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When Manners Disappear: A Society Without RestraintManners are often dismissed as superficial — just a list of rules about saying “please” or chewing with your mouth closed. But at their core, manners are much more than that. They are the quiet architecture that holds a civilized society together. They are the social grease that allows people to live near one another, work together, share space, and not come to blows over every disagreement.It’s my belief that societies create manners not just to promote politeness, but to control human emotions — especially the more destructive ones: anger, resentment, jealousy, and cruelty....

Rep. Jasmine Crockett has compared the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to “slave patrols” during an appearance on MSNBC’s Velshi on Sunday morning. “As somebody who understands history, when I see ICE, I see slave patrols,” she remarked. “If you understand the history of policing in this country, then you understand that they were born out of slave patrols.” Watch: VIDEO AT LINK................ ICE agents are responsible for enforcing America’s immigration laws and carrying out the mass deportations that President Trump campaigned on. Slave patrols were historically organized groups of armed militias in the American South, who...

The FBI confirmed Monday morning DNA samples found at the spot where Charlie Kirk’s assassin hid positively match the suspect now in custody, Tyler Robinson. FBI Director Kash Patel made the revelation on Fox & Friends. He confirmed DNA matching alleged assassin Robinson, 22, was found on a towel that covered the murder weapon when it was thrown away in nearby woods. A screwdriver found in the sniper’s position on the UVU rooftop also returned a positive match.

BREAKING - A Utah-based trans militia group, Armed Queers Salt Lake City, which trains individuals to use weapons to defend trans rights, deleted its account the day Charlie Kirk was killed. BREAKING - A Utah-based trans militia group, Armed Queers Salt Lake City, which trains individuals to use weapons to defend trans rights, deleted its account the day Charlie Kirk was killed. pic.twitter.com/ZzzztXqy8T— dustin mills (@dustinemills24) September 14, 2025

BREAKING: Following an inquiry from @FDRLST earlier today, GEICO told me via e-mail that this individual no longer works for the company. “This individual no longer works for our company,” a spokesperson for GEICO told @FDRLST . “We do not condone any form of hate or violence.” ================================================================== Meet Alysa Gonzales. She’s a @GEICO Commercial Customer Service Representative. Does GEICO share her values? https://x.com/i/status/1966311884052639975

At what point will Leftists start asking themselves whether they're the bad guys here? A grieving Colorado family put up a memorial to Charlie Kirk in their backyard. It wasn't long before deranged leftists set it on fire and vandalized the cars parked in their driveway. 👇 A family in Colorado put up a beautiful memorial along their fence to honor Charlie.Vandals BURNED IT DOWN and SMASHED their car windows.These vandals are evil.Will @GovofCO condemn this?? What’s he doing to ensure the arsonists are caught?? pic.twitter.com/MHTdyqeo0k— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 15, 2025This isn't the only case. There was also...

Boeing’s X-32B, the Joint Strike Fighter contender that lost to Lockheed Martin’s X-35 (now the F-35), survives in just two museum airframes: one indoors at the USAF Museum and one outdoors at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, where weather is taking a toll.

A website dedicated to exposing the sick leftists celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk has received over 50,000 submissions. Expose Charlie’s Murderers is seeking to hold leftists accountable for their violent rhetoric following his murder. “This website is a lawful data aggregator of publicly-available information,” it states. “It has been created for the purposes of public education.” “We seek to collect and archive instances of individuals promoting or glorifying of political violence, much like archive.org or archive.is. “We firmly denounce all political violence and criminal activity.” The website’s founders argues that “individuals with dangerous ideas shouldn’t be in positions where...

[snip] On today's Morning Joe, MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire argued that Tyler Robinson's motives "almost shouldn't matter." Isn't Lemire a "news" reporter? Facts don't matter? Employing the James Carville deflection technique of "look ovah heah, a squirrel!," Lemire argued that rather than considering Robinson's motives, "we should be focusing" on the fact that the country is "awash in guns," and on the harmful influence of social media. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

The radical Left’s poison has seeped so deep into American institutions that even the people entrusted with our lives at 30,000 feet are openly glorifying political assassinations. According to Milo Yiannopoulos, Andrew Schweizer, a pilot affiliated with United and SkyWest Airlines, was exposed for celebrating the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, calling him a “f***ing Nazi” and sneering that the “only good kind of Nazi is a dead Nazi.” In now-viral posts, Schweizer left no doubt about where he stood: “This is all going to be over one way or another soon and so I don’t want...

VIDEOCongressman Seth Moulton (D-eflection) had a reputation for supposedly being a "moderate." Well, he just tore down that "moderate" appellation and revealed himself as a pathetic Charlie Kirk assassination deflection monger by flat out LYING about who is responsible for the vast majority of the political violence in America. Oh, and now he is whining about people calling him out for his LIES.

