{"id":108988,"date":"2023-04-23T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T01:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=108988"},"modified":"2023-04-23T21:26:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T01:26:36","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-friday-april-21st-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=108988","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Friday, April 21st, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Friday, April 21st, 2023&#8230;but before we begin, John Fetterman&#8217;s first day at work didn&#8217;t go too well:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AvL_G0Vtwpc\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Still, we&#8217;d nominate Representative Pramila Jayapal as this week&#8217;s winner of the <em>Joe Biden Award<\/em> for the worst possible remark:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83e\udd14 Jayapal using the tired old, &#8220;Who will clean our homes?&#8221; defense on illegal immigration. Limousine liberalism at its finest! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ampFW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ampFW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LBMe4jrmxO\">pic.twitter.com\/LBMe4jrmxO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FreedomWorks (@FreedomWorks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreedomWorks\/status\/1648725563350163457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>But seriously, doesn&#8217;t <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>everyone<\/em><\/span> have illegal immigrants cleaning their homes?!?\u00a0 And they wonder why they&#8217;re referred to as &#8220;Limousine Liberals&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First up, since we mentioned John Fetterman, the<\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0Morning Jolt<\/em>\u00a0sums up&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-header__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/the-high-cost-of-geriatric-leadership\/?lctg=547fd4393b35d0210c8dec30&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20230420&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">The High Cost of Geriatric Leadership<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7iv37q.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108974\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7iv37q.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7iv37q.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/7iv37q-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;The operations of the U.S. government are currently mildly impaired because three extremely old or otherwise visibly impaired lawmakers are being less than fully honest with the public about their health and conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;Let\u2019s begin with California senator Dianne Feinstein, who is 89 years old and turns 90 in June. She is recovering from shingles, and since the year began, has missed 79 percent of the votes taken in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;Last year,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">the\u00a0San Francisco Chronicle\u00a0reported<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>, \u201cThe 88-year-old lawmaker is allegedly struggling to recognize colleagues and follow policy discussions.\u201d The anecdotes were painfully familiar to anyone who has dealt with an elderly parent or grandparent losing their memory and growing increasingly confused<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;Both\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/democrats-dianne-feinstein-dilemma-raises-specter-rbg-analysis\/story?id=98697728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">ABC News<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0and the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/dianne-feinstein-democrats-gerontocracy_n_64408a35e4b0d84038864bc9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">Huffington Post<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0are having flashbacks to the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg\u2019s refusing to heed calls for her retirement while Democrats controlled the Senate. In 2013, then-president Barack Obama had\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/25\/us\/politics\/rbg-retirement-obama.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" testid=\"standard-link\" class=\"broken_link\">lunch with Ginsburg<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and tried to gently prod her toward retirement, emphasizing \u201cthe looming 2014 midterm elections and how Democrats might lose control of the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Of course, President Joe Biden cannot attempt to have a similar conversation with Feinstein, because the president is 80 years old, maintains a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/the-white-house-retirement-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"dynamic-link\">strikingly light schedule for a sitting president<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>, intends to run for another term, and is in a condition\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/yes-president-biden-rambled-about-ice-cream-before-discussing-the-nashville-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"dynamic-link\">where he rambles about how much he loves ice cream before he discusses a school shooting<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>. If Biden were to tell Feinstein, \u201cI think it\u2019s best that you resign from your office, because you\u2019re no longer in physical and mental state where you can adequately preform your duties,\u201d Feinstein could well shoot back, \u201cYou first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Finally, there is Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman, who returned to the Senate this week after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Fetterman has\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/members\/john_fetterman\/456877#:~:text=From%20Feb%202023%20to%20Apr,reports%20missed%20votes%20over%20time.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" testid=\"standard-link\" class=\"broken_link\">missed 76 percent of the Senate floor votes since the beginning of February<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>. The Pennsylvania senator chaired a subcommittee hearing Wednesday, and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1648733167468048385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">you can watch his reading of his opening statement here<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1648743274893709313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">asking a question of a witness here<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong>. It is fair to say that Fetterman is still having great difficulty communicating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I will remind you that Fetterman\u2019s primary-care physician\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2022-election\/fetterman-no-work-restrictions-auditory-processing-issues-continue-doc-rcna52982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">said in a public letter written in October 2022<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0that Fetterman \u201chas no work restrictions and can work full duty in public office.