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| Good morning from Washington, where many on the left encourage young Americans in their misunderstanding that socialism or communism is the answer. One woman’s experience as a teen under a centralized government tells another story, Courtney Joyner discovers. Former congressman Ron DeSantis is making conservative gains as Florida’s new governor, Fred Lucas reports. An updated report on school choice in Wisconsin finds more than improved test scores, Joshua Nelson writes. Plus: Amy Swearer and Peyton Smith on Colorado’s mental illness trigger, and Monica Burke on New Jersey’s assisted suicide law. |
| Special Feature A Teen Refugee’s Flight to Freedom From Communist Cambodia “If the government tells you what to do, how to eat, how to breathe, how could that be equal? They are above you,” says Bopha Sayavong, who was confined to a work camp as a teen. More News In Florida, Ron DeSantis Accelerates Conservative Agenda Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pursuing an aggressive reform agenda that includes reshaping the state’s judiciary, investigating school safety, and enforcing immigration laws. More Special Feature In Wisconsin, School Choice Has Unexpected Benefits Elisha Doerr would not have had an opportunity to attend Wisconsin Lutheran High School if it weren’t for a school choice program. Now he’s a student at Harvard. More Analysis Podcast: Conservatism in Australia We talk to Martyn Iles, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, about e state of conservatism here in the U.S. and abroad in Australia. More Commentary Physician-Assisted Suicide Comes to New Jersey. Here’s Why It’s Badly Misguided. Terminally ill patients with a prognosis of six months or fewer now will be able to self-administer lethal concoctions of drugs to take their own lives. More Commentary Tackling Questions About Colorado’s Red Flag Law and the Second Amendment Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, signed into law a bill that allows a person to be temporarily disarmed if a court finds that he poses a significant risk of harm to self or others. More Commentary We Hear You: Absorbing the Loss of Notre Dame Cathedral “The cathedrals are beautiful and were handcrafted by artisans as part of worship to their God,” writes Curtis Conway. “This sense of wonder is what we are losing in our country, and we are worse off for it.” More News Pompeo: Easter Attacks in Sri Lanka Show ‘Brutal Nature of Radical Terrorists’ “Attacks on innocent people gathering in a place of worship or enjoying a holiday meal are affronts to the universal values and freedoms that we hold dear,” says Secretary Pompeo. More |
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Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day. At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day. You can listen live here. “Easter Worshippers” Is Fine Two hundred people were killed in Sri Lanka, many of them worshipping in churches for Easter. Several American politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, referred to them as “Easter worshippers” and a vocal group of Christians on social media are demanding the dead be called Christians. Maybe exercise some grace here. A lot of […] The post “Easter Worshippers” Is Fine appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » No Room For Decency in Trump’s GOP Winning at all costs, where the end is winning and the means are anything, is where Trump is leading the nation, especially his supporters and his party. It’s a place that leaves no room for decency. Sen. Mitt Romney issued a statement Friday, saying he was “sickened at the extent and pervasiveness of dishonesty and […] The post No Room For Decency in Trump’s GOP appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Please, Michele Bachmann, Don’t Ever Say That Again I don’t know her personally, but I have always liked the public character of Michele Bachmann. I remember defending her when she came under the heavy scrutiny and unfair disparagement of the mainstream media during the era of the TEA Party and 2012 election cycle. And when ABC’s Diane Sawyer and Brian Ross tag-teamed on […] The post Please, Michele Bachmann, Don’t Ever Say That Again appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » The Extraordinary Elite Privilege at Union Theological Seminary I really enjoy Nicholas Kristof’s interviews with theologians and this one is no different, but I am struck by the extraordinary privilege claimed by Serene Jones, the president of Union Theological Seminary. The interview went to print the day before more than 200 people, mostly Christians, in Sri Lanka were murdered for their faith in a […] The post The Extraordinary Elite Privilege at Union Theological Seminary appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Happy Easter But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” And they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened. Luke 24:1-12 (ESV) Happy Easter to each and every one of you. The post Happy Easter appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Trump’s Biggest Beef Isn’t Being Called a Criminal, But Called Out as a Coward The Mueller report does worse far than accuse Trump of a crime. It accuses him of being a yellow-striped coward who was afraid to fire Mueller to his face. Every single one of Trump’s lies has been meticulously and lovingly documented by the New York Times, PolitiFact, and the Washington Post, among other leftist media. […] The post Trump’s Biggest Beef Isn’t Being Called a Criminal, But Called Out as a Coward appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » WATCHING THE MOVIES: Ant-Man and The Wasp What’s the modern equivalent of “straight to DVD?” The post WATCHING THE MOVIES: Ant-Man and The Wasp appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » When an Actual “Idol” Shows up on “American Idol” So how about something completely different for the day? I don’t tend to write a lot about entertainment or pop culture, mainly because my tastes are a bit outside of the mainstream and truth be known, there’s probably only two or three of you that read my work on the regular who actually know the […] The post When an Actual “Idol” Shows up on “American Idol” appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » The Case For Bill Weld Just Got Stronger In the wake of the Mueller report, Donald Trump’s only chance is if Democrats nominate another candidate as bad as Hillary. The post The Case For Bill Weld Just Got Stronger appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » The Good Friday Show You can subscribe to my radio show podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spreaker, Soundcloud, etc. by searching for The Erick Erickson Show. You can also listen to my annual Good Friday Show with the embed above. Happy Easter. The post The Good Friday Show appeared first on The Resurgent. 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POLITICO Playbook: How to think about the Democrats’ impeachment dilemma
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04/22/2019 06:06 AM EDT
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NYT, A1 … MATT FLEGENHEIMER and JONATHAN MARTIN: “How 2020 Democrats Are Gaming Out Trump Impeachment Quandary”: “Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has worked for months to find traction in a crowded Democratic presidential primary, stepped forward on Friday with a call to arms: President Trump must be impeached.
