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[ad_1] Image by Karsten Winegeart. There comes a moment in every empire’s reign when the maps stop making sense. Not necessarily because the borders move. But because there comes a time when the people who used to draw them no longer get to decide what the world looks like. The World Cup has become that moment. For weeks we’ve been force-fed the usual sentimental slop by broadcasters who sell every tournament as a Disney movie with shin pads. Childhood sacrifices. The little pitch where the captain learned to dream. Somewhere a violin is playing while a drone shot circles the…

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[ad_1] From the June 23 decision in Huckabee v. Meta Platforms, Inc., by Third Circuit Judge Peter Phipps, joined by Judges Arianna Freeman and Emil Bove: Mike Huckabee … is a Baptist minister, the former Governor of Arkansas, a two-time presidential candidate, a New York Times best-selling author, a nationally syndicated radio and television host, and the current United States Ambassador to Israel. Between April and June 2024, his name, image, and likeness were used in three different advertisements to endorse cannabinoid, or ‘CBD,’ products on the Facebook social media platform …. One of the advertisements reported that Huckabee was…

[ad_1] Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is the most widely used herbicide globally, according to regulatory and industry data. Beyond Pesticides, a nonprofit watchdog organization, estimates that 300 million pounds of glyphosate are applied annually to U.S. crops, according to NaturalNews.com [2]. Roughly 90% of soy, corn, beets and canola grown in the United States are farmed using glyphosate-resistant crops, meaning the herbicide is sprayed directly on fields where food is grown, according to a recent analysis. A growing body of research indicates that glyphosate can act as an antimicrobial, disrupting beneficial bacteria in the human gut microbiome. The…

[ad_1] Some Americans who have always celebrated the anniversary of our country’s independence see us losing independence and so much else on the eve of our 250th. They aren’t in the mood for a parade. But maybe this is a good time to remind us of one chapter of relatively recent American history that also tore us in two, and no longer does. I’m going to tell you that story through one woman, 79-year-old former U.S. Army nurse Anita Malott, who volunteered to serve in Vietnam and then, when she came home to Kansas City, Kansas, was treated just as despicably as the men she’d helped keep alive in the…

[ad_1] Ilya Somin has already covered much of the Trump v. Barbara territory in his posting here on the VC a few days ago [available here], and I agree with everything he writes, including his terse summary: “The 6-3 decision was right, and a contrary ruling would have had horrific results.” I’ll assume the basic framework of the case is familiar to you all.  If not:  The Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment says that anyone “born . . . in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” is a US citizen. The case turns on the meaning…

[ad_1] Wilmer J. Leon, III says Democratic leaders’ concern about democratic socialists’ electability has shifted to what to do now they are winning. It’s no longer the messenger; it’s the message. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries addressing a vice presidential debate watch party in Phoenix, Oct. 1, 2024. (Gage Skidmore /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0) By Wilmer J. Leon, IIITrice/Edney Newswire “In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no ‘two evils’ exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and…

[ad_1] Photo by Colin Lloyd The Democratic National Committee’s 192-page post-mortem on the 2024 election, titled “Build to Win. Build to Last,” failed to build, to win, or to learn. It never answered the only question that mattered: how did a twice-impeached, multiply-indicted former president walk back into the White House with more votes than prior to his indictments? The report, authored by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera and released in May 2026 after months of stonewalling by DNC Chair Ken Martin, reads less as a serious political reckoning than as a confirmation-bias pamphlet drafted by people determined not to upset…

[ad_1] Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik is a natural choice to headline the marquee maritime celebration of America’s 250th birthday aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz in New York Harbor this 4th of July.   Nearly a quarter century ago, the Grammy-nominated platinum artist performed alongside other big-name singers at Madison Square Garden a few weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks. His song “Superman” had just gone viral as a tribute to firemen and other first responders, many of whom lost their lives trying to save others after the twin towers fell. With its lyrics, “It’s not easy to be me,” Ondrasik’s…

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