NewsBusters deputy managing editor Nick “Night Train” Fondacaro and I began our week of guest hosting the NewsBusters podcast by highlighting the downfall of Kremlin-funded RT and why no one should be shedding tears. Since 2005, RT (formerly known as Russia Today) has spent years using hot-button issues ranging from Occupy Wall Street to the
(Halfpoint/iStock/Getty Images) In a legal complaint, Alliance Defending Freedom, which is representing the families, argues that the mandate unduly burdens free exercise of religion. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE O n March 1, the Washington, D.C., city government lifted its mask mandate for most indoor settings, such as stores, bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues. But schools have
As Ukrainians valiantly fight to defend their nation against a Russian invasion, a Quinnipiac University national poll of U.S. adults asked people whether they would fight or flee if they faced that situation — the poll found that while a whopping 68% Republicans said they would remain and fight, just 40% of Democrats said they
Russia has told Ukraine that it is prepared to end military activity if Ukraine satisfies several conditions, a Kremlin spokesperson said, according to Reuters. “And they were told that all this can be stopped in a moment,” Dmitry Peskov said, according to the outlet. “We really are finishing the demilitarisation of Ukraine. We will finish
On Monday night’s The ReidOut on MSNBC, host Joy Reid used the last segment of her prime-time show to exploit the war in Ukraine in order to play racial politics. Reid claimed that the reason the United States and the rest of the world care so much about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is that their population is ”white and largely
Russia is reportedly announcing a cease-fire that will occur tomorrow in Ukraine. The Washington Times reported tonight: Advertisement – story continues below Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia says Russia will carry out a cease-fire on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Moscow time and open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens from Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy and Mariupol. He took the
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Moscow, Russia, February 15, 2022. (Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin via Reuters) The Russian economy is being hammered. Economic sanctions will cause Russia’s GDP to contract by well over 10 percent. The value of its currency is plummeting. At the time of
New York governor Kathy Hochul (Mike Segar/Reuters) “This is absolutely reprehensible and dangerous.” Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine? Violence on the subways and streets of New York City? The extreme laws in New York State — worse than Roe itself — that pressure girls into having but one choice? No, Empire State governor Kathy Hochul was
The disgraced former governor of New York told a black church on Sunday that he and his brother were both victims of “cancel culture.” Andrew Cuomo made the comments during a speech at the God’s Battalion of Prayer Church, a black church in Brooklyn, according to the New York Times. Cuomo is said to have
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced that the state’s health department will recommend against having healthy kids receive COVID-19 vaccination. During a roundtable event on Monday, Ladapo said that the Florida Department of Health will become the “first state to officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children.” [embedded content] The Curtain Close
As gas prices continue to skyrocket to astronomical levels around the country on Monday, ABC’s World News Tonight completely ignored the story. Although both CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News covered the pain American consumers are feeling at the pump, they promoted the Biden administration’s ineffective solutions to the problem. ABC’s World News Tonight
Presidentish Joe Biden kowtowed to Chinese Communist strongman Xi Jinping again, this time on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On Feb. 23, Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division announced that Justice would terminate its CCP counter-espionage program, the China Initiative, according to a Newsweek report by Ben
It was a horrible day for the markets. The exchanges are tanking and Biden has no answers other than to blame anyone but himself. Monday was a horrible day for the markets and for America. After months of anti-American actions resulting in the crisis in Ukraine, the markets lost in numerous ways. According to Zerohedge
Crude oil storage tanks at the Cushing oil hub in Oklahoma in 2016. (Nick Oxford/Reuters) “The U.S.’s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up,” writes Brendan Murray at Bloomberg Businessweek. Cities such as Memphis
Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-NY) (US Congress/via Wikimedia) The Fairness for All Act (FFAA), an all-Republican House bill that would write gender identity into U.S. civil-rights law, has lost another cosponsor. Chris Jacobs, who is serving in his first full term as a representative from New York’s 27th congressional district, quietly dropped off the bill in
