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Stop me if this sounds at all familiar but the right wing has opened up a new flank in the culture wars, and yet again, the target of their spittle-flecked ire is a major sports league. After a slew of multinational, multibillion-dollar corporations located in Georgia expressed some mild concerns that a recently-passed bill would disenfranchise voters—and specifically Black Georgians—Major League Baseball decided to pull up stakes on Friday and move this year’s All-Star Game from Cobb County. (Reportedly, they’ve settled on Coors Field in Colorado, a state that boasts less restrictive voting laws.) In response, diapers were filled. GOP politicians and various pundits decried the league for becoming “woke,” promising to excise the national pastime from their sports-watching diet and even calling for boycotts . On Tuesday, the Republican National Committee fired off a tweet accusing MLB of being in bed with communists, and former President Trump dialed up Newsmax to drowsily … [Read more...] about Conservatives Shunning Sports to Own the Libs Are Dunking on Themselves

Last month, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave a speech in Tusnádfürdő. These remarks, delivered annually in Transylvania, lay out how he sees the world and Hungary's role in it. Orbán's speeches in Transylvania often generate significant media attention, as happened in 2014 with his infamous speech on "illiberal democracy." His views this year made even bigger waves and showed that the corporate media uses every opportunity to discredit him by dropping quotes out of context to punish him for pointing out the hard truth: in both Europe and the United States, we face existential challenges that can have a devastating impact on future generations if we fail to act wisely. In his speech, Mr. Orbán identified four main threats to Western civilization that conservatives should take seriously: population decline, migration, the increasingly militant gender ideology, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. These are issues that are equally relevant on both sides of the pond. Unless we put … [Read more...] about Two rebels: A case for a conservative alliance across the pond | Opinion

British voters are drifting away from the two legacy establishment parties because divisions over Brexit, the economy, and social issues are not being answered by Labour and the Conservatives, a new analysis of voting trends has found. The two main political parties which have enjoyed a stranglehold in an effective two-party system for a century of British politics are seeing their voters increasingly dissatisfied and willing to vote for new, smaller parties. Grassroots Conservatives Plan Vote of No Confidence in Theresa May https://t.co/RunFz9ITib — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) April 17, 2019 Both Labour and the Conservative parties are losing and will continue to lose voters to Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party over the failure to deliver Brexit in time, and migration to the new ultra-globalist, pro-European Union Change UK (CUK) party is also likely to feature. The new figures, which claim a 41-seat loss for the Conservatives in a snap election and the … [Read more...] about Conservatives, Labour Have ‘Never Been in Such Jeopardy’

A former president was raided by federal law enforcement yesterday, reportedly over possession of classified documents. Although prosecution of former heads of state has occurred in other democracies, a form of government in which ostensibly no one is above the law , it has never happened in America, a place that did not even punish the leaders of a rebellion in defense of human bondage . The merits of a potential government case against Donald Trump, and of the basis for the FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago, cannot yet be evaluated, despite the assertions of many of Trump’s supporters and critics. A federal search warrant can be obtained only with probable cause and with the approval of a federal magistrate, but that does not mean that Trump is guilty of whatever alleged crime the FBI is investigating. Nor does the fact that Trump may be guilty of criminal conduct in other contexts mean that he is guilty here. But at the same time, the reflexive Republican insistence that the … [Read more...] about Conservatives Believe Trump Is Above the Law

The frontrunner in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’ plan to cut taxes would be “electoral suicide”, a chief ally of her opponent Rishi Sunak has warned. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, has claimed that the central ethos of the Conservative party, cutting taxes, should be abandoned during the economic crisis if the party hopes to retain its majority in the Parliament for a record fifth term. “All the evidence tells us that, with inflation running high and energy bills the highest for decades, the winter will be extremely difficult. High prices and high bills will put pressure on the household budgets of hardworking people. Those pressures are well beyond the living memory of millions of voters, and will directly affect millions more,” Mr Raab wrote in The Times . “If we go to the country in September with an emergency budget that fails to measure up to the task, voters will not forgive us,” he wrote. “Such a failure will … [Read more...] about ‘Conservative’ Deputy PM Claims Tax Cuts Would Be ‘Electoral Suicide’

