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March 2, 2021
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Biden cancels Dr. Suess . . . President Biden appears to have erased Dr. Seuss from “Read Across America Day”, the annual celebration of reading in honor of the legendary children’s author, whose birthday falls on March 2. While Biden followed presidential tradition in proclaiming Tuesday “Read Across America Day,” he bucked his predecessors by leaving out any mention of Dr. Seuss from the proclamation. White House Dossier
6 Dr. Seuss books to stop being published because of racist imagery . . . The sales of six Dr. Seuss books will cease over racist and insensitive imagery, according to the business that preserves and protects the author's legacy. The news comes Thursday on National Read Across America Day, when schools across the U.S. celebrate reading on Dr. Seuss's March 2 birthday to commemorate the popular children's author, who died in
1991. "These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong," Dr. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated Press in a statement. Fox News
The country has officially 'transitioned' from Democracy into Idiocracy.
Could the attacks on Dr. Seuss be the tipping point? . . . The same boneheads who claim that the "mister" in Mr. Potato Head is overly "exclusive," that Aunt Jemima syrup encouraged racial stereotyping, that math is a vestige of White supremacy and that gender reveal parties are "transphobic," want you to find racism in the pages of "Hop on Pop." The Loudoun County Public Schools, which spend over $1 billion annually to educate more than
80,000 students in northern Virginia, has canceled its annual celebration of the beloved author Dr. Seuss’s birthday. They justified their action by citing recent research that supposedly "revealed strong racial undertones in many books written/illustrated by Dr. Seuss." This year, the Loudoun County schools folded, persuaded by a 2019 study that analyzed 50 books and more than 2,200 characters created by Dr. Seuss and concluded that "of the 2,240 (identified) human characters, there
are 45 characters of color representing 2% of the total number of human characters." "Of the 45 characters, 43 exhibited behaviors and appearances that align with harmful and stereotypical Orientalist tropes." Opinion/ Analysis Fox News
Rep. Jordan calls for House Judiciary Committee hearing on 'cancel culture' . . . House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan in a letter to chairman Jerrold Nadler called for the committee to devote its first full hearing for the 117th Congress to the issue of "cancel culture," warning that it poses a threat to freedom of speech. "The wave of cancel culture spreading the nation is a serious threat to fundamental free speech
rights in the United States," the Ohio Republican wrote to Rep. Nadler, a New York Democrat. "From newsrooms to college campuses to social media giants, we have seen a dangerous trend toward silencing and censoring certain political speech. Just the News
41 percent say they are not willing to receive COVID vaccine . . . Forty-one percent of voters said they are not willing to get the coronavirus vaccine, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris poll released exclusively to The Hill on Monday.
The same survey found that 59 percent of respondents said they were willing to receive the vaccine. Among those who said they were unwilling to get the vaccine, 66 percent said they were concerned about side effects, while another 33 percent said they did not believe it was effective. Twenty-seven percent said they were not concerned about the virus, 23 percent said it should go to more at-risk individuals and 17 percent said they had health concerns. The Hill
Officials downplay lower efficacy rating of J&J vaccine . . . The White House and governors worked overtime Monday to boost confidence in Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved vaccine, saying it is just as good as the others in preventing hospitalization or death from COVID-19 and is more convenient to boot. In press events across the country, officials implored people not to get hung up on trial data showing the J&J vaccine was
66% effective against all forms of disease, compared with 95% demonstrated by the messenger-RNA vaccines approved in December. Washington Times
WHO investigators deeply skeptical of China’s Covid origin theory . . . World Health Organization investigators have downplayed a Chinese theory that coronavirus was brought to Wuhan through frozen food, underlining the charged geopolitics surrounding the roots of Covid-19. Two members of the WHO Wuhan team told the Financial Times that it was extremely unlikely the first cases of Sars-Cov-2 identified in Wuhan in 2019 entered the
city on frozen or refrigerated goods. The claim that virus entered city on frozen food has been pushed hard by China’s government and state media. Financial Times
Trump, Melania got COVID-19 vaccine before leaving White House . . . Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump were vaccinated for COVID-19 in January, The Post has confirmed. The shots were administered privately at the White House before President Biden took office, a person with knowledge of the inoculations said. Trump, 74, publicly battled the virus in October and was hospitalized for three nights at the
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The former first lady, 50, also tested positive for the virus in October but was not taken to the hospital for treatment. New York Post
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Mexico pressing Biden to accept up to 800,000 immigrants a year . . . President Biden is set to meet with Mexican President Manuel López Obrador Monday afternoon amid the migrant crisis and as the new administration has taken steps to roll back Trump-era immigration policies. López Obrador is reportedly expected to propose a new Bracero-style immigrant labor program to Biden, which could bring 600,000 to 800,000 Mexican and Central American
immigrants a year to work legally in the United States. White House Dossier
The White House knows it is the equivalent of the Democratic Party Expansion Program.
