Some Friday Reads

 By the slimmest of margins, the U.S. Senate will take up the $1.9 billion COVID relief bill today.  By the way, 98 percent of those who received the stimulus money in December will receive the $1400 the next time around.

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Another day, another  horrific honor killing.

Snip:

Sarvesh Kumar, from Hardoi’s Pandetara village in Uttar Pradesh, had thought it fit to behead his 17-year-old daughter over an alleged love affair she had with a man he disapproved of. In the video, he is matter of fact. There is no guilt or grief, just a practical narration of the events.

After catching his daughter in a compromising position with a man two days earlier, he had vowed not to touch food or water until he could kill the two. In the video, he explains that he couldn’t find the man, managing only to kill his daughter. “I locked the door and got it done,” he says in Hindi.

The clip has largely been removed from social media platforms due to its graphic content.

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Matt Bai hits it out of the park regarding the Seuss controversy.  The "woke left" tries to erase history because it is unpleasant, but history--the good, the bad, the ugly--is important to acknowledge for the sake of the present and the future.

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No shit idiot Democrats supporting the destruction of women's rights to appease a group of fetishists is going to cost them dearly in the midterms.

Cheating in sports is NOT a civil right.

Someone down under notices how stupid Democrats are about this issue.  Is supporting sexual fetishists really worth antagonizing half the human race?

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