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I was recently released from reserve duty in Gaza, after serving 100 days in the IDF. Since the world can’t see firsthand the things I saw there, I feel I have to share. For years, well before October 7th, we’ve heard about how terrible life is for the poor, oppressed Gazans. How anti-Israel activists and media outlets claim the Gaza Strip can be compared to an open-air prison. This became the standard, accepted narrative about life in Gaza, promulgated by Al Jazeera and international human rights groups. But now, having experienced it myself, I can confidently tell you that we...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week on whether states can keep Donald Trump from appearing on primary election ballots for president based on the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause. More seriously, it could decide that Trump is ineligible to be president again even if he wins the November election. We should hope for two outcomes: First, that the court does not use technicalities and procedural issues to evade a clear decision; and second, that it allows common sense and the fate of democracy to loom large in its decision. The case before the court is an appeal...

"And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head." "By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the...

@RandPaul Fed Chair Powell says federal debt problem is urgent. McConnell, Biden & Schumer response: borrow another $118 billion and send it to foreign countries.

Installing razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to a “massive reduction” of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States, according to state governor Greg Abbott, who said he has widespread support for the defensive measure. “More than half of the governors are now joined together in support of a very important proposition. And that is, we are guaranteed by the United States Constitution the right of self-defense if states face imminent harm or invasion,” Gov. Abbott said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday. “Texas obviously is facing both an imminent harm as well as an invasion....

The Senate finally unveiled the text of its latest piece of garbage. It is a Trojan horse. It is the hill to die on. It takes everything that is wrong with the current crisis and codifies it into law. Here's Bill Melugin's summary: NEW: My initial highlights from the border deal. - No amnesty/legalization of anyone already in the U.S. illegally. - Funds an increase in ICE detention capacity to approx. 50,000 from the current 34,000. - At 7 day rolling average of 5,000 encounters per day, or 8,500… — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) February 5, 2024But as always, the devil...

Dr. Paul blasted the proposed legislation, posting on X, "new border law ‘never closes’ the border, and, of course, the entire $118 billion will be borrowed. Nothing, absolutely nothing, conservative about this deal. This predictable revelation is only a week old, and yet the Swamp's new ‘border security’ bill gives Ukraine $60 billion more….from the squandering of your money to the fake border reforms, it's safe to declare this bill as anti-American. I'm a NO." Not only is this “deal” not a solution to the crisis on our southern border, but it is not conservative at all. It is a...

Mitterand was the FRENCH President between 1981 and 1995. He also died in 1996.

We see flash-in-the-pan artists come and go with every decade, but one-hit wonders of the '70s ironically always seem to stick around. For example, you’ve probably heard the classics “American Pie” by Don McLean or “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum despite not knowing any of their other songs or discography. Below, music lovers have ranked the greatest songs of the '70s by one hit wonders in order to increase awareness for them—and also because they kick ass. So if you like “American Pie” or “Spirit in the Sky,” you’re sure to love the other one hit wonders of...

Hebrew out: 1933 by Nazi Wilhelm Frick; 2023/4 by Arab Islamic Nazis 2023/4Antisemitic incidents have surged 320% in Germany since Oct. 7. By Shura LI Bartov/JTA. Published: November 30, 2023 01:40. Jewish life is becoming less visible in Germany, as Jews refrain from wearing identifiable symbols and speaking Hebrew in public. 1933/4Infamous Nazi Wilhelm Frick - Instrumental in formulating laws that consolidated the Nazi regime (Gleichschaltung), as well as laws that defined the Nazi racial policy, most notoriously the 1935 Nuremberg Laws. In 1933 he bans Hebrew to be recognized, among other things. American Jewish Year Book. vol. 36. United...

That’s ten minutes more than Trump got before they unilaterally kicked him off the ballot. And ten minutes more than Trump got when election fraud was brought before them in 2021. Geller Report Mr. Snipe opines: ‘The real question is why the SCOTUS is hearing this case at all? Give her one minute. Why not tell this nut that the case has “No Standing” like Roberts did when election fraud was brought before them in 2021? Is Roberts going to rewrite the US Constitution on 14th like he did with Obamacare? There are several immediate constitutional issues that even a...

