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"A New York congressional primary is emblematic of a broader ideological realignment within the party."

 Daniel Flynn: The American Spectator

"Surely cloaking Jews in the garb of their monstrous exterminators lays bare their anti-Semitism"

Indivisible

. . . "Not just DAC in NY-13, but in NJ-12 Adam Hamawy — a former friend of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman who testified for the defense during his trial for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center — represents a party that knows no leftward boundary. Its propensity for the application of hyperbolic rhetoric to Donald Trump and just about any issue, from the minimum wage to immigration, necessarily means a Manichean interpretation on events in the Middle East. Criticizing some of Benjamin Netanyahu’s military actions as, say, disproportionate and unwise, will not do. They must compare Israel to Nazi Germany and call its military actions “genocide.” They always go for Bacardi 151 or Everclear grain alcohol when the situation calls for a glass of wine or even some near beer.

"Surely cloaking Jews in the garb of their monstrous exterminators lays bare their anti-Semitism. It also reveals the users of such language as extremists who always reach for the harshest label to describe the people with whom they disagree.

"In the 2026 Democratic Party, it is always Year Zero and never Thermidor.   More...

Daniel Flynn: Intellectual Morons: How Ideology Makes Smart People Fall for Stupid Ideas:

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Socialism is winning our elections because it already won our classrooms; "If we surrender the classroom, the future of our country is at risk."

 Washington Examiner   

"The elections we are watching this summer are not the beginning of anything. They are the harvest of what was planted in our classrooms years ago. If we want a different harvest, we have to be willing to plant something different and to defend it when standing finally costs us something."

"Watch the reaction to the primaries in New York last week and you will hear a word that would have ended a campaign a generation ago: socialism. Candidates now say it with pride. Commentators warn, accurately, that the platform beneath it, abolishing borders, defunding the police, seizing private property, is something far more radical than the politics most of the public grew up with.

"Here is the question almost no one is asking: where did these ideas come from? They did not appear overnight on a ballot. They were taught. For two decades, they were cultivated, rewarded, and treated as obvious in American classrooms, first in our universities and then downstream into nearly everything else. The ballot box is the last stop, not the first. By the time an idea reaches an election, it has already won the lecture hall.

"While that long campaign played out, much of the church and a great deal of faith-based education fell asleep. We told ourselves the classroom was neutral ground. We treated education as a transaction for a credential and forgot that education has always been about formation. It is about the kind of person a student becomes. Where conviction went quiet, ideology moved in. It did not ask permission." . . .More...

Forget Obama and Biden - What Dems Want Now Is Much Worse   "What a mess Democrats have got themselves into!

"A galaxy of events, lousy leadership, election losses, dumb decisions, clumsy conclusions, and changing demographics have combined to put the ancient party of Andrew Jackson in a deep, deep hole. 

"The good news for Republicans is the Dems are still digging.

"The bad news is the extremists in that party are on the ascendancy for the moment. Three socialist candidates in New York City, in effect, were elected to Congress as Democrats last week after being endorsed by New York City’s socialist Muslim mayor." . . .More behind a paywall.

Ghost of Alexis de Tocqueville Returns -- What America Can Learn From Him

 Selena Zito – HotAir

     "What we do know is that it has opened their world to our world, teaching both Europeans and ourselves what makes America truly exceptional: our people."

"LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania -- Over the Flag Day weekend in Pennsylvania, crowds gathered, and communities were formed in the most unlikely of places, under viaducts, along gravel-filled tracks and at the base of some impressive Appalachian mountains, all just to watch as Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 rolled through northeastern Pennsylvania.

        "The sheer presence of the locomotive drew crowds. Celebrations were formed among strangers for a couple of reasons: The locomotive is a reminder of what American workers, engineers and laborers are capable of building. And continuing to honor that is part of the American ethos of exceptionalism.

        "Also, Americans just love to be part of something bigger than themselves. Yes, we will fiercely defend our individualism. But we are also uniquely aspirational about what we can do together for the greater good. This is pretty much something that we do daily when no one is looking, but social media has placed our intuitive community gathering in the spotlight.

        "The moment was just part of a phenomenon that European soccer fans have been delightfully experiencing as they travel across our country to support their country's team in pursuit of the World Cup.

        "Social media has been filled with fans such as "Freddy from Germany," who unabashedly enjoys his discoveries of everyday American experiences, such as Waffle House, Walmart and Buc-ee's. He found out quite quickly that we love to form associations around everything, including people enjoying our country's simple delights.

       "Freddy's colorful and joyful accounts are a dramatic reversal of the conventional wisdom that Europeans do not view America as an ally. A recent poll conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations shows only 11% of Europeans across 15 countries view the United States as a reliable partner.

