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New York Times
April 12, 2024
William Upton
Media

The New York Times Has a Leaker Problem…

Senior leadership at the New York Times has finally had enough of being pushed around by newsroom employees. The paper has tasked editor Charlotte Behrendt with examining allegations that staff has leaked sensitive story details ahead of publication to rival outlets to damage the paper’s reporting, especially regarding the Israeli war against the Hamas terrorist group.

“The idea that someone dips into that process in the middle, and finds something that they considered might be interesting or damaging to the story under way, and then provides that to people outside, felt to me and my colleagues like a breakdown in the sort of trust and collaboration that’s necessary in the editorial process,” the paper’s executive editor, Joe Kahn, said in an interview. He added: “I haven’t seen that happen before.”

ISRAEL COVERAGE SPARKS BACKLASH.

Coverage of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack against Israel has been a point of particular contention among reporters and other newsroom staff. Despite the New York Times‘s reporters assigned to cover the ongoing conflict having found reasonably conclusive evidence that Hamas engaged in rape and other forms of sexual violence against Israeli citizens, other newsroom staff have either tried to deny the assault happened or have complained the team hasn’t done more to cover Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.

In an incident that pushed senior executives at the paper to have Behrendt begin investigating their news staff, sensitive details about the violent acts of the Hamas terrorists on October 7 — which were set to be revealed on a New York Times podcast — were leaked to a competing outlet before the podcast aired.

THE TOM COTTON INCIDENT.

The internal backlash over coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict has sparked concerns among senior staff at the paper that their newsroom has become too focused on activism and not news coverage — resulting in a breakdown of trust. However, this was a problem long before the October 7 terrorist attacks. The activist employees pushed out Editorial Page Editor James Bennet after he greenlit an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) calling on the government to deploy the National Guard in response to the George Floyd and BLM riots.

FOLLOW THE FACTS.

For his part, Kahn stressed that he believes the paper is becoming less biased — despite his reservations about some of the younger members in the newsroom. During a recent event with The Wall Street Journal, he stressed that the paper — in his opinion — has been relatively balanced in its coverage of President Biden. Specifically, he noted their coverage of concerns regarding the 81-year-old president’s age — despite objections from some younger staff who feared it might hurt Biden’s re-election efforts. “What you do is you pursue every story, you follow the facts and you give readers the information they need to make intelligent decisions,’ Kahn said.

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Senior leadership at the New York Times has finally had enough of being pushed around by newsroom employees. The paper has tasked editor Charlotte Behrendt with examining allegations that staff has leaked sensitive story details ahead of publication to rival outlets to damage the paper's reporting, especially regarding the Israeli war against the Hamas terrorist group. show more
Border Invasion
April 12, 2024
News

DATA: Nearly 50% of DEMOCRATS Call Biden’s Border Policy An ‘Invasion.’

Nearly 70 percent of Americans believe the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is a “crisis” and nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the massive influx of illegals into the country constitutes an “invasion.”

A recent survey by Rasmussen Reports found that 69 percent of Americans believe there is a “crisis” at the border, and 64 percent believe this crisis is an “invasion.” The poll found that more than half of Democrats — 51 percent — believe the border situation is a crisis and nearly half — 46 percent — also agree that “invasion” is an accurate term to describe it.

On the question of whether these issues represent a significant national security concern, a strong 71 percent agreed while just 19 percent disagreed.

The survey, the results of which are almost unchanged since Rasmussen asked the same questions in January, comes as House Republicans prepare to submit articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next week. Mayorkas faces impeachment for his role in the Biden government’s intentional mishandling of the border crisis. Nearly two-thirds of Americans support the impeachment proceedings against him.

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Nearly 70 percent of Americans believe the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is a "crisis" and nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the massive influx of illegals into the country constitutes an "invasion." show more
JD Vance Ukraine
April 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
War
World

J.D. Vance Points Out Something Glaringly Ridiculous About The Ukraine Strategy.

Senator J.D. Vance has warned that the “math” on Ukraine aid “doesn’t add up,” with Volodymyr Zelensky requiring more equipment than the U.S. can produce.

