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Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping

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Articles / Economy Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping Unlike Trump’s first term, when criticisms and tactics often swayed voters away from Trump and his policies, Americans are well-versed in the maneuvers of Trump’s critics, and in many cases, it’s backfiring. By: Following the government shutdown boomerang and the efforts of the now-disgraced “Seditious Six,” Democrats’ call to undermine President Donald Trump and interrupt Black Friday shopping is another “Get Trump” attempt that has fizzled. This year’s Black Friday and the following weekend produced record-breaking numbers for businesses across America, both online and in-person, much to the chagrin of Democrat-led boycott efforts like #WABIT (We Ain’t Buying It). Boycotts boomerang The WABIT campaign, backed by the Soros-funded Indivisible.org and routed to Act Blue for donations, spread online and on social media leading up to the year’s biggest shopping weekend and urged consumers to refrain from patronizing three specific businesses: Target, Home Depot and Amazon, for “colluding” with the Trump administration on a number of polices like deportations and corporate tax cuts. This year’s Black Friday sales shattered previous records, with U.S. online spending reaching an unprecedented $11.8 billion, marking a 9.1% increase from 2024 and fueled by AI-driven deal-hunting and mobile purchases that accounted for over 55% of the total. Overall retail sales for the day surged 4.1% year-over-year, blending robust e-commerce growth of 10.4% with modest in-store gains of 1.7%, as shoppers navigated economic uncertainties with value-focused buys in categories like apparel and electronics. The weekend’s momentum continued unabated, with projections for Saturday at $5.5 billion and Sunday at $5.9 billion in online sales alone, setting the stage for a record-breaking Cyber Monday peak of $14.2 billion and pushing total holiday spending toward a trillion-dollar milestone. Just The News spoke to Tom Sullivan, Senior Vice President of Small Business Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and he stressed how boycotts of these big-box stores hurt small businesses, another unintended consequence of a liberal boycott. “When you order a grill to pick up at your local Home Depot, which is not a small business, what people don’t realize is what goes into shopping online, hitting click, purchase, and then driving your pickup truck to pick up the grill that is fully assembled and is waiting for you in the Home Depot lot. There are dozens of small businesses in that transaction, whether they’re hired directly by Home Depot or by an assembly company.” Schumer Shutdown The recent 43-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, backfired on Democrats by failing to secure any concessions on Affordable Care Act subsidies, instead leaving the party battered economically and politically as public frustration mounted without clear gains. The debacle fractured the Democratic caucus when eight centrist senators defied party leadership to join Republicans in advancing a bare-bones funding bill, igniting a firestorm of infighting that pitted progressives against moderates and exposed deep rifts over strategy. Claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other establishment Democrats ultimately caved to Trump’s pressure have fueled calls for Schumer’s resignation from figures like Rep. Ro Khanna and progressive groups, portraying the leadership as weak and beholden to donors rather than voters. The “Seditious Six” The “Seditious Six” —  comprised of Democratic Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, along with Democrat Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, and Chrissy Houlahan — released a provocative video in mid-November urging U.S. military and intelligence personnel to refuse any “illegal orders” from the Trump administration, a message that critics argue directly defied lawful presidential directives on deployments for crime control and immigration enforcement. Their efforts backfired tragically when, just days later on November 26, 2025, two West Virginia National Guardsmen — 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, who succumbed to her injuries on Thanksgiving, and another soldier who remains critically wounded — were ambushed and shot in a targeted attack near the White House by a 29-year-old Afghan national who reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar,” an incident widely perceived as retaliation against National Guard troops enforcing Trump’s policies. This shocking violence has unleashed a torrent of backlash against the Seditious Six, with Trump allies and social media users branding their video as inflammatory rhetoric that painted service members as complicit in supposed atrocities, effectively placing a bullseye on American troops and amplifying anti-military sentiment that may have emboldened the assailant. Epstein implications Democrats’ aggressive push to release the Epstein files, initially aimed at implicating Trump, has now ricocheted as the documents reveal deep ties between Epstein and prominent party figures like House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., Larry Summers and Reid Hoffman, sparking resignations and internal probes that have shifted public scrutiny onto their own ranks. The White House seized on these revelations to launch a DOJ investigation into Democratic associations with Epstein, framing the entire episode as a partisan hoax and rallying Trump’s base while forcing Democrats into a defensive posture they had not anticipated. What began as a moral high ground for transparency has now quieted Democratic voices on the issue, with media allies dropping coverage and the party regretting the unintended spotlight on their vulnerabilities, allowing Republicans to portray them as hypocrites entangled in the very scandals they decried. TOP STORIES Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping Total national security shutdown: Immigration cessation has long-standing historical precedent ‘First Lady of Technology’ Melania Trump pioneers FLOTUS book with global enthusiasm White House’s full-bore approach spreads to state redistricting efforts Americans still have Bidenflation blues, despite economic improvements going into the holidays LATEST EPISODES Space Frontier Foundation’s Sean Mahoney urges Senate to confirm Isaacman, makes case for NASA to end SLS reliance US Chamber Expert details why Black Friday broke records & why the ‘We Ain’t Buying It’ boycott fizzled FLOTUS Melania Trump’s Advisor & Ad Agency CEO Marc Beckman talks AI & fostering America’s future Peace Through Strength: Victoria Coates breaks down Trump’s foreign policy legacy & what’s upcoming with Ukraine Inside Big Tech’s Power Play: Daniel Cochrane Exposes Meta’s Antitrust Battles & the Future of Digital Freedom RELATED ARTICLES Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping

America, Articles, Extremism

Alarming number of Americans, Democrats expect a politically violent future

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America / Articles / Extremism Alarming number of Americans, Democrats expect a politically violent future A majority of Americans believe political violence will increase as a starling uptick. Others hold the belief that it is justified. The acceptability of such justifications appear to be divided by party lines, according to polling. By: On Monday, Politico and Public First released their poll’s findings of 2,051 U.S. adults, conducted Oct. 18-21, which showed that 55% of Americans think political violence will ramp up in the coming years. This worry cuts across all groups, with most people from different genders, ages, parties, and education levels feeling the same. Democrats and older respondents seem especially on edge about it, likely fueled by recent heated elections, social divides and acts like the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September. Opinions on the presidency tie into fears of violence, with 76% of those who strongly dislike the office expecting more trouble, the poll says. Just 15% in that group think it’ll drop instead. The poll points to widespread nerves about rising tensions, showing splits that go beyond usual party fights and hinting at deeper concerns over trust in government and media echo chambers. Overall, only a small slice of respondents—around 8%—believe violence will actually decrease, leaving little room for optimism. This comes amid real events like assassination attempts and protests that have rattled the country lately. Legislators are taking notice Those numbers comport with comments from veteran lawmakers from both parties, who describe a sharp rise in political violence since they first entered Congress. They blame the surge on a number of factors, including social media, deepening partisan divisions and inflammatory language that turns opponents into targets. Long-serving members recalled to NOTUS.org an earlier time of civility where public town halls required no security details, but now many skip such events to avoid risks, limiting direct contact with voters. Recent attacks underscore the threats, including: The assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, Intentional arson at the Democratic Pennsylvania’s governor’s residence, Multiple assassination attempts of President Donald Trump, and The killing of a Minnesota legislator who rejected a Democrat motion to provide taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal aliens. Security funding boosted after attacks on ICE Lawmakers report exponential jumps in death threats, as Congress has boosted security funding and added metal detectors. In July 2025, members of an Antifa-affiliated cell launched an armed ambush on an ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas, firing on officers and wounding one in the neck during a coordinated attack involving over 50 weapons. Federal prosecutors later charged two suspects with terrorism, marking the first such case under President Trump’s designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. Throughout the summer, Antifa militants in Portland, Oregon, escalated protests against ICE facilities with incendiary devices, projectiles and assaults on federal agents, prompting a surge in National Guard deployments. These incidents prompted Trump’s September executive order cracking down on the group, amid warnings from experts that left-wing extremism, while rising, remains less lethal than right-wing threats overall. More than half identifying as left-of-center “somewhat” justify political murder: Poll says A study released in the spring by the Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University revealed that 55% of participants identifying as left-of-center viewed the assassination of President Trump as at least somewhat justifiable. Nearly half—48%—expressed similar sentiments toward Elon Musk. Additionally, 40% of all respondents deemed it somewhat acceptable to vandalize a Tesla dealership as a form of protest, a view shared by almost 60% of those on the left. Those numbers have shifted drastically. A 2017 YouGov poll found that only 8% of Democrats and Republicans said political violence is “at least a little bit justified.” Asked a slightly different way in 2020, that same demographic shrugged to 36% among Republicans and 33% among Democrats. TOP STORIES Alarming number of Americans, Democrats expect a politically violent future White House trying to sort out what Biden and Blinken ignored in Nigerian war on Christians In off-year elections, Republicans ignored major Trump wins that could’ve changed the night EPA chief says ‘the sky is the limit’ with Trump’s diplomatic deals on strategic minerals SNAP program rife with fraud, disparity and health issues for participants, government agencies say LATEST EPISODES Trump Meets Syria’s Al-Sharaa as Faith Leaders Demand Action on Religious Persecution Dr. Drew: ‘Ordinary misery is good, it builds resiliency,’ yet Americans are ‘intolerant’ to it Alfredo Ortiz: ‘If we can’t band together over key Main Street issues, we face a blue wave next year’ Housing First, Results Last: Why California’s Homelessness Crisis Keeps Growing Mark Finchem reacts to being named in Arctic Frost: ‘wanting fair elections made me a nat’l security threat?’ RELATED ARTICLES Alarming number of Americans, Democrats expect a politically violent future White House trying to sort out what Biden and Blinken ignored in Nigerian war on Christians In off-year elections, Republicans ignored major Trump wins that could’ve changed the night EPA chief says ‘the sky is the limit’ with Trump’s diplomatic deals on strategic minerals SNAP program rife with fraud, disparity and health issues for participants, government agencies say ‘No Kings’ protesters silent when Democrats rule as monarch Democrats panic over redistricting numbers with pivotal SCOTUS decision looming DOGE says that it has created $210 billion in taxpayer savings Top White House official hints Antifa could soon be designated foreign terror group: ‘Stay tuned’ Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd

America, Articles, Extremism

‘No Kings’ protesters silent when Democrats rule as monarch

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America / Articles / Extremism ‘No Kings’ protesters silent when Democrats rule as monarch A matter of projection: When anyone starts bleating about “dictatorship” they have to start with defining “regal” or “kinglike” actions, and look at the activity — and actions — of recent presidents to get a sense of perspective. By: Aseries of “No Kings” protests are touted to take place again on Saturday, representing yet another wave of organized objection from left-wing activists using the government shutdown to fill streets across the country. The same people aren’t so quick — or capable — of explaining away why they sat silent while President Joe Biden engaged in activities that clearly exceeded his executive authority. These protest gatherings, organized by groups like Indivisible and various labor unions, are working from a narrative of using patriotic rhetoric and symbolism to criticize President Donald Trump as a would-be monarch, ignoring how their history and demands for unchecked federal spending and censorship echo the very authoritarianism they decry. Executive Overreach on Student Loan Forgiveness Joe Biden’s push for widespread student loan forgiveness by fiat through executive action was seen by many as a king-like act, bypassing Congress and ignoring Supreme Court precedents to unilaterally erase billions in debt. Critics argued the move treated the executive branch as an unchecked sovereign, with edicts that exacerbated economic burdens on everyday Americans without approval from Congress. Furthermore, Biden attempted to forgive student loans from multiple programs by bypassing Congress altogether. Biden attempted to forgive — on his signature alone — up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for other borrowers earning less than $125,000 annually, using authority under the HEROES Act. The 2022 plan aimed to cancel roughly $400 billion in debt but was struck down by the United States Supreme Court in 2023 for exceeding executive authority. In what appeared to be further monarchical behavior in ignoring legal boundaries, Biden later pushed for alternative relief through the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, which faced similar legal challenges. Unilateral Immigration Enforcement Policies, Energy policies Biden’s early executive orders, like the 100-day deportation moratorium, were received by the same people complaining about Trump’s actions as regal decrees that, again, bypassed Congress’s role in establishing immigration policy. By selectively enforcing laws and expanding protections for illegal migrants, it appeared to be acting like a sovereign, granting sanctuary based on personal whim rather than statutory fidelity. This approach sparked border surges in the millions, the fallout of which the Trump administration is now dealing. A complicating result of Biden’s border crisis is currently playing out through the government shutdown as Democrats are pushing for $1.5 trillion in additional spending, including healthcare funding for illegal migrants who came into the country during the Biden administration, but were unilaterally deemed asylum-seekers. Biden’s first-day cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline and pause on new federal oil and gas leases were decried by conservative voices as monarchical edicts that disrupted industries without stakeholder or congressional input. These unilateral moves, framed as climate imperatives by the administration at the behest of the climate-change lobby, resembled a king’s abrupt dissolution of ventures and interests deemed unfit or misaligned with the Biden agenda. The resulting economic fallout reinforced perceptions that Biden ruled by proclamation, imposing these green mandates that had dire effects on the U.S. economy. What the protests may look like Americans can expect to see thousands take to the streets in locations across all 50 states, turning peaceful marches into chaotic spectacles that burden local law enforcement and disrupt everyday Americans trying to navigate traffic and get to work on a Saturday. House Speaker Mike Johnson called it a “Hate America” rally packed with radicals under the Antifa banner and pro-Hamas agitators, whose goal doesn’t appear to be democracy but sowing division to pressure Republicans into caving on shutdown talks. Previous ‘No Kings’ protests fizzled this summer, leaving only littered parks in their wake and few tangible policy results. TOP STORIES ‘No Kings’ protesters silent when Democrats rule as monarch Democrats panic over redistricting numbers with pivotal SCOTUS decision looming DOGE says that it has created $210 billion in taxpayer savings Top White House official hints Antifa could soon be designated foreign terror group: ‘Stay tuned’ Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd LATEST EPISODES Inside Operation Summer Heat: FBI Director Kash Patel on Crime, Counterintelligence & Accountability DOJ vs. Gun Owners: Why AG Pam Bondi Must Stop Fighting the Second Amendment From Columbus to Trump: How America’s Heritage Fuels Newfound Patriotism Virginia Lt. Gov. GOP Nominee: Jay Jones ‘revealed the violence problem that’s prevalent in Democrat Party’ Ex-US Attorney Bud Cummins: DOJ credibility ‘annihilated’ by Comey, McCabe, Obama-era elites, indictment is justified RELATED ARTICLES ‘No Kings’ protesters silent when Democrats rule as monarch Democrats panic over redistricting numbers with pivotal SCOTUS decision looming DOGE says that it has created $210 billion in taxpayer savings Top White House official hints Antifa could soon be designated foreign terror group: ‘Stay tuned’ Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd WH Press Secretary Leavitt says Democrats’ language attacking ICE is ‘despicable’ How Trump can navigate budget negotiations to avert government shutdown Convention of States effort surges as Trump aims at shrinking size, scope of federal government Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question Trump visits a U.K. facing internal social, political turmoil with message of freedom, friendship

America, Articles, Elections, Politics & Policy

Democrats panic over redistricting numbers with pivotal SCOTUS decision looming

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Episodes Democrats panic over redistricting numbers with pivotal SCOTUS decision looming If all states redistrict to the extent allowable, Republicans stand to gain more than Democrats. By: Lawyers involved in a consequential case on election redistricting re-argued Louisiana v. Callais on Wednesday before the Supreme Court, whose ruling could set a landmark precedent for other states performing redistricting operations. Democrats and media organizations are using phrases like “gutting voting rights” to refer to the possible outcome of reshaping the application of the Voting Rights Act nationwide. The stakes of the case “are only heightened by the backdrop of this national gerrymandering crisis,” former Democratic Attorney General Eric Holder, who leads Democrats’ main redistricting arm, said ahead of the high court hearing, according to Politico “We’ve been in redistricting battles for a very long time,” Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill told Just The News earlier this week. “And you know, most recently, we drew a map that the courts basically directed us to draw, reluctantly. We had been saying we didn’t think we could do this in a constitutional way. And they said, ‘Do it anyway.’” The landmark case, which was consolidated with Robinson v. Callais, challenges the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional redistricting map enacted as Senate Bill 8 following the 2020 Census. The map created a second majority-Black congressional district to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting, but it faced lawsuits alleging unconstitutional racial gerrymandering under the Fourteenth Amendment. In January 2024, the Louisiana Legislature approved the new map during a special session to address prior court orders requiring fair representation for Black voters, who comprise about one-third of the state’s population. A three-judge federal district court panel ruled 2-1 in May 2024 that race had predominated in drawing the districts and blocked the map’s use, prompting direct appeals to the Supreme Court. Reality appears to be setting in for Democrats that when redistricting (or “gerrymandering” when it’s on the opposing side) is maxed out, Republicans gain more seats, some publications and networks are spiking the decibels of the alarm bells. “As I sat and listened to today’s oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, I was reminded of just how much is at stake in our country’s democracy,” said Louisiana Democrat Rep. Cleo Fields. “This case marks a pivotal moment in not only Louisiana’s ongoing fight to protect fair representation, but states all across this nation as well. While I am cautiously optimistic following this morning’s hearing, we must remain vigilant and committed to defending the principles enshrined in Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.” Axios ran the Wednesday morning headline, “Louisiana’s Supreme Court case could gut Voting Rights Act,” fearmongering that “the case could end the legal basis minority voters use when challenging maps that dilute their political influence” and that it “could leave many places in the country without a remedy, even in extreme cases of racial discrimination and racial vote dilution,” according to Stuart Naifeh of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund. CNN on Wednesday discussed Democrats falling behind and warned its audience, “You go along in the states, Democrats run out of room. Republicans are able to gain plus seven House seats. That does not even take into account the potential gutting of the VRA before the Supreme Court.” The Supreme Court, weighted 6-3 conservative, opened with Chief Justice John Roberts expressing frank skepticism. He began the hearing by questioning the applicability of the Court’s 2023 Allen v. Milligan decision (a 5-4 ruling upholding VRA redistricting claims in Alabama, which he authored). He downplayed its precedent, noting it “took the existing precedent as a given” and subtly critiqued ongoing race-focused remedies as potentially indefinite, an argument that Justice Brett Kavanaugh also raised. Kavanaugh, whose swing vote upheld the VRA in 2023 (with a concurrence calling for temporal boundaries), pressed attorneys on whether race-based remedies should “carry on indefinitely.” He likened it to the Court’s 2023 affirmative action ban, suggesting perpetual racial considerations undermine equal protection. This hints at his potential shift, which could flip the 2023 outcome. TOP STORIES DOGE says that it has created $210 billion in taxpayer savings Top White House official hints Antifa could soon be designated foreign terror group: ‘Stay tuned’ Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd WH Press Secretary Leavitt says Democrats’ language attacking ICE is ‘despicable’ How Trump can navigate budget negotiations to avert government shutdown LATEST EPISODES Democrats panic over redistricting numbers with pivotal SCOTUS decision looming Inside Operation Summer Heat: FBI Director Kash Patel on Crime, Counterintelligence & Accountability DOJ vs. Gun Owners: Why AG Pam Bondi Must Stop Fighting the Second Amendment From Columbus to Trump: How America’s Heritage Fuels Newfound Patriotism Virginia Lt. Gov. GOP Nominee: Jay Jones ‘revealed the violence problem that’s prevalent in Democrat Party’ RELATED ARTICLES DOGE says that it has created $210 billion in taxpayer savings Top White House official hints Antifa could soon be designated foreign terror group: ‘Stay tuned’ Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd WH Press Secretary Leavitt says Democrats’ language attacking ICE is ‘despicable’ How Trump can navigate budget negotiations to avert government shutdown Convention of States effort surges as Trump aims at shrinking size, scope of federal government Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question Trump visits a U.K. facing internal social, political turmoil with message of freedom, friendship Trump Agriculture Department funds Farm-to-School program at historic levels Ignored by media, enabled by Dems: how soft-on-crime policies unleashed murder of Ukrainian refugee

America, Articles, Sports

Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd

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America / Articles / Sports Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd Having it both ways? The NFL scaled back its most obvious displays of “wokeness,” but the evidence indicates the football league hasn’t left it behind at all. By: Amid ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) actions ramping up in major cities like Chicago and Portland, the National Football League (NFL) announced that Spanish-language-crooning Puerto Rican and Trump-critic “Bad Bunny” will be 2026’s Super Bowl halftime performer. At odds are President Donald Trump’s stance on immigration and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision to give a global platform for “Bad Bunny,” whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. The announcement may seem strange in light of the NFL appearing to return to its original non-woke values. However, the departure from woke causes like DEI, BLM and LGBTQ may not have been genuine. Ocasio is from Puerto Rico, and thus not an illegal immigrant, although he has expressed fears that his fans will be targeted for arrest by ICE. The NFL’s “woke” history Super Bowl LX, in host city Santa Clara, California, will take place at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026, a little over a year since Trump signed his Inauguration Day executive order entitled, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” targeting the illegal immigration crisis that percolated under former President Joe Biden. In 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem before games, a move many Americans viewed as disrespectful to the American flag and military veterans. His protest, ostensibly to highlight racial injustice, led other NFL players to join in, prompting widespread anger from fans who felt the league was allowing divisive political activism to overshadow sports. The controversy sparked boycotts and a drop in NFL viewership, as critics argued the organization was endorsing anti-American sentiments. After opting out of his 49’ers contract in March 2017, Kaepernick went unsigned by any NFL team, effectively ending his playing career. While the controversy disappeared with his departure, the NFL neither sanctioned Kaepernick nor imposed any guidelines barring such behavior. Kneeling and appealing Following the 2016-2017 Kaepernick fiasco, protests erupted in the summer of 2020 amid violent nationwide Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots after the police-custody death of George Floyd. This time, rather than individual player actions, the backlash from Americans targeted the league’s public pivot toward progressive causes, including Commissioner Roger Goodell’s public statement on racism (“We, the NFL, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of Black people”). Protests intensified in late May 2020, with Goodell’s video statement released on June 5. By Week 1 of the 2020 season (September 10), nearly every team participated in pre-game protests—players, coaches, and even owners linking arms or kneeling. NFL fans were subjected weekly throughout the season to league-wide kneeling during the anthem and visible on-field messaging like “End Racism” and “It Takes All of Us” paraphernalia and decals in end zones. In the wake of the Kaepernick and BLM controversies, the NFL came under fire nearing the 2023 season when fans learned that the league had expanded its “Rooney Rule“, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching positions and other senior roles, going so far as to offer draft pick incentives to teams that developed minority coaches. The league also pushed into “Inspire Change” program which funds community diversity initiatives. As such, the NFL has not fully departed from its social justice or “woke” initiatives as of October 6, 2025, but its approach has evolved, with some scaling back of overt messaging in response to fan and political pressure, creating a perception of retreat without a complete abandonment. Here’s a breakdown of the trajectory and whether it “seems” like a departure: The NFL has consistently maintained its “Inspire Change” program, launched in 2017, with over $350 million committed to social justice causes by 2025, including grants for criminal justice reform and education equity (per NFL.com). End-zone slogans like “End Racism” and “It Takes All of Us” have appeared every year since 2020, including the 2025 season, despite boycott threats. Performances of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (the “Black national anthem”) have continued at major NFL events like the Draft and season openers. TOP STORIES Top White House official hints Antifa could soon be designated foreign terror group: ‘Stay tuned’ Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd WH Press Secretary Leavitt says Democrats’ language attacking ICE is ‘despicable’ How Trump can navigate budget negotiations to avert government shutdown ‘Charlie Kirk effect’ in full force as voters register Republican in large numbers LATEST EPISODES From Columbus to Trump: How America’s Heritage Fuels Newfound Patriotism Virginia Lt. Gov. GOP Nominee: Jay Jones ‘revealed the violence problem that’s prevalent in Democrat Party’ Ex-US Attorney Bud Cummins: DOJ credibility ‘annihilated’ by Comey, McCabe, Obama-era elites, indictment is justified SC Congressman Ralph Norman: Democrats are driving the shutdown while Republicans fight for fiscal sanity Amanda Head is unfiltered: What it’s REALLY like covering President Trump’s Admin. from inside the White House RELATED ARTICLES Top White House official hints Antifa could soon be designated foreign terror group: ‘Stay tuned’ Despite appearances, the NFL still pays lip service to ‘woke’ crowd WH Press Secretary Leavitt says Democrats’ language attacking ICE is ‘despicable’ How Trump can navigate budget negotiations to avert government shutdown Convention of States effort surges as Trump aims at shrinking size, scope of federal government Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question Trump visits a U.K. facing internal social, political turmoil with message of freedom, friendship Trump Agriculture Department funds Farm-to-School program at historic levels Ignored by media, enabled by Dems: how soft-on-crime policies unleashed murder of Ukrainian refugee Trump administration wants to revolutionize AI’s integration into education with ‘watchful guidance’

America, Articles, Economy

Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question

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America / Articles / Economy Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question Even a small interest rate reduction reduces borrowing costs for Americans and in the long-run could mildly stimulate economic activity, potentially boosting growth while easing pressures on inflation and the housing market. By: After repeated criticism from President Donald Trump and many economists, , the Federal Reserve Board lowered its key interest rate on Wednesday by a quarter point to a 4% to 4.25% range, the first cut since December 2024. The decision came after an 11-1 vote due to worries about a weakening job market. Stephen Miran, a recent Federal Reserve Governor appointee and former Council of Economic Advisers Chair under Trump, cast the lone dissenting vote, lobbying for a half-point rate cut instead. Miran pushed for more aggressive action, citing labor market weaknesses, as evidenced by his projections in the Fed’s dot plot for more significant rate reductions. Other Trump-appointed governors, Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller, aligned with the majority after having previously dissented in earlier meetings. Powell: A “risk management cut” Since early this year, the Fed has maintained rates at 4.25% to 4.5% to tackle lingering inflation from the post-COVID economic surge, while keeping an eye on signs of a cooling economy. Recent reports found sluggish job growth, an unemployment rate climbing to 4.3%, and revised-down employment numbers, prompting calls for monetary easing to avoid further slowdown. Despite President Trump’s push for more aggressive rate reductions, Fed Chair Jerome Powell framed the decision as a “risk management cut.” “We have begun to see goods prices showing through into higher inflation, and actually the increase in goods prices accounts for most of the increase in inflation, or perhaps all of the increase in inflation over the course of this year,” Powell said in a press conference announcing the rate cut. “Those are not very large effects at this point, and we do expect them to continue to build over the course of the rest of the year and into next year,” he continued, adding that they see higher inflation and lower employment going forward. Slow and steady is the way, Trump’s advisors say Trump, who has not yet reacted publicly to the rate reduction as of presstime, is likely to push back on the Fed Chair, who he calls  “Mr. too late” Powell, having pushed for previous cuts that would have brought the interest rate lower leading up to yesterday’s decision. Kevin Hassett, who serves as Trump’s director of the National Economic Council, spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box and said, “The bottom line is that moving kind of slow and steady and heading towards a target, watch the data come in, that’s what prudent policy is,” “I think it’s much more prudent for the Fed to be looking at all the models, to have a diversity of opinions and decide, ‘What are we going to do in this economy that really looks to be taking off with inflation that’s decelerating, but higher than the target?’ They split the baby in this decision, and I think that’s probably a pretty prudent call.” As of mid-morning on Thursday, US stock exchanges like the NYSE and NASDAQ are seeing trading volumes of roughly 3.2 billion shares, slightly above the recent daily average of 2.8-3.0 billion, reflecting a mildly active response in the markets to the Federal Reserve’s rate cut. Elevated trading volume can indicate increased volatility, as it often signals strong investor activity that may drive sustained price trends or amplify swings if orders become imbalanced. With the S&P 500 up 0.4% near 6,626 and the VIX at 18.5, the market shows engaged trading but no extreme volatility…yet. TOP STORIES Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question Trump Agriculture Department funds Farm-to-School program at historic levels Ignored by media, enabled by Dems: how soft-on-crime policies unleashed murder of Ukrainian refugee Trump administration wants to revolutionize AI’s integration into education with ‘watchful guidance’ Illinois State House Minority Leader: Chicagoans are crying for help LATEST EPISODES Political Violence, Media Spin & A New Wave of Patriotism: What U.S. Reps Babin & Crank See Ahead Catch-22: Ex-Secret Service Agent says colleges face liability, could chill debates after Kirk murder Dr. Ben Carson serves on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, talks about the need for faith in America Ex-Border Union Boss applauds SCOTUS decision on LA ICE raids, says next phase is ‘targeted enforcement’ The AI revolution led by Trump: Teacher Unions fear losing control, parents continue fight for education freedom RELATED ARTICLES Fed rate cut makes minimal immediate impact, but long-term effects in question Trump Agriculture Department funds Farm-to-School program at historic levels Ignored by media, enabled by Dems: how soft-on-crime policies unleashed murder of Ukrainian refugee Trump administration wants to revolutionize AI’s integration into education with ‘watchful guidance’ Illinois State House Minority Leader: Chicagoans are crying for help Trump strikes skeptical tone on his own Covid vaccine record, policies Trump may be reassembling the way college athletes do — or don’t — get paid Trump’s executive order to protect the U.S. flag hits at heart of culture Newsom targets Trump as proxy for potential 2028 GOP presidential candidates, nominee Cities across America would benefit from Trump’s D.C.-style takeover

America, Articles, Crime

Ignored by media, enabled by Dems: how soft-on-crime policies unleashed murder of Ukrainian refugee

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America / Articles / Crime Ignored by media, enabled by Dems: how soft-on-crime policies unleashed murder of Ukrainian refugee The murder of Iryna Zarutska and its treatment by Democrats and mainstream media highlight the interplay between systemic issues in the justice system, a leftist ideology on policing and criminal justice, and a media complicit in hiding those issues from the public. By: According to most legacy mainstream news outfits, the horrific murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was not worthy of a headline. The attention from “MAGA influencers seeking to elevate the issue of violent urban crime and accuse mainstream media of under-covering” is instead the focal point of reporting by outlets like Axios. On August 22, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who escaped war to start anew in the U.S., was viciously stabbed to death with a pocket knife in what appeared to be a random attack on a Charlotte, North Carolina light rail train. The suspect, 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr., a homeless black man with a long history of evading serious charges due to mental health claims, was apprehended and charged with first-degree murder, fueling public outrage over lax crime policies and judicial failures. The media blackout was shocking to many in the independent news sphere. The murder took place two and a half weeks ago, on August 22. CNN, Reuters, The New York Times, Associated Press, NBC News, ABC News and The Washington Post took 17 days to report on it. It took North Carolina’s Democrat Mayor Josh Stein the same amount of time to comment on the murder. Leftists try to flush Zarutska’s murder down the memory-hole Wikipedia is under fire for trying to remove a page about the murder. Editors at the site are feuding internally after attempts to suppress the story by proposing the newly created page about Zarutska’s killing be deleted, arguing it lacked sufficient notability for inclusion. Critics, including Elon Musk, who called the murder a “hate crime,” and Piers Morgan, who condemned the “senseless, unprovoked” murder, have slammed Wikipedia’s deletion attempt as censorship, pointing to minimal mainstream media attention. The radio-silence from traditional media up until Monday reflects a broader attempt to ignore crime when the victim is white and the alleged perpetrator is black. In another instance over the weekend, beloved Auburn University veterinary sciences professor Dr. Julie Gard Schnuelle was hacked to death with a machete while walking her dog in Kiesel Park, Alabama—a location she frequented daily. The 59-year-old retired professor’s red Ford F-150 truck was stolen by the attacker. The following day, a black male, 28-year-old Harold Rashad Dabney III from Montgomery, was arrested and charged with capital murder after police located the stolen vehicle nearby and linked him to the homicide. Nothing to see here, move along Schnuelle, who was white, was found murdered on Saturday, September 6. Although the killing was covered by local media the next day, a Google search shows that no national mainstream news outlets reported the story for two days until Monday, when ABC News published an online slideshow of images culled from local television coverage with no original reporting. The first legacy media outfit to publish any original reporting appears to be Newsweek, which published their own story on Monday afternoon. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press conference Tuesday afternoon, dressing down the mainstream media for not reporting on Zarutska’s murder in a timely manner. Commentators like Professor Glenn Reynolds of the University of Tennessee School of Law similarly criticized the legacy media. He compared in his Substack column the enveloping coverage of the deaths of young blacks like George Floyd with the vacuum of coverage about Zarutska’s killing. Reynolds wrote, “while rabble-rousing is the most obvious exercise of press power, rabble-snoozing — the power to keep a news story dormant and out of the general public’s notice — is undoubtedly a bigger one.” Social media took notice. X influencer “Cynical Publius” took media reporter Brian Stelter to task for calling the people who were outraged by the media blackout “racist filth.” Publius wrote: “The only ‘racist filth’ I am aware of in this story are the countless ‘journalists’ who deliberately suppressed this story because the races of the murderer and the murdered do not align with the preferred narrative of the Democrat/Media Complex.” The media blackout helps hide the soft-on-crime policies of Democrats President Donald Trump posted a video to his Truth Social account criticizing the policies he believes contributed to the issue: “For far too long, Americans have been forced to put up with Democrat-run cities that set loose savage, bloodthirsty criminals to prey on innocent people. In every place they control radical left judges, politicians and activists have adopted a policy of catch-and-release for thugs and killers.” Charlotte is one of the most dangerous cities in America, yet does not receive as many mentions in crime conversations as cities like Chicago and San Francisco. Charlotte’s total crime index is 45.99 incidents per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes, including assault and robbery, occur at a rate of 7.46 incidents per 1,000 residents, which equates to a 1 in 134 chance of victimization. Charlotte, where Iryna Zarutska was murdered, is led by Democrat Mayor Vi Lyles. The last Republican mayor of Charlotte was Pat McCrory, who served from 1995 to 2009. Lyles initially downplayed the murder, and showed deep compassion for the killer, who had been arrested and released 14 times before the killing. “We will never arrest our way out of issues such as homelessness and mental health,” Lyles said. “Mental health disease is just that — a disease like any other that needs to be treated with the same compassion, diligence and commitment as cancer or heart disease.” Her initial comments never mentioned Iryna Zarutska. While Charlotte is not a no-cash-bail city, the judicial system certainly played a role in enabling Brown to recommit. Brown was arrested and released back into the public at least 14 documented times for crimes ranging from robbery with a dangerous weapon and criminal theft to felony larceny, breaking and entering and assault. He served a five-year sentence for robbery with a deadly weapon in 2014, and upon release, was arrested for assaulting his own

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Illinois State House Minority Leader: Chicagoans are crying for help

