Kyle Smith
@rkylesmith
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Film critic for @wsj and theater critic for @NewCriterion.
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Keep having fun at your junior varsity Nazi jamborees, but this is what happened the past 2 years: Hamas decimated. Hezbollah decapitated. Assad banished. Iran embarrassed & (with our help) nuke program set back years. Houthis smacked. Israeli peace w/Sunni Arabs holds.
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at last, they are using strong words about Trump. You go, girl
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@staidindoors “Hmmm I wonder how the greatest director of all time would have directed a CGI slop fest third in a dead fucking franchise starring a third rate actor”
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Excellent piece. There is no gray area here. Gaza attacked Israel and all other suffering is a direct result.
@IzaBooboo Correct. It's been two years of nonstop, unrelenting, antisemitic lies. https://t.co/dEH219nFCg
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I blame climate change
NEW: Per the federal complaint vs the Palisades Fire arson suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht, he asked Chat GPT “Are you at fault if a fire is lift [sic] because of your cigarettes" shortly after cell phone data placed him at the scene of a fire breaking out in the Palisades in the
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First order of business for Bari Weiss should be to upend CBS’s wokey-pokey weekday morning show that does a surprisingly good job of brainwashing normal JC Penney-shopping grandmas.
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I don’t need the NYT to tell me who supports ending G&T. It’s same progressive activists who brought you the longest school closures in the developed world & the biggest drop in child literacy because they stopped teaching children how to read, all in the name of “equity”.
‘A Hornet’s Nest:’ Mamdani’s Gifted Education Plan Divides New Yorkers:
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This isn’t about G&T in K or 3rd grade or any other specific issue. This is about Mamdani bowing to progressive special interests - NYC’s version of The Groups - which he will do over and over again, because he is weak, untested, has no real positions, and needs them for support.
“New York is unusual among large U.S. school districts in enrolling kindergartners in a separate gifted and talented program. It offers spots to fewer than 5 percent of children in kindergarten and has been criticized for admitting few Black and Latino students into the classes”
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Zohran Mamdani flashes beaming smile in pic with Uganda bigwig who pushed law to jail gay people for life https://t.co/2BoYVD0kTc
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The great @GlennLoury is joining @unherd US as a columnist, writing at the intersection of culture, ideas, and academe. I've admired Glenn ever since I heard his "Tolstoy is mine!" address in person. His intellectual integrity and independence make him an ideal fit for us!
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On this episode of the #FreeExpressionPodcast, I spoke with @NigelBiggar, author of “Reparations: Slavery and the Tyranny of Imaginary Guilt.” We discussed his experiences in the “culture wars,” the attempts to silence him, and much more. #WSJOpinion
https://t.co/aG7u6t3LxP
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In America and much of the West, it's become axiomatic to regard colonialism as a stain on human history. The story told in classrooms and popular culture is one of unrelenting exploitation of...
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On the subway heading to my 99th percentile job fantasizing about my life if I had a 99.9th percentile job
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The hallmarks of the hipster era: people were finding ways to 1. Spend time together IRL 2. Participate in aesthetic distinction 3. Innovate while re-energizing traditions The decline of the hipster era is a loss. Craft is the antidote to slop.
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Dems sold this as a temporary subsidy to get people through the COVID economy. It didn't exist five years ago, but now the entire health care system will collapse without it. Every new subsidy is a baseline. Until the next time. This was the entire point of Obamacare.
CNN breaking it down: if Republicans let ACA subsidies expire, your health care premiums will skyrocket. One example—$7,225 a year now (8.5% of income) would jump to $25,000 (nearly 30%). That’s the reality for millions, especially in CA, TX, FL, GA, and NC.
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Joe Flacco finding out he’s going to an even worse offensive line
Trade: Browns are trading QB Joe Flacco and a 6th-round pick to the Bengals for a 5th-round pick.
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Hamas terrorists tout Oct. 7 as ‘glorious day of success’ as Israel mourns on 2nd anniversary of massacre https://t.co/TZeHdi9VVd
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Today, on the second anniversary of Oct 7, the @NYDailyNews Editorial Board has published an important piece on Zohran Mamdani. “While Mamdani says he respects all New Yorkers of all faiths, his stance that Israel does not have the right to exist as a Jewish state strikes at a
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The Palestinians must be the first people in history to complain about mistreatment after starting a war with a massive sneak attack in the most disgusting way imaginable. Release the hostages or shut up.
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The thing that gives me joy here: this is what REAL non-conformity looks like. Campuses are chockablock with slavish conformists, whether they're douchey frat row preppies, sorority Tik Tok dance whores, or hair dye nose ring protest marcher. That young dude is his own drummer.
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