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Biden Polling Average Falls Below 40 Percent Approval

The Real Clear Politics average is now at 39.8 percent. Of the 8 latest polls making up the average, his highest approval is at 41.

RCP

NPR: You Are Insensitive If You Use Wrong Thumbs Up Emoji

From their absurd story: ….some white people may stick with the yellow emoji because they don’t want to assert their privilege by adding a light-skinned emoji to a text, or to take advantage of something that was created to represent diversity (NPR). From Hot Air: This NPR meditation on proper progressive etiquette when communicating like a four-year-old reminds us that the stakes are never so low that one can afford to stop thinking about race. The thumbs-up symbol that you absentmindedly texted to a colleague to signal assent to whatever inane thing they just said may mean nothing to you — but may be a microaggression to them (Hot Air). From Erick Erickson: Having academics insist you pick a race for your emoji is rather racist. NPR is promoting this racism and couldn’t even be bothered to investigate Hunter Biden (Twitter). From Rod Dreher: What is the point of NPR anymore? It’s “national,” if by “national” you mean East and West Coast liberal arts colleges (Twitter).

White House Now Denies Crack Pipe Story

Jen Psaki now denies crack pipes are part of the kit they plan to pass out to “underserved populations” (RedState). A look at the original story (Fox News). From Michael Knowles: If “no pipes will be put in the safe smoking kits,” then how are they “safe smoking kits”? (Twitter). From congressman Mike Rogers: More than a million Americans have died from drug overdoses. Joe Biden’s plan? Free crack pipes (Twitter). From the Babylon Bee: Biden Announces New Program To Give White Suburban Women Free Wine Glasses (Twitter).

Biden Promises Big Tax Dollars to Unions

The same unions that poured member dollars into his campaign. From the story: A bias toward unions in awarding contracts would run up against federal law. Companies have a First Amendment right to resist organization, and agencies can’t hold that stance against them when disbursing funds. A federal judge in 2016 upheld this standard to block an executive order by President Obama, which would have required federal grantees to disclose any alleged labor violations publicly. Yet the Biden Administration wants to dodge that precedent by claiming that resistance to unions is a material factor in companies’ fitness. The report says union shops are favorable because collective-bargaining agreements “promote stability and minimize disruption of services and goods procured.” Never mind that the explicit goal of the proposals is “increasing worker organizing.” The Administration wants you to believe unionized firms are always the best contractors.

WSJ

Truckers are Winning: More Canadian Provinces Abandon Mandates

The story notes “Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island provinces have all announced plans to eliminate or roll back some or all measures” (Daily Wire). And now there’s reason to believe a similar convoy may start here in the United States (Fox News).

Salem’s Larry Elder Lands Cover of Newsweek

As part of a key group of black conservatives. The story notes “a decade-long effort to broaden the appeal of the GOP is finally bearing fruit—and could play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections.”

Newsweek

Media and Left Work to Destigmatize Pedophilia

And when you recognize what they did for the trans community in such a short time you can imagine they see a path to victory. From the story: The media has played an important role in both mainstreaming the sexualization of children and in promoting the idea that pedophilia is a sexual orientation, not a behavior. USA Today came under fire for citing “experts” who called pedophilia a “misunderstood” condition and argued that not all pedophiles harm children in a Jan. 10 article and since-deleted Twitter thread.

Daily Caller

Axios Concerned Court is Stopping Biden Executive Orders

And, to the liberal media, that means climate change legislation via executive order is lost (Axios) Remember when they hated Trump for this? (Politico).

Female College Athlete: Male Swimmer Taking Rights Away from Women

Track and field competitor Chelsea Mitchel, pictured, knows: she was the one who lost to a male track athlete who did the same in high school.

Fox News

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Convoy Protests in New Zealand Leads to Arrests

Similar to the convoy protest in Canada, vaccine mandates are at the center. From the story: Police called in more than 100 extra officers from other parts of the country. Still, police seemed prepared to wait it out as officers formed a line and ordered people to leave but didn’t advance on them, arresting mainly those who appeared to be unruly. Police wore protective vests but didn’t don riot gear or carry guns.

Washington Times