2022-11-30 06:11
According to an industry analyst, Mario Kart 9 is currently in “active development”, will have a new racing twist, and could be teased this year.
The speculation surrounding t… Read More
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2022-11-30 05:35
Videogames are heading for a U.S. sales decline in 2022, but a looming recession and new releases could turbocharge a rebound in 2023, according to one analyst.
Stifel analyst Drew Crum s… Read More
2022-11-30 05:35
For a while we’d though the Nintendo Switch Pro rumors has withered on the vine, but a leaked Nvidia DLSS source code has what looks like reference to a new Switch. And this could be t… Read More
2022-11-30 05:33
The global video game market will shrink in 2022, according to a new industry analysis that blames multiple factors.
Why it matters: If correct, it’ll prove that gaming, which… Read More
2022-11-29 20:07
After the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked on May 3rd, news reports blamed abortion-related violence over the summer on pro-life supporters.
“[W]e… Read More
2022-11-29 19:27
Lord Acton’s dictum is well-known: “Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Another way of saying that is “power is intoxicating.” It is di… Read More
2022-11-29 19:25
“The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,” President Biden claimed on Thanksgiving Day. “It has no socially redeeming value. Zero. None. Not… Read More
2022-11-29 19:22
There’s a new front being opened in the fight to keep harmful ESG standards from being forced on American companies by powerful holding entities such as BlackRock, Vanguard, and State… Read More
2022-11-23 01:32
The United States obsesses over whether biological men can compete in women’s sports as transgender females.
Crime is spiking at levels not seen in 40 years. But some consider it ra… Read More
2022-11-23 01:28
Who or what was responsible for the Republican nationwide collapse in the midterms? After all, pundits, politicos, and pollsters all predicted a “red tsunami.”Moreover, the avera… Read More
2022-11-23 01:26
Attorney General Merrick Garland has just announced the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith.
But Smith’s team will not look into the Biden family quid pro quo syndicate nor it… Read More
2022-11-19 04:49
A reader worries that Sony has become too complacent with the early success of the PS5 and details several ways it’s losing ground to Xbox.
This month’s State of Play was the… Read More
2022-11-19 04:46
There are many reasons why rock and roll is the best genre of music. For one, rock and roll is a very versatile genre that can encompass a wide range of styles and influences. This means tha… Read More
2022-11-15 02:19
In Martin Scorsese’s Oscar winning film The Departed, the Irish mafia infiltrate the Boston State Police, and the Police infiltrate the Irish Mafia. Toward the end of the movie, t… Read More
2022-11-15 02:17
Does anyone here remember the good ole ‘ days when you went with your parents to vote? You stood there and watched them cast their ballot, and get a receipt, and before you went to bed… Read More
2022-11-14 06:05
“When you wake up tomorrow, we will be in the majority, and Nancy Pelosi will be in the minority.”
It’s been three mornings since Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy… Read More
2022-11-10 06:18
Remember President Joe Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board? It was so ridiculed that the administration quickly scaled it back and then shut it down. But beware, Biden is resorting… Read More
2022-11-10 05:40
If you woke up this morning wondering why the expected red wave of Republican victories had turned out to be but a ripple, you’re not alone. Many pundits expected that the Biden admini… Read More
2022-11-05 01:47
Entering 2022, the world looks more dangerous than it has at any time since the late 1980s. Real conflicts of interest in Eastern Europe and the East China Sea have set the table f… Read More
2022-11-05 01:07
The Democratic Party are talking about Democratic Centralism, not democracy.
The Democratic Party put the statue here in Seattle.Don’t Vote for the Democratic Party. Vote Republi… Read More
2022-11-04 17:22
II was in communism in my childhood. In Boy Scouts, they had Axel honneth and Jurgen Habermas in boy scouts. I wasn’t a Missouri Lutheran, I was in the ELCA my entire life with woman p… Read More
2022-11-03 04:36
Harvard University has a Kennedy School of Government whose primary intent is to prepare people for some aspect of public (government) service. I suspect everybody who attends that school ha… Read More
2022-11-03 04:28
The Democratic Party is, historically, in trouble in the midterm elections next week. Not only does the party in power nearly always lose seats in the midterms, but usually not even a popula… Read More
2022-11-03 04:21
Next Tuesday, voters, please remember that Democrats will never run out of excuses for criminals. They drone on about “racism,” “root causes,” “poverty,”… Read More
2022-11-01 04:38
The Biden Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is being sued by an ethics watchdog for reportedly withholding key information on the baby formula shortage.
Accordin… Read More
2022-11-01 04:17
Paul Pelosi’s bizarre battle with a hammer-wielding, tighty-whitey bedecked foe, boasting a tawdry history befitting any ANTIFA clown, provides yet another insight into the degeneracy… Read More
2022-10-29 03:50
At this point, it would save everyone time if Democrats could simply point to a policy agenda item that isn’t going to save democracy — if such a thing exists.
If Republicans… Read More
2022-10-29 03:49
All eyes are on the House and Senate as we hurtle toward Election Day. But if the past two years have shown us anything, state races are just as crucial because of the impact they have on Am… Read More
2022-10-25 04:39
A George Soros-funded group is being investigated for possibly using federal grants given to it by the Biden administration.
A former Trump administration official and two congressi… Read More
2022-10-25 04:35
Everywhere I go, people are mystified about President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. So few of the policies comport with basic common sense that I’m asked the same question over an… Read More
2022-10-25 04:33
Mao Zedong (“Chairman Mao” to the Chinese people) served as the dictator of the People’s Republic of China from 1949, when the communists took over China, until his death i… Read More
2022-10-22 04:50
“What do you say to people who say, ‘Boy, yeah, but Washington can talk about all these big programs everything else, but I’m worried about the cost of food. I’m seei… Read More
2022-10-22 04:49
Speaking from the White House Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden attempted to scare Americans into thinking a return to President Donald Trump’s MAGA economy would be a bad thing.&n&hell…Read More
2022-10-22 04:48
Normally, when I write pieces on Joe Biden’s brain going on the fritz, I’m heavy on the snark and jokes about the White House not getting his drug cocktail right. But a newly rel… Read More
2022-10-22 04:47
Yes, we already gave you some he-can’t-be-serious Chris Hayes hot takes today, but he keeps talking, so we have to fill you in. It’s what we do!
Chris is super concerned all y… Read More
2022-10-22 04:46
Oil prices and President Joe Biden’s continued draining of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) have dominated the headlines over the past few weeks, but analysts say a more impactful… Read More
2022-10-21 03:55
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Photo: Nintendo, KonamiThe Nintendo Entertainment System is the most important console in the history of home gaming. After the video game industry crash of 1983 and several years of a… Read More
2022-10-20 22:58
Twin Cities
First Avenue, Minneapolis First Avenue music venue in Minneapolis Before it was a famous “danceteria,” First Avenue was a Greyhound depot. Legend has it that one… Read More
2022-10-20 22:54
Want to get scared this Halloween season?
Consider getting spooked by one of these 10 actually creepy places in Minnesota.
I didn’t want to believe it either, but our state is fu… Read More
2022-10-20 22:53
I subscribe to several conservative monthly news and opinion reports such as Hillsdale College’s “Imprimis” and “Thinking Minnesota.” This month, the list of le… Read More
2022-10-18 05:05
Like Hitler and John Wayne Gacy, the Democrats got arrogant over their successes, and that arrogance made them sloppy. That’s when their evil came to an end.
The Democrats thought t… Read More
2022-10-18 04:03
The only thing about the fact that a jury found that the degenerate scumbag who murdered seventeen people should not be executed is that it was just one nimrod juror who held out not to give… Read More
2022-10-18 04:00
I do not take the topic of this week’s missive lightly, and it comes from experience. Back in the mid-80s, I was a young Army Paratrooper Lieutenant assigned to the 325th Airborne Batt… Read More
2022-10-13 02:40
In October 2020, when news of Hunter Biden’s “laptop from hell” first broke, there was a large, coordinated effort to suppress the story. Social media platforms restricted… Read More
2022-10-13 02:24
A woman must not put on man’s apparel, nor shall a man wear woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is abhorrent to the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 22:5
This is an… Read More
2022-10-13 01:52
Disney World fans say the Orlando, Fla.-based theme park has “lost its magic” due to soaring ticket prices, according to a new study.
The majority of respondents from a survey… Read More
2022-10-13 01:47
Republicans always believe the polls are slanted against them. That belief has sometimes caused them to misread big political races. In 2012, for example, a significant number of Republica… Read More
2022-10-13 01:46
Randi Weingarten, president of the far-left American Federation of Teachers, recently took a break from demanding school closings and excoriating parents to endorse the federal Civics Secure… Read More
2022-10-09 04:44
An old friend and I recently sat down to catch up, and one of the topics that came up was the fact that we’d both — in our late 30s — found ourselves with far fewer friends… Read More
2022-10-08 00:56
With barely more than one month remaining until the midterm elections, the leading entities tasked with helping Democrats win and retain seats in the House of Representatives say they are ru… Read More
2022-10-08 00:55
The wokescolds at Disney General Entertainment — the entity within the Walt Disney Company that “creates original entertainment and news programming for Disney’s streaming… Read More
2022-10-05 03:25
MONONGAHELA, Pennsylvania — Whether by design or necessity, the decision by House Republican leaders to kick off their Commitment to America in this river town on the edge of Allegheny… Read More
2022-10-03 22:33
Vladimir Putin is the south end of a north-bound Appaloosa. What he is doing in Ukraine thoroughly disgusts me because I hate thugs. A pox on Putin.
