There was significant agreement that Joe Biden would attempt to use his State of the Union Dumpster Fire speech to “reset” his presidency and boost his approval ratings. Naturally, the best way to do that with a captive audience is to lie about your record. And boy, did Biden tell a whole lot of whoppers.
NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre A Manhattan judge on Wednesday blocked New York Attorney General Letitia James’ bid to shut down the National Rifle Association (NRA). The judge however allowed James’ lawsuit accusing Wayne LaPierre and other top executives for funneling millions of dollars from the NRA to continue. AP reported: Manhattan Judge Joel M. Cohen
Australia’s Ambassador to the UN Mitch Fifield speaks during the 11th emergency special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, March 1, 2022. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) It could be the opening move in a broader effort to isolate Russia at international
(Kuzma/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A Texas judge granted a limited temporary restraining order on Wednesday stopping the state’s child protective services agency from investigating the parents of a 16-year-old transgender teen for alleged child abuse. In response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal, Travis County District Court Judge Amy
A Republican U.S. Congressman from Texas has dropped out of his re-election race after it was revealed that he had been in an extra-marital relationship with a woman dubbed the “ISIS bride” by the press. Rep. Van Taylor apologized Wednesday after ending his campaign. “About a year ago, I made a horrible mistake that has
Russian police detained two women and five children who were trying to lay flowers at the Ukrainian embassy in Moscow, according to a report on social media. Alexandra Arkhipova said in the Facebook post Tuesday that the mothers and their children were held in a police van before being taken to a police station. She
Twenty-four hours after having a meltdown over President Joe Biden not selling his “economic wins” during his State of the Union address, Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday challenged Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over what the administration will do to lower skyrocketing gas prices. During her first night as the new host of MSNBC’s The 11th
Perhaps the headline should have read, “I’ve never been more in need of Lent.” Not that I’m a raging sinner these days — I’m not exactly the 30-year-old Stephen Kruiser — but I am still rather laden with imperfections and I’m glad Ash Wednesday has arrived. via GIPHY What prompted me to write this, however,
Rep. Van Taylor (R-TX) (U.S. Congress/Wikimedia) Representative Van Taylor (R., Texas) ended his reelection campaign on Wednesday after he admitted to having an extramarital affair. The announcement came one day after Taylor finished a five-way primary with 49 percent of the vote, coming up short of the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff
It appears Liz Cheney and the Marxists on the January 6 panel are gearing up to ask federal prosecutors to charge Trump. The sham January 6 Committee on Wednesday said Trump may have engaged in criminal conduct to overturn the 2020 election. “Evidence and information available to the Committee establishes a good-faith belief that Mr.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a news conference in New York, June 11, 2019. (Mike Segar/Reuters) A New York State Supreme Court judge blocked state attorney general Letitia James’s attempt to dissolve the National Rifle Association on Wednesday but allowed her lawsuit against the group to proceed. James has accused top
An employee turns a valve at a gas compressor station in Boyarka, outside Kiev, Ukraine, in 2015. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) It was entirely predictable that the unhealthy dependence of some EU countries on Russian natural gas was something that Vladimir Putin might try to exploit. It was so predictable, indeed, that, in making his decision whether
Glenn brings the ACTUAL state of the union, because what America got last night was the Disney version. Joe Biden played the role of Elsa, hoping all of us would just “let it go” after a full year of probably the worst start to a presidency Glenn has ever seen. And no, your ears weren’t
A Green Bay, Wisconsin, woman was charged with a gruesome murder after a mother discovered her son’s severed head in a bucket in her basement. Police charged 24-year-old Taylor Schabusiness with intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, and sexual assault on Tuesday. The mother of the victim, a 25-year-old man, called the police at about 3:25
With gas prices continuing to rise amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, NBC Nightly News committed a random act of journalism by calling out the reality that the Biden administration’s energy policies are doing nothing to give consumers some economic relief at the gas pump. Meanwhile, ABC’s World News Tonight failed to mention how
For those who watched President Joe Biden’s mediocre State of the Union address Tuesday night, it did not take long to notice that most of Congress and other attendees went maskless. The move was cleared by the Capitol’s attending physician on Sunday as coronavirus cases nationwide have continued to trend downward, Axios reported. Still, many
