03-17-2023

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03-17-2023

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The Origins of the Term ‘Woke’ Had Nothing to Do With Today’s Identity Politics Wars

When in 2017 the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary added “woke” to their list of new words, they defined it as “alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice.” The earliest modern citation of “woke,” according to the OED, was a 1962 article, “If You’re Woke You Dig It”.

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House Oversight chair questions $1.3 million in payments to Hunter Biden and relatives

The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee published a memo Thursday alleging that Hunter Biden and at least two relatives were paid $1.3 million from an associate of the president's son who had links to a Chinese energy company. They are alleged to have been paid.

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