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Former-banker-turned-tiny-French-President Emmanuel Macron blasted what he called “American free speech” while speaking to reporters last week. Defending the European Union’s robust censorship policies, le petit fromage insisted that Europe’s speech-policing Digital Services Act should censor information that governments consider false “much more extensively, much faster, and much more forcefully.” Macron then did his Orwellian best to condemn free speech as oppression and praise censorship as liberation: “So-called American ‘free speech’—at least as it exists today and has been promoted by some people—is the opposite of free speech.” The terribly disliked French leader continued, “My freedom cannot mean that I am...

While California is already notorious for having a massive welfare state -- accompanied by massive amounts of welfare fraud -- a new report revealed the extent to which California handouts bankroll illegal aliens. The report from City Journal fellow Christopher Rufo, joined by Kenneth Schrupp and Austen Hufford, even described the programs as a "shadow welfare system." Among other benefits, foreigners can receive "health care, rental assistance, college grants, tax credits, low-cost car insurance, and even smartphones on the taxpayers’ dime," the report said. The team from the City Journal visited four welfare offices in California -- where employees admitted...

When political opponents become existential threats, violence can begin to look like virtue. America traditionally has had a rather simple method for dealing with politicians we don’t like. We vote against them. We argue, campaign, write letters, give speeches, hold rallies, donate money, put obnoxious signs in our yards, and ultimately go to the ballot box. What we don’t do is shoot them. Or at least that used to be the understanding. Some disturbing new polling suggests that boundary is eroding. The Overton Window on political disagreement is shifting. University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape, director of the Chicago...

The Islamic Center of Nashville (ICN) is once again wrapping itself in the language of “diversity,” “inclusion,” and “beyond borders.” It proudly showcased its 6th Annual Diversity Brunch as a resounding success. Approximately 600 people attended. Food and cultural exhibits from more than 30 nations filled the space. Uzbekistan, Malaysia, and Mexico took top honors. Second Harvest Food Bank collected donations. The Nashville Banner received a “Beyond Borders Award” for being a “champion of inclusion and justice.” Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell was there as a special guest – lending the city’s highest office to the mosque’s photo op. Police officials...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An ambulance is designed to save a life, but Wednesday night, one was called to Riverbend Maximum Security Prison after the State of Tennessee tried to end one. The failed execution of Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death for brutally torturing and murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in 1995, has raised a lot of questions, including why prison officials called emergency medical services so Pike could receive lifesaving care after attempting to execute her just minutes prior. Pike received two doses of the lethal drug, pentobarbital and survived on Wednesday. According to Pike’s attorneys,...

I have dug through over 7,000+ arrest records in the state of North Carolina over the past 2 weeks. What I found was so shocking, I had a hard time believing it myself... It appears major fraud is taking place in arrest records where Black offenders are labelled White. I didn't come across this once or twice. It appears that a few HUNDRED Black offenders are being labelled as White. The option to pick "BLACK" exists and is used frequently in arrest records... ...but it seems they are purposely choosing the label of "WHITE AFRICAN" or "WHITE CAUCASIAN" to identify...

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Mark Ruffalo warns that Democrats need to be watchful for voting machine manipulation and suggests Elon Musk could be involved: "We need to be on guard for what we may not see coming -- ELON." "That's the cybersecurity of these elections." "We know that these systems are vulnerable." We have been reliably informed for years that this kind of rhetoric Undermines Faith In Elections and is Very Dangerous To Democracy

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8 elections in Latin America since USAID got defunded The "far-right" won all 8 of them

Al-Hammami asked Indian pilot he wants to pray, as the captain was gracious, Al-Hammami hit him with a crash axe. link His 9/11-style plan: Kill captain, fly normally – then crash at Ben Gurion. link: (massacring hundreds or more). Sharia fanatic. Celebrated beating women, ranted against Jews.link Al Qaeda fan.link MSM has been "struggling" to find "motive."

The Chicago Tea Party: Rick Santelli Visits the Chicago Board of Trade. Near pandemonium breaks out: Video at FA:********************EXCERPT**********************“How many of you people want to pay your neigbor’s (sic) mortgage? …Obama are you listening?” Orig Posted: 2/19/2009, 10:43:02 AM · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 35 replies · 1,333+ views

If THIS was your child’s teacher, would you have a problem? Saints, be honest. In this Saints in the City reaction, Pastor Rod looks at classroom clips of a teacher leading students through lessons and asks parents and grandparents a direct question: how would YOU respond? We’re talking about teacher mannerisms, classroom presentation, Christian parenting, and the questions children might bring home. Watch the clips, hear the conversation, and tell me what your answer would be based on. Let’s go to the Bible, because parental responsibility starts at home. In Deuteronomy 6:6–7, we see the instruction to teach children diligently,...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida middle school teacher has been arrested under suspicion of child abuse after she allegedly grabbed a student's arm and "dragged" him out of the classroom and into the hallway, according to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. Seminole County teacher arrested What we know: Fada Concepcion is a 7th grade science teacher at Tuskawilla Middle School and has been employed with Seminole County Public Schools for 29 years, the district said. She was arrested on Oct. 1 for suspected child abuse after a student said he was "dragged" by his arm from his desk, out...

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In 2022, I went on a French television show to debate what makes a woman a woman. For expressing my opinion, I have been convicted as a criminal. Marie Cau, the first transgender woman elected as mayor in France, poses on May 24, 2020. (François Lo Presti/AFP via Getty Images) The show was Quelle Époque!, a popular talk show, and across from me sat Marie Cau, France’s first transgender mayor. I argued that self-identification laws were potentially dangerous to women. I cited cases of men identifying as trans women who were transferred to women’s prisons, and later committed acts of...

WASHINGTON — Verbal sharpshooter Sen. John Kennedy kept the door open to a 2028 presidential run and defended Sen. Tom Cotton from President Trump’s wrath over his blocking of the Sunshine Protection Act. “My plans right now are to run for re-election, but as I’ve said before, if I don’t think I can be effective in the Senate anymore, I would consider it,” the 74-year-old told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “I haven’t made a decision. If a bunch of, on my side of the aisle, if a bunch of goobers run, and I think they’re goobers, and one...

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For all the griping we hear about our state — healthcare, education, crime, economic opportunity — there sure has been a lot of talk lately about ownership of our assets. (Turn the page for opinions about the Sandia Mountains.) Last week, Texas lawmakers met to study the possibility of the Lone Star State annexing “one or more contiguous counties” in southeastern New Mexico because of the region’s conservative leanings and oil production. It’s been a fantastical debate for several years, as southeastern New Mexico residents on paper align more closely to the culture of West Texas than Santa Fe. While...

Newly released public records obtained by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) reveal that the fetal organ-harvesting company Cercle Allocation Services billed a UCLA research laboratory $765 each for individual fetal body parts harvested from late-term abortion facilities. Peer-reviewed research confirms that Cercle, which has previously harvested organs under the name Advanced Bioscience Research (ABR), has been a source of human fetal tissue for researchers. ABR and its partners at Planned Parenthood were the subject of Congressional criminal referrals in 2016 prompted by CMP’s undercover video reporting in 2015 by David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt who exposed Planned Parenthood’s aborted...