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June 5, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

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JUNE IS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE GUN USE AWARENESS MONTH

(CFP) Singh: June is National Defensive Gun Use Awareness Month: Here’s how *you* can participate

We live in a world in which our right to keep and bear arms is constantly under attack just about everywhere: Hollywood, the news media, social media, public schools, universities and legislatures. There are multi-pronged assaults that scheme to disarm us through lies and deception.

Little is said about the use of arms in furtherance of the natural human right of self-defense. In any given year in the United States, there are untold millions of crime victims who have used guns to defend themselves from predators. In their honor, I hereby proclaim June as National Defensive Gun Use (DGU) Awareness Month. As gun owners, we must unite to create awareness and end crime and victimization through the lawful, defensive use of firearms. We should not have to live in fear that we can be victimized at anytime, anywhere. Here are some ways you can participate in National Defensive Gun Use Awareness Month: Wear your favorite Second Amendment group’s hat or shirt or other apparel. There is absolutely nothing controversial or embarrassing about owning guns. It’s a matter of pride. You are a member of a rare breed of human: an American. You constitute only 4% of the world population and are blessed with this natural right that governments lording over the remaining 96% of the world population don’t trust with. Whether it’s the National Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Owners of America, Firearms Policy Coalition, National Association for Gun Rights, National African American Gun Association, Pink Pistols, AAPI Gun Owners, or other group, wear your apparel with pride.

NOTABLE QUOTES

Lincoln Brown contributor to PJMedia: It’s no secret that the Democrat Party, also currently known as the Federal Government, is opposed to an armed citizenry. And as someone who has been shot at, I understand that not everyone should own a gun. But it is telling that those in favor of total disarmament always look past the motivations and the mindset of the shooters in question. One could argue that the uptick in violence across the country is the result of a decline in behavior and expectations and the blessing of criminal behavior by state and local authorities. When societal norms break down, violence is a given.

Catherine Salgado contributor to PJMedia: The House debt ceiling bill’s alleged savings are “worse than fake,” according to Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). He and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) both condemned the just-passed debt ceiling deal; as Biggs said, it’s sending the U.S. “careening off a [fiscal] cliff.”

Tom Elliott founder of Grabien Tweeted: Biden economic adviser @BharatRamamurti : @SpeakerMcCarthy ‘s debt offer “locks in” our “remarkable progressive accomplishments”

Harold Robertson contributor to PALLADIUM Governance Futurism: Americans living today are the inheritors of systems that created the highest standard of living in human history. Rather than protecting the competency that made those systems possible, the modern preference for diversity has attenuated meritocratic evaluation at all levels of American society. Given the damage already done to competence and morale combined with the natural exodus of baby boomers a decades worth of tacit knowledge, the biggest challenge of the coming decades might simply be maintaining the systems we have today.

Jack Montgomery contributor to The National Pulse: North Korea will sit on the Executive Board of the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO), despite its history of using food as a weapon against its people.

Matt Walsh contributor to Daily Wire: “So things are different now and they’re different for a lot of reasons. One of them is just sheer exhaustion. After a while, people get fed up and the LGBT activists, they’ve been running roughshod over the culture for years and they’ve been getting everything they want and getting more bold about it and more outlandish and more egregious and more grotesque.”

Trevor Thomas contributor to American Thinker: Many were duped into believing that those promoting the LGBT agenda merely wanted to “live and let live.” However, as I’ve often noted, “live and let live” has never really been a part of the LGBT agenda. Because of their desire to use their power to not only push their agenda, but to exact revenge upon those who stood in their way, the Left’s Pride warriors have enthusiastically gone “on and on” targeting their opponents. As Dennis Prager rightly noted earlier this year, “pride is not about tolerance — it is totalitarian.” One only has to examine those targeted in the marriage debate for evidence of this. However, the “transing” of America provides most of the recent and most egregious examples of LGBT totalitarianism.

Wendi Strauch Mahoney contributor to UncoverDC: The paper concludes that negative outcomes from mRNA vaccines “are not expected to affect all people who have received the mRNA vaccines.” They posit that individuals may be more susceptible to negative outcomes if they suffer from “genetic susceptibility, immune deficiencies, and comorbidities.” However, these vulnerabilities highlight an important observation noted by those who wrote the paper: “[I]f people who are the most affected by the COVID-19 disease (the elderly, diabetics, hypertensive, and immunocompromised people like those with HIV) are also more susceptible to suffering the negative effects of repeated mRNA vaccination, is it then justified to booster them? As Omicron subvariants have been demonstrated to be less pathogenic and mRNA vaccines do not protect against re-infection, clinicians should be aware of the possible detrimental effects on the immune system by administering boosters.”

DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: CANCEL THE SECOND AMENDMENT

Brown: The Feds Want to Take Your Guns While Stockpiling Weapons, Ammo, and Tactical Gear

But while the government wants to get its hands on your firearms, it has been loading up on them like it is 4 a.m. at a Black Friday sale. A story that The New York Post broke a month ago is now making its way around talk radio and other outlets and bears repeating here. in fact, it should be a major talking point around water coolers, over back fences, on your social media feeds, and at your favorite eatery or pub. […] Open the Books has the numbers. And they are alarming, to say the least. The Internal Revenue Service: Since 2006, the IRS spent $35.2 million on guns, ammo, and tactical gear. Here is the IRS shopping list since 2020: . . . […] Health and Human Services: HHS puts the IRS to shame. Since 2006, the agency has . . . […] What does that have to do with weapons, ammo, and tactical gear? Truth be told, neither of these agencies “needs” these things. But they are arms of the federal government, and if said government decides that it needs to take you into custody or seize your belongings, either one of these agencies could be used to do so. The government can always make up a reason later, if at all. As Lavrentiy Beria, one of the most heinous members of Stalin’s secret police once said, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.”

DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: CANCEL THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Boehlke: DHS Cybersecurity Agency Labels Private Thoughts ‘Critical Infrastructure’ To Justify Censoring You

A cybersecurity agency within the Department of Homeland Security has been engaging in censorship and then justifying it under the guise of “critical infrastructure security,” Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry testified this week before the House Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. Called to testify based on findings in his ongoing lawsuit, Louisiana and Missouri v. Biden et al., Landry said DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has classified American “thoughts, ideas, and beliefs” as “critical infrastructure.” To “control” these “cognitive assets,” Landry added, CISA and “numerous federal agencies” then use private entities to orchestrate what amounts to unconstitutional government censorship: The government flags dissenting beliefs for Big Tech companies to silence in an attempt to bypass the First Amendment.

Revolver.news: Elon Musk makes himself great again with this bold move…

Elon Musk almost had his goose cooked due to a string of disastrous mistakes surrounding a failed agreement between Twitter and Daily Wire to broadcast the highly popular documentary “What Is A Woman.” According to the folks at Daily Wire, Twitter originally agreed to broadcast the documentary. However, once they actually watched it, they changed their minds and called it “hate speech.” They cited two instances of “misgendering” as the reason for their decision. […] Eventually, Elon responded to Daily Wire co-found Jeremy Boreing’s Twitter thread about the censorship fiasco. He claimed that the issue was mishandled inside Twitter. […] In the end, Elon made himself great again by not only removing all the “hate speech” warnings, but also recommending parents watch the documentary as well. [Note: It is being reported that Twitter’s head of Trust & Safety, Ella Irwin, has just left the company. Trust & Safety is the team who allegedly claimed Daily Wire’s ‘What Is A Woman’ was “hateful content”]

GLOBALISM (GREAT RESET) & TRANSHUMANISM (AI HUMANS 2.0) ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED

Callery: AI-controlled US military drone ‘KILLS’ its human operator in simulated test ‘because it did not like being given new orders’, top air force chief reveals, in eerie parallels to The Terminator…

A US attack drone controlled by artificial intelligence turned against its human operator during a flight simulation in an attempt to kill them because it did not like its new orders, a top Air Force official has revealed. The military had reprogrammed the drone not to kill the people who could override its mission, but the AI system fired on the communications tower relaying the order, drawing eerie comparisons to The Terminator. […] Hamilton suggested that there needed to be ethics discussions about the military’s use of AI. He referred to his presentation as ‘seemingly plucked from a science fiction thriller’. Hamilton said during the summit: ‘The system started realising that while they did identify the threat, at times the human operator would tell it not to kill that threat, but it got its points by killing that threat. ‘So what did it do? It killed the operator. It killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective.

Salgado: Great Reset: WEF Demands Fewer Private Cars, Increase in Public Transport

The insidious World Economic Forum (WEF) of the “Great Reset” is now pushing cities, countries, and companies around the world to adopt a new “scorecard” to encourage the expansion of supposedly “green” energy and public transportation, and fewer private cars. You will own nothing, you will ride public transport, and you have no say in the matter. You’re welcome. WEF’s May 2023 briefing paper, “The Urban Mobility Scorecard Tool: Benchmarking the Transition to Sustainable Urban Mobility,” produced in collaboration with Visa, specifically states the goal to “reduce the number of vehicles on the road.” Why? People dependent on public transport are also dependent on those who control public transport. It’s all about reducing independence and freedom and increasing top-down control.

TYRANNY IN THE NAME OF CLIMATE DOOM MYTH: GLOBALIST POLITICIANS & BIG BUSINESS ACCUMULATE MORE POWER & CONTROL

Revolver.news: Most important story in America: climate zealots try to confiscate South Dakota family farm…

There is a very disturbing story coming out of South Dakota. It’s one of the most important stories in America, yet, the media is completely silent. The story involves a farmer named Jared Bossly and a “green” company called “Summit Carbon Solutions” that’s trying to confiscate Mr. Bossly’s family farm by using eminent domain — the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use. The green group wants to confiscate Mr. Bossly’s farm in order to construct a carbon capture pipeline on his land. To make matters worse, Summit Carbon Solutions is very politically connected. Conservative pundit Greg Price shared this tidbit on Twitter. To give you an idea of Summit Carbon’s connections to the GOP: . . .[…] Everything came to a head when unauthorized surveyors entered his property without his consent and then falsely accused him of making threats against them, even though their interaction lasted only six seconds on a speaker phone call. Subsequently, the company sought a contempt of court charge, intending to restrict Mr. Bossly’s access to his own property when the surveyors returned. Here’s what Greg said in his bombshell tweet: What I am about to tell you should be the most important story in America but no national media is talking about it. Read this entire tweet. One of the biggest invasions of property rights in American history is currently happening in South Dakota to expand green energy.

(A warning to America as well) Blackett: Ireland’s mooted cow massacre is a warning to net zero Britain

The collateral damage of net zero is now getting uncomfortably close to home. First Dutch farmers were threatened with compulsory purchases to satisfy EU emissions targets, fomenting a new revolt in the process. Now it’s Ireland’s turn, where the government is reportedly looking at plans to cull around 200,000 cows to meet its climate targets. The scheme would be a bit like voluntary redundancy, with farmers offered financial inducements to give up their cows. British beef and dairy farmers are now very jittery. It seems increasingly clear that there is an eco-modernist agenda to do away with conventional meat altogether. It’s not just the Extinction Rebellion mob, either; many of the world’s politicians are on board.

CORRUPT & DANGEROUS U.S. INTELLIGENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE STATE APPARATUS

Sperry: How the FBI Lost, Found, and Rewarded the Alleged Russian Spy Pivotal to Surveilling Trump

Twelve years ago, FBI agents in Baltimore sought to wiretap former Brookings Institution analyst Igor Danchenko on suspicions he was spying for Russia. But the counterintelligence analyst they were assigned to work with ‒ Brian Auten ‒ told them he could not find their target and assumed the Russian national had fled back to Moscow. But Danchenko had not left the U.S., court documents show. He was living in the Washington area. In fact, he had been arrested in Maryland in 2013 by federal Park Police for being drunk and disorderly, something the FBI analyst could have easily discovered by searching federal law enforcement databases. Clueless, the FBI closed its espionage case on Danchenko. Auten would quickly rise to become the FBI’s top Russian analyst. In 2016 and 2017, he failed to properly vet the Steele dossier, a collection of salacious allegations created for Hillary Clinton’s campaign which sought to tie Donald Trump to the Kremlin, before clearing it as the central piece of evidence used by the FBI to obtain warrants to spy on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

DECLARED 2024 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CANDIDATES

McCullough: Trump Vs. DeSantis

Depending on who you are, this match up delights you or it brings dread, fear, and panic. DeSantis fans are eager to convince you that the Florida Governor is Trump in policy, but kinder in personality. Trump fans quickly point out that in just recent days DeSantis has flipped positions on a handful of items that appear to be motivated by some of his donors. DeSantis fans will argue that President Trump allowed Fauci to stay at his job. Trump followers will remind you that DeSantis would not have his current job without the President’s endorsement.[…] Trump is fighting like a heavyweight champion robbed of his dignity, rightful sense of accomplishment and a job unfinished. DeSantis is the kid who can’t wait to get in the ring. Both have talent, both have a rough sense of the opponent. But one has a mission. He was robbed of completing it and he’s not playing for second. […] My question boils down to motivation. Trump’s motives are clear: undo Biden’s damage and finish the job he started. DeSantis’ are trickier because if we believed his campaign speeches he should be focused on Florida. Trump never needed (or probably honestly never wanted) to be President. He ran originally because he felt that the nation was in so much trouble that if you did not disrupt everything that the left had done we’d never get America back. […] DeSantis’ timing isn’t driven by a calling of sacrifice but more of a timetable, and shadow advisors whose agenda is for a Republican win—without Trump. […] DeSantis has an incredible future. He has been sold some bad advice by people who likely don’t really care about his outcome.

RNC

Sundance: RNC Announces Debate Qualifications for Approved “Republican” Candidates, Including Loyalty Pledge

Let us be clear and non-pretending. The RNC, a private corporation run by U.S. multinational corporations, billionaires and donors who control it, is a private club – who construct the rules of affiliation according to the interests and demands of the benefactors. The RNC club, the right side of the UniParty corporate structure, has zero consideration or interest in the opinion of voters forced to register in their affiliation. The people who fund the RNC have established the rules for participation in the club debate. The first club debate is scheduled for August 23, 2023, on Fox News with the approved process through the prism of Rupert Murdoch and Paul Ryan. Those club rules include: . . .

U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY

Fleetwood: Democrats’ Victory Lap Over McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Surrender Tells You All You Need To Know About The ‘Compromise’

Democrats are taking a victory lap after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a poorly negotiated bill on Wednesday raising the U.S. debt ceiling into early 2025. Negotiated behind closed doors by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and the Biden administration, the wrongly-named “Fiscal Responsibility Act” would permit the federal government “to take on unlimited debt through January 1, 2025,” according to The Daily Caller. Wednesday’s final House vote was 314-117, with more Democrats supporting the measure (165) than Republicans (149). Members of the House Freedom Caucus were among those to overwhelmingly oppose the bill. […] While McCarthy has been marketing the legislation as the greatest thing since sliced bread, Democrats’ reaction to it shows the measure isn’t the win McCarthy and House GOP leadership are making it out to be. […] Biden economic adviser

@BharatRamamurti @SpeakerMcCarthy ‘s debt offer “locks in” our “remarkable progressive accomplishments”

Read more/Watch the 3:04 minute interview with Biden’s economic adviser: https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/01/democrats-victory-lap-over-mccarthys-debt-ceiling-surrender-tells-you-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-compromise/

Gans: Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no

Many conservative hard-liners have slammed the bill for not going far enough to cut spending, while some progressive Democrats have criticized its increase of work requirements for programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as well as the spending cuts. Here are the House Republicans who voted against the bill: . . .

War Room: “The American People Got Gaslit By the Entire Uniparty”: Brat on The Delusive Democratic Debt Limit Raise

Watch the 13:31 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2rdpqr-dave-brat-on-the-delusive-democratic-debt-limit-raise.html

War Room: Clark: McCarthy’s Debt Limit Raise “Locked In” Biden’s Regulatory and Environmental Wins

Watch the 13:14 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2rm8oi-clark-mccarthys-debt-limit-raise-locked-in-bidens-regulatory-and-environmen.html

War Room: Vought: The Passing of The Democrats Debt Ceiling Raise Is an “Enormous Fail for Kevin McCarthy”

Cartel government.

Watch the 8:33 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2rdwv2-vought-the-passing-of-the-democrats-debt-ceiling-raise-is-an-enormous-fail-.html

U.S. SENATE DEMOCRAT MAJORITY

Whedon: Senate approval of McCarthy-Biden debt deal averts US default but intensifies GOP rift

The upper chamber took up the comprise deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy one day after the GOP-led lower chamber passed it with votes from Democrats and Republicans. The final Senate vote was 63-36 in favor of passage. Senate members unanimously agreed to conduct 11 amendment votes, none of which secured the necessary support to become part of the final bill. Though lawmakers agreed to set the time limit to 10 minutes per vote, they generally ran long. The House on Wednesday passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act, with lawmakers voting 314-117 in favor of the plan.

Notably, more Democrats, 165, endorsed the legislation than did Republicans, 149. McCarthy saw 71 members of his own conference oppose his bill while only 46 Democrats did so. […] The final version of the plan includes . . .

Kruta: Senate Passes Bill Axing Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

The U.S. Senate passed a Republican-led bill on Thursday that would put an end to President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel massive amounts of student debt — and immediately lift the freeze on student loan payments and interest. The Senate passed the measure on Thursday with a 52-46 vote — mostly along party lines, but Senators John Tester (D-MT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) joined Republicans and tipped the scales in their favor. Two other Democratic Senators — Michael Bennet of Colorado and Mark Warner of Virginia — did not cast a vote.

CHINA: AMERICA’S MORTAL ENEMY

Weichert: COVID-19 Was a Biological 9/11

Given the statements of senior Chinese leaders over the last decade, Beijing clearly believes that weaponized biotechnology is the silver bullet to wage war indirectly against America and its allies. Coronaviruses can be “artificially manipulated into an emerging human disease virus, then weaponized and unleashed in a way never seen before,” wrote 18 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers in a shocking 2015 document titled “The Unnatural Origins of SARS and New Species of Man-Made Viruses as Genetic Bioweapons.” The next time someone tries to condescend to you about how and why it is scientifically impossible not only for COVID-19 to have come from a lab, but for it to have been a bioweapon, just repeat those damning words from China’s top military scientists. If that doesn’t change your interlocutor’s mind on the matter, then that person is likely a bad faith actor in this ongoing discussion.

Xie: China Is Drilling a 10,000-Meter-Deep Hole Into the Earth

Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth’s crust, as the world’s second largest economy explores new frontiers above and below the planet’s surface. Drilling for what is set to be China’s deepest ever borehole began in the country’s oil-rich Xinjiang region on Tuesday, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Earlier that morning, China sent its first civilian astronaut into space from the Gobi Desert. The narrow shaft into the ground will penetrate more than 10 continental strata, or layers of rock, according to the report, and reach the cretaceous system in the Earth’s crust, which features rock dating back some 145 million years.

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF FOREIGN POLICY

War Room: Dave Walsh: Changing Geo-Political Order In Energy

We have the China and Russia and the kingdom Iran and Iraq tightening the vice on energy that matters. Energy with the density to matter for the Industrial development, for military security through the growth of their economy while Biden’s net-zero policies . . .

Watch the 7:12 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2rhp44-dave-walsh-changing-geo-political-order-in-energy.html

Rafizadeh: The Anti-Western Nuclear Club: North Korea, China, Russia and Iran Dangerously Target the West

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered this January that his country carry out “exponential” expansion of its nuclear arsenal and the manufacturing of a more powerful ICBM.
“Today, China, Russia, North Korea and Iran continue to invest in technologies to expand their capabilities to hit the United States with nuclear weapons. All four countries have also escalated their threatening rhetoric, indicating their willingness to use nuclear weapons in a military conflict. By expanding their nuclear programs, each has made clear that our nuclear arsenal is no longer a deterrent to their potential use of nuclear weapons..” — Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Fox News, May 4, 2023.
Russia is most likely helping Iran to boost its nuclear program in exchange for the weapons that the Islamic Republic is supplying to Russia for use against Ukraine.
The headline of a report by Iran’s state-controlled Afkar News read: “American Soil Is Now Within the Range of Iranian Bombs”. The report boasted: . . .

Rafizadeh: Iran’s Nuclear Program: Does the Biden Administration Have a Policy?

Since 2021, the Biden Administration has been cozying up to Iran in a way that has often seemed agonizingly embarrassing to entice it back to the disastrous 2015 “JCPOA” nuclear deal of the Obama Administration. Mercifully those efforts did not succeed: the new deal would still most likely have enabled Iran, after a few years, legitimately to have all the nuclear weapons it liked.
Meanwhile, in Israel, on May 22, US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides was asked, “Can Israel attack Iran without the US? What about the lack of meetings between President Biden and PM Netanyahu?” Nides answered: “The coordination between Israel and US vis-à-vis our mutual enemies, our common threats in the region, is rock solid. One of the things President Biden assured both PM Bennett and Lapid, and Netanyahu, was that there would be complete transparency regarding coordination on Iran…. And it’s not just Iran, it’s its proxies. We stand here to support Israel and work with it to make sure Iran never attains a nuclear weapon.”
The trouble is, can we believe him?

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA

Mitchell: Left-wing extremism linked to psychopathy and narcissism: study

Left-wing extremism is linked to toxic, psychopathic tendencies and narcissism, according to a new study published to the peer-reviewed journal Current Psychology. “Based on existing research, we expected individuals with higher levels of left-wing authoritarianism to also report higher levels of narcissism,” the authors wrote. As result of the new data, study authors Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams have coined a new term for such psychological behavior: the “dark-ego-vehicle principle.” “According to this principle, individuals with dark personalities — such as high narcissistic and psychopathic traits — are attracted to certain forms of political and social activism which they can use as a vehicle to satisfy their own ego-focused needs instead of actually aiming at social justice and equality,” they told PsyPost. […] The study on left-wing authoritarianism also showed that many times they do not practice what they so loudly preach.

Robertson: Complex Systems Won’t Survive the Competence Crisis

At a casual glance, the recent cascades of American disasters might seem unrelated. In a span of fewer than six months in 2017, three U.S. Naval warships experienced three separate collisions resulting in 17 deaths. A year later, powerlines owned by PG&E started a wildfire that killed 85 people. The pipeline carrying almost half of the East Coast’s gasoline shut down due to a ransomware attack. Almost half a million intermodal containers sat on cargo ships unable to dock at Los Angeles ports. A train carrying thousands of tons of hazardous and flammable chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio. Air Traffic Control cleared a FedEx plane to land on a runway occupied by a Southwest plane preparing to take off. Eye drops contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria killed four and blinded fourteen. While disasters like these are often front-page news, the broader connection between the disasters barely elicits any mention. America must be understood as a system of interwoven systems; the healthcare system sends a bill to a patient using the postal system, and that patient uses the mobile phone system to pay the bill with a credit card issued by the banking system. All these systems must be assumed to work for anyone to make even simple decisions. But the failure of one system has cascading consequences for all of the adjacent systems. As a consequence of escalating rates of failure, America’s complex systems are slowly collapsing. The core issue is that changing political mores have established the systematic promotion of the unqualified and sidelining of the competent. This has continually weakened our society’s ability to manage modern systems. At its inception, it represented a break from the trend of the 1920s to the 1960s, when the direct meritocratic evaluation of competence became the norm across vast swaths of American society.

VDH: It Was Always Only About Power With the Left

Why do so many liberal climate-activist grandees fly on private jets? Or why do those who profited from Black Lives Matter have a propensity for estate living? Or why do the community-activist Obamas prefer to live in not one, but three mansions? The answer is that calls for radical equity, “power for the people,” and mandated equality are usually mostly sloganeering for those who enjoy power and the lucre it brings, and their wish is to augment both for themselves. The result is that the issue du jour of mandated equality often becomes secondary if not irrelevant. There is neither fear of inconstancy nor hypocrisy, given the central theme that governs a leftist party line is political utility—or the ends of power always more than justify the hypocritical means used to obtain it. Spout racialist nonsense for 40 years? Harass women and young girls by blowing in their hair and squeezing them too tightly? Create a family grifting syndicate to leverage foreign cash in quid pro quo fashion? Praise racial segregationists? Joe Biden did all those things and more. But he also did them in service to a supposed noble cause, sort of like the current board president of the NAACP promoting a black travel ban on Florida, while he lives—in Florida!

Keep political utility in mind and the baffling hypocrisy of the Left makes all too perfect sense.

War Room: Bensman: Biden Administration “Rechanneled” Migrant Waves to Hide Invasion at Southern Border

Illegal aliens figured out the new loophole in Biden policy.

Watch the 12:35 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2rdxgo-bensman-biden-administration-rechanneled-migrant-waves-to-hide-invasion-at-.html

Lenihan: Meet The Violent Anarchist Behind DHS’s ‘Pyramid Of Far-Right Radicalization’ Scandal

Last week, the Media Research Center (MRC) published a report gleaned from Freedom of Information Act requests that shows how the Biden administration has weaponized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to target political opponents. DHS provided $352,109 in grant funding to the University of Dayton’s PREVENTS-OH counter-extremism project. The grant application was based in part on the work of openly anarchist Antifa-affiliated Michael Loadenthal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cincinnati who, by his own admission, is a far-left violent extremist. In 2021, Loadenthal spoke at a “White Nationalism Workshop” and an “Extremism, Rhetoric and Democratic Precarity” roundtable at the University’s “Social Practice Of Human Rights Conference.” During the white nationalism workshop, Loadenthal introduced himself by stating that he is militant Antifa; he then continued his talk by teaching audience members how to securely dox people to their employers. He detailed how he uses a VPN, burner phones, encrypted communications, and “sock puppet” accounts to dox people.

The Center Square Staff: Federal agents seize a ton of fentanyl in Arizona, enough to kill 453 million people

Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations-Tucson Field Office agents working through “Operation Blue Lotus,” and Border Patrol Tucson and Yuma Sector agents working through “Operation Four Horsemen” seized substantial amounts of methamphetamine and over a ton of fentanyl. The operations occurred from March 6 to May 8 at four ports of entry and at two checkpoints. With two milligrams considered a lethal dose, one ton of fentanyl, or 2,000 pounds, is enough to kill 453,592,400 people.

(CFP) Catenacci: Biden admin issues 20-year oil drilling ban near Indigenous site, ignoring pleas from Native Americans

The Navajo Nation said its members would be ‘pushed into greater poverty’ if the Biden admin moved forward with the action. The Biden administration is moving forward with a 20-year ban on new oil and gas leasing near an Indigenous cultural site in New Mexico despite stark opposition from Native Americans in the region. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland finalized the action Friday which bans fossil fuel and mineral leasing within a 10-mile buffer zone around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. The ban ultimately amounts to a withdrawal of approximately 336,404 acres of public lands from mineral leasing near the site some Native Americans consider sacred.

Headline USA: George Soros’s Son is a Frequent Visitor at Biden White House

George Soros’s son, Alex Soros, is a frequent visitor at the Biden White House, according to records obtained by Fox News. Alex Soros chairs the Open Society Foundations network, which was founded by his father, and has visited the White House at least 17 times since 2021, visitor logs show. He was most recently there for three meetings between Feb. 8 and 10, and was joined by Jon Finer, the principal national security adviser; Jordan Finkelstein, special assistant to the president; and Mariana Adame, the adviser to the counselor of the president. It is not clear who else Alex Soros might have met with during these visits. A White House official previously admitted that the younger Soros met with former chief of staff Ron Klain on multiple occasions, even though Klain’s name was never listed on the official logs.

Citizen Free Press Tweet: Rushingbrook Children’s Choir were singing the National Anthem in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol when they were interrupted by Capitol police. A representative from the choir was told that “certain Capitol police said it might offend someone/cause issues.”

[Note: In an article the Capitol police allegedly referred to our National Anthem as a protest song.]

Watch the 21 second video: https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1664680115312422913

BIDEN CRIME FAMILY

Cleveland: Breadcrumbs From A Buried FBI Source May Lead To A Bigger Biden Scandal

After a confidential human source claimed then-Vice President Joe Biden agreed to accept money from a foreign national to affect policy decisions, FBI agents used what’s called an FD-1023 form to record the allegation. Now FBI Director Christopher Wray is defying a May 3 congressional subpoena to provide this form. On Tuesday, in response to Wray’s refusal to hand over the documents, Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer announced the House will move to hold the FBI director in contempt of Congress. It isn’t that announcement — or even the other explosive ones released over the past year by Comer’s Senate colleague, Chuck Grassley — that prove the most telling, however. Rather, it is the combination of all the details, big and small, that suggests the scandal set to unfold over the coming weeks will be bigger than anyone imagined. Take recent big news from whistleblower disclosures revealing that the Justice Department and the FBI have the unclassified FD-1023 form spelling out Biden’s alleged criminal behavior. Then combine that with other known information to discover the bigger picture. For instance, . . . […] Grassley’s correspondence and statements over the last year hint at one more possibility: The FBI had at least one recording that implicated members of the Biden family in a criminal enterprise and buried that evidence.

Christenson: Extensive Hunter Biden laptop archive with nearly 10,000 photos published on new website

An immense catalog of photos from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop was published Thursday on a new website, as the first son faces ongoing investigations into his overseas business affairs and potential tax and gun crimes. Nearly 10,000 photos taken between 2008 and 2019 will be hosted at BidenLaptopMedia.com after a former Trump White House aide apparently spent months scanning the digital archive, redacting some images and publishing the rest. “The number one thing we’re about … is truth and transparency,” Garrett Ziegler, who founded the nonprofit Marco Polo, told Fox News.

THE DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: PROMOTE & GLORIFY GENDER DYSPHORIA A MENTAL ILLNESS

Elordi: California Lawmakers Will Honor Anti-Catholic Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Member

Members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence go by names like Sister T’aint A Virgin, Sister Risqué of the Sissytine Chapel, and Sister Edith Myflesh. The group also mocks the process of becoming a Catholic nun by having members become a postulant, then a novice, and finally a fully professed “sister” with a black veil. One of the group’s founders originally used old habits used by real Catholic nuns. “Go forth and sin some more!” is the group’s motto. Back in 2007, members of the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” tricked the archbishop of San Francisco into giving them the Eucharist so they could defile it. On Easter this year, the group put on a “Jesus and Mary-themed striptease” that involved . . . […] “They are not an anti-Catholic group,” the lawmakers said. “Pride Month is about supporting and uplifting every member of the LGBTQ+ community, not just when it’s easy and not when it’s not controversial.

Amber Krabach Tweet: FYI, Friends: SeaTac’s @TSA has a new policy that now includes transwomen being assigned to do pat downs of female passengers (and vice versa, I’m sure). TSA agents initially insisted this morning, as their policy dictated, that I had no right to request a different agent be assigned to touch sensitive areas of my body, but I was later informed by a supervisor that passengers DO have the option to request a different agent FOR ANY REASON.

PEACEFULLY & PATRIOTICALLY HAVE YOUR VOICES HEARD

Hamilton: Lawsuit: Oklahoma Parent Says Daughter Was ‘Severely Beaten’ by Male Trans Student in Girls’ Bathroom

The lawsuit, which was filed on May 25, alleges that the attack happened on October 26, 2022, at approximately 7:15 a.m. The parent suing, Theresa Gooden, alleged that at the time of the attack, the school district knew that the male student was choosing to identify as female and that he “regularly used the girl’s bathroom and not the boy’s bathroom.” The lawsuit points to a law Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed in August requiring public school students in Oklahoma to use restrooms that match the sex on their birth certificates. Students who claim to be transgender and who do not wish to comply must use a single-occupancy restroom or changing room provided by the school, according to the law. The complaint further notes that the law contains a cause of action clause for a parent of a student attending a school that does not comply. The lawsuit alleges that the transgender student had a previous history of violence.

LaBarbera: Target stock downgraded as new ‘youth pride’ sponsorship exposed

JP Morgan has downgraded Target’s stock as the “woke” trans-friendly retailer’s stock suffers its longest losing streak since 2000, according to media reports. The corporation’s stock reportedly has lost $14 billion in market value in the last couple of weeks, with MarketWatch reporting that Target’s stock “has fallen 12.2% in 2023, compared with the [S&P 500 Index’s] … gain of 8.9%.”

(H/T PG) Wokal Distance Twitter Feed: 1/ The Dodgers and Blue Jays both gave in to pressure from woke activists. This happens is woke activists have sophisticated tactics for pressuring people into giving them what they want. So, I’m going to explain EXACTLY how their tactics work so you can fight backUsing the activist handbook “beautiful trouble,” as our guide I’ll show you how none of the protests, marches, or social media campaigns are spontaneous, but are in fact well planned actions created by activists in order to extract concessions from whoever they target. 2/ Using the activist handbook “beautiful trouble,” as our guide I’ll show you how none of the protests, marches, or social media campaigns are spontaneous, but are in fact well planned actions created by activists in order to extract concessions from whoever they target. 3/ The first step is called “power-mapping.” Power mapping is: “A tool to not only identify who holds that power, but, crucially, who holds influence over that person, and, therefore, who to target with your direct actions” This is how the woke “survey the battlefield.” 4/ . . . […] 32/ . . .

Read the Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/wokal_distance/status/1664365010192154624

OTHER NEWS, COMMENTARY, OPINION

Temme: How To Parent Through Pride Month

Families need a plan of action during pride month. My husband and I outlined how to encourage our children in the truth this June. “Look, Mommy! A rainbow flag!” My 4-year-old daughter excitedly pointed at a suburban front porch as we drove home from a luncheon with friends. I shifted uncomfortably in the passenger seat and paused before responding to my precocious preschooler who has a penchant for princesses, unicorns, and rainbows. On one hand, it would be easy to say, “Yes, that is a rainbow flag,” and move on with the day. However, I could not, in good conscience, sidestep her comment. To ignore my child’s statement of excitement over this brightly colored banner would be to ignore an issue that subverts our family’s beliefs, principles, and basic values. “Yes, that is,” I replied. “But we don’t support that rainbow flag.” I anticipated her follow-up question: “Why not?” […] How will you answer your young children when they come to you with questions and observations about homosexuality? It is imperative for families to have a plan of action, especially during pride month. My husband and I decided to outline some ways to encourage our children in the truth throughout the month of June.

Alexander: Ousted Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s next gig is to teach a LEADERSHIP course at Harvard

The embattled former mayor of Chicago who lost her re-election bid last month after serving only one term is to teach leadership at Harvard. Lori Lightfoot, 60, presided over four years dominated by soaring crime, war with teachers’ unions and police, and battles with the City Council. She stepped down on May 15 as the first mayor not to secure a second term in 40 years. Yet on Thursday the Harvard Chan School of Public Health announced Lightfoot was joining their faculty for a semester in the fall.

Ballasy & Solomon: Ex-Capitol Police chief blasts Pelosi for distracting Jan. 6 evacuation with daughter filming

Steven Sund, the ex -Capitol Police chief fired after the Jan. 6 tragedy, is blasting former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for hampering her evacuation from the U.S. Capitol that day by letting her daughter Alexandra film her exit, saying it proved a “distraction” that put unnecessary strain on her security detail.

[…] “The protective detail isn’t there to protect media and whoever else was there with her for the sole purpose of videotaping creates a major distraction for the protective detail,” he added. “You know, they don’t train to protect those additional people.” Sund was reacting to newly released Capitol Police security footage obtained by Just the News showing Pelosi’s evacuation from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 where her daughter can be seen filming her for an HBO documentary. […] Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., said the security footage captured more evidence of Pelosi and Democrats trying to politicize tragedy and security. “It’s all about creating a movie script. It’s all about power, abuse of power,” Tenney said.

Poleo: Cleveland police chief sounds the alarm after nearly THIRTY children are reported missing in two weeks as he says ‘we don’t know whether they’re being trafficked, involved in gang activity or drugs’

Majoy, who also serves as board president for the organization Cleveland Missing, called the year ‘extraordinary’ in terms of the unprecedented levels of reported missing children. Speaking to Fox News Digital, Majoy said the cases of missing children between the ages of 12 and 17 remained unusually high through the month of May. ‘For some reason, in 2023, we’ve seen a lot more than we normally see, which is troubling in part because we don’t know what’s going on with some of these kids, whether they’re being trafficked or whether they’re involved in gang activity or drugs,’ he told the outlet.

Jewers: Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s final days: Sleepless nights, ‘calling’ his DEAD mother and sitting in the corner of his cell covering his ears… as new records also reveal he’d been treated for chlamydia and admitted how many women he’d slept with

The pedophile called himself a ‘coward’ and complained he was struggling to adapt to life behind bars following his arrest in July 2019 on federal sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges – his life of luxury reduced to a concrete and steel cage. But the disgraced financier insisted that he was not suicidal, stating that he had a ‘wonderful life’ and ‘would be crazy’ to end it. Epstein, 66, was found hanged days later at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019.

Daily News Roundup

June 3, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Daily News Roundup will resume on Monday, June 5th.

In the meantime, please consider the 5/30 featured article below by a new writer for The Prickly Pear. Conlan Salgado is a college student with keen insight into the pernicious “woke” ideology that is poisoning our culture and way of life. His astute observation that by the radical left capturing much of the political ground in America and its deep presence in the administrative leviathan of the Executive branch of government and throughout the system, the cultural decay we are experiencing is increasingly self-perpetuating.

There are five NOTABLE QUOTES below Mr. Conlan’s essay from recent Daily News Roundups. They address the cultural decay the progressive and radical left has cast upon these United States and the hardworking and good American people over many decades. The NOTABLE QUOTES below are all accurate and well written by established authors but none address the solution to the cultural crisis in America as we lurch toward tyranny and the loss of individual liberty, accelerated by the Obama and Biden administrations and their deep state actors.

Mr. Salgado does address the solution and makes clear that the American electorate must take the nation and its culture back by first winning politically and then cleaning out the deeply infiltrated and criminalized stalls of the deep state. Conservative political victories, especially of the White House in 2024, are the key to recapturing our culture and American traditional values and exceptionalism.

Conlan Salgado: Why Politics is More Important than Culture Right Now

NOTABLE QUOTES

Jeffrey Folks contributor to American Thinker: It’s not enough just to have a few in politics and the media oppose the woke ideology. What is necessary is a widespread rejection of practices and ideas that we consider wrong. Americans need to decide, once and for all, whether they want the future of our country to be in the hands of decent, hardworking citizens with traditional values or in the hands of those who, by their own admission, wish to “transform” America into a country defined by extreme and antagonistic ideologies. All that is necessary is for ordinary Americans to regain their belief in the rightness and worth of their identity and to speak out whenever that identity is derided or dismissed. It is late in the day, but it is not too late to restore a nation with shared values of goodness, decency, and order. That is the prescription for health, prosperity, and security.

John Daniel Davidson contributor to The Federalist: . . . rest assured that every person in America is going to have to pick a side. If you don’t pick a side then your side will by default be that of the Machine, which dominates the heights of our post-Christian culture and economy. Whatever your opinion of transgenderism or identity politics, the Machine will suck you in and ensnare you unless you make a conscious choice to stand against it. So choose, and choose wisely. Your country — and, more importantly, your soul — depends on it.

Jeffrey Ludwig contributor to American Thinker: Just as the Israelites were held in a socio-economic bondage and needed a miraculous intervention to save them, we in the USA need more than personal resolve and more than what Christians sometimes call “a revival” to save us from the vice that penetrates our culture. Will such a miraculous event come? What will it look like? How will it manifest?

Christian Adams contributor to PJMedia: So far, the outlandish course offerings demonstrate that elite law schools have become training academies not so much for effective and competent lawyers, but instead for militant transformational radicals with law degrees. It affects the nation as well as your lives. These graduates from elite law schools have outsized influence in government, on the courts, in academia, and corporate America. They have enjoyed an elevated brand, free from scrutiny from mainstream Americans.

Paul Gottfried contributor to American Greatness: Those who belong to the woke Left are held together by overlapping interests and shared passions. Not all wokesters support the same causes and certainly not with equal intensity. Thus, warriors against climate change like Karl Schwab and Bill Gates don’t often speak up for the sexual transitioning of children or call for allowing biological males claiming to be women to compete in female sports events. One can likewise read the racialist diatribes of Corey Bush, Ibram X. Kendi, or Al Sharpton without likely running into attacks on fossil fuels or gas stoves. The point is not that these allies never agree on anything. It is that their alliance is looser than some might imagine.It also seems their collaboration is based mostly on what they loathe rather than what they like. Above all, these collaborators share a chief villain, whom all woke leftists can be counted on to hate, namely, a white male Christian, perhaps living in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s postal district and spewing politically incorrect speech, when he’s not reading the Bible or driving his gas-guzzling car.

Daily News Roundup

June 2, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Daily News Roundup will resume on Monday, June 5th.

In the meantime, please consider the 5/31 featured article below by a new writer for The Prickly Pear. Conlan Salgado is a college student with keen insight into the pernicious “woke” ideology that is poisoning our culture and way of life. His astute observation that by the radical left capturing much of the political ground in America and its deep presence in the administrative leviathan of the Executive branch of government and throughout the system, the cultural decay we are experiencing is increasingly self-perpetuating.

Conlan Salgado: Why Politics is More Important than Culture Right Now

NOTABLE QUOTES

Daily News Roundup

June 1, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Daily News Roundup will resume on Monday, June 5th.

Conlan Salgado: Why Politics is More Important than Culture Right Now

NOTABLE QUOTES

Daily News Roundup

May 31, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Daily News Roundup will resume on Monday, June 5th.

Conlan Salgado: Why Politics is More Important than Culture Right Now

NOTABLE QUOTES

Daily News Roundup

May 30, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: 15 minutes

NOTABLE QUOTES

General Douglas MacArthur in a speech to West Point cadets, May 1962: “The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training-sacrifice. In battle and in the face of danger and death, he discloses those Divine attributes which his Maker gave when He created man in His own image … No physical courage and no brute instinct can take the place of Divine help which alone can sustain him. However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.”

GLOBALISM (GREAT RESET) & TRANSHUMANISM (AI HUMANS 2.0) ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED

MacDonald: Pride Month is Still a Week Away But Monkey Pox Season Started Three Weeks Ago

The Gran Canarian Pride festival was a few weeks ago. It marks the beginning of Monkey Pox Season. It was ground zero for the 2022 Mpox pandemic, followed by several consecutive days of Pride celebrations in Belgium the week after. From there, it traveled the world. […] The 2023 Monkey Pox season is in full swing and not a word about it in the press that I have seen. Not yet. Perhaps not ever. And maybe that’s good news. It’s not fatal, but it’s still a pox, and while I’ve not heard much about it, why would I, as I don’t travel in circles with behaviors that might court an infection? But if last year’s epidemic were spread by attending church (Prayer Pox), it would have been the lead. […] Still, I did expect some cautionary news about safe sex or getting vaccinated or something. Anything but abstinence, which is that ten-letter word the hyper-sexual-left abhors. Did you say … Gasp! – Abstinence? This is why the WHO and the CDC had to wait through four months of infections before suggesting last year. Abstinence. Asking a gay man to keep it in his pants is a sensitive subject, like reminding liberals that Trump never colluded with Russia, that the FBI is a domestic terrorist operation, or that John Fetterman is a walking mushroom. But ask they did.

Something worked. The World Health Organization still has a page on the Pox but nothing new to add since the 2022 invasion of sacred Pride Ground.

U.S. SUPREME COURT

Fischler: U.S. Supreme Court rejects Biden wetlands regulation, ruling for Idaho couple

The U.S. Supreme Court in a major environmental decision on Thursday overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of wetlands that fall under the agency’s jurisdiction, siding with an Idaho couple who’d said they should not be required to obtain federal permits to build on their property that lacked any navigable water. All nine justices agreed to overturn the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that endorsed the Biden administration’s broad definition of waters of the United States, or WOTUS, the term for what falls under federal enforcement of the Clean Water Act. But they published four separate opinions that showed a 5-4 split in how far they would allow federal jurisdiction to extend, with the conservative majority ruling to significantly narrow federal agency power. […] Conservative Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and the court’s three liberals concurred with the ruling in favor of Idaho landowners Michael and Chantell Sackett, but objected to the majority’s narrow new standard, which they said introduced more uncertainty and would hurt water quality. […] Writing for the court’s majority, Justice Samuel Alito said the Clean Water Act applies only to wetlands with a “continuous surface connection” to the navigable waters like streams, lakes, oceans and rivers that are indisputably covered by the law.

THE CORRUPT U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES & THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE APPARATUS

Sundance: FBI Asst Director, “It just doesn’t add up” – that the FBI Doesn’t Know Who the J6 Pipe Bomber Is

Within the letter from congress [pdf HERE] you might note this line, “One former FBI assistant director observed, “[i]t just doesn’t add up . . . [t]here’s just too much to work with to not know who this guy is.” What they are talking about is the J6 “pipe bomber,” the person who planted the phony pipe bombs in Washington DC, presumably to enhance a domestic terrorism narrative.

Wehner: Second Oath Keeper sentenced to 12 years in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Oath Keepers Florida chapter leader Kelly Meggs was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. This is the second sentence to be handed down to a defendant found guilty of seditious conspiracy with relation to the Jan. 6 riot, with the first being handed to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison. Rhodes received the longest sentence, to date, related to the attack on the Capitol.

THE LEGAL CARTEL IS ABANDONING THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

Christian Adams: Harvard Law Exposed: Courses Encourage Ape Behavior

What you are about to read about Harvard Law School is real. This is not The Babylon Bee. Harvard Law gives course credit for studying what a troop of monkeys can teach humans “for creating a society free of male sexual coercion.” It gets worse from there. This is part five of PJ Media’s jaunt through the courses taught at the nation’s top ten law schools: Do They Teach Law Anymore? Hans von Spakovsky and I are marching through the top ten ranked law schools by U.S. News and World Report and sharing with you what is being taught to future lawyers. The militancy and uselessness of the curriculum will astound you.

[…] Strap in. Let’s peruse courses being taught at Harvard Law School. No elite law school would be complete without the obligatory course in . . . […] That’s the problem with what is happening at elite law schools. They are no longer about graduating lawyers with the basic skills to help clients. Instead, they are deliberately graduating bad lawyers who are good at fundamentally transforming our country toward progressive policies. […] This is one of many cases dedicated not to teaching what the law is, but rather what the professors wish the law would be. Call it the utopian pedagogy that infests the elite law schools. It is built on arrogance and selfishness. Their model is not to graduate lawyers who can help clients with real problems, but rather graduate lawyers with the theoretical grounding to upend the law. More examples from Harvard: . . .

REPUBLICAN U.S. HOUSE MAJORITY

Carney: House GOP floats blocking FBI’s new HQ

House Republicans have privately discussed blocking a new FBI headquarters by hitting the project’s funding — a potential escalation in the party’s increasingly antagonistic relationship with the bureau. It’s far from clear that such a move would unite House Republicans, much less pass muster with the Senate or White House. But as Republicans increasingly view the FBI with suspicion over investigations into Donald Trump and other political issues — and look for ways to cut spending — the party’s appropriators are under pressure to use spending bills to place new limits on the bureau, with the new headquarters being an early target.

THE FIGHT FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY

Mahoney: Catastrophic “Loss of Control” Data Breach in NY Elections

A peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Information Warfare (JIW) confirms a “Loss of Control” breach has occurred in the NYSVoter Database. A peer-reviewed paper of their results in a respected journal is a hard-won and “significant milestone,” according to Marly Hornik, Executive Director of the NY Citizens Audit.

[…] To be absolutely clear, there is no known innocent purpose or explanation for why these algorithms exist. I am told by cyber-intelligence experts they indicate a ‘Total Loss of Control’ data breach, the most severe kind of data breach recognized by our federal government. The law says it renders the affected NYSVoter database completely untrustworthy.”

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE U.S. MILITARY

(H/T PC) CDR Salamander: Speaking of the Russian Navy of the 1990’s

Because of its high profile and extended operations with alliance nations, the ships we assign to SNMG2 don’t just represent the USA as any warship that “shows the flag” does, but it imprints on the mind of military and civilian leaders in Europe the quality of the US Navy and by extension, the nation it serves.

Our opponents in the world will also see it as an indication of our general health, morale, and the respect we show our friends. I had an interesting seat as a junior officer. A little more than a month after reporting to my first sea duty command, I found myself with a front row seat to not just Desert Shield/Storm, but to the last year or so of the Soviet Union. I then watched from the Mediterranean and Atlantic the slow decay of the now Russian naval forces through the 1990s. A common refrain was as we got a close look at them was, “Did you see the condition they’re in?” Looks matter. With ships, even more than people, the external manifestations of poor condition are a warning of significant problems inside the skin of the ship Now, look up at the picture at the top of the post we got yesterday (thank you to the 1,324 readers who sent me the link) from WarshipCam. Hell, I’ll save you the trouble, let’s look at it again. That my friends is the Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) as it was leaving Toulon, France yesterday, May 22, 2023.

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA

Wilson: Biden Admin Funds Program Linking Republican Party to Neo-Nazis

The Biden administration is channeling funds to a university program that lumps Christian and conservative groups into the same category as Nazis.

Through a grant initiative meant to fight terrorism, called the Targeted Violence & Terrorism Prevention Grant Program, the Department of Homeland Security is directing money to a program at the University of Dayton called PREVENTS-OH. The program received more than $350,000 to fight “domestic violence extremism and hate movements.”

Greenfield: DHS: First You Watch FOX News, Then PragerU, Then You Become a Nazi

Disinformation and counter-extremism programs have become little more than tools for suppressing the political opposition. With DHS handing out grants to study extremism, the Media Research Center has information on what may be the single most explicit attempt at using counter-extremism funding to go after the opposition. […] The pyramid of extremism speaks for itself. First you watch FOX News, then some PragerU videos and then you become a Nazi. Also, “The seminar also compared former President Donald Trump to Pol Pot and suggested Florida Governor Ron DeSantis might wish to start a second Holocaust.”

[…] Among the organizations and movements displayed on the pyramid were the Republican Party, the . . . […] This is about criminalizing political dissent. Plain and simple.

Gillespie: No debt ceiling agreement as White House, Republicans eye specific cuts, including IRS funding: Reports

A source familiar with the ongoing talks between the White House and lawmakers from Capitol Hill told Fox News Digital the two sides had “not agreed” on any of the top line items or a one or two year extension of the debt limit as talks continued into Thursday night. According to the source, the two sides could not agree on any components until there was an agreement on defense and non-defense discretionary spending. Other reports said the negotiating parties were nearing a deal on raising the debt limit and cutting spending as the talks continued. The New York Times reported that the potential deal would provide a two-year increase in the debt limit and cap on all non-defense and veteran-related federal spending. Spending on the military and some veteran related care would increase next year, while non-defense spending would either fall or stay the same, the report said.

WOKE CORPORATIONS DOUBLE DOWN: CELEBRATE THE ALPHABET MAFIA IN JUNE

Davidson: Corporate America Has Launched A Religious War. It’s Time To Choose Your Side

Bud Light enlists a trans ladyface minstrel to sell beer. Target hires a trans Satanist to design LGBT clothes for kids and starts selling “binding” and “tucking” swimwear. North Face launches a marketing campaign featuring a creepy drag performer hocking LGBT gear to children ages 2 to 7. The Los Angeles Dodgers gives an award to a demonic hate group whose sole purpose is to blaspheme and profane the Catholic faith. All this, and June “pride month” hasn’t even begun. What’s happening? Why did so many major corporate brands decide to go all-in on promoting an aggressive, radical LGBT agenda that just a few years ago would have been considered totally unacceptable in civil society? Is this a psy-op? Is it real? What happens next? The short answer to these questions is that we’ve entered a new phase of the culture war, and in some ways have transcended “the culture war” completely. What we’re in now is better described as a religious war — one that’s been launched by corporate America against all of us, and therefore demands we all choose sides. Choosing sides in a religious war means you have to choose your religion. And in this particular religious war, there are only two sides. On one side is what C.S. Lewis called the Tao, which was his ecumenical shorthand for objective moral truth. […] On the other side is what the writer Paul Kingsnorth, among others, has called the Machine, which at its root is a Nietzschean rebellion against God that turns out also to be “a rebellion against everything: roots, culture, community, families, biology itself.” Like the Tao, the religion of the Machine, of progress and technology and will to power, has a very long pedigree. It goes back to the Garden of Eden, where the serpent assured Eve, “You will not surely die,” that if she ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, she would become like God.

THE DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: PROMOTE & GLORIFY GENDER DYSPHORIA A MENTAL ILLNESS

Miller: Fly the Woke Skies: United Airlines Rolls out Spiffy New Uniforms — With Pronoun Name Tags

So this guy’s sitting on a United Airlines flight, decked out in Nike gear and drinking a Bud Light, as he watches the latest LGBTQ offering from Disney — after almost missing his flight because he hit the new “Pride” sale at Target on his way to the airport. Just kidding, of course, but yeah — it could happen.

As reported by CrewRoom, United Airlines provided a “sneak peak” of its spiffy new upcoming uniforms, after the intended release was postponed for three years, due to the COVID pandemic. A United spokesperson told CrewRoom that the extended timeframe allowed the airline to “enhance the existing pieces and adapt them to the evolving requirements of the airline.” So what “evolving requirements” are we talking about, here?

Mangiaracina: Catholic bishops, lay groups universally condemn LA Dodgers for re-inviting blasphemous drag ‘nuns’

Local Catholic bishops and lay Catholic figureheads across the U.S. have resoundingly condemned the Los Angeles Dodgers re-invitation to the blasphemous anti-Catholic drag “nuns” to receive a “Community Hero Award” during the team’s LGBTQ+ Pride Night. […] Following the re-invitation, Bishop Robert Barron, former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Senator Rubio highlighted the group’s deeply blasphemous and offensive reenactment of Christ’s crucifixion, with a man “pole dancing” on the cross around the “Christ” figure. “It’s hard to imagine anything more offensive than that,” remarked Barron, describing the “sisters” as an “anti-Catholic hate group” and noting that “Anti-Catholicism is the last acceptable prejudice in America.” […] “If the hate group “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” was anti-Islam instead of anti-Catholic there is zero chance the @Dodgers would be honoring them with a “Community Hero Award” next month,” tweeted Rubio. ]…] To make your views respectfully known, readers can contact the LA Dodgers Executive/Administrative Offices at 1-866-363-4377 ext. 9

IN DEFENSE OF MASCULINITY

TheAmericanSon.com: In Defense of Ontogenetic Masculinity

(Part 1: My Mettle & Our Underdog Status)

Now to business. Men of character are under attack the most, but all men are under attack in some way, whether they want to admit it or not. The powers ‘that-should-not-be’ see such males as the only viable resistance to oppose their totalitarianism. These corruptors of men fear good men as Livy tells us from the past: Hence tyrants are always fond of bad men, because they love to be flattered, but no man who has the spirit of a freeman in him will lower himself by flattery; good men love others, or at any rate do not flatter them. Moreover, the bad are useful for bad purposes; ‘nail knocks out nail,’ as the proverb says. It is characteristic of a tyrant to dislike everyone who has dignity or independence; he wants to be alone in his glory, but anyone who claims a like dignity or asserts his independence encroaches upon his prerogative, and is hated by him as an enemy to his power. Another mark of a tyrant is that he likes foreigners better than citizens, and lives with them and invites them to his table; for the one are enemies, but the Others enter into no rivalry with him .I will cover all the best traits of men in later material of this multipart article, but for today the single starting point is to cover the fact that Wokism is simply a camouflage effort to mask the fact of the chemical, hormonal and biological attacks, with bodily influences, including, but not limited to, estrogen mimickers. This should be the real focus of why we suffer from effeminate males most of all. All other aspects come second, and so we must alert our supporters, and use our energies, to bare down and bring attention to emotional males that their NWO antagonists have made them thus. Measuring dicks and letting others divide and conquer men into even small groups, as we argue that someone has chosen to be gay, bi or any other alphabetic soup is of lesser importance as to this fact. In the past there were homosexual men, but they were not as often the effete type, which arouse in urban areas and when female culture took over weaker societies.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION FOR CHILDREN AGES 4 TO 12: PRIDE COMES BEFORE THE FALL BY KIRK CAMERON

Griswold: Kirk Cameron Releases New Kind Of ‘Pride’ Book Just In Time For LGBT Narcissism Month

“Pride Comes Before the Fall” is the latest children’s book from Brave Books and actor and author Kirk Cameron, who has drawn some ire from LGBT activists himself after the same taxpayer-funded libraries that had hosted Drag Queen Story Hour then resisted giving the Christian writer a slot to read his previous book to kids. His new picture book is part of the publisher’s “Freedom Island Book Club” and features the same illustrated animal characters that little fans of Brave Books have come to know and love. Although the conservative book is being released during so-called “pride” month, it’s not an anti-LGBT book. Instead, it’s the first of several books from Brave that will cover the seven deadly sins, starting with pride not only because it’s at the top of the list but because, as Cameron told The Federalist, “It’s the deadliest.” Yet with corporate America, radical book publishers, public schools, and media cheerleaders coming out in full force for rainbow month — which now includes way more than the celebration of same-sex adult relationships — the book couldn’t come at a better time.

OTHER NEWS, COMMENTARY, OPINION

Ibrahim: City Council bedlam: Somali ‘culture’ takes Minneapolis by storm

In a May 11, 2023 article, we explored the axiom that all cultures are created equal — or, in Pope Francis’s words, “Never again can the Christian community allow itself to be infected by the idea that one culture is superior to others.” Two days later, that claim was put to test right here in the USA, when all bedlam broke lose in Minneapolis. On May 13, 2023: A riot erupted in Minnesota during Democrat nominations for Minneapolis City Council on Saturday, which led to no candidate being chosen in Ward 10 after officials were forced to shut down the event over safety concerns. Somalian supporters of city council candidate Nasri Warsame turned to political violence and reportedly assaulted Minneapolis city council member Aisha Chughtai and her supporters when she took the stage to speak at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s endorsing convention, the Star Tribune reports. […] At any rate, here is what America is not only importing, but implicitly approving of in the name of “multiculturalism.” After all, and despite the videotaped evidence of violence and the fact that some people were hurt and hospitalized, “no arrests were made.”

Read more at American Thinker.

