California Dems propose new wealth tax that would follow residents who leave the state
The legislation would require California residents with a "worldwide net worth" above $1 billion to pay an additional 1.5% yearly tax. As early as 2026, the tax threshold could drop to $50 million with an imposed 1% annual tax.

Virginia Senate committee advances bill to ban sales of 'assault firearms'
The Democrat lawmakers voted to advance a measure that would create a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who “imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses, transports or transfers” an assault firearm.

Cultural neutrality is a dangerous lie — and it never existed
One of the more encouraging phenomena over the last few years has been the growing awareness around the radical progressive indoctrination of children and young people in the United States.

Florida couple indicted on charges of vandalization of pro-life centers with pro-abortion messages and threats
Pro-life centers across the country became targets of vandalism and other political threats by those angry that abortion rights were curtailed after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Vice: Abortion Pills, Prayer, and *NSYNC: Inside Anti-Abortion Activists’ Weekend of Celebrating and Pleading
Vice editors really think they got a slam-dunk expose on dangerous pro-lifers.

Dem Lawmaker Whose Child Assaulted Cop Deletes ‘Defund the Police’ Post
Minority Whip Katherine Clark said party should reallocate "resources" to change policing.

Fed-up NYC merchants set up private patrols to combat crime
A group of Bronx merchants got so fed up with rampant crime in New York City that they took matters into their own hands — hiring private security guards to keep order on a bustling commercial strip.

Trucker suing city over ordinance preventing him from flying flags with vulgar message against Biden
Ross Brunet is demanding a court declaration that he was engaging in free speech when flying his flags.

Man killed after dog steps on gun
Joseph Austin Smith was killed when his dog stepped on a rifle in the back seat of his pickup truck and the bullet hit him in the front passenger seat.

Female TikTok users ditch dating apps, go husband-hunting at Home Depot
...Megan later admitted that those three men were likely already married, but her reasoning was still sound: Handy men, both single and taken, tend to frequent stores like Home Depot.

How 'middle class Joe' went from 'one of the poorest' in Congress to a millionaire
When Joe Biden was a U.S. senator, he referred to himself as “one of the poorest members” of Congress. But his fortunes rose precipitously following his years as vice president, thanks to a flurry of cash from book deals and speeches — as well as kickbacks from his brother and youngest son.

Trump reacts to Pence classified document discovery: 'An innocent man'
"Mike Pence is an innocent man. He never did anything knowingly dishonest in his life. Leave him alone!!!" Trump wrote.

AP: Classified records pose conundrum stretching back to Carter
Suddenly the media doesn't think classified documents are that big a deal, and there are too many classified documents in any case.

Obama, Bush coy on docs as senator suggests ‘they’re all sitting on stuff’
The news that Pence had classified documents in his home has Capitol Hill wondering what a sweep of all living former presidents’ and vice presidents’ residences and offices would uncover.

National Archives misses deadline to give House info on Biden’s classified docs
House Oversight Chairman James Comer had asked the National Archives on Jan. 10 to provide information about its efforts to recover classified records found at Biden’s private office in Washington, D.C.

House panel set to probe Biden classified docs, Hunter’s artwork, chair says
Rep. James Comer says the next phase of his House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the Biden family will take in Joe’s classified documents scandal and the business relationships with Hunter.

Biden's New Chief of Staff Might Be Bad News
Jeff Zients has spent most of his career working in for-profit health care companies with worrying allegations.

New Poll Shows Trump Leading Biden And DeSantis In 2024
The Emerson poll found that a significant plurality of Americans see the economy as the most important issue facing the country: 43% of respondents listed the economy as their top priority, followed by health care in a distant second at 13%.

Republicans, It’s Time To Get Our Act Together On Early And Mail-In Voting
If Republicans utilized in-person early voting and mail-in voting in Arizona, as they did in Florida, then Kari Lake would almost certainly be governor today.

McCarthy puzzled by GOP defectors who won't boot Ilhan Omar from committee
While McCarthy can unilaterally reject members from joining a select committee, removing Omar would require a floor vote. McCarthy argued that her history of anti-Semitic remarks warrant her being taken off the panel.

McCarthy blocks Schiff, Swalwell from House Intelligence Committee
"In order to maintain a standard worthy of this committee’s responsibilities, I am hereby rejecting the appointments of Representative Adam Schiff and Representative Eric Swalwell to serve on the Intelligence Committee."

