Did the CIA use Cuban exiles in plot involving Oswald? Questions remain as Biden withholds JFK records
Fueling speculation and conspiracy theories anew, the CIA again vetoed the publication Thursday of thousands of documents related to the assassination, which Biden had vowed to release.

CDC Removed Defensive Gun Use Stats After Gun-Control Advocates Pressured Officials in Private Meeting
The Centers For Disease Control deleted a reference to a study it commissioned after a group of gun-control advocates complained it made passing new restrictions more difficult.

Eight Works From Famed Artists That Sold for Less Than a Hunter Biden Painting
From Rembrandt's 'Pieter Haaring' to Picasso's 'Nature Morte,' not all masterworks can match Hunter's price point.

Son of Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker David DePape breaks his silence
"He isn't a danger to society, I don't even know if he even attacked Mr. Pelosi. For all that we know he was some sort of sex slave, as Elon Musk pointed out."

Black people should get $350,000 each in reparations, California committee hears
"It's a debt that's owed, we worked for free ... we're not asking; we're telling you. The tangibles of what I'm asking for is $350,000 per black American in California — that's tangible, small business grant $250,000, and land 15-20 acres."

Walmart to pay $3.1 billion in opioid epidemic settlement
The company had the gall to fill prescriptions.

Five Antifa members are charged with domestic terrorism
Cops swoop down on Atlanta autonomous zone and find explosives, after locals were ambushed and homes set alight.

'White supremacy': Presentation at Washington governor’s summit condemns objectivity, individualism
The presentation began with a “land acknowledgement,” stating that “we are on the traditional homelands of the Puyallup Tribe.”

Hundreds Of Yeti Coolers Are Washing Up After Spilling From Cargo Ship Last Year
“The coolers will keep circling the world. You’ll be getting reports of people finding Yetis for the next 30 years.” The coolers appear to be the most treasured find from the ship, ranging in price from $250 to $750.

What the ’12 Days of Christmas’ will cost you with 2022’s inflation
Ten lords-a-leaping alone are up nearly 25%.

Christmas Lights and Your Energy Bill: How to Save Money
Since 2021, the national average cost of running Christmas lights has increased by $1.93, or 13%, bringing it to $16.48 in 2022.

Half of Oklahoma men wait until Christmas Eve to buy gifts, survey finds
The survey also found that 54% of us admit that buying our partner’s Christmas gift causes anxiety. One in three admitted they have secretly re-sold a gift their partner gave them for Christmas.

These online resources will help you gift more ethically this Christmas
It can be tricky deciphering what’s greenwashing and what’s legit.

Florida man throws, hits wife with Christmas tree after being asked to help make dinner
... the argument escalated when the woman put a spoon in the sink and accidentally splashed him.

Trump Unveils Free Speech Policy Plan to ‘Shatter Left-Wing Censorship Regime’
Plans include revising Section 230, establishing a cooling-off period requiring former employees of the FBI, CIA, and other gov't agencies to wait seven years before joining tech companies, and establishing a “digital bill of rights,” among several other actions.

Poll: Trump Sees Double-Digit Lead in Republican Primary
Trump is seeing a double-digit lead in a hypothetical Republican primary race, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll released this week found.

Trump's major announcement: NFT trading cards
"MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! My official Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection is here! These limited edition cards feature amazing ART of my Life & Career!"

House Democrats attack Democracy, introduce legislation to bar Trump from office
Over 40 Democrats want to remove voters' ability to vote for their preferred candidate.

Maricopa County's party-specific voter turnout heat maps raise new election integrity concerns
Kari Lake lawsuit challenging election in Maricopa County cites poll in which 58.6% of Republican voters in county "reported having issues while trying to cast a ballot on Election Day," compared to 15.5% of Democrat voters.

Pelosi Snaps at Reporter When Asked if She Will Serve Full Term in Congress
"What is this? What is this? Don't bother me with a question like that. Really. Really, OK? I said what I'm gonna do. Those kind of questions are such a waste of my time."

House passes bill calling for binding vote on statehood for Puerto Rico
The vote was 233 to 191, with 16 Republicans breaking ranks and joining Democrats in backing the measure to add the socialist state.

Retail sales have dropped significantly
U.S. retail sales fell sharply at the start of the holiday shopping season, dropping by 0.6% during the month of November.

Dow Falls Sharply in Worst Day in Three Months
Stocks sold off sharply as investors grappled with disappointing data on retail sales, business inventories, and industrial production.

El-Erian: Saying a Recession Will Be Short and Mild Is ‘Same Trap’ as Saying Inflation Was ‘Transitory’
Those confidently asserting that a recession will be a short and mild one “are falling into the same trap as they did with transitory inflation, trying to make bad news good news.”

Home-flipping profits drop at the fastest pace in over a decade
Roughly 7.5% of third-quarter home sales were flips, still historically high, but down from 8.2% in the second quarter.

No signs of crypto spilling over into traditional assets – yet, analyst says
Following the multibillion-dollar collapse of exchange platform FTX, questions have been raised about whether cryptocurrency could impact other assets.

Bizarro inflation is making random stuff cheap and necessities unaffordable
It’s a great time to buy an air fryer, but woe to those with rent to pay.

A federal judge in Texas blocked Biden from scrapping Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy
The Supreme Court ruled in June that the Biden administration can terminate the policy, which was formally lifted in August.

US cable warns of major barriers to tracking Ukraine aid
The State Department cable surfaces amid growing calls for strict oversight of the money and weapons flowing to Ukraine.

Report: Zelensky's wife goes on €40K holiday shopping spree in Paris
Social media has erupted after a “reliable store clerk” working on the ritzy Avenue Montaigne has reported that Olena Zelenska went on a Christmas shopping spree, spending €40,000 euros in an hour.

Senate votes against reinstating troops kicked out over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The Senate voted 54 to 40 against a measure that would require the Department of Defense to reinstate service members who had been separated from the armed forces for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine.

Lockdowns Forever: Philadelphia To Reimpose Mask Mandate in City’s Public Schools
Philadelphia public schools will require students to wear masks for 10 days after the holiday break, marking the latest Democratic-run city to push for lockdown-era mandates.

People who skipped their COVID vaccine are at higher risk of traffic accidents
The study claims unvaccinated people were 72% more likely to be involved in a severe traffic crash.

The US Is Preparing For The Possibility Of War With China — In Space
The U.S. launched a Space Force unit in South Korea Tuesday, the latest development in preparations for the possibility of a future war spilling into space, where China is seen as the largest threat.

China’s War Against Taiwan Has Already Started
How Beijing tries to make a democracy submit without putting up a fight.

Babylon Bee: China Threatens To Fire Senators Who Voted For TikTok Ban
President Xi has warned any lawmakers running for reelection that he won't secretly support their campaigns unless they comply. "I believe we need to think twice about banning this wonderful app," said Senator Mitch McConnell.

Review: James Cameron’s ego turns ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ into endless torture
On more than one occasion we’re told that “the way of water has no beginning and no end.” No kidding.

Review: 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Drowns in Incoherence
Cameron is clearly trying to send important messages about wildlife conservation and environmental protection, and that’s all for the good, but it’s wrapped in trite conversations and simplistic setup.

Avatar 2 is finally here – and it’s like being waterboarded with turquoise cement
James Cameron’s decade-in-the-making "The Way of Water" has no plot, no stakes, and atrocious dialogue.

Scarlett Johansson claims Hollywood 'groomed' her into becoming objectified 'bombshell' actress
"I was playing the ‘other woman’ and the object of desire," she continued. "And, you know, I suddenly found myself cornered in this place, like I couldn't get out of it."

Colbert likens WSJ poll of Trump vs. DeSantis to a poll pitting 'gonorrhea' against 'slightly more racist gonorrhea'
Colbert is allegedly a professional comedian.

WaPo: Unfilled US Jobs Belong to Foreign Workers, Not Americans
The Washington Post published a piece suggesting that more foreign workers are the answer to filling unfilled U.S. jobs.

The EU just signed its Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles, but what is it?
Inclusion, "freedom" of choice, participation, safety, security, empowerment, and promoting sustainability.

