Trust crumbling in doctors, police, institutions: Poll

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2024 marks 10 years since Bill de Blasio dropped Staten Island Chuck
The animal died a week later. BUT, it turned out, the groundhog that died wasn't actually Chuck, but a stand-in named Charlotte. A zoo spokesperson said at the time Charlotte died due to internal injuries, while also saying the injuries had nothing to do with the Groundhog Day fall.

Montreal: ‘New Fred’ will step out of dead predecessor’s shadow on Groundhog Day
The late Fred made international headlines when he was found dead on Groundhog Day last year, leaving Canadians unsure of how that would affect their weather.

Boulder’s Flatiron Freddy — a stuffed dead marmot — to make prediction on Groundhog Day
Guests who arrive before 8 a.m. will be treated to free breakfast drinks and snacks.

Americans are losing trust in almost every major profession, with doctors and police taking the biggest hits
A Gallup poll in Honesty and Ethics conducted at the end of 2023 asked 800 respondents to rate the ethical standards of and their overall trust in a series of professions.

Tim Scott blasts Biden administration for targeting Bible purchases
Financial institutions were asked to flag transactions that used terms such as “MAGA” or “TRUMP,” in addition to purchases of a Bible and even general purchases at stores like Cabela’s or Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Oregon Bars 10 GOP State Senators From Seeking Re-election
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday barred 10 Republican state senators from seeking re-election after they staged a walkout of a legislative session last year.

Parent Frustration Mounting Over Boston Area Teachers’ Nearly Two-Week Illegal Strike
Massachusetts law forbids public schoolteachers to strike.

Feds Investigating Potential Arson Attack Targeting Conservative Orgs
The ATF is investigating a Sunday morning fire in the shared office building of three conservative groups outside Minneapolis.

Portland fentanyl emergency proves lefty drug and crime policies are killing American cities
Overdose deaths from synthetic opioids, driven by fentanyl, jumped 533% from 2018 to 2022. San Francisco, which made drug use de facto legal, saw the same results and declared its own state of emergency.

Denny's shutters its only Oakland location, citing safety concerns due to high crime
The restaurant chain's operating officer, Denny Warnick, said, "Despite taking repeated steps to create safer conditions, our customers and associates are regularly victimized by car break-ins, property damage, theft, and armed robberies."

NYC man filmed hacking police with machete won't be charged with attempted murder
"Had the machete not been dull, we would have been attending at least one police funeral, possibly more. Why is this case not eligible for remand? Who takes responsibility if this deranged man harms or kills others while he is free awaiting trial?"

Dems blame Kia and Hyundai for increase in car thefts, want federal intervention
"The resolution and the lawsuit are really about corporate responsibility, corporate accountability for not just the theft but for the extravagant resources cities across the country have spent," said Seattle City Council member Tammy Morales, Democrat.

Flashback: Dramatic rise in car thefts blamed on new Washington state law
Car thefts in Washington have increased by 50% since a new state law limiting police pursuits took effect at the end of July 2021, according to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. In Port Orchard, Police Chief Matt Brown estimates car thefts have increased five-fold.

Ayanna Pressley blames racism for pharmacy closure in crime-ridden neighborhood
"Walgreens is planning to close yet another pharmacy in the Massachusetts 7th. This time on Warren Street in Roxbury — a community that is 85% black and Latino," said Pressley. "This closure is part of a larger trend of abandoning low-income communities ..."

Fired Dem staffer will not be charged for shooting gay porn in Senate hearing room
The United States Capitol Police determined upon the completion of an investigation that there was "no evidence" that a crime had been committed.

NY Times: Biden Campaigns in Michigan After Ordering Sanctions on 4 Israelis
The White House announced the sanctions hours before President Biden held a campaign event in a battleground state with a large Arab-American population.

Biden Takes Aim at Grocery Chains Over Food Prices
Biden has begun to accuse stores of overcharging shoppers, as food costs remain a burden for consumers and a political problem for the president.

Biden Says Americans ‘Must Not Be Enemies’ During Remarks At National Prayer Breakfast
Biden, who has focused much of his re-election campaign on labeling Trump and his supporters as a threat to the country, spoke of the importance of unity during his speech at the prayer breakfast.

Biden Privately Calls Trump A ‘Sick F*ck’ And A ‘F*cking A**hole’: Report
Biden campaigned on restoring civility during the 2020 campaign, but since his inauguration he has repeatedly attacked Trump and his supporters.