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a rally in Conroe, Texas, January 29, 2022. (Go Nakamura/Reuters) The fundamental divide in the Republican Party today is not ideological, it is not positional, and it is not really even tactical or attitudinal. It is between the normal adults who are looking to capitalize on the customary rules
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during an interview with Reuters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 27, 2021. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) on Wednesday suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin was emboldened to invade Ukraine by President Biden’s botched withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. “I think that precipitous withdrawal
A Missouri university faced ridicule and mockery after referring to Women’s History Month as “Womynx History Month,” Fox News reported Tuesday. Women’s History Month began on March 1. What are the details? In a since-deleted tweet, Northwest Missouri State University wrote, “To commemorate Womynx History Month, Northwest will host a variety of activities throughout the
A transgender woman living in Ukraine wants to get out of the country amid the Russian invasion, but Zi Faámelu’s passport says “male” — and the 31-year-old noted to CBS News that “there’s no way Ukrainian border people can let me through. There’s no way.” What are the details? The Ukraine State Border Guard Service
President Joe Biden is once again putting his religious hypocrisy in the limelight. The 46th president, who has been called a “Devout Catholic” by the mainstream media, recently denied his ability to denounce abortion even though the Catholic faith dictates that all Catholics stand in opposition against the grave evil that is the killing of
Today’s feel-good story comes from my friend Brodigan at Louder with Crowder who reports that Ukrainians are shrinkwrapping looters to electrical poles. Just for the record, it’s the shrinkwrappees going public sans pantalons, not the shrinkwrappers. Here’s one, buns and all. This one had his pants pulled down and then taped in the freezing cold
Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to nix Biden’s CMS healthcare worker vaccine mandate in a 49-44 vote under the Congressional Review Act. Six Democrat Senators missed the vote on Wednesday. The effort will die in the Democrat-controlled House and Psaki already said Biden will use his veto power. The Hill reported: TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: Hairdresser
The Marathon petroleum refinery in Carson, Calif., December 5, 2019 (Mike Blake/Reuters) ‘Energy independence’ is a pipe dream, even for as big a producer as the U.S. But we are needlessly hobbling our domestic energy sector for political reasons. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE C anada has announced a ban (mostly symbolic) on Russian petroleum imports. The
(Natural News) A new bill proposed in the Golden State would classify any defiance by medical professionals of the “contemporary scientific consensus” on the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) as “unprofessional conduct.” Co-written by five California Assembly and Senate members, the proposed bill was introduced to the Assembly Committee on Business and Professions by Democratic Assemblyman Evan
(Natural News) Swedish researchers from Lund University have found that the contents of Pfizer’s Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccine” enter human liver cells and convert into DNA. When the jab’s messenger RNA (mRNA) spike proteins are injected into the body, they travel to the liver and trigger DNA located inside the nuclei of liver cells. This
In his newsletter today, Matthew Yglesias makes a good point about how portraying the U.S. in a struggle against authoritarianism has truth to it, but also has its limits (NB: I don’t agree with every characterization below): The European countries most enthusiastically supporting Ukraine are not the most solidly democratic ones, but the ones with
A Ukrainian defense official announced this week that a kill squad sent to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been “eliminated” by the country’s armed forces, according to a Telegram post from Ukrainian authorities. Oleksiy Danilov, chief of the country’s National Security and Defense Council, reportedly said during a briefing on Tuesday that Ukrainian officials had
Elon Musk corrected President Joe Biden on Tuesday for touting the success of Ford and General Motors in the electric vehicle industry but completely ignoring the successes of Tesla. What happened? During his speech, Biden touted the “revitalization of American manufacturing,” referring to American companies who outsourced their manufacturing but have begun to increase domestic
Bloomberg News just put out a spin piece on the economy that would make professional propagandists blush. Bloomberg News put out an asinine Feb. 27 story headlined: “Inflation Pain Means Biden Gets No Credit for Roaring Economy.” The outlet hailed the “hot” job market, a “powerful jobs recovery” and an economic “rebound that’s handily outpaced