The state of the Bernie-Biden relationship remains strong . . . The president and the Senate’s most recognizable progressive have made sure to work constructively together, even under stressful policy battles.The state of the Bernie-Biden relationship remains strong. With Democrats navigating battles over labor rights and wage policy, the two have back-channeled, applauded each other, and crafted carefully worded statements designed to project
peace and the aura of collaboration. It is a recognition that each side needs the other in order to be successful. The Vermont independent spent a good portion of the Obama years as a progressive-minded critic of the Democratic Party and its agenda, even as he cast critical votes to pass those policies. Politico
Didn't the liberals admit that the goal was always to first elect Biden President and then push country all the way to the Left?
Biden HHS nominee has supported socialized medicine for more than a quarter century . . . President Biden’s HHS nominee Xavier Becerra is a big backer of “Medicare for all,” which of course is government-run health care. In this 2017 interview, he acknowledged proudly that he has backed it for a couple dozen years, way before it seemed such a serious thing. You think he’ll have no influence in the Biden administration? Becerra is a
veteran Washington operator who knows how to get stuff done. They’ll start with the “public option,” a government health plan, for Obamacare and go from there. Or just try to pass socialized medicine in Congress. White House Dossier
Biden Proposes to Expand Obamacare . . . The American Recovery Act, the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes a $40 billion down payment on the president’s plan to “build on Obamacare.” The bill’s expansion of Obamacare—also known as the Affordable Care Act—has nothing to do with the pandemic, would do little to increase health insurance coverage, and may create disincentives for unemployed
people to return to work. Most of the new spending will benefit those who already have heavily subsidized Obamacare coverage. Daily Signal
White House dodges on why it refuses to reveal virtual meeting attendees . . . The Biden administration won’t answer questions on a recent decision to not publish the White House’s virtual visitor logs. The issue was first raised in a Monday piece from Politico noting that despite multiple pledges from President Joe Biden and other top administration officials to reinstate the practice of publishing the full White House visitor logs, the
White House would not be doing the same for the president’s virtual meetings. White House press secretary Jen Psaki also dodged a question on the subject at Monday’s briefing. Real Clear Politics’ Philip Wegmann asked Psaki directly why that decision had been made. “He’s meeting with members of the Senate virtually today,” Psaki responded. “There, I’ve released it for you. What else would you like to know?” White House Dossier
Transparency Administration.
Supreme Court Deals Another Blow to Embattled California governor . . . The effort to recall California governor Gavin Newsom got a boost from the Supreme Court, which struck down the Democrat's ban on indoor church services. The decision, handed down Friday night, ruled in favor of several churches that had sought government protection from bans on in-person, indoor religious services instituted because of the coronavirus
crisis. The decision cited the Supreme Court's previous ruling in favor of churches that established the High Court's position that religious services could not be treated differently than secular essential services. Kevin Faulconer, a former San Diego mayor and leading Republican gubernatorial candidate, said the Court has repeatedly defeated Newsom's attempts to restrict constitutionally protected actions. Washington Free Beacon
Mike Pence missing in action as Trump makes triumphant return . . . As former President Donald Trump teased his political comeback to conservatives this weekend, his one-time wingman, ex-Vice President Mike Pence, was nowhere to be found. While Mr. Trump was accepting the adulation of attendees at the CPAC, his speech lacked any mention of Mr. Pence. Mr. Pence didn’t attend the gathering, reportedly declining an invitation to speak.
And activists didn’t seem to miss him very much, relegating him to a 1% showing in The Washington Times-CPAC’s straw poll test of potential 2024 presidential candidates. A month after the vice president left office, CPAC suggests there is, at best, a ho-hum feeling about Mr. Pence’s future in GOP politics. Washington
Times
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Israeli Military Officials Warn Biden Against Rejoining Iran Nuke Deal . . . A group of nearly 2,000 Israeli generals, military officials, and Mossad operatives warned the Biden administration on Monday against rejoining the Iran nuclear deal, saying the effort "represents an existential threat to the Jewish State" and will "ignite a massive nuclear arms race" across Middle East. The high-ranking military officials
outlined their concerns in a letter sent Monday to President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken. It was signed by 24 Israeli generals and comes as the administration pursues direct talks with Iran as part of an effort to secure a revamped nuclear agreement.. Washington Free Beacon
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Gorbachev to 'Zoom' his 90th birthday party as Putin lauds him . . . Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was expected to throw a Zoom party on Tuesday to celebrate his 90th birthday as President Vladimir Putin lauded him as an outstanding statesman who influenced the course of world history. Gorbachev, who championed arms control and democracy-oriented reforms as Soviet leader in the 1980s, is widely credited with helping end the
Cold War. His critics in Russia blame him however, for what they regard as the unnecessary and painful breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Reuters
Chinese COVID vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns . . . The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day of joy, emotion and hope.” The source of that hope: China – a country that Chile and dozens of other nations are depending on to help rescue them from the COVID-19 pandemic. China’s vaccine
diplomacy campaign has been a surprising success: It has pledged roughly half a billion doses of its vaccines to more than 45 countries, according to a country-by-country tally by The Associated Press.