Jacobe: CPAC Is Rocked by a Resignation

A top leader in the organization that puts on CPAC, the highly influential conference of conservative leaders, resigned on Tuesday night, citing financial mysteries surrounding the organization’s leader. Bob Beauprez, the longtime treasurer of the American Conservative Union, said that he was not fully informed about money being paid for chairman Matt Schlapp’s legal defense against a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. “I cannot deliver a financial report at the upcoming board meeting with any confidence in the accuracy of the numbers,” Beauprez wrote in a letter to the ACU’s board of directors. In January, Carlton Huffman, a longtime Republican staffer, alleged that Schlapp, 55, groped him while they were campaigning together last fall for senate candidate Herschel Walker in Georgia. Huffman accused Schlapp of repeatedly grabbing his genitalia while he was driving the conservative activist back from a bar where Schlapp drank large quantities of vodka.

ADI Staff Reporter: Stahl-Hamilton Dodges Ethics Committee Hearing, “Satanist” Shows Up

A Satanist reportedly showed up for Thursday’s Arizona House Ethics Committee hearing but accused Bible thief, Rep. Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton, failed to show. Committee Chair Rep. Joseph Chaplik called Stahl-Hamilton’s decision to skip the hearing and send attorneys, former Arizona Reps. Diego Rodriguez and Domingo DeGrazia instead, “disrespectful.” Capitol insiders agreed, noting that Stahl-Hamilton’s choice of Rodriguez as a representative was a disrespectful statement in and of itself. Rodriguez had earned a reputation as Arizona’s “creepy porn legislator” due to his self-admitted penchant for pornographic images and videos. {Note: Stahl-Hamilton is a Democrat.]

Wicks: Miracle in Missouri? Body of Benedictine Sisters’ Foundress Thought to Be Incorrupt

Hundreds of pilgrims have descended on a Benedictine monastery for religious sisters in rural Missouri in recent days after news began to spread on social media last week that the recently exhumed remains of the contemplative order’s African American foundress appear to be incorrupt, four years after her death and burial in a simple wooden coffin. Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster founded the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles — best known for their chart-topping Gregorian chant and classic Catholic hymn albums — in 1995 at the age of 70, leaving the Oblate Sisters of Providence, her community of more than 50 years, to do so. Known for her devotion to the traditional Latin Mass and her faithfulness to Benedictine contemplation and the Liturgy of the Hours, she died at age 95 on May 29, 2019, on the Solemnity of the Ascension. Roughly four years later, on the Solemnity of the Ascension in the Latin Rite, the abbess and sisters decided to move her body to a final resting place inside their monastery chapel, a long-standing custom for founders and foundresses. Expecting to find bones, the Benedictine sisters instead unearthed a coffin with an apparently intact body, even though the body was not embalmed, and the wooden coffin had a crack down the middle that let in moisture and dirt for an unknown length of time during those four years.

Daily News Roundup

May 29, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: 14 minutes

MEMORIAL DAY IS MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023

Federer: Memorial Day — Honoring American Heroes of Courage, Sacrifice, & Faith

Memorial Day in America, as an annual observance, can be traced back to the end of the Civil War, a war in which over a half million died. Southern women scattered spring flowers on graves of both northern Union and southern Confederate soldiers. Many places claimed to have held the original Memorial Day, such as: . . One such place was Charleston, South Carolina, where a mass grave was uncovered of 257 Union soldiers who had died in a prison camp. On May 1, 1865, former slaves organized a parade, led by 2,800 singing black children, in which they prayed, read Bible verses, sang spirituals, and reburied the soldiers with honor as an act of gratefulness for their ultimate sacrifice which gave them freedom. In 1868, General John A. Logan, commander of the Civil War veterans’ organization “The Grand Army of the Republic,” called for a Decoration Day to be observed annually on May 30.

Or here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1754/6613/files/05-29_no_images_Memorial_Day–Honoring_Heroes_of_Courage_Sacrifice_Faith.pdf?v=1685016653

NOTABLE QUOTES

Daniel Greenfield contributor to Frontpage Magazine: AI can replace humans to the extent that they allow their work to be driven by digital tools and impulses, by the need to conform it to a technological model, rather than a creative soul. Much as in the industrial revolution, machines make better machines than people do, but people cannot be replaced by machines as long as they retain the humanity of their work.

Daniel Greenfield contributor to Frontpage Magazine lauds recent SCOTUS ruling: The EPA’s authority over your puddles have been rolled back, but nearly every other good SCOTUS decision involves some sort of idiotic dissent by Kavanaugh or Gorsuch, and this is no exception with Kavanaugh writing a dissent complaining that the decision dismantles the CWA when what it actually does is reaffirm the actual law while rolling back the power grab of the administrative state.

Dru Kristenev contributor to Canada Free Press: Texas took far too long before officially declaring an invasion and the duplicitous governors of California, Arizona and New Mexico refuse to do what’s necessary to protect their states. Governors who honor their oath of office must step in to counter the “domestic Violence” being perpetrated by the Biden administration’s purposeful complicity with invaders(Art. IV, Sec. IV). Governors have the authority and unequivocal responsibility to defend their citizens from a foreign force that, in some states, outnumber their population. Citizens must demand they act accordingly.

GLOBALISM (GREAT RESET) & TRANSHUMANISM (AI HUMANS 2.0) ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED

Greenfield: AI is the Illusion of a Soulless Society

The development of generative AI tools that can spit out everything from paintings to essays is the next step in frictionless technology disrupting our society. The frictionless illusion is all around us. It tells us that the complex matters of delivery services, supply chains and transportation have been reduced to an app and a few swipes on a smartphone. In the frictionless utopia, food is delivered to your door through an app, meat is cloned in a lab and human relationships are achieved by swiping right. Electric cars magically just work, without any pollution or moving parts, much like wind turbines and solar panels. Where the achievements of the past, like splitting the atom or building a national highway system, depended on mastering complexities, postmodern technology promises to eliminate them., […] Every frictionless prophecy turns out to be a clean lie hiding an ugly reality. Recycling begins as a perpetual loop of three arrows on a blue or green bin, but actually ends with 8-year-old boys climbing over mountains of garbage in Africa. […] The frictionless impulse is the work of men (and a few women) who believe in a singularity in which man and machine will unite to become one. This foolish posthuman delusion could only be entertained by people who have forgotten what it is to live a human life. And it could only gain currency in a society that has lost its religious and cultural bearings. And thus its humanity.

War Room: “Warriors, Not Worriers”: Roguski Explains 3 Steps U.S. Can Take to Destroying WHO’s Medical State

Watch the 10:11 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2pybe8-warriors-not-worriers-roguski-explains-3-steps-u.s.-can-take-to-destroying-.html

THE CORRUPT U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES & THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE APPARATUS

Kelly: Regime Apparatchiks and Sadists Inflict Their Punishments

Matthew Graves wasted no time doing the political dirty work of the man who appointed him to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia: Joe Biden. The Biden regime, Attorney General Merrick Garland in particular, faced heat in late 2021 for failing to bring harsher charges against Americans who protested Biden’s election on January 6. Garland was on the defensive for seeking mostly misdemeanor charges, giving the Right ammunition to mock the media’s description of the four-hour disturbance as an “insurrection.” Enter Graves, the man responsible for prosecuting every January 6 case.

Shortly after taking the reins of the powerful office, Graves charged 11 members or affiliates of the Oath Keepers, including founder Stewart Rhodes, with seditious conspiracy, the most serious charge brought by the Justice Department in the unprecedented criminal investigation. Created during the Civil War as an alternative to treason to punish supporters of the Confederacy, seditious conspiracy is tantamount to waging war against the United States government. Graves’ indictment not only broke new legal ground to criminalize political speech but lent credence to Biden’s claims made during his speech on the afternoon of January 6 that what was happening at the Capitol “border[ed] on sedition.” Garland’s office announced the indictment in a lengthy press release on January 13, 2022 to great fanfare. Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin awarded Garland with her “distinguished pol of the week” prize for “dramatically ratchet[ing] up the investigation.”

THE LEGAL CARTEL IS ABANDONING THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

OATHS OF ADMISSION FOR ALL 50 STATES*

Alabama I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will demean myself as an attorney, according to the best of my learning and ability, and with all good fidelity, as well to the court as to the client; that I will use no falsehood or delay any person’s cause for lucre or malice, and that I will support the Constitution of the State of Alabama and of the United States, so long as I continue a citizen(or legal resident) thereof, so help me God. Alaska I do affirm: I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alaska; I will adhere to the Rules of Professional Conduct in my dealings with clients, judicial officers, attorneys, and all other persons; I will maintain the respect due to courts of justice and judicial officers; I will not counsel or maintain any proceedings that I believe are taken in bad faith or any defense that I do not believe is honestly debatable under the law of the land; I will be truthful and honorable in the causes entrusted to me, and will never seek to mislead the judge or jury by an artifice or false statement of fact or law; I will maintain the confidences and preserve inviolate the secrets of my client, and will not accept compensation in connection with my client’s business except from my client or with my client’s knowledge or approval; I will be candid, fair, and courteous before the court and with other attorneys, and will advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness, unless I am required to do so in order to obtain justice for my client; I will uphold the honor and maintain the dignity of the profession, and will strive to improve both the law and the administration of justice.

Find your state’s oath: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.inbar.org/resource/resmgr/litigation/Oaths.pdf

Tapson: Kafka Comes to College

On Friday, April 14 2023, Ohio Northern University law professor Scott Gerber and his students were shocked and alarmed to see campus security officers, backed up by armed local police, unceremoniously enter the classroom, remove Gerber, and escort him to the Dean’s office. There the professor with 22 years experience, a history of excellent evaluations, and courses filled to capacity was immediately barred from teaching, banished from the ONU campus, and told that if he didn’t sign a separation agreement and release of claims by April 21^st, the university would commence dismissal proceedings against him. On what grounds? Insufficient “collegiality.” The real reason, as Gerber went on to explain in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published a few weeks later, titled “DEI Brings Kafka to My Law School,” was insufficient compliance with the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, to which he had objected publicly and in newspaper op-eds and television interviews. The mission of DEI, of course, is the implementation of social justice revenge. It has metastasized throughout every institution of society: government agencies, the military, corporations, the legal and medical fields, law enforcement, the entertainment industry, literally every Human Resources department anywhere.

REPUBLICAN U.S. HOUSE MAJORITY

Nelson: Comer says alleged Biden bribe was $5M, threatens FBI with contempt

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says an informant file that he’s seeking from the FBI links President Biden to a $5 million bribery scheme while he was vice president. Comer (R-Ky.) revealed the size of the alleged bribe for the first time Wednesday in a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, threatening him with contempt proceedings if he doesn’t share the file pursuant to a May 3 subpoena. The informant tip is dated June 30, 2020, Comer wrote — an additional clue in the mysterious allegation that triggered a guessing game due to the Biden family’s extensive consulting work in countries where the then-VP held sway.

Whedon: House GOP investigates Bank of America providing FBI with customer data

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie wrote to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on Thursday, informing him of the investigation and asking that he provide them with documents related to the bank’s alleged activities in connection with the whistleblower’s claims.

The lawmakers pointed to the testimony of retired FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst George Hill, who said that the bank “with no directive from the FBI, data-mined its customer base. And they data-mined a date range of 5 to 7 January [of 2021] any BOA customer who used a BOA product.” Hill further indicated that the bank had looked into its customers who purchased firearms and those who made transactions in Washington, D.C., during the date range.

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF FOREIGN POLICY

Johnson: Is the United States Poking the Bear or Is Ukraine Going Rogue or Is it Both?

Yesterday three Western supplied drone boats attacked a Russian ship guarding the Turkstream pipeline. Russia claims all were destroyed but there is video that suggests one hit the Russian ship. This attack is the latest in a series of events over the last three weeks where Ukraine is hitting targets in Russia with U.S. and British supplied weapons. In addition to this maritime drone attack Ukraine has carried out the following: . . . […] None of these attacks are “game changers” but they are fueling a rising tide of anger in Russia. The maritime attack on the Russian ship guarding the Turkstream pipeline is especially puzzling because it is indirectly an attack on a member of NATO (i.e., Turkiye). The media is discounting the possibility that was sanctioned by the U.S. or the U.K. and suggesting it was carried out by Ukraine without consulting its NATO partners. However, my new friend, Steve Bryen, has an excellent piece posted at the Asia Times on the Turkstream pipeline incident that explains why this was not a unilateral Ukrainian operation: . . .

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA

Goldman: The American Economy’s Wile E. Coyote Moment

Call it America’s Wile E. Coyote moment. The end of the $6 trillion COVID stimulus and the erosion of real earnings by inflation might have put the economy into recession already, but U.S. consumers continue to buy with plastic to make up for lost real earnings. Result: we continue treading air even as the bottom sags beneath us. The U.S. economy continues to show modest growth, with real GDP rising at a 1.1% annual rate in the first quarter, largely due to higher consumption, despite falling real hourly earnings. Biden unleashed supply-side inflation by helicoptering $3 trillion into an economy already in recovery after the COVID shutdown. One can debate the wisdom of the Trump Administration’s earlier $3 trillion stimulus, but that was a shot of adrenalin for a patient with heart failure. Biden doubled the dose and unleashed an inflation driven by demand for goods that the U.S. economy couldn’t produce fast enough.

The problem was spending, not easy money (unlike the 1970s, when easy credit fed an asset price bubble, credit growth was subdued going into the inflationary surge of 2021, as I documented in a 2022 study for RealClearPolitics). The Fed first claimed there was no inflation, and then claimed it was transitory, and finally decided that the right response was to tighten credit—even though credit didn’t cause the problem in the first place.

Klein: The ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ Progressive Gestapo

The left-wing progressives, who are the driving force of today’s Democratic Party, view America through the lens of group identity. They portray white heterosexual males as evil oppressors who have supposedly used their alleged systemic monopoly of political and economic power to victimize people of color, women, and the LGBTQ+ community. The Left believe that a Maoist-style cultural revolution is the required corrective, which is where their “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) agenda comes in. […] In the Orwellian dystopia that the progressive Left want to create to replace America’s constitutional republic, “diversity” means division into oppressor and oppressed identity groups. Diversity of thought is not tolerated. “Equity” means replacement of individual responsibility and self-actualization on one’s own merit with race-based entitlement. “Inclusion” applies only to the favored identity groups designated by the ruling authorities.

Prager U: Is the U.S. Southern Border Collapsing?

@aldobuttazzoni travels to the “How Many More?” rally at the Texas State Capitol and speaks with residents who are demanding an end to the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Are these protestors xenophobic or do they have legitimate concerns about how many more people must be raped, murdered, and sold into slavery before action is taken?

Watch the 4:21 minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iyxDgrvNwk

WOKE CORPORATIONS DOUBLE DOWN: CELEBRATE THE ALPHABET MAFIA IN JUNE

Barkoukis: Despite Boycott, Here’s What Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch Are Doing in June

The boycott over Bud Light’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney does not seem to be letting up, as sales numbers have dropped about 25 percent for the sixth consecutive week. While the brand is undertaking a marketing blitz and even giving away beer (through a rebate) to promote sales, based on its latest move, it appears Bud Light hasn’t learned much amid the boycott. Bud Light and its parent company Anheuser-Busch are sponsoring several “pride” events, according to The Daily Wire, including the Cincinnati Pride event on June 24 and the Pride St. Louis festival on June 24-25. Bud Light is also a Diamond corporate partner for Stonewall Columbus, which hosts several “pride” events in Columbus, Ohio, throughout June. Companies must donate $20,000 to be included in this sponsorship level as well as “affirm Stonewall’s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies AND agree to donate no less than 8 hours of volunteer time during a calendar year,” according to a document from the organization. But that’s not all:. . .

THE DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: PROMOTE & GLORIFY GENDER DYSPHORIA A MENTAL ILLNESS

Sadler: North Face risks boycott similar to Bud Light, Target with drag queen promotional video

Posted to Instagram on Wednesday, North Face’s minute-long ad for an upcoming “Summer of Pride” tour features a man who identifies himself as “Pattie Gonia, a real-life homosexual.” Clad in a rainbow-colored dress and sporting fake eyelashes, an exaggerated ponytail wig, and a mustache, the North Face partner, who identifies himself as a drag queen, environmentalist, and community organizer on his Instagram page, tells viewers he is “here to invite you to come out – in nature with us!” During the ad read, the words “COME OUT” flash in bold pink letters on the screen.

IN DEFENSE OF MASCULINITY

TheAmericanSon.com: In Defense of Ontogenetic Masculinity

(Part 2: Self-Discipline as the Key to Willpower)

A rough outline of education for males was discussed in Cossack or Cowboys Part-2 here on American Sun, which dealt with young men being taught a classical education in the ancient past with the ‘Horse and the Rider’ analogy, the ‘Horse’ representing passions and emotions of a person, the saddle, spurs reins etc., being the ‘will’ of a person, and the rider being the mind with its reason or logic. We also covered in the first issue of this topic how estrogen mimickers, and their many other de-testosterone versions, are the main turning point for turning males into an effeminate character, even before they are out of the wombs. You can read that article here: In Defense of Ontogenetic Masculinity Part 1. Or get an update on the effects of exposure here (link). Let us now turn to Part-2: A key aspect of a male character rests squarely on overcoming obstacles, that may include working with others, but does not rest in getting others to do things for you, which flows more into female skills. This male trait means overcoming resistance from your own vices, and or those of other people and nature. Fathers should teach boys to deal with digs or slights from others in their youth as a very practical first step to learning when and how to deal with attacks. Having young men recognize when you may have to fight someone, or not, is key to their early lives with other males. Bad company managers or bosses bully as well, and so how one should deal with them as well should be covered? Should you kick the dog when you get home, out of frustration, as you think you can take it- and in fact cannot? A man of character understands himself most of all, and knows how much he can take. He may find sports outlets to take out his frustration or anything else that allows for a letting off of steam. Most of the time these confrontations can be water off a duck’s back with digs, but it takes self-discipline.

A FAMILY-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE TO HALLMARK CHANNEL’S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMMING

Smith: ‘Hallmark Channel’ Rival ‘Great American Family’ Purchases Christian Streaming Service ‘PureFlix’ To Produce More “Faith And Family-Friendly” Entertainment

Earlier this year, the newly-launched Great American Family became the fastest-growing cable network, in large part due to its open effort to distance itself from the ever-growing trend of LGBTQ content overtaking popular media. Now, in a move that is expected to have major implications across the cable and streaming, the company is looking to expand its reputation as the new hub for true family friendly entertainment by purchasing the Christian streaming service ‘PureFlix’. “This merger will allow us to further our commitment to original, quality content and makes Great American Media and Pure Flix leaders in a large and under-served market,” . . . PureFlix is a Christian production company responsible for films such as ‘I’m Not Ashamed’, ‘Indivisible’, and ‘Unplanned’. In 2020, Sony Pictures Entertainment purchased the Pure Flix streaming video service, though left the rights to the company’s production studio with its founders.

[…] Notably, Abbott founded Great American Media after leaving his role as the then-CEO of the Hallmark Channel due to the latter’s turn to prioritizing ‘diversity and inclusion’ over family-friendly entertainment. […] And rest assured: their commitment to traditional families will certainly draw the ire of those on the left who value diversity and inclusion over entertainment. The good news is, Abbott’s group looks to be holding strong in their values.

