On a sunny afternoon in Washington, Richard Gere stood on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and a group of supporters to advocate for Tibet, a cause the actor has championed for decades. Gere, who is also chairman of the board of the International Campaign for Tibet, spoke passionately about Tibet’s current state of affairs…
Still Using ‘Slips of Paper,’ Archaic Systems, FAA Unfit to Handle ‘Next-Gen’ Aviation: Sen. Cruz
The American aviation sector is abuzz with talk of air taxis, hypersonic airplanes, and cheaper, cleaner, “sustainable” fuel sources. But a cloud hovers over that sunny, futuristic forecast. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) remains woefully behind the technology curve. The agency also remains entangled in its own bureaucratic web, according to statements made during a…
Financial Crisis Looming Due to Mounting Federal Debt: Experts
The U.S. is in “terrible shape” financially and is “flying blind in mountains of debt” that will cause future generations to “reap the whirlwind of an irreparable economic disaster” unless immediate action is taken, according to some witnesses and members of the House Budget Committee. Witnesses testifying at the March 29 hearing on the country’s…
Supply Chain Disruption, Design Delays, Cost Overruns Cloud US ‘Nuclear Triad’ Upgrades: Pentagon Officials
March 29, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s $863 billion Fiscal Year 2024 [FY24] defense budget request includes $23.8 billion for the United States Department of Energy [DOE] to produce nuclear weapons and manage the nation’s strategic stockpile and $37.7 billion for the Pentagon to operate its “nuclear enterprise.” That “nuclear enterprise” is America’s land-air-sea “triad” strategic force posture—intercontinental ballistic…
Christian Counselor Asks Supreme Court to Invalidate Law Forbidding Talk Against Gender Transitions
March 29, 2023
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A licensed marriage and family counselor is asking the Supreme Court to strike down a Washington state law that prohibits counseling against gender transitions. Counselor Brian Tingley says the state’s counseling censorship law violates his freedom of speech and infringes on his religious faith and that of his clients by prohibiting certain private client-counselor conversations…
The US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Boosts EV Demand and Supply-Chain Manufacturing
President Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is igniting a growing demand for new and used electric vehicles (EVs). It also incentivizes manufacturers across the entire EV supply chain with credits when they build new or retool existing facilities for EV manufacturing inside the United States. Taiwan’s Foxconn, the global leader in smart manufacturing,…
FBI Disinformation Is Radicalizing Trans Groups; TikTok Faces US Ban
The FBI published skewed numbers on violence against trans people, which is now being used to frame a narrative of trans “genocide.” The release of the information sparked pro-gun movements in the trans community and a “Trans Day of Vengeance,” which was making headlines just before the recent shooting in Nashville, where a transgender former…
Senators Ask Powell If the Fed Had Been Lax in Supervising Failed SVB Bank
March 29, 2023
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Members of the Senate Banking Committee wrote to Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell if he and his fellow board members were lax in supervising Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which failed earlier this month. Five senators sent a letter to Powell on March 27, which was obtained by Bloomberg, questioning whether the central bank exercised its full legal authority…
America First Legal Accuses Hershey of Racial and Sex Discrimination While Hiring
March 29, 2023
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By law, employers may not discriminate against an employee or potential employee because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. But America First Legal Foundation (AFL) says the Pennsylvania-based chocolate and snack maker The Hershey Company publicly admits to such discrimination. AFL, a legal firm that fights policies that erode principals upheld in…
LIVE NOW: FBI Disinformation Is Radicalizing Trans Groups; TikTok Faces US Ban
The FBI published skewed numbers on violence against trans people, which is now being used to frame a narrative of trans “genocide.” The release of the information sparked pro-gun movements in the trans community and a “Trans Day of Vengeance,” which was making headlines just before the recent shooting in Nashville, where a transgender former…
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