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Democrat Accuses “Twitter Files” Journalists of Endangering Lives by Exposing the Truth of Censorship
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National Review: Representative Stacey Plaskett (D., Virgin Islands) ripped into Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger during a Thursday hearing on the Twitter Files, accusing the pair of journalists of endangering the lives of Twitter employees by exposing how the social-media platform partnered with various federal agencies to censor disfavored political views. Plaskett insisted that there was no “real evidence” of coordination between Twitter and the federal government and argued that the hundreds of emails revealed by Shellenberger and Taibbi are simply evidence of benign “content moderation” efforts ( National Review). Benny Johnson: Jim Jordan OBLITERATES Democrat on House Weaponization Committee after she has utter meltdown over Twitter Files authors testifying to expose Big Tech censorship ( Twitter). Townhall: Rep. Jim Jordan took his five minutes and it’s must-watch: “The truth is, we want to focus on protecting the First Amendment” ( Twitter).
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Democrats Attempts to Get “Twitter Files” Journalists to Reveal Their Sources, Get Upset When They Refuse
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Fox News: Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, was accused of badgering journalist Matt Taibbi into revealing a source on Thursday during a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing on the “Twitter Files,” but the reporter wouldn’t budge. Sourcing was a sensitive subject as it had already come up during the hearing when Taibbi was asked directly about it regarding his reporting on internal Twitter communications and accusations of government censorship. Garcia asked Taibbi when Twitter owner Elon Musk first approached him to partake in the “Twitter Files” project, which has allowed once-secret internal discussions to be exposed, revealing an array of issues. Taibbi began to say he couldn’t reveal that information when Garcia insisted she simply needed a date ( Fox News). Townhall: Chaos. Tensions rise after House Democrats try to get (Matt Taibbi) to reveal his sources for the Twitter Files ( Twitter). RNC Research: Journalist Michael Shellenberger says Biden’s FTC demanding Twitter reveal the names of journalists with whom they interacted is a “chilling” and “disturbing” attack on the free press. “I never thought that would happen in the United States of America” ( Twitter).
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Mexican Drug Cartel Leaves Letter Apologizing for Abducting, Killing Americans
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Associated Press: A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible. In a letter, the Scorpions faction of the Gulf cartel apologized to the residents of Matamoros where the Americans were kidnapped, the Mexican woman who died in the cartel shootout, and the four Americans and their families. Drug cartels have been known to issue communiques to intimidate rivals and authorities, but also at times like these to do some public relations work to try to smooth over situations that could affect their business ( Associated Press).
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Biden’s $6.9 Trillion Budget Proposal Provides Raises for Government Employees While Skyrocketing Taxes
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Daily Mail: President Joe Biden on Thursday released a $6.8 trillion budget that puts higher taxes on the rich, targets corporations and gives a huge injection of funding for social programs such as child care and paid family leave. There are also billions set aside for a 5.2 percent pay rise for federal workers, support for refugees, more offshore wind farms and a $25 billion investment in border security ( Daily Mail). National Review: The budget would also quadruple a tax on stock buybacks, increase taxes on corporations already under pressure from higher costs driven by inflation, and add an additional 25 percent tax on high-net-worth individuals. He also increases an Obamacare surtax on investment income in a way that would hit small businesses, and then diverts the revenue from Obamacare to claim it will now shore up Medicare. Relative to the most recent baseline from the Congressional Budget Office, Biden would raise taxes by $5.5 trillion and spending by $2.2 trillion over the next decade ( National Review).
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Former NFL QB Turned Activist Colin Kaepernick Bashes White Adoptive Parents
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Fox News: Former NFL quarterback Colin Kapernick accused his adoptive parents of “perpetuating racism” in an interview that aired Thursday. The former football player recalled disagreements with his parents that he attributed to racism, calling his upbringing “problematic.” Kaepernick illustrated one specific example of this in the novel, depicting a fight he had with his parents during high school over his hairstyle. Inspired to braid his hair in cornrows like his hero, NBA star Allen Iverson, Kaepernick recalled received pushback from is parents ( Fox News). Karol Markowicz: That’s a good Pavlik. Denounce your parents for the cause ( Twitter)! Outkick: Every teenager in the history of mankind has gotten into a dispute about their hairstyle with their parents, but Kaepernick’s mom not liking his hair is racist in his mind because she is a white woman ( Outkick).
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Mitch McConnell Suffers Concussion, Remains in Hospital for Observation After Fall at Restaurant
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Bloomberg: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after a fall Wednesday evening and is being treated at a Washington-area hospital, his office said Thursday. McConnell, who turned 81 last month, would remain in the hospital for “a few days of observation and treatment” after tripping at a dinner, according to his communications director, David Popp ( Bloomberg).
