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#10 Why Biden's Approval Rating Is Miserable In One Economic Chart - Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge
The average Joe does not collect rental income. The average Joe pays rent, up at least 0.4 percent for 28 months. Although wages are up 21.9 percent in nominal terms, real wages are down 2.5 percent in the last two years.
#9 In Texas Case, Federal Appeals Panel Says Emergency Care Abortions Not Required by 1986 Law - Kevin McGill for AP News
The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Abortion opponents have challenged the guidance in multiple jurisdictions. In Texas, the state joined abortion opponents in a lawsuit to stop the guidance from taking effect and won at the district court level. The Biden administration appealed to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. But the appeal was rejected in Tuesday’s ruling by a unanimous three-judge panel. The ruling said the guidance cannot be used to require emergency care abortions in Texas or by members of two anti-abortion groups that filed suit — the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations. The California-based 9th Circuit has allowed the use of the guidance to continue in an Idaho case, which is pending at the U.S. Supreme Court.
#8 Recession Deniers are Making the Same Mistake as During the Dot-Com and Housing Bubbles, Top Economist David Rosenberg Says - Theron Mohamed for Business Insider
The many experts declaring a recession won't materialize are repeating the mistake they made during the dot-com and housing bubbles, according to David Rosenberg. "Virtually every economist is doing what they did at the end of 2007, 2000, and 1989 — gazing into the rear-view mirror instead of looking through the front window," the Rosenberg Research president said in his latest memo to clients, published on Tuesday. Rosenberg argued the Fed has quietly signaled with its muted growth forecast for next year that it views a recession as very likely. He noted that previous downturns have started in or straight after quarters where annualized growth was over 2%. While Rosenberg is known for calling the collapse of the mid-2000s housing bubble, he's been warning of a crash and a recession for a long time now, and both markets and the economy have defied his predictions to date.
#7 Dave Chappelle's Netflix Special Goes Viral for Blunt Transgender Comments: 'Telling the truth' - Kristine Parks for Fox News
Comedian Dave Chappelle didn't shy away from transgender jokes in his new Netflix special after the backlash to his jokes about gender identity in his 2021 stand-up show for the streaming giant. "I wanted to meet Jim Carrey, and I had to pretend this n---a was Andy Kaufman all afternoon. And he was clearly Jim Carrey," he remarked. "I could look at him, and I could see he was Jim Carrey. Anyway, I say all that to say that's how trans people make me feel." The comedian's candid remarks went viral on social media, earning him praise from conservative commentators and scorn from the left.
#6 Alamo Drafthouse Blames ‘Nationwide’ Theater Outage on Sony Projector Fail - Sean Hollister for The Verge
“Sorry, everyone! Sony is having issues with their projectors that are preventing us from being able to project movies at some of our theaters today.” That’s what theater chain Alamo Drafthouse posted to social media sites on New Year’s Eve, adding that it was closing five theaters entirely for the rest of the day as a result. As of New Year’s Day, however, most theaters and most showtimes now appear to be available, with a few exceptions. What might have only affected some screenings at some theaters? I’ve seen speculation on Reddit that it may have something to do with expired digital certificates used to unlock encrypted films, but we haven’t heard that from Alamo or Sony. We’re looking forward to finding out.
#5 Massive Teachers Union Gets Taken to School, Learns Difficult Lesson After Conservative Group Appears - Douglas Golden for The Western Journal
Florida’s biggest teachers union — the United Teachers of Dade, which represents educators in Miami-Dade County — has failed to meet the threshold of a new right-to-work law that can decertify any union that doesn’t have at least 60 percent of its members paying dues. The law, Senate Bill 256, had been a key initiative supported by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state Republicans; along with the 60-percent dues-paying threshold, it also forbade unions from withdrawing directly from educators’ paychecks. Alas, the union said, “We have not achieved the new 60 percent membership density mandated by the onerous anti-worker law.” While UTD didn’t say how much it had missed, according to the Herald, it was only at 58.4 percent paying dues the week before it received a review. Now, before anyone starts on a victory lap, it’s worth noting that falling short of 60 percent dues-paying membership doesn’t automatically decertify a union. After the initial audit, the union has to prove that 30 percent of its membership wants a union, followed by a recertification vote where the union has to get over 50 percent.
#4 Claudine Gay Resigns From Harvard - Nicole Silverio for The Daily Caller
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned from her position Tuesday after facing backlash over her response to antisemitism on campus and a plagiarism scandal. Gay’s resignation makes her tenure the shortest in the Ivy League university’s history, only serving six months and two days in her position, according to The Harvard Crimson, the university’s school paper. It is currently unknown who will be appointed to serve as an interim president in Gay’s place.
#3 California Hospitals Slammed As Illegal Immigration Costs Soar - Tyler Durden for Zero Hedge
Some hospitals in Southern California are struggling with an influx of illegal immigrants amid the border crisis, while American patients are enduring longer wait times for doctor appointments due to a nursing shortage in the state, according to two healthcare professionals. Severely injured illegal migrants are often rescued by helicopter and flown to trauma centers in Southern California, she said. “They’re falling off the wall,” she said. “They’re always flown. They’re never put in the back of an ambulance.” With a typical helicopter rescue costing around $30,000, without factoring in the costs of medication and medical staff at the hospitals, “who pays for that?” she asked.
#2 Ignoring the Deadly Jabs, Japanese Scientists Predict COVID Infections Will Cause A “Global Heart Failure Pandemic” - Michelle Edwards and Tracy Beanz for The Highwire
A new report from researchers at Japan’s Riken Research Institute predicts the world is set for a post-COVID-19 era heart failure pandemic thanks to the impact of catching and suffering from SARS-CoV-2. Published in Cell on December 22, 2023, the paper asserts that patients with chronic cardiomyopathy may have persistent viral infections in their hearts, particularly with SARS-CoV-2, which they explain targets the ACE2 receptor highly expressed in human hearts. With no mention of the deadly mRNA COVID-19 gene-damaging jabs, the authors insist this situation introduces concerns about a potential global heart failure pandemic stemming from the COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 infection in the near future.
#1 Judge Dismisses Three Civil Counts Against Trump, Others Over Death of Jan. 6 Officer Brian Sicknick - Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Brooke Singman for Fox News
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed most of the civil counts against former President Donald Trump and two others in connection with the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6. In a 12-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta dismissed three of the five civil counts in a lawsuit filed last January by Sandra Garza, Sicknick's girlfriend.
And Now for Something Special 
Abused and Stuck in Shelter for 450 Days ‘Mind-blowing’ Dog Charms Everyone at Rehab and Finds Forever Home
Maybe in 2024, you might want to adopt your new best friend :)
BONUS:
Shannen Michaela has successfully potty-trained her newborn since he was 10 days old. Here is a thread on X on how she and her husband did it.
"We have been potty training our newborn since he was 10 days old. We live in a society that literally teaches children to poo themselves, and then after 2+ years we have to try and break the habit. I haven’t had to clean a dirty diaper in weeks, but Big Nappy doesn’t want you to know about this…"
