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Do you know the number one way to know Joe Biden is currently losing to Donald Trump?
It’s this: Biden now says he wants to debate him.
If Biden were ahead 10 points in the polls, there is no way in hell he would even consider getting on a stage with Trump.
In fact, he has set the precedent for not having debates for several years at this point by saying Trump is effectively a traitor to the country, a threat to democracy, a person you can&#8217;t have a reasonable conversation with, and a person who tried to overthrow the entire country on January 6. A “convicted felon,” is what he would plan to say if the current New York trial goes that way.
Therefore, he would say, “I won&#8217;t debate him.”
But now, Biden is saying he will debate Trump not just once, but twice. The only reason he wants that debate is because he is losing — and he knows he is losing. 
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On Wednesday, Biden released a video in which he challenged Trump to two debates.
If you watch Biden in the <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1790713878248038478" target="_blank" rel="noopener">14-second video</a>, you see his eyeline is off camera because he&#8217;s obviously reading. Not only that, there are five cuts in 14 seconds to say 51 words. It took them five cuts for him to make it through three sentences. Biden is less life-like than the animatronic of him at the Hall of Presidents at Disneyland.
And this dude thinks he&#8217;s going to make it through a two-hour debate with Donald Trump? All Trump has to do is avoid being the yellow screaming boar that he was during his first debate with Biden in 2020.
If Trump shows up and is muted, Biden is toast because he will fall asleep on the stage. They&#8217;ll pump him up with as much adrenaline as humanly possible without bursting his heart. They&#8217;ll have him in the back room getting him transfusions of blood from younger people in order to keep him propped up.
If this is what Biden wants, this is what Biden is going to get because Trump would be a fool not to take him up on the opportunity to get him on stage and ask him about his gigantic failures on every possible score. All Biden will focus on will be January 6 and the election denial. That&#8217;s it.
All Trump has to do is say, “Listen, we disagree on all of those things, but you&#8217;re a terrible president and everyone knows it.” Biden is a terrible president and everyone knows it.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/trump-biden-debates-explained.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, “Mr. Biden opened the exchange on Wednesday by saying he was willing to debate Mr. Trump twice before the election, and as early as June, but on the condition that the arrangements bypassed the nonpartisan organization that has managed presidential debates since 1988.”
Typically, if you&#8217;re complaining about the refs, you&#8217;re losing. That&#8217;s been the preserve of Republicans for a very long time because it turns out that the Presidential Debate Commission has always been biased toward Democrats.
Usually, the moderators are members of the political Left who are incredibly friendly to the Democratic candidates, perhaps the most famous instance of which occurred in 2012 when Candy Crowley of CNN intervened in a debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in order to falsely fact-check Romney in favor of Obama.
There&#8217;s a long history of this sort of activity. John Harwood moderated a debate that was absolutely terrible. There&#8217;s a long history of mainstream media journalists who have treated the debate as their own personal political preserve.
And so the fact that it&#8217;s not Trump saying he doesn&#8217;t want the Commission on Presidential debates, but it&#8217;s Biden saying so, shows that Biden thinks he&#8217;s weak.
The Times continued, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/biden-trump-debates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, “Mr. Biden and his top aides want the debates to start much sooner than the dates proposed by the organization, the Commission on Presidential Debates, so voters can see the two candidates side by side well before early voting begins in September.”
The actual reason they want the debate scheduled earlier is because they&#8217;re desperately hoping to shift the narrative before they hit the conventions. Since the convention for the Democrats happens in August, there are likely to be massive protests outside the convention. Biden&#8217;s steering of this country has been so terrible that he&#8217;s figuring if he doesn&#8217;t course-correct quickly, he&#8217;s in serious, serious trouble.
The Biden team wants the debate inside a TV studio. They don&#8217;t want a crowd because they&#8217;re afraid that if there&#8217;s a crowd, people will laugh at Trump&#8217;s lines. They want microphones that automatically cut off when a speaker’s time-limit lapses to prevent Trump from being able to jab in and ask any questions of Biden.
The New York Times analyzed the reasoning, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/biden-trump-debates.html#:~:text=The%20move%20suggests%20that%20Mr,and%20steward%20of%20the%20economy." target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, “The move suggests that Mr. Biden is willing to take some calculated risks to reverse his fortunes in a race in which most battleground-state polls show the president trailing Mr. Trump and struggling to persuade voters that he’s an effective leader and steward of the economy.”
In other words, Biden is counting on Trump to blow himself up during one of these debates the same way that he did in 2020. In the first presidential debate between Trump and Biden, Trump came out incredibly aggressive, and he wouldn&#8217;t let Biden get a word in edgewise. Eventually, Biden just said, “Shut up, man.” And even though Biden was a terrible candidate and Trump was a better president than Biden would be, the dynamic was such that it did not cut in Trump&#8217;s favor.
If Donald Trump appears under control, Joe Biden is in serious trouble. The reason Biden wants the debates is because he&#8217;s counting on the focus shifting to Trump. The reality is that Biden is counting on the fact he&#8217;s gotten rich messages from the media every time he&#8217;s appeared on a public dais for the last three and a half years. When he does a State of the Union address and doesn&#8217;t keel over, the media treat it as a victory for Biden.
The standard is really low for Biden. All he has to do is surpass that.
But — if he is asked on the stage about Afghanistan, about Gaza, about Ukraine, about inflation, about transgenderism, or any of the hot button issues in this election cycle, he&#8217;s in serious trouble.
The only reason Biden wants the debates is because he knows he is losing right now.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/montana">Montana</a>&#8216;s Jon Tester is running for his fourth term in the U.S. Senate and he&#8217;s found himself an interesting political target: his own political record. 
On key issues from illegal immigration to hunting, Tester is openly campaigning against the political positions he took as a lawmaker. The longtime senator has attempted to distance himself from his own record as he likely faces his most difficult campaign yet. 
Tester has never been up for reelection with former President Donald Trump, who won Montana by double-digits in both 2016 and 2020, on the other side at the top of the ticket. Montana is expected to be a key battleground state for control of the Senate, as Democrats attempt to maintain their narrow advantage. 
One of the key areas where Tester is going after his own views is on President Joe Biden&#8217;s handling of the border. His campaign is showcasing him attacking Biden over the border, and his ads feature positive images of a border wall. In recent years he has not only said Biden was working to secure the border, but also argued that a wall is an ineffective border measure. 
“Jon Tester is working with Republicans to do whatever it takes to finally secure the border,” a campaign spot called “<a href="https://host2.adimpact.com/admo/viewer/372b1ecd-5df2-40ba-9013-e8e2783fea42/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Protect Montana</a>” says. “Tester says this is especially urgent because the opioids trafficked are direct threats to Montana. I&#8217;m Jon Tester and you&#8217;re damn right I approve this message.”
This differs from his message just a year ago in May 2023, when he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axyswR6F200" target="_blank" rel="noopener">praised</a> Biden for his handling of the border on  “Morning Joe” and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQxv_dZ__Vc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> for Congress to pass legislation creating a “pathway” to citizenship for illegal immigrants. 
“I think the big issue here is we need to make sure the southern border is secure and I think the President has helped do that,” Tester said on the MSNBC show. 
Another <a href="https://host2.adimpact.com/admo/viewer/3b3b406b-8fc5-42ab-a24d-1b63051a8d0b/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent ad</a> that shows Tester working across the aisle to address the border crisis features shots of a section of border wall as the narrator says that he “knows defending Montana starts with securing the border.” Back in 2019, Tester <a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/01/09/jon-tester-trump-border-wall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that there was no need for a border wall “from sea to shining sea” and said that a border wall was not going to do much to help stop illegal immigration. 
In another shift, Tester <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/montana-democrat-takes-credit-for-saving-hunting-program-he-himself-voted-to-put-in-jeopardy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempted</a> to take credit for the fact that he helped block the Biden administration’s push to pull funding from school hunting programs. The ad features a hunter education teacher praising Tester for opposing Biden’s Department of Education <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-cuts-funding-for-school-hunting-archery-training-programs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">move last summer</a> to block funding for school hunting and archery programs. 
The move was enabled by the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a measure that Tester supported.
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In a similar move, Tester <a href="https://www.tester.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/tester-successfully-pushes-irs-to-delay-implementation-of-burdensome-1099-k-reporting-requirement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took credit</a> for the IRS’s <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/14/surprise-tax-forms-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision</a> to postpone a requirement that would mandate a special tax form to detail a $600 Venmo or PayPal transaction. The requirement had been part of Biden&#8217;s “American Rescue Plan,” which Tester had voted for. 
Tester has also <a href="https://www.tester.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/shutting-the-revolving-door-of-lobbyist-influence-in-washington-is-aim-of-testers-legislation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticized</a> the influence of lobbyists in Washington, but it turns out that he is the second biggest recipient of lobbyist money in the Senate for the 2024 cycle, <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-recipients?cycle=2024&amp;type=P" target="_blank" rel="noopener">getting</a> at least $428,088 in contributions from lobbyists.
Tester&#8217;s relationship with the revolving door has long been a vulnerability. After he promised not to let lobbyists write legislation, emails <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/jon-tester-swore-he-wouldnt-depend-upon-lobbyists-as-a-senator-now-lobbyists-are-writing-his-bills/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emerged</a> last year showing the Montana Democrat let lobbyists write bills. Donors to Tester’s campaign <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/montana-sen-jon-tester-ethics-crusade-campaign-war-chest-2024-rcna104354" target="_blank" rel="noopener">include</a> former Alaska Democratic Senator Mark Begich and former South Dakota Democratic Senator Tom Daschle, both of whom are now registered as foreign agents. 
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Tester, who is running for his fourth term in the Senate, is being challenged by Republican Tim Sheehy, a former Navy Seal. The Montana Democrat did not respond to a request for an interview with The Daily Wire.

