WaPo says 'Americans are finally feeling better about the economy.' Are you? Take the poll.

Visa, Mastercard, AmEx making it easier to track gun sales
In a major win for gun control activists, Visa said over the weekend that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops.

The Move to Eradicate Disagreement
What troubles me when the censorious types speak is not that they speak but that their response is to call for less speech.

Guaranteed income programs spreading across US
The New York Times reports that California has become “the epicenter of the movement.”

FBI Hiding Potentially Explosive Records On Jeffrey Epstein, Internet Sleuth Claims After FOIA Denial
A well-followed internet sleuth believes he has uncovered evidence that the FBI could be sitting on potentially explosive secret records involving dead sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Man tries to buy 5-year-old girl from mother on Chicago street, then attempts to kidnap her
The man offered the mother an unspecified amount of cash for her daughter. When the mother refused, the man pursued and attempted to grab the little girl's hair to pull her closer to him.

Seattle Plans To Build A Homeless Megaplex In Its Chinatown
Thousands of Chinatown residents attended a rally to protest the construction of the homeless shelter, which will house more than 500 people.

Biden DOJ Pushes For Judge To Appoint Dem Donor As Special Master
The DOJ recommended in a Friday filing that the court appoint Barbara Jones as special master. Jones, a retired judge in the Southern District of New York, has donated thousands to Democratic causes, records show.

GOP leader suggests homes of dozens of Trump supporters may soon be raided by FBI
Lawyer says clients are receiving "extremely broad" subpoenas.

Elizabeth Warren wants your credit card company to report you to the government
While Biden is decrying “MAGA Republicans” as fascist, members of his own party are actively working to get your credit card company to start tracking you and reporting you to the government. Because that’s not fascist at all.

Inquiry: 94% of key 2020 counties wrongly dumped ballot info
A new investigation into the record-keeping of 100 key 2020 battleground counties found that nearly all threw out or mishandled voting documentation they are supposed to keep for 22 months in case an audit is called.

Cracking down on unarmed insurrectionist trespassing
A state judge in New Mexico, responding to a lawsuit by a leftist group, used the the 14th Amendment to remove a county commissioner from office for his participation in the J6 riot, where he was guilty of trespassing.

Biden’s Speech From Hell Was Everything The Media Called Trump’s Address At Mount Rushmore
“President Trump delivered a dark and divisive speech at Mount Rushmore, leaning into the culture wars,” wrote the NY Times. Biden’s speech claiming Republicans “represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic” was met with a different reception.

Tim Scott slams Biden's 'polarizing' MAGA speech, says he failed to unified country
"Why would we have the President of the United States deliver a soul-crushing speech that was unnecessary, polarizing, and inflammatory?" Scott asked, referencing the 46th president's address. "We have done better, we will do better, and that’s why elections have consequences."

Poll: Herschel Walker Increasing Lead In Georgia Senate Race
The poll, conducted by Insider Advantage/Fox 5, shows that Warnock has lost four points since July, while Walker has picked up two points. The former University of Georgia football star now leads Warnock 47% – 44%.

AZ Dem refuses to debate Trump-backed opponent Kari Lake
Trump-backed Kari Lake is poised to have the debate stage all to herself after her Democratic opponent for Arizona governor refused to accept the format.

Chuck Todd Presses Kamala Harris On Uniting The Country While Attacking ‘MAGA Republicans’
Todd also asked for the vice president’s view on Democratic organizations meddling in Republican primaries in favor of the Trump-endorsed candidates.

Kamala Harris calls the US Supreme Court 'an activist court,' citing abortion ruling
"We had an establish right for almost half a century, which is the right of women to make decisions about their own body, as an extension of what we have decided to be the privacy rights to which all people are entitled, and this court took that constitutional right away."

Kamala Harris says she 'can't wait' to end 'archaic' Senate filibuster
Harris bragged about breaking "John Adams's record of casting the most tiebreaking votes in a single term," through her role as president of the Senate in the 50-50 split body.

Dem Senator Uses 9/11 Anniversary To Bring Up January 6th
"The stunning thing to me is, here we are 20 years later and the attack on the symbol of our democracy was not coming from terrorists but it came from literally insurgents attacking the Capitol on January 6th."

