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This Could Be the Start of China's Invasion of Taiwan JOHN SEXTON China's invasion of Taiwan was probably always going to look a lot like China takeover of Hong Kong. If you recall, Hong Kong was also relatively free and independent until China pushed through new laws which made it a crime to say anything bad about the mainland. That of course also meant that you couldn't hold big protests in the streets complaining about the mainland. From there it was a relatively simple matter to arrest and threaten all the protest leaders with long prison sentences and to shut down media voices that sided with the protesters. Over the span of about a year, Hong Kong's freedoms evaporated. Over the last few days Taiwan has seen the start of what may be the same process. A week ago, Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, was inaugurated as Taiwan's new president. As the leader of the DPP, he gave a speech focused on maintaining the status quo, one in which Taiwan has its own sovereignty and runs democratic elections separate from mainland China, albeit without international recognition as a distinct country. China responded to his win and his speech refusing to bend the knee with a series of military drills which they described as "punishment" for President Lai's "separatist" attitude. https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/05/28/this-could-be-the-start-of-chinas-invasion-of-taiwan-n3789186 ,

"MOSTLY PEACEFUL" Reflecting On The Minneapolis Riots Four Years Later JULIO ROSAS I had been on the ground for hours outside the Minneapolis Police’s Third Precinct on May 28, 2020. It had been a surreal day. Growing up, I saw the Ferguson (2014) and Baltimore (2015) riots on the news. I had read about the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Even back then and long before I knew I would enter journalism, I wanted to be there for those historic moments. Now, here I was at the epicenter of the chaos that was taking over nearly every major city in the United States. The evening before my flight to Minneapolis, I covered a BLM protest in downtown Los Angeles. Tensions were high. An American flag was burned. LAPD donned on riot gear and pushed angry protesters away from city hall. But that paled in comparison to what I had witnessed on May 28. The radical elements within the city and beyond seemed to be converging on Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue. Beyond a Minneapolis police convoy that quickly retreated just as quickly as they appeared, because of the mob attacking them, there was no authority to keep people safe. If you needed help, you were on your own. It all culminated when the Third Precinct was attacked after the sun went down. Despite holding onto the building for days against the odds, officers were about to be overrun. Multiple times I heard rioters wanting to set the building on fire with the officers still inside. Mayor Jacob Frey ordered the officers to evacuate. To highlight how much the rioters wanted to keep the officers trapped in the building’s perimeter, someone chained the back gate, forcing police to ram it to allow the evacuation to continue. After the officers were gone, the rioters’ dream became reality after the infamous fire was set. The crowd became ecstatic at the flames. They took selfies with the fire in the background. Fireworks were set off in the air. https://juliorosas.substack.com/p/reflecting-on-the-minneapolis-riots

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Joe Biden's Economy Is a Shambles, and America's Moms Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet By Ward Clark Joe Biden's economy is hammering the middle class, and now American middle-class moms - a constituency that has traditionally leaned a little to the left, and one that Democrats tend to take for granted - are blaming Joe Biden's policies for their difficulties in making ends meet. The kitchen table economics of American households have become a battleground for frustrated moms who find themselves struggling with the realities of the Biden administration's policies. "It is bad. The mom-and-pop stores are closing down at an alarming rate. [It takes] two to three jobs per person just to make ends meet," Kristina Tullos, a concerned mom from Hawaii, said Tuesday on "Fox & Friends First." Tullos was one of three moms who spoke with co-host Carley Shimkus about their financial frustrations under the current administration. Joe Biden's economic policies have been disastrous, and things are not turning around, no matter how much Joe's handlers try to deny it. More and more Americans are looking back at the previous administration with nostalgia. https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/05/28/joe-bidens-economy-is-a-shambles-and-americas-moms-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet-n2174768 https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/frustrated-parents-tipping-point-bidens-economy-struggle-debilitating

Outrage After Pro-Hamas Activists Commit Disgusting Act on Historic NC State University Belltower As everyone is well aware, far-left lunacy never takes a day off, not for religious holidays and certainly not for any American holiday that has to do with patriotism and honoring the sacrifices of our servicemen and women past and present. Monday was, of course, Memorial Day, a day of somber reflection for many Americans. It is also a day where we, unfortunately, are reminded that our supposed intellectual betters on the left are about as clueless as it gets, as confirmed by Squad Reps. Ilhan Omar and Cori Bush, who apparently don't know what Memorial Day is actually all about. But just hours after Americans were busy remembering our fallen heroes and enjoying their time with family and friends, here's what pro-Hamas activists were doing at North Carolina State University: https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2024/05/28/nc-state-belltower-vandalized-pro-hamas-activists-n2174764

OpenAI backpedals on scandalous tactic to silence former employees. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/openai-ends-harsh-non-disparagement-agreements-that-could-claw-back-millions/ .

I chose "all that apply" .Marxist. Useful idiot. .

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LOL. Absolutely NO ONE on the board is surprised that ChiGoose has no idea of the (well publicized) instructions the judge gave to the jury at the beginning of the trial. To be honest. .

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Everything about what the Biden campaign did this morning was absolutely hilarious. They decided it would be great idea to show that Biden isn't involved in prosecuting his political opponent by having a press conference outside the NYC courtroom where they also got the date wrong on their media advisory. Their "special guests" were lunatic actor Robert De Niro wearing a mask on an 80 degree spring day four years after covid, one unhinged capitol police officer who lied about everything that happened to him on J6, and another one best known for hitting on 20 year old girls at DC bars. They spent the whole thing getting drowned out by Trump supporters yelling "FJB" and they had to answer questions such as "is Trump a threat to all these wars Biden has gotten us in." Overall a 10/10 morning.