“What followed, generally, was conspicuous silence — and not just from her colleagues in Congress. After sidestepping the explosive issue of impeachment for months by citing the inquiry by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, most of the other 17 Democratic presidential candidates have responded to the special counsel’s report with tentative remarks about impeaching Mr. Trump, demands for the unredacted Mueller findings, calls for further hearings or attempts to simply change the subject.
“Anything, that is, to avoid clearly answering the question of whether lawmakers should remove the president from office. … ‘We reinforce his Teflon-ness by buying into this,’ said Jennifer Palmieri, a former senior aide to Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama. ‘Whether or not he’s Teflon is up to you, as a member of Congress.’” NYT … A1 PDF
OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND ON CAPITOL HILL, where this is a reality, not a theoretical exercise for people looking to curry favor with a narrow electorate, this issue will come to the fore today when Speaker NANCY PELOSI gathers House Democrats on a conference call to discuss the Mueller report. Inevitably, whether it’s brought up directly or not, their impeachment dilemma will be top of mind for many Democrats.
OF COURSE, Pelosi has been exceedingly cautious about the prospect of impeachment, partially as a tool to help her lawmakers fend off endless questions — and pressure — about removing the president.
JMART AND MATT laid out the practical and political considerations for 2020 candidates, and there’s a similar incentive structure for Democrats on the Hill:
PRACTICALLY, there’s next to zero chance Congress will be able to remove President DONALD TRUMP from office. We already know what’s in the Mueller report, and not a single Senate Republican seems put off. (Even MITT ROMNEY urged everyone to move on.) Twenty of them would need to have their hair on fire to remove Trump from office.
POLITICALLY, impeachment would be a messy, all-consuming process that would grind legislation to a halt. Democrats have said on repeat that they were elected not to impeach the president, but rather to lower prescription drug prices and enact other policies to help working Americans. All of that would go nowhere if Democrats were impeaching Trump.
IT WILL BE TEMPTING to listen to every Democrat opine about impeachment. Don’t. Only a few matter.
WHO TO WATCH … Outside of PELOSI and House Majority Leader STENY HOYER (D-Md.),a few voices will carry real heft:
— 1. House Judiciary Chairman JERRY NADLER (D-N.Y.).His committee would conduct impeachment.
— 2. House Oversight Chairman ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-Md.). Cummings is one of the most measured and well-respected members of the caucus. He is a public face, but not a TV blowhard.
— 3. House Democratic Caucus Chairman HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-N.Y.).Jeffries is seen by some as the speaker in waiting. He’s on Judiciary and in the leadership, and a top messenger for Democrats. He won’t go out on a limb without knowing what the leadership thinks.
TRUMP RESPONDS — @realDonaldTrump at 6:35 p.m.: “How do you impeach a Republican President for a crime that was committed by the Democrats? MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
WAPO, A1: ROZ HELDERMAN: “Inside the special counsel’s long hunt to uncover whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia”
Good Monday morning. SPOTTED: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) in a full suit and tie enjoying a buffet breakfast on the rooftop of the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, Greece.
SCOOP — ALEX ISENSTADT: “Trump wins over big donors who snubbed him in 2016”: “Deep-pocketed Republicans who snubbed Donald Trump in 2016 are going all in for him in 2020, throwing their weight behind a newly created fundraising drive that’s expected to dump tens of millions into his reelection coffers.
“The effort involves scores of high-powered businessmen, lobbyists and former ambassadors who raised big money for George W. Bush, John McCain and Mitt Romney — and who are now preparing to tap their expansive networks for Trump after rebuffing his first presidential bid.
“The project, which is closely modeled after the famed Pioneers network that helped to fuel Bush’s 2000 campaign, is slated to be formally unveiled on May 7, when well-connected Republican fundraisers from around the country descend on Washington for a closed-door event with Trump 2020 aides. Under the plan, which was described by more than a half-dozen party officials, high-performing bundlers who collect at least $25,000 for Trump Victory, a joint Trump 2020-Republican National Committee fundraising vehicle, will earn rewards like invitations to campaign-sponsored retreats, briefings and dinners.
“Party officials have been reaching out to top fundraisers in recent weeks and wooing them with the prospect of joining ‘raiser clubs,’ with names like 45 Club, Trump Train and Builders Club.” POLITICO
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JUST POSTED … AP’S STEVE PEOPLES and HUNTER WOODALL in Manchester, N.H.: “Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum”: “There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience in presidential politics.