But…I think America needs him… Read More
2022-10-03 22:09
Americans are starting to realize that their country is in serious trouble. After 20+ months of President Joe Biden and his ill-advised policies, multiple crises are impacting the nation.&nb&hell…Read More
2022-10-03 22:06
There’s generally a sinister, selfish motive behind most of the left’s supposedly ‘compassionate’ policy positions. At its root that motive comes down to raw power. E… Read More
2022-10-03 22:04
President Joe Biden has been incessantly bringing up abortion, in hopes that the issue will save the Democrats from losing their narrow majorities in the House and Senate in the upcoming Nov… Read More
2022-10-02 22:34
Disputes between television providers and networks are nothing new. They happen all the time, but rarely does one of these disputes leave so many viewers high and dry as the current spat bet… Read More
2022-09-29 03:01
The massive news coverage of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “political stunt” of sending 50 illegal aliens to Martha’s Vineyard reminds me of the media’s “political s… Read More
2022-09-29 02:58
President Joe Biden, as Katie highlighted earlier, had perhaps one of his worst moments today in that he repeatedly called for Rep. Jackie Walkorski (R-IN) at an event, despite how the congr… Read More
2022-09-21 03:07
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) on Tuesday attempted to revive last year’s Border Patrol whipping hoax with a tweet that included a picture many initial shared as “evidence… Read More
2022-09-21 03:04
Joe Biden said MAGA Republicans were a threat to our nation. These freedom-loving patriots, who only want a government that works for them, better trade deals, more jobs, and fewer taxes, ar… Read More
2022-09-21 02:45
Stop the presses, the President of the United States gave an interview! That, in and of itself, shouldn’t be newsworthy, but when you’re dealing with an insulated moron who hasn… Read More
2022-09-21 00:25
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100. Ico (2001)
Single-player video games are lonely. Ico made loneliness feel magical by giving you a companion, even as it constantly reminded you how alien her mind must be… Read More
2022-09-19 15:06
The Kenosha County Eye is reporting that Joshua Ziminsky, the man who either fired a “warning shot” in the air or perhaps took a pot shot at Kyle Rittenhouse, is behind bars afte… Read More
2022-09-19 15:01
No room at the inn? Residents of Martha’s Vineyard, a haven for wealthy Democrats, liberals, and Blue Anons, had their chance to put their money where their virtue-signaling lawn signs… Read More
2022-09-19 14:30
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is at it again, accusing Republicans of being politically motivated when her own party is the one who plays that game with Americans.
She called… Read More
2022-09-19 14:27
Former President Trump pulled up to an excited, American-loving crowd in Ohio where he rallied for fellow Republican J.D. Vance.
Calling Vance an “incredible patriot who will… Read More
2022-09-15 19:24
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has been considered one of the more vulnerable incumbents, but he’s also not one to be underestimated. When he was first elected in 2010, it was because he beat… Read More
2022-09-15 19:15
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — who is reportedly sniffing around for a new job, perhaps because despite her public comments, she doesn’t believe she’ll have the gavel m… Read More
2022-09-15 19:07
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) flew two planes with migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in the latest move by some governors to relocate the endless groups of people to other states. &hell…Read More
2022-09-08 16:41
Having the right tools in order to complete tasks quickly and effectively has become imperative in the era of hybrid and remote work, but some decision makers at organizations reportedly see… Read More
2022-09-08 16:40
Young adults’ desire to marry has greatly dwindled over the years as factors like fear of commitment, inflation and high divorce rates have taken a toll on younger generations.
