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Jennifer Rubin’s live chat
Jennifer Rubin is no longer writing for The Post. Her live chat, including this week’s, and her subscriber-only newsletter will not continue. Click here to see original...
Stop apologizing for saving black lives
Idiot conservatives were doing the idiot thing this week, screaming “racism!” in response to an old tape of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg defending stop-and-frisk, one of the policies that drove New York City murder rates down...
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“My I Have This Dance?” January 3, 2025 Pike Road, AL
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta-Morphosis
Zuckerberg is changing Meta to be more like X.
Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
President Biden on Friday announced he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses as one of his last major moves just days before leaving office. Biden said the individuals...
Biden’s racial record reflects both failures and quiet progress
Biden was unable to push through police reform or voting rights laws. But he elevated numerous Black leaders and launched programs to aid minority communities. Click here to see original...
Opinion
LatestThe One Trump Pick Democrats Actually Like
Democrats spent more than $20 million last year to end then-Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s congressional career. Now, however, the Republican they worked so hard to defeat Click here to see original...
Politics
LatestU.S. Reveals Once-Secret Support for Ukraine’s Drone Industry
The development of a new generation of drones has revolutionized how wars are fought, according to U.S. officials. Click here to see original...
News
LatestJanuary 6 and the Case for Oblivion
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsDonald Trump has said, at different times, that he will pardon some, most, or even all of the January 6 insurrectionists. He’s also said at least once...
Opinion
Opinion
LatestJennifer Simard on Starring in ‘Death Becomes Her’ & Society’s Beauty Standards
In late July 1992, when Death Becomes Her was released, a then-22-year-old Jennifer Simard bought a ticket at her local theater. But when it was mysteriously
Watch: SpaceX Starship Rocket Breaks Apart After Launch
The latest SpaceX Starship rocket had a rough test flight on Thursday, breaking apart within nine minutes of its launch. The post Watch: SpaceX Starship Rocket Breaks Apart After Launch appeared first on Breitbart. Click here to...
Columnist Jennifer Rubin latest evacuee as Washington Post’s numbers rapidly sink
Der Untergang der Titanic The only thing missing is hearing Washington Post Jeff Bezos owner declare: “I’m the King of the World!” The Washington Post’s circulation is rapidly sinking and some of it’s highest profile top talent...
More on the Fires
Source: CAL FIRE The fires in the Los Angeles area continue to rage, and reports are that at least 16 people have been killed. The Kenneth Fire is now 100% contained, but winds continue to be a threat. The BBC has ongoing...
Gaza Ceasefire Deal Made in Cooperation with Biden and Trump Teams
WaPo (“Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire, raising hopes of a reprieve“): After more than a year of painstaking negotiations, Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip that, if implemented,...
Biden Warns of Oligarchy in Farewell Address
Presidential farewell addresses are an American tradition dating back to George Washington’s, in which he famously warned against “entangling alliances.” A century and a half later, Dwight Eisenhower warned against the internal...
AI scammers pretending to be Brad Pitt con woman out of $850,000
A happily-ever-after with whom a woman assumed to be Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt quickly turned into a living nightmare. On Jan. 12, the French television channel TF1 aired an episode of its show “Sept à Huit,” which...
Politics
In a first, China will send vice president to Trump’s inauguration
Beijing is taking a two-pronged approach to the incoming president: trying to sweeten up Trump while also signaling it is ready to fight efforts to Click here to see original...
Senate holds confirmation hearings for Treasury, EPA, other Trump Cabinet posts
The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday. Click here to see original...
Trump expected to replace Secret Service director, sources say
Donald Trump is expected to replace Secret Service director, sources told ABC News.
Musk surrenders to Trump: ends fact-checking and calls fact checkers politically biased
META boss Mark Zuckerberg announced that he is giving incoming President Donald Trump what Trump has long wanted: an end to fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram. In the process Zuckerberg suggested those who were doing fact...
Trudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to domestic woes confronting Canada’s long-standing PM
Walking away. Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Jan. 6, 2025. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images Patrick James, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences After weeks of speculation over his future, Canadian Prime...
Thursday Morning Tabs
Via Vox: The Supreme Court seems eager to curb First Amendment protections for porn. Via WaPo: Trump’s pick for energy secretary rejects linking climate change and wildfires. Via Politico: Ramaswamy and DeWine met to discuss...
News
News
LatestJanuary 6 and the Case for Oblivion
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsDonald Trump has said, at different times, that he will pardon some, most, or even all of the January 6 insurrectionists. He’s also said at least once...
Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences
The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, will be the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.
A timeline of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires as they continue to burn
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
Fire lessons from the Australian capital, where a 2003 inferno changed everything
Two decades ago, fire ripped through Canberra, destroying 480 homes. An Australian fire chief reflects on possible lessons for California. Click here to see original...
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede has blunt 6-word message for Trump amid moves to take over country
During an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Mute Egede said that residents in his country ‘don’t want to be Americans’ and ‘do not want Click here to see original...
Quiz of The Week: 11 – 17 January
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news? Click here to see original...
Facebook posts – No, Oprah Winfrey didn’t say she’s leaving the United States before inauguration day
“Oprah Winfrey announces she will leave America before January 20.”
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News from the Left
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta-Morphosis
Zuckerberg is changing Meta to be more like X.
Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio Get a Pass on Suffering in Gaza
During more than four hours of Senate testimony Tuesday, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faced a single question about the war in Gaza — and
England’s renters are about to gain more rights, but until then landlords may exploit weak regulation even more cruelly | Nick Bano
There are fears that landlords will capitalise on the last remaining no-fault evictions, and increase rents before the new scheme comes into effectLast month, I was working with a young homeless family on England’s south coast....
My Stepdaughter Is Ruining My House. Help!
Author Anne Helen Petersen joins guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer.
Does Trump have more power than past presidents? – a visual timeline
Trump’s second term will be marked by a rare level of influence in Congress and the highest courtDonald Trump will come in to power with a “trifecta” of governmental control after his Republican party won the House of...
News from the Center
Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
President Biden on Friday announced he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses as one of his last major moves just days before leaving office. Biden said the individuals...
Biden’s racial record reflects both failures and quiet progress
Biden was unable to push through police reform or voting rights laws. But he elevated numerous Black leaders and launched programs to aid minority communities. Click here to see original...
The One Trump Pick Democrats Actually Like
Democrats spent more than $20 million last year to end then-Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s congressional career. Now, however, the Republican they worked so hard to defeat Click here to see original...
First look: Mayors across U.S. warn of worsening housing crisis
Mayors across the country, representing nearly 35 million Americans, are warning of a severe and worsening housing shortfall, according to a new survey from the
News from the Right
Zuckerberg, other moguls say they’re backing off ESG and DEI but are they for real?
Over the past 18 months, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda has suffered setbacks in corporate DEI programs, declining investment dollars, and the collapse of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. In just the last...
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede has blunt 6-word message for Trump amid moves to take over country
During an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Mute Egede said that residents in his country ‘don’t want to be Americans’ and ‘do not want Click here to see original...
Heartbreaking moment Texas cops race to save K9 that was shot after sniffing out killer hiding in dumpster
US Marshals Service K9 Rocky was shot at least twice by a suspect who killed Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jesus Vargas earlier in the Click here to see original...
Wild rumours about Jennifer Aniston. Stark admissions it’s not always been plain sailing. And now Michelle’s a no-show at Trump’s inauguration… so what IS going on with the Obamas’ marriage?
Apart from adding that he was focused on his latest project, Michelle Obama had little to say about her husband of 30-odd years. Click here to see original...
Watch: SpaceX Starship Rocket Breaks Apart After Launch
The latest SpaceX Starship rocket had a rough test flight on Thursday, breaking apart within nine minutes of its launch. The post Watch: SpaceX Starship Rocket Breaks Apart After Launch appeared first on Breitbart. Click here to...