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"It is the certainty of death that finally makes a life acceptable"“As my own death approaches, I weigh the life I have lived against what it might have been. I ask myself: Could I have been wiser? Could I have done more? When I look at my life this way from the end, I can take satisfaction that I mostly gave it my all and did what I could… It is the certainty of death that finally makes a life acceptable. When we live as fully as we can, what room is left for regret?” David Horowitz, Mortality & Faith:...

First of all, Spain apparently has North Korea envy—you know, the North Korea where it’s Net-Zero Earth Day every day:Spain & Portugal Monday night:What’s the word the day after? It seems everyone is trying their best to avoid blaming renewable energy sources—especially solar power—from the blame. But reading between the lines it is pretty clear that over-reliance on renewables is likely the trigger for a cascading grid failure. This, from Twitter: < From a deep groupchat, last night, translated from Spanish, written by an expert in transmission and distribution of power. Not my words. "What has happened on April 28...

Universities are currently experiencing a full-blown assault from the federal government and from red-state politicians. Tired of subsidizing universities as a hotbed of ideological activism, Republican leaders are cutting budgets, forcing reorganizations, asserting control of university governance, and taking control of the general-education curriculum at state universities. Republicans have generally been more skeptical of generous funding of public education, including at the postsecondary level, but this is different. According to Gallup, 56 percent of Republicans in 2015 had a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. In 2024, only 20 percent of Republicans did, and 50...

Rep. Shri Thanedar, who no one had heard of until now, filed seven articles of impeachment against President Trump. He claimed that the President had violated the Supreme Court’s order to return the Maryland dad, Abrego Garcia. We previously reported that Yale scholar Jed Rubenfeld explained that President Trump didn’t violate the Supreme Court order. Shri’s background seems too bizarre to be true. Laura Loomer is researching him and believes he filed the articles of impeachment to get himself out of his $800.000 campaign debt. EXCLUSIVE VIDEO:INDIAN SCAMMER DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN WHO FILED ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP GETS CONFRONTED...

A shocking interview revealed that active duty service members got in the way of a Colorado raid that ended in the arrest of over 100 illegal aliens, with a DEA agent explaining that soldiers were acting as armed security for dangerous gang members in a drug-filled underground nightclub. For context, in a video shared by the X account Breaking 911 on April 27, 2025, DEA Agent John Pullen explained that several hundred federal law enforcement officers, supported by local police, raided an illegal underground nightclub, arresting over 100 illegal aliens who were inside. However, Agent Pullen noted that over a...

David Hogg’s tenure as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee may be more short-term than expected. He has been in the position for just a couple of months, but he has caused all kinds of problems for the party, mostly by announcing his plans to primary various members of the party for not being far left enough for his liking. Members of the party have already given him an ultimatum to get in line or get out, but now he may face a challenge for his own position. His challenger is another member of the DNC who happens to...

A Michigan representative has filed articles of impeachment against President Trump. His name is Shri Thanedar, and he represents Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. Rep. Thanedar claims he filed the articles over so-called “acts of tyranny that undermine American democracy.” Here’s a copy of the document: You’ve likely never even heard of this representative. Many wonder if the good people of Michigan’s 13th District even know who he is. One thing is certain — based on what we’ve seen, he doesn’t exactly come off as a brilliant mind. Dinesh D’Souza even pointed out that in India, a man like Thanedar would...

Former second gentleman Doug Emhoff got some pretty brutal news from President Trump on Tuesday: You're fired. Emhoff, along with a slew of other high-profile Democrats, was summarily dismissed from his role on the board that oversees the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. ...“Today, I was informed of my removal from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Let me be clear: Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized. To turn one of the worst atrocities in history into a wedge issue is dangerous — and it dishonors the memory of six million Jews murdered by Nazis that...

Following her arrest for assisting a criminal illegal alien attempting to avoid capture, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Judge Hannah Dugan from all judicial proceedings.MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying Tuesday that it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties as she faces two federal charges.[…] In its two-page order, the state Supreme Court said it was acting on its own initiative and not responding to a request from anyone. Liberal justices control the court 4-3.[…] She is set to appear...

DAY 100Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Unleashing Economic Greatness.Inbound Investments So Far:Project Stargate, led by Japan-based Softbank and U.S.-based OpenAI and Oracle, announced a $500 billion private investment in U.S.-based artificial intelligence infrastructure.Apple announced a $500 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing and training.NVIDIA, a global chipmaking giant, announced it will invest $500 billion in U.S.-based AI infrastructure over the next four years amid its pledge to manufacture AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. for the first time.IBM announced a $150 billion investment over the next five years in its...

Mark Carney defeated conservative challenger Pierre Poilievre in Canada's 2025 federal election to become the next Prime Minister of America's 51st state. What exactly does he have planned for The Great White North? Nine improvements Carney is bringing to a Canada near you: 1. Shorter wait times for assisted suicide: If you need a hip replacement, however, you might have to wait several years. 2. All parents will be required to trans their kids: There's no better way to show solidarity with the trans community. 3. The means of maple syrup production will be seized for the proletariat: A classless...

In an appalling defense of illegal alien criminals, arrested with previous convictions for heinous crimes such as murder, rape, and various sex crimes against children, CNN’s Jake Tapper criticized the Trump White House’s decision to put 100 signs with alien mugshots on the front lawn. In celebration of securing the border in the President’s first 100 days in office, the White House on Monday lined the lawn behind where the media does live shots with yard signs featuring arrested alien criminals’ mugshots and their prior convictions and pending charges. Press members were also provided with a packet listing the names,...

During a guest appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tx) responded enthusiastically when Kimmel asked "Trump called you low IQ. Would you be willing to take an IQ test publicly head-to-head against the President of the United States?" "Absolutely!" Crockett responded. "I know all about and totally support the LGBTQIA+ agenda. I doubt Trump knows what any of these letters stand for. While I personally am neither 'intersex' nor 'queer' I applaud those who are for their extraordinary courage to be their real selves in our bigoted world." "Trump also believes in equality of opportunity and meritocracy,"...

Hat Tip very dear friend of the Treehouse, Zurich Mike.Switzerland is in a conundrum. More specifically, the Swiss National Bank is stuck betwixt two points that are also playing out in other stable western countries. Exports to the USA account for over ten percent of the Swiss manufacturing base.The Trump tariffs are putting pressure on Switzerland to drop the value of their currency as an offset to retain competitive pricing. However, simultaneous to the tariffs, the Swiss Franc is being purchased by global investment groups and sovereign foreign countries as a safe harbor due to the stability of the currency,...

It appears that leftist billionaire George Soros’s Open Society Foundations was outright lying when it claimed it received no funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). OSF gaslighted the world over controversies surrounding USAID funding a number of leftist pet projects it was simultaneously financing. “The claims that the Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, receive funding from USAID or direct the funding of a multibillion-dollar U.S. government agency are manifestly false,” OSF exclaimed February 12. However, an investigation by MRC Business found that not only did an OSF node get a sizable committed grant from USAID,...

Disrupter, firebrand, or provocateur – call him what you will – but in the first 100 days of his second and last term, President Donald Trump has shaken and stirred American progressives to their core. His commanding presence is not for the faint of heart, as he proceeds at breakneck speed to fulfill his campaign promises. Today (April 29), which marks the 100th day of his presidency, is cause for reflection. And unsurprisingly, satisfaction with his priorities, projects, and plans has fallen along party lines. Tariffs, immigration, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headline the start of Trump’s second...

DOGE is working: in Q1, US debt funding needs were $2BN less than the Treasury forecast in February, and in Q2 the Treasury is expected to need $53 billion less than it forecast 3 months ago. The result?

VIDEOKentucky Governor Andy Beshear thought it was a good idea to start a podcast. He must have noticed Gavin Newsom's podcast and thought it was the thing to do if you are a presidential contender. Wrong move! As you can see, all Beshear accomplished was to expose himself as a really really BORING person. His words are spoken in very carefully measured staccato portions chock full of ennui. Nothing about his personality shines at all since all he projects is the cold soul of a professional member of the Nomenklatura who dares not risk saying anything interesting for fear of...

In a shocking interview, a Democratic representative went on live TV and told a leftist host that members of the Trump Administration could be arrested for kidnapping and interference with a trial, fiercely criticizing President Trump and characterizing him as a chaotic force. For context, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show on April 25, 2025, and told Maddow that members of the Trump Administration were potentially breaking the law via their involvement in the deportation of illegal immigrants. Rep. Raskin went on to fiercely criticize the Trump Administration for the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan of...

One of the new books currently being pushed by journalists desperately trying to pretend that they weren’t part of the cover-up of Biden’s decline, claims that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was terrified to face then Ohio Senator JD Vance in the vice presidential debate last fall. Anyone who was watching that debate knows that this was a major turning point in the election. Tim Walz seemed completely unprepared to answer difficult questions about his past and his record. He truly looked like a deer in headlights. JD Vance, on the other hand, was calm, cool, and collected. Vance answered questions...