NYC council moves to yank monuments of Washington, Jefferson, and Columbus

California passes call for US constitutional convention to limit gun access
Newsom’s proposed national amendment would end most gun ownership for those under 21, mandate universal background checks (and thus a national gun registry), impose a minimum waiting period before a gun is transferred to a buyer, and ban “assault weapons and other weapons of war.”

Biden’s DOJ secures conviction against journalist over reporting on January 6
"My sole motivation in entering Capitol Grounds and the Capitol itself was to document, record, and publish the newsworthy events that were occurring."

Crime is so bad in DC that Congress is distributing tips to avoid being carjacked in capital
But thanks to Biden's DOJ, you're at least safe from grandmothers who were "parading" on J6.

Dershowitz: Prosecuting Lawyers for Their Legal Representation Is Dangerous to Us All
Trump lawyers are being indicted just for providing legal advice and challenging the election. Punishing zealous advocacy, even if mistaken, chills creative law. This targeting of opposition lawyers recalls historical tyrants cementing power.

‘Criminals Will Run Wild’: Illinois Becomes First State to Abolish Cash Bail as Fears Mount
Illinois eliminated cash bail on Monday, making it the first state in the nation to do so in a decision that brought heavy criticism.

NYC Council advances bid that could yank monuments honoring Washington, Jefferson, Columbus
The Democratic-led council’s Cultural Affairs Committee is set to hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to yank artworks from city property dedicated to historical figures such as George Washington, Peter Stuyvesant, and Christopher Columbus.

Like other ‘antiracist’ activists, Ibram X. Kendi proves he’s only in it for himself
When no one was looking and nothing was to be gained, it seems Ibram X. Kendi used his power and privilege to exploit and mistreat the people who worked under him.

Biden quietly makes it harder for future Republican presidents to slash size of deep state
The Office of Personnel Management has proposed a blatantly political rule that would make it far more difficult for future presidents to decrease the federal bureaucracy by limiting their ability to demote or fire career civil servants.

CBS Poll: 50% of Independent Voters Support Impeaching Joe Biden
Overall, 47% of Americans support impeachment and 53% oppose impeachment.

There's Plenty of Evidence of Corruption Around Biden
When talking heads say “no evidence,” they mean “no smoking-gun proof.”

GOP to grill Garland on Hunter Biden's 'slow-walked' inquiry
The attorney general will be in the hot seat this week, facing serious questions about recent historic indictments.

White House actions raise alarms about possible political pressure on DOJ in Hunter Biden probe
Despite repeated declarations of Hunter Biden's innocence from the White House, the actions of Biden's DOJ supported by leaks to Wall Street Journal are piling up, heightening impeachment inquiry questions.

Hunter Biden Sues IRS Over Whistleblower Leaks
The president's son sued the IRS on Monday over alleged violations of his privacy when agents went to Congress with details of the agency’s investigation into Biden’s taxes.

IRS Whistleblower Says Biden Lawyers Have ‘Given Up On Arguing The Facts’
"I think that the Biden family attorneys have given up on arguing the facts any more and now have decided their best defense is to muzzle us and intimidate us, and it’s not going to work,” Ziegler said.

Forbes: Biden, 80, Has Sole Authority To Launch US Nuclear Weapons. Should That Be An Election Issue?
His public appearances often reinforce the impression that he is elderly and to some degree age-impaired. The link between advanced age and diminished cognition is well established.

Joe, give RFK Jr. Secret Service protection — Hunter isn’t the only one who deserves it
When a debit card Hunter shared with Joe got cleaned out by a hooker, two former agents were dispatched to Hunter’s hotel room to find out what happened.

Rasmussen: In Trump-Biden rematch, 38% open to third-party option: Poll
Should there be a strong third-party option, 38% of likely voters would consider such a candidate, including 42% of Democrats and 35% of Republicans.

Trump to Woo Striking Union Members in Detroit, Skipping 2nd GOP Debate
Looking past the Republican primary, Donald Trump and his campaign are already gearing up for a possible rematch with President Biden.

Texas AG Ken Paxton vows to challenge Biden admin following 'sham impeachment'
"We will not allow you to shred the constitution and infringe on the rights of Texans."

WSJ: Why Ken Paxton Was Acquitted
Texas Republicans in Austin risk becoming the Albany Democrats.