“Welcome to the campaign of Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old Indiana mayor who has suddenly become one of the hottest names in the Democrats’ presidential primary season. Yet there is an increasing urgency, inside and outside of the campaign, that his moment may pass if he doesn’t take swift action to build a national organization capable of harnessing the energy he’ll need to sustain his surge in the nine months or so before the first votes are cast. …
“In an interview, Buttigieg conceded that his supporters across the country have essentially had to ‘organize themselves’ so far. ‘We need to make sure we have the organizational strengths to sustain this wave of support that we’ve been getting for the last almost month and a half now,’ he said. ‘It’s created some challenges to rise this far this fast, but I would put those in the category of a good problem to have.’” AP
— TEAM BERNIE vs. BUTTIGIEG … California Rep. Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna): “Come on @PeteButtigieg. It is intellectually dishonest to compare Bernie to Trump. Bernie is for giving people healthcare, education, childcare, & more pay. He wants to blow up credentialed elitism — those who reject tuition free college for all.”
— That’s Khanna, a national co-chair of the Sanders campaign, responding to Buttigieg comparing Bernie’s supporters to Trump’s. Washington Examiner
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THE LATEST IN SRI LANKA — “Sri Lanka identifies group suspected in Easter bombings,” byAP’s Bharatha Mallawarachi and Krishan Francis in Colombo, Sri Lanka: “The coordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels, killing more than 200 people, were carried out by seven suicide bombers from a domestic militant group named National Thowfeek Jamaath, a government official said Monday. All of the bombers were Sri Lankan citizens, but authorities suspect foreign links, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said at a news conference. …
“The bombings, Sri Lanka’s deadliest violence since a devastating civil war ended a decade ago on the island nation, killed at least 290 people with more than 500 wounded, Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said Monday.” AP
FOGGY BOTTOM WATCH … SCOOP — WAPO’S JOSH ROGIN: “No more waivers: The United States will try to force Iranian oil exports to zero”: “[T]he State Department is set to announce that all countries will have to completely end their imports of Iranian oil or be subject to U.S. sanctions. … On Monday morning, Secretary of StateMike Pompeowill announce to the media that, as of May 2, the State Department will no longer grant sanctions waivers to any country that is currently importing Iranian crude or condensate, two State Department officials told me. …
“The decision to end waivers has implications for world oil markets … The officials said market disruption should be minimal for two reasons: supply is now greater than demand and Pompeo is also set to announce offsets through commitments from other suppliers such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. …
“[C]ountries that will now have to cut off Iranian oil imports or be subject to U.S. sanctions are China, India, Turkey, Japan and South Korea.” WaPo
AXIOS’ JONATHAN SWAN: “In a closed-door meeting with Iranian-American community leaders last Monday … Pompeo said the Trump administration is ‘not going to do a military exercise inside Iran’ to expedite a regime change, according to three sources who were in the room.”Axios
— Look out for Pompeo’s swipe at JOHN BOLTON!
TRADE WATCH — WSJ: “Trade Deal Alone Won’t Fix Strained U.S.-China Business Relations,” by Josh Zumbrun: “The accord now being drawn up to resolve the trade fight between the world’s two largest economies promises better treatment of U.S. companies in China and more Chinese orders for U.S. crops and other products. But rattled businesses on both sides of the Pacific are skittish about rushing back in to revive the once-booming investment activity between the two countries.” WSJ
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — “Trump administration’s proposed hiring requirement alarms criminal justice reform advocates on left and right,” by WaPo’s Lisa Rein: “Under a proposed update to hiring requirements, applicants who get a job offer from the federal government or its contractors would have to disclose whether they went through a pretrial diversion program that allowed them to avoid prison — and a criminal record. The answer could lead an agency to rescind the offer.” WaPo
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THE JUICE … MIKE BLOOMBERG cut a $5.5 million check to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat to fill the gap left by the Trump administration to make sure the U.S. meets the Paris agreement goals.
TRUMP’S MONDAY — The president and first lady Melania Trump will participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll breakfast reception and a related event this morning starting at 10:15 a.m.
PLAYBOOK READS
ANDREW DESIDERIO in Somerville, N.J., for POLITICO MAGAZINE: “Meet the Democrats’ New Voice on Foreign Policy”: “[New Jersey Rep. Tom] Malinowski, 53, is just one of nearly 100 members of the freshman class in the House — but he’s quickly becoming one of Democrats’ most influential voices on foreign policy, educating his fellow members about key issues and aggressively pushing the Trump administration to prioritize global human rights issues and reorient its often chaotic foreign policy.” POLITICO Magazine
GABBY ORR and ANDREW RESTUCCIA: “How Stephen Miller made immigration personal”
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THEY’RE BACK — “Reagan’s Supply-Side Warriors Blaze a Comeback Under Trump,” by Ben Schreckinger: “A quintet of Ronald Reagan appointees — Larry Kudlow, Art Laffer, Steve Forbes, Stephen] Moore and David Malpass — united by undying affection for each other and for laissez-faire economics, have the run of Washington once more. Members of the tight-knit group have shaped Trump’s signature tax cut, helped install each other in posts with vast influence over the global economy, and are working to channel Trump’s mercantilist instincts into pro-trade policies.
