Day: August 31, 2024
Top Commentary: The Trump Revolution
Robert F. Kennedy’s Endorsement of Trump Had Little Effect on Voters: Poll
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s withdrawal and subsequent endorsement of former President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to have changed voter’s feelings about the Republican nominee, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
After the former independent candidate dropped out of the race and endorsed the Trump on Aug. 23, some experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that he could get a boost from Kennedy. However, 64% of voters say that Kennedy’s endorsement has had no effect on their view of Trump, while 19% it makes them think more favorably of the Republican frontrunner and 15% say it makes them think less favorably, according to the poll conducted from Aug. 23 to Aug. 27.
Read MorePushback on VP Kamala Harris’ Tax Proposal Plan Grows as Costs Are Counted
Vice President Kamala Harris’s tax proposal plan is getting significant pushback from Congress members and others as the costs of tax hikes on the American people across the political spectrum are being examined.
Upon a closer look at Harris’s tax proposals, an economist, a New York Times reporter, a small business owner advocate, and members of Congress all voiced their concerns over what the plan entails. Most of them note how the economy will be negatively impacted by her plan and the real-world implications for everyday Americans.
Read MoreCell Phone Bans, Restrictions Are on the Rise in School Districts as Mental Health Concerns Arise
Mental health has been widely discussed in the public sphere over the past few years, specifically how technology may play a role in it particularly for young people.
Recently, districts in different states have been implementing restrictions and bans on cell phones in schools in order to tackle the mental health crisis rising among teenagers and young adults.
Read MoreJudge Declines to Dismiss Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against Leftist Group Media Matters
A federal judge declined Thursday to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against Media Matters by Elon Musk’s X.
District Court Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote in an order that Musk’s X had “properly pled its claim,” rejecting Media Matter’s effort to have the case tossed. The platform filed its lawsuit in November, alleging that the left-wing watchdog group “knowingly and maliciously manufactured side-by-side images depicting advertisers’ posts” beside content made by white nationalists and neo-Nazis.
Read MoreTSNN Featured: Arizona Migrant Busing Continues as Feds Send Nearly $50 Million More in Aid
Commentary: The Trump Revolution
Call it “The Trump Revolution.”
The news that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — scion of America’s most famous, not to mention one of its most historic, Democrat political families — was endorsing the GOP’s former President Donald Trump spoke volumes about the current state of American politics.
Read MoreVirginia Leaders Come Together to Sign Anti-Bigotry Legislation
Gov. Glenn Youngkin held a ceremonial signing for legislation adding ethnicity to the protected classes under the Virginia Human Rights Act and ratcheting up penalties for people committing crimes motivated by bigotry.
The bipartisan House and Senate legislation was inspired by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Gaza, which led to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, sparking anti-Israeli protests around the globe, including Virginia.
Read MoreCommentary: Amid School Sex-Abuse Impunity, a Suspect Ensnared by an Alleged Victim
Brent and Donna McGee were the “First Couple” of Wetumka, Oklahoma. He was athletic director and football coach at the high school who had once served as mayor; she was superintendent of the school system.
And as if all those levers of local power weren’t enough, they also owned the Dairy Queen, the prime hangout in this small rural town and a key source of high school jobs.
Read MoreTop Kamala Campaign Staffers Aided Biden-Harris Admin’s Social Media Censorship Efforts
Two campaign staffers for Vice President Kamala Harris were previously involved in efforts to censor Americans for spreading purported “disinformation” about COVID-19 while working in the Biden-Harris White House.
Then-administration officials Rob Flaherty and Aisha Shah are named as having been involved in the government’s efforts to censor Americans in legal filings related to the Murthy v. Missouri lawsuit, which alleged that the federal government violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media companies to censor content related to the pandemic and other hot-button topics. On the Harris campaign team, Flaherty is now a deputy campaign manager and Shah is the director of digital partnerships, according to their respective LinkedIn profiles.
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