NY Times: How the US Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt
Two decades of tax cuts, recession responses, and bipartisan spending fueled more borrowing, setting the stage for another federal showdown.

It’s official: Trump’s tax cuts paid for themselves
Tax revenues were up 40% in five years. The evidence through the first three years of the tax cut finds that the share of taxes paid by the wealthiest 1% rose as well.

Schumer, Schiff, other liberals blame Monterey Park shooting on 'bigotry' before facts come out
Schiff said Saturday’s shooting was "a horrific example of needless gun violence. With bigotry toward AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) individuals as a possible motive."

‘Non-Binary’ Son of Top Democrat Lawmaker Arrested During Far-Left Riot Against Police
Rep. Katherine Clark released a statement saying that Jared Dowell, who she says is now her “daughter” Riley Dowell, was the person arrested.

Three active-duty Marines arrested for participating in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot
They meandered around a government building that had its doors open, then said the country is corrupt ... and then made a "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" joke.

Many of worst mass shootings post-COVID have occurred in states with tight gun laws, data shows
Of the five deadliest shootings in the U.S. since 2020, four of the states in which they occurred have at least a "B" grade for gun laws from gun control nonprofit.

Chicago mayor tells residents to stop using cash if they don't want to keep getting mugged
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proposed a solution to end rampant crime in her city: Stop using cash.

California’s Early Release of Convicted Pedophiles Leads to More Victims: Former DA
“Once they’re out,” he said, “they are going to re-offend and there’s going to be another child that is victimized by these people.”

Shoplifting in NYC has never been worse, say weary bodega owners
Some shops are so desperate to curb criminals that they’ve put locks and chains on their detergent.

Slate: The Justices Don’t Want to Know Who Leaked Dobbs
Unpacking what was revealed — and the big thing that wasn’t — in the Supreme Court’s new report on the leak.

Elizabeth Holmes tried to flee U.S. after conviction, prosecutors allege
Government attorneys learned of the flight three days before its departure and alerted Holmes’ legal team by email. They replied that she had booked the flight before the verdict, hoping to attend a wedding in Mexico.

After a farmer died, his town learned he secretly paid strangers' pharmacy bills
About 10 years ago, he walked into Geraldine Drugs and pulled aside owner Brooke Walker to ask if there were families in town who couldn't afford to pay for their medications.

DOJ seizes more classified docs from Biden's home
The DOJ seized an additional six items consisting of classified documents from Biden's Wilmington home.

House investigators to press Secret Service about who had access to Biden's classified records
"This has all the pattern of an influence peddling scheme."

Rep. James Comer: Investigating Biden family like ‘tracking a bleeding bear through a snowstorm’
“I mean, this isn’t the most complex investigation on the planet,” Comer told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News.

Joe Biden named in 2017 email to Hunter seeking China natural gas deal
In October 2017, Hunter and his uncle, Joe's brother Jim Biden, were brokering a multimillion-dollar deal to supply gas from Louisiana to China.

Ron Klain White House Departure Reported One Day After Scapegoat Found For Slow-Walking Classified Documents
After working for Joe Biden on and off for more than three decades, White House chief of staff Ron Klain is expected to step down in coming weeks because he's "ready to move on," the NY Times reports.

Biden’s incoming chief of staff slammed by liberals over corporate past, massive wealth
Upon becoming Biden's COVID-19 czar, Zients disclosed owning between $89.3 million and $442.8 million in assets.

Nancy Pelosi called priests to perform 'exorcism' after husband's hammer attack
The daughter of Nancy Pelosi told the New York Times that her mother called priests to perform an exorcism of the house weeks after David DePape allegedly attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer.

Either Trump or Ron DeSantis would beat Biden in 2024, survey finds
Nearly two-thirds of those polled said Biden should not run for reelection at all, the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll found Friday.

'Zuck Bucks 2.0': Report warns of dark money groups influencing local election offices
A report from the Honest Elections Project is warning of a new $80 million initiative designed to influence election administration in local election offices and push for “progressive” voting policies.

Election error: Voting machine error flips local election in New Jersey
Voting machines from Election Systems and Software incorrectly double counted some votes "due to USB flash media being loaded twice into the results reporting module."

