Don't mess with Texas

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  22 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

““The Court gives a green light to a law that will upend the longstanding federal-state balance of power and sow chaos,” Sotomayor wrote in a...”

Yesterday, in a departure for precedent, a divided Supreme Court allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest illegal migrants. The reason for the departure from precedent must be because of the serious issue of a US president leaving the US border wide open to...

"Nothing Succeeds Like Excess": New York's Perverse Incentive in Pricing Trump Out of an Appeal

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  38 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Below is my column in the New York Post on the confiscatory fines imposed on former president Donald Trump and his family and corporation....”

Trump sues ABC News, George Stephanopoulos for defamation

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  135 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  last year

“Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, is suing ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos and ABC News for defamation over his interview...”

Haiti on the brink

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  44 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“"Such acts of theft and sabotage only further worsen the financial and technical situation of the company," it added, noting that four power...”

Link to quote: Haiti, US Embassy entrance area plunge into darkness as vandals attack power plant and substations (msn.com)The US Embassy, now fortified by a special Marine group, was plunged into darkness following attacks by vandals on a power plant and four power substations in Port-au-Prince....

Woke West Point abandoning 'duty, honor, country' is shameful

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  49 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“West Point's gone woke and gotten rid of its central motto, a shameful cave-in to lefty nonsense.”

Did Trump Say It Will Be a 'Bloodbath for the Country' If He Doesn't Get Elected? | Snopes.com

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  33 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“Trump spoke about trade tariffs with China at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, on March 16, 2024.”

Can Biden Ask Facebook To Remove Misinformation? Supreme Court Case Being Heard Today Will Decide.

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  8 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“The states accuse the government of waging “a broad pressure campaign designed to coerce social media companies into suppressing speakers,...”

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case that will determine to what extent the federal government can contact and exert pressure on social media companies, after two GOP-led states accused the Biden administration of “censorship” by “coercing” social media platforms to...

He was right about everything

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  82 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“ "In Joe Biden's America, we'll all be in danger. If you support the police, support Donald Trump."”

Link to quote: Biden And Trump Campaigns Stress Closing Themes In New TV Ads : NPRThe murder rate during Covid lockdowns went down in nearly all of the Western world, but here in the US democrats went after policing after the death of George Floyd. One could argue they promoted violence and...

Illegal migrant from Lebanon admitted terror ties

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  last year

“Basel Bassel Ebbadi, 22, was caught by border patrol on March 9 near El Paso, Texas. While in custody he asked what he was doing in the US, to...”

What we know (and don't) about Chicago's measles outbreak

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  23 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

Chicago health officials Thursday reported two more cases of measles at a Pilsen migrant shelter, bringing the city's total to 12 so far. Why it matters: The outbreak is raising questions about how the city manages migrant health care and vaccinations, and stoking fears that it could stigmatize...