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by Katy Grimes at californiaglobe.com Even as California faces a record $68 billion budget deficit – after blowing a supposed $100 billion surplus last year – Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to lie about the state’s income taxes, claiming that they are not the highest in the country. Notably, the $68 billion budget deficit does not […]
Jimmy Lai’s national security trial: Hong Kong court adjourns ruling on dismissal of sedition charge
by Brian Wong,Jess Ma and Edith Lin at scmp.com Three judges presiding over the national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying have adjourned their decision on whether to dismiss a sedition charge against him until Friday. The adjournment came after Lai’s counsel made further submissions on Tuesday in support of an […]
Boston Debates Allowing Noncitizens to Vote Days Before Mayor’s Official ‘No-Whites’ Christmas Party
by WARNER TODD HUSTON at breitbart.com Ahead of Boston Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu’s “no whites” Christmas party, the city council was seen debating whether or not to allow noncitizens to vote in city elections. The council first discussed the issue during a December 4 council meeting when councilor Kendra Lara introduced a home rule petition to open […]
by ELIZABETH NAPOLITANO at cbsnews.com BP said Monday it has suspended gas and oil shipments through the Red Sea amid a surge in attacks on ships in the region from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The energy giant’s decision to temporarily freeze shipments pushed up global oil prices on Monday, fueling fears that geopolitical tensions in the Middle East […]
by TYLER DURDEN at zerohedge.com Comedian Bill Maher discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict on Friday, suggesting that Palestinians get used to the fact that Israel isn’t going anywhere, and there’s no way for Israel to negotiate with Palestine in good faith when the other side’s position is “you all die and disappear.” “Things change. Countries, boundaries, empires,” said Maher, citing […]
via thehindu.com Lok Sabha on Monday adopted a motion to suspend 33 MPs as Opposition continued to protest and demand a discussion on the December 13 security breach in the Lower House. While 30 of them were suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session, three were suspended pending the report of the Privileges Committee. […]
by Leslie Eastman at legalinsurrection.com The United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai (Conference of Parties 28 (COP28)) has officially wrapped-up. Predictably, the media is hyping the agreement that features the “transitioning away from fossil fuels.” Yet the wording contains significant loopholes. The consensus statement, agreed by nearly 200 countries at the conference in Dubai on 13 […]