        "The same has happened with Scottish football fan Shaun Hamilton. His X account has been actively posting about American hospitality, kindness and the embraces that he and countrymen have received. His posts showing the fans of the Scottish national football team taking over Boston, with thousands of kilt-clad Scots partying in Boston Harbor, attracted attention. So did his posts of the breathtaking scenes at Gillette Stadium or the George Washington statue at Fenway Park getting the classic Scottish treatment by getting crowned with a traffic cone." . . . More...

        Salena Zito is a staff reporter and columnist for the Washington Examiner. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through shoe-leather journalism, traveling from Main Street to the beltway and all places in between. 

How Mayor Bass Can Save LA, and Why History Says She Won’t

"Every big city in America where the population is declining, businesses are closing, public safety is failing, and national relevance is diminishing suffers from the same handful of leadership failures."

John Perry - American Thinker   

"Zohran Mamdani, Brandon Johnson, Karen Bass, and others follow the Curley Effect playbook. Their base is defined by race and class identity politics. They play to these constituents’ demands for less policing, more welfare, environmental extremism, supporting the unions, and soaking the rich."

"Every big city in America where the population is declining, businesses are closing, public safety is failing, and national relevance is diminishing suffers from the same handful of leadership failures. Cities don’t become helpless has-beens due to budget shortfalls, racial tension, natural disasters, or any of the other common excuses cities like Los Angeles use to explain or justify their decline. Along with New York, Chicago, Seattle, and other cities currently spiraling down the drain, LA is going from bad to worse because of four mistakes its leaders have perpetuated.

"These failures are both predictable and preventable. But history tells us that as mayor, Karen Bass will have a hard time implementing the simple changes required.   

"Here is why cities wither and die:   

1. Failure to keep citizens safe -- If people don’t feel safe on their own streets, nothing else matters. Productive, law-abiding, taxpaying residents deserve protection from criminals, vagrants, and other undesirables. It’s the responsibility of the police and the judicial system to establish and preserve a safe environment." . . .

2. Failure to provide effective schools – Families with children are the backbone of any thriving community. Responsible parents -- the ones who have steady jobs, volunteer in the community, support local businesses, pay taxes, and obey the law -- will stop at nothing to send their children to the best schools they can"  . . .

3. Failure to keep the cost of living manageable – Los Angeles, like Chicago, Seattle, New York, and other failing cities, is living hopelessly beyond its means. In order to fund vast social programs that attract homeless addicts from around the country,

4. Failure to keep corruption in check - Unchecked corruption robs cities of their resources, energy, and legitimacy. One of the reasons Chicago struggles is there has been no change in leadership to clean house: Democrats have controlled the city since 1930. Like Chicago, Los Angeles desperately needs a new team to sweep those nasty streets from top to bottom.   

. . . "The results are there for all to see: Great for being re-elected. Terrible for the citizens and cities these leaders are supposed to lead."

John Perry is a ghostwriter and collaborator, as well as the author of more than a dozen books including Sgt. York: His Life, Legend, and Legacy (Fidelis, 2021). His latest book is The Detroiting of America: What Happened to the Motor City, Why Other Cities Followed, How Detroit is Coming Back

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What it takes to end a reign of terror; more than some Democrat "squish"

 Mark C. Ross - American Thinker   

"Fortunately, more than two years remain before the possibility of a Democrat squish replacing Trump enters the calculation.  Also, both Vance and Rubio are already at least waist-deep in the process of defanging the mullahs."  

"Regardless of how it gets done, putting the crazy-vicious Iranian mullahs back into their box will trigger a sigh of relief all across the planet.  This sigh will be loudest among the millions of innocent Iranian captives of this despotic regime.  Meanwhile, criticism of U.S. efforts to complete this process is both loud and mostly erroneous.  Why?  Because Trump is leading the effort.

"This misinformation campaign is obviously fracturing American support.  For example, I recently received this email:

"Hello Mark. Can any sane person believe that the US MOU with criminal Iran can have any basis for approval? IRGC remains intact, they keep their missile capabilities, they demand we side with them against Israel’s destruction of Hezbollah, we tell them their country will be rebuilt. What happened to our leadership?

"Of particular significance is that my correspondent was, for a tour of duty many years ago, head of the Pentagon’s Middle East desk.  Also, more recent events have further bolstered confidence in the beneficial conclusion of the current conflict.

"A plethora of opinions on this subject is still flooding all forms of media.  Getting the “president” of Iran to agree to unfettered U.N. oversight of their nuclear activities is a serious declaration.  However, the mullahs object.  Gee, I’m shocked!

