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Historical Ignorance Animates Hatred of Israel, Jews
Gun violence, kids in cages, sexual assault, religious extremism—Hamas’ historic terror strike on innocent Israeli civilians hits all the left-wing triggers. But where is the left-wing outrage? Anti-Israel protesters even displayed the Nazi swastika in New York City’s Times Square, demonstrating the historical amnesia and philosophical inconsistency of anti-Israel hatred. In street protests across America, the fringe… -
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BLM Backs Hamas: ‘A Terrorist Organization Supports a Terrorist Organization’
Black Lives Matter chapters in Indianapolis and Chicago are drawing sharp bipartisan criticism for praising the heinous actions of Hamas in its brutal invasion of Israel. On Tuesday, the Black Lives Matter Indy organization retweeted a post from the U.S. Palestinian Community Network, praising “[t]he heroic Palestinian people” and their “right to resist their racist,… -
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Jordan vs. Scalise: House Republicans Set to Nominate McCarthy Successor
Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma took himself out of the running for speaker of the House over the weekend, leaving fellow Republican Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Steve Scalise of Louisiana to battle it out for the speaker’s gavel. “I’m going to step aside and let them give their best case why they should… -
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4 Indisputable Facts About Hamas’ Terrorist War Against Israel
I spent the weekend and most of Monday engaging in back-and-forth with fellow progressive Democrats who were trying to change the subject on the clear black-and-white facts about Hamas’ terrorist war against Israel. I kept reminding them of four indisputable facts. Fact one: Hamas openly declares it hates Jews. It is an openly bigoted, anti-Semitic organization…. -
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Planned Parenthood Turns Its Attention to Confused Adolescents Who Think They’re Trans
For Planned Parenthood, June is the cruelest month. Last year, on June 24, at the end of a blockbuster Supreme Court term, the high court issued its landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. That ruling overturned Roe v. Wade and clarified once and for all that the Constitution did not, in fact,… -
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How and Why Hamas Carried Out ‘Savage Rampage’ Against Israel
The attack Hamas launched on Israel Saturday was “a genocidal savage rampage by uncontrollable militants who were simply trying to destroy Jews,” says Victoria Coates, who formerly served as a deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump. Hundreds of Israelis were killed in the initial attack and the death toll, which includes at least… -
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Here’s How Many Illegal Aliens From Terrorist or Suspect Nations Were Encountered at Border
The U.S. Border Patrol has encountered 72,823 “special interest aliens” on America’s borders over the past two years—many from the Middle East—according to an exclusive Fox News report. A special interest alien is a government term used to refer to an illegal alien from a nation that either promotes terrorist activity, harbors terrorists, or poses a… -
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Biden Blasts ‘Bloody Hand’ of Hamas, Compares Terrorist Group to ISIS
President Joe Biden condemned the “bloody hand” of Hamas on Tuesday even as some congressional Democrats expressed ambiguity about the Islamist terrorist group’s bloody incursion Saturday into Israel. “This is an act of sheer evil, more than 1,000 civilians slaughtered in Israel, along with them at least 14 American citizens killed,” Biden said at the… -
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Pro-Palestine Student Org Calls for National ‘Day of Resistance’ Backing Attacks on Israel
A national pro-Palestine student organization is calling for a "day of resistance" on college campuses Thursday in support of brutal terrorist attacks on Israel, emphasizing that they are not only in solidarity with Palestine, they are "PART of this movement." A toolkit released by the national Students for Justice in Palestine calls for the student… -
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New Data Reveals Number of Illegal Aliens Who Entered US Under Biden Exceeds Population of These 22 States
The number of illegal aliens who have entered the interior of the U.S. under the Biden administration now is greater than the population of at least 22 states as well as the District of Columbia. Data released Monday by the House Judiciary Committee reveals that at least 3.8 million illegal aliens either have been released into… -
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‘IT’S NOT A WAR… IT’S A MASSACRE’: Israeli Soldiers Show Journalists Aftermath of Hamas Terror
Israeli soldiers report finding the bodies of babies, some of them decapitated, in the ruins of a town ravaged by Hamas terrorists in their surprise attack on Saturday. Israeli Defense Force soldiers took dozens of foreign journalists Tuesday to Kfar Aza, a town about 1.5 miles southeast of the Gaza border. Journalists surveyed the devastation,… -
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Hollywood’s Oppenheimer Biopic a Historical Travesty
Writer-director Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster, the biopic “Oppenheimer,” has grossed nearly $1 billion in global ticket sales, a staggering number including over $320 million from North American theaters and over $600 million internationally. That’s far better box office than other films Hollywood had counted on to offset the devastating, five-month strike by the Writers Guild… -
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What History Teaches Us About Civility
Alexandra Hudson adapted the following excerpt from her new book, “The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves,” which was released today. The ousting of the House speaker last week has the commentariat in Washington using a word we hear a lot of these days: “unprecedented.” We hear this all the time,… -
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Survey Shows How Americans Would Make the ‘American Dream’ Great Again
The United States in 2023 feels a lot like the "malaise" of the latter years of Jimmy Carter's presidency in the late 1970s. Amid persistent inflation and stagnating wages, Americans struggle to claw themselves out of the muck while the cost of everything from milk and eggs to cars and mortgages seems to bury them… -
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Alexandra Hudson’s Cure for Incivility
At a time when America faces innumerable challenges, Alexandra Hudson wants her fellow citizens to focus on something only they can control: civility toward others. Hudson’s new book, “The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves,” is on sale today. She joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about something why civility… -
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Iran’s Role in Hamas’ Attack on Israel
“For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still.”—Isaiah 62:1 On Saturday, Israel suffered the worst attack on its civilian population in 50 years. Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists in Gaza launched thousands of rockets at Israeli population centers and stormed through the security barrier into Israel where they massacred… -
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5 Things to Know About Israel’s 9/11 and the War Against Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against Hamas Saturday after the terrorist group launched missile strikes and an incursion, killing hundreds and taking hostages. On Sunday, the U.S. Navy began moving warships and aircraft closer to Israel following the Hamas attacks. Here are five things to know about the attack and its aftermath. 1…. -
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Flipping Kansas Blue? Governor Struck Deal With Left-Wing Groups Likely to Drive Up Democrat Vote
Well before President Joe Biden’s executive order pushing federal agencies to meddle in elections, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly worked with the group that orchestrated the president’s strategy. Kelly, a Democrat, began negotiating a deal in 2019 with New York-based liberal advocacy group Demos. A year later, in December 2020, Devos would draft the parameters of… -
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She Chose Adoption at 16, Now Tells Her Story Alongside Son and His Mother
Erin Boggs was 16 in 1992 when she learned she was pregnant. “I was scared, definitely kind of alone,” Boggs says. “So, I knew the decision was going to land on me solely, and it felt like a critically important decision.” Boggs says people around her suggested she could parent or abort, but no one… -
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Chief Judges of DC’s Local Courts Must Answer for Questionable Conduct
Judges are supposed to be impartial, and they’re supposed to appear impartial, too. That means that generally judges cannot comment on matters that might appear before them—especially the constitutionality of any pending or enacted legislation. It’s why Supreme Court nominees routinely refuse to comment on a variety of matters during their Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation…