Openly socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has been getting blasted for attempting to downplay the smash-and-grab crimewave that has been destroying retail outlets in recent months. Speaking with the Washington Times last week, Ocasio-Cortez dismissed the allegations of “organized retail theft” as a hoax with not much evidence to back it up. “[A] lot of these allegations…
Oil Rebounds Above $71 on Omicron Hopes, Iran Talks
December 6, 2021 by
Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Okla., on April 21, 2020. (Drone Base/Reuters) LONDON—Oil rose by more than $1 a barrel to above $71 on Monday as hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant may cause mostly mild symptoms boosted riskier assets and as the…
US Treasury Yields Bounce and Stock Futures Mixed at Start of Likely Volatile Week of Trading
December 6, 2021 by
Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields rebounded and Wall Street futures were mixed in early trading Monday, with some investors apparently poised for more Omicron dip-buying after uncertainty over the new variant last week sparked sharp selloffs in risk assets and fueled interest in havens like government securities. A slightly more upbeat mood was evident early Monday,…
World Shares Mixed Amid Troubles for Chinese Property Sector
December 6, 2021 by
BANGKOK—European shares and U.S. futures rose Monday after a lackluster day in Asia, where shares fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai after troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande warned it may run out of money. Moving to reassure investors and keep growth from stalling, China’s central bank cut the amount of funds banks are required to…
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Roman Statues Under Norman Village Church in England
December 6, 2021 by
An archeological dig in Buckinghamshire is dredging up artifacts from England’s remote past—ahead of a high-speed rail that’s laying the groundwork for UK’s rapid land-transportation future. Researchers from high-speed rail project HS2 unearthed at Stoke Mandeville a set of remarkable Roman busts from beneath what was once a Norman village church. The HS2 research team are calling…
Democrat Dov Hikind Says Ocasio-Cortez Is A ‘Danger’ For Downplaying Smash-And-Grab Robberies
December 6, 2021 by
Former Democratic New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind criticized Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday for downplaying crime in major cities across the U.S.Ocasio-Cortez told the Washington Times that “a lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out.” Hikind replied that Ocasio-Cortez was “out of control.” “All she’s…
EXCLUSIVE: Ocasio-Cortez Hit With Second Ethics Complaint Over ‘Tax The Rich’ Met Gala Appearance
September 16, 2021 by
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have violated a myriad of House ethics rules for attending the ritzy Met Gala on Monday evening while wearing a “tax the rich” dress, a conservative watchdog group alleged in a complaint filed Thursday. “Representative Ocasio-Cortez may have violated the House Gift Rule by accepting free admission for herself and boyfriend…
Manchin Says Ocasio-Cortez Attacks ‘Just Awful’ –
September 13, 2021 by
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was using “awful” words that ‘”divide’” while denying that he is beholden to Exxon and other fossil fuel lobbyists. Partial transcript as follows: BASH: I’m sure you have heard your fellow Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said this about you…
Ocasio-Cortez: Critical Race Theory Is GOP Using ‘White Supremacist Core Logic’ to Reanimate Fear
July 22, 2021 by
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Monday on CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight” that Critical Race Theory is the Republican Party “using a white supremacist core logic” to “reanimate a fear of the other.” Lemon said, “Do you think Republican efforts to redefine it and use it as a scare tactic, do you think it is working?”…
Ocasio-Cortez Warns Against ‘Hysteria’ Over Rising Violence, Reiterates Her Proposal To Defund Police
June 28, 2021 by
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called public’s concerns over an ongoing increase in violent crimes “hysteria” and repeated her proposal to defund the police during a Saturday Zoom call. “We are seeing these headlines about percentage increases. Now, I want to say that any amount of harm is unacceptable and too much, but I…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Ocasio-Cortez A ‘Terrorist’ — ‘Responsible For Attacks On Jewish People’
May 24, 2021 by
Republican Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene called Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a “terrorist” and said she was “responsible for attacks on Jewish people” in a tweet Saturday. “.@AOC you’re responsible for attacks on Jewish people bc of your hate-Israel stance against Israel’s right to defend itself from terrorists Hamas, calling Israel an apartheid…
Ocasio-Cortez: We Need to Go Bigger on Infrastructure –
April 1, 2021 by
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” that President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan over eight years is not big or fast enough. Ocasio-Cortez said, “I think that the vision that President Biden and the administration has laid out, you’re right, has surprised a lot of us in a positive…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pressed On Why She Doesn’t Address ‘The Border Crisis’ And ‘Kids In Cages’ Like She Used To
April 1, 2021 by
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said during an Instagram live post that she has been talking about the U.S.-Mexico border differently under President Joe Biden because “it’s not a crisis.” One person asked the congresswoman why she was not addressing issues at border as she used to, likely referring to her outspokenness under the…
Ocasio-Cortez: I Was Not Safe in Secure Location with House Republicans –
March 5, 2021 by
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Friday on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” that she could not stay in the secure location with Republican members of Congress during the Capitol Hill riots because they sympathize with white supremacist cause. Maddow said, “Let’s talk about that in terms of members of Congress and congressional staff as well. You…
Ocasio-Cortez Describes Hiding In Her Bathroom During Riot, Questions Whether Officer Purposefully Put Her At Risk
February 2, 2021 by
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned Monday evening whether a Capitol Police officer purposefully put her at risk during the Capitol riot. The New York Democrat took to Instagram Live to discuss her experiences during the Jan. 6 rioting, when rioters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, committing acts of vandalism and…
Obama Endorses Socialist Candidate Ocasio-Cortez After Snubbing Her Last Time.
