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Dr. Fauci Funded Story to Disprove, Cover Up Covid Lab Leak Theory
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National Review: Dr. Fauci commissioned a scientific study that purported to debunk the hypothesis that Covid escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, according to emails released by House Republicans. The GOP-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic revealed that the nation’s leading epidemiologist in February 2020 directed and approved a paper titled, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which he later cited to cast the lab-leak theory as a myth ( National Review). Charlie Kirk: Wow! New emails uncovered by House Republicans expose a plot by Fauci to debunk the Wuhan lab leak theory. Ask yourself, why was Fauci so motivated to spend US taxpayer money to spread misinformation and cover up the truth about the origin of the virus ( Twitter)? Benny Johnson: Reporter who exposed Hunter Biden laptop drops BOMBSHELL trove of Fauci emails proving panicked lab leak cover-up ( Twitter).
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Four Americans Taken While Traveling to Mexico for Medicine
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Associated Press: Gunmen kidnapped four U.S. citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas last week to buy medicine and got caught in a shootout that killed at least one Mexican citizen, U.S. and Mexican officials said Monday. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday that the four were going to buy medicine and ended up in the crossfire between two armed groups. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said in a statement Monday that the Americans were kidnapped at gunpoint and that an “innocent” Mexican citizen died in the attack. He did not offer any additional details, but said various U.S. justice agencies were working with their Mexican counterparts to recover the missing U.S. citizens. Authorities have provided no other details about who the victims were or where they were from ( Associated Press). NBC: It is not uncommon for Americans to cross the Southern Border for cheaper medication in Mexico ( NBC).
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D.C. Councilman Attempts to Withdraw Crime Bill Destined to Fail in Senate
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NBC: D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Monday said he sent a letter to the Senate to withdraw changes to the city’s crime law ahead of a vote on a Republican-backed bill designed to undo them. Mendelson’s withdrawal comes after President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats at a closed-door lunch meeting last week that he won’t veto the measure and will allow Congress to overrule the D.C. Council, angering advocates for the city’s autonomy ( NBC). Washington Examiner: The Senate is still planning to vote on the Washington, D.C., criminal code despite efforts from the district council chairman to withdraw the bill to prevent its overhaul. “Not only does the statute not allow for a withdrawal of a transmission, but at this point the Senate Republican privileged motion will be acting on the House disapproval resolution, rather than the DC Council’s transmission to the Senate,” a Senate leadership aide said in a statement. “We still expect the vote to occur” ( Washington Examiner).
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Antifa Breaks into Police Training Facility in Atlanta; 23 Charged with Domestic Terrorism
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Daily Mail: Dramatic footage released by the Atlanta Police Department Sunday night showed the moment Antifa protesters dressed in all black broke into the construction site for a proposed police training facility. Nearly 150 rioters could be seen in the video posted to Facebook dressed in all black or camouflage and wearing ski masks entered the site of Atlanta’s future Public Safety Training Facility — dubbed Cop City by those who protest its development — and immediately set off fireworks ( Daily Mail). Daily Wire: Atlanta police posted a list of 23 individuals charged with domestic terrorism by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The list shows only two of these people are from Georgia, while the rest are from other states as well as France and Canada. People launched fireworks and threw large rocks, bricks, and Molotov cocktails during the clash, said police, and some construction equipment caught fire ( Daily Wire).
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Poll Shows Americans Want Biden to Be Tougher with China
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Daily Wire: A majority of American voters want President Joe Biden to take a stronger stance against China, a new poll shows. When asked how the Biden administration should address tensions between the United States and China, nearly 57.6% of respondents said the government should be “more aggressive” in leading a global coalition to contain China. Broken down by party affiliation, more than 76% of Republicans and nearly 40% of Democrats voiced support for an aggressive response. Among independents, 54% said Biden should take the aggressive stance ( Daily Wire). Gallup: Democrats are most likely to cite Russia as the nation’s greatest enemy, with 53% doing so. On the other hand, the vast majority of Republicans, 76%, cite China as the nation’s greatest adversary. Independents are most likely to name China, at 46%, with 32% naming Russia ( Gallup).
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California Forcing Hollywood to be More Woke
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Variety: Under a proposal from the governor’s office, productions that fail to meet their diversity goals will lose 4% of their tax credit allocation. The provision is part of a five-year extension of the state’s $330 million tax credit. Productions that receive the credit will be required to submit a diversity “workplan,” under which they must commit to hire a crew that is “broadly reflective” of the state’s demographics ( Variety). Bounding into Comics: In recent years, The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has made it a point to produce an annual Studio Responsibility Index which grades the top eight major Hollywood studios based on the quantity, quality, and diversity of the LGBTQ representation in their films. In the organizations 10th annual report, all seven major film studios failed to receive a passing grade based on the ever-evolving standards of LGBTQ representation ( Bounding into Comics).
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Minnesota Democrat Rants How White People Adopting Indian Children is Genocide
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Fox News: A Minnesota Democrat in the state legislature is facing criticism after allegedly posting online that White Christians who adopt Native American children are contributing to “genocide.” The post from Keeler, who is Native American and an enrolled member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, followed up on a post from her professional Facebook page with a similar sentiment that said “stripping” Native American children of their “identity” is a “form of genocide” ( Fox News). Republican Party of Minnesota: Attacks on Minnesotans’ race or religion have no place in our discourse. We condemn Rep. Keeler’s hateful and extremist rhetoric. Dems need to denounce this hateful speech immediately ( Twitter). Daily Mail: Keeler is the lead author of a bill that would incorporate provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) into state law. The United States Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this term on a case that challenges the constitutionality of ICWA. ICWA recognizes ‘Tribal jurisdiction over decisions for their Indian children’ in state custody proceedings. It would also establish ‘minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families’ ( Daily Mail).
