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“Leftists fantasize that before long, we can dispense with all reliable energy sources–coal, natural gas, nuclear, even hydro–and run our society entirely on wind and solar, two forms of energy that have been obsolete for 150 years”

POWERLINE Wind and Solar Energy Don’t Work by John Hinderaker February 10, 2021 …How can this be, since wind turbines only produce electricity when the wind is blowing sufficiently, which is around 40% of the time, and solar only works … Continue reading

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#PrideGoethBeforeTheFall: Andrea Mitchell saw what looked like it might be an opportunity to mock Ted Cruz

ALTHOUSE Andrea, Jennifer, and The 2 Williams by Andrea Althouse February 11, 2021 …The “2 Williams” are Shakespeare and Faulkner. They were in the news last night because Andrea — Andrea Mitchell, the NBC News chief Washington correspondent — tweeted … Continue reading

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“Iran began breaching its nuclear deal with major powers step by step in 2019 in response to US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the deal and Washington’s reimposition of sanctions on Tehran”

JERUSALEM POST Iran produces uranium metal, IAEA says, in latest breach of deal by Reuters February 10, 2021 Iran has carried out its plan to produce uranium metal, the UN atomic watchdog confirmed on Wednesday, despite Western powers having warned … Continue reading

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“Top nuclear expert was killed by the Mossad, who used a one-ton remote-controlled gun smuggled into Iran piece by piece over eight months”

JEWISH CHRONICLE Truth behind killing of Iran nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh revealed by Jake Wallis Simons February 10, 2021 The Iranian nuclear scientist who was shot dead near Tehran in November was killed by a one-ton automated gun that was … Continue reading

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“The International Criminal Court decision on Palestine is a setback for a single standard of human rights. It is a victory for terrorism and an unwillingness to negotiate peace”

GATESTONE Is Palestine a State? by Alan M. Dershowitz February 9, 2021 The highly politicized International Criminal Court just declared statehood for Palestinians. They did it without any negotiation with Israel, without any compromise, and without any recognized boundaries. They … Continue reading

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Sharansky to Shultz: “I can assure you that your name will remain with us forever as a liberator of millions of Soviet Jews”

ALGEMEINER Former US Secretary of State George Shultz Fondly Remembered for Pivotal Role in Securing Freedom for Soviet Jews by Staff February 8, 2021 The pivotal role of former US Secretary of State George Shultz in securing the freedom of … Continue reading

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“The hard sciences once seemed immune to the politics that dominate the humanities in academia, but no longer”

NATIONAL REVIEW What if Scientists Join the BDS Movement? by A.J. Caschetta February 6, 2021 Last year, after chemistry professor Mindy Levine was invited to guest-edit a special issue of the journal Molecules, a group dedicated to the academic boycott … Continue reading

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“President Joe Biden’s Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Biden’s Drive to War in the Middle East by Caroline Glick February 5, 2021 On Monday, Iran tested a new rocket. The Zuljanah rocket is a 25-meter (82-foot) three-stage rocket with a solid fuel … Continue reading

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“The majority of Jews interact with Judaism culturally”

UNPACKED How Israel Reshaped Jewish Culture Many Americans define their Judaism culturally rather than religiously. But with Israeli-Jewish influences becoming increasingly prominent, is there still a role for American-Jewish cultural life in the future? Or, to put it another way, … Continue reading

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Next up at your exclusive private school: “Assessing word problems in math and rewriting them to be more representative and culturally sensitive”

COMMON SENSE WITH BARI WEISS ‘Spirit Murder,’ Neo-Segregation and Science Denial in American Schools February 5, 2021 My experience over the past few weeks trying to tackle the story of the crisis in American schooling puts me in mind of … Continue reading

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