Swalwell says McCarthy will ‘regret’ booting him off Intel
“He's going to regret the day that he has given me more free time ... because I'm not going to be quiet. I'm not going to back down,” Swalwell said.

Judicial Watch files lawsuit against DOJ for Big Tech collusion to censor Hunter Biden laptop story
"We want records the State Department has about Hunter Biden," Tom Fitton said.

Babylon Bee: After Priest Exorcises All Demons From Her Home, Pelosi Becomes A Republican
"How could I have been so blind to the blessed truths of the Republican Party?" said Pelosi to reporters with a new light in her eyes.

Is A&W bowing to woke culture or mocking it?
"America, let’s talk. Since 1963, Rooty the Great Root Bear has been our beloved spokesbear. We knew people would notice because he’s literally a 6-foot-tall bear wearing an orange sweater. But now we get it – even a mascot’s lack of pants can be polarizing."

Woke ‘ESG’ investors guilty of anti-Semitism as they target Israel
Israel boycotters have a new home for waging economic war against the world’s only Jewish state: environmental, social and governance ratings.

Youngkin expresses concerns about ESG investing
“At the end of the day, the economics of returns should justify the investment decisions," Youngkin said.

These 4 cities will suffer a 2008 crash in home values: Goldman Sachs
San Jose, Austin, Phoenix, and San Diego will likely see boom and bust declines of more than 25%.

A Day Late And $113 Billion Short, New York Times Acknowledges Ukraine As A Broken And Corrupt Nation
It’s apparently safe now to make the obvious point that Ukraine is run by fiends and so maybe dumping American taxpayer dollars on the corrupt little nation without any strings attached was a little hasty.

Ukraine Rocked By Corruption Scandal, Wave Of Top Officials Resign: Sports Cars, Mansions & Luxury Vacations As People Suffered
The Ukrainian government confirmed the resignation of multiple high-ranking officials amid large-scale corruption allegations, in what's being called the biggest mass resignation and graft scandal since the Russian invasion began.

US Poised to Provide Abrams Tanks to Ukraine
Deliveries would be part of deal to enable provision of German-built Leopards.

Scientists Say We're Closer to Nuclear Armageddon Than at Any Other Point in History
A statement published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the group behind the Doomsday Clock, cited Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the potential for a "hot war" between NATO and Russia as its reasoning for moving the clock a mere 90 seconds to midnight.

Flashback: The world came much closer to nuclear war than we realized in 1983, the most dangerous year ever
The shooting down of a Korean airliner by the Soviets came at the worst possible moment, just days before NATO was to begin a series of military exercises that were in many ways unprecedented, leading the Soviet leader to believe the U.S. was preparing a nuclear first strike.

Flashback: ‘The Day After’ Terrifies 100 Million Viewers
Preliminary figures showed that about 100 million people Sunday (Nov. 20, 1983) watched the ABC-TV movie, staring Steve Guttenberg, that depicted the nuclear annihilation of Kansas City and nightmarish efforts to survive in Lawrence, Kansas.

Another Lemon: 'CNN This Morning' managed just 331,000 viewers
Some simple math using the story above: 100 million viewers vs. 331K viewers = 99.67% of people would rather watch a nuclear holocaust than be subjected to a Don Lemon morning show.

The media ignored a very fateful event in the waning days of the Obama administration
Less than two weeks prior to Trump’s inauguration, the Obama administration quietly chose to give the “green light” to lift the moratorium on federal funding for gain-of-function research.

Political theater: Senators slam Live Nation over Ticketmaster’s dominance, botched Taylor Swift sale
“Ticketmaster should look in the mirror and say, ‘I’m the problem, it’s me,’” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said, playing off Swift song lyrics.

Oscar nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ among leaders
The nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday ... do you care?

Jeremy Clarkson of 'Top Gear' fame calls out the left's attack on normalcy and free speech
"When was the last time you saw a fictional police force hunting a gang of Muslim extremists? It's always the far right. ... Make a joke about she/him pronouns or Greta Thunberg, and they'll blow a piece of tumbleweed across the stage," he wrote.

Scarborough Says Former FBI Agent’s Arrest Proves Russia Collusion Was Real
“He’s on the take from the Russians, from a Russian oligarch, and he gives Trump the ‘good housekeeping’ seal of approval that the FBI does.”

