March 28, 2024

Irish PM Leo Varadkar’s career ended because he went woke

Ireland’s prime minister, or Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has resigned as both head of the government and leader of his political party — Fine Gael — causing a political hurricane in the country.  The news follows a brutal referendum loss that saw more than 70% of the Irish electorate vote down proposals to amend the Constitution […]

‘Just the Beginning’: Conservatives Continue to Attack Woke Universities After Claudine Gay’s Harvard Resignation

The drama stemming from woke Ivy Leagues appears to be far from over, with conservatives stating that the resignations of the Harvard and University of Pennsylvania presidents amid antisemitism controversy are “just the beginning.” Following Claudine Gay’s and Liz Magill’s departures as presidents from their respective schools after their controversial testimony on campus antisemitism, Rep.

Comic predicts woke Seattle club that canceled him will not ‘stay in business that long’

A Seattle comedy club canceled four comics because they didn’t align with its neighborhood’s “progressive values” — leading one of the funnymen to predict the club would go out of business. The Capitol Hill Comedy Bar, which celebrates the “vibrant voices of the queer community” with a weekly “Queers to the front” open mic. had […]

Rob Schneider: ‘Disney Got Financially Spanked by American Families Who Don’t Want Their Children Indoctrinated by Woke Lunacy’

Steve Snowden/Getty Images Saturday Night Live alum Rob Schneider took aim at the Disney Corporation in a post on X on Monday, noting that Americans are tired of Disney’s “woke lunacy.” “Disney got financially spanked by American families who don’t want their children indoctrinated by idiotic Woke lunacy,” the Waterboy actor wrote. “Now they will

Nolte: Woke Marvel Turned ‘Blade’ Into Women’s Film ‘Filled with Life Lessons’

Twentieth Century Fox The Disney Grooming Syndicate had originally planned to release Marvel’s reboot of Blade this year. You won’t believe the madness that has held it up. Actually, you will… As we all know, Marvel’s biggest problem is that it is dying due to its affirmative action programs. Rather than making universal entertainment for

Trump Roasts Megan Rapinoe Miss: ‘Nice Shot,’ ‘Woke Equals Failure’

Former President Donald Trump roasted U.S. women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe in the wake of her missing the penalty shot that knocked Team USA from the World Cup. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, the former president said that the loss was yet another example of woke going broke, noting how many of the

Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 347: White House Cocaine and Woke Ben & Jerry’s; Guest Paul Fitzpatrick

Host Mike Slater weighs in on the White House cocaine story. Then, Paul Fitzgerald, president of the 1792 Exchange, joins the podcast to discuss left-wing Ben and Jerry of ice cream fame declaring that the United States must return the “stolen indigenous land” it was founded upon. We can start with Ben & Jerry’s Vermont

Woke Journalists Attack ‘Final Fantasy XVI’ for ‘Overwhelming Whiteness’

Final Fantasy XVI/Square Enix The latest video game in the long-running Final Fantasy series is facing attacks from the woke video game news site Kotaku. Its crime? Lack of diversity. Final Fantasy XVI is set in European medieval setting, drawing inspiration from societies that were not ethnically or culturally diverse, a fact acknowledged by Kotaku, which nonetheless

Kudlow on Consumers’ Research Report About Bank of America: ‘The Worst Woke Story I’ve Seen’

“This is the worst woke story I’ve seen,” Fox Business host Larry Kudlow said about Bank of America’s use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics against its own customers. Kudlow made his comments during a Friday interview on his WABC radio show with Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney. The topic of discussion was a Breitbart

Disney Layoffs: Pixar Cuts Director of ‘Lightyear’ Right Before Anniversary of Woke Film’s Box-Office Disaster

Disney Walt Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios has cut 75 jobs, including two executives behind Lightyear, a woke revisionist take on a beloved Toy Story character that ended up being a box-office failure. Sources told Reuters of the job cuts on Saturday, which mark the first major job eliminations at the legendary studio in ten years. Lightyear director Angus MacLane had

