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EU bans imports of products linked to deforestation, freezing Europeans cut down forests to survive
Well, hello there, Irony. How are ya?Read More
This is why Joe Biden won’t go to the border
As I described last week, the crisis at the border is about to get dramatically worse. There are tens of thousands of people waiting in camps on the Mexican side of the border for the end of Title 42. Whenever that happens,…
The rich just keep getting richer … thanks to government disaster aid
Today's mystery: How did 15% of Connecticut's lower-income disaster relief funding from Hurricane Sandy end up in the hands of million-dollar home owners? Politico plays the role of Hercule Poirot today, going back…
George Santos: Okay. I lied about almost everything
When Republican George Santos filed to run for Congress in New York's 3rd Congressional District on Long Island, his profile seemed like a perfect fit in a city that leans decidedly liberal. He ticked all of the…
CBP delayed release of Biden border crisis numbers until Christmas weekend
CBP used to report their monthly numbers at the beginning of the next month. Then, as the Biden border crisis grew worse, the numbers came out in the middle of the next month. Finally, the border crisis is so bad that DHS…
The feds move migrants around the country all the time
Greg Abbott took a beating over the holiday for (maybe?) dropping off some migrants in front of the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C. The observatory is the home of the Vice President, and the political point was…
Japan once again embraces nuclear power
It has been nearly 12 years since a major earthquake led to a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant. After that disaster, Japan appeared to be moving away from nuclear power for good. But the invasion of Ukraine has changed…
Should I laugh or cringe?
I ran across this video on Twitter (where cringe goes to multiply) and couldn't decide whether to laugh or cringe in disgust.Read More
The national debt is a “rapidly growing death spiral”
Since the federal government, with the consent of both parties, just lit another 1.7 trillion dollars of imaginary money on fire, the generally quiet period between Christmas and the new year might be an opportune time to…
Celebrity-backed woke bail fund has closed after being sued for freeing a serial criminal
The Bail Project, a non-profit California-based bail reform group backed by A-list celebs like Richard Branson, John Legend, and Danny Glover, has shut down its Las Vegas chapter after being sued by a waiter shot by a serial…