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US Put More Sanctions on Chinese Companies for Aiding Iranian Drone Efforts
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Reuters: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a China-based network over accusations it has shipped aerospace parts to an Iranian company involved in the production of drones that Tehran has used to attack oil tankers and exported to Russia. The U.S. Treasury Department targeted five companies and one person in the network for selling and shipping thousands of aerospace components, including those that can be used for drones, to the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company ( Reuters). Financial Times: The action underlined deep western concerns about Iran’s military links to Moscow, accusing the Islamic republic of selling armed drones to Russia to be used in Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Iran has consistently denied it has provided weapons to Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago ( Financial Times).
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Visa, Mastercard Stop Program to Categorize Gun Purchases Differently After Pushback
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Associated Press: Visa and Mastercard paused their decision to start categorizing purchases at gun shops, a significant win for conservative groups and Second Amendment advocates who felt that tracking gun shop purchases would inadvertently discriminate against legal firearms purchases. After Visa and Mastercard announced their plans to implement a separate merchant category code for gun shop purchases, the payment networks got significant pushback from the gun lobby as well as conservative politicians. A group of 24 GOP state attorneys general wrote a letter to the payment networks threatening legal action against Visa and Mastercard if they moved forward with their plan ( Associated Press). Bloomberg: The push to adopt the new code was led by Amalgamated Bank CEO Priscilla Sims Brown. In November, Brown said banks were developing technology to identify potential mass shooters by creating “detection scenarios” that, if triggered, would prompt banks to file a Suspicious Activity Report to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( Bloomberg).
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Democrats Assert Their Economic Policies Have Benefited the US
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Wall Street Journal: Stocks have dropped this week as investors rethink their expectations for interest rates, with many traders growing increasingly convinced that the Fed will push rates higher than previously expected and keep them there for longer. Stocks fell on Tuesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that the central bank is prepared to quicken the pace of interest-rate increases if warranted ( Wall Street Journal). RNC Research: House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries insists Democrat economic policies “have worked.” Because of Democrat policies, real wages and savings are DOWN and the costs of food, energy, and rent have skyrocketed ( Twitter).
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North Korea Undergoes War Preparation Drills, Launches Additional Missiles Near South Korea
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Associated Press: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a frontline artillery drill simulating an attack on an unspecified South Korean airfield as he called for his troops to sharpen their combat readiness in the face of his rivals’ “frantic war preparation moves.” The North Korean report came a day after South Korea’s military detected the North firing at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the sea from a site near the western coastal city of Nampo. The launch came as South Korea and the United States prepare to kick off their biggest combined military training exercise in years to counter the growing threat of Kim’s nuclear arsenal ( Associated Press). Reuters: North Korean leader Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, said earlier this week any move to shoot down one of its test missiles would be considered a declaration of war and blamed a joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea for growing tensions ( Reuters).
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Brandon Tatum calls out the Democrat Party for lying about January 6 and betraying the American people
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Officer Tatum: January 6th. Listen, I said this and I said a thousand times, you can’t breach the Capitol building. I don’t care what side of the party line you’re on. I understand why they did what they did. You can’t do it by law. I wouldn’t have done it, but I understand why. However,...
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Dinesh D’Souza questions Fox News’ motives for what appears to be the quiet quashing of the January 6 footage
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Dinesh D’Souza: What is going on at Fox News? The first day, Monday, you had Tucker Carlson come right out of the gate with several really bombshell clips and revelations about January 6th. He showed, for example, that Ray Epps was lying when he told the House select committee that he was heading...
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Julie Hartman relates the horrific story of four Americans kidnapped in Mexico — with two now dead — and warns of the dangers posed by ruthless drug cartels
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Julie Hartman: The first news story of the day surrounds the tragedy that occurred on our border with Mexico this past weekend on Friday when four Americans were kidnapped. These are four U.S. citizens from South Carolina, one woman and three men. Two of those individuals have been found dead....
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Charlie Kirk reviews the stunning, previously undisclosed “QAnon Shaman” footage with Article III Project’s Mike Davis
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Charlie Kirk: Joining us now is Mike Davis from The Article III Project to help go through all of this. Mike, welcome back to the program.
Mike Davis: Thanks for having me on, Charlie.
Charlie Kirk: So Mike, what is your initial reaction to the Tucker Carlson investigation tapes that were aired...
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Dennis Prager dives into the truth about January 6, as revealed by thousands of hours of footage released to Tucker Carlson
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Dennis Prager: I think that Tucker Carlson’s program last night was among the most important television hours in modern American history. I don’t know of a more important hour. As I have said to you for much of my broadcast and publishing life, truth is not a left-wing value. The left lies...
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Mike Gallagher reacts to Tucker Carlson's coverage of the J6 footage, exposing what is turning out to one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history
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Mike Gallagher: There are topics in our culture that are the third rail. You touch them, you’ll get electrocuted. And what happened on the day of January 6th is one of those topics. Anybody who dares to push back against the narrative that this was an armed insurrection where multiple law...
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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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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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