Commentary Consumers just got a reprieve from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed “windfall profits tax” on the oil companies. The Special Session of the Legislature scheduled for Dec. 5 to address the issue will likely not take action until January. That gives more time for consideration of how it really would be a tax on drivers, natural…
Windfall Profits Tax Would Actually Hit Consumers
December 7, 2022
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Homeland Security: Deadline for Real IDs Extended Until 2025
December 7, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pushing the deadline for Real IDs by two years, meaning Americans will have until 2025 to get their new identification cards. The DHS announced in a press release Dec. 5 it’s moving the Real ID deadline to May 2025 citing the “lingering impacts” of the COVID-19 pandemic…
San Francisco U-Turns on Allowing Police to Deploy ‘Killer Robots’ to ‘Incapacitate’ Dangerous Suspects
December 7, 2022
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San Francisco lawmakers on Dec. 6 voted to ban police from using remote-controlled robots that can be equipped with explosive charges, reversing an earlier decision on the matter. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8–3 on Tuesday to explicitly ban the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) from using the robots in extreme circumstances. Specifically, police would have…
Water Agency Warns Cities, Industry to Prepare for Fourth Year of Drought
Federal and state water agencies are warning California water users to prepare for a fourth year of drought as the state again faces water storage shortages. The state expects another year of extreme drought following three of the driest years on record, as reported last month by the U.S. Drought Monitor. In response, the State…
Transgender Activists Attack Feminists Protesting Men in Women’s Prisons
Women protesting the possible transfer of convicted killer Dana Rivers—a biological man who identifies as female—to a women’s prison were attacked outside of the Alameda County Superior Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 5. The women, representing mainly feminist and lesbian groups, said they are opposed to a California law that allows male inmates who…
Gavin Newsom’s Reparations Plan for Black California Residents Could See $223,000 Payments per Person
December 6, 2022
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed reparations plan for black residents in California may deliver handouts of $223,000 in cash per person for past housing discrimination, Fox News Digital reported. California currently faces a $25 billion budget deficit, despite reporting a nearly $100 billion surplus for the current fiscal year in May. Nearly 6.5 percent of California residents,…
Stanford Study: Pandemic Stress Prematurely Aged Adolescent Brains
A recently published Stanford University study found that stress from the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted normal development in adolescents, leading to poor mental health and premature brain aging. By comparing pre-pandemic MRI scans of adolescent brains with scans from a different group of adolescents after the pandemic shutdowns, researchers found changes in brain structure that occur…
In-N-Out Releases New Ugly Christmas Sweater, Already Sold Out
In-N-Out Burger released a new ugly Christmas sweater in late November, featuring french fry characters decorating a Christmas tree made of lettuce—and it’s already sold out. On the back of the sweater, which is retailing for $69.95, are two cartoon character fries, with one saying, “Merry Christmas you fry animal,” a reference to the movie Home Alone…
Creating Water Abundance in California
December 2, 2022
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Commentary “And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.” Ezekiel 47:9 Water is…
California State University to Drop Proposal Requiring 4 Years of Math Courses for Applicants
December 2, 2022
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After six years of deliberation, the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees signaled it is likely to drop a proposal for a fourth-year math or science requirement for applicants—a plan critics say may discourage low-income students from applying for college. At a trustee meeting last month, CSU officials recommended the board reject the proposal,…
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