By now, basketball fans know that LeBron James has informed the Los Angeles Lakers that he will not be re-signing with them in free agency this offseason, and will instead find a new team to end his legendary NBA career with.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller kept up his attacks on birthright citizenship with a far-fetched hypothetical on Friday, and critics lined up to ridicule it.Days after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in a 6-3 ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's executive order, Miller posted on X that if you believe a foreign government could sail a hospital ship to the edge of US waters, "deliver a hundred babies to foreign moms, then promptly sail back," and that each child "is American for life, you don't believe in nationhood at all." The rant echoed the birth-tourism case he made on Fox News, where he floated a "hard look" at barring pregnant women from the country.Miller's post predictably led to quick backlash. Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger asked sarcastically, "What about our hospital ship that we sent to Greenland? It happened right?" Bulwark journalist Sam Stein quipped, "Well. When you put it that way." Internet personality Damin Toell pointed out that under the 1898 Wong Kim Ark precedent, and still after this week's ruling, babies born aboard foreign government ships in US waters are already exempt from birthright citizenship.Others flipped Miller's logic back on him.National security journalist Marcy Wheeler called his "perverted little fantasy" no more real "than it was for the century and a half since birthright citizenship was codified." Academic Alonso Gurmendi argued that "any citizenship rule can be made to sound absurd like this." And journalist Zaid Jilani went furthest, sarcastically asking: "What if a mom catapults over the US Mexico border and from 500 feet in the air pops a baby out, ties a parachute to it and lets it fall gently to the ground. Does that baby deserve citizenship, lib?"The administration has vowed to keep fighting, though some analysts say the ruling nearly went the other way. Independent estimates put actual birth tourism at a tiny fraction of U.S. births.
A federal appeals court just upheld a New York state ban on gas stoves, which is very strange, considering the fact that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York insisted that the ban on gas stoves wasn't even happening.
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President, in latest AI-generated social media post, targets prominent celebrities who have spoken out against himDonald Trump on Thursday posted an AI-generated social media video portraying himself as a doctor who claims to have cured some of his most prominent celebrity critics – including Rosie O’Donnell – of the fictional condition “Trump derangement syndrome”.Outside the AI fantasy, O’Donnell said her assessment of the president remained unchanged. In a statement, she offered her own diagnosis: “He’s quite ill-and getting worse daily. The 25th amendment exists for exactly this reason. Remove. Impeach. Convict.” Continue reading...
Ever since LeBron James informed the Los Angeles Lakers that he would be signing elsewhere in free agency this offseason, one of the biggest stories in basketball has been which team he’ll sign and end his legendary NBA career with. The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are thought to be the two favorites....
What better way to celebrate Independence Day than with American stories featuring the good, true, and beautiful -- and the occasional epic chase scene?
The New York Post is celebrating America's 250th birthday with a look back at the nation's -- and the paper's -- history. We're revisiting 250 notable covers and articles from our archives, including the very first paper Alexander Hamilton published in 1801.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language puts "room temperature" somewhere between 68°F and 72°F. Under socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New Yorkers are expected to adjust to a warmer norm.New York is facing a heatwave with temperatures expected to hover around 100°F on Thursday and Friday. This heat wave, which the National Weather System indicates will impact multiple states and could bring temperatures as high as 115 degrees, threatens the stability of the power grid — which in New York was deprived of 1,040 megawatts of additional nuclear generating capacity in April 2021 when the Indian Point nuclear plant was shut down.'Just say no.'"The power grid is working overtime to keep us cool," Mamdani told New Yorkers on Wednesday. "Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can."The leftist mayor noted further that the city has adopted the "78 degrees rule" in its buildings and will dim or turn off lights during peak electricity demand as well as power down "non-essential equipment.""A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved," said Mamdani. "Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together."Critics blasted Mamdani's 78-degree rule as yet another foretaste of the socialistic nightmare he and his ilk have in store for America.RELATED: Democrat who wants to 'seize the means of production' won't deny she's a commie CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images"This is what socialism looks like, folks," said Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. "The right answer isn't restrictions or mandates. It's drilling, fracking, coal, & nuclear. That's how we'll roll in Ohio."Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) tweeted, "SoCIAlisM WoRKS thO," adding three woozy-face emojis."Turns out socialism actually isn't free," wrote Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)."This is a retarded post, Malaise. Defeatist. Bad form. Delete," wrote Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet. "Enjoy capitalism while you have it."The Libertarian Party Mises Caucus quipped, "'The warmth of collectivism,' folks."Vickie Paladino, a Republican member of the New York City Council, had a different message than Mamdani's for her fellow New Yorkers."Actually, live your life normally, use your AC in whatever manner keeps you comfortable, and if the grid collapses make them explain why we don’t have power generation capacity sufficient to our needs as a city, and make them fix it by building more capacity," wrote Paladino."Do not acquiesce or normalize any of this," continued the Republican. "Nothing socialists say can be taken in good faith. They want to take away AC permanently (as they have in Europe) and they will do it first by getting you used to the idea that your AC must be turned down for ‘the greater good,’ then by making it more expensive to purchase and operate through higher energy costs (also already happening), and finally by regulating it out of existence. Just say no."Residents looking to beat the heat who are presently without air conditioning can consult New York's "Cool It!" map for directions to the various spray showers, outdoor pools, leafy areas, and drinking fountains available throughout the city.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
