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SEA ISLAND, Georgia — John Kelly warned President Trump that hiring a “yes man” to succeed him as White House chief of staff would lead to impeachment and, in hindsight, regrets his decision to resign. House Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry into Trump less than a year after Kelly departed the administration. The retired, four-star Marine general suggested the blame lies squarely with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and other advisers who are unable, or unwilling, to keep the president out of trouble.

Politicon is an annual, non-partisan political convention in the United States. It's official objective is to bring "Republicans, Democrats, and people of all political stripes together to banter and spar over the most topical issues in smart and entertaining ways that often poke fun at both sides of the aisle." It has been called the "Comic-Con of politics" and the "Coachella of politics". It was held in Los Angeles in 2018, with the next one to be held on October 26–27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee at The Music City Center. Politicon 2019Politicon 2019 TwitterList of Participants and ForumsList of Strange...

It's 2019 and government sites still require Internet Explorer"That's not a browser... THIS IS A BROWSER!" Companies using the Australian Border Force's (ABF) Integrated Cargo System (ICS) are having problems connecting to the portal using Internet Explorer.The issue, which officials attribute to a Windows 10 update on 8 October, has forced some users to roll back the changes in order to connect to the system through the venerable browser.Authorities said: "A change in behaviour of the protocol establishing the security of the connection with ICS is causing authentication failures."An email seen by The Register added that "the ABF have been...

A multifaceted “criminal conspiracy” to destroy former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was launched by persons across the national security state apparatus to prevent audits of intelligence agencies’ operations, said Lee Smith, author of The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History, in a Friday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Rebecca Mansour and special guest host Rick Manning.

Valentina Figuera of Venezuela was crowned Miss Grand International 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela last night, 10/25/19, and Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico was crowned Miss Earth 2019 in Manila, Philippines today, 10/26/19. Both pageants are part of "The Big 4" international beauty pageants. The other two (the bigger, most prestigious ones) are Miss Universe and Miss World. Miss Universe is scheduled for Dec. 8th in the US and Miss World is scheduled on Dec. 14th in London. I don't have the power of posting photos, but here are the winners: Valentina Figuera Images: https://www.google.com/search?q=valentina+figuera&rlz=1CAQRFK_enUS791US791&sxsrf=ACYBGNT3n0N7zFD_dbjh4OgF5sq-IWT0fg:1572112718601&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAiI6hwLrlAhVsS98KHSgbDpIQ_AUIEigB&biw=1536&bih=706#imgrc=UHq048bugmyhGM: Nellys Pimentel Images: https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CAQRFK_enUS791US791&biw=1536&bih=706&tbm=isch&sxsrf=ACYBGNQuakhckc4QSNpTBGwOfjK1-fo6oQ%3A1572112722887&sa=1&ei=Uom0XcfTNcbn_Qa7vJOICw&q=nellys+pimentel&oq=nellys+&gs_l=img.1.0.0i131j0l8j0i10.130424.133675..135288...1.0..0.72.1441.23......0....1..gws-wiz-img.....10..35i39j0i5i30j0i30j0i24j0i67j35i362i39.ktQpejePt0s

This week it was revealed that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has been tweeting under the name Pierre Delecto since 2011. The gist of most of the tweets was pointing out "what a swell fellow this Mitt Romney guy is crossing Party lines to stand with defenders of democracy like Schiff and Nadler to take down the tyrant Trump." The Senator alleges that "modesty was my motivation. If I had tweeted these things under my own name I would have appeared to be boastful. By using a pseudonym the compliments could be perceived as more honest and genuine. And who wouldn't...

All of Washington is now talking about the developments in the Barr investigation and the Sidney Powell filing. One America’s Jack Posobiec was joined by the leader of a top conservative group for this exclusive interview.

Joseph Theodore “JT” Lewis, the brother of one of the 20 children murdered in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, claimed that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) lied about visiting the families of the victims, which the presidential hopeful claimed in a recent campaign ad he released. Lewis, who lost his little brother, Jesse, in the massacre, responded to a Biden campaign ad in which the former vice president claimed to have visited with the families of the victims following the tragedy. “I think I met with every one of the parents and or the families of...

Dr. Williams is a well known conservative economist and longtime John Olin Chair faculty at George Mason University in eastern Virginia, author of 12 books and syndicated columnist. In the past, he has been substitute host on the Rush Limbaugh radio program. He is almost like family to me, and I have benefited from his essays and books over the years. This past week, I saw and read his essay on disparities in crime rates among races that was picked up by Military in its October 2019 issue. What got Dr. Williams going was the article by Matthew DeLisi of...

By now, we all know Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is a homewrecker. But that's okay, because she wants to build homes too. And if she wants to use your money to do it... why not, right? Bask in her beneficence: .@IlhanMN: “It is a moral stain on our country that we have half a million or more people facing homelessness ... In few weeks, we are going to introduce our Homes For All legislation, which will, hopefully, guarantee a home for everyone."

I want to thank Claremont for the opportunity to reply to Michael Anton’s review of my book Bronze Age Mindset. Since at least 2015—but in fact from before Trump ever came along—there has been a tremendous intellectual disturbance or ferment online...that has escaped the notice or surveillance of the mainstream media, the literary and pundit-political establishment, and all those who imagine themselves gatekeepers of public taste and opinion. Trump’s campaign beginning in 2015 brought this countercultural phenomenon to view of the authorities, who have been struggling to understand it and contain it ever since. What are the “crazy Pepe frog...

A year-long power struggle between the only Democratic senator who represents a Southern state and the head of his own state Democratic Party organization has exploded into charges of discrimination and intimidation, and party officials worry the feud could complicate an already difficult reelection bid in one of the most conservative states in the country. The fight for control of the Alabama Democratic Party between Sen. Doug Jones (D) and Nancy Worley, the current head of the party, has revived painful allegations of racial discrimination, never far from the surface in a state at the heart of the battle for...

<p>The growing rift between increasingly radicalized transgender-rights activists and the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) communities has finally come out into the open. This week, Europe’s biggest LGBT-rights organization, the London-based Stonewall charity, was publicly accused of subordinating LGB rights to the group’s increasingly single-minded goal of replacing sex with gender as a marker of identity. As Helen Joyce recently wrote in Standpoint, “Stonewall went all in for gender self-ID. Its online glossary now describes biological sex as ‘assigned at birth’ (presumably by a midwife with a Hogwarts-style Sorting Hat). ‘Gay’ and ‘lesbian’ now mean same-gender, not same-sex, attraction. ‘Transphobia’ is the ‘fear or dislike of someone based on the fact that they are trans, including the denial/refusal to accept their gender identity.’ At a stroke, anyone who declares themselves exclusively attracted to people of the same sex has become a bigot.”</p>

Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner said President Trump has “every right” to attend Sunday’s World Series game in Washington to watch the Nationals face off against the Astros. “Well, he has every right to come,” Lerner said in an interview with The Washington Post Friday. “He’s the president of the United States whether you like him or not. It’s a special event. He should be at it.” The president will not throw out the first pitch of Sunday’s game, with the Nationals instead tapping chef, philanthropist and vocal Trump critic José Andrés for the honor. “The first pitches are our...

Amazon Web Services is "still evaluating options" after the Department of Defense selected Microsoft for a $10 billion contract to move the agency's database to the cloud, according to a source close to the situation. "We're surprised about this conclusion," an AWS spokesperson said in a statement. "AWS is the clear leader in cloud computing, and a detailed assessment purely on the comparative offerings clearly lead to a different conclusion. We remain deeply committed to continuing to innovate for the new digital battlefield where security, efficiency, resiliency, and scalability of resources can be the difference between success and failure." This...

Vlatko Andonovski is set to be named the next head coach of the U.S. women’s national team, multiple sources tell SI.com, with an official presentation planned to come on Monday in New York City. Andonovski, 43, has coached Reign FC in the NWSL for the past two seasons after coaching FC Kansas City to two NWSL titles between 2013 and ’17. On Saturday, he was announced as NWSL's Coach of the Year.

President Donald Trump’s campaign team, along with conservatives across social media, trolled twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on her 72nd birthday, reminding her of the 2016 tweet which featured a photo of Clinton as a little girl accompanied by the caption, “Happy Birthday to this future president.” Clinton, who is rumored to be mulling a 2020 bid, celebrated her 72nd birthday on Saturday, October 26. Many on social media offered their warm regards, albeit with a dose of mockery, reminding Clinton of the birthday message she tweeted to herself ahead of the 2016 election. “Happy birthday to this future president,”...

You may never have heard of the Hansen brothers, but twins Paul and Leslie own the distinction of being the only twins to earn the Navy Cross. In fact, they fought side-by-side when they accomplished the feat. On 26 December 1943 the First Marine Division poured onto the beaches of Cape Gloucester, New Britain. As the Marines worked their way into the jungle, the amtraks (amphibious tractors) of the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion ferried in their ammunition and equipment. One of the first amtraks ashore was commanded by 23-year-old Philadelphia native Sgt. Robert J. Oswald Jr., with Pfc. Paul Hansen...

Has ex-FBI General Counsel James Baker turned state’s evidence in the Barr/Durham criminal probe? – You be the judge. Last night, Ned Ryun, CEO and Founder of American Majority appeared on One America News with host Jack Posobiec. The interview covered yesterday’s epic evidentiary tour de force in the Gen. Mike Flynn trial [more on that later] and ended with Ryun’s startling claim that multiple former FBI/DOJ officials have confirmed to him that Baker is now a cooperating witness with Barr and Durham. Here is the vido clip of that interview, followed by a transcript: For those of you dinosaurs...

I can already see the Time “Person of the Year” cover with Bolton’s picture on it. Caption: “The Man Who Brought Down a President.” SEE ALSO: So is the Texas “transgender 7 year old” case over? For extra drama, maybe Bolton will finally reveal in that same issue that he’s the “Anonymous” who was working for the Resistance inside Trump’s administration the whole time.