OTHER NEWS, COMMENTARY, OPINION

Zeisloft: New York City Officials Freeze Accounts After Banks Fail To Submit Anti-Discrimination Plans

Officials in New York City limited account deposits on Thursday at Capital One and KeyBank after the financial institutions failed to submit required anti-discrimination plans. The city issued mandates earlier this year for banks which hold public funds to detail “specific steps to combat different forms of discrimination in their operations.” An announcement from the office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander claimed that Capital One and KeyBank “outright refused” to comply with the requirement. […] New York City officials received criticism for compelling banks to comply with the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as ESG, which asserts that businesses should leverage their financial power to advance certain social objectives. Peter Schiff, a stockbroker and financial commentator, said on social media that banks “only discriminate based on competence and credit worthiness” since they are focused on maximizing profits. He said that New York City wants banks to “hire and make loans to minority applicants, even if they are less qualified and more likely to default.”

Sloop: Texas high school forced to postpone graduation ceremony after just FIVE of 33 students were eligible: Teachers blame poor attendance and grades

A high school located in Texas has been forced to postpone its commencement after just 15 percent of the senior class reached the requirements to graduate. In a letter sent to parents and families, Marlin ISD Superintendent Darryl Henson said most seniors did not make the cut due to low grades and attendance records. District officials have postponed the ceremony to June in order to give students the time to catch up and hopefully check the boxes needed to obtain their diplomas.

United and Alaska Airlines pilots were forced to ABORT landing at full-tilt at San Francisco airport to avoid close call with Southwest jet which was taxiing in the middle of both runways

Two airliners aborted landings at San Francisco International Airport last week after pilots spotted a Southwest Airlines jet taxiing across runways on which the other planes had been cleared to land. An air traffic controller told the Southwest pilots they should not have been on the runways during the May 19 incident. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that the Southwest plane cleared the runways when the other planes passed directly overhead, and the decision to abort the landings was ‘precautionary.’ ‘The FAA looked into the events and determined the appropriate steps were taken to ensure safe operations,’ the agency said. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is not investigating the matter. The incident comes after a half-dozen close calls in recent months that are being investigated by safety officials.

Smythe: Disney Starts Layoffs Around The World

The layoffs are impacting staffers in the U.S. and the EMEA region (comprising Europe, the Middle East and Africa), according to the outlet. Though the exact number of people who will lose their positions is currently unknown, Deadline noted that roughly 100 staffers were informed in mid-May that their positions were at risk of redundancy. Marketing and press departments appear to be the main targets of the layoffs, sources told Deadline. Members of Disney’s talent acquisition, engineering and information technology departments are also at risk.

Daily News Roundup

May 27, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute

MEMORIAL DAY IS MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023

Federer: Memorial Day — Honoring American Heroes of Courage, Sacrifice, & Faith

Memorial Day in America, as an annual observance, can be traced back to the end of the Civil War, a war in which over a halfmillion died. Southern women scattered spring flowers on graves of both northern Union and southern Confederate soldiers. Many places claimed to have held the original Memorial Day, such as: . . One such place was Charleston, South Carolina, where a mass grave was uncovered of 257 Union soldiers who had died in a prison camp. On May 1, 1865, former slaves organized a parade, led by 2,800 singing black children, in which they prayed, read Bible verses, sang spirituals, and reburied the soldiers with honor as an act of gratefulness for their ultimate sacrifice which gave them freedom. In 1868, General John A. Logan, commander of the Civil War veterans’ organization “The Grand Army of the Republic,” called for a Decoration Day to be observed annually on May 30.

Or here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1754/6613/files/05-29_no_images_Memorial_Day–Honoring_Heroes_of_Courage_Sacrifice_Faith.pdf?v=1685016653

Daily News Roundup

May 26, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: 29 minutes

NOTABLE QUOTES

Wayne Allen Root contributor to Frontpage Magazine: We are living in an age of mass deception, distraction and denial, of mass brainwashing. We might as well all be living in Jonestown, Guyana, and following the orders of Jim Jones. That’s how bad it is. It’s all laid out right in front of us. But no one can see it. Or maybe no one wants to see it. The Durham Report is “the canary in the coal mine.” I believe it’s all former President Barack Obama. It’s always been Obama. Obama is the REAL “big guy.” Obama is the REAL criminal mastermind. Obama was the head of the snake. Obama was the John Gotti of the U.S. government, overseeing a massive criminal conspiracy. Obama was the head of the “Obama Crime Family.” Obama committed TREASON.

Victor Davis Hanson contributor to American Greatness: Why are our government, corporations, and popular culture colluding in mass suicide—to the delight of our enemies like Communist China?

Daniel Oliver contributor to American Greatness: We have seen from Russia’s conduct in this war that, though it may (and some say “will”) defeat Ukraine in the end, it is not a threat to us. We do face a serious threat from China, and we should not allow a territorial dispute in Europe to distract us from the real danger that threatens us and the free world.

John Horvat contributor to The Imaginative Conservative: The Class of 2023 can overcome its overwhelming challenges by admiring those eternal and permanent Christian ideals that have always enthralled generations. Those who generously give themselves to what they admire and love find meaning and purpose. Indeed, the overwhelmed class of 2023 can become overwhelming by becoming a shining beacon of faith and hope in a morally bankrupt and chaotic world.

Habeshian contributor to Axios: The Arkansas man photographed with his feet on a desk inside then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Capitol riot was sentenced to four-and-a-half-years in prison on Wednesday.

Revolver.news: Based on conversations with multiple sources close to the matter, we can now definitively report that the Agent Allen had his security clearance revoked for sharing a Revolver News article that explored the likelihood of federal agents’ involvement in January 6th. Stop and read that again. A patriotic and decorated marine veteran and current FBI employee tasked to investigate January 6 crimes had his security clearance revoked and his loyalty to the United States government questioned for sharing (not even endorsing) a Revolver News article on January 6th.

Stephen Kruiser contributor to PJMedia: Of all the hideous by-products of America’s Soviet turn during the pandemic, the empowerment of virtue-signaling leftists who are completely devoid of virtue is the most wearisome. For me, anyway. Sure, leftists have been crafting false narratives about being good people while behaving in a thoroughly awful manner since prehistoric times, but that bad habit was supersized by the Wuhan Chinese Bat Flu. Virtue signaling has always been about doing the bare minimum to make it seem as if one is a truly good human being. During the pandemic, it became easier than ever. All anyone had to do was wear a mask.

Hayden Ludwig contributor to Capital Research Center: The Population Council was always focused on reducing global population, particularly in developing countries, sometimes by compulsion. In 1969, Council president Bernard Berelson published a paper entitled “Beyond Family Planning” in which he suggested “mass use of [a] ‘fertility control agent’ by government” in the water supplies of urban areas—citing Paul Ehrlich, author of the hysterical 1968 book The Population Bomb.

Jameson T. Taylor contributor to Catholic Exchange: Bill Gates, valued at $76 billion, has given $57 million to the United Nations Population Fund; almost $14 million to International Planned Parenthood; $4 million to the Population Council and millions more to other related causes. Ted Turner, valued at $7-9 billion, earmarked $1 billion from 1997 to 2007 for UN health and population control efforts and is reportedly “close to creating a new film and television production company committed to making documentaries about…ecological responsibility and population control.” The David and Lucille Packard Foundation, possessing assets of $13 billion, is almost exclusively concerned with population control and similar issues. And finally, Warren Buffet, currently worth $28 billion, plans to dedicate almost his entire fortune, once he and his wife die, to—you guessed it — “population control.”

GLOBALISM (GREAT RESET) & TRANSHUMANISM (AI HUMANS 2.0) ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED

(Must watch) War Room: WHO Falsely Asserts Nation-States Require International Intervention

On track to a one world government. On 5/24/2023 a new partnership was announced between WHO and the Rockefeller Foundation whose mission will be to expand global pandemic preparedness in an era of climate change and climate related threats..

Watch the 6:20 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2pr166-who-falsely-asserts-nation-states-require-international-intervention.html

(3/1/2019) Ludwig: The Government-Funded Population Cabal

While the socialist in question—Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, popularly referred to as “AOC”—is known for making ludicrous statements in pursuit of absurd policies (like the Green New Deal), even die-hard environmentalists ought to be concerned to hear their elected representatives ask such misanthropic questions. AOC’s musings aside, that very proposal isn’t new; in fact, these kinds of radical schemes have been pushed by socialists and so-called Progressives for over a century—often by force. The ideology called environmentalism can even trace its roots back to eugenics, the government-supported scheme to “beautify” America through forced sterilization of people “manifestly unfit” to be Americans. Terrifyingly, the ideology of eugenics that inspired Nazis like Josef Mengele to put their racial superiority theories to the test on human experiments is still well and alive. Today, it’s called “population control,” and it’s pushed by professional activists funded with tens of millions of dollars from major left-wing funders like the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations. It might seem implausible that major foundations known for their charitable endowments would be involved with such an abhorrent cause. Philanthropy, however, has always pushed for social change—sometimes too far. As Hudson Institute senior fellow William Schambra put it in 2013, “Eugenics was American philanthropy’s first great global success.” […] The Population Council was created in 1952 by John D. Rockefeller III, grandson of the famous oil tycoon and founder of the Rockefeller Foundation. Unlike his grandfather, a devout Baptist whose lifelong definition of philanthropy was “helping the less fortunate” with small gifts, Rockefeller III used his family’s fortune and influence to push for “fertility control” to combat the rapidly growing populations in Asia. At the behest of the Rockefeller Foundation, a report was published in 1950 on the need to impose controls on far-Eastern countries. As one summary of the report’s findings said:

TYRANNY IN THE NAME OF CLIMATE DOOM MYTH: GLOBALIST POLITICIANS & BIG BUSINESS ACCUMULATE MORE POWER & CONTROL

Anderson: Biden Spent $1 Billion To Get Schools Electric Buses. This Michigan District Says Theirs Hardly Work.

Michigan’s fourth-largest school district is having “significant” performance issues with its expensive electric buses, issues that come after the Biden administration spent $1 billion to “transform America’s school bus fleet” with electric models. During an April 19 presentation to the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education, the district’s environmental sustainability director, Emile Lauzzana, highlighted a number of issues with the district’s electric bus fleet. Those buses, Lauzzana said, have “a lot of downtime and performance issues” and aren’t “fully on the road,” despite the fact that they are “approximately five times more expensive than regular buses.” The infrastructure upgrades required to use the buses, meanwhile, were “originally estimated to be only about $50,000” but “ended up being more like $200,000,” according to Lauzzana. “I have a number of colleagues in different states who are facing similar challenges,” the district official lamented. “For the school bus market, it’s been challenging for us.” […] “Michigan Democrats have put the (electric) cart before the horse. The technology and infrastructure for electric buses do not exist at this moment … yet Democrats and school districts insist on purchasing electric buses,” the group’s communications director, Mary Drabik, told the Washington Free Beacon. “This backward approach to policy only creates more costly problems for residents. As long as Democrats continue to spend the tax dollars of hard-working Michiganders, it will be the residents that truly suffer, not the environment.”

Eastman: As Marine Mammal Deaths Continue, 50 Blue State Mayors Call for Offshore Wind Farm Moratorium

Earlier this month, I reported that New Jersey Republicans were demanding that construction on offshore wind farm projects be halted for up to 60 days to see if it will reduce the number of whales washing up dead on East Coast beaches. Now 50 mayors from the Blue States along the East Coast, where marine mammals continue to wash ashore dead, are also calling for a moratorium. Dozens of East Coast mayors representing cities in three Democratic-led states — New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland — are calling for an offshore wind development moratorium in light of recent marine wildlife deaths. […] The messaging is becoming more urgent as half a dozen marine mammals, including four dolphins, have washed up dead in New Jersey in four days. […] Environmentalists and some political groups have suggested that offshore wind development in the area could be responsible for the injuries.There is no evidence to support this, however, and NOAA Fisheries has reiterated that the development should not be harming marine life. Meanwhile, a multibillion-dollar energy developer has wired tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine’s campaign in recent years while aggressively pushing a massive offshore wind project off that state’s coast.

Windmills Kill: Windfarms kill 10-20 times more than previously thought

Wind turbines are actually slaughtering millions of birds and bats annually. The Obama administration is issuing 30-year permits for “taking” (killing) bald and golden eagles. The great birds will be legally slaughtered “unintentionally” by lethal wind turbines installed in their breeding territories, and in “dispersion areas” where their young congregate (e.g. Altamont Pass). By chance (if you believe in coincidences), a timely government study claims wind farms will kill “only” 1.4 million birds yearly by 2030. This new report is just one of many, financed with taxpayers’ money, aimed at convincing the public that additional mortality caused by wind plants is sustainable. – It is not. […] Save the Eagles International (STEI) has posted photographs of raptors perched on nacelles or nonmoving blades , and ospreys building a nest on a decommissioned turbine. Moving blades don’t deter them either: videos show a turkey vulture perched on the hub of a spinning turbine, and a griffon vulture being struck. Birds perceive areas traveled by spinning blades as open space, unaware that blade tips are moving at up to 180 mph. Many are focused on prey. These factors make wind turbines “ecological death traps,” wherever they are located.

THE CORRUPT & DANGEROUS U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES & THE ADNINISTRATIVE STATE APPARATUS

Root: The Real Revelation of the Durham Report

Who’s the real “Big Guy”? The real criminal mastermind? Obama is the REAL “big guy.” Obama is the REAL criminal mastermind. Obama was the head of the snake. Obama was the John Gotti of the U.S. government, overseeing a massive criminal conspiracy. Obama was the head of the “Obama Crime Family.” Obama committed TREASON. And the worst part of all: Obama’s still in charge.

DNYUZ: Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump’s Foreign Business Deals Since 2017

Federal prosecutors overseeing the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified documents have issued a subpoena for information about Mr. Trump’s business dealings in foreign countries since he took office, according to two people familiar with the matter. It remains unclear precisely what the prosecutors were hoping to find by sending the subpoena to Mr. Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, or when it was issued. But the subpoena suggests that investigators have cast a wider net than previously understood as they scrutinize whether he broke the law in taking sensitive government materials with him upon leaving the White House and then not fully complying with demands for their return.

Taibbi: My Crazy IRS Case

Saturday, December 24, 2022 was one of the most memorable, and most panicked, days of my life. I spent Christmas Eve last year alone, holed up in the Parc 55 hotel in San Francisco, frantically trying to put together what I thought was the most explosive of the Twitter Files reports, “Twitter and Other Government Agencies.” My wife and children were due to arrive for Christmas the next day, and I spent the morning checking and re-checking a story I knew might make people upset. […] The FBI had just denounced the Twitter Files as the work of “conspiracy theorists” whose “sole purpose” was “discrediting the agency.” If earlier reports made the Bureau unhappy, what reaction would this story inspire? Thanks to a just-published letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel by House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, we now know an IRS investigation of me opened that day, December 24, 2022. […] Ostensibly the case was about my 2018 tax return, about which even the IRS doesn’t claim to have contacted me for three years before this new “assign date.” The opening of the investigation preceded a visit to my home by an IRS agent on March 9, when I testified in Congress about the Twitter Files and government censorship. Even more unnerving are other details in Jordan’s letter: . . .

Margolis: Why Did the DOJ Downgrade Charges Against the ‘White Supremacist’ Who Rammed White House Barricade?

The driver initially faced charges related to threats against the president, vice president, or a family member, as well as assault using a dangerous weapon and trespassing, and boy, did the Nazi flag give social media pundits reason to label the driver as a white supremacist. But then we found out the driver of the U-Haul was identified as Sai Varshith Kandula, and he certainly didn’t look like a white supremacist. And now, amid speculation that the incident was staged, the Department of Justice has downgraded the original charges. Kandula no longer faces charges of threatening the president, vice president, and so on, but now he only faces a single count of depredation of property of the United States. […] So why is the DOJ pretending like this was just a property damage incident? Is it because Kandula isn’t a U.S. citizen? Is it because he’s clearly crazy? Sadly, given the doubts raised about the incident before and the bizarre effort by law enforcement to make sure the Nazi flag was seen clearly by the media, it’s hard not to wonder if something nefarious is going on.

Bonchie: Christopher Wray Defies Subpoena for Biden Bribery Document, Congress Moves to Escalate

Rep. James Comer announced on Wednesday that FBI Director Christopher Wray has ignored a congressional subpoena for an FD-1023 form that allegedly provides evidence of a bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden. As RedState reported, House Republicans had previously confirmed the existence of the form and moved to subpoena it after the FBI refused to cooperate in Congress’ investigation. Wray has now unilaterally decided that he doesn’t have to obey that subpoena, which would seem to be a problem given others have been prosecuted for ignoring them

JUDICIARY

Beanz: The Lead Up to the Hearing: Missouri v. Biden

Missouri v. Biden was filed on May 5, 2022. Since it was initially filed, it has taken quite a trip through the court system. The complaint has been amended 3 times, with the most recent Amendment being to transform the case into a class suit – due to the overwhelming evidence of broad harm to the constitutional rights of all Americans. You can view the docket by using this link.The complaint alleged that the US Government was not only threatening and coercing social media companies to censor Americans on social media, but they were also working WITH social media companies to accomplish that goal.

[…] So far, I’ve only really discussed the procedural happenings — however, what limited expedited discovery, in this case, has exposed (separate and apart from the Twitter files) is unprecedented and abhorrent. The most widespread and troubling discovery? CISA has designated YOUR THOUGHTS part of the government’s infrastructure. They call it “cognitive infrastructure.” They argue they can regulate what you think as they consider it under their purview. Here are just a few other troubling discoveries: . . . […] Recently the Plaintiffs filed their motion to support the temporary injunction – a hearing we have been waiting on for nearly a year because of the government’s delays and obfuscations. It was 1,200 FACTS about government-coordinated censorship. The government responded with a 1200-page monstrosity arguing they did it all – but because of foreign actors and the “safety” of the American people – lest they be exposed to harmful “misinformation.” Then they asked the judge to give them another week and postpone this hearing – again, arguing they wouldn’t have time to digest the Plaintiff’s response to their last filing. The judge told them he wouldn’t be postponing this hearing again. A few days ago, the Plaintiffs filed their response – and it is an encyclopedia of their expedited and limited discovery so far. I want to explain why this case is NOT like any other we have seen.

DECLARED 2024 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CANDIDATES

Masters: CNN To Hold Nikki Haley Town Hall In Key Early Primary State

Haley will participate in the live event in the key early primary state of Iowa on June 4, which will be moderated by Jake Tapper at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, according to CNN.

Queen: Ron DeSantis Busts Media Stranglehold, Announces Presidential Bid: ‘I Am Running to Lead Our Great American Comeback’

Months of speculation and questions of, “Will he or won’t he?” came to an end on Wednesday evening as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) made it official that he is indeed running for president in 2024. DeSantis made his announcement on Twitter, appearing in a live Twitter Space with CEO Elon Musk. The announcement was riddled with technical errors at first because the number of listeners crashed Twitter’s servers multiple times. That may sound like a major problem, but it reflects the interest in a DeSantis candidacy.

Goldenberg & McGraw: ‘It turned out to be a mistake’: Botched rollout puts DeSantis on his heels

You only get one chance to make a first impression. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ was a glitch. The Florida governor announced his presidential campaign on Twitter Spaces, in an appearance meant to be a veritable launch hosted by an actual rocket man. But within seconds, it was clear that Tallahassee had a problem.

The feed broke, connections got cut off, the hosts seemed confused. It was inauspicious. It also was a black mark on the candidate’s supposed trademarks — expert organization and a comfort with the vanguard of modern media. “It was bold. It turned out to be a mistake,” radio host Erick Erickson emailed supporters about the mishap. “It is recoverable. But it is a reminder that some things should be under full control of the candidate, particularly the launch day.”

