Meet the Beijing-Aligned Group That Branded a Republican’s Tough-on-China Rhetoric ‘Racist’. An eye-opening analysis of just one congressional race.

Biden Is Betraying Freedom-loving Protesters in China and Iran

Biden not scheduled for first border visit despite being just 100 miles away

The GOP Seems Poised to Be Suckered into Another Trap

FBI’s fake ‘warnings’ about our Hunter story were clearly a coverup to aid Joe Biden

Rich Lowry writes (and I agree with him) that Intel officials who claimed Hunter Biden laptop was ‘Russian disinformation’ far more blameworthy than Twitter censors

In all honesty, it is painful to watch the White House press briefings conducted by Karine Jean-Pierre. Release of Twitter files on how Hunter Biden story was censored ‘not healthy’: White House

From the Daily signal: ‘Twitter Files’: Why They Matter and What’s Next for Elon Musk

It seems to me that the more we learn about Khan’s resignation, it makes AG James look like she was willing to prevaricate what was alleged to happen by her trusted employee. So much for her public stance of you must believe every woman. Internal docs confirm AG Letitia James knew about aide’s sexual harassment scandal well before election

Attorney general releases timeline of events leading to Khan’s resignation

Churchill: Do as Tish James says — but not as she does?

The 2022 AG candidate for NYS Attorney General, Michael Henry, wants to know (as do I) what AG Tish James knew.

From Newsome to NY in four days:  NY lawmakers push for slavery reparations for black residents

‘Black hole’ MTA ‘should not be asking for more money,’ US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis scolds

Absolutely mindboggling and so very sad that this is what our country is coming to: Virginia Restaurant Kicks Out Family Foundation Over Abortion, Traditional Marriage.  Why is it that those who call for equality and diversity are so WOKE that a group cannot eat in the restaurant?

Disturbing: Canada’s Euthanasia ‘Slippery Slope’ Is Real and Horrifying

This is also disturbing:  Elementary School Teacher Says It’s ‘Enjoyable’ to Confuse Children About Gender Identity.  Enjoyable? I am falling into the teacher’s labyrinth of getting attention…anyone who enjoys confusing children who appear, by their remarks, to be young, is obviously just pretending to be transgender, non-binary or trying out for a remake of “Some Like It Hot.” Every teacher I have ever met wants to teach, not confuse, their students.

John Minick writes about Finding Hope in These Trying Times

China Operating Illegal Police Stations Worldwide.

US Funds Arabs Who Want to Destroy Israel

Biden Administration Turns a Blind Eye to Iranian Regime’s Brutal Crackdown

From Open The Books:  $1.4 Billion in forgiven PPP loans – Paid to wealthiest law and accounting firms.

America’s ticking time bomb: $66 trillion in debt that could crash the economy

What Democrats Are Trying to Pass Before Their House Majority Ends

From Plummeting Test Scores to Woke Curriculums, Ben Carson Addresses America’s ‘Crisis in Classroom’

National Review:  Woke Insanity Detected in Another Patient: Tulane School of Medicine

Rogue Virginia ABC Sends Police to Enforce COVID Lockdown

What happens in California finds its way to Progressives in New York: Cali Reparations Task Force Preparing $223,000 Per Person Recommendation

Showdown looms over push for higher wage mandate

No, moral sanction for drug dealers is not ‘harm reduction’

Waiving fees for library books promotes our culture of no accountability

Recent crimes highlight need for Eric Adams’ plan to treat mentally ill

NY should revisit Pataki’s ‘three-strikes’ law to fight crime: ex-Gov. David Paterson.  Rewrite the law to allow juries, if they find the defendant guilty, to come back and consider the prior history of the convict and if the “three-strikes” are similar in nature, the jury should set the sentence.

Ill-conceived bail reform laws have plunged New York into a state of chaos

New York attorney general’s office faces questions over investigation that led to resignation of top aide New Yorkers should have trust in their Attorney General; the resignation of top aide creates too many questions and makes it difficult to trust her motives.

Assembly Democrats’ plot to to undo will of Brooklyn voters.

