Prosecutors investigating the 6 January attack on the Capitol have reportedly been unsuccessful in finding evidence that these militia groups devised an attack plan. “There is no discussion of forcibly entering the Capitol until January 6, 2021,” prosecutors said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “However, there is talk about being prepared for violence.” Kathryn...
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FREEDOM DEAD IN D.C.
In America, the so-called “Land of the Free,” the security apparatus at the U.S. Capitol that was put together in response to the 6 January riot will remain in place through at least the spring. The New York Times reported that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed off on a plan to keep about 2,300 National...
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NEWS MEDIA: POST-TRUMP SLUMP
News websites are trying to figure out how to attract viewers who seem to be less interested in President Biden than former President Trump. SimilarWeb reported that web traffic at news websites has seen a drop in traffic by 20 percent since Trump left office. Axios reported there were about three times as many news...
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U.S. BORDER PATROL: CHILD BORDER CROSSINGS SPIKING
The Biden administration is facing a crisis at the border with a surge of migrants – unaccompanied minors, in particular, according to reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that in February alone, 9,297 of these children were recorded at the border, which represents a 63-percent increase. The report said there have been 97,000 arrests in...
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NYC $TUPIDITY: $447,337 FOR A YEAR IN JAIL
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report last week that revealed the city spent a staggering $447,337 per year housing each inmate – or about $1,226 per day – a 146-percent jump from 2014. The Wall Street Journal reported Stringer blamed the increase due to staffing remaining relatively unchanged at these city jails...
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BRITS CALL AMERICAN DRUG ADS “POST-APOCALYPTIC”
On 17 November 2015, the American Medical Association (AMA) called for an end to commercial ads touting prescription drugs. At the time, the AMA posted on its website: “Physicians cited concerns that a growing proliferation of ads is driving demand for expensive treatments despite the clinical effectiveness of less costly alternatives.” AMA Board Chair Patrice...
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CUOMO GETS STRIPPED, BUT NOT IN THE WAY HE WANTED
On Friday, New York State’s Senate voted on legislation that prevents Governor Andrew Cuomo from issuing new coronavirus-related emergency orders, which was seen as a stinging rebuke from the Democrat-controlled body. Cuomo finds himself at the nadir of his governorship and faces two scandals that pose a threat to his administration. He is accused of...
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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CHARGE OF CUOMO HARASSMENT
A former aide of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a damning interview last week that she believed Cuomo was angling to sleep with her and claimed he asked her questions about her sex life. Charlotte Bennett, who worked as a health policy adviser in Cuomo’s administration until this past November, was the second...
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HOUSE CANCELS SESSION OVER POSSIBLE MILITIA PLOT
Congressman Steny Hoyer announced last week that all legislative issues would wrap up before Thursday due to a Capitol Police warning that a militia group was planning to storm the Capitol on 4 March. The chatter centered on the fear that so-called QAnon supporters marked the date as the day former President Trump would be...
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CNN AGAIN ADMITS SELLING COVID BOOSTS RATINGS
Jason Kilar, the CEO of WarnerMedia, CNN’s parent company, was asked last week about how the network could keep its high ratings, and he essentially said, as did CEO Jeff Zucker last April, to keep selling COVID Fear and Hysteria. At a Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, Kilar said, “It turns out that pandemic...