Tag: Social Issues

Sen. Ted Cruz Invites Naval Lieutenant Who Refused COVID Shot to State of Union

February 7, 2023
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Naval Lieutenant Levi Beaird, a Texan from Fort Worth, was surprised to learn that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) invited him to attend the State of the Union address. Beaird hopes his presence will bring attention to the more than 60,000 military personnel who faced consequences after refusing the COVID shot. Cruz recently filed the Allowing Military…

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Second Amendment Activists, Congressmen, See More at Stake Than Braces

February 7, 2023
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Within days of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issuing its regulation for pistol braces, a senator from Kansas has reintroduced a bill to protect the legal status of firearms and rein in some of the ATF’s power. “The SHORT Act will protect Americans from the anti-Second Amendment gun registry that the…

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House Adopts Tribes’ Land Trust Bills in Rare Display of Bipartisan Unanimity

February 6, 2023
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There’s not much consensus these days in the fractious U.S. House of Representatives. But for two proposals presented to the chamber floor on Feb. 6, there was a rare glimpse of what bipartisan accord looks like. The House—in proceedings orchestrated by Speaker Pro. Tem. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene—adopted a pair of bills granting Native American…

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Texas to Sue Biden Administration Over Endangered Species Listing

February 6, 2023
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Feb. 6 issued a notice of intent to sue two Biden administration agencies over an endangered species listing for the lesser prairie chicken, adding to a growing number of states resisting the decision. “This rule was a targeted attempt to implement an unlawful, top-down federal approach aimed at advancing…

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China’s Cell Phone Shipments Plummeted by 43 Million in 2022 to Lowest Level in Ten Years

February 6, 2023
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China’s smartphone market fell 13.2 percent in 2022, to their lowest level in a decade, International Data Corporation (IDC)’s latest report shows. According to IDC’s global mobile tracker report, released Jan. 29, about 286 million smartphones were shipped in China in 2022, the lowest number of smartphones shipped in China in ten years. It was also…

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Experts View Decline In ‘Men’s Spaces’ As a Byproduct of Cancel Culture

February 6, 2023
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PHOENIX, Ariz.—Brian Viera doesn’t pull any punches when discussing his future in boxing. After a year of intense training at Central Boxing Gym in Phoenix, Arizona, he confidently proclaims his destiny to become the world’s next lightweight champion. “You heard it in here first,” Viera said wryly. “Though I might be a middleweight—I don’t know.”…

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Australian PM Cites Jan. 6 Riots in Bid to Win Support for Changing the Constitution

February 5, 2023
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Avoiding an incident like the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in Australia is one reason why voters should support a major alteration to the country’s Constitution, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. In his latest bid to win over the public for The Voice to Parliament proposal, the prime minister claimed such a “sensible” change would protect…

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Companies Continue to Exit China Despite CCP’s Overture of Strengthening Economy: Observers

February 5, 2023
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China’s ruling communist party has started announcing its plans to stimulate the domestic economy after the week-long Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. However, experts are not optimistic about China’s economic prospects and anticipate another wave of company exits. According to mainland Chinese media, after the Lunar New Year Holiday authorities in many provinces and cities…

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‘Operation Love Wins’ Will Fund Travel for Families to Visit Jan. 6 Detainees at DC Jail

February 5, 2023
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A program founded by a Jan. 6 defendant aims to make it easy for families to visit their loved ones being held in pretrial detention or as prisoners in the District of Columbia jail. Shane Jenkins, who faces his own trial on March trial on 10 criminal counts from his presence at the U.S. Capitol…

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Pornographic and Racially-Divisive Books Removed From Florida Schools Despite Pushback

February 5, 2023
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Public school districts across Florida are working to comply with several new state laws designed to stop the sexualizing of young school children and the indoctrination of students with racially prejudicial theories. As a result of the legislation, all books and other materials in school libraries and classroom book collections must be inventoried and reviewed…

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