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  • Lindsay Clancy Truthers Are The Best Argument For Repealing The 19th Amendment

    08/31/2026 8:42:39 AM PDT · by Carl Vehse · 33 replies
    The Federalist ^ | August 31, 2026 | Rebeka Zeljko
    [S]uffragettes argued that women possessed the same intellectual capabilities to exercise political judgement as men, and therefore they should be granted the same political privileges as their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons. Unfortunately for women, Lindsay Clancy truthers are now doing their best to prove those suffragettes wrong. Women’s constitutions and hormonal balances are so precarious, they argue, that women should be exempted from our criminal laws and ruled incapable of making moral judgments. Sounds oddly reminiscent of the “sexist” men they claim to detest. It’s highly unlikely that a majority of women would condone Clancy’s actions, but a nonzero...
  • Beyond the Pale: Maxine Waters Says ‘White Media’ Is Stoking Conflict Between Dem Party and DSA

    08/31/2026 8:38:20 AM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 23 replies
    Twitchy ^ | 08/31/2026 | Warren Squire
    We’ve seen neither hide nor (wig) hair of Democrat Maxine Waters in several months. Don’t misinterpret that as a complaint. But she's back and crazy as ever. She recently appeared on political commentator Roland Martin’s podcast. She says the friction between the Democrat Party and its Democratic Socialists of America members is being spurred on by the ‘white media.’
  • 7 Other Costumes Target Was Forced To Pull Due To Racist Connotations

    08/31/2026 8:08:01 AM PDT · by fwdude · 12 replies
    BabylonBee.com ^ | Aug 25, 2026 | BabylonBee
    Retail giant Target came under fire this week for selling a "Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume," which essentially amounted to a kid in blackface dressed like a Jim Crow-era minstrel. Whoops! However, that wasn't the only costume Target was forced to pull from its shelves. Here are seven other costumes that got the axe:
  • Trump Pushes Hard For Data Centers, Insists Opposition to Them Will Make You ‘Backwards and Poor’

    08/31/2026 8:03:24 AM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 23 replies
    Mediaite ^ | August 31, 2026 | Alex Griffing
    President Donald Trump went to bat for data centers on Monday morning, arguing that communities opposing the warehouses powering artificial intelligence will “end up being backwards and poor.” Data centers have become an increasingly contentious and toxic issue for many Republicans on the campaign trail, especially in key swing states like Ohio and Michigan. “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor. If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign,” Trump...
  • Islamic State calls on Muslims to start wildfires and ‘exhaust the workers of the tyrant’

    08/31/2026 8:02:17 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 15 replies
    Jihad Watch ^ | 31 Aug, 2026 | Robert Spencer
    Islamic State calls on Muslims to start wildfires and ‘exhaust the workers of the tyrant’ Aug 31, 2026 8:00 am By Robert Spencer2 Comments The leftist elites insist that wildfires are a result of “climate change” and use them to push their agenda to cripple Western economies and impoverish the people of Europe and North America. They simultaneously maintain that Europe needs ever more Muslim migrants. See how neatly it all works together? The migrants come in, they start the fires, the Left uses the fires to advance its agenda, and calls for more migrants. Forest fire at Umatilla National...
  • Multicultural Britain: More Than 100 Children May Have Been Forced Into Marriage

    08/31/2026 7:22:07 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 28 replies
    The European Conservative ^ | 31 Aug, 202 | Zoltán Kottász
    Home Office figures reveal that 27 children aged five were referred to the Forced Marriage Unit between 2021 and 2025. Image for illustration purposes only. By DFID – UK Department for International DevelopmentMore than 100 children aged 12 or under were referred to the British government’s Forced Marriage Unit between 2021 and 2025, new Home Office figures show. The figures include 27 children aged five or under. Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, a campaigner who escaped a forced marriage when she was 14, described the number of very young children as “deeply disturbing.” She warned that some children could disappear from school...
  • Target Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ Children’s Halloween Costume Amid Scrutiny Of DEI Rollback

    08/31/2026 7:10:56 AM PDT · by Morgana · 30 replies
    yahoo ^ | August 28, 2026 | ShaCamree Gowdy
    Target has found itself at the center of controversy over a children's Halloween costume. It has since removed it from its website, issuing a public apology after critics called the product's imagery racially insensitive. The image on Target's website showed a Black child modeling the costume in a pose that critics said evoked racist imagery associated with the Jim Crow and minstrel eras, according to Forbes. Such depictions historically relied on demeaning stereotypes and exaggerated portrayals of Black people. "As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry," Target said in a statement to Forbes....
  • Lake America is Less Offensive Than the Left’s Reaction To It

    08/31/2026 7:03:06 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 41 replies
    It’s funny because they don’t seem to realize that each outraged tweet is met with an equal and opposite reaction of MAGA memes. The more flipped out and angry they get, the funnier it is. They have put everything into a war on Donald Trump. They can’t blame those on the other side for loving Trump for giving it right back, hand-delivered on a shining gold platter.
  • Trump Declares War on the Foundations Cartel: Bessent's Plan to End the Dark Money Empire

    08/31/2026 6:55:05 AM PDT · by Tench_Coxe · 19 replies
    In this overview, Mike examines Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s effort to follow the money behind tax-exempt organizations, political campaigns, extremist activity, and what he describes as the financial architecture of the deep state.From Arabella Advisors and the Sixteen Thirty Fund to the Tides Foundation, Open Society Foundations, CAIR, and the Southern Poverty Law Center, Mike explains how donations can move through interconnected charities and political organizations without revealing the original donors. These networks, he argues, allow billionaire-backed operations to influence elections, protests, political movements, and American culture while retaining their tax-exempt status.
  • Max Verstappen makes surprise return to karting - can he beat 100 drivers?

    08/31/2026 6:35:02 AM PDT · by WhiteHatBobby0701 · 10 replies
    Red Bull Public Relations ^ | August 25, 2026 | Thomas Peeters
    Four-time Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen is returning to his racing roots this September, as he attempts to chase down 100 drivers in a go-kart race at Silverstone in England. The Max vs 100 challenge is set to become the world’s biggest go-kart race and will be broadcast live on September 16 around the world on Disney+ and the ESPN App. What is Max vs 100? At one time or another, plenty of motorsport fans have probably asked themselves this question: could you beat a racing legend if the odds were stacked in your favour? That's what Max vs...
  • Florida becomes first state to ban welfare for tattoos, video games, theme parks, other "non-essential" goods

    08/31/2026 6:29:14 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 67 replies
    notthebee.com ^ | Aug 30, 2026
    Once again, Florida leads the way in conservative government. Apparently, "fascists" down in Florida don't want taxpayers to be purchasing the neck tattoos and Disney World tickets for people who are on welfare. The takeaway here is that the other 49 states ARE paying for the tattoos and video games for welfare recipients. This is a real thing that goes on everywhere in the United States. Except Florida. From Fox News: Florida is the first state to impose sweeping new limits on how welfare cash can be spent, blocking recipients from using cash-assistance benefits loaded onto EBT cards for purchases...
  • Mamdani’s Abolitionist Bench

    08/31/2026 5:36:39 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 13 replies
    City Journal ^ | 28 Aug, 2026 | Stu Smith, Daniel Edward Rosen
    The mayor’s new judicial panel reveals the radical direction in which New York’s criminal and family courts may be headed. Last month, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced 18 new appointees to a “revitalized” judicial panel. Known formally as the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, the panel has a say in who becomes a judge in the city, evaluating and recommending candidates for mayoral appointment to the criminal and family courts, as well as interim appointments to civil courts. Established by Ed Koch in 1978 by executive order—before then, judges were appointed by the mayors themselves, who would...
  • New Mexico man allegedly gunned down cousin in argument over enchiladas

