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Don't miss Today's Highlights, where you can keep up with the top MRC content, whether it's the latest study on media bias, a glaring omission from the elitist media, or how the Big Tech companies are serving up the same leftist spin as the media.  Top Stories: New ‘CBS Evening News’ Shows Tony Dokoupil Will Do the News (Imagine That) On January 6, PolitiFact Boasts of Its Activism Against Conservatives on Riot Narratives How Wikipedia’s Biased Leftist Editors Beclowned Themselves in 2025: Worst of the Worst House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - 1/7/26 10:00 AM (EDT) Hearing: “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I” MRC UPDATED study on network coverage to come later today   New ‘CBS Evening News’ Shows Tony Dokoupil Will Do the News (Imagine That) Return to Neutral Journalism: Tony Dokoupil's anchoring style delivers straightforward, down-the-middle news without partisan spin or unnecessary commentary, marking a refreshing shift from predecessors like Norah O’Donnell and echoing the fairer era under Jeff Glor, as seen in his professional handling of a teleprompter glitch and focus on factual reporting. Comprehensive, Balanced Coverage: The broadcast prioritized major stories like the U.S. military's capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, offering multi-faceted insights from courtroom details to expat reactions, oil price impacts, and political fallout—all presented informatively without bias, contrasting with the elite media's trust-eroding tendencies. Praise for Maturity and Fairness: Conservative columnist Philip Terzian hailed the show as "literate, fair, informative, nonpartisan, mature... 'journalistic,'" emphasizing Dokoupil's emphasis on earning credibility through neutrality, even amid quirky segments like an Oregon nudist calendar, signaling potential for rebuilding public trust in network news.   On January 6, PolitiFact Boasts of Its Activism Against Conservatives on Riot Narratives PolitiFact's Proud Activism on Jan. 6: On the fifth anniversary, PolitiFact boasted on X about conducting "more than 100 fact-checks" on January 6 claims, framing them as combating "falsehoods" about an "effort to overthrow the 2020 election"—revealing their role as enforcers of the liberal narrative rather than neutral arbiters. Blatantly One-Sided Targeting: PolitiFact's dedicated Jan. 6 page heavily scrutinizes conservatives, tagging Donald Trump eight times, Tucker Carlson five times, and handing Sen. Ron Johnson multiple "Pants on Fire" ratings (including for questioning the "armed insurrection" label), while never fact-checking Democrats like Biden, Harris, or any member of the Pelosi-selected January 6 committee. No Accountability for the Left: Despite repeatedly debunking conservative claims about Nancy Pelosi's responsibility, PolitiFact applied zero scrutiny to Democratic figures or the partisan January 6 panel, underscoring how their "fact-checking" selectively shields liberals and undermines claims of independence.   How Wikipedia’s Biased Leftist Editors Beclowned Themselves in 2025: Worst of the Worst Rapid Smears Against Conservatives Post-Events: Leftist Wikipedia editors swiftly weaponized pages against right-leaning figures, such as updating Charlie Kirk's article hours after his September 2025 assassination to prominently accuse him of spreading COVID misinformation, electoral fraud claims, and white genocide theories, while overhauling Trump nominees like Pete Hegseth (removing military honors), RFK Jr. (adding scandals), and Kash Patel (emphasizing conspiracy theories). Promotion of Extreme Left-Wing Narratives: Editors created and defended inflammatory pages like "Gaza genocide," accusing Israel of "intentional and systematic destruction" of Palestinians while heavily relying on sources like Al Jazeera and Hamas-controlled ministries—even overriding co-founder Jimmy Wales' attempts to moderate the extreme language. Selective Framing and Amplification of Bias: Wikipedia's activist editors selectively highlighted race in cases favoring left-wing causes (e.g., emphasizing Daniel Penny's whiteness in the Jordan Neely case while burying racial motives in similar incidents), relentlessly smeared Elon Musk with labels like "oligarch" and removed his philanthropy, turning the platform into a powerful conduit for leftist attacks amplified by Google and AI summaries.   House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - 1/7/26 10:00 AM (EDT) Hearing: “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I” - MRC UPDATED study on network coverage to come later today ABC, NBC Barely Touch Minnesota Fraud, While CBS Delivers the Goods ABC's Journalistic Blackout: ABC devoted just 25 seconds to the scandal, ignoring investigative details while spending nearly five times more airtime (122 seconds) portraying Somalis as victims of "fear" from ICE raids and Trump's rhetoric—clear evidence of agenda-driven reporting that shields fraud from scrutiny. NBC's Reactive Reluctance: NBC avoided the story until a viral independent journalist's video racked up over 100 million views, forcing a belated two-minute report; before that, they gave it only 65 seconds while emphasizing backlash—highlighting how big media relies on outsiders to do their job and delays exposing scandals tied to progressive favorites. CBS Stands Out for Real Journalism: Unlike its competitors, CBS delivered over eight minutes of coverage, including three full-length investigative reports uncovering new fraud details—showing that fair reporting is possible, but rare, in a landscape dominated by bias that downplays billions in taxpayer losses.    