The biggest story of the weekend (and the obvious attempt to sway the 2020 elections) has been ignored by  NBC, ABC, CBS called out for silence on Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter files’ release: ‘They’re failing Americans’

READ IT: Full Bombshell Thread on Twitter’s Censorship of the Hunter Biden Laptop Story

Only One Democrat Was Concerned With Ethical Issues Regarding Twitter’s Suppression of Hunter Biden Story.  One should ask the question, why didn’t you keep your concerns in the public square? This is the first most of us are hearing of your concern for the First Amendment.

How the FBI’s nod and a wink got social media to censor The Post’s Hunter Biden reporting

Twitter Execs Didn’t Have a Good Explanation for Censoring Hunter Biden’s Laptop, New Emails Reveal

Elon Musk’s Big Mistake  Great analysis by Kurt Schlichter writing in Townhall.com

Here’s What Has Musk Concerned After Release of Twitter Files; unfortunately, he probably does have reason to worry.  Fortunately, in lives in America, not Russia or China.

Reviving the Church: How to Get Young People in the Pews

What’s Missing From the Abortion Conversation

Tolls and Fares on The Rise

New York States three largest authorities: Thruway Authority, Port Authority and the MTA are all planning to raise tolls and fares in 2023. In the case of the MTA, they are looking at significant fare increases above the increases that were already scheduled.

It is no accident that these authorities operate outside of direct taxpayer control. Years ago, the Legislature and Governor designed their creation to insulate elected officials from criticism that would certainly result from the increases that have become as regular as he change of seasons.

It is also clear that the tolls and fares we all pay are the equivalent of a gigantic tax that disguises itself as revenue to cover necessary operation, but as a bottom line comes out of your pocket. Transparency is an alien word to these authorities and public hearings no more than a short detour from their objective to raise tolls and fees.

Inflation hits all of us in bad ways. These fare and toll increases will be blamed on inflation as an excuse to be even more egregious, though we know these increases will not go away even when inflation comes under control. When our local and state government make a mistake, their fix is to always throw your money at it.

Jeffries Elected New Democratic House Leader

 The senior Democratic House leadership might have moved from the West Coast to the East Coast, but do not expect any difference in political stewardship. As San Francisco’s Nancy Pelosi leaves the stage and Brooklyn’s Hakeem Jeffries ascends to Minority Leader, expect many of the same failed Democratic ideas to emerge from their conference.  The main difference will be that, as the Minority Party, the likelihood that we will see a repeat of the gigantic spending and tax increases of the past two years repeat themselves is zero.

Terrible public safety policies which Pelosi put on the floor for a vote, which Congressman Jeffries supports, will not see the light of day. And environmental advocacy which focuses more on unrealistic goals than job retention and creation will find itself relegated to academic discussions.

I respect all those who enter the arena of public service. Hakeem Jeffries has worked hard and honorably to become the Democratic Leader. In fact, the national center of Democratic legislative power is in Brooklyn with both Schumer and Jeffries residing in the borough.

Having said that, we should all be especially thankful that Hakeem Jeffries is leading the Minority Party which should deter him from being an extension of the tax and spend Pelosi era.

Save The Date

 Our annual Conservative Political Action Conference will be on a new date and at a new location. We think you will like the change.

The venue will be the Albany Hilton directly across the street from the NYS Capitol in downtown Albany. The dates are Sunday, February 5^th through Monday, February 6th. There will even be some official activities on Saturday night for those who arrive early.

A lot is coming together right now, but expect more on how to organize, run political organizations, advocate, get candidates on the ballot and run campaigns. Of course, we will be having a Sunday night reception, Monday lunch, and Monday evening Legislative Reception along with a dinner where we thank our 100% legislatively rated representatives. We will also release our 2023 platform.

Expect to see both new and returning Congressmembers, as well as our State Legislative leaders.

Speakers will present on both national and state issues, and we are looking at breakout sessions and a more interactive event in general.

We just concluded one of the most successful election cycles in Conservative Party history with many victories and a record-breaking number of votes. This will be a great way to start the new year. More details to be released in the coming weeks.

Analysis: Joe Biden’s ‘Wide Open’ Border Expected to Bring 2.6M Illegal Aliens to U.S. Next Year

Interrogated by Cruz, Diplomat Gives False Testimony About Biden’s Billion Dollar Bribe

Did Obama Really Just Say That About Biden?

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoes bill to fight deadly fentanyl scourge. Hochul, in a series of veto messages last week, said the fentanyl fighting bill was one of 39 measures that would have created task forces and commissions costing about $40 million that was not accounted for in the state budget.  This gives you an honest look at Governor Hochul’s commitment to help end the crime in New York. The Governor could have signed this bill, and vetoed the other 38, thereby keeping some of the costs down.  However, common sense was lacking, and fentanyl will still cross the border and reach New Yorkers. A commission may have helped, but we will not know, and  deaths will continue, even innocent children who never had a chance to live:  Syracuse baby who died had 23 times the amount of fentanyl that would kill an adult, report says.

Yes they cannabis: Hordes of illegal shops — some selling tainted pot — invade NYC

NY’s Cannabis Control Board is failing Job One: protect public safety

New York state Sen. Tom O’Mara: One-party rule in Albany means lack of oversight

‘Last thing we need’: Pols want NYers to pay $300M so illegal migrants can stay. “We have a moral obligation to make sure that new Americans have legal representation. Otherwise, the odds are without a lawyer they’ll be sent back to their country of origin and could face dire circumstances, including death,” state Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) said of legislation he is sponsoring alongside Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D-Queens).  So, Sen. Hoylman (and Assemblymember Cruz), your statement leads us to believe that, if a thief breaks into your Manhattan (or Queens) home, you will embrace them because they may have no place to live and most likely don’t speak English because they are a “new” American, you will then pay for their lawyer, despite the fact they won’t have to pay bail and lawyers are available if you can’t afford one, and you will forgive their lack of the moral obligation not to break into your home.  Will both of you gladly do this? Yet, you expect hard working New Yorkers to foot the bill for your misguided compassion. New Yorkers are compassionate, and more than willing to help, however, compassion is a two-way street and that means coming into America legally.

Mayor Eric Adams steps up to get NYC’s seriously mentally ill into the treatment they need.

Perhaps this wouldn’t have happened if communications were better and it may take some time to have it work in everyone’s best interest, but it is a good step to helping all involved. NYPD was ‘blindsided’ by Eric Adams’ plan to involuntarily commit more mentally ill homeless people

New Study Has Some Bad News for Wind Energy Advocates

From the City Journal: “Statistical Murder”?  By depriving communities of wealth, ill-conceived climate-change proposals will lead to worse health outcomes.

National Review writes:  The Oath Keepers Verdicts Correct the Record on January 6

Mr. Hanson has always made it clear how to save America from the enemy within; he does not disappoint in his latest column. Victor Davis Hanson:  If You Really Wanted to Destroy the U.S., Then…

This article by Daniel Greenfield for the Gatestone Institute explains where another problem is in government; it really is a must read to understand what needs to be done, if it isn’t too late.   The Bureaucracy’s Democrat Majority Made America a One-Party Government

EXCLUSIVE: Documents Reveal Senate Democrat Pressured IRS, DOJ to Target Conservative Groups

Biden Rewards Palestinians for Terrorism, Incitement

Is the Biden Family’s China Scandal Warping Biden’s China Policy?

According to Joe Biden, Americans Are All Just a Bunch of Idiots

Court Rules Against the Biden Admin’s Request to Reinstate Student Loan Bailout 

BREAKING:  Supreme Court to hear arguments on Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan  on Friday

House Democrat Calls Out Biden Admin on Maine Lobstermen: ‘Regulating Out of Business’

A Presidential Trojan Horse: The Inflation Reduction Act.

Georgia voters, if you know this, how can you send him back to the most exclusive club in America?  Chairwoman of Warnock’s Church Sits on Board of Firm Accused of ‘Shamelessly Profiting’ Off Low-Income Tenants?

Why the Media Have Shifted Gears on the VA Walmart Shooting

Dennis Prager opines about The Question Fools Don’t Ask

Biden’s fumbled Afghanistan withdrawal was a propaganda gift to China, Defense Dept finds

The Daily Signal:  China’s Unprecedented Protests, Explained.

Xi Jinping’s Abrupt Reversal of Fortune Provides a Wake-Up Call and New Direction for America

Rubio: Chinese government reaction to protests should be ‘wake-up call to the world’

China Protestors Call for End to CCP Rule

Chinese Protests Falter as Beijing Cracks Down

From the Washington Free Beacon:  Report: Chinese Police Tracking Down COVID Protesters After Days of Unrest

The Washington Times writes that China doubles down on harsh COVID controls and tries to end protests

3 Ways Chinese Nuclear Buildup Threatens US National Security Interests

Marc Morano slams Biden administration for relying on Venezuelan oil: ‘It’s all part of their plan’

Oil execs rip Biden admin’s ‘completely inaccurate,’ ‘flat-out lie’ about US energy production

‘Joe Biden blew it’: Rail workers union lashes out at the White House

It’s still a very bad idea for him to run again.

Former Senator Sam Brownback writes in the Daily Signal:  No Room for ‘Compromise’ on First Amendment Right to Freedom of Religion in Favor of Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act,’ Ex-Senator Says

Why conservatives are staging last-minute push to overhaul same-sex marriage bill

Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Could Spell End of Religious Tax Exemptions

From The Hill:  Democrats succumb to political reality on same-sex marriage bill

Marijuana use soars among young adults as more states OK legal cannabis

Nicole Gelinas writes about our New Vice City Gotham’s post-pandemic economic-development strategy: gambling and weed.

Is DA Alvin Bragg seeking a murder dismissal because of a $500K woke campaign contribution?

It is outrageous that a hospital’s IT system is down for a week!  Computer crash causes chaos at Brooklyn hospitals network with ties to Hochul.  “A major safety-net hospital system in Brooklyn that receives huge subsidies from the State loses its IT systems and is unable to access patient medical records, laboratory results, etc.  And this has been going on for a week,” the source said.

Jeff Minick writes Why Fairy Tales Aren’t Just for Kids

 

Liberty Is Worth the Fight/Freedom’s future always depends upon the courage of a lonely few.

Lee Zeldin is the Republican Party’s future.

Gov. Hochul’s pick for chief judge will show if she’s going to surrender to the hard left

Hochul’s Call on Crypto Bill Puts Climate Agenda over Upstate Economy

Hochul says she won’t change her approach to public safety

NYC convictions plummet, downgraded charges surge under Manhattan DA Bragg

Numbers show the grim consequences of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s pro-crime principles

Felonies surge 40% on NYC subways compared to 2021 — but MTA touts more cops to stem crime wave

We can only hope they are right:  NYPD commissioner, chief say crime on downward trend in NYC

These prosecutors promised us ‘reform’ but delivered chaos instead

Five new members of the House of Representatives to watch.

Rep.-elect Brandon Williams prepares to represent Central New York in D.C.

Probing Biden family corruption is GOP’s duty to democracy

A Nation Cannot Exist Without Confidence in its Ruler’

White House Can’t Get Its Story Straight on Biden’s Role in Railroad Union Negotiations

Here’s How Biden Is Waging a Hidden War on American Energy

US Treasury authorizes Chevron to expand oil pumping in Venezuela

Former WH Economic Adviser Stunned by Biden’s Latest Decision Regarding Chevron

It’s Not a Close Call’: Mike Pompeo on Who the Most Dangerous Person in the World Is

Critical race theory-related ideas found in mandatory programs at 58 of top 100 US medical schools: report

Woke Tales II: SF Fires its Popular, Competent Elections Administrator. Can You Guess Why?

Christopher Rufo, writing in City-Journal, has numerous links to other examples how the “Woke” movement is creating an undercurrent that will lead to certain unrest in America.

6 Books That Will Rewire Your Brain (in a Good Way) – Foundation for Economic Education

Inside the US: Muslim Brotherhood Member Calls for Jihadist Terrorism Worldwide

Tehran Dangles the Samson Option Again

For almost a year there have been articles about global demand fears due to China’s lockdown policies; the weekends protests against China’s lockdowns are contributing to the global fears of shortages.

Fury over China’s insane, endless COVID lockdowns exposes the idiocy of President Xi

Protests Erupt across China in Defiance of Xi’s Covid-19 Lockdowns

Apple production shortfalls at China plant expected to result in loss of 6 million iPhone Pros

Protests against Covid lockdowns sweep China, challenging Xi Jinping

Yesterday we linked to this article featured in the Washington Free Beacon: Report Reveals Just How Much the DEI Complex Has Infiltrated Medical Education.  If you thought that was an anomaly, here is another article on the same topic:  University of Florida College of Medicine pushes ‘destructive’ woke agenda on students, report says.

Big Labor’s next target: Grad schools

Colleges have their agenda, which is for the most part decidedly leftist, so Who Are the Left-Wing Donors Boosting America’s Youth Vote?

Despite what is pushed by educators, not everyone needs a college education; Why Practical Skills Are Still King (And How To Learn Them)

Charter schools are now the last best hope to save US public education  A quick reminder to Gov. Hochul, in the gubernatorial-race debate with Rep. Lee Zeldin, Hochul offered some surprising hope for kids: She said she backs lifting the cap, which limits the number of charter seats available to kids desperate to escape failing traditional public schools.  Parents, it is up to you to hold her to this promise, remind your local legislator that the number of Charter Schools must be increased.

A SUNY Pandemic Study Is Marred by Errors and Inconsistencies

Biden’s lunatic bid to pay ‘poor nations’ for ‘climate reparations’

AP’s shameless claim that Joe Biden never discussed Hunter’s business deals defies belief

Is This the Most Unbelievable Narrative About the Hunter Biden Laptop?

To the voters in Georgia, two years ago you trusted Rev. Raphael Warnock, and voted him into a very exclusive club that has only 100 members.  Now that you know more about him, it is time to remove him from that club.  How can you justify his remaining there when this is what he does with your tax dollars? Warnock Steered $16 Million to Project That Benefited Co-Owner of Church’s Controversial Apartment Complex

How many more lives will be changed forever because people are confused?  Former ‘Nonbinary’ Woman Sues Health Care Workers for ‘Abhorrent Misdiagnosis’ That Led to Double Mastectomy

Jeff Minick writes in Intellectual Takeout that There Are Too Many Saviors on My Cross.

CPNYS wishes you all a happy and blessed Thanksgiving, that you are surrounded by your family, if some family members are away in the Armed Forces, we thank you for raising true heroes willing to protect our beloved country, and we will take the time to remember them as we thank our God for all the blessings America bestows on us. Thanksgiving is truly a unique American Holiday that seeks to acknowledge just part of what makes America the most uplifting country in the world.

Our daily update will return on Monday the 28^th.

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Student-Debt ‘Forgiveness’ Order to Take Effect

And if it doesn’t this is what many of those promised student debt forgiveness have been saying:  Student debtors refuse to pay back loans: ‘I’m not gonna feed this monster anymore’

The dumbing down of our education has reached a new low:  Students at NYC high school get third grade-level lessons on ‘Goldilocks’

NY Regents are looking to snap education standards out of existence

Report Reveals Just How Much the DEI Complex Has Infiltrated Medical Education

This is one of those articles every parent or guardian of young children must read and then get involved in knowing if their school is adopting the Biden administration’s edict.  Leor Sapir writes in City Journal: The School-to-Clinic Pipeline/New rules from the Biden administration will worsen gender-related distress in children.

Unless Hochul gets serious on crime and disorder, the MTA will fall off a fiscal cliff

Hochul raised record-breaking $60M to win term as governor — spending roughly $20 per vote.  “Much of the money was raised from entities with business before the state — including donors who operate casinos seeking a license in New York, film companies that benefit from tax credits, cannabis companies, contributors from the massive health care industry who run or work at hospitals and nursing homes, and other state contractors and public employee unions.”

Jeffery H. Anderson writes about The Election, By the Numbers/Exit polling shows a citizenry dissatisfied with both parties, most politicians, and the general direction of the country, in City Journal.

Guy Benson has an update on the US House races:  Race Calls: Republicans’ Narrow House Majority Has Expanded

This Vietnam Veteran Paid His Past-Due Rent. He Still Faces Eviction From Ebenezer Baptist Church’s Apartment.  You may ask why does this matter?  It matters because Georgia’s Sen. Warnock has repeatedly dodged questions about evictions from his church’s apartment building since the Free Beacon broke the story in October.

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Lee Urges GOP Senators Who Voted for Radical Marriage Bill: ‘Have the Courage to Protect’ Free Exercise of Religion

Robert Knight writes about Christmas queens and the oxymoronically named Respect for Marriage Act

Guy Benson writing in Townhall.com asks the obvious question:  Red Flag: Why Was the Colorado Mass Shooting Suspect Free in the First Place?

It’s Time for Federal Agency Enforcement Reform

Biden Administration’s Inaction Legitimizes Iran’s Brutality

Is Multiculturalism Destroying Western National Identities?

Qatar’s Double Game: Funding Islamists While Pretending to Be America’s Ally

Republicans Win United States House Majority

It’s official, Nancy Pelosi will hand over the gavel to the new Speaker of the House, Republican Kevin McCarthy. This puts an end to Pelosi’s ultra-liberal leadership reign in Washington D.C. that lasted off and on for over two decades.

The New York State Conservative Party is proud to have played a pivotal role in securing a new Republican Majority. Eleven newly elected members of Congress from New York ran with Conservative Party support, and the Conservative Party line provided the direct margin of victory in four of those races.

In all, more than 200,000 of the party’s 310,000 statewide votes were cast on the Conservative Party line for the 11 victorious congressional candidates. The role the party played all over New York cannot be overstated. It is fair to say without the support of our voters, the majority of whom only cast their votes for Conservative endorsed candidates, the Republican Party nationally would be in clear danger of not being the majority party. Read my statement on the Republican House Victory here.

We look forward to hitting the ground running and having even more of a presence as we begin building the infrastructure and raising the money necessary to deliver again in 2024.

New York’s  Elise Stefanik Re-Elected Conference Chair

Elise Stefanik, the fourth ranking Republican in Washington, is certain to continue to play a leading role in developing national policies to combat the horrendous economic, public safety and foreign policies of President Biden and the House Democrats.

With eleven elected Members of Congress and Elise in a leadership role, New York will certainly play a large role nationally. Our New York Delegation has a bright future ahead. I look forward to working with them and advocating for policies that best protect the residents and guests of our state.

Happy Thanksgiving

Since there is no weekly wrap up coming next week due to the holiday, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very safe and happy Thanksgiving. With another long and tedious election cycle behind us, I hope everyone finds time to relax with friends and family.

I am not one to play favorites among holidays. They each have special meaning and should be celebrated for the intrinsic meaning each represents. Certainly, Thanksgiving is different from Memorial Day which is different from Christmas. Yet Thanksgiving might be the one holiday that touches upon all the rest.

On Christmas we give thanks for the coming of Christ. On the 4^th of July we are thankful for the nation we live in. Veteran’s Day is a day to thank our veterans for their service and President’s Day for the service of our Chief Executives.

Almost all holidays are about being in one way or another thankful. Next Thursday we celebrate the one holiday that has thanks in its name.

Thanksgiving is also one of the lower stress holidays, at least for those not making the turkey. And of course, it has both secular and religious meanings as Americans in a broad sense recognize the establishment of a permanent European presence in what would become the original thirteen colonies, as well as the role of Native Americans in aiding these early colonists.

At some point Thursday could well become for you more about the turkey or a football game maybe even the World Cup. It could be about one of the many movies that tell the story of the Mayflower. That is fine, but do it with your family, take some time to give thanks for all God has afforded us as Americans. Grateful Day does not have the same ring to it, but we should be grateful for the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us this Thanksgiving.

Pelosi to Leave US House Leadership but Remain in Congress

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Introduce Legislation Auditing Ukraine Spending

PA Gov. Elect Josh Shapiro Arrests Democratic Consultant For ‘Wide Scale’ Ballot Fraud

US Has Sent a Net $309 Billion to Communist China This Year.  You can be fairly certain that net amount is building their military while the Chinese regime’s systematic attacks on the human rights of the Chinese people continues.

Amended Respect for Marriage Act Still Threatens People of Faith.  These 12 GOP senators voted for same-sex marriage bill

File this under, giving credit when credit is due; Bipartisan Senate Votes to End Biden’s Pandemic Emergency.

Harris hits her stride as White House grooms her to replace Biden on 2024 ticket

Spencer Brown writes in Townhall.com:  Oh, So That’s What Nancy Pelosi’s Doing Next.

US Homebuilding Tumbles to Two-Year Low Amid Soaring Mortgage Rates

 Warnock’s Church Belongs to Coalition That Wants to End Military Aid to Israel.

Gary Tilzer, has a comprehensive analysis in The Jewish Voice:  MRI of the Lasting Effects of Zeldin High Turnout Election

Ballot Election News has a small note (big enough to be noticed!) on how the Conservative Party did on election night.

Audit: New York was rife with UI fraud during pandemic.  Ken Girardin asks the question of the day in this New York Post article: $11 billion was stolen from taxpayers in a massive fraud — will officials just ignore it?

Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — and adding to NY’s crime surge

Zeldin Threat Passed, Criminal Justice Reformers Ready to Push Hochul.  The Governor, prior to her re-election Hochul vow(ed) to fix NY — ‘first thing tomorrow’.  That was then; this is now: Gov. Kathy Hochul kicks the can on crime reform after narrow election win.

While some clemency reforms quietly take shape, advocates look to gov for more.

Also on the democratic agenda:  Lawmakers begin push for $20+ minimum wage in New York.  The proposal would also index minimum wage to inflation. Just what one needs with inflation raging, an additional expense, if it passes, albeit not effective until 2024 in increments until 2026.  In New York City, residents who order take-out on an App are facing this: Food Delivery Workers Would Be Paid $23.82 Minimum Under Proposed New City Rules, an hour plus tips effective in 2025.  If you live in NYC and are opposed to the changes, there is a public hearing on December 16.

Why Catholic schools didn’t fail at all while public ones did during COVID pandemic

Jordan Alexander, writes in Intellectual Takeout, We Live in a Culture of Pornography.  So true and so sad that it is true.

John O. McGinnis writes in City Journal:  The Kids Are Not All Right/The outcome of most enduring concern in Tuesday’s midterms was the Left’s total victory among the young.

John Gizzi writes in Newsmax:  N.Y. Rep.-Elect Brandon Williams Puts GOP on Verge of Majority

Eric Swalwell laments it’s ‘so stupid’ for parents to control their kids’ education, I wonder what his wife thinks about his statement.  Most people, I am sure, will agree with Jonathan Turley’s assessment of it:   Eric Swalwell’s ‘stupid’ education tweet may cost Democrats in 2024.  This probably triggered Congressman Swalwell:  Parental Rebellion Pays Off: Conservatives Win School Board Seats.  Imagine Swalwell’s reaction when he reads this:  Schooled by DeSantis/ The Florida governor shows conservatives how to break the teachers’ union stranglehold on local school boards.

Democrats’ risky campaign tactic played fast and loose with election ethics.

Schumer on Dems Keeping Senate: Americans Have ‘Vindicated’ Our Agenda. Message to Sen. Chuck Schumer:  If Warnock loses to Herschel Walker next month, how does the status quo of the US Senate indicate a vindication of your agenda?  Even if Warnock wins, how does a one seat pickup indicate a vindication?  This US News and World Report’s (puff) piece also calls your maintaining the leadership position as vindication, but only points to three bills with Kamala Harris’s deciding vote needed to pass them, but it neglects to mention your coffers were benefited  by Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of FTX whose business filed for bankruptcy days after the election, but not before pumping $40 million into the Democratic Party to spend on “get-out-the-vote” and other shadowy ballot-harvesting mechanics for the midterms. Vindication?  Not even close to vindication; sycophantic politics at its worst.  Did we happen to mention that Sam Bankman-Fried, not only spent a considerable amount of time lobbying key Washington decision makers and testifying before Congress while CEO of FTX, his fingerprints are all over key pending pieces of crypto legislation, like the still in-progress Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA). There will be long term effects as the crypto industry’s plunge comes as investors continue to grapple with the stunning implosion of FTX, one of the biggest and most powerful players in the industry.

Uncle Sam is playing the same game as broke, disgraced crypto king

How World Economic Forum, others are hiding their past ties with FTX

NYS Comptroller tells us what we already knew in his report: Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System.  The system is severely lacking and cost taxpayers far too much by the lax protections in place to prevent overpayments and payments to those who do not qualify.

Kevin O’Leary on Inflation: You Printed $7 Trillion in 30 Months. What Did you Think Would Happen?

Biden Hands China’s Xi Propaganda Victory at G-20

Socialized Medicine Is No Cure: Britain’s Broken Benefit System

Personal Care Spending Eight Times Higher in New York Than National Average, New Report Shows

News you should be aware of: What are lithium-ion batteries and why are they causing fires?