Oliver Anthony's viral working-class anthem "Rich Men North of Richmond" has resonated with listeners across the globe. But liberals live to take offense at things, and so they have. Predictably, liberal writers found fault with a part of Anthony's lyrics that criticized abuses in the welfare system. Liberals, as usual,...

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A Tennessee father and businessman was shot and killed in Chattanooga last week by a man with a lengthy rap sheet, according to police. Local businessman Christopher Wright, 38, was downtown in the city on Thursday to attend his 20-year high school reunion, according to The Chattanoogan. It reported Friday that...

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Tales of electric vehicle failures grow more numerous by the day. According to Cowboy State Daily, a Wyoming-based news organization, Wyoming's Teton County and the town of Jackson purchased eight electric buses, all of which have broken down and will no longer run. The electric buses' failure has forced Jackson...

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The worst part is, they're serious. A video posted to social media on Monday clearly aims to make Americans more aware of LGBT History Month by showing a chat between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and an apparently transgender National Park Service ranger in New York City. But for normal people,...

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The House of Representatives ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker Tuesday, marking the first time in the chamber a speaker was removed by a vote of House members. The final vote was 216-210 in favor of removing the California Republican as speaker, according to Fox News. Eight Republican representatives joined with...

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Vanna White will be away from “Wheel of Fortune” for the remainder of the week after she tested positive for COVID, host Pat Sajak told his audience on Monday. The pop culture outlet Decider previously reported that White, 66, would miss some episodes of the pre-taped show this season for...

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One of Hollywood's most iconic actors is facing an identity theft problem -- with a computer program playing the role of an impersonator. Tom Hanks warned his Instagram followers against a scam in which his likeness is copied by artificial intelligence in a Sunday post. "BEWARE!!" "There's a video out...

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Critics are lambasting Pope Francis, the notoriously left-wing leader of the Catholic Church, for seeming to have opened the door to legitimizing gay marriages in the church by suggesting that same-sex unions could receive "blessings" from church officials. The pontiff, who has been accused of being an extreme liberal, was...

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In "Lectures on Ethics" -- a collection of essays based on trannoscriptions of lecture notes to students -- the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote that we must "judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." What might Kant say about a president who allows his dog...

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An Ivy League college with a sticker price of more than $83,000 is offering its students the chance to be drag queens. Princeton University’s s Gender + Sexuality Resource Center posted about the project on Instagram. "Drag University is a new program housed under the mentorship pillar of the Gender...

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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas had three words of advice after being carjacked at gunpoint Monday night in an upscale neighborhood near Capital Hill: Support law enforcement. Some would argue the lawmaker's record in doing so is mixed. In 2021, Cuellar issued a news release to brag about voting for...

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Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina on Tuesday showed that in his world, being acting speaker of the House means taking action. McHenry sent former Speaker Nancy Pelosi literally packing as he ordered her to leave the private office space she has in the Capitol, according to Politico. The...

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States that made a show of solidarity with illegal immigrants flooding across our borders are having to put their money where their mouths are. According to the Washington Times, federal data tracking 2,572 migrants who were "paroled" in May shows that one in six migrants crossing our borders were headed for...

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A publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has published a study covering the evocatively named "rat lungworm," known in scientific circles as Angiostrongylus cantonensis. As usual with such studies, there was some good news and some bad news. The good news: It's not fatal -- usually....

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A disturbing find dated to early modern Poland shines new light on the paranormal beliefs of some Poles at the time. Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a suspected "child revenant" near the city of Bydgoszcz, according to The New York Times. The findings, linked to researchers of Nicolaus Copernicus University,...

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Former President Donald Trump is being floated as a candidate for speaker of the House after Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California was forced out of the position on Tuesday. McCarthy was ousted following an effort by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to take him down. Seven other Republicans...

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The new Republican leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives appeared to be taking revenge against Democratic House members for their votes to remove the Republican speaker of the House Tuesday. Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, hand-picked by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to serve as speaker pro...

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Ryan Carson made his name as a social justice warrior in New York City; People Magazine called him "a longtime campaign organizer for New York Public Research Group whose work recently focused on improving recycling and solid waste management." There are other less appealing denoscriptions of Carson's bent politically --...

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Five people were wounded Tuesday night in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore that has police seeking whoever did the shooting. The incident took place at about 9:25 p.m., Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said, according to WBAL-TV. Four men and one woman, all between the ages of...

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Fox News fell victim to a prank call live on the air on Tuesday evening following a shooting in Maryland, when a caller who posed as a witness ripped the network and praised Tucker Carlson. Five people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore. WBAL-TV reported four men and...

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Hunter Biden is sporting a new hairdo, and it might not be just an evolution in style. The self-confessed former drug addict showed up for his latest court appearance in Wilmington, Delaware, sporting a very close-cut hairstyle, a different look for the perpetually problematic first son. This morning we saw...

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