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Friday, February 17, 2023
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Don't miss The Daybreak Daily — scroll to the bottom of these top news stories
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Jim Jordan and Committee on Weaponization of Government to Investigate State Department
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Washington Examiner: Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) are vowing to investigate the State Department for bankrolling a “disinformation” tracking group that is, as the Washington Examiner revealed, secretly blacklisting and taking steps to defund conservative media outlets. Republican lawmakers have continued to raise concerns over two State Department-backed entities, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Global Engagement Center, granting $665,000 combined between 2020 and 2021 to the Global Disinformation Index. Now, Jordan and Gaetz are setting their sights on an investigation into this funding through the newly created Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government ( Washington Examiner). Ed Morrissey: Without any data—and indeed without any attempt at engagement—GDI smeared hundreds of conservative sites and writers and attempted to put them out of business. Included in those blacklists were most of Salem Media’s sites—Townhall was rated “reprehensible/offensive,” while others—such as Hot Air—got tagged as “false/misleading” without any evidence. Microsoft has retreated rapidly from GDI after this exposé, but not before the McCarthyist tactic got exposed for what it is—an attempt to deplatform conservatives and punish dissent ( Townhall Review).
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Don Lemon Claims Nikki Haley “isn’t in her prime”
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Openly misogynistic comments on national television. Washington Examiner: CNN This Morning host Don Lemon took a swipe at Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday, when he said the 51-year-old “isn’t in her prime.” His comments came after Haley, 51, said there should be a mandatory competency test for politicians more than 75 years of age. “This whole talk about age makes me uncomfortable,” Lemon began. “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. When a woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s, and 30s and maybe 40s.” Lemon’s co-host Poppy Harlow was quick to challenge him on his statement. “Prime for what?” Harlow asked. “I think we need a qualifier. Are you talking about prime for, like, childbearing, or are you talking about prime for being president” ( Washington Examiner)? Nikki Haley: Liberals can’t stand the idea of having competency tests for older politicians to make sure they can do the job. BTW it’s always the liberals who are the most sexist ( Twitter). Ed Morrissey: CNN management is very quiet thus far about Lemon and his remarks. Will they even bother to address the ignorance and misogyny? I’d say stay tuned, but hardly anyone bothers to tune in to Lemon already. This demonstrates why ( HotAir).
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DOJ Official Warns Against Using Tiktok, Bipartisan Effort to Divest from Social Media Platform
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CNBC: A high-ranking official at the Department of Justice on Thursday warned against the use of the popular short-form video app TikTok, due to security concerns stemming from its ownership by a Chinese company, ByteDance. “I don’t use TikTok and I would not advise anybody to do so because of these concerns,” said Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general at the DOJ, speaking at an event on disruptive technologies by nation-states at the Chatham House in London. She said the concern extends to any company doing business in China that could be subject to such rules, requiring them to turn over data to the Chinese government for alleged national security purposes ( CNBC). Daily Wire: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) exhorted Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to force the divestment of TikTok from ByteDance, its Chinese parent company. Blumenthal and Moran suggested in a Thursday letter to Yellen that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a board composed of nine cabinet-level officials charged with reviewing the national security implications of foreign investments into American companies, should compel ByteDance to jettison operations for TikTok within the United States ( Daily Wire).
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LGBT Groups Attack NYT’s Trans Coverage, Make Demands of the News Outlet
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Townhall: Multiple Hollywood celebrities and pro-LGBTQ advocacy groups joined Hollywood gay lobby, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), in torching The New York Times over its recent coverage of trans issues. The letter demanding The New York Times “TAKE ACTION” against this type of reporting in the future, joined another signed by nearly 200 New York Times contributors admonishing the paper for the same reasons. GLAAD alleged that Times reporting has gone against the medical and science community, saying, “Every major medical association supports gender-affirming care as best practices care that is safe and lifesaving and has widespread consensus in the medical and scientific communities. Yet the Times continues to churn out pieces that anti-trans extremists use to harm children and families” ( Townhall). New York Post: The letter, which was hand-delivered to the paper’s Manhattan office by members of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation makes three demands of the paper: 1. Stop printing biased anti-trans stories. 2. Hold a meeting and listen to members of the transgender community. 3. Hire at least four transgender writers and editors within the next three months ( New York Post).
