The Biden administration formally determined that the military of Myanmar has been committing genocide against the country’s Rohingya minority. CNBC reported that U.S. officials said that the Myanmarese military has been perpetrating acts of violence that amount to genocide and “crimes against humanity.” The Biden administration formally recognizing these acts as genocide will make it
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Republicans are eyeing up possible probes after the midterm elections that will target Hunter Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the handling of the southern border crisis. Past polls have suggested that Democrats are facing a “5-alarm fire,” there looms concerning views on the direction of the country under President Joe Biden, and the best midterm
The chief executive of a megafund dedicated to health care workers attacked Facebook for allowing “misinformation.” Debby Blakey is chief executive of HESTA, a megafund worth $68 billion. Blakey called for more regulation of the platform to prevent the spread of “misinformation” online. “It’s a threat to public health,” she said. “Lack of action is
I still believe we’ll eventually return to normal after this pandemic. Yes, there will be people who will continue to wear masks in public or continue to get their COVID-19 boosters on the government-recommended schedule. Still, given how many people have ditched their masks in the wake of the lifted mask mandates, I think most
The Supreme Court announced Sunday evening that Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized since Friday with an infection. The court said the infection was “abating” and that Thomas should be released within days, but that he would keep up with cases before the court while recovering. “Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial
Then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts at the final election rally in Munich, Germany, September 22, 2017. (Michaela Rehle/Reuters) Even as his country remains dangerously dependent on Russian oil and, even more so, natural gas (a vulnerability that is not going away any time soon), Germany’s new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has signaled his intention to take
A group of feminists staged a demonstration outside the women’s NCAA swimming championships last week to protest transgender swimmer Lia Thomas from the University of Pennsylvania competing against biological women. Many of the feminists noted that they had been supporters of the Democratic Party. However, they felt betrayed since they believe the Democrats have abandoned
Chris Cuomo the disgraced television host has recently locked horns with his former employer, CNN, by filing a wrongful termination suit seeking $125 million in damages. In Cuomo’s court filing he dropped a series of bombshells accusing his former coworkers, colleagues, and supervisors of a long list of ethical violations. 1) Jeff Zucker and Allison
Twitter flagged tweets from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the wake of his comments on two transgender women. According to the Washington Examiner, Paxton tweeted about Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine and swimmer Lea Thompson. Both are transgender women. “Congratulations to Emma Weyant for being the real champion of the Division 1 NCAA women’s
Dr. Fauci on Sunday appeared on ABC’s “This Week” after taking a little break from the spotlight. Fauci is back and he’s floating new Covid restrictions because that’s what petty tyrants do. “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos asked Fauci if the Covid pandemic is over and Fauci left the door open to new restrictions. “Are
Tattoo artist “JuJu” Becker works to apply a tattoo to the forearm of National Guardsman Brian Wood at the Crescent City Tattoo Parlor in the Garden District of New Orleans, La., October 18, 2005. (Lucas Jackson / Reuters) I have a piece on the homepage today titled “Changing, and Staying the Same.” What gives? A
Detail of Jezebel and Ahab by Frederic Leighton, c. 1863. (Public Domain/Wikimedia) Jezebel’s deeds of oppression and of breaking God’s law make her far from unique in the Bible. The point is to condemn unjust tyrants — of both sexes. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE C ancel culture has come for the Bible. In a recent article
Iconic rapper Kanye West has been barred from performing at the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy and CBS, the groups who present the Grammys, contacted Kanye’s team and informed them that the rapped had been “unfortunately” removed from the lineup of performers for the 2022 Grammys due to his “concerning online behavior,” Variety reported. A
Everyone is being straddled with the hardships of staggering inflation. Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index increased 7.9% over the past 12 months – reaching a new 40-year high for inflation. A Bloomberg Opinion piece provided Americans with advice on how to deal with record inflation, which
On Sunday morning China’s Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang sat down for an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation anchor Margaret Brennan, and it did not go well for Gang. Brennan grilled him on everything from China’s appeasement of Russia’s invasion of China, to their alleged imprisonment of over a million Uighurs. The
“An army marches on its stomach,” Napoleon was supposed to have said. That truism is relevant even today with 180,000 Russians swarming over some of the most fertile and productive farmland in the world. The destruction of farmland and the interruption in Ukrainian wheat and produce will only make the worldwide supply chain problems worse.