Washington Post Hit with Biden-Era Layoffs as Subscriptions Plummet
The paper lost half a million subscribers since Trump left office in January 2021, a decline of roughly 20 percent.

Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight Are on ABC’s Chopping Block
A decision on the future of the famed politics, economics, and sports analysis website is set to be made by the summer when Silver’s contract is up. The site has never turned a profit.

Newsmax Dropped By DirecTV
The satellite TV service dropped OANN in April 2022, following pressure from leftists, including members of Congress.

Rupert Murdoch calls off proposed Fox-News Corp. merger
Murdoch withdrew his proposal to explore a reunion of Fox News’ parent and Wall Street Journal owner News Corp.

Canadian journalist praises Elon Musk for shining light on censorship issues at Twitter
"Elon Musk has stopped the censorship culture at Twitter," said Ezra Levant.

Sex attacker transitions before trial and is sent to a women's prison
Isla Bryson was a shaven-headed Adam Graham with a Mike Tyson-style face tattoo when he carried out the violent sex attacks in 2016 and 2019 after abusing the victims he originally met online.

Bill Gates: ‘Better to be born 20 years from now ... than any time in the past’
Even with challenges facing current and future generations, Gates says anyone born in the next few decades will be better off than people born at any previous point in history.

US Approves First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design
In addition to being a historic first design for small modular reactors, the NuScale model is also the seventh general nuclear reactor design ever greenlit by the U.S. government.

Nevada lithium mining company cited for endangering habitat of 6-inch desert flower
Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC was slapped with a trespass notice by the Bureau of Land Management for disturbing the critical habitat of Tiehm's buckwheat, a wildflower with yellow pom-pom blooms.

The Trans War on Tomboys
We never imagined that we could opt out of our bodies.

Arkansas Senate passes bill classifying drag shows as adult entertainment
Legislation defines drag show as one where a performer exhibits a gender identity different from performer's gender assigned at birth.

Vimeo removes 'Dead Name' documentary highlighting parents' struggles raising trans-identifying children
The movie was released last month for purchase and rental on the platform but was removed for allegedly containing "harmful, hateful, and misleading content," violating Vimeo's acceptable use policy.

Racism pays: Law professor who designed CRT charges $100K for lectures
Kimberle Crenshaw now charges $100,000 for in-person speaking appearances and $50,000 for virtual appearances, according to a report from the Daily Mail.

DeSantis is ‘dangerous’ for wanting students to put their cell phones away in class
"He is so dangerous in every way. Truly an authoritarian personality."

Learning to lie: AI tools adept at creating disinformation
Artificial intelligence is writing fiction, making images inspired by van Gogh and fighting wildfires. Now it's competing in another endeavor once limited to humans — creating propaganda and disinformation.

Nvidia's AI-Powered Eye Contact Feature is Terrifying and Hilarious
The idea behind Eye Contact is simple enough: When you're on a webcast or meeting, often you look away from the camera. But what if there was a way to look like you're looking at your camera without looking at your camera?

Amazon launches $5-a-month prescription drug service for Prime members
Amazon said people will pay $5 a month to fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of about 50 generic medications.

Google job cuts hit 1,800 employees in California, including 27 massage therapists
Part of the biggest round of layoffs in company history.

The ugliest buildings in the world, according to Twitter
When a building turns out ugly, it’s the passers-by who pay the price — locals and tourists alike. You can’t hide an ugly building.

US military investigating 'UFO' photographed by a spy plane
The strange sighting was made over the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2016 and was photographed by a U.S. spy plane — and military officials are investigating as they believe it could be a genuine UFO sighting.

NASA to test revolutionary nuclear-powered rockets that reach Mars in record time
Aside from reduced travel time, such a rocket would also allow a greater payload and better communications and instrumentation.

How these new electric aircraft could disrupt the $49 billion helicopter industry
An estimated 200 companies are working to build electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, a new type of small passenger aircraft designed for transportation within congested urban environments.

Florida airport partially evacuated after Frontier Airlines passenger makes 'bomb threat'
A passenger on the plane said: "There was a man on the flight who came on and said that he had cocaine in his bag and that’s why it was so heavy and he just talked and talked and talked. He seemed innocuous but who knows I did not hear anything about a bomb threat."