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An evil animal abuser who tortured animals including bunnies to death on YouTube has launched a GoFundMe to try and stop Donald Trump deporting her. Anigar Monsee, 28, was convicted of felony animal cruelty on Wednesday and faces seven years behind bars - but is now playing the victim on her fundraiser. 'Hi, my name is Anigar Monsee, and I’m a single mother doing my best to raise my daughter on my own,' wrote Monsee, a Liberian national who now lives in Delaware. 'Right now, I’m facing the most terrifying moment of my life—I may be sent to jail or...

Several theater performers have reportedly thrown a tantrum and plan to run away from their roles in “Les Misérables” for a night simply because Donald Trump may be in the crowd. Trump is expected to attend the June 11 show and that fact alone was enough to scare off a bunch of performers who had pledged their dedication to the production, sources told CNN. Insiders close to the situation said these artists apparently self-deported themselves from the Kennedy Performing Arts Center on June 11 despite rehearsals and the lead-up to the show scheduled in conjunction with a fundraiser to benefit...

In the latest episode of legacy-media mental gymnastics, The New York Times argues that deporting criminal aliens somehow makes American communities less safe. The article, written by Tim Arango, Hamed Aleaziz, and Miriam Jordan, first suggested that deporting criminal aliens is problematic because they might return to the United States “and commit more crimes.” (say what?) Of course, that hypothetical assumes that the migrant could get back in, which would be a lot harder now that President Donald Trump has effectively shut down the southern border. The theory that the criminal migrant will return and “commit more crimes” only holds...

Interesting how there has been a significant lessenimg of the radical rhetoric from some leftist Denocrat mouthpieces. Pelosi has all but disappeared. Cheney has been quiet. Others have settled way down too. Only Jasmine Crockett has been going off inviting trouble for herself. Someone needs to give it to her.

The markets are responding positively to a vast shift in the direction of the Trump economic policy direction (a little change that I’ve been calling for since well before Liberation Day). I’m very happy about it as well. There’s a reason that’s vitally important: Right now, the Republicans have a lot of running room, and one of the reasons they have a lot of running room is because the Democrats continue to be insane. I don’t just mean they’re insane in terms of their policy preferences, although many of those policy preferences are quite crazy. I mean, culturally speaking, the...

The Trump administration has rolled out Project 2025-aligned policies on trade, immigration, the federal workforce, the media, diversity initiatives and voting and transgender rights.The White House said Trump’s policies are “based on the best interests of the American people, period.”Experts have questioned the legality or wisdom of some policies, and liberal activists have promised to resist. In his Project 2025 chapter on trade, economist Peter Navarro called on the next U.S. president to bring about a domestic manufacturing “renaissance” by adopting reciprocal tariffs against trading partners and taking a particularly hard line on China.Promptly after being elected, President Trump appointed...

Last year, the three federal grantmaking agencies that award funds to arts and culture groups received a total of $708.8 million to award in a nation of 340 million people—or just over $2 per resident. When Deborah Block, artistic director of Philadelphia’s nonprofit theater company Theatre Exile, received word last November that a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts had been approved for the development and production of R. Eric Thomas’ play Glitter in the Glass, she immediately set to work on getting this dramatic piece up and running. Fifteen people—including a stage manager, an assistant stage...

Months after the Trump administration ground U.S. refugee admissions to a halt, the program meant for people fleeing war or political persecution has restarted — but only for one group: White South Africans.Plans are underway to fly approximately 60 Afrikaners to Dulles International Airport on a State Department-chartered plane Monday, with federal and Virginia officials preparing to receive them in a ceremonial news conference, according to documents and emails obtained by The Washington Post, as well as three government officials familiar with the preparations.The arriving families, who are part of a group that President Donald Trump has said face racial...

There’s a lie we’ve been telling ourselves for decades: That free trade with China would civilize them. Make them richer, freer, better. It didn’t. It made them bolder. Hungrier. More dangerous. What the West called “economic engagement,” China saw as an opportunity for weaponization. And now, the bill is coming due—for everyone. They’ve used the profits of global trade to fund: - Re-education camps - A high-tech surveillance state - Mass internment of minorities - And a military machine backed by the promise of global domination All while selling us the cheap plastic they use to buy time. And what...

US Marshals know the identity of the rabid leftist who spat on Acting DC US Attorney Ed Martin. Assaulting a federal officer is a crime. According to Ed Martin, the woman has been arrested and will be charged under 18 US Code 111. The suspect’s identity will be released shortly. Per Daily Caller Editor Vince Coglianese: Ed Martin tells me the US Marshalls do know who the woman is who spit on him yesterday during a Newsmax appearance. And if they haven’t already, they will be making an arrest. Also, she clearly ID’d him as “Ed Martin,” leaving no doubt...

