#374701
Kendall Jenner is one of several non-Mexican celebrities to release a tequila brand. Some say it's an example of cultural appropriation.
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#374702
We already knew that Dr. Anthony Fauci was the highest-paid federal employee, banking an yearly salary north of $434,000. The public also knows that Fauci
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#374703
A London, Ont., bar known as the city's only gay nightclub is facing backlash after cancelling an all-ages Western University event because it was set to feature drag performers.
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#374704

Elon Musk on Twitter

Submitted 7 years ago by ActRight Community

“@suzie_official Yeah, am hearing this from a lot of people & it's getting me down. I'm just trying to make a positive contribution & hope good comes of it.”
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#374705
Google and Amazon pressured to follow Apple and ban organisation that calls homosexuality "sinful".
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#374706
The following is satirical. The Mainstream Media is going into ecstasies about a virtual graduation speech given by Barack Havana, or O’Hara, or Osama — it’s hard to remember his name now that his political legacy has been atomized and blown to the four corners of the earth by the winds of history, leaving only […]
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#374707
Satire For The Right. And The Wrong.
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#374708
President Trump painted a positive future for Republicans late Saturday at his first rally of 2022, held in Arizona. This from zerohedge.com. “A great red wave is going to begin here in Arizona and…
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#374709
Experience the beauty and warmth of the Himalayas with Beechu Homestay in Lachung, Sikkim. Book your stay now and discover the magic of this stunning region.
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#374710
‘Muslims cannot reform their interpretations of Islam under the boots of regimes that manifest interpretations of Islam through blasphemy and treason laws.’
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#374711
The good guys finally won one. The DOJ tried to get the corruption lawsuit against Robert Mueller tossed out. The judge even refused a delay and said the trial will go on as originally planned. The DOJ insisted that the trial be put off because of the partial shutdown, but since the Mueller investigation isn’t ...
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#374712
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned on Tuesday that individuals who reject an offer from their company to return to work after being laid off due to coronavirus are no longer considered eligible to receive federal unemployment benefits.
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#374713
Eighteen state attorney generals pleaded with President Biden Thursday, to reverse a recent decision by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to shelve an operation that targeted illegal immigrants with sex crime convictions.
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#374714
Michael Phelps reacted to the growing debate surrounding University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas last week, calling the issue "very complicated," while noting that sports need an "even playing field" to be fair.
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#374715
Twitter users mocked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for uttering a "40 second" long "word salad" about Joe Biden's border policy.
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#374716