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US wasted billions on Afghan construction projects: IG . . . American taxpayers funded billions of dollars worth of reconstruction projects in Afghanistan that were destroyed or abandoned during the two decades of fighting in the war-torn country, according to a new watchdog report. Of the nearly $8 billion in U.S. capital assistance projects in Afghanistan — construction, building purchases and motor vehicles — more than $2 billion
was wasted, according to the latest critical report issued Monday by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR.) Washington Times
Walmart dropping $35 minimum requirement for Express Delivery service . . . Walmart is dropping the minimum order requirement for its Express Delivery service as it races to gain a competitive edge over rival Amazon Prime in the fast-growing e-commerce sector. Effective immediately, customers will no longer have to pay a $35 minimum in order to receive food and merchandise in under two hours, the Arkansas-based retailer
announced Monday. Service gives Walmart shoppers access to over 160,000 items. Fox Business
CVS, Walgreens Look to Profit from Big Data Collected From Recipients of Covid-19 Vaccinations . . . Administering Covid-19 vaccines comes with a valuable perk for retail pharmacies: access to troves of consumer data. Chains such as CVS Health Corp., Walmart Inc. and Walgreens-Boots Alliance, Inc. are collecting data from millions of customers as they sign up for shots, enrolling them in patient systems and having recipients register
customer profiles.
The retailers say they are using the information to promote their stores and services, tailor marketing and keep in touch with consumers. Wall Street Journal
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Chinese-American Author on Race Equality: ‘Nobody Is Saying We Want 6 Percent Asians in the NBA’ . . . Amid wide-ranging efforts, from the White House to America’s top universities, to progress social equality, American-Chinese author Kenny Xu said he believes the NFL and NBA are prime examples of why artificially inflating racial equality doesn’t work in the best interests of any group. He pointed to the two sports as
representing segments of American society that have not been pressured to fill race quotas like some educational institutions. “I mean, in the NBA, it’s 75 percent black. Nobody is saying we want 15 percent Asians, we want 6 percent Asians in the NBA. It doesn’t work like that,” Xu told The Epoch Times on Saturday at the CPAC in Orlando. “You are chosen based on how you perform. We shouldn’t be advocating for equity there necessarily. It’s a performance-based system; that’s what makes
it work. And that’s what makes it fair too,” he added. Epoch Times
Yeah, but it's way too common sense for the Leftists. He must be a racist to think that way.
FBI Received Tip Deemed ‘Not Plausible’ Days Before Opening Flynn Probe . . . The FBI opened its investigation of Michael Flynn days after receiving information from a paid confidential source in August 2016 that an agent later determined to be “not plausible,” according to a newly declassified document. The FBI opened its Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence investigation of Flynn nearly a week after beginning a probe of three other Trump
campaign advisors: George Papadopoulos, Carter Page and Paul Manafort. Flynn was the fourth aide targeted in the probe. The FBI would use Halper, who had served in four Republican presidential administrations, to meet with and secretly record both Page and Papadopoulos. He was paid an undisclosed sum of money for his work, according to a Justice Department inspector general’s report released in 2019 . Daily Caller
Former pope uneasy with Catholic Biden's adherence to Democratic Party line . . . Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, better known as emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, expressed misgivings in a Monday interview about President Biden for falling in line with the Democratic Party’s political platform. Cardinal Ratzinger, who became the first pope in more than 600 years to retire when he stepped down in 2013, had “some reservations on a religious level”
with Mr. Biden, according to the Italian publication Corriere della Sera. “It’s true, he’s Catholic and observant. And personally he is against abortion,” Cardinal Ratzinger told the newspaper. “But as president, he tends to present himself in continuity with the line of the Democratic Party. … And on gender politics we have not yet understood what his position is.” Washington Times
Third Woman Accuses Cuomo Of Sexual Misconduct . . . Anna Ruch, 33, is a third woman who has come forward and accused Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct. It reportedly took place at a September 2019 New York City wedding reception. Daily
Caller
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Can You Find All 17 Instances Of Racism On This Page From A Dr. Seuss Book? . . . Racism is everywhere. But nowhere is racism more blatant than in the books of well-known racist Dr. Seuss. His pages were literally dripping with racism, or maybe that was just the barbecue sauce for our chicken nuggies. Even so, barbecue sauce might be racist too, now that we think of it. Take this Dr. Seuss page out of Oh, the
Thinks You Can Think!. It looks harmless, yeah? Well, you're just showing your internalized racism, because there are literally 17 different examples of racism packed into this illustration. Come on a journey with us as we explore them all. 1. The giant orange beast is obviously a reference to Donald Trump. This glorifies white supremacy and Nazism, as Seuss was alluding to his allegiance to the bad orange man. See the rest of Seuss's racist rants and doodles on Babylon Bee
This is satire.
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