The loudest voice

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, who has been bidding to become her agency’s loudest voice on social media, was mercilessly ridiculed on Tuesday for claiming that the large number of dumpling and noodle restaurants in Taipei conclusively proves Taiwan belongs to the Chinese Communist Party. Hua made this exceptionally silly claim on Twitter, a platform ordinary Chinese citizens are forbidden to access. Chinese Communist officials are encouraged to use Twitter to spread propaganda to the West, and for some reason Twitter management allows this practice to continue. Hua’s Tweet declared checkmate over Taiwan with dumplings as her rook and noodles as her bishop. “Baidu Maps show that there are 38 Shandong dumpling restaurants and 67 Shanxi noodle restaurants in Taipei. Palates don’t cheat. Taiwan has always been a part of China. The long lost child will eventually return home,” she declared triumphantly. She even included a screen shot of her search … [Read more...] about Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Ridiculed over Taiwan Restaurant Tweet

Photo: Ron Adar/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Yuh-Line Niou is used to running in a crowd. In 2016, she defeated five other candidates to win the Democratic nomination for the Assembly seat vacated by Speaker Sheldon Silver when he was indicted on corruption charges. Six years later, she is running for Congress against a dozen other candidates, including fellow front-runners City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera , former House impeachment counsel Dan Goldman, and Representative Mondaire Jones, in the newly redrawn Tenth District . It includes Chinatown and the Lower East Side, which she represents in Albany. If she wins, 39-year-old Niou — whose parents emigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan when she was a child — would become only the second Asian American elected to Congress from New York, after Grace Meng. She has been endorsed by progressive heavyweights like the Working Families Party and Sunrise Movement NYC, as well as by some of her fellow state lawmakers, like progressives Julia … [Read more...] about Yuh-Line Niou on Her Especially Personal Run for Congress

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Matthew DePerno made his political reputation on loudly and repeatedly questioning the 2020 presidential election results. It gained him the fervor of Republican delegates and the endorsement of Donald Trump in his bid for attorney general. WASHINGTON, MICHIGAN – APRIL 02: Matthew DePerno, who is running for the Michigan Republican party’s nomination for state attorney general, speaks at a rally hosted by former President Donald Trump on April 02, 2022 near Washington, Michigan. Trump is in Michigan to promote his America First agenda and is expected to voice his support of DePerno, and Kristina Karamo, who is running for the party’s nomination for secretary of state. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) READ MORE: Police Search For Suspect In Fatal Shooting On Detroit's West Side But now the political novice is accused of helping obtain improper access to voting machines and intending to use them to further the false claims, just three months … [Read more...] about Election Denial Probe Looms Over Critical Races In Michigan

(CNN) — Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of the ’70s and charmed generations of viewers in the blockbuster movie “Grease,” died on Monday, according to a statement from her husband. She was 73. “Dame Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time,” her husband, John Easterling, wrote in a statement on the singer’s verified Instagram account. “Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer.” READ MORE: China Launches Long-Range Airstrike Drills Around Taiwan On Fourth Day Of Military Exercises The singer revealed in September 2018 that she was treating cancer at the base of her spine. It was her third cancer diagnosis, following bouts with breast cancer in the early ’90s … [Read more...] about Singer And Actress Olivia Newton-John Dead At 73

Football legend Burgess Owens took Congress by storm last week when he argued, during a Congressional hearing on reparations for slavery, that the Democratic Party owed “restitution” to black Americans. Owens, who is himself the descendant of slaves , said that he did not believe in reparations because they would only divide the nation further. “It points to a certain race, a certain color, and points them as evil and points the other race, my race, as one that not only becomes racist, but also beggars,” he explained. The former Oakland Raider spoke with the Daily Caller Monday about the concept of restitution and why he believes that it’s the Democrats who should be making amends to the black community. Democrats, Owens argued, have actively worked to “take away the foundation of what made us a competitive race.” (RELATED: Burgess Owens: Democratic Party Shoud Pay Restitution To Black Americans) “We were the most competitive minority in the country,” Owens explained. … [Read more...] about Burgess Owens Takes Democrats To Task For Undoing What Black Americans Did For Themselves

Top Republicans on Monday rallied quickly behind Donald Trump's efforts to discredit the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago Club, embracing his claims, presented without evidence, that it was a political attack intended to impede his chances to run again for the White House. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., a top Trump ally, responded with a threat to the Justice Department, vowing to investigate the agency if the Republicans win back the House in the midterm elections. Claiming without evidence that the department has "reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization," McCarthy warned, "Attorney General Garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar." The quick defense of Trump and combative posture by leading Republican officeholders and potential 2024 presidential aspirants underlined the former president's status as a standard-bearer in the party, even as he was tainted anew by another investigation. With fewer than 100 days before the midterm … [Read more...] about Top Republicans echo Trump’s evidence-free claims to discredit FBI search