Battlegrounds Watch is a collection of stories and topics in today’s news Chuck & Sam are tuning in to.
And, no, we’re not ignoring Trump’s indictment – it’s making a mockery of our judicial system and we condemn it entirely – but everyone is talking about that. Here are some stories you might have missed…
REAL CLEAR POLITICS: U.S. Steps up Efforts to Help Chinese Christians
A group of Chinese Christians, fleeing persecution by the Chinese Communist Party, recently arrived in Thailand, but were arrested and face threats of imminent deportation back to China. U.S. says they’re stepping up efforts to intervene, but still refuse to grant asylum to the Chinese church members…
“The church members first found refuge in South Korea, but after experiencing some setbacks there, have been living in Thailand for the last several months while seeking emergency legal status in the United States. U.S. immigration agencies, however, declined to offer them humanitarian refugee status, as it has done for tens of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing their war-ravaged country, and the first group of Afghans airlifted into the United States amid the chaotic evacuation in August 2021.”
AMERICAN GREATNESS: How Climate Alarmism Killed Real Environmentalism
The environmental movement is a sham. A power-grab masquerading as altruism. We have real problems that need to be addressed, but the climate alarmist movement isn’t helping, at all. In fact, much of what they’re doing is directly harmful to our planet. Can we roll back the globalist power plan?
“Americans may or may not eventually muster the impertinence to successfully challenge the political power grab masquerading as environmentalism today. But either way, its centerpiece, the “climate crisis,” is responsible for devastating harm both to what was once a legitimate environmentalist movement, as well as to the environment itself.”
POLITICO: Progressive Brandon Johnson Wins Chicago Mayor’s Seat
It shouldn’t have been possible for Chicagoans to elect someone to the left of departing Mayor Lori Lightfoot, but that’s exactly what they did. For stunned residents who were hoping for someone to rein in Chicago’s leftist crime spree, it’s time to consider buying a ballistic vest. Here’s a good one
“Johnson takes office next month facing challenges to bring together a city divided by race and a view on how best to quell persistent crime, a subject that loomed over the months-long campaign and set him apart from moderate rival Paul Vallas, who has called for swelling the streets with police.”
POLITICO: 5 Takeaways From Liberals Big Election Night Win in Wisconsin
The most expensive state supreme court judicial race in history came down to the wire, but ended in a big win for Democrats. Where do Wisconsin Republicans go from here? And what does it mean for the future of the state? Democrat Judge Protasiewicz campaigned partially on re-writing Wisconsin’s political boundaries to make them more Democrat-friendly…
“Perhaps the biggest impact will be in the state’s legislative and congressional delegations. Despite the close-to 50/50 makeup of the state, Republicans have a near-supermajority in both legislative chambers, as well as a solid hold on the congressional delegation.
Tuesday’s election could be the beginning of the end of that. Protasiewicz regularly called the state’s political maps unfair on the trail, and Democratic-aligned groups are likely itching to bring a case looking to challenge them as illegal political gerrymanders.”
WSJ: The Robots Have Finally Come for My Job
ChatGPT is only the beginning. The Robot Revolution is at our doorstep, and millions of jobs long thought to be immune from automation are about to be automated. The world isn’t ready..
“A handful of experiments point to the astonishing potential of generative AI to replace workers. With ChatGPT, professionals such as grant writers, data analysts and human-resource professionals were able to produce news releases, short reports and emails in 37% less time, 10 minutes on average and with superior results, according to a study by Shakked Noy and Whitney Zhang, doctoral students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”
SFGATE: Cash App founder killed in San Francisco Stabbing
The Big Blue Crime Wave is out of control and claiming victims daily. Major cities are unsafe, but until pro-crime prosecutors have been run from office, nothing is likely to change.
“The police department reported 56 homicides in both 2022 and 2021, up from 48 in 2020. Since the start of 2023, there have been 12 homicides, according to the crime dashboard. At this time last year, there had been 10.”
NATIONAL REVIEW: Biden Owes America Answers on the Chinese Spy Balloon
Report by CBS suggesting China’s Hindenburgs were able to gather significant intelligence from U.S. military facilities and were tightly controlled by Beijing runs counter to the public narrative the Biden WH has been spinning. Time for the Gaffer in Chief to fess up and come clean about what the WH knows…
“Unsurprisingly, the administration was defensive, and in responding to NBC it stuck to its previous talking points. The Pentagon claimed that the intelligence collected had “limited additive value,” while the White House declined to address the precise intelligence that could have been gleaned by the Chinese.”
WSJ VIDEO: Finland Officially Joins NATO
On the 75th Anniversary of NATO, and with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underlying Finnish security concerns, Finland joins the NATO alliance, further hemming in Vladimir Putin’s hegemonic vision of an ascendant Russia…