Source: Fox News
by Nadine Strossen
“In 1944, my father was arrested in Berlin for the double crime of being half-Jewish and a Hitler opponent. He was imprisoned and enslaved in the infamous Buchenwald camp, where he barely survived the Nazis’ brutal program of ‘extermination through labor,’ and had been scheduled for involuntary sterilization. … I have dedicated my life to defending free speech because history demonstrates that it is the most essential engine for securing human rights. But if CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ host Margaret Brennan had been correct, when she claimed last week that ‘free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide’ in Germany, that would be a powerful argument for censorship. Sadly, she was wrong. In fairness to Brennan, she was repeating an all too common assumption: that the Nazis rose to power during Germany’s Weimar Republic because of its tolerance of their hateful rhetoric.” (02/24/25)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/my-father-survived-holocaust-censorship-didnt-stop-nazis-helped-them
Source: SFGate
“Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, will remain in prison after losing a bid Monday to overturn her fraud conviction, with a federal appeals court saying she hadn’t proved there were legal missteps during her trial for defrauding investors with false claims of what her blood-testing startup could achieve. The three-judge panel in San Francisco also upheld the fraud conviction of Holmes’[s] former business partner and lover Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani — as well as a lower’s [sic] court order for the two to pay $452 million in restitution. Holmes was CEO throughout Theranos’[s] turbulent 15-year history, claimed her startup had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood. But the technology never worked, and the claims were false.” (02/24/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/elizabeth-holmes-fails-to-overturn-her-theranos-20185456.php
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“The President of the United States clashed with the governor of Maine over transgender participation in government-organized athletics. Quite a hoot. Behind this fracas looms the legacy of … Richard M. Nixon.” (02/24/25)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2025/02/24/nixon-trans-athletes/
Source: CNN
“New Zealand raised fresh concerns Monday over nearby live-fire drills conducted by Chinese warships armed with ‘extremely capable’ weapons, an unprecedented show of firepower last week that analysts say are part of Beijing’s ongoing plan to build a blue-water navy with global reach. A Chinese Navy formation held two live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand on Friday and Saturday, prompting passenger planes to change course mid-flight and rattling officials in both countries. … The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ships, consisting of a frigate, a cruiser and a replenishment vessel, had been sailing down the coast of Australia since mid-February, according to the Australian Defense Force.” (02/24/25)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/world/china-live-fire-drills-rattle-nz-aus-intl-hnk/index.html
Source: Antiwar.com
“40,000 West Bank Palestinians Can’t Return Home, US Strike Kills Syrian Minister’s Brother, and More.” (02/24/25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbS9YtRcCN4
Source: Washington Post
by Megan McArdle
“The left [sic], not the right, picked this fight. Too many institutions set themselves up as the ‘Resistance’ to Trump and tried to make a lot of mainstream political opinions anathematic, while expecting to be protected from backlash by principles such as academic freedom that they were no longer honoring. This was politically naive and criminally stupid for institutions that rely so heavily on U.S. taxpayer support. Academia at least should have known better, given that it has entire departments devoted to studying how politics works.” (02/24/25)
https://archive.is/BTvk5
Source: New York Post
“New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado said Monday he won’t run for reelection as Gov. Kathy Hochul’s number two in 2026. In a statement posted to X, Delgado hinted as a potential gubernatorial run, telling New Yorkers he is ‘determined to be your voice in statement government now and in the future.’ Delgado’s sudden announcement culminated months of public splits with Hochul, including most recently when he called for the resignation of New York City Mayor Eric Adams.” (02/24/25)
https://nypost.com/2025/02/24/us-news/ny-lt-gov-antonio-delgado-announces-hes-leaving-ticket-following-public-breaks-with-hochul/
Source: Big Head Press
by Scott Bieser
Cartoon. (02/24/25)
https://www.quantumvibe.com/strip?page=2523
Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“Last week, The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump was about to announce a reorganization of the U.S. Postal Service by executive order, firing the Postal Board of Governors and moving the quasi-independent agency under the Commerce Department. Liberals were outraged, and some were miffed that Joe Biden couldn’t even fire Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. But everyone drove past one fact: The very idea is ridiculous. In his previous discussions of USPS, Trump had talked about privatizing it, not bringing it further into the federal government. Only Congress, though, can actually reorganize an agency that it established through statute. … By law, the Postal Service is generally exempt from executive orders.” (02/24/25)
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-02-24-trump-coup-has-failed/
Source: KTLA 5 News
“Immigration rights activists have banded together to conduct patrols throughout Los Angeles communities and, in a few instances, have stopped raids as they were happening. One group, Community Self-Defense Coalition, told KTLA they’ve busted two raids so far – one in Alhambra, and the other in San Fernando. It was early Sunday morning when community members heard group volunteers alerting them of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Alhambra. ‘There they are, there’s ICE, ICE spotted in Alhambra,’ one activist is heard saying in video footage showing a group of volunteers driving up to the scene. Their group, Community Self-Defense Coalition, is made up of more than 100 volunteers and began patrolling the streets of L.A. to notify the public of immigration enforcement activity.” (02/23/25)
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/anti-ice-activists-patrol-communities-disrupt-raids-throughout-los-angeles-county/