\u201d Nearly six months later, it is now abundantly clear to anyone with eyes that Fetterman is in really rough shape, and everyone in America should hope for his full recovery. It is more than reasonable to ask if Fetterman or the people of Pennsylvania are best served by him remaining in office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You can forgive Democrats for seething at the fact that they put in enormous effort to win a 51\u201349 majority in the Senate in last year\u2019s midterms, only to have Feinstein and Fetterman out for so much of the year and giving them a 49\u201349 or 50\u201349 split.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Republicans shouldn\u2019t chuckle <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>too much<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, because they have <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>their own share<\/em><\/span><\/strong> of geriatric senators and could well face a similar dilemma someday. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is 89, McConnell is 80, Jim Risch of Idaho is 79. At this point, all these senators <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>seem<\/em><\/span><\/strong> to still have their marbles, but as we\u2019ve seen with Feinstein, memory issues and confusion can worsen over time. The country would be better off if there were clearer \u201crules of the road\u201d for when a lawmaker should retire, or when age becomes an impediment to a lawmaker\u2019s ability to do his job. The country doesn\u2019t have a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhpr.org\/politics\/2021-01-07\/ask-civics-101-what-is-the-25th-amendment?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxYOiBhC9ARIsANiEIfbgAi2V-7QTN2wDP1YfH2agoj8htoIrDtMFsyUfWjCYEwNGBalSWmwaAowfEALw_wcB#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">25th Amendment for positions<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0besides the president and vice president, and while America has had plenty of elderly members of Congress, I suspect few ever expected we would reach this point, where senators who are <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>so self-evidently impaired<\/em><\/span><\/strong> refuse to resign their seats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, the <em>Journal<\/em>&#8216;s Dan Henninger examines&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"css-1hch5ce-StyledHeadline e1ipbpvp0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/jack-teixeira-leaked-secrets-espionage-spy-military-discord-minecraft-ukraine-riot-beating-chicago-cultural-decline-3de3216c?mod=opinion_featst_pos1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">Our Jack Teixeira Problem<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"css-jiugt2-Dek-Dek e1jnru6p0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/jack-teixeira-leaked-secrets-espionage-spy-military-discord-minecraft-ukraine-riot-beating-chicago-cultural-decline-3de3216c?mod=opinion_featst_pos1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">We ask: How could this happen? The better question: How could it not happen<\/span><\/a>?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rrjack1504_2-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108965\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rrjack1504_2-copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rrjack1504_2-copy.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rrjack1504_2-copy-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">The revelation that for months the videogamer community was able to see highly classified intelligence documents allegedly pilfered from the U.S. government by a 20-something Air National Guardsman has repeatedly raised the question: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>How could this happen<\/em><\/span><\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">Maybe the better question for our times is: How could it <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not<\/em><\/span><\/strong> happen? The U.S. has become a country where fantastic events occur almost weekly. If there is a sense that some normalizing function isn\u2019t working as it should, the answer may be found in a once-familiar word\u2014<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>accountability<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">Begin with the sprawling U.S. national-security bureaucracy, from which 21-year old\u00a0Jack Teixeira\u00a0allegedly took documents relating to Ukraine\u2019s war with Russia and sensitive U.S. intelligence-gathering on allies and enemies. He allegedly shared them on a gamer messaging platform called Discord\u2014a grimly fitting label for our current moment. It\u2019s becoming a bit much to have to listen to stern-faced Biden administration security officials at the White House or Pentagon do a doublespeak of concern about, for instance, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>a 200-foot-high Chinese spy balloon floating across the U.S.<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, or <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>now<\/em><\/span><\/strong> this <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>extraordinary document leak<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. The mantras never change: We are <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>monitoring the situation<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. We have <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>procedures in place<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">What we know for sure based on experience\u2014Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden\u2014is that <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the bureaucracies will wait out the story\u2019s brief attention span and let calls for accountability evaporate<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">To this day, the 9\/11 commission report <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>remains<\/em><\/span><\/strong> the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>classic<\/em><\/span><\/strong> account of bureaucracies that were too distracted, self-absorbed or siloed to connect the dots in front of their faces. It is hard to forget how in 2018, less than six weeks before\u00a0Nikolas Cruz\u00a0killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Fla., a person close to him <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>called<\/em><\/span><\/strong> the FBI tip line with information about Cruz\u2019s erratic behavior, guns and troubling media posts. The tip was <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>never forwarded<\/em><\/span><\/strong> to the bureau\u2019s Miami office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">There seems to be a <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>mysterious intersection<\/em><\/span><\/strong> in the documents leak between these gamers and a network of pro-Russian chat communities. The FBI is\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a class=\"css-1h1us5y-StyledLink el06won0\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/social-media-account-overseen-by-former-navy-noncommissioned-officer-helped-spread-secrets-a4b5643b?page=1&amp;mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\">investigating<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0a former U.S. Navy noncommissioned officer,\u00a0Sarah Bils, who administered a social-media account called Donbass Devushka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">Mad magazine used to run a feature titled\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a class=\"css-1h1us5y-StyledLink el06won0\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spy-Vs-Complete-Casebook\/dp\/0823050211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\">Spy vs. Spy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0If there is a tarnished silver lining for the U.S., it is that our adversaries\u2019 spies\u2014witness the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a class=\"css-1h1us5y-StyledLink el06won0\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/china-security-unit-targeted-u-s-with-fake-social-media-scheme-prosecutors-allege-527b6528?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\">revelation Monday<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0of Chinese police stations set up in New York City\u2014are probably <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>more<\/em><\/span><\/strong> bogged down in bureaucratic sludge <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>than ours<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. A cynic would say the best hope is that the screw-ups net out in the U.S.\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">What intrigues me about this story\u2014because I think it has implications beyond the intelligence breach itself\u2014is how Mr. Teixeira and his gamer pals for months seem to have <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>made no distinction between their fantasy world of war and a real war in which Ukrainians are dying each day<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. One <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>might<\/em><\/span><\/strong> have thought that as soon as it became <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>clear<\/em><\/span><\/strong> that the documents were about such dangerously real events, they would have backed off. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Instead<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, they incorporated lives at risk into their alternative world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">They aren\u2019t the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>only ones<\/em><\/span><\/strong> unable to distinguish between the world\u2019s realities and the unreal worlds in their heads. The story of Sam Bankman-Fried and his young coworkers at FTX in the Bahamas had a similar semi-real quality. Some of Mr. Bankman-Fried\u2019s colleagues have confessed to crimes, but before that they all seem to have been <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>incapable of distinguishing between the pedestrian realities of responsible money management and whatever loopy game they were playing with those now-gone billions<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">Over two nights in downtown Chicago last weekend, teenage mobs rampaged through the streets, smashing cars. The event had been organized on social media. Three teenagers were shot. Indeed on any given weekend in Chicago and other cities, young men put bullets into other young men, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>apparently oblivious to the reality that a life has been extinguished<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. Surveying the wreckage, Mayor-elect\u00a0Brandon Johnson, the progressive Chicago\u2019s voters just chose to run their city, said, \u201c<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>It is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">It is hard to overstate how over time the idea of being at fault for one\u2019s actions has been <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>explicitly diminished<\/em><\/span><\/strong> as a personal and legal norm, such that <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>many people today have no recognition of being at fault for anything<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. That\u2019s a <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>bigger, more damaging national secret than these documents<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. In 1940,\u00a0Walt Disney\u00a0released the movie \u201cPinocchio\u201d in which one of the characters sang\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a class=\"css-1h1us5y-StyledLink el06won0\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyclips.com\/lyrics\/lyrics79.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\">a lyric<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0memorized by youngsters for a generation: \u201cAlways let your conscience be your guide.\u201d Today, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>no one<\/em><\/span><\/strong> would put a line so pitifully old-fashioned and unsophisticated in a movie for children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"doNotPrint\">We aren\u2019t rediscovering the wheel here. It\u2019s no revelation to say that <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>when we began to devalue conscience<\/em><\/span><\/strong> (about 30 years after \u201cPinocchio\u201d), blurring a pragmatic understanding of right from wrong, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>we were putting at risk a lot of psychologically vulnerable people<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira had no idea what he was doing <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>(<em>Not certain we agree with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that<\/span> assessment!<\/em>)<\/strong><\/span>. He has <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>a lot<\/em><\/span><\/strong> of company. They are the whirlwind that engulfs us now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s still one aspect of this fiasco we don&#8217;t understand: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Need to know<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>We<\/em><\/span> once held a top-secret clearance, but it didn&#8217;t allow us to view classified material unless we had a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>need to know<\/em><\/span>, i.e., that access to this classified material was necessary in the course of our duties.\u00a0 We cannot fathom how an Airman First Class, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>third-lowest<\/em><\/span> enlisted rank in the Air National Guard, could have a need to know about the combat situation in Ukraine, or the latest on the ChiCom&#8217;s hypersonic missile program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the juice: In our view, the problem doesn&#8217;t lie as much with braindead gamers who can&#8217;t distinguish fantasy from reality, but the command structure that would allow them easy access&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aa-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108980\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aa-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aa-7.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aa-7-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;to such highly-sensitive material.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of the highly-sensitive, the<em> Journal<\/em>&#8216;s Kim Strassel records&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"crawler css-bsrkcm-Box e1vnmyci0\">\n<h1 class=\"css-1hch5ce-StyledHeadline e1ipbpvp0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-gops-mickey-mouse-moment-ron-desantis-disney-donald-trump-republicans-big-business-woke-corporation-gop-cc5d4a08\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">The GOP\u2019s Mickey Mouse Moment<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"css-jiugt2-Dek-Dek e1jnru6p0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-gops-mickey-mouse-moment-ron-desantis-disney-donald-trump-republicans-big-business-woke-corporation-gop-cc5d4a08\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Trump-DeSantis battle over Disney blurs what the party should stand for<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trump-desantis-disney-comp-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108995\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trump-desantis-disney-comp-copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trump-desantis-disney-comp-copy.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trump-desantis-disney-comp-copy-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-k3zb6l-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The Donald Trump Rapid Reaction Machine primarily serves to produce Twitter and cable-TV drama. In the case of Mr. Trump\u2019s <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>reflexive defense of\u00a0Disney<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, it\u2019s providing the GOP an overdue opportunity to rethink its relationship with increasingly woke corporate America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-k3zb6l-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">The surprise <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>wasn\u2019t<\/em><\/span><\/strong> that Mr. Trump <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>dumped<\/em><\/span><\/strong> on\u00a0Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor is angry that Disney quietly stripped his new board of its power to oversee the corporate kingdom. Mr. DeSantis this week escalated, promising more legislation to reassert authority and joking the state might build a prison next to Disney World. The press piled on, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>as did Mr. Trump<\/em><\/span><\/strong>\u2014always eager to join a good kicking. An impulsive Truth Social jibe warned that Disney might flee the state, adding that this fight is \u201call so unnecessary, a political STUNT!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-k3zb6l-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">The surprise is that it <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>took this long<\/em><\/span><\/strong> for Mr. Trump\u2019s disdain of his rival to land him <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>crosswise with the base<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. There is a <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>reason<\/em><\/span><\/strong> Mr. DeSantis is taking on woke Disney\u2014Republican voters <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>love it<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. So eager was Mr. Trump to join liberals on attack, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>he put himself on the side of a company<\/em> <\/span><\/strong>that <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>disdains parental rights<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>axed the words \u201cboys and girls\u201d in park greetings<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, and just announced <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>it would host the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ+ conference<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. This is <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>unlikely to sit well<\/em><\/span><\/strong> with conservative voters, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and<\/em><\/span><\/strong> unlikely to be the only time Mr. Trump <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>puts himself in this spot<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-k3zb6l-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">&#8230;An enterprising presidential aspirant might see the benefit of filling that space with a simple proposition: The GOP is cutting the corporate cord. It <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>won\u2019t weaponize<\/em><\/span><\/strong> government <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>against<\/em><\/span><\/strong> business\u2014yet <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>neither<\/em><\/span><\/strong> will it <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>coddle<\/em><\/span><\/strong> business. It <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>will<\/em><\/span><\/strong> support <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>broad-based free-market reforms<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, if primarily to support American\u2019s millions of <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>small businesses<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. But the days of lobbyists and elite corporate welfare\u2014subsidies, tax credits, handouts\u2014are <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>over<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. The Fortune 500 <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>never needed<\/em><\/span><\/strong> this help\u2014and certainly <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>don\u2019t deserve it now<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. Just think of the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>taxpayer savings<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. Just think of the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>clarity<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-k3zb6l-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">Republican politicians who feel the need to do more might remember that\u2014as in everything\u2014<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>real America does things better<\/em><\/span><\/strong> than government. Consumers are already punishing woke corporations\u2014see Bud\u2019s desperate new pro-America ad or Disney\u2019s operating losses. Maybe the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>party<\/em><\/span><\/strong> of free markets can <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>trust<\/em><\/span><\/strong> the free market <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>to work<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-k3zb6l-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">Americans <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>celebrate<\/em><\/span><\/strong> entrepreneurship; they <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>despise<\/em><\/span><\/strong> special corporate treatment. Republicans <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>might try joining them<\/em><\/span><\/strong> in what is a quite straightforward\u2014and refreshing\u2014position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We should point out Trump has never been above launching irresponsible, utterly unsupportable personal attacks, as evidenced by his diatribe against Virginia governor Glen Youngkin:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ca342980-61e3-11ed-bdef-423a2e56628b.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108996\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ca342980-61e3-11ed-bdef-423a2e56628b.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ca342980-61e3-11ed-bdef-423a2e56628b.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ca342980-61e3-11ed-bdef-423a2e56628b-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sorry, but the more this self-absorbed moron speaks and writes at the level of a 2nd-grader, the more we find ourselves wishing for him to step in front of a bus between now and November.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s this from\u00a0<em>The Daily Signal<\/em>, as Jarrett Stepman details how&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"post-title entry-title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\">Failing to Create a Brotherhood of Man, the UN Promotes Sex With Children<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4499a6c3546371faa60911c7722857b6d94b5d7ccbfea3d453147c0e81ed8524_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108970\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4499a6c3546371faa60911c7722857b6d94b5d7ccbfea3d453147c0e81ed8524_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4499a6c3546371faa60911c7722857b6d94b5d7ccbfea3d453147c0e81ed8524_1.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/4499a6c3546371faa60911c7722857b6d94b5d7ccbfea3d453147c0e81ed8524_1-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cSexual conduct involving persons below the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent to sex <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>may be consensual in fact<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, if not in law.\u201d So says a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/icj2.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8-MARCH-Principles-FINAL-printer-version-1-MARCH-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">March report<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0released by the\u00a0United Nations. In simpler terms, the U.N.\u00a0is saying that minors <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>can<\/em><\/span><\/strong> consent to sex, and that <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>this<\/em><\/span><\/strong> is a <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>human right<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This tweet by Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts gets even more to the point.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/useless-nations.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108972\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/useless-nations.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/useless-nations.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/useless-nations-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Truly<\/span><\/em><\/strong> disgusting stuff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;Generations of failure to prevent wars, the inclusion of authoritarian regimes on the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2020\/04\/08\/the-un-human-rights-council-disappoints-yet-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">U.N. Human Rights Council<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>, and various other follies have turned the U.N.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jpVagGj6ct0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">into the punchline<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0that it\u2019s always been.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">That doesn\u2019t mean that the United Nations doesn\u2019t still do\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2022\/05\/13\/u-n-gun-control-program-runs-amok-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">genuinely awful things<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and demonstrate how terrible one-world governance would be under this noxious organization. Squabbling, wasting time, and generally being ignored might be the best aspects of the current U.N.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cPrinciple 16\u201d of the global body\u2019s March report, released for International Women\u2019s Day, lays out the basis for what the U.N. considers \u201cconsensual sexual conduct.