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    The Book of Ma

    Happy Ma’s Day! Really, I don’t think I ever called the woman who bore me “Mother” or “Mom.” But what I would call her is one of a kind. Like so many moms, Helen borrowed heavily from the “Official Book of Motherly Mantras.” For example, I stood perpetually accused of “Air Conditioning All of Oxon…
    Al Perrotta
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    • Opinion

    From Carson to Clowns: How Trump Derangement Syndrome Destroyed Late Night

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Jimmy Kimmel, who’s got a role in this kerfuffle—it’s not a kerfuffle. This is an assassination attempt egged on by…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    • Analysis

    Members Confused Why British Monarch Set to Address Congress 250 Years After America Dumped Him

    This piece includes satire. King Charles III of the United Kingdom is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on April 28. Ahead of the address, members of Congress told The Daily Signal they were unaware or did not know why the king would come to address Congress 250 years after America ran the…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    • Opinion

    CNN Repeatedly Screws Up on Mamdani and 2 Muslims With Bombs

    On March 7, two teenaged Muslims were arrested for lighting and throwing improvised explosive devices at an anti-Islam protest outside Gracie Mansion, the home of New York’s Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani. This provided the latest exhibit of how our elitist media seek to protect Muslims from the “Islamophobia” of conservatives. It’s fascinating that when the…
    Tim Graham
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    • News

    ‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams Dies at Age 68

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—“Dilbert” creator Scott Adams died on Jan. 13 at age 68 after publicly revealing his severe prostate cancer diagnosis on his “Coffee with Scott Adams” daily livestreamed show on May 19. Adams had suggested on the Jan. 1 episode of his show that the first month of the new year could be his last. His death followed…
    Jason Cohen
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    • Opinion

    Satirizing Democrats Isn’t as Easy as You Might Think, Babylon Bee CEO Says

    The political Left is unlikely to stop giving the Babylon Bee, a satirical news site, fodder to write headlines, according to its CEO. “That’s probably the least of our worries,” Seth Dillon told The Daily Signal.   But writing jokes about the things leftist politicians say and do can be a “challenge,” he concedes.  “Imagine…
    Virginia Allen
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    • Opinion

    SATIRE: 10 Things Trump Will Rename This Week 

    After President Donald Trump’s great success renaming the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, the president is preparing to declare he has the sole power to rename anything he wants.  The Daily Signal was added to a group chat called “Top Secret Renaming Small Group” by a Snapchat user, in which the Trump administration discussed…
    Moira Gleason
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    • News

    SEE YOU IN COURT? Babylon Bee Weighs ‘Legal Action’ After SPLC Doxxes Anonymous Writers

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Christian satire site The Babylon Bee is considering legal action after the Southern Poverty Law Center revealed the names of anonymous contributors who write for Not the Bee, the satire site’s real-news partner. “We are considering all our options, including legal action,” Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon told The Daily…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    • Opinion

    CANCEL CULTURE: SPLC Targets the Real-News Partner of The Babylon Bee

    Editor’s note: The Babylon Bee is considering legal action after the Southern Poverty Law Center published the names of writers who wished to be anonymous. The commentary below predates that news. Still smarting from the loss of its access to Washington as President-elect Donald Trump gears up to reenter the White House, the Left’s cancel…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    • Opinion

    Media Elites Fume Over Their Inability to Force-Feed Narratives to the American People

    American corporate media suffered a monumental rebuke Tuesday as Americans ignored them and elected Donald Trump as the nation’s next president. How have the outlets responded? By calling for the government to censor their opposition, of course, and whining about how people aren’t listening to them anymore. That’s been the theme on major network television…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    • Opinion

    How Humor Can Help Americans Overcome Their Political Polarization

    Are you planning to talk politics at Thanksgiving dinner this year? Depending on your family’s dynamics, it can be fraught with danger. But filmmaker Rob Feld, director of a new documentary called “Jesters and Fools,” says there’s a way to navigate such conversations without resorting to creating acrimony. “I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    • Opinion

    Liberal ‘Fact-Checkers’ Swept In to Clear Up Satire Around Biden’s Bike Fall

    On June 18, someone captured video of President Joe Biden riding a bike on vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. When he came to a stop, he caught his foot in the pedal and fell to the pavement. Without it being on tape, no one would have cared much. On social media, conservatives quickly brought up…
    Tim Graham
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    • News

    Anger Recedes as Normalcy, Good Humor Mark Kavanaugh’s First Day on Supreme Court

    Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared at oral arguments for the first time Tuesday, where the bitterness attending his confirmation appeared to break, if only a little. Throughout his first sitting, Kavanaugh projected command and interacted warmly with his new colleagues, several of whom were especially lighthearted during the arguments. “We wish you a long and happy…
    Kevin Daley
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    • News

    Urging Voters to Commit Fraud for Mary Landrieu Was ‘Humor,’ Mayor Says

    Days before the much-awaited runoff election between Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and her Republican challenger, Rep. Bill Cassidy, a video emerged showing a Democratic mayor encouraging Landrieu supporters to commit voter fraud. The Black Conservative Fund, a political action committee, released the video shot at a private event where Opelousas, La., Mayor Donald Cravins Sr….
    Melissa Quinn
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    • News

    Muslim Cleric Makes 9/11 Joke, Then Says CNN Host Lacks ‘Sense of Humor’

    Muslim cleric Anjam Choudary was doing a normal sound check before appearing on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” yesterday when he suddenly stopped counting and said the numbers 9/11, 7/7, 3/11 — dates of deadly terror attacks. Host Brian Stelter asked his guest, “Is this all some sort of joke to you?” Choudary’s response left Stelter speechless.
    Daily Signal Staff
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