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How Mass Migration Destroyed Sweden’s Scandinavian Utopia

Karl-Olov Arnstberg's The Sweden Syndrome offers a stark warning about how a toxic combination of leftist ideology and mass migration will destroy...

yesterday 50

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Auguste Meyrat

The Left Will Never Forgive Renee Good (Or Anyone Else) For Being White

Leftism is the only ideology that demands total subjugation and will still treat you like garbage after you die for it.

yesterday 40

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Nathan Stone

Parents Must Actively Opt Out Of Turning Their Kids Into Digital Age Zombies

The highest civic skill in the digital age is not coding or content creation, but the ability to look away.

yesterday 40

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Julianna Frieman

Florida Joins Texas In Ending American Bar Association’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Grip On Law Schools

In a major step toward greater ideological freedom in the legal profession, the state of Florida ended the left-wing American Bar Association’s...

yesterday 20

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Shawn Fleetwood

Criminal Illegal Alien Who Led Des Moines Schools Looking To Make Plea Deal

Ian Roberts remains in the Polk County Jail facing a March 2 trial on a charge of possessing a firearm as an illegal immigrant

yesterday 6

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M.d. Kittle

Leftists Play-Acting At Revolution Are Mad The Cops Won’t Play Along

Word people perform words at doing-things people, while the doing-things people keep doing things, disregarding the words.

yesterday 70

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Chris Bray

Exclusive: Child Abusers Top ICE’s Latest List Of ‘Worst Of The Worst’ Illegal Aliens

'These are the type of sickos we are getting OUT of our neighborhoods,' said  DHS's Tricia McLaughlin in a statement to The Federalist.

yesterday 80

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M.d. Kittle

Country Singer Jeffrey Steele’s New Song Gives ‘A Voice’ To The Forgotten American

'I hope this song becomes a voice not only for people speaking up for others and themselves, but for these young kids and these young artists,'...

yesterday 4

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Shawn Fleetwood

Third Circuit Nukes Biden Judge’s Blockade On Deportation Of Pro-Hamas Foreign Activist

In a major win for the Trump administration, a federal appeals court ended a Biden-appointed district judge’s blockade on the deportation of a pro-...

previous day 10

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Shawn Fleetwood

Man Shot By ICE Attacked Agent With A Shovel, But You Won’t Hear It From Legacy Media

The propaganda press worked overtime to gloss over the truth.

previous day 7

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Brianna Lyman

Resisting Law Enforcement Is Violence And This Administration’s Job Is To Stop It At All Costs

If we’re going to keep pretending that what’s happening in Minneapolis right now is simply “unrest” rather than outright violent chaos...

previous day 2

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Eddie Scarry

Vulnerable Dems Throw Their Lot In With The ‘Abolish Immigration Law’ Crowd

Perhaps the defund ICE message is playing well in solidly blue districts, but competitive district politics is a different animal. 

previous day 9

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M.d. Kittle

The Iranian People Are Paying The Price For 50 Years Of Democrats’ Bad Policy

As massive protests continue to escalate across Iran — now in their third week, spreading to all 31 provinces, with protesters demanding the fall...

previous day 40

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Helen Raleigh

Senators Urge DOJ To Probe ISIS-Linked Somali ‘Nonprofit’ After Omar Tried To Earmark $1M For It

Notably, Generation Hope MN founder Abdirahman Warsame's older brother, Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, was arrested in 2015 for alleged preparing to...

previous day 20

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Brianna Lyman

Trump Is The One Fighting For Women’s Liberation In Iran, Not Western Feminists

It seems that Western feminists are only interested in discussing women’s rights when they can blame it on Trump or Israel.

previous day 7

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Helen Raleigh

DHS: ICE Agent Ambushed, Assaulted While Arresting Illegal Alien In Minneapolis

The officer shot the suspect in the leg in self-defense after being beaten with a shovel, the Department of Homeland Security said.

previous day 40

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M.d. Kittle

Anti-ICE Activists’ Goal Isn’t Stopping Violence — It’s Ending All Immigration Enforcement

