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

chadadmin / December 3, 2025

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

chadadmin / November 7, 2025

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

chadadmin / October 18, 2025

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

chadadmin / October 16, 2025

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

chadadmin / October 8, 2025

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

chadadmin / September 19, 2025

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. 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America, Articles, Crime

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

chadadmin / September 10, 2025

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

chadadmin / September 5, 2025

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

chadadmin / August 31, 2025

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

chadadmin / August 22, 2025

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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Critical Condition: America faces a supply chain crisis for basic drugs, and Trump wants to fix it

chadadmin / August 4, 2025

America / Articles / Government / White House Critical Condition: America faces a supply chain crisis for basic drugs, and Trump wants to fix it Reliance on China for basic drugs like antibiotics, PPE and surgical sterilization tools leaves the United States vulnerable to shortages. By: During his final years as an Army commander, retired Col. Victor Suarez began noticing a troubling trend that put troops at risk in the battlefield, and Americans at home too. “We found that basic things like getting access to ketamine for battlefield use, for pain management or antibiotics for those soldiers that were deployed in locations where there were bacterial infections, some of those things were more challenging to get into this system because of drug shortages globally and in United States and our supply chains,” Suarez told a Just the News, No Noise television special on Thursday. “So this is not only a big risk to those service members and their families, but also veterans that are now, you know, relying on the VA and the basic U.S. system to support their healthcare needs as they go forward,” he added. Suarez took his concerns to Congress, giving bombshell testimony that alarmed senators and prompted lawmakers to begin demanding questions. “This is a horrible situation,” Sen. Roger “Doc” Marshall, R-Kan., a medical doctor now serving in the Senate, told Just the News. “America makes only about 10% of our active pharmaceutical ingredients. These are the simple things: antibiotics, penicillin, ampicillin, Keflex. Think about insulin or monoclonal antibodies. These are real simple things.” Marshall said the efforts of drugmakers to drive down costs through globalization moved the production of ingredients and finished drugs overseas to China, a competitor, and India, an ally with a history of quality control issues with drugmaking. “What China does is they steal our technology, then they replicate it, they bring it up to scale,” Marshall explained. “Then after they’re up to scale, what they’ll do is they’ll enter the market with a product and undercut all their competition. And after they corner the market, they create an artificial shortage of that particular drug, and then they raise their prices. That’s their model.” Trump administration officials acknowledged to Just the News that shortages of basic drugs like antibiotics and antivirals have worsened over the last decade and the COVID-19 pandemic created an alarm moment when the U.S. found itself unable to secure masks, gowns and antibiotics. But when the pandemic ended, the Biden administration failed to take any substantive actions to re-source America’s drug supply chain. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, who served as a nurse and physician in the U.S. Army for 24 years, said she was alarmed by what she observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We saw that the Chinese Communist Party was sequestering or hoarding PPE (personal protective equipment) and also antivirals, antibiotics,” she said. “And they’re one of the prime manufacturers of those medications that we need…ibuprofen, hydrocortisone, they make those as well our generic medications.” President Donald Trump began his presidency with an executive order pressuring drugmakers to lower the costs of their products to Americans to closer to the levels they sell the same products overseas. The order had an instantaneous impact. Now Trump’s top medical officials say they are feverishly working on a plan to fix the supply chain system, first by stockpiling basic ingredients for key drugs inside the United States over the next couple of years and then creating a solution to make the ingredients and finished drugs back in America over the next decade. “The problem is that we do not have sufficient domestic manufacturing of these basic medical items,” newly appointed NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told Just the News. “And so any sort of stress at all in the system, and basic medications that Americans should be able to have if they get sick may not be available. “That’s something that the Trump administration is really deeply concerned about and working hard to fix,” he added. The immediate focus is on the basic staples of medicine like Insulin, antibiotics and antivirals but officials said the problem extends even to America’s most modern medical inventions. Even in cell therapies that treat sickle cell anemia, “you take the cells out of American patients, send them to China where the Chinese edit them, and then bring them back and give it to Americans,” Bhattacharya explained. “There’s no reason why America shouldn’t be the hub of this.” Another nation, though less adversarial, that is causing U.S. concern is India. India’s pharmaceutical industry has struggled with maintaining consistent quality, highlighted by the 2022 contaminated cough syrup incidents tied to child fatalities in Gambia and Uzbekistan, which drew international attention. Weak regulatory oversight and uneven compliance have led to subpar drugs slipping into markets, with many firms blacklisted in 2023 for quality violations. Bhattacharya said the solution could be as easy as allowing a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspector to be present at manufacturing operations. “That kind of collaboration will result in more oversight and better regulation of the Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing firms, so that we can have confidence that if you have something manufactured in India and is brought to the United States that it’s safe enough for use in America.” The recently-signed One Big Beautiful Bill offered another early solution to the supply chain crisis. It includes tax provisions that incentivized domestic manufacturing, such as full expensing for research and development and capital investments for new factories, which could indirectly affect foreign pharmaceutical manufacturing by encouraging companies to prioritize U.S.-based production. Bhattacharya also praised Trump’s executive order in May, “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” “The same manufacturer, often even American companies, will charge Europeans ten times less, five times less, two times less for the same drug that they charge Americans for,” he noted. “That’s what the President’s executive order says, the U.S. is saying enough of that. We’re going to demand that the drug companies treat Americans fairly.” TOP STORIES Critical Condition: America faces a supply chain crisis for basic drugs, and Trump wants

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US Olympic Committee bends to Trump, bars trans athletes from women’s competition

chadadmin / July 24, 2025

America / Articles / Culture US Olympic Committee bends to Trump, bars trans athletes from women’s competition The USOPC’s rule intensifies the debate over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports, raising issues of fairness and safety as legal battles and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics loom. By: The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced a major change on Monday, barring transgender athletes from competing in women’s competition, which will go into effect for the 2028 Olympic Games in California, where opposition to such biological standards has been fierce. The decision comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February called “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” The USOPC updated its Athlete Safety Policy on its website, telling sports groups like those for swimming, track, and fencing to follow the new rule. They say it’s because they’re a federally funded group and have to listen to the government after some “respectful” talks with officials. The National College Athletics Association (NCAA) has already made a similar move, only allowing athletes born female to compete in women’s sports. The issue of transgender athletes in sports has been a flashpoint for both sides of the political aisle. During the 2024 election and even as recently as May, it’s clear where the American public stands on the issue. A Gallup poll conducted May 1-18 which surveyed 1003 adults found that 69% of respondents favor trans athletes competing based on their birth gender. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) formerly allowed transgender athletes to compete if they had undergone hormone therapy, starting back in 2004, and they loosened the rules in 2021 to be more inclusive. Many believe that transgender females (biological males) who went through male puberty have a biological edge, so sports like swimming, cycling, and track have been tightening their rules. The poll noted that while “Democrats are currently divided on the issue, they do rank among the groups most in favor of allowing transgender athletes to play on the team that corresponds to their current gender identity. Political liberals are the lone major subgroup showing majority (57%) support for allowing transgender athletes to choose which team to play on.” The IOC, now led by Kirsty Coventry, says it’s all about protecting women’s sports, but each sport can make its own call. Some, like World Athletics and World Aquatics, already block transgender women who transitioned after puberty, while others, like soccer, are still figuring out testosterone rules. The 2028 Summer Olympics will take place in California, against the backdrop of one of the nation’s states most opposed to Trump’s transgender athlete policies. The Golden State has staunchly defied the Trump administration’s efforts to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports by upholding its own 2013 law allowing students to compete based on their declared gender identity. The state rejected a June Department of Education directive to bar transgender girls within 10 days, and filed a preemptive lawsuit through California Attorney General Rob Bonta against the Justice Department’s claim of Title IX violations. Despite federal lawsuits and threats to withhold billions in education funding, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) introduced a pilot program in May to balance inclusion by allowing additional cisgender female athletes to qualify for state championships if displaced by transgender athletes. Newsom’s administration has doubled down on its commitment to state law over federal law. Ironic still were his March 2025 remarks calling transgender participation “deeply unfair,” which predictably sparked outrage from the trans community. The new rule is not without controversy. Proponents of the pilot program, including several Republican lawmakers, support the measure, arguing it ensures fairness and safety in women’s sports, and aligns with Trump’s executive order threatening funding cuts for organizations permitting transgender athletes to compete. Conversely, organizations like the National Women’s Law Center have criticized the rule as discriminatory, claiming it undermines the safety and inclusion of transgender athletes. As the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics approach, the rule’s implications for athletes remain uncertain and the ongoing debate over fairness and scientific considerations continues to intensify. 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Trump signals he may designate organizers, financial backers of violent ICE protests as terrorists

chadadmin / July 18, 2025

America / Articles / Crime Trump signals he may designate organizers, financial backers of violent ICE protests as terrorists Officially designating an organization as a terrorist organization has significant legal, political, and social consequences. By: President Donald Trump says that if the violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots happening across the country are discovered to have central organizers or professional backing he would designate them foreign or domestic terror organizations, similar to what he did with Mexican cartels in February. “I would do that, and in a minute,” Trump told Just the News, No Noise television show Wednesday. I would do that.” Officially designating an organization as a terrorist group in the U.S. criminalizes providing material support, freezes assets, and restricts travel for members and supporters under laws such as the PATRIOT Act. The designation also allows for enhanced law enforcement surveillance, investigations, and federal resource deployment while signaling a security threat domestically and internationally. However, it can also polarize public opinion and, for foreign groups, may lead to global sanctions, though domestic designations are rare due to free speech concerns. In June, Just The News reported that the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a self-described Communist revolutionary group with ties to a China-linked Marxist funding network, has been leading nationwide protests against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns on illegal immigration, including demonstrations in Los Angeles that escalated into riots. The PSL, which openly advocates for the overthrow of the American system and supports Communist regimes, has organized anti-ICE protests in such U.S. cities as Chicago, San Francisco and Austin, Texas, while also promoting a “Don’t Open for ICE” campaign. Trump deployed the Marines and California National Guard from Camp Pendleton to help local law enforcement to restore order earlier this summer in Los Angeles, where PSL-organized protests turned chaotic. The group condemned the Guard presence as an attempt to suppress First Amendment rights, urging continued protests against what it calls Trump’s “war on immigrants.” Trump, who often speaks about his support for law and order, signaled that he was affected by the violence happening against ICE officers trying to do their jobs and carry out lawful deportation orders. “I watched last week as they were throwing rocks at brand-new cars – Border Patrol. And I saw that, and I gave them total authorization to stop their car and do whatever is necessary to arrest those people. Use whatever you have to use to arrest them,” he recently said. PSL’s activities are reportedly financially supported by Neville Roy Singham, a Marxist businessman who funds far-left groups like the People’s Forum, which shares close ties with PSL. The group has been linked to pro-Communist causes, celebrating regimes like those in China and Cuba while defending Palestinian-affiliated Hamas’ October 2023 attacks on Israel. PSL’s “Liberation School” promotes Marxist ideology, and its merchandise glorifies Communist figures and revolutions. Despite denying ties to a recent Washington, D.C., shooting by a former associate, PSL’s revolutionary rhetoric and Singham’s funding network have drawn scrutiny for their connections to global Marxist movements. In another instance of communist connections, Just The News reported that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a former leader of the Venceremos Brigade (VB), a pro-Communist Cuba group tied to Cuban intelligence and linked to violent groups like the Weather Underground, has deep historical ties to far-left activism, having traveled to Cuba multiple times in the 1970s as part of the brigade. U.S. intelligence agencies have described the VB as a Cuban intelligence operation aimed at recruiting politically oriented Americans to influence U.S. government positions. The VB, which Bass described as an “educational project” to foster ties with Cuban society, is now fiscally sponsored by Singham’s The People’s Forum. Trump concluded by extending unlimited permission to his border czar and said, “I called Tom Homan, and I authorized him to do whatever he has to do.” TOP STORIES Trump signals he may designate organizers, financial backers of violent ICE protests as terrorists Trump embraces special prosecutor for weaponization probe and Epstein, vows new declassifications Growing tariff revenues, court rulings raise hopes Trump could put U.S. on path to balanced budget Texas firefighters on Austin fire chief: ‘dereliction of duty’ cost lives Texas Land Commissioner says the camps did everything they could to avoid the flood’s tragic rage LATEST EPISODES Exclusive with President Trump: Jeffrey Epstein, Hillary Clinton, Jerome Powell, FBI, no topic off limits FBI investigates government weaponization in sweeping ‘grand conspiracy’ case, special counsel possible Nearing 1yr anniversary of Trump assassination attempt, journalist Salena Zito talks her new book, “Butler” American Farmland, Virtual Liberty & Social Media: Trump’s Strategy Against China’s Malign Influence Apocalyptic flooding kills more than 90, Texas Land Commissioner says ‘this was a storm you can’t fathom’ RELATED ARTICLES Trump signals he may designate organizers, financial backers of violent ICE protests as terrorists Trump embraces special prosecutor for weaponization probe and Epstein, vows new declassifications Growing tariff revenues, court rulings raise hopes Trump could put U.S. on path to balanced budget Texas firefighters on Austin fire chief: ‘dereliction of duty’ cost lives Texas Land Commissioner says the camps did everything they could to avoid the flood’s tragic rage Food manufacturers rush to remove certain food dyes to comply with new FDA guidance Trump’s fight to keep non-citizens off voter rolls reignites in second term Hegseth announces new intel on US bombing Iran, criticizes media for pushing preliminary report Trump’s next battlefields: a NATO-snubbing Spain and a conflicted U.S. intel community Trump bombed Iran into a ceasefire and sent a loud message to China and Russia America / Articles / Crime Add Your Heading Text Here Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 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Texas firefighters on Austin fire chief: ‘dereliction of duty’ cost lives

chadadmin / July 12, 2025

America / Articles / Extremism / Local / Politics & Policy Texas firefighters on Austin fire chief: ‘dereliction of duty’ cost lives As the death toll from the central Texas floods surpasses 120 with 170 still missing, Austin’s fire chief is in the crosshairs of firefighters who claim his refusal to respond and assist in the rescue effort cost lives. By: The fire chief in Austin, Texas, a city known as a liberal hipster hub in a deep red state, is under sharp scrutiny for refusing to provide assistance in the days preceding the catastrophic and deadly central Texas floods last weekend. Austin Fire Department chief Joel Baker was the subject of scorn by his own firefighters’ union, the Austin Firefighters Association, which posted scathing remarks on social media about Baker during and in the aftermath of the floods that thus far have taken 121 lives, many of them children, with at least 170 people still missing. “It brings the Austin Firefighters no pleasure to report to the community that the Austin Fire Chief DENIED the deployment of Austin firefighters to Kerrville until very late into the event (so today!), with the exception of only 3 AFD rescue swimmers who helped staff helo teams (which still were NOT deployed until the afternoon of the 4th),” the post stated. “Helo teams” is jargon for specialized helicopter rescue units, specializing in emergency response capabilities for water-related emergencies. All about money allegedly owed to the city? The post goes on to explain that Austin’s Firefighter Special Operations teams are trained for specific challenges, just like the Hill Country floods where swift water rescue is required. The union’s post goes on to place blame squarely on Baker’s shoulders: “It is absolutely outrageous that the Austin Fire Chief, Joel G. Baker, would not allow highly trained firefighters from Austin to respond to Kerrville. Because of this egregious dereliction of duty, LIVES WERE VERY LIKELY LOST BECAUSE OF CHIEF BAKER’S DECISION!” According to the Facebook post, requests for assistance came from the state of Texas on July 2, two days prior to the floods, and another request on July 3, both of which were denied by Baker. “It is unforgivable that a fire chief would NOT allow his firefighters to answer the call to save lives,” the post continued. The firefighters also asked rhetorically: “Why would Fire Chief Joel G. Baker do this, you may ask? It was a misguided attempt to save money. I say “misguided” because the fire department is fully reimbursed by the state to deploy. I explained the reimbursement process to Chief Baker last week, and he failed to understand this very simple concept.” The criticism came after the Austin Fire Department announced it would not deploy personnel outside of Austin because of a budget shortfall, including “something like $800,000 in outstanding reimbursements owed to AFD by the State of Texas,” according to local station KXAN-TV. The TV station also reported that Baker said he issued the pause on deployments due to “internal issues” over the state’s ability to reimburse the department, insisting that budget constraints had “nothing” to do with his decision-making. Other cities answered the call CBS News reported that fire and rescue departments from North Texas heeded the call to assist: Fort Worth Fire Department sent two teams and Dallas Fire-Rescue deployed a water squad of six people. Other departments in the surrounding area also sent support: Mountain Home Fire Department, Ingram Volunteer Fire Department, Denton Fire Department, Houston Fire Department, and Galveston Fire Department were actively involved. Texas A&M Forest Service deployed Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System strike teams to assist local fire departments, indicating a broader network of fire service involvement. Surrounding states also sent support: Shreveport, Louisiana, and Memphis, Tennessee deployed teams to contribute to the efforts. Additionally, international teams also came to aid in the search and rescue efforts: a team of 13 firefighters from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, through Fundación 911, assisted in Kerr County. The city comes to Baker’s defense The Austin Fire Department responded to the allegations by telling the local Fox television affiliate that “The decision about how to allocate resources to help our fellow Texans is not a simple one. It requires communication from public safety partners on the ground to ensure we are providing resources and personnel when, where and how they are most needed.” “The Austin Fire Department must also prioritize having sufficient resources in our own community given the unpredictability of this weekend’s storms and the risk for catastrophic flooding in our immediate area,” the department said. Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax issued a statement addressing the accusations, saying “It is disappointing that the Firefighters Association would make these allegations and consider such a vote, especially while these communities continue to grieve and recover.” “It’s even more disheartening how quickly the Association’s claims spread, because so many people are ready to place blame. The City of Austin, and the Austin Fire Department in particular, have a very long track record of supporting and sending aid to neighboring communities in need,” he continued. “No confidence” vote “To be clear, I continue to have confidence in Chief Baker and remain committed to listening and working with both the Chief and the Fire Association to ensure that the Austin Fire Department is able to continue supporting our neighbors while protecting our local community,” the City Manager added. The union held an “emergency” meeting Tuesday, voting unanimously to hold a vote of no confidence in Baker, The New York Post reported. “We could’ve made a difference, and we were forced to stand down and lives were lost,” the union said. Donations supporting relief and rebuilding efforts after the flood are being collected, and the local Fox affiliate has created a web page in conjunction with The Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity serving the Texas Hill Country. 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Culture, sports and business worlds all dialing back support of ‘Pride Month’

chadadmin / June 5, 2025

America / Articles / Government / White House Culture, sports and business worlds all dialing back support of ‘Pride Month’ Has “Woke” worn out its welcome? After President Trump’s 2024 election, wokeness across industries has started to wane. As such, companies are scaling down or eliminating public and financial support of Pride Month-related activities and initiatives. By: After four years of failed social engineering, now it would appear that the United States is decidedly less “pride”-ful than in previous years, according to a look at currents in polling, politics, culture and business. “Get woke, go broke” became an everyday phrase in 2023 during the Bud Light/Dylan Mulvaney scandal. Mulvaney, a biological male who presents as female, promoted the beer brand in an Instagram video highlighting their sponsorship of March Madness. Prior to and following that marketing disaster, other companies faced similar backlash from customers who wanted these organizations to simply conduct business, provide goods and services, and not pander to the “diversity, equity, inclusion” agenda. For its part, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the parent company that owns the Bud Light brand in North America, reportedly saw revenues drop by about $1.4 billion in 2023, primarily due to a decline in Bud Light sales in the United States after the product was eschewed by consumers and mocked widely for their business relations with Mulvaney. Corporations walking back “woke” marketing Despite this year marking the tenth anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case which legalized gay marriage, Pride events across the country are now facing funding shortfalls due to businesses and corporations scaling back or outright eliminating their sponsorship of such events. San Francisco Pride faces a $200,000 shortfall, and NYC Pride is down $750,000 in funding from 2024, The Guardian reported. A 2025 Gravity Research survey found a 60% drop in corporate Pride engagement from 2023 to 2024, with 39% of companies scaling back further in 2025. Major brand names such as Mastercard, Citi, Pepsi, Nissan and PwC have pulled their sponsorship of NYC Pride, one of the largest Pride events in the world. Brands like Anheuser-Busch and Target have reduced their Pride sponsorships, citing economic concerns or backlash from conservative groups. This suggests corporations perceive a risk in identifying too closely with the movement, possibly reflecting fatigue among certain consumer bases. Political pushback In January, the Trump administration implemented a “One Flag Policy” that bans the display of Pride flags, along with other non-U.S. flags like Black Lives Matter flags, at U.S. embassies and State Department facilities around the world. The policy, reportedly issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on January 21, 2025, mandates that only the American flag, with exceptions for the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) and Wrongful Detainees flags, can be flown or displayed at these facilities. Recent legislation, like Utah’s Pride flag ban, points to a segment of Americans—often aligned with conservative politics—who oppose the elevation of “pride” over traditional values, particularly the hot-button issues that come up: transgender athletes, tampon dispensers being required in high school boys’ bathrooms, and the infamous “Drag Queen Story Time” programs launched by public libraries and schools. Importantly, the ban also targets other flags, including political flags that support certain candidates or parties, like President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” flags. The buildings can still fly the United States flag, the Utah state flag and military flags. This could be interpreted as a form of cultural fatigue or, instead, a rejection of normalizing a lifestyle many sections of the public find extreme or offensive. The Biden administration publicly embraced LGBTQ+ characters and media influencers, inviting them to visit the White House. Military returning to traditional values On January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness,” which reinstates and expands a policy from his first term, banning transgender people from enlisting and serving openly in the military. The order directs the Department of Defense to update its medical standards to disqualify individuals with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria or a history of gender transition, arguing that such conditions are inconsistent with military readiness, cohesion, and discipline. It also prohibits the use of pronouns that do not align with an individual’s sex assigned at birth and bans sex-change surgery for service members. Additionally, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the United States Navy to rename its USNS Harvey Milk, an oil ship named after the first openly gay man elected to public office in California. Sports marketing takes notice and dials it down As of the publication of this article, nine NFL (National Football League) teams have declined to issue Pride Month proclamations. The Texas Rangers baseball team have also not issued a proclamation regarding Pride. Many sports enterprises have used social media to post fairly generic “celebrations” of “pride”, but they are far less spendy than the in-person festivities and galas of years past. As for this year, NASCAR — the stock car racing body estimated to be worth at least $3 billion, announced that they would post “Pride Month” messages on social media, but may have even backed away from that. In 2023, the Los Angeles Dodgers met with intense backlash from their fans for allowing a queer and trans drag group called the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” to perform at the team’s Pride Night. The team hastily scheduled a Christian Faith and Family Night that drew thousands of attendees. GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) did not respond to a request for comment as of the publication of this article. 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Amanda Head presses White House on antisemitic terrorism, vaccine religious exemptions in ‘new media’ seat

