Michigan's 'Dearborn Dems' preview the future of US politics

 NY Post 

 . . . "Democrats selected Amir Makled as their nominee for a seat on the University of Michigan Board of Regents. A Dearborn, Mich., lawyer, Makled represented pro-Hamas student demonstrators, called for the university to divest from Israel and expressed great respect for anti-Israel terrorists in social media posts."

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"Michigan Democrats had to choose between a Hezbollah-sympathizing radical and a perfectly respectable former Barack Obama attorney. 

"Given the drift of their party, it wasn’t a difficult choice — it was the virulently anti-Israel extremist all the way. 

"At their convention over the weekend, Democrats selected Amir Makled as their nominee for a seat on the University of Michigan Board of Regents.

"A Dearborn, Mich., lawyer, Makled represented pro-Hamas student demonstrators, called for the university to divest from Israel and expressed great respect for anti-Israel terrorists in social media posts. 

"He reposted X items referring to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a “martyr” after he was killed in an Israeli strike.

"He gave the same treatment to a Hezbollah official named Abu Ali Khalil, “a martyr on the road to Jerusalem.”

"For his part, Qasem Soleimani got the honorific “Haj” after President Trump eliminated him in a targeted assassination. 

"All the other terrorists killed by the United States or Israel in recent years might wonder why they didn’t rate and get similar Makled-endorsed Hallmark cards. 

"The Michigander has been admirably open-minded when it comes to rancid hatred of Israel.

"He didn’t let his progressivism stop him from retweeting a Candace Owens post calling Israelis “demons” who “lie, steal, cheat, murder, and blackmail.”

"He praised Marjorie Taylor Greene and has endorsed the views of Tucker Carlson and antisemitic goon Dan Bilzerian. 

"Once upon a time, the mere association with such figures would be a deal-breaker in Democratic politics, but we live in the age of the horseshoe." . . .

The Left’s War on Comedy Isn't Funny

 Armando Simon - American Thinker 

"[Babylon Bee];struck back, writing a piece on Snopes wherein people are conned that it is a fact-checking site. But it doesn’t end there. Donnie O’Sullivan, a CNN reporter whose job is “covering disinformation, politics, and technology” had a fit because the Babylon Bee had a satirical article."

"A curious characteristic of totalitarian communist regimes is the dearth, if not the total absence, of comedy. No comedy films were ever made in the Soviet Union or in any of the other communist countries. In fact, cinemas in communist countries were almost always empty, the films being so mind-numbingly abysmal. (One time in Havana, the government allowed American films to be shown in a theater and the lines stretched around the block, whereupon the government arrested the attendees inside the theater.)

"In the Soviet Union, circuses were a major source of popular entertainment, devoid of the usual crude propaganda. The favorite aspect of Soviet circuses were the clowns, when the otherwise unsmiling Russians could let loose with belly laughs.

"Yoani Sánchez stated that one of the things that first helped her to break through the indoctrination received at school of the cult of personality of Fidel Castro was her observation that Castro never joked, highly unusual for a Cuban.

"We are in the midst of a Marxist upheaval going full throttle towards turning America into a Communist utopia. The symptoms are all there: self-censorship, censorship (aka “cancel culture”), political indoctrination of the military, indoctrination in the schools, network news deliberately becoming propaganda outlets, Balkanizing the population, etc.

"Another symptom is the slow strangulation of comics and comedy.

"Comedians are complaining of the toxic air that is stifling comedy. “Cancel culture” is being waged by insufferable, self-righteous fanatics always lurking in the background, ready to pounce on the slightest transgression. Cancel culture has gone after comics because of the hypersensibility of the chronically offended -- in other words, the leftists. It is a type of censorship. Some of the people who partake of the cancel culture also do so for the sheer exercise of power at ruining other people’s lives and livelihood, amazed that it is so easy to do nowadays. The range of punishment varies. Just ask Andrew Dice Clay and Dave Chapelle.

"Incidentally, it all began with the feminists decades ago, who would, at the drop of a hat, mob and shriek at the offender making a joke at their expense -- and feminism is the mother lode for comedy, for anyone who has the brass to go down that route, as did Milo Yiannopoulos." . . .  More...  Other conservative satire sites:  Babylon Bee | Fake News You Can Trust;  Seriously. Shareable. Satire. • Genesius Times; The Glorious American - YouTube

Maria Bartiromo Unloads on Far-Left Rep. Ro Khanna for Absurd Claim Obama 'Delivered' on Iran: 'He Sent Pallets of Cash!'

 America's allies and other nations must love it when today's democrats replace Republicans in our government. Surely nations must be in awe at the silliness - yes, I mean silliness - of those who likely then represent our nation. We can only hope this silliness does not pervade the culture of conservatives. The Tunnel Dweller

The Gateway Pundit  

"Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman recently revealed that President Obama gave Iran $150 billion while he was in office, and the regime did not even build a single street with that money."

"Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo embarrassed Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and his absurd claim that Barack Obama ‘delivered’ on Iran.

"Bartiromo asked Khanna, “Are you suggesting that Obama’s leadership on Iran was better?”

“ 'Because under President Obama, there were 14 wire transfers to a— hold on, hold on. There were 14 wire transfers to a Swiss account linked to Hezbollah between 2014 and 2016. That was a total of $1.7 billion.”

“ 'This was after he left office. So, you know, he— it was almost like a shadow government. He also sent pallets of cash in a plane to Iran.”

“ 'Now, why would you send money to Iran knowing that they are building a nuclear weapon and they are the leading sponsor of terrorism?”

"Unable to dispute a single example of Obama’s support of the brutal Iranian regime,  Khanna replied, “Barack Obama was a great statesman who left America much safer. I wouldn’t put Donald Trump in the same paragraph.” . . .

🚨 BREAKING: Barack Hussein Obama and Joe Biden have been EXPOSED for putting the entire world at risk due to propping up Iran
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: "A $400 million cash transfer was FLOWN out to Iran...400 million was just the tip of the iceberg. One month later, the Wall Street… pic.twitter.com/ewk5RZwklL

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 14, 2026

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The Democrats Are Becoming More Extreme; And the new radical extremes are only the beginning.

 They have degraded education; journalism; entertainment; even TV channels as a whole. TD

Frontpage Mag  

"But Mamdani wasn’t elected by New Yorkers, but a minority coalition between urban leftists and Muslim occupants, while native New Yorkers mostly sat out the election."

"A recent poll showed current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who had worked in Cuba with the Marxist Venceremos Brigade trailing Councilwoman Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. Only 24% of Los Angeles residents approve of the job that Bass is doing, which included the worst wildfires in the city’s history, while 47% disapprove.

"If disappointed voters replace Bass with an even more extreme version, that will be in line with what happened in New York City where a widely despised former Mayor Bill de Blasio was, after a one term break to make room for former Mayor Eric Adams, swapped out for Zohran Mamdani, who described him as a role model. Even only 100 days into his term, usually the political ‘honeymoon’ period, Mamdani’s approval rating is at only 43%. And the majority of New Yorkers believe that the city is headed in the wrong direction.

"In Chicago, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, widely hated by voters, was replaced with Mayor Brandon Johnson, who made Lightfoot seem responsible, civil and moderate. Johnson’s approval ratings have recently been in the twenties, but the extremist teachers’ union hack may well be replaced by someone even worse. Possibilities include Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez who spoke in front of a burned American flag at a pro-terrorist rally, and would move the city even further leftward.

"Democrats are in a downward spiral towards further extremes even as their poll ratings sink.

"In Maine, Democrats may well find themselves stuck with Graham Platner, a rich kid pretending to be a fisherman, who boasted of being a Communist, had a Nazi tattoo and praised a Hamas attack. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim who called for abolishing ICE and ‘choking out’ political opponents, who claimed that many in Dearborn mourned Iran’s Jihadist leader, and who has been campaigning with Hasan Piker, a social media influencer who celebrated Hamas and mourned the fall of the USSR, is running neck and neck in the Democrat primary." . . .

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Daniel became CEO of the David Horowitz Freedom Center in 2025.

Video with Overweight Female NYPD Officer Trying to Help Restrain Punk Shows Exactly Why Mamdani's NYC Is Doomed 

. . . "This is especially true of female cops, who’ve been hired en masse due to the Democrats’ DEI fetish, which has slashed standards amid leftist complaints that the fitness tests prevented women from being hired.This dangerous trend has metastasized nationwide and around the world, making a laughingstock of the police"  .  Watch:.

Springsteen’s N.J. concert was poisoned by hypocrisy. Anti-Trump final act is a tragic mistake

 Bobby Olivier - nj.com  

"But even if Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones or Taylor Swift uses a premier ticket pricing system, none of them are also exalting themselves as the cavalry coming to rescue democracy from the clutches of fat-cat bureaucrats as they march to the bank."

. . . "One problem: It’s all hypocritical crap. Profiteering over legitimate protest. Springsteen’s artistic identity, as a bleeding-heart populist who sings for the destitute and downtrodden, has never been more disconnected from his economic behavior as a touring act or businessman. The blue-collar troubadour now charges exorbitant amounts for his tickets — up to $2,900 retail for the best seats in Newark Monday; prices he agreed to despite fan backlash. He’s selling “No Kings” branded flags for $90 in the arena concourse. And last week, his merchandise distributor got an injunction passed to ban bootleg T-shirt sales outside the venue, even as crews of independent sellers — fine examples of working-class people he’s romanticized for 50 years — hawk merch at nearly every other Prudential Center show without issue.

Added by TD

"The unrecognizable reality of the 2026 Springsteen experience, coupled with this tour’s political framing — an exploitation of American division and outrage in a manner no better than any cable news pundit — is a damning contradiction, a lapse in logic. It threatens to tarnish the final act of Bruce’s career and is no small tragedy for New Jersey’s greatest rock star." . . 

.. . "Now Springsteen’s offering plate runneth over, as power and money are held above the people he serves, the people that made him — just like the administration he chastises."His impulse, to preserve his standing as rock’s last great prophet in the most commercial way imaginable, is shameful and frankly, a bit boring in its perceived antagonism. Of all the themes for a tour, he’s pitching anti-Trump ... in the president’s second term? Singing to 15,000 fans who already agree with him or they wouldn’t have spent a car payment (or two) on a ticket? What a revolutionary." . . .  More...

READ MORE: Springsteen signed off on $3,000 tickets for his new concerts. Fans cannot be surprised.

 A Look At All Of Bruce Springsteen's Houses Through The Years

Another One Gone: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns, Skirting an Expulsion Vote on Ethics Violations

 Dive Deeper: Florida Democrat Faces Possible Expulsion From Congress After Being Found Guilty of 25 Ethics Violations

Damning Ethics Findings Fuel Expulsion Push for Rep Cherfilus-McCormick: ‘Substantial’ Evidence of Fraud

Jennifer Oliver O'Connell – RedState

"Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) has tendered her resignation effective Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. ET. 

"As RedState reported on March 27, the House Ethics Commission found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty on 25 of 27 ethics violations, including violating campaign finance laws after she accepted more than $5 million in FEMA funds for a family business, and then spent the bulk of that money to fund her 2022 congressional campaign.

"As is the stance of many a politician of late, Cherfilus-McCormick expressed outrage, cried racism, and claimed it was a witch hunt to distract from the Epstein Files. However, after the ethics verdict came out, Cherfilus-McCormick had a "come to Jesus" meeting with her Democrat caucus to get an idea of whether she had the votes to avoid being expelled. 

"The fact that Republican Rep. Ana Paulina Luna (FL-13) wanted her head on a platter probably added to the pressure. 

"Before a vote on her expulsion, Cherfilus-McCormick submitted her formal resignation letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson.

I hereby resign my office from 119th Congress as Representative for Florida's 20th Congressional District, effective Tuesday April 21, 2026: 1:30 p.m.

It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve the people of my district. I remain proud of the work we have accomplished on behalf of our communities.

After careful reflection and prayer, I have concluded that it is in the best interest of my constituents and the institution that I step aside at this time.

I remain committed to supporting a smooth transition and ensuring continuity of service for the district.

"However, on her Congressional X account, Cherfilus-McCormick once again cried foul, declaring that the process was not fair and that due process was not allowed to be fully meted out." . . .

Jennifer Oliver O'Connell (As the Girl Turns) is a contributor at Redstate and other publications. Jennifer writes on Politics, Pop Culture, and the American story, with occasional detours into Reinvention, Yoga, and Food. You can read more about Jennifer's world at her As the Girl Turns website. You can also follow her on X and Facebook.

