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Hi everyone, This is not one of my usual posts, but I thought I would let you all know what is going on with the format of my website. For a while, I have had my interviews on a separate page on the website, where I manually posted the videos in a list of videos…
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Recent rulings against Fox News over its coverage of Dominion Voting Systems mean that the news site could face Dominion’s $1.6 billion lawsuit in December. In a rare example of good news, Fox News is increasingly looking like they will be forced to explain their coverage of dominion voting systems and the election conspiracy theories…
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No matter how much Republicans want to depoliticize shootings, the reality won’t change. Gun violence is a public issue and must be treated as such.
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Elon Musk is again in the news for conduct he allegedly engaged in with one of his employees in 2016. The alleged incident, published by Insider involved Musk running his hands along her legs without her permission, exposing himself, and offering to buy her a horse if she’d perform sexual acts with him. And while…
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Democracy is not self-maintaining, and freedom isn’t free. For years, Americans have been bombarded with these phrases, but very few fully comprehend the value of those words or the more subtle meanings behind them. Local news is on the decline within this day and age, and with it, an informed public. While there is no…
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The Supreme Court is planning to overturn Roe v. Wade (1973). Politico first reported on the opinion by Justice Alito, provoking a firestorm of outrage online and among the political establishment. President Biden released a statement denouncing the case and Democrats in the Senate announced plans to codify Roe in statutory law. While it is…
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The news cycle has not been kind to Madison Cawthorn (R-NC). Over the last several years, he has been put in an incredibly negative light, and his mythological narrative has been shattered by investigation after investigation. In August of 2020, Cawthorn was accused of sexual misconduct and assault, with one woman, Katrina Krulikas, accusing him…
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The fight for Judge Jackson’s nomination continues in all of its fiery and partisan vigor. Earlier this Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee locked itself in a tie over whether the Judge’s nomination should proceed, forcing Democrats to compel a general vote on the Senate floor. The fight shows the entrenched partisanship of the nomination process…
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The fight over free speech in America has hit yet another low. In what could only be described as another stain on their already checkered history of commentary, The New York Times Editorial Board published a piece proclaiming “America has a free speech problem.” Ironically, the Times fails to understand the role of free speech…
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In perhaps one of the most horrid examples of saying the quiet part out loud, retired army Col. and Fox News analyst Douglas Macgregor has been caught spouting off what can only be described as anti-Semitic and xenophobic propaganda. In a clip that Media Matters’ Matt Gertz shared, Macgregor can be seen talking about South…
