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EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Diaper Company Pushes Atlanta to ‘Make More Babies’ in Massive Billboard
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Pro-life diaper company EveryLife is launching a campaign message Wednesday to those in Atlanta through a towering billboard that reads “Make more babies.” EveryLife, which describes itself as “America’s leading pro-life diaper company,” is pairing the billboard message with a post on X (formerly Twitter) from the social media platform’s owner,…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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The Climate Conundrum of Project Tundra: More Emissions Than Solutions
A “green energy” project in rural North Dakota is yet another such initiative that misses the mark. Despite the Energy Department’s admission that the Tundra Project would emit three times more carbon dioxide than it captures, a department grant worth up to $350 million is going to this proposed carbon capture and storage endeavor. The…Jonas Bubach -
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The Pandemic Treaty That Won’t Prevent a Pandemic
If a “pandemic treaty” fails to account for the dismal international response to COVID-19 and isn’t focused on preventing future pandemics, is it really a “pandemic treaty”? Yet that’s the current state of a draft “pandemic treaty” being negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization. The failures of the international health system’s response…Steven Groves -
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Report: Abraham Lincoln Pardoned Biden’s Great-Great-Grandfather
President Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather received a pardon from President Abraham Lincoln in 1864, according to The Washington Post. Biden’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Moses Johnson Robinette, was convicted of stabbing a fellow Union Army employee, the Post reported. Robinette allegedly stabbed John J. Alexander, a civilian brigade wagon master, after he was confronted for allegedly making an inappropriate…Arjun Singh -
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In Chicago, Violent Criminals Go Free While This Man Languishes in Jail
A nasty divorce case has put a man behind bars for 18 months in Chicago’s Cook County Jail despite what he says is a clean criminal record. Thanks to a law first proposed by Illinois’ black lawmakers after the George Floyd protests of 2020, thousands of dangerous inmates are being released onto the streets of…Roman Jankowski -
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Texas High School Refuses to Remove ‘Adult’ Library Books Before 22 Years of Review
A high school principal in Texas slow-walked a review of nearly 200 books in the school library that parents flagged for sexually explicit material, setting a timetable of 22 years to reconsider them, according to documents and emails obtained by The Daily Signal. Parents in Llano, Texas, told The Daily Signal that they began expressing…Tony Kinnett -
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Partnership With ADL Compromises FBI’s Integrity and Fairness
Most Americans recognize that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as a far-left, dark-money behemoth with assets of nearly a quarter-billion dollars. The once-respected FBI is now viewed as being similarly politicized. Overall support for the agency has nose-dived to only 37% among the general public and a meager 17% among Republicans. Yet few Americans realize how closely the ADL works with…Mike Howell -
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Delaware’s Loss Is Texas’ Gain: Musk Moving SpaceX’s HQ to Lone Star State
Elon Musk announced Wednesday that SpaceX is moving its state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware, a move hailed by the Lone Star State’s governor. The decision followed a recent ruling by a Delaware judge that sided with a Tesla shareholder’s lawsuit challenging Musk’s $56 billion pay package as being excessive. Musk is the CEO…Mary Elise Cosgray -
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Retirement-Focused Workforce Means Work Ethic in Decline
The most important factor in work is having a strong work ethic—a force that drives our society, but one that seems to be on the decline, said the author of the new book “Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life.” Author David Bahnsen said he’s “against the idea of work-life balance.” Instead, he believes in…Noah Slayter -
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Why the WHO Pandemic Treaty Threatens Freedom of Expression
Despite the immense influence wielded by the United Nations, attention to its rumblings is typically rare outside the international crisis du jour. Breaking from this trend, the ongoing negotiation of a pandemic treaty at the World Health Organization has captured the global spotlight long before reaching its anticipated conclusion. Yet, despite this heightened attention, the…Giorgio Mazzoli -
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EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Hiding Data on FACE Prosecutions, Congressman Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: The Department of Justice must comply with lawmakers’ requests for data on how it is prosecuting Americans under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, Congressman Chip Roy said in a letter sent Friday. The Texas Republican, who has introduced legislation that would repeal the FACE Act, called on…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Actors on ‘The Chosen’ Explain Joys, Challenges of Portraying Biblical Characters on the Big Screen
The Bible provides readers with glimpses into the personalities of Jesus’ Twelve Apostles, but little is known about the details of their lives. That can be both a challenge and creative opportunity for the actors and writers on the set of the hit series “The Chosen.” “We know he’s known as ‘Doubting Thomas,’” says Joey…Virginia Allen -
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Climate Activism Fund Financing Literal Attacks on US Constitution
This week, a group of activists called Declare Emergency, funded by the Climate Emergency Fund, poured red powder on the case housing the Constitution in the National Archives and blocked the George Washington Parkway, which is perpetually filled with Washington, D.C., commuters. This follows climate change protests where activists smeared red paint on the African…Miles Pollard -
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‘Deepfake’ Danger: Children Who Exploit Other Kids Online Using Pornographic Imagery
In a show of bipartisanship outrage at a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham castigated the CEOs of Big Tech companies for their failure to protect children online. Durbin, D-Ill., the panel’s chairman, didn’t hold back. At the Jan. 31 hearing, he alleged that the CEOs of…Emma Waters -
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Skewed News
On CNN, a “reporter” interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris gushes: “I’m struck, just in your presence. Looking you in the eye, with your passion …” Really? Even Harris looked embarrassed. My new video shows how the mainstream media treat conservatives and libertarians differently. We shouldn’t be surprised. Reporters overwhelmingly lean Democrat. A survey by The…John Stossel -
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Time’s Up: 3 Reasons to Ditch TikTok
In 2022, President Joe Biden signed an act banning the use of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on all federal government devices. But on Sunday, Biden’s presidential campaign shared a TikTok video on the platform. Biden appeared on the social media platform for the first time in a 27-second video answering a few questions…Virginia Allen -
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Why Did Fani Willis Threaten the Wife of Her Lover With Prosecution?
Thursday in Atlanta, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee will hold a hearing on the merits of a motion to disqualify the elected district attorney of Fulton County, Fani Willis, from the Trump-related racketeering cases. For the reasons we explain below, this is not a difficult decision. He should grant the motion and remove Willis, her…Cully Stimson -
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Climate Activists Block Major DC Highway, Vandalize Case Holding Constitution
With the slogan “Love in Action,” climate activists blocked a major commuter route for the nation’s capital and vandalized a case protecting the U.S. Constitution in honor of Valentine’s Day. Declare Emergency, a climate extremism group, kicked off its February “week of action” Tuesday by blocking the George Washington Memorial Parkway, which runs along the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Mayorkas Personally Denied RFK Jr.’s Secret Service Protection
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas personally declined a request from presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secret Service protection last July. The newly revealed records were obtained by Judicial Watch, which sued the Department of Homeland Secretary in September over an unanswered Freedom of Information Act request. On July 21, 2023, Mayorkas sent the…Robert B. Bluey -
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Take 2: House Republicans Impeach Mayorkas on Second Try
The House on Tuesday voted for a second time to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after the first vote failed last week. This time, Republicans received the outcome they sought. “Tonight’s vote was a vote for law and order in our communities, and a vote to restore the rule of law at our southern…Virginia Allen