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The times, they are a-changin’ . . . Ah, the good ol’ days of . . . April, or so, when conservative critics of the Democratic party could still count on being lectured to about the enduring moderation of Team Blue and chastised for paying so much attention to such figures as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (a member of the Democratic Socialists of America) and Senator Bernie Sanders (a member of the Democratic Socialists of America) and claiming that these self-described socialists are the socialists they describe themselves as being, who want to “abolish capitalism” (the stated mission of the Democratic...

After former Congressman Beto O'Rourke (D) appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" and cited President Donald Trump's alleged racism as the reason behind the "violence in America," host Jake Tapper pressed El Paso Mayor Dee Margo on the issue.Despite Tapper's repeated attempts to get Margo to take a stance on Trump's alleged racism, the Mayor shut him down."Former Congressman from El Paso, Beto O'Rourke, told me earlier in the show that, in his view, the president's anti-immigrant rhetoric is making things worse and creating an atmosphere of violence. Do you agree? Do you have any concerns about the things...

After former Congressman Beto O'Rourke (D) appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" and cited President Donald Trump's alleged racism as the reason behind the "violence in America," host Jake Tapper pressed El Paso Mayor Dee Margo on the issue. Despite Tapper's repeated attempts to get Margo to take a stance on Trump's alleged racism, the Mayor shut him down. "Former Congressman from El Paso, Beto O'Rourke, told me earlier in the show that, in his view, the president's anti-immigrant rhetoric is making things worse and creating an atmosphere of violence. Do you agree? Do you have any concerns about...

+972, a site that misses no opportunity to bash Israel, posted a report about a protest organized by the “queer palestinian community” (hat tip: Uri). Oren Ziv/Activestills.org The queer Palestinian community organized an unprecedented protest in Haifa on Thursday, as approximately 200 demonstrators arrived at the German Colony, a central area in the city, to protest violence targeting the LGBT community. The protest was organized in response to the stabbing of a transgender teen from Tamra, a Palestinian city in northern Israel, outside a shelter for LGBT youth in Tel Aviv last week. The protest was planned by a group...

When asked by CBS's "Face the Nation" host if he supports returning to D.C. for a vote, Sen. Tim Scott (D-S.C.) said he'd "be happy to go back." "I'd leave tonight. I'll go tomorrow, it doesn't matter to me. This is such an important issue," Scott said.

Megan Betts, the sister of Connor Betts, the man who killed nine people at Ned Peppers bar in Dayton, Ohio on August 3, was found dead alongside her boyfriend. She was 22 years old. NBC News’ Pete Williams reported, via, Andrew Blankstein, that Megan and her boyfriend had been found fatally shot in a car. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl has said that Megan and her boyfriend were not in a car when they were found dead. At the time of writing, Megan’s boyfriend has not been identified. Authorities believe that Conor Betts opened fire on a crowd at a...

Full Header: Trump Says He Stands With America In Condemning El Paso Shooting. Here’s How Twitter Users Responded Trump tweeted Saturday night saying he stands “with everyone in this Country to condemn today’s hateful act” after 20 people were killed in an El Paso shooting. Twitter users were quick to respond to his post with anger. Some people, including 2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren, used the shooting as an opportunity to call for gun legislation. Michelangelo Signorile ✔ @MSignorile Replying to @realDonaldTrump But you inspired the hate. And you know it. You love it. You love that a supporter obsessed with...

Investigators are examining a screed believed to have been posted online by the suspect in Saturday's fatal shooting at a Texas shopping mall an hour before the attack, senior law enforcement officials say. Investigators are “reasonably confident” that the suspect, identified by police as Patrick Wood Crusius, 21, of Texas, posted the diatribe on the extremist online forum 8chan before the shooting. Terrorism experts warn that nothing should be taken at face value in the propaganda material left behind by hate crime suspects, which aim to provide fodder for social media pickup and mainstream media coverage. The screed posted to...

The Dark Haunted History of the Cursed Town of Black River Falls Brent Swancer August 4, 2019 Every once and a while a place will pop up that seems to draw to it an inordinate amount of strange phenomena and strangeness. It is not always clear why this should be, but looking at thier histories and records it can clearly be seen that they have been host to more oddness than most, as if weird forces are drawn to them. One such bizarre place is a small town in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, which for around a decade in...

