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What the Georgia ‘Criminal Alien’ Bill Does and Does Not Do

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10 Job-Killing, Economy-Wrecking Tax Hikes in Biden’s Budget

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Judge Dismisses 6 Charges in Georgia Trump Indictment Ahead of Expected Fani Willis Decision

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Jonathan Glazer’s Evil Oscars Display

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What the Georgia ‘Criminal Alien’ Bill Does and Does Not Do

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Justice Alito Extends Pause on Texas Law Empowering Police to Arrest Illegal Immigrants

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Call Them What They Are: Illegal Aliens

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GOP Leaders Slam Biden for Saying He Shouldn’t Have Called Laken Riley Murder Suspect ‘Illegal’

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BREAKING: TikTok Bill Passes in House With Bipartisan Support

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Congress to Decide TikTok’s Fate in US

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TikTok Bill Has ‘a Real Chance of Becoming Law’

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Our Families Are Hurting. Our Country Can Do Better.

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GOP Lawmaker Says Jan. 6 Report ‘Is Just the Beginning’

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GOP Leaders Slam Biden for Saying He Shouldn’t Have Called Laken Riley Murder Suspect ‘Illegal’

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Ted Cruz Slams Biden Justice Department’s Collusion With Southern Poverty Law Center

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DOJ Keeps Plan Secret for Biden’s Election Executive Order 

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EXCLUSIVE: Here Are the Left-Wing Groups the White House Trade Office Is Scheming With to Get Out the Vote

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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s What FBI, DHS Said About Russia in Secret Election Briefing

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Jordan Peterson: Government-Corporate Collusion ‘Threatens Everyone’s Freedom Equally’

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SMOKING GUN: Biden DOJ Took Advice From Group Demonizing Concerned Parents, Docs Show

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EXCLUSIVE: House Subcommittee Chairmen Pressure DC Mayor, Police to Preserve Aborted Baby Remains

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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the Book the White House Suggested Amazon Should Ban

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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Roger Marshall Tracks Serious Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens During Biden Presidency

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Our Families Are Hurting. Our Country Can Do Better.

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Catch What You Missed From Biden’s State of the Union Address

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14 Women Still Held Hostage by Hamas in Gaza

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Congress to Decide TikTok’s Fate in US

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Todd Starnes Explains ‘Residual After-Effects of the Barack Obama Presidency’

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Christian Employees Can Challenge Mandated DEI Trainings on Religious Freedom Grounds, Lawyer Says

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Catch What You Missed From Biden’s State of the Union Address

Tankosphere Today: July 17,2008

Todd Thurman / @ToddThurman / July 17, 2008

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  • Al Gore, You Are No Jack Kennedy, Sir – The Chilling Effect

    Al Gore owes the Associated Press for a big, sloppy kiss comparing his new challenge to the mystique of John F. Kennedy. All we can say is, wow…

    (tags: Energy)

  • 19 Times Bigger than Enron, and the Networks Didn’t See It Coming – Business & Media Institute

    Another billion-dollar taxpayer bailout is on the horizon with the trouble at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but you won’t find much criticism of the mortgage giants…

    (tags: Housing)

  • You’re in Seattle! – OpenMarket.org

    Seattle is facing a problem of the tragedy of the commons: free public toilets. These restrooms had been free to users, so they became frequented by drug abusers and prostitutes. The large amounts of trash left by these users made the toilets’ automated

    (tags: Government Spending)

  • Hundreds to Convene in Austin, TX for Summit Focused on Strengthening Conservative Online Activism, July 18 – American for Prosperity

    WASHINGTON – Online activists and high-profile bloggers from coast-to-coast will converge on Austin, Texas, for a summit focused on taxes, spending, and strengthening the conservative online activist community…

    (tags: Activism)

  • Freedom and Prosperity: Where Do They Come From? – Government Bytes

    Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing Acton Media’s new movie The Birth of Freedom. This movie has stronger religious overtones than last year’s excellent production The Call of the Entrepreneur, but asks an important question: “How is freedom born?”..

    (tags: Freedom)

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