{"id":2520906,"date":"2025-12-13T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-legendary-season-from-ohtani-time-goes-with-woke-pick-for-athlete-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:52:00","slug":"despite-legendary-season-from-ohtani-time-goes-with-woke-pick-for-athlete-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-legendary-season-from-ohtani-time-goes-with-woke-pick-for-athlete-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Legendary Season From Ohtani, Time Goes With Woke Pick for &#8216;Athlete of the Year&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespite-legendary-season-from-ohtani-time-goes-with-woke-pick-for-athlete-of-the-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article critiques Time magazine&#8217;s choice of A&#8217;ja Wilson,a WNBA player from the Las Vegas Aces,as Athlete of the Year for 2025,arguing that despite her accomplishments-including winning the WNBA MVP,a championship,and an Olympic gold medal-her season was not as historically important as Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s. Ohtani had arguably one of the greatest individual seasons in baseball history, achieving the unprecedented 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases milestone, earning a unanimous MVP, and delivering an exceptional postseason performance. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-article-suggests-republicans-are-worse-than-nazis\/\" title=\"MSNBC Article Suggests Republicans Are Worse Than Nazis\">article suggests<\/a> that Time&#8217;s decision reflects a bias toward promoting &#8220;wokeness&#8221; and supporting women&#8217;s sports over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recognizing statistically dominant achievements<\/a>, doubting whether the magazine&#8217;s choice was based on athletic merit or social considerations. It also points to public discontent and social media criticism over the perceived snub of Ohtani in favor of Wilson.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sure, Shohei Ohtani may have had the greatest season statistically in the history of organized baseball. He won a unanimous MVP. He established the 50-50 club &mdash; 50 homers and 50 stolen bases. His Los Angeles Dodgers may have won the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>But where&rsquo;s the wokeness in that? And why reward him when you could reward a WNBA player that isn&rsquo;t named Caitlin Clark?<\/p>\n<p>In what&rsquo;s the most transparent pick from Time in a long while, A&rsquo;ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces was the magazine&rsquo;s Athlete of the Year. While the Aces did win the championship and Wilson is the team&rsquo;s best player and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-star-admits-elite-8th-graders-probably-beat-wnba-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the league&rsquo;s<\/a> MVP, this also wasn&rsquo;t even her best statistical season or anything so massive that it warranted the pick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WNBA star A&rsquo;ja Wilson is TIME&rsquo;s Athlete of the Year <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PuL1wnkUzH\">https:\/\/t.co\/PuL1wnkUzH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mt0o71L207\">pic.twitter.com\/mt0o71L207<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TIME (@TIME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TIME\/status\/1998393471556882532?\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>She also won a gold medal at the Olympic Games, although it&rsquo;s worth noting that if the United States doesn&rsquo;t win a gold medal in basketball, that&rsquo;s a much bigger story than if it&nbsp;<em>does<\/em> win a gold medal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ownership-historic-shohei-ohtani-home-run-ball-dispute-lawsuit-filed-forcefully-taken-item\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohtani<\/a>, meanwhile, created the 50-50 club &mdash; if you&rsquo;re the first person to do something in a sport that&rsquo;s been around since the 19th century, you&rsquo;d think that alone would be reason to make you everyone&rsquo;s athlete of the year &mdash; and may have not only logged the greatest game of all time in baseball but did it in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">3 home runs. 6 innings pitched, 10 strikeouts. In an NLCS close out game.<\/p>\n<p>Greatest baseball player ever. It&rsquo;s not real <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qxv3rC1HDu\">pic.twitter.com\/Qxv3rC1HDu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarstoolBigCat\/status\/1979378869472808972?\">October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Entering today&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Only 12 hitters had ever hit 3 homers in a postseason game.<\/p>\n<p>Only 26 pitchers had ever recorded 10+ strikeouts, 2 or less hits and no runs in a postseason start.<\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani just did both in the same game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bs1LvmnQr4\">pic.twitter.com\/Bs1LvmnQr4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Just Baseball (@JustBB_Media) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustBB_Media\/status\/1979382030581313766?\">October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yes, not only did he hit three home runs, he threw for 10 strikeouts in six innings pitched, as well. But, hey, slightly more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-258000-watching-his-rally-on-rsbn-or-258-times-more-viewers-than-joe-bidens-thanksgiving-speech-the-most-popular-democrat-in-universal-history\/\" title=\"Trump Has 258,000 Watching His Rally on RSBN -- Or 258 Times More Viewers than Joe Biden&#039;s Thanksgiving Speech - The Most Popular Democrat In Universal ...\">people watched<\/a> the WNBA this season, Time noted, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports-analyst-claims-fever-better-without-injured-caitlin-clark-wnba-ratings-plummet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilson wasn&rsquo;t Caitlin Clark<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>No, seriously, that does actually seem to be <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7339270\/athlete-of-the-year-2025-aja-wilson\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=091225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time&rsquo;s<\/a> reasoning:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Her rocket-ship run comes at an opportune time. In 2024, Caitlin Clark&rsquo;s rookie season helped the WNBA hit milestone TV and attendance figures. But Clark&rsquo;s emergence created a toxic, racially divisive narrative that she was almost singularly responsible for salvaging a league whose foundation had been built by a mostly Black player base. This storyline bothered Wilson, who in 2024 earned her third WNBA MVP award and her second Olympic gold medal in Paris, where she was named tournament MVP. &ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t a hit at me, because I&rsquo;m going to do me regardless,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to win this MVP, I&rsquo;ll win a gold medal, y&rsquo;all can&rsquo;t shake my r&eacute;sum&eacute;. It was more so, let&rsquo;s not lose the recipe. Let&rsquo;s not lose the history. It was erased for a minute. And I don&rsquo;t like that. Because we have tons of women that have been through the grimiest of grimy things to get the league where it is today.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The 2025 WNBA campaign provided a measure of vindication for many players. Despite Clark&rsquo;s missing most of the season with an injury&mdash;something Wilson, to be clear, did not cheer&mdash;viewership for both the regular season and postseason was up 5% to 6% on a per-game average across ESPN networks. &ldquo;Sometimes you need a proof in the pudding,&rdquo; says Wilson. &ldquo;The biggest thing for us, and why I was so happy, is that we continue to rise to the occasion. This was just a matter of time for us to really bloom and blossom. Because we have been invested in each other and our craft for a very long time. It was just like, &lsquo;They&rsquo;re going to pay attention.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This only makes sense in two ways. First, Ohtani felt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-colin-cowherd-goes-wild-shohei-ohtani-rant-bizarrely-mentions-2020-election-jab-trump-supporters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like he owed his former translator<\/a> a bit of a sop and convinced Time to pass him over so that he could make it up on the long odds for A&rsquo;ja Wilson to get named Athlete of the Year. Or, second, Time wanted people on social media to notice how fatuous the award was.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&rsquo;t see Ohtani&rsquo;s translator&rsquo;s betting slips of late, so I&rsquo;m going with No. 2, because notice it they did:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KMPVRk8GWT\">https:\/\/t.co\/KMPVRk8GWT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBadhmDkTz\">pic.twitter.com\/kBadhmDkTz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rhodes Rants (@rhodesrants) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhodesrants\/status\/1998437555415478311?\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m not a Dodgers fan but hasn&rsquo;t anyone at Time heard of Shohei Ohtani? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5yjUteQ8Pm\">https:\/\/t.co\/5yjUteQ8Pm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/physicsgeek\/status\/1998791880796975276?\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tell me why this shouldn&rsquo;t be Ohtani? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kbZFqJOkI1\">pic.twitter.com\/kbZFqJOkI1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance D (@LanceLovesHeels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LanceLovesHeels\/status\/1998760453334532375?\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shohei Ohtani had one of the greatest sporting years of any human in the history of our species.<\/p>\n<p>But identity<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Honus &#128190; (@HonusWenger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HonusWenger\/status\/1999273928078881135?\">December 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shohei Ohtani won the NL MVP, Hank Aaron Award &amp; Edgar Martinez DH Award &#128563; In the playoffs he was the NLCS MVP: 3 HRs, pitched 6 shutout innings, 10 Ks. In the World Series: .333 avg, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 6 runs, Game&#8239;3 he reached base 9x. But pandering=more clicks &#129335;&#127995;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Lorenzo (@chrisalorenzo1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisalorenzo1\/status\/1998416576983564730?\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Do you ever wonder why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t trust the media? It&rsquo;s because of stuff like this: They&rsquo;re so determined to make the WNBA happen that they picked the best player who had a decent season that most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hope-oklahoma-putting-bible-back-in-schools-after-louisiana-brings-10-commandments-back\/\" title=\"Hope: Oklahoma Putting Bible Back in Schools After Louisiana Brings 10 Commandments Back\">people haven&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t heard of over a guy who had the best season in Major League Baseball history and was a unanimous MVP. So long as it&rsquo;s not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-superstar-caitlin-clark-fined-comments-made-refs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> (she&rsquo;s toxic, after all!), it&rsquo;s fine.<\/p>\n<p>This is wokeness in action, and in the most painfully obvious way. 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Here&#8217;s a paraphrased version of the main content:<\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani arguably had one of the most outstanding seasons ever in professional baseball. He was a unanimous MVP winner, joined the exclusive 50-50 club with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, and helped lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a possible World Series title. Yet, despite these achievements, Time magazine chose not to honor him as Athlete of the Year. Instead, they selected A&#8217;ja Wilson from the WNBA&#8217;s Las Vegas Aces-a decision seen by many as driven more by social considerations than pure athletic performance.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson did have a strong season: she won her third WNBA MVP award, led her team to a championship, earned an Olympic gold medal (and tournament MVP), and helped boost league viewership even while star player Caitlin Clark was sidelined due to injury. However, statistically and historically speaking, Wilson&#8217;s season didn&#8217;t quite match Ohtani&#8217;s groundbreaking accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>Time&#8217;s choice appears influenced by narratives around race and representation within women&#8217;s basketball rather than purely on-field excellence. Critics argue this reflects &#8220;wokeness&#8221; influencing sports awards-prioritizing identity or social messaging over undeniable athletic feats like those achieved by Ohtani.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: Shohei Ohtani delivered one of baseball&#8217;s greatest individual seasons ever but was overlooked for Time&#8217;s Athlete of the Year in favor of A&#8217;ja Wilson-an outcome that has sparked debate about fairness and media bias in sports recognition today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2520907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-12-13T140655.355.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68775,50410,11575,68776,36456],"class_list":["post-2520906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athlete-of-the-year","tag-controversy-2","tag-ohtani","tag-sports-awards","tag-woke-culture"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-12-13T140655.355.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520911,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520906\/revisions\/2520911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}