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A House bill introduced Wednesday would modernize legislation barring foreign money from influencing U.S. elections, closing loopholes that have been leveraged by foreign billionaires to get involved in American politics, its authors told The Daily Wire.
The “Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act,” introduced by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and first <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/05/FOREIGN2_xml62.pdf">obtained by The Daily Wire</a>, would amend a 1971 law to “further restrict contributions of foreign nationals.”
The law would not only bar foreign nationals from making direct contributions to candidates and political groups, but also to groups that collect ballots, register voters, or conduct get-out-the-vote efforts. Steil says these loopholes have allowed foreign billionaires to fund indirect election efforts.
&#8220;American elections must be free from foreign influence. By closing loopholes that allow foreign nationals from funding elections operations, we are one step closer in preventing foreign involvement in American elections,” Steil told The Daily Wire. “I’m committed to stopping foreign influence in U.S. elections and protecting U.S. donor privacy.”
Experts say current statutes have proven inadequate in the complex modern age of political finance. Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director of Americans for Public Trust, which has worked to make stopping foreign influence in elections a major political issue, celebrated the legislation.
“For too long, loopholes in our laws have allowed Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into organizations directly and indirectly influencing politics and elections,” Sutherland told The Daily Wire. “There&#8217;s nothing stopping foreign adversaries from China, North Korea, or Russia from doing the same. This commonsense legislation will help safeguard our politics from foreign meddling.”
If passed, the new legislation would bar foreign nationals from giving donations to support “any public communication that refers to a clearly identified Federal, State, or local political party” or “the administration of a Federal, State, or local election.” The bill also refines existing legislation to create penalties for “indirect contributions” from foreign nationals who give funds to American citizens with the intent of the money being used for the aforementioned activities.
Sutherland&#8217;s group <a href="https://americansforpublictrust.org/news/report-left-wing-swiss-billionaire-exploiting-the-foreign-influence-loophole/">found</a> that Wyss-funded nonprofits, including the Wyss Foundation and the Berger Fund, have spent $475 million influencing U.S. politics. It found that $265 million of the money from the Wyss nonprofits went to Arabella Advisors, a dark money network that supports liberal causes across the country.
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK), a co-sponsor of the legislation, also singled out Wyss when pointing to the impact foreign billionaires have had in American politics.
&#8220;Individuals like Hansjörg Wyss should not be allowed to use loopholes to bankroll liberal groups such as the 1630 Fund or Arabella Advisors,” Bice asserted. “We must ensure that foreign individuals or even foreign adversaries are not corrupting our political processes with money or influence.&#8221;

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There are two visions of Western society that are currently on the table.
Vision one: Merit wins. Being good at things actually matters. 
This vision of society has excellent, positive externalities, because when you are good at things, you end up helping other people. You end up producing goods, products and services that are useful to others.
The meritocracy is the only system ever devised by man that actually creates positive effects for everyone else in a society.
That is vision number one.
Vision number two is the oversensitive Army of Losers society. Merit is discarded in favor of your level of being offended. The more of a failure you are, the more you get to be offended, and the more offended you are, the worse society is.
That’s because if the people who are unsuccessful get to run all of the levers of society, and part of what they get to do is declare that their un-success is a facet of their victimhood, that means negative externalities for everyone, because it&#8217;s literally the reverse of merit. It is failure of merit. It is lack of merit that now puts you high on the totem pole when it comes to this version of society.
This is the sort of conflict that is bubbling to the surface across Western civilization.
We&#8217;re going to have to choose which vision of society we wish to live in — the meritocracy or the Army of Losers society.
With regard to the meritocracy, the backlash has now begun against the Army of Losers society.
In excellent news, WRAL News <a href="https://www.wral.com/story/unc-board-of-trustees-removes-dei-funding-from-budget/21428683/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>:
<blockquote>UNC-Chapel Hill&#8217;s Board of Trustees on Monday approved the transfer of $2.3 million in diversity and inclusion spending to public safety priorities in the 2024-25 budget. The trustees held a special meeting Monday morning. The board is scheduled to hold its regular meeting Wednesday and Thursday. The UNC System Board of Governors is expected to vote next week to eliminate diversity goals and jobs at member institutions, including UNC-Chapel Hill. A Board of Governors committee last month approved a complete rewrite of the system’s existing diversity, equity, and inclusion policy.</blockquote>
This is excellent. They are saying, “No longer are we going to craft all of our systems around the false, pernicious lie that all disparities are because of societal exploitation and discrimination. Instead, we&#8217;re going to do away with all of that, and we&#8217;re going to go straight back to the meritocracy. We&#8217;re not spending taxpayer money on it. We&#8217;re not spending tuition money on it. We&#8217;re done.”
That is the way that society needs to move if you wish to have a successful meritocracy, a successful society with excellent knock-on effects and an ability to build for the future.
WRAL added that one of the members of the Board of Trustees, David Boliek, said, “I think that DEI is divisive. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s productive. I don&#8217;t think it gives a return on investment to taxpayers and to the institution itself.&#8221; Boliek said that conversations about increased funding for public safety began after the on-campus shooting death of a professor at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year and were furthered by on-campus protests in support of Palestinians.
So they are moving all of their funding away from DEI and toward campus safety, which makes perfect sense.
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And the professoriate is upset. One associate professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Chair of the Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill said, “Frankly, I was stunned. I have heard from faculty who are very concerned, who are concerned because they see the value in what we’re doing to increase equity and inclusion on campus”
Who cares what the professoriate has to say, considering they are the beneficiaries of a system that is directly cutting against meritocracy? 
So path one for our societies is to stop this notion that freedom itself, freedom and economics, freedom and association, freedom of speech — that all of these things are tools of the powerful, designed in order to harm others, and that merit itself is somehow a bad thing and a demonstration of power dynamics in a Foucault deconstructionist way. 
Then there&#8217;s path number two, currently being presented by Disney, which has decided they&#8217;re going to ax Tinker Bell from doing meet and greets at the park.
This story doesn&#8217;t seem particularly big on the surface except that the way that you educate your children matters an awful lot. The way that you deal with things like children&#8217;s entertainment matters because kids are incredibly impressionable, their brains are incredibly malleable and plastic.
And when you teach them that Tinker Bell cannot be allowed in public view because Tinker Bell represents some sort of exploitative vision of women, you&#8217;re creating a society of victims.
The predicate for this was something called the Stories Matter initiative over at Disney, which decided that Ursula the villainous sea witch from “The Little Mermaid” (who’s an octopus) was, because of her dark color palette, lavender skin and black legs, offensive in some sort of racial way.
Tinker Bell was also marked for caution. Why? Because she was “Body conscious and jealous of Peter Pan&#8217;s attention.”
Yes, that&#8217;s right: Tinker Bell is body-conscious and therefore she is no longer going to be included in the character meet and greets at Disney World.
Now let&#8217;s be real about the character of Tinker Bell. Obviously, Tinker Bell is in pretty good shape in the movie. The whole joke is that she is a pretty small person who&#8217;s in love with Peter. That&#8217;s the whole joke of the film. That is part of the relationship between them, which dates back to the original book by J.M. Barrie, but that can&#8217;t be included because it might give bad messages to little girls such as “being body-conscious actually matters with regard to mating.”
Or it might give off the impression that sometimes girls get jealous over guys, which you can&#8217;t have, because obviously it&#8217;s true.
These minor symptoms are indicative of broader cultural trends. And those broader cultural trends have an impact on politics because when you have the Army of Losers mentality versus the meritocracy, eventually the meritocracy is going to stand up and roar, because it turns out that the meritocracy is responsible for the success and health of any vital society.
The meritocracy is created by and benefits the lions of society, the strongest people when it comes to any merit-based activity. Those are the people who are the drivers of growth. They&#8217;re the people who are responsible for the tax revenue. They&#8217;re responsible for all the businesses being founded. They&#8217;re responsible for success in innovation.
The Army of Losers, by contrast, is a group of people who literally have taken themselves out of circulation because they were not meritorious enough.
Joe Biden has decided that he&#8217;s going to focus all of his attention on the supposed Army of Losers, and it is a disaster area for him. The only throughline to his administration is what he said it was: equity. Equity is the lie that all disparities are equivalent to discrimination, and therefore, if you can identify a group disparity in any practice across the United States, that means that some sort of exploitation or discrimination is happening that is correctable by government.
I don&#8217;t actually know if Joe Biden believes all of that. I think that Joe Biden is basically just a pinwheel of a human being who moves in whatever direction he thinks the winds are moving inside of his own party.
And the direction inside the Democratic Party is toward the anti-meritocracy.
And guess what? Most Americans like the meritocracy. Moderates, independents, even some moderate-leaning Democrats. It turns out that we like systems where effort is rewarded, where merit is rewarded, where innovation gets better because merit is rewarded, because the incentive structure is properly aligned for growth and health.
And this is why Joe Biden is collapsing in the polls.

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Bumble has fumbled the ball again. This time, in an effort to garner more users for their app, they posted billboards around America proclaiming, “A vow of celibacy is not the answer.” Let’s talk about it.


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Michael Knowles sits down with Dr. Epstein, a renowned Harvard professor and former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today. Together, they uncover the unsettling truth about how big tech companies, particularly Google, wield immense influence over our thoughts and behaviors through the algorithms embedded in their search engines. Dr. Epstein breaks down how seemingly neutral search results can be subtly manipulated to shape public perception, political preferences, and even purchasing decisions. If you want to understand how tech giants are silently steering your daily choices, don't miss this eye-opening conversation that dives into the hidden tactics shaping modern society.

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the media has done everything it can to discredit and bury the story, but we now have absolute confirmation that disturbing diary passages from Joe Biden's daughter are 100 percent authentic. And they reveal some very distressing information about the president of the United States and his behavior with his own daughter. Also, the latest ChatGPT update brings us one big step closer to our dystopian sci-fi future. And that's a bad thing, in my opinion. And Jerry Seinfeld explains why privilege shouldn't be considered a dirty word.

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the media has done everything it can to discredit and bury the story, but we now have absolute confirmation that disturbing diary passages from Joe Biden's daughter are 100 percent authentic. And they reveal some very distressing information about the president of the United States and his behavior with his own daughter. Also, the latest ChatGPT update brings us one big step closer to our dystopian sci-fi future. And that's a bad thing, in my opinion. And Jerry Seinfeld explains why privilege shouldn't be considered a dirty word.

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Democrats oppose a bill that stops illegals from voting, a robot gives a university commencement speech, and a portal between New York and Dublin goes horribly wrong.

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Democrats oppose a bill that stops illegals from voting, a robot gives a university commencement speech, and a portal between New York and Dublin goes horribly wrong.

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Joe Biden says he wants to debate Trump…twice; Biden’s inflation data continues to stagnate as he pushes new inflationary policies; the White House continues to try to stop Israeli victory in Gaza.

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On Wednesday, shortly after President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> challenged former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lets-get-ready-to-rumble-biden-proposes-2-debates-trump-accepts-the-dates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pair of debates</a> on his terms, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> announced that it would hold the first event in late June with no audience in the battleground state of Georgia.
CNN said in a press release the debate would be held in the cable network&#8217;s Atlanta studios at 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, embracing the proposal from Biden&#8217;s campaign to have the first event in the latter part of that month.
&#8220;To ensure candidates may maximize the time allotted in the debate, no audience will be present,&#8221; the press release said.
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NEWS: CNN puts out press release Debate in Georgia, June 27, 9pm. No audience. Moderators tbd. &quot;CNN will host an election debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump on June 27, 2024 at 9pm ET from the crucial battleground state of Georgia.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/dR74Q9VVLB">pic.twitter.com/dR74Q9VVLB</a>
&mdash; Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1790758720479121633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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CNN said that the qualifications required to participate in the debate included a candidate&#8217;s name appearing on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency before the eligibility deadline.
That would leave an opening for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make it into the debate stage, though his inclusion would reject one of the stipulations made by Biden&#8217;s campaign to have a one-on-one contest with Trump.
CNN also said candidates must agree to accept the rules and format of the debate and receive &#8220;at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN’s standards for reporting.&#8221;
The polling window to determine eligibility for the debate, according to CNN, opened on March 13 and closes seven days before the date of the debate. CNN also <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1790758720479121633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> a number of polls that meet its editorial standards.
Moderators for the debate have since been <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNPR/status/1790824745795027365" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> to be CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.
While some see Kennedy as running a <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/a-kennedy-for-president-viewed-as-a-potential-spoiler/7613061.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">potential spoiler campaign</a>, the third-party candidate has been <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237622705/rfk-independent-candidate-ballot-access" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working</a> to get on the ballot in all 50 states and has reached <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">double-digit support</a> in some polls. Kennedy <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1790758680381591981" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X that keeping &#8220;viable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy.&#8221;
Trump&#8217;s team released a <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1790763802037760461" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a> addressed to Biden&#8217;s campaign that said the former president had accepted CNN&#8217;s debate invitation and noted that he approved Biden&#8217;s proposal for a debate in September.
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MEMORANDUM: 2024 Presidential Debates—Let&#39;s Do More <a href="https://t.co/2NHs1b3OSo">pic.twitter.com/2NHs1b3OSo</a>
&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1790763802037760461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In addition, Trump&#8217;s aides said, their boss proposed two more debates — one in July and another in August to &#8220;allow voters to have maximum exposure to the records and visions of each candidate&#8221; — in addition to the vice presidential debate.
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Biden&#8217;s campaign, which made other demands, including &#8220;firm&#8221; time limits for answers and turning off a candidate&#8217;s microphone when it is not that person&#8217;s time to speak, did not immediately respond to the counter-offer, but the president did accept CNN&#8217;s plan.
&#8220;I’ve received and accepted an invitation from @CNN for a debate on June 27th. Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, any time, any place,&#8221; Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1790747680173363660" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.
Both Trump and Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1790769395846770913" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1790769770930844053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> they had accepted an invitation to participate in a second debate on Tuesday, September 10, which would be hosted by ABC News. Trump also said he accepted a Fox News <a href="https://twitter.com/simonateba/status/1790797560472387829" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debate in October</a>, but the Biden campaign indicated the president is <a href="https://twitter.com/Brett_Samuels27/status/1790806690557804769" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not willing</a> to do a third event.

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A Minnesota teachers union has reportedly expelled one of its members, a school counselor who blew the whistle on the school district&#8217;s transgender policies.
Elementary student counselor Christina Barton received a letter from her union, the Rochester Education Association informing her that she was being kicked out, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240515015012/https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/rochester-teachers-union-expels-counselor-for-mischaracterizing-the-districts-transgender-guidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515015012/https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/rochester-teachers-union-expels-counselor-for-mischaracterizing-the-districts-transgender-guidelines&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715895013138000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1m4phWSLvLBjmxekbrCa-Z">according</a> to local newspaper the Post Bulletin.
The union accused Barton of violating the National Education Association’s “code of ethics,” saying she “mischaracterized Rochester Public Schools policies and practices regarding LGBTQ+ students, spoke negatively of fellow union members, and spread misinformation about transgender youth.”
“REA recognizes that you are free to hold whatever viewpoints you wish regarding LGBTQ+ students or any other matter, but viewpoints are not free from consequences, especially if they cause or contribute to unprofessional behavior,” the letter <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240515015012/https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/rochester-teachers-union-expels-counselor-for-mischaracterizing-the-districts-transgender-guidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515015012/https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/rochester-teachers-union-expels-counselor-for-mischaracterizing-the-districts-transgender-guidelines&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715895013138000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1m4phWSLvLBjmxekbrCa-Z">read</a>.
The union&#8217;s president, Vince Wagner said the union&#8217;s executive board voted to expel Barton earlier this month.
“We had a lot of discussion and deliberation,” Wagner told the Post Bulletin. “It wasn’t something we undertook lightly.”
Barton previously criticized the school district for not informing parents when their children change their gender identity.
She spoke to the school board twice on March 19 and again on May 7, the day before the union expelled her, expressing her concerns about the district&#8217;s <a href="https://cdn.vev.design/private/fqyfdrVOk4g7fDyyD5tPSdtwLKo1/3eue-transgender-student-support-guidelines-2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cdn.vev.design/private/fqyfdrVOk4g7fDyyD5tPSdtwLKo1/3eue-transgender-student-support-guidelines-2.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715895013138000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3MU5sKXJEdJE60vkf2uV4v">guidelines</a> on trans-identifying students.
“How would a parent know how to request such information if they aren’t aware their child is struggling with gender dysphoria? How would a parent be able to care for and support their student if the school never reached out to them,” she <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/13/rochester-public-schools-move-to-formalize-procedure-for-helping-transgender-kids" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/13/rochester-public-schools-move-to-formalize-procedure-for-helping-transgender-kids&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715895013138000&amp;usg=AOvVaw094_MIUlD4wEFzLfCibuR1">said</a> at one of the board meetings.
Last month, Wagner, the union president read a statement during a school board meeting expressing the union&#8217;s explicit support for the district&#8217;s transgender guidelines. He referenced the staff at Barton&#8217;s elementary school but did not mention her by name.
Barton also <a href="https://alphanews.org/rochester-counselor-blows-whistle-on-trans-guidelines-that-district-was-trying-to-hide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alphanews.org/rochester-counselor-blows-whistle-on-trans-guidelines-that-district-was-trying-to-hide/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715895013138000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3KQIa_owieFz-MchC4ggFc">spoke</a> to the media about her concerns.
“It seems that in a culture where ‘all are welcome’ and ‘kindness abides and bullying isn’t allowed’ that only those employees who succumb to censorship and intimidation are welcome,” Barton <a href="https://www.americanexperiment.org/teachers-union-expels-whistleblower-school-counselor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.americanexperiment.org/teachers-union-expels-whistleblower-school-counselor/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715895013138000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0NkDWcF9zABS_OAz81J2Y-">said</a>, according to the group American Experiment, which <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240515015012/https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/rochester-teachers-union-expels-counselor-for-mischaracterizing-the-districts-transgender-guidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515015012/https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/rochester-teachers-union-expels-counselor-for-mischaracterizing-the-districts-transgender-guidelines&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715895013138000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1m4phWSLvLBjmxekbrCa-Z">published</a> a photo of the union&#8217;s expulsion letter.
“Following my public statement to the school board on March 19, I have experienced countless retaliatory responses that are unprofessional, inaccurate, and very hurtful to me as a person as well as a concerned counselor and parent who is merely trying to advocate in the best interests of kids and on behalf of all parents,” Barton said. “I love my students with all of my heart and soul; always have, always will.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/paris-hilton-reveals-she-didnt-change-sons-diaper-for-month-after-birth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris Hilton</a> responded to criticism after she posted a video on TikTok of her young kids’ forward-facing car seat setup in the back of her van. 
In a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/15/paris-hilton-baby-car-seat-safety-concerns-responds-fixes-issue/">post</a> on the social media site, Hilton posted a new video of her son Phoenix, 1, and daughter London, 6 months old, in their car seats — now properly positioned, with both babies facing towards the back of the van.
“Thanks for the mom advice, I&#8217;m new to this,” Hilton said in the new clip. “The #CutesieCrew is now ready for take off in the #SlivingMom van.&#8221;
&#8220;No one is perfect,” she added to one follower. “Love you.”
Hilton also responded to the criticism, telling another follower, &#8220;I am a new mom and just learning as I go. So, I appreciate advice when it is kind as I’m just trying to be the best mom I can be,” <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/15/paris-hilton-baby-car-seat-safety-concerns-responds-fixes-issue/">TMZ</a> noted.
The new post comes after the socialite deleted an earlier video of her two kids all dressed up on their way to go somewhere on Mother’s Day.  In the clip, her kids’ car seats are both facing to the front with a latch and a belt, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/05/14/parents/paris-hilton-sparks-safety-concerns-with-kids-car-seats/">Page Six</a> reported. 
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“Please hire someone to install car seats,” one social media user commented.
Another person offered to, “come help [her] with the straps” to keep the “babies as safe as can be.”
While a third person said, “Please dble chk [sic] the car seat manu’s recs on if you can use the latch &amp; belt at the same time. Usually hard no. Also, rear facing until [2 years old] is usually law.”
Others simply called it “so unsafe” and “so dangerous” with the kids facing forward.
However, there were those who defended Hilton’s setup and pointed out that her kids were “not strapped into a typical car” and were “fine,” labeling her execution “perfect.”
In CA the <a href="https://www.chp.ca.gov/programs-services/programs/child-safety-seats#:~:text=California%20Law,manufacturer%20of%20the%20car%20seat.">current law</a> states that “children under 2 years of age shall ride in a rear-facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall. The child shall be secured in a manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of the car seat.”
Last year, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/paris-hilton-reveals-she-kept-new-daughter-a-secret-from-some-of-her-family-until-thanksgiving">Paris</a> made a surprise announcement that she and husband Carter Reum were going to be parents again via surrogacy after they first welcomed their son via a surrogate a year ago. She and Reum tied the knot in 2021.
In a post on Instagram, she included a photo of a little pink outfit with heart-shaped sunglasses and a bunny. The name embroidered on the outfit read, “London.” Hilton captioned the post, “Thankful for my baby girl,” along with a pink heart and baby emoji.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/paris-hilton-sparks-upset-over-kids-car-seat-set-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris Hilton Sparks Upset Over Kids’ Car Seat Set-Up</a>

