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Once it was agreed that there was such a thing as film noir, two questions remained: Which films are film noir and what makes a film noir... noir? The arguments have persisted since then: Is The Maltese Falcon the first actual film noir? What is the best film noir? Is it Double Indemnity? Out of the Past? Gun Crazy? Is Touch of Evil the last classic noir, and when did neo-noir begin? Can it be noir if it's in colour? Everybody has an opinion and if you have one, be prepared to have your intelligence questioned. But very few of...

Introduction: What’s Going On, and Why It Matters If you’re reading this, you probably care deeply about conserving what makes our societies great—freedom, tradition, family, faith, and the rule of law. You’ve likely watched with frustration as the progressive Left pushes ideas and uses tactics that erode those foundations: cancel culture, identity politics, and moral grandstanding that shuts down debate. You’ve likely cheered when conservatives fight back, whether it’s calling out “Woke” nonsense or rallying for common sense. But have you noticed something unsettling creeping into our own ranks? A new kind of right-wing activism that fights fire with fire—but...

Politico admitted on Thursday that they were scammed by the fake Wedgewood polls, as you can read in a story by Andrew Howard, "How a fake pollster may have moved some 2026 elections."Well, congratulations to Politico for that admission, but was this merely a modified limited hangout on their part? Of all the polls that Wedgewood Polls conducted, only ONE (Nebraska gubernatorial and Senate races) was valid. The rest were completely FAKE. So did Politico perform due diligence by checking the underlying data? Here is the partial admission by Politico, which does not mention the due diligence of fact-checking the...

[Catholic Caucus] The Vatican's “speech of inclusiveness and tolerance is not true, it is ideological and selective,” Bishop Athanasius SchneiderThe Vatican's “speech of inclusiveness and tolerance is not true, it is ideological and selective,” Bishop Athanasius Schneider told AdVaticanum.com following the Vatican’s ban on the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage procession entering St. Peter’s Basilica today.Schneider criticized the contradiction between the Church’s promotion of synodality and its exclusion of traditional Catholics.“A group of Catholics who are in good standing and recognize the Pope, pray for the Pope, for the bishops — exactly this group was banned,” he said.Schneider suggested that accusations of...

By Dr. John BergsmaHow does love relate to law? The two can seem opposed, a contrast to one another. Love is a romantic dinner for two on a veranda overlooking the Seine. Law is a solemn old man in a black robe, sitting behind a high podium with police officers at his side. The Readings for this Sunday insist that law and love, as strange as it may seem, are ultimately united. Without love, law is cold. Without law, love is mere emotion. The Readings show the unity of the Old and New Testaments in pointing to the love of...

Asiedu argues that France’s unrest is rooted less in school funding than in failed assimilation, cultural division and a weakening sense of shared national identity. Kaizen D. Asiedu argues that recent unrest in Paris cannot be explained simply as a dispute over school funding, saying the violence instead reflects deeper problems involving immigration, assimilation, religion, and national identity. Asiedu challenged the idea that the unrest should be viewed primarily through the lens of education policy. "Oh, they're just students protesting over school funding. Got it. So, how does looting Louis Vuitton fix a teacher shortage? Does burning century-old buildings give...

America is currently in the midst of a color revolution designed to overthrow our Constitutional form of government. The only way to stop it is awareness. (This is going to be a lengthy article, but please bear with me because I believe we all need to understand what is happening in the shadows.) If you are not already aware of the treasure trove* of seditionist materials that @DataRepublican has uncovered, please stop now and review them, or at least listen to this audio describing the seditionist plot in the seditionists’ own words. Please come back to this article after you...

WHAT DID SHE DO FOR JOE IN UKRAINE AND WHY IS THIS OFFICIAL PHOTO NOW MISSING FROM THE OBAMA WHITE HOUSE LIBRARY WEBSITE? ≈≈==============≈=========================================== It’s time to fully investigate Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin for her hidden role in the ongoing conspiracy by Democrat operatives to cover for the crimes Joe Biden committed in Ukraine during his vice presidency. And that conspiracy is, at the very least, behind the two failed impeachment attempts against President Trump during his first term, both of which involved then-Representative Slotkin, who has recently shamed herself with her “deterrence message” that targeted future employment opportunities for...

Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey had an idea to genetically engineer war dogs for the U.S. military, law enforcement, and other emergency response teams. On Thursday, that idea came out of stealth as Warhound, backed by $200 million in funding from investors including Sequoia, 8VC, Corner Ventures, and In-Q-Tel, a venture firm backed by the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies. The round values the company at $1.2 billion. Warhound’s dogs, which do not exist yet, will take on tasks that are dangerous for humans or difficult for machines, such as bomb detection, searches, and other specialized...

