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25 May 2023
#illegals
The Epoch Times: IN-DEPTH: With an Unexpected Boost From Republicans, More States Push for Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Illegal immigrants in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Minnesota will be eligible to apply for restricted driver’s licenses beginning in 2023. The bills received bipartisan support and endorsers include business and industry groups such as chambers of commerce, as well as law enforcement groups and an array of organizations normally associated with conservative causes. The bills aim to improve public safety by making sure drivers are trained and licensed, and reducing the number of unlicensed, uninsured drivers on the roads.
Opponents include immigration reform advocates, who argue that allowing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants encourages illegal conduct and treats them as if they are lawfully in the United States. They also cite concerns that the measures could allow someone to build a false identity based on inaccurate documents. Some opponents argue the right to drive should not be confused with the right to work in the United States, and that there is already a pathway for undocumented aliens to apply for driver’s licenses outlined under the 2005 REAL ID Act.
American Thinker: NY Governor Hochul floats idea of housing illegals in dorms at state universities
Governor Kathy Hochul's administration has selected three SUNY campuses as housing sites for migrants, with a total of 1,500 beds. This has made blue state Democrats face the reality of illegal immigration and its effects, risking their constituents' anger. SUNY campus-based housing presents the risk of forcibly evacuating a huge number of migrants should students return. This move is causing concerns about drug and alcohol abuse, a potential for sex trading, and damage to facilities. It also raises questions about allowing the migrants to use campus amenities and the long-term effects on the college campuses being infiltrated.
Fox News: Biden’s open border is bankrolling organized crime, cartels
Illegal immigration is a problem that has been fuelled by economic ruin in developing countries. The Biden administration's policies have made things worse by sending conflicting messages and luring people away from their homes with political promises. This has made things worse in Mexico, Guatemala, and beyond and is only benefiting criminal organizations who profit from smuggling humans. Open borders will only worsen the suffering of those affected by these criminal organizations.
#politics
Newsbusters: How Biden’s DHS Is Weaponizing an Anti-Terror Program Against Christians, Conservatives & the GOP
The Biden administration is allegedly using the "Targeted Violence & Terrorism Prevention Grant Program" to silence conservatives, Christians, and the Republican Party. Under Trump, the program aimed to prevent terrorism, but Biden has renamed and revamped it. Instead of preventing actual violence, the program is said to be targeting the political right through "media literacy and online critical thinking initiatives" and training seminars. The University of Dayton is among several grantees that have targeted mainstream groups, including the Heritage Foundation, Fox News, the National Rifle Association, Breitbart News, PragerU, Turning Point USA, the Christian Broadcasting Network, and the Republican National Committee.
The Right Scoop: Gov DeSantis 2024 presidential announcement is done and here are my thoughts…
Governor DeSantis announces his 2024 presidential campaign in an audio-only format. While it was substantive, it lacked the passion and flashiness needed for people to feel confident in his ability to win. People are hungry for strong leadership to get them out of the current economic turmoil. The governor's message needs to soar higher to win people's hearts and minds.
American Thinker: Ready to ride the crazy train? Take a gander at some of the media's DeSantis-Twitter headlines
The media's reaction to Ron DeSantis's Twitter Spaces announcement for presidency is over-the-top and manic, with even MSNBC labeling him "pro-white supremacy" and questioning his fitness for office. Elon Musk's platform is compared to right-wing tech sites, and CNN Business calls the launch a disaster. The extreme rhetoric and hyperbole used by supposedly serious news outlets raises questions about their credibility and sanity, and risks damaging public trust in the press.
Fox News: Ron DeSantis finally takes on Donald Trump, in call with journalists
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped his reluctance to talk about former President Donald Trump during a conference call with journalists. While discussing the potential Republican front-runner, DeSantis said he would be "shocked" if Trump wasn't leading in polls and identified some of his own differences with the former president, including his opposition to a then-president proposed omnibus spending bill and his votes against amnesty bills that Trump endorsed. DeSantis also suggested that Trump's criticism is drawing "helpful contrasts" that benefit him, though he acknowledged that some of his culture-war victories in Florida could make him unpopular in other parts of the country.
Red State: Ron DeSantis Has a Path, but He Also Has Hurdles
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially announces his presidential candidacy, drawing both criticism and support. He has a solid political record as a legislator and governor, including handling the pandemic and implementing conservative policies such as school choice and tax cuts. However, he will need to overcome challenges such as the perception of being too focused on culture war issues and the looming figure of former President Donald Trump. The 2024 primary has officially begun.
#society
The Economist: Women take over France’s powerful trade unions
French unions have taken on a new feminist leadership, with the CGT electing a female leader, Sophie Binet, earlier this year, and the CFDT set to be led by Marylise Léon. The move is seen as a shift away from a focus on heavy industry and towards broader social issues, with the unions taking a leading role in the recent strikes against pension reform, despite a low membership rate. The departure of Laurent Berger, head of the CFDT, has sparked rumors of a potential political career.
PJ Media: The Left Has Pushed the Envelope
Leftist cultural revolution targets traditional America, with agencies like the FBI, CIA, and DOJ interfering in presidential campaigns while high-ranking officials lied and misled. California faces a $32 billion deficit but flirts with an $800 billion reparations payout to black residents, while Black Lives Matter faces a loss of millions of dollars due to corrupt leadership and extravagant spending. Transgender and LGBTQ activists pressure companies like Anheuser-Busch and Disney, while biological males continue to dominate women’s sports competitions. The culture war and its absurdities rage on.
#war
The Economist: Who are the militias raiding Russia’s Belgorod region?
Militias with links to Ukrainian military intelligence and the far right have claimed responsibility for an illegal cross-border raid into Russia's Belgorod region, resulting in the death of at least one border guard and damage to property. The Russian Volunteer Corps and the Free Russia Legion claim to have “liberated” several border villages, but Russia alleges that the groups are part of the Ukrainian army. Both groups appear to recruit Russian nationals and coordinate with Ukraine's military-intelligence agency. Kiev denies any formal connection with the militias, which target Russian military reserves away from the front line, undermining President Putin's domestic authority while facilitating Ukrainian counter-offensives.
Forbes: Eugene Hütz Of Gogol Bordello: Uncovering Of Ukrainian Identity
New York-based punk-rock band, Gogol Bordello, spent over a year supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s war. The band played around 70 shows across 25 countries, working with human rights organizations to raise funds for Ukraine. Frontman Eugene Hutz talks about the band’s experiences championing for Ukraine and uncovering actual Ukrainian identity, emphasizing that Ukrainian language and Russian language being spoken in Ukraine is not a politicized issue.
#foreignaffairs
The Epoch Times: Paraguay Is Open to Trade With China Without Cutting Taiwan Ties: President
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez has said that his country is open to doing business with China despite its diplomatic ties with Taiwan. China is Paraguay's second-largest trading partner after Brazil. However, Benitez stated that he would not cut off ties with Taiwan to appease Chinese pressure. Benitez's desired successor, Santiago Pena, has also pledged to maintain the country's ties with Taiwan. Paraguay is one of only 13 countries to have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, which China claims as its territory. The People's Republic has in recent years persuaded some of Taiwan's allies to switch allegiance to China through increased trade and investment.
#economy
Forbes: Brexit Food Trade Blocks Have Cost The UK Over $8 Billion
Brexit food trade barriers cost UK households £7bn, causing average household bills to rise by £250. A report from the LSE shows that the cost of food in the UK has increased by 25% since 2019, with trade restrictions causing issues around veterinary checks and paperwork on imported goods. There are concerns that food costs may continue to rise, with the UK already having the highest food inflation rate among industrialized nations.
The Epoch Times: More Short Term Pain for Consumers Amid Labor's Pursuit of Net-Zero
Australia's Albanese Labor government plans to reduce national emissions by curbing the natural gas industry's contribution to it. The proposed Future Gas Strategy aims to open new areas to be used as carbon capture storage facilities, thereby lowering emissions in LNG production. However, by defunding carbon storage projects, the plan could indirectly affect manufacturing caused by energy cost hikes. Austrade study found that food prices are at all-time highs with the global cost of fertilizers rising by 128 percent. Despite the short-term costs of extra carbon capture facilities, the Future Gas Strategy allows for a possible world-leading carbon capture storage technology to be developed in Australia in the long term. In this regard, there is likely to be long-term growth potential for the industry.
The New American: Surprise: Debt Conversation Brings More Pointless "Tax-the-rich" Talk - The New American
Democrats blame low taxes for national debt and propose taxing the rich to pay it off. However, America's debt problem is not due to former President Trump's tax cuts; it's due to increased spending. Taxing the rich is unfair and ineffective, and has the potential to harm capital accumulation and investment. To reduce the deficit, spending must be dramatically curtailed. Attempting to reduce debt through tax increases historically fails and results in larger and longer-lived recessions.
The Babylon Bee: Biden Says Anyone Can Crash Twitter, It Takes A Real Leader To Crash Economy
President Biden mocks DeSantis's Twitter crash, boasting about having crashed the economy in a speech. Experts claim Biden is an expert in wrecking things. ( )
The Federalist Papers: Joe Biden Gets the Worst News from Latest Poll by CNN on Debt Ceiling Talks
A majority of Americans, including Republicans and independents, are in favor of raising the debt ceiling to avoid default, but they believe Washington should enact budget cuts. The new poll conducted by SSRS found that 60 percent of respondents hold this view. Democrats are split on the issue, with 46 percent supporting raising the debt ceiling no matter what and 45 percent also supporting budget cuts. The poll results serve as a warning to President Biden that he stands to alienate half his own voter base by refusing to allow any budget cuts. Meanwhile, Biden has the lowest positives of any president since Jimmy Carter and his approval rating stands at 40 percent, with 60 percent saying they disapprove.
The Epoch Times: Nasdaq Jumps at Open as Nvidia Forecast Sparks AI-driven Rally
Nvidia's strong forecast and progress in debt ceiling talks lead to Nasdaq rise at open.
The Economist: Britain’s semiconductor strategy shows the bind the country is in
The UK government announced a £1bn decade-long funding plan to boost the semiconductor sector, which pales in comparison to the subsidies announced by the US and EU. With no major chip manufacturers based in the UK, the government hopes to focus on cheaper interventions such as investing in research and development, and promoting companies that design but not manufacture chips. The strategy also aims to mitigate supply-chain disruption and bolster national security, in part through diplomatic efforts to strengthen supply chains. Some industry experts believe that a more modest approach may be more sensible than trying to match the financial firepower of larger economies.
The Epoch Times: US Default Might Not Be as Shocking as Expected
The potential U.S. government default on its debt is causing concern, but a technical default has happened before in 1979 and the impact was not significant. If the Treasury yield curve remains overall contained, a domino effect could be avoided. Even if a default happens, it might not cause a big reaction. The unexceptional calm of the yield curve can confirm those projections. In this big debt era, default is no longer equivalent to doomsday. Bonds traders might be proved correct.
#culture
Daily Wire: ‘Family Ties’ Actress Justine Bateman Says AI Has ‘No Place’ In Hollywood: ‘Getting Away From Being Human’
Actress Justine Bateman opposes the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in Hollywood, suggesting it would harm the industry. Her comments come during the Writer’s Guild of America strike, which has raised concerns over AI regulation. Although Hollywood has used AI for certain tasks, such as de-ageing Harrison Ford in the forthcoming “Indiana Jones” film, Bateman believes AI writing screenplays and replacing human expression would be the “saddest thing” to happen. She also criticized referring to films and series as “content” as insulting. Bateman suggested the “road we’re going down” is to eliminate the cost of paying directors, actors, writers and locations to boost profits.
#history
The New American: Mass Murders of the Osage in Oklahoma a Hundred Years Ago - The New American
A new Martin Scorsese movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, depicts a string of murders in Oklahoma a century ago that left countless members of the Osage tribe dead as non-native people coveted the wealth generated by oil mining. The tribe earned over $30 million annually through oil royalties, distributed equally among its members, which allowed many to become multimillionaires. Despite some members buying cars after one ran out of fuel, the wealth still attracted intruders, one of whom was Oklahoma rancher William King Hale, who instigated a plot that saw every close relative of a headright owner die under mysterious circumstances.
#health
The Epoch Times: Industry Blindsided by Ottawa's Plan to Track Ill Effects of Natural Health Products
Hospitals may soon be required to report adverse reactions caused by natural health products, which would fall under the same category as pharmaceuticals under Vanessa’s Law. The new plan comes as a surprise to manufacturers who say they were blindsided by the proposed change. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the change is meant to ensure all health products are treated the same way to protect Canadians’ health and safety. Some natural health products have been associated with adverse effects; therefore, the government is introducing regulatory changes to tighten rules about how products are marketed and sold to Canadians.
#crime
Fox News: Kentucky man shot by roommate over last Hot Pocket, police say
A Kentucky man, Clifton Williams, shot his roommate over the last Hot Pocket and threw tiles at him during their dispute. The victim sustained non-lethal wounds and was taken to the University of Louisville for treatment. Williams is being held on a $7,500 bond and is prohibited from contacting the victim.
#outdoors
All Outdoor: Steelhead Outdoors Announces New Large HD Pistol Box, American Made
Steelhead Outdoors, a firearm storage solutions provider, has introduced a new Large HD Pistol Box, weighing just over 11 pounds and made of thick 12 gauge steel. Priced at $190, the pistol box boasts a high-end key lock with 6 billion key combinations as well as a hardened drill-resistant body, making it a strong and durable option for handgun storage at home, on the go or in a vehicle.
Field & Stream: What Every Hunter Should Know About Deer Gestation Period
While mushroom hunting, the author discovered a fawn and reflected on the importance of understanding deer gestation periods to determine the timing of the rut for hunting and population management. The gestation period is approximately 200 days or seven months, and knowing the timing of the fawn drop can help indicate overall herd health and the buck-to-doe ratio. The fawn drop is critical in the north where harsh winter weather poses a threat, and fawns born in May and June have the best chance of survival.