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By Teri Christoph There is a horrible story unfolding Thursday morning in Virginia as news emerges of a murder-suicide at the home of former Democrat Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax. Police have yet to publicly name the victims, but we know that a man and a woman inside the home are dead of gunshot wounds, and it was the son of the deceased who apparently called law enforcement to the scene. The details are few at this point, but some media outlets are  reporting  that Fairfax shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself at their home in Annandale, Virginia.  Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife inside their Virginia home and then killed himself, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. The shooting stemmed from an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding “what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce,” Davis said. News of the incident broke early Thursday on social media, with accounts reporting that Fairfax and his wife, Cerina, were in th...

By Jamie K. Wilson Frequently, wise-sounding aphorisms get misattributed to Albert Einstein. Our favorite genius was genuinely wise in important ways; his later reflections on ethics, pacifism, and the danger of “compromising with the Devil” show real moral depth. But when we think of Einstein, we don’t think, “so wise.” We think, “he was brilliant,” intelligent, "Super Genius. Over and over, quoters upgrade any clever observation by slapping “Einstein” on it because, in today’s world, intelligence carries far more prestige than wisdom. This habit points to a deep cultural problem: we have become dazzled by intellect while undervaluing the slower, quieter virtue of wisdom. We flex IQ scores and credentials online as if that makes one an expert in everything. In politics and media, progressives routinely praise “the smart ones” in government, academics and technocrats whose experience often comes from elite institutions, not the messy realities of ordinary life they are often t...

By Efrat Lachter Péter Magyar has gone from political outsider to Hungary’s most powerful politician almost overnight. The 44-year-old lawyer and former insider in former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling party swept to victory in Hungary’s 2026 election, ending Orbán’s 16-year rule and stunning Europe. "Thank you to every Hungarian at home and around the world!" he wrote on X. "It is an immense honor that you have empowered us to form a government with the most votes ever received, and to work for the next four years for a free, European, functioning, and humane Hungary." Here are the key things to know about the man now set to lead Hungary. He grew up admiring Viktor Orbán Magyar was born in 1981 in Budapest, Hungary, into a family of lawyers. He was just nine years old when communism collapsed in Hungary and the country held its first democratic elections. As a child, he idolized Orbán, who at the time was a young anti-Communist activist demandi...

By IAN HANCHETT On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” California gubernatorial candidate former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) said that he thinks “many of us had heard the rumors” about Eric Swalwell, and he had “never seen any corroboration. But, certainly, I think that the word had gone out.” Co-host Pamela Brown said, “So, last hour, Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA) said this about the Swalwell allegations. Let’s listen.” She then played video of Liccardo saying, “I first heard about the rumors when Swalwell announced his run for governor in November, and knew some political consultants who talk about what we call oppo. files, these opposition records that political consultants compile, talking about Swalwell’s sexual misconduct. At that time, nobody was talking about rape, as we’re hearing now. It was not sexual assault, but clearly sexual misconduct, abuse of his position. And there’s no question, I think, as Sen. Gallego (D-AZ) said, rumors about that were g...

By Sarah Anderson "We may stop by Cuba after we’re finished with this," President Donald Trump said on Monday. "This" meaning the conflict in Iran.  If I had a dollar for every time the president said something about what's coming in Cuba over the last three months, I'd have enough cash to buy a plane ticket to Washington, D.C., so I could stand outside the State Department,  hold a boombox over my head , and beg Marco Rubio to give me an interview on the topic. And if I had a dollar for every "anonymous sources" exclusive the MSM put out about what the president plans to do in Cuba, I'd have enough money to fly back home when the State Department inevitably takes out a restraining order. Sigh.  I kid, but those of you who read me regularly know how I feel about anonymous sources, especially when it comes to big stories in the Western Hemisphere. While Cuba is a little sexier, the United States mainstream media spent so much time ignoring L...