“Ukraine needs more soldiers than it can field, even with draconian conscription policies. And it needs more matériel than the United States can provide,” Vance wrote in The New York Times, refuting Joe Biden’s allegations that the only obstacle to Ukrainian victory is conservatives’ reluctance to authorize open-ended U.S. taxpayer funding for the war.

“Biden has failed to articulate even basic facts about what Ukraine needs and how this aid will change the reality on the ground,” Vance noted, adding, “$60 billion is a fraction of what it would take to turn the tide in Ukraine’s favor.”

NO PATH TO VICTORY.

Even with over $60 billion, Vance stressed that the U.S. “lack[s] the capacity” to provide Zelensky with critical supplies, such as 155-millimeter artillery shells. The Ukrainians themselves have said they require four to seven million shells annually — but the total U.S. capacity is just 360,000 shells a year, and this cannot all be allocated to Ukraine.

Russia, meanwhile, is already manufacturing around three times as many artillery shells as the U.S. and its European allies combined.

“Russia could soon have a 10-to-1 artillery advantage over Ukraine… Russia’s current advantage is at least 5 to 1, even after all the money we have poured into the conflict. Neither of these ratios plausibly lead to Ukrainian victory,” Vance emphasized.

Similarly, the U.S. cannot keep up with Ukrainian demand for air defense missiles. Around 550 Patriots are manufactured annually, but Russia deployed 4,000 guided bombs, drones, and missiles against Ukraine in March alone.

“[B]oth American and Ukrainian leadership [need] to accept that Mr. Zelensky’s stated goals for the war — a return to 1991 boundaries — are fantastical,” Vance concluded, noting Biden “has no viable plan for the Ukrainians to win this war.”

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Senator J.D. Vance has warned that the "math" on Ukraine aid "doesn't add up," with Volodymyr Zelensky requiring more equipment than the U.S. can produce. show more
Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert
April 12, 2024
Crime
Politics

Antifa Trans Dude Indicted on Terror Charges for Bomb Plot Against Republicans.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, a 26-year-old Alabama resident who identifies as transgender/nonbinary, on federal terrorism charges related to his alleged detonation of an explosive device filled with nails outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office. Authorities apprehended Calvert — known to have posted Antifa-related content and expressed views endorsing violence against the Republican-led state government — last Wednesday.

The DOJ‘s investigation revealed Calvert had placed Antifa stickers near the crime scene, according to their press release. Court papers describe Calvert as a “dangerous” public threat due to “his inability to control his own violent, aggressive impulses.”

The National Pulse reported that Calvert had donated his improvised explosive device outside the Alabama Attorney General’s office in February. According to court filings by the DOJ, the suspect “added a substantial number of nails and other shrapnel to increase [the explosive’s] destructive capability.” In addition, the filing states that Calvert placed stickers promoting Antifa on state buildings. Court documents reveal that some of the stickers bore phrases like “ANTI-FASCISM IS COMMUNITY SELF-DEFENSE,” “ABOLISH PRIVATE PROPERTY,” and “EAT THE RICH.” Other stickers read “DEATH TO FASCISM,” “ARM THE HOMELESS,” “F–K WORK LET’S RIOT!” and “NEVER WORK.”

“[Antifa is] a group that law enforcement has a singular focus on, particularly based on their core set of values and beliefs, individuals that are willing to engage in violent behavior, completely contrary to the structure of our Constitution,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall told Fox News regarding the incident and subsequent indictment. He added: “It is a group that should be on the radar screen of law enforcement agencies across our state and as well as our nation, and are extremely disturbing and concerning to those of us who serve in public office.”

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, a 26-year-old Alabama resident who identifies as transgender/nonbinary, on federal terrorism charges related to his alleged detonation of an explosive device filled with nails outside the Alabama Attorney General's Office. Authorities apprehended Calvert — known to have posted Antifa-related content and expressed views endorsing violence against the Republican-led state government — last Wednesday. show more
bidenomics
April 12, 2024
Economy
News

Electricity Prices Up 30%, Rising 10x Faster Than Last 7 Years.