\u201d It says:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><p><em>The enforcement of criminal law should reflect the rights and capacity of persons under 18 years of age to make decisions about engaging in consensual sexual conduct and their right to be heard in matters concerning them. Pursuant to their evolving capacities and progressive autonomy, persons under 18 years of age should participate in decisions affecting them, with due regard to their age, maturity, and best interests, and with specific attention to non-discrimination guarantees.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sorry, I have to say it.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2022\/07\/26\/15-people-groups-censored-by-twitter-for-questioning-gender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">OK, groomer<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">While not quite declaring outright that it\u2019s a human right for adults to have sex with minors, the U.N. report suggests that a law preventing such a relationship is a violation of a child\u2019s right to have sex with whomever the child wants. \u201cThe U.N. report echoes the thinking of groups like the North American Man-Boy Love Association, which condones pedophilia and works to abolish age-of-consent laws,\u201d Adam Kredo\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/un-says-minors-can-consent-to-sex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote in The Washington Free Beacon<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0\u201cWhile the report stops short of calling for the legalization of sex with minors, it maintains that those under 18 years of age have the mental capacity to willingly have sex with older individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The report is particularly disturbing given that the U.N. has been ensnared in several scandals involving child sex rings in recent years. In 2017,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-arrests-united-nations-only-on-ap-e6ebc331460345c5abd4f57d77f535c1\" class=\"broken_link\">The Associat<\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-arrests-united-nations-only-on-ap-e6ebc331460345c5abd4f57d77f535c1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">e<\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-arrests-united-nations-only-on-ap-e6ebc331460345c5abd4f57d77f535c1\" class=\"broken_link\">d Press reported<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0on such scandals in Haiti. \u201cThe men who came from a far-away place and spoke a strange language offered the Haitian children cookies and other snacks. Sometimes they gave them a few dollars,\u201d AP reported. \u201cBut the price was high: The Sri Lankan peacekeepers wanted sex from girls and boys as young as 12.\u201d It gets worse:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><p><em>An Associated Press investigation of U.N. missions during the past 12 years found nearly 2,000 allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers and other personnel around the world\u2014signaling the crisis is much larger than previously known. More than 300 of the allegations involved children, the AP found, but only a fraction of the alleged perpetrators served jail time.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Is the United Nations <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>now trying to justify<\/em><\/span><\/strong> evil behavior by its personnel?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The U.N. report includes other disturbing aspects besides the implications for children. It suggests that <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the criminalization of any sexual activity is a violation of human rights<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. In a preview of the report, the U.N. laments that \u201cover 150 countries criminalize <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>some<\/em><\/span><\/strong> aspect of sex work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Oh <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>no<\/em><\/span><\/strong>! <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nothing<\/span><\/em><\/strong> says \u201cprogress\u201d and defense of women like <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>massively increasing and decriminalizing prostitution<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. Human rights leaders at the U.N. are <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>extremely excited<\/em><\/span><\/strong> about how these initiatives <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>decriminalizing<\/em><\/span><\/strong> sex work could <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>wreck the patriarchy<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. \u201cToday is an opportunity for all of us to think about power and male-dominated systems,\u201d U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T\u00fcrk said upon release of the report March 8, which is International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Yes<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, perhaps we <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>should<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. Keep in mind, the United States currently pays for about\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/article\/funding-united-nations-what-impact-do-us-contributions-have-un-agencies-and-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">22% of the U.N. budget<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>, thanks in large part to <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>funding increases under President Joe Biden<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Instead<\/em><\/span><\/strong> of international peace, the global organization has provided a megaphone for tyrants, soaked up endless taxpayer dollars, and swept serious scandals under the rug <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>while promoting genuinely awful values around the world<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. So much for the U.N.\u2019s ushering in a <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>brotherhood of man<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Instead<\/em><\/span><\/strong>, it\u2019s <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>dedicated<\/em><\/span><\/strong> to helping <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>adults prey on children<\/em><\/span><\/strong> under the guise of \u201chuman rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>This from the same organization which assures us our planet is doomed unless <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Western<\/em><\/span> nations kill their economies, transition to a an utterly unachievable green energy future and eat bugs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Image-4-20-23-at-10.54-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108973\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Image-4-20-23-at-10.54-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Image-4-20-23-at-10.54-AM.