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    These Republicans Voted Against Reinstating Military Members Discharged for Refusing to Get Vaccinated

    Four Republican senators voted Thursday against reinstating military members who were discharged for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Mitt Romney of Utah, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Susan Collins of Maine voted against Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s amendment that would have reinstated and provided backpay to military members…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Rep. Michael Guest ‘Very Optimistic’ Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis Will Receive Democrat Support

    In fiscal year 2022, Customs and Border Protection seized more than 14,000 pounds of fentanyl. The lethal opioid drug has become a leading cause of death in adults ages 18-45. “The fentanyl seizures continue to increase, each fiscal year, and we know that of those seizures, we’re probably only apprehending 5% to 10% of the…
    Virginia Allen
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    Transportation Chief Buttigieg Uses Taxpayer-Funded Private Jets Despite Calling for Curbing Carbon Emissions

    A Biden administration Cabinet member has taken at least 18 taxpayer-funded private jets since taking office despite a strong stance on curbing carbon emissions, according to a Monday release by Americans for Public Trust. Pete Buttigieg, the 19th secretary of transportation, has reportedly taken a minimum of 18 taxpayer-funded flights while using private jets managed by…
    Bronson Winslow
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    Psychotherapist: I Warned About Sam Brinton, the Nonbinary Biden Official Now Arrested for Theft, but No One Listened

    FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL: A licensed psychtherapist who testified against laws banning so-called conversion therapy says he warned Americans about Sam Brinton, the non-binary Biden administration nuclear official who is facing charges for allegedly stealing two pieces of luggage at two separate airports. "My colleagues and I warned lawmakers in California and Massachusetts, and the…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Biden Apparently Prioritizes ‘Ice Cream’ Over Border, Rep. Dan Crenshaw Says as GOP Unveils Border Security Plan

    Texas House Republicans presented their plan to secure America’s southern border, and one of them attacked President Joe Biden for misplaced priorities on the issue. Texas Congressmen, led by Jodey Arrington and Chip Roy, unveiled a border security agenda for the new Congress, which begins January 3, during a press conference Thursday morning.   “We…
    Virginia Allen
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    Pentagon Report on China’s Military Highlights Nuclear Buildup That Could Overtake America

    The Pentagon’s new China Military Power Report provides troubling insights on the extent of the growth of the communist regime’s nuclear arsenal. It describes a nation bent on multiplying its nuclear forces. First and foremost, the 2022 report reveals that China could field 1,500 nuclear weapons by 2035. This effectively would equal the nuclear arsenal…
    Patty-Jane Geller
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    GOP Senators Press Homeland Security Chief on Why 63,500 Cases Against Illegal Aliens Were Dropped

    The failure of the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security to carry out the most basic enforcement of U.S. immigration laws has led to skyrocketing crime and drug deaths, a Republican senator told The Daily Signal.  “While illegal immigration and the resulting fentanyl overdose deaths and violent crime continue to skyrocket, the Biden administration must…
    Fred Lucas
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    Kansas Law School Silent After Diversity Committee Demonizes Christian Law Firm, Spurring Top State Judge to Resign

    A justice on the Kansas Supreme Court resigned from his teaching position at the University of Kansas School of Law after an administrator tried to convince students to cancel an event featuring a senior lawyer with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and a school diversity committee condemned that Christian legal organization as a purveyor of "hate…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Balenciaga Photo Fiasco Just Latest Attempt to Mainstream Sexualization of Children

    A major scandal at luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has exposed the sexualization of children in our culture and highlighted a problem no one wants to address—the fact that our cultural “elites” seem to think this is OK. The design company—well known for its collaboration with entrepreneur Kim Kardashian and for producing some of the ugliest,…
    Nora Sullivan
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    6 Points on Felony Theft Case Against Biden Administration’s Gender-Fluid Energy Official

    U.S. Energy Department official Samuel Otis Brinton has been heralded by the Biden administration and some media outlets for being one of the first openly “gender-fluid” individuals to serve in a top federal position.  Brinton, the deputy assistant Energy Department secretary for the Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition, faces criminal charges of stealing…
    Fred Lucas
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    3 Ways Chinese Nuclear Buildup Threatens US National Security Interests

