Friday News Dump

A little bit of this, a little bit of that...

Wisconsin passes law forbidding private funding companies like Zuckabucks. From Just the News:

Wisconsin voters on Tuesday approved two constitutional amendments to tighten election integrity in the Badger State.

The first initiative would ban the private funding of elections while the second would restrict election administration to "only election officials designated by law," according to the New York Times.

Private funding of elections has attracted considerable scrutiny from conservatives since the 2020 presidential contest. Such donations earned the nickname "Zuckerbucks" in reference to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who made many such contributions in that cycle. Full piece here.

Biden administration is pushing for Ukraine to join NATO

Glenn Greenwald’s thoughts:

The media are trying to do the heavy lifting to help Biden boost his poll numbers. They know he’s hurting Israel now, so Biden says he demanded a cease-fire.

And here’s Biden stuck in the middle:

Victor Davis Hanson offers thoughts on why Americans are divided over these two wars, with his final thoughts being:

Final lessons?

Israel should do all it can to destroy Hamas as quickly as possible and end the war.

Ukraine does not have the wherewithal to defeat Russia. It should cease costly offensives against Russia's fortified lines and seek to negotiate.

Or, put another way, fickle Americans sympathize with those who are attacked. But their continuing support seems contingent on whether the victim can remain sympathetic--and win decisively to end the war rapidly.

I’ll sum it up for Victor - the Left sees Palestine as a war between white colonizers and non-white captives. A different part of the Left sees Russia as on par with Trump. So Ukraine must be defeated.

Easy to see how we end up in World War III all of a sudden.

Ben Shapiro will debate Candace Owens - should be a barn burner.

Candace is milking the drama for all it is worth:

I am Team Ben, not necessarily because I am pro-Israel, although I am not anti-Israel. But he treated her with respect and did not viciously attack her, as he could have. She has been nothing but passive aggressive and obnoxious, frankly, in her treatment of him. She has a right to her opinion without being called antisemitic. But she flirts in that direction a lot and always has. I look forward to their debate.

When Democracy leads to Tyranny

Trying a cat with different facial expressions

A TikTok user explains why celebrities aren’t cool anymore.

And with that, hope you have a nice weekend.