Shakira bucks woke culture, shares why her sons hated the movie ‘Barbie’ — and why she agrees with them: ‘Emasculating’

Hit pop signer Shakira is not a fan of the movie “Barbie.” The 2023 film, which has grossed nearly $1.5 billion and won numerous awards, received critical acclaim. But the movie was also controversial because of its political overtones and its progressive view of men and women. The script, according to the Wall Street Journal’s…

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New York business owners torch Assembly Speaker Heastie for refusing to back stronger penalties for violent shoplifters

New York business owners are fed up with state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D) after he refused last week to back Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul’s plan to strengthen penalties for violent shoplifters, the New York Post reported. In an effort to curb rampant theft, Hochul’s budget proposal called for increased sentences for shoplifters who assault…

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The stupidity of online discourse

There’s an online game I find myself playing way too much of, and I hate it. I would love to never play this game again, but its existence is a consequence of the deep structure of social media, so if I’m going to argue about things on the internet, then playing it is unavoidable. I…

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Gov. Jim Justice kills Republican effort to grant vaccine exemptions to students at private and parochial schools

Republicans in the West Virginia Legislature passed a bill that would eliminate the vaccine requirements for students in virtual public schools and enable private schools and parochial schools to set their own policies. Requirements would, however, remain in place for students participating in sanctioned athletic events organized by the West Virginia Secondary School Athletics Commission….

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2024 NHRA VIRGINIA WILL BE A TWO-DAY EVENT

  VIRGINIA NHRA NATIONALS TO FEATURE THREE QUALIFYING SESSIONS ON SATURDAY IN SHIFT TO TWO-DAY EVENT DINWIDDIE, Va. (April 2, 2024) – NHRA officials announced today a schedule change for the upcoming Virginia NHRA Nationals, as all three qualifying sessions in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will now take place on Saturday, June…

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