"Bottom line: Iran is already defeated...it’s just that it doesn’t matter all that much to the ruling theocracy.  Also, unlike the Iranian regime, the U.S. and Israel are modern nations, largely influenced by pragmatism rather than a religious dogma that has long been at war with most of the rest of the world." . . .More...

There’s Nothing Poetic About New York’s Poetica Coffee Shops

 Canada Free Press

"Someone needs to inform the bigoted mayor that he may think that his statement avoided the question, but it didn’t. His avoidance of criticism of the treatment Goldman received spoke volumes about his views on antisemitism."

"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made his hatred of everything Israel well known. That tone has filtered down through the citizens and has emboldened antisemites to display their own bigotry and hatred.

"Because of their tendency to unify over issues even when they know they are blatantly wrong, I have no love for any Democrat. That said, what Poetica coffee did to Rep. Dan Goldman is outrageous, and what they said when they doubled down on their hatred is even worse.

"Goldman, who is Jewish, stopped at one of the Poetica coffee shops and asked a barista if his seven-year-old daughter could use the bathroom. The barista obliged him, and out of respect, Goldman purchased a coffee.

"Then, in an Instagram post that has since been deleted, which included a surveillance image of the lawmaker standing by the register, the firm informed Goldman that he was not welcome at any of their shops ever again.

“Hey @repdangoldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide guide? See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between. Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund; we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyway). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come back to Poetica.” . . . More...

There Was a ‘Mass Casualty’ Event Planned for the Recent UFC Event at the White House—and It Was Worse Than You Might Expect

 "Authorities say a coordinated drone-based attack plot was disrupted in time, preventing what could have been a deadly strike at UFC Freedom 250."

American Greatness

. . . "individuals like these are precisely the type some Democrats and other leaders seek to shield, even while defying Trump’s directives aimed at removing dangerous illegal immigrants—some of whom were allegedly plotting to attack a public event in Washington, D.C., and harm both high-profile figures and innocent civilians."

AOL

"While there are certainly a number of heinous acts that have taken place over the years that have resulted in a number of casualties, we often hear about other “activities” that were planned by dangerous types, which could have been far more catastrophic.

"That includes a planned “event” that five individuals were planning to unleash during the recent UFC Freedom 250 event that took place at the White House earlier this month. The event drew a number of fans and celebrities, and also had several high-profile figures in attendance. And some felt this was the perfect spot to plan a terrifying incident.

"Fortunately, investigators were able to quickly pick up on it before it could even take place, resulting in the arrest of five suspects. Apparently, they were planning to utilize explosive-laden drones, aiming them specifically above the crowd near the UFC ring.

"But the more I read into this plot, the scarier it gets. Here’s what I found out.

"Abraham Hemosillo Alvarez has been identified as the leader of the plot. He met up with others online to move his plan into action. And apparently, he had quite the history himself, having overstayed his visa in the United States and becoming an illegal immigrant as a result.

"Alongside his fellow cohorts, Alvarez reportedly instructed his cohorts to “initiate their part of the plan, eliminating HVTs (high value targets) first, then the retaliatory forces such as SS (Secret Service), NG (National Guard), and SWAT.”

"They also numbered certain targets, with Trump being “1,” Vice President JD Vance being “2,” “N” marking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a simple “Musk” for X and Tesla owner Elon Musk. The list contained 46 individuals in total.

"It is bad enough that these individuals allegedly sought to marshal such resources against political leaders. Worse still is their apparent disregard for the innocent people who could have been caught in the crossfire. Reports indicate that the group had access to a variety of resources, including a drone builder who allegedly considered infiltrating a military-industrial facility to acquire explosive materials." . . . More...

Latest Caitlin Clark WNBA Foul Controversy – Was She Treated Unfairly?

 Megyn Kelly with Jason Whitlock   

"Megyn Kelly is joined by Jason Whitlock, host of “Fearless with Jason Whitlock,” to discuss the latest controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark and the WNBA, Clark’s alleged injury and time away from the court, and the broader cultural conversations surrounding the league, her relationship with Stephanie White, and more."

A Letter to Boys

 Try not to choose movies that girls dominate boys or put them in "their place".

The American Spectator | USA News and Politics   

. . . "If a couple of men in your church are going to set things up for the summer bazaar, ask if you can help. Overhear what they say. Learn. You can learn more things from simply being around men as they talk about God and man, the church and the state, money and things that no money can buy, than you will ever learn at our schools, such as they are." . . . 