chadadmin / June 3, 2025

America / Articles / Religion / Security Amanda Head presses White House on anti-semitic terrorism, vaccine religious exemptions in ‘new media’ seat On Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Amanda Head was selected to sit in the ‘new media’ seat at the White House Press Briefing hosted by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Head asked two questions relating to the relevant news of the day. By: Today at the White House Press Briefing, Furthermore Podcast Host and Investigative Journalist Amanda Head joined the White House Press Corp in the “new media” seat, posing two bold questions to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Head pressed the Trump Administration on its response to rising antisemitic violence, as well as the controversial Democrat-led state restrictions on religious vaccine exemptions, especially for school aged children. Amanda opened by referencing a disturbing wave of violent incidents, including the deadly stabbing of Israeli embassy staff, the arson at Pennsylvania’s governor’s mansion while the state’s Jewish governor was inside, and the recent attack in Boulder, Colorado. “Does the president consider this domestic terrorism,” she asked, “and as such, are there official alerts to law enforcement, task forces, things like that?” Press Secretary Leavitt confirmed the Administration does consider such acts as terrorism, stating that, “this Administration has done more to combat that violence than any administration in history.” She added that President Trump “will stand up for Americans of all religions” and is committed to supporting policy efforts aimed at protecting Jewish Americans. Head’s second question tackled another growing concern for families: the issue of religious exemptions for childhood vaccines. Citing the February creation of a federal commission to reexamine the vaccine schedule, Head noted that several states, including California, Connecticut, and Maine still ban religious exemptions not only for school attendance, but for participation in sports and extracurriculars. “What the President wants to see [are] religious exemptions allowed across all 50 states,” Head stated, asking how enforcement would be handled, particularly in liberally defiant states like California. Leavitt responded, “The President supports religious exemptions for families when it comes to vaccinations.” She said this Administration would look into the specific state cases mentioned and evaluate potential executive actions. Amanda Head’s line of questioning drew praise online for pressing the White House on issues often overlooked in corporate media coverage. Both moments will be featured and analyzed in depth in the next episode of Furthermore with Amanda Head, which will be published on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. You can subscribe to Furthermore with Amanda Head Podcast on your favorite platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, amongst the other major streaming platforms. Be sure to also follow Amanda Head and the Furthermore Podcast accounts on X (formerly Twitter) for updates and behind-the-scenes coverage at @AmandaHead or @FurthermorePod. TOP STORIES Amanda Head presses Trump White House on anti-semitic terrorism, vaccine religious exemptions in ‘new media’ seat Energy group says Biden had no knowledge of climate change EOs, doubt validity of autopen use Trump accuses China of violating ‘fast’ trade deal he made to save country’s economy White House to send DOGE rescissions package to Capitol Hill: Report Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ major step in dismantling the regulatory state with REINS Act LATEST EPISODES Phil Kerpen on the clash up on Capitol Hill: Will Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ survive the Senate? Fight Club-Secret Service Edition: What went down at Obama’s home? Susan Crabtree’s reporting tells all Ghost-Signed Green Agenda? Watchdog Exec says Biden may not have authorized key executive orders The Price of Freedom: Honoring Heroes & Defending America with Jimmy Graham on Memorial Day Rep. Grothman voted for Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ blasted Biden’s open border failures & welfare bloat RELATED ARTICLES Amanda Head presses Trump White House on anti-semitic terrorism, vaccine religious exemptions in ‘new media’ seat Energy group says Biden had no knowledge of climate change EOs, doubt validity of autopen use Trump accuses China of violating ‘fast’ trade deal he made to save country’s economy White House to send DOGE rescissions package to Capitol Hill: Report Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ major step in dismantling the regulatory state with REINS Act Despite decades of Democrat health initiatives, Americans are sicker than ever Trump‘s ‘big, beautiful bill’ delivers decades-long conservative wish list, if it outlasts bickering Trump: Putin call went ‘very well’, negotiations to start ‘immediately’ Trump to lift Syria sanctions, give country a ‘chance at peace’ Trump signs historic agreements with Saudi Prince

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White House to Jewish Americans: ‘This president has your back’

chadadmin / June 3, 2025

Uncategorized White House to Jewish Americans: ‘This president has your back’ Jewish-Americans are increasingly feeling threatened and looking to the Trump administration on policy and protection. By: On Tuesday at the White House briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirmed President Donald Trump’s administrations stance on protecting all Americans, including those experiencing antisemitic terrorism. Leavitt told reporters, “As for specifically antisemitic terrorism and antisemitic acts of violence and those that are targeting Jewish Americans, this administration has done more to combat that violence than any administration in history, and one incident is one too many.” Referring to former President Joe Biden’s time in office, she stated that, “frankly, that’s something the previous administration was not willing to say.” “This president will stand up for Americans of all religions, of all faiths, of all creeds, and we will continue to look at policy measures and actions that we can take in addition to the actions that have already been taken to curb this antisemitic violence. And to Jewish Americans at home across the country, this President has your back.” TOP STORIES Culture, sports and business worlds all dialing back support of ‘Pride Month’ Amanda Head presses White House on antisemitic terrorism, vaccine religious exemptions in ‘new media’ seat White House to Jewish Americans: ‘This president has your back’ Energy group says Biden had no knowledge of climate change EOs, doubt validity of autopen use Trump accuses China of violating ‘fast’ trade deal he made to save country’s economy LATEST EPISODES Tariffs, Treachery & the CCP: Rep. Moore puts his foot down to loosen China’s strategic grip on America Phil Kerpen on the clash up on Capitol Hill: Will Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ survive the Senate? Fight Club-Secret Service Edition: What went down at Obama’s home? Susan Crabtree’s reporting tells all Ghost-Signed Green Agenda? Watchdog Exec says Biden may not have authorized key executive orders The Price of Freedom: Honoring Heroes & Defending America with Jimmy Graham on Memorial Day RELATED ARTICLES Culture, sports and business worlds all dialing back support of ‘Pride Month’ Amanda Head presses White House on antisemitic terrorism, vaccine religious exemptions in ‘new media’ seat White House to Jewish Americans: ‘This president has your back’ Energy group says Biden had no knowledge of climate change EOs, doubt validity of autopen use Trump accuses China of violating ‘fast’ trade deal he made to save country’s economy White House to send DOGE rescissions package to Capitol Hill: Report Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ major step in dismantling the regulatory state with REINS Act Despite decades of Democrat health initiatives, Americans are sicker than ever Trump‘s ‘big, beautiful bill’ delivers decades-long conservative wish list, if it outlasts bickering Trump: Putin call went ‘very well’, negotiations to start ‘immediately’

