A former Obama administration staffer who once publicly wished death on President Donald Trump has found new work as a communications consultant for Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani—a democratic socialist who has called for “seizing the means of production”—triumphed in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary last week and officially…
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Prestigious Virginia K-8 School Hit with Civil Rights Complaint over Environment ‘Hostile to Jews’
The prestigious Nysmith School in Northern Virginia received a civil rights complaint Tuesday for allegedly expelling three Jewish students who faced anti-Semitic harassment and whom the school’s headmaster told to “toughen up” after they reported the conduct. The Nysmith School, known as one of the top 10 institutions…
Jewish Teen Hid in Locked Classroom as Anti-Semitic Mob Pounded on Door: Lawsuit
A Seattle teen feared for her life in a locked classroom as a mob of students pounded on the door, “threatening to physically assault her based on her Jewish identity,” according to a recently filed lawsuit. The incident was the culmination of anti-Semitic harassment the student, referred to…
Weekend Beacon 6/29/25
“Their friendship was a romance: passionate, tender and tempestuous, full of longing, riven by jealousy.” No, I’m not referring to Trump and Bibi. It’s Ian Leslie’s take on McCartney and Lennon. Dominic Green returns to the Weekend Beacon with a review of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs. “Bound by ambition…
Biden Stumbled So That Trump Could Soar: Happy One-Year Anniversary to the Debate That Saved America
Exactly one year ago today, President Joe Biden wandered onto a CNN debate stage in Atlanta. Democrats were oozing confidence ahead of the showdown against Donald Trump. They had managed to persuade most mainstream journalists that all the video clips of Biden bumbling around like a demented geezer…
Daddy spanks, the world gives thanks
Are Trump and Bibi the greatest duo since Fat Man and Little Boy? Why Operation Midnight Hammer was a win for female empowerment. Anti-capitalist terror sympathizer wins Dem primary. Even woke freaks deserve love. It’s Friday, June 27, 2025 Noble Don earns Nobel nod: America’s greatest president, Donald Trump,…
The Scythe Draws Near: CNN’s Overpaid ‘Talent’ Brace for Deep Cuts Amid Corporate Shakeup
Liberal television networks are increasingly viewed as declining assets nobody wants to own. Their audiences are getting smaller, older, and deader. Viewership rates among Americans who don’t currently reside in an assisted living facility are plummeting to zero. Nobody wants to invest. Media companies are desperate to get…
Blowing Up Barriers: Trump Cements Legacy as Champion of Women’s Empowerment
President Donald Trump launched one of the greatest and most epically named military strikes in American history over the weekend, when seven B-2 bombers dropped an ungodly amount of bunker-busting ordnance on Iranian nuclear facilities. Operation Midnight Hammer was an unparalleled success on many fronts. Iran’s nuclear facilities…
Weekend Beacon 6/22/25
If and when the Tehran regime falls, what will happen to the ayatollah’s apologists? Will they suffer amnesia and insist they were on the people’s side all along? Time to take those screenshots—the reckoning can’t come soon enough. From one reckoning to another, Christine Rosen reviews David Zweig’s An Abundance of Caution: American Schools,…
DEATH FROM AMERICA: Trump Decimates Iran’s Nuclear Sites With Big, Beautiful Bombs
The United States carried out a “very successful attack” on Iran’s top three nuclear sites on Saturday, making good on President Donald Trump’s promise to use force to cripple the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program if Tehran refused to stop enriching uranium. “We have completed our very successful attack…
Bloomberg-Backed Green Group Places Officials in State Agencies Tasked With Regulating Utilities, Permitting Pipelines
A Michael Bloomberg-backed fellowship program known for placing attorneys in state attorney general offices to spearhead climate litigation has quietly broadened its scope, sending staffers to work in state agencies that regulate the energy sector, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. The New York University State Energy & Environmental Impact Center’s fellowship—which Bloomberg’s eponymous philanthropic nonprofit…
UChicago Prof, the Brother of a Convicted Iranian Spy, Says the ‘Only Hope for Peace Is the Power and Durability of Iranian Missiles’
A University of Chicago professor whose brother was convicted of helping the Iranian regime spy on dissidents in the United States is cheering on Iran’s missile attacks against Israel. Alireza Doostdar, an associate professor of Islamic Studies and a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, wrote in a Tuesday X post,…
Taxpayer-Funded Group Launches Bond Fund To Free Illegal Immigrants In ICE Custody
A federally funded left-wing nonprofit that provides legal services for detained illegal immigrants has launched a bond fund that frees them from ICE custody. Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) partnered with Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE Justice) to establish the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund on…
Talent Wanted: Seeking Motivated Professionals for High-Impact Leadership Roles in Iranian Defense Sector
Neocon Don mulls crushing Iran with big, beautiful bombs. Communist cries like a bitch after defending terrorism. We finally found a “No Kings” protester who’s actually (kind of) hot. One good reason to watch the WNBA. It’s Friday, June 20, 2025 Sponsored content: This email communication is brought…
Under Fire, Israelis Back Total Victory in Iran, With or Without US Support
TEL AVIV—Israelis overwhelmingly back their country’s military campaign against Iran, even as they duck daily missile barrages and hope for decisive intervention by the United States, according to a new survey of wartime public opinion. The poll, conducted by researchers at Agam Labs and the Hebrew University of…
Exclusive: Harvard Law Review Axes 85 Percent of Submissions Using Race-Conscious Rubric, Documents Show
When the Washington Free Beacon published documents showing how the Harvard Law Review selects articles based on race, the law review insisted those documents had been taken out of context. The journal claimed the Free Beacon had quoted “selectively” from “five internal memos going back more than three years,” adding that the Harvard…
Time for Change in Iran: Supreme Leader’s Befuddled Outbursts Raise Questions About His Fitness To Serve
Editor’s note: Unlike Tucker Carlson, the author of this piece has been to Iran and is qualified to weigh in on all matters pertaining to the country’s future. Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s behavior in response to Israeli strikes that have decimated his country’s military has grown increasingly…
The Founders Are Weeping: Every Democrat Must Disavow the ‘No Kings’ Insurrectionists Who Defiled Democracy
Democrats and journalists trembled with rage in 2024 when the New York Times unearthed a photo (taken three years earlier) of an upside-down American flag flying outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who said the flag was briefly inverted by his wife in response to…
Iran’s Red Flag of Revenge Taken Out by Israel’s Rainbow-Colored Ballistic Missile of Restorative Justice
Iran’s red flag of revenge, hoisted above the Jamkaran Mosque in Qom last week after Israeli forces started bombing the rogue nation, has been eliminated by a rainbow-colored ballistic missile of restorative justice, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Only the flag was destroyed in the precision strike,…
Weekend Beacon 6/15/25
As the U.S. Army celebrates its 250th birthday, we honor those who bravely go in harm’s way, often far from home and rarely at a time of their choosing (unless you’re the IDF). Speaking of war planning, Tim Bouverie is out with his latest book, Allies at War: How the…
Travel Alert: Visitors Dismayed After Iranian Nuclear Facility ‘Temporarily Closed’ Without Warning
Visitors hoping to spend a fun day exploring the Natanz Nuclear Facility in Isfahan province were left fuming Friday after learning the site was “temporarily closed.” Several disgruntled voyagers saw their plans go up in smoke without warning and vented their displeasure on Google Reviews. Google Reviews The…
Full Threat, No Sweat: On Eve of Israeli Strike Against Iran, US SecDef Pete Hegseth Watched GOP Humiliate Dems at Baseball
Pete Hegseth was cool, calm, and collected Wednesday evening, roughly 24 hours before Israel (with non-military assistance from the United States) launched a massive preemptive strike on Iran. The secretary of defense was spotted enjoying a Diet Coke, the non-alcoholic beverage adored by Donald Trump and many others,…
World’s Saddest Man: Ben Rhodes Mourns Loss of Iranian Comrades in Israeli Airstrikes
Anti-Semites and other terrorist sympathizers were heartbroken Thursday evening after Israel launched a massive preemptive strike to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities and eliminate much of the regime’s military leadership. Few, if any, individuals on Earth were more distraught than Ben Rhodes, the failed novelist and former Obama adviser…
Trump to Tehran: I Tried To Warn You, but You Didn’t Listen
Donald Trump sent a message to Iran following Israel’s successful strikes on the Islamic Republic’s military chiefs and main nuclear facility: I tried to warn you, but you didn’t listen. In a Friday morning Truth Social post, Trump said he “gave Iran chance after chance to make a…
The ugly face of liberal smugness
Democrats postpone “Sister Souljah” moment to defend L.A. riots. CNN “extremism” expert goes dark amid outburst of left-wing violence. Martha’s Vineyard residents struggle to cope without illegal immigrants. Greta Thunberg endures the unimaginable. It’s Friday, June 13, 2025 So much for that. Remember when mainstream journalists, who promised…
Left-Wing Activists Suggest Bribing Rioters With Cookies To Stay Peaceful at Upcoming Protests
The left-wing dark money groups behind nationwide anti-Trump protests scheduled for this Saturday are urging their activists to do whatever they can to maintain peace on the ground, including by giving would-be rioters cookies or declaring, “Hey, there’s Beyonce!” to distract them. Led by Indivisible, the group behind…
After Uncritically Citing Hamas To Pin Aid Site Shooting on Israel, WaPo Says Israeli-Backed Aid Org ‘Did Not Offer Evidence’ To Support Claims of Hamas Attack on Its Workers
When Hamas officials alleged, without evidence, that Israel killed “over 30” Gazans near an aid site, the Washington Post cited the claims uncritically. Less than two weeks later, when an American- and Israeli-backed aid organization accused Hamas of killing eight of its workers, the Post dinged the group…
WHERE’S DONIE? CNN’s Emmy-Nominated ‘Extremism’ Reporter Goes Missing Amid Outburst of Left-Wing Violence
Donie O’Sullivan is a senior correspondent for CNN who purports to be an expert on political “extremism” in America. The esteemed journalist earned an Emmy nomination for his three-part series, MisinfoNation: Extreme America, in which he traveled “around the country meeting far-right extremists with a long history of…
HELL ON EARTH: A Haunting Dispatch From Martha’s Vineyard After the ICE Raids
EDGARTOWN, Mass.—A saline wind rattles the shutters of the Harborside Inn overlooking Chappaquiddick Island, the last known resting place of Ted Kennedy’s American dream. A low fog settles, concealing the quiet devastation here in Martha’s Vineyard, where federal immigration officers rounded up dozens of undocumented workers last month…
Boston Consulting Group, Adviser to Qatar and China, Says US-Israeli Gaza Aid Project Violated Firm’s ‘Values’
The international consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has spent years training Hamas-friendly Qatar’s government workers, including after Oct. 7. It agreed to endorse Chinese Communist Party principles in 2023 in order to secure a six-figure contract advising city officials in Beijing on artificial intelligence. Now, it’s apologizing—after…