“But by the time 2001 A.D. rolls around, things may be more fantastic than the picture shows.” The future is here. That’s the feeling you get when you leave the theater after seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey, the most realistic science-adventure movie ever filmed.
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In ‘Ready Player One,’ Reality is Virtual, but Characters, Story Are Real
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is going into the future with his virtual reality adventure Ready Player One. Based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, the film takes place in the dystopian world of 2045, while referencing 1980s popular culture. Set more than 25 years in the future, the characters…
Read MoreWilliamson County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney Faces Second Assault Charge from February Incident
Williamson County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney now faces a second assault charge in connection with a February incident at Franklin High School, WKRN reports: A victim provided sworn testimony to the magistrate, who issued a criminal summons for the defendant, charging Mike Looney with assault. It’s the second assault charge against…
Read MoreTrump is ‘First President to Fight Back’ Against China, Kudlow Says
President Donald Trump is “really the first president to fight back” against China’s unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Wednesday on Fox Business Networks’ “Varney & Co.” “Blame China — not President Trump — because [the unfair trade practices] been going on…
Read MoreFamily’s Illegal Control of Clinton Charity Violates Multiple State Laws, Regs
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald should do what his Republican counterpart in Arkkansas, Leslie Rutledge, and his Democrat counterparts Eric Schneiderman in New York and Xavier Becerra in California seemingly won’t – investigate the required state public filings of the charity started Oct. 23, 1997, and originally known as…
Read MoreThe Omnibus Prevents Sage Grouse from Obtaining Endangered Species Listing Status, But an Obama-Era Land Grab Is Still in Place
By Natalia Castro For years, a bird has been the most expensive drain on the Midwest’s economy. The greater sage grouse is not listed as an endangered animal under the Endangered Species Act, but this has not prevented the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) from placing significant restrictions on…
Read MoreCommentary: #NeverTrump Dwindles as Their Calamitous Predictions Fall Away
by Jeffery A Rendall Is #NeverTrump disappearing? It’s safe to say intra-party opposition to a certain candidate or platform isn’t a new concept. Conservatives, for example, have battled the Republican establishment for well over a hundred years trying to win control of the party and turn it into more…
Read MoreSorry, Mark Zuckerberg — No Oval Office for You
For years, the elites have mused that the co-founder of Facebook would run for president, but the table turned quickly against the Millennial face of the premier social media outlet after the most recent data scandal revealed the site was trafficking users’ personal information to political organizations.
Read MoreHuntington Beach, California Challenges the Legality of State Sanctuary Bill
The most populous city in Orange County, California, has taken a big stand against illegal immigration. On Wednesday, Huntington Beach sued the state — and sued Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra as well — over the California law that prevents the local police from alerting federal law…
Read MoreJC Bowman Commentary: Just Follow the Law
If a teacher or administrator has done something that warrants a reprimand or suspension, then address that issue and allow due process to take place. When school districts try to avoid following the law, the recourse will eventually and most certainly end up in court.
Read MoreUS Seeks Denaturalization of Two Convicted Bosnian Muslim War Criminals
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked courts to denaturalize two Bosnian Muslims who have been convicted in their native country of carrying out an execution-style massacre of Croatian villagers during the Balkan wars. Edin Dzeko, 46, and Sammy Rasema Yetisen, 45, both alleged former members of an elite Bosnian…
Read MoreNasim Aghdam’s YouTube Scrub and Donald Trump Jr.’s Good Question
Donald Trump Jr. sent out a blunt tweet about the scrubbing of YouTube shooter Nasim Aghdam’s social media accounts, asking why her hate-filled rants were so quickly pulled, and wondering aloud if authorities would’ve acted with such speed had she been a member of the National Rifle Association member rather…
Read MorePhil Bredesen’s Claim He’s Not Running Against Trump Backfires with News Joe Biden, Who Said He Would Have ‘Beat the Hell Out Of’ the President, Will Headline His Local Fundraiser
Former Gov. Phil Bredesen’s claim that his campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate is not based on his opposition to President Donald Trump took a major credibility hit on Wednesday when The Tennesseean reported that former Vice President Joe Biden–who recently said he would have “beat the…
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