The first American pope arrives at a time of extraordinary complexity and tension in the church in the United States.The last several months for American Catholics have been a story about the ascent of the Catholic right. In January, a parade of right-wing Catholic power began streaming into President Trump’s remade Washington. Just weeks later came the hospitalization and decline of Pope Francis, who often seemed to stand alone in offering a different vision of global Christian influence.Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic in the new conservative style, was one of the last people to see Pope Francis alive, a...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. They’ve also had dozens of skirmishes and conflicts, including one atop a glacier dubbed the coldest and highest-altitude battlefield in the world.The latest escalation follows a deadly gun attack on tourists that India blames Pakistan for — Islamabad denies any connection. But they don’t fight wars like other countries.The dominant factor is their nuclear weapons arsenal, a distinct way of deterring major attacks and a guarantee that fighting doesn’t get out of hand, even when the situation is spiraling.Here’s how...

Treaty Includes Mutual Defense and Industrial Cooperation As reported by Digi24, the pact includes a clause of reciprocal military assistance in the event of armed conflict, as well as expanded collaboration in the defense industry. Tusk described the treaty as “innovative” in terms of security architecture, adding that it lays the foundation for future technical and financial arrangements that could eventually integrate Poland into France’s nuclear deterrence framework. The move follows French proposals to extend the protection of its nuclear arsenal — the only one in the EU — to allies willing to coordinate strategically with Paris. Macron has previously...

A group of leading experts has issued fresh warnings about large “white fibrous clots” that embalmers are finding in the deceased bodies of people who received Covid mRNA “vaccines.” McCullough Foundation epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, interviewed embalmer Richard Hirschman and industrial chemist Greg Harrison about the alarming discoveries. Hirschman and Harrison have been investigating the surging reports from embalmers around the world about the “rubbery clots.” A seasoned embalmer, Hirschman has over 20 years of experience in the field. He first began noticing these unusual white, rubbery clots in early 2021. Hirschman explains that these strange clots were extremely rare...

Canadian Government Begins Testing Inhaled Covid mRNA ‘AeroVax’ Frank BergmanMay 1, 2025 - 12:55 pm The Canadian government has begun ramping up testing for a chilling new Covid mRNA “AeroVax” that seeks to overcome “vaccine hesitancy” by using aerosols to “vaccinate” the general public. Unlike traditional “vaccines” that are deployed using injections, the new AeroVax is an atomized spray that is inhaled. The new “vaccines” are sprayed in aerosol form and breathed in by recipients. The AeroVax was developed by researchers at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded McMaster University in Canada. According to researchers, the Canadian government’s Institutes of...

WASHINGTON — The drama surrounding Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has a new lead player: a top aide known to his detractors as “Rasputin Ricky.” Ricky Buria, the defense secretary’s de facto chief of staff, is a rare Biden administration holdover and an internal critic of Vice President JD Vance’s “wackamamie crazy” and “isolationist” views — who has also slammed President Trump’s use of the military for immigration enforcement as “dumb.” Buria, 43, is also considered “incredibly intelligent and hardworking,” has fashioned himself as a China hawk and is seen by Hegseth as an effective administrator who keeps the office running smoothly...

Researchers merged genetic data from 9,239 bird species (from nearly 300 studies) plus 1,000 curated entries to build a complete, shareable evolutionary tree. Published in PNAS and integrated into the Open Tree of Life platform, this dynamic database can be continuously updated as new research emerges and serves as a blueprint for mapping other groups of organisms. Credit: SciTechDaily.com ***************************************************************************** A research team has created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all bird species, integrating data from hundreds of studies into the Open Tree of Life, a project that continuously updates with new genomic insights. Professor Emily Jane McTavish and her...

A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that American households are not bracing for a surge in inflation—instead, they’re growing more concerned about income, employment, and their financial outlook. The findings may bolster calls from President Trump and others for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates. According to the New York Fed’s April Survey of Consumer Expectations, short-term inflation expectations remained steady at 3.6 percent, while five-year expectations edged down to 2.7 percent. Although medium-term inflation expectations ticked up slightly to 3.2 percent—the highest since mid-2022—the overall picture does not reflect widespread inflation anxiety. What...

The evidence keeps accumulating that olive oil can help people lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease and dementia. Getting enough? We have been writing about the health benefits of olive oil for decades, although at one time doctors thought it was too high in saturated fat to be healthy. Data from long-running cohort studies continues to bolster our enthusiasm. They suggest that as little as half a tablespoon of olive oil might reduce mortality from heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and respiratory illness. People who consume olive oil are also less likely to die from dementia. A...

President Donald Trump says he would back raising taxes on the richest Americans to help pay for his domestic agenda...Trump also proposed closing the "carried interest loophole," a feature of the tax code taken advantage of by Wall Street investors, NBC News reported.