China’s decentralized export machine bypasses traditional retail channels, pays no income taxes, evades tariffs, and undercuts American businesses
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FRIDAY AT 3 P.M. EASTERN: ‘Five O’Clock Somewhere’ With Kruiser, VodkaPundit, Ed Morrissey
Kruiser’s back. Ed Morrissey is this week’s special guest. And there’s something awesome going on with me, but I can’t remember right now because of this afternoon martini I mixed myself right before writing this week’s intro.
Heartwarming: Test Beagles Journey From Fauci’s NIH Experimentation Lab to Forever Home
National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Jay Bhattacharya announced the closure Monday of the agency’s last beagle laboratory, ending controversial experiments on the NIH campus linked to Dr. Anthony Fauci, RedState reported.
How Greg Abbott Took On RINOs And Teachers Unions To Pass The Country’s Best School Choice Bill
The passage of SB 2 is a victory for parental empowerment and a testament to persistence in pursuit of good public policy
The Fertility Crisis Isn’t Just Having Fewer Kids, It’s Women Not Having Any
The answer to our baby bust isn’t just ‘make more babies.’ It needs to be ‘make more mothers.
Progressive participation trophies
Trump conquers the Vatican. Biden speaks, removes all doubt. Progressive participation trophies. Hot ballerina in the White House. It’s Friday, May 9, 2025 Finally, an American pope. This never would have happened on Joe Biden’s watch. Pope Francis, who was not American, died last month a few hours…
HALLELUJAH: New Pope Is a Republican from Chicago
You can’t make this up. The new Pope is from Chicago and he’s a registered Republican. May God bless this new Pope and the Catholic church and all of Christianity.The new Pope is a registered Republican. What a change this will be from Pope Francis.One Vatican insider says the…
Lib Journalists Delight in New Pope As Possible Anti-Trump Activist
While Americans across the political spectrum celebrated the elevation of an American Cardinal, Robert Prevost to become Pope Leo XIV, liberal journalists took special delight in evidence that the new Pope — just like his predecessor — seems to disagree with the Trump administration on issues like immigration….
Higher Edu-Chaos: Civil Rights Laws, Declining Enrollments Put Colleges in a Bind
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NPR Frets Over Francis’ LGBTQ Legacy: Will Church Be ‘Hateful’ Toward Gays, Trans?
National Public Radio was in Rome for the just-concluded papal conclave, which elected American Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Before the white smoke appeared, All Things Considered host Scott Detrow interviewed LGBTQ-friendly Fr. James Martin for the occasion, (Detrow even led his interview with…
The Morning Briefing: You Know, a Letitia James Perp Walk Sure Would Be Fun to See
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SHOCK LIVE ON AIR: Fox News Panelist Camryn Kinsey Suddenly Collapses During Broadcast (VIDEO)
Screenshot: Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher Camryn Kinsey, a former Trump administration official and rising conservative voice, collapsed live on-air during a Thursday night broadcast of Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher. Kinsey, a former White House correspondent for One America News Network and founder…
The Death of the Good Life in Minnesota
Minnesota has been in the news a lot in recent years, and not in a good way. Here’s the skinny from a distressed local.
The Era of Great Pretending Looks Wobbly
Paging Mr. Orwell…
President Trump’s Bold Statement: Greenland as America’s Strategic Imperative
Mock Trump all you like—but in the coming contest for the Arctic, it’s his map everyone will be using.
Catholic Funding by Government in the Political Crosshairs
The same leftwing voices objecting to using government funds to teach American children how to read and write in Catholic schools howl in complaint that DOGE cut USAID funding to Catholic charities that supported illegal immigrants.
The Presidency and the Media
It seems that media persecution comes with the presidential territory, unless you die in your first month in office.
YIKES! Florida Man Gored by Bison at Yellowstone National Park After Getting Too Close to Animal
A Florida man is recovering after being gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park this week. It seems like this is a lesson that people have to learn once or twice a year, every year. For some reason, people think these are calm, docile animals that can…
Liberal Media Drops Another Hit Piece on John Fetterman – It Looks Like the Left is Trying to Get Rid of Him
John Fetterman / ABC Last week, New York Magazine dropped a hit piece on Democrat Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, questioning his mental state and his ability to do his job. It was very curious, considering that the left defended Fetterman when he was running. Now that he…
Nancy Pelosi Suggests There Will be Female Catholic Priests in Her Grandchildren’s Lifetimes
Pelosi / PBS Screenshot When speaking to a journalist recently, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that the Catholic Church could have female priests in her grandchildren’s lifetimes. This is a window into the mind of the left. They look at this as an equality issue, rather than…
JUST IN: President Trump Abruptly Fires Obama-Appointed Librarian of Congress Who Pushed ‘Sexual Identity’ on Children
Carla Hayden President Trump abruptly fired the Democrat Librarian of Congress on Thursday. Carla Hayden, an Obama appointee who pushed sexual identity on children was informed on Thursday that President Trump had fired her. AP reported: President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday…
See It With Your Own Eyes: Vatican Posts Incredible Footage of the Moments After Leo XIV Became Pope
Thursday was a stunning day in the Vatican and outside in St. Peter’s Square as the Papal Conclave came to agreement on their choice for their next leader, 69-year-old native Chicagoan Cardinal Robert Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV.
Trump and Kemp Strategize for Georgia Senate Race—Here’s What’s at Stake in 2026
The 2026 midterm elections may feel a ways off, but the race for Georgia’s Senate seat is already heating up — and it could be one of the most pivotal contests of the cycle. With a razor-thin Republican majority in the U.S. Senate and Democrats eyeing every opportunity…
Biden Family Desperate for a New Source of Income After ‘the Spigot Is Turned Off’: Report
With former President Joe Biden emerging from a the darkness after the Democratic defeat in November, Americans might have to get used to seeing the octogenarian meandering out in public for a while yet to come. Now getting media advice from a high-powered former spokesman for the Pentagon,…
The Secretary’s Got Jokes: Rubio Wows the Crowd at Hispanic Leadership Gala
It’s been such a big, serious news day. Let’s lighten the mood a bit, shall we?
Empowerment or Decadence? Boonie Blue and the Fake Feminism that Promotes Hypersexualization
In a recent interview that has stirred up social media, Boonie Blue, a woman who defines herself as empowered, attempted to justify hypersexualization and promiscuity as tools of female liberation. Her statements, far from inspiring respect or admiration, reveal the dangerous direction in which modern feminism has led…
‘The Eagle Has Landed’: Trump Announces Ed Martin’s New Role at DOJ
President Donald Trump caused a bit of a stir Thursday morning when, following his announcement of a major trade deal with the U.K., he took questions from reporters and, in the process, announced that he would be withdrawing the nomination of “Eagle” Ed Martin to serve as U.S….
‘They’re Stupid’: Charles Barkley Sums Up the Whole ‘Men in Women’s Sports’ Thing As Only He Can
NBA legend and broadcasting superstar Charles Barkley is one of the most opinionated and laugh-out-loud former athletes we have in America. He’s not for everyone, and his hot takes range from spot-on to ludicrous, but he is always entertaining to those who get his shtick (count me among…
BOOM! President Trump Appoints Ed Martin to Be Director of DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group and Pardon Attorney
President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening he is appointing Ed Martin to be an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice with two jobs, Pardon Attorney and Director of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Weaponization Working Group. The appointment comes just hours after Trump withdrew Martin’s nomination…
WATCH: RFK Responds to Former Running Mate Nicole Shanahan Saying He is Controlled — and Not by Trump
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was asked about his former running mate Nicole Shanahan’s claims that someone is “controlling his decisions,” and that she did not mean President Donald Trump, during an interview on Fox News on Thursday. Shanahan made the stunning claims in…