Chicago Restaurant Owner Buys Out Street Tamales So Vendors Don’t Freeze

Restaurateur Robert Magiet is making the rounds of Chicago’s streets to buy out vendors’ tamales, so the vendors do not freeze in Chicago’s winters. Magiet says he buys on average 15 dozen tamales for about $16 a dozen. “At first, they are in disbelief. They don’t understand why someone would want to buy so many … Continue reading Chicago Restaurant Owner Buys Out Street Tamales So Vendors Don’t Freeze

East Baton Rouge GOP Censures Bill Cassidy for Trump Impeachment Trial Vote

The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish censured Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Tuesday for voting to continue the U.S. Senate’s second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. “The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish hereby censures Senator Bill Cassidy and holds him out as an object of shame,” the censure resolution reads. … Continue reading East Baton Rouge GOP Censures Bill Cassidy for Trump Impeachment Trial Vote

Bill Requiring Students to Use Bathroom According to Sex Makes Way Through Iowa Legislature

A bill making its way through the Iowa legislature would require students to use school bathrooms according to their sex. KCRG reported Senate File 224 would require students at all grade levels to use “school bathrooms that correspond with their biological sex.” “The bill prohibits a person from entering a school single and multiple occupancy toilet … Continue reading Bill Requiring Students to Use Bathroom According to Sex Makes Way Through Iowa Legislature

Cuomo adviser told hospitals medical staff ‘must’ be prioritized over elderly: report

One of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top advisers instructed hospitals to prioritize vaccinating hospital workers over the elderly, prompting criticism that the administration was creating a false choice in the coronavirus response. “You must schedule those employees before you do any other eligible 1a populations,” said Cuomo adviser Larry Schwartz in an email reported Thursday … Continue reading Cuomo adviser told hospitals medical staff ‘must’ be prioritized over elderly: report

Man who killed himself outside Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s home identified as former staffer: Report

Police in Irving, Texas, have identified the man who shot and killed himself outside of GOP Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s home as former campaign staffer Chris Dillard, according to a report Thursday. Dillard, 55, served as Van Duyne’s communications director from November 2019 to April 2020 and was a prominent local GOP activist. The Irving Police … Continue reading Man who killed himself outside Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s home identified as former staffer: Report

North Korea Scolds Senior Officials for ‘Intolerable’ Reductions in Economic Goals

A top North Korean official used his platform at an ongoing plenary meeting on Thursday to condemn senior communist officials “seized with extreme passivism and self-protectionism” for pursuing less aggressive economic goals than those dictator Kim Jong-un proposed. The official, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Jo Yong-won, made his … Continue reading North Korea Scolds Senior Officials for ‘Intolerable’ Reductions in Economic Goals

Study: Terrorist Militias Surged After Iran Nuclear Deal

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, an organization founded by the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, published a report on Thursday that found terrorist militias aligned with Iran surged in numbers and influence across the Middle East after the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). … Continue reading Study: Terrorist Militias Surged After Iran Nuclear Deal

Reports of Islamic State Resurgence Send Iraqi Villagers Fleeing

Members of the Kakai, a minority Kurdish group in Iraq’s northeastern town of Kirkuk, are fleeing their villages because they fear attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group, local officials told Voice of America (VOA) on Wednesday. “Most Kakais, also known as Yarsanis, identify as ethnic Kurds, and speak both the Sorani and Gorani … Continue reading Reports of Islamic State Resurgence Send Iraqi Villagers Fleeing

CDC: Cuomo’s NY Has Reported More Coronavirus Cases in Last 7 Days than DeSantis’s FL

New York State has reported more cases of the Chinese coronavirus than Florida in the last seven days, and New York City alone has reported more cases per capita than the entire Sunshine State, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows. The Biden White House had reportedly considered imposing domestic travel restrictions on … Continue reading CDC: Cuomo’s NY Has Reported More Coronavirus Cases in Last 7 Days than DeSantis’s FL

Study finds errors in CDC COVID-19 fatality reports

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 2: A model of COVID-19 was shown ahead of testimony from Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), during a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the plan to research, manufacture and distribute a coronavirus vaccine, known as Operation Warp Speed, July 2, 2020 on Capitol Hill … Continue reading Study finds errors in CDC COVID-19 fatality reports