Together, We Killed Davos
By this time next year, Davos will be seen as a reputational risk to politicians, celebrities, and CEOs alike. Most of the credit for killing Davos goes to Russell Brand and Glenn Beck, who have criticized the WEF from the left and the right for years.

Top EU Bureaucrat Predicts Hate-Speech Laws Coming to U.S.
"Illegal hate speech, which you will have soon also in the U.S. I think that we have a strong reason why we have this in the criminal law."

Global South: Gold-backed currencies to replace the US dollar
The adoption of commodity-backed currencies by the Global South could upend the U.S. dollar’s dominance and level the playing field in international trade.

Davos Plans For The Next Pandemic: Suggests National Digital Infrastructures To Track Vaccination
All in all, the pandemic was not the golden opportunity that Klaus Schwab and the WEF expected. Their hopes and dreams now turn to a future pandemic.

This is what passes for entertainment at the World Economic Forum
"Noa and Gil" are raising awareness about the plight of the Red Sea corals.

Treasury Secretary Yellen calls House GOP 'irresponsible' for demanding spending cuts amid shutdown
During her diplomatic trip to Africa, Yellen said during an interview Saturday with the Associated Press that she believes Congress will vote to raise the U.S. debt limit, but making the increase conditional on spending cuts is "a very irresponsible thing to do."

The Trillion-Dollar Coin Idea Is Just Another Way to Rip Us Off
During all the theatrics over the debt ceiling, however, many strange ideas are put forward as a supposed means to avoiding a shutdown. One of these is the "trillion-dollar coin" idea.

Home Depot Co-Founder Rips ‘Entitled’ Generation
Bernie Marcus shredded the younger “woke generation” for laziness and asserted that “office people” are among the least motivated to work.

Terror Watch List Arrests At Southern Border Soar Under Biden Administration
Jumped from just three arrests of individuals from the list at the border in 2020 to nearly 100 in 2022. During the four years under Trump, only 11 individuals from the terror watch list were arrested.

Russia official warns countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risk their own destruction
“If Washington and NATO supply weapons that would be used for striking peaceful cities and making attempts to seize our territory as they threaten to do, it would trigger a retaliation with more powerful weapons.”

Russian Agents Suspected of Directing Far-Right Group to Mail Bombs in Spain
U.S. officials say the operation may be a signal by Russia that the country and its proxies could carry out more terrorist actions in Europe if nations continue supporting Ukraine.

Ukraine to create 1,000-unit kamikaze drone fleet with charity fundraising
The drones have "become a truly revolutionary means of combat," according to the Ukrainian Intelligence unit.

Suicide Drones Strike US Base in Syria
It was not clear who was behind the drone attack.

Natural Immunity Offered More Protection Against Omicron Than 3 Vaccine Doses, New England Journal of Medicine Study Finds
Importantly, the Cornell University-funded study found that both natural immunity and vaccines offer “strong and durable protection” against COVID-related hospitalization and death.

The Deceptive Campaign for Bivalent COVID Boosters
Studies show they fail to live up to their promise, but vaccine makers and experts keep pushing them.

NIH pushed to rule out that COVID originated in lab in favor of animal-origin theory, emails show
Collins, who has since retired, even referenced the paper in a blog post on the NIH website shortly after it was published.

Fatal heart attacks have surged in Australia
While the majority of excess deaths were from COVID-19, the nation is also seeing significantly elevated rates of deaths from diabetes, strokes, and ischemic heart disease.

Elon Musk felt like he 'was dying' after 2nd COVID booster shot, cousin in 'peak health' suffered myocarditis
CDC says cases of myocarditis are "rare risk" to those who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

Even NPR admits the pandemic ‘stimulus’ failed
The network admits that the massive pandemic-era “stimulus” spending plans look worse and worse in hindsight with every day that passes.

Tulsa King Is An Allegory For America’s Blue State-To-Red State Migration
While many commentators speculate on the political shifts that result from this migration, there’s relatively little attention paid to the cultural shift that happens.

