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The total tariff shall be: 1. 25%, on aircraft grade aluminum alloys and automotive grade ferrous metal, 2. on national security products [we could and should make], a. initially 0%, and then increasing by 2% at the start of every IRS quarter month after 2025 to 20%, on I. industrial level components, II. any drug for lawful retail sale & consumer use, III. drug, chemical and plastic industrial inputs, other than refinery hydrocarbons and those for making fertilizer, VI. semiconductors, V. solar cells and panels, VI. basic rare earth element products other than ore, 3. 0%, on a. other raw...

Man posts video urging people to 'shoot at ICE agents on sight'. TikTok user belal_donq said 'You might as well shoot them [ICE agents] on sight and have your day in court'. Stepheny Price By Stepheny Price Fox News. March 30, 2025. User belal_donq appeared to take down the video Sunday evening after Fox News Digital reached out to him on TikTok. National Border Patrol Council Vice President Hector Garza told Fox News Digital that this type of message is not only dangerous, but that it also "incites real-world violence." "This kind of rhetoric is not only dangerous, it incites...

Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are conducting irregular warfare and undertaking hostile actions against the United States. TdA operates in conjunction with Cártel de los Soles, the Nicolas Maduro regime-sponsored, narco-terrorism enterprise based in Venezuela, and commits brutal crimes, including murders, kidnappings, extortions, and human, drug, and weapons trafficking. TdA has engaged in and continues to engage in mass illegal migration to the United States to further its objectives of harming United States citizens, undermining public safety, and supporting the Maduro...

Today we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Of all the great men of the revolutionary era to whom we owe our freedom, Washington’s greatness was the rarest and the most needed. At this remove in time, it is also the hardest to comprehend.Take, for example, Washington’s contribution to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Washington’s mere presence lent the undertaking and its handiwork the legitimacy that resulted in success. The convention’s first order of business was the election of a presiding officer. Washington was the delegates’ unanimous choice.Presiding over the convention during that fateful summer, Washington said...

WageLife Hours (days/months/years/lifetimes) We need to incorporate a new unit of measure into the government and social lexicon. American Worker WageLife Hours (days, weeks, years, and lifetimes) The people need to be shown the efficiency rate for every dollar collected as a tax. How much of that makes it into the hands of the actual designated beneficiary in a specific government tax or program after government overhead and expenses? With this information, relate the nonsensical spending on programs into how many WageLife hours/days/weeks/years/lifetimes it would take for that money to be raised off the backs of the average American taxpayer....

United States Secretary Marco Rubio sat down with FOX News to discuss the Panama Canal, USAID, and the Trump tariff wars happening between the US, Mexico, China and Canada. This comes after Rubio's trip to Panama. Listen in.

Sec. Marco Rubio held a press briefing on Tuesday in Costa Rica.

U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 12:10 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. (Applause.) Wow. Thank you very, very much. Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and my fellow citizens, the golden age of America begins right now. (Applause.) From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage...

Seen last week in Lost Wages

Public Law 100-463 100th Congress An Act Oct. 1, 1988 [H.R. 4781] Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989. Arms and munitions. Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, for military functions administered by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I MILITARY...

The pain in my father's eyes is a sort of memory seared so thoroughly that I will never forget it. There he was, aged 41, in the back of a police cruiser as I stand outside looking back at him, myself frozen in time. His sharp, deep blue eyes were not onlooking some boyish mishap of mine or expressing a sense of fatherly pride. He sat there, handcuffed, utterly defeated by life. Only moments earlier, on a cold, damp January 2007 day along the hills of East Tennessee, my father and I hastily packed whatever personal belongings we could salvage...

Hegseth: "I don't feel the need to respond to CNN"

Democrats and liberal commentators are desperately trying to explain away one of the biggest shocks of the 2024 election: Donald Trump’s 46% share of the Hispanic vote, a modern-day Republican record and remarkable improvement over the 32% he received four years ago. But their explanations demonstrate striking elitism and lack of self-awareness and accountability. For example, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), likely the next Congressional Progressive Caucus chair, chalked up Latino voter erosion to right-wing “misinformation.” Joe Scarborough, co-host of Morning Joe, blamed “misogyny” and racism from Latino men. Several pundits, such as CNN’s Jim Acosta, claimed Hispanics voted against their...

CV NEWS FEED // In the wake of the 2024 election, the president of Students for Life is calling on pro-life advocates to remain engaged, emphasizing that despite recent victories, the movement still faces significant challenges ahead. In a November 6 letter, Kristan Hawkins celebrated one of the biggest wins for the pro-life movement, which came from Florida. The state’s extreme abortion amendment was defeated, an outcome anticipated to save tens of thousands of lives this year. This victory was hard-won, Hawkins reported, with support from Governor Ron DeSantis and key contributions from pro-life groups. Other pro-life measures succeeded too,...

Countering the $1B of the Democrats' mega machine. That was something. When the "epxperts" predicted a blue wave. A landslide victory. They called him a Hitler. A fascist What not. But you guys held steadfast. Congratulations. Miriam Adelson gives $100 million to Trump campaign, making good on reported pledge. Gift from the prolific pro-Israel donor is the largest among new batch of major spending disclosures, eclipses the $75 million that Elon Musk recently gave to a pro-Trump PAC. By Asaf Elia-Shalev, 17 October 2024. Times of IsraelDr. Miriam Adelson, Las Vegas Sands Owner, Encourages Voters to Back Donald Trump Posted...

My wife and I went to bed before 10 p.m. last night and slept wonderfully, our faith in God to save this nation not diminished by the evil cloud overshadowing us. Excuse us, Kamala, WE'RE SPEAKING. WE ARE SPEAKING! Trump's election overnight was a fulfillment of the passage,: Psalms 30:4-5:4 Sing praise to the Lord, you His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name.5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.We have had all of you,...

Headline story on Drudge is how great Harris did on the debate. Besides Free Republic, Drudge used to be one of my go-to sites for real news. They've gone all-in for Harris. Will never look at them again.

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I hike 13 miles a day for my profession. I encounter every kind of human known to existence. Interaction with people is a fact of reality, every minute of every day. I am thinking about wearing a body cam. My best girl says I could be you tube famous based on some of the stories I relate to her.

ACTOR KEVIN SORBO'S ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH HE IS VOTING. ________________________________________________________ Found on X (Formerly Twitter) @ksorbo _________________________________________ Disclaimer: My quoting Actor Kevin Sorbo in no way indicates my endorsement of anything else in Kevin Sorbo's life or career, nor does it indicating any endorsement of Hollywood or the culture of American commercial film making. I don't know Kevin Sorbo, nor have I followed his career. Hollywood is full of hellishness, and I do not know that I ever heard the name, Kevin Sorbo, before hearing it and the essay above on the Mike Gallagher Radio Show just...