Intentions, Inadvertent

So, the New York Times has reversed itself and declared that intent does matter when uttering racial slurs like the n-word. Which is weird, because it was precisely the “intent-doesn’t-matter” standard that was used to justify ending the career of one of its longest-tenured reporters, working on the most important beat. Also, the Times … Continue reading Intentions, Inadvertent

Actors Are Riff-Raff

The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, Calif. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) Once upon a time, actors, musicians, and other entertainers were considered riff-raff, something like what a contemporary American snob might sneer at as carnies. That was, in that respect at least, a more civilized time. In our time, we have made demigods of entertainers. Human beings … Continue reading Actors Are Riff-Raff

White House’s Psaki Dodges on Whether Migrants Streaming Across Border Should Be Tested for Coronavirus

White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged questions Thursday when asked about whether President Joe Biden’s administration supported coronavirus testing of migrants entering the United States through the Southern border. When Breitbart News asked Psaki if the Biden administration supported mandatory testing for migrants entering the United States, Psaki dodged and instead referred the question … Continue reading White House’s Psaki Dodges on Whether Migrants Streaming Across Border Should Be Tested for Coronavirus

W.H. COVID Adviser: ‘Complexity in the Detail’ on Whether Teachers Need to Be Vaccinated to Re-Open

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” White House Senior Adviser on the COVID Response Andy Slavitt said he wishes there was “a one-word answer” to whether or not teachers need to be vaccinated in order for schools to re-open, “but there’s obviously complexity in the detail.” Slavitt said, “I think what the CDC director … Continue reading W.H. COVID Adviser: ‘Complexity in the Detail’ on Whether Teachers Need to Be Vaccinated to Re-Open

Unmuted lawmaker calls colleague vulgar name during hearing

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire state senator unaware he was unmuted during a remote hearing Wednesday called a female colleague a vulgar name, then apologized. Sen. Sharon Carson, a Republican from Londonderry, was leading the meeting of the Executive Departments and Administration Committee when she briefly paused the committee’s work. “I’m sorry, my … Continue reading Unmuted lawmaker calls colleague vulgar name during hearing

North Carolina man charged with threatening President Biden

Federal authorities have charged a North Carolina man with threatening violence against President Biden, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. Kyle Reeves, a 27-year-old resident of Gastonia, appeared before a federal judge in Charlotte following his arrest last Friday on a charge of making a threat against the president. Prosecutors say Reeves contacted the White … Continue reading North Carolina man charged with threatening President Biden

More than 20,000 in U.S. Died from Coronavirus in Biden’s Third Week in Office

More than 20,000 people in the United States have died from the Chinese coronavirus during President Joe Biden’s third week in office. An estimated 20,599 people in the U.S. have died due to complications from the coronavirus during Biden’s third week in the White House, according to statistics provided by Johns Hopkins University. Biden’s third … Continue reading More than 20,000 in U.S. Died from Coronavirus in Biden’s Third Week in Office

VIDEO: Mom Tackles Man Suspected of Peering into Daughter’s Window

A Texas mother tackled a fleeing suspect accused of peering into her teenage daughter’s bedroom window, according to police dashcam footage. “First instinct was just to make sure he didn’t go any further,” mom Phyllis Pena told KPRC. Pena said she returned home from shopping at 7:00 a.m. on January 31 to find a man … Continue reading VIDEO: Mom Tackles Man Suspected of Peering into Daughter’s Window

U.S. Home Prices Rose at Fastest Pace on Record in Fourth Quarter

U.S. home prices are rising at an accelerating pace all over the country, data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors show. The median price of a single-family home climbed 14.9 percent to $315,000 in the fourth quarter. The median sales price for existing homes in each of the 180 metro areas tracked by … Continue reading U.S. Home Prices Rose at Fastest Pace on Record in Fourth Quarter

Democratic impeachment prosecutors use rioters’ words against Trump at trial: ‘We were invited here’

House impeachment managers Thursday sought to directly connect former President Trump to the Jan. 6 violence at the Capitol by playing statements of the rioters who said they were acting on Trump’s request. Democratic prosecutors kicked off the third day of Trump’s impeachment trial by focusing on rioters who said they were just carrying out … Continue reading Democratic impeachment prosecutors use rioters’ words against Trump at trial: ‘We were invited here’

Andy Ngo: Antifa/BLM Are Funded, Protected by Media, Politicians, Biden Administration

