Biden admin tells soldiers who left military over vaccine requirement to pay back bonuses

San Fran judge orders release of bodycam footage from Paul Pelosi hammer attack
Judge Stephen Murphy sided with a group of media outlets that sought access to the footage.

Judge Orders Biden DHS To Release Files On Agents Who Allegedly Helped Censor Election ‘Misinformation’
The judge’s motion Wednesday could shed light on a “switchboarding” tactic employed during the 2020 election, according to the order.

New York Courthouse Installs Statue Symbolizing Abortion And RBG
A state court building in New York City unveiled a new art project that is not going over well online.

After Violent Attacks Go Ignored By Law Enforcement, Pro-Lifers Take Investigations Into Their Own Hands
Victims of violent attacks and harassment can’t trust the FBI to actually investigate their case or the Justice Department to prosecute it.

Idaho Murders: Suspect Had Job Interview with a Local Police Chief
Records show that Bryan Kohberger, now charged with murdering four University of Idaho students, had been interviewed for a position at the nearby Pullman Police Department.

School Officials Were Warned About Gun 3 Times Before 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher, Lawyer Says
Administrators at a Virginia elementary school were warned on three separate occasions about a first-grade student carrying a gun but failed to act before he shot his teacher, the teacher’s lawyer claimed.

Eric Adams dubs NYC private security group ‘wise’ for battling shoplifters
Adams applauded a group of Bronx-based merchants so fed up with shoplifters that they hired private security guards to police Fordham Road, while also ordering his own police force to “arrest” and “prosecute” suspects.

Former CIA Director Accuses Schiff Of Leaking Classified Information
“During my time as CIA director and secretary of state, I know that he leaked classified information that had been provided to him,” Pompeo said on Fox News on Wednesday.

‘Incredibly suspicious’ Hunter Biden email may be based on classified info: GOP senator
Ron Johnson said a April 12, 2014, message to one of the first son’s business partners resembles documents that the State Department gives members of the Senate when they travel overseas.

Jimmy Carter Once Found Classified Docs At His Home: Report
On at least one occasion, Carter found sensitive government papers in his home in Georgia, the person told the AP. It is unclear when the discovery was made or when the documents were handed over.

WaPo: Biden’s devious plan to break the MAGA fever just might work
It seems almost like a vast controlled experiment. Can enormous amounts of federal spending launched under President Biden, much of it destined for MAGA country, dampen the right-wing populist fervor unleashed by his predecessor Donald Trump?

Woman Pleads Guilty to Mailing Envelopes to President Trump with Homemade Ricin
A dual citizen of Canada and France pleaded guilty today to sending a threatening letter containing homemade ricin to then-President Trump at the White House in September 2020 and eight similar letters, each containing ricin, to Texas state law enforcement officials.

Two Republicans Defend Far-Left Democrat Ilhan Omar After She Is Removed From Committee
Omar claimed in response that the effort to remove her from the committee was “a blow to the integrity of our democratic institutions, and a threat to our national security.”

Texas leads the nation in job growth, new data shows
The state added 650,100 positions in 2022. Within Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area was the first in the nation in job growth.

Home sellers turn to "mortgage buydowns" as housing cools
Once-hot housing markets are cooling, requiring people to get creative to sell their homes.

Here’s Why Gas Prices Are Soaring Again
National average gas prices are currently $3.52 per gallon, reflecting a rapid increase from a $3.33 per gallon reading earlier this month.

IBM Announces 3,900 Job Cuts
IBM has become the latest tech giant to slash thousands of jobs.

Party City’s founder blames bankruptcy on private equity firms that jacked up prices
“First, we were the discount party superstore. Today, it is not a discount store. The prices are top dollar. Second, Party City had great variety,” he added.

Mayorkas claims drastic border turnaround amid GOP impeachment push
DHS claims a 97% drop in illegal aliens coming from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Venezuela.

Biden says US will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in major boost to firepower
The Abrams tanks and other armored vehicles are key to helping Ukraine fight the Russians on open terrain, like that found in the mostly flat Donbas region, which has seen intense fighting between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists since 2014.

