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  Guy Benson @guypbenson Disturbing video of AOC doing the Nazi salute in front of a dangerous, snarling crowd. These are her rules, yes? What was AOC's gesture? Context of AOC's arm raise? Impact of political gestures? Red State: WATCH: Insane Dem Senator Uses Hearing to Accuse Elon Musk of 'Nazi Salute,' Elise Stefanik Smashes Him

 The Hill: Progressives in Washington are facing an existential crisis like never before as they brace for the incoming Trump administration. Not only are they at odds with their own party, with many Democrats seeking to pin the blame for their November losses on them, but some on the left are also openly fearful that an emboldened GOP will use its influence against their flank. “What is it that we can do that’s effective when they control everything?” said Joseph Geevarghese, who runs the grassroots organizing group Our Revolution. “They’re going to use their state power against us. I think they’re going to target progressives. … It’s a very challenging moment.” Progressives faced their first postelection rebuke last week, when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) missed out on a key leadership post on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, a sign to many of their diminished influence. Not only did fellow Democrats reject her policies, but they preferred an older male...

 Fox News: AOC doubles down after Republicans transport migrants to Washington, DC: ‘Crimes against humanity’ AOC likened Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's actions to 'trafficking' They don't want them there either.  They just prefer to have them hanging out in border towns and breaking into houses in border communities.  AOC and the other whining Democrats are the real the disgrace because they will not protect the border and enforce immigration laws.  The open borders Democrats should be impeached or otherwise removed from office. See, also: It Only Took 24 Hours For A Rich Liberal Enclave To Kick Out Their Illegal Migrants And:   Ted Cruz Urges DeSantis, Abbott To Send Illegal Immigrants To 3 New Liberal Spots ...  Cruz pressed the governors to send illegal immigrants to Nantucket, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. ... That is a good idea.  And the Babylon Bee offers a tongue-in-cheek point: Mig...

 Red States: AOC and Omar Arrest Stunt Was Organized With Soros-Funded Dark Money Group ...   Now, we’re finding out just how much of a stunt it was. Turns out that getting arrested was the whole point, and  a dark money group  — which has received in the past over one million a year from George Soros’ Open Society Foundations — was behind the effort. AOC said on Instagram that the Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund asked her and the other members to “submit themselves for arrest in front of the Supreme Court.” But despite admitting that, AOC insisted that it wasn’t a “publicity stunt.” ... The left turns politics into showbiz. 

  Fox News: Elon Musk tells AOC to 'stop hitting on me' after Twitter purchase criticism   The tweet was made in response to AOC expressing her frustration with a 'massive communication platform' AOC later said she was talking about Zuckerberg. 

  Post Millenial: AOC questions the GOP's right to define 'woman' because they believe in free speech rights for corporations This is more evidence that Democrats have lost the ability to even make a cogent argument about gender or corporate law. 

 Thomas Lifson: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is having a rough week with Senator Ted Cruz.  Her vastly inflated opinion of her own intelligence has once again led her out on a limb that Cruz is only too willing and able to saw off for her. In case you missed it, do take a look at her attempt to denigrate the Texas senator that  ended disastrously  for her.  This time, she was not aiming at Cruz, but rather, in her boasting about herself, she provided evidence that incriminated Democrat Senator Dick Durbin and assorted media "fact-checkers" for lying about Cruz. AOC released a video in which she bragged about getting stimulus money to "huge amounts" of illegals. We fought tooth and nail for the inclusion of undocumented people in relief packages, stimulus checks, FEMA assistance. And we've actually helped huge amounts of undocumented families in our district get federal relief that many others were trying to lock them out of. ...   When ...

  Daily Mail: AOC slams NYPD for arresting 12 shoplifters and claims they're being branded 'monsters' for stealing diapers and baby formula as she blames removal of child tax credits: Crime surges 46.5% in the Big Apple AOC blames the lack of subsidies, but it is really the lack of law enforcement that has allowed a crime spree in Democrat-controlled cities.  ... Crime is on the rise throughout New York City, especially in the South Bronx where the arrests were made. In the 44th Precinct, overall crime has jumped 27.5 percent, according to NYPD statistics. Car theft spiked 177% since last year, records show, and robbery has spiked by 45 percent. Overall, crime is up 46.5% across the five boroughs. ... Are the car thefts also because of a lack of "subsidies?"  The diapers and baby formula appear to be stolen for resale on the streets and not for need.

 Amber Athey: ... It’s no secret that people who seek political power usually have big egos, but AOC’s level of self-absorption is truly impressive. She doesn’t believe any criticism of her is legitimate because her detractors are blinded by her hotness. Critics are either hopelessly in love with her or intensely jealous. She is the Capitol Hill version of Regina George, who cries “Why are you so obsessed with me?” when presented with evidence that she was a bad friend to Janice Ian. Really, she is obsessed with herself. You don’t have to look far to see other leftist female politicos reveling in their selfishness. Randi Weingarten used the pandemic as a means to rake in extra benefits for teacher’s unions, treating innocent children like incubators of death so her employees could work from home and collect emergency pay. A doctor recently bragged on Twitter that she only ordered delivery during the pandemic, failing to acknowledge that she was merely outsourcing her risk of contr...