Turley: Hunter Biden compares self to a Romanov, a migrant child and a Greek tragedy in delusional court filing
Hunter Biden is comparable to children in Japanese internment camps, to undocumented immigrants, to the murdered descendants of the tsar. At least that’s what he argues in a new court filing in his federal gun case, which presents Hunter as one of the most tragic figures since the fall of Troy. Literally.

Disbarred attorney jailed for bribery testifies he gave James Biden $800K in loans, only got half back in new twist
Joey Langston said in a closed-door deposition that “he does not have any documentation or records of such loans,” according to a source familiar with his testimony. Langston said he made four loans to James in 2016, one in 2017 and possibly others at additional points in time.

Biden Again Claims He Lost His Son In Iraq While Consoling Gold Star Families, Video Shows
Biden repeated claims that he lost his son in Iraq while consoling Gold Star families who lost their children in a recent attack in Jordan, a video showed.

Minnesota in play for 2024 as Biden leads Trump by only 3 points: KSTP/SurveyUSA poll
President Biden leads Donald Trump by a mere 3 percentage points, 42% compared to 39%. 10% of respondents said they were undecided.

Moody's Analytics Predicts Joe Biden Will Beat Trump by Even Bigger Margin
In the analysis, Biden won 308 Electoral College votes, two more than he achieved in 2020, and 38 more than required for victory.

RNC using donor list as collateral for $10 million line of credit: Report
The revelation comes as a new report showed how the RNC has spent $1.5 million on floral arrangements, private jets, and media consultants, while the DNC focused spending on state parties and get-out-the-vote text messaging.

Schumer says Ukraine-border bill on track for vote next week
The Senate will take up the long-awaited defense supplemental spending bill by no later than next Wednesday.

House-passed tax bill expanding child tax credit faces uncertain fate in Democrat-led Senate
“Passing a tax bill that makes the president look good — mailing out checks before the election — means he could be re-elected, and then we won’t extend the 2017 tax cuts,” says Sen. Chuck Grassley.

MTG brings resolution to censure Ilhan Omar over 'treasonous' statements
Greene argued that Omar "revealed herself to be a foreign agent acting on behalf of a foreign government."

Kyrsten Sinema splashed campaign cash on $77,000 car, $265,000 ‘security’ bill, concerts, limos in Paris
Sinema went on a spending spree last quarter despite a dismal fundraising haul, according to FEC filings.

NY Dem threatened to ‘smack the taste out’ of rival’s mouth in audio revealed after ‘slice this bitch’s throat’ complaint
The Democratic majority leader of the Yonkers City Council was caught in an audio recording threatening to “smack the taste out” of a rival lawmaker’s mouth.

Elon Musk says Tesla shareholders to vote ‘immediately’ on moving company to Texas
“The public vote is unequivocally in favor of Texas!” Musk wrote on X. “Tesla will move immediately to hold a shareholder vote to transfer state of incorporation to Texas.” Tesla’s physical headquarters is already located in Austin, Texas.

A $560 Billion Property Warning Hits Banks from NY to Tokyo
The US commercial real estate market has been in turmoil since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. But New York Community Bancorp and Japan’s Aozora Bank Ltd. delivered a reminder that some lenders are only just beginning to feel the pain.

Gold demand hit record highs in 2023
Gold purchases from central banks led to last year’s surge, with purchases exceeding 1,000 tons for two consecutive years.

Florida sends up to a battalion of National Guard troops to help Texas protect US border
"Their mission will be to assist Texas in erecting barriers at the border to stop the invasion of illegal aliens."

Texas Guard Flies 'Come and Take It' Flag Amid Dispute with Feds
The Texas Military Department posted a photo to its official X account Tuesday afternoon, showing the Gonzales flag flying above its headquarters in Austin.

Two-thirds of House Dems vote against bill passed to deport illegal immigrants with DUI convictions
Over two-thirds of House Democrats voted Thursday in opposition to a bipartisan measure that was passed and if enacted could result in immigrants living in the U.S. illegally being deported for a DUI conviction.

NYC sees spike in homeless population due to influx of illegal aliens
The number of homeless people in New York City shelters rose 53% over the past year, fueled largely by the influx of "asylum seekers" to the city.

