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A former policy director for First Lady Michelle Obama was paid nearly $700,000 in total compensation last year despite revenue to the taxpayer-funded refugee resettlement organization plummeting by nearly $130 million, an investigation by The Center Square found. Krish O’Mara Vignarajah is the CEO of Baltimore-based Global Refuge, a faith-based nonprofit which received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants from the State and Health and Human Services departments since 2021. In 2025, she made $686,000, a 2% drop from the $699,000 she made the year before. That compares to a 44% drop in the nonprofit’s revenue during the...

During a podcast interview Wednesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized a video from actor Matthew McConaughey encouraging voters to consider independent candidates. On Sunday, McConaughey took to social media and challenged the long-held notion that voting for an independent candidate is a wasted vote, arguing that just a handful of independent lawmakers could dramatically shift the balance of power in Washington. "They've been telling us for years that an independent vote is a wasted vote," McConaughey said in a video shared on Instagram. "Well, a great question for our times is has that unwasted vote been working out...

At least nine people are dead after a $2 million private jet crashed into a South Florida mobile home park — apparently demolishing at least one trailer in a massive fireball. Nine people were on board the Learjet 60 en route from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas when it crashed into a massive fireball, the FAA said. The plane, which had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, took a sharp right turn before nosediving from 8,000 feet into the ground.

Robert Fulghum’s 1988 book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten sold over seven million copies, staying a best-seller for two years. It adapted simple truths taught to schoolchildren into lessons for grown-ups. One example: An adult might read a kindergarten instruction to “Put things back where you found them” as a reminder to respect orderliness and shared spaces. Other lessons included “Play fair” and “Don’t hit people.” Fulghum’s primer on standards of behavior and values already seems quaint. If you’re old enough to recall those traditional standards, you know they’ve since gone the way of printed...

I noticed a recent article citing that Mosques in Texas were funded and staffed by the Turkish Government. Then ran across these: https://www.meforum.org/mef-online/turkey-uses-mosques-state-employed-imams-to-influence-millions-abroad https://nordicmonitor.com/2026/02/turkey-funds-radical-jihadism-in-gaza-through-govt-run-foundation-under-charity-pretext/ https://en.yenisafak.com/turkiye/severing-ties-with-iran-goes-against-sovereignty-says-erdogan-3437256 Is Turkey becoming the new extension of Iran? Should it be in NATO, if it’s going to support Islamic Conquest? Any experts here, what’s really going on here.

I'll show you mine if you show me yours...

“Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis,‘Get some volunteers and go,fortify the Alamo.’Well, the men came from Texas,and from old Tennessee,And they joined up with Travis,Just to fight for the right to be free…” That’s what TEXANS used to believe. And many of us, hopefully most of us, still do. But I’ll bet my last bottom dollar that James Talarico and his Texas Democrats don’t believe it. The question that forms the title of this article is absolutely ridiculous, of course — ridiculous to think that great men like Crockett, Bowie, William Travis, Almaron Dickenson, and approximately 180 other men,...

Nate Silver is part of the polling corps that’s hedging their bets. He wrote on Sunday that a blue wave looks likely, because that’s what all his colleagues are saying. Some of these projections are wild this year, like predicting Florida will have a Democrat governor. Not going to happen. In 2024, Silver infuriated Democrats with his Electoral College projections because Trump was winning; he swung to the other side slightly when Kamala Harris took over. Trump won. In 2026, he’s saying a blue wave will essentially happen only in blue states and, more importantly, that the GOP has a...

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I’ve never owned a dog before. Finding myself retired and harboring a stubborn desire to avoid being alone all day, I decided it was time. Should I have done it sooner? No question. I admit I was unprepared. It felt like the stork had handed me a baby. The first afternoon, I found her sprawled flat across the floor with her back legs splayed out like a frog. I genuinely thought her hips were defective. I learned it’s called a “sploot”. I also insisted on a female under the hopeful impression that she would primp, groom, and not smell bad....

(NewsNation) — A violent brawl at a youth softball game in Houston last weekend left one man with several injuries, including brain bleeds. Attorney Steve Shellist, who represents the unidentified man, told the Houston Chronicle that his client suffered a broken jaw, a fractured skull and three brain bleeds after a metal water bottle allegedly possessed by Kiarious Hall struck him. According to investigators, Hall was cheering for his daughter’s team when he became involved in an argument with another spectator. Hall told investigators that a second man then approached, poked him in the chest and punched him in the...

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, a major shakeup in the final stages of a top battleground race that could determine which party controls the Senate. “Hey, Michigan, as you may have seen, our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away,” Stevens said in a video. “And he’s right, and that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today,” she said. “I don’t belong in Abdul’s campaign.” The congresswoman’s announcement marks a whirlwind turnabout from...

Whether Paxton wins the senate race or not, I'll be writing my current senator John Cornyn to express my disgust with his recent stances on the election, and his long-recognized treachery toward his Party. They say you should keep such letters polite and to a specific point. How firm should this rule be on an outgoing senator like Cornyn? My rage toward him is bottomless.

PITTSBURGH, PA — Language learning app Duo Lingo announced this week that it will be rolling out a new language called "Kamala Harris" to help people understand the former Vice President. Researchers at Duo Lingo say they spent years studying the strange verbal inflections and random sound repetitions of the Kamala language. The task of parsing it out in a teaching module wasn't easy, they said, but they're excited to offer it as a new feature.

Teachable moment in radio. It's a 'favorite caller' I post from time to time. It starts at minute 19 and goes on for just 10 minutes.

When a creator is dissatisfied with how the final product turned out, it’s not uncommon for them to use a pseudonym rather than their real name. *snip* There are multiple names that have been used, often created by each individual person, but one name stands above them all. Alan Smithee.

Former Democrat turned Independent Joe Manchin (WV) is encouraging voters to back Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers who is running against radical leftist Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (D-MI). During a recent interview with Fox News, the former senator Manchin said, “I’ve served with Mike Rogers. He is very, very intelligent. He does his homework and he knows what’s going on around the world to keep us safe. So, Mike’s a good friend and I encourage people to support Mike Rogers.”

Confidence is an important factor in any election – candidates need to project it, and supporters need to feel it for morale purposes to help them get across the finish line. Democrats had all the confidence in the world a month ago…but it’s not a month ago anymore. In the closing two weeks of the 2026 midterms, Democrats have begun to act like people concerned that they’re going to lose. In Alaska, Democrats were always worried about losing – it’s Alaska, after all. That’s why they cooked up this stupid “Find another Dan Sullivan” scam to confuse just enough voters...

Quick Reference: Daylight Saving Time 2026 * DST 2026 status: In effect right now. Clocks sprang forward Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 a.m. * Next time change (Fall Back): Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 a.m. (2:00 a.m. becomes 1:00 a.m.) * Congress: The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139) on July 14, 2026, 308 to 117. It is with the Senate Commerce Committee and is not law. Clocks fall back on November 1 unless that changes. * Spring Forward 2027: Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 a.m. * US rule: Second Sunday in March to first...

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