GOP lawmakers in Tennessee advanced a bill Monday that would ban local governments from appointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to their behavior. The bill is one of Tennessee Republicans’ efforts to restrict the actions of lawmakers who have been ousted from either chamber of the state General Assembly after state lawmakers voted to expel state Reps. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) and Justin Jones (D-Nashville) last year. The bill‚ sponsored by state Rep. Johnny Garrett (R-Goodlettsville...

The White House had expected Democratic unrest over Gaza to fade as President Biden picked up his campaigning against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Nine months before the election‚ the problem is worsening as Mr. Biden’s opposition to calling for a permanent cease-fire continues to stir anger in a coalition of voters that propelled his 2020 victory‚ from Black Americans to Muslim activists in must-win Michigan to young voters. Democrats have been broadly divided over Mr....

As Macy’s chases sales growth‚ the department store operator said Tuesday that it will close about 150 of its namesake stores and open more shops with better locations or that sell luxury goods. The changes reflect a focus on what’s working at Macy’s — higher-end department store Bloomingdale’s and beauty chain Bluemercury — and what’s not — its namesake stores‚ particularly the ones at struggling malls. In its holiday quarter results posted Tuesday‚ the...

Cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches sold in grocery and dollar stores last year poisoned hundreds of American children with extremely high doses of lead‚ leaving anxious parents to watch for signs of brain damage‚ developmental delays and seizures. The Food and Drug Administration‚ citing Ecuadorean investigators‚ said a spice grinder was likely responsible for the contamination and said the quick recall of three million applesauce pouches protected the food supply. But hundreds of pages...

President Biden is running behind both former President Donald Trump and Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin among voters in the battleground state of Wisconsin‚ according to a 2024 election poll out Tuesday. The Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey found 45% of Wisconsin voters support Trump and 42% back Biden — a three-point dip in the incumbent’s support from last month‚ in which the same poll showed him ahead of the former president by a single point. The remaining 12% of voters remain...

Special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutors claimed that former President Trump's handling of classified documents is not "remotely" similar to how President Biden also handled sensitive national security information as laid out in dueling special counsel Rob Hur's report released earlier this month.  The 12-page filing Monday countering Trump's motion to dismiss the indictment "based on selective and vindictive prosecution" serves as Smith's first response to the blistering Hur...

A U.S. manufacturing and mining boom launched under President Biden is just getting started. Most of it is heading to Republican-leaning communities. Democratic lawmakers passed two key climate laws a little more than two years ago‚ with virtually no Republican votes. Since then‚ companies have announced $170 billion in new or expanded factories and mining projects in the U.S. that would add around 200‚000 new industrial jobs‚ according to data from Atlas Public Policy and Utah...

Legislative dysfunction on Capitol Hill is fueling doubts among U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific about Washington’s commitment to deterring China in the region’s strategic waterways and archipelagos‚ according to correspondence seen by Semafor. The governments of three island nations — the Republic of Palau‚ the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands — all renewed last year their formal partnership-agreements with the U.S.‚ known as Compacts of Free...

The history of military drones dates back to the early 1900s. During World War I‚ unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were used for reconnaissance missions. These early drones were primarily balloons equipped with cameras. However‚ it wasn’t until World War II that more sophisticated drone systems emerged. These drones served as targets for training and were also used for intelligence gathering. In recent years‚ armed UAVs like the MQ-1 Predator have played a crucial role in military operations‚ including combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Land of Bad shows audiences how far they’ve come. Land of Bad When his Spec Ops team is ambushed‚ Air Force Sergeant JJ Kinney’s only hope of survival lies with drone pilots thousands of miles away to guide them through 48 hours of hell. Falling somewhere between SISU’s relentless and over-the-top action and Guy Ritchie’s The Covenanent’s grounded depiction of combat‚ Land of Bad is a surprisingly engaging action war thriller. It may not add much new to the genre‚ but it manages to deliver what genre fans want: compelling and realistic men depicting visceral heroism while unironically exploring universal themes of duty and survival under impossible conditions. Its limited cast does its duty by giving equally natural performances that expertly hook the audience and provide them with a raw connection to the film’s stakes. Hemsworth‚ who gets the lion’s share of the film’s focus‚ proves that he has what it takes to be a serious action star. Were it not for every other aspect of the show‚ his turn as Sergeant Kinney would be more than enough to give Witcher fans hope. Admittedly‚ though‚ there are one or two very brief moments in which his intensity isn’t quite commensurate with the scene. The rest of the cast is brimming with enough charisma to work quickly within the constraints of their relatively brief screen time to infuse a richness to their characters that lesser performers would have missed. This is especially true for the once-svelte star of Gladiator‚ Russell Crowe. Crowe proves that his talent is as expansive as his waistline by infusing a character that could have just as easily been completely omitted with heart and purpose. He delivers a magnetic performance for an otherwise cutting room floor subplot. Land of Bad isn’t a perfect movie. Its plot has been recycled from countless other films‚ and it overlooks some basic details (especially toward the end). Still‚ for those few things it gets wrong‚ it more than makes up for with its primal stakes‚ perfect pacing‚ and some first-rate cinematography. It’s been a while since I left the cinema with a smile on my face. I’m happy to mark Land of Bad as Worth it. Role Models The self-sacrificing‚ no-quit‚ complete-the-mission attitude that exemplifies the best of U.S. soldiers is on full display and honors those who have sacrificed much for more.   WOKE ELEMENTS None. The post Land of Bad first appeared on Worth It or Woke.