Dear Boys in school: Do you sometimes feel that school is like a bad dream? I don’t mean all the classes. But if one of your teachers ever seems to suggest that your sex is responsible for all the bad things in the world, or that the only reason why there never has been a woman Shakespeare or a woman Newton or a woman Michelangelo is that they weren’t allowed to be, and that somehow you too are responsible for this state of affairs, I want you to shrug it away. It’s either a chip on the teacher’s shoulder or some silly notion that she’s picked up from her own schooling, as a dog in the woods picks up burrs. Have you ever said to yourself, while you were having a bad dream, that it was only a dream? Say that. Then look out the window, and remember that there’s a fine world of reality out there, with fresh air and a lot of good fun for boys and girls to have.

"I want you instead to take delight in being boys, as you should. It’s true that men have been responsible for the wars among nations. But then it is also true that men have been responsible for there being nations in the first place. If a bridge is blown up, expect a man to have done it, but the only reason why there is a bridge to blow up is that men have built it. The same goes for every building you see, and every road, automobile, train, airplane, and whatever else is made of metal or stone or wood or glass, and as for plastic, if it weren’t for men drilling for oil on land or in the sea, or growing corn on the plains, there wouldn’t be that, either.

"Have fun. Get your heads out of the smartphones and the computers and go out into that real world and do things. God gave you your bodies for action and for changing the world around you. If you are 10 years old, your big sister and your mother may be stronger than you are. But if you are 15, they aren’t. Enjoy that surge of strength. Make it useful for them. Make it useful for yourself, too. But most of all, put it into action. Climb a tree, build a cabin, explore the woods, get under the chassis of an old car, dam up a brook to make a swimming hole, help your father put a new roof on the barn or garage, chop wood for the furnace, learn how to use power tools to make things with — and learn how to use the old tools also, which we still can’t do without, like the hammer and the ax and the shovel. Do things — have fun!" . . .  

. . . "But by all means, stay away from the porn. It’s wrong, and it will hollow out your soul, like a caustic drug. Do you want to be a loser? No?  Then don’t go to the Land of the Internet Losers. Talk to your father if you need to. He’ll understand."...

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The socialist revolution will eat the Democratic Party

 Washington Examiner  

"If Democrats were unwilling to sideline illiberal bigots such as Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MN) back then, what makes anyone think they’ll stand up to the socialists now?"

American Thinker

"In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.

"The next mayor of the District of Columbia is likely to be a Marxist. In Los Angeles, the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks are battling it out for control. New York has already fallen to a champion of Third Worldism.

"And, for the first time in U.S. history, a significant bloc of Congress will openly hate the country it represents. We aren’t talking about anti-Americanism in an abstract or hyperbolic sense. The Zohran Mamdani slate that swept the Democratic Party primaries is explicit in its aim to dismantle the republic.

"Members of Democratic Socialists of America want to abolish the police, prisons, and borders and “seize the means of production,” as the future congresswoman from New York's 11th Congressional District, Darializa Avila Chevalier, once argued. The co-founder of a group that called for “nothing short of the total collapse” of the “American empire” with the goal to “eradicate America” and “Western civilization,” Avila Chevalier doesn’t deny she’s a communist. And why should she?" . . .

. . . "The establishment has surrendered to the DSA’s hostile takeover on every front. Establishment Democrats such as Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had the chance to sideline "Squad" members when they first appeared, yet the former speaker eventually coddled them, perched them on important committees, and appeared on magazine covers celebrating their ascendency.

"If Democrats were unwilling to sideline illiberal bigots such as Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MN) back then, what makes anyone think they’ll stand up to the socialists now?

Major Democrats virtually tripped over themselves to endorse Nazi SS tattoo man Graham Platner in Maine, who is a Mamdanite in all ways save the flannel shirt.

"Democrats are about to send Adam Hamawy, a man who volunteered for an al Qaeda front and spent years being friends with “The Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdel-Rahman, to Congress. Other than a gaggle of outsiders such as Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), already on the outs with his party, there is barely a hint of pushback. Indeed, there is support." . . .More...

Democrats are in a civil war—and the far left is gaining ground    . . . “The Communists are finally making their move. I’ve been waiting and preparing for this for a long time,” Trump posted on social media. “It’s easy to be a Communist—All you have to do is say, ‘I’ll give you everything,’ but that means you’re taking it away from others that have earned it.”

"He added: “The game is on. Enjoy watching!”

"One of the winners in New York this week, Darializa Avila Chevalier, has drawn particular attention—and criticism from centrists—for attending a pro-Palestinian rally the day after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel. She has faced criticism for calling for an end to all deportations and the abolition of prisons. She said she regrets her history of social-media posts, which included disparaging comments about Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and the American flag.

"As Democrats look to 2028, they are considering disparate models for leadership. Those on the left said that a populist agenda, championed by such firebrands as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), can generate the kind of excitement and emotion needed to rally voters behind the party." . . .

Frightened Dems realize the DSA they birthed is coming for them   

Here’s California State Senator, U.S. House candidate, and professional gay leather dude Scott Wiener discovering that the “Free Palestine” movement is lining up to destroy him. Jewish, he once tried to stand for Israel. Then, he tried to back away from Israel. Now, he’s discovering that if he doesn’t call for Israel’s destruction, his days are numbered:

Can Americans enjoy America 250 without Democrats’ nonsense?:

  Joe Concha

"Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said the public should be able to enjoy America 250 without added "nonsense" from the Left, such as late-night comedian Jimmy Fallon.

"Concha reacted to a clip of Fallon bashing the Great American State Fair, comparing the foods to what showed up in President Donald Trump's colonoscopy.

“The fair has everything, there's even a dunk tank with JD Vance and a drunk tank with Kash Patel,” Fallon said on NBC’s The Tonight Show on Wednesday.

“'At least be funny,” Concha said on Fox News’s Hannity Thursday.

"The fair is a 16-day event that ends on July 10. It’s complete with an exhibition on each U.S. state, a Ferris wheel, a rodeo, and food on the National Mall.

"Concha criticized Fallon for his comments about the FBI director's “drunk tank.”

Fallon “is the last person that should be talking about ‘drunk tanks’ considering multiple reports, including sources close to the show, that say Jimmy Fallon isn't exactly the poster child for sobriety," Concha said. "So maybe a topic he should probably stay away from.” 

AMERICA'S 250TH BECOMES THE LATEST FRONT IN COUNTRY'S POLITICAL DIVIDE

"Concha said Americans should focus on celebrating the anniversary of the United States without rhetoric from figures like Fallon tainting it. 

“'Can we just enjoy 250 without everybody else just being miserable about it or making jokes about it? It's the best time in the world right now, we got the World Cup, we got 250, UFC fights at the White House, can we just enjoy it without this nonsense?” . . . More...

California threatens to fine farmers after destroying their fields

 Zachary Faria, Washington Examiner    

"Levying fines on farmers because their fields are both unusable and too expensive to clear, thanks to the state’s own destructive policies, is yet another slap in the face to an industry being forced to operate under the duress of the California Democratic Party."

"California has a habit of regulating residents into the dirt and then punishing them for being in the dirt. No one is forced to take it on the chin more than the state’s farmers.

"A new California law permits agricultural commissioners to hand out fines of $1,000 per acre for vineyards or orchards that are considered to be a “nuisance.” As the logic goes, those abandoned fields become hosts for disease and house pests that antagonize surrounding crops or communities.

TRUMP REVIVES CALIFORNIA’S WATER WARS BETWEEN FARMS AND FISH

"Of course, the reason these fields are being abandoned is that farmers don’t have enough water to maintain them. California refuses to send water from the north (the state would rather use that water to protect insignificant dying fish species religiously) or build appropriate water storage facilities (because California is incapable of building just about anything). That had led farmers to over-rely on groundwater to keep their operations afloat. Then, California naturally began heavily regulating groundwater use as well.

"The result is that farms are being suffocated by a lack of water. Many farmers up and down the state are doing such things as tearing out entire orchards as they try to divvy up their limited water resources. But removing orchards can also cost thousands of dollars, and the state has regulated out of existence easier methods (such as open burning) of handling this issue.

"In other words, the state is going to fine farmers thousands of dollars for not uprooting trees that they can’t afford to pay thousands of dollars to remove in the first place. Heads, you lose. Tails, you lose.

THE FALL OF AMERICAN FARMING: LOOMING BUT NOT INEVITABLE

"There is no bigger juxtaposition between importance and treatment than that of California’s farmers. According to the California government, California agriculture is a $49 billion industry that produces at least $100 billion in related economic activity. According to researchers from the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, California agriculture and related industries produced over $310 billion in sales in 2024 and were responsible for more than 1.2 million jobs." . . . More...

California's Water Crisis: Farmers Warn Water Rules Could Cripple Central Valley Agriculture - AgWeb

California's War Over Water Has Farmer Fighting Farmer : The Salt : NPR

. . . "So you have farmers, big and small, fighting over what little water is left in this state. The only thing that everyone agrees on is that California's current water system is broken. It was built to support about half as many people and farms as exist today. Whether major changes to that infrastructure happen could depend on how much longer this drought lasts." . . .