Today’s news behind the news, with occasional commentary from our three in-house writers, ‘BrandX’, ‘SkeptiX’ and ‘MrIndeed’ – Updated throughout the day.
Exposing the latest woke supremacy, Big Brother and other culture war related items:
McCarthy’s Letter Launches GOP Attack On Big Tech Silencing Conservatives
On Sunday night, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy fired off a letter to fellow House Republicans in which he exhorted them to confront Big Tech for their “infringement of public speech rights.”
DeSantis: America Would Look Like Canada if Florida Hadn’t Fought Against Lockdowns
Sunday on Fox News Channel’s “Life, Liberty & Levin,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) touted his state’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nike CEO touts company as ‘of China and for China’
Nike's chief executive officer recently made a strong defense of its business prospects in China, issuing comments that are sure to spark controversy regarding where the sports apparel company's loyalties lie.
"Nike is a brand that is of China and for China," insisted Nike CEO John Donahue during an earnings call last week, according to BBC News.
"Nike is a brand that is of China and for China," insisted Nike CEO John Donahue during an earnings call last week, according to BBC News.
USA: Number Of Children Growing Up With Two Parents Rises To 70% For First Time In 30 Years
The portion of U.S. children who live with both parents exceeded 70% in 2020, reversing a nearly 30-year-long trend, data shows.
VIDEO: Transgender Weightlifter is Going to the OLYMPICS? | Louder With Crowder
Crowder breaks down the story around Laurel Hubbard who is reported to be guaranteed a spot in the Olympics.
UK: Laughed at, then listened to — How I got braver.
Sex Matters Anonymous: A letter from an anonymous workplace member on her experience when asking questions about the firms Stonewall Partnership.
VIDEO: Douglas Murray talks Woke Agenda, Cancel Culture and Covid with Dan Wootton
Political commentator Douglas Murray talks to Dan Wootton about cancel culture, China and Covid.
USA: More Young People Hospitalized From Vaccine Than From COVID-19
Democrats keep saying that everyone needs to be vaccinated because that is what science says, but that is a lie when it comes to young people who fight off COVID-19 fairly easily. In fact, more young people are hospitalized from the vaccine than they are from the disease. That is very alarming considering the number of colleges and universities that won’t let you attend unless you are vaccinated.
The woke transformation of the military weakens the armed forces and the nation
It’s disappointing and disgusting to see the turn our military has taken. Each branch seems to be in a new war: who can out-woke the other by posting “inspirational” heartfelt recruitment videos.
National Archives racism task force says building with founding documents displays ‘structural racism,’ slams Thomas Jefferson
The National Archives Rotunda, the place where America’s founding documents are prominently displayed in Washington, D.C., is yet another example of “systemic racism,” according to a new report.
College ditches test scores for admission, wants to make ‘statement of equity’
Pitzer College said it now ‘takes a holistic approach, looking at applicants within the context of their school and community.’
‘In China, the state uses it for intelligence purposes’: TikTok whistleblowers raise concerns over Chinese government access to US user data
Cybersecurity experts warned that the Chinese government can use TikTok to spread propaganda and censorship to American audience.
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“To exchange one orthodoxy for another is not necessarily an advance. The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment.” – Excerpt from ‘The Freedom of the Press’, by George Orwell (1945).