• 11/15/2024

Notable & Quotable: Misconceptions on Critical Race Theory

Wall Street Journal ‘The largest source of public confusion is the mistaken belief that CRT embraces the principle of color blindness.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-misconceptions-on-critical-race-theory-color-blindness-c4ce508f

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NATO’s Front-Line Countries Are Doubling Down on Defense Spending. Others Aren’t.

Wall Street Journal Despite pledges to rebuild their militaries following Russia’s invasion, some alliance members say Moscow’s poor showing limits the need to do so. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natos-front-line-countries-are-doubling-down-on-defense-spending-others-arent-54652e72

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Mexico’s López Obrador Considers Bidding for Citi’s Local Bank Unit

Wall Street Journal The nationalist president said his administration is looking at making an offer for Banamex if a bid by local businessman German Larrea falls through. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicos-lopez-obrador-considers-bidding-for-citis-local-bank-unit-9ff43e6e

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More than 30 women in Cameroon abducted by separatist fighters

Fox News More than 30 women were abducted by separatist rebels in Cameroon, for protesting illegal taxes imposed on them by the fighters, said the government on Tuesday. The women were taken from Babanki, a farming village in the Northwest region along the border with Nigeria, said Simon Emil Mooh, the top official in the…

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‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’ Review: A Self-Congratulatory Studio History

Wall Street Journal A series on Max looks back at the highlights of the Hollywood institution’s century in business, from the time of its gangster movies and ‘Casablanca’ to today. https://www.wsj.com/articles/100-years-of-warner-bros-review-a-self-congratulatory-studio-history-4a2176b0

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Durham Report Is One for the History Books

Wall Street Journal Decades from now, historians will be able to render an objective, dispassionate and decisive indictment of the FBI’s shameful conduct. https://www.wsj.com/articles/durham-report-trump-russia-collusion-hoax-fbi-clinton-af75564b

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China failed to sway outcome of Canada’s last 2 elections, top Ottawa official finds

Hong Kong Free Press By Michel Comte China sought to interfere in Canada’s last two elections but failed to sway the outcomes, a top official reviewing allegations of vote meddling said Tuesday. People cast their ballots at the Delta Hotel on voting day for the 2021 Canadian election in Montreal, Quebec on September 20, 2021.…

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China expands website for religious workers in latest move to tighten control

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It now covers all five state-sanctioned religions – Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3221567/china-expands-website-religious-workers-latest-move-tighten-control?utm_source=rss_feed

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Elon Musk, George Soros and Alan Dershowitz

Wall Street Journal On anti-Semitism, Human Rights Watch and Israel. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-george-soros-alan-dershowitz-anti-semitism-hrw-4361484a

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Russians attack districts in Sumy Oblast, drops six bombs

Pravda Ukraine Over the past day, the Russians have fired 10 times at border hromadas of Sumy Oblast and also hit the outskirts of the village of Velyka Pysarivka with multiple-launch rocket systems [hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/24/7403567/

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