A ma… Read More
2022-09-08 16:31
California and wildfires have unfortunately been close companions for many years now. As of Tuesday morning, the latest report from the Desert Sun had the Fairview Fire near Hemet at 2,400 a… Read More
2022-09-08 16:30
With the rise of digital services and development tools, the time has never been riper for launching businesses — or new ventures within businesses — with composable building blo… Read More
2022-09-05 22:01
The average American family is struggling right now. With historically high inflation and sky-rocketing energy prices, household costs are a staggering 8.5 percent more than they were just o… Read More
2022-09-05 21:58
When the military action between Ukraine and Russia kicked off in February, experts began warning of food shortages. Sanctions and counter sanctions have wreaked havoc on global trade… Read More
2022-09-02 04:06
On Monday, the Department of Justice filed a notice that it — oopsie! — took confidential communications between former President Donald Trump and his attorneys when the Biden FB… Read More
2022-09-01 03:43
There are a host of reasons why the Left is absolutely determined to force Americans out of their privately owned, gasoline-powered cars and trucks and into unreliable public transportation… Read More
2022-09-01 03:32
Federal law enforcement authorities have been tracking a disturbing recent trend that could be a significant security threat. The Department of Homeland Security believes that up to 30,000 i… Read More
2022-09-01 03:14
Americans surveyed in a new Quinnipiac poll were asked to look beyond the 2022 midterm general election now less than 10 weeks away and consider the 2024 presidential election — specif… Read More
2022-09-01 02:50
Fox News reported Ortiz said the lack of “consequences” is what has been causing the spike in millions of people illegally crossing the southern border.
“In my experienc… Read More
2022-08-28 02:36
Eight reasons EDM is over (and four reasons it isn’t)First of all, let’s define ‘EDM’. The Mixmag definition doesn’t cover all ‘electronic dance music&rsq&hell…Read More
2022-08-28 02:35
I’ve been listening to rock for as long as I can remember. Pink Floyd, The Cure, and The Smiths were always on repeat in the car ride to school with my dad when I was younger, and they… Read More
2022-08-28 02:34
The state of California is one of the most beautiful states in the union — scenery-wise, anyway. Spectacular mountains, awe-inspiring shorelines, endless forests — it’s got… Read More
2022-08-28 02:32
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which returned abortion policy back to the states, we saw a rash of corporations pledging to pay for… Read More
2022-08-28 02:32
After intense backlash, the Department of Homeland Security officially ended plans for a Disinformation Governance Board on Wednesday.
“The Department welcomes the recommendations o… Read More
2022-08-28 02:15
a Pokemon game can still have quality whilst catering to a younger audience (like what I had mentioned up above with the corner-cutting. If they do correct the missteps that they have made w… Read More
2022-08-23 05:17
It is usually customary for the sitting president to campaign for the candidates of his party during the midterm elections. This year, however, it’s a different story.
“As Bid… Read More
2022-08-23 04:21
The next political crisis may be triggered by a further loss of trust in authority, coupled with another institutional demand for power. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, fa… Read More
2022-08-23 04:18
There’s genuine danger from AI, but not in the form that the public thinks. The idea of a single, sentient Skynet that will take over the world is probably not feasible. Facebook Meta… Read More
2022-08-23 03:02
On Monday afternoon, attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed a motion in the ongoing saga of the FBI’s raid on his “Southern White House” Mar-a-Lago.
The… Read More
2022-08-23 03:00
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is once again laser focused on evidence “hiding in plain site” and will use the January 6 Committee to follow up on the FBI&rsqu&hell…Read More
2022-08-21 05:01
With the recent passage of the costly, yet deceptively named, Inflation Reduction Act in the Senate, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement will be further emboldened. The… Read More
2022-08-21 04:58
It was a very odd thing. For months – dating back to the winter – there were no public polls of the Florida gubernatorial race. We wrote about one of the last published surveys a… Read More
2022-08-13 05:31
After the recent annual Conservative Political Action Conference convention in Dallas, CNN published a video with the following headline: “Election deniers take over CPAC after primary… Read More
2022-08-13 05:30
Years ago, I heard that Romans punished murderers by forcing them to carry the corpse of their victims on their backs for as long as it took for them to become infected and die.
Tr… Read More
2022-08-13 05:29
Let’s hope Merrick Garland’s search of Mar-a-Lago is based on more evidence than his indictment of the Louisville, Kentucky, police officers involved in the raid on Breonna Taylo… Read More
2022-08-08 17:42
Florida officials hit back at mainstream media for attempting to incite fear into people over the Monkeypox virus.
Declaring that the virus has been “overblown,” Gov. Ro… Read More
2022-08-08 17:34
The now-suspended George Soros backed prosecutor Andrew Warren is speaking out against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-Fla) decision to oust him from his position.
During a press confer… Read More
2022-08-08 17:30
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) seems to be contemplating on another White House run, but says his decision will be based on what former President Trump decides to do.
Cruz was the Republic… Read More
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