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Random, brute force, or tyrannical violence destroys society. However, a society will also be destroyed if it remains passive in the face of destructive violence. Dave Rubin is a credit to the conservative movement. He is personable, thoughtful, well-informed, and altogether an excellent spokesman for MAGA and the movement as a whole. But he’s not infallible. I was taking a break from working on something else entirely and doing a bit of YouTubing when I came across a new video drop from Rubin, one confronting Ilhan Omar, one of the Democrat party’s many demure, high-minded, and levelheaded females. Omar was...

America loves to tally its billionaires and track the S&P’s every tick, but the millions struggling to cover rent or stock the fridge rarely make the headline scroll.Poverty is the country’s most persistent invisibility cloak, present in every zip code, yet ignored in a culture that equates success with worth.In this chart Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao breaks down where the poor in America actually live, ranked by each state.Data for this visualization is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau.It averages three years of Current Population Survey results (2021-2023) to estimate how many residents in each state live below the federal...

Elon Musk wants H-1B visas because he says America needs more tech workers. The real reason for these visas is our schools aren’t teaching math well enough. By law, H-1B visas go to foreigners who do specialized jobs, mostly in tech. Every year, 65,000 regular visas are handed out, plus 20,000 for advanced degrees. A 2023 federal report showed 65% of H-1B jobs are computer-related, but less than 1% go to social sciences. America’s math problem is getting worse. In 2024, a staggering 72% of eighth-graders failed to score at the proficient level in math, which is up from 66%...

Can we all agree yet that accepting “Gazan” refugees is a terrible idea? This is where we are in 2025: Palestinian Arab migrants, living in Sweden, make plans to behead their own daughter and sister, all because she’s willing to assimilate to Western ideals—like getting a normal job, paying her own way, and not being a jihadist. It was just too much for one family, with the woman’s father, mother, brother, and sister all (allegedly) playing a role in the woman’s kidnapping and near-murder(?). From a report by Thomas Brooke at Remix News: On April 30, police in Hallsberg were...

In the 1969 single that became a career landmark, the peerless and fearless country artist was protesting about protesters.Merle Haggard poured his own life experience into the song that gave him a new signature at the end of the 60s. When he wrote “Okie From Muskogee,” as he told The Boot in 2010, the peerless and fearless country artist was protesting about protesters. ‘I knew what it was like to have freedom taken away’ “When I was in prison, I knew what it was like to have freedom taken away,” he said. “Freedom is everything. During Vietnam, there were all...

OLD BRIDGE, May 2—The straight‐marked furrows in the vegetable garden behind a cluster of houses on Marlboro Road here today awaited the young plants that were to have been placed there. But the man who was to plant them could not do so because he was dead. State Trooper Werner Foerster, whose garden it was, died in a gunfight on the New Jersey Turnpike at East Brunswick this morning. The 34‐year‐old trooper lived here with his wife, Rosa Charlotte Heider Foerster, and their 3‐year‐old son, Eric. Their home is a trim two‐story white and brown mansard‐roofed structure with a sparkling...

“Dare to Ukraine” is The Kyiv Independent’s wartime travel series that shows the country beyond the war headlines. In Episode 5 of “Dare to Ukraine: Village,” Masha’s journey reaches its final chapter. Before leaving, she brings everyone together for a shared meal, stories, and moments that reflect her month-long experience. From morning fishing to dinner-table singing at night, this episode captures the warmth, connection, and memories that make rural Ukraine unforgettable.

Photos from the 2025 edition of the yearly kink-friendly street festival

One of the world’s most infamous actresses attempted to troll Trump supporters on social media, but it blew up in her face when users answered her snarky question with brilliance. “Wicked” star Ariana Grande shared an Instagram post on Sunday trashing the Trump administration’s policies, including immigration, trans issues, and free speech. She then posed a question meant to embarrass the president’s 77 million supporters. The message reads as follows: I want to check in with trump voters. I have one very genuine question: it’s been 250 days. now that immigrants have been violently torn from their families and communities...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s flirtation with a presidential run is the latest warning sign of just how far the Democratic Party’s leadership has careened off the rails. After crushing defeats in the latest election, moderate Democrats have failed to take matters into their own hands, continuing to kneel to the strength of the far-left wing of their party who champion socialism, divisive class warfare, and pipe dreams that seem to have come straight out of fairytales. While there haven’t yet been any formal statements from the democratic socialist congresswoman, reports based on individuals familiar with her operations have confirmed that her...

The tolerant left, am I right? On September 17, a woman in Texas allegedly left a "gift bag" filled with hateful screeds inside Beth-El Bible Church in El Paso, Texas, before a Charlie Kirk vigil. Outside the church, the woman then started a fire. From the Christian Post: Inside the bag, investigators later found vulgar threats and a handwritten Bible verse, along with business cards tied to the suspect. Police in El Paso arrested 35-year-old Marynka Zarina Marquez of Denton and charged her with arson for the Sept. 17 incident outside Beth El Bible Church. What the heck was this...

