 2008 as an editorial cartoonist. I have had editorial feedback and productive conversations—and some differences—about cartoons I have submitted for publication, but in all that time I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen …