THE SHOW NOTES: The World Economic Forum, Jim Banks Announcement, & Hunter Biden's Laptop

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TODAY: Jury selection begins today to hear the government’s case against an Elon Musk tweet.

HEADLINE: The Bathroom Fight Fueling Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert’s Break-Up - The Daily Beast

WHAT: House Democrat Introduces Legislation to End Free Speech for White People - Trending Politics

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BIDEN: "If you live in one of those [black] neighborhoods and you have the same exact car I have in the other neighborhood, you pay more for your insurance than that side. No basis for it — none at all — other than you're black..."

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Peyton Manning gets up and walks away in disgust as Cowboys kicker Brett Maher misses an XP for the third straight time. "You've got to be kidding me! Why are we kicking it?! Why are we kicking it?!"🏈😂 #ManningCast

What’s Happening In Davos?

The World Economic Forum has kicked off in Davos. Lots of conservatives get worked up by the “globalists” and many conspiracies abound. The reality is that Davos is a support cult of rich atheists who worship at the altar of climate change. They are impotent in the face of democratic resistance against them.  There’s no need for conspiracy theories. They are very open and transparent about what they want.  

Influence: In Europe, they are somewhat successful in socialist-leaning countries. In the United States, they have failed outside the left. Davos exists, in part, for global conversation and cooperation, which is good. But it also exists because the expert prescriptions of the elite have so often failed and failed to be implemented and they go to Switzerland to console themselves that, gosh darn it, they really are smart and sophisticated if only the rubes of democracy would listen to them.

The Indiana Senate Race

Mike Braun is retiring from the United States Senate to run for governor in the bright red state of Indiana. The open senate seat earned a new contender today with the announcement from four-term congressman Jim Banks. All eyes now turn to former two-term Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels who allegedly is interested in the seat.

Why this matters: Politico makes the point that the potential Jim Banks vs Mitch Daniels primary matchup is symbolic of the larger divide in the Republican Party. Banks, a populist conservative who regularly rails against cultural issues on Fox News, stands in contrast with the more moderate Mitch Daniels who polls well with suburban voters that have recently been fleeing the GOP. Go read the full story from Politico.

An Intel Official Knew Hunter Biden Laptop ‘had to be real’ But Signed ‘disinfo’ Letter Anyway

Wow. Go read this story from The New York Post:

Douglas Wise, a former Defense Intelligence Agency deputy director, was one of 51 erstwhile intelligence brass who issued the public letter on Oct. 19, 2020 — five days after The Post began a series of reports on the now-first son’s shady overseas business dealings.

“All of us figured that a significant portion of that content had to be real to make any Russian disinformation credible,” said Wise

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The rest of the news:

• A losing Republican candidate in N.M. is charged over shootings at homes of Democrats - NPR

• Biden Talked of Attending Black Church As a Teen, But Members Don’t Recall It - Washington Free Beacon

• ‘Unforced errors’: A White House facing a fresh crisis - CNN

• The Buccaneers Got Dissected For Three Hours In The National Spotlight - Barstool

• Record High in U.S. Put Off Medical Care Due to Cost in 2022 - Gallup

• The Consumer Product Safety Commission Is Out of Control - National Review

• Youngkin Quashes Construction of Green Energy Plant That Would Have Been 'a Front for China' - Washinton Free Beacon

• More insurance companies pull out of Louisiana: ‘We are in a crisis’ - NY Post

• China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis - NYT (paywall)

• Shopper Rebellion Against Higher Prices Helps Slow Inflation - WSJ (paywall)

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