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2 Inconvenient Questions About San Francisco’s Crazy Slavery Reparations Scheme: Who Would Collect? Who Would Pay?
If you consider San Francisco mighty generous for proposing to pay black residents $5 million each in slavery reparations, then you are a coldhearted cheapskate. In fact, one local leader dismisses that hefty sum as “very minuscule.” “I don’t think you can put a figure to taking someone from their country, raping and pillaging their…Deroy Murdock -
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Putin’s Spring Offensive, Russian ‘Reeducation’ Camps, and What’s Next for War in Ukraine
Next Friday will mark one year since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a war against Ukraine, a war that many anticipated would end in a matter of days after the invasion. Yet, Ukraine, with the support of America and its European allies, has succeeded in significantly weakening Russia and preventing its victory. For Putin, the…Virginia Allen -
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Encounters of Chinese Nationals at Southern Border Have Spiked. Experts Offer Explanation
Chinese nationals are arriving at America’s southern border in exploding numbers. In January 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says, it encountered 89 illegal aliens from the People's Republic of China on the southern border. That number grew over tenfold last month, to 1,084. A similar increase has occurred in encounters with illegal immigrants from…Virginia Allen -
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State Department Grantee Attacks Conservative Media, but Could Get More Tax Dollars
A State Department-aligned agency told The Daily Signal that the money it gave to a “disinformation” nonprofit had nothing to do with that organization’s targeting of conservative news outlets in America. Two agencies aligned with the State Department, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Global Engagement Center, gave a combined $330,000 to the British-based…Fred Lucas -
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Banning Chinese Citizens, Entities From Buying US Farmland Should Be Bipartisan Issue
While the military is focused on foreign objects flying over American and Canadian territory, a more disturbing threat to our national security is occurring on the ground. Federal, state and local governments are behind in their response to the acquisition of American land by people and companies associated with the Chinese government. The Department of…Cal Thomas -
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Defense Expert Provides Chilling Insight Into US-China Relations After Spy Balloon Incident
More than three decades ago, the U.S. faced the threat of the Soviet Union in the Cold War. Now, the U.S. might be facing a situation with China that could be more dangerous than at any moment in the Cold War, in the wake of the shooting down Feb. 4 of a Chinese spy balloon…Samantha Aschieris -
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Responding to Tragedy in Turkey: How to Aid Earthquake Disaster-Relief Efforts
Media reports on the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Turkey (which now has the official name of Türkiye) look and sound as devastating as that of any war. The 7.8 magnitude quake of Feb. 6 was so powerful that it ripped a 190-mile chasm across the country. Reuters reported Monday a death toll of well…James Carafano -
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US Must End Reliance on Chinese Pharmaceuticals, Strategic Minerals
Imagine what Joe Biden or a future president of the United States would do if Chinese dictator Xi Jinping dispatched another spy balloon toward America and declared: “If America destroys our peace-loving balloon, we will have no choice but to suspend immediately, and until further notice, all U.S.-bound exports of Chinese-made antibiotics and antibiotic precursor chemicals. We eagerly await…Deroy Murdock -
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5 Key Questions in Senate Panel’s Hearing on Chinese Spy Balloon
Questions flew Thursday as the Chinese spy balloon that floated last week above the U.S. was the subject of a hearing by a Senate subcommittee. U.S. officials revealed Feb. 2 that China’s surveillance balloon was flying over the country. Two days later, on Feb. 4, an American fighter jet fired one missile to shoot down the spy balloon…Samantha Aschieris -
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Former Acting Defense Secretary Doesn’t Think China Would Have Flown Balloon Under Trump
U.S. officials revealed a week ago, on Feb. 2, that a Chinese surveillance balloon was flying over the country. Two days later, on Feb. 4, an American fighter jet shot down the spy balloon with a missile. Chris Miller, acting defense secretary under President Donald Trump, weighs in on the Biden administration’s decision to shoot…Samantha Aschieris -
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China Surpasses US in Nuclear Missile Launchers; US Unprepared to Deter Growing Threat
As China engages in a rapid nuclear buildup as part of its strategy to achieve global dominance, the Pentagon has announced that the communist nation has surpassed the U.S. in the number of intercontinental ballistic missile launchers it has. The U.S. nuclear force was designed over a decade ago to deter primarily Russia, not both…Patty-Jane Geller -
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Which Does Secretary of State Blinken Think Is Worse: Chinese Uyghur Genocide or Spy Balloon?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken—who was planning to leave last Friday on a trip to the People’s Republic of China—gave an address Jan. 30 at the International Religious Freedom Summit, where he happened to mention that the Chinese leaders he was preparing to visit were at that moment engaging in genocide. “This past November,” said…Terence Jeffrey -
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FACT CHECK: Biden Calls Inflation ‘Global Problem’ Caused by ‘Putin’s War’
In his second State of the Union address, President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday night about inflation, which has risen steeply during his presidency. “Inflation has been a global problem because of the pandemic that disrupted supply chains and Putin’s war that disrupted energy and food supplies,” Biden said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Feb….Jarrett Stepman -
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Female Swimmer Who Competed Against Male Will Attend State of the Union, Force Biden to Acknowledge He Has Said ‘I Don’t Matter’
Swimmer and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines will be one of the faces President Joe Biden will see in the crowd as he delivers his second State of the Union address Tuesday night. “I think my presence here gives a face for Joe Biden to look at and tell me, … in my eyes with me…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Majority of Women Who Got Abortions Were Pressured Into Them, Study Finds
FIRST IN DAILY SIGNAL: Over 60% of women who aborted their unborn baby reported high levels of pressure from other sources, a new peer-reviewed study from the Charlotte Lozier Institute found. And that same group of women also reported higher levels of mental health struggles and quality of life issues following the abortion. The study,…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Did China Send Spy Balloons During Trump Presidency? FAA Isn’t Saying
The Federal Aviation Administration, the agency that monitors all air traffic in the United States, didn’t have an answer Monday to the question of whether Chinese spy balloons traversed American airspace during the Trump administration. The aviation agency said its cooperation with the Defense Department in restricting airspace where the balloon was shot down, however,…Fred Lucas -
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These 5 China Intelligence Failures Are Even More Dangerous Than the Chinese Spy Balloon
It might not have been a Sputnik moment, but Americans were unsettled to wake up to the news that a Chinese surveillance balloon was sailing overhead, violating U.S. airspace. Their concern deepened when they learned this wasn’t the first time. Beijing has used similar aerostats to surveil U.S. military installations in Guam and Hawaii and, possibly, strategic early warning sites in Canada. More shocking, still, was…James Carafano -
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Biden Bungles China Spy Balloon Challenge
In the wake of China admitting today that a large surveillance balloon flying over the U.S. was its own, critical questions arise. What is China surveilling? How invasive is this? Is this an act of aggression? Should we believe China when it says it was an accident? Everything Beijing does is with intention, and until…James Carafano -
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Antony Blinken Makes Major Announcement on China Trip After Mysterious Chinese Balloon Spotted
Lawmakers and policy experts are weighing in after a Chinese “spy balloon” appeared over the U.S. earlier this week. “America is under assault from Chinese spying and if the Biden Administration refuses [to] respond it will send a message to the Chinese military that they can send even more spy balloons. Inaction invites dangerous behavior,”…Samantha Aschieris -
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Fertility Doctors Using Donor Sperm From Someone Other Than Who the Client Chose
The Netflix documentary “Our Father” exposed a jarring truth about the fertility industry. Jacoba Ballard knew that her mother used a sperm donor to conceive her. Curious about the identity of her father, she took an at-home DNA test. What she found changed her life. Her biological father was Dr. Donald Cline—her mother’s fertility doctor….Emma Waters