Apparently‚ The New Yorker isn’t confident President Joe Biden is capable of selling his atrocious economic policies on his own‚ so it has chosen to offer a propagandist’s helping hand by acting as his speech writer. New Yorker staff writer John Cassidy’s March 5 piece of drivel — “What Biden Should Say About the Economy During the State of the Union” — was literally a script written in Biden's voice to provide the president a template for how to effectively hoodwink the public into believing Biden’s economy to be anything other than the disaster it has been.  “With the President’s economic approval rating standing at just forty per cent‚ it’s imperative for him to highlight some of his substantive achievements and talk about the future‚” Cassidy clamored in the sub-headline. But those “substantive achievements” Cassidy tried to highlight involved butchering the facts‚ because‚ after all‚ that’s the only way anyone can make some sort of defense of the stroke of economic bone-headedness that is Bidenomics. "Good evening‚ my fellow-Americans. Since I last spoke to you from this hallowed chamber of democracy‚ thirteen months ago‚ the U.S. economy has continued its strong recovery from the coronavirus pandemic‚" began the preachy speech. Cassidy must have realized the ridiculousness of what he was doing‚ because he prefaced the entire mock speech with "apologies for my lame efforts to capture [Biden's] folksy" syntax. Talk about cringe. Cassidy‚ writing in Biden’s voice‚ kicked off his spin by rolling out uncontextualized data on economic growth: “But‚ far from slumping‚ the economy expanded at a faster rate in 2023 than it did in the previous year: 2.5 per cent‚ compared with 1.9 per cent. In the first three years of my Presidency‚ inflation-adjusted G.D.P. growth has averaged 3.4 per cent.” He even had Biden trying to spin his government-spending fueled GDP growth as comparable to that of the Trump administration: “I don’t want to belabor the point‚ but that compares with an average annual growth of less than one per cent under the other guy.”  Cassidy also had Biden ludicrously trotting out his illusory record on things like inflation — despite prices being 17.6 percent higher than when he first took office in large part due to his inflationary spending policies — the unemployment rate‚ which has effectively been rendered meaningless in light of the millions that left the labor force. But “Jobs‚ Jobs‚ Jobs‚” propagandized Cassidy.  But what Cassidy’s mock speech left out is that much of this growth is being fueled by an explosion of government spending and tackling an ungodly level of debt‚ as unveiled by several economists.  Heritage Foundation economist EJ Antoni pointed out in a Feb. 24 X post that Biden had “overseen an explosion of the federal debt by more than $6.6 trillion‚ while nominal GDP has only increased $5.9 trillion - they're borrowing to create the illusion of ‘growth‚’ and getting only 89 cents on the dollar…” Indeed‚ the national debt‚ currently barreling past $34 trillion‚ is now increasing by $1 trillion every 100 days‚ according to CNBC. But Cassidy didn’t even bother bringing up the debt. This White House has overseen an explosion of the federal debt by more than $6.6 trillion‚ while nominal GDP has only increased $5.9 trillion - they're borrowing to create the illusion of "growth‚" and getting only 89 cents on the dollar... pic.twitter.com/M38r6OfxEz — E.J. Antoni‚ Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) February 25‚ 2024 Bolstering Antoni’s point‚ First Trust Portfolios LP Chief Economist Brian Wesbury emphasized the extent to which leftist economists were not accounting for government spending when spouting off about Biden’s so-called “growth:” Economists are not focusing enough on how much government contributed to growth in 2023. Probably half of the 3.1% real GDP growth in 2023 came from government.  The charts below show how the private sector boosted jobs and incomes in 2022‚ but it was government in 2023. Economists are not focusing enough on how much government contributed to growth in 2023. Probably half of the 3.1% real GDP growth in 2023 came from government. The charts below show how the private sector boosted jobs and incomes in 2022‚ but it was government in 2023. pic.twitter.com/pUy5qal9nx — Brian Wesbury (@wesbury) February 29‚ 2024 Regarding Biden’s record on jobs‚ it's proven to be nothing but a paper tiger. The unemployment rate as it now stands‚ as Antoni pointed out‚ has become a “facade” because it's effectively the byproduct “of over 5 million people missing from the labor force.” But this little factoid didn’t get in the way of Cassidy harping on about how for the “past twelve months job growth has also remained reassuringly robust.”  