I never imagined I would think, let alone write, that the Democratic Party’s victory in 2020 was a blessing. But for those of us—meaning, it is now clear, a majority of us—who regard the Left as an entirely destructive force in America, as it is everywhere else in the world, 2020 may well have turned out to be a blessing. Why? For two reasons. The first reason is that, thanks to the Left being in power for the last four years, Americans got a chance to see what it—and therefore the Democratic Party, which has become a left-wing, rather than a liberal, party—stands for. —Most Americans now know that the Left and the Democrats could not care less about the average American. For example, Democrats and the rest of the Left still maintain that Americans have been fooled into thinking that inflation is devastating. This is understandable given that the Democratic Party and its defenders represent the wealthy—people who neither know nor care about the price of food and other everyday necessities. —Most Americans now know that the Left is morally and psychologically sick. Unlike the Left, the vast majority of Americans do not believe that men give birth; that boys’ bathrooms in high schools should have tampon dispensers; that men who say they are women should be allowed to compete against women in women’s sports or be placed in women’s shelters and women’s prisons; that schools should not inform parents when their 10-year-old daughter says she is a boy and adopts a boy’s name at school; or that young women, not to mention teenage girls, should have their breasts surgically removed if they tell a psychologist—usually after a few hours of consultation—they think they are a boy. —Most Americans now know that the Left holds America in contempt and breeds that contempt among young Americans. Most Americans do not believe, as the Left does, that America was founded in 1619, when the first black slaves were brought to America; they believe it was founded in 1776. Most Americans think George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the other Founders were great men, not racist and genocidal. —Most Americans now know that the Left breeds chaos not only in America but around the world. About a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, I asked one of the greatest living historians, Niall Ferguson of Harvard and Stanford, if he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin would have invaded Ukraine if Donald Trump had been president at the time. Without a moment’s hesitation, he gave a one-word answer: “No.” That attack took place less than a year after the Biden administration, with the full backing of the Democratic Party, precipitously and chaotically abandoned Afghanistan for no good reason, causing the unnecessary deaths of 13 U.S. service members (the deadliest day for the U.S. military in Afghanistan since 2012) and wounds to another 45 service members, leaving the Afghan people to the Taliban monsters, and leaving behind $7 billion in military equipment. It is also unlikely that if Trump had been president, Hamas would have attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, rendering it the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust and plunging the Middle East into war. Trump left a peaceful Middle East on the brink of Saudi Arabia and other Arab states recognizing Israel’s right to exist. Trump placed sanctions on Iran, greatly weakening that regime economically. The Biden administration reversed course and gave Iran access to $16 billion, which it promptly used to spread death and chaos in the region. Thanks to the Left being in power for nearly four years, the American people learned not only these things about the Left; perhaps even more importantly, the American people also learned that virtually every elite, meaning left-wing, institution is deeply corrupt. They learned that: —The country’s most elite universities—virtually all of which are left-wing institutions—are moral wastelands. —The only Americans who still trust The New York Times, The Washington Post (or any major newspaper in any major city)—or CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS, NPR, The Associated Press, and the rest of what was until now known as the “mainstream media”—are those who share those organizations’ left-wing politics. Over these past few years, among myriad examples of left-wing bias, all these media labeled as “racist” any American who said that COVID-19 likely began in a Chinese lab, and participated in the Trump-campaign-colluded-with-Russia lie. The Times is so woke it refuses to print “Latinos”; instead, it uses the idiotic term “Latinx.” —They cannot trust scientific institutions. Thanks to these years of Democratic Party and left-wing power, most Americans no longer trust almost any scientific body. The American Medical Association has come out against listing a newborn’s sex on its birth certificate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration are regarded as pawns of the major pharmaceutical companies. Most Americans know that they were misled regarding the COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy and safety, social distancing, masking, and most especially lockdowns, which served only to damage millions of children and destroy innumerable small businesses. The oldest science journal in America, Scientific American, is correctly regarded as just another woke, i.e., left-wing, media enterprise. It had never endorsed a political candidate in its 175-year history until it endorsed Joe Biden. All of this happened thanks to the Democrats’ victory in 2020. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post The Democrats’ 2020 Victory Was a Blessing in Disguise appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Preident-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel.  Huckabee, who was in the field of Republican primary candidates who each lost to Trump in 2016, is a supporter of Israel, currently at war with the Hamas terrorist group based in the Gaza Strip adjacent the Jewish state.  “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has been nominated to be The United States Ambassador to Israel,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, his social media platform. “Mike has been a great public servant, governor, and leader in faith for many years.  He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East!” Huckabee also was a GOP presidential contender in 2008, when he won the Iowa caucuses early in the year Huckabee’s daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was Trump’s second press secretary of four during his first term. Sanders, also a Republican, was elected governor of Arkansas in 2022.  The Jerusalem Post reported that Huckabee, governor from 1996 to 2007, has visited Israel more than 100 times.  “Everything that I embrace as a Christian is rooted in the promises that God gave to the Jewish people,” the newspaper quoted the 44th governor of Arkansas, a former Baptist pastor, as saying.  The Times of Israel reported that in 2015, as a GOP presidential candidate, Huckabee said: “I’ve been alone a lot in my life about a lot of things, and I wouldn’t mind being alone if I felt it was the right thing. And I feel it is the right thing to stand with Israel in making sure that they have the right to secure their homeland with safe and defensible borders.” Huckabee also strongly opposed the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, which Israel’s government also opposed.  The post Trump Picks One-Time Rival Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Neural connections are at the heart of modern science, providing the framework through which scientists explain memory, perception, learning, and even consciousness. The microscopic contacts between brain cells transmit signals that account for various aspects of our complex consciousness—at least in theory. However, Tamlyn Hunt, a philosopher and neuroscientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has proposed an alternative hypothesis in an article for Scientific American. Hunt suggests that the key to understanding consciousness may lie in the ephaptic field—a phenomenon where neurons interact electromagnetically without forming physical connections. The concept of a neural code was first described by American scientists in 1943. They mapped brain activity, equating it to binary code, much like a computer (0s and 1s). However, this breakthrough didn’t bring humanity any closer to understanding the nature of consciousness. “The most obvious gap in our understanding is everything we haven’t encountered on the journey from eye to hand. Everything I couldn’t tell you about the mind because we know so little about how nerve impulses create it,” neuroscientist Mark Humphries acknowledged in his 2020 book, The Speed of Thought: A Momentary Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds. Researchers have long suspected that neurons communicate in ways beyond traditional synaptic connections. One such mechanism is ephaptic communication, where electromagnetic fields interact on a larger scale than the electrical impulses that occur at synapses. Evidence for ephaptic interactions may lie in the retina, which some scientists consider a separate entity from the brain. Neurons in the retina use electrodiffusion rather than traditional synaptic connections, which allows the optic nerve to handle an impressive amount of data. Experimental confirmation of ephaptic field interactions came in 2019 when Dominic Durand’s lab at Case Western Reserve University cut open a mouse hippocampus. The halves continued to communicate even when separated by more than 400 microns. The results were so astounding that reviewers demanded the experiment be repeated before they would approve its publication. Further studies have shown that ephaptic field propagation is much faster than neural signaling. In gray matter, it occurs approximately 5000 times faster than synaptic connections. While there is extensive experimental evidence supporting the role of synaptic activation in processes like movement, hearing, and touch, the higher density of information in ephaptic fields—along with their permeability and speed—raises the question of whether nature might rely on these fields for critical brain functions. It appears that it does. Renowned UC Berkeley neuroscientist Walter Freeman noted that traditional synaptic activation rates couldn’t explain the speed of cognitive processes he observed in rabbits and cats over the years. A growing body of research on electromagnetic interactions in the brain offers a compelling explanation for this cognitive speed. A recent paper published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that ephaptic field effects might be the very mechanism underlying consciousness itself. The post Consciousness May Lurk in Our Brain’s Electrical Fields appeared first on Anomalien.com.

In the alternative reality that is HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the eponymous host claimed on Sunday that Kamala Harris ran “a centrist campaign” and therefore it is unfair for people to blame the far-left for her loss. As Democrats seek to answer why they lost, Oliver reported, “Some Democrats are loudly claiming the party needs to move to the center, with New York Congressman Tom Suozzi arguing, ‘The Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left," citing trans rights as an example, saying, ‘I don't want to discriminate against anybody, but I don't think biological boys should be playing in girls' sports.’"     Oliver had “a few” thoughts to share, “First, if what you want is a centrist campaign that's quiet on trans issues, tough on the border, distances itself from Palestinians, talks a lot about law and order, and reaches out to moderate Republicans, that candidate existed, and she just lost. Guess how many trans speakers there were at the DNC? I'll give you a hint: it is a very round number.” He also claimed that “I'm not sure how you reach out to moderate Republicans more than appearing with Liz Cheney multiple times, unless you literally dig up Henry Kissinger's corpse and prop it up at a rally in Michigan as Katy Perry sings ‘Rolling in the Deep.’” Sure, Harris campaigned with Cheney, but nobody believed her centrist act because she had no record of being one prior to Joe Biden dropping out of the race. The charge that Harris supported taxpayer-funded sex changes for illegal immigrant prisoners stuck because it was true not to mention her current positions of being a full-fledged abortion and price control enthusiast.  Speaking of transgender issues, a disappointed Oliver continued: And finally, regarding youth sports, there were a lot of attack ads on that issue and it was frustrating to see the Harris campaign fail to formulate a response, especially because it's pretty easy to do. Watch, I'll do it for you right now: as we've discussed before, there are vanishingly few trans girls competing in high schools anywhere. Even if there were more, trans kids, like all kids, vary in athletic ability, and there's no evidence they pose any threat to safety or fairness. It is very weird for you to be so focused on this subject, and finally, if you genuinely want to address the biggest concern for most girls who play high school sports, you'd worry less about this and more about the creepy assistant volleyball coach who keeps liking their posts on fucking Instagram. First of all, the weird attack didn’t work, so Oliver can go ahead and retire it. Second of all, it’s not just high school, although that is a problem. It is middle school and college as well. The quantity and range of athletic ability of transgender athletes don’t matter because it takes just one to spoil the entire competition. Contrary to Oliver’s claims, the evidence is everywhere the fairness of women's sports is under threat; he just doesn’t see it, just like he didn’t see all the evidence Harris isn’t a centrist. Here is a transcript for the November 10 show: HBO Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 11/10/2024 11:21 PM ET JOHN OLIVER: For instance, some Democrats are loudly claiming the party needs to move to the center, with New York Congressman Tom Suozzi arguing, "The Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left," citing trans rights as an example, saying, "I don't want to discriminate against anybody, but I don't think biological boys should be playing in girls' sports."  A few things about that. First, if what you want is a centrist campaign that's quiet on trans issues, tough on the border, distances itself from Palestinians, talks a lot about law and order, and reaches out to moderate Republicans, that candidate existed, and she just lost. Guess how many trans speakers there were at the DNC? I'll give you a hint: it is a very round number.  Also, I'm not sure how you reach out to moderate Republicans more than appearing with Liz Cheney multiple times, unless you literally dig up Henry Kissinger's corpse and prop it up at a rally in Michigan as Katy Perry sings "Rolling in the Deep." It's okay not to have the range for a song, Katy! And finally, regarding youth sports, there were a lot of attack ads on that issue and it was frustrating to see the Harris campaign fail to formulate a response, especially because it's pretty easy to do. Watch, I'll do it for you right now: as we've discussed before, there are vanishingly few trans girls competing in high schools anywhere. Even if there were more, trans kids, like all kids, vary in athletic ability, and there's no evidence they pose any threat to safety or fairness. It is very weird for you to be so focused on this subject, and finally, if you genuinely want to address the biggest concern for most girls who play high school sports, you'd worry less about this and more about the creepy assistant volleyball coach who keeps liking their posts on fucking Instagram.

