Two Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case, the most serious case yet
However, federal prosecutors failed to prove that there was a pre-coordinated plot to actually storm the U.S. Capitol.

A Peek Inside the FBI’s Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet
Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000 devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Montana AG Concerned UPS and FedEx Working with Biden Admin to Track American Gun Owners
Montana’s top law official is concerned that shipping giants UPS and FedEx are working with the Biden administration to bypass laws that bar the federal government from creating a national database of American gun owners.

San Francisco approves 'deadly force option' for police robots
Like at the beginning of an 80s sci-fi movie, the local city board voted to approve the measure in order to protect the police and the public.

Completely unrelated fun fact: Most of 'Robocop' was filmed in Dallas
The locals know this, but most people nationally assume it was filmed in Detroit.

New York City to Remove Mentally Ill People from Streets Against Their Will
Mayor Eric Adams told New York City workers to hospitalize people they deemed too mentally ill to care for themselves, even if they posed no threat to others.

No, conservative commentators aren’t responsible for mass shootings
On Nov. 19, a deranged person walked into an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs and began shooting, killing five. Before he had even been arraigned, leftist commentators were confidently saying he was probably another right-wing loon inspired to terror by the hateful rhetoric of politicians.

White social worker sues Seattle for CRT-based harassment, retaliation
Critical race theory is more than just the employee training framework inside Seattle's Human Services Department, according to a longtime white social worker who received HSD's "maximum achievement" award just three years into his employment.

SF’s New 'Futuristic’ Public Toilet Breaks Down On Just Third Day On the Job
A highly hyped new SF bathroom hailed as “the future of public toilets” lasted only three days into said future, as the high-tech bathroom kiosk quickly had to be relieved of its duty and found itself closed for repairs.

Florida fireworks store engulfed in massive fire during fatal car crash
A driver was killed after crashing into a Florida fireworks store that went up in flames after the impact on Monday.

'Joe Biden blew it': Rail workers' union lashes out at the White House
Biden frequently calls himself the most pro-union president in history, yet he's now urging Congress to use the power granted it under the Railway Labor Act of 1926 to avert a strike.

Pelosi, Schumer vow to avert rail strike despite angry unions
While rail carriers and other industries praised the proposed deal, discontent and anger quickly surfaced from rank-and-file rail workers from four of the unions that voted down the deal.

Biden voted against ending 1992 railroad strike but wants Congress to act to avoid one now
Biden said in 1992 he was "not convinced" that Congress should "act to reward the actions of the railroad companies at this time."

Democrats Double Republicans’ Ad Spending in Georgia Runoff Battle
Warnock and his fellow Democrats have poured nearly $37 million into campaign advertising since Election Day, according to AdImpact data shared by NBC.

Walker: I Built a $100 Million Company, All Warnock Ever Did Was Get ‘Money from Parishioners and Taxpayers’
"... and yet he’s in Dr. King’s church, [and] all he talks about is the color of people’s skin rather than the content of their character.”

Arizona county board supervisors say they voted to certify election 'under duress'
"I vote 'aye' under duress. I found out today that I have no choice but to vote 'Aye' or I will be arrested and charged with a felony."

John Podesta Is Back In The White House
This time, Podesta sits in a key transactional position where he will spearhead Biden’s climate initiatives, which should concern all Americans.

Oakland Will Send Taxpayer Dollars To Residents So They Can Donate To Politicians
Nearly 74% of the city’s voters approved Measure W, mandating that the city biannually send four $25 dollar vouchers to residents for donations to mayoral, City Council, or school board candidates.

NY Dem asks supporters to help pay off campaign bill in fundraising email
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the former head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee who told families struggling with inflation to eat Chef Boyardee, still owes $8,371 in campaign bills and would like someone else to pay his bills.

Fire Ronna McDaniel: The case for Lee Zeldin as RNC chairman
If the manager of your local 7-Eleven performed as poorly as Ronna McDaniel has as the Republican National Committee's chairwoman, he would have been in the unemployment line already.

