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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 | Roman Jankowski
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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 | Nathan Waite
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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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  • opinion

    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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  • opinion

    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 | Emma Waters
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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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    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 | James Di Pane
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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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    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 | Thomas Spoehr
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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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    7 Facts Biden Ignored About Social Security in His Speech to Florida Retirees
    President Joe Biden claimed that Democrats will protect Social Security and that Republicans threaten its future in a speech Tuesday in Hallandale Beach, Florida. But the “reality” Biden portrayed is misleading and undermines Social Security’s future. Social Security’s future is not secure. The program is running out of time and money, and recent increases in…
    Rachel Greszler
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    Arkansas’ Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act Is About Protecting Minors, Experts Say
    The battle over “gender transitions” for minors is playing out in dozens of American states. Some states are seeking to ban cross-sex hormones and transgender surgeries. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, meanwhile, hopes to make his state a “magnet” for minors seeking those interventions. Arkansas state Rep. Robin Lundstrum, a Republican, introduced the Save Adolescents From…
    Gillian Richards
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  • opinion

    Hungary Leads Way in Defense of Conservative Values, Culture
    Although in many countries around the world, liberal political views are dominant, some nations in Eastern Europe have notably resisted the left-wing ideology. One of the most criticized among the latter is Hungary. The Hungarian government stands for national sovereignty and conservative values among the world’s nations. In a Heritage Foundation event on Monday, “Promoting…
    Rodney Rios | Anthony B. Kim
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    Top House Republican Condemns ‘Political Violence’ After Second Arrest in Attack on Rubio Volunteer
    Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with an assault Sunday night on a campaign volunteer for Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., that occurred while he was canvassing neighborhood voters in Hialeah, Florida. Rubio volunteer Christopher Monzon, 27, suffered a broken jaw and internal bleeding in the attack and will have to undergo facial reconstructive…
    Gillian Richards
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    Why Fentanyl Is Killing So Many Americans
    Two milligrams. That’s all the fentanyl it takes to be potentially lethal to the average adult in America, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.  It’s killing thousands of Americans, and it’s flooding into the country. More than 107,000 people in the United States died of drug overdoses and drug poisonings in 2021, according to…
    Samantha Aschieris
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  • opinion

    Better Late Than Never: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Unaccountable Funding Scheme Ruled Unconstitutional
    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is “completely off the separation of powers books.” So wrote the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a decision last week holding that the bureau’s independent funding mechanism was unconstitutional because it violated Congress’ exclusive power to appropriate federal funds. The decision heralds trouble ahead for this…
    GianCarlo Canaparo | Jack Fitzhenry
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    ‘Every State Needs to Pass a Law’ Like This, Detransitioner Says of Arkansas SAFE Act
    Two men and one woman who underwent experimental medical interventions in pursuit of a transgender identity told The Daily Signal that they support Arkansas’ Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, arguing that it is necessary to protect children from the horrors they themselves experienced. The SAFE Act prohibits anyone from performing controversial transgender medical interventions on…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    America’s Military Strength Is Declining. Here’s How to Fix It.
    The U.S. military not only is weak overall but “at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests,” according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation. On Tuesday, Heritage released its 2023 Index of U.S. Military Strength, a document of nearly 600 pages that assesses the strength…
    Samantha Aschieris
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    ‘Not Sure Taiwan’s Going to Survive,’ Defense Expert Warns of Xi’s Push for ‘Reunification’
    Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed his calls for the “reunification” of China and Taiwan on Sunday during the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. “We will continue to strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and the utmost effort, but we will never promise to renounce the use…
    Samantha Aschieris
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