“Blasted by their critics as charlatans and lauded by their acolytes as tireless champions of prosperity, there’s no denying the quintet has had an enduring impact on decades of economic policy.” POLITICO Magazine
PROFILE: “The Last Kennedy,” by Isaac Dovere in The Atlantic
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HOW TRUMP WORKS — “To Defend Against a Mercurial Boss, Trump Aides Wield the Pen as Shield,” by NYT’s Peter Baker and Annie Karni: “President Trump glanced around the room and noticed Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, then his national security adviser, with his head bent over a notebook, scribbling something down.
“General McMaster was a prolific note-taker, recording details for later reference, a practice that hardly seemed unusual to someone in charge of a sprawling national security apparatus. But it enraged Mr. Trump, who one day, according to people in the room, finally snapped at his adviser.
“‘Why are you always writing in that book?’ he demanded.” NYT
FUN READ — “What we learned watching Robert Mueller for 18 months,” by CNN’s Sam Fossum, Em Steck, Liz Stark and Caroline Kelly: “Over the next year, we glued ourselves to the various entrances to try to catch a glimpse of the comings and goings of the major and minor players involved in the investigation. Eventually, we discovered when Mueller zipped into work in his signature silver Subaru, and identified his team of prosecutors, FBI agents and support staff who also drove or walked into the special counsel’s office. …
“The work was sometimes thrilling, often monotonous and always continued no matter rain, sleet or snow. Countless hours were spent watching, and by extension, listening — to music, podcasts, Russian talk radio for one journalist, or Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow’s daily radio show in hopes of hearing something Mueller-related — to pass the time.” CNN
— HERE’S MSNBC trying to question Mueller at church: Video
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SPOTTED: Nancy Pelosi attending “To Kill a Mockingbird” on Broadway on Sunday with her family. Per our tipster: “On her entrance to the theater, she received a sustained standing ovation, and got an ovation from the cast backstage after the show (this was a reunion for the cast and Pelosi, having jointly been part of a school event at Library of Congress last month).
“She also autographed Time Magazine covers (of her) that were circulating widely backstage. Pelosi told star Jeff Daniels that his performance Atticus Finch is ‘a great gift.’ He shot back, ‘Have you seen “Dumb and Dumber”?’” Pic of Pelosi with the cast… Pelosi talking to Daniels
— David Cohen, who was deputy CIA director in the Obama administration, getting a cameo as an extra in Sunday night’s “Game of Thrones” episode. CIA tweet
NSC DEPARTURE LOUNGE — Tristan Abbey has left the NSC, where he was director for strategy in the strategic planning directorate, and has joined the staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where he will work on strategic energy issues.
ENGAGED — Brad Elkins, senior adviser for Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), proposed to Adrianne Lytle, the principal at Coyote Willow Family School, a magnet school. He proposed to her at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden in Albuquerque, where the couple met while Elkins was running Heinrich’s 2018 re-election campaign. Instapics
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Joe Pounder, co-founder of Definers Public Affairs, is 36. A trend he thinks deserves more attention: “The surface blurring of lines between reporting and opposition research. All information is now democratized so everyone can act like a researcher and reporter, and everyone with a smartphone can be a video tracker. Thankfully the advancement of technology has made us realize our competitive advantage is going back to basics. Only talented oppo researchers can go into the county courthouse and pull the records they need to build a narrative. Only a reporter can talk to a source and bring sometimes decades-old anecdotes to the surface.” Playbook Plus Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Julie Whiston … Don Graham is 74 … Matt Moore, former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party … AP’s Elana Schor … Jummy Olabanji … CNN’s Arlette Saenz (hat tip: Jonathan Karl) … James Kvaal … Marisa Perez … Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) is 59 … Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) is 55 … Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, is 62 … Shayndi Raice, WSJ national news reporter … NBC’s Matt Korade … Helene Cooper (h/t Steve Clemons) … Bob Reid, senior managing editor at Stars and Stripes … The New Yorker’s Erica Hinsley (h/t Natalie Raabe) … Sana Ali … WaPo’s Sari Horwitz … Larry Brady … Krista Jenusaitis … Kombiz Lavasany … Wade Henderson … Sarah Hunt, co-founder of the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy (h/ts Bishop Garrison and Rebecca Bernbach Graves) … Patrick Rucker … Andrew Taverrite, press secretary for Planned Parenthood, is 29 (h/ts Ben Halle and Kyle Tharp) … McKinsey’s Elizabeth Anderson Ledet …
