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[ad_1] The Supreme Court’s decision to stay the injunction blocking President Trump’s March executive order on mail-in ballots gives voters something they are clamoring for: greater confidence in election integrity. A new Rasmussen Reports survey finds that, by a 52% to 34% margin, likely voters say the government has not done enough to prevent election cheating. Even more striking, voters say by nearly two to one that widespread cheating is likely to affect the outcome of this fall’s congressional elections. Concerns about November’s elections cross political and demographic lines. Majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and independents expect widespread cheating to affect…

[ad_1] We’re at the end of a very sad week that saw the passings of two beloved cultural icons: Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. The fact they were both the same age (Dolly being slightly older) and that their deaths were almost simultaneous flipped a strange lever inside my brain; because I suddenly connected these tragedies with one of my favorite movies from my childhood: Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal. The Dark Crystal is a dark (as the name suggests) surreal fantasy, populated with fairy-like creatures spawned—or perhaps channeled—by the imagination of Brian Froud. But what really makes it stand…

[ad_1] Is Trump's Bid To Brand Dems as 'Radical' Working? [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] “The Federalist” co-founder Sean Davis said on the Charlie Kirk Show: SEAN DAVIS: I believe this radical thought that stems from the Constitution, the Declaration, that America exists to secure the blessings of liberty for Americans, which is to say America exists for Americans.Now, does that mean we should never, ever let anyone in again, ever, from a foreign country? No. But it does mean that America needs to stay American.And you reach a certain point with immigration where the numbers get so high that you have a tipping point where the people who are coming in are no…

[ad_1] Advice from someone who has spent two decades running universities and the past few years studying how AI is likely to affect them. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] US forces attacked suspected Iranian military sites in the Strait of Hormuz. The US strikes are the first in several weeks as Washington attempts to destroy the Iranian economy.  US officials told the AP that the IRGC was preparing to fire rockets to mine the Strait of Hormuz. Several explosions were reported on Iran’s Larak island. The IRGC said the attack will “result in punishment of the aggressor.” Last week, US officials speaking with Axios said Rubio told allies that the US was not planning any attacks on Iran, and any strikes on the Islamic Republic would only be…

[ad_1] Why on Earth Shouldn't We Call 9/11 'a Terrorist Attack'? [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Ray McGovern wrote this short piece in October 2018 to say how much Consortium News meant to him and to America’s greatest whistleblower. It is sobering to think that the now late Dan Ellsberg, and other serious thinkers, look to Consortium News for professional journalism and analysis, he wrote. McGovern and Ellsberg protesting outside the White House in 2010. From the desk of Ray McGovern: Dan Ellsberg met me at the entrance to the Berkeley theater a half-hour before the Berkeley premier of The Most Dangerous Man in America in 2009. As we compared notes on a couple of…

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[ad_1] President Donald Trump claimed that the US had secured majority control over Venezuelan oil reserves that will be used to refill the Strategic Reserve.  “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” he wrote on Truth Social Friday. The US has “secured majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American Taxpayer. This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas…