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What We’re Reading: Fascism Update, Buying Votes, Life Imitates ‘Lady Ballers’ … And More

Your Weekly Fascism Update

Fascism Is On The March. And It’s Trump Who Sets The Pace — Guardian

Bulwark Doubles Down On Trump As Democracy’s Destroyer — RealClearPolitics

Mayorkas, Call Your Office

Biden Admits Border Isn’t Secure, Claims He’s Said That ‘For The Last 10 Years’ — IDN American

Illegal Immigrants Swarm Border Even As Temps Plummet, Prompting Dire Warning — Fox News

Democracy, Democrat Style

If You Can, Pick A GOP Ballot In NH – And Use It To Stop Trump — Boston Globe

These States Are Considering Removing Trump From The 2024 Ballot — CNN

Heating Up In New Hampshire

Biden Surrogates Descend On New Hampshire To Help Absent President Win Primary Write-In Campaign — Washington Times

Trump: Haley In ‘Unholy Alliance’ In Quest To Win — Newsmax

If Trump Wins in New Hampshire, That’s Not the End of Anything Because…  — Andrew Malcolm, RedState

Buying Votes with Your Tax Dollars

Biden Cancels $5 Billion In Student Debt — Washington Free Beacon

Leftist Censorship

Oregon Uses AI To Flag Election ‘Misinformation,’ Raising Fresh Concerns About Censorship — Just the News

Democratic Attorneys General Support Censorship — Reason

Canceling WEF

Defunding Elitists? GOP Lawmakers Propose Ending Funding World Economic Forum — Just the News

Roberts And Milei Set Fire To Libs At Davos — American Spectator

The Right Critique Of Globalism — Tom McArdle, Epoch Times

We’re Shocked (Get It?)

Ford Cuts F-150 Lightning Production As EV Demand Softens — Yahoo Finance

Hybrid Cars Enjoy A Renaissance As All-Electric Sales Slow — New York Times

Former Military Officials Express National Security Concerns Over Biden’s EV Plans — Straight Arrow News

Life Imitates ‘Lady Ballers’

With Trans Athlete Obliterating Opponents In High School Girls Basketball, One Team Outright Refuses To Play Along — Daily Caller

‘Lady Ballers’ Gets Hundreds Of Positive Reviews Despite LGBTQ+ Backlash — Newsweek

DEI Or DIE

‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside The Anti-DEI Campaign — New York Times

Over 500 DEI Jobs At University Of Michigan Create $30 Million Boondoggle — MRCTV

Univ. Wisconsin Law School Forcing Students To Endure Racist DEI Reeducation — Legal Insurrection

Misc

Jill Biden Mocked For Awkward Sign Placement At Hunter High School: ‘Straight Out Of A Veep Episode’ — Yahoo News

Exclusive — Republican Senators Warn Against Immigration Deal — Breitbart

California Scheming, Ep. 1: A Crazy New Way To Spend Your Tax Dollars! — Not the Bee

Did The FBI Plant Pipe Bombs In DC On Jan. 6? — Hot Air

A Biden Boost: 3 Economic Signs Lift Campaign — Axios

Cancel Culture Is Dead’: Univ. Of Mich. Declares New Free Speech Protections — Straight Arrow News

The Biden Administration’s False Texas Claim Was Good Enough For The Press — National Review

Liberals Aren’t Going To Like Who John Fetterman Thinks Is Threatening The American Dream — Townhall

Humor

‘I Just Don’t Know Where We Went Wrong,’ Contemplates Sports Illustrated Executive In Front Of Framed Covers Of Obese, Trans Swimsuit Models — Babylon Bee

Sports Illustrated Replaces Entire Staff With People Who Are Fired But Identify As Employed — Genesius Times

The Week In Pictures: Devious Davos Edition — Powerline

Horrifying Hate Crime: Blazing Saddles DVD Found In Nascar Garage — Glorious American

Handy Guide To University Codes Of Conduct — People’s Cube

Watch: Joe Biden’s Senior Moment Of The Week (Vol. 77) — Washington Free Beacon

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