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Unvaccinated NYC Teachers Fingerprints Sent to FBI, Files Flagged with Problem Codes
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Children’s Health Defense: Unvaccinated New York City teachers were reportedly “flagged” and their fingerprints sent to the FBI, according to an affidavit filed in federal court last week. In the New Yorkers for Religious Liberty Inc. v. The City of New York appeals hearing, challenging the now-rescinded vaccine mandate for city employees, plaintiff’s attorney John Burch said that “flagged” teachers were labeled with “problem codes” that impact their ability to get another job ( Children’s Health Defense). Charlie Kirk: What this basically is, it’s a code on their file. This is used for everything from being rated as an ineffective teacher to being a literal criminal. It’s a catchall term, if you will. So right now it’s not exactly clear what this means in practice, whether this was some sort of innovation or something automatic related to getting to the “problem code” ( Daybreak Daily).
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John Fetterman Checks into Hospital for Depression
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CNN: Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center “to receive treatment for clinical depression,” his chief of staff announced on Thursday. “On Monday, John was evaluated by Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the Attending Physician of the United States Congress. Fetterman is a freshman senator and was elected in November after suffering a stroke in May of last year ( CNN). Joe Concha: Sen. John Fetterman has checked into Walter Reed, with his office citing “clinical depression.” This marks the second trip to a hospital this month. For the good of his health and family, he should consider stepping down ( Twitter). Clay Travis: John Fetterman has checked himself into the hospital to receive treatment for depression. There’s no shame in men receiving mental health treatment, but I legit feel awful for this guy. He has no business in politics right now, isn’t healthy enough physically or mentally for the job. Just sad this was ever allowed to happen by his family, staff, media & Democrats ( Twitter).
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FBI Conducts Searches at University of Delaware in Document Investigation
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CNN: The FBI has conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in connection with the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. The previously undisclosed searches were conducted in recent weeks, with the consent and cooperation of the president’s legal team, the source said. The library at the University of Delaware, Biden’s alma mater, is home to an extensive collection of papers from the president’s time in the Senate. Investigators retrieved materials from two university locations on two different days. The material did not appear to have classified markings ( CNN). National Review: News that the library was searched by the FBI marks the fourth known location the agency has explored as part of its investigation into Biden’s handling of sensitive government records ( National Review).
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British Christian Acquitted of Charges for Silently Praying Outside Abortion Clinics
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Washington Times: Two British Christians on trial for silently praying near an abortion clinic were acquitted Thursday of charges they violated a Public Spaces Protection Order by a Birmingham, England, magistrates’ court. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, whose Dec. 6 arrest by police was shown in a viral video, and the Rev. Sean Gough, a Catholic priest at St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church in Wolverhampton, were charged after their silent prayers outside the British Pregnancy Advisory Service clinic in the city’s Kings Norton neighborhood ( Washington Times). Daily Citizen: “No one should be criminalized for their thoughts,” said Isabel Vaughan-Spruce on the courthouse steps ( Daily Citizen).
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Mass Fire Breaks Out at Nursery in Florida
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Fox News: Firefighters are responding to a massive industrial fire in Kissimmee, Florida, that broke out behind a manufacturer of plastic nursery and greenhouse supplies, just a few miles away from Walt Disney World. Officials said about two acres of pallets that had plastic planters on them were set ablaze before spreading into a five-acre inferno. No firefighters or civilians have yet been harmed as workers were evacuated from the area. The plant itself is not ablaze and first responders have worked to slow the fire’s progress, officials said. The chief said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined ( Fox News). Reporter Jerry Hume: Several agencies are assisting in battling this massive fire off Avenue A ( Twitter).
