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Reading The Economist often reminds me of listening to David J. Bier of the CATO Institute blather about the wonders of open borders. I keep meaning to write about Bier and will get to it soon, but the essential quality in both cases is a stubborn determination to build cases on theoretical principles, unleavened by any grasp of the real-world realities that shape how those principles play out once implemented. Bier caught my attention several times, but the most emblematic moment that stuck with me was that many of the objections we have to open borders leading to masses of...

The thing that never happens just happened — again. Despite the countless assurances by the Democrat Party and its Uniparty enables that cheating in elections never happens, and that there is no reason for Americans to doubt elections, and that the United States has the most secure elections in the history of elections, and that voter IDs are "racist," and that there is definitely no reason to pass the SAVE America, a pesky thing keeps happening. Non-citizens keep getting caught voting in U.S. elections. The Census Bureau poured through 2020 election data, and it identified at least 24,000 noncitizen voters....

Diesel prices have climbed above an average of $6 a gallon in Arizona, putting pressure on truck drivers, business owners and consumers.

Chicago’s low physical exposure to coastal climate disasters like hurricanes and adaptation to weather risks contributed to its high rank. This doesn’t mean things will be good here, one expert said — they’ll just be “less bad” than other places. CHICAGO — Chicago faces lower risks from climate change — and is better prepared to handle hostile impacts from changing weather patterns — than any other city, a report assessing the resiliency of the world’s major cities found. AlphaGeo, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence company that forecasts geographical risks, graded the adaptiveness of 72 of the largest cities around the...

There is absolutely zero excuse for people in the media or social media publishing the press releases and fake polls of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. At this point it’s either laziness or a desire to be fooled or to fool others and considering much of the press coverage is coming from left-wing media sites, that’s not surprising, and they’re all hyping the idea that Jews are all still voting Democrat. Poll shows two-thirds of U.S. Jewish voters will favor Democrats in November – JTA..

Des Plaines police said the 21-year-old man fatally shot by police Wednesday afternoon was "armed with an electric hedge trimmer." Police said officers responded just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000-block of East Touhy Avenue for a report of a domestic disturbance. It was reported that a man, later identified as Ayham Babidi, was acting violently and breaking windows at a home. The first arriving officer stopped near the home and encountered Babidi in the front yard with the hedge trimmer. "The subject immediately began approaching the officer brandishing the electric hedge trimmer in a threatening manner," police said....

Overton@overton_news·1hThis might go down as the best speech of the entire convention.RFK Jr. brought the American Airlines Center to its feet with one of the most honest realizations about President Trump.The audience couldn’t stop cheering the moment they heard it.KENNEDY: “The day that President Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, within three hours of his shooting he called me and asked me for a meeting.”“And during the series of talks that followed, I realized that everything that I had heard about President Trump and everything I believed about him, from the mainstream media, was a lie!”“Everything!”[Whole place erupts]Bobby brought the...

A landmark legal battle to determine whether Jewish women have a religious right to an abortion entered a critical new stage in Indiana. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday in a case that began with a local Jewish group’s 2022 religious freedom challenge to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban. The state is appealing a permanent blocking of the ban that a lower court imposed in March. The arguments, held in Indianapolis, explored a legal theory that the state’s abortion ban impedes Jews’ religious freedom because many interpretations of Jewish law prioritize the life of the mother over that...

John Solomon@jsolomonReportsJoe diGenova resigned today as lead prosecutor in the Fort Pierce case. But not for the reasons some in the legacy media are saying. Yes, disagreements over resources, strategy and access to evidence are common inside DOJ.Sep 11, 2026·John Solomon@jsolomonReports·1hBut the most telling sign is that in Joe’s last week on the job a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Fla., saw its heaviest stream of grand jury witnesses. And lots of big name defense lawyers tell me their famous clients have been peppered with subpoenas over the last 10 days. John Solomon@jsolomonReports·1hReporters suggesting Joe resigned because he was being...

The NFL’s opening week is starting off with a bang, as Netflix is streaming an NFC showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. In an effort to expand its international reach, the NFL sent the Rams and 49ers to Melbourne for the first regular season game in Australia. So far, the crowd at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground has been electric. Unfortunately, NFL fans are having a tough time streaming the game this Thursday night. With that being said, they’ve been voicing their displeasure on social media. “Yes Netflix, let’s make it as annoying as possible to...

I was sitting in my home office not far from the Pentagon when it happened. The TV behind me had the sound lowered, but I suddenly became aware of a major development. I reached for the remote and cranked up the audio.A plane had struck one of the twin towers in New York. TV anchors initially speculated it must have been a small plane that had run off course, but a much larger plane struck the building, and then a second one hit the other tower. It quickly became clear America was under attack. I saw smoke rising from the...

2001 Live@25YearsAgoLiveAt 10 AM, US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld held a press conference and announced that the Pentagon has “lost track of” $2.3 trillion, which is “unaccounted for.”He goes on to highlight a number of other glaring inefficiencies in the Department of Defense. September 10, 2026

ransomnote: The prior posts in the series are here: John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Introduction and Day 1 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Day 2 and Day 3 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Day 4 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Day 5 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Days 6, 7 and 8 of the 12 day series]John “TIG” Tiegen @TigTiegen: 12 DAYS OF BENGHAZI [Days 9 Parts 1 -...

The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city on Thursday, according to two Yemeni officials, in a sweeping ground offensive that could give the group greater control over an important shipping route and further destabilize energy markets. The Houthis pushed out forces allied with the Yemeni government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, to seize the city of Mokha as well as its port, according to a local official in the city and a senior provincial official. Both spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Mokha has been...

President Trump just NUKED Radical Muslim Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed: TRUMP: "In Michigan, the Democrat nominee is Abdul El-Sayed, who brags about the fact that he wants to pack the Supreme Court with twenty-three far-left lunatic justices." "His sister—you gotta listen to this one—his sister celebrated the terrorist slaughter of babies on October 7th. She thought it was a great thing." "His sister thought it was a great day. His mother worked for an organization that gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to people who follow Osama bin Laden." "And he campaigns with a Marxist agitator who says that America...

SEATTLE - Seattle small business owners say they are exhausted and running on empty as they struggle to stay afloat in an increasingly expensive city. While local entrepreneurs grapple with thin profit margins and mounting tax pressures, city leaders are attempting to offer a path forward.Business owners seek reliefWhat's next: For neighborhood shop owners, daily operations require making tough calls just to survive."I can't even keep track of all the taxes, but it's crippling," Thompson said.

Kennedy slams Democratic Party: 'Democrats systematically obliterated the Bill of Rights' Kennedy detailed how the party "systematically" took down the Bill of Rights and reflected on how the Democratic Party of his father, Robert F. Kennedy, and uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, is not the one seen in the country today. Kennedy detailed how the party "systematically" took down the Bill of Rights and reflected on how the Democratic Party of his father, Robert F. Kennedy, and uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, is not the one seen in the country today. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F....

Jan Markell and Michele Bachmann review stunning current events that were once unimaginable. Clearly, the demons are here and active. Beloved, wanted to share this report with you! All hands on deck, children of light! Be sure to check out Jan and Michele's prophetic update on the growth of demons in America. Indeed, sobering! Look how EXPONENTIALLY we have fallen! Maranatha!

“9/11” will always be remembered as one of the most horrific and catastrophic events ever in U.S. history. Amazingly, this is the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and its nationally changing event! In these last 25 years, America has EXPONENTIALLY changed socially, culturally, morally, globally, technologically, and godlessly for only the worse! It absolutely sobers the mind that such a series of horrific events actually happened in the United States of America, but in doing so it has changed America forever! All we had on that first 9/11 was to look optimistically forward and hope that America's best days may only...

Buying clothes has always been challenging for Ann Lindsay. As a plus-sized 41-year-old, she finds many stores' plus-size offerings too matronly or too expensive. Lately, it's gotten worse: Last month, she noticed that her local Target in Chicago removed plus sizes entirely. There were significantly fewer options online, too. In the pre-Covid era, big box retailers pushed inclusive sizing with fanfare. ("Whatever the tag says, you're always a size YES to us," Old Navy proclaimed in a massive campaign in 2018.) But now plus-size shoppers say inclusive sizing is dwindling, as the rise of GLP-1s fuels worries about a return...