… Glenn Simpson, co-founder of Fusion GPS, is 55 (h/t Tim Burger) … Dahlia Lithwick … TPM’s Allegra Kirkland … Isabella Gomez Torres … Allison Ehrich Bernstein (h/t Jon Haber) … Seth Samuels, chief analytics officer at the Messina Group … Brian Forde is 39 … NYC Council Member Ruben Diaz Sr. is 76 … Rick Dykema … WeWork’s Anastasia Dellaccio (h/t Ben Chang) … Zygmunt Wilf is 69 … Josh Dorner, SVP at SKDKnickerbocker … WaPo’s Eugene Scott … Nicole Bamber … Ozy’s Daniel Malloy … Allie Medack, MBA candidate at U.Va. and a GM alum (h/t Reagan Payne) … Maureen Mooney … FAA’s Christopher Jennison … Evan Quinnell … Mark Braden … Doug Lowenstein … NYT’s Elisabeth Goodridge … Adele M. Stan … Walter Fields is 6-0 … Evan Dobelle … Lisa Allison … Kyle Osborne … Yasmina Vinci … Andrea Clarke … Britt Cocanour … Andrea LaRue … Chung Seto (h/ts Teresa Vilmain)
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Prayers for Sri Lanka On Easter Sunday, over 200 people were killed and over 450 injured when suicide bombers entered three churches, including St. Anthony’s Shrine and St. Sebastian’s Church, and three hotels, detonating bombs nearly simultaneously. From the New York Post: “Sri Lanka’s defense minister announced that seven suspects had been arrested. However, police hesitated over a possible motive, with no one yet claiming responsibility for the carnage. ‘We cannot say who is behind the attacks and what their intentions were until the investigation is complete,’ police spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara said. Worshippers and hotel guests were among the dead — with citizens of China, Portugal and the Netherlands also thought to be killed.” Last night, NPR reported there has now been 13 arrests. The Sri Lankan declared a curfew and shut down several social media sites in order to combat misinformation and rumors, including one false report that the Sri Lanka Red Cross had been attacked. The TL;DR Version of the Mueller Report My dear BRIGHT readers, I must confess that I haven’t been following the coverage of the Mueller report this week. I started a new job last Monday (yay!) and my energy has been focused on that and adapting to my new schedule. Thankfully, Madeline Osburn at The Federalist has the too-long-didn’t-read version of what you may have missed last week in “7 Ways the Mueller Report Exposed The Media’s ‘Bombshell’ Fake News Stories.” She writes: “After two and a half years of countless mainstream media “scoops” and “bombshells” that turned out to be false or nonexistent, the American people finally have some concrete answers on Russiagate. When Special Counsel Robert Mueller released his 448-page report on Russian interference in the 2016 election on Thursday, some of the investigation’s conclusions debunked once and for all many misleading, and anonymously sourced, conspiracy theories.” Read the seven points here. The media’s love affair with Mueller seems to be over. Here’s MSNBC reporter Mike Viqueira asking Robert Mueller questions as he and his wife leave church on Easter Sunday. So, is this the end of what former Congressman Thaddeus McCotter calls the “collusion cult”? He writes: “Just as a house divided against itself cannot stand, a citizenry divided by the Russia-gate lie cannot engage in civil discourse and perhaps may never again unite in a common cause. For Russia-gate must be either fact or fiction; and a two-year special counsel’s investigation has proven it’s fiction. In time, one hopes sooner than later, the vast majority of the Collusion Cult will accept this reality and we can all proceed to other actual policy disagreements sans the divisive bile of this lie.” What I’m Reading This Week I’m almost done with Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin. Next on the list is White by Bret Easton Ellis. You may know Ellis from his novels (turned movies), including Less Than Zero and American Psycho. From the book description: “Now, in White, with the same originality displayed in his fiction, Ellis pours himself out onto the page and, in doing so, eviscerates the perceived good that the social-media age has wrought, starting with the dangerous cult of likeability. White is both a denunciation of censorship, particularly the self-inflicted sort committed in hopes of being ‘accepted,’ and a bracing view of a life devoted to authenticity.” A Case of the Mondays Game of Bones: Dachshunds are coming! (YouTube) Park ranger’s selfie with gorillas goes viral (The Hill) Two grandmas maybe had a little too much fun/beer (Facebook) |
Last week First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence visited Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The First Lady tweeted,
“The United States Military is a national treasure and I am so grateful
to all the hard working men, women and families who serve our great
nation. Thank you!”
They also met with children at the Army post’s school. See video here.
In Fashion Notes this week, John Binder highlights the gorgeous botanical floral coat the First Lady wore ahead of the Easter holiday:
“First Lady Melania Trump channeled the blossoming White House
gardens on Thursday as she strutted in a floral coat and orange sherbet
stilettos — a nod to the upcoming Easter holiday.
On
an exciting day for President Trump, Mrs. Trump stepped out in a white
sheath dress and an Ivory wool floral-printed cocoon coat with an
old-world vibe by American designer Adam Lippes. The coat features
luxurious jeweled-encrusted buttons and is currently sold out, but
previously retailed for about $2,250.
Mrs. Trump added a pair of orange sherbet-toned “So Kate” suede
Christian Louboutin stilettos with a roughly five-inch heel. The creamy,
Easter-ready pumps are still available for about $575.”
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William Jacobson: “TOOK THE WEEKEND OFF — Well, not exactly “off” but not on the website. Nearing end of semester, and it’s crunch time.”