NY Times: Acquitted by the Texas Senate, Ken Paxton Still Faces Legal Problems
The state Senate acquitted the attorney general, but he still faces trial on securities fraud charges and a federal corruption investigation.

US Air Force Finally Corrects ‘Stolen Valor’ Lies About Trump-Backed Candidate J.R. Majewski.
The U.S. Air Force has added the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal to the record of former congressional candidate J.R. Majewski, who was the subject of a false “stolen valor” smear campaign at the hands of the Democrat political establishment as well as corporate media outlets during the 2022 mid term elections.

Matt Gaetz widely expected to run for Florida governor
The idea that Rep. Matt Gaetz will run for Florida governor in 2026 has been the topic of several conversations in Tallahassee over the past few days.

John Fetterman, MTG spar over new Senate dress code and ‘ding-a-ling pics’
Fetterman and MTG got into it on social media Monday, with Greene ripping Fetterman-induced changes to the Senate’s dress code and the Democrat knocking Greene for displaying Hunter Biden’s “ding-a-ling pics.”

Lauren Boebert breaks up with Democrat bar owner who groped her during ‘Beetlejuice’ date
The self-described “eccentric” pol returned to Washington, D.C., on Monday and told TMZ that “all future date nights have been canceled” between her and bar owner Quinn Gallagher.

US national debt hits $33T for first time in history
At the end of 2022, the national debt grew to about 97% of gross domestic product.

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warns oil prices may climb to $100 a barrel
“Supply is tightening, inventories are drawing … the trends would suggest, we are certainly on our way, we are getting close (to $100/bbl),” Wirth said on Monday.

Cartels sending mobs of thousands of illegal aliens to overwhelm the US border
The tactic is meant to tie up already overworked border agents so Mexico’s cartels can carry on their drug and human smuggling operations undisturbed in less populated areas, law enforcement officials explained.

Cape Cod Residents, Voting up to 92% for Biden, Grow Worried over Illegal Immigration
According to the New York Times, social services in Cape Cod are being stressed and public schools are being overwhelmed.

Senior House GOP Lawmaker: Not Enough Votes in House Republican Conference for Ukraine Aid
Politico also reported that Speaker Kevin McCarthy will not have a one-on-one meeting with Zelensky.

Zelensky Cleans House in Corruption-Plagued Defense Ministry
Two weeks after replacing its defense minister, Ukraine dismissed all six of its deputy ministers Monday, deepening the housecleaning at a ministry that had drawn criticism for corruption in procurement as the military budget ballooned during the war.

Ukraine trans military spox who said dissidents would be 'hunted down' confirms, then later denies, that he's a US government asset
Last week, he vowed that Russia's "propagandists" would be "hunted down" around the world.

Report: Human Events' Jack Posobiec added to infamous Ukrainian 'kill list'
The infamous Ukrainian "kill list" has also targeted Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, and Glenn Greenwald in the past.

Crews are working to recover the debris of an F-35 fighter jet as they investigate ‘mishap’ that forced pilot to eject
It’s unclear exactly what happened to force the pilot to eject, as officials order 2-day stand-down for all jets.

Putin's nuclear messaging to the West
Unlike storing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, once Putin transfers the technology to Kim Jong Un, he relinquishes control.

Russian economy has withstood "unprecedented" Western pressure, Putin says
"In general, we can say that the stage of recovery of the Russian economy is complete."

EU leaders want new ‘Iron Curtain’ in Europe: Moscow
"The desperate desire of the current EU leadership to erect a new Iron Curtain in Europe is now completely obvious, limiting as much as possible the possibilities of communication between people."

China Grabs Even Larger Shares of Electric Vehicle, Battery, Other Tech Markets
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute reported Friday that China is now the research leader in 19 critical high-tech fields, compared to only four for the United States.

Chinese firm receives $530 million in state incentives to build EV battery plant in Illinois, sparking national security concerns
Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker offered Chinese Communist Party-linked battery manufacturer Gotion hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives to build a plant in the notoriously corrupt state.

Bill Maher Caves to Striking Hollywood Writers, Delays Re-Start of HBO’s ‘Real Time’
His decision follows a similar one made by Drew Barrymore, who has announced her talk show will no longer be taping again after Hollywood actors including Bradley Whitford and Alyssa Milano ganged up to shame her.

