5 Big Problems With Biden’s Big-Government Budget
Nearly two months late, President Joe Biden finally released the budget request for fiscal 2023 on Monday. Unsurprisingly, the Biden budget is bloated with excessive spending, harmful taxes, more regulations, and control over Americans’ lives, along with damaging policy proposals. Because the federal government has the power to tax and spend, the budget is important. […]
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Woman walks in on her dad napping will all the neighbor dogs
Lon Watson believes that napping is better done with furry friends. That’s why the Alabama dad never sleeps alone. In fact, when his daughter Catey Hall checks in on him, he’s almost always accompanied by dogs on the couch. Incredibly, it’s not just Lon’s house dogs who join him on the cozy pile. Even the […]
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Barring Congressmen From Reelection Due to Jan. 6 Is Unconstitutional
Regardless of what one thinks about Jan. 6, 2021 events, the efforts to stop certain members of Congress running for reelection is not meritorious. In North Carolina, several voters challenged the candidacy of Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn. They wanted him to be disqualified from the election ballot. A similar lawsuit has been filed in Wisconsin […]
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Ginni Thomas Debacle Is a Warning That Trumpism Lives on in the Halls of Power
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxyZaphod Beeblebrox, a two-headed main character, becomes fed up with a confused receptionist who does seem to not make sense. “Don’t try to out-weird me, lady,” he growls. “I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.” That pretty much pegs where I’m at today. In a […]
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Biden’s 2023 Budget Includes a 20 Percent Billionaire Minimum Income Tax
On Monday, the White House unveiled President Joe Biden’s 2023 budget proposal, which includes a minimum tax on the nation’s wealthiest people, a measure that progressive lawmakers and advocates have long called for. The “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” would subject householdsThe minimum tax rate of 20% applies to all assets worth more than $100 million. […]
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Biden Asks Congress for a Record-Breaking $813 Billion in Military Spending
Rebuffing progressive lawmakers’ calls for Pentagon spending cuts, President Joe Biden on Monday is set to unveil a budget blueprint for the next fiscal year that includes a record $813.3 billion in funds for the U.S. military apparatus, a $31 billion increase from the current level. The president’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request, which must […]
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Zelenskyy Says He Is Prepared to Discuss Neutrality From NATO for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of the latest round of in-person talks between Kyiv and Moscow on Monday that his country is prepared to declare neutrality from NATO, a move that would fulfill one of Russia’s long-standing demands. “Security guarantees and neutrality, non-nuclear status of our state. We are ready to go for it,” […]
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Refugees of Color Fleeing Ukraine Held in Migrant Jails in Poland and Estonia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted an exodus of nearly 4 million people and an outpouring of support for many of the refugees. A new report shows that dozens of people from non-white countries who fled Ukraine are being held at long-term detention centers located in Poland and Estonia. We talk to Maud Jullien (investigations editor […]
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Putin Is Attempting to Center Russia as a Hub of the Global Right Wing
The left needs to have a deep and complete understanding of Vladimir Putin and Russia’s aspirations in the current crisis. Some statements made by the U.S. left regarding the invasion of Ukraine have caused us concern. It seems when confronted with a complex array of contradictions, too many have lost an ability to sort out […]
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The rise of the influencer MP?
Athenian warriors had their poet chroniclers, while renaissance dukes had court painters. In 2022, those with designs on power are masters of their own digital portraits. While most MPs have a social media presence, only the youngest have ventured into TikTok. TikTok, theapp owned by Chinese corporation ByteDance Ltd., where videos of up to three […]
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