Russia claims Bank of China in talks to challenge US reserve currency status
"The Central Bank of Russia and the Bank of China are working on the possibility of opening accounts for Russian companies in China, Chinese companies in Russia, and creating a payment system without using SWIFT," a Russian official said.

Black Friday Shopping Hits Record High
The number of American shoppers who made purchases in stores or online over Thanksgiving weekend reached a record high of 196.7 million.

State Treasurer Who Took On BlackRock Plans Crack Down On Woke Investing As Congressman
West Virginia state Treasurer Riley Moore is running to represent his state’s 2nd Congressional District in 2024 and plans to combat “woke” investing strategies on a national scale if he is elected.

Whistleblower Reveals ‘Tax Dollars’ Spent to ‘Put Children in the Hands of Criminals’
The whistleblower, Tara Lee Rodas, volunteered to assist the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with the processing of unaccompanied migrant children and was deployed to the Emergency Intake Site in Pomona, California.

Ketanji Brown Jackson swipes at Biden DOJ during SCOTUS immigration case
Supreme Court oral arguments in a key immigration case grew heated Tuesday as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson rejected the White House’s interpretation of federal law.

US Pledges $53 Million to Help Fix Ukraine’s Electrical Grid
U.S. officials said they hoped the commitment would spur allies to make similar "donations."

Philippines sees a pandemic boom in child sex abuse
More than two years of lockdowns and some of the world's longest school closures left vulnerable children stuck at home with cash-strapped parents desperate to make money.

Twitter Dropped Its COVID ‘Misinformation’ Policy, But No One Noticed Until Now
The policy change, which dates back to Nov 23, is the latest move in Elon Musk’s effort to reform Twitter into a “free speech” platform.

COVID protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils
People in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night, online videos showed.

Chinese authorities seek out COVID protesters as police swarm streets
Chinese authorities have reportedly begun tracking down people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs.

What China’s Protesters Are Calling For
Protests against COVID restrictions have evolved into broader demands. Here’s what videos show about what demonstrators want — and the risks.

China to triple its nuclear arsenal by 2035, Pentagon says
“They’re developing more advanced nuclear delivery systems. So, it’s not just a question of expanding the size of the force, but they’re also really modernizing it qualitatively,” a senior U.S. defense official told reporters.

Disney CEO Bob Iger tells employees to ‘respect’ the audience
Iger said it's very important to "listen to an audience" and not have "disdain" for viewers.

Disney Keeps Making Political Movies And They Keep Flopping
“Strange World” also happened to be one of Disney’s most overtly political films. Vulture helpfully summarized how important political messaging is to the film, saying it was an “environmentally focused adventure featuring a queer Black teenager.”

Dwayne Johnson returns to store he shoplifted from as a teenager
“We can’t change the past and some of the dumb stuff we may have done, but every once in a while we can add a little redeeming grace note to that situation — and maybe put a big smile on some strangers' faces,” he added.

ALERT: Today is your last chance, until next year, to celebrate 'National Hip Hop History Month'
Congress declared November to be National Hip-Hop History month in 2021. The bill was co-sponsored by Maxine Waters and Jamaal Bowman under the leadership of Chuck Schumer.

Kim Kardashian gets $200K in monthly child support in Kanye West divorce settlement
He will also be responsible for half of their kids’ health care expenses not covered by insurance, as well as 50% of their security and education costs, including tuition.

Kim Kardashian's 'cold' home compared to 'psych ward'
“I would feel like I’m sleeping in a morgue in that bedroom,” one Instagram user wrote of an all-gray marble bedroom with only a bed decorating it.

New York Times headline ties Balenciaga scandal to QAnon and Fox News
The hens on “The View” couldn’t bring themselves to condemn the ad campaign that brought together young children and bondage gear, and now the NY Times has weighed in.

Controversial Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia ‘dragging house down’
“Demna doesn’t put out one image that he hasn’t approved. Demna is not only the creative director, he’s driving all the imagery behind the campaigns. To blame a production company is nuts.”