Walker: DeSantis Outlines Earliest Actions Of His Administration If He Wins

DeSantis said his administration would focus on securing the border, energy independence, and national school choice if he were to win the election.

Read more/Watch the 1:23 minute video: https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/24/desantis-outlines-administration-wins-earliest-actions/

War Room: Raheem Kassam: “They were always going to default to establishment versus the populist narrative”

Does it strike you as odd that Ron DeSantis is supposedly running as a populist to the right of President Trump? That he has two of the biggest oligarchs in this country including David Sachs who is the driving force in back of the bailout of all the tech oligarchs -the billionaires in Silicon Valley Bank? Does that strike you as odd?

Watch the 23:28 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2ptlbq-raheem-kassam-they-were-always-going-to-default-to-establishment-versus-the.html

Alexander: ‘Biggest fail in campaign launches in history’: Ron DeSantis is mocked for shambolic Twitter room presidential announcement with Elon Musk that crashes five times and leaves users bamboozled

Ron DeSantis has been ridiculed online for his attempt to launch his presidential campaign on Twitter, with tech failures preventing the discussion with Elon Musk. The launch was due to take place on Wednesday at 6pm Eastern Time. Yet Twitter was unable to cope with the traffic, and the servers repeatedly crashed. The event was initially delayed by several minutes, and when it began the audio frequently cut out. Moderator David Sacks said so many people were trying to listen that it was ‘melting the internet’. By 6:30pm, the audio was down and DeSantis was yet to utter a word. They began again around 10 minutes later. The internet erupted in mockery.

Charles: WATCH: Trump’s Strong Video Response to DeSantis’ White House Bid

The Team Trump account posted a video on Twitter, showing footage of Trump with a voiceover touting his achievements from his first term in office. The video took a shot at Gov. DeSantis for appearing to try to be like the former president. The video starts by dismissing other politicians who claim to be like him, emphasizing that “there is only one Donald Trump.” It then proceeds to list some of his major achievements during his presidency, such as implementing the largest tax cuts in history, improving healthcare for veterans, confronting China, and protecting American jobs, along with taking a strong stance against terrorism. The announcer also mentions his influence on the make-up of the Supreme Court, being recognized as a pro-life president, and his commitment to safeguarding Second Amendment rights and border security. From the footage: . . .

ARIZONA 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION

Valentine: Why Kari Lake Couldn’t Close the Deal

Ballot-harvesting is not the problem. Signature verification is not the problem. Jacking with the voter database days before the vote is not the problem. Phantom voters — by the tens of thousands — are not the problem. Election commissions allowing third parties real-time visibility to the voter cast ballot list to vote the recalcitrants is not the problem. U.S. Postal Service employees gathering loose ballots for leftist groups is not the problem. The problem is that leftists control the entire election apparatus in every swing state, and they have innumerable tools — like those just noted — to steal any election. The Kari Lake election showed that the leftists will use all of them when needed. The Kari Lake election is equally a template for 2024 because Lake’s reaction is to take Arizona back by “chasing ballots.” That is the same strategy President Trump is employing — he calls it ballot-harvesting, being a bit looser with vocabulary.

Leftists are jumping for joy as Lake and Trump take the bait — outperform the pros at ballot-harvesting, when they have a dozen other ways to steal an election. None of those ways is addressed by Lake or Trump. They do not even understand them. How about real-time, or close to it, snapshots of state voter rolls — especially . . . […] What about the real-time access to state election systems to . . . […] How about testing, real time, to stop . . . […] How about comparing the election rolls to the property tax rolls to make sure . . .[…] We’re not done. What about the real-time access to state . . . […] Perhaps instead of trying to “out-ballot-harvest” the professionals, it might make sense to out-compute them, stop their fraud apparatus in flight — something some of us know something about.

Read more at American Thinker.

REPUBLICAN U.S. HOUSE MAJORITY

Solomon & Whedon: IRS whistleblower identified, will testify Friday to Congress

The IRS whistleblower who alleges there has been political interference in the Justice Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden will testify to the House Ways and Means Committee behind closed doors on Friday, Just the News has learned. Supervisory Criminal Investigative Agent Gary Shapley will be allowed to talk about the specifics of what has happened in the five-year long investigation of the first son. Before Wednesday, Shapley’s name had been protected as part of his whistleblower complaint, but multiple sources confirmed his identity to Just the News and said the agent was planning to do a brief interview with a television network in the next 24 hours.

Whedon: Oversight Chair Comer prepared to hold FBI Director Wray in contempt over Biden bribery doc

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Wednesday announced that he would soon meet with FBI Director Christopher Wray to resolve a dispute between House Republicans and the bureau over its refusal to hand over a document that detailed an alleged bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national. Comer indicated he might seek a House vote hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress should he ultimately refuse to provide House investigators with the desired form. The Kentucky lawmaker said that Wray had reached out to him hours prior to his appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity” but insisted he would not change his stance on demanding the document.

Singh: House Fails To Overturn Biden’s Veto Of Bill Repealing Tariff Exception For Chinese Solar Panels

The House of Representatives failed on Wednesday to overturn a veto by President Joe Biden of a bill passed by Congress that would repeal his tariff exemptions to solar panels made with Chinese components, which was granted to further his climate agenda. […] The vote to overturn the veto was 214-205, garnering a majority of support in the House but well below the two-thirds majority required to overturn a veto under the Constitution.

Hutchison: AOC Demands McCarthy Surrender On Debt Ceiling Talks

“The reason why anyone is asking anyone on this stage about what we would vote for is because Kevin McCarthy needs our votes, because Kevin McCarthy doesn’t have the votes,” Ocasio-Cortez said during a press conference. “Because Kevin McCarthy is going to the White House without a majority of his caucus. He does not have what is necessary to negotiate, and for any, any question about what anybody would settle for, he has responsibility to concede.”

Read more/Watch the 2:19 minute video: https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/24/aoc-demands-mccarthy-surrender-on-debt-ceiling-talks/

DEMOCRAT U.S. SENATE MAJORITY

Phillips: Could Oprah Winfrey replace Dianne Feinstein, 89, in the Senate? Rumors swirl that the talk show titan is on the list of replacements to take over if the ailing senator resigns

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is reportedly considering appointing Oprah Winfrey to the Senate should Dianne Feinstein retire early. Newsom has promised to appoint a black woman to the seat, and Oprah is one among a list of contenders he’s considering, according to the Associated Press. Appointing Winfrey would spare Newsom from tipping the scales in California’s contentious primary race in 2024. In that case, the celebrity talk show host would serve as a place holder who would not pursue the seat for a full six-year term.

THE FIGHT FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY

Mittlestadt: Election integrity advocates say sentences for voter fraud too lenient to serve as deterrence

Christian Adams, president of the election integrity law firm Public Interest Legal Foundation, told Just the News on Wednesday that the lawyers “prosecuting these cases are extremely unfamiliar with bringing them” because “they don’t have experience in election law” or “prosecuting voter cases.” As a result, they “plea down” because they’re afraid of the defense’s argument, Adams said.

CHINA: AMERICA’S MORTAL ENEMY

Griffith: Chinese hackers strike ‘critical’ US infrastructure: Microsoft uncovers campaign targeting Guam amid fears Beijing will black out strategic base for assault on Taiwan

The tech giant said that state-backed hackers, dubbed ‘Volt Typhoon’, had been active since at least mid-2021 and are waging an ongoing breach of ‘critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States.’ The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed that China was behind the breach across multiple government and private sector organizations. Although the government did not name Guam, Microsoft stated that it had uncovered the breach ‘while investigating intrusion activity impacting a US port.’ Tom Burt, the executive who oversees Microsoft’s threat intelligence unit, told The New York Times that as they traced its impact they found numerous networks that were hit including some in the telecommunications sector in Guam.’

Burrow: Chinese War Games Simulating Massive Losses For U.S. Aren’t Just Propaganda, Experts Say

A war game conducted by Chinese scientists found that Beijing’s military could demolish a U.S. aircraft carrier group with a relatively small number of hypersonic missiles, the South China Morning Post reported.
Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that publishing the game has propaganda value in showing that China is capable of seriously threatening the U.S. fleet, and some suggested that the simulation may not be far from reality.
“The U.S. will take devastating losses in a war over Taiwan, so I don’t think we can dismiss it as pure propaganda,” Lyle Goldstein, director of the Asia Engagement program at Defense Priorities, told the DCNF.

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA

VDH: The Left Has Pushed the Envelope

The Left is waging a full-fledged cultural revolution against traditional America. And the Maoist results are often as absurd as they are terrifying. Special-counsel John Durham just issued his final report on wrongdoing within the FBI, CIA, and the Department of Justice. The summary confirms that our premier investigatory and intelligence agencies interfered in the 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns. Directors and high-ranking FBI officials lied under oath. They misled Congress. They altered court documents and deceived federal judges. The FBI hired a foreign national to gather dirt on Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign—while he was being paid by the rival Hillary Clinton campaign.

Schlichter: Reject The Race Hustlers

If you want to exponentially increase racism, you could convene a council of renown idiots, morons, and Klan members and come up with a plan, or you could just do what the Democrats are doing right now. The left has decided that racial hatred gives them an advantage, and we are seeing the results. These are not going to be nice results. This is going to increase interracial strife. This is going to increase racial hate, and then the leftists are going to complain about what they’ve done and blame everyone else. But we don’t have to play their game. We can tell the race pimps to pound sand.

We will have to do that a lot. You have the noxious Cori Bush demanding $14 trillion in “reparations” from people who never owned slaves to people who never were slaves. You have informal quota systems in jobs and schools. You have ninnies insisting on segregation. And you have cultural forces joining in a chorus of hatred for people of pallor. But one of America’s greatest achievements was making its majority ethnic group not consider itself an ethnic group at all, meaning that our society was open to advancement by everyone. And these communists are intent on tossing that into the trash without thinking of the consequences of balkanizing our populations.

Watson & Watson: Biden tapping Gen. Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs

President Biden is nominating Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown Jr. to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the president is expected to announce Thursday in a White House Rose Garden ceremony. Brown is currently the Air Force chief of staff. The position is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, and the chairman is the primary military adviser to the president, as well as to the defense secretary and National Security Council. Brown would replace Gen. Mark Milley, who was appointed by then-President Donald Trump in 2019.

PHYSICIAN, FIRST DO NO HARM

Heidi Klessig, M.D.: I’m a doctor. Would I receive an organ transplant?

What about organs harvested from a “brain dead“ organ donor? Brain death is a legal fiction, a term that was coined in 1968 when a group of doctors at Harvard Medical School decided that people in an irreversible coma could be declared dead for use as organ donors. People in a coma are still biologically alive, with beating hearts, and their spirits are still incorporated within their bodies. The fact that people have survived a diagnosis of brain death and have gone on to live normal lives bears this out. These people are alive when brought to the operating room and respond to surgery like any other patient, as I saw firsthand during my anesthesiology training. Calling these people dead is a lie, and even though removing their beating hearts is legal under the Uniform Determination of Death Act, it is morally wrong. Knowing these facts, I could not ethically receive an organ from a “brain dead” person without being complicit in their murder.

EDUCATION IN AMERICA’S INNER CITIES

Year Zero: Taught For America – A Chronicle of Failure

The pseudonymous author of the following diary was by his own account a white male from a privileged background with a savior complex when he joined Teach for America out of college in 2008. I hesitate to call the experience he recounts here — of instantaneous and total defeat by a vast social breakdown far beyond the ken of any 24-year old to stem — the modal experience of the idealistic young people who joined the program. But anyone who has spoken to anyone who has ventured into some of the impoverished, segregated public schools into which TFA has sent thousands of graduates of America’s elite universities after a five-week bootcamp knows that his experiences are far from outlying. TFA, which built out an alternative pipeline into teaching outside of the schools of education, is one of the primary vehicles through which a cohort of elite college graduates have acquired first-hand exposure to America’s poorest, most segregated cities. For many like our author, no amount of prior reading or absorption of popular culture depicting those settings could prepare them for what they would witness. […] By Andrew X. Evans What does true failure look like? There are so many anecdotes to choose from. But here is one: It’s around one in the afternoon, and I am planted across my classroom doorway, feet wedged into the corners for leverage. It’s time for the daily math lesson. All twenty-nine of my fourth graders are behind me in the classroom, save for Deandra, who is in the hallway, screeching insults at me (“White motherfucker!”) and repeatedly trying to force her way back into class so that she can continue pummeling Justina. Deandra takes three steps back until her back is against the opposite wall, and then launches herself into my torso. She does it again. She balls up her fists, screams, and runs at me again. This was actually Deandra’s third fight of the day, . . .

THE DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION, CHILD MULTILATION, CHILD SACRIFICE, CHILD SEXUALIZATION = CHILD ABUSE

Greenfield: Department of Education Investigates Schools for Not Sexualizing Kids

The Department of Education launched its investigation to aid supporters of sexualizing children, but found nothing to justify the false accusations of racial or sexual discrimination. But a mere lack of evidence of wrongdoing means nothing to a predatory woke bureaucracy. Even though no evidence to back up any civil rights violations was found, the DOE is not giving up. Its investigation letter contends that the act of screening books intended for middle school children for graphic sex acts “created a hostile environment for students” because “board meetings conveyed the impression that books were being screened to exclude diverse authors and characters, including people who are LGBTQI+ and authors who are not white.”Just trying to protect children from pornography and racism is discriminatory, even if not a single discriminatory act can be shown to have occurred, simply because the local leftists say so.

THE DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: PROMOTE & GLORIFY GENDER DYSPHORIA A MENTAL ILLNESS

Duggan: Major Journal Retracts Study On ‘Socially Contagious’ Transgenderism Among Kids Following Activist Threats

Springer’s Archives of Sexual Behavior is retracting a major academic paper that explores the “socially contagious” aspect of youth transgenderism following threats from transgender activists, according to documents reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The paper, titled “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases,” found that children who suddenly adopted transgender identities in adolescence skewed heavily female and frequently had preexisting mental health issues. The journal has claimed the retraction is due to researchers’ failure to obtain written informed consent from survey participants, but Dr. Michael Bailey, one of the study’s authors, disputes this explanation and believes the journal is caving to pressure from activists.

Tilley: The NIH-published study that exposes the gulf between trans athletes and women in sports: Male-to-female transitioners are faster, stronger and fitter than most women even AFTER taking hormone drugs

A major review quietly re-shared by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last August suggests that early exposure to testosterone means trans women possess at least eight physical and mental attributes that could give them an advantage in sports — even if they make the change relatively early. Findings showed trans women had greater muscle mass and bone density, which aid strength, power and durability, plus bigger lungs and higher oxygen levels, which help with endurance, as well as increased connections in the brain responsible for spatial awareness, which could help with agility. The research, by experts from the University of Otago in New Zealand, concluded: ‘The former male physiology of trans women athletes provides them with a physiological advantage over the cis-female athlete.’ The paper adds: ‘The inclusion of trans women in the elite female division needs to be reconsidered for fairness to female-born athletes.’

(Pushing back) Prieto: ‘Damaging To A Child’: State Becomes First In The Nation To Ban Drag Shows At Public Venues

Republican state Rep. Mitchel Braxton, who sponsored House Bill 359, defined the measure as “an accomplishment by the state of Montana.” Braxton explained that the bill prohibits drag performers from putting on shows in front of children or in any venue owned by an entity that receives government funding. “We can set foot on the ground here and start something across the country that many other states are going to follow,” Braxton said.

Christopher F. Rufo Tweet: SCOOP: Texas Children’s Hospital CEO Mark Wallace announces plans to discontinue the hospital’s child sex-change program, in accordance with new legislation. He calls the decision “heart-wrenching,” defends child sex changes as “high-quality,” and will refer kids out of state.

Read CEO Mark Wallace’s letter: https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1661410083421687808?cxt=HHwWgMDQiePqwY4uAAAA

BOOK REVIEW: BARACK OBAMA’S TRUE LEGACY: HOW HE TRANSFORMED AMERICA BY JAMIE GLAZOV

Bawer: Dissecting Obama

Not so long ago, America had a great economy, the lowest unemployment ever for a range of demographic groups, energy independence, an increasingly secure southern border, a strong international profile, and no new wars. It had freedom. It had national pride. And all because it had a highly skilled president of unabashed patriotism who was devoted to the best interests of his people. Now we’re being readied to eat bugs while our overlords dine on steaks […] Of course, this dystopia in the making didn’t begin with Biden. It’s a carry-over from the Obama years, interrupted by that Belle Époque, the Trump interregnum. “To understand the crisis of the Biden administration,” observes Daniel Greenfield, “we have to go back to its origins in the Obama administration.” This statement appears in Greenfield’s introduction to an engaging and definitive new collection of essays, Barack Obama’s True Legacy. How He Transformed America, which, under the editorship of Jamie Glazov, does precisely that: it ponders Obama and his appalling presidential tenure from a number of angles, and in doing so gives us what seems to me the most comprehensive and penetrating account yet of who Obama really is, what he did to America, and why. […] When Donald Trump took the oath of office, most of us thought the Obama era was over. We were wrong. Our 44th president was still operating behind the scenes — scheming with his old cronies to blunt Trump’s effectiveness, to pack the media with lies about him, to keep the violent far-left wing of the Democratic Party in a constant state of anti-Trump outrage, to engineer his impeachment, and much more; and since Trump’s departure from the White House, Obama has, at the very least, been one of those who have been pulling the strings of the current puppet-in-chief.

Read more at American Thinker.

BOOK REVIEW: 101 THIGS TO DO ‘TIL THE REVOLUTION BY CLAIRE WOLFE

Shurk: What to Do and Why It Matters

Among the sharp-witted reader comments that come my way, some clonk me on the head with reasonable gripes that take a couple of forms: (1) sure, Shurk, the country is a mess, but what precisely are we going to do about it? Or more despondently: (2) Given how awful everything is, how could anything we do possibly matter? I would like to address the second question first by stating emphatically: what you do matters tremendously. Your efforts influence others in ways you may never know. As but a single illustration of this truth, consider this message from a young woman that was reposted to a comment thread at The Conservative Treehouse: My heart goes out to the men and women who have been awake for years if not decades. I cannot imagine the frustration and hopelessness you must have felt when you were literally watching the world burn with no one to talk to. We’re here now and we are awake. Sorry we’re late.

If those fifty words don’t give you a bit of a jolt, check yourself for a pulse. The moment we stop believing that our actions can make a difference in this world is the moment we thank our enemies for having dug the six-foot hole up ahead. When we refuse to surrender and force our enemies to keep digging, then the only question that matters is this: who will get tired first? […] If you have not already done so (or it has been a while since you have), please read and enjoy Claire Wolfe’s 101 Things to Do ’til the Revolution, a book she “dedicated to you, the enemy of the state,” a full twenty-five years before the federal government declared war on half the country, started taking J6 scalps, and openly embraced political persecution. In her subversive classic, published during Bill Clinton’s presidency, Wolfe begins, “America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.” From the introductory dedication alone, she nails our current predicament swimmingly with a few salient points:

Read more at American Thinker.

PEACEFULLY & PATRIOTICALLY HAVE YOUR VOICES HEARD: BOYCOT WOKE COMPANIES

Hoge: Regular Americans Fight Back: Target Stock Price Plummets, Anheuser-Busch ‘Still in Shock’

Actions have consequences, as retail giant Target is finding out. After rolling out an extensive, shocking line of clothes and merchandise—some of it marketed to kids—to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month, the company’s stock tumbled almost three percent Wednesday and has plunged over 11 percent in the last five days. It’s too early to see if the trend will last, but it certainly seems as if the chain is experiencing its own Bud Light moment. Speaking of Bud Light, parent Anheuser-Busch’s stock has dropped almost 14 percent since the April announcement of the brewing giant’s marketing partnership with transgender TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney. Get woke, go broke.

Walker: REPORT: Disney Stock Plummets 33% Since Starting Battle With DeSantis

Disney stock traded at $133.65 at the start of the conflict, the Washington Free Beacon reported. The stock opened at $89.44 on Wednesday, representing a 33.1% decline over the past 14 months.

A CHURCH IN CRISIS

Tabachniec: Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused more than 1,900 minors, state attorney general says in report

An investigation has substantiated child abuse claims against Catholic clergy in Illinois by more than 1,900 victims, state Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a news conference detailing the findings of the office’s five-year investigation that uncovered hundreds more cases than first reported by the dioceses in 2018.

More than 100,000 pages of diocesan documents and 600 confidential contacts with survivors of child sex abuse helped the state’s office piece together the 696-page report released Tuesday on clergy sexual abuse in all six Catholic dioceses in Illinois, the office said. “It is my hope that this nearly 700-page report will provide some closure to survivors of child sex abuse by Catholic clerics by shining a light both on those who violated their positions of power and trust, and on the individuals in church leadership who covered up that abuse,” Raoul said in a statement.

Read more/Watch the 3:02 minute report: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-catholic-clergy-sexually-abused-over-1900-minors/

Glazov Gang: Glazov Gang: Is God Really Trans?

This new episode of The Glazov Gang features Robert Spencer, the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. His latest books are The Critical Qur’an and The Sumter Gambit. Follow him on Twitter here. Robert discusses Is God Really Trans?, analyzing An NYC Catholic Church hosts a haunting exhibit.

Watch the 6:49 minute interview: https://www.frontpagemag.com/glazov-gang-is-god-really-trans/

OTHER NEWS, COMMENTARY, OPINION

Arama: Memorial Day Is Here: That’s Bad News for Bud Light as They Try to Give Away Their Beer for Free

Now they’re even offering to sell beer for free. Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, Bud Light revealed a new promotion called the US Budweiser Family Memorial Day Rebate online for customers from eligible states. The rebate promises an amount “equivalent to the purchase price of one (1) 15-pack or larger, up to $15” of Bud Light, Budweiser, Budweiser Select or Budweiser Select 55 paid via Anheuser-Busch Digital Prepaid Mastercard. Based on recent prices for Bud Light products, however, in some cases this would be giving packs of beer away for free. Online searches of local beer retailers find many offers under $15 for 15-packs or larger of these Budweiser products, making the products free after rebate, excluding sales tax or any state restrictions. The rebate applies through May 31, so that they can do all they can to jack up the sales for Memorial Day.

LIBBY EMMONS: Massachusetts town legalizes polyamorous ‘domestic unions’ only 8 years after Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage

Roberts was right. Undermining the concept of marriage between a man and a woman, which has been the building block of western governance, has incredibly dire consequences for society at large. The right to marry now extends to couples not made of two but of multiples. Writing in The New York Times in 2015 after the ruling was made, an opinion columnist posited that “it is not hard to imagine another justice in 20 or 40 years saying that” polyamorous relationships, too, are protected under the “right to marry.” […] It has not even been 10 years, and already throuples, quadruples, and any other number of partners can be legally recognized as married in a few places.

Kerr: Black Lives Matter Hemorrhaged Cash in 2022, Tax Documents Show

Black Lives Matter bled cash and suffered blistering investment losses in 2022, according to a copy of its tax return obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation ran an $8.5 million deficit and saw the value of its investment accounts plummet by nearly $10 million in the most recent tax year, financial disclosures show. The group logged a $961,000 loss on a securities sale of $172,000, suggesting the charity weathered a staggering 85 percent loss on the transaction. These troubles didn’t stop BLM from doling out seven-figure contracts to friends and family of its former executive director Patrisse Cullors, who once said charity financial disclosures were “triggering” and “deeply unsafe.” It’s no surprise that Cullors was so fearful of disclosing Black Lives Matter’s finances to the public. The revelations in Black Lives Matter’s latest Form 990 show that the group is on the fast track to financial insolvency, and that the excesses of Cullors’s tenure have not abated under her chosen successor, Shalomyah Bowers.

INTERNATIONAL

Jones: Norway bans child sex changes, joins Finland, Sweden, and UK in rejecting gender ideology

Norway appears to be making progress in drawing back some of its practices in carrying out child sex changes, with the Norwegian Healthcare Investigation Board saying that it plans to revise its current guidelines concerning “gender-affirming care” for minors because it no longer considers the research to be evidence-based, per the Washington Examiner. The board has also suggested that the growing number of teenage girls identifying as male after puberty is still an area that remains under-studied. According to the report, the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and transition-related surgery would be reserved only for research contexts and no longer provided in medical settings.

Queen: France Bans Short-Haul Flights to Force Travelers Onto Trains

For many years before the climate change cult started to embrace electric vehicles as the thing that would save all of us from certain climate doom, the alarmists were in love with “light rail.” Taking a train somewhere instead of driving or flying was going to make the climate safer for everybody — or something.

The love of light rail is alive in France with a new policy that bans short domestic flights when passengers have the option to take a train. But, as is par for the course when the climate crazies get to make policy, it’s not convenient for some travelers. […] We shouldn’t be surprised at this symbolic and utterly ineffective move by the French. These people will pat themselves on the backs even though they’re doing nothing to solve the problem they’re so worried about. It’s exactly how the left handles every other situation.

Chasan: Paralyzed man walks again using implants connecting brain with spinal cord

A 40-year-old man whose legs were paralyzed in a cycling accident 12 years ago can walk again thanks to implants in his brain and spinal cord. The brain-spine interface (BSI) has remained stable for a year, allowing Gert-Jan Oskam to stand, walk, climb stairs and traverse complex terrains, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Oskam even regains some control over his legs when the BSI is turned off. “My wish was to walk again and I believed it was possible,” Oskam said during a news briefing.

Daily News Roundup

May 25, 2023/in Daily News Roundup /by The Editors

Estimated Reading Time: 22 minutes

NOTABLE QUOTES

Edward Ring contributor to American Greatness: What is actually beyond debate is not that we are in a climate crisis but that if we don’t stop destroying our conventional energy economy, we are going to be in a civilizational crisis. Energy is the foundation of everything—prosperity, freedom, upward mobility, national wealth, individual economic independence, functional water and transportation infrastructure, commercial-scale agriculture, mining, and industry. Without energy, it all goes dark. And “renewables” are not even remotely capable of replacing oil, gas, coal, nuclear, and hydroelectric power. It’s impossible. The only people who think renewables are capable of replacing conventional energy are either uninformed, innumerate, or corrupt. Period.

Deane Waldman, M.D contributor to American Thinker: Beware of strong financial gains in healthcare. Good financial news in healthcare (the system) is bad for health care (the service) and thus for patients. The end result is what Americans are now experiencing, what Britons have suffered for decades: death by queue. People die waiting in line for technically possible care that is not provided in time to save them. That is what third party profits and elevated stock prices have bought.

Noel S. Williams contributor to American Thinker: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is right about increasing the voting age to 25 for those who don’t participate in public service or who fail a civics test. Twenty-five also happens to be about the age when irresponsible and self-pitying snowflakes finally start emerging into adulthood.

Madeleine Hubbard reporter for Just the News: “We were given 36 hours, told to take all of our Pride stuff, the entire section, and move it into a section that’s a third the size. From the front of the store to the back of the store, you can’t have anything on mannequins and no large signage,” the Target insider said. “We call our customers ‘guests,’ there is outrage on their part. This year it is just exponentially more than any other year,” the insider also said. “I think given the current situation with Bud Light, the company is terrified of a Bud Light situation.”

Ben Whedon reporter for Just the News: President Joe Biden has once again claimed that his son Beau died in Iraq, after doing so multiple times on the campaign trail and during his presidency. Beau Biden died of brain cancer in 2015 at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, at the age of 46.

GLOBALISM (GREAT RESET) & TRANSHUMANISM (AI HUMANS 2.0) ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED

War Room: Proposed Global WHO Treaty Supersedes Nation’s Constitution, Establishing Global Governance

WHO said it wants to save the world from these amazing Biblical pandemics that are coming. Instead what WHO is doing is creating the platform for a one world global government.

Watch the 11 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2pixjw-proposed-global-who-treaty-supersedes-nations-constitution-establishing-glo.html

(Worth your time to watch) War Room: “No More Nations”: Noor Bin Ladin Warns of Globalists’ Plan to Destroy National Sovereignty

The Biden regime is actually driving the eradication of its own country’s sovereignty. Your uniparty has sold out. Congress is populated by people who are American In Name Only.

Watch the 14:36 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2pj4vc-no-more-nations-noor-bin-ladin-warns-of-globalists-plan-to-destroy-national.html

TYRANNY IN THE NAME OF CLIMATE DOOM MYTH: GLOBALIST POLITICIANS & BIG BUSINESS ACCUMULATE MORE POWER & CONTROL

Tobin: Eric Adams’ Vegan Totalitarianism Shows Where Global Warming Activism Is Headed

The mayor’s plans to cut meat consumption and track New Yorkers’ meat and dairy consumption puts AOC’s ‘Green New Deal’ into action. […] He may still not be on good terms with the rock star of the congressional “squad.” But Adams’ plan is more or less exactly what AOC’s “Green New Deal” envisions as part of its blueprint for an America that no longer drives gas-powered cars, flies less, and gives up eating meat and dairy. Indeed, it takes a page straight out of the World Economic Forum’s plans for a “Great Reset” of developed countries in which we’re all eating bugs rather than meat so as to avert the theoretical and ever-changing date on which climate change will destroy the planet. […] Even more ominous is that as part of this program, the city will be tracking household food consumption by private citizens as part of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice’s Greenhouse Gas Inventories. This tracking of steak, hamburger, milk, and cheese is, at least for the moment, purely a matter of research. But it isn’t hard to envision how this information could be put to use by a city government that is run by hard-core leftists who live to create more new and onerous regulations for businesses and individuals that might make it harder to purchase such products. […] For all of their dominance of the media and pop culture, leftists and Davos globalists know this sort of shift in American eating habits is unlikely to be obtained by mere persuasion. But Adams’ vegan zeal could make deep-blue New York the place where government regulations supply the coercion that might bring them closer to their goal.

Ring: The Corruption of Climate Science

e need to criticize the people who got us here,” says Alex Epstein, founder of the Center for Industrial Progress and author of Fossil Future. “We can’t keep treating these designated experts as real experts. They are not real experts, they are destroyers. They are anti-energy, non-experts. And that needs to be made clear.” Epstein is right, and his advice has never been more urgent—or as difficult to make people understand. It is no exaggeration that every major institution in America has now committed itself to the elimination of affordable and abundant energy. If it isn’t stopped, this commitment, motivated by misguided concern for the planet but also by a lust for power and money and enabled by moral cowardice and intellectual negligence, will destroy Western civilization. For over 50 years, with increasing frequency, corrupted, careerist scientists have produced biased studies that, amplified by agenda-driven corporate and political special interests, constitute a “consensus” that is supposedly “beyond debate.” We are in a “climate crisis.” To cope with this climate emergency, all measures are justifiable. This is overblown, one-sided, distorted, and manipulative propaganda. It is the language of authoritarians and corporatists bent on achieving even more centralized political power and economic wealth. It is a scam, perhaps the most audacious, all-encompassing fraud in human history. It is a scam that explicitly targets and crushes the middle class in developed nations and the entire aspiring populations in developing nations, at the same time as its messaging is designed to secure their fervent acquiescence.

CORRUPT & DANGEROUS U.S. INTELLIGENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE STATE APPARATUS

Revolver.news: Nobody’s buying the latest “U-Haul/Nazi” stunt at the White House: “This has FBI written all over it…”

We deserve better false flags. It’s as if the FBI isn’t even trying anymore. That’s the consensus from most conservatives, who are calling “BS” on the latest “Nazi” stunt that unfolded in D.C., and are calling it just another poorly-orchestrated FBI psyop. Here’s what reportedly happened at the White House according to Insider Paper: . . . […] Let me get this straight… so you are telling me a guy with a Nazi flag in an empty Uhaul Truck randomly plowed into a White House barricade at low speeds, then gave up immediately and got arrested, and the FBI laid out the flag in front of the truck for the perfect photo op? […] Some even believe that an epic “false flag” is coming that will involve the missing fertilizer — something on the level of the OKC bombing. God, let’s hope not. […] T here are countless legit reasons why conservatives don’t buy this incident, starting with . . . […] Right after Joe’s speech, a bunch of so-called “white supremacists” called Patriot Front, who everyone thinks might actually be a government setup, magically rolled in.

If you missed the missing fertilizer article: https://100percentfedup.com/wow-30-ton-shipment-of-chemical-explosives-traveling-by-rail-from-wy-to-ca-have-disappeared-with-unknown-number-of-illegals-from-terror-nations-crossing-into-us-through-our-open-border-with-mexico/

War Room: Mike Davis: FBI Destroying Evidence in Clinton Foundation Investigation

Mike Davis is founder and president of the Article III Project (A3P)

Watch the 9:53 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2pm8m2-mike-davis-fbi-destroying-evidence-in-clinton-foundation-investigation.html

Whedon: Trump attorneys seek meeting with AG Garland over ‘outrageous and unlawful’ investigation

Attorneys representing former President Donald Trump have sought a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland to discuss the federal agency’s ongoing investigation of the former president. “No President of the United States has ever, in the history of our country, been baselessly investigated in such an outrageous and unlawful fashion,” Trump attorneys, John P. Rowley III and James M. Trusty, contended in a Tuesday letter to the attorney general. “We request a meeting at your earliest convenience to discuss the ongoing injustice that is being perpetrated by your Special Counsel and his prosecutors.” The pair further asserted that “[u]nlike President Biden and his son Hunter, and the Biden family, President Trump is being treated unfairly,” the pair wrote in a Tuesday letter.

Singman: Special Counsel Jack Smith working to wrap up Mar-a-Lago classified records investigation: Source

Smith also took over the Justice Department’s investigation into the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. In that role, he examined whether Trump or other officials interfered with the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election, including the certification of the Electoral College vote on that day.

Stauffer: FBI TO JAMES COMER: POUND SAND

During a Monday meeting with House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY), the FBI refused once again to turn over an FD-1023 (a report from an informant) that allegedly details a bribery scheme between then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national. Comer issued a subpoena for this document three weeks ago. In a May 3 letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee and Comer wrote that an FBI whistleblower had informed Grassley about an unclassified FD-1023 document in the bureau’s possession that “describes an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”

According to Grassley and Comer: . . .

Glazov Gang: Did the FBI Try to Kill Me?

This new episode of The Glazov Gang features Robert Spencer, the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. His latest books are The Critical Qur’an and The Sumter Gambit. Follow him on Twitter here. Robert discusses Did the FBI Try to Kill Me, disclosing a disturbing tale.

Watch the 51 minute interview: https://www.frontpagemag.com/glazov-gang-did-the-fbi-try-to-kill-me/

FAUCI LIED. PEOPLE DIED.

Piper: COVID vaccine injury victims sue Biden officials, alleging they’ve been victimized by censorship

he Biden administration is using “threats, pressure, inducement, and coercion” to censor social media groups for COVID-19 vaccine injuries and prevent them from raising money, according to a new First Amendment lawsuit based in part on legal discovery from ongoing state-led litigation.

Plaintiffs Brianne Dressen, Shaun Barcavage, Kristi Dobbs, Nikki Holland and Suzanna Newell allege they “suffered –and continue to experience – serious and debilitating medical injuries within days (and, in many cases, hours)” of COVID vaccination. And plaintiff Ernest Ramirez says his 16-year-old son died of cardiac arrest five days after the boy’s first Pfizer dose. […] The censorship goes beyond social media, with GoFundMe shutting down Ramirez’s fundraising page and keeping the money he already raised to travel to Washington, D.C. to speak about his son’s death, he claims. […] Many defendants appear in both suits, including President Biden and White House officials Rob Flaherty, Karine Jean-Pierre, Clark Humphrey and Courtney Rowe, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and his adviser, Eric Waldo, CDC communications official Carol Crawford and both the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its director Jen Easterly. Newly added: the Stanford Internet Observatory, its director Alex Stamos and research manager Renee DiResta, whom Stamos has said “worked for the CIA.” SIO’s Virality Project “expressly admits that it works closely with federal government agencies and officials” to censor purported COVID mis- and disinformation and “seeks to develop even closer ties,” making SIO “a de facto government agent,” the suit alleges.

Berenson: Some good news! (Really)

Finally, a happy ending. In December, I wrote about Yulia Hicks, a 14-year-old North Carolina girl denied a lifesaving kidney transplant for the crime of being unvaccinated. Transplant surgeons at Duke University Hospital told her parents that Yulia could not stay on the transplant list if she did not have a Covid shot, even though she had already had Covid. […] Now, another North Carolina hospital has stepped up, and Yulia will receive a new kidney from a live donor tomorrow. […] The family does not know the identity of the donor . . . […] Meanwhile, the North Carolina legislature is considering “Yulia’s Law,” which would bar transplant discrimination on the basis of Covid vaccination status. The bill overwhelmingly passed North Carolina’s House on May 2 and has passed a first reading in the Senate.

U.S. SUPREME COURT

Willick: Opinion Liberal and conservative justices unite against prosecutorial overreach

The tempo of American political news is increasingly set by investigations, subpoenas, indictments, judgments and verdicts. This resort to “lawfare” is crowding out normal politics, and one result is that more and more current events are explained to us by former federal prosecutors, who are marquee guests on cable television. The trend has underlined the prosecutorial temptation to crusading self-righteousness. The people charged with enforcing federal law seem to thrill at finding new ways to prosecute politically unsympathetic people who have behaved badly, even when their behavior wasn’t clearly illegal. The good news is that the Supreme Court is resisting this trend, and the lower courts may finally be starting to follow suit. In a pair of 9-0 decisions this month, the justices tossed convictions against two men indicted by the Southern District of New York under U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who made himself a media darling for his campaigns against Wall Street and Albany and ostentatious defiance of the Trump White House. […] These unanimous decisions are part of a pattern. Last term, the justices ruled for two doctors convicted under the Controlled Substances Act for allegedly writing bad prescriptions because prosecutors watered down the law’s intent requirement. […] The vote in each of those three cases? 9-0, 9-0, 9-0. […] But lower courts might finally be getting the justices’ message. The day before the Supreme Court’s recent New York decisions, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Boston — by a 3-0 vote — overturned honest-services fraud and other convictions of two parents who . . .

DECLARED 2024 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CANDIDATES

Mittlestadt: During pandemic, Tim Scott embraced masks and Fauci. Will it impact his run for president?

Scott, who officially entered the race Monday, urged Americans during the pandemic to wear a mask, supported vaccinations and Dr. Anthony Fauci – who was effectively the country’s top medical scientist during the pandemic when much of the U.S. went on lockdown. “Follow all the social protocols, do everything in your power to wear a mask when you’re outside and wash your hands, you know, say hello with your elbow, not your hands,” Scott told students at the June 2020 Virtual Youth Experience event. The next month, he encouraged people to . . .

Angle: The Trump-DeSantis duel to come

Watch the 6:44 minute monologue: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6328117247112

Laila: JUST IN: Trump’s ‘Hush Payment’ Trial to Begin Months Before 2024 Presidential Election

President Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records and conspiracy. Trump on Tuesday appeared in a New York court via video where Judge Merchan personally issued a protective order to the former president. Judge Juan Merchan stopped just short of issuing a gag order.