NYC inks another set of emergency hotel contracts to house illegal aliens — at $137M price tag
That deal would allow the families to stay at one of 15 hotels for four weeks under a “vouchering program” set to end in July.

Defense Secretary Apologizes for Scandal Over Secret Hospitalization
"I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I should've also told my team and the American public, and I take full responsibility," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. Despite taking "full responsibility," Austin will apparently not be fired.

Biden taps Tracey Ann Jacobson, who left US allies stranded in Afghanistan, for Iraq envoy gig
Former Marine Chad Robichaux, who helped spearhead one of the largest civilian evacuation efforts from Afghanistan, said Jacobson was among those who “still have blood on their hands” from the botched withdrawal.

26 AGs demand Biden end UNRWA funding indefinitely
"The United States must end financial contributions to UNRWA, both in the future and currently scheduled to be paid."

Mayor, city manager point fingers at police after anti-Israel activists allowed to block intersections in Bellevue, WA
Following pushback to the decision, the mayor questioned if the Emmy-winning journalist was "... hoping that we go back to Alabama in the '60s with our police response to protest."

India Boosts Pakistan Border Defenses Over Fears of Hamas-Style Attack
India has doubled down on defenses along its de facto border with Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region out of concern over a potential surprise swarm attack by militants inspired by the Palestinian Hamas movements' successful infiltration of Israel.

Nancy Pelosi blames Russia — not US college campuses — for anti-Israel protests
Pelosi, who over the weekend yelled at pro-Hamas demonstrators that they should "go back to China," went on CNN to call for an FBI investigation into the Russian roots of protesters.

Chicago Tribune, 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike against Alden: ‘Full of so much greed’
More than 200 reporters, photographers, and other staffers with the Chicago Tribune and six other newsrooms around the nation began a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest years of “slow-walked” contract negotiations and to demand fair wages.

NY Times: For Hungary's Orban, Ukraine Is a Pawn in a Longer Game
His real aim is to lead a populist and nativist rebellion against Europe’s liberal elite, though that campaign is showing signs of faltering.

Britain plans ‘robocop’ force to protect nuclear sites with paint bombs
Britain’s nuclear sites could soon be protected by a “robocop”-style police force made up of AI-powered drones equipped with paint bombs and smoke guns.

El Salvadoran president coolly brushes off Ilhan Omar's election meddling, then flips her critique
Rep. Ilhan Omar took a break from Somali politicking Wednesday to call on the Biden administration to meddle in El Salvador's domestic affairs ahead of its national election.

Volvo cuts off electric car funding
Volvo revealed Thursday that it has cut off funding for its electric vehicle subsidiary Polestar — despite the fact it was among the first automakers to embrace electric cars.

Family flees US after learning school hid 10-year-old daughter’s gender ‘transition’
Olympia School District is one of at least 1,000 districts nationwide that has enacted secrecy policies for kids who express gender dysphoria, so for months, Tia’s parents had no idea what had happened.

States file brief in lawsuit to force VA to cover sex changes
The group of blue states wants the VA to pay for 163,000 sex changes.

Harvard Hosts ‘Gathering to Breathe and Heal’ Event To Help Students Grieve Claudine Gay’s Ouster
The event hosted by Harvard Divinity School's Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging will allow participants to "process the departure" of Claudine Gay.

NYC teachers will exchange notes on how to ‘get around censorship’ to teach kids about the ‘genocide in Gaza’
The virtual “curriculum share” event, which is scheduled for this Saturday, is being organized by the group NYC Educators for Palestine and is geared toward K-12 classroom teachers, various promotional materials show.

Culturally specific graduation ceremonies canceled at University of Texas after new law banning DEI
The "Black Graduation, Latinx Graduation and GraduAsian" events have been canceled.

How diversity politics undermined federal air traffic control skills-based testing
A lawsuit that has flown under the radar for years shows how the Federal Aviation Administration undermined a skills-based test to help select air traffic controllers in an effort to promote workforce diversity.

Report: Chiefs fans found frozen to death had lethal fentanyl levels
Three Kansas City Chiefs fans found frozen and dead outside HIV scientist's home had triple the amount of fentanyl needed to kill in their systems, as well as cocaine and THC, family source claims.

'American soccer fans, most of them aren’t smart' says US women's soccer 'star'
She's probably right, as no right-minded American would ever willingly watch soccer.