Don Lemon denies notion CNN was liberal
Lemon made the comment while speaking about a possible change in CNN's direction under new CEO Chris Licht.

Miguel Almaguer remains absent from NBC since stunning Paul Pelosi attack report was mysteriously retracted
NBC News correspondent hasn’t appeared on air in nearly a month.

Shipwreck Found At Bottom Of Norway’s Largest Lake Could Be 700 Years Old, Archaeologists Believe
The shipwreck is dated sometime between 1300 and 1850, meaning it could potentially be from the Middle Ages ... or not.

Luminaries blast Biden's Iran envoy for 'abetting the suppression of liberty'
As Iran tries to crush anti-government protests, the State Department undercuts the Iranian resistance.

US and Israeli Fighter Pilots to Simulate Strike on Iran’s Nukes
"Fighter jets and refuelers from the IAF and the U.S. Air Force will take part in the exercise and simulate a number of scenarios in the face of regional threats," the IDF said of the drills, which were set to begin Tuesday.

South Korea Orders Striking Truckers Back to Work, Truckers Say No Deal
The trucker crisis in South Korea came to a head on Tuesday when the government ordered striking truckers to return to work.

WaPo: Why you should almost always wash your clothes on cold, and wash them less
Laundry can be the most significant thing that you do when it comes to reducing your clothes' environmental impact, experts say.

State Attorneys General Move To Block Vanguard’s Climate Crusade From Impacting Public Power Grids
Attorneys general from multiple states and Consumers’ Research filed motions seeking to prevent Vanguard from purchasing shares in publicly traded utilities out of a concern that the company’s climate change efforts will raise prices and decrease energy reliability.

50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for years
More than eight months after the underwater volcano near Tonga erupted on Jan. 14, scientists are still analyzing the impacts of the violent blast, and they're discovering that it could warm the planet.

Senate Rejects Lee Religious Liberty Amendment, Passes So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage Act’
The Senate rejected Sen. Mike Lee’s religious liberty amendment, as well as amendments from Sens. James Lankford and Marco Rubio, and passed the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” on Tuesday evening.

If Marriage Can Mean Anything, It Will Soon Mean Nothing
The Respect for Marriage Act lets the government establish a permanent presence in your personal life while redefining your relationships.

Former NBA star Dwyane Wade calls ex-wife's objection to legally changing child's name, gender 'libelous'
Wade called his ex-wife’s claims about the potential to profit from their child’s sex change "libelous at their core, and are, at best, nonsensical."

Biden student loan deferment will cost taxpayers $40 billion: analysis
Critics have said the student loan forgiveness significantly increases the deficit and helps more affluent Americans significantly more than less educated, poorer Americans.

Data suggests Alzheimer's drug may benefit some patients
The study involved 1,795 participants divided between recipients of Lecanemab and a placebo group and spanned 18 months.

Large motorcycle rallies linked to rise in organ donations, study finds
There were 21% more organ donors per day and 26% more transplant recipients per day during the days of the rallies between 2005 and 2021.

NASA awards Texas company $57 million for lunar construction system
Project Olympus just got a significant cash infusion.

Despite Media Hysteria, Twitter Is Far From Dying
While Twitter is losing both employees and advertisers, and a few high-profile celebrities have departed, the platform’s core user base appears to be as engaged as ever — a point Elon Musk himself made recently. What do the numbers tell us?

Jim Carrey Says He’s ‘Leaving Twitter’
Left-wing anti-vaxxer Jim Carrey, who’s spent years posting conservative-bashing artwork from his Twitter announced on Tuesday that he is “leaving Twitter.”

Qatari official puts World Cup deaths 'between 400 and 500'
A Qatari official involved in the organization of the country's World Cup has put the number of worker deaths related to the tournament "between 400 and 500" for the first time, a number drastically higher than any other previously offered by Doha.

Iranian Soccer Team Sings National Anthem After Threats From Regime
During the team's first game, players stood silent as their country's national anthem played, a gesture meant to signal support for protesters at home.

No moral equivalence between Western values and the rest
America has something Iran and Qatar obviously don’t: progress.