President Biden on Monday told reporters he understands why former President Trump wants a debate between them — because he has time on his hands. Trump called for a debate against Biden during a radio interview on “The Dan Bongino Show,” saying, “I’d like to debate him now because we should debate,” NBC reported. Trump added it is “for the good of the country” for them to debate. “If I were him, I would want to debate me, too,” Biden told reporters in Nevada when asked about the comments. “He’s got nothing else to do,” the president said. Biden talked...

The New York Times kicked its pro-Bidenomics Pravda into overdrive as the U.S. gears up for a contentious presidential election this year. “The Economy Looks Sunny, a Potential Gain for Biden,” read the latest headline spin from Times economics reporter Jim Tankersley, whose record of ridiculous fanboying for President Joe Biden is a feat in and of itself. Tankersley wasted no time in throwing confetti on the Bidenomics trash heap. “A run of strong economic data appears to have finally punctured consumers’ sour mood about the U.S. economy, blasting away recession fears and potentially aiding President Biden in his re-election...

David Shafer @DavidShafer We today filed five motions in the Fulton County case, including this new 229 page motion to disqualify Fani Willis for a continuing pattern of forensic prosecutorial misconduct.

Before he became a leading voice for conservative causes on Capitol Hill, U.S. Senator James Lankford spent more than a decade as the director of youth programming at the Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center, a sprawling campground about 80 miles south of Oklahoma City that attracts more than 50,000 campers in grades six through 12 each year. The Republican lawmaker’s tenure at the camp is a prominent feature of his political profile... In 2009, while Lankford worked at the camp, the family of a 13-year-old girl sued a 15-year-old boy who was alleged to have had sex with her at...

The Senate’s bipartisan border security deal – wobbling early on its way to the 60 votes it needs to advance later this week – picked up two big public supporters on Monday. The first was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has long championed the border talks as a means to unlock stalled Ukraine aid that he’s made a top priority. While McConnell’s broader backing of the negotiations was no secret, his public call to pass the deal on the Senate floor marked a critical use of his political capital even as many of his own conservative members slammed...

President Joe Biden hit yet another new low in his approval rating (37%) in the latest NBC News poll released Sunday, raising concern of the Democrat pollster, who said the "damning" results show "a presidency in peril."Former President Donald Trump not only leads Biden by 5 points (47%-42%) in the national poll, but also leads by big margins: - 23 points on mental and physical health to be president (46%-23%) - 22 points on handling the economy (55%-33%) - 21 points on dealing with crime and violence (50%-29%) - 16 points on being competent and effective (48%-32%) - 11 points...

New Mexico may be small in terms of population, but we are the second-largest producer of oil. We punch well above our weight when it comes to American energy. That’s starting to be a problem for President Joe Biden. New polling data shows Biden’s support in our state plummeting. With an approval rating of just 41% and a disapproval rating of 57% (according to a new Public Opinion Strategies poll), Biden finds himself 16 points underwater (in New Mexico). This decline is particularly worrying for the president, given that he won New Mexico by a comfortable 10-point margin during the...

Bob Beckwith, the retired firefighter who appeared in an iconic photo with President George W. Bush atop a fire engine at Ground Zero just three days after the Sept. 11 attacks, has died from Ground Zero-related cancer, his family said Monday. Beckwith, 91, a married father of six, succumbed to Ground Zero-related melanoma that had spread to his lungs and brain after a years-long battle, grandson Matthew Beckwith, acting as the family spokesperson, told The Post. MORE ON: 9/11 ‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman compared to lyin’ George Santos after unearthed 9/11 conspiracies Unearthed blog posts reveal ‘Squad’ Rep. Jamaal Bowman...

Devastation struck at Wilder Ranch State Park Sunday evening. The area hardest hit was the park's historic complex. A thick layer of mud was left in the historic cow barn, three feet of water inundated the visitor center and park store, and an electric fence got swept away. Because the ground was already saturated, and there was a lot of debris in Wilder Creek, Sunday's downpours prompted water to jump the banks and rush right into the historic complex. Advertisement "It's really hard to see this kind of damage," said Bonny Hawley, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks executive director....