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Nearly 50% of Texas Hispanics Don’t Support Biden’s Open Borders Agenda Warner Todd Huston February 8, 2022

Nearly 50% of Texas Hispanics Don’t Support Biden’s Open Borders Agenda

Warner Todd HustonFebruary 8, 2022

A new poll finds that 49 percent of Texas Hispanics oppose Joe Biden’s open borders and soft on illegals agenda.

The latest Dallas Morning News poll conducted between Jan. 18 and 25 found that only 38 percent of Texas Hispanics support Biden’s border agenda.

As Breitbart News noted, Biden has “invited at least 1.5 million migrants over the border and into Americans’ jobs, housing, schools, and communities.”

“What you see is a big, big [Latino] shift towards the Republican Party,” Mike Madrid, a known anti-Trumper, said. In a recent podcast, Madrid insisted that Hispanics’ drift towards the Republican Party is largely driven by Democrats’ indifference toward working Americans.

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“There’s plenty of data to suggest that the real problem here is a policy problem,” Madrid said. “The Democrats are increasingly a party that is having trouble with working-class Americans because of a lot of the issues that they champion. They are viewed as the enemy of a lot of industries that provide for an $80,000 to $100,000-a-year job working in energy, working in the construction trades, working in all of these industries … It’s really that simple: ‘It’s the economy, stupid,’ right?”

Despite the clear shift, Neil Munro notes that some in the GOP establishment aren’t helping to grow that support:

However, the GOP’s establishment wing is resisting policy concessions towards the Latino votes, many of who are backing policies that will raise their wages. For example, the donor-funded GOP leaders are refusing to tout the huge pocketbook damage done to Americans by the bipartisan establishment’s economic policy of extraction migration. Since 1990, that policy has pulled millions of migrants from poor countries to serve Wall Street — and its progressive allies — as extra consumers, renters, and workers.
Still, the poll comes as good news to Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott, the Republican who is running for re-election. Even a slight advantage among Hispanics will surely help his campaign.
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Account Set Up To Harass White Staffers In D.C. Dear White Staffers: Mystery Instagram account reveals dirty secrets of Congress February 4, 2022,

Account Set Up To Harass White Staffers In D.C.

(FreedomBeacon.com)- A new racist Instagram account designed to racially insult and harass white staffers working on Capitol Hill has gone viral, posting vile memes that mock white people.
The “Dear WhiteStaffers” account was set up in January of 2020, achieving mere dozens of likes on its first post. Fast forward one year, however, and the account has substantially more followers and likes…because it started posting photographs of white staffers in D.C. to mock and deride them.
The Washington Examiner revealed the extent of the social media harassment campaign, which apparently started with a photograph of Colorado Senator Michael Bennett and his team of white staff. The photograph was shared in the form of a screenshot of a tweet, and contained disparaging comments underneath.
“Lol how come all these hill staffers act and dress like they are 43 years old and act like they own their parents vacation homes on Cape Cod,’ the caption under the photograph read.
After the post went viral, the owner of the account started going further, sharing photographs from inside the Capitol building and then posting “stories” from followers of the page who claim to work as staffers in D.C. It would even post polls asking people to decide how many staffers in D.C. rely on food stamps to get by.
Now with tens of thousands of followers, the racist account has drawn the attention of the media.
When far-left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about the disturbing account, which is potentially putting white Republicans (and Democrats) in danger of attack by Black Lives Matter and Antifa activists, she shrugged off the journalist.
“Madame Speaker, there’s a new Instagram account called Dear White Staffers collecting troubling accounts…” the journalist started.
It prompted Pelosi to shrug the journalist off with a brush of her hand.
“If you’ve got something extraneous, I’m happy to get to it,” she said, before asking for another question.
If a racist account targeting Black staffers in D.C. was established, don’t you think Pelosi would have something to say about it?

