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My father died tonight, December 16, a month shy of his 96th birthday. Norman Podhoretz passed peacefully and without pain, with a new translation of The Odyssey on his desk that had been sent to him by his friend Roger Hertog. It sat next to a copy of Alexander Pope’s legendary translation, which he had asked my sister Naomi to order for him so he could compare the two. At the very end of his life, Norman Podhoretz was his truest self, a man of letters. His greatest teachers, the men who had the most profound effect on him—Lionel Trilling...

Is there an active cover-up in the Brown University shooting? Does it involve Brown University and/or the FBI? Many are saying yes. Many are also saying it appears quite clear who the shooter is. NOTE: I am not saying this is the shooter. We don’t know. Also everyone is presumed innocent until being found guilty. But there’s a lot of smoke blowing around here and I want to show you everything we have so far…. People online believe the Brown Shooter is student Mustapha Kharbouch: 🚨: #BREAKING: Brown University Shooter IDENTIFIED? Brown University MYSTERIOUSLY REMOVES Mustapha Kharbouch from their website.Could...

An entire generation of white men did exactly what they were told to do, only to watch the rules quietly change the moment they reached the starting line. Here's how DEI explicitly discriminated against an entire generation of young White Men. 00:00:00 DEI and the Lost Generation 00:07:05 The War Against White Men in American Media 00:18:38 Why DEI is Discriminatory 00:21:45 The Media Has Lost All Credibility 00:27:34 The War Against White Men in Academia 00:31:39 Discrimination Against White Men Was Deliberate 00:41:06 The War Against White Men in Hollywood 00:44:39 Why Is This Happening? 00:49:32 How Millennials and...

Ella Cook vigil Vigil held for students killed at Brown University. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Ella Cook, of Mountain Brook, identified as a victim. ************************************************************************** The Mountain Brook woman who was killed in the Brown University shooting was the vice president of the school's Republican club and was likely targeted, according to multiple sources. Ella Cook was one of two shot and killed on Saturday while studying with a group of students. "We are devastated to learn of the loss of our Brown College Republicans Vice President, Ella Cook," the club's president, Martin Bertao, stated. "Ella was known for her bold,...

Former Democrat and celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels stunned New York Times contributor Wajahat Ali after he tried to smear her as a “white nationalist.” During an episode of “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Ali attacked Michaels for expressing valid concerns about Islamic extremism. Ali suggested her views are outdated, and then he doubled down, calling Michaels a white nationalist. Ali stated, “Ahmad Al-Ahmad is a 43-year-old Muslim fruit vendor who, unarmed, decided to bumrush one of the terrorists, disarmed him, took the gun while he was being shot at. He was shot twice. I didn’t realize this at first when I...

CAMBRIDGE — As the nations of the West continue to struggle with understanding how to deal with the spread of immigrants from Islamic countries, a groundbreaking new study found that islamophobia may be at least partially caused by Muslims killing people all the time. The research project, conducted by an elite group of scientists at the University of Cambridge, discovered that millions of people around the globe have grown wary of Muslims due in large part to the fact that Muslims keep committing horrific acts of murderous violence around the world. "Yeah, they just keep killing people all the time,...

0:00 Teaser 0:45 Introduction 1:11 Vision for the UK 6:50 The Path to Extremism and Gang Violence 14:50 Bangladesh, the US Future, and UK Mentality 17:05 Women’s Safety in Modern Britain 19:17 Voting, Freedom, and the Attack on Christmas 22:36 Personal Persecution and Legal Dilemmas 24:50 Rising Chaos 27:36 Why Remigration Is Needed 31:12 Waking Up the Nation 34:30 Crime, Robberies, and Failing Democracy 38:00 Muslim Immigration 41:43 Interfaith Challenges and Why Conservatism Works 45:19 Friedman Files 45:55 Money Trails, Warning Signs, and Hope from America 48:57 Elon Musk, Visits Abroad, and Tucker Carlson’s Blind Spot 56:42 Clash with Christianity...

“I believe in being transparent here. If I were editing The New York Times, I don't think I’d put it in the paper,” says @MarkHalperin . But people are telling me that the family of Ella Cook, the Alabama young woman who was a sophomore, has been told that she was the target of what happened at Brown. I have no idea whether that’s true. There’s other theories about why the person did what they did. And since we don’t know who the assailant is, it’s going to be harder to say. But if it’s true that she was targeted,...

Earlier this month, this racist tirade went viral: [Warning: F-bomb at the end] VIDEO AT LINK.......... As it turns out, this racist woman who wants segregation where Republicans are poisoned is Katia Gardner, daughter of Virginia House Delegate Debra Gardner. Update: The full name of the woman who said that she'd poison "white MAGA families" if she owned a Soul Food place and they came to eat there is Katia Gardner, and she is the daughter of Virginia House of Delegates member Debra Gardner (@Gardner4Del). https://t.co/GN5NXQ2ACx pic.twitter.com/2vmHC0ZRcy— Leftism (@LeftismForU) December 16, 2025Del. Gardner, a Democrat representing the 76th state district...

