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America First News
5 Jun 2023
#politics
Breitbart: Multimillionaire Disney-Marvel Star Mark Ruffalo Roasted for Call to Tax Billionaires at 90 Percent
Actor Mark Ruffalo has received criticism on social media after suggesting billionaires should be taxed at 90% in order to rebuild a healthy middle class in America. Ruffalo, known for his role in the Avengers, shared an article that called for the tax hike, claiming that it would still leave the wealthy “fabulously rich”. While the article compared past Republican tax policies to historical “robbers”, criticism was quick to focus on Ruffalo’s large personal wealth.
Fox News: Wisconsin GOP looking to rebound from April election as 2024 presidential race approaches
Wisconsin is expected to be a key battleground state in the 2024 Presidential election, with both Republicans and Democrats working to unify their parties ahead of the race. Republicans hope to rebuild following their recent loss of majority control in the state's Supreme Court, while Democrats don't want to become overconfident despite their past electoral success in Wisconsin. Both parties recognize that Wisconsin is one of the few states where either party can win a statewide contest.
Forbes: Trump Documents Investigation Heating Up: Here’s What We Know As Grand Jury Reportedly Meeting This Week
The grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's retention of classified White House documents will meet this week after a hiatus, according to anonymous sources. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been investigating Trump since February 2022 and Special Counsel Jack Smith has finished obtaining evidence and testimony for the DOJ investigation into Trump, as Smith may soon decide whether to recommend charges under the three federal statutes he's investigating for the mishandling of government materials. It still remains to be seen whether the grand jury will consider an indictment at this time or if they're continuing to hear evidence in the case.
Forbes: Supreme Court Will Decide Whether T-Shirts Criticizing Trump Are Banned By Trademark Law
The Supreme Court will consider if trademarks criticizing public officials can be granted despite a federal law against it. The case centers around the rejection of a t-shirt trademark which mocks former President Trump, with the phrase "Trump Too Small" referring to a joke about the size of his hands. The Court will rule on whether refusing to register trademarks for living people or officials that contain criticism violates free speech.
Breitbart: Exclusive – Ramaswamy: Big Tech 'Election Interference' Already Underway in Presidential Race
Tech companies are targeting populist presidential candidates Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, according to Ramaswamy. He claims that LinkedIn locked him out of his account for political reasons, which the platform denies. Kennedy's campaign team was also automatically banned from Instagram for 180 days, and his personal account was previously banned. Both candidates accuse big tech of trying to silence them because they threaten the political establishment. Ramaswamy warns that this is just the start of "election interference" by big tech, and believes President Joe Biden is a "puppet" for the "managerial industrial complex" in Washington, DC.
Daily Wire: NY Times, WaPo Do Cartwheels To Spin Biden’s Clumsy Tumble; Twitterers Shred Them
President Joe Biden's recent fall prompted sympathetic media to describe him as "sharp" and "fit," with The New York Times suggesting the 78-year-old's team works to limit his mistakes. The Times article said Biden is "sharp and wise at critical moments," but can be softer, hard of hearing, and more prone to lapses of memory. In contrast, National Review contributor Pradheep Shanker suggested decisions at the presidential level may be made by someone else. Falls can be dangerous for an 80-year-old, and The New York Post wrote an article, "Kamala Harris is a Biden fall away from being in the Oval Office." The Washington Post highlighted that falls are not uncommon and can make politicians appear more human.
#society
Breitbart: Satan-Loving Designer Outraged PRIDE Collection Pulled from Target
Target has faced criticism after withdrawing transgender designer Erik Carnell's line of occult-themed designs for PRIDE month, which had been produced in partnership with UK-based Abprallen. The retailer had removed the range due to concerns that it was being marketed to children. Carnell hit back at the move, saying that Target was setting a dangerous precedent by distancing itself from the LGBT community. Carnell responded to Target's move by stating that Satan "is hope, compassion, equality, and love." The brand's decision to take down the designs has reportedly fuelled -wide boycotts, costing it $13.8bn in lost revenue over the past week.
Fox News: Black-owned Virginia company chosen to revitalize site where Robert E. Lee statue once stood in Richmond
Earl Gary's YME Landscape, a Black-owned Richmond company, has been chosen to revitalize the circle on Monument and North Allen avenues where the Robert E. Lee statue once stood, marking another symbol in the lessening of the city's Confederate presence with a Black crew working to reimagine the space. The city approved the temporary landscaping plan in September to revitalize the empty space until a long-term solution is reached.
Gary established YME partly due to his interest in landscaping but also as a way to raise money to further his engineering career. He eventually got his own firm, founding Fulcrum Engineering Solutions more than six years ago. Gary said it's important to have more Black and minority-owned businesses, particularly in cities like Richmond that are majority-minority.
PJ Media: Megyn Kelly Has an Epiphany on ‘Preferred Pronouns'
Megyn Kelly announced on her show that she will no longer use preferred pronouns, calling it a "gateway drug" to "gender affirmation" surgeries that can harm young people. She cited examples such as male sex offenders placed in women's prisons and the medical community making money off procedures that leave young people infertile and mutilated. Kelly said she will speak kindly and empathetically to trans people, but will base her conversations around truth and reality, refusing to use pronouns that go against her belief in protecting women's rights and children's safety.
The Epoch Times: Why Is Corporate America Destroying Itself?
Bud Light faces backlash from consumers causing sales to plummet, despite attempts to turn things around. They made things worse by partnering with a charity for LGBTQ+ businesses. This causes cultural conflict among consumers. Large companies that control the majority of the market are being influenced to push CEI/DEI/ESG policies, causing a conflict between ruling-class elites and everyday consumers. The refusal to acknowledge these concerns shows they might end up like once-beloved brands like Blackberry that failed to adapt and lost everything.
#war
Euromaidan Press: Russia’s attention on south battles intended to divert from Ukraine’s progress at Bakhmut – Ukraine MoD
Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister responds to Russian claims about a thwarted major Ukrainian offensive in the south of Donetsk Oblast, saying that Ukrainian forces are making progress in the Bakhmut direction and local battles are taking place in the south. Hanna Maliar clarifies that Ukraine is continuing its defense operation and engaging in counteroffensive actions, particularly in the Bakhmut direction, where they are advancing on a broad front and occupying dominant heights. She believes Russia's dissemination of information about a counteroffensive is an attempt to divert attention from their defeat in the Bakhmut sector.
Fox News: Sunbathing grandmother mauled to death by dog, daughter and son-in-law arrested
A grandmother was reportedly mauled to death by a banned breed of dog while sunbathing in her back garden in the United Kingdom. The woman in her 70s was killed as her daughter was trying to fight off the dog. Both have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of harboring a banned dog breed.
Human Events: Zelensky worries that 2024 election could change US involvement
in Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Zelensky worries about potential change in US presidency resulting in less financial support for the country's war against Russia. Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, has already stated that he would not support the war in Ukraine. Zelensky also called on NATO to formulate a path for Ukraine to become a member, but this could trigger Article 5 and put all NATO countries at war. He has urged China to rein in Russia, but it is unclear what makes him think China would do so. Zelensky plans to carry out a counteroffensive, but acknowledges the superior air power of the Russian army.
#foreignaffairs
The Epoch Times: IN-DEPTH: China Manipulates UN Human Rights System to Further Its Agenda, Experts Say
Experts and advocates have warned that China's communist regime is using global forums, including the United Nations, to subvert human rights norms and advance its agendas, while also minimizing scrutiny of its violations. China's state-run media and resources promote its endorsement of human rights forums and its advocacy for global human rights, while the free world has published multiple reports on Chinese state-perpetuated violations inside and outside the country. The Chinese regime identifies every attempt by the West to hold it or its allies accountable for their human rights violations as an attack. This situation brings narrative warfare to multilateral forums, reinforcing China's communist policies and criticizing the free world.
Beijing has been accused of manipulating funding channels in the United Nations to further its agendas, such as donating funds to win over the opinion of countries that rely on it economically and mobilizing resistance to resolutions critical of its human rights record. China has created the South-South Human Rights Forum, which Xi's call for stronger South-South cooperation and Beijing's economic assistance to developing countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The forum's participants have discussed the need for collective rights over individual human rights and the dissociation of international human rights from liberalism. Today's battle of values requires the West to brace for this narrative warfare on global human rights promptly and act to bring true justice to all U.N. member nations and regions annexed by the Chinese regime.
#economy
The Epoch Times: The IRS Has More Power Than You Think to Collect Taxes
The IRS is a feared agency due to its power to collect taxes and enforce tax laws. It has special agents, revenue agents, and revenue officers to investigate and collect taxes. The agency can garnish wages, levy bank accounts, file liens against assets, and seize property.
The Epoch Times: Commodity Weakness Destroys the Inflationists’ Narrative
Politicians blamed inflation on supply-chain disruptions, demand recovery, and wage growth instead of money supply growth. Inflationists ignored the creation of more units of currency beyond demand, leading to long-term inflation expectations of 3 percent. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported CPI increased 0.4 percent in April and rose 4.9 percent over the past 12 months. While commodities have fallen, the elevated CPI is due to central banks engineering the massive inflationary burst. Normalizing monetary policy will fall on the private sector, and if central banks ease again, inflationary pressures will persist.
#military
Forbes: As Army Chief McConville Prepares To Depart, His Service Is In Its Best Shape In Decades
General James McConville retires in 60 days after transforming the U.S. Army into a more professional, well-trained, and combat-ready force. The Army has become more progressive, imaginative, and equipped with weapons for distant sensing, precision strike, and agile maneuver. McConville is humble about his role, giving credit to soldiers beneath him. His success can be attributed to his cohesive and collegial team that shared a common vision of what the Army must become. Under McConville and his team, the Army was reorganized for the new era of fast-paced, digital warfare, and modernization with a focus on six pillars of capability.
Breitbart: Ramaswamy: I Would Not Ban Transgender Military Members — Kids Are Where My Policies Focused
Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy opposes Trump-era ban on transgender military members but is against children being subjected to gender ideology.
#culture
The Epoch Times: 'Dorky Dads' Gain Global Following Making Classical Music Cool Again
The Piano Guys, a pair of middle-aged dads, have become wildly popular thanks to their modern classical crossover music. After forming in 2010 as a gimmick to sell pianos, the band's viral videos have propelled them to worldwide fame, with more than two billion views on YouTube. The band's mission is to use their musical talents, which they believe are divinely inspired, to make a positive impact in people's lives, and they hope to inspire others to pursue their passions with great passion, connecting with the divine and being a force for good in the world.
The Epoch Times: The Lure of Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain in Renaissance Paintings
Italian artist Andrea Mantegna painted the "Adoration of the Magi" in 1500, depicting the Christ child with unusual Roman toga and the Magi with lavish fur coats, jewels, and turbans. He also painted various vessels, including Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, which caught the attention of artists and collectors due to the extensive trade networks during the Renaissance. The blue-and-white cup in the Magi's hand represents wisdom, wealth, and splendor of the East that journeyed to recognize Christ's divinity. The painting bears witness to the Renaissance view of a wider interconnected world, in which Europe gradually emerges to define its own cultural identity.
Through diplomatic routes, Chinese blue-and-white wares were brought to Italy, where they caught the attention of observant artists and collectors, including Gentile Bellini, who copied them into his "Feast of the Gods." Giovanni Bellini included Chinese porcelains among his possessions alongside ancient sculptures and Renaissance paintings. The beautiful porcelains, drifting from Ming China to Renaissance Europe, became almost a rootless symbol that pointed aimlessly to the rich and mysterious Orient. The paintings bear testimony of a wider world, where pagan gods revel in nature, and figures from biblical and Greco-Roman antiquity engage seamlessly with contemporary objects and a distant Eastern aesthetic. These paintings remain a mystery since there are no documentary records from that time.
#education
Daily Wire: Los Angeles School District Urges Students To Celebrate Pride Month With ‘LGBTQ+’ Coloring Books, ‘Ally Pledge Cards,’ And ‘LGBTQ+ Bingo’
LAUSD provides LGBTQ-themed materials for Pride Month, sparking parent protest and violence.