Biden’s Faulty Foreign Policy Is Pushing The Saudis Into The Arms Of China
Barring a dramatic shift in U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia, China’s influence will likely continue to grow while America’s fades.

UN Official Investigating Israel Once Claimed ‘Jewish Lobby’ Was Controlling US
United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese recently came under criticism for a Facebook post claiming that the United States was “subjugated” by the Jewish lobby that surfaced online.

Biden Apologizes to African Leaders for America’s ‘Original Sin’
"We remember the stolen men and women and children were brought to our shores in chains," Biden said Wednesday after promising the continent $55 billion to fight climate change and increase trade. "My nation’s original sin was that period."

NY Times: No One Wants to Say ‘Put Down That Burger,’ but We Really Should
Earth is in the midst of the worst mass extinction since an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago — and this time, the asteroid is us.

Planned wind farm told it will need to shut down for five months a year to protect parrots
Project approval is subject to a range of conditions, including one related to the orange-bellied parrot, which the Australian government says is critically endangered.

John Podesta Made a Fortune Consulting for Green Energy Billionaires
He Now Oversees a Federal Fund That Could Make Them Rich.

Biden’s Energy Department Funnels Millions to Beijing-Backed Green Energy Company
LanzaTech rakes in taxpayer funds despite tight relationship with China-run energy giant Sinopec.

TSA spends $18.6 million on 'non-binary screening systems' to 'advance civil rights'
The Biden administration awarded $18.6 million in funding to the TSA within the FY22 Omnibus Appropriations to implement non-binary screening systems.

Disney Not Gay Enough for GLAAD, Receives ‘Insufficient’ Mark in Annual LGBTQ Inclusivity Report Card
In the past year alone, the Walt Disney Co. fought Florida over its anti-grooming Parental Rights in Education law, created multiple transgender characters for its children’s shows, put gay characters at the center of its big-budget movies, and even launched an LGBTQ-themed apparel line.

Florida Subpoenas Organizations Pushing Transgender Care On Children In Lawsuit
The State of Florida is subpoenaing nearly two dozen medical and academic organizations that have pushed sex change operations onto children as part of an ongoing lawsuit against a new Medicaid rule.

Congressional Hearing Witness Says She Has Personally ‘Never Heard’ Of A De-transitioner Case
Many de-transitioners use their experiences to speak out against transgender treatment on minors who are at times not told about alternatives.

Transgender Organization Cancels Publication Of ‘Brain Sex’ Article
TransLucent, a transgender advocacy group, released a statement on Tuesday saying it would no longer be publishing a “groundbreaking article” that claims “being trans is a biological condition.”

Newly Conservative California School Board Bans Critical Race Theory In First Meeting
The Temecula Valley Unified School Board adopted a resolution 3-2 that bans the teaching of CRT from the classroom.

Feds Open Investigation Into ‘Deep-Seated Anti-Semitic Discrimination’ at Berkeley Law School
Berkeley student groups banned Zionist speakers from campus.

University’s Ban Of Church Elder From ‘Public Forum’ Raises Free Speech Questions
The University of Wyoming suspended a church elder’s ability to operate a table inside its student union after he displayed a sign reading “God created male and female” and named a male student who is in a sorority.

Six Establishment Media Journalists Elon Musk Suspended
Well, here's what they should do if they don't like it, just go and build their own Twitter.

CNN, NYT Complain About Journalists Suspended from Twitter
I don't recall the complaints about the NY Post and conservative sites being suspended and banned.

AOC sympathizes with Musk after he banned nine journalists for 'posting assassination co-ordinates' of his location
If AOC agrees with you on anything, you should reconsider your stance.

Bari Weiss: Our Reporting at Twitter
If the story of Twitter's former overlords is about their prejudices and power trips, the question now is what Elon Musk will do with the powerful tools they created.

Could the Government Really Cover Up UFOs?
A long-awaited U.S. intelligence report is likely to disappoint Americans who believe that aliens have visited Earth.

Space hurricanes swirling over the Earth surprise scientists
Cyclone-like auroras near the North Pole, dubbed space hurricanes, can transfer large amounts of energy from the sun to Earth’s upper atmosphere.