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Trump signals no slowdown on 100th day, lays out ambitious agenda for trade, tax cuts and Mars

chadadmin / April 30, 2025

All Things Trump / America / Articles / Government / Politics & Policy / White House Trump signals no slowdown on 100th day, lays out ambitious agenda for trade, tax cuts and Mars Trump used the first rally of his second presidency to promise battleground state voters in Michigan a brighter future: “You haven’t even seen anything yet!” By: President Donald Trump used the first rally of his second term to assure voters in battleground Michigan the dizzying pace of his first 100 days in office will persist in the next phase of his presidency as he presses to get Americans on Mars, cut taxes and spending in Washington and turn tariffs into trade deals lucrative for everyday workers. “We’ve just gotten started. You haven’t even seen anything yet. It’s all just kicking off,” Trump told an adoring, packed crowd at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich., nearly six months after sweeping Michigan and the other battleground states en route to winning the 2024 election. “Instead of putting China first, I’m putting Michigan first, and I’m putting America first,” he added. “We’ve just gotten started. You haven’t even seen anything yet. It’s all just kicking off,” Trump told an adoring, packed crowd at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich., nearly six months after sweeping Michigan and the other battleground states en route to winning the 2024 election. “Instead of putting China first, I’m putting Michigan first, and I’m putting America first,” he added. The 47th president used the speech commemorating his 100th day in office to catalog all the promises he accomplished during that period on inflation to the border and to set the stage for a more ambitious agenda in the weeks and months ahead. adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. On one of the most pressing issues in middle America, Trump said he was confident his new tariffs would yield major trade deals with nations from India to Israel now negotiating with his White House. Those deals, he said, will create prosperity, a manufacturing renaissance and better-paying jobs. “They are coming from all over the world. They are coming up, and they are opening plants, and they are talking to us all day and all night. They want to come here,” he said of foreign companies, which have already announced trillions in new investments since Trump won in November. Trump also leaned into cultural issues, reminding the crowd he had just announced that the federal Columbus Day holiday will no longer be celebrated as anything else, like Indigenous Peoples Day. “You Italians are going to love me because just yesterday I brought back Columbus Day in America, especially for Italian-Americans who were so badly treated by its removal,” he said. Trump returned to an issue he first flashed on the campaign trail in conjunction with Elon Musk’s inventive moxie: space exploration. “One day soon, American astronauts will plant the flag on the planet Mars,” he told the crowd. For such an ambitious priority, it would typically be associated with a longer timeline. However, he assured the crowd that “it’s going to happen very soon.” He also assured the crowd that their Medicare and Social Security benefits would be untouched by his administration. “We will always protect Medicare and Social Security for our great seniors with no cuts, and we will defend Medicaid for those great people that are in need.” With respect to the work DOGE has done to root out waste, fraud and abuse in government, Trump said: “The only thing we’re going to cut is the corruption and the crooks.” During the campaign, Trump repeatedly emphasized the economic crisis many Americans were feeling, at the kitchen table, at the gas pump, buying new homes and cars and other expenditures. As he traversed the nation in the months leading up to the campaign, a number of novel ideas morphed into campaign promises, some of which were commandeered by Kamala Harris, like “no tax on tips.” He promised Tuesday night to deliver on all of those, many when Congress passes a sweeping continuing budget resolution in the next few months. “In the coming weeks and months, we will pass the largest tax cuts in American History—and that will include No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Social Security, and No Tax on Overtime. It’s called the one big beautiful bill,” he said. Michigan, and the town of Warren specifically, like many of the Rust Belt states, felt the effects of former President Joe Biden‘s economy intensely. Sitting less than 20 miles north of Detroit’s city center, Trump told the crowd, “After decades of politicians who destroyed Detroit to build up Beijing, you finally have a champion for workers in the White House and instead of putting China first, I’m putting Michigan first, and I’m putting America first.” At one point during Trump’s speech, the crowd erupted into chants of “Three! Three! Three,” seemingly indicating a desire to see a third term from the 45th and 47th president. If you want to read more of the latest by Amanda Head or the team of world class journalists at Just The News, feel free to read or subscribe by visiting JustTheNews.com today. TOP STORIES Trump signals no slowdown on 100th day, lays out ambitious agenda for trade, tax cuts and Mars Federal workers are waging a resistance against Trump agenda. It’s captured in videos and polling In sudden shift, Democrats take lead in generic election ballot as voters fret about finances Halfway down in unrelated story, NYT admits Russia collusion was bogus Trump physical results released, he ‘remains in excellent health,’ doctor says LATEST EPISODES Steve Hilton vows to save California as governor, plan targets housing crisis, gas prices, fleeing small businesses Rep. Huizenga says Trump’s directness brings ‘clarity’ to diplomacy, teases US Senate run to expand majority Rep. Andy Biggs targets judicial bias & country singer John Rich sounds alarm on child exploitation crisis Sexually explicit books in schools & food dyes are

