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Chicago: Concealed Carry holder surprises three would-be robbers
A trio of teens looking for victims to rob in Chicago wound up being victims themselves. This is officially a case of f**k around and find out.Read More
Chinese hackers stole $20 million in COVID relief money
Both Jazz and I have written about COVID relief fraud a number of times. The actual amount of money involved is still not known but some official estimates have put it as high as $100 billion, though the actual number is…
ACLU against freedom
The ACLU has been hostile to civil liberties for a while now.Read More
Joe Biden must stop politicizing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
In case you hadn't noticed, the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve is now down to 389 million barrels, the lowest levels seen since the early years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. Even with the election now…
Media darling Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison
Remember Michael Avenatti for President?Read More
Department of Education disbands national parents council after parental rights groups sued
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced last summer he was forming the new National Parents and Families Engagement Council as a means to find "constructive ways to help families engage at the local level."…
WSJ: Musk’s Twitter files shows real “disinformation” threat is America’s former intel leaders
Point of order: Didn't we learn that in 2013 when James Clapper perjured himself before Congress? And didn't we learn that the American media enthusiastically facilitated that disinformation potential by hiring…
The Bulwark’s Tim Miller has changed his tune on Twitter’s censorship of the NY Post story
Friday night journalist Matt Taibbi posted a long thread about Twitter's decision to limit people's ability to spread the Hunter Biden story which had been published by the NY Post. As I pointed out, there were some…
In chaos there is profit: Old oil tankers aren’t headed to scrap any more
Never let a manipulative deed go unpunished, as the old saying might be manipulated into saying.Read More
Semafor: DeSantis refusal to do The View is a national crisis, or something
Should we feel concerned when national political figures limit themselves to friendly media outlets? Buried in this Semafor complaint against Ron DeSantis may well be a good question, but Max Tani's lead makes it into a…