“So, let’s get back to the name-calling,” said “journalist” Leslie Stahl in an interview with then-President Donald Trump after dismissing what should have been one of the most consequential October surprises in presidential election history, the Hunter Biden laptop story. The New York Post’s October 2020 bombshell story, which exposed a presidential candidate’s planned business
People watch a broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech during a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea outside Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, March 18, 2022. (RIA Novosti Host Photo Agency via Reuters) It is as true today as it’s ever been that freedom is not only a moral good
A branch of HSBC bank is seen in central London, August 3, 2009 (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters) Bloomberg: HSBC Holdings Plc promised to “phase down” its financing of the fossil fuel industry, sending a warning to oil and gas clients as the bank works toward its target of net-zero emissions. The step is in line with “what is
A Friday debate between Republican Senate candidates in Ohio intensified primary rivalries as candidates exchanged jabs and confronted each other over their political bona fides. Prior to the event, candidate Mike Gibbons, who is currently leading in the polls, implied that he was cautiously optimistic about his current lead over other candidates. He told TheBlaze,
Ya gotta love the New York Post. Way back there in the stone age of October 14, 2020, the Post ran this headline on its front page next to a photo of a smiling Hunter Biden alongside his also smiling Dad, Joe. The headline, all in caps: BIDEN SECRET E-MAILS Just above the screaming headline
1957—President Eisenhower’s nomination of William J. Brennan, Jr. to serve on the Supreme Court is confirmed by the Senate. Brennan, a former New Jersey supreme court justice, is already serving on the Court by virtue of Eisenhower’s October 1956 recess appointment of him. Eisenhower’s selection of Brennan—which Eisenhower later identifies as one of his two
U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) died Friday night. Rep. Young was the longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Fox News reported that his death occurred while at the Los Angeles International Airport on his way home to Alaska. Young was 88-years old and his cause of death has not yet been determined. Young
New York City plans to indefinitely continue the city’s vaccine mandate for private-sector employees who work on-site and will continue to enforce an in-school mask mandate for children aged 5 and under. On Friday, the city’s new health commissioner, Ashwin Vasan, said he did not have any specific benchmark or timeline in mind for when
On her Saturday morning MSNBC show Cross Connection, host Tiffany Cross equated police in the United States to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s military inflicting mass chaos and death on the Ukrainian people in an unprovoked war. Her reason? Well, she deemed it ”hypocritical” for the U.S. to condemn the potential use of chemical weapons by Russia given that
You may have thought that Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg telling Americans to buy electric cars to avoid higher gas prices was ridiculous. The cost of a base model of the only electric car that seems to hold its charge when it gets cold, a Tesla, averages nearly $55,000. That is
The 2022 midterms are rapidly approaching and the Democrats have nothing to run on. They can’t run on the economy, the border, COVID, or foreign policy. What are they going to do? Run on January 6th. The truth came out in an article in the Washington Post this week. The Federalist reported: TRENDING: DOJ Claimed
Migrants, mostly from India, are transported by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the border from Mexico at Yuma, Ariz., January 23, 2022. (Go Nakamura/Reuters) Repeal of Title 42, which expelled asylum-seekers on Covid grounds, will swell the number of migrants and put border policy to a critical test. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T his week,
Representative Don Young (R., Alaska) takes a Zoom call at his desk, June 2020. (Wikimedia Commons) Representative Don Young (R., Alaska), the longest serving member of the current Congress, died on Friday at the age of 88, his office said in a statement. “It’s with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce Congressman Don
The war in Ukraine might be about to take a dark turn as Russian forces deploy the use of hypersonic missiles. This marks the first time Russian forces have used hypersonic missiles in combat. The Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were used by Russian forces to destroy an underground ammunition storage facility in Delyatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. The