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First look:   Crunch time on the spending bills. What's the rush? Is the US negotiating with Haitian terrorists holding 17 missionaries? No Jab, No Job! Big time college football coach gets the boot Biden Admin is secretly flying underage migrants to NY and FL

Manchin, Sanders, and Jayapal meet on spending stalemate Headline: Manchin meets with Sanders, Jayapal amid spending stalemate The First take: Apparently "crunch time" is upon us. No matter what Joe Biden said about having all the time we need to get this done, someone is pushing awfully hard to expedite a bill, any bill, to get passed. (We'd be happier with a "do-nothing" Congress for another year.) READ IT ALL HERE BONUS: Sounding the alarm on the Socialist spending grab

Will we negotiate with the Haitian terrorists holding missionaries? Headline: Haiti gang seeks $17M for kidnapped missionaries, reports The First take: Correct us if we are wrong, but we thought America doesn't negotiate with terrorists, right? Also, why is this story relegated to a secondary or tertiary status? 16 of the 17 being held for ransom are Americans! GET THE WHOLE STORY HERE

No Jab - No Job! Washington State fires head coach over vaccine refusal Headline: Washington State head football coach fired after refusing to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandate The First take: Coach Rolovich was (past tense intended) the highest paid public employee in the state of Washington. He walked away from a job paying over $3mil. Many of us keep thinking THIS will be the line in the sand. Perhaps not. GET  THE STORY Bonus: Judge rules unvaccinated dad with natural immunity cannot visit with his 3-yr-old

The Biden Admin is secretly flying underage immigrants to NY and FL Headline: Biden secretly flying underage migrants into NY in dead of night The First take: Why is it happening under cover of darkness? The flights land after midnight and leave before 6 am?  CHECK OUT THE DETAILS Bonus: ICE whistleblower claims 16,000 COVID-positive migrants released into the US

Must-see video: Bill O'Reilly: Biden's supply chain and workforce crises Dana Loesch: Rules for thee, not for the elites  Buck Sexton: China's hypersonic missile test Jesse Kelly: A National Divorce vs A National Separation Mike Slater: Protecting our kids in the battle against indoctrination

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Bonus links: Trump sues Jan6 committee to try and block access to records Collect them all! FDA gives OK to mix & match vaccines/boosters The VA Governor's race is more about Trump than the candidates South Korea says North Korea is testing submarine based missiles NYC design commission votes to give Thomas Jefferson the boot In-flight lecture from a "Karen" goes viral with COVID rant Canada bans public employees from saying "Let's go Brandon!" Country singer Travis Tritt takes a massive stand against tyranny Chicago museum fires all of its mostly-white and female docents 10,000 bananas and a 7-foot bronze gorilla show up on Wall St Disney pauses "Black Panther,"  "Indiana Jones" sequels  VT high school homecoming game features a "Drag Parade"

Today's dose of good: Teen started painting in lockdown. She's really good and popular, too.    More good news: Ralph Lauren gave competitors a new, safe way to dye cotton NJ brothers walked to California to raise money for restaurant workers He offered free food to anyone who recycled plastic - see the response

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