"Annie says she experienced a high amount of anti-American sentiment straight away. “I found it particularly surprising how people feel so comfortable mocking my accent and culture, even in a workplace environment,” she says. "
"American liberals have long fantasized about how different life would be in ‘enlightened and tolerant’ Europe instead of having to deal with people they regard as knuckle draggers here at home. Well, a few got their chance and what they say should serve as a dire warning.
"Wired magazine spoke to several Americans who fled Trump’s America for the European continent about their experiences.
"Let’s just say the fantasy they were sold turned out to be a lie.
"A progressive woman going by “Annie” had noticed Americans on TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit bragging about how exciting life was in the United Kingdom’s suburbs. “Annie” was particularly enchanted by the promise of ‘free’ healthcare, ‘excellent’ transportation, and the country’s ‘rich’ culture.
"But “Annie” soon received a rude awakening about the liberal ‘paradise’ she thought she was entering.
"She was taken aback by Britain’s garbage NHS, lower salaries, and basic items that the country lacks, such as dryers and dishwashers." . . . More.
Mayer also acknowledged that a lot is still unknown. “This case is so unique. Most of the time we try and find patterns. We can’t in this case,” he pointed out. “These guys came prepared not to leave hair or DNA. Look at how that guy was clothed. They turned off their cell phones.”
"Today co-host Savannah Guthrie‘s mother, Nancy Guthrie, is still missing after being abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home — and a retired Pima County sheriff’s deputy thinks investigators already have suspects’ names.
In a May 20 article published by News 4 Tucson, Robbie Mayer, a former detective with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department who solved Tucson’s infamous “Prime Time Rapist” case in 1986, shared his theories on Nancy’s case.
A man named Brian Larriva (the Prime Time Rapist) was presumed responsible for breaking into Tucson homes to burglarize them and sexually assault female residents from 1983 to 1986. However, he took his own life when police surrounded his house. Much like Larriva’s case, investigators have tens of thousands of leads in Nancy’s case.
“We ended up with more than 4,000 leads,” Mayer recalled of the Prime Time Rapist. “One of the detectives had Larriva’s name as a lead, but he hadn’t gotten to it yet because he had so many leads in front of that.”
He continued, of Nancy’s case, “I believe the suspect’s names are in those 50,000. The question is if they can recognize it when they see it. Being in a case like this is like being in a field with rocks and what you’re looking for is under one rock. You just have to keep turning.” ...
Authorities believe Savannah Guthrie's mom 'still out there'"TUCSON, Ariz. — Law enforcement teams investigating the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, said Thursday they believe she is still alive. Four days after she was reported missing, investigators remain without any suspects or persons of interest, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said at a news conference, where he was joined by FBI investigators." . . .
This was a direct threat against Israel and American allies in the region. Obama always brought chaos with him and left a trail of destruction. He took actions to spread this chaos and evil across the Middle East.
"During his speech on Saturday Obama bragged about his diplomacy with Iran, saying, “And I didn’t have to fire a missile to do it. I just had to engage in diplomacy.”
""He’s lying again!
"He forgot to mention he sent a pallet of US cash in the middle of the night to the terrorist regime!
"As The Gateway Pundit reported in April, Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman revealed that President Obama gave Iran $150 billion when Obama was in office, and the regime did not even build a single street with that money.
"Instead, they used the money to make missiles and drones and to fortify their proxy armies in the region like Hamas, Ansar Allah, and Hezbollah. With these funds, Iran offers a safe harbor to the leaders of Al Qaeda, including one of Osama Bin Laden’s sons, who was indoctrinated into jihadism.
"This was Barack Obama’s way of destabilizing the Middle East. And Obama did this all in public view. Well, most of it.
"This was a direct threat against Israel and American allies in the region. Obama always brought chaos with him and left a trail of destruction. He took actions to spread this chaos and evil across the Middle East." . . . More.
"The Christian demand for credibility, honesty in trade, that people could trust each other, that money earned was reinvested and not just spent on luxuries, these were all central to the early capitalists in the 16th century."
"Capitalism is an economic system in which individuals reap the fruits of their own labor, and where freedom and competition drive society forward. is a world where effort and innovation are rewarded, and where each individual has the opportunity to shape his or her own destiny based on the degree of their own initiative.
Capitalism makes it practically possible for individuals to reach the highest potential of their dreams.
Historical capitalism was strongly rooted in Christian ethics, incentivizing money earned to be reinvested for the betterment of society. You were ethically obligated to help make the world a better place for as many people as possible, to the best of your ability, and not succumb to greed and selfishness.
Historic Capitalism provided Freedom: Below is a comparison between capitalism and socialism, and an analysis on how societies develop according to the economic systems they apply. For example, in a communist or socialist system, the state controls almost everything, taxes are high, and individuals possess limited autonomy in the accumulation of their own wealth. The administration of public funds is entrusted to politicians and bureaucrats, often with few requirements of accountability of how they spend the funds.
In a capitalist society, the focus will be on keeping government functions as small as possible to provide the greatest possible incentive for freedom and innovation for the country’s citizens. The political philosophy of conservatism is predicated on the principle of decentralizing power and empowering the individual to achieve results through their own efforts, writes historian, bestselling author and founder of The Herland Report, Hanne Nabintu Herland." . . . More.
"Meloni’s message is clear: if you’re responsible for destroying property, there will be consequences, and being underage isn’t going to get you off the hook.As a matter of fact, under the new provision, even kids as young as 14 are presumed to be perfectly capable of understanding their actions, making it way easier to press charges."