American families have experienced an astronomical rise in energy costs under Joe Biden. The cost of electricity, especially, has hit American households hard — well-outpacing inflation with a 29.4 percent jump in price since 2021. In fact, the increase in electricity prices is almost double that of inflation — with prices rising thirteen times faster than they had in the seven years prior to 2021.

Meanwhile, gasoline prices also continue to hit American pocketbooks hard. Though prices have fallen off their peak from 2022, the cost of gasoline remains 52.1 percent higher than it was when Biden first took office. The Biden government has depleted much of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to bring down gasoline costs. However, the relief has only been temporary, with prices again starting to rise across the country.

Additionally, President Joe Biden claimed his government’s massive green energy investments would reduce energy costs. The Inflation Reduction Act, a legislative cornerstone of Biden’s term in office, allocated $369 billion to environmental and energy projects. Despite the spending, however, the legislation appears to have had little impact on overall energy costs for the average American.

Energy costs play a significant role in the Consumer Price Index. On a monthly basis, prices rose by 0.4 percent — primarily driven by shelter and gasoline, which contributed more than half of this increase.

It is not just energy costs hitting Americans, but even prices related to the energy sector have seen crippling increases. The National Pulse previously reported that energy commodity prices have spiked by 47.6 percent since 2021. Additionally, leasing costs for cars and trucks are up 45.0 percent over the same period.

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American families have experienced an astronomical rise in energy costs under Joe Biden. The cost of electricity, especially, has hit American households hard — well-outpacing inflation with a 29.4 percent jump in price since 2021. In fact, the increase in electricity prices is almost double that of inflation — with prices rising thirteen times faster than they had in the seven years prior to 2021. show more
April 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
War
World

‘The Writing is On The Wall’ – Top Globalists Say Ukraine May Have Just ‘Weeks’ Left.

Ukraine’s defeat in its war with Russia was inevitable and could be imminent, according to some so-called experts. Russia is making significant progress while Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky‘s forces are “having to ration their bullets and supplies,” according to former U.S. Representative and Bush-Obama era ambassador Mark Green.

Former ambassador and Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said, “Ukraine could be quickly overwhelmed by both men and arms by odds as great as 10 to 1 within weeks without additional U.S. assistance.”

Rebekah Koffler, a strategic military intelligence analyst and author of “Putin’s Playbook,” asserted that a Ukrainian victory in the war was “unattainable from the very start.”

“Thousands of Ukrainian men are being thrown as meat into Putin’s meat grinder, in order to weaken the Russian military so that Europeans can feel safer,” Koffler said. “And hence, the country of Ukraine is being de-populated and devastated by Putin, who would have never accepted the perceived risk of having Ukraine being part of NATO, an adversarial alliance close to Russia’s borders.”

“U.S. resources are not limitless, the patience of U.S. taxpayers isn’t either,” Koffler continued. “The writing for Ukraine is on the wall, and yet the Biden administration, the Pentagon and Western defense establishments are pretending not to see it. It’s not convenient for them to see it.”

The warnings come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to beg for more Western assistance. A $95 billion aid package with funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan has stalled in the House. Opposition amongst Republicans to continued funding of Ukraine and certain Democrats’ opposition to continued funding of Israel make its passage unlikely.

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Ukraine's defeat in its war with Russia was inevitable and could be imminent, according to some so-called experts. Russia is making significant progress while Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky's forces are "having to ration their bullets and supplies," according to former U.S. Representative and Bush-Obama era ambassador Mark Green. show more
April 12, 2024
William Upton
NatSec
News

House Reauthorizes Warrantless FISA Program After It Failed 2 Days Ago.

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) despite an earlier draft of the legislation failing a critical procedural vote on Wednesday.

House Republican leadership reintroduced the FISA bill with slight modifications to placate conservatives who were concerned about the length of the reauthorization and the scope of warrantless surveillance. The new legislation only re-ups the FISA program for two years, compared to the five years in the original bill.

