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NAACP Urges Athletes Not to Sign with Teams Based in Texas

None of which have to do with race so much as politics. From the story: The NAACP on Thursday called on members of the NBA, WNBA, NFL, NHL and MLB to consider not signing with teams in Texas as a protest against several controversial laws passed recently in the state (ABC News). From ESPN: In a two-page letter signed by NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson that was sent to the MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and WNBA players’ associations, the organization pointed to recent laws on abortions, voting rights and mask mandates during the coronavirus pandemic as reasons to avoid joining teams in Texas (ESPN).

President Biden is Looking to Pay Families Who Were Separated at the Border

From the story: The Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma. The U.S. Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services are considering payments that could amount to close to $1 million a family, though the final numbers could shift, the people familiar with the matter said. Many families would likely get smaller payouts, depending on their circumstances, the people said (WSJ). From Dan Crenshaw: For perspective, if a service member is killed in action, their next of kin gets an insurance payment of $400,000. Let that sink in (Twitter).

Youngkin Takes Lead in Poll Averages in Virginia

This is the first time he has done so in the Real Clear Politics average. McAuliffe had a four-point lead in early October.

RCP

General Calls China Hypersonic Test a “Sputnik Moment”

From the story: General Mark Milley, the nation’s top military officer, called China’s suspected test of a hypersonic weapons system “very concerning” and almost like a “Sputnik moment,” amid increasing tension between the U.S. and China. Beijing is believed to have tested the weapons system during the summer, but neither the Defense Department nor U.S. intelligence agencies had formally acknowledged China’s suspected test of a hypersonic weapons system, so Milley’s recognition and characterization of the suspected test is significant (CBS News). From The New York Times: Hypersonic weapons have a long history, going back to the 1960s. But while General Milley did not elaborate, the surprise appears to have arisen from how China joined two different technologies — the launch of a missile that completed a partial orbit of the earth, and a hypersonic vehicle that could plow a suddenly shifting path, maneuvering in ways that would render all current U.S. missile defenses obsolete (New York Times). From Nikki Haley: “I have dealt with China. They say a lot but watch their actions. Don’t ever take our eyes off of their actions” (Twitter).

President Biden Wants to Double the Funding to the IRS

From the story: The White House has released a new spending framework (not a written bill) to bolster President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda before he heads overseas Thursday afternoon. The revenue portion of the plan shows the framework doubles funding the for IRS (Townhall). From Phil Kerpen: Doubling the size of the IRS to try to wring $400 billion out of Americans is a recipe for disaster (Twitter). From Kevin McCarthy: Put this in perspective: As a part of their socialist scam, Democrats want to hire more IRS agents than the population of President Biden’s hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania (Twitter).

McDonald’s Raises Menu Prices to Combat Higher Employee Wages

From the story: McDonald’s Corp. is raising menu prices to keep pace with rapidly growing costs, the company said, with wages alone up at least 10% so far this year at U.S. restaurants (WSJ). From PJ Media: McDonald’s is hardly alone. Labor Department data shows that companies worldwide are raising prices to make up for higher costs resulting from the supply chain crisis and wage increases (PJ Media).

Biden/Democrats Budget Deal Adds Over a Half-Trillion Dollars of Climate Spending

To, as the story explains, help Biden “demonstrate at a high-profile United Nations summit next week that the United States can meet its international climate commitments.”

Washington Post

GOP Poll Shows Nancy Pelosi Net Favorability Dropped to 36 Percent

A double-digit drop since February. From the story: The results, obtained by Breitbart News, show that Pelosi has fallen to just a 36 percent approval rating across congressional battleground districts—with a solid majority of 57 percent of Americans disapproving of her performance (Breitbart). The most flattering numbers for Pelosi came in at 37 percent approval (Real Clear Politics).

Florida School Takes Young Children to Gay Bar for Field Trip

A school board member brags she was “honored” to chaperone. From the story: Department of Education is sending an investigator to the school Friday to determine if there is a “legally sufficient complaint,” a spokesman told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Daily Caller

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AT&T Employee Training Program Calls “White People” the “Problem”

From the story: According to internal documents obtained by City Journal’s Christopher Rufo, the company implemented an initiative called the Listen Understand Act last year, which is based on the core principles of critical race theory, including intersectionality, systemic racism, white privilege and white fragility. The program peddles left-wing causes including reparations, defunding the police and transgender activism, according to Rufo.

National Review