PPP loans were paid out during the pandemic because the government *forced businesses not to operate* as normal. This has zero bearing on loans that were willingly taken out by students, in a totally separate and unrelated realm. How stupid do you think we are?

When is Council of DC going to wake up & realize progressive thinking about juvenile crimes isn't right for DC? These kids know that DC law all but guarantees them leniency.

2018 Charles Allen bill raised the age considered 'youth' to 24.

24! Simply ridiculous.
#districtofcrime

Waiting to have kids until 35+ decreases a woman's ability to have a large(r) family, gives a woman less time with the children she does have and fewer years with future granddchildren, and is far more physically taxing.

But don't worry, her wage gap will be smaller!

'In D.C., where NPR is headquartered and many of us live, I found 87 registered Democrats working in editorial positions and zero Republicans. None.'

thefp.com/p/npr-editor-h…

Corporate newsrooms that insist objectivity is their guiding principle also routinely crowdsource editorial guidelines from left-wing interest groups. An editor once shared a 'style guide' from GLAAD as I was writing on trans issues. More in The Free Press today: thefp.com/p/npr-editor-h…

'The simple fact is the amount of liberal material published in RCP every week dwarfs the annual conservative content in the New York Times. The Times’ criticism of RCP... seems to be a classic case of psychological projection.' via Carl Cannon realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/…

Everyone knew this was coming.

She will get a golden parachute.

NBC reporters will claim victory.

And journalism will grow even less respected in the eyes of America.

The Soft Tyranny of Smartphones nationalaffairs.com/publications/d…

The beauty of the Eternal City - a thread 🧵

1. Colosseum at sunset

Is this a book ban, Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD)?

I wrote half of Family Unfriendly as a resident of Montgomery County. I even praise their library system in the book.

I'd love to know why, when a current resident asks for the library to stock it, the librarians flatly so NO.

“The problem for Biden and Schumer was that they were so immersed in the debates inside their own party that they forgot that what passes for conventional wisdom among left-wing Democrats, especially when it comes to Israel, bears little resemblance to the political reality of

Shocking: Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) announced students could opt out of attending a speech by a Holocaust survivor at a local middle school.

The reason why? To protect Jewish students from bullying.

Statement from JCRC-DC: 'The opt-out was designed specifically for

New WaPo #MDSEN polling: Former Gov. Larry Hogan at, near 50% against both Dem Senate rivals:

Hogan (R) 50
Alsobrooks (D) 36

Hogan (R) 49
Trone (D) 37

Meet the Chinese communist leader controlling what 170 million Americans think: Zhang Fuping.

As Editor-in-chief of ByteDance, his mission is to push 'correct political opinions' on TikTok for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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Actually, men & women who marry in their 20s are happiest. They are less set in their ways, more likely to embrace a 'we-before-me' mindset & have accumulated less relationship baggage.

'Conservative job prospects in the media never have been better. The internet has smashed liberalism’s grip on news and information. It has done so in part by empowering competitors... that didn’t exist a generation ago.' via John J. Miller americanhabits.org/a-call-for-mor…

JUST IN: 16 state Attorneys General, led by TN Attorney General, are sounding the alarm about the *massive* consequences a disastrous 'gender affirming care' bill coming out of Maine could have on our nation.

News: Ralph Reed’s Faith & Freedom plans to spend $62 mil turning out evangelical voters for Trump. Would give Trump a financial boost as he faces a cash gap vs. Biden politico.com/news/2024/03/1…

Same publication that reported on a seven-figure ad buy by pro-life Ohioans last *March* now claims 'the effort to defeat Ohio's abortion-rights measure last November... didn't start until September.'

Sorry, what?

It's absolutely baffling. Many of the same people who caused these meltdowns in 2020 and 2021 are now responding to stories *about* those meltdowns with NUH UH NO WAY THAT WOULD EVER HAPPEN. It's completely maddening.