Progressives melt down after learning Glenn Beck bought trove of Roe documents

Daily Kos: This is very bad—Glenn Beck has purchased trove of Roe documents for his revisionist history museum
As Christian nationalist and history revisionist Glenn Beck gloated on his radio show, “Roe v. Wade is history, and now that history is in the hands of a pro-life conservative.”

Biden Unveils Effort To Crack Down On Firearm Industry, Enhance Background Checks
Biden issued an executive order Tuesday aimed at keeping firearms out of “dangerous hands” by expanding background checks on gun sales and increasing the use of so-called red-flag laws.

Biden's DOJ fires back at claim that Tucker Carlson footage was withheld
Prosecutors claim that all but 10 seconds of Capitol surveillance footage, including the clips played by Carlson, was released to the defendants in September 2021.

Biden claims he was arrested on Senate floor when he was 21 years old
A 2007 interview Biden gave with comedian David Letterman is circulating on social media after being reposted in the wake of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s publication of Capitol footage from the Jan. 6 riot.

Black 'whitesplaining'? DEI dogma prompts legal threats from ideologically disparate legal groups
Community college says it's ditching DEI faculty director, who challenges "critical social justice orthodoxy" and claims retaliation, because she's not collegial enough.

Local farmers spearhead soil testing after train derailment
Wallace partnered with the state Department of Environmental Protection, the EPA, and its contractors to collect 15 soil samples from farms across the region for more testing.

AFP fact-check: Ohio train derailment fuels 15-minute city conspiracy theories
Social media users claim the train that spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio was intentionally derailed so the government could forcibly relocate rural Americans into "15-minute cities" and curtail their personal freedoms.

New report says crash test dummies aren't diverse enough
The new report is calling out the lack of diversity in crash test dummies, saying it could cost people their lives.

Man serving 400-year prison sentence exonerated after new probe finds wrongful conviction
A reinvestigation of the 1988 armed robbery case “raised reasonable doubts about his guilt.” He says, "With the Christian faith I have, I can't have hate. Just have to keep moving.”

Hunter business associate received $3 million from Chinese energy firm, then distributed it to Biden family in 2017: Report
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer revealed that the Treasury Department allowed members to look over suspicious activity reports covering transactions related to President Biden and his family.

House Oversight Committee zeroes in on China-linked money wires after subpoenaing 14 years of Biden bank records
Comer discusses how Biden business associates have begun to flip and how the committee has found patterns of suspicious cash flows to members of the Biden family from persons linked to the Chinese Communist Party.

Rasmussen: 51% Want Buttigieg to Resign
In the wake of the Ohio train derailment disaster, a majority of voters believe Transportation Secretary Peter Buttigieg should resign.

Manhunt continues for ex-chief of staff to former Gov. Hogan after no-show at federal trial
Roy McGrath is facing charges that he illegally recorded Hogan and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state government.

Board of Silicon Valley Bank was dominated by Democrats
Democratic alignment was part of the bank's overall strategy.

NY Times: As banking turmoil became a flash point in culture wars, conservative presidential hopefuls pounced
The quiet from Republicans on Capitol Hill after two bank implosions has been understandable, given their near unanimity behind the 2018 legislation lifting regulations on all but the largest banks.

Barney Frank, architect of Dodd-Frank Act, pushes back on Democrats blaming Trump for bank collapses
Democrats, and their lackeys in the media, say Trump is responsible because he signed a law rolling back some of the regulations enacted by the Dodd-Frank Act.

Critics blame Biden spending spree for banking collapses as White House shirks responsibility
The root cause of the "underlying instability across our economy," said Rep. Bryan Steil, is "roaring inflation, and who's the culprit of roaring inflation? It was one-party, Democratic control that spent like drunken sailors."

Justice Department, SEC Investigating Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse
Probes include examining executives’ share sales before bank’s failure.

Silicon Valley, once the underdog, is now too big to fail
The government stepped in to save the start-up industry from itself. Not everyone is relieved.

Cheering Silicon Valley Bank Bailout, Gavin Newsom Doesn’t Mention He’s a Client
At least three of the California governor’s wine companies are held by SVB, and a bank president sits on the board of his wife’s charity.

Government should temporarily back all bank deposits, House Republican says
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer believes that the government should temporarily offer blanket insurance for all bank deposits in a bid to prevent massive flows of funds from smaller banks to larger institutions.

2021: Banks to Companies -- No More Deposits, Please
Some banks, awash in deposits, are encouraging corporate clients to spend the cash on their businesses or move it elsewhere.

American Giant CEO: I’m Betting on America
Cheap products are good. But if they cost us the viable jobs that hold our communities together, they aren’t worth the cost.

Is ESG Profitable? The Numbers Don’t Lie
Corporations that remain neutral on social and political issues outperform companies that lean left.

Claremont Institute unveils database tracking billions in corporate largesse to BLM, related causes
The organization claims to have identified more than $80 billion in contributions to BLM or related causes across hundreds of companies.

Anti-woke campaign targets Biden ahead of veto to save his ESG rule for 401(k)s
Consumers’ Research, an opponent of environmental, social and corporate governance investing or ESG, launched digital ads and three mobile billboards that will roam the streets of the nation’s capital.

Democrat: Americans are to blame for fentanyl smuggling, 'xenophobia' stops border reform
Debbie Wasserman Schultz predominantly blamed Republicans and Americans, in general, for problems at the U.S.-Mexico border recently, saying that Americans are responsible for a rise in fentanyl coming across the border.

Horowitz: Why is Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt pushing driver’s licenses for illegal aliens?
As soon as Democrats secured control of the Minnesota legislature, they immediately passed a flurry of far-left legislation, including extending driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. One would expect that red states would work assiduously to do the opposite.

Putin: Russia is fighting for its very existence
"For us, this is not a struggle for some geopolitical stance, but a struggle for the very existence of Russian statehood."

Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea after intercept
A "Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters. Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner."

Senators tell Pentagon to 'take a hard look at providing F-16 aircraft to Ukraine'
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urging him to investigate the possibility of sending F-16 fighters to Ukraine.

Poland May Send Jets to Kyiv in Coming Weeks
Poland’s prime minister says his government may hand its Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets over to Ukraine “within the next four to six weeks.”

Politico: The bleak reality for Ukrainian soldiers
The narrative that Ukraine’s military is headed toward certain victory against Russia has recently taken quite the hit. After a year of fighting, both forces now rely heavily on conscripts — a development that favors Russia since Moscow has more people it can call up than Kyiv.

EU buying radar for Moldova, as Russian missiles fly overhead
The EU is to spend another €40m on Moldova's army, amid fresh revelations on Russian efforts to topple its pro-Western government.

Something Is Missing From Americans’ Greatest Fears. It’s the Bomb.
My grandson, a college student, told me his peers don’t see a global nuclear war as a real danger today.

Local city council divided on stand against nuclear weapons
Members of the Duluth City Council were divided over a resolution meant to send a powerful message to national leaders calling for nuclear disarmament.

Pfizer agrees to revise EU COVID vaccine contract
The drugmaker has offered to cut the number of doses being supplied by 40% and delay delivery of the shots. Under the revised terms, Pfizer is asking for payment for doses ordered that will never be manufactured.

China says AUKUS on 'dangerous path' with nuclear subs deal
China says the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom are traveling “further down the wrong and dangerous path for their own geopolitical self-interest.”

Forbes: Buckle Up! China May Propose New Anti-AUKUS Military Alliance Very Soon
A proposal from China, a sort of “Anti-AUKUS” Axis, with Russia trading submarine technology for military aid, both rebuffs AUKUS and solves some urgent problems for both countries.

'Taxi Driver' screenwriter trashes 'woke' Oscars in Facebook post
"The Oscars mean less each year. The reasons for this are clear: the need for revenue compounded by the debt carried by the museum [the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures] and lowering film revenues and the scramble to be woke."

Megyn Kelly praises Ke Huy Quan's patriotism: 'Remind people of how awesome living in the US' is
Media personality Megyn Kelly said there is something to be learned from Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan’s acceptance speech.

NewsGuard Claims Not To Be Government-Funded, But A $750K Grant Suggests Otherwise
Americans no longer view organizations profiting from the disinformation business as the good guys — especially when the money comes from their tax dollars.

Conservatives Need to Promote the Right Arts More
Conservative sites should embrace cultural engagement in both the classic and contemporary realms.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is responsible for shooting at German synagogue, officials say
Ramin Yektaparast, a biker gang leader wanted on suspicion of murder in Germany who now lives in Iran, is accused of directing anti-Semitic attacks from Iran.

Saudi Arabia makes historic purchase of Boeing aircraft
Boeing completes two deals with Saudi Arabia to manufacture up to 121 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft equipped with General Electric's most advanced GEnex engines.

Energy secretary pressed to explain comments that US can learn from China on climate change
Granholm praised China's efforts to tackle climate change and said the communist country "has been very sensitive, and has actually invested a lot in their solutions, to achieve their goals."

Biden warns people 'can't deny' climate change, 'wrath' of Mother Nature: 'Whole generation is damned'
Biden argued that "Mother Nature" is angry at how humans have treated the earth, saying he's seen more extreme weather and forest fires since he took office.

DeSantis Fires Back At Biden For Claiming It’s ‘Sinful’ To Protect Minors From Trans Surgeries
“It is not ‘sinful’ to prohibit the mutilation of minors,” DeSantis said. “It is not acceptable for the federal government to mandate that procedures like sex change operations be allowed for kids.”

DeSantis strips Florida hotel's liquor license after hotel hosts drag show with children present
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation warned the Hyatt Regency Miami against hosting a "sexually explicit show with children present," but the hotel did anyway.

New York AG Letitia James says her 'office is proud to host a Drag Story Hour read-a-thon'
A graphic advertising the upcoming event invites families with kids "to join Attorney General James, Drag storytellers, and city and state elected leaders" at the event on Sunday.

Transgender, pro-fat doctor is furious at 'The Whale'
"Once again, just a reminder that the Whale was written by, directed by, and produced by 4 thin white rich able bodied cisgender men."

Antifa smashes windows, clashes with police at UC Davis Charlie Kirk event
Riot police took down Antifa surrounding a TPUSA event on Tuesday evening.

Communist teacher brags about 'indoctrinating' students with 'Marxist literature,' says 'revolutions involve violence'
Rothstein, who stated that she is "proud as f*** to be liberal," insisted that educators should not prioritize teaching students math and science but instead provide lessons on anti-racism and "how to be kind."

Whites not allowed: Florida university prevents white student from attending mental health meeting
"We do need to keep this space specific to BIPOC folks."

WaPo: Snapchat tried to make a safe AI, it failed
Snapchat’s experimental chatbot offered advice on hiding alcohol and marijuana, defeating parental phone controls, and cheating on homework.

ChatGPT gets more 'human' as AI wave continues
The company behind the ChatGPT app that churns out essays, poems, or computing code on command released Tuesday a long-awaited update of its artificial intelligence technology that it said would be safer and more accurate than its predecessor.

NY Times: 10 Ways GPT-4 Is Impressive but Still Flawed
OpenAI has upgraded the technology that powers its online chatbot in notable ways. It’s more accurate, but it still makes things up.

Newly unleashed AI outperforms 90% of humans
Performance on human benchmarks is rather remarkable. The last version, GPT-3.5, scored in the 10th percentile on the bar exam, while the new GPT-4 hits the 90th percentile. On BC calculus it got the equivalent of a 4, good for college credit at 99% of colleges.

2017: AI will be able to beat us at everything by 2060, say experts
Machines are predicted to be better than us at translating languages by 2024, writing high-school essays by 2026, driving a truck by 2027, working in retail by 2031, writing a best-selling book by 2049, and surgery by 2053.

Google to roll out AI tools for Gmail, Google Docs that automatically generate drafts
"In Gmail and Google Docs, you can simply type in a topic you’d like to write about, and a draft will be instantly generated for you."

TikTok Considers Splitting From ByteDance If Deal With US Fails
TikTok’s U.S. business could be worth $40 billion to $50 billion.

Man captures mysterious ghostly image on video while driving late at night
A truck driver passing through Arizona says his dash cam appears to have caught what looks like a ghost standing on the road.