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Guest post by John L. Kachelman, Jr.
The English language is interesting.
The idioms and metaphors are many and varied. Translators have told me they love studying the English language.
In this vein, let me suggest that the language today is critical to politics.
Some will ask, “What’s the use of writing articles, the POLS are going to do what they want anyway?”
That question fails to reckon with the historic weight and victory that the “pen” has brought to many political conflicts.
In fact, in our Revolution against the tyranny of England, the mighty “pen” was critical to the initiation and the ultimate freedom.
Look at these historical references to the “pen’s” effectiveness.
These are found in a good article on the “Interesting Literature” site.
With these historic points in mind, let me urge you to make use of the “pen” as it cuts through the bonds of tyranny that seek to restrict and eventually erase the individual freedoms of our nation! Such IS NOT an endeavor in vain!
A recent post illustrates this point. Please read and pass along!
The God-given freedoms that initiated and undergirded our Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and US Constitution, are constantly under attack. The “pen” must expose the evil attackers and remind all of the foundations of our freedom!
Be sure to read the post and follow the link to the entire issue of Kelly Walker’s FREEDOM TALK online magazine.
Do not surrender your thoughts to the “group think” of evil! God’s expectations are clear: “We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience” (2 Corinthians 10:5-6).
Now is NOT the time to sit back inactive. Now is the time to step up and contact your Congressional delegation and voice your strong concerns that our nation’s freedoms and historic legacy as “one nation under God” is being erased by the political Elite (perhaps even more tyrannical than King George!) and the entrenched bureaucrats in D.C.
Your personal freedom, the freedom of your children and grandchildren, the freedom of every law-abiding citizen, MUST be upheld and defended! YOU are positioned for this critical task—do not shrug off this duty.
Stay in constant contact with your elected US Representatives and Senators. Demand accountability from those representing your will! This is your civic and religious duty.
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Many Democrats dream of ways to ensure they never lose power again. This is why they want to eliminate the Electoral College, pack the Supreme Court, and make the District of Columbia a state.
As D.C. celebrates 50 years of “home rule,” here are five reasons that autonomy—let alone statehood—isn’t a good idea.
The U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power to create a “District (not exceeding ten Miles square)” to “become the Seat of the Government of the United States.” In 1790, Congress created Washington, D.C., which was to be run by three commissioners appointed by the president.
Two and a half centuries later, the residents of this district should know what the deal is: D.C. was never meant to be a state itself.
D.C. residents can, at any time, relocate to any state in the country. In 1964, they were allowed to vote for president. They have a nonvoting representative in Congress. The current mayor and all 13 D.C. Council members, except for two nominal “independents,” are Democrats.
On Nov. 5, 92.5% of D.C. voters went for Kamala Harris for president. If you want to imagine what two D.C. senators would look like politically, check out D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Democrats want to lock in two senators like that, forever. That was not the Founders’ intention.
Over 1,000 carjackings occurred last year in the District of Columbia. This year, we’re supposed to be happy that the number reportedly has declined, along with some other crimes.
But in the past year, the Secret Service has foiled two attempted carjackings in the best parts of Washington. The general sense of the population is that D.C. is returning to the bad old days of the 1970s and ’80s.
Mentally ill vagrants, turnstile jumpers, shoplifters, and street racers perpetuate a climate of incivility and impunity. At the CVS drugstore near the White House, they lock up toilet paper. In less tony locations, they lock up everything.
In really tough D.C. neighborhoods, they just close the stores. Retail theft is a major impediment to businesses large and small, and store closures further impoverish already disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Spending per student in the District of Columbia is the second highest in the nation, yet the results are abysmal. Truancy rates are high. Test scores are low on average, although a few schools do better.
Only 33.7% of students who took D.C.’s assessment test last year “met or exceeded grade level expectations” in English. Only 22.5% did so in math.
As a result, most parents who can afford it either enter their kids in the lottery for charter schools after fifth grade or send them to private school. Back in the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, sent his daughter Amy to Hardy Middle School in the Glover Park neighborhood.
Two later Democrat presidents—Bill Clinton in the 1990s and Barack Obama after him—sent their daughters to Sidwell Friends, an expensive private school a mile away from Hardy and Glover Park. That says a lot.
Last year, I wrote to Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, about illegal tent encampments on public land. A few weeks later, the National Park Service removed a long-standing campsite in front of the State Department and another near the Kennedy Center.
The result wasn’t a renovated green space for locals and visitors to enjoy, but a fenced-off area no one can enter, with benches no one can sit on. Is this “progressive”?
Meanwhile, although the federal agency cleared trespassing campers, the D.C. government ignores violations on the land it controls.
A few weeks ago, a man set up a tent on the pedestrian overpass at Virginia Avenue and I-66. He observably suffered from mental illness. In addition to shouting at strangers, the man set small cooking fires outside and even inside his tent.
Letting a troubled person pitch a tent anywhere he wants is both unsafe for him and the community. The man eventually was removed, but tents keep popping up on public D.C. land, singly or in groups, including these ones:
The District of Columbia recently celebrated 50 years of controlling its own affairs.
Before President Richard Nixon granted this “home rule,” the president picked a mayor and commissioners to handle everything from traffic to trash. Congress managed education.
Home rule was a mixed blessing. With local control came local corruption. No one symbolized that better than “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry. A statue of Barry stands outside D.C. city hall on Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
The plinth below the statue reads: “Mr. Barry was a larger than life figure—a man who could both lead the protest as an activist and engage the protest as Mayor.”
But Barry is also remembered for the city’s corruption and for his personal failings. Washington Post columnist Colbert King explains how Barry served six months in jail for crack cocaine possession, failed to pay taxes, and was censured twice by the D.C. Council for misconduct.
Sadly, the tradition of D.C. voters reelecting politicians despite corruption is alive and well. Council member Trayon White was indicted recently on charges of taking bribes to throw city contracts to friends. With photos appearing to show White taking envelopes of cash from an FBI informant, he has some ’splainin’ to do.
Despite this, White was reelected to his Ward 8 seat on the D.C. Council with 84% of the vote. His trial has been put off until 2026, pending which he’ll remain a voting council member, collecting a salary of $161,000 and deciding where to spend our tax dollars.
Washington, D.C., is the capital of a great nation. It has remarkable museums and buildings.
But it is in all respects just a midsize city, without any of the hinterland, industry, agriculture, and other attributes even the smallest of our 50 states needs to be a peer with the others. The city’s residents deserve better government, but not statehood.
