Day: March 18, 2024

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson raises eyebrows with comment that First Amendment “hamstrings” government

10:05 pm March 18, 2024

In a debate Monday at the Supreme Court challenging the Biden administration’s alleged coordination with Big Tech to censor certain messages, one justice raised eyebrows in her comments about the government’s relationship with the First Amendment. The case stems from a lawsuit brought by Republican-led states Missouri and Louisiana that accused high-ranking government officials of working […]

Lieberman dings Schumer over Netanyahu remarks: Would he do that to Sunak or Zelenskyy?

10:03 pm March 18, 2024

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over his suggestion Israel needs new leadership and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an “obstacle” to peace. Lieberman, who like Schumer is Jewish, disagreed with lawmakers like Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who had called the leader’s Senate floor comments last week an […]

California show of Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ classified as ‘microearthquake’: These 5 songs hit loudest

10:03 pm March 18, 2024

A recent study of a stop on “The Eras Tour” was considered a seismic event as a team of researchers named five of the loudest moments. A research team led by Gabrielle Tepp of Caltech published a study in the Seismological Research Letters, which showed that a recent stop on Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” made […]

Takeaways from the predictable Russian election that gave Putin another 6 years in power

9:59 pm March 18, 2024

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — To no one’s surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslide that comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times. The three days of balloting, in which Putin faced three token contenders but none offering voters any real […]

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants

9:46 pm March 18, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday extended a block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest illegal immigrants after they crossed the border. In its decision, the Court said that a stay request from the Biden administration would be extended pending further review. HOW THE MOST POWERFUL NATION LOST CONTROL OF ITS BORDERS: FORMER […]