Woke corporate governance often stems from involved investment firms: Former Anheuser-Busch exec

Woke corporate governance, which recently led to the fiscal hemorrhaging of Anheuser-Busch and Target, often begins with investment firms pressuring them to behave in certain ways, a former executive at the beer conglomerate said. Anson Frericks told “Jesse Watters Primetime” a lot of the lead-up to decisions — such as the one at his former […]

Colin Kaepernick Claims His 6-Year Absence Proves NFL Not Woke Enough

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images In a new interview, former NFL second-string quarterback and national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick said that without him, the league still isn’t woke enough and hasn’t changed since he last played pro football in 2017. Speaking to NPR’s Juana Summers, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback said that there had been

Woke Vs. Woke: Uber Places Diversity Boss on Leave After Employees Freak Out over Event on ‘Karen’ Stereotype

Uber’s Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Bo Young Lee, has been put on temporary leave by the woke Silicon Valley giant following employee backlash over an event she moderated titled “Don’t Call Me Karen” which focused on the negative connotations of the stereotype about white women. Outraged employees felt the event minimized the experiences

Laura Ingraham torches woke ‘Transformers’: ‘Shoving’ pronouns down kids’ ‘throats’ with ‘corrosive lies’

During Friday’s edition of “The Ingraham Angle,” host Laura Ingraham spotlighted the children’s show “Transformers: EarthSpark” for its decision to roll out non-binary characters that go by they/them and she/they pronouns.  “As a parent, you often ask yourself, What do my kids need? A loving family, a roof over their heads, a life grounded in […]

Disney Cancels Woke ‘National Treasure’ Series After 1 Season

April 22 (UPI) — National Treasure: Edge of History will not return for a second season on Disney+. The mystery-adventure series premiered on the streaming service in February and starred Lisette Olivera, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Zuri Reed, Antonio Cipriano, Jordan Rodrigues, Jake Austin Walker and Lyndon Smith. The show was co-created by Marianne and Cormac Wibberley

Rob Schneider mocks the ‘liberal intelligentsia’ in ‘Woke Up in America’ comedy special

Following the release of his latest stand-up special, actor and comedian Rob Schneider doubled down on the importance of cracking jokes in the face of cancel culture. “There is no forgiveness from the liberal intelligentsia. You don’t get it,” Schneider told the “Fox & Friends” co-hosts on Monday. “So don’t bother. Just stick to your guns.” “At the end […]

WATCH –Woke Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy: ‘I Would Not Give Another Dollar to Ukraine’

WATCH — Anti-Woke Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy: ‘I Would Not Give Another Dollar to Ukraine’ WOLFEBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Friday night he would not send any more taxpayer dollars to Ukraine if elected and asserted Russia’s invasion of the country proves energy independence is pivotal not only to economic

Bud Light donates $200K to LBGTQ+ group, sending mixed signals after ‘woke’ fiasco

Bud Light said it will donate $200,000 to an LGBTQ+ nonprofit — the latest in a slew of mixed signals as the brand grapples with blowback over its ties to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Bud Light said this week it will extend its partnership with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) “to continue supporting […]

Dylan Mulvaney controversy at Anheuser-Busch is giving the company a bitter sip of woke

A group of marketing execs at Anheuser-Busch, the company that created the Budweiser beer franchise, are brainstorming about their inability to extend Bud’s client base beyond traditional beer drinkers, i.e. older, working-class males. They want a new hipster generation of millennials and Gen-Z’ers to start enjoying cold ones as well. But it’s a real balancing […]

‘This Is an Outrage’: Caitlyn Jenner Knocks Woke NIKE for Dylan Mulvaney Partnership

Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for AOL Caitlyn Jenner came out swinging against Woke NIKE for selecting fellow transgender Dylan Mulvaney as a brand ambassador. As Breitbart News reported this week, NIKE Women selected Dylan Mulvaney to sell women’s sports bras and leggings despite being a man. “Home for a moment and leaning into cozy workout

Director Paul Schrader Says ‘Oscars Mean Less Each Year,’ Cites Academy’s ‘Scramble to Be Woke’

Following yet another disastrously low-rated Academy Awards, acclaimed filmmaker and screenwriter Paul Schrader offered his own morning-after analysis, declaring that “the Oscars mean less each year” due to the Academy’s financial challenges and “scramble to be woke.” The First Reformed director laid out his case in a Facebook post on Monday. “The Oscars mean less

Biologist Richard Dawkins Declares There Are ‘Only Two Sexes’, Decries Woke ‘Bullying’ of J.K. Rowling

British evolutionary biologist and prominent atheist Richard Dawkins lashed out at modern leftist concepts on gender and the woke “bullying” of women such as Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for her feminist critique of the transgender movement in the West. Appearing on Piers Morgan’s programme on TalkTV on Monday evening, University of Oxford emeritus fellow Richard

Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 312: Trump Indictment Watch; Guest: Kirk Cameron vs. Woke Left

Host Alex Marlow opens today’s podcast with a Trump indictment watch update, a rundown of economic news including the Fed’s decision to continue rate hikes, and the story of another man beating women in sports (this time cycling). How long will this go on? All of this and more in the opening. Our guest today

Democrats Focus on Woke Grievances During TikTok Hearing, Not National Security

While most lawmakers focused on TikTok’s ties to communist China at today’s hearing with its CEO, Shou Zi Chew, Congresswomen Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) focused on what, for them, appeared to be a more important priority: stopping algorithms from becoming racist. The House Energy and Commerce Committee called the hearing amid widespread concerns

Pinkerton: How the Rich Got Woke, Went Broke, But *Still* Got Richer

The Quiet Coup Part II In 2009, the year after the great financial crisis, Simon Johnson published a memorable piece in The Atlantic, entitled “The Quiet Coup.” Johnson, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, described the scandalous process by which financiers “played a central role in creating the crisis, making ever-larger gambles, with

DeSantis to unveil alliance with 18 states to combat Biden’s ‘woke’ ESG agenda

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is expected to announce an alliance with 18 states Thursday. The group aims to “push back against President Biden’s environmental, social, corporate governance (ESG) agenda.” Each of the states is expected to commit to initiating “state-level efforts to protect individuals from the ESG movement” and contemplating measures such as stripping state […]

Pinkerton: Green, Woke, and Now Broke — How SVB Became the 2nd Biggest Bank Failure in U.S. History

Go Woke, Go Bust Oh so woke, oh so green, oh so diverse Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) just went bust. One can go to its website—still up for who knows how much longer—and see that it claims assets of $212 billion. But as they say, the bigger they are, the harder they fall; and SVB makes

Disney’s Woke Streaming Services Still Losing More than $1 Billion a Quarter as Bob Iger Tries to Rein in Spending

Disney’s woke streaming services are still hemorrhaging money at an alarming rate, losing more than $1 billion a quarter at a time when CEO Bob Iger is trying to put the brakes on the company’s runaway spending habits. For its first fiscal quarter, Disney’s direct-to-consumer business — which includes Disney+, Hulu, and other services —

Nolte: Woke ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Disappoints at Box Office

Warner Bros. Magic Mike’s Last Dance wasn’t expected to light the box office on fire, and it still underperformed. The expectation was that the third and (likely last) in director Steven Soderbergh’s trilogy would open somewhere between $9 to 11 million. Instead, it crash-dived at $8.2 million. In 2012, the original Magic Mike opened with

‘Grease’ Gets a Woke Prequel Series with ‘Marginalized’ Lead Characters, Queer and Antiracist Plotlines

Eduardo Araquel/Paramount+ An upcoming Paramount+ spinoff series for the 1978 hit John Travolta movie Grease is aiming for an ultra-woke theme by focusing on characters with a “marginalized identity,” lesbian kissing scenes, and more — all set in 1954, supposedly four years before the events chronicled in the films. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies will

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