 Dailywire: WATCH: Mary Katharine Ham Mercilessly Mocks AOC For Claiming Republicans Just Want To Date Her ...   It’s only Monday, but   @mkhammer   has already won the week with this savage mockery of AOC’s self-absorbed vanity. 😂😂😂   pic.twitter.com/M7n7Cm4aA6 — Guy Benson (@guypbenson)  January 3, 2022 ... “First of all, I woke up like this. So I have authority on people being sexually frustrated by my mere existence,” Ham began in mocking tones. “I’m glad to be able to discuss this with you. The plight of the super hot in America has long been ignored. AOC has started a national conversation about this. You know, I know we have all dealt with it … You know, we can start an organization or something.” “Just the other day, I noticed the IRS keeps sending me notices even though I never expressed any interest in them. And it’s like, ‘why are you so obsessed with me?'” Ham continued. “One day you wake up and think is there more to life than being ridicul...

 Red States: ... There are few things sadder than a public servant who accuses people of being obsessed with them anytime they get held to the very standard they themselves set. This isn’t high school. AOC ran for national office and, being the glass of water with a D next to it that she is, won in the deep blue bastion of Queens. When you become a member of the House of Representatives, you take on responsibilities that include answering for your own hypocrisy. It was ridiculously hypocritical for AOC to slam Florida the way she has, only to turn around and run to the Sunshine State for vacation because New York is an absolute hellhole. Here’s the dirty little secret about AOC: She’s a mirage, propped up by an army of simps who desperately desire her approval. She loves to dish it out, but the moment it comes back at her, she plays the victim. It’s as pathetic as it is entertaining. Anyway, here’s her flailing about in the direction of Ron DeSantis. I’d also be happy to share some...

  National Review: EXCLUSIVE: AOC Spotted in Miami Beach as NYC Reports Record Covid Cases   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D., N.Y) dines out at Doraku Sushi and Izakaya in Miami Beach as New York sees record surge in Covid-19 cases.  (National Review/Anonymous) ... There is more. I don't blame her.  I would leave New York too along with thousands of others.   

 Steven Hayward: A few days ago “progressive” Democrats the House succeeded in getting the  Appropriations Committee to strip out $1 billion in U.S. funding for Israel’s “Iron Dome” missile defense program, which relies on a lot of U.S.-made technology such that the Iron Dome appropriation is something of an export subsidy, from the continuing resolution to keep the feddie guvmint operating through the end of the year. This did not set well with “mainstream” Democrats, and today the House brought up a standalone bill to provide funding for Iron Dome. It passed 420-9-2. Yes, you are reading that box score correctly. Two House members voted “present.” One of them was Squad Queen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Her fellow Squad members mostly voted No on the proposal. The No votes comprising the House Democratic Anti-Semitic Caucus were: Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), André Carson (D-Ind.), Marie Newman (D-Ill.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), ...

 Washington Examiner: ... Don’t tell Ocasio-Cortez or her comrades, but the United States has the most progressive tax code in the known universe. That’s a fact. Ocasio-Cortez’s out-of-touch behavior regarding the raging epidemic could be taken as a broader symbol of Democrats’ out-of-touch attitude toward taxes. They claim that they want to tax the rich, but they preside over a system that already does so. Meanwhile, in their deep ignorance, they propose tax hikes that would squeeze blood out of the middle class and even the poor, all supposedly in the name of taxing the rich. In 2018, the most recent year for which data are available, the top 50% of earners made 88% of all income yet paid 97% of all individual income taxes, according to IRS data compiled by the Tax Foundation. That’s right — the bottom 50% of earners paid just 2.9% of the total federal income tax burden that year. The top 1% of earners took in just 21% of all income in the U.S., yet they paid 40% of all federal i...

  Karen Townsend: AOC's woke Biology 101 lesson: "I do know that he's not familiar with a menstruating person's body" What AOC calls "menstruating persons" is in reality, women who listen to the voices in their head telling them that they are men. 

  Daily Mail: AOC says she feared Capitol rioters were going to RAPE as well as kill her and believes 'white supremacy and patriarchy' were driving forces behind Jan 6 I suspect Republicans actually like having AOC around as an example of how wacko the Democrats have become.  The phantoms of "white supremacy and the patriarchy" have become boogeymen of the left and an all-purpose insult of their opponents.

  NY Post: AOC has spent thousands on security, including $4k-plus to ex-Blackwater contractor Meanwhile, she is delusional about what causes crime including the absence of police. 

 Clarice Feldman: ...  Pinning the blame for Cuba’s failures on the U.S. is the argument of people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (The other being the nonsense about Cuba’s great medical care and universal literacy.) In a pithy tweet, James Pethokoukis makes hash of this nonsense. James Pethokoukis @JimPethokoukis Jul 16 Again, saying a socialist economy would work great -- if only it were allowed to trade with the rich capitalist country nearby is not the killer argument that socialists think it is  ... At the heart of the matter, socialism failed in Cuba and is now even more apparent because it failed in Venezuela which had been subsidizing evil in Cuba.   The two most socialist states in the western hemisphere are both failed states, and AOC appears too willfully ignorant to see it.  

 Breitbart: Cuban protesters began to smuggle videos out of the island at a more rapid pace on Thursday after an internet shutdown showing police special forces and plain-clothes paramilitary attacking unarmed civilians. Protests erupted in dozens of locations throughout Cuba on Sunday demanding an end to the communist regime. For much of Sunday, Cubans used their limited access to the internet to flood social media outlets with images showing thousands of people marching in Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Camagüey, and other major cities, as well as growing assemblies in rural areas against the regime. In response, the Castro regime  shut down  access to the internet nationwide, forcing Cubans to resort to finding functional VPNs or smuggling videos out of the country. The latest round of footage emerging from Cuba shows not just protests, but disproportionate violence by police officers against people who appear unarmed and not participating in any violent behavior. ...

  Newsmax: AOC Blames Fossil Fuel Executives for NYC Subway Flooding She tends to believe a lot of things that are not so.  This one was not of biblical proportions.