In a shocking coincidence, transgender double-murderer Mia Bailey lived in Washington City and was arrested in nearby St. George, just minutes away from the residence shared by Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk, and his transgender partner, Lance Twiggs. Robinson’s parents and Bailey’s parents both lived in Washington, Utah, approximately 5 minutes apart, in a small town of 27,993 people as of 2020. After murdering his parents, Bailey was arrested in St. George, just minutes from the Fossil Hills Townhomes community where Robinson and Twiggs lived together. While no direct connection between the cases has...

A Line Was Crossed: Why the Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s Death Surprised So ManyWhen Charlie Kirk was murdered on September 10, 2025, reactions across the internet followed a now-familiar pattern. Supporters expressed shock and sadness, while detractors — especially many on the progressive left — took to social media with mockery, celebration, and even open joy. For years, this kind of reaction toward controversial figures has played out online without serious consequence. In some circles, it was even encouraged.But this time, something changed.This time, the internet didn’t shrug. The public didn't just move on. People lost jobs. Employers issued statements....

The Parasite That Never Dies: The Enduring Allure of CommunismWhen the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, many in the West breathed a sigh of relief. The Cold War was over, the Iron Curtain had fallen, and communism, it seemed, had been defeated. The red flags were folded, the statues of Lenin came down, and the free world declared victory.But the reports of communism’s death were greatly exaggerated.Communism, after all, is not a nation or a regime. It’s not a border or a flag. Communism is an idea — and ideas, especially seductive ones, do not die with the fall of...

Reclaiming the Balance of Power in America By CIB-173RDABN Reclaiming the Balance of Power in America Over the last several decades, America’s federal government has slowly drifted away from the constitutional balance of power intended by the Founders. The system we live under today isn’t always governed by our elected officials, but increasingly by unelected bureaucrats, activist judges, and defiant state governments. This shift didn’t happen overnight — it was allowed, piece by piece, as Congress became lazy, states ignored federal law, and the courts replaced interpretation with ideology. President Trump — whether by design or by instinct — appears...

The Day the Fears Came HomeI still remember the weeks after 9/11. The air itself felt different — heavier, charged. We were grieving, yes, but we were also afraid. In those days, the Patriot Act swept through Congress, and most of us nodded along. We wanted to feel safe. We wanted to believe it would only be used against the men who had flown planes into towers. But even then, a whisper lingered: What happens if these powers are ever turned inward?We told ourselves it wouldn’t happen. That Americans wouldn’t call other Americans terrorists. That these tools were for al-Qaeda,...

A Turning Point? The Death of Charlie Kirk and the Possible Collapse of Progressive Ideology By CIB-173RDABN History often moves not in steady, predictable steps but in sudden lurches—shaped by moments so symbolic, so emotionally charged, that they become catalysts for greater change. For some, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 marked such a turning point: the end of postwar American innocence, the beginning of deep national mistrust, and the slow unraveling of the consensus that had defined mid-century America. Now, six decades later, we may be witnessing the other bookend to that era. The death of...

Cousins, Not Strangers: The Illusion of Difference Between Communism and Parliamentary Government by CIB-173RDABN At first glance, communism and parliamentary democracy appear to be opposites. One is often portrayed as authoritarian, centralized, and controlling, while the other wears the cloak of liberalism, freedom, and public accountability. Yet when you peel back the layers — particularly the economic mechanics, electoral systems, and long-term outcomes — the two begin to look less like strangers and more like cousins. Let’s begin with economic control. Communism is blunt: the state owns the means of production. Businesses, land, and industry are centralized under state authority....

A Generation Betrayed By CIB 173rd Abn We were the children of victory—the generation born in the aftermath of World War II, raised in what may rightly be called the Golden Age of the United States. We lived in a time of abundance, opportunity, and freedom. Our parents returned from war to build lives in peace, trusting in the strength and righteousness of the nation they had fought to preserve. We inherited that trust and that faith. But somewhere along the way, we were betrayed—not suddenly, but slowly, insidiously, by those entrusted to lead us. The clearest fracture came with...

“Tribute to Charlie Kirk, Rest in Peace” is a soul-stirring gospel-inspired ballad in Adele’s iconic style. Blending spoken word, heartfelt gospel lyrics, and Adele’s emotional storytelling, this piece is both a song of remembrance and a spiritual prayer. This moving tribute explores grief, hope, faith, and eternal love, reminding us that death is not the end but a doorway to forever. With Adele’s signature powerful vocals, emotional pre-chorus, and soaring chorus, this gospel song resonates with anyone who has lost a loved one yet holds on to faith in God’s eternal promise. The song carries a spiritual weight, drawing listeners...