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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced what has been described as the “largest tax relief proposal” in the Sunshine State’s history, which includes permanent sales tax relief on baby and toddler necessities, gas stoves, and more.
Speaking in Marion County, DeSantis briefly highlighted the state of affairs economically in Florida, noting that the state has one of the lowest per capita tax burdens in the country and no income tax while promising to “keep it that way.” “We also have one of the lowest per capita debt burdens in the country,” he said, touting the state’s top status in terms of the formation of new businesses,
National Review,
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Brittany Bernstein
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The FBI’s Richmond field office released an internal memo last month warning against “radical traditionalist Catholic ideology,” and claiming it “almost certainly presents new mitigation opportunities,” according to a document shared by an FBI whistleblower on Wednesday.
Kyle Seraphin, who was a special agent at the bureau for six years before he was indefinitely suspended without pay in June 2022, published the document, “Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities,” on UncoverDC.com.
“In making this assessment, FBI Richmond relied on the key assumption that [racially or ethnically motivated extremists] will continue to find [radical-traditionalist Catholic or
Hot Air,
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I have never paid too much attention to Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Not for any particular reason, other than the fact that she was overshadowed by the looming presence of her boss Donald Trump.
So it was a revelation to me when she gave the first watchable response to the State of the Union address that I have ever seen. I have no idea how many people watched it, but I am pretty sure that clips from the speech will run for days in the media and on Twitter.//snip//But things are changing, because the Left is going warp speed in the culture wars, and Huckabee Sanders went there–as a mom.
Power Line,
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Scott Johnson
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I thought the flight of the Chinese spy balloon across the United States was a national embarrassment, but it was nothing compared to President Biden’s State of the Union performance last night. I thought he hit the high point with his congratulation of Kevin McCarthy for ascending to the Speakership in the first few seconds of his speech. The speed of the descent varied, but it was downhill all the way from there. That means it was a long, long way downhill.
The Washington Post has a useful set of corrections on subjects other than those I mention below (the link is to the
New York Post,
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In his victory speech after winning a second gubernatorial term in November, Republican Ron DeSantis proclaimed his state of Florida is where “woke goes to die.” He’s been at war with the ideology since his first term, taking on some of the most powerful organizations, businesses and politicians in the country promoting it and trying to spread the woke virus to our children. He’s most famously been at odds with Disney, which has increasingly injected woke messaging into its content marketed for America’s kids.
The liberal media scoffed. No one’s pushing woke. He’s fighting a made-up enemy. It’s baloney — and Disney just proved it. In a sinister cartoon
National Review,
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Caroline Downey
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In her Republican rebuttal to the State of the Union address Tuesday, newly elected Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the Biden administration has been hijacked by the woke left, fostering an absurd political environment in which “the choice is between normal or crazy.”
Sanders, who previously served as press secretary to former president Trump, began her speech by drawing a generational juxtaposition with Biden, noting that, at 40, she’s the youngest sitting governor, while Biden is the oldest ever sitting president.
“I’m the first woman to lead my state. And he’s the first man to surrender his presidency to a woke mob that can’t even tell you what woman is,”
National Review,
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Ari Blaff
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During his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden cast the recent downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon as a signal of American resolve, despite the fact that the balloon was not shot down until a week after it entered U.S. airspace and days after it was allowed to hover over sensitive military facilities in Montana.
America is currently “in the strongest position in decades to compete with China or anyone else in the world,” Biden said before a joint session of Congress.
“But make no mistake: as we made clear last week, if China’s threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country.
Red State,
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Bonchie
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Somehow, the weirdest thing that happened at the State of the Union was not Joe Biden proclaiming that he’ll veto any legislation that raises the cost of “frisizhnjubs,” a line I’m still trying to figure out.
Instead, it involved a pre-speech kiss delivered by Jill Biden to Kamala Harris’ husband, Douglas Emhoff. Honestly, I have no idea what happened here. When I first saw that, I tried to rationalize it. Maybe non-family members kiss on the lips like that routinely and I just missed it all this time. But the more I think about it, the more I don’t think I missed it. Rather, it’s just incredibly strange.
Red State,
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Brandon Morse
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Artificial Intelligence is a finicky thing. You can program it with an algorithm that makes it take on your point of view in conversations, sure, but the point of AI is for a created intelligence to operate independently. At some point, someone will find a way to make that artificial intelligence begin speaking for itself if it truly is an independent intelligence. Which is exactly what happened to ChatGPT.
For those unfamiliar with ChatGPT, it’s an AI advanced enough to write so succinctly and intelligently that it can pass legal exams from law schools. Its existence has created such a worry about education
Hot Air,
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Beege Welborn
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Oh, my, gosh. I am enjoying Kevin McCarthy’s short rule as Speaker so much more than I ever thought I would! He has been the best, most delightful surprise so far and I am praying he keeps this up.
This latest stand of his is a perfect example. To be fair, McCarthy was warning the Chamber they were in his black books long before his agonizing marathon election to Speaker took place.
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling U.S. Chamber of Commerce board members and state leaders the organization must undertake a complete leadership change and replace current president and CEO Suzanne Clark, Axios has learned.
National Review,
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Brittany Bernstein
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A suspected Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. military shot down off the Carolina coast last week was part of a larger surveillance program run by the People’s Liberation Army, according to a new report.
The program has collected information on military assets in a number of countries, including Japan, India, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines, U.S. officials reportedly told the Washington Post.
One official called the scheme a “massive effort” by China using an “unbelievably old technology” that it joined with “modern communications and observation capabilities” in an effort to gather intelligence on other countries’ militaries.
National Review,
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Ryan Mills
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In the lead up to a likely reelection announcement this spring, President Joe Biden is expected to use his State of the Union speech tonight to try to reframe his presidency, and to paint himself as a moderate, a uniter, and a consensus builder rather than as a partisan fighter and one of the most left-wing presidents in modern times.
Biden will likely continue to highlight his administration’s bipartisan successes — including the $1.2 billion infrastructure bill he signed in November 2021 — and to tout the progress of his so-called “unity agenda,” a four-part agenda that he believes Americans from across the ideological spectrum can agree on — ending cancer,