Former presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul has endorsed Jeremy Todd to replace outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie. Todd is the Libertarian Party candidate in the upcoming general election for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, which includes Northern Kentucky. He entered the race after Massie lost to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in May’s Republican primary. Paul, the father of current U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, is a longtime libertarian who has endorsed numerous libertarian-leaning candidates, including Massie, in national elections. “We truly stand on the shoulders of giants, and there are none bigger than Ron Paul,” Todd said in a...

And what to do about it.Via DataRepublican, we have learned that a group of Democratic governors, retired military and intelligence officers, and former USAID “color revolution” specialists, have for some time been plotting to pull off a color revolution in the United States. Or, to put it more precisely, they have been conspiring to overthrow the constitutionally elected government of the United States, and to replace the Constitution with something completely different.THE ILLEGITIMACY PLAYBOOK / THE DEMOCRACY FILES: A PRIMER ... There’s a lot of data, including videos, recordings, transcripts of Signal chats, etc., but the gist is this: If...

I’ve warned before about the consequences of the 2026 election amounting to enabling the vengeance-minded wing of the Democratic Party, and that their target list will run much, much longer than just President Trump. Now, the Left has made explicitly clear that they plan to punish young people who had the audacity to try and serve the country in a Republican administration – and the costs for their careers will be great. Democrat Senator Elissa Slotkin, currently one of the CIA’s Senators tangentially from Michigan, who repeatedly acts as an object lesson in demonstrating what GLP-1 overuse does to the...

A longtime Harvard Law professor and liberal lawyer believes the FBI raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) home has landed her in serious legal jeopardy, and he predicts she will very likely lose her citizenship and face deportation to Somalia, the country of her birth. That lawyer is Alan Dershowitz, and he made his prediction on Newsmax’s The Record with Greta Van Susteren. The whole case hinges on whether Omar became a U.S. citizen, and if so, how. She claims she became a citizen as a minor when her father was naturalized. The problem is that nobody has produced the...

Mel Brooks made sure he was going to be in the newest Spaceballs movie. During the Melrose Place panel at 90s Con moderated by PEOPLE executive editor Breanne L. Heldman at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., Sunday, Oct. 18, Daphne Zuniga shared what it was like working with Brooks, 100. “We filmed Spaceballs: The New One that Mel Brooks worked with the writers on. He’s a big influence in it. He filmed his part already before we shot. It was his idea: ‘You better film me now because I’m 100.’ So we did,” she said. “It opens April...

A New Jersey middle school teacher was arrested for being the alleged muscle in a wild hooker caper in an Atlantic City casino hotel — but the since-fired educator claims it was an epic misunderstanding and she was there “strictly to party.” Amanda Crafts, 35, a computer teacher at Middle Township Middle School, and Veda Engel, 23, allegedly bamboozled an unsuspecting John on Oct. 9 — pinning down the nude man while transferring $1,250 out of his ApplePay account which they accessed using his cellphone’s facial-recognition feature, the man told authorities The alleged scheme unfolded at the hotel bar of...

Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be. Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them. Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week. Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse...

Did not expect to see this in my email. Greetings! I hope this message finds you well. There is a new study about the experiences of licensed clinicians providing end-of-life counseling to individuals seeking medical aid in dying (MAID) to help counselor educators and supervisors better understand their lived experience. This information can be used to inform the integration of end-of-life counseling and MAID-related competencies into existing counselor education programs. For this study, you are invited to describe your experiences providing end-of-life counseling and to assess how well your counselor education program aided in preparation. About the study: • One...

University of Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian now has access to new artificial intelligence software and insights thanks to an innovative Longhorns initiative. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte divulged that information in an interview with Karoline Leonard of the Austin American-Statesman this week, noting that Texas' Bevo Lab AI platform is "the new wave." Conte also clarified previous comments he made that suggested Texas used the Bevo Lab insights during last week's 27-24 loss to Florida: According to Leonard, Bevo Lab will be available to coaches, trainers, nutritionists, student-athletes and analysts for every Longhorns sports team. The platform...

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday said he told his administration to file its lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, kicking off what many fear could become a lengthy battle between the government and states over certifying an election where the president’s party is struggling. “I’m the one that said do it,” Trump told reporters as he landed for a campaign rally in Florida. The lawsuit, filed late Thursday by the Department of Justice, centers on one of the president’s long-standing complaints in the Senate race — the presence...

France has some of the strictest gun laws in Europe compared with the United States, although French civilians can legally own firearms for hunting, sport shooting, and certain other approved purposes.