Andy Ngo, journalist and author of , told Breitbart News on Thursday that Antifa and Black Lives Matter receive political and financial support from allies in the news media, politicians, and Biden administration officials. “As the riots became more sophisticated and more entrenched in the right … they started to have really large sources of funding,” Ngo … Continue reading Andy Ngo: Antifa/BLM Are Funded, Protected by Media, Politicians, Biden Administration

Police: Funeral Home Van Carrying Body Stolen in North St. Louis County

Police are asking for help in locating a vehicle they say was stolen Thursday from a north St. Louis County, Missouri, QuickTrip convenience store with a body inside. “The van has William C. Harris Funeral decals on the side and green wreaths with an ‘H’ inside of them on the back,” Fox 2 Now reported. Officers … Continue reading Police: Funeral Home Van Carrying Body Stolen in North St. Louis County

Hawley: Senate Impeachment Trial ‘Kangaroo Court’ — Dems ‘Pursuing a Personal Political Vendetta’

Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “Faulker Focus,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) blasted “selfish” Democrats and their impeachment of former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Hawley called the Senate impeachment trial a “total kangaroo court,” adding it is “an illegitimate proceeding.” He went on to question why … Continue reading Hawley: Senate Impeachment Trial ‘Kangaroo Court’ — Dems ‘Pursuing a Personal Political Vendetta’

Coons: Capitol Riot Happened in Part Because Trump Was Not Convicted in First Impeachment

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) said Thursday on MSNBC during a break of the Senate impeachment trial that the deadly Capitol riots happened in part because Republican senators did not convict Donald Trump during the first impeachment. Coons said, “I think it is important that my Republican colleagues hear forceful statements from Liz Cheney, the number … Continue reading Coons: Capitol Riot Happened in Part Because Trump Was Not Convicted in First Impeachment

Feminists Torn: Abortion Giant Planned Parenthood Now Major Player in Transgender Industry

Some feminists are now facing the fact that Planned Parenthood, once a staunch champion for women’s rights, is currently one of the largest providers of transgender treatments in the United States, having become a leader in an industry that supports the elimination of the legal recognition of two sexes in favor of gender identity. Transgender … Continue reading Feminists Torn: Abortion Giant Planned Parenthood Now Major Player in Transgender Industry

Democratic impeachment managers allege Trump would incite future violence if allowed to run again

Democratic House impeachment managers warned that convicting former President Donald Trump and disqualifying him from running again was not just a necessary consequence for the role they say he played in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, but as a means of preventing such an event from occurring again. At the close of his remarks early Thursday … Continue reading Democratic impeachment managers allege Trump would incite future violence if allowed to run again

Euro zone growth in 2021 to rebound less than expected

European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni gives a press conference on the Winter (Interim) Economic Forecast, at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 11, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard /Pool via REUTERS February 11, 2021 By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone economy will rebound less than earlier expected from the coronavirus slump this … Continue reading Euro zone growth in 2021 to rebound less than expected

More than 40% of Britons in poor health or struggling financially amid pandemic, says UK regulator

FILE PHOTO: People shop at a market stalls, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in east London, Britain, January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Files February 11, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – More than 40 percent of Britons are struggling financially or suffering poor health, a sharp increase from last year driven by the COVID-19 … Continue reading More than 40% of Britons in poor health or struggling financially amid pandemic, says UK regulator

Twitter Says Lincoln Project Cofounder John Weaver Didn’t Violate Rules on Unwanted Sexual Advances

Twitter says that disgraced Lincoln Project cofounder John Weaver did not violate its rules on unwanted sexual advances when he allegedly used the platform’s direct messaging system to sexually proposition young men. Twitter’s rules against unwanted sexual advances prohibit: unwanted sexual discussion of someone’s body solicitation of sexual act; and any other content that otherwise … Continue reading Twitter Says Lincoln Project Cofounder John Weaver Didn’t Violate Rules on Unwanted Sexual Advances

Connecticut Democrats Want Insurance Companies to Subsidize Healthcare Coverage for Low-Income Residents, Illegal Migrants

Democrats in Connecticut are hoping private sector insurance companies will help them expand health care in the state by having the businesses subsidize coverage not only for low-income residents but for migrants who are living in the state illegally. A local news outlet reported on the development, including referring to people living in the state … Continue reading Connecticut Democrats Want Insurance Companies to Subsidize Healthcare Coverage for Low-Income Residents, Illegal Migrants