Dear White Staffers: Mystery Instagram account reveals dirty secrets of Congress

Gustaf Kilander

Fri, February 4, 2022, 3:47 PM·3 min read

An Instagram account where congressional staffers share their grievances about their bosses and toxic offices is roiling Capitol Hill, with some employees seemingly being told to unfollow and stop interacting with the account.

The account has promoted issues for Capitol Hill staffers such as being paid so little they qualify for food stamps, having to deal with abusive behaviour from their superiors, and minority employees feeling blocked from applying for more senior jobs.

Anonymous posts on the account are revealing how lower-level staffers are being treated, some so badly they have to seek support for their mental health.

The account, called “Dear White Staffers”, has now amassed more than 40,000 followers, including senior reporters from the nation’s top news outlets. The issues that are being highlighted have been problems for a long time, such as long hours and poor pay, and lacking staff diversity.

Hill aides say the issues are intensely rooted in the institution and despite the increased attention on the issues and bipartisan efforts to change the workplace culture, there’s widespread scepticism that Congress is willing to change to properly support those who work there.

A former Hill employee who sent in an anonymous story to the Instagram account told Politico that “Capitol Hill is staffed by the kid in the front row that has their hand up. They want to serve”.

“And then they get ground up and spit out,” they added.

Hill aides read the account’s constant stream of posts to feel understood concerning their own issues in the workplace, or to make sure that their member isn’t being unfairly criticised. Sometimes the same person follows the content for both reasons at the same time.

The Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Thursday Dec. 9, 2021, in Washington. (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

“When I started, it was just an open secret that things were bad, but you just put your head down,” the former House staffer added to Politico. “And I think there’s something happening right now with Dear White Staffers — that it’s just generations of staffers who have trauma-bonded, and it’s all coming to light through this Instagram account. And it’s so cathartic, and it’s so bleak. And that open secret is just being obliterated.”

The informal “Rooney rule” among Democrats is to interview at least one person of colour for each job, but some offices only adhere to this for senior positions. A former chief of staff of colour told Politico: “I can say the norm is, you know, maybe you’re lucky to get one person of colour [as a] candidate for some of these positions.”

Another previous Hill employee told the outlet they submitted a story to the Instagram account to urge others not to do “exactly what I did and stumble into an office that does not represent them, and does not share their values, and does not exemplify what they want their career to be like”.

Many staffers say that each office having its own rules and structures is a problem for the working environment.

“I would want a break-up of this system where every office is their own independent little world,” a current staffer told Politico. “That leads to a lot of abuse.”

The lack of a union for Hill staffers has also been a major talking point on the account. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she supported the efforts.

“Like all Americans, our tireless Congressional staff have the right to organize their workplace and join together in a union. If and when staffers choose to exercise that right, they would have Speaker Pelosi’s full support,” Ms Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, said in a statement.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 CHURCH VANDALISM ON THE RISE...QUOTE OF THE DAY "In Oklahoma, we listen to parents. We know God gave kids to parents - not to the government." -Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-OK.

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CHURCH VANDALISM ON THE RISE The Justice Department responded to a Dec. 15 letter from CatholicVote President Brian Burch that called for the department to investigate the rash of violence against Catholic churches and statues that has been happening since May 2020. In a letter to Burch, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta wrote: “We share your concern with and commitment to preventing and addressing acts of vandalism, property destruction, and other incidents that target religious symbols, shrines, statues, or churches. The Department is taking numerous steps to address such violence, consistent with our commitment to combat unlawful acts of hate in all their forms.” Gupta stated that Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a 15-day review “to ensure all appropriate resources are being deployed to protect houses of worship.” READ

NEW TRUCKER FUNDS After GoFundMe outraged many by refusing to deliver funds raised for a Canadian Freedom Convoy of truckers who are protesting COVID-19 restrictions, an alternative crowdfunding site stepped in. As of Monday, GiveSendGo had raised well over $5,000,000 of its $16,000,000 fundraising goal for the Convoy. "To our Fellow Canadians, the time for political over reach is over," the fundraising campaign states. "Our current government is implementing rules and mandates that are destroying the foundation of our businesses, industries and livelihoods." READ

