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Other recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday include humanitarian and chef José Andrés, whose World Central Kitchen has helped provide food for civilians in war zones and areas hit by natural disasters; Jane Goodall, a highly acclaimed conservationist and scientist; and Bill Nye, a science educator who rose to fame with the show “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” Several entertainment, sports and cultural icons will also be honored, including U2 singer Bono, actors Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington, athletes Lionel Messi and Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and fashion icons Anna Wintour and Ralph Lauren. Biden will honor multiple recipients posthumously, including Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 during a presidential run. Kennedy was a senator representing New York and had served as attorney general during the administration of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. Also being honored posthumously is Ashton Carter, who was secretary of defense during the Obama administration and oversaw the United States’ push against the Islamic State, and George Romney, the governor of Michigan during the 1960s and the father of former Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/hillary-clinton-george-soros-receive-presidential-medal-freedom-rcna186204?

It's number one, trying to influence the election (remember all the Kamala-Momentum stories on November 2nd0 PS: leh-nerd you continue to be the nicest poster on the board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . occasional condescending tone ?? .

Ahhhh. Now the Trump agenda can start. . . . . . . too bad lefties. Mike Johnson Wins Reelection As House Speaker Matt Margolis Original article: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has failed to win the votes necessary to win the House Speakership in the first round of voting. The final tally of the first round: Mike Johnson: 216 votes. Hakeem Jeffries: 215 votes Others: 3 votes. A 218-vote majority was needed to win the speakership. UPDATE: 2:38 p.m.: Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) switched their votes to Johnson on the first vote, giving him the majority and the House Speaker's gavel. https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/03/mike-johnson-speakership-vote-n4935636

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Readers added context New York State does, in fact, have some of the most stringent gun laws in the nation. New York has achieved an "A" from Giffords for the strength of it's gun laws, 3rd strongest of the 50 states. But criminals willing to commit murder don't care about gun laws. https://giffords.org/lawcenter/resources/scorecard/

What you mean “we,” kemo sabe? By Scott Johnson Allstate CEO and board chairman Tom Wilson had a message for viewers of yesterday’s Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Referring to the Bourbon Street terrorist attack, Wilson seemed to have taken our measure and found us wanting: “We also need to be stronger together by overcoming an addiction to divisiveness and negativity. Join Allstate, working in local communities all across America to amplify the positive, increase trust, and accept people’s imperfections and differences.” What you mean “we,” kemo sabe? He’s not talking about himself. I think he’s talking about “you.” He’s lecturing us. What have “we” done? “We” have done something wrong. {snip} As Wilson’s statement attracted a certain backlash, Allstate responded to a request from Fox News Digital for a comment. Allstate framed its comment as a clarification: “To be clear, Allstate CEO Tom Wilson unequivocally condemns this heinous act of terrorism and violence in all forms. We stand with the families of the victims, their loved ones and the community of New Orleans. The reference to overcoming divisiveness and negativity reflects a broader commitment to fostering trust and positivity in communities across the nation.” Allstate presents as yet another example of woke corporate stupidity and cowardice. It’s not in good hands. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/what-you-mean-we-kemo-sabe.php

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No sh*t. Everyone knew this other than the slow members of the Left.

He managed to burn down is B&B while he was dead in New Orleans too.

“Conspiracy Theories” that came true: 1. Noncitizens voting. 2. Illegals migrants are being flown into American cities in the middle of the night. 3. Covid was a lab leak. 4. Eating the cats and dogs. 5. The border is not secure. 6. There were informants working with the FBI at the capital 1/6. 7. Hunter Biden laptop is real. 8. Masks, vaccines and social distancing never worked. 9. Biden has dementia. 10. Fauci funded gain of function research. 11. Kamala Harris is very popular.

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Mike Johnson's High Noon Moment Tomorrow Duane Patterson With the nation's focus rightly on the terrorist attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, and with what appears to be a gang shootout at a nightclub in Queens, the vote for the first domino to fall in a series of changes from the outgoing Biden administration to the incoming Trump administration takes place at Noon Eastern on Friday. Sure, Inauguration Day is on the 20th, and that promises to a Day One for the ages. But don't forget January 6th, which is when the House certifies the election results, putting President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice-President-Elect J.D. Vance on the glide path for the 20th. But tomorrow, January 3rd, is when the new Congress and Senate constitute. There will not be any fireworks in the upper chamber, as South Dakota Senator John Thune will now run things instead of Chuck Schumer, which is a grand thing. In the House, however, nothing happens until they have a Speaker. Mike Johnson is the only person who has or wants the job, but is not a lock to win the required 217 votes. The Republican caucus will send 219 members. He can lose two and no more to become Speaker. https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2025/01/02/mike-johnsons-high-noon-moment-tomorrow-n3798419

The Democrats’ Culture Denialism They just don’t get it. By Ruy Teixeira Jan 02, 2025 In the wake of the Democrats’ drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump and the GOP, you’d assume the party would be all-in on a fundamental rethink, starting with some serious soul-searching on how the party came to be so out of sync with the majority of America on key cultural questions. Questions like: Is America really a “white supremacist” society? What does “structural racism” even mean and does it explain all the socioeconomic problems of nonwhites? Is anyone who raises questions about immigration levels a racist? Are personal pronouns necessary and something that should be popularized if not demanded? Are transwomen exactly the same as biological women and are those who question such a claim simply “haters” who should be expunged from polite society? For each of these questions, the answer for the overwhelming majority of Americans is an obvious no. But in elite Democratic circles, it’s a different story. For a party pondering its unpopularity, you might think that this gap would be a good place to start. Well, if the two months since the election is anything to go by, you’d be wrong. Instead, much of the party is maneuvering to change as little as possible on the cultural front. Why? Because fundamentally today’s Democrats are culture denialists. That is, they do not consider cultural issues real issues. They are typically viewed as politically motivated distractions or as expressions of something else entirely (i.e., racism, sexism, xenophobia, transphobia, etc.) They are not treated as issues that need to be dealt with on their own terms. https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-democrats-culture-denialism