Month: January 2023

University of California Considers Cutting Graduate Enrollment to Cover Pay Raises After Strike

University of California (UC) officials warned graduate departments they may need to cut back on admissions in the upcoming school year to cover the cost of its new labor contract with academic workers, according to union leaders. Some 48,000 UC academic workers, represented by the union United Auto Workers, resolved their two-month strike when new…


Chaya Raichik, ‘Libs of TikTok’ Creator, on Classroom Indoctrination and TikTok ‘Narcissists’

“I think gender ideology, in general, is very narcissistic … It’s like, ‘These are my pronouns. This is my gender. Let me talk to you about how I want to be referred to and how you should refer to me,’ says Chaya Raichik, creator of the viral Twitter account “Libs of TikTok.” “And the whole…


PREMIERING NOW: Chaya Raichik, ‘Libs of TikTok’ Creator, on Classroom Indoctrination and TikTok ‘Narcissists’

“I think gender ideology, in general, is very narcissistic … It’s like, ‘These are my pronouns. This is my gender. Let me talk to you about how I want to be referred to and how you should refer to me,’ says Chaya Raichik, creator of the viral Twitter account “Libs of TikTok.” “And the whole…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Chaya Raichik, ‘Libs of TikTok’ Creator, on Classroom Indoctrination and TikTok ‘Narcissists’

“I think gender ideology, in general, is very narcissistic … It’s like, ‘These are my pronouns. This is my gender. Let me talk to you about how I want to be referred to and how you should refer to me,’ says Chaya Raichik, creator of the viral Twitter account “Libs of TikTok.” “And the whole…


LAPD Chief Michel Moore Appointed to 2nd Term

LOS ANGELES—On a unanimous vote, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore was appointed Jan. 31 to a second five-year term by the Board of Police Commissioners, but he is not expected to serve the full term. Moore, a 40-year veteran of the department, has served as chief since 2018 when he was appointed…


As Tensions Tighten, US Accuses Russia of Violating Nuclear Arms Accord

Tensions between the United States and the Russian Federation have been steadily ratcheting tighter and tighter since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine in March 2022. Those strained relations are set to be further exacerbated following a report to Congress from the U.S. State Department claiming Russia is refusing to allow on-site inspections and…


Can We No Longer Trust the Keepers of the Past?

When Michael Bellesiles’s book “Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture” came out in 2000, it was widely praised as groundbreaking and a corrective to how Americans viewed the Second Amendment. Bellesiles’s career was launched to critical acclaim and was awarded the Bancroft Prize, the prestigious prize awarded for works on American history….


Republican Senators Demand Action on the Economy, Tenacious Foreign Policy

Senate Republicans harshly criticized President Joe Biden’s economic policies. They made it clear that the key to addressing their concerns is to negotiate an increase of the debt ceiling with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). At a press conference after the Senate Republicans’ weekly policy lunch, minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Jan. 31): House GOP Pushes Biden to End COVID Policies Sooner; AZ Election Official Wants Kari Lake Investigated

House Republicans on Jan. 31 moved forward with a bill to end the COVID-19 public health emergency immediately after President Joe Biden told Congress Monday that he will end emergency measures on May 11. Actor and producer Alec Baldwin has formally been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna…


NTD Evening News (Jan. 31): House GOP Pushes Biden to End COVID Policies Sooner; AZ Election Official Wants Kari Lake Investigated

House Republicans on Jan. 31 moved forward with a bill to end the COVID-19 public health emergency immediately after President Joe Biden told Congress Monday that he will end emergency measures on May 11. Actor and producer Alec Baldwin has formally been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna…