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REVOLT: SPLC Union Speaks Out on Hamas-Israel War as Southern Poverty Law Center Remains Silent
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s labor union has taken a public stance on the war Hamas started by invading Israel, slaughtering civilians, and taking hostages—even while the SPLC itself has remained silent on the issue and on some Americans’ apparent support for Hamas slaughtering Jews. The SPLC Union implicitly criticized its members’ employer by taking… -
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DOJ Internal Watchdog Expands Telework as Concerns Mount That Biden Is Weaponizing Justice Against Conservatives
As the House of Representatives investigates the Justice Department for alleged politicization, the agency’s internal watchdog has expanded its telework policy. The Office of Inspector General is just one division of the Department of Justice. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz oversees more than 500 special agents, auditors, inspectors, attorneys, and support staff nationally, according… -
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Peace Won’t Come Until Palestinians Accept ‘Plan A’ Doesn’t Exist
A century ago, pioneering Zionist Ze’ev Jabotinsky wrote a seminal essay titled “The Iron Wall.” Presciently, he observed that until the Arabs were absolutely convinced there was no alternative to accepting the presence of Jews in the Holy Land, they would revert to “Plan A,” the eradication of the Jews. Since the founding of the… -
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Amid Cease-Fire Demands, Retired US Military Leaders Take a Side on Hamas-Israel War
More than 100 retired U.S. military leaders signed an open letter Thursday urging support for Israel and its efforts to counter the Hamas terrorist attacks. The Jewish Institute for National Security of America, which released the letter, emphasized the importance of supporting Israel amid calls for cease-fire and for the U.S. to stop funding Israel…. -
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DonorsTrust Defies SPLC Pressure to Blacklist Turning Point USA
The Southern Poverty Law Center routinely attempts to shame charities into blacklisting conservative nonprofits to defund the SPLC's ideological opponents, whom it brands as hateful. This week, the SPLC released a report condemning six donor-advised funds for directing money to "extremist finance." The report aims to shame the charity sector into blacklisting specific organizations. The… -
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Biden Admin Reports Over 3 Million Illegal Aliens on America’s Borders in Single Year
For the first time ever, U.S. border agents encountered over 3.2 million illegal aliens on America’s borders in a single fiscal year, a number that is greater than the combined population of Hawaii, Alaska, and Vermont. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CPB, reported Saturday that agents encountered 3,201,144 illegal immigrants at or between ports… -
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Joe Biden: The Ayatollahs’ Best Friend Forever
President Joe Biden showed leadership and courage last week by flying into an active war zone to personify solidarity with America’s embattled friends and allies in Israel. Too bad Biden’s appeasement of Iran made the trip necessary. Perhaps Biden went to Tel Aviv to atone for his years of financial assistance to the ayatollahs. Biden’s… -
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Does Iran Realize Its Own Growing Danger?
Iran understandably believes it is riding quite high. Biden put pro-Iranian envoy Robert Malley—now under FBI investigation—in charge of begging Iran to restart the disastrous Iran nuclear deal. The Islamist regime is flush with cash. It hints it almost has the bomb—and might use it soon. The Iranians are bragging about their new tyrannical allies… -
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Professor Threatens Children of Pro-Israel Journalists With Violence
Another day, another member of our esteemed intellectual elite goes on an unhinged rant about Israel and Jews. This time it was Jemma Decristo, a transgender African American Studies professor at the University of California at Davis, who decided to take to social media and advocate for violently attacking neighbors. Decristo’s post on Oct. 10… -
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Daily Signal Reporters Capture Stark Differences Between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine Protests
Following the Hamas attacks on Israel, thousands of protestors across the world have been coming out in support of either the Israelis or the Palestinians. But the differences in the demonstrations between the two have been stark, with mostly mourning from pro-Israel demonstrators and justifications for violence and even calls for Jewish genocide from among… -
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BREAKING: Watchdog Says Texas Schools ‘Some of Worst in Country’ in Teaching Critical Race Theory
Public schools in Texas continue to teach racially discriminatory content to children in violation of state law and without parents knowing, Accuracy in Media President Adam Guillette said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal. “What we’ve found in Texas is almost worse than anywhere else in the country,” Guillette said, referring to how… -
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Ted Cruz Exposes Anti-Israel Elements in Biden’s State Department
“Passionate opponents of Israel” have infiltrated the administration of President Joe Biden, despite the veteran Democrat’s clear rhetoric in support of the Jewish state, Sen. Ted Cruz warns. These anti-Israel elements are undermining Biden’s ability to stand firmly with America’s longtime ally, Cruz says. “The problem is this administration, this White House, this Department… -
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State Department Insists Israel Allow Humanitarian Aid for Gaza, but Admits Hamas Could Steal It
A State Department spokesman admitted that Hamas could steal humanitarian aid sent to the Gaza Strip Thursday, but still demanded Israel allow the aid to go in. Hamas carried out a deadly terrorist attack on multiple locations in southern Israel Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostages. President Joe Biden announced $100 million… -
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If You’re OK With Gag Order on Trump, You’re No Friend of Democracy or Constitution
This week, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, overseeing United States v. Donald Trump, issued a gag order prohibiting a leading presidential candidate, Donald Trump, from engaging in speech aimed at “government staff,” among others, during his trial. Listen, I understand the disdain some conservatives feel for the former president. I share the sentiment. But… -
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As Republicans Vote Out Jim Jordan, More GOP Members Step Up
During a secret ballot on Friday, House Republicans voted to remove Jim Jordan as the nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives. Republicans held the closed-door vote on Friday afternoon after Jordan failed to win enough support in a third vote, Fox News reported. According to PunchBowl's Jake Sherman, Jordan "lost handily" in the… -
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‘A Pound of Our Flesh’: 8 Republicans Who Ousted McCarthy Offer to Censure Themselves if GOP Will Elect Jordan
Eight Republican members who voted to oust former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy offered Friday to accept censure or removal from the Republican conference in exchange for Republicans electing Jim Jordan as speaker of the House of Representatives. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Ken Buck of Colorado, Bob Good of Virginia,… -
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We’re in a New Cold War With China. It’s Time Our Politicians Acted Like It.
In Washington today, talking tough on China has become all the rage. Policymakers have begun offering eloquent speeches almost daily about the growing threat from the Chinese Communist Party. It’s commendable that politicians are finally talking the talk—but not nearly enough are walking the walk. That’s especially true of the Biden administration. Even as the U.S…. -
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The Gaza Blood Libel and Netanyahu’s Test To Come
The Israel Defense Forces’ much-anticipated ground invasion of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has not yet commenced, but the world’s attention has already begun to shift away from the single bloodiest and most catastrophic slaughter of the Jewish people since the defeat of Nazi Germany 78 years ago. The Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom, which featured the… -
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BREAKING: 25 Republicans Voted Against Jordan in Third Speaker Vote
The House of Representatives has voted for a third time on Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker, and for a third time, Jordan has not obtained the necessary votes. Jordan obtained 194 votes from Republicans, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had 210 votes from Democrats, and 25 Republicans opted to vote for candidates other… -
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Before Joining Biden Admin, Some White House Staffers Attacked ‘Apartheid’ Israel
The U.S. Secret Service arrested dozens of protesters outside the White House this week on charges of unlawful entry. The immediate aim of the demonstration, organized by the progressive Jewish group IfNotNow, was to “shut down the White House.” Their ultimate goal: Pressuring President Joe Biden into supporting an Israeli cease-fire. The White House has…