Additionally, an attempt to place further requirements on the government to obtain warrants when they intercept communications between foreign targets and American citizens failed on a tie vote. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) offered the amendment, which was backed by many of his colleagues in the House Freedom Caucus. According to Rachel Bovard, the executive director for the Senate Steering Committee, proponents of the Biggs amendment had an additional House Member ready to break the tie, but leadership closed the vote before they could get to the floor.

However, defense and national security hawks on both sides of the aisle opposed the move. During the debate, they contended that the Biggs amendment would unduly restrict the government’s espionage capabilities on foreign nationals and that it essentially extended American constitutional rights to foreign enemies. In total, 86 Republicans voted against the Biggs amendment.

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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) despite an earlier draft of the legislation failing a critical procedural vote on Wednesday. show more
Tim Kaine
April 12, 2024
William Upton
Education
Politics

Senator Compares Parents At School Board Meetings to Jan. 6 Rioters.

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) likened vocal parents who have expressed their anger with left-wing policies at local school board meetings to the protestors who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Kaine — who served as Hillary Clinton‘s running mate during the 2016 presidential election — made the remarks during a community event in Dumfries, Virginia, last Friday.

“I realized when I was barricaded in the Capitol on January 6 when it was under attack that the tension right now in this country, and in this world, is between those who will stand up for others and those who want to tear us down or tear us apart,” Kaine told the few supporters in attendance. He continued: “You see it at school board meetings when people come and raise hell at these school board members who are just trying to do the very best they can. There is a loud energy around tear-us-down and tear-us-apart.”

Hillary Clinton’s former running mate went on to accuse former President Donald Trump of being “the greatest tear down artist in the history of American politics.”

The comments come three years after the parental rights issue catapulted Republican Glenn Youngkin into the Virginia governor’s mansion. Youngkin rode a wave of voter anger over Virginia schools embracing transgender and DEI ideologies to victory over former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe in 2021. Analysis of election data shows that educational policy was, for many voters, a determining factor in Youngkin’s election win.

School boards in Virginia continue to face criticism over their management of transgender policies and the teaching of critical race theory. This controversy spilled over in Loudoun County last year, resulting in an entirely new school board being elected in November 2022.

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Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) likened vocal parents who have expressed their anger with left-wing policies at local school board meetings to the protestors who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Kaine — who served as Hillary Clinton's running mate during the 2016 presidential election — made the remarks during a community event in Dumfries, Virginia, last Friday. show more
April 12, 2024
Immigration

Senate Dems Demand Work Permits for Illegals to Boost Profits.

Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation that could further exacerbate the immigration crisis at the southern border by granting illegal immigrants working in the agricultural sector a pathway to legal status. First introduced in 2022, the Affordable and Secure Food Act — backed by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — would provide a 10-year process for illegals working in agriculture to become legal immigrants with work visas. The legislation would also expand H-2A visas to include non-seasonal employment.

The legislation’s Democrat proponents point to the ongoing surge in food prices as the impetus for the changes. They contend that flooding the American agricultural sector with cheap, immigrant labor will alleviate grocery costs and stymie ongoing farm closures. However, some experts have argued that mass illegal immigration actually threatens the food supply.

The National Pulse previously reported that the expansive reliance on immigrant labor has suppressed American wages and artificially boosted the labor market. Labor force participation among native-born Americans has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels.

One significant provision of the act is the establishment of a Certified Agricultural Worker status. This would grant illegal immigrant workers legal rights to employment in America and authorize them to travel internationally with a guarantee of re-entry. Immediate family members would also be given legal status, further incentivizing illegal immigration and the abuse of chain migration.

Sens. Bennet and Gillibrand aren’t the only Democrats pushing for granting potentially millions of illegal immigrants legal status. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is urging the Biden government to authorize work permits for over half a million illegal immigrants currently residing in Illinois — arguing the move would help alleviate the strain they’ve placed on public assistance programs.

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Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation that could further exacerbate the immigration crisis at the southern border by granting illegal immigrants working in the agricultural sector a pathway to legal status. First introduced in 2022, the Affordable and Secure Food Act — backed by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — would provide a 10-year process for illegals working in agriculture to become legal immigrants with work visas. The legislation would also expand H-2A visas to include non-seasonal employment. show more