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What We’re Reading: Real Fake News, Barack’s MAGA Brother, Calif. Gets Nuttier … And More

Real Fake News

Democrats Run 50+ ‘Local’ News Sites in Swing States to Spread ‘Fact-Based’ Propaganda — PJ Media

Democrats Run Network of Fake Local News Sites in Battleground States: Report — Epoch Times

Media Matters David Brock in Charge — Breitbart

Election 2022

GOP shows signs of coming home for Oz as Fetterman lead shrinks — The Hill

Barack Obama’s Brother Goes Full MAGA, Endorses Trump-Backed Mastriano — Washington Enquirer

The White House is turning to TikTok stars to take its message to a younger audience — NPR

GOP Projected To Score Four Gubernatorial Wins In Midterms — Daily Caller

Inside Dr. Oz’s Comeback in PA — New York Post

Iran Protests

‘A time bomb’: Anger rising in a hot spot of Iran protests — AP

Iran State TV Hacked with Image of Supreme Leader in Crosshairs — Newsmax

Energy Crisis

Washington weighs options in aftermath of OPEC oil move — Yahoo Finance

Biden Admin Puts America on the Road to Energy Ruin — Spectator

Energy Inflation Was By Design — Real Clear Energy

Will Gas Prices Tank Midterm Prospects for Democrats? — The Nation

California repeatedly warned about spiking gas prices, fragile supply. But fixes never came — Los Angeles Times

Big Tech

Google Labels Conservative Sites ‘Dangerous and Derogatory’ — PJ Media

The UN partners with Google to filter ‘distorted’ climate change results — Straight Arrow News

GOP blasts Google for ‘undermining the democratic process’ with email shenanigans — Washington Times

PayPal reverses course, withdraws policy that would have fined users for ‘misinformation’ — Just the News

Two Words

WATCH: Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week Vol. 14 — Washington Free Beacon

George Takei tries to mock Lauren Boebert’s ‘2 words’ tweet about Biden but drops the mic on his own head — Twitchy

Illegal Immigration

Border disaster by the numbers — Powerline

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Criticizes Biden for Excluding Illegal Aliens from His Marijuana Pardon — CNS News

NYC Mayor Declares State of Emergency for Immigration ‘Crisis’ in Sanctuary City — Washington Free Beacon

Surprise: Vegas stabbing spree suspect in country illegally — Hot Air

Police State

‘It Was Terrifying’: Pro-Life Activist’s Wife Shares How FBI Agents, Guns Drawn, Arrested Her Husband In Front Of Kids — Daily Caller

Republicans launch inquiry into FBI raid on pro-life activist as part of ‘politicization’ probe — Washington Times

Former AG: Biden DOJ Weaponized Against Pro-Life Activists… — Weazelzippers

Fruits and Nuts

New California Law Forces Taxpayers to Pay for Union Members’ Dues — Daily Signal

California will start handing out $1,050 stimulus payments to residents this week to combat inflation — Fortune

Misc

Joe Biden’s New Restraints on Using WMDs Could Tempt Putin to Nuke Ukraine  — Andrew Malcolm, Red State

Vanderbilt To Pause Gender Transition Surgeries On Minors Following Bombshell Report — Daily Caller

BLM founder funnels even more cash into mansion — Hot Air

“Range Anxiety” and the Realities of Electric Vehicle Dependability — Legal Insurrection

Dominion’s wind project “nail in the coffin” for right whale — CFACT

Stagflationary Debt Crisis Is Here — Facts and Arts

U.S. Army misses annual recruiting goal by 15,000 recruits — Not the Bee

Humor

Ron DeSantis Says Storm Damage Makes Florida Look ‘Almost As Bad As California’ — Glorious American

White House Forced to Walk Back Biden’s ‘I am the President’ Remark — Genesius Times

Newsom Declares State Of Emergency As Red Dye #4 Is Found In Fentanyl — Baylon Bee

BREAKING: Feds may have enough evidence on Hunter Biden to ignore it and do nothing just like they’ve been doing the last 3 years — Genesius Times

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