Links for 12-1-24
Dem mayors push rejected priorities
🚩 Democrat mayors say they will use police to obstruct Trump's deportation of illegals. From: Zero Hedge. There are only two issues that Democrats might care more about than the national legalization of abortion: Blocking the passage of voter ID laws, and, blocking the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
Trump’s tariffs threats are all sizzle and no steak — at least, we’d better hope so. From: Max Burns/The Hill. Tariffs have proven to be an effective bargaining chip but hurt consumers when put into practice.
🤐 'Censorship cartel' on its heels as Trump appointees, litigation crack open alleged conspiracy. From: Greg Piper/Just the News. Federal judge grants further legal discovery into censorship pressure after SCOTUS setback this summer while censored journalist discloses "as close to a smoking gun as we could hope to find now."
Biden exits at all-time low, Trump in with highest approval. From: Paul Bedard/Washington Examiner. Celebrated by liberals four years ago as the great Trump slayer, President Joe Biden is exiting his self-imposed one term with his lowest approval rating ever.
🎯 J.K. Rowling and Nancy Mace are right: Women deserve their own safe spaces. From: Ingrid Jacques/USA Today. I fear that women-only spaces will become increasingly rare as transgender rights clash with women's rights.
Bravo to the brave women athletes who are standing up to trans madness. From: NY Post Editorial Board. The athletes banding together to stop this unjust madness deserve admiration; they're sacrificing their seasons and risking lefties' fury to save the sports they love.
👉 Gold protects against a myriad of global political risks. From: Luciano Duque/Real Clear Markets. Analysts must accept the reality that political changes are autonomous variables that do not necessarily conform to predictive patterns.
California doesn’t want Governor Kamala Harris. From: Joel Kotkin/Unherd. Should she run in her home state, Harris’s candidacy will be seen widely as a consolidation of Gavin Newsom’s agenda.
⭐️ Nuclear energy prevents air pollution and saves lives. From: Ronald Bailey/Reason. Economists estimate that each nuclear plant built could save more than 800,000 life years.
Biden tosses Rivian a $6 billion lifeline. From: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. The company is losing $107,043 per EV sale, and taxpayers could end up paying.
🚗 What killed Nissan? From: Eric Peters Autos. It has been losing money on the Leaf – its first EV – since this device first came out back in 2010 and fifteen years is a long time to lose money “selling” a vehicle that cannot be sold for a profit.
Federal DEI spending explodes under Biden-Harris administration. From: Casey Harper/The Center Square. President Donald Trump has promised to reduce government waste and employed wealthy businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the charge.
🙄 Woke as joke: Canadian town fined and mayor sent for compulsory education after failing to hoist Pride Flag. From: Jonathan Turley. For years, the Canadian human rights tribunals have been the spearhead of the anti-free speech movement.