Month: September 2021

Republican Campaign Committee Launches Ads to Unseat House Democrats, and Regain Majority

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) recently launched a series of ads targeting Democratic representatives who won their congressional seats by thin margins in 2020. “Prices are going up. Paychecks are going down,” says the narrator in an NRCC digital ad running in Iowa. “Now Biden, Pelosi, and Cindy Axne are going to make things…


The Chinese Regime’s Billion Dollar Organ Harvesting Operation

Commentary Since coming to power in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has only ever focused on one goal: profit. During the early years of the party, then-leader Mao Zedong set forth ambitious “5-year plans” that solely emphasized economic growth. These “5-year plans” featured wildly unreasonable production targets, which caused government officials to utilize unethical methods…


Facebook Invests $50 Million to Build the ‘Metaverse’ in Responsible Manner

Facebook Inc will invest $50 million to partner with organizations to responsibly build the so-called metaverse—a digital world where people can use different devices to move and communicate in a virtual environment, it said on Monday. Facebook, the world’s largest social network, has invested heavily in virtual reality and augmented reality, developing hardware such as…


FBI: US Murders Increased by 29.4 Percent in 2020

The FBI reported on Sept. 27 that murders rose by 29.4 percent in the United States in 2020 compared to the previous year—one of the largest single-year increases ever recorded in the country’s recorded history. The federal law enforcement agency’s data show that 21,570 homicides were reported in 2020, which is 4,901 more than in…


FBI: US Murders Increased 29.4 Percent in 2020

The FBI on Monday reported that murders rose 29.4 percent in the United States in 2020 compared to the previous year—one of the largest single-year increases ever recorded in the country. The federal law enforcement agency’s data shows that 21,570 homicides were reported last year, which is 4,901 more than in 2019. The overall violent…


Fall Into the Porkies: Camping in Michigan’s Wilderness

The sunset smolders to embers on the horizon and a mild wind pushes waves off Lake Superior into shore where we sit watching the light show finish up and the stars take over. The temperature will dip toward 50 or lower tonight, but the fall air is more invigorating than biting, and a good meal…


State Senator Acquitted on 15 Charges in Federal Theft Case

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Tennessee state senator charged with stealing $600,000 in federal grant money from a health care school she operated has been acquitted on 15 of 20 charges, according to court records. U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl Lipman filed the order Sunday after lawyers for Sen. Katrina Robinson filed a motion Friday seeking acquittal on…


Greyhound Lines Settles Lawsuit Over Immigration Sweeps

SPOKANE, Wash.—Greyhound Lines Inc. will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit over the bus line’s practice of allowing U.S. Customs & Border Protection agents to board its buses in Washington state to conduct warrantless immigration sweeps, the state attorney general said Monday. The bus company failed to warn customers of the sweeps, misrepresented its…


Parents, Lawmakers Sue Over New York’s School Mask Mandate

A group of New York parents and two local legislators are suing to overturn the state’s requirement for school children to wear masks. They allege the mandate was issued illegally and wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny if the state tried to pass it through the correct procedures. They’re asking the court to toss the mandate…


Johnny Ramone’s Guitar Sells for More Than $900,000

BOSTON—The guitar played by Johnny Ramone on all 15 Ramones albums and at nearly 2,000 live performances by the rock band sold at auction over the weekend for more than $900,000, the auctioneer said Monday. The 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar was bought by a collector in the U.S. who wishes to remain anonymous,…