Kemberlee Kaye: “Easter is my absolute favorite — renewal, hope, rebirth — ever facet of this world could use a bit more of each.”
Leslie Eastman: “Among
the things I prayed for this Easter was a slow news week. I really
need to catch my breath and regain some peace of spirit.”
David Gerstman: “Last week, LI readers saw a post about
how the Durham City Council became the first U.S. to pass a resolution
to boycott police training in Israel written by Peter Reitzes. And some
readers probably wondered who Peter Reitzes is. Actually, I’m proud to
say that I was one of his editors for about a year and a half at The
Tower. Peter is a normal guy with a job, who saw growing anti-Israel
activism in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, so he took to
his computer and exposed it. For a complete catalogue of his work please
check it out here.
Peter may not have trained as a journalist, but he did a journalist’s
job. He heard people talk, he went to events, and he made requests for
public documents that people in power thought no one would look for.
There’s a lot of nasty anti-Israel stuff going on in North Carolina’s
top academic institutions and the surrounding jurisdictions. Peter has
been instrumental in exposing it.”
Miriam Elman: “Last Thursday, a resolution up
for a vote at the student government association (SGA) at Georgia State
University, which called for the university to sever its ties with
GILEE, a research center and law enforcement exchange program that among
other countries includes a training seminar in Israel,
failed to pass. Had it passed, the resolution would have been a first
campus win for ‘Deadly Exchange’, the antisemitic campaign that Jewish Voice for Peace and its virulently anti-Israel allies launched two years ago. ‘Deadly Exchange’ is starting to pop up on campuses across
the country, especially in the Boston area. But the attack on US-Israel
police exchange programs has been ongoing on the Georgia State campus
for over a decade, as we documented in a prior post, despite widespread support for
its police exchange programs from law enforcement associations and
organizations representing Georgia’s minority communities. Wild
accusations that Israel is training U.S. police forces to harm American
blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and immigrant groups are now
becoming central talking points for BDS activists.
But as last Thursday’s SGA meeting at Georgia State University shows,
‘Deadly Exchange’ can be defeated by relying on the facts and by
pointing out the obnoxious nature of the campaign itself. Last week on
an Atlanta campus that proved to be a winning strategy.”
Vijeta Uniyal: “More
than 200 people have been killed and 400 injured in a series of suicide
bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. Identity of the attackers
point to an Islamist terror plot.”
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Initially, Morton simply called it “Tree Planting Day,” and it proved so popular in the Cornhusker State that by the time he went to Washington to serve in Cleveland’s Cabinet, Nebraska had changed the date to April 22 — today’s date — in honor of Morton’s birthday. I’ll have more on this topic, along with a couple of my favorite quotes about trees, in a moment. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * “Edelweiss” and the Media. Steve Cortes assails the innuendo instigated by a New York Times reporter involving the Rodgers and Hammerstein song and the White House. Recovering the Christian Foundations of Human Rights. Peter Berkowitz weighs in on a new book by Robert Louis Wilken, “Liberty in the Things of God.” Spending-Cap Fights Expose Both Parties’ Weaknesses. In RealClearPolicy, James C. Capretta warns that the bipartisan consensus to ignore the nation’s budgetary challenges probably won’t change until outside events force a different response Electric Car Subsidies Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up to Be. In RealClearEnergy, Steve Pociask explains why Congress should oppose EV credits. A Misplaced Emphasis on Government Data. RealClearMarkets editor John Tamny reminds readers that private entities often produce more accurate, and timely, economic statistics than their federal counterparts, at no cost to taxpayers. Rethink Ending Rebates on Prescription Drugs. In RealClearHealth, Brian McNicoll writes that a proposed rule halting rebates drug companies pay to Part D and Medicaid-managed organizations could backfire and increase the cost of medicines. 10 Favorite National Park Hikes. In honor of National Park Week, RealClearLife has this guided tour. * * * Born in New York in 1832 and raised near Detroit, Julius Sterling Morton graduated from the University of Michigan, married and headed west, stopping in a place called Nebraska City. There, he made his home and his name — putting his stamp on Nebraska and, eventually, the rest of the nation. He edited a local newspaper, served in the territorial legislature as a Democrat, and was appointed by President James Buchanan as Nebraska’s governor from 1858 until 1859. He identified his own politics as “conservative” at a time when the word had a different connotation than it does today, at least insofar as environmental policy is concerned. As I have noted in this space previously when writing about Arbor Day, “conservative” is a cognate of “conservation,” and Morton was decidedly conservationist in his outlook. His particular passion was reforestation, which he helped implement