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Image-4-20-23-at-10.54-AM-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Were we elected President, one of our first acts would be to withdraw from the U.N. and boot the entire organization off U.S. soil.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"crawler css-bsrkcm-Box e1vnmyci0\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Moving on, here&#8217;s another septet of special selection certain to pique the interest of inquiring Conservative minds:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(1). The <em>Journal<\/em>&#8216;s Editorial Board relates why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/tennessee-justin-jones-justin-pearson-bullhorn-biden-white-house-chuck-schumer-gun-control-b9a4d4f5?mod=opinion_lead_pos2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>the Tennessee Bullhorn isn\u2019t democracy<\/em><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Biden&#8217;s and Schumer&#8217;s claim it\u2019s now heroic to disrupt a legislative proceeding notwithstanding.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(2). After explaining\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2023\/04\/chuck-schumers-embrace-of-mobs-is-a-menace-to-constitutional-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"dynamic-link\">\u00a0just last Tuesday<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;why it was bad for Chuck Schumer and other Democrats to laud political mobs on their own side while bringing felony charges carrying significant jail time against political mobs on the other side&#8221;, <em>NRO<\/em>&#8216;s Dan McLaughlin records how <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>another<\/em><\/span> politically-motivated prosecutor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2023\/04\/the-tiki-torch-charges-are-prosecutorial-abuse\/?bypass_key=YmRPRUZ0VUx3aUZqT0lVR0JBbHhyUT09OjpkVWMyVHpka2NuSkNNamRWY25adU1scFFURzVEWnowOQ%3D%3D&amp;lctg=547fd4393b35d0210c8dec30&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202023-04-19&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>has brought criminal charges against against three far-right protesters at the infamous 2017 Charlottesville tiki-torch rally<\/em><\/span><\/a>, people who committed <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>no acts of violence<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(3). In a related item, another George Soros-bankrolled prosecutor\u00a0in St. Louis already facing a legal effort by Missouri&#8217;s attorney general to fire her for allegedly neglecting her duties may also be held in criminal contempt of court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/soros-backed-prosecutors-office-under-fire-murder-case-no-show-trial-set-potential-removal\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>after no one from her office showed up for a murder trial<\/em><\/span><\/a>, adding further fuel to the push to oust her. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, a Democrat, is fighting to hold onto her position as Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, seeks to remove her from office, claiming the city&#8217;s top prosecutor isn&#8217;t enforcing the law or protecting public safety.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(4). <em>NRO<\/em>&#8216;s Noah Rothman explains why &#8220;it\u2019s difficult to understate the perverse incentives that penalizing homebuyers with good credit will create&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2023\/04\/democrats-atrocious-attack-on-personal-responsibility\/?bypass_key=SlpUR3R1aFBIVW5wOWlWUVkwaHRSQT09OjpMM0psWTBGV1J6UnBSMHQwY3psUmJFeFZWRXRHVVQwOQ%3D%3D&amp;lctg=547fd4393b35d0210c8dec30&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202023-04-20&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>as the Biden clown car seeks to saddle responsible Americans with the problems resulting from the irresponsibility of their countrymen<\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><button class=\"listen-to-article button\" type=\"button\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(5). <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/saraharnold\/2023\/04\/19\/new-ap-history-books-are-brainwashing-students-to-make-trump-look-like-the-bad-guy-n2622147\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Townhall.com&#8217;s Sarah Arnold details how even as far back as 2016<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>, a popular history textbook described The Donald as a \u201csexual predator\u201d without any supporting details, while simultaneously describing Bill Clinton\u2019s repeated accusations of rape and sexual assault as \u201cmerely dogged by a scandal.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(6). The FOX affiliate in San Diego tells us how honest, hard-working, law-abiding Americans continue to reap the anarchical whirlwind Progressive have sown with their pro-crime policies, as <a href=\"https:\/\/fox5sandiego.com\/news\/national-news\/california-home-depot-employee-shot-killed-trying-to-stop-suspected-shoplifter-police\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>a Home Depot employee in Pleasanton, CA was murdered attempting to stop a shoplifter<\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(7). And in <em>News That Isn&#8217;t<\/em>, a &#8220;self-employed social media director from San Diego&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/mcdonalds-fries-flavor-secret-shared-tiktok-shocks-customers-bad-news-vegetarians\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>uploaded a video to Tik Tok claiming to reveal the &#8220;secret&#8221; why McDonald\u2019s french fries taste so good<\/em><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Except his secret has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdonalds.com\/us\/en-us\/faq\/snacks-and-sides.html#:~:text=Yes.,and%20served%20hot%20to%20you.\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>common knowledge for decades<\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which brings us, appropriately enough, to <em>The Lighter Side<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aa-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108976\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aa-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aa-6.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aa-6-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MC_Kong_web-800x0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108977\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MC_Kong_web-800x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MC_Kong_web-800x0.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MC_Kong_web-800x0-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/a-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108982\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/a-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/a-10.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/a-10-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaa-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108983\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaa-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaa-7.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/aaa-7-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sk041923dAPR-800x0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108978\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sk041923dAPR-800x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sk041923dAPR-800x0.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sk041923dAPR-800x0-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cb041823dAPR-800x0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108979\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cb041823dAPR-800x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cb041823dAPR-800x0.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cb041823dAPR-800x0-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cb042023dAPR-800x0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108984\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cb042023dAPR-800x0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cb042023dAPR-800x0.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cb042023dAPR-800x0-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s these from the lovely Shannon&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shannon-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shannon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shannon-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Shannon-1-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and Balls Cotton:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/123_1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108994\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/123_1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/123_1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/123_1-226x300.jpeg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, we&#8217;ll call it a wrap with yet another sordid story straight from the pages of <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>The Crime Blotter<\/em><\/span>, and the story of a&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/utah-registered-sex-offender-arrested-after-dressing-up-elmo-around-kids-farmers-market-police\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Utah registered sex offender arrested after dressing up as Elmo around kids at farmers market<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"sub-headline speakable\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/utah-registered-sex-offender-arrested-after-dressing-up-elmo-around-kids-farmers-market-police\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Utah man can be seen with children in at least one Instagram photo by the Lehi Farmers Market<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-725-copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108963\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-725-copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-725-copy.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-725-copy-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;According to the Utah County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, a detective was assigned to investigate the Lehi Farmers Market, because it was reported to be operating in violation of state code and zoning ordinances.\u00a0During the investigation, detectives found that one of the operators of the Lehi Farmers Market is Larry Neff Jarvis, 74, who is a registered sex offender on the Utah Sex Offender Registry, the sheriff&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Officials say that while the registry lists Jarvis as living in Saratoga Springs, Utah, detectives learned that he actually lives at the location of the farmers market, but failed to update his address.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;According to the sheriff&#8217;s office, activities at the farmers market are oriented around children, including a petting zoo and tractor rides.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who does Jarvis think he is: Joe Biden?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oh, ICYMI, this kid, likely facing assault charges, takes bad sportsmanship to another level:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Disgusting footage from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wrestling<\/a> match in Des Plaines, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Hafid Alicea (Maine West HS) SUCKER PUNCHING Cooper Corder (SPAR Wrestling Academy) after losing 14-2.<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, he fakes a hand shake and then floors Corder after their Freestyle match for 3rd place. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UryZ3O5P1M\">pic.twitter.com\/UryZ3O5P1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Talen Guzman (@TalenGuzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalenGuzman\/status\/1648372319469858816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Video of the Day<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS is one POWERFUL response to the prevailing woke corporate culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H5XrTxzr2Wg\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Tales of The Darkside<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Though lengthy, Alex Epstein making the moral case for fossil fuels is WELL worth your time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R00TO3D3f5A\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>On the Lighter Side<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheers had COVID protocols down over 40 years ago. Hat tip to Tom Neale for this classic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncc77oxnx5A\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Friday, April 21st, 2023&#8230;but before we begin, John Fetterman&#8217;s first day at work didn&#8217;t go too well: \ufeff Still, we&#8217;d nominate Representative Pramila Jayapal as this week&#8217;s winner of the Joe Biden Award for the worst possible remark:\u00a0 \ud83e\udd14 Jayapal using the tired old, &#8220;Who will clean our homes?&#8221; defense on illegal immigration. Limousine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1988,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1988"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108988"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109059,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108988\/revisions\/109059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}