NY Times: How Biden Reluctantly Agreed to Send Tanks to Ukraine
The decision unlocked a flow of heavy arms from Europe and inched the United States and its NATO allies closer to direct conflict with Russia.

After Ukraine Scores US Tanks, Kyiv Plans Push For Modern Fighter Jets
Ukraine intends to press the United States for fourth-generation fighter jets after President Joe Biden agreed to send dozens of top U.S. battle tanks to aid Kyiv’s war against Russia.

Zelensky seeks ‘long-range missiles’ to pair with new tanks
“We have to unlock the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine; it is important for us to expand our cooperation in artillery."

The Lingering Fog of War and Lessons from Vietnam
The Biden administration must discern the strategy most likely to end the war at an acceptable cost and pursue it.

Germany ‘at war’ with Russia – FM
Annalena Baerbock made the admission in a debate with EU colleagues, pushing for the delivery of tanks to Kiev.

Russia, South Africa, and a ‘redesigned global order’: The Kremlin’s hearts and minds machine is steaming ahead
Russia and South Africa vowed this week to strengthen bilateral ties and will embark on a joint military exercise next month, along with China, coinciding with the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.

NY Times: NIH Did Not Properly Track a Group Studying Coronaviruses, Report Finds
An internal federal watchdog said that the health agency had not given adequate oversight to EcoHealth Alliance, which had been awarded $8 million in grants.

The Epidemic of #DiedSuddenly
Why is the public turning to a single, ominous explanation for tragedies like Damar Hamlin’s collapse? Two doctors explain.

Soldiers fired over vaccine refusal must pay back bonuses
Some members of the U.S. military are being forced to pay back thousands of dollars in sign-on bonuses if they voluntarily left the service over the COVID-19 vaccine policy.

California judge issues preliminary injunction blocking COVID ‘misinformation’ law: Reports
Group of physicians filed lawsuit against Newsom's administration, claiming law violates their First Amendment rights.

Hochul Won’t Hire Back Unvaxxed Health Care Workers Despite Overturned Mandate, Worker Shortage
“I don’t think the answer is to have someone who comes in who is sick, be exposed to someone who can give them coronavirus, give them COVID-19,” the governor told Lewke. “I don’t know that that’s the right answer. In fact, I’m pretty sure it’s not.”

Vaccine passport ban appears to be contagious in Utah House
A bill to block private businesses from requiring proof of vaccination returns after dying on the final day of the legislative session last year.

Computer model of influenza virus shows universal vaccine promise
For the first time, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created an atomic-level computer model of the H1N1 virus that reveals new vulnerabilities through glycoprotein "breathing" and "tilting" movements.

Bill Gates Says China’s Rise Is ‘A Huge Win For The World’
“I mean, that’s 20 percent of humanity,” Gates said. “China is a very innovative country, very important, you know, arguably the number two innovator, but the distance [from the U.S.] is unbelievable.”

The Mindy Kaling Backlash Has Lost All Nuance
When "Velma," HBO’s animated series about Scooby-Doo’s Velma Dinkley, premiered last week, few could have predicted the backlash it would generate against its star, Mindy Kaling, who voices the titular character and serves as an executive producer.

If You Don’t Talk To Your Kids About Politics, Celebrities Like Hailey Bieber Will
The supermodel and wife to pop musician Justin Bieber last week took advantage of MLK Jr. Day to peddle dangerous election misinformation on TikTok.

MSNBC anchor lectures viewers on the importance of getting a fourth COVID shot
"Here's the deal, moron."

How George Soros funds 'fact-checkers' to silence dissent
It’s not enough for George Soros to fund the media and encourage stories that back up his point of view — he has to make sure no one disagrees with it.

WaPo: Sundance's secret Brett Kavanaugh documentary
Liman told the Sundance audience he started thinking about making this movie in 2018 while watching the hearings and “knowing that something very wrong was happening.”

TJ Holmes and Amy Robach escape New York ahead of showdown with ABC
The couple is laying low to escape the ongoing attention from the affair as they prepare to battle ABC on Thursday.

Frogs' legs trade is threatening the animals with extinction
Europeans’ appetite for frogs’ legs is driving an unsustainable and risky trade in amphibians, according to a recent paper.

Spanish museum returns 2 paintings looted by Nazis to Poland
The artworks, known as Mater Dolorosa and Ecce Homo, were given to a delegation from Poland’s culture ministry by Spain’s Museum of Pontevedra.

French Out: Paris Pulls Troops from Former Colonies
Hot on the heels of its departure from Mali and the Central African Republic, France is being forced to withdraw its counterterrorism forces from another former African colony: Burkina Faso.

12 Interesting Food Items We'll See A Lot Of In The Future
Futuristic foods will prioritize sustainability. Science is developing fruits, vegetables, and meat alternatives that will feed more people with less of an impact on the environment.

Stossel: Why the doomsayers are the real disaster for humanity
Paul Ehrlich, author of “The Population Bomb,” won’t talk to me now, but seven years ago, when my producer asked him about his nonsense, Ehrlich said, “When you predict the future, you get things wrong.”

Dead humpback whales latest setback to Biden plan for offshore wind turbines
Strandings in the Atlantic, supply chain woes, and fossil fuel allies create tough headwinds in the race to install thousands of enormous offshore wind turbines.

NY Times: GOP State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills
Over the past three years, Republican state lawmakers have put forward a barrage of bills to regulate the lives of transgender youths, restricting the sports teams they can play on, bathrooms they can use, and medical care they can receive.

WaPo: Why the new game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ is roiling the LGBTQ community
The tensions underscore the pain and difficulty in being a Harry Potter fan of late, with many caught between their deep fondness for a beloved childhood series and their support for the trans community.

Why DeSantis Should Be Skeptical Of Promised Revisions To The White House-Backed Racist AP Class
Just days after getting the Biden White House to support its new, openly Marxist high school class, the College Board appears to have backed down after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ refusal to allow the class into Florida.

Nikole Hannah-Jones says the one word to describe the 1619 Project is 'truth'
What one word would you use to describe her book?

The More Taxpayers Pay For College, The Worse It Gets
The ballooning expansion of administrative spending has driven up tuition costs and funneled money away from instruction.

Math too 'white' and 'cisheteropatriarchal' says Vanderbilt prof
The lecture covered "coping strategies among QT students of color navigating white cisheteropatriarchy in STEM for protecting their academic success and intersectional identities."

Trump issues statement after Meta announces end of 2-year Facebook ban
"FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in value since ‘deplatforming’ your favorite President, me, has just announced that they are reinstating my account," he wrote.

Elon Musk endorses GOP-led select subcommittee on weaponization of government under Biden
"This is important," Musk tweeted in response to the GOP House Judiciary's announcement.

ChatGPT could make these jobs obsolete: ‘The wolf is at the door’
From the financial sector to health care to publishing, a number of industries are currently vulnerable.

Clothing designer tricks AI-powered face recognition into thinking you’re an animal
The clothing patterns “confuse the algorithm” by “making the camera detect dogs, zebras, giraffes, or small-knitted people inside the fabric, instead of the person wearing the clothes.”

How a tech mogul, 45, 'spends $2M per year to get 18-year-old body'
His goal is to eventually have all of his major organs — including his brain, liver, kidneys, teeth, skin, hair, penis and rectum — functioning as they were in his late teens, he said.

Why Are UFOs Still Blurry?
There are perhaps more UFO sightings now than at any time since the 1950s. But there are also many millions more cameras active on the earth than there were in the 1950s, and the cameras are far better, so why are the UFOs still blurry?

Crime is so bad in Philly, they're stealing the cars of Philadelphia Eagles players
Maybe this will finally cause Democrats to start taking crime seriously instead of blaming everyone and everything besides the culprits – the criminals and the district attorney who implemented reforms that took people out of jail and put them back on the street.

Uber Eats delivery guy interrupts college basketball game
An Uber Eats delivery person walked onto the court — in the middle of the game — holding a McDonald’s order, causing a stoppage in play.