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  Biden Opens a New Back Door on Immigration Close the door, they're coming in the windows...seriously folks forget the Congressional immigration stalemate, and forget Congress has yet to pass an immigration overhaul, President Biden has used his executive authority to enlarge the number of legal immigrants entering the U.S. The measures, introduced over the past year to offer refuge to people fleeing Ukraine and other countries offer the opportunity to fly to the United States and quickly secure work authorization…. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/us/biden-immigration-humanitarian-parole.html

  If you can’t Say Gay, what’s Ron DeSantis Gonna Do? Record one in FOUR high school students say they are gay, bisexual or 'questioning' their sexuality, official CDC data shows — double the amount in 2015.   Almost 25% of the US high school population is other than straight. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12017939/Record-one-FOUR-high-school-students-gay-bisexual.html

What’s Up Xi? A long-awaited phone call between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday has received a tentative welcome in Washington and parts of Europe for its potential to increase dialogue toward resolving Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine. It also marks the most concrete step made to date by China to take up the role of mediator, but what exactly is Xi’s plan? One from column A,or  one from column B - no egg roll?  https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/27/china/china-ukraine-xi-jinping-zelensky-call-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html

  GOP Donor Peter Thiel is Sick of the Culture War Klaatu writes PayPal founder and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel has told close sources that he won’t spend any money on any 2024 political candidates because he is sick and tired of America’s culture wars. Thiel associates say he wants the GOP to focus on innovation, competing with China, and other economic pursuits. not harping on abortion, transgender bathrooms and other cultural flashpoints; fake distractions and big mistakes.

Why Was Tucker Carlson Canned? Klaatu says Carlson prided himself on a strategic use of nastiness in his journalism but insisted he was not a partisan hack for Republicans and right-wingers. When outrageous corporate emails were exposed and more embarrassment threatened Fox in addition to the over $700M settlement, he had to go. He may not be going very far with his many millions of fans. Lots of conservative sites would love those eyeballs, but Carlson will probably never have as much clout again,

House Republican Announces He’s Endorsing ‘Donald J. Chump for President’ Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) may have made a Freudian slip Monday when he endorsed “Donald J. Chump” for president.   “ I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about this on your show, and I’m happy and honored to endorse Donald J. Chump for president in 2024,” Steube told Newsmax host Rob Schmitt. He continued without missing a beat…. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/whoops-house-republican-announces-hes-endorsing-donald-j-chump-for-president/

Budweiser chickens out; starts a new campaign to counterr TikTok star stirs backlash Forget about their 10 million internet followers., Budweiser is launching a new 100% ad campaign.replete with real thirsty cis males and the famous hairy Clysdale horses. https://abc7chicago.com/new-bud-light-ad-dylan-mulvaney-tiktok-anheuser-busch/13143534/

Germany lost the war but won after all! A third of US Holocaust survivors live in poverty There are between 30,000 to 60,000 survivors who live in the United States. As survivors get older, the services offered are changing as well. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-739478

Think Silencing Black Politicians Is New for the South? Justin Jones and Justin Pearson’s expulsion isn’t the first time Black politicians have been kicked out of office for going against the grain—it also happened after the Civil War big time. https://www.thedailybeast.com/tennessee-silencing-black-politicians-is-not-new-for-the-south

Trump hits former fixer Michael Cohen with $500M lawsuit Ex-President Trump sued his former associazte Michael Cohen on Wednesday for breach of contract and other claims, getting back at his former personal attorney who has since turned against the 45th president. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3946633-trump-hits-former-fixer-michael-cohen-with-500m-lawsuit/

Advocates plan for battle as DeSantis preps ‘Don’t Say Gay’ push Florida LGBTQ advocacy groups and lawmakers are gearing up for another uphill battle against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his fellow Republicans as the legislature appears poised to pass an expansion to the controversial state education law restricting talk of sexual orientation and gender identity in public school classrooms. Klaatu says Don’t say gay, say “Festive” https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3939606-advocates-plan-for-battle-as-desantis-preps-dont-say-gay-expansion/

  Oy! Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention New York City really deserves the grief, but the Democratic convention, to run from Aug. 19-22, 2024, is expected to draw up to 50,000 visitors to Chicago. Chicago last hosted a convention in 1996. https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/4/11/23676941/chicago-2024-democratic-convention

  Russia likely behind U.S. Pentagon document leak Klaatu reports Russia or pro-Russian media are likely behind the leak of several classified U.S. military documents posted on social media that offer a partial, month-old snapshot of the war in Ukraine, and other senstivie areas  U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, while the Justice Department said separately it was probing the leak. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/russia-likely-behind-us-military-document-leak-us-officials-say-2023-04-07/

GOP’s new foreign policy idea: Bomb Mexico to stop fentanyl It's no joke. Republicans suggest everything from terrorist labels to an invasion to decimate drug cartels in Mexico. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/10/gop-bomb-mexico-fentanyl-00091132

Florida lawmakers, and DeSantis, charge ahead on 6-week abortion ban The governor’s support may seem politically risky, especially after Tuesday’s Supreme Court election in Wisconsin. But he’s been backing restrictive abortion policy for years. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/06/desantis-pushes-abortion-ban-00090920

Lickspittal Law: Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire\ In late  2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago on a superyacht staffed by a coterie of attendants and a private chef. If Thomas had chartered the plane and the 162-foot yacht himself, the total cost of the trip could have exceeded $500,000. Fortunately for him, that wasn’t necessary:…. https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

T rump's Secret Service agents would accompany him if he went to jail, says retired US judge Klaatu sasy no matter where he goes, Trump will always have secret service protection. Even in the slammer https://www.businessinsider.com/secret-service-agents-would-go-jail-with-trump-retired-judge-2023-4

The Robots Have Finally Come for My Job Could ChatGPT lay waste to millions of professional jobs, including journalists? Klaatu asks wanna bet? https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-robots-have-finally-come-for-my-job-34a69146

The Radical Movement to Worship AI as a New God … ..researchers at Ivy League universities joined forces with OpenAI to publish a report earlier this year issuing an ominous prediction about generative technology: It will be employed by conspiracy theorists and spreaders of disinformation to quickly and cheaply disseminate misinformation on a vast scale. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-radical-movement-to-worship-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt-as-gods