You may not like it, but ICE enforcement is democracy in action.

previous day 30

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Mark Hemingway

Being A Millionaire On Paper Doesn’t Mean You Can Stop Saving For Retirement

These days, a million-dollar 401(k) doesn’t guarantee a cushy retirement.

previous day 6

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Christopher Jacobs

Divorce Is Always A Tragedy, Not A Party Theme Or Cute Cake Idea

To celebrate divorce, regardless of the circumstances that caused it, is to celebrate the failure of an institution our nation desperately needs. 

previous day 4

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Casey Chalk

How Much Worse Does Minneapolis Have To Get Before Trump Shuts Down Leftist Lawlessness?

President Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to shut down leftist-led attacks against ICE agents in Minneapolis,...

previous day 30

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Shawn Fleetwood

It’s Not A Minnesota Problem, It’s A Blue State Problem

The left’s dodges and diversions distract from the fact that the fraud is a feature of what we might call The Blue Model of government.

wednesday 60

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Ben Weingarten

How RFK’s New Dietary Chart Will Save American Lives

These new dietary guidelines aren't just about food; they’re about restoring credibility and aligning policy with science.

wednesday 20

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Andrew Gruel

Republicans Push Affordability Package Aimed At Codifying Trump Executive Orders

Could Reconciliation 2.0 be congressional Republicans' chance to do something meaningful with their majorities?

wednesday 8

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M.d. Kittle

Gen X Voices Lead In Displacing Rotting Corporate Media 

Gen Xers are used to being ignored, but it just might be our superpower.

wednesday 20

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Lisa De Pasquale

Bill Clinton Defies Epstein Subpoena, Risking Contempt Of Congress

Former President Bill Clinton — who famously palled around with deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — refused to testify before the House...

wednesday 10

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Brianna Lyman

ICE Agent Renee Good Rammed With Her Car Suffered Internal Bleeding

Far-left agitators in the press and in elected office peddled numerous lies about the confrontation, but the agent's injuries add further proof...

wednesday 50

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Breccan F. Thies

Dem Senator: Forced Abortions Are Just ‘Part Of History,’ So We Might As Well Let Abusers Access Mifepristone 

Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan showed little care for victims of forced abortions on Wednesday when she accused her Republican colleagues on the...

wednesday 20

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Jordan Boyd

46 House Republicans Help Democrats Defeat Measure Defunding ‘Activist’ Judges Boasberg, Boardman

Forty-six House Republicans joined their Democrat colleagues on Wednesday in defeating a bill amendment that would have stripped funding from two...

wednesday 40

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Shawn Fleetwood

SCOTUS Upholds Candidates’ Ability To Challenge Election Rules

'Candidates have a concrete and particularized interest in the rules that govern the counting of votes in their elections,' wrote Chief Justice...

wednesday 20

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Shawn Fleetwood

Renee Good Is Just Dems’ Excuse To Oppose Law Enforcement And Maintain Mass Welfare Fraud

A week after the death of anti-ICE agitator Renee Nicole Good, we’re watching Democrats do what they always do when they know they hold an...

wednesday 2

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Eddie Scarry

Senate Democrats Downplay Complication And Abuse Risks Linked To Mail-Order Mifepristone

Democrats repeatedly insisted that abortion pills are ‘safe and effective’ and implied that the science on mifepristone is settled.

wednesday 7

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Jordan Boyd

North Carolina Schools Push Gender Ideology On Kids In Defiance Of State Law

A storm is brewing in North Carolina with national implications. Educators in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City schools (home to the University of North...

wednesday 100

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Paula Rinehart

Report: Medicaid Paid Out $400 Million To Dead ‘Recipients’ In Just One Year

DHS identified improper Medicaid payments totaling over $408 million in just one year — and only half the payments were recovered.

wednesday 30

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Christopher Jacobs

SCOTUS Signals Willingness To Uphold State Laws Protecting Women’s Sports

'For the individual girl who does not make the team or doesn't get on the stand for the medal ... there's a harm there, and I think we can't sweep...

wednesday 30

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Shawn Fleetwood

I’m Not Mad The Fed Renovation Costs Billions, I’m Mad That It’s Ugly

If we're going to build palaces for our bureaucrats, can they at least be pretty?

wednesday 8

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Elle Purnell

Judge Ho Takes A Sledgehammer To Judicial Supremacy And Its ‘Elite’ Enablers

'If the American people can’t expect the judiciary to stay in its lane, then federal judges shouldn’t expect the American people to follow them.'

13.01.2026 10

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Shawn Fleetwood

Virginia Democrats Move To Establish Limitless Abortion, Ban Guns, And Gerrymander Districts

While Democrats are planning day-one action on the amendments, they also have legislative goals -- including a 'right-to-contraception' bill.

13.01.2026 10

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Breccan F. Thies

How To Stop School ‘Mindfulness’ Apps From Harvesting Your Child’s Health Data

Schools' mindfulness meditation programs come with a hidden cost — the collection of children’s data, which could potentially be misused.

13.01.2026 10

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Katie Allen

Gorsuch, Barrett Buy Into ‘Trans’ Ideology In Arguments For Girls’ Sports Case

Gorsuch authored Bostock, the case the Biden administration used to enforce ‘transgender’ ideology across the federal government and in states and...

13.01.2026 10

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Breccan F. Thies

Justice Alito’s ‘What Is A Woman?’ Question Leaves Left-Wing Attorney Flailing

How are courts supposed to be able to 'determine whether there's discrimination on the basis of sex without knowing what sex means?' asked Justice...

13.01.2026 20

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Shawn Fleetwood

2025 Inflation Was Lowest Since Last Time Trump Was President

Annual inflation in 2025 came in at 2.7 percent — the lowest annual rate since 2020, when President Donald Trump was last in office. According to...

13.01.2026 50

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Brianna Lyman

Renee Good Gave Her Life To Protect Child Rapists And Killers From ICE Arrest

ICE in recent days has arrested Sriudorn Phaivan, a criminal illegal with a long rap sheet, including strongarm sodomy of a boy and a girl.

13.01.2026 50

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M.d. Kittle

If Fraud In Minnesota Looks Bad, Wait Till You See Gavin Newsom’s California 

Newsom’s budget gimmicks ignore the core issue: expanding programs without safeguards, then begging for bailouts when the math implodes.

13.01.2026 10

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Chuck Devore

Democrats Who Let Covid-Era Child Tax Credits Expire Now Cry ‘Crisis’ Over Lapsing Obamacare Giveaway

Why is it only a 'crisis' when a spending program expires on Republicans’ watch?

13.01.2026 5

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Christopher Jacobs

Banning Wall Street From Buying Houses Is Great, But Trump Needs To Do More

The move to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes is a step in the right direction, but it won’t fix the major housing...

13.01.2026 9

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Joe Popularis

Elon Musk’s Custody Fight Underscores Problems Of Situationships

The situation of Elon Musk's children is a tragic example of why weakening marriage and detaching it from sex hurts children most, but also hurts...

13.01.2026 6

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Joy Pullmann

Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: New York Times ‘Analysis’ Edition

There’s a helpful new way to determine whether the dying news media are lying: Simply look for some variation of the phrase, “according to a New...

12.01.2026 30

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Eddie Scarry

Female Athletes, Republican AGs Rally To Defend Women’s Sports At SCOTUS

'I'm pissed off ... that we've reached a point where we seemingly have an entire political party who has diminished and erased our rights as...

12.01.2026 3

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Shawn Fleetwood

Election Integrity Activists Push Indiana Lawmakers To Outlaw ‘Disastrous’ Ranked-Choice Voting

'Proponents of ranked-choice voting across the country are looking for weak points in state law to push ranked-choice voting.'

12.01.2026 5

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Shawn Fleetwood

Imagine If More Celebs Modeled Marriage And Pregnancy (In That Order) Like Josh Allen And Hailee Steinfeld

There’s something different and sincerely wholesome about the Allen family.

12.01.2026 3

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Jordan Boyd