REPUBLICAN U.S. HOUSE MAJORITY

Singh: Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Give Legal Status To Illegal Immigrants

The bill, known as the Dignity Act of 2023 was announced on Tuesday by Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, representing the El Paso area, and Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, who represents part of the Miami area. It would direct more resources to border security while granting legal status to undocumented immigrants present in the United States, according to a summary of the bill.

Justice: House Republicans Investigate Lefty ‘Social Change’ Initiatives Sponsored By Fish And Wildlife Service

Months after House Republicans learned the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) sponsored “ecogrief” sessions for federal employees, lawmakers on Capitol Hill discovered the agency is hiring outside consultants for “social change” initiatives. In a letter to FWS last week, lawmakers expanded their inquiry into agency misuse of American tax dollars with questions about contractors hired to implement campaigns that go beyond the scope of FWS’s mission. “After sending the Ecogrief Letter, the Committee received additional reports of the Service hiring outside consultants at taxpayer expense for various trainings, workshops, and projects in related topic areas,” wrote Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., with Paul Gosar, R-Ariz, who chairs the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

War Room: Rochelle Walensky Requested to Preserve Communications to Reveal Nongovernmental Influence in CDC

Walensky ordered to preserve all communications between herself and Randi Weingarten President of the American Federation of Teachers.

Watch the 3:56 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2pj30i-rochelle-walensky-requested-to-preserve-communications-to-reveal-nongovernm.html

Smith: House follows Senate in voting for resolution to halt tougher EPA vehicle emission standards

he GOP-led House on Tuesday voted in favor of a resolution to strike down the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions restrictions for heavy-duty trucks. The joint-chamber resolution, which passed the House by a 221-203 vote, was introduced by Republican lawmakers in February via the Congressional Review Act (CRA) – a law that allows Congress to reverse rules made by a federal agency. Passed by the Senate last month in a narrow 50-49 vote, the resolution now heads to President Biden’s desk, where the White House previously said he would veto the bill in response.

War Room: Rep. Wesley Hunt: ‘Food Security is National Security’ Fighting CCP from buying U.S. Farmland

Watch the 12:29 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2pm730-rep.-wesley-hunt-food-security-is-national-security-fighting-ccp-from-buyin.html

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE U.S. MILITARY

Boehlke: 160-Plus Retired Military Brass Urge Congress To Root Out DOD’s Poisonous ‘Diversity’ And ‘Equity’ Programs

“As our Nation faces looming threats from ‘foreign’ adversaries/enemies, our military is under assault from a culture war stemming from ‘domestic’ ideologically inspired political policies and practices. … Our military must be laser focused on one mission — readiness, undiminished by the culture war engulfing our country,” Flag Officers 4 America wrote in the letter addressed to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Armed Services Subcommittee Chairman Mike Rogers, and Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert. The signatories — which included former National Security Advisor John Poindexter, Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, and former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense William Gerald Boykin — expressed concern about how divisive and discriminatory DEI policies affect national security. So-called “equity,” they wrote, “sounds benign, but in practice it lowers standards. While equality provides equal opportunities, equity’s goal is equal outcomes.”

BIDEN/HARRIS/OBAMA’S AMERICA LAST REGIME: RADICAL TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA

Pullmann: Here’s A Big Tell Democrats Believe The FBI Works For Them

Democrats are communicating loud and clear that they support law enforcement so long as it abuses police power to serve their political goals. They want to defund police who enforce the law, and expand police forces that use law as a political weapon on Democrats’ behalf. One proof is that in last week’s hearing on FBI weaponization, support for the FBI was split exactly by political party. Democrats uniformly supported the FBI in face of evidence of gross and systemic abuse of power, while Republicans uniformly criticized it. This is a clear tell that Democrats consider the FBI to be working for them — a shocking and dangerous situation. […] When federal law enforcement becomes the shock troops of only one political party, you don’t have the rule of law anymore. Law is only legitimate if it is equally applied to all. When members of one party or set of political beliefs are above the law and use the law not for justice but as a weapon against their political enemies, that’s what we call a police state.

Earle: McCarthy says Republicans are ‘nowhere near’ debt limit deal with Biden: Talks appear to stall YET AGAIN – as GOP tears into White House for trying to sneak in more taxes with nine days until default

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday the two sides are ‘nowhere near’ a deal that would avoid a U.S. default, just hours after both he and President Joe Biden declared negotiators had made progress. Even as negotiators for the White House and the speaker’s office sat down again in earnest Tuesday, the messaging war ramped up as McCarthy issued a memo titled ‘reasonable Republicans and default Democrats‘ that blasted Biden for failing to engage in talks sooner. ‘Make no mistake: any default would be the Biden Default,’ he wrote. One of his top negotiators, Louisiana GOP Rep. Garret Graves said he had barely seen progress. ‘I don’t think things are going well. They are refusing to truly change the trajectory, to truly reduce spending, and that is a red line,’ he said.

War Room: Rep. Ralph Norman: “Not only will they not show you the numbers Steve, they wont put it in writing”

Where are the numbers to backup the default dates that U.S. Secretary of the Treasury keeps changing? Rep. Gaetz suggests that the House subpoena Yellen to testify.

Watch the 18:57 minute interview: https://rumble.com/v2plohk-rep.-ralph-norman-not-only-will-they-not-show-you-the-numbers-steve-they-wo.html

Turley: The Heaven’s Gate Option: Congressional Democrats Beg Biden to Make Them Constitutional Nonentities

. . . on the call of Democratic members for President Joe Biden to circumvent Congress and simply raise the debt limit unilaterally. It is more than a flawed constitutional theory. It is an abandonment of the core premise of our constitutional system that each branch would jealously protect its own institutional interests and powers. It is reminiscent of when Democrats applauded wildly when President Barack Obama told them that he was going to circumvent Congress entirely after it refused to approve his immigration and environmental legislation. They were applauding their own institutional obsolescence. I called it a constitutional tipping point and now Democrats are asking to be effectively stripped of their core power over the purse.

Miller: The Numbers Are In on How Biden-Era Funding Is Skewing Scientific Research Ever-Wokeward

While pushing record spending for research and development, the Biden administration is working not just to advance science but also progressive ideology. In line with the administration’s “whole of government” commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, recent grants and requests for proposals from the National Science Foundation encompass research that:

Examines how artificial intelligence may exhibit bias against “disadvantaged groups.”
Looks at the negative experiences of minorities studying engineering and finds ways to create a culture that makes “diversity, equity, and inclusion a priority in the engineering enterprise.”
Creates “equitable mathematics” by exploring how math instruction “may serve to marginalize students.”

DEMOCRATIC PARTY ONCALL ARMIES: ANTIFA & BLM

Zeisloft: Democrat Lawmaker Predicts Backlash ‘In The Streets’ If White House Agrees To Spending Cut

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke against President Joe Biden compromising with Republicans on spending caps and a debt ceiling increase, contending that the move would cause backlash among lawmakers and the broader public.[…] Jayapal said in an interview with CNN outside of the Capitol Building that an agreement which involves spending caps would undo the policy successes which Biden secured during his administration. “I think there would be a huge backlash from our entire House Democratic caucus, certainly the progressives, but also in the streets,” she told the outlet. “It’s important that we don’t take steps back from the very strong agenda that the president himself shepherded and led over the past two years.”

THE DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION, CHILD MULTILATION, CHILD SACRIFICE, CHILD SEXUALIZATION = CHILD ABUSE

Ingraham Angle: Ned Ryun: It’s time for legislators to target corporations who are grooming, sexualizing children

Watch the 3:02 minute interview: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6328115264112

THE PHARMACEUTICAL CARTEL

Waldman, M.D.: Good Financial News For Pharma Middlemen Spells Disaster for Patients

Optum PBM (pharmacy benefits management) is one of the three PBM companies that control 79 percent of pharmaceutical distribution in the U.S. Optum recently reported a 25 percent increase in its revenue growth. […] Put simply, PBMs make their profits by limiting patients’ access to the cheapest drugs. PBMs save money for third party payors, i.e., health plans or insurers, not patients. Worse, PBMs practice medicine without a license. By suppling limited lists of authorized drugs, PBMs restrict what drugs doctors can prescribe for their patients. If a physician believes a drug not on the PBM “menu” is best for a specific patient, the health plan won’t pay for that prescription. Given the exorbitant prices of modern drugs, most patients cannot pay out of pocket, and thus PBMs deny patients the best drugs for them. When Optum posts record profits, health plans, not patients, benefit financially. Patients do get drugs, just not the ones their doctors would choose for them.

Read more at American Thinker.

DEMOCART PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: OWN THE LANGUAGE

Glick: Soros, anti-Semitism and the Progressive Assault on Language

One of the key characteristics of our difficult times is the way in which the progressive left has hijacked language. Among other things, progressives have seized the language of bigotry to demonize non-progressives as bigots while engaging in and promoting bigotry themselves. “Antisemitism” is one of the key terms that has been hijacked. This week, we saw a number of demonstrations of its exploitation at the hands of progressives to demonize those they deem a threat to their political and cultural power. The most discussed demonstration of how the popular term for Jew-hatred has been weaponized is the pile-on against multi-billionaire and free speech champion Elon Musk by supporters of multi-billionaire and progressive political warfare bankroller George Soros. Soros funds the progressive camp through his Open Society Foundations. In many respects, Soros should be seen not only as a funder, but as the ideological leader of the progressive revolution because many of its key nodes and organizations are his brain children. In a series of posts on Twitter, the social media platform Musk purchased last year to promote his freedom of speech agenda, Musk harshly criticized Soros. He wrote, “Soros reminds me of Magneto.” Magneto is a Marvel Comics villain.

DEMOCRAT PARTY MARXIST PLAYBOOK: IDENTITY POLITICS

Ibrahim: Are ‘White People Committed to Being Villains’?

As discussed elsewhere, historical relations between Islam and the West have been utterly distorted in order to present the aggressors as victims and the victims as aggressors. In this article, we look at a similar but even more urgent topic: how history in general has been intentionally distorted in a way that makes segments of the nonwhite population hate, despise, and even want to murder whites. This is no exaggeration. In a speech late last year, Brittney Cooper, a black associate professor at Rutgers University, spewed so much hate against “white people,” to the point of concluding, “We got to take these MFers out!” (Needless to say, she still teaches at Rutgers.) At one point during her racist rant, Cooper said: . . . […] Not only is this “professor’s” ignorance profoundly startling; it is the source of her desire to see whites liquidated. After all, in her estimation, white people are intrinsically evil. It’s in their blood.

Read more at American Thinker.

Simonson: The NAACP Says Florida Isn’t Safe for Black People. Data Tell a Different Story.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People last week cautioned black Americans to stay out of Florida, claiming that the state’s “openly hostile” policies put them at risk. But a Washington Free Beacon review found that minorities are far more likely to be the victims of hate crimes in liberal states like California. The NAACP’s “travel advisory” does not cite any figures, which show that black Floridians enjoy lower unemployment, higher median incomes, and lower rates of both hate crimes and police killings than their counterparts in other states. Instead, the group cites Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R.) “aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools,” particularly a bill that prevents public schools from offering AP African American Studies courses.

(Pushing back) Ingraham Angle: Black Americans are ‘thriving’ in Florida: Rep. Byron Donalds

Watch the 4:35 minute interview: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6328050759112

BOOK REVIEW: TENDING THE HEART OF VIRTUE: HOW CLASSIC STORIES AWAKEN A CHILD’S MORAL IMAGINATION BY VIGEN GUROIAN

Pullmann: Meet A Wise Guide To Fairy Tales That Can Help Illuminate The Meaning Of Life

In the updated “Tending the Heart of Virtue,” Guroian unlocks the stories of others. He focuses on fairy stories that seem ancient in heart even when written in the last century. He often takes issue with prominent scholarship on these stories but focuses more on the stories than their would-be interpreters. Guroian nourishes a key quality that many postmodern academics disdain: Orthodox Christianity. It makes him a faithful and awe-inducing unlocker of tales. Technically, Guroian is Armenian Orthodox and at U-Virginia taught Christianity specifically. But he is also small-o orthodox, as in an adherent of the universal Christian creeds. In this, his analysis transcends what some would call “denominational” ties, and bears the commonality of other beloved Christian writers such as C.S. Lewis, whom he cites at several appropriate points. […] Throughout, Guroian pays close attention to how the stories we listen to shape our habits, into either virtue or vice. Fairy tales, he argues, illustrate virtue and its opposite, and thus can teach morals in a way that reaches deep into the heart, not just the intellect.

OTHER NEWS, COMMENTARY, OPINION

Reynolds: PICTURED: Maryland doorstep where dad was beaten to death protecting son, 14, after high school bullies – and two ADULTS – showed up and dragged him into fight

Christopher Wright, 43, was dragged into a fight that started at Brooklyn Park Middle School and moved to his house in Anne Arundel County, his fiancée Tracy Karopchinsky claims. She says her 14-year-old son got into conflict with another teen at the school on Friday, before three adolescents and two adults showed up at her home. Her husband told the group their son would not be fighting, to which they are said to have replied: ‘If he’s not going to fight, then you’re going to fight us.’ Wright was horrifically beaten by the group, watched by his 12-year-old son who ran to help him screaming ‘daddy, daddy, daddy’, and taken to a trauma center. He was pronounced dead on Saturday after sustaining a traumatic brain injury.

Rosiak: Secret Audio Of Soros Prosecutor Raises Questions About Her Courtroom Statements In Loudoun

A secret recording of a George Soros-backed, Northern Virginia prosecutor captured her railing against efforts to oust school board members following a rape coverup scandal, even though she insisted in court she was unbiased and capable of overseeing the recalls. Loudoun County prosecutor Buta Biberaj is heard on the recording blasting conservative activists who collected signatures to trigger a process in which the prosecutor is supposed to make the case to a judge that a politician should be removed. Parents believed that the far-Left prosecutor would deliberately botch the recall if she were in charge of it. The recording leave little doubt about how she felt about the recalls.

Revolver.News: Darren Beattie exposes the “juicy nugget” at the core of the Epstein/Gates blackmail saga…

During a recent appearance on the Benny Johnson podcast, Darren Beattie raised an interesting point. While this incident may not involve elements of “sex trafficking” or “underage girls,” it sheds light on Epstein’s “modus operandi” and his use of blackmail to manipulate individuals to get what he wants. This story adds a lot of weight to theories claiming Epstein was an alleged intelligence asset, and used his island to gather compromising information on very powerful people for leverage down the road.

Ingraham Angle: College student details professor’s attack on anti-abortion display

CUNY Hunter College student Patrick Rubi joined ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to discuss a professor messing up a pro-life display because it ‘triggered’ her students. [NOTE: But it was only after she threatened to murder a reporter with a machete seeking her comment that she was fired by the municipally owned school. Fox News, where the reporter Reuven Fenton was interviewed on Hannity Tuesday night, reports: https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-post-reporter-confronted-machete-wielding-professor-speaks-threatened-chop-us-up ]

Watch the 4:01 minute interview: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6328052516112

Potter: Target takes ’emergency’ action to ‘avoid a Bud Light situation’ and removes ‘tuck-friendly’ women’s swimwear and LGBTQ products from display in Southern stores – as CEO DEFENDS the line

Despite facing sharp criticism for the release, which also includes items for babies and children, CEO Brian Cornell told Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast he approved of the campaign. ‘When we think about purpose at Target, it’s really about helping all the families, and that “all” word is really important,’ he said.

‘Most of America shops at Target, so we want to do the right thing to support families across the country.’ […] His comments come as some southern Target stores have reportedly been forced by the corporation to move its LGBTQ merchandise from view as customers revolt against the brand.

(If you missed it) REVEALED: Target Pride collection includes bags and sweaters by Satan-loving trans designer who wants to ‘burn down the cis-tem’ – as backlash against retail giant growshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12115573/Target-facing-boycott-Pride-collection-Satan-loving-designer.html

LeMahieu: ‘Nobody Imagined It Would Go On This Long’: Report Finds Bud Light Facing ‘Unbelievable Boycott’ After Mulvaney Controversy

Harry Schuhmacher, the editor and publisher of the trade publication Beer Business Daily, told NBC News that the backlash to Bud Light’s partnership with Mulvaney has lasted longer than anyone expected. “Nobody imagined it would go on this long,” he told the outlet. “It seems random — it struck a nerve. I’ve never seen anything to compare it to, in all of the [consumer packaged goods] industry. It’s a real shock.” According to recent data, sales of the once-popular Bud Light fell 28.4% for the week ending on May 13, coming on the heels of similar sales drops. While some of the decline is due to conservatives boycotting the beer, other people who are distancing themselves from the Anheuser-Busch InBev brand are apolitical, Schumacher said.

Brennan: Is this Calvin Klein’s ‘Bud light moment?’ Ad featuring trans man who’s not had top surgery modelling a bra sparks backlash – as shoppers say it’s a ‘far cry’ from their usual snaps of chiseled models

A Calvin Klein advert featuring a trans man posing in a sports bra has sparked furious backlash after going viral online. In a promotional snap shared by the brand, who have long been known for their sultry and sexy ads featuring toned topless models, Bappie Kortram can be seen wearing a pair of jeans and a sports bra. Bappie, who is from the Netherlands, is represented by a number of modelling agencies around the world including British Zebedee Talent, who describe him as ‘a trans man who has not had top surgery yet.’ The advert, which was initially shared as part of the Calvin Klein Pride 2022 Campaign, went viral this week after it was reposted on Twitter by Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, who posted: ‘Calvin Klein wants to go broke.’

INTERNATIONAL

O’Neil: Israeli Survivor of Palestinian Terrorism Raises Alarm Over Radicals in US

What can America learn from Israel? David Rubin, former mayor of Shilo, the modern settlement close to the ancient site of Israel’s Tabernacle Tel Shiloh, survived a Palestinian terror attack and urges the U.S. to take seriously the axis between radical Islam and the American Left. Speaking to The Daily Signal at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando on Monday, he outlined attacks “from those on one hand who want to make the world secular, the hardcore leftists that you saw rioting during the George Floyd riots, and at the same time, you have it coming from the other side, from the Islamic radicals who want to bring down both of our houses, the Jews and the Christians.” “They want to bring down both of our houses,” he reiterated, “and that’s why it’s important for us to be standing together in these times.”

Berrien: ‘Demolishing Women’: Piers Morgan Confronts Trans Activist On Men In Women’s Sports

Discussing men and boys competing in women’s sports with a trans activist from Oxford University, Piers Morgan called the practice “grotesquely unfair and unequal,” only for the activist to protest she had no idea that there was even a problem. Morgan pointed out that he had invited the president of Oxford University LGBTQ+ Society to come on the program, but was rebuffed.

McBeen: London Mayor Khan Left ‘Barely Conscious’ Due To Heart Attack Suffered Days After Receiving Covid Booster

London Mayor Sadiq Khan revealed in his new book, Breathe, he suffered a heart attack during the 2021 COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Khan explained as he spoke to the COP26 crowd, “out of nowhere, I felt a knot in my chest – a kind of tightening” and he had to be “carried off the stage” while “barely conscious.” The book stated, “My shirt was drenched with sweat and I felt like I was on fire.” According to the Evening Standard, “It is not known what caused Mr. Khan to suddenly fall ill in Glasgow on November 10, 2021. But medical experts have confirmed that the symptoms and aftermath were consistent with a minor heart attack.” […] Just twelve days after taking both a Covid booster and flu shot on the same day, Khan suffered the heart attack.