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DeSantis’s boots are made for walking … and talking

The political opponents of Ron DeSantis must really be afraid of him. They will try any smear or lie to damage his reputation.

Washington National Opera’s Grounded makes the case for not killing terrorists

The arts world was scandalized this past spring when the Washington National Opera announced that the sponsor of the production that would be opening its 2023-24 season was the General Dynamics Corporation, one of the world’s leading arms manufacturers. Things got all the hotter for the WNO when the schedule for the season showed it would feature the world premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded, an opera based on a play about a fighter pilot-turned-drone operator. The people who appropriate taxpayer money to buy Reaper drones had apparently given this corporation so much business that some of its leftover profits had been donated to the local Washington opera company to entertain them with a propaganda piece about the benefits of Reaper drones. Or so it was assumed.

China’s South China Sea imperialism requires stronger international action

As communist China escalates its campaign to turn the South China Sea into its own private swimming pool, the United States must organize stronger international action to stop it.

Majority of Americans think AI will increase 2024 election misinformation: poll  

A majority of Americans said artificial intelligence (AI) will increase the spread of misinformation during the 2024 presidential election, according to a poll released Friday.   The concerns shared by surveyed Americans in the AP-NORC and University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy poll follows the rapid rise of generative AI tools over the...

Britney Spears’s The Woman in Me, reviewed

The story of Britney Spears is one of turbulent relationships with men who didn’t have her best interests at heart.

A war is going down, and so is trust in media

Media trust isn’t quite in the toilet. It'd be more accurate to say it is underground — like in a sewer or, perhaps, in a Hamas terrorist tunnel.

These 12 Democrats bucked their party to support GOP’s Israel aid bill 

Twelve Democrats joined a majority of House Republicans to vote in favor of a $14.3 billion aid package to Israel amid its conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas Thursday. The package, connected with cuts to IRS funding, has faced opposition from the White House, which sent its own $100 billion request to Congress for...

Trump asks DC Circuit Court to stay gag order in election subversion case

Attorneys for former President Trump filed an appeal to a gag order placed on the former president in his federal election interference case on Thursday, which prevents him from disparaging witnesses. Judge Tanya Chutkan reinstated the gag order on Monday. Thursday’s filing follows through on a promise to request a stay on that decision. “No...

Israeli military enters Gaza City to fight main Hamas forces

Israeli soldiers have entered Gaza City after completing an encirclement of the urban area home to the main force of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, but will now face an array of challenges fighting in the dense city. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said after encircling Gaza City, naval ships and aircraft are...

Pelosi rips No Labels: ‘Perilous to our democracy’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted the No Labels movement in remarks on Thursday, calling it “perilous to democracy.” The group is working to organize a third-party presidential bid, and a number of Democrats have criticized the organization for taking part in work that could help former President Donald Trump, the leader in the...

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