The White House on Sunday outright rejected the possibility of increasing domestic oil production to combat the ongoing energy crisis. At the time of this reporting, crude oil prices have risen as high as $130 per barrel. What are the details? White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Sunday argued against the idea of increasing
Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was outraged at a report saying President Joe Biden, also a Democrat, is considering asking Saudi Arabia to pump more oil as gas prices skyrocket at home. Axios reported that Biden may make a trip to Saudi Arabia in spring to ask for increased gas production as energy prices
The New York Times again reliably rides to the defense of overbearing federal government agencies. Reporter Glenn Thrush on Saturday defended the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in “A.T.F., Agency Crucial to Biden’s Gun Plan, Struggles to Push for Reform.” He picked on the bureau’s acting director for being civil at a gun
Imagine my surprise when I was on Twitter on Monday afternoon and saw that Al Franken was trending. Word is that he’s plotting a political comeback. This wasn’t so surprising; he’s been hinting at a possible return to politics for some time now, but what was really surprising is how many on the left are
(Natural News) The United States Senate passed a bill to end the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) state of National Emergency in a party-line vote as mask mandates and social distancing restrictions continue. All Republicans voted for Senate Joint Resolution 38, which would effectively end the national emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump on March 13, 2020.
(Natural News) The United States Army’s premier biolaboratory in Maryland has been exposed as an incubator for the development of deadly pathogens like weaponized coronaviruses, Ebola, Zika, anthrax and more. USAMRIID was originally commissioned to respond to the Soviet Union’s biological weapons program (or so we were told). But now, it conducts research on some
Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas, in 2018. (Nick Oxford/Reuters) According to the International Energy Agency, Russia is “the third-largest producer of oil behind the United States and Saudi Arabia, the world’s second-largest exporter of crude oil behind Saudi Arabia, and the largest overall exporter
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) warned Sunday that establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would trigger World War III. What is a NFZ? A no-fly zone, otherwise known as an air-exclusion zone, is an order banning aircraft over a certain area. In war, such aerial demilitarized zones are intended to prohibit military aircraft from engaging in
Early estimates that abortions in Texas fell by as much as 60% because of the state’s fetal heartbeat law may have been greatly exaggerated, according to two studies, since most women seeking abortions either traveled out of state or ordered abortifacients online. The studies suggest that abortions fell by a figure closer to 10% —
Well, now they tell you. The network morning shows on Monday all admitted that ramping up oil production in the wake of the war in Ukraine will “take some time.” But there was no mention of the Biden administration’s war on energy independence. And NBC’s Today mentioned buying an electric car instead to save money
Russia has offered terms to Ukraine and says it will end hostilities in a second if Ukraine meets these terms. Reuters reported this morning: Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations “in a moment” if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday. TRENDING: “Should Be Ashamed
Left: Opera singer Anna Netrebko gestures during the opening ceremony of the traditional Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria, February 28, 2019. Right: A worker checks a valve of an oil pipe at the Lukoil company outside the West Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, January 25, 2016. (Leonhard Foeger, Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters) The craze of collectively punishing
(Natural News) A convergence of horrifying events have set into a motion an irreversible collapse of food production and crop harvests that will lead to global famine all the way through 2024. These events cannot be stopped for the simple reason that plants take time to grow. You can’t create crops instantly, and if they
Edwin T. Burton of the University of Virginia argues that many are misunderstanding inflation: Imagine you were driving your car and it ran out of gas. Would you call for a new set of tires or a new battery and expect that to get you back on your way? If you don’t understand why your
Never before have drugs as safe as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin been deliberately demonized to the point that pharmacies refused to fill prescriptions. So countless Americans who were desperate for COVID treatment turned to Indian vendors for relief. Now, I’m getting numerous complaints from podcast listeners that they are having their packages confiscated by customs and