Here’s what we know so far: Rob Reiner’s son Nick has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents. Nick, 32, cycled in and out of rehab centers, blaming his drug use on the fame surrounding his father and his grandfather, the comedian Carl Reiner. Nick got into a fight with his parents during a holiday party hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien on Saturday night. Family friends told The Times that Nick had been living in a guesthouse on his parents’ property and that his mother had become increasingly concerned about his mental health in recent weeks. The medical examiner...

Rob and Michele Reiner were 'scared' by their son's erratic behaviour at a 'ritzy' party in the hours before he allegedly murdered his parents in their $13.5 million mansion, it emerged today. Nick Reiner was said to be 'acting crazy' and 'running around' Conan O'Brien's Christmas bash 'asking people if they're famous' on Saturday night. [SNIP] 'Nick was acting crazy. He kept asking people if they were famous,' a source told PEOPLE about the event. Nick reportedly ended up in a 'very loud argument' with his worried parents in front of guests, apparently over his refusal to go back into...

The left-wing dark money behemoth Arabella Advisors may have just dissolved, but that hasn’t stopped outlets from spewing its anti-Trump propaganda whenever they get the chance. Take this headline: "Tis the Season for Price Hikes: Popular Holiday Gifts Climb 26 Percent Under Trump" Of course, the study was laced with cherry-picked figures to bolster its narrative, but don’t expect the media to be forthcoming about it or its explicit left-wing bias. Politico, the New York Post and NPR-affiliate Buffalo Toronto Public Media (BTPM) were like bees buzzing around honey over the supposed findings of a study spearheaded by Groundwork Collaborative,...

That sound you hear could be the result of worry beads rubbing furiously against each other. It is an open question as to whether those worry beads are being rubbed by California Democrats or by Politico writer Melanie Mason or by both.The source of the angst is that there are just too many Democrats running for Governor of the Golden State, with eight so far that have thrown their hats into the ring. And why should this be a cause for worry? Because since California has an open nonpartisan primary next June, such a crowded Democrat field threatens to divide...

Michelle Obama revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! she and her husband had dinner planned with Rob and Michele Reiner the evening they were killed, “We were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night.” The Reiners were found slain in their Brentwood home Sunday afternoon. Both had wounds that were consistent with a knife, with reports later indicating their throats were allegedly slit. The couple’s 32-year-old son Nick has been arrested by the police as a suspect and he remains in custody without bail, as Breitbart News reported. The former president posted Sunday evening the Obamas were mourning...

Matthew 5:43-48 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. What a weekend of massacres this one had. In the three however they...

Senator John Kennedy reads an internal memo from the Minnesota Attorney General's office They openly say they did not stop the Somalia immigrant fraud because Democrats would lose votes “Here's what a fraud investigator in the Attorney General's office said. She said, There is a perception that I'm quoting now, that forcefully tackling this issue would cause political backlash from the Somali community, which is a core voting block for Democrats” Seriously, how are Democrats not getting raided and thrown in prison

Inside a closed Los Angeles courtroom, something wasn’t right. Clerks working for family court Judge Amy Pellman were reviewing routine surrogacy petitions when they spotted an unusual pattern: the same name, again and again. A Chinese billionaire was seeking parental rights to at least four unborn children, and the court’s additional research showed that he had already fathered or was in the process of fathering at least eight more—all through surrogates. When Pellman called Xu Bo in for a confidential hearing in the summer of 2023, he never entered the courtroom, according to people who attended the hearing. The maker...

Rob Reiner was a loser. Naturally, his son was also a loser, and he got addicted to drugs and allegedly murdered his parents. Looks like Rob should’ve spent more time parenting & less time spreading Russia conspiracy hoaxes about President Trump. I stand with President Trump.

Former FBI Director James Comey got another assist from a Clinton-appointed judge Friday as the Justice Department looks to hold him accountable for his role in Russiagate. Last month, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, a Clinton appointee, ruled that Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was incorrectly appointed and therefore, the charges brought by her office against Comey were “defective.” “All actions flowing from Ms. Halligan’s defective appointment … constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside,” the judge wrote. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced at the time that the Justice Department would be appealing the ruling....

A convicted murderer who was scheduled to be executed in Georgia this week had his date with death suspended after the state announced Monday that it was considering a new clemency application. Stacey Humphreys, 52, was preparing to be put to death by lethal injection Wednesday, when the state Board of Pardons and Paroles saidit was ordering the suspension of his execution following an 11th-hour petition. Filed by the nonprofit Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the petition, which received more than 1,400 signatures, highlights “profound irregularities that occurred inside the jury room” during Humphreys’ trial. “The Board has...