Liberal news outlet Seeking Alpha also noted that the labor force participation rate showed signs of plateauing at 62.5 percent‚ which is still less than the 63 percent figure posted pre-pandemic. But Cassidy actually had Biden engage in pontificating about the virtues of work: “Over the years‚ you’ve probably heard me say how my father used to always tell me that a job is about more than a paycheck—it’s about your dignity‚ your respect.” In the words of The Economist in a May 2023 story‚ “Joe Biden is more responsible for high inflation than for abundant jobs.”  Cassidy clearly didn’t have any “respect” for facts‚ as he had his SOTU script pushing Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus monstrosity and his climate change-obsessed Inflation Reduction Act as economic miracles that helped “boost the economy and make it stronger for the longer term.” Yes‚ Cassidy actually wrote that‚ using these pieces of legislation to shore up Biden as the economic whiz kid of the manufacturing sector. “Last year‚ American manufacturers raised their spending on new plants and other facilities by more than sixty per cent‚” Cassidy claimed . The timing of this could not have been worse. Notably‚ Just four days before Cassidy’s mock script went live on The New Yorker website‚ Bloomberg News reported that “US Manufacturing Gauge Drops as Industry Struggles for Momentum.” The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) gauge for manufacturing fell to 47.8 in February‚ faster than expected.  To put that in perspective‚ “A level below 50 indicates shrinking activity‚ and the figure was weaker than all but one estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists.” Measures of production and factory employment also fell to “the lowest levels since July.” ISM wrote in a summary that the faltering gauge was a setback for the optimists who were hopeful that U.S manufacturing would finally “crawl out of its lengthy period of contraction.” Barron’s magazine concluded that the new reading meant the U.S. manufacturing sector “contracted for 16 consecutive months.”  Hang it up‚ Cassidy. Conservatives are under attack. Contact The New Yorker at (800) 444-7570 and demand it quit carrying water for Biden’s atrocious economic policies.  

In a 50-0 vote on Thursday‚ the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a proposed law that would ban apps in the U.S. if they were tied to a foreign power. China-owned TikTok‚ chief among those in the bill’s crosshairs‚ organized a campaign to have users call their member of Congress; some of their users threatened to commit suicide and many others threatened to assassinate lawmakers. Those disturbing details were willfully omitted by the evening newscasts of ABC‚ CBS‚ and NBC. David Muir‚ the anchor for ABC’s World News Tonight‚ offered up a 22-second long news brief with only the most basic of details: Tonight‚ here in Washington‚ Congress pushing a bill threatening to ban TikTok in the U.S. unless it's sold by its Chinese parent company in six months. Lawmakers concerned about national security issues. It's now out of committee and the full House could vote as early as next week. TikTok‚ tonight‚ issuing a statement saying‚ “The government is attempting to strip 170 million Americans of their constitutional right to free expression.” Notice how Muir used a quote from TikTok while only vaguely saying Congress was “concerned about national security issues” without going into any detail. That was only marginally better than NBC Nightly News‚ which didn’t report anything about the story; nothing about Congress’s moves to ban dubious apps‚ let alone the threats they received.     Over on CBS Evening News‚ they lamented that the CCP-controlled app could soon be banned and lauded the call-in campaign. “Congress‚ which doesn't agree on much‚ took a big bipartisan step today toward banning TikTok in the U.S.