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The left is waging an all out war against a very good man. Pete Hegseth is war hero and a patriot who is the right man to push back against the military industrial complex while unequivocally supporting the troops at the same time. The war mongers hate him. Hegseth will put an end to their strangle hold on our armed forces. The money and blood shed will stop flowing, and that ruins establishments money and power grab.
If we don’t get Hegseth confirmed, the left will continue its baseless attacks on every other nominee. This battle is bigger than Pete, it’s about saving America from the Deep State.
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Walz discussed their stunning defeat in an interview with local Minnesota outlet KSTP on Thursday.
“It felt like at the rallies, at the things I was going to, the shops I was going in, that the momentum was going our way,” Walz said. “And it obviously wasn’t at the end of time.”
The governor blamed America for not being “ready” for the campaign’s “positive message.”
“So, yeah, I was a little surprised. I thought we had a positive message, and I thought the country was ready for that,” the governor added.
Tampon Tim Walz was surprised that he and Kamala (lost) weren’t able to rig the election like Joe Biden did in 2020. pic.twitter.com/qDKhCPQ8qk
— Epstein’s Sheet. (@meantweeting1) December 6, 2024
Walz does not regret running, saying it was a “privilege” to “serve” on the campaign trail.
“It was a privilege to do that. It was a privilege to, when asked to serve, to serve with Vice President Harris,” he said. “I certainly got to see America.”
“Coming back here now and having the privilege to be able to continue to do this work feels really good and I’m actually really looking forward to this legislative session with some different dynamics around it,” Walz said.
The interviewer asked, “So you ended up being the nominee. Do you think ultimately you helped or hurt?”
“History will write that. It wasn’t my decision to make. That was the Vice President’s decision. You know, those, did they make the right? You know, as I said, in this campaign, when you ask the question, are there things you could have done differently? Since we lost, the answer is obviously yes,” Walz replied.
“On this one, I did the best I could,” he added.
The failed vice-presidential candidate also told a story about being first announced as Harris’ running mate at an event in Pennsylvania.
“And then I’m standing at the curtain with the vice president of the United States with 15 or 20,000 people in the national press out there,” he said. “And she turns to me, and she says, well, let’s not screw this up and we went out there.”
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Baltimore Orioles batter Austin Slater hits a single against the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Md., October 2, 2024.
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Hunter Biden tried to pay back rent with "poop" artwork, according to his alleged landlord, Shaun Maguire, a partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital.
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Jeff Bezos sat down with Andrew Ross Sorkin from CNBC this week to discuss the incoming Trump administration at The New York Times DealBook Summit.
Bezos said he was optimistic with Trump’s economic plans including his commitment to reduce regulations.
Even Bezos is excited about a second Trump administration.
Jeff Bezos: But if we’re talking about Trump, I think it’s very interesting. I’m actually very optimistic this time around that we’re going to see… I’m very hopeful about this, his… He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. And my point of view, if I can help him do that, I’m going to help him, because we do have too much regulation in this country.
This country is so set up to grow. By the way, all of our problems, all of our economic problems, if you look at the deficit, the debt, the national debt, and how gigantic it is as a portion of GDP, these are real problems, and they’re real long-term problems. And the way you get out of them is by outgrowing them. You’re going to solve the problem of the national debt by making it a smaller percentage of GDP, not by shrinking the national debt, but by growing the GDP. You have to grow the denominator. And that means you have to grow GDP at 3, 4, or 5% a year and let the national debt grow slower than that. If you can do that, this is a very manageable problem. So we need a growth orientation in this country.
This is the most important thing, a growth mindset. And we are the luckiest country in the world. We have all these natural resources, including energy independence. We have the best risk capital system in the world, by far. So people get confused about why does the United States have so much venture success, so much entrepreneurial success? Why are the big tech companies here and not somewhere else? What’s really going on with all this dynamism in this country compared to what we see elsewhere in the world? And there are a bunch of reasons for that. But the biggest one, eight of 10 points there, is that we have have better risk capital.
It’s not the banking system. We have a good banking system, but so does Europe. What’s different here is that you can raise $50 million of seed capital to do something that only has a 10% chance of working. That’s crazy. But the people who are giving you that seed capital know that their expected value is still positive in many cases. Or they’re at least gambling that that’s true. That risk capital system that we have in this country is turning out to be very hard for other countries to duplicate.
So we have that. We speak English, and English is turning into the lingua franca of the whole world. It’s a… There’s so many advantages here, but we are burdened by excessive permitting and regulation. You can’t build a bridge. All these things, you know what they are. We see these examples all the time. We need to be able to build solar fields and everything else.
But you’re optimistic about this president. The reason I ask is because-
Jeff Bezos: I’m very optimistic that President Trump is serious about this regulatory agenda, and I think he has a good chance of succeeding. What about the idea that he thinks that the press is the enemy?
Well, I’m going to try to talk him out of that idea. I don’t think the press is the enemy. And I don’t think… The press is not the enemy. I hope you’re right. I hope I’m right, too. Let’s go persuade him of this. No, let’s do it. But you and I should go.
Andrew Sorkin: Let’s go talk to him.
Via Citizen Free Press.
JEFF BEZOS ADMITS HE’S VERY EXCITED ABOUT TRUMP WINNING.pic.twitter.com/XstnWTsVAH
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) December 5, 2024
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Joe Biden claimed he was worried Trump would politicize the Justice Department, so he politicized it. He pardoned his son, Hunter, despite having pled guilty to multiple felonies, and is planning to possibly pardon a slew of other people for crimes they have been charged with and hypothetical crimes not yet charged.
President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, marks a controversial and consequential moment in his presidency.
Announced shortly after Biden’s Thanksgiving retreat to Nantucket, the pardon clears Hunter of federal gun and tax charges, as well as any other potential federal crimes over the past decade. Biden cited what he called “unfair and selective prosecution” of his son.
Still, the decision has drawn bipartisan backlash, with critics accusing him of breaking his earlier promise not to pardon Hunter.
The pardon further tarnishes Biden’s legacy, already stained by numerous instances of presidential failure, overreach, and suspension or circumvention of the democratic process.
A U.S. judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s tax fraud case criticized President Biden’s statement accompanying his son’s pardon, calling it an attempt to “rewrite history.”
Judge Mark C. Scarsi pointed out inconsistencies between the president’s claims of “selective and unfair prosecution” and the case record, which showed Hunter Biden admitted to evading taxes even after overcoming his drug addiction.
The sweeping pardon clears Hunter Biden of tax and gun-related charges. Prosecutors and multiple judges previously rejected claims of selective prosecution, emphasizing that the investigation was handled by President Biden’s own Justice Department.
Despite his concerns, Scarsi vacated the sentencing hearing and indicated the case would soon be officially closed.