Non-Profit Backed By Soros, Foreign Billionaire Bought Nearly Two Dozen Newspapers In Maine
The takeover allows them to control the largest newspaper network in the swing state.

Jann Wenner Defends Rolling Stone's Debunked UVA Rape Story
The founder of Rolling Stone is still defending an infamously inaccurate article that appeared in his publication nearly a decade ago.

Scarborough: Trump sounds ‘cognitively impaired’ every time he speaks
“He’s talking about Joe Biden being cognitively impaired; he looks cognitively impaired.” This kind of remarkable, insightful analysis is why he's worth $70-million.

Alberta pastor gets 60-day sentence for refusing to comply with COVID restrictions
Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski was charged and convicted for mischief and breaching a release after he preached to Freedom Convoy truckers at the Coutts border blockade in February 2022.

Justin Trudeau Accuses India of a Killing on Canadian Soil
The Canadian leader said India was behind the death of a Canadian who advocated for turning part of India into a Sikh nation.

Italian prime minister says illegal aliens from Africa 'threaten the future of Europe'
PM Giorgia Meloni is threatening "extraordinary measures" to curb future maritime attacks on her nation's sovereignty.

Obama Official Doubles Down On Biden’s $6 Billion Deal, Blows Off Concerns Iran Could Take More Hostages
Richard Stengel praised Biden's ransom deal with Iran, saying no price is too high to pay terrorist regimes for kidnapped Americans. This will only incentivize more hostage-taking, and the windfall allows Iran to ramp up its nuclear program and fund more terrorism abroad.

Massachusetts governor to ban state agencies from buying single-use plastic bottles
"We know that plastic waste, plastic production, are among the leading threats to our oceans, our climate, environmental justice."

California sues Big Oil for allegedly 'lying about climate change' and 'wreaking havoc on our planet'
The state claims the companies lied about climate change to protect profits. In reality, CA just wants the oil giants to fund its progressive policies.

California receives part of $1 billion federal grant to plant trees to tackle extreme heat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that cities and towns across all 50 states will receive tree-planting grants focused on disadvantaged areas.

Kansas City High School Crowns Its Second Male Homecoming Queen
He beat out four female candidates — proving once again that boys are just way better and prettier than girls.

LGBTQ residents claim Muslim-majority Michigan city council 'betrayed' them with Pride flag ban
"We did everything we could to make your transition here easier, and this is how you repay us, by stabbing us in the back?"

Study finds women are less likely to be given CPR than men in public places
Doctors speculated this could be due to "political correctness" and bystander fears that a man giving a woman CPR might "seem inappropriate."

How to Tell if Your AI Is Conscious
In a new report, scientists offer a list of measurable qualities that might indicate the presence of some presence in a machine.

MSN Ridiculed for Apparently AI-Written Obituary that Called Dead NBA Player ‘Useless’
MSN.com was criticized for publishing an obituary of former NBA player Brandon Hunter that was incomprehensibly filled with miscues, improper word use, and even insults.

ADL Boss Greenblatt: Elon Musk Is ‘Blaming the Jews’
Responding to a question, Greenblatt agreed with a comparison of Elon Musk to the Nazis in 1930s Germany.

Trump Attacked Me. Then Musk Did. It Wasn’t an Accident.
When I worked at Twitter, I led the team that placed a fact-checking label on one of Donald Trump’s tweets for the first time. Following the violence of Jan. 6, I helped make the call to ban his account from Twitter altogether. Nothing prepared me for what would happen next.

Clorox warns of product shortages after cyberattack
Earlier this month MGM and Caesars disclosed they were hit with cyberattacks, impacting operations.

NFL star says he was 'hacked' after bizarre Raiders child molestation accusation
Chandler Jones is claiming he was hacked after a tweet spree alleging that he has been barred from the team facility because Raiders owner Mark Davis is harboring secrets about child molestation.

Bear removed from Disney World after forcing closures
A black bear was removed after it was sighted inside the Magic Kingdom, triggering the closure of some attractions.

Florida men save massive shark stranded on beach
In a dangerous move that could have gone really bad in a matter of seconds, a group of people in Florida saved a massive beached shark.