Popular culture loves its image of Norsemen shivering in fur pelts, raiding British monasteries, and braving the icy North Atlantic. Yet while Vikings struggled to survive on the thawing margins of Greenland, a far richer and more formidable maritime power flourished thousands of miles away in the tropical warmth of southern India.That power was the Chola Empire.A modern golden age remains within reach — provided we do not cripple ourselves with fear of the very conditions that have so often underwritten human prosperity.At its height between 985 and 1044 A.D., the Cholas projected force on a scale that made Viking longships look like backyard skirmishers. Their ships were technological marvels — floating fortresses capable of transporting cavalry, infantry, and weeks of provisions across vast distances.The Cholas mounted a major naval expedition against the Srivijaya Empire, a dominant maritime power based in what is now Indonesia and the Malay Peninsula. This was an amphibious assault conducted thousands of miles from home ports, a logistical achievement comparable to modern naval operations. The Cholas toppled rulers, secured the vital Malacca Strait, and guaranteed safe passage for merchant guilds trading from the Middle East to China.On land, they maintained a standing army that included thousands of war elephants.Their wealth also found expression in stone. The Great Living Chola Temples — now recognized as UNESCO World Heritage sites — stretch across southern India and neighboring islands. Built without modern machinery, these monumental structures relied on elephants to haul massive stones from distances of up to 60 miles.Chola society possessed abundant labor, food, and wealth. The question is why.What enabled a civilization to generate the immense caloric and economic surplus required to build stone monuments and launch armadas across the Indian Ocean? A large part of the answer lies in climate — specifically, global warming.The rise of the Chola Empire coincided with the Medieval Warm Period, which lasted roughly from 900 to 1300 A.D. This relationship between warmth and human flourishing is inconvenient for the modern climate-industrial narrative, which treats rising temperatures as an unqualified catastrophe.Warmth strengthens tropical monsoons, the lifeblood of agrarian economies like the Cholas’. Recent scientific research confirms that fluctuations in the Indian summer monsoon shaped agricultural output and the rise and fall of major dynasties. Indian civilization flourished during the Roman Warm Period, fractured during the Dark Ages Cold Period, and reached new heights under the Cholas during the Medieval Warm Period.The Chola Empire was sustained by the very kind of warming modern activists describe as an “existential threat.”RELATED: ‘Green Antoinettes’ live large, preach small ajijchan via iStock/Getty ImagesIn the Cauvery Delta — the empire’s heartland — this favorable climate transformed the region into the “Rice Bowl of the South.” Three harvests a year became common. Granaries overflowed. Revenues surged.That surplus freed labor from subsistence farming and redirected it toward imperial ambition. Chola trade guilds thrived, exporting textiles, spices, and grain to the Chinese Song Dynasty — another civilization that prospered during this warm epoch.Today, we find ourselves in another warming phase, emerging from the depths of the Little Ice Age that ended in the mid-19th century. Global crop yields have repeatedly reached record highs. India has re-emerged as a major grain exporter. The planet is experiencing a measurable “greening” effect as higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels fertilize plants and warmer temperatures expand cultivable land.Yet, we are told to feel guilty.Coal, oil, and natural gas — fuels that protect humanity from the elements and power modern economies — are vilified. Environmental extremists implicitly argue for a colder world, despite the historical record showing that colder periods brought famine, disease, and social collapse.The Chola Empire stands as a reminder of what human ingenuity can achieve when the climate cooperates. Its ships sailed on prosperity sustained by warmth. Its temples rose from a society rich in calories and confidence. Its civilization commanded respect across continents.We face a similar opportunity today. A modern golden age remains within reach — provided we do not cripple ourselves with fear of the very conditions that have so often underwritten human prosperity.

Nick Shirley, a 23-year-old conservative YouTuber and independent journalist, gained national attention in late December 2025 after posting a viral 43-minute video titled, "I Investigated Minnesota's Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal," in which he visited several Minneapolis childcare centers — primarily Somali-run — and claimed they were empty or inactive despite receiving millions in federal and state government funding.Shirley's footage showed locked doors, blacked out windows, and no visible children during his visits despite public payment records, sparking national scrutiny, federal investigations by the FBI and DHS, a temporary freeze on childcare funding to Minnesota (and briefly nationwide), and political fallout — most notably Gov. Tim Walz (D) dropping his re-election bid.On yesterday’s episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” Shirley told Glenn that the Minnesota day-care fraud he exposed doesn’t even scratch the surface. If we want to see how deep the corruption really goes, there are several people who absolutely must be investigated. Shirley’s first thought when he uncovered that massive fraud scheme was, “If millions — quite literally billions — of dollars is being given to these day-care centers, how come the government doesn't know that the money is being spent here?”More digging revealed the answer: “They’re all in on it,” he says.“They just announced today the U.N. ambassador of Somalia is involved in all of this,” adds Glenn.But he’s certainly not the only one with blood on his hands.Tim Walz’s exit is almost certainly an evasion of deeper scrutiny or accountability for the fraud scandals. Glenn and Shirley agree that he must be investigated regardless.But a Walz probe is just the beginning. “Everyone involved over at the capital in Minnesota and the DHS who was cutting the checks [needs to be investigated],” says Shirley.Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who’s known for her advocacy for childcare funding, tops his list of people who need to be immediately investigated. “She has photos of her outside of ‘Quality Learing Center,”’ he says.This center, which has repeatedly been mocked for missing the "n" in what is supposed to say “Learning,” was one of the main day-care centers featured in Shirley’s exposé. Extensive video footage shows a nearly empty parking lot, locked doors, and no visible activity despite the center receiving millions in funding and being licensed for dozens of kids.Another person who needs to be investigated, says Shirley, is Omar Fateh, the Somali-American Democratic Socialist and Minnesota state senator who snagged a shady DFL endorsement in Minneapolis’ mayoral race through a rigged convention, only to have it stripped over vote irregularities.“[Fateh] had a brother-in-law or some family member who was in charge of one of the day cares that had also been receiving $2 million, and they actually had so many violations they shut down the day care; then the next day they reopened,” says Shirley. “That guy was about to become mayor.”“And so all these people are in on the fraud. They all know it's happening,” he reiterates.“Well, somebody clearly had to. You can't have that much money rolling around. A lot of people knew,” Glenn agrees.To hear more of the interview, watch the video above.Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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