‚ and lawmakers are hearing about it from their constituents‚” anchor Norah O’Donnell cheered. Congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane‚ who’s obsessed with January 6 and ‘threats to democracy‚’ didn’t seem to care that the lives of lawmakers were being threatened. “The social media giant mobilized some of its estimated 170 million users to call their congressmen or congresswomen to object to new legislation that would require TikTok to find a new owner‚ divest itself from China-based ByteDance‚ or be banned from app stores in the U.S. And the wave of calls hit midday today‚” he boasted. Despite O’Donnell noting it was a bipartisan effort to ban the app‚ MacFarlane kept public ire directed at Republicans by only showing their reaction and comments (Click “expand”): MAC FARLANE: Republican Congressman Ashley Henson of Iowa reposted a video of her manning the phones as she helped manage the calls. REP. ASHLEY HENSON (R-IA): They’re spying on you. MACFARLANE: A TikTok spokesman told CBS News only users over 18 years old were asked to call. REP. DAN CRENSHAW (R-TX): Today‚ if you want to use your TikTok account‚ you have to put in your zip code so that TikTok can tell you which representative you should call. [Transition] Imagine when China wants to use it more nefariously. Imagine when they want to truly engage in psychological warfare against the American people. He also lamented: “TikTok is famous for its viral videos‚ but within months‚ the music could stop.” Contrast all of the broadcast network coverage with Fox News Channel’s Mark Meredith on Special Report; he noted the threat of suicide. “...the calls even came from middle schoolers who use the app daily if not hourly. One caller even saying they were going to kill themselves if the app was taken away from them‚" he informed viewers.   Contrast those reports with Fox News's Mark Meredith on Special Report. He reported: "...the calls even came from middle schoolers who use the app daily if not hourly. One caller even saying they were going to kill themselves if the app was taken away from them." pic.twitter.com/pcrDBG0t8n — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) March 8‚ 2024   As for the threats of assassination‚ our friend Matthew Foldi‚ political reporter for The Spectator‚ reported that at least two members of Congress had threats made against their lives by TikTok fanatics. “We had a voicemail from last night where the caller said 'I'll kill you if you don't give me TikTok‚'" he quoted a source in an X post. In another post‚ he warned that a different office had received “‘nearly a dozen’ death threats.”   MORE ASSASSINATION THREATS CONFIRMED: A DIFFERENT H0USE OFFICE TELLS ME THEY HAVE HAD "NEARLY A DOZEN" DEATH THREATS ISSUED AGAINST THE MEMBER OF CONGRESS BY @TIKTOK_US USERS https://t.co/idNWwV7QpH — Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) March 7‚ 2024   The transcripts are below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s World News Tonight March 7‚ 2024 6:46:35 p.m. Eastern DAVID MUIR: Tonight‚ here in Washington‚ Congress pushing a bill threatening to ban TikTok in the U.S. unless it's sold by its Chinese parent company in six months. Lawmakers concerned about national security issues. It's now out of committee and the full House could vote as early as next week. TikTok‚ tonight‚ issuing a statement saying‚ “The government is attempting to strip 170 million Americans of their constitutional right to free expression.” CBS Evening News March 7‚ 2024 6:46:33 p.m. Eastern NORAH O’DONNELL: Congress‚ which doesn't agree on much‚ took a big bipartisan step today toward banning TikTok in the U.S.‚ and lawmakers are hearing about it from their constituents. Here CBS's Scott Macfarlane. [Cuts to video] SCOTT MACFARLANE: TikTok is famous for its viral videos‚ but within months‚ the music could stop. The social media giant mobilized some of its estimated 170 million users to call their congressmen or congresswomen to object to new legislation that would require TikTok to find a new owner‚ divest itself from China-based ByteDance‚ or be banned from app stores in the U.S. And the wave of calls hit midday today. Republican Congressman Ashley Henson of Iowa reposted a video of her manning the phones as she helped manage the calls. REP. ASHLEY HENSON (R-IA): They’re spying on you. MACFARLANE: A TikTok spokesman told CBS News only the users over 18 years old were asked to call. REP. DAN CRENSHAW (R-TX): Today‚ if you want to use your TikTok account‚ you have to put in your zip code so that TikTok can tell you which representative you should call. [Transition] Imagine when China wants to use it more nefariously. Imagine when they want to truly engage in psychological warfare against the American people. MACFARLANE: But the effort might have backfired. Just 48 hours after legislation was introduced‚ it passed unanimously‚ 50-0‚ minutes after debate began in the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. [Cuts back to live] In a sign of the political disconnect‚ the White House supports this legislation but they have a watch party for the State of the Union tonight with TikTok influencers in attendance. The company‚ Norah‚ says this bill tramples first amendment rights. O’DONNELL: That is so interesting‚ Scott Macfarlane thank you.

At this point‚ most people‚ including many liberals‚ acknowledge Joe Biden’s cognitive decline. Much of the mainstream media‚ however‚ continues to perpetuate the lie that Biden is cogent enough to fulfill his presidential duties. However‚ one MSNBC host took the idea of Biden’s competence to such an unprecedented‚ ridiculous level that even fellow Democrats are now laughing at him. “This might be the most insane thing ever said on MSNBC‚” says Dave Rubin‚ playing the clip of Joe Scarborough pushing the most pro-Biden propaganda ever witnessed. “I undersold him when I said he was cogent. He's far beyond cogent; in fact‚ I think he's better than he's ever been intellectually [and] analytically‚” Scarborough said. “I'm about to tell you the truth‚ and F you if you can't handle the truth. This version of Biden – intellectually‚ analytically – is the best Biden ever‚ not a close second.” “Everyone knows that's a lie; it's an abject‚ complete 180 reversal of the truth‚” says Dave Rubin‚ adding that Scarborough is likely just “running cover for Joe Biden” in preparation for his State of the Union address tonight‚ which will likely be chock full of his usual slurring and blundering. To watch Joe Scarborough make a complete fool of himself‚ watch the clip below. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations‚ free speech‚ and big ideas with Dave Rubin‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Let's check in on the state of American marriage. Here's Lyz Lenz in her new new memoir-cum-polemic "This American Ex-Wife:" "In response to news of divorce‚ people often reply‚ 'I’m sorry‚.' But I think we should say 'congratulations.' Congratulations for prioritizing yourself. For being brave. For the self-knowledge to know when to leave."Husband and wife were engaged in a common enterprise (though not necessarily in identical tasks). They worked side by side‚ suffering common defeats and rejoicing in common victories.If you're at all familiar with the trendy divorce-as-self-discovery narrative‚ it won't surprise you who Lenz blames for her decision to break up her family (she has two young children): her husband. It seems that when he wasn't at his full-time job‚ he just didn't do enough to help with the housework.The equitable distribution of chores is a common enough tension in marriages. But Lenz's solution seems a bit drastic: "Do you want to know how I finally got my husband to do his fair share? Court-ordered 50-50 custody‚ that’s how."Lenz also blames the institution itself. It's set up to benefit men at the expense of women. "It soon became clear‚" Lenz writes. "I could be successful‚ or I could be married."It's funny‚ a lot of men seem to feel the same way. To them‚ marriage is a trap that will strip them of their assets and deprive them of their children. Even if you don't get divorced‚ you'll find your masculine energy and ambition sapped by life in the longhouse. How did we get to such an impasse? Anyone wanting to answer this should read Nancy Pearcey's book "The Toxic War on Masculinity." In it‚ she tackles the problem at hand by very carefully‚ historically‚ and philosophically parsing our ideas of masculinity‚ femininity‚ sex‚ and the family. This seems to be what gets lost in all the senseless‚ heated “debate.” What are men and women? Who made them? For what purpose?In Pearcey's telling‚ it is the slow drift away from Christianity that's caused all the confusion. In America's earliest‚ pre-industrial days‚ marriage was a space in which both sexes thrived: [L]ife in the thirteen colonies was characterized by an integration of life and labor. Husband and wife were engaged in a common enterprise (though not necessarily in identical tasks). They worked side by side‚ suffering common defeats and rejoicing in common victories. A husband/ father was the head of a small commonwealth—a semi-independent economic unit that often included members of the extended family‚ relatives‚ apprentices‚ servants‚ hired hands‚ farm laborers‚ boarders‚ and (mostly in the South) slaves. In the language of the day‚ explains one historian‚ “all a man’s household‚ whether related or not‚ were spoken of as ‘his family.'"Under this arrangement‚ both men and women had a common understanding of — and respect for — proper masculine virtue‚ something we sorely lack today. Pearcey joined me on "Girlboss‚ Interrupted" this week to explain how feminists and "meninists" alike have been misled by Darwinistic assumptions that reduce sex and reproduction to competition and scarcity and how a return to Christian metaphysics can help heal this rift at the heart of our civilization.