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America / Articles / Crime Illinois State House Minority Leader: Chicagoans are crying for help Chicago’s crime problem and Trump’s planned federal response, could curb ongoing violence as city officials deny the problem exists, blame other states when they do acknowledge the murders, and regularly disregard citizens’ plea for help. By: In the wake of a miraculous change in the nation’s capital, residents of one of America’s most notoriously dangerous cities are crying out for help, according to Illinois State House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, a Republican in a deep Blue state. “We hear it. You see it all the time, whether it’s through Tiktok, whether it’s through [Instagram and Facebook] reels, the media is paying attention. Yes, people are asking for help,” she said. Ignoring a murderous weekend Over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, 58 people were shot in 37 separate shootings, including eight fatalities. Instead of addressing the problems, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, a Democrat, laughed off the numbers as a “manufactured crisis.” Multiple videos of Chicago residents have gone viral on social and traditional media in which they decry the state of their city and openly advocate for President Donald Trump to assist Chicago in the same manner that he cracked down on crime in Washington, D.C., by providing National Guard and policing support. It’s not just the residents who McCombie believes would be supportive of the extra manpower and resources. McCombie spoke to Just The News and predicted, “I would think that the majority of the law enforcement officers wouldn’t care where the help came from, whether it was from President Trump or a neighboring Democrat state. They need the help.” Since Trump announced his administration’s efforts to reduce crime in Washington, D.C., he’s received support from the president of the DC Police Union, Gregg Pemberton, who came out immediately praising the idea. In the top ten most dangerous cities per capita On the FBI’s list of most dangerous cities, which features lesser-known and less publicized cities like Evansville, Indiana, and Akron, Ohio, Chicago is down the list at number 16. McCombie challenged the argument that Chicago is not a top-ten dangerous city, explaining that “If you’re looking at raw numbers, you can do a lot of things with stats and polls, but you’re looking at raw numbers, and Chicago is by far, unfortunately, one of the most violent cities in America per capita. The smaller cities obviously look worse, and they’re the ones that are ranked in the top 10 of the most dangerous cities because of that. And this isn’t anything for us to be celebrating.” Further complicating the FBI’s crime data is the fact that many policing agencies, often in the highest crime areas, don’t report their local crime statistics to the federal agency. Notwithstanding data reporting issues, digging in on the statistics surrounding crime in Chicago, McCombie explained that “while violent crime is down from last year, it’s still higher than the five-year average. That’s aggravated assaults, aggravated batteries and robberies, but it excludes carjackings, which you heard a lot about in D.C. And although there may be fewer shootings, there are more deaths because of those shootings. So they’re more lethal since 2010.” Mayor refuses to acknowledge the benefit of additional policing Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, also a Democrat, has had a difficult time explaining why his city does not need help to reduce violent crime. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough became increasingly exasperated as he attempted several times over the nearly three-minute clip to get an answer from Johnson on whether additional uniformed law enforcement would help. Scarborough asks multiple times before telling Johnson, “I just need a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ and then this will be the last time I ask.” Currently, Johnson has a jarring 79.9% unfavorable rating. Even with policing help, however, the blue city’s criminal-friendly policies are a large part of the problem. This year, the city has already suffered 275 homicides. Chicago has not had a Republican mayor since 1931, when William “Big Bill” Thompson’s final term ended. According to McCombie, the policies include declassification of crimes, raising the threshold of crimes, and no-cash-bail instituted in 2023, and he blames those policies as drivers of criminal activity in Chicago. 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Trump may be reassembling the way college athletes do — or don’t — get paid

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America / Articles / Government / Sports / White House Trump may be reassembling the way college athletes do — or don’t — get paid What’s in a name? A lot of money is at stake, especially in collegiate athletics. Trump’s executive order may change that, or at least, bring some integrity to the process. By: President Donald Trump, through his executive order last month, seeks to purify a dirty system that originally sought to compensate collegiate athletes. The changes may change the landscape of what student-athletes and agent-recruiters can make in revenue. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, but those who sought to reward athletic talent with Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation quickly realized that the system had been corrupted practically since its inception. Trump’s order, if followed by legislation, could see major changes to the well-meaning but poorly overseen system. The NIL policy, launched in 2021, was quickly undermined as boosters and collectives took advantage of lax oversight, turning NIL agreements into covert tools for recruiting and pay-for-play arrangements, breaching ambiguous-from-the-start NCAA regulations. Pay-for-play schemes ESPN reported in February that the NCAA generated almost $1.3 billion in revenue for the 2022-23 fiscal year. According to the NCAA, more than half of that was distributed back to Division I member universities. How many hands that money goes through before it reaches students is anybody’s guess. The bulk of the NCAA’s revenue came from media rights and marketing deals tied to championship events. Trump’s order, called “Saving College Sports“, prohibits corrupt, third-party pay-for-play schemes while allowing fair-market compensation, such as endorsement deals, to protect student-athletes and preserve opportunities in both women’s and non-revenue sports. The order mandates federal agencies to create enforcement strategies within 30 days and ensures revenue-sharing models prioritize the sustainability of non-revenue sports, reinforcing the educational and developmental value of collegiate athletics. Fans will probably see fewer secretive booster payments luring athletes to teams, more authentic endorsement deals featuring players in commercials, and smaller sports programs gaining support to stay in the game, creating a fairer, more game-focused college football experience. For smaller schools, the order could be a game-changer.  Smaller schools with smaller endowments could stay competitive in football and other sports, rather than be overshadowed by big-money programs, as the emphasis shifts from cash-driven recruiting to genuine student-athlete development. Athletes got nothing before the NIL Prior to the implementation of the NIL era, collegiate athletes in the U.S. were barred from profiting off their personal fame, endorsements, or public persona. The NCAA enforced rigid amateurism policies that upheld the “student-athlete” ideal, prioritizing academic pursuits over financial compensation. Athletes received scholarships covering tuition, housing, and meals, but any direct earnings from activities like sponsorships, autograph sales, or media appearances were strictly prohibited. The NCAA argued that amateurism preserved the purity of college sports, distinguishing them from professional leagues. However, universities, conferences, and the NCAA itself reaped massive profits from TV contracts, ticket sales, and merchandise. One of the most infamous and egregious cases of a university profiting off a player with no compensation to that player was highlighted in the documentary UNTOLD: Johnny Football, about college quarterback sensation Johnny Manziel. Texas A&M reaped $37 million in media exposure thanks to Manziel. A scandal ensued in which Manziel allegedly received payments for signing autographs, though no definitive evidence was found. Manziel was suspended for the first half of the 2013 season-opening game. In another instance, by the early 2000s, the NCAA’s March Madness basketball tournament generated billions through media deals, with a single television contract with CBS exceeding $6 billion over ten years. Meanwhile, athletes received no share of this wealth, fueling debates about the fairness of a system that heavily benefited institutions while restricting players. The inability of athletes to earn from their likeness persisted despite increasing legal and societal scrutiny in the years before NIL. Landmark lawsuits, like the one filed by former UCLA player Ed O’Bannon in 2009, challenged the NCAA’s practice of using athletes’ images in products like video games without compensating them. The case exposed how schools and the NCAA capitalized on players’ identities while offering only scholarships, which often fell short of covering full expenses. At the same time, coaches earned multimillion-dollar salaries, and universities spent millions on state-of-the-art facilities funded by sports revenue. By the 2010s, major conferences like the Big Ten and SEC secured media contracts worth billions, yet athletes were limited to small stipends introduced around 2015 for incidental costs. What will change and what won’t Trump’s fix can be understood as functioning in two parts. The first part seeks the preservation and, where possible, expansion of women’s and non-revenue sports, such as lacrosse or fencing. The second part directs the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, to oversee creating a program eliminating third-party, pay-for-play payments, while permitting fair-market-value compensation to student-athletes for NIL activities. Those activities can range from team clothing sales to virtual appearances in video games. Law firm and consultancy Husch Blackwell published a memorandum explaining that the executive order consists of a number of “shoulds,” namely : Athletic departments with revenues greater than $125 million should provide the maximum number of roster spots and increase scholarships above the 2024-25 limits in non-revenue sports; Athletic departments with revenues greater than $50 million should provide the maximum number of roster spots and at least as many scholarships as permitted in 2024-25 for non-revenue sports; and Athletic departments with revenues of $50 million or less should not disproportionately reduce scholarships or roster sports based on revenue generated. The “Fat Lady” hasn’t sung yet The courts have had, and will continue to have their say in the policies as well. Last month, the federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Johnson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association that student-athletes may have the right to bring claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act as employees of the various universities who qualify for a piece of the NCAA’s $1.3 billion pie. The appellate court remanded the