By Jacktron ATF forensic report just MATCHED Tyler Robinson’s gun to the bullet that killed Charlie Kirk. The recovered bullet jacket fragment from the scene has been classified as .30-caliber and is fully consistent with Tyler Robinson’s Mauser 98 rifle.  A spent cartridge case recovered at the scene was positively identified as having been fired from Robinson’s exact rifle. Toolmarks on the casings also match the distinctive rotary engraving pattern created by a Dremel tool that investigators seized straight from his home.   Tyler Robinson killed Charlie Kirk. Not Erika, not TPUSA, not Israel, not the French, and not Donald Trump. Will Candy Owens and her clown car admit they were wrong and finally leave Erika Kirk alone? Of course not. We will remember everyone that either took part in this slander or stayed quiet about it.   Original Here Join the Conversation! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We have a wonderful, active, and engaged community. Come ...

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By Chris Queen One of the fundamental tenets of Christianity is that Jesus is the Son of God and that he is the Messiah (or Christ) — God’s chosen deliverer for His people. Jesus’ role as the Messiah fulfilled God’s promises of redemption. “In the Bible, the Messiah is the anointed king through whom God establishes his rule over the world,” explains the  Lexham Theological Wordbook . “For Israel, this kingly hope was specifically related to a coming king who would descend from the lineage of David.” There was plenty of confusion in the first century about what and who the Messiah would be. The people of Israel were expecting a king who would overthrow Roman rule; instead, they got a servant-leader who would overthrow death, hell, and the grave. There’s apparently still some confusion about Jesus’ Messianic role — that is, if you get your theology from  The View . Joy Behar, that brilliant theological mind, said something that was as ignorant as it was blasphemous. Joy Beha...

By Ward Clark Why is it that any property bearing the name "Trump" these days tends to attract armed nutcases? Case in point: One Sean Steiner, a resident of Arizona, has been arrested for allegedly firing a shot from a pistol in the hills near the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. When he was arrested, he was wearing body armor and carrying a semi-automatic rifle decorated in the manner of the Batman villain "Joker."  Yes, really. 👉 https://t.co/716m24801h — Michael Ruiz (@mikerreports) April 15, 2026 The post continues: According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, witnesses reported seeing the suspicious man running through traffic near the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes.  He allegedly told responding deputies he fired a shot in a nearby landslide area to "get some anger out." He was wearing a heavy-duty ballistic vest capable of stopping rifle rounds, according to authorities. Pro t...

By Sarah Anderson "...if we need to die, we'll die."  That's what Cuban "president" Miguel Díaz-Canel  said on NBC's  Meet the Press  on Sunday . He was talking about the fact that Cubans would defend their homeland should the United States invade militarily. (More on that interview in a moment.)   "What does he mean by 'we'?" has been the response of most of the Cuban people. They largely want Donald Trump to save them from communism, and they aren't ready to die for anything.   Unfortunately, the regime isn't giving them a choice.  You may or may not have seen these photos spreading across social media recently. They're hard to look at, but  this is Alexander Díaz Rodriguez , a Cuban opposition activist. The first photo is him five or six years ago. The others are him now. Díaz was part of a peaceful protest on July 11, 2021, but he was arrested and sentenced to four years in prison for "disrespect" and ...

By Ward Clark While there have been some vague insinuations, there is, as of this writing, no hard evidence that Justice Samuel Alito, or any other sitting Supreme Court justice, intends to retire from the Supreme Court. Justice Alito is one of the Court's constitutional originalists, a conservative stalwart, and we have every reason to wish him a long, healthy career. The same applies to Justice Clarence Thomas, who is an American treasure. But Justice Alito is 76 years old, and Justice Thomas is 77, and at this point in the game, the GOP should be prepared to replace either, or both. Anything can happen between now and any possible future Democrat majority in the Senate, which would mean no solid constitutional originalist justices being appointed. At least Senate Republicans, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) noting that the Senate GOP has already started leaning forward in that foxhole, should a new appointment be necessary. To that end, two likely appointees ar...