#crime
Daily Wire: Afghan Immigrant Who Opened Business In San Francisco: ‘It’s Worse Than Afghanistan Or Iraq’
An Afghan immigrant who owns a tobacco store in San Francisco says the conditions in the city are worse than in Afghanistan due to rampant robbery and criminal activity. The man, who only goes by Zaid, claims that gangs have stolen over $100,000 in merchandise and cash from his store and that the police won't do anything. He stated that the situation has only gotten worse over the past two years since COVID hit, and he might have to close his establishment because safety is his top priority. The downtown portion of San Francisco has also suffered from declining foot traffic, with several stores closing due to criminal activity and drug use.
The Epoch Times: What About Kristen, Leslie's Rights, Asks Lawyer for Bernardo Victims After Transfer
Paul Bernardo, a notorious Canadian murderer and sex offender, has been transferred to a medium-security facility in Quebec from a maximum-security prison, prompting outrage from the families of his victims. The Correctional Service of Canada has refused to answer questions about the move, with Bernardo's lawyer calling for transparency. Safety is the "paramount consideration" in the decision to transfer an offender, the service said in a statement. Bernardo kidnapped, tortured and murdered 15-year-old Kristen French and 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy in the early 1990s. He is serving an indeterminate sentence as a dangerous offender.
#sports
The Blaze: 'US Women' soccer team loses 12-0 to men in million-dollar tournament: 'We're being brave'
In a 7-on-7 soccer competition, a team of U.S. women's soccer legends and some of the best female players in the world lost 12-0 to Wrexham AFC, a team from Wales. Despite the loss, the women's team had a positive outlook on the game, with captain Heather O'Reilly saying "What's the worst that could happen? We lose 16-0 to Wrexham?"
#outdoors
Flag And Cross: Portions Of Northeast, Midwest At Risk Of 'Flash Drought'
Abnormally dry conditions in the Northeast have put the region on the brink of a flash drought, with AccuWeather Meteorologist Jake Sojda calling eastern Pennsylvania the greatest risk area. Allentown, Reading and Binghamton had only received less than an inch of rainfall in May. The dry weather, strong winds, increased sunlight and high temperatures may place the area under threat of a quick-hitting drought. Similar dry conditions are also hitting the Midwest .
#technology
Forbes: Author Post: Can AI Become An Ally In The DEI World?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to drastically impact diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. While AI can create unbiased job postings and help ferret out unconscious bias, it can also contribute to algorithmic discrimination. The Biden-Harris administration has taken steps to promote responsible AI innovation and root out bias in its design, and Americans are optimistic that AI will ultimately make a positive difference in overcoming discrimination in hiring and employee evaluations. Whether AI becomes a DEI hero or villain will depend on each AI developer, user, and company that implements AI in hiring and evaluation policies.
#other
Flag And Cross: Cool Air To Rush Across Northeast In Wake Of Record-Breaking Heat
Temperatures across the Northeast are expected to drop dramatically as a cold front sweeps through the region over the weekend. Coastal areas such as Portland, Maine and Boston will see peak temperatures in the 50s at the start of the weekend, much cooler than the 80s seen at the end of the week. Further south and west, cities like New York City and Philadelphia can expect temperatures 10-20 degrees lower than Friday afternoon. Some isolated thunderstorms may disrupt outdoor plans, and a persistent dip in the jet stream may generate occasional showers throughout the first week of June, worsening drought conditions in some areas.
The Federalist Papers: Prominent Trump Donor's 'Entire Family' Killed in Plane Crash After Being Intercepted by F-16s Over DC
John Rumpel, a frequent donor to the NRA and Republican politicians and causes, lost several family members when a private jet, owned by a company he owns, crashed near Montebello, Virginia, after flying through restricted airspace. Rumpel's daughter, 2-year-old granddaughter, a nanny, and a pilot were all on board. F-16 jets deployed flares to get the attention of the unresponsive Cessna's pilot who appeared to have lost consciousness.
Fox News: Michigan wildfire that burned over 3 square miles sparked by campfire
Wildfire in Michigan traced to campfire on private property, burning over 2,000 acres of land with 85% containment, caused closures of highways and emergency evacuations.