The Navy: Dead In The Water? Authored by Brent Ramsey via RealClear Wire, “Mission: The United States is a maritime nation, and the U.S. Navy protects America at sea. Alongside our allies and partners, we defend freedom, preserve economic prosperity, and keep the seas open and free. Our nation is engaged in long-term competition. To defend American interests around the globe, the U.S. Navy must remain prepared to execute our timeless role, as directed by Congress and the...
"A Marketplace For Predators": New Mexico Sues Meta, Mark Zuckerberg Over Child Exploitation Following Investigation The state of New Mexico has sued social media giant Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for "knowingly" exposing children to 'sexual exploitation and mental health harm.' In a Tuesday court filing, New Mexico’s Attorney General’s (NMAG) Office revealed that it had conducted an undercover investigation, creating fake accounts of minors which were then used to fish for...
Dodgy Dick: Top Democrat Won't Commit To Subpoenaing Jeffrey Epstein Flight Logs Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A powerful Democrat is refusing to commit to issuing a subpoena for more transparent versions of Jeffrey Epstein's flight logs. U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in Washington on April 18, 2023. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, declined to tell a...
'Dark Gina' Elicits Blistering Rebuke From China, Which Vows To Circumvent Tech Curbs So much for the 'stabilizing ties' narrative China is blistering angry after weekend remarks by US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who labeled Beijing "the biggest threat we’ve ever had" while lauding efforts that seek to block it from cutting-edge semiconductors. China's response was swift at the start of this week: "The US should stick to the right perception and work with China to deliver on...
Micro- And Nanoplastics Linked To Parkinson’s And Dementia Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), That plastic water bottle you regularly drink from could one day decompose into tiny particles that wreak havoc in your brain. (Andrzej Rostek/Shutterstock) New research shows that nanoplastics—microscopic particles broken down from everyday plastic items—bind to proteins associated with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. These stealthy...
Chinese Stocks Are Trading Near A Record Discount To Peers By Ye Xie, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist While stocks in India make new all-time highs, investors in Chinese stocks are staring down a dismal year of losses. In fact, equities from the world’s No. 2 economy have hardly ever traded at such a deep discount to emerging-market peers. There’s no shortage of negative headlines in China these days. Moody’s Investors Service’s downgrade of China’s credit outlook...
Hunter Biden Threatened With Contempt Of Congress If He Bails On Testimony Hunter Biden will be slapped with contempt of congress if he skips out on his Dec. 13 closed-door deposition, according to a Wednesday letter from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to Hunter's defense attorney, Abbe D. Lowell. "Contrary to the assertions in your letter, there is no ‘choice’ for Mr. Biden to make; the subpoenas compel him to...
Here's The 'Jan. 6 Jurisprudence' About To Be Unleashed On Trump: Julie Kelly Authored by Julie Kelly via RealClear Wire, Defense attorneys have coined the term “January 6 Jurisprudence” to describe the treatment received by the more than 1,200 defendants arrested so far in connection with the events of Jan. 6, 2021. This carve-out legal system involves the unprecedented and possibly unlawful use of a corporate evidence-tampering statute; excessive prison sentences and indefinite...
Citi Sees Senate Flipping, Ponders 'Red Wave' In 2024 As the 2024 U.S. election cycle kicks into gear, Citigroup ponders the potential fiscal implications under different election outcomes. Perhaps most interesting is their prediction of a high likelihood of Republicans gaining control of the Senate, although falling short of a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority. This, however, does not guarantee smooth sailing for the GOP. With the Democrats' current grip on the Senate (51-49),...
Americans 'Should Be Worried' About Potential Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan: Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman Authored by Aaron Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., expressed concern about the potential invasion of Taiwan by communist China, stating that Americans "should be worried." J15 fighter jets on China's sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, during a drill at sea on April 24, 2018. (AFP via Getty...
Biden Tells Israel To Wrap Up War By January As An Estimated 80% Of Gazans Displaced With a ground war now raging in the Gaza Strip's second largest city of Khan Younis in the south, civilians have nowhere left to go. The Strip's southern half was initially declared a 'safe zone' by Israel's military, but it now says top Hamas commanders are hiding out there. The United Nations has issued a fresh statement estimating that more than 80% of Gaza's population has been displaced. The...
Gun Business Challenges Arizona City's Refusal To Renew Advertising Contract Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The owner of a Flagstaff, Arizona, firing range and gun store says the city is violating his First Amendment rights by refusing to renew an advertising contract he’s had since 2019. A recreational shooter fires his gun at the Lynchburg Arms & Indoor Shooting Range in Lynchburg, Va., on Oct. 20, 2017. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) City...