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called for federal law enforcement officials to investigate foreign adversaries who are funding social unrest in the United States.
Cruz made the remarks during the most recent episode of his &#8220;Verdict&#8221; podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson while discussing a new <a href="https://networkcontagion.us/reports/ccp-influence-and-radical-ideologies/">report</a> from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) titled: &#8220;Contagious Disruption: How CCP Influence and Radical Ideologies Threaten Critical Infrastructure and Campuses Across the United States.&#8221;
Cruz said that the report made clear that America&#8217;s adversaries were &#8220;funding the mayhem we are seeing on our college campuses&#8221; and that it was an attempt by them to &#8220;destroy this country.&#8221;
&#8220;The Department of Justice should be investigating this, the FBI should be investigating this,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got money coming from communist China, behind these protests behind these anti-American anti-Israel protests. We&#8217;ve got money coming from organizations that have close ties to designated terrorist organizations. And so, whether it is Hamas and Hezbollah pushing this, whether it is affiliated allies of theirs pushing this, whether it is Iran pushing this, or whether it&#8217;s Communist China pushing this, the FBI ought to be all over it.&#8221;
Cruz said that foreign students who are here on visas should be deported if they are displaying anti-American behavior like burning the American flag or chanting &#8220;Death to America.&#8221;
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This proves what we&#8217;ve known all along: these college protests are designed to advance Cultural Marxism and tear apart the U.S.<a href="https://t.co/RFRXgW0guB">https://t.co/RFRXgW0guB</a> <a href="https://t.co/b7QjCcHVxz">pic.twitter.com/b7QjCcHVxz</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1790778265793069247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/parents-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parental rights</a> group Parents Defending Education released a report on Monday warning about the widespread adoption of “restorative justice” disciplinary practices at schools, saying that the new policies may lead to dangerous and disruptive classrooms.
The <a href="https://defendinged.org/investigations/list-of-school-districts-using-restorative-practices/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> found that there are at least 18,808 schools across 506 school districts with restorative justice policies in place. Restorative justice policies in practice often focus on conversations between offender and victim in contrast to more traditional discipline techniques like suspension and expulsion.
&#8220;Restorative justice has proven to be a disaster for school safety and school culture,” Erika Sanzi, the director of outreach for Parents Defending Education, told The Daily Wire. “Are there minor infractions for which it can work? Sure. But in an effort to juke the discipline statistics and feel good about themselves, school districts have allowed their schools to get out of control in terms of defiance, disruption and even violence. It can&#8217;t continue.&#8221;
According to the report, there are at least 11,540,428 students who go to schools with restorative justice policies. Some of these students go to schools in conservative states like Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee.
“Restorative justice is a philosophy for student discipline where reconciliation between the offender and the victim is the ultimate goal,” the report explained. “In many school districts, restorative justice has REPLACED exclusionary discipline in schools, so the response to a violent action in class is not a suspension or expulsion, but to clear the classroom and have a restorative conference.”
Parents Defending Education found that districts in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin, and Wyoming all used restorative justice techniques.
The state with the most districts by far was California, with at least 335 districts having some guide of restorative justice practice in place.
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“In restorative justice, reconciliation, not punishment, is the goal. The ‘Western’ view of crime and punishment is thought to be a byproduct of colonialism,” Parents Defending Education President Nicki Neily <a href="https://twitter.com/nickineily/status/1790372082573803976" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X. “This approach to discipline is failing students, teachers, and families.”
The organization noted that its list is not comprehensive and that there could be more school districts with similar policies across the country.

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A fuel barge slammed into a bridge in southern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> on Wednesday, causing damage to the structure and oil to spill into the surrounding waters.
The accident in Galveston — which is just south of Houston on the Gulf of Mexico — happened when the barge ran into the Pelican Island Causeway, a bridge that connects the town to Pelican Island.
The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bridge-barge-galveston-texas-6c112f0032ab88fbdd0c78d1957247c8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the bridge was struck around 10 a.m. local time when &#8220;a tugboat backing out of Texas International Terminals, a fuel storage operator next to the bridge, lost control of two barges it was pushing.&#8221;
There was no indication that anyone had been harmed in the accident even though one person reportedly fell off the barge during the accident.
&#8220;The current was very bad, and the tide was high,&#8221; said David Flores, a bridge superintendent with the Galveston County Navigation District. &#8220;He lost it.&#8221;
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BRIDGE CLOSURE | A barge struck the Pelican Island Causeway, shutting it down in both directions this morning. The bridge connects the north side of Galveston Island just west of the Port of Galveston with the south side of Pelican Island.
Full story: <a href="https://t.co/Y0rXOcGs1n">https://t.co/Y0rXOcGs1n</a> <a href="https://t.co/3FD6o3DGuh">pic.twitter.com/3FD6o3DGuh</a>
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) <a href="https://twitter.com/KHOU/status/1790795636217917600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
When the barge hit the bridge, it caused fuel that it was carrying to spill into the surrounding waters. While the barge has the capacity to carry 30,000 gallons, it is unknown how much it was carrying at the time or how much spilled out.
“Engineers from the Texas Department of Transportation are also enroute to inspect the roadway and determine if there is damage,” the the City of Galveston said. “The bridge will remain closed until it is deemed safe to use.”
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The state of Texas was scheduled to build a new bridge next year to replace the one that was just hit with estimates coming in at $200 million.
The 164-foot bridge was last inspected two and a half years ago and more than 9,000 vehicles cross it every day on average.

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The Department of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/health-and-human-services" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Health and Human Services</a> (HHS) under the Biden administration has chosen to defund EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S.-based nonprofit group that has been heavily scrutinized for its collaboration with a lab in Wuhan, China, on bat coronavirus experiments following the start of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID</a> pandemic that killed millions of people around the world.
An official with HHS <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tab-1-EHA-SUSP4D-Notice_5.15.2024_signed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent an email</a> to Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, conveying the decision to suspend the group and proposed debarment from federal government procurement and non-procurement programs for a period that usually is up to three years — but could be longer — effective as of May 14.
&#8220;HHS believes there is adequate evidence in the record for this debarment cause and that immediate action is necessary to protect the public interest,&#8221; the notification said.
The GOP-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, which released the letter and an HHS action referral <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tab-2-EHA-SUSP4D-ARM_05.15.2024_signed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a>, announced that the agency cited evidence from its May 1 interim <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024.05.01-SSCP-Report_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">staff report</a> looking at evidence surrounding EcoHealth Alliance&#8217;s research activities just before Daszak <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-ecohealth-alliance-should-be-criminally-investigated-formally-debarred/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave testimony</a> for the investigation.
&#8220;EcoHealth &amp; Dr. Daszak facilitated gain-of-function research in China without proper oversight &amp; willingly violated multiple requirements of NIH [the National Institutes of Health] grants. They should never again receive a single penny from the U.S. taxpayer,&#8221; the panel <a href="https://twitter.com/COVIDSelect/status/1790762370823847999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.
Daszak <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1037517/peter-daszak-denies-ecohealth-violated-nih-rules-and-defends-work-with-wuhan-lab/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long denied</a> that EcoHealth violated NIH rules, and former government officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, pushed back on claims that the U.S. agency funded gain-of-function research &#8212; in which viruses are manipulated to become more dangerous. The Trump administration <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/04/29/847948272/why-the-u-s-government-stopped-funding-a-research-project-on-bats-and-coronaviru" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulled funding</a> for EcoHealth, but NIH <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01566-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reinstated</a> a grant — with restrictions — last year.
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&#8220;EcoHealth Alliance is disappointed by HHS&#8217; decision today and we will be contesting the proposed debarment,&#8221; an EcoHealth Alliance spokesperson told The Daily Wire in an email. &#8220;We disagree strongly with the decision and will present evidence to refute each of these allegations and to show that NIH&#8217;s continued support of EcoHealth Alliance is in the public interest.&#8221;
More than <a href="https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths?n=o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7 million people</a> diagnosed with COVID-19 have died worldwide. The origin of the pandemic became a topic of fierce debate, with two leading theories being there was a natural emergence or a lab leak. Beijing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/world/asia/china-covid-wuhan-lab-leak.html">denied being to blame</a>, but <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/classified-docs-credibly-suggest-covid-originated-wuhan-lab-leak-covered-up-ccp-house-rep" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State Department records suggest</a> COVID emerged from a &#8220;lab-related accident&#8221; and the Chinese Communist Party tried to cover it up.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trying-to-cover-your-a-rand-paul-charges-fauci-with-attempting-to-change-definition-of-gain-of-function-research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">driven an inquiry</a> in the upper chamber into Fauci and the pandemic&#8217;s origins, <a href="https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1790803637691671018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to the HHS decision by posting to X, &#8220;Finally, the Biden Admin. agrees to ban Peter Daszak and EcoHealth Alliance, who financed the gain-of-function research in Wuhan, from getting any more taxpayer $.&#8221;
Coronavirus Pandemic Subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) said his panel will continue to investigate EcoHealth and the origins of COVID-19, including efforts to secure outstanding documents from Daszak and his team to answer questions from congressional investigators.
&#8220;We will hold EcoHealth accountable for any waste, fraud, and abuse and are committed to uncovering any illegal activity, including lying to Congress, NIH, or the Inspector General,&#8221; Wenstrup <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/breaking-hhs-suspends-funding-and-proposes-formal-debarment-of-ecohealth-alliance-cites-evidence-from-covid-select-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added in a statement</a>.

Dr. Peter Daszak Of EcoHealth Alliance Testifies To House Select Subcommittee On The Coronavirus Pandemic

HHS Moves To Defund EcoHealth Alliance, Says Action Needed ‘To Protect The Public Interest’

HHS Moves To Defund EcoHealth Alliance, Says Action Needed 'To Protect The Public Interest'

Congress

COVID

Rand Paul

U.S. House of Representatives

Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> said Wednesday that he could still see a scenario in which Democrats might be forced to remove President Joe Biden from the party&#8217;s 2024 ticket.
Trump made the comments during an <a href="https://twitter.com/hughhewitt/status/1790772659959009696" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with radio host Hugh Hewitt — where he also discussed his reaction to Biden&#8217;s debate challenge, issued earlier that morning in a 14-second video that included 5 jump cuts and the president suggesting that Trump &#8220;make my day.&#8221;
&#8220;President Biden just issued you a debate challenge for June and September with the veeps talking in July. Do you accept?&#8221; Hewitt asked, and Trump said that he did.
&#8220;Oh, absolutely. I’ve been trying to get, you know, he’s issuing it. I wonder whether or not he shows up, because you know, he also challenged me to golf. So I’m a very good golfer. He can’t hit a ball 50 yards. He said I’ll give him three a side, but he knows he’ll never play. This is sort of like that, I think. But I hope not, because I really think he has to debate.&#8221;
Trump went on to say that as far as Biden was concerned, sooner was probably better. &#8220;He might as well get it over with, probably should do it early so that he can, you know, because he’s not going to get any better. &#8230; Every day is a down factor for him.&#8221;
&#8220;Do you think if his infirmity increases, they will dump him, Mr. President, at the convention, replace him with Kamala or Gavin or someone like that?&#8221; Hewitt pressed.
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&#8220;I do. I do,&#8221; Trump said, adding, &#8220;I don’t think they’ll have a choice.&#8221;
Hewitt pressed again, asking Trump who he thought might be chosen to fill that position: &#8220;Will it be Gavin? Will it be Kamala or somebody else?&#8221;
&#8220;I don’t know. I mean, Gavin’s a terrible governor, Gavin Newscum, he’s a terrible governor,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;I think he does a terrible job.&#8221;
Trump went on to say that he thought California was &#8220;so beautiful&#8221; and it was terrible to see how Newsom was governing the state.
&#8220;Everything is so good, but he just does a terrible job,&#8221; Trump said.