Donald Trump responds to rumor he would pick Ivanka as vice president
“Ivanka? My daughter? Never thought of that one,” he said. “Well, that’s an interesting idea.”

Texas Democrat congressman claims Republicans 'stole' House seat by winning election
"Our democracy is at stake," the Texas Democrat claimed.

After Project Veritas Sting, Dems Look To Oust Their Own Senate Nominee
South Carolina Democrats are calling on Senate nominee Krystle Matthews to suspend her campaign following the publication of a rant in which she claimed that white voters should be treated “like s---.”

In her GQ puff piece, AOC admits to doubting that interracial marriages can work
AOC had concerns about her long-time partner being white. "She wasn't positive that an intercultural, interracial relationship would be the right fit for her," GQ wrote. Per Gallup, 94% of Americans approve of interracial marriage, which makes AOC's opinion stunningly out of step.

AOC’s Biggest Problem Is That She’s AOC
I don’t know if the purpose of GQ‘s profile of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was to make its subject look like a whiny, cartoonish, spoiled, self-indulgent mediocrity, but that’s certainly the effect it had on me.

Janet Yellen Warns High Gas Prices May Hit After The Election
Yellen told CNN that there is a “risk” of gas prices spiking at the beginning of 2023 because the EU will no longer buy Russian oil at the end of 2022, meaning that global oil prices could rise and also hike gas prices.

Biden inflation hits soldiers hard as U.S. Army recommends food stamps for troops
New guidance points soldiers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and links them to welfare program website.

Recession ahead? Four traditional indicators — and four weird ones
Top of mind for economists right now is whether the United States is in or entering a recession, and they are watching several indicators closely for answers.

These Democratic Mayors Said Their Cities Were ‘Sanctuaries.’ Then The Illegals Showed Up
Despite their open rhetoric towards illegals, the Democrat mayors running those cities are now complaining about the arriving buses.

CBP Issues Apology After Retweeting Former Top Trump Official Slamming Biden’s Policies
Investigation launched into West Texas Border Patrol retweets of Stephen Miller.

US mostly blind to terror threats in Afghanistan since Biden withdrawal, general warns
The ability to stop another terror attack from Afghanistan "has certainly been gravely reduced," retired Gen. Frank McKenzie says.

As global threats grow, concerns mount that Pentagon deprioritizing warfighting
"China likely cares very little about whether its sailors have access to education opportunities or whether their Marine spouses are able to transfer their work skills from one location to another," wrote Marine veteran Dakota Wood.

Russian Forces Retreat Under Major Ukrainian Counteroffensive On Eastern Front
Moscow abandoned two major areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region Saturday after Ukrainian forces choked out a major supply point for Russian troops.

North Korea codifies right to preemptive nuclear attack
The law authorizes the North Korean military to use nuclear weapons “automatically and immediately” in case of an imminent attack against its leadership or “important strategic objects,” reports the Washington Post.

The Bottom Is About To Fall Out For Pfizer And Moderna
Until now, the federal government has been responsible for purchasing COVID-19 vaccines and distributing them to Americans at no charge. However the upcoming batch of recently approved, Omicron-specific doses will be the last to be purchased on the government’s dime.

'We’ll Steal Your Soul' – Biden’s Monkeypox Spox Has a Penchant for Pentagrams, Occultism, and Satanism.
A deep-dive investigation into now-private social media channels reveals the dark underbelly of one of Joe Biden's recent top hires.

White House Monkeypox Czars Say They Hope to Vaccinate 1.6 Million ‘Vulnerable’ Americans
Daskalakis can be seen sporting a black leather bondage harness with a pentagram design in a promotional photo for the 2021 NYC Gay Pride Parade.

Three Big Ways Amazon’s ‘Rings of Power’ Butchers Tolkien’s Lore
The show doesn’t just abandon Tolkien’s moral imagination, it also mangles, disregards, and needlessly changes its source material.

A Democrat Politician Is Accused Of Killing A Journalist. Reporter Blames Trump
A Democrat politician in Nevada is accused of fatally stabbing an investigative journalist last week over a series of stories on official misconduct that likely sank the incumbent-turned-defendant’s summer bid for reelection. The local press, however, asked if Trump was to blame.