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Asbury University Continuous Worship Services Inspire Hope for Christians
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Fox News: Around-the-clock prayer services that have lingered for a week at a Christian university in Kentucky have drawn national attention as participants have flocked nationwide to experience what some are calling a spiritual revival. Students at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, have engaged in continual worship services in the school’s chapel since Feb. 8, which have reportedly been marked by prayers, worship music, testimonies, altar calls and religious conversions. The movement began after students refused to leave following a chapel service last Wednesday, and the services have since grown to pack the school’s chapel with worshippers from all over the country ( Fox News). Charlie Kirk: Is there a revival breaking out at Asbury University ( Twitter)?
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Charlie Kirk exposes the story of New York City teachers being flagged and their fingerprints being sent to the FBI — the equivalent of getting a "U" for "Unvaccinated"
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Charlie Kirk: Okay, so Eric Adams finally repealed the city’s vaccine mandate. Never should have been in place in the first place.
However, there is a pending lawsuit where we’re learning about how New York City is treating the fired employees, the fired New York City teachers. There is a...
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Eric Metaxas and Naomi Wolf discuss the very dark, very troubling plans the Davos oligarchy has for America and the world
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Eric Metaxas: Naomi, I’m a simple person in many ways, and I just have to over and over and over, you know, repeat the obvious or try to remind myself, I’m not dreaming this, I’m not making this up. This is real. You have bravely and brilliantly uncovered what is happening because there are...
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Brandon Tatum takes up issues of gun control and biased media coverage of the deadly shooting at the MSU campus
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Officer Tatum: I want to talk a little bit about this Michigan State University shooting. A gunman loses his mind. Maybe his mind was already lost. I don’t know if he lost it or it was gone. He goes into the university and begins shooting people. I believe he killed three students and injured...
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Dennis Prager shares news of Germany finally relenting on mask mandates and recalls the covid lies of the last three years
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Dennis Prager: The pro-lockdown minister of Germany, the man at the forefront of lockdowns of schools and businesses during covid — what I called in April, 2020, you can look it up, I had a tweet and I had a column and not to mention shows saying it was the greatest international mistake ever...
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Dinesh D’Souza discusses Biden’s recently released National Security Strategy, a naïve policy that makes the U.S. weaker, not stronger
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Dinesh D’Souza: The Biden administration a few weeks ago released its National Security Strategy as sort of a manual for how it sees the world, the threats that are out there, and how it expects to deal with those threats.
Reading this document is a little dismaying because you get the idea that...
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Mike Gallagher comments on Biden’s nonchalance over apparent spy balloons being shot out of the sky — a cause for alarm for most reasonable Americans
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Mike Gallagher: We’re in such trouble with this bunch in Washington calling the shots. The president absolutely silent as we have now shot down, what is it, four unmanned objects over American airspace. Are we under attack or what? I mean, this is an act of espionage. We all know it.
And isn’t...
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Charlie Kirk addresses James O’Keefe being booted out of Project Veritas
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Charlie Kirk: So someone sent this to [email protected]: “Charlie, I love your program. And I’m going to get my kids involved with Turning Point USA. And I love James O’Keefe. I love when you have him on the show. Have you spoken to James? Is he okay?”
I have. I spoke to James... |
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Julie Hartman talks with Manhattan Institute fellow Heather MacDonald, who gives a sober analysis of the Tyre Nichols beating and death
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Julie Hartman: I’m pleased to have Heather McDonald here with me to talk about last month’s murder of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten to death by five Memphis police officers.
Heather is a Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the author of “The War on Cops,” “The Diversity...
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Hugh Hewitt and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discuss how the China spy balloon was an incursion not only on our national security but on our collective psyche
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Hugh Hewitt: Welcome back, America. I’m Hugh Hewitt, joined by former Secretary of State, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Mike Pompeo: Hugh, it’s great to be with you this morning.
Hugh Hewitt:...
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Sebastian Gorka talks with Lauren Chen, AKA “The Roaming Millennial,” about the current state of the culture war
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: Lauren, you had a show on CRT called “Roaming Millennial Uncensored.” I have to ask you because there’s a little bit of a difference in age between us. Where are we in the effort to win the culture war or just to convince people of the veracity of our arguments when it...
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