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Legendary Composer Burt Bacharach, Dead at 94

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Burt Bacharach Legendary composer Burt Bacharach’s career spanned more than five decades with hits that include “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”,  “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” and “I Say a Little Prayer.” On Thursday, Tina Brausam, Bacharach’s publicist, told the Associated Press that the Oscar winner died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles.

Former Aide Doug Schoen on Bill Clinton: Distracted by Lewinsky Scandal, He Took His Eye Off Bin Laden

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Democrat campaign pollster and former Bill Clinton aide Doug Schoen has a new memoir, “POWER: THE 50 TRUTHS, The Definitive Insider’s Guide.” The memoir claims that Bill Clinton, absorbed and distracted by the unfolding Monica Lewinsky scandal, took his attention away from Osama Bin Laden allowing the terror mastermind to plan the attacks on 9/11.

Black Out: Taxpayer Funded Canadian Theater Announces Black-Only Performances

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Image: National Arts Centre Ottawa, Ontario/YouTube During Black History Month, the National Arts Centre (NAC), a taxpayer-funded Canadian theater organization in Ottawa, Ontario, has announced a “Black Out” night for the February performances of “Is God Is.” The event will only allow “Black-identifying audiences.” ⁩In Trudeau’s woke Canada, discrimination, if it is the right kind of discrimination, is not only allowed, it is celebrated.  NAC shares, “Creating evenings dedicated to Black theatregoers will allow for conversation and participation to be felt throughout the theatre and open the doors for Black-identifying audiences to experience the energy of the NAC with a shared sense of belonging and passion.” NAC’s full announcement shares: NAC English Theatre is excited to begin 2023 with the Dora Mavor Moore Award-winning presentation of Aleshea Harris’Is God Is, running February 9-18. As one of the milestones in a series of offerings over Black History Month, this genre-smashing production will introduce the first of two Black Out nights that will be at the NAC this year.

Is White Paint Racist? Norwegian Government Funds Research to Find Out

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Norway’s University of Bergen is funding a study called ‘How Norway Made the World Whiter,’ or ‘NorWhite,’ to answer the pressing question of whether or not white paint helped historically contribute to white supremacy and help to make  “the world whiter.” The question is posed from a historical perspective looking at if, and how, the creation and widespread use of titanium white paint contributed to toxic views of race.

LAPD Bans Thin Blue Line Flag After Complaint It Represents ‘Racist, Bigoted Views’

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This week, the Los Angeles Police Department banned the Thin Blue flag, a frequent target of the woke crowd, from police departments in public areas citing a complaint that it represented “violent, extremist views.” Fox News reports: LAPD Chief Michel Moore defended the controversial move in an email sent to Fox News Digital, saying, “Yesterday, we received a community complaint of the presence of a Blue Flag” with “the view that it symbolized support for violent extremist views, such as those represented by the Proud Boys and others.” “I directed to have the item taken down from the public lobby. The U.S.