Donald Trump Holds Presidential Campaign Rally In Green Bay, Wisconsin

‘I Don’t Think They’ll Have A Choice’: Trump Says Dems Could Still Ditch Biden If His ‘Infirmity’ Grows

'I Don't Think They'll Have A Choice': Trump Says Dems Could Still Ditch Biden If His 'Infirmity' Grows

Hugh Hewitt

Tech adviser Jacob Helberg, who has donated large sums to Democrats, has joined a wave of big money donors rejecting President Joe Biden and supporting former president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> in 2024.
Helberg has donated $1 million to Trump’s re-election effort, making the tech adviser one of the largest financial backers of Trump’s bid to win back the White House in November. Just four years ago, Helberg was using his money and influence to support Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s doomed campaign for president, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/14/trump-donors-tech-jacob-helberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>.
Helberg is one of a cadre of high-powered Silicon Valley businessmen who have warmed to Trump recently.
“The social cost of supporting Trump isn’t as great as it was,” Helberg said of Silicon Valley society, many members of which see that “Trump was right on a lot of make-or-break issues for America.”
After the Post reported Helberg&#8217;s contribution to the Trump campaign, Helberg posted on X: &#8220;This one&#8217;s for Israel.&#8221;
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This one’s for Israel. 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/YR1lb0aM9Y">https://t.co/YR1lb0aM9Y</a>
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Helberg has given $844,600 to the Trump 47 joint fundraising committee, joining a small group of donors who have maxed out their contribution to the Trump group. By March, at least 20 others had given the limit to the group as well, according to FEC filings reviewed by the Post.
Helberg and Trump agree on a number of issues, but mainly China. The tech adviser and the former president bonded recently at Trump’s Florida resort Mar-a-Lago over the need to take an adversarial approach to China on trade, Tiktok, and other issues.
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Helberg’s drift toward Trump is part of a trend of Democratic supporters who, disenchanted with Biden’s presidency, have taken a second look at Trump and like what they see, given the circumstances.
Trump’s former ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said that he has spoken with many Jewish donors who are skeptical of Trump, but with Biden’s tilt away from Israel, have given the Republican candidate a second look, according to <a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/the-rise-of-the-never-bidens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Free Press</a>.
“There is clearly a change going on, people who are active in politics with big money, people who were never Trumpers or reluctant ‘hold your nose Trumpers’ are telling me that Trump has to win,” Friedman told The Free Press.
Democratic mega-donor Haim Saban wrote an email to two Biden aides last week warning against the president’s increasing antagonism toward Israel amid its war against Hamas. Saban criticized the president for holding up munitions to Israel.
“Even beyond Israel,this [sic] sends a terrible message to our allies in the region ,and [sic] beyond,that, [sic] we can flip from doing the right [thing] to bending to political pressure,” Saban wrote. “Let’s not forget that there are more Jewish voters, who care about Israel,than [sic] [Muslim] voters who care about Hamas.”
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Democratic mega-donor Haim Saban wrote an email to Biden&#39;s aides Steve Ricchetti &amp; Anita Dunn about Biden&#39;s decision to put on hold a weapons shipment to Israel: &quot;Let&#39;s not forget there are more Jewish voters who care about Israel than Muslim voters who care about Hamas&quot; <a href="https://t.co/HdeI9iOL3W">pic.twitter.com/HdeI9iOL3W</a>
&mdash; Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarakRavid/status/1788612451266674747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Jacob Helberg

Democrat Fundraiser From Silicon Valley Donates $1M To Trump

Silicon Valley

Parents expressed their frustration on social media over a disastrous event for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/children">children</a> at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/las-vegas">Las Vegas</a> restaurant on May 11.
The venue Dirt Dog advertised an unofficial character meet and greet with Bluey, a massively popular animated dog from the Australian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">TV series</a> of the same name. The original event description promised that attendees could “Watch Bluey all day” and also participate in face painting, games, a Bluey giveaway, and enjoy &#8220;sweet treats.&#8221;
Dirt Dog also said kids had a chance to meet “Bluey and friends.”
Parents headed to social media to complain about the poorly organized event, saying the restaurant ran out of refreshments almost immediately. They also noted that the Bluey character in attendance was nothing more than a man with a visible beard dressed in “Bluey pajamas.”
One mom on Facebook posted a photo of a different event she attended with a costumed Bluey character as a comparison.
“DO NOT GO! FALSE ADVERTISEMENT!!! Pic on the left (someone else’s photo) is what kids are waiting for at Dirt Dog. That’s what we were expecting. There are far better costumes out there. Pic on right was taken at Trunk r Treat event we took our kids to in the Silverton parking lot, they had going on last October,” she <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/736296668704370/?active_tab=discussion">shared</a>.
“That’s what we were expecting. There are far better costumes out there. What a shame they got all those kids hopes up,” the Facebook user added.
Another mom who attended the event <a href="https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/05/14/parents-outraged-by-massive-event-featuring-amateur-bluey-restaurant-apologizes/">told</a> FOX5 Las Vegas, “The kids were distraught. Some kids were crying. Some kids were upset, crying in [sic] their parents’ shoulders.”
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“How could you do that to little kids: advertise something so fun and eventful for kids ranging from toddlers to six, seven years old, and not actually follow through with it? It was a very upsetting moment to see so many kids, especially my daughter, just really upset,” attendee Stephanie Hernandez continued.
The outlet noted that the venue baked 125 cupcakes for the event and was surprised by the turnout, despite more than 3,000 people responding to the event notice on Facebook. Dirt Dog’s marketing spokesperson told FOX5 that a high number of Facebook responders doesn’t always equate to a high turnout.
“We expected like maybe 50 to 60 people &#8211; not in the sense of like the whole city coming out. Just now knowing who Bluey is, we would have planned ahead and would have had security,” Taj Wilder told the outlet.
The restaurant responded to the backlash with a follow-up social media post.
“We are truly sorry this event wasn’t to standard. We will work on improving all of events going forward so we can bring you the highest quality as you all deserve. We appreciate everyone taking the time to send us your feedback,” they wrote on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DirtDogLV">Facebook</a>.

Vegas

Parents Blast ‘Terrible’ Unauthorized ‘Bluey’ Event At Vegas Restaurant Featuring Bearded Man In Pajamas

Parents Blast 'Terrible' Unauthorized 'Bluey' Event At Vegas Restaurant Featuring Bearded Man In Pajamas

Children

Las Vegas

Nevada

The cohosts of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/the-view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The View</a>&#8221; attempted to handicap the upcoming debates between incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden and his rival, former President Donald Trump — and managed to miss the mark on most of their analyses.
The cohosts spent a segment of Wednesday&#8217;s broadcast reacting to the news that Biden — in a 14-second video that required five jump cuts and the phrase &#8220;make my day&#8221; — had challenged Trump to debate him ahead of the 2024 presidential election in November.
Whoopi Goldberg began with an explanation of a few of the demands Biden had made — from friendly outlets and moderators to a mandatory mic cut-off once time expired — and said she appreciated the changes because she thought new rules would keep Trump in line.
She then claimed that the moderators had &#8220;allowed&#8221; Trump to walk around behind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a debate &#8220;and stalk her&#8221; instead of telling him that he had to remain behind the podium. What she left out was the fact that, during the debate in question, there was no podium and both candidates were free to walk around because it was intended to be a town hall.
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The View praises CNN for going along with Biden&#39;s debate demands of &quot;no audience&quot; and cutting mics when the time expires. They falsely claim Trump left his podium during a debate with Hillary Clinton to &quot;stalk&quot; her while she was speaking. There were no podiums, it was a town hall <a href="https://t.co/7CyFNkEH24">pic.twitter.com/7CyFNkEH24</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1790762526067601573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin weighed in next, saying that it was &#8220;smart of Biden to get ahead of this by challenging Trump&#8221; to debate him. However, Biden&#8217;s challenge came behind multiple calls from Trump for the pair to debate. Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-biden-should-debate-him-now-for-the-good-of-the-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called on his likely opponent</a> to debate him in early February, again after both he and Biden each swept their respective <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68497838" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Super Tuesday races</a>, and <a href="https://apnews.com/video/joe-biden-courts-national-national-b5a0ec0751944922b44a2724940014b0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">once more</a> in late April.
Sunny Hostin went on to suggest that Biden had &#8220;the edge&#8221; when it came to debates because he could use the multiple charges against Trump as attack points — but she left out the fact that polling has suggested a <a href="https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">majority of Americans</a> believe at least some of the charges against the former president are politically motivated.
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Sunny Hostin declares that debates don&#39;t matter but &quot;Biden clearly has the edge&quot; because he can harp on the charges brought against Trump by Democratic DAs and his DOJ. <a href="https://t.co/VBLAetdez5">pic.twitter.com/VBLAetdez5</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1790765259172487458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Cohost Sara Haines got close to a legitimate analysis when she acknowledged that a debate without an audience was likely an advantage for President Biden.
Goldberg cut back in then, saying that she didn&#8217;t believe the debate would happen anyway because she believed Trump would ditch at the last minute. &#8220;He&#8217;s a backer outer anyway,&#8221; she said.
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Whoopi Goldberg claims Trump will back out of the debate because &quot;he&#39;s a backer outter anyway.&quot; Joy Behar adds that Trump &quot;will come across as the low-information candidate that he is.&quot; Like &quot;Bozo the Clown&quot; vs a &quot;statesman.&quot; Whoopi predicts Trump will go &quot;off the rails.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/MQjZb2GtF1">pic.twitter.com/MQjZb2GtF1</a>
&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1790767436926423405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHOOPI GOLDBERG, SARA HAINES, JOY BEHAR, SUNNY HOSTIN, ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN

‘The View’ Handicaps Trump-Biden Debates, Gets Nearly Every Possible Thing Wrong

'The View' Handicaps Trump-Biden Debates, Gets Nearly Every Possible Thing Wrong

Alyssa Farah Griffin

Debate

Media

The View

Whoopi Goldberg

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-announces-shes-returning-to-netflix-for-final-special" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a> announced on Wednesday that it would air not one, but two NFL games on its streaming site on Christmas Day this year, a first ever for the company.
The worldwide streaming site signed a three-season deal with the National Football League that will not only include the two games on Christmas Day during the 2024 NFL regular season, but also at least one game on the holiday each of the next two years, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40151890/netflix-broadcast-two-christmas-nfl-games-2024">ESPN</a> reported.
&#8220;The NFL on Christmas has become a tradition and to partner with Netflix, a service whose biggest day of the year is typically this holiday, is the perfect combination to grow this event globally for NFL fans,&#8221; Hans Schroeder, NFL executive vice president of media distribution, said in a statement to the outlet.
“Last year, we decided to take a big bet on live — tapping into massive fandoms across comedy, reality TV, sports and more,” Bela Bejaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/business/media/netflix-nfl-live.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to The New York Times. “There are no live annual events, sports or otherwise, that compare with the audiences N.F.L. football attracts.”
The matchups for this year’s Christmas games have yet to be revealed, with teams set to release their 2024 NFL regular schedules on Wednesday 8 p.m. (ET).
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You can’t spell Netflix without “NFL”
Netflix will be the home to watch the NFL’s 2024 Christmas Day games LIVE! <a href="https://t.co/uzZVLUhNjt">https://t.co/uzZVLUhNjt</a> <a href="https://t.co/BIy8FUV5NW">pic.twitter.com/BIy8FUV5NW</a>
— Netflix (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1790743961545413027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
This will be the first time the streaming site has partnered with the NFL or any major sports league, and it is hard to see how it would be the last. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell previously talked about the league turning to streaming as it grows in popularity.
“Our fans are on these platforms,” Mr. Goodell told reporters during the week of the Super Bowl. “Our fans want to access them. The technology is extraordinary. You can do things on some of these platforms that you can’t do on the linear platform. For us, it’s part of the future.”
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More streaming sites may be looking to live coverage to increase subscriptions after the NFL granted NBCUniversal exclusive rights to air a 2023 AFC Wild Card Game in January on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/peacock">Peacock</a>.
It was a huge success for the streaming site after it generated an average of 23 million viewers, making it “the most streamed live event in U.S. history,” the Times noted.
“Our entire company worked seamlessly to plan for this game and executed flawlessly to deliver a streaming experience with the NFL on a scale that’s never been done before,” Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of NBC parent Comcast, previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/paywalled-chiefs-dolphins-wild-card-game-sets-streaming-record" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “It’s a very proud moment.”
At the time, Goodell said, “We couldn’t be prouder of our partnership with Peacock and are thrilled with the results of the first-ever exclusively live streamed NFL playoff game.”

