The Show Notes: Boris Johnson's Exit, Progressives Lash Out, & China's Immense Threat
BREAKING: Boris Johnson resigns as prime minister of the UK.
Go deeper: Boris Johnson leaves the world's fifth biggest economy in crisis.
Welcome! Joe Biden’s Fivethirtyeight approval rating hit a fresh new low: 38%
Jobless claims edge up to highest since January; planned layoffs soar; trade deficit hits 2022 low - CNBC
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Clip of the day: Sen. Warren wants to shut down crisis pregnancy centers.
More Biden Critics
Another day, another list of headlines critical of Joe Biden.
The American Prospect: President Biden Is Not Cutting the Mustard
The Wall Street Journal: The Beltway’s Case of Biden Remorse
The New York Times: Biden Promised to Stay Above the Fray, but Democrats Want a Fighter
Politico: Biden’s 'laser focus' on inflation rankles progressives inside administration
Politico: Biden’s court commission appointees: We told you so on expanding the court
Here’s my theory on why we are seeing so many critical pieces on Biden in recent days. Read the whole thread:
China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat
This is from the BBC:
The heads of UK and US security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn of the threat from China.
FBI director Christopher Wray said China was the "biggest long-term threat to our economic and national security" and had interfered in politics, including recent elections.
MI5 head Ken McCallum said his service had more than doubled its work against Chinese activity in the last three years and would be doubling it again.
Red States Are Winning the Post-Pandemic Economy
This is from The Wall Street Journal:
By many measures, red states—those that lean Republican—have recovered faster economically than Democratic-leaning blue ones, with workers and employers moving from the coasts to the middle of the country and Florida.
Since February 2020, the month before the pandemic began, the share of all U.S. jobs located in red states has grown by more than half a percentage point, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Brookings Institution think tank. Red states have added 341,000 jobs over that time, while blue states were still short 1.3 million jobs as of May.
The rest of the news:
🚨 White House ripped over ‘bad form’ leak of Kate Bedingfield’s departure - NY Post
Bulls run in Pamplona for 1st time since 2019; no one gored - AP
🚨 Biden staffers left White House in year one at higher rate than Trump and Obama - Washington Examiner
🚨 Herschel Walker Lied About His Secret Kids to His Own Campaign - Daily Beast
The Ever-Expanding ‘Group Therapy for Liberals’ - National Review
Russian missile strikes tanker that has been drifting for months in the Black Sea - CNN
Iconic Norman Rockwell works of art are taken off the White House walls - Politico
Britney Griner Pleads Guilty To Drug Smuggling In Russia And Faces 10 Years In Prison - Barstool
🚨 Elon Musk confirms fathering twins with Neuralink exec Shivon Zilis - NY Post
Critics, Media Trash Chris Pratt’s Anti-Woke ‘Terminal List,’ Audiences Love It - Dailywire
The barrenness of North America - Colonial Society
What the first Thanksgiving can teach us about adjusting to climate shock - The Washington Post
🚨 Louisiana Supreme Court says abortions must remain legal for now, despite 'trigger law' - Fox News
Gavin Newsom just jump-started the 2024 campaign - CNN
Tweets that caught my eye: