US lawmakers propose limiting the president’s authority to use nuclear weapons
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Read MoreMontana Lawmakers Approve Statewide Ban on TikTok
Wall Street Journal Supporters of the first-of-its-kind-bill expect legal challenges if the governor signs the legislation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/montana-lawmakers-approve-statewide-ban-on-tiktok-17dc0ea6
Read MoreElon Musk Creates New Artificial Intelligence Company X.AI
Wall Street Journal The name of the new Nevada-incorporated organization suggests a link to the billionaire’s interest in an everything app. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-new-artificial-intelligence-business-x-ai-incorporates-in-nevada-962c7c2f
Read MoreHarry Burleigh’s Eloquent Song of Freedom
Wall Street Journal The composer’s ‘Lovely Dark and Lonely One’ (1935), set to a poem by Langston Hughes, is one of the finest American art songs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harry-burleighs-eloquent-song-of-freedom-d6d6e031
Read MoreIranians mark Jerusalem Day to support Palestinians
Fox News Tens of thousands of Iranians, some chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” marched in the capital of Tehran on Friday to mark Jerusalem Day, an annual show of support for the Palestinians. Senior Iranian officials attended the rally, including President Ebrahim Raisi. Since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, the rallies marking…
Read MoreAttack on Sloviansk: death toll rises to 9, search for 4 people continues
Pravda Ukraine The body of a dead woman has been recovered from the rubble of a house destroyed by a Russian attack on the city of Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast; the search for four more people is ongoing. Source: Suspilne public broadcaster, citing Ukraine’s State Emergency Service in Donetsk Oblast Details: According to Suspilne, as of…
Read MoreThe Stupid War Between Disney and DeSantis
Wall Street Journal Neither the company nor the Florida governor should want an extended brawl over sex ed for third-graders. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-florida-disney-border-dispute-threatens-ww-iii-chapek-iger-desantis-reedy-creek-district-age-appropriate-322d4583
Read MoreSenegal gas deal drives locals to desperation, prostitution
Fox News When the gas rig arrived off the coast of Saint-Louis, residents of this seaside Senegalese town found reason to hope. Fishing has long been the community’s lifeblood, but the industry was struggling with climate change and COVID-19. Officials promised the drilling would soon bring thousands of jobs and diversification of the economy. Instead,…
Read MoreUlysses S. Grant and the Jews
Wall Street Journal He expelled them from three southern states during the Civil War, but made amends as president. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ulysses-s-grant-expelled-the-jews-and-apologized-tennesse-mississippi-president-lincoln-fa2d1c78
Read MoreWhat Exactly Did Justice Thomas Do Wrong?
Wall Street Journal He has responded to these perennial attacks with grace. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-exactly-did-justice-thomas-do-wrong-clarence-harlan-crowe-billion-jet-money-court-462555b3
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