Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has become one of the most recognizable figures in Washington, but she’s falling flat on the effectiveness scale.
That is one of the findings from the Center for Effective Lawmaking recently released Legislative Effectiveness Scores (https://thelawmakers.org/methodology) for the 116th Congress, which showed that often the most vocal and well-known members of Congress aren’t known for getting things done.
The scores are based on 15 factors, including bills sponsored, how far the bills advanced, and how substantial their policy proposals were.
Ms. Ocascio-Cortez ranked as the 11th least effective Democrat in the study.
Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee finished last among Democrats.
Why does Google celebrate every holiday but Easter?
Google decided not to celebrate Easter this year with a customary “Doodle.”
Wikipedia notes that Google first created a Doodle for Easter in 2000 but didn’t acknowledge the Christian holiday on its homepage again until 2019. The internet-based encyclopedia also notes the following:
In 2020, Google once again celebrated Easter atypically on its homepage, but not as a Doodle. An Easter egg was placed below the “Google Search” and “I’m Feeling Lucky” buttons, with hovertext indicating “Happy Easter”. When clicked, the egg led to a search results page for “Easter.”
But on Easter 2021, Google didn’t display a Doodle or an Easter egg. In fact, it did nothing. Twitter users, including One America News host Jack Posobiec, pointed it out.
Below is a screenshot of my personal computer desktop taken at 3:38 pm (PST). Notice the date and time at the top right corner.
Google’s own website touts the company’s commitment to diversity. “Our goal is to build a more diverse, inclusive, and accessible company that better represents our users,” reads the “Diversity” section.
“Google is committed to continuing to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do—from how we build our products to how we build our workforce,” says Google.
Can a company that refuses to celebrate a holiday whose religion has over 2 billion adherents worldwide really claim to be committed to diversity?
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both wished the public a happy Easter on Sunday.
“Jill and I want to send you our warmest Easter greetings to you and your family. As we celebrate this most holy day, we know many are still going without familiar comforts of the season,” Biden said in a video. “The virus is not gone, and so many of us feel the longing and loneliness of distance. For a second year, most will be apart from their families, their friends, full congregations that fill us with joy,” he continued.
He was joined by First Lady Jill Biden, who called on the public to get vaccinated for COVID-19, the disease the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus causes.
“Today, as spring returns, we see hope all around us. Families are getting the financial help they need to take a breath once again,” she said. “Businesses are recovering and more and more Americans are getting life-saving vaccines.”
“Happy Easter to ALL, including the Radical Left CRAZIES,” Trump said via his Save America PAC on Sunday.
“For years the Radical Left Democrats have played dirty by boycotting products when anything from that company is done or stated in any way that offends them,” Trump said. “Now they are going big time with WOKE CANCEL CULTURE and our sacred elections. It is finally time for Republicans and Conservatives to fight back—we have more people than they do—by far!” Trump also wrote over the weekend.
Before that, Trump called on conservatives to boycott Major League Baseball (MLB) games after the league pulled its annual All-Star game from Atlanta, Georgia, in protest of a major new voting law passed in the Georgia Legislature last month.
SKY News host Alan Jones went off on Joe Biden and his handlers again this week in his commentary.
Alan Jones says the “Trump point” about liberal media bias and protection of Joe Biden was proven after American news sites had “no mention” of Joe Biden’s falls while boarding Air Force One.
Alan Jones: “Leader of the Free World is incoherent, having to be propped up physically and intellectually… After the stumble, the websites of MSNBC, CBS News, the Washington Post, Lost Angeles Times and the New York Times all had no mention of Biden’s stumbling incident,” Mr Jones said. “To prove the Trump point, when it came to airtime on television, CNN devoted 15 seconds to the incident”. “But when Trump walked slowly down a ramp after he delivered a graduation address last June, CNN devoted 22 minutes to Trump’s walk, the media pushing the line that Trump – 74 – was facing serious health question.”
It really is a statement to the deplorable bias in the American fake news that an Aussie reporter has to school them on their lies and deceit. Truly shameful.
This was another excellent analysis by Alan Jones.
“I will say that our concern and our focus is on sending a clear message to the region that this is not the time to come,” Psaki said.
White House Press Secretary was asked in a Thursday press conference whether the White House is considering tightening security at the southern border after a video surfaced of children being thrown over the border wall.
“On immigration, has the White House considered beefing up border security now that there is video of a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old being thrown over the wall in New Mexico?” Psaki was asked.
“I’ve seen the video and I think any of us who saw the video were incredibly alarmed by the steps of smugglers, ones that we have been quite familiar with,” Psaki began. “As Secretary Mayorkas said, the inhumane way smugglers abuse children while profiting off parents’ desperation is criminal and morally reprehensible.”
William Hernandez has been working with the Valley Food Bank in Pacoima, Calif., for 17 years and has never seen such high demand.
LOS ANGELES — William Hernandez has been working with the Valley Food Bank in Pacoima, Calif., for 17 years and has rarely seen such high demand.
From serving $300,000 worth of groceries each year to area families in need more than 15 years ago, the donation-based food bank in suburban Los Angeles now handles upwards of $1.5 million per month. The center has had to adjust its operations to limit volunteers and contacts while going from feeding, on average, around 3,900 families to 10,000 families per month.
“It’s a challenge,” Hernandez, who is the director of the enterprise said, but emphasized in an interview with The Federalist while providing a tour of the facility they’ve been able to manage through generous donations, which have reinforced his faith in public charity. “People want to help.”
Amid the coronavirus panic, California has been among the states hardest hit by the self-inflicted wounds of Democratic-ordered lockdowns tossing residents into unemployment. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrat mayors have declared their ability to sustain themselves non-essential.
California, subject to some of the harshest restrictions in the country, ranks 29th in rates for COVID mortality but 48th in nationwide unemployment with a rate of 8.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In contrast, Florida, a state with a far higher population of seniors as a proportion of its residents ranks 27th in its COVID mortality rate despite its far looser restrictions, giving it an unemployment rate of 4.7.
“Failure to comply with this direction to leave and go to your home address ultimately could lead you to be fined 200, or if you fail to give your details, to be arrested.”
Police in the United Kingdom forcefully disrupted a Good Friday church service in London, storming the sanctuary and threatening the Polish Christians with fines or arrest if they refused to give their information to authorities and disperse.
“UK police officers are breaking up masses during Easter,” wrote migration expert Benjamin Loughnane. “Do they really feel that they are serving the public good? Video from Balham, SW London.”
UK police officers are breaking up masses during Easter. Do they really feel that they are serving the public good? Video from Balham, SW London.pic.twitter.com/OU6l4XjxPz
DETROIT—The U.S. government’s road safety agency has opened two investigations into problems with Volkswagen vehicles, including one that alleges serious gasoline leaks under the hood.
The largest investigation covers more than 191,000 VW Atlas SUVs from the 2018 through 2020 model years. The agency says it has three complaints and 11 field reports alleging leaks near the fuel injectors in 3.6-liter engines.
Some complaints say that fuel spewed from the engine compartment, creating the risk of a fire. Agency documents say no fires have been linked to the issue so far, but fuel leaks increase the risk because the gasoline can hit high-temperature components.
The probe could lead to a recall but so far there hasn’t been one. Volkswagen says any owner who smells gasoline should contact their dealer immediately.
The results are in—and they overwhelmingly vindicate the free states over the authoritarian experiments.
When COVID-19 first came to our shores, it presented policymakers and elected officials with a crisis like nothing in living memory. In the year since, states have taken markedly different approaches to pandemic policy. Some, like New York, embraced sweeping government lockdowns and top-down mandates while others like Florida and South Dakota took a more humble, hands-off government approach, trusting individuals to make the best decisions for themselves.
The results are in—and they overwhelmingly vindicate the free states over the authoritarian experiments. First, we saw that states with the harshest restrictions didn’t necessarily achieve the best COVID-19 death outcomes. Florida has fared far better than New York and New Jersey, for example, and multiple studies have found no correlation between lockdown stringency and death rates.
The national unemployment rate was a poor if not disastrous 6.2 percent in February. Yet the just-released state-level unemployment rates for last month show that the devastation hasn’t been equal across the board. New Labor Department data reveal that many free states have returned to nearly their pre-pandemic unemployment rates—while lockdown states dominate the wrong end of the list.
State unemployment data for February 2021 is out! Some parts of the country are at full employment while others are in deep crisis.