Former Clinton Adviser Dick Morris Drops Major Bombshell About Bill and Hill's Marriage (VIDEO) |

 The Gateway Pundit | by Mike LaChance  

“It was a constant topic of conversation between then-President Clinton and myself, and the storminess of the Clinton marriage made that relevant.” 

"You may remember former Clinton adviser Dick Morris from his many cable news appearances over the years. This week, he appeared on Newsmax and dropped some major dirt about Bill and Hillary Clinton’s marriage problems over the years.

"According to Morris, when Bill Clinton was president, he actually had polling done to see how it would affect him if he divorced Hillary, or if she divorced him. And he did it several times. He apparently felt the need to keep checking the numbers.

"It just confirms what many people have believed for years, that the Clintons basically had a marriage that may have been about love at one point, but which eventually devolved into a relationship of political convenience.

"PJ Media has details:

Morris, who advised Clinton for years, as far back as his 1970s gubernatorial campaigns in Arkansas, appeared on Newsmax and dropped a bombshell that has somehow received far too little attention.

When host Rob Finnerty asked Morris to confirm the rumor, the answer was blunt.

“Yes, actually several times,” Morris said. “It was a constant topic of conversation between then-President Clinton and myself, and the storminess of the Clinton marriage made that relevant.”    More...

When Democrats come right out and tell you what they will do…believe...

 

"You Fat F*ck Trump!" - James Carville Has His Craziest TDS Melt Down Yet (VIDEO)    "The 81-year-old ‘ragin’ cajun’ is known for his unhinged rants against President Trump." . . .

March 7, 2026: WTF?! Dem strategist James Carville has JAW-DROPPING meltdown on President Trump (2 clips – he is a nutcase, no?) – Whatfinger News' General Dispatch   https://twitter.com/i/status/2030331631463002458

When they come right out and tell you what they will do…believe...

Do You Know the Date of Christ’s Return? You’re Probably in a Cult.

Pulpit & Pen  

“When a prophet speaks in the name of Yahweh, if the thing does not happen or come true, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken…” – Deuteronomy 18:22

"Let’s be blunt: If you believe you know the exact date of Jesus’ return, or you’re following someone who claims they do, you’re not more spiritual than the rest of the Church.

"You’re probably in a cult.

"And I don’t mean that flippantly. I mean you’re caught in a high-control belief system built around private revelation, failed prophecies, and spiritual manipulation. It may feel like passionate faith, but it’s disconnected from Scripture, church history, and sound doctrine.

If your first response is, “Yeah, but this time it’s different…” That’s what every cult thinks, including the ones that are now barely footnotes in history.

Post 1975 Blame the followers

Jesus Was Explicit: You Don’t Know the Day

"No riddles. No numeric codes. No feast-day theories. No   algorithms.

“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.” – Matthew 24:36 (LSB)

"Jesus didn’t say, “No one knows yet.” He said, “No one knows.”

"He didn’t say, “You’ll be able to calculate it if you’re really watching.” He said even the angels don’t know.

"In Acts 1:6–7, the disciples ask the resurrected Christ if the kingdom will be restored at that time. Jesus replies:

“It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set by His own authority.”

"That should have settled it. But many people today, like cult leaders and date-setters of the past, are functionally saying, “Actually, it is for us to know.”

"That’s not discernment. That’s defiance.

"Everyone Who Has Tried… Has Been Wrong

"Let’s recap a few examples, and this isn’t even the full list:" . . .More....

The Marks of Cults: Nobody had the truth till we came along; Do they have another book? Give us your money; serve us to gain Salvation; Isolation from others; Division from family and friends; Enslaving Organizational Structure; Seen as the only interpreter of Scripture; uncertain salvation; More...

Over 250 journalists demand reporters 'forcefully' protest Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner

 Will Don The Lemon be there as well?

NY Post 

 "Why would the President want to attend an event where he was not welcomed? These people don’t represent the majority of Americans, only their own self interests. It’s like watching Kimmel and Colbert on repeat, with the same ratings."

Toon added by TD

"Forget covering protests — some reporters think they should be the ones making the ruckus.

"A group of over 250 journalists implored members of the Beltway press corps to “forcefully demonstrate opposition” to President Trump at the ritzy White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.

