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Spenser Rapone, who was booted from the Army after the graduation photos were made public, is now embracing Islamic extremism and cruel dictators. The notorious West Point graduate who wrote "communism will win" on his cap during graduation—and who now openly praises Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, Hezbollah boss Hassan Nasrallah, and Syria's sadistic Assad family—is now a Ph.D. student at the prestigious University of Chicago, all expenses paid.Spenser Rapone, a self-described "revolutionary socialist" who was drummed out of the Army after declaring his support for communism and calling for violence against Republicans, has taken up residence at the University...

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said on Nov. 11 that he had secured the 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on a motion to bring up a bill that would allow sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims to sue over records they say the Department of Justice (DOJ) unlawfully withheld or redacted. Massie said in a post on X that he was working with Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, and Ro Khanna of California to bring the bill to the floor “for a vote soon.” The White House didn’t respond to an...

The specter of “Groyperism” is haunting Republicans. This is the term used to describe fans of Nick Fuentes, the racist, antisemitic streamer with a small but devoted online following. It’s sometimes used as a catchall for the menagerie of disturbed, young, mostly male right-wingers who seem increasingly involved in Republican politics. They’re becoming a midterm issue. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D., Ga.) recently accused his opponent, Rep. Mike Collins (R., Ga.), of having hired “half the Third Reich” in reference to bizarre revelations involving Mr. Collins’s staff. One had been in a groupchat with Mr. Fuentes. Another had shared images of...

The Groypers Split the Right and Cost us the Elections... The question is who is behind these people?

Apparently, Tucker Carlson thought it would be a good idea to use his platform to attack Franklin Graham, Samaritan’s Purse and the faith-based community. Tucker Carlson made a big mistake. There are situations that we sometimes have a great deal of familiarity with. The work of Samaritan’s Purse and Franklin Graham is one of those situations for me. Readers here will know of my time spent as a CERT volunteer during national disasters, most of which involve hurricane relief. I have worked closely with Samaritan’s purse, spent time inside that organization and know the scale of assistance they provide. They...

As is so often the case, the greatest threat to any institution comes from within. Currently, a Groyper movement—that is, a movement built on mindless isolationism, hardcore antisemitism, coy pro-Naziism and Islamism, huge pockets of misogyny, and a barely hidden dislike for America—is trying to co-opt MAGA and the Republican Party. Its leaders are podcast hosts Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones, all of whom once claimed to be straight-talking conservatives. Now, they just engage in crazy talk. Trump tried to ignore them, but he seems to have realized that the GOP risks going down the same...

Gen Z right-wing influencers like Nick Fuentes have suggested they may not support Vice President JD Vance if he becomes the Republican presidential nominee in 2028 and have praised California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. Why It Matters The 2028 election is years away, but talk about who could run for higher office has already begun. Vance is viewed as the frontrunner on the Republican side. The Democratic primary is likely to be more competitive if current polling stands, and Newsom is viewed as a leading candidate. He has cast himself as a staunch rival of the Trump administration. The...

Owens, Gaines and Fuentes, blinded by shared antisemitism, forget Hitler would have viewed them as Untermenschen, unworthy of life. They'd be statistics in the death camps, not allies. Adolf Hitler would be turning in his grave if he could see that loudest cheerleaders aren't the blond, blue-eyed Übermenschen he dreamed of, but a motley crew of Islamic extremists, Mexican nationalists, Black conservatives, and mixed-race provocateurs

I despise the Groyper movement, but if you want to understand where Fuentes gets purchase with young men I will tell you how it happened by telling you about my experience at the orientation night when my son joined elementary school band: My 11 year old son son joined the elementary school band, and so I went to the parents orientation night which was held at a local high-school. As the night went on it became obvious to me why young men rage against the larger social system.

Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, but only a neo-hater of Kirk with no criminal history. Apart from his hatred towards what Charlie Kirk stood for, there is no strong motive found behind why he took him down, leading social media narrative to focus on Nick Fuentes' 'Groyper' movement.

It's not about the facts. It’s about the narrative, even if it’s on life support. Even after it suffers brain death, you must peddle the talking points that aim only to make liberals feel better about their crappy political opinions. That’s CNN’s job. MSNBC is the classic back-alley hooker for that too—they always seek to satisfy their customers. The COVID vaccine wars are over. The messaging is over. American who wanted the vaccine have already received it And even those people aren’t rushing to get boosted with tens of millions remaining eligible for that additional shot. Those who are unvaccinated...