When Normalcy Is Revolution

Submitted 7 years ago by ActRight Community

By 2008, America was politically split nearly 50/50 as it had been in 2000 and 2004. The Democrats took a gamble and nominated Barack Obama, who became the first young, Northern, liberal president since John F. Kennedy narrowly won in 1960. Democrats had believed that the unique racial heritage, youth, and rhetorical skills of Obama would help him avoid the fate of previous failed Northern liberal candidates Hubert Humphrey, George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, and John Kerry. Given 21st-century demography, Democrats rejected the conventional wisdom that only a conservative Democrat with a Southern accent could win the popular vote (e.g., Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore). Moreover, Obama mostly ran on pretty normal Democratic policies rather than a hard-left agenda. His platform included opposition to gay marriage, promises to balance the budget, and a bipartisan foreign policy. Instead, what followed was a veritable “hope and change” revolution not seen since the 1930s. Obama pursued a staunchly progressive agenda — one that went well beyond the relatively centrist policies upon which he had campaigned. The media cheered and signed on. Soon, the border effectively was left open. Pen-and-phone executive orders offered immigrant amnesties. The Senate was bypassed on a treaty with Iran and an intervention in Libya. Political correctness under the Obama administration led to euphemisms that no longer reflected reality. Poorly conceived reset policy with Russia and a pivot to Asia both failed. The Middle East was aflame. The Iran deal was sold through an echo chamber of deliberate misrepresentations. The national debt nearly doubled during Obama’s two terms. Overregulation, higher taxes, near-zero interest rates, and the scapegoating of big businesses slowed economic recovery. Economic growth never reached 3 percent in any year of the Obama presidency — the first time that had happened since Herbert Hoover’s presidency. A revolutionary federal absorption of health care failed to fulfill Obama’s promises and soon proved unviable. Culturally, the iconic symbols of the Obama revolution were the “you didn’t build that” approach to businesses and an assumption that race/class/gender would forever drive American politics, favorably so for the Democrats. Then, Hillary Clinton’s unexpected defeat and the election of outsider Donald Trump sealed the fate of the Obama Revolution. For all the hysteria over the bluntness of the mercurial Trump, his agenda marks a return to what used to be seen as fairly normal, as the U.S. goes from hard left back to the populist center. Trump promises not just to reverse almost immediately all of Obama’s policies, but to do so in a pragmatic fashion that does not seem to be guided by any orthodox or consistently conservative ideology. Trade deals and jobs are Trump’s obsessions — mostly for the benefit of blue-collar America. In normal times, Trumpism — again, the agenda as opposed to Trump the person — might be old hat. He calls for full-bore gas and oil development, a common culture in lieu of identity politics, secure borders, deregulation, tax reform, a Jacksonian foreign policy, nationalist trade deals in places of globalization, and traditionalist values. In normal times, Trumpism — again, the agenda as opposed to Trump the person — might be old hat. But after the last eight years, his correction has enraged millions. Yet securing national borders seems pretty orthodox. In an age of anti-Western terrorism, placing temporary holds on would-be immigrants from war-torn zones until they can be vetted is hardly radical. Expecting “sanctuary cities” to follow federal laws rather than embrace the nullification strategies of the secessionist Old Confederacy is a return to the laws of the Constitution. Using the term “radical Islamic terror” in place of “workplace violence” or “man-caused disasters” is sensible, not subversive. Insisting that NATO members meet their long-ignored defense-spending obligations is not provocative but overdue. Assuming that both the European Union and the United Nations are imploding is empirical, not unhinged. Questioning the secret side agreements of the Iran deal or failed Russian reset is facing reality. Making the Environmental Protection Agency follow laws rather than make laws is the way it always was supposed to be. Unapologetically siding with Israel, the only free and democratic country in the Middle East, used to be standard U.S. policy until Obama was elected. Issuing executive orders has not been seen as revolutionary for the past few years — until now. Expecting the media to report the news rather than massage it to fit progressive agendas makes sense. In the past, proclaiming Obama a “sort of god” or the smartest man ever to enter the presidency was not normal journalistic practice. Freezing federal hiring, clamping down on lobbyists, and auditing big bureaucracies — after the Obama-era IRS, VA, GSA, EPA, State Department, and Secret Service scandals — are overdue. Half the country is having a hard time adjusting to Trumpism, confusing Trump’s often unorthodox and grating style with his otherwise practical and mostly centrist agenda. In sum, Trump seems a revolutionary, but that is only because he is loudly undoing a revolution. — Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the author, most recently, of The Savior Generals. You can reach him by e-mailing [email protected]. © 2017 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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#374717
Amazon's decision to add headquarters in Virginia and New York City is considered to be one of the top stories of the year. But not everyone likes the idea.
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#374718
Biden Quid Pro Quo Scandal ERUPTS, Biden's Call LEAKS As GOP Issues Subpoena Into Burisma Scandal. Three major stories just dropped seemingly all at once. Re...
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#374719
Uhhh, are we hearing this correctly? Also... you ain't black. Want to watch the full show every day? Join #MugClub! http://louderwithcrowder.com/mugclubUse p...
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#374720
Restrictions including COVID passes, mask mandates, and work-from-home requirements will be removed in England.
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#374721
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill on Monday that would require the sitting president to undergo an annual cognitive evaluation, after GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley called for “…
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#374722
Charges of sexual harassment and pay inequity for female staffers during his 2016 presidential campaign are still dogging Bernie Sanders, a new report said Wednesday. Giulianna Di Lauro, an outreac…
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#374724
On Friday, 65-year-old former Brooksville, Florida Mayor Kevin Hohn was arrested after Homeland Security agents found him in possession of over 100 images of child pornography. Some of the images appear to have been taken inside his home. The criminal complaint states that “in September and December 2020, investigators identified a certain internet protocol address […]
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#374725
The expanding agricultural sector, coupled with the growing need for fungicides is primarily driving the global market for ziram.
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