    The head of the U.S. Strategic Command, Adm. Charles Richard, recently alerted the world that when it comes to deterrence against China, “the ship is slowly sinking.” That warning came on the heels of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for “a strong system of strategic deterrence,” a likely reference to Beijing’s nuclear arsenal, at the…
    Patty-Jane Geller
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    Instead of Asking How to Stop Mass Shootings, Left Targets Social Conservatives

    This week, another evil mass shooter unleashed horror at a gay club in Colorado Springs, killing five and wounding another 25. The shooter—whose name I refuse to mention in order to disincentivize future shooters, who seek notoriety—was clearly mentally ill: Just last year, he reportedly threatened his mother with a bomb, resulting in his arrest….
    Ben Shapiro
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    House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Threatens DHS Chief Mayorkas With Impeachment

    House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday from the border in El Paso, Texas, that the House’s new Republican majority will launch an impeachment inquiry into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. McCarthy, R-Calif., first called for Mayorkas, appointed by President Joe Biden, to resign to avoid impeachment. “Our country may never recover from Secretary Mayorkas’…
    Fred Lucas
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    Walton Family Funds LGBT Initiatives, Opposition to Arkansas SAFE Act

    Families of four trans-identifying youth and two doctors, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, testified last month against the Arkansas law banning sex-reassignment treatment for minors. Behind the effort to strike down Arkansas’ Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act is the wealthiest family in the nation—heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton’s fortune. The Walton…
    Gillian Richards
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    Pediatrician Who Works at Hospital With Kid’s Gender Clinic Says Minors Don’t Have Agency to Make ‘Permanent’ Decision on a Tattoo

    A mother was recently arrested in New York for allowing her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo. Had the boy instead decided to take puberty blockers because he thought he was a girl, the mother would likely have been praised for supporting her child’s wishes.  On Sunday, The New York Times published a piece about…
    Virginia Allen
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    Democrat on House Financial Services Committee Hired FTX Crypto Kingpin’s Brother

    A Democrat who sits on the House Financial Services Committee hired the brother of the head of the bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX, potentially raising ethical questions.  Gabe Bankman-Fried, the younger brother of  FTX CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried, went to work in January 2019 for Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill.  Casten, then a freshman congressman, was named that…
    Roman Jankowski
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    How This Air Force Veteran Gives Back to Fellow Veterans

    An Air Force veteran is giving back to and assisting the veteran community, one tweet at a time. “We are a unique, one-of-a-kind, social media-driven, veteran nonprofit,” Gretchen Smith, founder of Code of Vets, says. “We operate purely on Twitter and a few other platforms, but primarily we are Twitter-driven.” “We have assisted roughly 5,000…
    Samantha Aschieris
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    On Veterans Day, Reflect on Why America Is Worth Fighting For

    A defining characteristic of our American republic is service and devotion. No group exemplifies these civic virtues better than America’s veterans. On Friday, this Veterans Day, it’s more important than ever to remember the sacrifice our veterans made for this country.  Every Nov. 11, on what was once called Armistice Day, we celebrate Veterans Day….
    Jack Kilkenny-Smith
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    American Fitness Has National Security Implications. It’s Time to Take It More Seriously.

    Fiscal year 2023 is projected to be the most difficult year for military recruiting since the inception of the all-volunteer force in 1973. Every branch of the military is reporting extreme challenges in recruiting enough volunteers to fill their ranks. Not only are fewer people volunteering, but there are fewer eligible Americans to recruit as…
    Caitlyn Wetzel
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    America’s National Security Is Dependent on Critical Rare Earth Minerals—and Worse, on China

    The U.S. is currently heading for a major national security train wreck.  Bewildering environmental policies, energy plans detached from reality, and an incomprehensible practice of trusting China to provide critical components for both civilian and military technologies is an unsustainable trajectory.  The administration has rejected fossil fuels, driving us commercially and across the defense industry…
    Steven Bucci
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