Meanwhile, Biden is reportedly considering issuing preemptive pardons for current and former officials who could face legal retribution from President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
The move, prompted by concerns over potential “revenge attacks” against outspoken Trump critics like Liz Cheney, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Senator-elect Adam Schiff, is still under discussion.
While the U.S. Constitution grants broad pardon powers, preemptive pardons for uncharged offenses are largely untested and could backfire by inviting claims of guilt. The discussions intensified after Trump appointed Kash Patel as FBI director, who has vowed to target Trump’s critics.
“There is no president who is a king, no Congress that’s a House of Lords,” Biden once said, referring to Trump, but what he actually meant was “only a Democrat president is above the law.”
Blanket pardons issued by a president, especially for individuals who may come under investigation by a new administration, pose significant risks. By shielding people from future legal scrutiny, these pardons undermine the principle of accountability.
They essentially remove the possibility of justice being served, even if serious wrongdoing occurred. This can send a dangerous message that certain individuals are above the law, eroding public trust in the justice system.
Moreover, blanket pardons often create the perception of guilt. Pardoning individuals who haven’t even been charged implies there is something to hide, fueling skepticism and distrust.
It can also embolden unethical behavior by signaling that allies of a particular administration can avoid prosecution, setting a troubling precedent for future governments.
The use of sweeping pardons also deepens political polarization. Opponents see such actions as shielding allies from legitimate investigations, exacerbating partisan divides and making it harder for administrations to work together. This political fallout can destabilize governance and diminish trust in democratic institutions.
Legally, preemptive pardons are largely untested and raise questions about executive overreach. While the Constitution grants broad pardon powers, these actions can interfere with the judicial branch’s role in investigating and prosecuting crimes, undermining the system of checks and balances.
Ultimately, the blanket use of pardons weakens the very foundations of democracy. It not only shields individuals from accountability but also undermines public confidence in fair and transparent governance.
Now that Trump is set to return to office, Republicans have renewed calls for the prosecution of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a key figure in the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Critics, including Elon Musk and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, allege that Fauci suppressed information about COVID-19’s origins and accuse him of funding research that contributed to the pandemic—claims Fauci has consistently denied.
However, there is considerable evidence suggesting that lockdowns and other measures caused significant harm and that Fauci may bear responsibility.
Regarding the virus’s origins, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) and others believe that there is evidence linking Fauci to gain-of-function research conducted in cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party.
Marshall said. “For the last decade, Dr. Fauci has funded gain-of-function research on SARS viruses, and until we get to the bottom of the origins of COVID-19, the federal government should not provide another dime in funding for viral gain-of-function research in the name of global health.”
Meanwhile, mainstream media outlets emphasize Fauci’s declarations of innocence and, in line with the prevailing narrative of the past four years, suggest that his word alone should suffice to dismiss calls for investigation or charges.
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Serial liar and Trump-Russia collusion hoaxer Adam Schiff officially resigned from Congress effective Sunday after more than two decades in the US House of Representatives.
Schiff will be sworn into the Senate on Monday after defeating Republican Steve Garvey in California.
Adam Schiff is succeeding Senator Laphonza Butler.
Adam Schiff officially resigns from the House effective Sunday. He’ll be sworn into the Senate on Monday alongside Andy Kim pic.twitter.com/VyYdGg6dXZ
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) December 6, 2024
“I just cast my last vote as a member of the House of Representatives,” Schiff said on Friday.
“To my LA constituents — thank you for the amazing opportunity to serve,” he said. “And to the people of the whole state of CA, I’m so grateful for your confidence and look forward to all we can get done together!”
I just cast my last vote as a member of the House of Representatives.
To my LA constituents — thank you for the amazing opportunity to serve.
And to the people of the whole state of CA, I’m so grateful for your confidence and look forward to all we can get done together! pic.twitter.com/i3TZjUR27p
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 6, 2024
Schiff was deeply involved in spreading the Trump-Russia collusion hoax after Trump won the 2016 election.
He was also involved in the first impeachment show trial against Trump in 2019 and the unconstitutional J6 Committee.
Shameless liar Adam Schiff said there is significant and incriminating evidence that Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 election even though Mueller concluded his investigation with no new indictments in 2019.
House Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff blasts GOP critics, describing evidence he says points to collusion by the Trump campaign with Russia, even if it doesn’t amount to criminal behavior pic.twitter.com/JpwgeokJWi
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 28, 2019
Joe Biden is reportedly considering giving a preemptive pardon to Adam Schiff and fellow J6 Committee perjurer Liz Cheney.
“Those who could face exposure include such members of Congress’ Jan. 6 Committee as Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Trump has previously said Cheney “should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!” Also mentioned by Biden’s aides for a pardon is Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who became a lightning rod for criticism from the right during the Covid-19 pandemic.” Politico reported.
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Deflated by the resounding November defeat, the Left now believes it can magically rebound by destroying President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
Many of Trump’s picks are well outside the usual Washington, D.C./New York political, media, and corporate nexus.
But that is precisely the point—to insert reformers into a bloated, incompetent, and weaponized government who are not part of it.
Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, is already drawing severe criticism.
Patel’s furious enemies cannot go after his resume, since he has spent a lifetime in private, congressional, and executive billets, both in investigations and intelligence.
Instead, they claim he is too vindictive and does not reflect the ethos of the FBI.
But what will Patel not do as the new director?
He will not serially lie under oath to federal investigators, as did interim FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a current Patel critic.
He will not forge an FBI court affidavit, as did convicted felon and agency lawyer Kevin Clinesmith.
He will not claim amnesia 245 times under congressional oath to evade embarrassing admissions, as did former FBI Director James Comey.
He will not partner with a foreign national to collect dirt and subvert a presidential campaign as the FBI did with Christopher Steele in 2016.
He will not use the FBI to draft social media to suppress news unfavorable to a presidential candidate on the eve of an election.
He would not have suppressed FBI knowledge that Hunter Biden’s laptop was genuine—to allow the lie to spread that it was “Russian disinformation” on the eve of the 2020 election.
He will not raid the home of an ex-president with SWAT teams, surveil Catholics, monitor parents at school board meetings, or go after peaceful, pro-life protesters.
Decorated combat veteran Pete Hegseth is another controversial nominee for secretary of defense.
What will Hegseth likely not do?
Go AWOL without notifying the president of a serious medical procedure as did current Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin?
Install race and gender criteria for promotion and mandate training in diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI?
Insinuate falsely that cabals of white supremacists had infiltrated the military—only to alienate that entire demographic and thus ensure the Pentagon came up 40,000 recruits short?
Oversee the scramble from Kabul, Afghanistan, that saw $50 billion in U.S. military equipment abandoned to Taliban terrorists?
Watch passively as a Chinese spy balloon traversed the continental United States for a week?
Allow the chairman of the Joint Chiefs to promise his Chinese communist counterpart that the People’s Liberation Army would first be informed if the president of the United States was felt to issue a dangerous order?
Rotate into the Pentagon from a defense contractor boardship and then leave office to rotate back there to leverage procurement decisions?
Oversee the Pentagon’s serial flunking of fiscal audits?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, is certainly a maverick. He may earn the most Democratic hits, given his former liberal credentials.
But what will RFK also not do as HHS secretary?
Oversee his agencies’ circumventing of U.S. law by transferring money to Communist China to help it produce lethal gain-of-function viruses of the COVID-19 sort—in the manner of Dr. Anthony Fauci?
Organize scientists to go after critics of mandatory masking and defame them?
Give pharmaceutical companies near-lifetime exemptions from legal jeopardy for rushing into production mRNA vaccines not traditionally vetted and tested?
Leave office to monetize his HHS expertise and thus make millions from the pharmaceutical companies?
Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, former House member and military veteran Tulsi Gabbard, will soon be defamed in congressional hearings.
But what has Gabbard not done?
Joined “51 former intelligence authorities” to lie on the eve of the 2020 election that the Hunter Biden laptop “had all the hallmarks” of a Russian information/disinformation operation”—in an effort to swing the election to Joe Biden?
Lied under congressional oath like former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who claimed he gave only the “least untruthful answer” in congressional testimony?
Encourage the FBI to monitor a presidential campaign in efforts to discredit it—in the manner of former CIA Director John Brennan, who lied not once but twice under oath?
Fail to foresee the American meltdown in Kabul, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, or the Houthis’ takeover of the Red Sea?
We are going to hear some outrageous things in the upcoming congressional confirmation hearings.
But one thing we will not hear about are the crimes, deceptions, and utter incompetence of prior and current government grandees.
The current Biden-Harris crew, not their proposed Trump replacements, prompted the sick and tired American people to demand different people.
Voters want novel approaches to reform a government that they not only no longer trust but also now deeply fear.
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Daniel Penny, facing charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, walks at Manhattan Criminal Court as a jury continues deliberations in his trial in New York City, December 6, 2024.
White House lawyers are studying preemptive pardons that President Joe Biden has discussed with senior aides, according to multiple establishment media reports.
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Pop superstar Britney Spears announced that she has moved to Mexico in order to get away from the "incredibly cruel" paparazzi, whom she says have treated her "extremely mean" over the years.
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Outgoing Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison believes "identity politics" should remain the Democrat party's core messaging theme moving forward.
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With only a little over 40 days left of his disastrous presidency, Joe Biden will stumble out of office ranked by voters as our worst modern president.
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The Loyola Chicago men's basketball team committed a grave basketball sin when they neglected to fist-bump Sister Jean after their win on Tuesday. On Thursday, it was time to atone for the grievous error, which they did in hilarious fashion.
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"Nothing can defeat our purpose," Vice President Kamala Harris said in a message delivered to supporters at a holiday party.
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U.N. ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik's Senate confirmation appears almost certain.
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The president’s cabinet is essential to delivering on the president’s agenda. The American people have spoken, and our elected D.C. lawmakers should listen.
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Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says he is "optimistic" about President-elect Donald Trump's second term, and that he hopes to help the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president will cut federal regulations, adding that he believes Trump is "calmer" than he was eight years ago.
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On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) stated that he can protect certain illegal immigrants because “We’ve done it already” with how they handled the surge of migrants to the city, which was
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has taken another drastic step in its gun control crusade, announcing an immediate ban on 324 additional firearms.
These newly prohibited models join the over 2,000 makes already outlawed in Canada under a sweeping anti-gun agenda.
But the controversy doesn’t end there. The Trudeau administration revealed that some of these confiscated firearms could be donated to Ukraine.
The ban, announced Thursday by Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, eliminates the legal use, sale, and importation of these firearms, with only limited exceptions for transport or transfer. This, LeBlanc claimed, is part of a broader effort to combat “gun violence.”
Yet, rather than addressing the criminal use of firearms, the government appears to be targeting law-abiding citizens. The federal plan includes a taxpayer-funded buyback program to confiscate these firearms from responsible owners, many of whom use them for sport shooting or hunting.
“Today, the government is adding a further 324 makes and models of assault-style firearms to the list of prohibited firearms in Canada. This prohibition takes effect immediately,” said LeBlanc.
“This means these firearms can no longer be legally used, sold or imported in Canada, and can only can only be transferred or transported under extremely limited circumstances. As part of that process, the government of Canada has committed to the Ukrainian government to identify whether some of these guns could be donated to support the fight for democracy in Ukraine,” LeBlanc continued.
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“Firearms designed for the battlefield plainly do not belong in our communities. Too often, these types of weapons have been used to commit some of the worst atrocities Canada has ever witnessed. That’s why since 2015, we’ve done more than any previous government on gun control, and why we’re pursuing further action today – to ensure that Canada never again experiences a mass shooting,” LeBlanc said.
“Canadians deserve to live in communities that are safe, secure, and free of gun violence. Weapons of war have no place on our streets, and we are continuing to deliver on our commitments to restrict access to firearms that pose a risk to the safety and security of Quebecers and Canadians right across this country,” said Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant.
Defense Minister Bill Blair revealed that Canada is collaborating with Ukraine to donate these prohibited firearms to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia. Blair remarked, “Every bit of assistance we can offer to the Ukrainians is one step toward their victory.”
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159 years ago today – Republican lawmakers passed the 13th Amendment banning slavery.
Republican lawmakers on December 6, 1865, passed the 13th Amendment banning slavery.
Thirteenth Amendment
Section 1
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.Section 2
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
On January 31, 1865, the House of Representatives passed the proposed 13th amendment with a vote of 119-56. Abraham Lincoln did not live to see the amendment ratified. Republican President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, and the amendment was not ratified until December 6, 1865.
84 Republicans, every Republican in the House at that time, voted in favor of the 13th Amendment. 50 Democrats voted against the amendment. The legislation passed 119 to 56.
Republican lawmakers gave slaves their freedom 159 years ago today.
Republicans led the charge on civil rights and women’s rights. This fact has been lost on the American public thanks to biased reporting and dishonest academics.
This list below details several milestones in US Civil Rights history. The list was originally compiled by Michael Zak at Grand Old Partisan and then posted at Free Republic:
September 22, 1862: Republican President Abraham Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863: Emancipation Proclamation, implementing the Republicans’ Confiscation Act of 1862, takes effect
The Democratic Party continued to Support Slavery.
February 9, 1864: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton deliver over 100,000 signatures to U.S. Senate supporting Republicans’ plans for constitutional amendment to ban slavery
June 15, 1864: Republican Congress votes equal pay for African-American troops serving in U.S. Army during Civil War
June 28, 1864: Republican majority in Congress repeals Fugitive Slave Acts
October 29, 1864: African-American abolitionist Sojourner Truth says of President Lincoln: “I never was treated by anyone with more kindness and cordiality than were shown to me by that great and good man”
January 31, 1865: 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. House with unanimous Republican support, intense Democrat opposition
Republican Party Support: 100% Democratic Party Support: 23%
March 3, 1865: Republican Congress establishes Freedmen’s Bureau to provide health care, education, and technical assistance to emancipated slaves
April 8, 1865: 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. Senate
Republican support 100% Democrat support 37%
June 19, 1865: On “Juneteenth,” U.S. troops land in Galveston, TX to enforce ban on slavery that had been declared more than two years before by the Emancipation Proclamation
November 22, 1865: Republicans denounce Democrat legislature of Mississippi for enacting “black codes,” which institutionalized racial discrimination
1866: The Republican Party passes the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to protect the rights of newly freed slaves
December 6, 1865: Republican Party’s 13th Amendment, banning slavery, is ratified
*1865: The KKK launches as the “Terrorist Arm” of the Democratic Party
February 5, 1866: U.S. Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (R-PA) introduces legislation, successfully opposed by Democrat President Andrew Johnson, to implement “40 acres and a mule” relief by distributing land to former slaves
April 9, 1866: Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Johnson’s veto; Civil Rights Act of 1866, conferring rights of citizenship on African-Americans, becomes law
April 19, 1866: Thousands assemble in Washington, DC to celebrate Republican Party’s abolition of slavery
May 10, 1866: U.S. House passes Republicans’ 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of Democrats vote no
June 8, 1866: U.S. Senate passes Republicans’ 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection of the law to all citizens; 94% of Republicans vote yes and 100% of Democrats vote no
July 16, 1866: Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of Freedman’s Bureau Act, which protected former slaves from “black codes” denying their rights
July 28, 1866: Republican Congress authorizes formation of the Buffalo Soldiers, two regiments of African-American cavalrymen
July 30, 1866: Democrat-controlled City of New Orleans orders police to storm racially-integrated Republican meeting; raid kills 40 and wounds more than 150
January 8, 1867: Republicans override Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of law granting voting rights to African-Americans in D.C.
July 19, 1867: Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of legislation protecting voting rights of African-Americans
March 30, 1868: Republicans begin impeachment trial of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who declared: “This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men”
May 20, 1868: Republican National Convention marks debut of African-American politicians on national stage; two – Pinckney Pinchback and James Harris – attend as delegates, and several serve as presidential electors
1868 (July 9): 14th Amendment passes and recognizes newly freed slaves as U.S. Citizens
Republican Party Support: 94% Democratic Party Support: 0%
September 3, 1868: 25 African-Americans in Georgia legislature, all Republicans, expelled by Democrat majority; later reinstated by Republican Congress
September 12, 1868: Civil rights activist Tunis Campbell and all other African-Americans in Georgia Senate, every one a Republican, expelled by Democrat majority; would later be reinstated by Republican Congress
September 28, 1868: Democrats in Opelousas, Louisiana murder nearly 300 African-Americans who tried to prevent an assault against a Republican newspaper editor
October 7, 1868: Republicans denounce Democratic Party’s national campaign theme: “This is a white man’s country: Let white men rule”
October 22, 1868: While campaigning for re-election, Republican U.S. Rep. James Hinds (R-AR) is assassinated by Democrat terrorists who organized as the Ku Klux Klan
November 3, 1868: Republican Ulysses Grant defeats Democrat Horatio Seymour in presidential election; Seymour had denounced Emancipation Proclamation
December 10, 1869: Republican Gov. John Campbell of Wyoming Territory signs FIRST-in-nation law granting women right to vote and to hold public office
February 3, 1870: The US House ratifies the 15th Amendment granting voting rights to all Americans regardless of race
Republican support: 97% Democrat support: 3%
February 25, 1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels becomes the first Black seated in the US Senate, becoming the First Black in Congress and the first Black Senator.
May 19, 1870: African American John Langston, law professor and future Republican Congressman from Virginia, delivers influential speech supporting President Ulysses Grant’s civil rights policies
May 31, 1870: President U.S. Grant signs Republicans’ Enforcement Act, providing stiff penalties for depriving any American’s civil rights
June 22, 1870: Republican Congress creates U.S. Department of Justice, to safeguard the civil rights of African-Americans against Democrats in the South
September 6, 1870: Women vote in Wyoming, in FIRST election after women’s suffrage signed into law by Republican Gov. John Campbell
December 12, 1870: Republican Joseph Hayne Rainey becomes the first Black duly elected by the people and the first Black in the US House of Representatives
In 1870 and 1871, along with Revels (R-Miss) and Rainey (R-SC), other Blacks were elected to Congress from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia – all Republicans.
A Black Democrat Senator didn’t show up on Capitol Hill until 1993. The first Black Congressman was not elected until 1935.
February 28, 1871: Republican Congress passes Enforcement Act providing federal protection for African-American voters
March 22, 1871: Spartansburg Republican newspaper denounces Ku Klux Klan campaign to eradicate the Republican Party in South Carolina
April 20, 1871: Republican Congress enacts the (anti) Ku Klux Klan Act, outlawing Democratic Party-affiliated terrorist groups which oppressed African-Americans
Read the rest here.
Meanwhile, Democrats did this…
On September 28, 1868, a mob of Democrats massacred nearly 300 African-American Republicans in Opelousas, Louisiana. The savagery began when racist Democrats attacked a newspaper editor, a white Republican and schoolteacher for ex-slaves. Several African-Americans rushed to the assistance of their friend, and in response, Democrats went on a “Negro hunt,” killing every African-American (all of whom were Republicans) in the area they could find. (Via Grand Old Partisan)
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Pete Hegseth’s lawyer, Tim Parlatore, said he will file a lawsuit against Hegseth’s sexual assault accuser if his client is not confirmed by the senate to be President Trump’s Defense Secretary.
Mr. Parlatore told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that he will sue Hegseth’s sexual assault accuser for violating her settlememt agreement if Hegseth is not confirmed by the senate.
“With the violation of the agreement, if he is not confirmed as secretary of defense, we may still bring a civil extortion claim against her,” Tim Parlatore said.
“You might take legal action if he’s not confirmed?” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Tim Parlatore.
“Absolutely. If the false claims of somebody that was part of an extortion, that was then put out in violation of a settlement agreement, ultimately causes him to lose his future employment opportunities, then yes, that is something that is worth bringing a lawsuit for,” Tim Parlatore said.
WATCH:
Hegseth’s attorney says if he’s not confirmed, they “may still bring a civil extortion claim against” the woman at the center of settlement agreement.
If he’s not ultimately confirmed because of these allegations, you may take legal action against her?
Parlatore: “Absolutely.” pic.twitter.com/FW3TQ8MrlW
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 6, 2024
As previously reported, in 2017, Monterey, California, police investigated an allegation made by a married woman [Jane Doe] who claimed Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted her at a political event, but they found no evidence to support her claims.
Hegseth claimed the encounter was consensual.
Pete Hegseth’s attorney Timothy Parlatore told Vanity Fair last week: “This allegation was already investigated by the Monterey police department and they found no evidence for it.”
Far-left Mediaite obtained the 22-page police report in an effort to attack Pete Hegseth, but the police report confirmed that the police found the allegations to be false.
According to the police report, Jane Doe, 30, “was at the Hyatt Hotel in Monterey, California on 10/7/17 attending a Republican women’s conference. On 10/7/17 she was drinking at the hotel after the conference and remembers approaching PETER HEGSETH, who was a speaker at the convention, and commented on how she did not appreciate how he treated women.”
“DOE then remembers leaving the hospitality room and going to a hotel room. She sees the suspect, HEGSETH, and remembers his dog tag necklace. DOE then remembers HEGSETH ejaculating on her stomach. HEGSETH told DOE “clean it up”. Doe then found her way back to her own hotel room,” the police report said.
Jane Doe waited four days to go to the hospital for an exam after she was allegedly sexually assaulted.
The police report said that Jane Doe told law enforcement that she “woke up in the morning and took a shower before going to work. The incident involving Hegseth did not dawn on Jane Doe, until she was home, on Monday.”
Pete Hegseth told police he was “buzzed” that night and insisted the sex with Jane Doe was consensual.
Surveillance video from 1:15 am showed Pete Hegseth and Jane Doe walking arm in arm. According to police, Jane Doe was smiling as she walked toward the pool with Hegseth.
Hegseth told police Jane Doe led him out of the hotel bar and went back to his hotel room. Hegseth told police that Jane Doe would not leave his hotel room.
Pete Hegseth said that shortly after the two had unprotected sex, Jane Doe, a married woman, had regrets and said she would just tell her husband that she passed out on the couch.
Jane Doe’s husband, who was staying in the same hotel with their children, repeatedly called and text his wife wondering where she was when she didn’t turn in at a decent hour.
She waited several days to report the rape and told police she couldn’t remember much of the night because she was inebriated.
Several witnesses, including Jane Doe’s husband, said she was not drunk on the night of the alleged assault.
Megyn Kelly absolutely destroyed Hegseth’s accuser’s story.
This is a must watch:
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President Trump has appointed venture capitalist David Sacks as the first ever “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.”
” In this important role, David will guide policy for the Administration in Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency, two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness,” Trump said.
“David will focus on making America the clear global leader in both areas. He will safeguard Free Speech online, and steer us away from Big Tech bias and censorship. He will work on a legal framework so the Crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the U.S. David will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology.”
As The Gateway Pundit recently reported, President Trump weighed the cryptocurrency market in his nomination of Paul Atkins for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair and separately appointing the country’s first “Crypto Czar.”
Trump also responded to the price of Bitcoin reaching the $100,000 milestone on Thursday, saying, "CONGRATULATIONS BITCOINERS!!! $100,000!!! YOU’RE WELCOME!!!"
Trump previously spoke at the Nashville Bitcoin Conference while campaigning for President in July and promised he would fire current SEC Chairman Gary Gensler “on day one” and “appoint a new SEC Chairman who believes America should build the future, not block the future.”
He further declared that under his Administration, the United States will become the "Crypto capital of the planet and the Bitcoin superpower of the world." He continued, "If crypto is going to define the future, I want it to be mined, minted, and made in the USA."
"And if Bitcoin is going to the moon, as we say--It's going to the moon--I want America to be the nation that leads the way, and that's what's going to happen."
WATCH:
Bitcoin hit the coveted $100,000 price point on Wednesday and was still trading at $103,000 Thursday morning, up more than 50% since election day. Trump's election and crypto advocacy made the price of cryptocurrencies skyrocket.
President Trump made the announcement for his new A.I. and crypto role in a series of Truth Social posts Thursday, noting that "David has the knowledge, business experience, intelligence, and pragmatism to MAKE AMERICA GREAT in these two critical technologies."
Trump: I am pleased to announce that David O. Sacks will be the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.” In this important role, David will guide policy for the Administration in Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency, two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness. David will focus on making America the clear global leader in both areas. He will safeguard Free Speech online, and steer us away from Big Tech bias and censorship. He will work on a legal framework so the Crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the U.S. David will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology…
…David Sacks has been an extremely successful entrepreneur and investor for 25 years, building and investing in some of the most iconic companies in Silicon Valley. He was PayPal’s founding-era COO, part of the legendary “PayPal Mafia.” David then founded enterprise software company, Yammer, which was acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 Billion Dollars. Subsequently he founded Craft Ventures, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco. David is co-host of the All-In Podcast, the top podcast in Tech, where he and his friends discuss economic, political and social issues.
David has the knowledge, business experience, intelligence, and pragmatism to MAKE AMERICA GREAT in these two critical technologies. Congratulations, David!
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Daniel Penny arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court for jury deliberations, in New York City, December 6, 2024.
President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden depart Old Mission Santa Ines Catholic Church after attending mass in Solvang, Calif., August 24, 2024.
Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer (R., Ore.) arrives to a meeting with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., October 19, 2023.
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The shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has prompted several major health insurance companies to take down the webpages listing their executive leadership teams. The most comes as users on leftist echo chamber Bluesky, including journalist Taylor Lorenz, are not only cheering the assassination, but posting the names and pictures of other prominent health insurance executives.
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President-elect Donald Trump is committed to his nominee for secretary of defense through an ongoing smear campaign from the establishment media.
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A 71-year-old Texan accomplished a major feat in November with the support of his family and community members.
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Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, a Democrat and the first Muslim elected to the council, was arrested on Friday by FBI agents.
Tania Fernandes Anderson, who served as Vice Chair of the Post Audit Committee, which oversees government accountability, was arrested on six felony charges (five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds) stemming from a kickback scheme.
“The charges stem from an alleged kickback scheme she orchestrated to obtain several thousand dollars in taxpayer money in exchange for bribes paid,” U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said at Friday’s press conference, according to NBC Boston.
According to the indictment, Fernandes Anderson allegedly awarded a $13,000 bonus to a staffer, identified as “Staff Member A,” who is also a relative, on the condition that the staffer return a significant portion of the bonus—approximately $7,000—directly to her.
Anderson allegedly finalized the cash transaction in a bathroom at City Hall, receiving $7,000 in kickbacks from Staff Member A, as detailed by text message evidence included in the indictment.
According to the indictment reviewed by The Gateway Pundit, “On or about June 9, 2023, at approximately 4: 11 p.m., Staff Member A texted FERNANDES ANDERSON, “Bathroom” to let FERNANDES ANDERSON know that Staff Member A was waiting in the bathroom to hand the $7,000 in cash to FERNANDES ANDERSON. Within seconds, FERNANDES ANDERSON texted Staff Member A, “Ready,” to confirm that FERNANDES ANDERSON was ready to accept the $7,000 cash kickback from Staff Member A. Shortly following these texts, Staff Member A handed FERNANDES ANDERSON approximately $7,000 in cash at a bathroom in City Hall.”
“When they met in that bathroom, Ms. Fernandes Anderson put $7,000 in her pocket,” Levy added. “All of that money was funded by the taxpayers of Boston.”
The federal indictment also alleges that Fernandes Anderson misrepresented her relationship with a staff member and misused her position to hire family members, violating city ethics rules.
Despite being fined $5,000 by the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission earlier this year, Fernandes Anderson allegedly doubled down on her fraudulent activities.
Prosecutors allege she leveraged her authority to manipulate City Council payroll orders, enabling her relative to receive an outsized bonus—more than double the combined bonuses of other staff members.
Watch Ms. Anderson’s meltdown back in August 2022:
Tania Fernandes Anderson, a woke BLM Muslim former illegal migrant Democrat serving on the Boston City Council, has been arrested by the FBI after being indicted on five counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud and one count of aiding and abetting theft concerning a program… pic.twitter.com/GxvA2jKgXj
— Andy Ngo ️ (@MrAndyNgo) December 6, 2024
Anderson previously lived in the U.S. as an illegal immigrant from Praia, Cape Verde, arriving at the age of 10.
The Gateway Pundit previously reported on Tania Fernandez Anderson.
Anderson proposed a Boston Hijab Day to honor Iranian Mahsa Amini who was killed by the Iranian regime for not wearing a hijab. This woman it truly reprehensible.
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The jury was told they must come to a unanimous decision on the manslaughter charge before they would be allowed to consider a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide.
Penny, a former Marine, was charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for using a chokehold to detain Jordan Neely, a homeless man who was threatening people on the subway, in May 2023. Neely later died after police arrived at the scene and opted not to attempt mouth-to-mouth resuscitation due to his appearance of being a drug user.
The jury began deliberations on Tuesday and informed the judge about the deadlock on Friday.
According to a report from NBC News, Judge Maxwell Wiley told the jurors “he would confer with defense attorneys and prosecutors before issuing further guidance.”
Penny is facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, publicly rooted for Daniel Penny’s acquittal before the jury deliberations began.
“The young man, in this case, was going within our system, throughout the revolving door of our system. Now, we’re on the subway where we’re hearing someone talking about hurting people, killing people,” Adams said on the show on Saturday.
“You have someone on that subway who was responding, doing what we should have done as a city in a state of having a mental health facility,” Adams added.
The mayor continued, “Those passengers were afraid. I’ve been on the subway system. I know what it is as a police officer to wrestle or fight with someone. It is imperative that we look at the totality of this problem.”
Adams said that he hopes the jury heard “all the facts” and that they will make the right decision.
“Based on all the facts that’s laid out, a jury of his peers will make the right decision. I don’t want to prejudge that,” Adams said.
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The “Hellions Academy of Independent Learning,” also known as “HAIL,” program is offered to Edgewood Elementary School students in Marysville.
The Satanic Temple targeted the school because of its partnership with LifeWise Academy, a Christian Release Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) program, which teaches students about the Bible for one hour each week if their parents opt them into the program.
The organization claims that since the program is permitted for Christians, it must be allowed for any religion — including Satanists.
The Satanic Temple said in a press release:
RTRI was first introduced to public schools in response to the US Supreme Court’s 1952 ruling in Zorach v. Clauson. SCOTUS found that such programs do not violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. The Supreme Court’s ruling makes it clear that schools are not obligated to approve RTRI programs, and these groups may not use the public school’s facilities or public resources of any kind. If a school approves an RTRI, it may not discriminate among religious groups.
Due to Christian organizations like the Joy El Club and the Lifewise Academy, Christian RTRI programs have expanded rapidly across the country, and they aim to have active programs in every school district that allows them. The Satanic Temple, meanwhile, argues that the groups are being used to exclude non-Christian students and promote Christianity. By presenting these field trips and other activities as only available to Christian students, TST argues that these groups leverage children’s social groupings to encourage religious conversion.
“It is sad these programs feel the need to use the peer pressure to gain adherents to their religion,” said TST Director of Campaign Operations Erin Helian in a statement. “However one measures a religion, it is not a good look to prey upon children by bribing them with field trips and snacks.”
The Temple claims that during the meetings, “students will be presented with various educational arts and crafts, games, and community service projects through which they can learn about Satanic values, such as empathy, compassion, and justice.”
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The National Police Association has given Kash Patel its full-fledged support for FBI Director in an endorsement, urging the Senate to confirm him.
“Kash Patel’s extensive career in national security, law enforcement, and public service has demonstrated his unwavering commitment to upholding the rule of law, defending justice, and protecting the American people,” a new press release states. “We firmly believe that Kash Patel’s appointment as FBI Director will mark a pivotal moment for law enforcement and public safety across the United States. His leadership will bring a renewed focus on collaboration, ethical standards, and the relentless pursuit of justice.”
The National Police Association is a nonprofit organization that was founded “to educate supporters of law enforcement in how to help police departments accomplish their goals.” They also provide legal backing, public education, and advocate to “Support the Police and Back the Blue, because Blue Lives Matter,” according to their webpage.
President Trump officially nominated Kash Patel for the role of FBI Director in his next Administration last month.
Patel’s impressive qualifications include several high-ranking positions in the intelligence and defense communities, such as Department of Defense Chief of Staff and Deputy Director of National Intelligence under President Trump.
When Patel was running counter-terrorism for President Trump, the president oriented efforts to wipe out ISIS senior leadership and other key operatives. Patel further oversaw the rescuing of American hostages and detainees to return them to the United States.
As a terrorism prosecutor, Patel previously prosecuted ISIS, Al-Qa’ida, and other terrorist networks, and he was the lead prosecutor for the World Cup bombings in Uganda that killed an American and 76 people. While Patel served as Department of Defense Chief of Staff, they ended forever wars.
And the Deep State is terrified of him.
Trump-hating Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe accidentally endorsed Kash Patel for FBI Director in a recent CNN appearance, saying his nomination is “terrible” for those who are currently at the Bureau.
Article III Project founder Mike Davis recently declared Patel’s nomination a “red line” for the 53 Senate Republicans, stating that Republicans who oppose his confirmation will “face the political wrath of Article III Project.” Elon Musk has also fired warning shots at Senate RINOs who “thwart the will of the people” on Trump nominees, indicating he may see to it that they’re removed from office by backing their election opponents. Musk has shown great favor towards Kash Patel as FBI Director.
As The Gateway Pundit reported on Thursday, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) said he expects Patel to be confirmed despite attacks from the left and the Deep State media complex.
JUST IN: Senator Cornyn Says Kash Patel Has Enough Votes to Be Confirmed the Next FBI Director
National Police Association posted their press release on X:
The National Police Association Endorses Kash Patel for FBI Director https://t.co/KpqvWh9YNG
— National Police Association (@NatPoliceAssoc) December 6, 2024
The press release reads:
Indianapolis, December 6, 2024 — The National Police Association (NPA) proudly expresses our full support for Kash Patel’s nomination as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash Patel’s extensive career in national security, law enforcement, and public service has demonstrated his unwavering commitment to upholding the rule of law, defending justice, and protecting the American people.
Throughout his distinguished career, Kash Patel has consistently prioritized transparency, accountability, and the safety of our nation. As a federal prosecutor, he worked alongside law enforcement to dismantle international drug trafficking organizations, combat violent crime, and bring dangerous offenders to justice. His tenure as a legal liaison to the Joint Special Operations Command further illustrates his ability to operate effectively in high-stakes environments, forging critical partnerships across federal, state, and local agencies.
In his role as Senior Counsel to the House Intelligence Committee, Mr. Patel showcased his dedication to ensuring the integrity of our nation’s institutions. By exposing misconduct and advocating for ethical oversight, he earned the trust and respect of countless law enforcement professionals. His experience as Chief of Staff to the Acting Secretary of Defense underscores his readiness to lead with integrity, strategy, and an unyielding focus on national security.
The law enforcement community knows that effective leadership at the FBI is essential for building public trust and enhancing coordination across all levels of policing. Kash Patel’s proven record of leadership, expertise in counterterrorism and intelligence, and ability to navigate complex legal and operational challenges make him the ideal candidate to restore faith in the FBI’s mission and ensure it remains a steadfast ally to our nation’s police forces.
We firmly believe that Kash Patel’s appointment as FBI Director will mark a pivotal moment for law enforcement and public safety across the United States. His leadership will bring a renewed focus on collaboration, ethical standards, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
The National Police Association strongly endorses Kash Patel and urges his confirmation as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We are confident that under his stewardship, the FBI will thrive in its vital mission to protect and serve the American people.
The National Police Association (NPA) is a nonprofit organization supporting law enforcement through advocacy, education, and law. For more information, visit NationalPolice.org
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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is one of the most disruptive (in the sense of innovative) heads of state on Planet Earth.
Besides his famous (or infamous) extreme security policies that eradicated rampant organized crime, and his emphasis on religion, family and conservative values, he was also a pioneer on the acceptance and introduction of Bitcoin in the Latin American’s country.
Now, as bitcoin reaches historic highs and surpassed $100,000 for the first time, Bukele was nothing short than triumphant about his big bet on the cryptocurrency.
The surging value of the government’s reported investment now stands at more than $600 million.
Associated Press reported:
“Bitcoin has rallied mightily since Donald Trump’s election victory last month, exceeding the $100,000 mark on Wednesday night, just hours after the president-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Just two years ago, bitcoin’s volatile value fell below $17,000. Bitcoin fell back below the $100,000 by Thursday afternoon, sitting just above $99,000 by 3 p.m. E.T.”
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) December 5, 2024
Bukele slammed the opposition for fearmongering many Salvadorans out of the steep gains.
“The tiny Central American country has long used the dollar as currency, but Bukele promised bitcoin would provide new opportunities for El Salvador’s unbanked and cut out money transfer services from the remittances Salvadorans abroad send home. The government offered $30 in bitcoin to those who signed up for digital wallets.”
Bukele on Facebook (translated from Spanish):
“It’s important to emphasize that not only did the opposition err resoundingly with bitcoin, but rather, differently from other issues (where they have also been wrong), this time their opposition affected many.
Why?
Because when we approve important measures, the opposition always votes against, but since they are a minority, they do not manage to affect the country, such as: the votes on the State of Exception.
They vote against, but they are so few votes that they do not affect anything.
However, with Bitcoin, since its use was and will always be VOLUNTARY, although we won the vote in the Legislative Assembly and the country has obtained great benefits in its reserves, many people missed out on those gains due to the fear that the opposition managed to sow in the population.
Believing the opposition again, although it may seem absurd, is something that still happens, and it is something that the Government cannot avoid; that decision now falls on each citizen.
I hope they have not listened to the opposition and are enjoying their gains, which only required trust and patience.”
But the resistance to Bukele’s vision doesn’t come only from the opposition.
El Salvador’s former Central Bank President Carlos Acevedo spoke to AP and is not all that enthusiastic.
He said that while there has been a gain, it remains an unrealized one until the government’s bitcoin is sold – which is of course true of any investment.
He was at least kind enough to credit Bukele’s administration with doing well on the bitcoin adoption, especially in light of Trump’s election.
“Acevedo said ‘the markets’ optimism that a Trump administration will be friendly with the markets and particularly with bitcoin’ explained its sustained rally over the past month.”
https://t.co/QVvFbQ7woa pic.twitter.com/WiOAYg6Ztx
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) December 5, 2024
This is the first time in history that Bitcoin has driven sovereign bonds up in traditional markets https://t.co/f0ch3prkp9
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) December 5, 2024
Read more:
President Nayib Bukele Tells Tucker Carlson He Leads El Salvador By “Seeking God’s Wisdom”
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Smoke rises in the sky over Kyiv after a Russian drone strike, November 2, 2024.
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