Long ago, Americans viewed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with tremendous admiration. It was considered a premier law enforcement agency and was favorably depicted in countless television shows and movies. Sadly, that reputation has suffered in recent years. It changed from being viewed as unbiased and revered to having a reputation as partisan and untrustworthy. This turnabout accelerated during the tenure of James Comey as FBI Director. In May 2017, President Donald Trump fired Comey. Among other issues, Trump was disgusted with Comey’s handling of the phony Russian collusion investigation. He refused to publicly exonerate President Trump, although he...

You knew the NFL was gay, but THIS gay? Meet Bad Bunny… He’s performing at the Super Bowl. Woke, Anti-Ice, weirdo. The No Fans League at it again. Meet Bad Bunny… He’s performing at the Super Bowl. Woke, Anti-Ice, weirdo. The No Fans League at it again. Bad Bunny's hit songs include titles like "Yo Perreo Sola" ("I Twerk Alone"), in which he dons a dress and prothetic breasts. LGBT outlet Pink News loved it when they reported on it in 2020. He's been called a "queer icon" who likes to crossdress and makes out with his male backup dancers...

Many thanks to the irreplaceable Julie Kelly for reading Kamala Harris’s new memoir, 107 Days, and posting relevant sections. The section most relevant to Kelly and the folks at Revolver News, who helped break this story, deals with the legendary pipe bombs found on January 6, 2021, near the RNC headquarters in Washington and just outside the DNC HQ. The bottom line: Harris still can’t get her story straight about her activities on January 6, and her lies have been costly for J6ers. In the way of background, for nearly a year after January 6 prosecutors were telling J6 judges...

The National Football League announced Sunday night that Puerto Rican rap star Bad Bunny will be the Apple Music Halftime entertainer for Super Bowl LX, to be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on February 8, 2026. Bad Bunny’s given name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. The NFL’s announcement comes just weeks after Bad Bunny declared in a print interview he would not tour the United States, even though he is a U.S. citizen, out of fear ICE agents would arrest his fans outside his shows. Instead, Bad Bunny did a 30 show residency in Puerto Rico this...

A disturbing YouTube channel was dedicated entirely to showing AI-generated videos of women being shot in the head, 404 Media reports. Named “Woman Shot AI,” the channel racked up more than 175,000 views since starting on June 20, 2025, the outlet’s investigation found. After 404 sent YouTube a request for comment, the channel was finally taken down. It left behind a grisly legacy. The veritable snuff film hub uploaded 27 videos and gained a following of nearly 1,200 subscribers — a small but alarming following, as you’ll see later. The videos all adhered to a general formula, according to 404:...

Mayor Eric Adams did the right thing, and a very hard thing, in dropping his re-election bid Sunday; we expect he’ll devote his final months in office to some crucial final services to the public as New York City’s chief executive. With competing in November off the table, he’s liberated to do what he’s always done best: Stand up as the voice of principled, moderate Democrats — a true progressive who can call out the destructive extremism of the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani. Adams will go down in history as a far better mayor than his recent poll ratings suggest: He...

Did you think the headline was a joke? The UK's National Health Service is the country's government-run (socialistic) healthcare system. Last week, NHS England's "Genomics Education Programme" seriously published guidance that said incest is okay, even if such inbreeding comes with double the risk of genetic defects (this is basic science, folks!). Even dumber (somehow) is the fact that the NHS uses King Henry VIII as an example of cousin marriage. Are the people in charge of the UK's healthcare system actually this dumb? (Intelligence is affected by inbreeding too!) Divorcing your wife and marrying her cousin is not consanguineous...

The GOP is ascendant, but conservatives must guard against leftist drift, anti-Semitism, and socialism to preserve America’s family, faith, and freedom. The Republican Party is finally winning, and the Conservative movement is enjoying real power and cultural resurgence. The Democratic Party is on life support, and a couple of special elections in deep-red states cannot change its larger decline. They are polling very weak numbers, and the leadership looks like feckless puppets more interested in performance art or political theater than in actual governance. They have no solutions, only complaints. The monomaniacal Democratic strategy of “Orange Man Bad” has harmed...

Spanish-language pop star and Trump critic Bad Bunny celebrated his selection as the Super Bowl halftime act by calling it a victory for 'my people, my culture, and our history' amid massive blowback from MAGA world. The NFL surprised many by announcing Sunday night that the Puerto Rican musician was chosen to headline the highly-anticipated Super Bowl halftime show in California next February. Bad Bunny — who sings all his songs in Spanish — has been critical of President Trump's immigration policies and recently admitted he refused to tour in the US over concerns that his fans would be targeted...