Month: July 2022

Police Data Leak: China Sentences Innocent Lady to 6.5 Yrs in Prison for a Text Message

A file from a leaked Chinese police database shows that the regime arrested and sentenced a 61-year-old woman to prison simply because she sent a text message that was against the regime’s propaganda. Bai Gendi died on June 15, 2017, at 65, four years and nine months after the leaked document revealed the content of…


Tesla Sold 75 Percent of Bitcoin Holdings to Boost ‘Overall Liquidity’

After making a significant investment in Bitcoin last year, Tesla Motors sold 75 percent of its holdings in the second quarter, the company confirmed Wednesday. Tesla converted $936 million worth of Bitcoin into fiat currency and added the cash to its balance sheet, according to the electric vehicle maker’s earnings release (pdf). Tesla’s crypto holdings…


Plutocratic Socialism and the Corruption of Democracy

This article is adapted from the book “Plutocratic Socialism: The Future of Private Property and the Fate of the Middle Class.” The American constitutional order assumes a populace of property owners, a middle class whose virtues provide the necessary ballast to support our republic. Our founders imagined strong communities, strong families, and independent citizens capable…


Power of Attorney, and Mistakes That Could Cost You Dearly

If medical complications leave you incapable of making decisions, a power of attorney (POA) will delegate legal authority to someone else to make them for you. That individual (the agent) can then make decisions for you (the principal) that include legal, financial, medical, and business matters. Why You Need a Power of Attorney Document Before anything…


Low Muscle Mass Linked to Cognitive Decline

A new study finds an association between low muscle mass and cognitive decline in older adults. Increasingly prevalent worldwide, dementia negatively affects the lives of millions of people and their families. By the time of diagnosis, the process appears to be irreversible. The new research in JAMA Network Open, however, identifies muscle mass as a modifiable…


Electoral Incongruities—Observations From Across the Pond

Commentary Even before the 2020 election it was known that Iranian hackers were allegedly subverting it. Seyyed Kazemi, 24, and Sajjad Kashian, 27, allegedly sent tens of thousands of e-mails to Democrat voters, claiming to be the Proud Boys and threatening to “come after” them if they didn’t vote for Trump. Also posing as the…


Newsom Demands Accountability from UCLA Over Move to Big Ten Conference

LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out again July 20 at UCLA over the university’s decision to move its athletic program out of the Pac-12 Conference and into the Big Ten starting in 2024, saying the school needs to publicly explain its reasoning and how the move will benefit student-athletes. Newsom has been open about his…


Former Officer Lane Gets 2.5 Years for Violating Floyd’s Rights

ST. PAUL, Minn.—A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2.5 years in prison Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, calling Lane’s role in the restraint that killed Floyd “a very serious offense in which a life was lost” but handing down a sentence well below what prosecutors and Floyd’s family…


Ex-cop Lane Gets 2 1/2 Years on Floyd Killing Federal Charge

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Lane for his February conviction of depriving Floyd of medical care. “The fact that you did not…


4 Suspects Arrested Following Robbery at Fashion Island in Newport Beach

WESTMINSTER, Calif.—Four suspects were arrested in Westminster July 20 after leading authorities on a pursuit following a robbery at the Fashion Island shopping mall in Newport Beach.  The robbery was reported just after 4 p.m. at the Neiman Marcus store at the mall after seven men entered it and stole unspecified items, according to reports…