States that voted for Biden lost jobs at more than double the rate of Republican ones during pandemic

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Job losses during the pandemic differed significantly by party affinity Democratic states averaged job losses of 6.2%, versus 2.5% in Republican ones Difference might be due to severity of pandemic restrictions on the economy Republican states are also less likely to have large cities and service economies   More severe job losses might have swayed voters … Read more

Supreme Court Considers Fourth Amendment Exception To Let Cops Seize Guns Without A Warrant

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A U.S. Supreme Court case that could dramatically expand the ability of police to enter homes without warrants, including to seize firearms, had a wide-ranging and freewheeling oral argument on Wednesday. In debating an exception to the Fourth Amendment, the justices managed to invoke Albert Camus, crying babies, dangerous falls by the elderly, Kojak, mask ordinances, plague … Read more

LONG OVERDUE: JUST ONE OF Soros-Backed Prosecutor Faces Disciplinary Hearings, Could Lose Law License, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner faced disciplinary proceedings stemming from an ethics complaint filed against her, according to a case list (pdf) posted on a state website. Gardner, who was elected to her post with the help of billionaire liberal activist George Soros, will likely face a panel that will review the allegations against … Read more

California Dems Pressured Tech Companies to Censor “Misinformation” About 2020 Election

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California state officials pressured tech companies to censor social media posts about the 2020 election — informed in part by daily “misinformation” briefings from a consultant tied to the Biden campaign — according to documents from the California secretary of state. Officials from California Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s office complained to major social media … Read more

One-Third of Basecamp Employees Quit After Founders Ask Them To Focus On Work, Not Wokeness, At Work

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  About one-third of employees at software company Basecamp quit days after bosses told them to keep ideology out of the workplace and focus on the company’s actual business. “We make project management, team communication, and email software,” CEO Jason Fried wrote April 26. We don’t have to solve deep social problems, chime in publicly … Read more

Glenn Greenwald: The people who run the Intercept now had nothing to do with its founding — they just leech off those who did…

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This is repulsive. The Intercept was founded during the Snowden story to defend privacy rights & oppose the security state. Now, the liberal DNC hacks who "edit" it are boasting they got personal data from Gab users & are sorting through it, doing FBI's work to find "extremists." pic.twitter.com/GHpJRosvod — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 4, … Read more

China’s Big Brother ‘Social Credit System’ Now Tracks People in North America Too with Video Surveillance

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China is covertly conducting surveillance and even tracking people’s movements in North America using what’s called “a social credit system,” trying to advance its totalitarian authority all over the world even in free nations. The Gatestone Institute, a non-partisan, not-for-profit international policy council, and think tank, reports seven years ago, China’s State Council issued guidelines … Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts to Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist, who is a former Republican, announcing a run for Gov: “What party is he going to run in this time? He’s lost as a Republican, Independent, a Democrat… Maybe he gives the Green Party a chance.”

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Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts to Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist, who is a former Republican, announcing a run for Gov: “What party is he going to run in this time? He’s lost as a Republican, Independent, a Democrat… Maybe he gives the Green Party a chance.”pic.twitter.com/QjyL3Oajy5 — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 5, 2021

Escape From Chicago? Single-family Housing Permits Soar In Texas, Florida And Arizona As People Flee High Taxes And Broken Pension Systems

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by confoundedinterest17 The Land of Lincoln (Illinois) is seeing epic flight from high taxes and a broken state pension system. We are seeing a tremendous migration shift to Texas and Florida. This migration is leading to a swelling of single-family housing permits in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Phoenix AZ. We are seeing growth in smaller MSA such … Read more

PRIVACY: Your Car Is Spying on You, and a CBP Contract Shows the Risks.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection purchased technology that vacuums up reams of personal information stored inside cars, according to a federal contract reviewed by The Intercept, illustrating the serious risks in connecting your vehicle and your smartphone. The contract, shared with The Intercept by Latinx advocacy organization Mijente, shows that CBP paid Swedish data extraction … Read more

Derek Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson just filed a motion asking for a new trial on multiple grounds including jury misconduct.

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BREAKING: Derek Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson just filed a motion asking for a new trial on multiple grounds including jury misconduct. @kare11 pic.twitter.com/g03hoDbLe1 — Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) May 4, 2021 Here is the full motion. The specifics will come in a future filing. https://t.co/ejadMndDTK — Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) May 4, 2021