Editor’s Pick: Free Beacon on Kamala’s Campaign Donation to MSNBC Host’s Group Our friend Chuck Ross at the Washington Free Beacon penned a story Tuesday raising yet another set of questions about the wretched finances of Kamala Harris’s failed presidential campaign as he found it gave half a million dollars to MSNBC host Al Sharpton’s liberal advocacy group National Action Network just weeks before his softball-filled October 20 interview. Citing publicly available “campaign finance records,” Ross explained that the $500,000 donation was made in two parts to the “National Action Network was part of a flurry of donations—$5.4 million in all—to black and Latino advocacy groups that seem aimed at winning Harris support from those constituencies.”  Just two days before the second half of the donation went through, Ross noted “Sharpton aired a video of Harris wishing him happy birthday on his MSNBC weekend show, PoliticsNation” and praised him as “an extraordinary leader” with “a voice of conscience” and “truth.” Roughly two weeks later, Harris sat for what our Jorge Bonilla said at the time was “a super-soft landing” of an interview that came off like “a foot massage and tongue bath” following a “rough” week of media interviews. Naturally, Ross noted none of this was disclosed at the time and both MSNBC and the National Action Network didn’t get back to him with comments. He also noted the donations to Sharpton’s group were examples of “a $1 billion spending spree” by the Harris campaign that’s left it $20 million in debt after having “leaned heavily on celebrities, influencers, and other high-profile Harris backers,” such as Oprah Winfrey’s “production company” and other advocacy groups like the National Urban League (helmed by Marc Morial, husband of CBS Saturday Morning co-host Michelle Miller). To see Ross’s full story on this conflict of interest, click here.

Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has not yet conceded the race to Republican challenger Dave McCormick, despite multiple outlets calling the race in the GOP's favor. McCormick was announced as the winner on Thursday by outlets like Politico and the Associated Press, as well as many local publications, confirming his narrow victory. Pennsylvania was one of four seats that were flipped by Republicans, as well as seats in Ohio, West Virginia, and Montana. Despite the widely acknowledged McCormick win, Casey has refused to admit defeat. "I have dedicated my life to making sure Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard, whether on the floor of the Senate or in a free and fair election," Casey said in a post on X following the election results. "It has been made clear there are more than 100,000 votes still to be counted. Pennsylvania is where our democratic process was born."'What happened to all the demands that our leaders accept the outcome of the elections?'"We must allow that process to play out and ensure that every vote that is eligible to be counted will be counted," Casey continued. "That is what Pennsylvania deserves." Every social media post on his campaign account since then has been about continuing to count the ballots, even though McCormick was already declared the victor. "Our Commonwealth ran a free and fair election, and we are still waiting on the final results," Casey said in a Monday post on X. "Our election officials will continue counting ballots and ensure that Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard."Casey was not the only Senate Democrat to take issue with McCormick's election. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer initially withheld McCormick's invitation to the Senate orientation, prompting a critical response from his Republican colleagues. "Schumer is not allowing [McCormick] to participate in Senate orientation this week because Casey refuses to concede the race," Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said in a Sunday post on X. "What happened to all the demands that our leaders accept the outcome of the elections?""Sen. Schumer is refusing to allow [McCormick] to participate in Senate orientation next week even though the race has been called," Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri said in a post on X. "Chuck is an 'election denier' and this is an 'assault on our democracy.'" Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah also floated the idea of escorting McCormick to the Capitol alongside other GOP Senators. Since then, Schumer has extended the invitation to McCormick, who attended Senate orientation Tuesday. At the time of this writing, Casey has still not conceded the race. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The FEMA hurricane relief supervisor who was fired after being accused of ordering workers to skip pro-Trump houses has spoken out in her defense and is considering legal recourse. Marn'i Washington was fired from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a report documented that she had told relief workers to avoid homes with signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump in Lake Placid, Florida. “When we got there we were told to discriminate against people. It’s almost unbelievable to think that somebody in the federal government would think that’s okay," said one of the workers to the Daily Wire. 'The political hostility that was encountered by my team, they just so happened to have the Trump campaign signage.'Washington went public to accuse FEMA of lying about the incident and claiming to be a scapegoat for wider practices. "I have information that proves FEMA is lying," said the 38-year-old to the Daily Mail. "FEMA preaches avoidance first, and then de-escalation. This is not isolated. This is a colossal event of avoidance," said Washington in a podcast. "Not just in the state of Florida. You will find avoidance in the Carolinas." Washington said that the avoidance doctrine was in response to hostility from some residents who opposed FEMA. "If you look at the record, there is what you call a community trend. ... The political hostility that was encountered by my team, they just so happened to have the Trump campaign signage," she said. "If we are noticing on, for example, Mary Street, and we're greeted with unwelcomed arms or people are coming out with guns blazing, screaming at us, then that's a street we need to avoid altogether," she added. She claimed that she didn't even vote in the election because she was so busy with her relief work. "Not all Floridians have been unpleasant, but for the most part, the ones that are very passionate about their disdain for FEMA," Washington said, "they have no problem expressing it." She said she had been on other relief missions where Biden-Harris supporters had expressed hostility to FEMA, and she had employed the same de-escalation techniques with them. At one point during the hurricane relief mission, FEMA had temporarily suspended efforts following reports that armed militia members were "hunting" FEMA workers over rumors about seized land spreading on social media. Police arrested one man, who was accused of threatening to shoot and kill workers. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said that Washington's actions were in "clear violation of FEMA's core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation."Here's part of the interview with Washington:WOAH? The FEMA official who was fired for telling workers to avoid homes in Florida with Trump signs claims the issue “is not isolated” and the policy took place in the Carolinas as well pic.twitter.com/DUeRfGww7g— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 12, 2024 Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Anti-censorship measures are something Donald Trump promised during his campaign, and he’s already proving good on his word. In a recent video, President-elect Trump outlined his plan to "shatter the left-wing censorship regime." It’s thorough, bold, and effective — so much so that Glenn Beck says it’s “the most amazing thing [he’s] heard any president ever say.” In the nearly seven minute-long video, Trump stated his intentions to: 1. End government collusion with companies and individuals for censorship purposes. “Within hours of my inauguration, I will sign an executive order banning any federal department or agency from colluding with any organization, business, or person to censor, limit, categorize, or impede the lawful speech of American citizens,” he said. He also vowed to “ban federal money from being used to label domestic speech as mis- or disinformation” and “begin the process of identifying and firing every federal bureaucrat who has engaged in domestic censorship directly or indirectly.” 2. Investigate and prosecute the digital censorship cabal. “I will order the Department of Justice to investigate all parties involved in the new online censorship regime, which is absolutely destructive and terrible, and to aggressively prosecute any and all crimes identified,” he declared. To prevent the destruction of evidence, Trump declared his intentions to “[urge] House Republicans to immediately send preservation letters ... to the Biden administration, the Biden campaign, and every Silicon Valley tech giant ordering them not to destroy evidence of censorship.” 3. Revise Section 230 of the Communications Act. “Upon my inauguration as president, I will ask Congress to send a bill to my desk revising section 230 to get big online platforms out of censorship business. From now on, digital platforms should only qualify for immunity protection under Section 230 if they meet high standards of neutrality, transparency, fairness, and non-discrimination,” Trump stated. 4. Do away with “mis- and disinformation.” “We need to break up the entire toxic censorship industry that has arisen under the false guise of tackling so-called mis- and disinformation,” Trump said, before expressing his intentions to halt federal funding for all “nonprofits and academic programs that support this authoritarian project, including penalizing U.S. universities that have engaged in censorship or election interference by withholding “federal research dollars and federal student loan support for a period of five years and maybe more.” “We should also enact new laws laying out clear criminal penalties for federal bureaucrats who partner with private entities to do an end run around the Constitution and deprive Americans of their First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights,” he added. He then proposed banning “any employee of the FBI, CIA, NSA, DNI, DHS, or DOD” from taking a job at any major tech platform in possession of “vast quantities of U.S. user data” for a period of “7 years.” 5. Develop a “digital Bill of Rights.” “The time has finally come for Congress to pass a digital Bill of Rights; this should include a right to digital due process. In other words, government officials should need a court order to take down online content,” Trump stated. “Furthermore, when users of big online platforms have their content or accounts removed, throttled, shadow-banned, or otherwise restricted, no matter what name they use, they should have the right to be informed that it's happening, the right to a specific explanation of the reason why, and the right to a timely appeal.” On top of that, “all users over the age of 18 should have the right to opt out of content moderation and curation entirely and receive an unmanipulated stream of information if they so choose.” Trump concluded his five-step anti-censorship plan with the statement: “When I am president, this whole rotten system of censorship and information control will be ripped out of the system at large. There won't be anything left. By restoring free speech, we will begin to reclaim our democracy and save our nation.” To hear Glenn’s response to and analysis of Trump’s anti-censorship plan, watch the clip 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.