Theresa May unveiled the manifesto last month in the hopes of winning her 2017 general election . But unlike Jeremy Corbyn's 'For the many not the few', Theresa May's 'Forward Together' is hardly all sweetness and light. It does away with the Tories' failed pledge of a care cap, instead promising to raise the threshold at which people pay. Pensioners will be a less well-off as winter fuel payments are hugely restricted and the triple lock is ditched. There's the threat of new welfare cuts as the promise not to make any is downgraded to a pledge not to make them "radical". And seven-year-olds will lose their guaranteed free hot lunches as "lunch snatcher" Mrs May replaces them with breakfasts at a fraction of the cost. Mrs May today claimed "big, difficult decisions" are needed to keep the country on track as she launched the document in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Read more General election manifestos 2017 Labour party policies at a glance … [Read more...] about What do the Conservatives want to do? All the Tory party policies Theresa May is promising in the 2017 general election manifesto

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 4 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom called on the Hollywood film industry to bring back production moved to Oklahoma and Georgia amid pandemic lockdowns and rising crime, criticizing the Republican-controlled states over policies against abortion in a new ad published in Variety. The full-page spread, paid for by the Newsom campaign, is titled: "Hollywood: Your values, Your choice." "California is the best place in America to create. For 100 years, we’ve been the home for storytelling and storytellers. Together we built a creative community that includes unrivaled cast, crews, craftspeople, infrastructure, and technology. Robust tax credits and other incentives. The best culture," the ad says. "Most importantly, we share your values. So now, it’s time to … [Read more...] about California Gov. Newsom asks Hollywood to stop filming in conservative Georgia, Oklahoma after abortion ruling

UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect a statement from Republican National Committee (RNC) spokesperson Nicole Morales. MSNBC host Joy Reid and a panel on her show obsessed over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Thursday evening in the wake of Orban’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). “It’s obviously more convenient in some sense to Orban-ize the party rather than Putin-ize it,” Reid said, noting that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine made Russian President Vladimir Putin “objectionable.” “Anything Joy Reid thinks about the Republican Party is as irrelevant as her show,” Republican National Committee spokesperson Nicole Morales told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement. (RELATED: Tucker Rips CNN Host Over ‘Laziest Possible’ Smear Of This Foreign Leader) WATCH: “Orban talked in 2018 about the access of the willing,” Rula Jebreal, a Palestinian foreign policy analyst, said. “Orban, Trump, Salvini in Italy, the … [Read more...] about MSNBC Panel Melts Down Over Hungarian PM Speaking To Conservatives

Delivery of ballot papers for the Tory leadership contest has been delayed after concerns were raised over hacking concerns. Intelligence from the UK’s security services at GCHQ suggested that people’s ballots could be altered through online interference. Postal ballots are yet to be issued to the around 160,000 party members, who will choose Boris Johnson 's successor this summer, as a result of the GCHQ concerns. The ballots were due to be sent out from Monday, but members have now been warned they could arrive as late as August 11, The Telegraph reported. Key changes have been made to voting rules in the wake of GCHQ advice, meaning the Tory faithful now only have one chance to cast their ballot. Under the original system, party members were allowed to vote but change their decision while the ballot remained open but now a unique code will be provided which will only allow one, unchangeable vote, the paper said. It is believed that the the danger of a cyber attack is … [Read more...] about Conservative leadership voting ‘delayed’ after GCHQ spies warn of cyber attack

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 BENGALURU, India (AP) — India took another step toward meeting its climate goals Tuesday when lawmakers in parliament’s lower house approved legislation that would require greater use of renewable energy and force industrial polluters to pay a price for the carbon they emit. The bill sets out a minimum requirement for renewable energy use for corporations and residential buildings. It also grants clean energy users carbon-saving certificates that can be sold or traded and lays out a new energy efficiency standard in homes, which account for 24% of India’s electricity use. There are also penalties for corporations who aren't using an adequate amount of renewable energy sources to power their operations. The legislation will now go through parliament’s upper house. The bill is “a positive step” towards India's climate targets, said Madhura Joshi, India energy transitions lead at E3G, a … [Read more...] about Lawmakers in India pass energy conservation bill