"Trump, 79, is set to attend the swanky dinner for the first time in his presidency. But the group of 250 reporters is demanding that the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) ensure he doesn’t feel welcome.

"We believe the White House Correspondents Association should take stronger action by issuing — from the podium — a forceful defense of freedom of the press and condemnation of those who threaten that freedom, followed by a standing toast to the First Amendment,” the letter to members of the WHCA said.

"“Speak forcefully, in front of the man who seeks to undermine our country’s long tradition of an independent, strong, and free press.”

"The WHCA, which represents the White House press corps, is organizing the annual dinner and has clashed with Trump repeatedly over the past year.

"Early last year, the White House press team began meddling in the pool rotation, in which outlets take turns getting special access to the president to share their notes and footage with everyone else.

"Historically, the WHCA has set the pool rotation. Notably, the White House has left the WHCA in charge of determining outlet seat locations in the press briefing room." . . . More...

Everyone Laugh at This ABSURD Open Letter Demanding Journos Heckle Trump at WHCD  H/T Lucianne  

"These so-called esteemed journalists also purposefully omitted the context to two successful Trump lawsuits against ABC News and CBS’s then-parent company Paramount Global."

Everyone Laugh at This ABSURD Open Letter Demanding Journos Heckle Trump at WHCD

James O’Keefe catches a journalist on hidden camera admitting he’s an undercover informant for the FBI acting against conservative organizations. “I have a thousand sources in the DOJ and CIA”

 pic.twitter.com/TOwObQMrZJ

— matrixbot (@thematrixb0t) April 19, 2026

The Lion Roars Again

"The president went on to affirm that “this is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country.'”

March2, 2026; The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  

"Israelis woke at 8:30 AM on Saturday to the sound of a nationwide siren. There was no imminent threat. It was the Home Front Command’s wake-up call to the nation that the Israeli military had carried out joint strikes with the United States earlier that morning against Iran, and to be on high alert for retaliation. (RELATED: Iran’s Fatal Miscalculation)

"Shabbat morning rituals were put aside momentarily in order to clean out the in-home bomb shelters of old furniture and storage items to make room for pillows, blankets, and cases of water. Public bomb shelters were unlocked and, as rehearsed last June, neighborhood residents claimed their corners and set up camp. (RELATED: America Visits Iran)

"Thirty hours later, by the close of Sunday evening, Israel’s “Operation Roaring Lion” had decimated Iran’s missile and air defense systems, taken out top Iranian military and government officials, including the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and had established air superiority over Tehran. But not without fatal collateral at home. (RELATED: The Line That Held on Iran)

"The opening “Genesis” waves of Roaring Lion on Saturday morning included about 200 Israeli fighter jets carrying out the largest military flyover in Israeli Air Force history, dropping hundreds of munitions on military targets in western Iran. The operation was carried out jointly with the U.S. military. Israeli forces focused on targeting Iranian missile storage, production, and launch sites and air defense systems, while the U.S. targeted Iran’s nuclear program facilities and the headquarters and command centers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Ayatollah’s regime.

"The attack came on the heels of stalled talks between the U.S. and Iran, after Iran refused to agree to U.S. President Trump’s terms to dismantle its nuclear program, limit ballistic missile capabilities, and abandon its sponsorship of terrorist proxy groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. Since the so-called 12-Day war last June, Iran continued to advance and conceal its remaining nuclear assets, rehabilitate its missile arsenal (with the help of Russia and China), and finance, train, and arm regional proxies." . . .More...

The US Navy Just Fired on an Iranian Ship. Here's Why

 AI Telly

"How did the American Navy end up firing upon an Iranian container ship navigating the Gulf of Oman? It began with a standoff, as the Navy delivered repeated warnings over a span of several hours. The final escalation came when multiple rounds were fired into the massive ship, instantly disabling its engines and triggering an internal fire. But how is a modern naval gun capable of firing three explosive rounds in mere seconds? The secret lies below deck: an advanced autoloader backed by a nearly endless magazine of ammunition. Watch how it operates: the system mechanically loads the artillery, fires, and immediately ejects the spent casing. This brings us to the ultimate question: how do military forces physically seize a colossal container ship The Navy relies on the Marines. Deployed from amphibious ships, they rappel down from hovering helicopters to systematically secure and clear the decks."