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Philadelphia Eagles to visit the White House to celebrate Super Bowl win

chadadmin / March 11, 2025

America / Culture / Sports Philadelphia Eagles to visit the White House to celebrate Super Bowl win In 2018 when the Eagles won the Super Bowl, they did not celebrate their victory with President Donald Trump when he was in his first term. By: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday the Philadelphia Eagles officially accepted an invitation to come to the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. At a press briefing, Leavitt said the NFL team will attend the White House event on April 28. “I know there was a lot of fake news about an invitation that wasn’t sent or was sent,” Leavitt said. “We want to correct the record we sent an invitation, they enthusiastically accepted, and you will see them here on April 28.” The Eagles last month defeated the Kansas City Chiefs for the Super Bowl win. In 2018 when the Eagles won the Super Bowl, they did not celebrate their victory with President Donald Trump when he was in his first term. Trump attended the Super Bowl this year, making him the first sitting U.S. president to attend the biggest game of the NFL season. TOP STORIES Philadelphia Eagles to visit the White House to celebrate Super Bowl win After a flurry of activity right out of the gate, Trump takes victory lap in speech to America Republicans float two-part plan to avert government shutdown, White House meeting set Wednesday White House pauses all aid to Ukraine amid rift with Zelensky Taiwanese chipmaker commits another $100 billion investment to U.S. LATEST EPISODES Education Dept lays off ~50% of workforce, now in process of abolishing the agency, Corey DeAngelis reacts Rep. Norman: ‘If we can put a man on the moon then we can stop wasteful, fraudulent & abusive gov’t spending’ Dip Hair Care CEO Challenges Brands with Lasting Eco-Friendly Products to Sell Independent of Amazon Cornerstone University President: ‘Education’s dependency on gov’t funds stopped innovation, results in mediocracy’ Fmr. Trump Spox: Trump’s congressional address was ‘remarkable, his best speech ever,’ Dems remain ‘out of touch’ RELATED ARTICLES After a flurry of activity right out of the gate, Trump takes victory lap in speech to America Republicans float two-part plan to avert government shutdown, White House meeting set Wednesday White House pauses all aid to Ukraine amid rift with Zelensky Taiwanese chipmaker commits another $100 billion investment to U.S. Even before Congress acts, Trump’s border policies already crater illegal immigration by 95% Trump’s art of the deal is now becoming the art of the clawback Velocity of early Trump action far surpasses the Gipper’s, Reagan biographer says Healing America: RFK Jr.’s potential first actions to start rebuilding public health Man of Steel: Trump’s tariffs seek to protect, expand America’s metal industry Mexico’s follow-through is key to border security; Trump team confirms number of deportees

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Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’

Dom Gelsomino / November 28, 2024

America / Articles / Religion Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ “The church should be a place where there are standards which help to keep people anchored to a moral foundation…not drifting in the open sea,” Carson said. By: Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson criticized “woke” pastors that capitulate to modern culture and asserted that church needs to keep people anchored to a moral foundation. “Unfortunately, so many of our pastors have become woke and they’re walking around with their fingers in the air, seeing which way the wind is blowing and then accommodating to that,” Carson said on the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast. Carson added that many churches have adapted to popular opinion, in contrast with the role of the church itself. “The church should be a place where there are standards which help to keep people anchored to a moral foundation… not drifting in the open sea,” he said. “But that’s what we’re having right now.” Though evangelical voters were crucial to former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaigns, groups such as “Evangelicals for Harris” have emerged in recent years leading members to her side of the aisle. Dr. Carson further emphasized the importance of voters remembering that their rights come from God and not the government. “We have to recognize that our founding document says that our rights come from our Creator…AKA God,” he said. “Not from the government, not from a king, not from a monarch, but from God.” TOP STORIES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He's Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has 'Abandoned' Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts 'Woke' Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People 'Drifting In The Open Sea' LATEST EPISODES Power The Future Founder: 'The EPA is easily weaponized by environmental left; dismantle it & give power back to states' Actor, Filmmaker Sean Stone exposes political agendas in Tinseltown & unmasks media manipulation in new Trump-focused docuseries Ex-Trump Deputy Campaign Chair: First transition ruined by ‘bureaucratic interference,’ now ‘Trump is picking’ his people Restoring Honor: Fmr Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke discusses Trump’s legacy of veteran support & the fight for mental health reform Jack Smith 'committed serious criminal offenses,' says Trump's Attorney, 'if I were representing him I'd tell him to take the Fifth' RELATED ARTICLES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He’s Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’ Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles

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Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States

Dom Gelsomino / November 27, 2024

America / Articles Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States “They were carrying out their mission and their mission was to lock the states down for as long or forever as possible,” Ian Smith said. By: A New Jersey gym owner who became well known for defying COVID-19 shutdowns in 2020 called Democratic governors “foot soldiers” who were used to keep states shut down as long as possible. “This was their mission,” Ian Smith said on the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast. “These people are nothing more than foot soldiers in a bigger war. They were carrying out their mission and their mission was to lock the states down for as long or forever as possible.” Smith is the co-owner of Atilis Gym. He and co-owner of the gym Frank Trumbetti made headlines after they refused to shut down their gym in May 2020 even though Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said all nonessential businesses needed to be closed. Smith was hit with multiple fines due to his decision but it was announced that he was recently cleared of any wrongdoing after a long legal battle, according to a report from The New York Post. “We were in a state where the governor really wanted a fight. And because we had so much attention, I think their hand was forced into not being able to quietly shut us down and sort of open this four year war against us,” he said. Smith argued during the podcast interview that there was no scientific basis for masking people during COVID-19 and forcing small businesses to close down. “There was no scientific basis for masking,” he said. “There was no scientific basis for the arrows up and down the one-way grocery store aisles. There was no scientific basis for PCR testing.” Smith is not the only individual who has pushed back on masks. Dr. Harvey Risch, a professor emeritus at Yale University Public School of Health, said the continued embrace of masks is further eroding public trust in the health establishment. Smith explained that when COVID-19 first hit, his gym did have safety precautions when it was open. “We did have our own contact tracing system,” he said. “Our members voluntarily did a forehead scan of their temperature every day. They all signed in, registered their temperature and we put it on a little piece of paper, and we collected those until we hit I think over a million visits.” During 2020, multiple small businesses were closed down during COVID and when some who survived the shutdown opened back up, they had to take safety precautions such as standing six feet apart and wearing a mask. When it came to legal bills, Smith said that he was thankful that some of the fines were paid off by individuals donating. “That $750,000 legal bill was at least…..the burden was carried in a large way by people’s generous donations [and] by the T-shirts that we wound up selling,” he said. “I mean, we sold T-shirts, and we didn’t really make a dime off of them. But we didn’t have to…..we wouldn’t have been able to finance that legal battle. We would have eventually gone broke.” He added that it was a “collective effort” to keep the gym open and fight the legal battles. Last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases admitted before lawmakers that “there was no science behind” the mandates for social distancing or the requirement of wearing masks. TOP STORIES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He's Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has 'Abandoned' Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts 'Woke' Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People 'Drifting In The Open Sea' LATEST EPISODES Power The Future Founder: 'The EPA is easily weaponized by environmental left; dismantle it & give power back to states' Actor, Filmmaker Sean Stone exposes political agendas in Tinseltown & unmasks media manipulation in new Trump-focused docuseries Ex-Trump Deputy Campaign Chair: First transition ruined by ‘bureaucratic interference,’ now ‘Trump is picking’ his people Restoring Honor: Fmr Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke discusses Trump’s legacy of veteran support & the fight for mental health reform Jack Smith 'committed serious criminal offenses,' says Trump's Attorney, 'if I were representing him I'd tell him to take the Fifth' RELATED ARTICLES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He’s Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’ Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles

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Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles

Dom Gelsomino / November 27, 2024

America / Articles / Culture Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles “You have judges that have abandoned any pretense of being fair and evenhanded,” Gohmert said. By: Former judge and Congressman Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, slammed the weaponized justice system, stating that some judges are allowing politics to dictate decisions from the bench. “I don’t know that anybody is more offended than I am at the way some of these federal judges and state judges in New York [and] Atlanta have weaponized the system and allowed politics to dictate things,” Gohmert said on the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast. A jury on Thursday found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution in connection with a 2016 payment his then-attorney, Michael Cohen, made to Stormy Daniels. Trump has long contended that the case was part of a political witch-hunt designed to stifle his 2024 bid for the White House, and many prominent Republicans agree with the sentiment. “You have judges that have abandoned any pretense of being fair and evenhanded,” Gohmert said. Last year Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicted former Trump and 18 co-defendants over their efforts to challenge the 2020 election results in Georgia. Gohmert said that when he was a judge, he left the bench to run for Congress so he could make legislative changes because as a judge, one shouldn’t be an advocate for a cause. TOP STORIES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He's Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has 'Abandoned' Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts 'Woke' Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People 'Drifting In The Open Sea' LATEST EPISODES Power The Future Founder: 'The EPA is easily weaponized by environmental left; dismantle it & give power back to states' Actor, Filmmaker Sean Stone exposes political agendas in Tinseltown & unmasks media manipulation in new Trump-focused docuseries Ex-Trump Deputy Campaign Chair: First transition ruined by ‘bureaucratic interference,’ now ‘Trump is picking’ his people Restoring Honor: Fmr Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke discusses Trump’s legacy of veteran support & the fight for mental health reform Jack Smith 'committed serious criminal offenses,' says Trump's Attorney, 'if I were representing him I'd tell him to take the Fifth' RELATED ARTICLES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He’s Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’ Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles

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Ex-Log Cabin Republicans President Defends NFL’s Butker, says He Shouldn’t Apologize for His Faith

Dom Gelsomino / November 27, 2024

America / Articles / Culture Ex-Log Cabin Republicans President Defends NFL’s Butker, says He Shouldn’t Apologize for His Faith It was reported earlier this month that Butker had a surge in the sales of his jersey following the speech. By: Former president of the Log Cabin Republicans and current president of the “New Tolerance Campaign” Gregory Angelo said that NFL player Harrison Butker should not have to apologize for his recent remarks at a graduation ceremony. Butker, a devout Catholic, spoke to a crowd of Catholic college graduates during a commencement ceremony where he criticized President Joe Biden’s stances on abortion, IVF treatments, and LGBTQ rights, asserting they were at odds with the Catholic church. “Faith in America was able to sign up over 10,000 people in a petition demanding that Harrison Butker apologize,” Angelo said on the “Furthermore with Amanda Head” podcast. “What? Apologize for his Catholic faith? Then over 200,000 people signed a separate petition, demanding that the Kansas City Chiefs terminate their contract with him.” “Bad policies and poor leadership have negatively impacted major life issues,” Butker said at Benedictine College. “Things like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for the degenerate cultural values and media, all stem from pervasiveness of disorder. Our own nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith, but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally.” TOP STORIES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He's Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has 'Abandoned' Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts 'Woke' Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People 'Drifting In The Open Sea' LATEST EPISODES Power The Future Founder: 'The EPA is easily weaponized by environmental left; dismantle it & give power back to states' Actor, Filmmaker Sean Stone exposes political agendas in Tinseltown & unmasks media manipulation in new Trump-focused docuseries Ex-Trump Deputy Campaign Chair: First transition ruined by ‘bureaucratic interference,’ now ‘Trump is picking’ his people Restoring Honor: Fmr Acting VA Secretary Peter O'Rourke discusses Trump’s legacy of veteran support & the fight for mental health reform Jack Smith 'committed serious criminal offenses,' says Trump's Attorney, 'if I were representing him I'd tell him to take the Fifth' RELATED ARTICLES Trump Lawyer Suggests Jack Smith Plead The Fifth In Testimony, Suggests He’s Complicit In Crimes NC GOP Chairman Says Democratic Voter Registrations Are Plummeting As Party Has ‘Abandoned’ Values Johnson Called Biden To Demand More Security For Trump: GOP Rep. Clyde Lawsuit, Charges Over AI Deepfake Robocalls May Shut Down Various Political Speech Before Election Ben Carson Blasts ‘Woke’ Pastors, Warns Church Has Left People ‘Drifting In The Open Sea’ Former Trump Spokeswoman Predicts Democrats Will Swap Out Biden Following His Debate Performance Texas Rep. Nehls Urges Trump Reelection To Restore Safety In U.S Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Lockdown Calls Democratic Governors ‘Foot Soldiers’ In Closing States South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump Trial is A ‘Farce’ Former Rep. Gohmert Slams Weaponized Justice System, Says Some Judges Abandoned Core Principles