The Federalist Daily Briefing 2021-08-06

[View in browser]( Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray 2021-08-06 [Your ‘Fur-Babies’ Are Not A Good Or Healthy Replacement For Human Babies]( [Your ‘Fur-Babies’ Are Not A Good Or Healthy Replacement For Human Babies]( Replacing babies with pets stifles a person’s capacity to give and receive love, as it wrongly directs our greatest earthly affections toward ourselves. Nathanael Blake [Mark Zuckerberg Is Planting The First Church Of The Metaverse]( [Mark Zuckerberg Is Planting The First Church Of The Metaverse]( Virtual idols are the future of false religion. With 3 billion users and zero sense of sacred boundaries, Facebook is poised to lead this revolution. Joe Allen [Biden’s ATF Nominee Talked Guns On A Chinese Propaganda Network And Failed To Tell The Senate]( [Biden’s ATF Nominee Talked Guns On A Chinese Propaganda Network And Failed To Tell The Senate]( While David Chipman provided at least 16 pages detailing past media hits to the Senate, he did not list the propaganda network. Jordan Davidson [America’s Generals Lied, Lost Wars, And Looted The People They Claimed To Serve]( [America’s Generals Lied, Lost Wars, And Looted The People They Claimed To Serve]( Military leaders failed to properly account for their own efforts, misled the public, and then racked up cushy paychecks after the war. They deserve to be punished. Josiah Lippincott [TRIGGERED: Political Journo Says Shooting AR-15 For The First Time ‘Felt Like A Meteor’]( [TRIGGERED: Political Journo Says Shooting AR-15 For The First Time ‘Felt Like A Meteor’]( A Vermont journalist unironically penned a column this week telling how his experience shooting an AR-15 in an indoor range 'rattled' him. Jordan Davidson [Democrats Are Disguising Their Dereliction Of Duty At The Border As Infrastructure]( [Democrats Are Disguising Their Dereliction Of Duty At The Border As Infrastructure]( Rather than solve the crisis on the border, the Democrats are trying to distract the country from their incompetence, radicalism, and corruption. Jim DeMint [How Celebrities Like Selena Gomez Manipulate The Public Into Protecting Their Privilege]( [How Celebrities Like Selena Gomez Manipulate The Public Into Protecting Their Privilege]( Selena Gomez and her fans are mobilizing to scold a show that made a one-second quip about her kidney transplant. Emily Jashinsky [While Larry Nassar Spends Thousands In Prison, His Victims Collect $8 Per Month]( [While Larry Nassar Spends Thousands In Prison, His Victims Collect $8 Per Month]( Nassar owes victims nearly $60,000 but has only paid $300 in sentencing fees. Meanwhile, he's spent more than $10,000 on personal finances behind bars. Haley Strack [If They Want Compliance, Officials Should Follow Their Own Rules]( [If They Want Compliance, Officials Should Follow Their Own Rules]( History shows that true leaders choose to suffer alongside those they lead, as did Alexander the Great. Democrats should take note. Robert Busek [Global Investors Should Stop Bankrolling China’s Geopolitical Ambitions]( [Global Investors Should Stop Bankrolling China’s Geopolitical Ambitions]( No one had imagined that the Chinese Communist Party would be willing to destroy an entire industry with abrupt policy changes. Helen Raleigh [Sign Up for a FREE Trial of The Transom]( The Transom is a daily email newsletter written by publisher of The Federalist Ben Domenech for political and media insiders, which arrives in your inbox each morning, collecting news, notes, and thoughts from around the web. , [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( You received this email because you signed up on our website. [Unsubscribe]( [MailerLite](