CNN Drops Rick Santorum After Racist Comments About Native Americans  —  The former GOP senator lost his contract with the network after claiming there was “nothing” in America before white colonizers arrived.  —  CNN has terminated its contract with senior political commentator Rick Santorum after racist …

The Misery at the Heart of the Conflict  —  An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to war between Israel and Hamas.  But for millions of Palestinians, the routine indignities of occupation are part of daily life.  —  JERUSALEM — Muhammad Sandouka built …

U.S. seizes $90,000 from man who sold footage of U.S. Capitol riot  —  U.S. authorities have confiscated roughly $90,000 from a Utah man who sold footage of a woman being fatally shot during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to court filings.

Biden Will Allow Haitian Immigrants In The US To Obtain Temporary Protected Status  —  The Biden administration will grant more than 100,000 Haitians in the US the opportunity to gain Temporary Protected Status, shielding them from deportation and allowing them to obtain work permits …

Ted Cruz roundly criticized after sharing Russian propaganda  —  GOP Sen. Ted Cruz received a lot of criticism after sharing a Russian propaganda video on Twitter in an apparent attempt to criticize the idea of a ‘woke, emasculated’ U.S. military.  MSNBC's Brian Williams has the details.  —  Read More

U.S.-China Tech Fight Opens New Front in Ethiopia  —  A U.S.-backed consortium beat a Chinese-backed one for a multibillion-dollar contract to build Ethiopia's 5G-capable network  —  A U.S.-backed consortium beat out one financed by China in a closely watched telecommunications auction in Ethiopia …

How the Coming Population Bust Will Transform the World  —  Fewer babies' cries.  More abandoned homes.  Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom.  —  All over the world, countries are confronting population stagnation …

Hamas founder's son says Israel should kill terror group's leaders after ceasefire  —  The son of Hamas founder Hassan Yousef urged Israel to target the terror group's leaders for assassination, even after the ceasefire reached Friday.  —  “Assassinating Hamas leadership will not destroy Hamas …

Axios-Ipsos poll: Black Americans' police experiences are getting worse  —  Nearly seven out of 10 Black Americans say police treatment has gotten worse in the past year, and about the same percentage believe police shootings of Black and brown youths have become worse in that time, according to an Axios-Ipsos poll.

Trump Flack Jason Miller Ordered To Pay $42,000 in Legal Fees For Failed Suit  —  BITTER PILL  —  A U.S. District Court judge in Florida has ordered Jason Miller, a spokesperson for former President Trump, to pay G/O Media 42,000 in legal expenses.  This comes after a federal appeals court rejected …

Man arrested in suspected antisemitic attack outside L.A. sushi restaurant, police say  —  Authorities arrested a man in connection with a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack on diners outside a Westside sushi restaurant this week.  —  The man, whom police did not name …

A Biden-friendly economist is creating a big headache for president's spending plans  —  The White House and congressional Democrats have argued for weeks that the lack of child care services poses a major obstacle to the economic recovery, pressing for a massive and immediate investment to get parents back to work.

Caught Red-Handed: CDC Changes Test Thresholds To Virtually Eliminate New COVID Cases Among Vaxx'd  —  Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org,  —  New policies will artificially deflate “breakthrough infections” in the vaccinated, while the old rules continue to inflate case numbers in the unvaccinated.

‘You Can Feel the Tension’: A Windfall for Minority Farmers Divides Rural America  —  A $4 billion federal fund meant to confront how racial injustice has shaped American farming has angered white farmers who say they are being unfairly excluded.  —  LaGRANGE, Mo. — Shade Lewis had just come …

A Response to Dougherty  —  What Did Madison Really Say About Majorities?  —  14 hr ago  —  Michael Brendan Dougherty has responded to my piece on Conservatives and democracy on The National Review site.  I appreciate that he took the argument seriously enough to respond …

Ex-Patriot Eugene Chung, looking to be an NFL head coach, says he was told, ‘You are not the right minority’  —  When former Patriots offensive tackle Eugene Chung was pursuing an NFL coaching job this offseason, a comment made by one of his interviewers struck a chord.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Doubles Down on Creepy ‘Nazi’ Mask Talk  —  SCHEISSKOPF  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had a chance to walk back her remarks comparing Speaker Nancy Pelosi's House mask mandate to the Holocaust.  Instead, she doubled down.  In an episode of David Brody's podcast …

Facebook threatens to ban Alpha News for anti-Hamas cartoon  —  The cartoon in question was critical of Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for their commentary on the Israeli-Palestine conflict.  —  Facebook has threatened to ban Alpha News from its platform for publishing an anti-Hamas cartoon.

For Colleges, Vaccine Mandates Often Depend on Which Party Is in Power  —  Hoping for a return to normal, more than 400 colleges and universities are requiring students to be vaccinated for Covid-19.  Almost all are in states that voted for President Biden.

Masks are off — which means men will start telling women to ‘Smile!’ again  —  The photographer at CVS told Quintana Carter to make a “neutral face.”  Not smiling, not frowning, just expressionless.  This was, after all, a photo for a new passport, just in case she decides to leave Boston on her first post-pandemic vacation.

Forty-two percent say confidence in Fauci dropped over past year: Poll  —  A new survey shows that confidence in Dr. Anthony Fauci has significantly decreased over the past year.  —  Out of all participants, 42.2% said their confidence in the White House COVID-19 Response Team member's ability …

Explaining HIPAA: No, it doesn't ban questions about your vaccination status  —  As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to relax safety measures for people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus and the country begins to reopen, many employers, businesses …

China positions itself as peace broker in Israel-Gaza crisis  —  Beijing's offer to host talks between Israelis and Palestinians is also a chance to seize moral high ground from the US, observers say But the Middle East is not likely to become another arena for US-China rivalries Beijing's offer …