Strenuous efforts by Iraqi Air Force to ensured eight Tu-22Bs – including two Tu-22Ks damaged by engine before the war – and both Tu-22Us were operational again "early the eighties" and specifically 1981-82, plus a new group of personnel was trained and there were finally enough spares and maintainers to keep the fleet at a high readiness rate. As a result, Iraqi Air Force Blinders could now fly more missions than ever before, even if the number of available air frames never again reached previous levels. In response to a direct order from the Iraqi leadership the Iraqi Air Force...

Across the globe – from the victory of Brexit to the defeat of Angela Merkel and beyond – we are witnessing what may well be the last fight for the survival of Western thought. It’s a battle that has been waged since the end of World War II and is today coming to a head around the world. It is the battle between International Socialism (sometimes called “globalism”) and nationalism.At the end of World War II, it was recognized as nothing less than imperative that nothing like National Socialism (Nazism) ever be allowed to happen again. The Left saw this...

New York Magazine Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi gave a play-by-play of Streisand’s seemingly impromptu political moment during the concert. According to her tweets, the singer polled the crowd to find out if there were more Democrats or Republicans and proceeded to sing “a parody of Send in the Clowns about Trump.” The Trump supporters in attendance, Nuzzi said, were irritated and shouted “Just sing!”

An Army soldier is being hailed a hero for saving the lives of several children during the shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday. Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley Jr., 22, said he was inside a sporting goods store at the Cielo Vista Mall when a child ran inside and began shouting that there was an active shooter nearby. Oakley said once he exited the store, he saw children running everywhere. A group of them were huddled together in the mall’s play area, screaming for their parents. He said he tried to get others to help him get them to safety,...

VIDEO The highly neurotic trust fund vanguard of the proletariat delegates at the Democratic Socialists of America convention in Atlanta this weekend yielded up some fantastic comedy gold as you can see. Oh, please don't applaud me for bringing this entertainment to you since that applause sound triggers me with sensory overload so please use Jazz Hands instead?

The left is trying to make political hay again over a mass shooting in El Paso and then another one in Dayton, blaming the whole thing on -- take your pick, guns, President Trump, or white supremacy. Just look at them go and this is hardly a comprehensive sampling of all versions of these same arguments out there:

Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg lambasted Christians for supporting President Trump. “Trump makes a big show of supporting religious freedom, but ignores Christian obligations,” the Mayor said. “It was Jesus who pointed out that money was the domain of Caesar and that it was our obligation to render it unto Caesar. Well, in this day and age ‘Caesar’ is the government. It is our obligation to hand over our money to the government so it can do the charitable work that Jesus asked us to do. But what has Trump done? He’s pushed a tax cut...

FULL TITLE: EXCLUSIVE: Murdered Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, 21, was 'PREGNANT with accused killer's baby' and was shot shortly after she told him and refused when he demanded that she have an abortion Mississippi college student Ally Kostial was pregnant with her accused killer Brandon Theesfeld's child and told him the news shortly before she was murdered, close friends of the coed claim in exclusive interviews with DailyMailTV. One college student, who also attends the University of Mississippi, known as Ole Miss, told DailyMailTV: 'Her sorority sisters knew she was pregnant and that she had told Brandon. He was...

President Trump on Sunday ordered U.S. flags to half-staff as "mark of solemn respect" for the victims of weekend mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. "Our Nation mourns with those whose loved ones were murdered in the tragic shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and we share in the pain and suffering of all those who were injured in these two senseless attacks," Trump said in a proclamation released by the White House. "We condemn these hateful and cowardly acts," he added. "Through our grief, America stands united with the people of El Paso and...

Sacramento, Calif., Jul 31, 2019 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- Three California bishops are calling on local Catholics to pray and fight against a bill that would require state colleges and universities to provide free access to abortion pills for students. The bill, SB 24, is a slightly-amended version of a bill introduced in California’s state legislature last year that was ultimately vetoed. Former Governor Jerry Brown, a public supporter of abortion, vetoed the similar bill last September, saying it was was “not necessary,” as abortion services are already “widely available” off campus. California’s current governor, Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said...

Serbian refugees leaving Krajina in August of 1995 during Croatia's "Operation Storm" / "Oluja". Author of photo unknown at this time. Remembering the Fall of Krajina - "Operation Storm" / "Oluja", when the Croatians committed the great War Crime of Ethnic Cleansing against the Serbs that has never been punished. The "War Years" of the 1990's for those of us who cared about what was happening in the former Yugoslavia were years that remain permanently etched in our hearts and in our consciousness. Many events over the course of those years made a significant impact, but for some of...