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What We’re Reading: Biden Pardons Hunter, Where Dems Went Wrong, Our Border Mess . . . And More

Headlines, themes and issues that caught our eye.

Biden Going Out In A Blaze Of Lies, Corruption

Biden Gives Hunter A Blanket Pardon To Cover The Last Ten Years — Deanna Fisher, Victory Girls Blog

President Biden Cloaks His Legacy in Infamy With the Hunter Biden Pardon — Jonathan Turley

We haven’t seen a pardon as sweeping as Hunter Biden’s in generations — Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico

Democrats Fear Worst POTUS Ever Tarnishes His Legacy with Hunter Pardon — Duane Patterson, Hot Air

“Corrupt To The Core”: Dems In Disarray Over Hunter Pardon As ‘Rule Of Law’ Narrative Implodes — Zero Hedge

Biden Humiliates Aides and Media Allies With Hunter Pardon — Free Beacon

Polling guru Nate Silver blasts Biden as ‘selfish and senile old man’ for pardoning Hunter — Diana Glebova, New York Post

We always knew Joe Biden would pardon troubled son Hunter — fitting the president would break another promise to the American people — Miranda Devine, New York Post

Scott Jennings: Biden Has Drained Every Ounce Of Credibility From His Surrogates And Defenders — CNN, via Real Clear Politics

No One Is Above The Law” — Elon Musk, X, Community Notes

Reminder: Obstructing Justice Through Pardons Is an Impeachable Offense — CAP 20

As He Leaves, Biden Gets Even With Old Enemies

Biden Tosses a Middle Finger Salute to the Coal Industry on His Way Out the Door — Rick Moran, PJ Media

Biden Shows True Colors About Israel During Lame Duck Period — Victory Girls Blog

Where Did Dems Go Wrong In 2024?

Deconstructing Liberal Mythology and Slaughtering Liberal Mermaids — Scott Pinsker, PJ Media

The real proof that the American political scene is about to experience a new revolution — Robert Zimmerman, Behind The Black

Former Democratic lawmaker says party needs ‘rebrand’ post-Trump win — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill

Nothing Cool About Democrats’ Woke Religion — J.B. Shurk, American Thinker

Harris Campaign’s David Plouffe: We Were Surprised Public Polls “Showed Us With Leads We Never Saw” In Internal Polls — Tim Hains, Real Clear Politics

Hispanic vote: The times, they are a-changing — Tom Knighton, Substack

Immigration: Who’s Minding The Store?

Judge accused of ‘willful misconduct’ for letting illegal immigrant escape court — Boston Herald, via MSN

The Ninth Circuit rules that, yes, the federal government can deport people — Andrea Widburg, American Thinker

Birthright Citizenship: The 14th Amendment Does Not Apply to Illegal Aliens — S. David Sultzer, American Thinker

ICE: Nearly 180,000 noncitizens deliberately not detained, roaming free in US cities — Bethany Blankley, The Center Square

Are Liberals Raising the White Flag on Immigration? — Steven Hayward, Powerline

Democrats Hide Support for Illegals by Sudden Shift to Deporting Criminal Migrants — Warner Todd Huston, Breitbart

Data: Migration Issues Flipped Swing Voters to Donald Trump — Neil Munro, Breitbart

‘Woke’ Has Quickly Become A Dirty Word Across America

The ‘Woke’ Awakening — Greg Salsbury, American Thinker

Jaguar’s woke ad shows just how out of touch companies are with consumers — Charles Gasparino, New York Post

James Carville says America’s woke ‘hangover’ haunted Harris campaign, damaged Democratic brand — Gabriel Hays, Fox News, via MSN

‘Crazy woke’ Amazon and Target under pressure to drop DEI measures after Walmart move — The Telegraph, via MSN

Can The Big Media Ever Dig Their Way Out Of Their Hole?

The End of Fake News? MSNBC Hits New Low in Ratings — Headline USA

Seriously? The Liberal Media Is Actually Denying Biden Lied About Hunter’s Pardon — Matt Margolis, PJ Media

Three-fourths of Americans think media is biased: Pew — Joanne Haner, The Hill, via MSN

Progress: Unflappable Conservative Pundit Scott Jennings Joins LA Times Editorial Board — Leslie Eastman, Legal Insurrection

California’s Special Hell: One In A Series

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California’s growing budget deficit — AP

California ‘purifies’ its little air bubble at the expense of its residents — Ronald Stein, America Out Loud News

It’s Called Secession: Gavin Newsom and Lawmakers to Begin Work to ‘Trump-Proof’ California Laws — Newsweek, via MSN

Stuart Varney: Gavin Newsom is leading the Trump resistance movement — Fox News, via MSN

Special Congratulations To Our Pollster, TIPP!

TIPP Poll: Six Straight Presidential Wins Called With Unmatched Accuracy — TIPP Insights

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