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By Tom Knighton Socialism is more properly defined as the people controlling all industry. In practice, though, it's the government running everything and handing everything to the people based on their needs, taking from others according to what they have. So, when a politician says that we should give people housing, healthcare, and transportation in exchange for absolutely nothing, then they're essentially talking about socialism, even if it's a socialist framework existing within an otherwise free market system. We have a certain degree of that as it stands, with public housing, Section 8 rent payments, and Medicaid, but it doesn't go as far as many on the left would like. And for one San Antonio city councilman, if we take those next steps, we wouldn't need prisons. We’re through the looking glass….😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 pic.twitter.com/gTu2eFUz2G — ♞Paladin♞ (@Glorfindel1951) April 22, 2026 Now, listen to the video for yourself. You'll see he wasn't misr...

By Tyler Durden For years, the privacy advice was simple: clear your cookies, use incognito mode, or click "Reject All" on those annoying consent banners.  That advice is now outdated . A groundbreaking  study  published last year has delivered the first peer-reviewed proof that  the $600 billion online advertising industry has moved on from cookies.   The new tracking method is called browser fingerprinting , and it works even if you never log in, never accept cookies, and have legally opted out under privacy laws. Researchers from Texas A&M University and Johns Hopkins University built a tool named  FPTrace  to measure exactly how this works in the wild. They simulated real user sessions, systematically altered browser fingerprints,  and watched what happened to the ads being served and the bids advertisers placed in real time.  The results were clear:  when the fingerprint changed, the price advertisers were willing to pay to ...

By Chris Queen James Talarico, the smug “progressive Christian” running for the Senate in Texas, who treats heresy like a branding strategy, is at it again. During a CNN appearance, he defended his claim that God is “non-binary” — and then doubled down on the absurdity. Talarico said: Well, I understand that that comment is a little provocative. I said it on the House floor when the extremists in the Republican legislature were picking on school kids who were different. But I don't think it's controversial theologically. Most Christians would acknowledge that God is beyond gender. In fact, the Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, said that in Christ there is neither male nor female. And so, if someone's got a problem with that statement, they shouldn't take it up with me; they should take it up with the Apostle Paul. Here’s the clip: NEW James Talarico defends saying “God is non-binary” to defend child gender mutilations. “If someone’s got a problem with th...

By Rusty Weiss DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin held nothing back when discussing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday. He referred to the top Democrat as the very “definition of a lying scumbag politician” after the New York lawmaker took to the Senate floor and disparaged ICE and Border Patrol agents. Good Lord, this was glorious. Before we get to Mullin's complete annihilation, it's important to review the comments that ol' Cryin' Chuck made, setting him off. Schumer referred to law enforcement as "unchecked rogue agencies that are dreaded in all corners of the country." You know who dreads ICE and Border Patrol? Criminals. Illegal aliens. And they should. Schumer went on to suggest Republicans do not care about rising costs for Americans and instead side with "masked agents occupying our streets." "America is crying out for relief on high costs, and you’re here adding $140 billion to an agency that nobody – to two groups, Borde...

By Associated Press The Justice Department has settled for $1.25 million a lawsuit from an aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation. Carter Page asserted in a 2020 lawsuit that he was the victim of “unlawful spying” by an FBI agency that was investigating whether Trump’s 2016 campaign had conspired with Russia to affect the outcome of the election. The lawsuit alleged a series of omissions and errors made by FBI and Justice Department officials in applications they submitted in 2016 and 2017 to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to eavesdrop on Page on suspicion that he was an agent of Russia. Page appealed to the Supreme Court after lower courts tossed out his suit, with appellate judges saying last year that he had waited too long to file his complaint. But as the appeal was pending, the Trump administration informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it had reached a settlement wit...

By Sister Toldjah Not surprisingly, the serious threats against federal immigration agents continue to increase, thanks in no small part to the Democrat/media industrial complex and their very intentional efforts to demonize ICE and CBP agents because Orange Man Bad. The latest instance is one of the more bizarre ones and, quite fittingly, allegedly involves a man from the uber-left city of San Francisco who has a very troubling rap sheet. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  announced  the arrest of this deranged person on Monday (language warning): Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that on April 10, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Francisco arrested U.S. citizen Daniel Barber for sending a violent death threat to Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. “ Your Gestapo Nazi maggot ICE agents should be terrified,”  Barber said in an email sent on June 6, 2025. He a...

By Cassandra MacDonald In a major court victory for Virginia Republicans and fair-maps advocates, the Tazewell Circuit Court has ruled the Democrats’ redistricting referendum unconstitutional. The judge has entered an injunction blocking certification of the narrow “Yes” victory and denied Democrats’ request for a stay pending appeal. The development was announced on Wednesday afternoon by former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, who is leading the Election Transparency Initiative. UPDATE on referendum lawsuits: The Tazewell Circuit Court just ruled the referendum unconstitutional. The Judge entered an injunction blocking certification of the election & denied a motion to stay pending appeal. A final order will be entered once drafted, & it will be… — Ken Cuccinelli II (@KenCuccinelli) April 22, 2026 “UPDATE on referendum lawsuits: The Tazewell Circuit Court just ruled the referendum unconstitutional. The Judge entered an injunction blocking certification of...

By Ben Smith A California winery co-owned by Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar's (MN-05) husband, Tim Mynett, was legally dissolved nine days after Omar quietly amended her financial disclosure to list it as worthless, roughly one year after she had reported it was worth up to $5 million. Omar's husband's business partner  signed  the termination filing for eStCru LLC on April 4 without explanation.  The winery existed almost entirely on paper. Its website was blank. Its phone line was dead. Its social media was dormant. A visit to its Santa Rosa address turned up a letter from the building manager confirming eStCru hadn't been a tenant there in years. It sold bottles with names like "Blockchain" and "Clothesline." That was the full extent of its operations — a  ghost  business, listed on a sitting congresswoman's disclosure at a value of millions of dollars. Read More :  Ilhan Omar's Magically Lost Millions Overnight, but 'You're Stupid...

By JOHN HAYWARD The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that an Israeli soldier who used a sledgehammer to destroy a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon has been dismissed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military prison. Another soldier who photographed the act was given the same punishment. The incident  occurred  in the southern Lebanese village of Debel, where one IDF trooper snapped photos of another swinging the blunt side of an axe at the head of a Jesus statue. The image spread like wildfire across social media on Sunday, prompting outrage and condemnation from religious and political leaders around the world. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  said  on Monday that he, like the “overwhelming majority of Israelis,” was “stunned and saddened” by the destruction of a Catholic religious icon in southern Lebanon. “I condemn the act in the strongest terms. Military authorities are conducting a criminal probe of the matter and will take appro...

By SEAN MORAN The FCC Media Bureau on Wednesday said it is seeking comment on whether or not the agency should update television ratings to warn parents about programs that discuss “gender identity” issues and other controversial topics. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  noted  that the television and video programming industries established their own private organization, the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB), which developed the TV Parental Guidelines that are used by millions of households every day. However, the agency said that parents have increasingly raised “significant concerns” with how the ratings system operates, with a lot of content that is meant for adults now being rated as appropriate for children. The FCC Media Bureau explained: Recently, parents have raised concerns that controversial gender identity issues are being included or promoted in children’s programs without providing any disclosure or transparency to parents. Specifically, th...

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