As many Americans are trying to get their holiday shopping done ahead of time, a recent report found that the cost of a Christmas meal has risen significantly this year. The data, collected from major retailers and analyzed by Datasembly, found that this year's Christmas meal will cost Americans an...

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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed through Congress and now sits on President Joe Biden's desk for approval. While much has been made about the various aspects of the NDAA by various outlets (such as CNN), from its $858 billion price tag to another $800 million for Ukraine to...

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British journalist Jeremy Clarkson savaged Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in a new column, with social media voices complaining that this was a bit too much. A column in The Sun by Clarkson likened Prince Harry, who he calls a "warrior of woke," to a “glove puppet with no more control...

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The man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle on stage in May has been sentenced to prison. Isaiah Lee, 24, slammed into Chappelle during a Hollywood Bowl show on May 3, according to the New York Post. Lee pleaded no contest to the charges against him -- a plea allowed in...

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A Dutch member of the European Parliament wants Twitter owner Elon Musk to appear at a hearing to discuss the role of Big Tech in muzzling opinions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rob Roos made the offer in a video he posted to Twitter on Saturday. "I would hereby like to...

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If there was ever evidence that Twitter is not a microcosm of real life, look no further than the reception that Twitter head honcho Elon Musk got while he was at the World Cup Finals between France and Argentina on Sunday. If you were to judge Musk solely based on...

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Dark days are coming for Texas towns along America's Southern Border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday. Abbott made his prediction Sunday on ABC's "This Week" during an interview with Martha Raddatz. Title 42 refers to a COVID-era rule imposed by the Trump administration which has been used to send...

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A veteran medical examiner and forensic pathologist is taking issue with a coroner’s comments marginalizing the toxicology reports about the victims of the Moscow, Idaho murder victims. On November 13, University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho, Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20,...

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Shameless pandering, thy name is James Cameron. The lauded filmmaker and director, who is the visionary behind some genuine blockbuster hits like "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Aliens," "Titanic," and, of course, "Avatar," has been making the rounds lately, promoting his much-ballyhooed sequel "Avatar: The Way of Water." That, in and...

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Election Day in Maricopa County, Arizona, was a disaster. Given the high-stakes ramifications of the election's outcome, it's reasonable and understandable that voters and candidates would be upset at what happened that day. Republican Kari Lake is locked and loaded, legally speaking, and she is attempting to bring transparency to...

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Elon Musk's detractors are at it again, claiming that he is no supporter of free speech after he instituted a new rule to limit accounts whose sole use for Twitter is to drive users to other social media platforms. Musk, of course, bought Twitter for $44 billion claiming that it...

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I am sadly old enough to remember when drag was typically treated as a joke in wholesome sitcoms like "Full House." That joke is not very funny anymore because, well, it no longer appears to be a joke. Instead, the left treats it with the same gravity...

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The most recent "Twitter Files" release, handled by independent journalist Matt Taibbi, revealed the extent to which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) routinely asked Twitter to take censorship actions against certain Twitter accounts, mostly citing concerns of election-related misinformation. In the latest revelations, Taibbi suggested that the contact between...

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The baffling world of Elon Musk’s Twitter careened into a new chapter Sunday with the enigmatic billionaire appearing to lay the groundwork for him to step down as CEO of Twitter. Since buying Twitter in October, Musk has been extremely hands-on, to the point where some shareholders of Tesla have...

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Goodbye, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. I wish we could say we hardly knew ye. Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on the Democrats' Jan. 6 committee farce, will be leaving the lower chamber when the new Congress comes into session. Unlike the other, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the anti-Trump Kinzinger...

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Censorship makes strange bedfellows. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be a controversial figure, although it's not because he's deviated from the Kennedy family's politics and put on a MAGA cap. Instead, the prominent environmental activist became persona non grata on several social media sites during the COVID-19 pandemic because he's...

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On Thursday, Twitter suspended the accounts of several left-leaning journalists for allegedly violating its terms of service against doxxing. That event, if it can even be called that, has served as a catalyst for a tsunami of hand-wringing. Not to be left out, Wikipedia editor(s) quickly named the suspension as...

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Surveillance video obtained by a group of internet sleuths has offered a tantalizing tidbit they found in a snippet of conversation recorded on the night before four University of Idaho students were killed. On Nov. 13, Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, were...

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Stacey Abrams, perhaps the greatest example of intersectionality bucking common sense of our time, is more than $1 million in debt to vendors. According to Axios, she is facing the seven-figure debt despite raising over $100 million in her second (failed) bid to become Georgia governor. The sobering news was...

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The Supreme Court of North Carolina has eroded election integrity in the state by striking down a 2018 state constitutional amendment requiring voters to show a valid photo ID before being allowed to cast their ballots. In its 89-page ruling Friday, the high court decided 4-3 that while Senate Bill...

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