    08/31/2026 5:27:51 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 80 replies
    nypost.com ^ | Aug. 30, 2026 | Zoe Hussain
    A New Mexico man allegedly gunned down his cousin during a drunken argument over green enchiladas, according to reports. Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez, 22, was cuffed on murder charges for allegedly killing his cousin, Nathaniel Cavazos, at an Albuquerque apartment complex on Thursday evening, according to police. Gutierrez had arrived at the apartment that afternoon to visit Cavazos, 25, and another one of their cousins, and the three bought groceries and returned to the residence to cook green enchiladas and drink alcohol, according to an affidavit obtained by NBC News. Gutierrez was repeatedly arguing that the chile on his enchiladas was...
  • Getting Involved Means Republicans Can Win

    08/31/2026 4:55:18 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 27 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 31 Aug, 2026 | Robin M. Itzler
    We can all do something in the lead-up to the November election. What is your something? Patriots don’t have to open their wallets to contribute to a candidate’s campaign, although money is always welcome. You can contact your local county Republican Party or directly reach out to the candidate and/or organization promoting a proposition. Everyone can do something to save our nation from a growing communist takeover. Local candidates (school boards, city councils, aldermen, boards of supervisors, commissioners, etc.) often run on shoestring budgets. Anything you can do is appreciated. For instance, Maureen “Quinn” Flaherty ran for the Long Beach,...
  • How the polls inflate the Dems

    08/31/2026 4:29:51 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 33 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 31 Aug, 2026 | J.R. Dunn
    The venerable Dick Morris this week revealed that the manipulation of polling data goes even deeper than many of us thought. We’ve all been long aware (though many tend to ignore it in practice) that the polls have been corrupted to the point of worthlessness. It has become standard among many (myself among them) to add 3 to 5% to all poll results for the GOP – the higher the better, usually – which in many cases gives totals very close to real-world results. This was reinforced this summer by the scandals involving primary poll results involving Abdul Mohammed El-Sayed,...
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy teases ‘unprecedented fraud crackdown’ announcement with DHS, DOJ

    08/31/2026 3:49:39 AM PDT · by Libloather · 13 replies
    Fox News via NY Post ^ | 8/31/26 | Landon Mion
    Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Sunday teased an upcoming announcement about the Trump administration’s fraud crackdown. In a post on X, Duffy said there would be “unprecedented fraud crackdown” announcement on Monday. “TOMORROW: UNPRECEDENTED FRAUD CRACKDOWN,” the secretary wrote. In the post, he also tagged Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Justice and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, suggesting a multi-department effort targeting fraud. Duffy did not disclose details of the announcement, including when or where it will take place, what type of fraud will...
  • Planned Parenthood whistleblower says she was fired after reporting illegal 28-week abortion

    08/31/2026 2:30:39 AM PDT · by Morgana · 18 replies
    Heartlander News ^ | August 28, 2026 | Tom Joyce
    A former Planned Parenthood executive says the abortion group fired her after she reported an illegal abortion at about 28 weeks of pregnancy. Jacqueline C. Colyer filed a 26-page complaint against Planned Parenthood Great Rivers on Aug. 21. She filed the case in a Missouri federal court. Colyer was the group’s vice president of human resources. She says Planned Parenthood fired her after she voiced concerns about an abortion at its clinic in Fairview Heights, Illinois, which is about 15 miles from St. Louis. The abortion happened on a Sunday night in early 2022, the lawsuit says. It occurred before...
  • TOMORROW: Primary in Massachusetts

    08/31/2026 2:18:56 AM PDT · by cotton1706 · 17 replies
    Prepare to VOTE!
  • Today’s Cryptogram

    08/31/2026 1:58:25 AM PDT · by Apple Pan Dowdy · 8 replies
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  • Today's Toons 8/31/26

    08/31/2026 1:41:39 AM PDT · by pookie18 · 11 replies
    The Right Reasons ^ | 8/31/26 | pookie18
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