'Avatar 2' is the third James Cameron movie to gross $2 billion
Only three other movies have eclipsed $2 billion: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame.”

Netflix will start cracking down on people who share their passwords this quarter
The streaming giant is set to begin offering a paid option for customers who want to share their passwords outside their own household.

The Paul Pelosi Story Has Been so Thoroughly Muzzled, News Outlets Now Sue to Get Information
The story disappeared from the news for a reason; the courts are blocking the details from getting out.

Chris Cuomo says he will never be ‘what he was’ at CNN
“I’ll never be what I was. I was number one on the most powerful media platform in the world.”

Which Countries Are The Most Polarized?
Edelman’s data on which countries are the most polarized comes from survey results asking respondents two very simple questions: How divided is their country? How entrenched is the divide?

Peru’s Deadly Protests
A failed coup attempt set off unrest that has immobilized the country.

The global warming cult has come for your coffee
"Limiting your contribution to climate change requires an adapted diet, and coffee is no exception."

NY Times: No One Is Coming for Your Gas Stove Any Time Soon
Switching from gas to electric stoves is seen as good for the environment — which has inspired a conservative backlash.

NYT: When Students Change Gender Identity and Parents Don’t Know
Educators are facing wrenching new tensions over whether they should tell parents when students socially transition at school.

Newsom Twosome: Siebel Newsom's Films – Shown In Middle Schools – Feature Porn, Radical Gender Ideologies, And Her Husband Gavin
2.6 million students across 11,200 classrooms and 5,000 schools are subjected to Newsom's films and curricula.

Nevada school district sued after 15-year-old girl asked to read sexual lesbian monologue in class
Speech contained “obscenely violent pornographic” material, suit claims.

Biden Admin Appoints Doctor Who Claims Obesity Is Mostly Genetic To Dietary Guidelines Committee
Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford has claimed obesity is mostly genetic and not primarily driven by diet or exercise.

Lutheran Leader Calls For Parents To Ditch Disney To Save Their Kids’ Hearts And Minds
Back in December, entertainment analyst and scooper WDW Pro was informed by former Disney graphic artist and historian Joshua L. Harris that Disney had altered the script for the Candlelight Processional, which now denies the divinity of Jesus Christ.

Republican AGs Demand Info On DHS Agents Who Worked To Censor ‘Disinformation’ Online
Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana are calling for five current or former national security officials to come clean regarding the federal government’s efforts to allegedly flag election-related “mis-” and “disinformation” for social media companies.

Google slashes jobs, pushing tech layoffs over 200,000
Firings come as Facebook CEO said to warn his own staff additional cuts could hit the social media company too.

Implant That Turns Thought Into Action Appears Safe in Trial
The implants could allow humans to control robotic arms, legs, and and an assortment of other future devices with the power of thought alone.

Microsoft’s big bet on AI could bring ChatGPT to the masses
The Seattle giant is making a big, risky bet on the trendiest new AI tools.

ChatGPT passed a Wharton MBA exam, and it’s still in its infancy. One professor is sounding the alarm
“Prior to the introduction of calculators and other computing devices, many firms employed hundreds of employees whose task it was to manually perform mathematical operations such as multiplications or matrix inversions. Obviously, such tasks are now automated."

New AI app lets you talk to historical figures, including Hitler
The "Historical Figures" app allows you to have conversations with any of 20,000 prominent people from history.

Boston Dynamics’ bipedal robot Atlas is now tossing tool bags around a construction site
In a glossy new video, the company has shown off its prototype Atlas robot tossing planks and tool bags around in a fake construction site.

Experts’ judgment on the much-hyped Tesla Bot: Elon Musk speedruns robotics 101
Elon Musk has finally unveiled a prototype of the much-hyped Optimus robot.

UAP Report Reveals 171 UFOs That Seem to Defy Natural Laws
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 required the director of national intelligence and the secretary of defense to submit a report on UAPs to Congress.

Greg Abbott Weighs In On Cowboys' Special Teams Woes
“I swear, I can kick as good as the Dallas Cowboys kicker,” Abbott tweeted. Abbott has used a wheelchair since he was 26 after a large tree fell on his back and left him paralyzed from the waist down.