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Newsom targets Trump as proxy for potential 2028 GOP presidential candidates, nominee

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America / Articles / Elections / Government / Politics & Policy / White House Newsom targets Trump as proxy for potential 2028 GOP presidential candidates, nominee Though 2028 won’t be opportunity for Newsom to go head-to-head with Trump, his latest tactic is imitating the president to boost his political capital. By: The next presidential election will not be a match between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump. But Newsom – considered a top-tier, potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate – is walking and talking like he’s running and that the GOP nominee will be a Trump acolyte. Among Newsom’s recent and most notable moves appears to be imitating Trump’s signature, all-capitalized social media posts, including two with his infamous signoff: “THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!” “DONALD TRUMP, IF YOU DO NOT STAND DOWN, WE WILL BE FORCED TO LEAD AN EFFORT TO REDRAW THE MAPS IN CA TO OFFSET THE RIGGING OF MAPS IN RED STATES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!,” the governor’s press office posted Aug. 12, ahead of the state’s Democrat-controlled Assembly’s ultimately successful effort Thursday to pass a series of Newsom-backed bills to redraw the state’s congressional maps. The effort was in response to a similar one in the GOP-controlled Texas Assembly, and backed by Trump, to try to pick up more House seats in the 2026 midterm elections. (Newsom later Thursday signed two of the three bills and declared a Nov. 4 special election in which voters will be given the opportunity to grant final approval to the newly drawn maps.) Ahead of Trump’s meeting last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Newsom’s office posted: “DONALD IS FINISHED — HE IS NO LONGER “HOT.” FIRST THE HANDS (SO TINY) AND NOW ME — GAVIN C. NEWSOM — HAVE TAKEN AWAY HIS “STEP.” MANY ARE SAYING HE CAN’T EVEN DO THE “BIG STAIRS” ON AIR FORCE ONE ANYMORE — USES THE LITTLE BABY STAIRS NOW. SAD! TOMORROW HE’S GOT HIS “MEETING” WITH PUTIN IN “RUSSIA.” NOBODY CARES. ALL THE TELEVISION CAMERAS ARE ON ME, AMERICA’S FAVORITE GOVERNOR. “EVEN LOW-RATINGS LAURA INGRAM (EDITS THE TAPES!) CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT MY BEAUTIFUL MAPS. YOU’RE WELCOME FOR LIBERATION DAY, AMERICA! DONNIE J MISSED “THE DEADLINE” (WHOOPS!) AND NOW I RUN THE SHOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GCN” GOP strategist Mike Biundo, who served as campaign adviser to Trump and GOP Sens. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania, and Rand Paul, Kentucky, told Just The News, “Enter failed Governor Gavin Newsome, riding in on his Trump-Derangement-Syndrome horse, with no record to run on and no policy wins to tout. So what does he do to infuse his fledgling, low-energy national foray? He tries to give it a Trump-trolling sugar high. The problem for him is that, like most sugar highs, it won’t last.” In the 24 hours preceding the writing of this article, the Newsom press office directly mentioned and attacked Trump in 12 posts with others indirectly referencing Trump or his policies. Newsom’s strategy appears to be working, according to the latest University of California Irvine-OC Poll. In early June, just 38% of poll respondents approved of the overall job that he was doing as governor. But when voters were asked the same question by the same pollsters, after Newsom’s fight with Trump over the federalization of the National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles, his approval rose to 56%. And in a poll conducted by Politico and The Citrin Center public opinion firm and released Wednesday, Newsom was the top presidential choice of 25% of California’s Democratic voters for the 2028 Democratic primary. The poll also showed that among state Democrats, Newsom is leading all prospective candidates, including Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee, who garnered 19% of their support. On the inaugural episode of his new podcast, on March 6, Newsom broke from progressives by speaking out against allowing males to compete in female sports. He made the declaration to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, telling him, “I think it’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness – it’s deeply unfair.” Newsom has also flip-flopped on other issues, like the use of the term “Latinx,” California’s high-speed rail, state oil production, bail reform, and the current hot topic, redistricting. Biundo also said: “The Democratic Party as a whole is desperately searching for an identity. The American people only need to compare President Trump’s record with Newsom’s in California to see that he is a non-starter. As a Republican Operative, I hope the Democrats nominate Newsom. I am in the mood for another landslide from whatever candidate we put up as the GOP nominee.” TOP STORIES Trump’s executive order to protect the U.S. flag hits at heart of culture Newsom targets Trump as proxy for potential 2028 GOP presidential candidates, nominee Cities across America would benefit from Trump’s D.C.-style takeover Trump to make upgrades to White House, the first of this century Trump 2.0 White House hones messaging to challenge false stories, engage pop culture LATEST EPISODES Biden’s Retaliation Backfires: DOJ settles with FBI whistleblowers—major victory for Empower Oversight ‘SCOTUS didn’t get it right the first time,’ Texas AG Paxton backs Trump on flag burning executive order $7 Million Seized, No Charges Filed: A Shocking Story of One Family’s Fight Against Amazon & abuse by FBI, DOJ Amanda Head breaks down the latest headlines with Just The News reporters, Ben Whedon and Natalia Mittelstadt Rep. 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