October 1, 2018 by
Former president Barack Obama notably snubbed Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New House candidate, when he endorsed more than 80 Democrats back in August. But Obama on Monday finally endorsed Ocasio-Cortez, who has joined forces with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to push free health care and college for all, along with other socialist ideas that experts […]
Democratic Socialism: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wears $3,500 Outfit For Working Class Photo Op.
September 16, 2018 by
As many have said about socialism, the issue is that you eventually run out of other people’s money. Socialist and rising Democratic star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is bound for Congress on an agenda that will cost trillions. $40+ trillion in the first decade alone for her left wing goodies of free college and single-payer health care, […]
Ocasio-Cortez claims solidarity with cab drivers — while campaign buys rides from Uber, other ‘alternatives,’ FEC data show.
August 25, 2018 by
New York Socialist Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez once blamed ride-sharing giant Uber for leading a yellow cab driver to suicide. Her campaign then took $4,000 worth of Uber rides. But Ocasio-Cortez, who rose to prominence after defeating top Democrat Joe Crowley in the party’s U.S. House primary in June, is no fan of Uber, if you […]
‘Just Like Catcalling’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Ben Shapiro for Challenging Her to a Debate.
August 13, 2018 by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congressional candidate from New York, waves during a rally, Friday, July 20, 2018, in Wichita, Kan. (Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle via AP) Socialist wunderkind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez only burst onto the national stage a few weeks ago, but she’s already making it a frightening time to be a conservative, a libertarian, a […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gets Epic FACT CHECK From The Washington Post.
August 12, 2018 by
Self-described “Democratic socialist” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been making the rounds on liberal media ever since her surprising win over top Democratic incumbent Joseph Crowley in New York’s 14th congressional district. Her statements have been repeatedly fact checked by right-leaning news outlets, but now the left-leaning Washington Post is following Politifact to debunk many of her […]
Ocasio-Cortez Refuses To Respond To Shapiro’s $10K Debate Offer.
August 10, 2018 by
Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has chosen not to respond to Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro’s debate offer in which Shapiro offered to make a $10,000 donation to her campaign if she agreed to a debate or, if she preferred, to use the debate to raise money for charity. The Daily Wire has reached out to […]
Socialist star Ocasio-Cortez strikes out: All endorsed candidates lose Tuesday primaries.
August 8, 2018 by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s record on Tuesday night for her chosen primary candidates was as bare as a Venezuelan supermarket shelf. The socialist pulled off a stunning victory last month in New York, and is now attempting to parlay that win into helping other leftists win Democratic primaries. We’ve got about ONE WEEK LEFT until a whole […]
Ocasio-Cortez vs. the Trump Economy.
August 8, 2018 by
If you want to bring a smile to Donald Trump’s face, the best way to do it might be to bring up the economic news from the past ten days. The July jobs numbers were released, and our unemployment rate has again fallen below 4.0%. This follows the recent news of our second-quarter 2018 GDP numbers released at […]
Far Left Street Cred: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Attends Event With Anti-Israel Activist Linda Sarsour.
August 2, 2018 by
Well, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the insurgent democratic socialists who beat top House Democrat Joe Crowley in a primary, is off to a great start in her career in public life, and as the new face of the Democratic Party. She’sbrain-dead on economicsand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On her socioeconomic agenda, well, she doesn’t know how to pay […]
Trevor Noah Asks Ocasio-Cortez: ‘How Do You Pay for All These Ideas?’
July 29, 2018 by
Rising Democratic socialist star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained to Trevor Noah on “The Daily Show” Thursday how she planned to pay for the ideas that she campaigned on in her stunning primary defeat over fourth-ranking House Democrat Joe Crowley (NY). After Ocasio-Cortez went through the main things she wants government to pay for, including Medicare for […]
Ocasio-Cortez: Trump Zero-Tolerance Policy on Spectrum of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
July 26, 2018 by
Democratic-Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” enforcement policy is on the spectrum of “ethnic cleansing.” During an appearance on this week’s “In The Thick” podcast, Ocasio-Cortez, when speaking about the “Abolish ICE” movement that got momentum after her primary win over Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), said, “But we also have to ask ourselves […]
Ocasio-Cortez: Make socialism great again.
July 25, 2018 by
Politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez deserves credit for spewing enough wishful thinking to fire up a crowd of equally delusional socialists. Facts do not get in the way of the novice-millennial demanding Medicare for all (yeah); picking up the college tab for everyone (double yeah) and best of all, fulfilling the anarchists’ dream of abolishing ICE (boo […]
Socialists Unite! Bolshevik Bernie And Ocasio-Cortez Campaign Together In Kansas.
July 22, 2018 by
Just as I predicted, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, fresh off her win in New York against Democratic incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley, has hit the campaign trail with big name leftists. This time it’s in Kansas with Bolshevik Bernie Sanders. It’s a socialist dream come true. Ocasio-Cortez may not be able to tell you the difference between socialists […]
Former ICE Director Calls Socialist Ocasio-Cortez ‘Un-American’ For Plan To Shut Down ICE.
July 19, 2018 by
Democratic Socialist congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is demanding people occupy Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices until illegal immigrant children are reunited with their families. Ocasio-Cortez said in a recent interview “We have to have a rapid response. And I think every day that we go on, especially a day when something that […]
Ocasio-Cortez: Illegals Deserve ‘Right of Passage’ to Freely Enter USA…
July 3, 2018 by
Socialist Democrat candidate for Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is taking her campaign for open borders even further to the political left, now saying that all border crossers and illegal aliens deserve a “right of passage” into the United States. Last week, Ocasio delivered an upset to establishment Democratic power player Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) in the district’s primary election, […]