February 24, 2024 | Read Online

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American Fact of the Day!

Alaska: Alaska has more than 100 volcanoes and volcanic fields. Alaska contains more than volcanoes and volcanic fields than any other state in the U.S. Don't worry, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska volcanoes have produced one or two eruptions since 1900.

Breaking Updates

D.C. Mayor Funding Trips to Miami for the Poor

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser cares about the poor. She really cares about the poor. She cares so much about the poor that she implemented a program to give cash payouts of $10,800 in no-strings-attached cash to the poor — and at least one of those used that windfall of taxpayer's hard-earned money to take a luxury vacation in Miami.

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser distributed thousands of dollars to low-income moms with no strings attached as part of an "equitable economic recovery strategy" to offset the costs of childcare. In at least one case, the taxpayer dollars were used to fund a lavish trip to Miami.

The direct cash payments were part of a pilot program to determine whether the flush of cash could demonstrate "economic improvements among participants." "Additional cash has allowed women to achieve further financial stability, financial security, food security, and health insurance coverage," Bowser's office had claimed.

One recipient – Canethia Miller – told The Post that she took the money and spent most of it on a lavish trip to Miami. "Some of it I just left alone. The other side is, I wanted to blow it. I wanted to have fun," Miller said. "[My kids] got to experience something I would never have been able to do if I didn't have that money." Miller blew it on a "five-day, $6,000 trip to Miami," which included "a boat tour [that] exposed them to million-dollar homes and luxury yachts."

If you are a taxpayer and live in the District, this woman is spending your money. If you are a taxpayer and live in the United States, your money is being spent on welfare programs, and a lot of that money goes to people who should not even be in the United States in the first place.

Media Research Center Head Brent Bozell Fires Off Blistering Letter to CBS for Seizing Herridge's Files

CBS unexpectedly "laid off" veteran investigative journalist Catherine Herridge and roughly 20 other reporters as part of nearly 800 CBS employees losing their jobs. Herridge's release was immediately suspect — given several of her recent investigations.

The timing of Herridge's termination immediately raised suspicions in Washington. She was pursuing stories that were unwelcomed by the Biden White House and many Democratic powerhouses, including the Hur Report on Joe Biden's diminished mental capacity, the Biden corruption scandal, and the Hunter Biden laptop. She continued to pursue these stories despite reports of pushback from CBS executives, including CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews.

Media Research Center Founder and President Brent Bozell was among those who slammed CBS for the move, posting on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday:

This cannot stand. If CBS wants to salvage a shred of its journalistic credibility, it will apologize to Ms. Herridge on-air today and return everything to her immediately.

Bozell fired off a blistering letter to CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon about the network's "troubling and unprecedented decision." Bozell was fired up from the first sentence to the last, blasting CBS for "journalistic malpractice" right off the bat.

I write to object to the journalistic malpractice occurring at CBS News. The seizure of Ms. Catherine Herridge's files, with the potential for others to sort through them to decide if and what will be returned to her, is unquestionably against journalistic standards. In the midst of her already controversial layoff, your network has seriously damaged its reputation and journalism as a whole.

Every word Bozell wrote is correct — and CBS News will never answer those questions. Finally, Bozell reiterated in more detail what he first wrote in his Thursday X post.

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