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Speaker McCarthy to Meet with Taiwan’s President During His US Visit
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Reuters: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen in the U.S. in coming weeks, a move that could replace the Republican Speaker’s anticipated but sensitive trip to the democratically governed island claimed by China. China views engagements between U.S. and Taiwanese officials as a breach of its sovereignty, a perceived slight sharpened by the fact that the Speaker of the House is second in line to the U.S. presidency ( Reuters). Financial Times: Another person familiar with the Tsai administration’s handling of the matter said renewed Chinese exercises around Taiwan could cause disruption to international shipping routes that would weigh on the global economy just as it emerges from the shadows of the pandemic. Taiwanese defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday that the PLA was “looking for pretexts like foreign senior officials visiting or us conducting military exchanges with other countries” to take more assertive action. During the crisis last year, PLA ships and aircraft stopped short of entering Taiwan’s contiguous zone, a 24-nautical mile area off the coast ( Financial Times).
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Drone Strike in Yemen Kills Two Al-Qaida Members
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Associated Press: Al-Qaida’s arm in the Arabian Peninsula said two of the militant group’s operatives, including its media chief, were killed by a suspected U.S. drone in central Yemen last month. The announcement came Sunday in a five-page obituary posted on militant websites typically used by the extremist group. It says the group’s media chief was killed along with another al-Qaida member when a purported U.S. drone strike hit their residence in central Yemen on Feb. 26. The CIA declined to comment on the suspected attack. Another suspected U.S. strike on al-Qaida operatives in January reportedly killed three in Yemen ( Associated Press).
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Gavin Newsom Says California Will Cut Business Ties with Companies Who Do Not Support Abortion
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Washington Examiner: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said California will no longer do “business” with Walgreens, days after the pharmaceutical chain announced it does not intend to dispense a major abortion medication in some states where the pills remain legal. The Democratic governor, who has championed California as a sanctuary state for abortion, indicated California would be cutting ties with Walgreens and “any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk.” It’s not clear how Newsom plans to cease business with Walgreens ( Washington Examiner). Gavin Newsom: California won’t be doing business with Walgreens — or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk. We’re done ( Twitter).
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Charlie Kirk covers the story of Pete Buttigieg’s “buddy,” former College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn, being arrested on 56 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography
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Charlie Kirk: We’re going to start with a story that is pretty disgusting, I’ll be honest. But it needs to be covered and talked about. We’re not going to spend too much time on it, but it needs to be talked about.
“Democrat Mayor in Maryland arrested on 56 child pornography related...
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Sebastian Gorka talks with President Donald J. Trump about the failures of the Biden Administration, including China balloons and the war in Ukraine
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: President Trump, when it comes to China sending surveillance satellite balloons across America, across the whole swath of the nation, would you have waited if you were in the White House to shoot that balloon down after it had completed its mission?
Pres. Donald Trump: Well, it...
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Dinesh D’Souza dissects the story of the 74-year-old rancher who is facing murder charges for fatally shooting a Mexican national
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Dinesh D’Souza: An Arizona rancher is facing murder charges for shooting an illegal migrant on his property. Now not all the details of this case are known, but what is known is a little disturbing. At first it emerged that this rancher — his name, by the way, is George Alan Kelly — was...
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Mike Gallagher talks with Chicago AM 560 The Answer's Dan Proft about Lori Lightfoot’s resounding defeat in her bid for re-election
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Mike Gallagher: Lori Lightfoot as mayor of Chicago is no more. Dan Proft is the morning host on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago, along with Amy Jacobson. Dan, you’re smiling today. I think a lot of Chicagoans are probably enjoying this defeat of Lori Lightfoot a little too much.
Dan Proft: Well,...
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Brandon Tatum discusses recent reports that roughly 50% of homicides go unsolved and relates a funny and true personal story of proactive policing
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Officer Tatum: I’m sure many of you guys probably would be horrified at what I’m about to read, but it’s true: “Roughly half of the homicides go unsolved in the United States of America. The FBI data analysis by the Murder Accountability Project and The Marshall Project revealed that in...
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Julie Hartman continues her point-by-point discussion on what makes America different — and yes, exceptional
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Julie Hartman: So, the first way America is exceptional is the tremendous upward mobility that America allows. The second is our religious pluralism. And third, I would like to say is our Bill of Rights. Our Bill of Rights is one of the things that has made this country so exceptional.
The way that...
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Julie Hartman offers reasons to be unapologetically proud of the United States of America
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Julie Hartman: I would like to talk to you about American exceptionalism, which may seem like a total 180 from the previous subjects that I was discussing on the show. But actually, the previous subjects inspired me to do this final one.
If you look at what I have talked about today — Hungary’s...
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Dennis Prager discusses stunning new polling information revealing that nearly 20% of Gen Z identifies as LGBTQ
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Dennis Prager: What the left is doing to this country is destroying it. It’s as simple as that. And if you vote for the Democratic Party, you are participating in the destruction of the country and the consequences to your children and grandchildren.
So, I should probably give you an example of...
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Hugh Hewitt and Mike Pompeo discuss the US Energy Department concluding that the covid virus likely escaped from a Wuhan lab
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Hugh Hewitt: Joined by the former Secretary of State and CIA Director of the United States, Secretary Mike Pompeo. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Mike Pompeo: Good Morning, Hugh. Great to be with you.
Hugh Hewitt: The first question has to be the story that came...
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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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