as federal policy while serving in the Cleveland administration. By 1907, Arbor Day was celebrated in every state in the Union, but not necessarily on April 22. Nebraska, like most states, now observes it on the last Friday in April. Tree-planting is an activity with local geographic and climate considerations, however, so this is not uniform. California (state tree, the redwood) observes Arbor Day from March 7-14. In Texas (pecan), it’s the first Friday in November. Florida (sabal palm) goes on the third Friday in January. At the Arbor Day Foundation website, you can click on your state to see when you should be out planting. For inspiration, you can contemplate the heart-warming words of Henry David Thoreau: “I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.” Or you can read Joyce Kilmer’s lovely, 12-line ode to trees, the one that ends: “Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree.” Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com Having trouble viewing this email? | [Unsubscribe] | Update Subscription Preferences Copyright © 2019 RealClearHoldings, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email becuase you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: RealClearHoldings666 Dundee RoadBldg. 600Northbrook, IL 60062 Add us to your address book |
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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray April 22, 2019 No, Men Don’t Need Cuddle Parties To ‘Fix’ Their Masculinity By Libby Emmons The problem isn’t that culture tells men vulnerability isn’t masculine enough, or that standards of affection need be at arm’s length. Full article CNN Shows Zero Interest In Questioning Conventional Wisdom About Watergate By Geoff Shepard The producer assured me that CNN was committed to presenting a balanced view in its recent series on Richard Nixon, but she never even called back, and I think I know why. Full article If You Really Care About The Earth, Don’t Buy Earth Day Gear From Everlane By Libby Emmons It would be substantially more sustainable to provide New York Times subscriptions without unleashing a whole batch of new, wastable clothing upon the world. Full article Why Abortion Never Works Onscreen Even Though Hollywood Desperately Wants It To By Ellie Bufkin Storylines in everything from ‘Veep’ to ‘Juno’ attempt to deal with abortion, but the latest Hollywide trend is trying to make it funny and casual. Full article Why The So-Called Equality Act Is A Bait-and-Switch Power Grab By Stella Morabito The ‘Equality’ Act doesn’t really protect anybody. It undermines human freedom and dignity by legally stripping Americans across the board of inalienable rights. Full article Why Relocating Illegal Aliens To Sanctuary Cities Is A Brilliant, Win-Win Idea By J. Michael Waller Trump’s law-and-order supporters seemed stunned. His critics suspected a vengeful trap. Few saw it as what could become the most magnanimous gesture of his presidency. Full article All 21 Marvel Superhero Films, Ranked By John Cooper Quite possibly the most underrated film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is ‘Thor.’ (No, I’m not kidding. Yes, I will fight you.) Full article Problematic Women: Bre Payton’s Mom On Grief, Faith, And Living A Full Life By The Federalist Staff Listen to a special episode of the ‘Problematic Women’ podcast, a tribute to Federalist Staff Writer Bre Payton with her mother and friends. Full article Barbara Bush’s Diaries Make Me Want To Tweet Less, And Journal More By Stephanie Green It seems that Barbara Bush, who died a year ago this month, was more Bridget Jones than Mamie Eisenhower. Full article Amazon’s ‘The Tick’ Is Better Than The Superhero Movies It’s Parodying By Nathanael Blake Perhaps not having enormous sums of money to spend on CGI forced the show to do a better job of character development than most big-budget superhero films. Full article Why Chip And Joanna Gaines’s Ubiquity Holds Perils And Promise By Casey Chalk Everywhere, including every grocery store checkout counter, I’m greeted by the smiling faces of the co-founders of the popular HGTV program ‘Fixer Upper.’ Full article THE COLLUSION DREAM IS DEAD BUT THE CONSPIRACY LIVES ON The President of the United States did not conspire with the Russians. Neither did his family. Neither did his friends. Neither did his campaign. At the end of the Robert Mueller investigation – now clearly staffed and advanced by partisans who loathe this president – not one single American, after all that, has been indicted or charged with any crime for conspiring with the Russians in any way, shape, or form to steal the 2016 election. That is now an indisputable fact. The uncomfortable reality is that we spent two years being fed the most irresponsible allegations advanced by an ignorant punditocracy gone savage for this idea, which should raise all sorts of questions about our political, intelligence, and media elites who sold us this crazy story and promised the American people the proof that never came. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a free trial today. follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2019 The Federalist, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences |
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- How exploding diaper costs demonstrate the crisis at the border
- Rep. Seth Moulton enters the Democratic nomination race
- PragerU: Is Denmark socialist?
- Today is Earth Day: Socialists of the world rejoice!