VA HIGH COURT DISMISSES SUIT The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a challenge to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order allowing parents to opt out of school mask mandates. A group of parents in Chesapeake, Virginia, had filed the suit against the governor, arguing that he was obligated by state law to mandate masks in schools. The court ruled Youngkin had no such obligation and therefore could not be sued. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares celebrated the ruling, calling it “a win for Virginia families.” Youngkin added: “We are pleased by the dismissal. We will continue to protect the rights of parents to make decisions regarding their child’s health, education, upbringing, and care.” READ

TOP SCIENCE ADVISOR INVESTIGATED An internal White House investigation found that Dr. Eric Lander, a top science advisor to President Joe Biden, has been unprofessional, demeaning, and cruel to his staff. “The investigation found credible evidence of instances of multiple women having complained to other staff about negative interactions with Dr. Lander, where he spoke to them in a demeaning or abrasive way in front of other staff,” according to a White House briefing. Biden promised soon after his inauguration that he would fire “on the spot” anyone caught “treat[ing] another colleague with disrespect” or “talk[ing] down to someone.” No such action has been taken against Lander. READ

COMPETITORS BLAST BEIJING ACCOMMODATIONS A large number of athletes, coaches, and officials are protesting the poor living conditions, limited food options, and isolated sleeping quarters provided by the administrators of the Beijing Olympics. Apart from subpar accommodations, some have also complained of extreme COVID rules. “I only eat three handfuls of pasta a day because it’s just impossible to eat the rest of the food," said Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova. "My stomach hurts, I'm very pale and I have huge black circles around my eyes. I want all this to end. I cry every day. I'm very tired." READ

DEBATE OVER JUSTICE THOMAS The Georgia Senate voted 32-21 Monday to allow the erection of a monument to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a Georgia native. A number of Democrats harshly criticized the plan due to the jurist’s historical opposition to their policy agendas. Democratic state Sen. Nikki Merritt said: “It’s not that we have a problem that he is a conservative or a Republican... We think he’s a hypocrite and a traitor.” READ

QUOTE OF THE DAY "In Oklahoma, we listen to parents. We know God gave kids to parents - not to the government." -Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-OK. Here are the details of Stitt's sweeping school choice reform plan. READ

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SAVING AMERICA? Dr. Richard Brake, headmaster at St. Michael High School in Petoskey, MI, believes that Catholic education is more important than ever. He said: "Last fall in Virginia, a particular faction let slip out something that they’ve believed for over 50 years but have kept secret until now: They don’t believe parents should be involved in their children’s education. And you saw what happened! Finally, some families woke up and started to reclaim their schools. Good for them. And for us people of faith, we realize the stakes are even higher, because we’re not only concerned with this life, but what happens in the next." READ

CLERICS CALL FOR SAME-SEX BLESSINGS A plenary meeting of the German Catholic Church’s “Synodal Way” ended on Saturday with votes in favor of draft texts calling for same-sex blessings and changes to the Catechism on homosexuality. Participants voted 161-34 to back a document entitled “Blessing celebrations for couples who love each other,” and also voted 174-22 to continue discussing a text on the “Magisterial reassessment of homosexuality,” which explicitly calls for the Catechism’s teachings on homosexuality to “be revised.” The Vatican’s top teaching office declared in March 2021 that the Church cannot bless same-sex unions, and reiterated the Church’s teaching that homosexual acts are sinful. READ

CATHOLIC 101 "Follow the science" is the mantra in today's media. But our culture can only truly follow science if it follows the Catholic Church. Find out why in this article by Randall Smith. READ

SAINT OF THE DAY St. Jerome Emiliani was born in Venice in 1486. He converted to Christianity after a rather dissolute youth, and dedicated himself to the service of the poor, the sick, and abandoned children. He founded a congregation (Somaschi) which looked after the education of children, especially orphans. He died of the plague while serving the afflicted. READ

DAILY PSALM "How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!” (Psalm 84:3) READ

DAILY READINGS Today's Mass readings. READ

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