The Morning Report - 4/27/21 [J.J. Sefton]

Good morning kids. Tuesday and let's shift gears from the continued pogroms and demonization of two thirds of the population to a not entirely unrelated story as I will hopefully connect the dots on. It was revealed that the former Secretary of State and current "climate czar" John Kerry committed what some are calling borderline treason:

The rather curious defining feature of [Democrat] Party foreign policy, going back at least four decades, is that our friends must be bullied and our enemies must be appeased. The Democratic worldview holds that America is a source of geopolitical evil whose destructive influences must be tamed and reined in, and that America's enemies must be emboldened in order to tilt the global playing field away from America's noxious ambit...

...No individual personified the Obama Bros' supine tango with the mullahs better than then-Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry, the "statesman" who has been on the wrong side of every major foreign affairs issue since at least the Swift Boats of Vietnam, betrayed his country in borderline-treasonous fashion as Obama's chief diplomatic lackey. Not content to sell the farm -- and scores of unmarked pallets of U.S. taxpayer cash -- to a mullocracy with untold American blood on its hands as a diplomat, Kerry then traitorously colluded as a layman with his pal, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, to undermine the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" Iran containment strategy.

Alas, we now know it is apparently even worse. New leaked audio appears to reveal that Kerry, now Team Biden's special climate envoy, divulged to Zarif the details of over 200 clandestine Israeli military operations taken against Iranian targets in Syria. One might be loath to take on blind faith the claims of a thug like Zarif, but in this case the shoe fits. This is who John Forbes Kerry is -- who he always has been, and always will be.The man who was then serving as America's leading diplomat on the global stage betrayed our Israeli allies with reckless abandon, opting instead to buttress a rogue jihadist state and its barbarous Syrian satrapy...

...In the interim, John Kerry has helped solidify his odious legacy as a dunderhead par excellence, at best -- and a traitorous anti-Western ideologue, at worst.

In a sane, rational world (if I had a dime for every time I wrote that) John Kerry would have long ago been hanged. In fact, given the tensions between both Israel, its allies in the Gulf (thanks to President in Exile Trump executing one of the greatest diplomatic triumphs in our now-ended history with the Abraham Accords) and the Farsis as well as the tensions between the former and the current Biden junta, John Kerry is damned lucky he wasn't found in Geneva or some other conference where his private jets consume thousands of gallons of Jet-A so he can consume thousands of gallons of Bollinger '27, dead from a case of "sudden Jewish lightning."

But, this is not a sane and rational world. America as founded ceased to exist on January 6th, 2021 and is now or at least well on its way to becoming some sort of vassal state of the Peoples Republic of China. The essay's author Josh Hammer gives it away in the very first paragraph. In this upside down, Planet of the Apes "madhouse," John Kerry did not commit treason; he was merely carrying out the stated foreign policy of his nation's leaders. The fact that his nation in no way, shape or form represents the United States is the salient point. I can hear the shouting through my USB port "but Kerry was the Secretary of State during Obama's term, well before January 6th, 2021!" Does anyone want to argue that even before that date the governmental apparatus, norms, checks and balances of America as founded were functioning even at a fraction of the capacity the Framers intended? Would any real consequences have befallen Kerry had any of these revelations come to light during Trump's first term, let alone while Obama was still (officially) in power?

Hell, Obama himself tipped off the Iranians that Israel was staging its air force near Baku in Azerbaijan for a potential surprise attack where it was least expected, from the north at wave-height-level via the Caspian Sea or thereabouts.

Pause as I Psaki-Psircle back for a second, it's unclear as to the timing of these leaks; did they occur during his time as Secretariat of State or afterwards? Either way it's absolutely stunning. If the former, it's as I stated Kerry being Eichmann and "only following orders." If the latter, it's even worse since state secrets of that nature could only have been given to him by Trump's own Defense and State Department. As a friend once quipped to me, "there was no Trump Administration, only Trump."

So, this business of treason. Forget Iran and Kerry; the Democrat Party, the intelligence community and the agitprop media colluded to sabotage 2016, attempted to remove from office the legitimate winner of that election and thwart his agenda at every turn, and then finally succeeded in sabotaging 2020 and installing a drooling, gibbering puppet while cementing their own absolute, permanent rule. In that light, John Kerry is no traitor. He's a fucking hero. Melt down the medals he threw over the White House Fence 50 years ago and hurl back an Iron Cross First Class -- with a live hand grenade cluster.

And with Maoists firmly in power, perhaps forever, this is the result:

A man struck an NYPD detective over the head with a plastic stick on Monday -- in a broad-daylight attack that took place as the officer was investigating another crime, according to police.

The uniformed cop was processing the scene of a robbery in Queens at around 11:50 a.m., when he was assaulted, the NYPD said.

Footage shared by the Detectives' Endowment Association showed the cop standing outside the crime scene and taking notes near some broken glass -- when a man holding two long white sticks crept up behind him.

The perp then whacked the officer, who crouched down while holding his head in pain...

...No motive was immediately provided for the attack.

Yes, there was a motive: Maxine Waters. Bonk Bonk on the head, bad country!

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• "Throughout Europe, masked and unmasked European citizens are dancing in the streets to celebrate freedom."
  Danser Encore -- the European Anti-Lockdown Hymn
  
• Charlie Kirk: "Of all places, the Post Office is now a threat to our freedom."
  The USPS is Making a List. Who is Checking it Twice -- And Why?
  
• "Hollywood is a political business that can use Georgian money back to fund leftist endeavors, warns Professor J.C. Bradbury."
  How Hollywood Uses State Tax Credits to Profit Off of the People it Hates
  
• Julie Kelly: "There is no reason to keep these men in jail, let alone in solitary confinement, in a D.C. prison." (Merrick Garland has some very Beria good reasons - jjs)
  The Feds' Nonexistent Case Against Alleged Sicknick Assailants

CIVIL WAR 2.0: LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, CAPITOL HILL BLACK WEDNESDAY PROTEST AFTERMATH, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• "Elizabeth City was put into a state of emergency Monday as the Pasquotank County Sheriff's office is expected to release the bodycam footage showing the fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr."
  "We're Going To Destroy This System": City Where a Black Man Was Fatally Shot Put Under State of Emergency
  
• The Cullors of money...
  BLM Co-Founder's Jail Reform Group Dropped $26,000 at Luxury Malibu Beach Resort
  
• "Anti-police rage is also endangering Americans: 'A lot of officers are leaving. We don't have anybody applying to be officers here, so we are lowering standards to get numbers up.'"
  Black Cop: Lies About "Institutional Racism" Are Making America More Violent
  
• "This newly announced investigation is separate from the Justice Department's ongoing criminal investigation into Taylor's death."

  Justice Department Opens Another Witch Hunt Investigation into the Louisville Police Department
  
• "Ted Wheeler and Portland deserve one another."
  Portland's Pusillanimous Mayor
  
• "The recognition of property rights is crucial to a well-functioning society."
  Protection From the Violence of Others

  OHIO KNIFE FIGHT SHOOTING, NATION OF ISLAM CAPITOL TERRORIST ATTACK, BROOKLYN CENTER, BOULDER & DC SHOOTINGS

• "Predictably, before any/all facts came out, the outrage machine was in full swing."
  Will Columbus Feed Their Police Officer to the Mob or Stand for Law and Order?
  
• Rabbi Dov Fischer: "Plus, why Nicholas Reardon is an American hero."
  A Great New Idea for Reducing Police Shootings
  
• "What the media did (and didn't) cover at Atlanta, Boulder, and the Capitol."
  When Motive Matters -- And When It Doesn't

  DEREK CHAUVIN SHOW TRIAL AFTERMATH

• "I don't know whether Derek Chauvin, given the publicity about the case, given the atmosphere, could get a fair and impartial jury because every one of those jury members knew that if there was a 'not guilty' finding, their lives were over."
  VIDEO: Chauvin Post-Trial Analysis With Prof. William Jacobson and Andrew Branca, Esq.

  ANGEL OF DEATH CUOMO NURSING HOME SCANDAL, SEXUAL ASSAULT & OTHER DEM GOV SCANDALS

• "People want attention. People are jealous."
  Angel of Death Cuomo Lashes Out In First Presser Since Sexual Misconduct Allegations Emerged
  
• "...yesterday, when asked if he would step down if the inquiry overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James found evidence, he said: 'The report can't say anything different because I didn't do anything wrong.' In other words, nothing will remove Cuomo from office unless the Legislature grows a backbone and impeaches him."
  Angel of Death Cuomo Signals That Nothing Will Get Him to Resign

  OTHER DEMOCRAT-LEFTIST & RINO SCANDALS, CRIMES, CHUTZ-POCRISY, MESHUGAS

• "Breaking 911 reported that the U.S. government paid for the vice president's children's books, entitled Superheroes Are Everywhere."
  Kamala-Gate: The White House Responds to Growing Scandal Over Giving Away So-Called Quote-Unquote "VP's" Book to Illegal Aliens
  
• Daniel Greenfield: "Jigar Shah fought efforts to stop Chinese Communist solar dumping."
  Biden Puts "Finance Legend"Allied with Chi-Com Company in Charge of Energy Loans

  THE 2020 ELECTION HEIST AND AFTERMATH

• "The reasoning behind his decision was that the two had a previous working relationship."
  Maricopa County Judge Recuses Himself From 2020 Election Audit Case
  
• "Allegedly, the father voted the son's mail ballot."
  Man Admits to Mail-In Ballot Fraud In 2020 Election
  
• "And rejecting the dangerous engagement of corporate America into national politics."
  Preserving the Constitution Requires Election Integrity

  POLITICS

• "Based on Psaki's explanation, unity is imposing a radical left-wing agenda, and pretending that this is what the American people want and that by imposing this agenda, Americans -- Republican and Democrat -- will unify around that agenda. Yeah, that's not how unity works. It's also a pretty bad lie on Psaki's part."
  Piss-Hockey Psaki Makes a Stunning Admission About Biden's "Unity" Pledge
  
• "Notably, despite his call for unity, Biden demonized his fellow Americans in the same speech in which he lamented what he described as 'the rise of political extremism, white supremacy, [and] domestic terrorism.'"
  Poll: 82% Think U.S. Is Divided, Despite Joe Biden's Promise to Be a More Unifying So-Called Quote-Unquote "president"
  
• "Forty executive orders and counting..."
  Biden's 100-Day Rampage
  
• "Texas and Florida are slated to gain congressional seats during the decennial redistricting process, while California and New York are set to each lose one, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday."
  Census Bureau Announces States in the South, Northwest Pick Up Congressional Seats
  
• Not if Dao-Min Yen has his way...
  Watch Out, Malig-Nancy Pelosi: The Census Results May Give Republicans an Edge in the 2022 Election
  
• "This now triggers the next phase of the recall process, a 30-business-day period in which voters may submit written requests to county Registrars of Voters to remove their names from the recall petition," Weber said in a statement. "A recall election will be held unless a sufficient number of signatures are withdrawn."
  Gov. Gavin Newsom Recall Moves Forward After Petition Reaches 1.6 Million Verified Signatures
  
• "Both Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) have said they will not vote to abolish the longstanding Senate rule that -- so far -- is preventing Senate Democrats from ramming through their big-government agenda without a single Republican vote."
  Sen. Joe Manchin: "I'm Not a Roadblock at All"
  
• She regrets that she only has but one mouth to give, you know, the thing...
  Poll: Kamala Harris Has Lower Approval Rating than Mike Pence in First 100 Days
  
• Dem Brian Schatz: "This is in the category of things that couldn't muster 50 votes and probably couldn't muster 40 votes."
  Senate Democrats Throw Cold Water On Court-Packing Bill
  
• She's still a big-time lib but in a party of Pol Pots and Stalinists, they need a Tulsi like an axe in the head...
  Why Can't Democrats All Be Like Tulsi Gabbard?
  
• "Republicans gained seats in the House when they were expected to lose seats. And the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is continuing that messaging in order to retake the House in 2022."
  House Republicans to "Ensure Every Voter Knows Democrats Want to Defund the Police"
  
• "Dem-controlled Board of Education moves to eliminate most accelerated math offerings."
  Virginia Dems' "Social Justice" Math Curriculum Reinvigorates GOP Gov Hopefuls
  
• "Blake Masters reportedly raked in $10 million from Peter Thiel to run for Senate in 2022 against Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona."
  Peter Thiel Backs Blake Masters For Possible Senate Run Against Democrat Mark Kelly
  
• "If he can weather the storm, the Florida Republican could prove to be the heir to Trump the MAGA movement needs to prevent the GOP's orchestrated backslide."
  Why the MAGA Movement Needs Matt Gaetz in Congress

  CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS, FACTS AND AMERICA IMPRISONED

• "Two researchers from Dr. Fauci's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) were in attendance at the 2016 event which discussed emerging viral diseases, infections and antiviral immunity -- all critical to the [Chinese] COVID-19 response. Dr. Fauci has served as Director of the institute since 1984 and remains the highest paid U.S. government employee despite a bevy of false prognostications and outright lies."
  Fauci's NIAID Scientists Attended Wuhan Lab Summit, Now WIPED From the Internet
  
• "My newly formed and well-developed opinion on vaccines is this: If those bastards want me to get the jab, I'm not going to do it, because it annoys them."
  I Won't Take the Vaccine Because It Makes Liberals Mad
  
• "According to the employee acknowledgment agreement, 'any inaccuracy or misrepresentation related to a full and authorized vaccination for [Chinese] COVID-19 will result in disciplinary action," which can include "immediate dismissal from employment.'"
  Cumulus Media Employees Are Required to Receive Chinese COVID Vaccine Before Returning to the Office, Leaked Memo Reveals
  
• "[The Chinese] COVID-19 epidemic for the past year was not something that warranted a panic. It was simply nothing more than a variation of the flu, though clearly more deadly to the elderly sick. Had we treated it like the flu, we would have acted to first and foremost protect that elderly sick population, while letting everyone else go about their lives normally. Had we done that -- as we have done traditionally since the Enlightenment -- the virus would have quickly spread through the general population, killing almost no one while rapidly running its course so that it had less chance to reach that protected elderly sick and vulnerable population."
  The Devastating Epidemic That Simply Wasn't Devastating
  
• "A real frustration."
  Biden, Harris Have Skipped Almost Every COVID Conference Call With Governors
  
• "Cuomo has come under severe criticism for his policy of forcing nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients in the early months of the pandemic, when the risk to older people was already well known and there were alternatives available."
  Report: Biden Has Angel of Death Cuomo Lead White House Chinese COVID Calls with Governors
  
• "The change means that kids from 2-4 are now subject to the masking requirement just like everyone else."
  Michigan Mask Requirement Extending to Toddlers Takes Effect
  
• "I'm not getting my hopes up that the Democrat governors will give in and stop restricting freedoms."
  Texas, Florida Report Fewer New Chinese COVID Cases Than Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York
  
• "The only science behind the [so-called quote-unquote] 'president's [Chinese] coronavirus victory celebration will be political science."
  When Will Biden Declare the Chinese COVID Crisis Over? (Hint: It Won't Have Anything To Do With "Science")

  AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• Lloyd Billingsley: "There are a number of questions reporters should be asking of Joe Biden's border policy chief. Her answers would be interesting -- if she ever got around to answering them."
  Questions for Kamala
  
• "As Tucson Police Chief, Chris Magnus refused to assist Border Patrol."
  Biden's Curious Choice to Lead Customs and Border Protection

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• "The board will soon determine whether Donald Trump can return to the platform."
  Facebook Oversight Board Member Warns Against Censoring Misinformation
  
• "For Amazon, a recusal of Thomas in some court cases would be convenient. "
  Did Amazon Pull Clarence Thomas Documentary Off Their Site in Order to Pull Him Off Their Case?
  
• Margot Cleveland: "In advance of this week's State of the Union address, Washington Post staffers peppered the public with reasons to blame former President Trump for Joe Biden's failures."
  Trump Isn't President Any More, But The Left Is Still Blaming Him For Everything
  
• "Beginning in 2016, when they referred to the large swaths of America left behind by increasing globalization as ignorant, deplorable, or harboring 'white grievance,' they set the tone."
  When the Corporate Media Eliminates Facts and Nuance It Increases Our Deep Divisions
  
• "Dr. Scott Atlas was rebuked by Big Tech and corporate media for pushing back on masking outdoors. Now Facui is making the same recommendation."
  Media Hungry Health Advisers Now Support the Same Masking Policies That Scott Atlas Was Ousted For Promoting
  
• "They're coming for you next: Because of the epidemic of blacklisting and oppression that has been sweeping the United States in the past four months, a new online database now exists."
  Today's Blacklisted American: There Are So Many That an Online Database Now Exists

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• "The justices will hear a challenge to a New York law that requires anyone seeking a license to carry a gun in public prove they have a good reason to do so. The National Rifle Association and 23 states back the challenge."
  Supreme Court To Decide Whether Americans Can Carry Guns in Public
  
• "Very soon, states will be tested to see if they value the rights of their citizens over the dollars the Biden [junta] will wave in front of them."
  States Can Resist Red Flag Gun-Grabbing If They Shun Federal Handouts

  ABORTION

• "New emails uncovered by Judicial Watch's FOIA request detail how FDA employees were working with buyers to get 'fresh' aborted baby organs for experiments."
  Top 10 Sickening Details About How Federal Employees Trafficked Baby Body Parts