Business tycoon Elon Musk highlighted that the illegal immigrant population in each state counts toward determining the number of seats the state has in the U.S. House of Representatives."Most Americans are still unaware that the census counts ALL people‚ including illegal immigrants‚ for deciding how many House seats each state gets! This results in Dem states getting roughly 20 more House seats‚ which is another strong incentive for them not to deport illegals‚" Musk tweeted. — (@) GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky responded to Musk‚ pointing that this in turn has an impact on the number of electoral votes each state has in presidential elections. "And House seats determine how many votes each state has in the electoral college. So although illegal aliens don't vote‚ they can determine the outcome of Presidential races. Kentucky has 6 representatives‚ but California likely has 6 extra seats due to illegal immigration!" Massie wrote."Exactly‚" Musk responded.The number of electoral votes each state gets in a presidential election is equal to the number of House and Senate seats the state has. — (@) The U.S. Census Bureau explains that‚ "Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 memberships‚ or seats‚ in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states based on the apportionment population counts from the decennial census." "The apportionment population count for each of the 50 states includes the state's total resident population plus a count of the overseas federal employees (and their dependents living with them overseas) who have that state listed as their home state in their employers' administrative records‚" the Census Bureau notes. Regarding whether "unauthorized immigrants" factor in to the resident population counts‚ the Census Bureau notes‚ "Yes‚ all people (citizens and noncitizens) with a usual residence in the United States are included in the resident population for the census."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A United Airlines Boeing 777 lost a tire shortly after taking off from San Francisco International Airport. The aircraft‚ traveling to Osaka‚ Japan‚ Thursday morning‚ was diverted to Los Angeles International Airport. “At approximately 11:35 a.m.‚ United Flight 35 departing to Osaka lost a portion of landing gear tire during takeoff‚” a United representative said‚ according to ABC 7. The falling landing gear from the United flight damaged multiple vehicles in the San Francisco International Airport parking lot. WATCH: BREAKING: United Airlines Boeing 777 loses tire while taking off from San Francisco‚ crushing cars on the ground pic.twitter.com/uXpHuFdzul — BNO News (@BNONews) March 7‚ 2024 The flight landed safely at LAX. WATCH: #BREAKING Moment United Airlines Flight UAL35 Lost a Tire During Takeoff from SFO. The flight has landed safely at LAX. Reports the tire hit the ground‚ bounced and hit an employees car in the parking lot. pic.twitter.com/jab2BqtXXu — CNW (@CANews_Watch) March 7‚ 2024 The New York Post reports: The Boeing 777-200 plane‚ which was heading to Osaka with 235 passengers‚ 10 flight attendants and four pilots on board‚ safely landed at LAX‚ United Airlines confirmed to The Post. “We are working to arrange a new aircraft to continue this trip for our customers‚” a spokesperson said. The tire debris landed in an employee parking lot at the San Francisco airport‚ “causing damage to several vehicles‚” a rep told The Post. “There were no injuries. The runway was briefly closed to clear debris‚ but has since reopened‚” they added. A video posted online from the airport showed a vehicle with its back end smashed and a fence damaged in the aftermath. The plane is designed to land without a problem when tires are either missing or damaged‚ the airline said. WATCH: UPDATE: The tire that fell off a United Airlines plane after takeoff from SFO landed in an airport parking lot and appeared to damage multiple cars. https://t.co/HJ3vDMLaYO pic.twitter.com/EiEYEpN0er — NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) March 7‚ 2024 From ABC 7: Aviation experts said planes losing tires is a rare occurrence and not indicative of a larger safety issue. “In aviation‚ we never want to have single points of failure if they can be avoided‚ and this is a case in point‚” said Alan Price‚ a former chief pilot for Delta Air Lines. “The remaining tires are fully capable of handling the load‚” he added. Price said a loose tire it’s normally a maintenance issue and not a problem created by the manufacturer. John Cox‚ a retired pilot and professor of aviation safety at the University of Southern California‚ agreed. “I don’t see any impact for Boeing as it was a United maintenance team that changed the tire‚” he said. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a statement saying it will investigate this incident. Boeing and United Airlines are having a bad week as another flight experienced engine difficulties. A United Airlines’ Boeing plane made an emergency landing in Texas minutes into its flight after flames erupted from one of the engines. Dramatic footage showed flames bursting from the engine shortly after takeoff from Houston. United Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Flames Burst From Engine

Grunge‘s founding fathers‚ Soundgarden watched the bands they inspired shoot past them. But with their mighty fourth album‚ Superunknown‚ they would help define the 1990s