Netflix

Netflix To Broadcast Multiple NFL Games This Christmas

Christmas

Peacock

Sports

A Nashville hotel reportedly backed out of hosting a pro-Israel event after being pressured and allegedly threatened by a coordinated group of anti-Israel activists.
The three-day conference, called the Israel Summit, was scheduled to take place at Nashville’s Sonesta Hotel from May 20-22 and has been <a href="https://events.theisraelguys.com/">advertised as</a> “the first annual gathering of pro-Israel supporters who unconditionally support Israel’s right to be sovereign in the entirety of the land of Israel, including Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and the Gaza Strip.”
The Sonesta Hotel reportedly <a href="https://tennesseestar.com/culture/israel-summit-set-to-be-held-in-nashville-forced-to-change-venue-amid-threats-by-pro-palestine-group-report/khousler/2024/05/13/">backed out</a> of hosting the conference after the Palestine Hurra Collective Nashville <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6xKVKJOCSA/?igsh=MXJhaHl5Y25seTF4NA==">told its followers on Instagram</a> to call and email the hotel to “demand for the immediate cancellation of this event.” The hotel did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.
“Let Sonesta Hotel know &#8211; NOT IN NASHVILLE! We will not allow genocidal racists to hold a conference in our city,” the caption of the Instagram post reads before claiming the conference organizers would “come here and celebrate the death of civilians and recruit new Zionists!” The post went on to provide phone numbers and email addresses to contact hotel staffers, as well as a script to recite when reaching out.
HaYovel, a co-sponsor of the conference and an organization that encourages Christians to travel to Israel and volunteer on farms in the West Bank, <a href="https://israel365news.com/390307/pro-hamas-thugs-force-nashville-hotel-to-cancel-pro-israel-jewish-christian-event/">told the media</a> that the Sonesta Hotel refused to host the event after speaking to the local police.  who reportedly said that attendees may be physically endangered &#8220;due to the threatening nature of calls and message&#8221; the hotel received, according to an article by <a href="https://israel365news.com/390307/pro-hamas-thugs-force-nashville-hotel-to-cancel-pro-israel-jewish-christian-event/">Israel365 News</a>, which is a co-sponsor of the event.
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Organizers say that the conference will still be held the same weekend at a different, currently undisclosed venue and will feature speakers such as former U.S. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Israeli musician Yair Levi, and several pro-Israel journalists and activists.
“We will move forward with this event at a different venue and show these thugs that they will not be rewarded for their unconstitutional, hateful actions,” HaYovel stated. “Now, more than ever, it is important that America stands unconditionally with Israel and that we publicly show that we cannot be intimidated by pro-Hamas thugs.”
“For too long, the Jewish and Christian community of Israel-supporters in the United States have passively only supported Israel’s government, ignoring the individual beliefs of their constituents,” the conference <a href="https://events.theisraelguys.com/">site states</a>. “No longer. The majority of Israel’s supporters in America stand with the entirety of the land of Israel, and support the entire Jewish nation, no conditions and no strings attached.”

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‘Pro-Hamas Thugs’: Nashville Hotel Backs Out Of Hosting Pro-Israel Conference After Pressure Campaign

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere took some heat on Wednesday over an X post which appeared to be promoting anti-Trump debate-related merchandise available on President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign website.
&#8220;… and the Biden campaign leans into the debate and trial Trump trolling, with a new &#8216;Free on Wednesdays&#8217; T-shirt for sale in its online shop,&#8221; Dovere posted, sharing a photo of the t-shirt and a link to Biden&#8217;s campaign website.
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….and the Biden campaign leans into the debate and trial Trump trolling, with a new “Free on Wednesdays” T-shirt for sale in its online shop: ￼<a href="https://t.co/rG4eMFKojS">https://t.co/rG4eMFKojS</a> <a href="https://t.co/aTmBGJMg8e">pic.twitter.com/aTmBGJMg8e</a>
&mdash; Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/1790729298178982311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The new t-shirt comes on the heels of Biden throwing down the gauntlet in a video, telling former President Donald Trump to &#8220;make my day&#8221; and agree to debates. The shirt&#8217;s message — &#8220;free on Wednesdays&#8221; — is an attempt to jab at the former president&#8217;s ongoing Manhattan hush-money trial, which is scheduled to run Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays until its conclusion.
&#8220;Oh nothing. Just a CNN reporter linking to and promoting a campaign&#8217;s merch shop,&#8221; Stephen L. Miller posted in response.
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Oh nothing. Just a CNN reporter linking to and promoting a campaign&#39;s merch shop. <a href="https://t.co/0lNgNQ5VPH">https://t.co/0lNgNQ5VPH</a>
&mdash; Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1790729749402120378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Nothing to see here, just a CNN reporter promoting Biden merchandise. And remember, Trump only &#8216;attacks&#8217; and &#8216;insults&#8217; while Biden &#8216;leans&#8217; and &#8216;trolls.'&#8221; Joe Concha added.
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Nothing to see here, just a CNN reporter promoting Biden merchandise. 
And remember, Trump only &quot;attacks&quot; and &quot;insults&quot; while Biden &quot;leans&quot; and &quot;trolls.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/W7AmiqZahq">https://t.co/W7AmiqZahq</a>
&mdash; Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1790775039547043908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;CNN reporters are now promoting Biden campaign merchandise. Seems like an issue,&#8221; RedState&#8217;s Bonchie posted.
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CNN reporters are now promoting Biden campaign merchandise. 
Seems like an issue. <a href="https://t.co/fZ2m4BfVgW">https://t.co/fZ2m4BfVgW</a>
&mdash; Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) <a href="https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1790745014517023080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Guy who said he’s the opposition to authoritarianism is bragging about putting his political opponent through a clearly politically motivated trial,&#8221; Amy Curtis said.
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Guy who said he’s the opposition to authoritarianism is bragging about putting his political opponent through a clearly politically motivated trial. <a href="https://t.co/sWvc36sKVa">https://t.co/sWvc36sKVa</a>
&mdash; Amy Curtis 🇮🇱 (@RantyAmyCurtis) <a href="https://twitter.com/RantyAmyCurtis/status/1790774219896148072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Doug Powers asked, &#8220;Do CNN &#8216;reporters&#8217; get sales commission if they move Biden merch? Probably not, because who the hell buys and wears Biden merch?&#8221;
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Do CNN &quot;reporters&quot; get sales commission if they move Biden merch? Probably not, because who the hell buys and wears Biden merch? <a href="https://t.co/Po5KnSElHc">https://t.co/Po5KnSElHc</a>
&mdash; Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePowersThatBe/status/1790773611868913832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-to-hold-first-2024-debate-between-trump-and-biden-with-no-audience" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded to the challenge</a>, despite a litany of requirements presented by Biden — from demanding friendly outlets and moderators and refusing to debate in front of an audience — and within hours, the two had at least tentatively agreed to a June debate that would be hosted by CNN. Later reporting indicate that a second debate — to be hosted in September by ABC — had also been penciled in to both candidates&#8217; schedules.

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Buckingham Palace unveiled the first official <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arts">portrait</a> of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prince-charles">King Charles III</a> to mixed reactions from the public. 
The 8.5 by 6.5-foot painting was done by British artist Jonathan Yeo, who is also responsible for depicting other high-profile subjects like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, actress Nicole Kidman, and education activist Malala Yousafzai.
King Charles is shown wearing the uniform of the Welsh guards. A butterfly is approaching his shoulder. The most striking aspect of the portrait is the swirling red background, which critics say is their main concern.
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The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace. <a href="https://t.co/XLBMg1WxgE">pic.twitter.com/XLBMg1WxgE</a>
&mdash; Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) <a href="https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1790688574880489498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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“It looks like he’s bathing in blood,” one popular comment on social media said.
Another Instagram commenter wrote, “I would have loved this if this was any other color than red. He really captured the essence of him in the face, but the harshness of the red doesn’t match the softness of his expression.” 
“Looks like he’s going straight to hell,” a third social media user wrote.
“All the blood spilled around the world under the Royal Family&#8217;s command,” a fourth commenter echoed.
Yeo told the BBC that King Charles’s wife, Camilla, was a fan of the finished product. “Yes you’ve got him,” she allegedly said after seeing the painting. 
The artist said King Charles was “mildly surprised by the strong color, but otherwise he seemed to be smiling approvingly.” 
&#8220;I do my best to capture the life experiences and humanity etched into any individual sitter’s face, and I hope that is what I have achieved in this portrait,&#8221; Yeo said in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C68_S5iMWZg/?hl=en&amp;img_index=2">statement</a> shared by the royal family. &#8220;To try and capture that for His Majesty The King, who occupies such a unique role, was both a tremendous professional challenge, and one which I thoroughly enjoyed and am immensely grateful for.&#8221;
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Yeo said on his <a href="https://www.jonathanyeo.com/new-index-41">website</a> that he was inspired by the Welsh Guards&#8217; red uniform. 
“The vivid color of the glazes in the background echo the uniform’s bright red tunic, not only resonating with the royal heritage found in many historical portraits but also injecting a dynamic, contemporary jolt into the genre with its uniformly powerful hue, providing a modern contrast to more traditional depictions.”
“The butterfly approaching King Charles&#8217;s shoulder in the portrait adds a layer of narrative depth, symbolizing both his known advocacy for environmental causes and his personal transformation,” Yeo added.

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First Portrait Of King Charles III Mocked On Social Media: ‘Looks Like He’s Going Straight To Hell’

First Portrait Of King Charles III Mocked On Social Media: 'Looks Like He’s Going Straight To Hell'

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Adapted from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1470-conservatives-shutdown-in-nat-con-disaster-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Michael Knowles Show,”</a> April 17, 2023. 
A student at a school in North Carolina was recently suspended for using the phrase “illegal alien.” 16-year-old Christian McGhee’s suspension spanned three days because the phrase is supposedly offensive and disrespectful. Because of this, his academic record could now be damaged and affect other parts of his educational journey. Who knows? This might even affect where he goes to college.
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This is Christian. He’s a 16-year-old student in <a href="https://twitter.com/CDHSSPARTANS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CDHSSPARTANS</a>.
He was suspended for 3 days after using the term “illegal alien” in an English assignment because it’s “offensive” and “disrespectful.” Now his record could be damaged.
Please support this based student by helping… <a href="https://t.co/kz9GGtKmI4">pic.twitter.com/kz9GGtKmI4</a>
&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1780243403663618426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Why is Christian being punished? Apparently because he used a phrase that is precise.
Until recently, this was a phrase that was used by our federal government. It is a phrase that is quite clinical. “Illegal” means “not legal,” and “alien” means “foreigner.” So, “illegal alien” refers to people who are foreigners: subjects of a foreign state who come into our country illegally.
Exactly what term should be used instead of “illegal alien”? What term was Christian supposed to use? The liberals would probably answer that they want him to use a term like “undocumented American.” But he is not an American; he is a foreigner. While he may have some kind of documents in his own country, he does not have any documents here.
To this, the liberals might suggest using “dreamer,” to which I would respond that I am a dreamer. I have dreams almost every night. But we are discussing a different matter here. So, the liberals might pose using the term “future citizen” — although what they really want to use is “future Democrat voter.” After all, it’s all the same euphemism, right?
In his English assignment, Christian used clear, descriptive language rather than a mealy mouthed, prevaricating euphemism. This student is being punished for that. He is being punished for writing well. That’s where we are at in American education.
In 1946, George Orwell wrote <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Politics-English-Language-George-Orwell/dp/2491704811" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an essay</a> titled, “Politics in the English Language.” In it, he describes how to write clearly and to write well. Use simple words and evocative words, not mealy mouthed words. Use good old Anglo-Saxon words, not these kind of squishy Latin words. We want to say what we mean, and we want to mean what we say. We want an economy of language. We want to be clear and concise. That is what Christian did, and he was punished for it.
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In our schools today, specifically in sex-education classes, students are taught that boys are girls and girls are boys. That is not sex education. That is mal-education. Students learn that America is an evil, rotten, terrible country and was founded to promote genocide. That is not history. That is anti-history. Students learn Common Core math, which is usually not math but rather a kind of anti-math. Students learn there is no such thing as truth, and we can never know anything about truth. That is not philosophy. That is anti-philosophy.
And now, students can walk into their English classes, write well, and get points taken off and perhaps get a mark on your record. You get suspended from school. That is not English language or writing; that is anti-writing, anti-rhetoric, and anti-oratory. That is mal-education. This particular student is being punished for trying to learn, write, and speak well.
For any student who experiences a punishment for this, I hope the student is absolved. Calling attention to these stories is a critical method of support. This student’s particular school is obviously terrible, and the teachers who push this type of initiative should be fired — not only because they transgressed a political line, but also because they are not doing their jobs well. This English teacher is teaching students to write poorly. And I feel bad for all the other students at this high school who are obviously being failed by their education.
Your education will stick with you, and if your child is raised to have their head filled with nonsense while at the same time being unable to use the English language well, they have missed an opportunity — and been set up for failure.

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High Schooler Suspended For Properly Using ‘Illegal Alien’

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There’s no point in trying to fight the law when Judge Walsh is on the bench because the law always wins.
This week’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/on-demand-tinder-lies-family-ties">episode</a> of “JUDGED by Matt Walsh” reminded everyone of that lesson brilliantly. The Daily Wire podcast host, best-selling children’s author, and theocratic fascist handed down two wise, fair judgments in cases dealing with Tinder lies and family ties – or lack thereof.
First, a woman’s boyfriend stood accused of destroying her apartment after finding another man inside. Kristine Singh was seeking $5,000 in damages for her ruined property. The heavily tattooed defendant Greg Long insisted his actions were justified in light of the situation. 
“He broke into my apartment and broke everything,” Singh said of her boyfriend. “Should I start from the beginning?”
Judge Walsh replies, “Usually the best place to start is the beginning, I’ve found.”
“So, I had just gotten out of surgery,” the plaintiff explained. “Greg picked me up and then took me to my apartment, and one of my girlfriends and her boyfriend came over, and my girlfriend ended up getting, like, super drunk.”
Singh continued, “And Greg wasn&#8217;t helping at all with the things that I needed, like ordering me food or just taking care of somebody when they&#8217;re sick. So I kicked everyone out and I invited over another one of my friends, and they came over and helped me take out the trash, do the dishes, and clean my apartment, and essentially just cater to me while I was healing from my surgery.”
She said she met this friend on Tinder. 
Judge Walsh confirmed the details of the plaintiff’s story. “[Greg] was not fulfilling his job as a nurse on the first night. And you fired him?” he said.
“Yes, I did,” Singh replied. 
“So you invite this other gentleman over, who is just a friend, that you met on that friend meeting site called Tinder,” Walsh said. 
“This is a normal thing that people do,” the judge added after discovering these events took place in the wee hours of the morning. “They invite people who are just friends over that they met on Tinder at 2 a.m.”
The plaintiff said her Tinder friend spent the night in her bed but was fully clothed and sleeping on top of the covers. She admitted she was naked but wearing a robe. She awoke to hear the defendant using the keypad to enter her apartment. Once he gained entry and found the other man there, she claimed he smashed her laptop and items in her living room and kitchen, plus tried to take money from her dresser.
Singh said the police arrived at her apartment and could not find Long, who had fled the scene. She was then granted a five-day restraining order.
Long then had a chance to tell his side of the story. 
He claimed he did help Singh following her surgery but not to her liking, which prompted her friends to suggest he leave because he was upsetting her. Long said he returned the next morning expecting to see the friends passed out in the living room, but instead discovered the plaintiff in bed with another man, which he said prompted him to react in anger.
“My mind starts racing through, like, I had just given her, like, two months rent for her just so she doesn&#8217;t have to work because she just had the surgery,” he told the judge. “And I started thinking, I&#8217;ve also supported this girl all the time. So my first thought was, I wanna get my money back. So that&#8217;s when I went to grab the cash. And when the cash wasn’t there, I was like, all right, I&#8217;m going to get it back somehow. So I started breaking things.”
Long continued, “Not the most logical thing to do. She starts calling the cops. I figure it&#8217;s probably my time to leave. That&#8217;s about the whole thing.”
Ultimately, Judge Walsh handed down the verdict with a heaping dose of hard truth. He told Miss Singh that while her case was “airtight,” he was forced to also consider how she lost her “victim status” by choosing to remain in a relationship with a man prone to violent outbursts. 
Tune in to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/on-demand-tinder-lies-family-ties">episode 7</a> to hear the rest of the verdict.
Up next, Judge Walsh made a ruling in the case of an angry veteran who accused his brother-in-law of breaking a prized display piece that sat on his mantel. 
Plaintiff Raymond Bentley jumped right into explaining his complaint. “I think somebody really, really disrespected me,” he told Judge Walsh. “I&#8217;m an Army veteran. Served my 20 years. I have acquired some things that I&#8217;m really proud of. One of them is a home, a wife, a child. In that home, I had a fireplace. There was a special place for me.”
He continued, “I had a spot that I wanted to put my flag on after I retired. I came back from a little visit, a little trip, and that flag was broken. It was on the ground. Nobody knows who did it. I have a belief that this gentleman did it. I don&#8217;t think my wife would have done it or my daughter, and I&#8217;m kind of upset about that.”
Bentley went on to explain how he believes the defendant, Treondus Castillo, intentionally broke the flag display case because he wanted his mother’s urn in that spot. He explained how the urn was there originally but he replaced it with the flag. 
The plaintiff said he preferred to keep the urn outside to “scare away” crows and crooks.
“Why is the mantel so important to you?” Judge Walsh asked. 
“Just military indoctrination as you serve,” Bentley replied. “And years and years, and you hear your predecessors say, yeah, I got a spot on my mantel. I got a spot on my mantel. That makes you say, you know what? I got a spot on my mantel, too. It&#8217;s just an earned right.”
Judge Walsh next turned his attention to the defendant. 
“Okay, Mr. Castillo,” he said. “I&#8217;ve been trained in the art of lie detection. I&#8217;ve watched, at this point, three YouTube videos about it. I know the signs. Did you break the flag case?”
“No, I did not,” the defendant said, removing his glasses and looking the judge in the eyes. Walsh got out an oversized magnifying glass for a closer look as the courtroom erupted in laughter.
Castillo went on to describe his relationship with the plaintiff at the judge’s request. “It&#8217;s ridiculous,” he said. “We were good friends. He was cool at one point, but now it&#8217;s just ridiculous. He’s constantly looking for little things to nitpick and argue about. And so on and so forth. It&#8217;s tiresome.”
Judge Walsh observed that he had no idea mantels were such a big deal in military culture or in general. “I&#8217;ve never talked about a mantel,” he said. “All of the time I&#8217;ve spent talking about a mantel in my life has been right now.”
When the judge asked Castillo for his theory on who broke the flag case, he deferred. “There&#8217;s a couple of different possibilities,” the defendant said. “I&#8217;m not going to be the one to point fingers.”
“So you&#8217;re not going to point fingers at your sister, but you&#8217;re pointing fingers at your sister?” Walsh asked, inspiring Castillo to reply, “Well, I’m just kind of opening the door.”
Judge Walsh asked the bailiff’s thoughts, to which he replied he wasn’t sure what a mantel was.
Finally, it was time for Judge Walsh to deliberate and return a verdict. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/on-demand-tinder-lies-family-ties">Tune in</a> to episode 7 of “JUDGED by Matt Walsh” to find out if any damages are awarded and if the bailiff ever figured out what a mantel is. 
Be sure to keep checking back every week for exciting new cases, premiering Tuesdays exclusively on <a href="https://get.dailywire.com/subscribe/plus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DailyWire+</a>.

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‘JUDGED By Matt Walsh’ Ep. 7: Tinder Drama, Plus What Is A Mantel?

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Prices last month were up 3.4% compared to April 2023, largely due to high gas prices and rising rent costs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
The <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statistics</a>, released on Wednesday, show that prices in April rose 0.3% from March, with most of the increases coming from gas and shelter costs. Energy prices jumped 1.1% in April from March as gas prices remained elevated. April&#8217;s 0.3% monthly increase comes after back-to-back monthly increases of 0.4% in February and March. 
“The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in April, after rising 0.4 percent in each of the 3 preceding months,” according to a summary of the Consumer Price Index. “Indexes which increased in April include shelter, motor vehicle insurance, medical care, apparel, and personal care.”
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said on Tuesday that inflation so far in 2024 had been higher than expected. 
&#8220;We did not expect this to be a smooth road, but these were higher than I think anybody expected,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2024-05-15/consumer-prices-cool-slightly-in-april-a-welcome-sign-for-the-fed-and-wall-street" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;What that has told us is that we will need to be patient and let restrictive policy do its work.&#8221;
Inflation has been a consistent problem for President Joe Biden as he has campaigned for re-election on his &#8220;Bidenomics&#8221; message. Earlier this week, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-caught-repeating-false-claim-about-inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> in an interview that inflation was at 9% when he became president back in January 2021. Inflation was actually at 1.4% when he became president and had jumped to over 9% in June 2022, a 40-year high. 
Polling from Gallup conducted last month <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/644690/americans-continue-name-inflation-top-financial-problem.aspx?utm_source=gallup_brand&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=front_page_2_may_05142024&amp;utm_term=information&amp;utm_content=read_article_textlink_2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> that over 40% of Americans named inflation or the high cost of living as the most important financial problem facing their family. 
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Former President Donald Trump has campaigned hard against Biden’s economic record, and one political action committee backing him <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-pac-launches-interactive-website-to-show-how-food-prices-have-skyrocketed-under-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> an interactive website for people to compare their grocery bills under Trump to those under Biden.
“New inflation data shows that since January 21, groceries are up 21.3%, rent is up 20.8%, electricity bills are up 28.5%,” MAGA War Room <a href="https://twitter.com/MAGAIncWarRoom/status/1790723211010686992" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X. “Auto insurance is up 52.1%, Eggs are up 43.5%, baby food and formula up 30.0%”

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The WNBA draft happened last month. According to the latest numbers I read, the event usually averages about 14 total viewers. 
This year, however, the WNBA draft won record ratings, nearly doubling its normal viewership. That added audience is largely thanks to Caitlin Clark, who went number one overall to something called the Indiana Fever. Which sounds like a disease you might contract from a hooker in Fort Wayne, but is apparently the name of a women’s basketball team. Clark, for her part, is easily the most famous women’s basketball star of all time. She’s so famous that I know her name —though I don’t know anything else about her.
If you are in the very small fraternity of people who qualify as WNBA fans, this sudden increased interest in the league — even if it still amounts to basically no interest— should be cause for celebration and gratitude. But we don’t do celebration very well in this culture, and we don’t do gratitude at all, really. So instead people found reasons to whine. And that whining led to what is, surely, the dumbest discourse of the year 2024 so far. I don’t expect it to retain that title until January, but for now it easily lays claim to it. Since the draft, the Left has been complaining bitterly that WNBA salaries are too low. 
It started on social media, with posts like this one from someone named Alyssa Leader, who identifies herself as a public defender. She also has, needless to say, pronouns in her bio. She tweeted this:
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Decided to google WNBA salaries before the draft and I actually want to die what the hell. <a href="https://t.co/PNMgiMrm9c">pic.twitter.com/PNMgiMrm9c</a>
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The salaries that have apparently zapped her will to live are $76,000 a year for the top four picks in the draft and $70,000 for the rest of the round one selections. 
In subsequent tweets, Alyssa tells us that the average starting salary for first round NBA draft picks is $10 million by comparison. She says this contrast is “honestly devastating.” There were many other tweets like this from similarly outraged, devastated, and apparently suicidal feminists. Soon the media jumped onto the bandwagon. NBC News had this headline: “Gap between Caitlin Clark&#8217;s WNBA salary and her male counterparts&#8217; draws outrage.” Today.com <a href="https://www.today.com/news/sports/caitlin-clark-salary-rcna147977?search=WNBA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added this</a>: “Caitlin Clark went No. 1 in the WNBA draft. Some fans are outraged at her salary.”
The outrage made its way up to the White House, where Joe Biden tweeted at 5:00 p.m., right before bed, that:
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Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all.
But right now we&#39;re seeing that even if you&#39;re the best, women are not paid their fair share.
It’s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and ensure women are paid what they deserve.
&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1780354983457644819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Now, we’ll get back to that “fair share” idea in a moment. First, let’s go to the ABC News report on this controversy, which inadvertently revealed the fundamental confusion at work here:
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&quot;These women have been underpaid now, for several decades. &#8230; for a generation, people have ignored the WNBA.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/cbrennansports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cbrennansports</a> says the &quot;nation is going to wake up&quot; as WNBA draft top-pick Caitlin Clark&#39;s salary sparks a national conversation. <a href="https://t.co/ZhDRoNQxcB">pic.twitter.com/ZhDRoNQxcB</a>
&mdash; ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABCNewsLive/status/1780266191107309650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The talking head can’t seem to make up her mind. On the one hand she says it’s capitalism. People aren’t watching or supporting the games, so the women don’t get paid much. On the other hand, she says that the women are “underpaid.” Which is it? Well, if this needs to be explained, I will. It’s very much the former. In fact, WNBA players are not underpaid at all. They are, if anything, vastly overpaid. By all rights, as a simple economic matter, they shouldn’t be getting paid anything at all. Here are some basic facts to flesh this out.
First of all, the WNBA has existed for nearly 30 years and it has never once turned a profit. According to WSN.com, a sports betting site, the WNBA generates about $60 million in revenue. For the record, <a href="https://www.vox.com/24132057/caitlin-clark-wnba-draft-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an article in Vox</a> claims that WNBA revenue is in the $100 to $200 million range, which I find dubious. Either way, the NBA, by contrast, brings in $10 billion of revenue with something like $3 billion in profits. That means the NBA generates considerably more than 150 times the revenue of the WNBA. If you’re going with the I think quite generous $100 million estimate for the WNBA, then the NBA makes only 100 times that amount.
Do the math here, by the way, and you’ll see that pound for pound WNBA rookies actually make about the same as NBA rookies. 70 thousand times 150 is 10.5 million. But even then, they’re still overpaid because although the WNBA generates $60 million in revenue — or even if it’s $100 million, let’s say — it makes no profit at all. These women are getting paid salaries to play for a league that, economically speaking, shouldn’t even exist. You don’t have to be a financial whiz to understand that losing money for 30 years is a recipe for bankruptcy. The only reason the women’s league stays open is that the NBA subsidizes it. Every year, the men’s league hands millions of dollars to the women. The NBA is the WNBA’s sugar daddy. The men keep the women’s league afloat, so that everyone can feel good about the fact that a women’s league exists.
You are probably familiar with those charities where you can metaphorically “Adopt” a child from the third world by sending money to the charity that supposedly goes to the child’s family. Well, that’s what the NBA is to the WNBA. They have adopted it like a third world child.
What does this mean? It means that, again, nobody watches the WNBA. The leftists on Twitter and in the media complaining about WNBA salaries have never watched a game in their lives. They’ve never sat down to watch a women’s game on TV, much less have they purchased tickets to watch at the arena. They’ll support the league by whining on its behalf on social media, but they won’t support it by actually supporting it.
Last year the WNBA had its most watched regular season in 20 years. The average audience for each game was 500,000 viewers.
To put that into perspective, 500,000 is about the viewership of CNN’s weekly 10:00 p.m. show with Charles Barkley and Gayle King. And that show was just canceled after 6 months because the audience was so low that it wasn’t sustainable. 500,000 for a professional sports league that airs on network television is an even more catastrophic embarrassment, and would be even less sustainable — if not for the fact that the WNBA doesn’t have to sustain itself. Which is fortunate for the league, because it would be out of business in a month if it did have to sustain itself.
Joe Biden wants these women to get paid their “fair share.” Well, what’s a fair share of zero dollars in profit? That’s a math problem so easy that even our vegetable of a president should be able to do it. The fair share — the actual fair share — is nothing. Zero.
That’s what you deserve to get paid when you put a product on the airways that nobody cares to watch. That’s the simple reality here.

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A shooting in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/slovakia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Slovakia</a> left the central European country&#8217;s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, wounded on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
The BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Fico, 59, was in life-threatening condition and taken to a hospital after being attacked outside a community center in the town of Handlova while meeting with supporters.
&#8220;Utterly shocked by today&#8217;s brutal attack on #Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, which I condemn in strongest possible terms,&#8221; Slovak President Zuzana Caputova <a href="https://twitter.com/ZuzanaCaputova/status/1790742825732092015" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.
&#8220;I wish him lot of strength in this critical moment and early recovery,&#8221; she added. &#8220;My thoughts are also with his family and close ones.&#8221;
According to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/slovakia-prime-minister-shooting-robert-fico-handlova-bdaaf0bba01035a700145a67d871a482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Associated Press</a>, a TV station in Slovakia said a suspect had been detained. The suspect&#8217;s identity was not immediately known.
Video posted to social media appeared to show the moment security guards frantically moved Fico into a car after the shooting.
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BREAKING: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot while greeting a crowd in the town of Handlova.
According to the BBC, a witness heard three or four shots and saw Fico fall to the ground with apparent wounds to his chest and head.
He was rushed to the hospital… <a href="https://t.co/e946DL5FWb">pic.twitter.com/e946DL5FWb</a>
&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1790744641815630222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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After resigning as prime minister in 2018 amid a murder and corruption scandal, Fico returned to power last fall when his Smer party <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/30/slovakia-election-results-fico-simecka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bested</a> the liberal Progressive Slovakia party in a parliamentary election and formed a coalition government.
Making good on promises made during his campaign, Fico <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/slovakia-announces-halt-of-military-aid-to-ukraine-02568de7#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in October that Slovakia would stop sending military aid to its neighbor, Ukraine, but continue humanitarian assistance.
Leaders across Europe responded to the shooting on Wednesday, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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&#8220;I strongly condemn the vile attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico,&#8221; she <a href="https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1790739191866753069" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. Such acts of violence have no place in our society and undermine democracy, our most precious common good. My thoughts are with PM Fico and his family.&#8221;
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has also been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/europe-warns-hungary-to-back-ukraine-aid-or-face-consequences-1dea4b5b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resistant</a> to providing more aid to Ukraine as its war against Russian invaders entered its third year, similarly reacted to the attack on Fico.
&#8220;I was deeply shocked by the heinous attack against my friend, Prime Minister Robert Fico,&#8221; Orban <a href="https://twitter.com/PM_ViktorOrban/status/1790740770418208860" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;We pray for his health and quick recovery! God bless him and his country!&#8221;

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Wounded In Shooting

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