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Biden: I didn’t go to East Palestine because I wasn’t invited
Weeks after a toxic mushroom cloud rose up over the small town of East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg finally made a brief appearance at the site of the wreck wearing his fashionable boots. By then,…
Only Zelensky can go to China?
Those of us of a certain age will remember the phrase: "Only Nixon can go to China." After spending most of his political career as a hard-line anti-communist, Richard Nixon saw an opportunity to split Beijing from…
Jill Biden steps out in Namibia in a dress straight outta Minecraft
Let's just get this out of the way. According to people on social media, the dress Jill Biden wore as she toured a program funded by PEPFAR in Namibia looked like it was a Minecraft drawing. For those of us who…
China still looking at lethal aid for Russia
Is your head spinning yet? Barely 24 hours after China offered a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, CNN is reporting that they are still in negotiations to send missiles and ammunition to Moscow for use in the war. Russia…
Tennessee moves to ban drag performances
In a move that seems almost certainly doomed for failure, the Tennessee state legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would ban drag shows in public spaces. Governor Bill Lee will need to decide whether to sign it into law…
Media outlets get a close look at China’s operations in the South China Sea
Today is the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and while the US is doing a lot to fund and supply Ukraine's effort to push Russia back inside its own borders, there's also a clear focus on…
Gisele Fetterman tweets about driving to Canada when news about her husband broke
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Yes, we have no tomatoes
Finding salad ingredients is getting to be a pretty sticky wicket in the U.K. these days. As if those folks didn't have enough trouble trying to stay warm and keeping the lights on, now the shelves are bare at the local…
Is it really a presidential primary if no Texans are running?
If there are no Texans who decide to run for president in the 2024 election, it will be the first time since 1972. At least one Texan has run in every U.S. presidential race since 1972 - will the 50-year streak come to an end…
Michelle Goldberg: My knee-jerk progressive reaction to teen depression was wrong and conservatives might be right
Regular readers know I have not been kind to NY Times' columnist Michelle Goldberg when I thought here columns were absurd or truly awful. On the other hand, I've tried to give her credit when she gets it right as…