AOC: Ilhan Omar’s Comments Were ‘Mischaracterized’

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During an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) comments that seemed to equate the United States and Israel with terrorist organizations, which caused other Democrats to release a statement condemning Omar’s comments. Referring to a tweet AOC made claiming Omar’s comments were mischaracterized, Bash asked, “First question is, what exactly did your fellow Democrats mischaracterize? And are you saying that they are to blame for some threats against her?” “I believe that her comments were absolutely mischaracterized. She was very clearly speaking about the ICC investigations, which name these four

Cruz: ‘Used To Not Be Controversial’ To Point Out ‘Biological Differences Between Boys And Girls’

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During a Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed NCAA President Mark Emmert for the organization’s plan to boycott states that ban biological men from competing in women’s sports. “I will say, Dr. Emmert, I am concerned about just how political the NCAA has gotten on the question of transgender athletes,” Cruz said. “And in particular, on April 12th of this year, the NCAA stated, quote, ‘The NCAA board of governors firmly and unequivocally supports the opportunity for transgender student athletes to compete in college sports.’ And the NCAA further said, ‘When determining where championships are held,

New York Times Journo to MSNBC: American Flag Equals White Supremacy

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So there is New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay on MSNBC, and, as headlined here at Fox, she says this:  NYT, MSNBC’s Mara Gay: ‘Disturbing’ to see ‘dozens of American flags’ on trucks in Long Island New York Times board member: There needs to be a conversation about ‘Whiteness’ The story quotes Gay as saying: “I was on Long Island this weekend visiting a really dear friend, and I was really disturbed. I saw, you know, dozens and dozens of pickup trucks with explicatives [sic] against Joe Biden on the back of them, Trump flags, and in some

Some Red States Outperforming Pre-COVID Economies

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Red states that avoided or minimalized COVID-19 lockdown measures are leading the country in economic recovery, with some states outperforming their pre-COVID-19 numbers. According to the Back-to-Normal Index created by CNN Business and Moody’s Analytics, South Dakota, Florida, and Nebraska are performing at 106%, 101%, and 100% of their pre-COVID-19 numbers, respectively. The United States on average is performing significantly worse than pre-COVID-19 numbers, with recovery only at 91%. A statewide lockdown was never put in place in South Dakota, and both Florida and Nebraska were among the first states to remove their lockdowns. Of the three states, South Dakota

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