- CNN does 67 updates for Sri Lanka story with ZERO mentions blaming Islamic terrorists
- Game of Thrones Final Season Episode 2 Review
- We’ve reached ‘Peak Roger Stone’ on the timeline as he prepares to speak at strip club
- Since leftist media won’t say it: Radical Islamic terrorists murdered hundreds of Christians
- Romans 8:18 – ‘sufferings of this present time’
- How NOT to beat AOC: Run a big-dollar GOP candidate against her
| How exploding diaper costs demonstrate the crisis at the border Posted: 22 Apr 2019 05:10 AM PDT Democrats have been caught in a feedback loop for months over border security. They can’t reconcile their narrative with the reality at the border, yet they continue to repeat the same talking points for leftist media to regurgitate to the masses. But one look at the cost of diapers and other baby supplies should be enough […] The post How exploding diaper costs demonstrate the crisis at the border appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Rep. Seth Moulton enters the Democratic nomination race Posted: 22 Apr 2019 04:29 AM PDT The clown car continues to fill up as a new Democrat announces their presidential campaign seemingly every week. This time, it’s Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA), marking the third politician from Massachusetts to vie for the top spot. He joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former Republican governor Bill Weld as hopefuls from The Bay State. […] The post Rep. Seth Moulton enters the Democratic nomination race appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| PragerU: Is Denmark socialist? Posted: 22 Apr 2019 04:10 AM PDT Not too long ago, many socialist, including presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, thought the model of the future for America was Venezuela. They saw the prosperity that the oil-rich nation was enjoying in its early days of socialism and said, “That’s us. That’s where America needs to be.” Fast forward to today and suddenly every socialist […] The post PragerU: Is Denmark socialist? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Today is Earth Day: Socialists of the world rejoice! Posted: 22 Apr 2019 03:00 AM PDT Today is Earth Day, or as it is known by socialists and communists around the world, Vladimir Lenin’s birthday. While there are those who argue that Earth Day falling on Lenin’s birthday was merely a coincidence, a look back at the history of the first Earth Day paints a different picture. April 22, 1970 was […] The post Today is Earth Day: Socialists of the world rejoice! appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| CNN does 67 updates for Sri Lanka story with ZERO mentions blaming Islamic terrorists Posted: 21 Apr 2019 11:21 PM PDT The narrative has already been set by American mainstream media on how they’re supposed to handle the Sri Lanka terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday. There are certain things that can be said and others that must be avoided at all costs. With reporting that has spanned nearly 24 hours and included 67 updates to the […] The post CNN does 67 updates for Sri Lanka story with ZERO mentions blaming Islamic terrorists appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Game of Thrones Final Season Episode 2 Review Posted: 21 Apr 2019 08:17 PM PDT As with episode’s one’s review there is no promise of keeping free of spoilers. In fact there is nothing to spoil. Last week’s episode was gritty in a political thriller sort of way as the divided North became the main focus. Episode 2 takes place in the limbo period between the preparation episode and the battle […] The post Game of Thrones Final Season Episode 2 Review appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| We’ve reached ‘Peak Roger Stone’ on the timeline as he prepares to speak at strip club Posted: 21 Apr 2019 06:59 PM PDT President Trump’s long-time confidant and rabble-rouser Roger Stone is short on cash and looking for options as mounting legal fees reduce his wealth. In a move that can be categorized as “Peak Roger Stone,” the controversial figure is set to accept a large fee to speak at a strip club. Stone will appear at the Paper […] The post We’ve reached ‘Peak Roger Stone’ on the timeline as he prepares to speak at strip club appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Since leftist media won’t say it: Radical Islamic terrorists murdered hundreds of Christians Posted: 21 Apr 2019 05:29 PM PDT Update: CNN still hasn’t acknowledge the possibility it was Islamic terrorism after 67 updates over the last 24 hours. Original Story: The dramatic shift in how mainstream media characterizes terrorist attacks over the years reached what I hope is the pinnacle of their obfuscation today. The terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka against Christian churches and […] The post Since leftist media won’t say it: Radical Islamic terrorists murdered hundreds of Christians appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Romans 8:18 – ‘sufferings of this present time’ Posted: 21 Apr 2019 05:00 PM PDT For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. – Romans 8:18 (KJV) There has been suffering around the world since the fall of man to sin. While this suffering will persist until the second coming of Christ, we […] The post Romans 8:18 – ‘sufferings of this present time’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| How NOT to beat AOC: Run a big-dollar GOP candidate against her Posted: 21 Apr 2019 04:27 PM PDT There is some excitement coming out of the Bronx because of an alleged “big money donor” with connections who wants to defeat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) so badly, he or she is willing to fork over tons of dollars and influence in a campaign to turn the deep blue district red. This won’t happen. It […] The post How NOT to beat AOC: Run a big-dollar GOP candidate against her appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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Prior Reporting Confirmed That Some FBI Agents Were FED UP With Comey
Reporting done previously by The Daily
Caller confirmed White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’
claim that some FBI agents were indeed unhappy with former FBI Director
James Comey’s leadership. The Caller reported in October 2016 that FBI agents lost confidence in Comey after seeing how the bureau handled the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails. But since the release of the Mueller report, media outlets have pounced on Sanders for saying that FBI agents had issues with Comey… |
| BREAKING NOW: Multiple Easter Sunday Bombings Kill 200+ at Sri Lanka Churches, Hotels A series of Easter bombings targeting at least three churches and three luxury hotels took the lives of over 200 people in Sri Lanka Sunday; with authorities saying an additional 450 were injured or missing.“A pair holding U.S. and British nationalities were among the 11 foreigners killed after a series of |
| WHAT NOW? Chuck Schumer Says Mueller Report Proves Trump Not Working for ‘Middle Class’ Americans Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer used Robert Mueller’s ‘No Collusion’ final report Friday to attack President Trump’s economic policy; bizarrely asserting that the special counsel’s conclusions prove the President isn’t working for “middle class” Americans.“The Mueller report shows how dense the Trump swamp is, how dishonest this president is, and how erratic this… |
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