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• "It is unclear from reports of the Zarif tape whether the Israeli strikes were covert missions. But according to Zarif's telling, he was not aware of the attacks prior to Kerry's disclosure." (lanky hunk of piss is itching to catch some Jewish lightning right between the eyes - jjs)
  Report: John Kerry Told Iranian Foreign Minister About Secret Israeli Military Operations
  
• "Kerry must immediately resign from the Biden [junta], says Rep. Banks."
  Pompeo Pushes Investigation Into Kerry for Leaking Secrets to Iran
  
• "John Kerry has helped solidify his odious legacy as a dunderhead par excellence, at best -- and a traitorous anti-Western ideologue, at worst."
  John Kerry is Skirting the Line of Treason with Iran (skirting?! - jjs)
  
• "German report refutes Iranian claims that Islamic Republic has no interest in developing nuclear weapon." (and yet the filthy Krauts keep selling them all kinds of sensitive tech and materials - jjs)
  Iran Aims to Expand WMD Program, German Intel Agency Concludes
  
• "The Biden [junta] is pushing all the wrong buttons."
  Abraham Accords March On While Saudi Arabia Drifts to China
  
• "Removing them from the alliance would actually serve a useful purpose."
  With Turkey, the Problem Is NATO Membership, Not Armenia
  
• "[Juan] Guaido -- who remains largely powerless despite his status as the constitutional head of state of the country -- has repeatedly condemned the regime of socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro for starving the Venezuelan people since the former was sworn in as president in early 2019, when Maduro's last legitimate term as president ended."
  Study: Over 90% of Venezuelan Households Struggle to Find Food

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• "Joe Biden now leads a fully woke [junta] that is pouring hydrochloric acid on the national fabric. It's pushing critical race theory into our educational system to indoctrinate our children and it's turning the military woke."
  If "Get Woke Go Broke" Is True, What Might That Mean for the Future of the U.S. Military?
  
• If it's as good as their cat food and drywall... Then again, we now have transexuals and incompetents in uniform, so it's a race to the bottom - not the gay sex colloquialism, the actual bottom.
  China Commissions Three Advanced Warships

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Raymond Ibrahim: "Far from merely acknowledging it, Turkey and other Muslims are hell-bent on reigniting the genocide."
  The Armenian Genocide Continues

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE BUREAUCRACY, WASTE, FRAUD, ABUSE

• "The gap between the record federal tax collections and the record federal spending in the October-through-March period resulted in a record federal deficit of $1,706,245,000,000."
  Federal Taxes, Spending and Deficit All Set Records in First Half of FY2021

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• "As China rolls out its digital currency, it's past time for action."
  With Crypto, Congress, Not Agencies, Should Decide What's Next

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• "No motive was immediately provided for the attack." (the motive was MAXINE WATERS - jjs)
  NYPD Detective Whacked in Head With Stick in Brazen Broad-Daylight Attack
  
• "Just prior to being shot, Okeson-Haberman had been looking at a new apartment and was set to become the social issues and criminal justice reporter for Kansas News Service, described as 'a statewide reporting partnership based at KCUR.'"
Amid Violent Crime Wave, 24-Year-Old Reporter Shot Dead In Kansas City
  
• "The attacker relentlessly kicks his helpless victim at least six times, then casually walks away as the victim was motionless on the sidewalk..." (guess the melanin, which means this story gets disappeared - jjs)
  NYPD Releases Photos of Suspect Accused of Repeatedly Stomping Elderly Asian Man's Head
  
• "Though the city has not yet officially released staffing numbers, officials have expressed significant concern publicly and privately about the staffing situation. The city does not have enough officers to safely protect our neighborhoods or respond to emergencies."
  Police-less in Seattle: Cops Are Leaving in Droves
  
• "It can always get a little worse in the Big Apple."
  Believe It or Not, a New Level of Corruption and Depravity for New York City
  
• "A Colorado bill seeks to curtail sharply police officers' power to make arrests."
  Handcuffing Cops

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• "A hotels-for-homeless program does nothing to address the real problem: addiction."
San Francisco's Substance-Abuse Crisis
  
• "The high price I paid for falling in love with the hippy crowd."
  Public Service Announcement: A Warning of the Real Danger of Marijuana

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• "This is the story of a leader returning to a place that transformed her life and career trajectory." (dog returns to its own vomit - jjs)
  "1619 Project" Agitprop Fabulist Nikole Hannah-Jones Joining Faculty At University Of North Carolina
  
• "You probably thought kids returning to school was a good thing, didn't you? You thought a return to normalcy was... well, normal. But I'll bet you didn't even realize that holding such a privileged opinion makes you a racist. You are a problem."
  Politico: Most of the Kids Going Back to School Are White, and That's a Problem
  
• "Fired for being honest about the academic performance of black students."
  Top Ten Most Racist Colleges and Universities: #4 Georgetown University
  
• Readin', 'ritin and reach-arounds...
  Former Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges Allegedly Pretended To Be Girl To Solicit Naked Photos From Teens

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• "If you thought last year was bad, wait until these proposed policies tear through the economy."
  Biden's Catastrophic Global Warming Policies

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Our intrepid science reporter says, "The new Cold War in space is beginning to shape up. On one side will be free enterprise, led by the United States and the many private companies working independently to make their own profits in space, and on the other side will be the former communist nations whose cultures require all such efforts be controlled from the top by the government."
  China and Russia Sign Agreement to Build Moon Base

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• "Four female high school athletes in Connecticut will appeal a federal district court ruling that allows transgender athletes to compete in women's sports."
Female High School Students Appeal Ruling on Transgender Athletes
  
• Feh. Fly a damn white flag already and take down the stars and stripes.
  Biden State Department Authorizes U.S. Diplomatic Missions Worldwide to Hoist Gay Pride Flag
  
• "The feminists' march to androgyny appears to give women more options. In reality, they cut women off from the very things that lead to flourishing and happiness."
  Why the Cultural Assault on Natural Womanhood Robs Women of Fulfillment
  
• "A long history of unintended consequences has conservatives on the ropes even before the first round."
  Losing the Fight Against Transgenderism Before It Started

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• "China's state-run CCTV stopped carrying Houston Rockets games after Morey's comments, the Chinese Basketball Association suspended cooperation with the team, and Chinese e-commerce giants blocked users from searching for Rockets merchandise. [Daryl] Morey stepped down as Rockets general manager in October 2020, prompting CCTV to warn that other American sports teams that "hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will have to pay a price' as well."
  China Applauds Return of NBA, Urges It to 'Undertake Lobbying' for China in U.S.
  
• "Even with pandering like Chloe Zhao's Oscars speech, will Zhao and Disney be able to right the ship with Communist China?"
  Even at Its Most Deferential, Hollywood Won't Win With the Chinese Communist Party
  
• "What Hollywood is -- and what it's always been -- is a bunch of people who seek relevance and influence more than anything. Nobody's going to say the emperor has no clothes. Nobody is going to turn around and say, 'This thing we've dedicated ourselves to -- changing American culture and this sort of cultural Marxist point of view [has] snowballed out of control.'"
  Amanda Milius on the Oscars: Hollywood's Abandonment of "Half of America" Made It "Culturally Irrelevant"
  
• "The Oscars broadcast is en route to consciously serving just another elite progressive niche, like The Late Show under Stephen Colbert or The New York Times."
  Hollywood Stagnation Shines at the Sunny Pandemic Oscars
  
• "Not even gonna dignify that with a response."
  Charles Barkley Scolded For Georgia Bulldogs Comment: Mascot Named After Their Women
  
• "I'm not at all surprised that the official commissioned portrait of Donald Trump that will hang in the Smithsonian is dignified and full of American symbolism, but I am flabbergasted that the Washington Post said nice things about it. Maybe they just remember how hard it was to say something positive about Barack Obama's portrait, where he has a sixth finger and is sitting in some shrubbery. Remember that?"
  Trump's Official Smithsonian Portrait Unveiled and It's Everything You Wanted It to Be
  
• At this point, it would be quicker to list which companies NOT to boycott...
  Conde Nast Cooking Publication Ends Beef Recipes "To Encourage More Sustainable Cooking"
  
• "The humiliating thing about being black is that everything has been done for you, by virtue-signalling whites."
  Black Rage: It's All About the Humiliation
  
• "Did the disease go undiagnosed for too long?"
  The Cancer of Critical Race Theory
  
• "When will the 'antiracists' start rooting out the bigots in their own ranks?"
  The Tribalist Left

  HITHER & YON

• "Restoring genuine beauty in our cities goes hand in hand with any attempt to revive a spiritual nature amongst a people."
  What Happened When Hungary Revived Classical Architecture In Budapest
  
• Salena Zito: "No matter where you live in this country, hundreds of neighborhoods, farms, and communities have been erased, often without a trace, in the name of progress that tends to benefit the elite class."
  Ancient and Lonely Urban Monuments Evoke Today's Political Division

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