Washington Post suggests stopping Trump is Biden's legacy
"Biden's presidential legacy is nearly complete," the editorial asserted.

Joe Scarborough: Jesus Never Said Anything About Killing Children
“Jesus never once talked about abortion,” Scarborough said. “Never once, and it was happening back in ancient times. It was happening during His time.”

CNN anchor demands Charles address ‘reparations’ in wake of BLM
Christiane Amanpour demanded the new monarch contend with Britain's "colonial legacy."

Left triggered by Jake Tapper suggesting Biden should invite Trump to funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Tapper reported that Buckingham Palace was allowing each country to decide what politicians to invite to the queen's funeral and added that it would be "clever" if Biden invited Trump.

California's 'climate cult' slammed as state's power grid struggles to cope with demand
As California officials urge residents to limit their electricity use amid its most intense heat wave of the year, the state has been met with criticisms that it is falling victim to “a climate cult.”

Boise Pride postpones drag show featuring children, but says kids 'deserve their chance to be in the spotlight'
"We support the kids 1000% and their choice to be themselves, stand in their truth, and express themselves. They are brave, beautiful, and deserve their chance to be in the spotlight, and we want to give that to them at a later date."

Drag queens dance as children hand them money at 'family friendly' drag event in Texas
A pride event in San Marcos on Saturday became the latest to feature drag events that had children in attendance.

Connecticut Removes ‘Mother’ And ‘Father’ From Childbirth Paperwork
Paperwork regarding obtaining a birth certificate for a newborn opts for the terms “birth parent” and “non-birth parent” to refer to a mother and father, respectively.

Two decades later, most schools aren’t required to teach students about 9/11
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik "stunned" by schools' failure: “Nobody should forget what happened that day.”

New York's religious leaders say Gov. Hochul's law banning houses of worship from having armed congregants is endangering lives
Several religious groups are challenging the law, arguing that synagogues should be able to let licensed civilians carry firearms in case of an attack.

Instagram fact-checks Trump 9/11 photo as 'missing context'
On the anniversary of 9/11, Jack Posobiec posted a photo of Trump visiting Ground Zero in 2001, captioning it, "No one told him to go. He went anyway." In response Instagram posted a "fact-check," reading: "Missing Context. The same information was reviewed by independent fact-checkers in another post."

Navy tells watchdog site releasing all UFO videos would 'harm national security'
A watchdog website says its Freedom of Information Act request for every UFO video held by the Navy was denied due to national security reasons.

Asians Get Smallest Science Grants From Government Following Anti-Racism Policy That Deprioritizes Them
Federally funded paper proposes having social justice metrics partially supplant merit when awarding science research funding.

Woman who can smell Parkinson’s disease helps scientists develop test
Scientists in the UK have developed a test to determine whether people have Parkinson’s disease — thanks to the help of a woman who can sniff out the disorder.

New Orleans Democrat Mayor Says Flying Coach Not Safe For Black Woman, Won’t Reimburse City
Latoya Cantrell insisted she had to fly first class on recent taxpayer-funded junkets to France and Switzerland because economy class is not safe for a black woman and because she has a child.

BYU finds no evidence of racial slur at Duke volleyball game
BYU’s statement read, "From our extensive review, we have not found any evidence to corroborate the allegation that fans engaged in racial heckling or uttered racial slurs at the event."

Beloved baseball player who retired to become a police officer dies in crash on way to 9/11 memorial
Former MLB player Anthony Varvaro, 37, died in a car crash on his way to a 9/11 memorial ceremony in NYC on Sunday.

Fans take over national anthem at NY Jets home game
Fans attending the game Sunday between the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens joined together to sing the national anthem on the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Aaron Rodgers slams California leadership: 'State's going to s**t'
He mentioned how strict COVID mitigation measures led to the closure of many businesses, including those in his hometown of Chico. "I grew up in a small town, very little cases up in Chico, California, but all the small businesses? F***ing gone," Rodgers told Bill Maher.

Nerd Alert: Cheating Rumors Rock Chess Community
The elite world of international chess competition is in turmoil amid suspicions that the top player’s long-running undefeated streak ended when his opponent cheated.