"Well, it looks like Italy has finally found a way to get the attention of parents whose precious little leftwing angels think it’s perfectly okay to run around smashing up cities, attacking police, and terrorizing innocent people.
"Hit Mom and Dad right in the pocketbook. Ouch.
"After violent riots ripped through Milan and Turin, leaving behind a slew of smashed stores, damaged property, and injured police officers, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni decided she’d seen enough and took action.
"And considering how many of these masked troublemakers are Marxist teenagers and violent migrants, she’s making the parents pay the price for their bratty hoodlum kids.
"Under Italy’s new security crackdown, parents could be paying hefty fines when their commie kids get caught participating in violent riots. And that’s just one part of a bigger crackdown on the chaos that’s been unfolding across the country.
"Apparently, Meloni isn’t interested in allowing Italy’s beautiful cities to become playgrounds for violent little leftwing punks.
"The violence in Milan was particularly ugly, with masked rioters smashing storefronts, looting businesses, and clashing with police in the heart of one of Italy’s most famous cities." . . .
Below: Ms. Meloni handled Joe Biden; she should be able to handle juvenile puppets:
The Many Names of Ilhan Omar"Rep. Illhan Omar’s primary name appears to be Illhan Elmi, not Illhan Omar. “So what!? Everyone has a nickname!” Well, this seems more complicated than that.
"On Monday, Oct. 12, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a search warrant at the D.C. home of Rep. Omar (Rep. Elmi?) as part of a federal investigation into possible immigration fraud, false statements on federal documents, marriage fraud, and violations related to congressional financial disclosures. It is reported that the government is investigating whether Rep. Omar lied about her age back in 2000 to receive derivative citizenship as a minor. Additionally, the investigation is delving into whether Rep. Omar’s marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who is believed to be her brother, was a scheme in order to obtain a U.S. Green Card and bypass immigration law. When asked by MS Now whether she married her brother, Rep. Omar responded, “Not to my knowledge” (that seems like something one would have knowledge about)." . . . More.
"This new development also confirms the DOJ has Omar DEAD TO RIGHTS when it comes to her real name.
"As Conradson notes, sources have revealed that “Ilhan Omar” is a fake name used by the Somali Minnesota Congresswoman currently embattled in a federal fraud investigation.
"Her real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, the name of her brother-husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, two sources familiar with the ongoing investigation confirmed to Fox.
"A former Minnesota federal immigration judge also told the outlet that if it is proven that she lived her “entire life under an alias,” every document she’s ever filled out with the fake name could be “called into question.”
"Now, Omar faces prison time in America or deportation should she be prosecuted and convicted." . . .More.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Search Warrant Appears to Confirm Fake Name, Brother Marriage | Frontpage Mag . . . "One of the allegations is that Rep. Omar’s first husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, was actually her brother, which also means that her entire family backstory is fake. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s real name was never Omar. The whole family took on a fake name as part of an immigration fraud scheme. And their real name is Elmi.
"Can the Feds prove that? Putting “Congresswoman Ilhan Nur Said Elmi aka Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” is either trolling or a statement that is provable, and it’s inadvisable to troll a Democrat judge.
"Now you may have seen talk that the feds have DNA evidence. What might that DNA evidence consist of?
"A while back I wrote an article about the origins of Somali fraud, mass migration and the disastrous U.S. intervention in Somalia. Among other things I noted that the government, suspecting Somalis of immigration fraud, began demanding DNA testing to prove family ties. We also know that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi pulled his immigration marriage filing when the government asked for more evidence. It’s possible that the government already had DNA on file for some members of the Elmi/Omar family." . . .
"Somali citizens no doubt suffered persecution, and many who have left can’t return home because of ongoing dangers. But a look beyond the political theater of the Omar investigation makes clear that documentation that can pierce the secrets of Somalis rarely exists. Which means that verifying anything real about Somalis is rarely possible. Which means letting this group into America is strictly for high-stakes gamblers. The only safe bet with Somalis is to just refrain."
"Without law enforcement officers fondling the First Lady's underwear, democracy itself would fall.
"Today? The New York Times admits that Ilhan Omar may be a criminal, but since she is an opponent of the president, democracy itself is at stake if she is investigated.
Those keffiyeh-clad useful idiots who don't know what a nazi is cannot know what Islam does. The Democrat calls ‘Islamophobia’. It's what Democrats do; ask Joy Reid or Sunny Hostin.
"The very reason that the United States grew and became a superpower in technology, the economy, and influence is that its founding values run directly in opposition to Islamist Sharia."
"When you go to vote in ten days, please keep in mind the many doctrines and policies that are not just preferred but required by those who identify with the ideologies of Islam.
"Every election presents a choice between candidates, some of whom may be more supportive of your individual freedoms than others. There are many candidates whose primary loyalty is to the United States: they put America first, seek to improve it, and defend its core constitutional values: freedom of speech and of the press, equal justice under the law, the right to due process, separation of powers, an independent judiciary, the right to keep and bear arms, and the full range of the rights of individuals -- not groups.
"Those individuals whose identity is bound to an Islamist framework, however, are committed to implementing their version of Sharia law. Unfortunately, this seventh-century version of justice will not improve our country or the West; it will only move them backwards.
"As someone who grew up in Iran and Syria and experienced these realities, I have seen firsthand people who identify with Islamist Sharia law. Islamists and jihadists do not treat Sharia as one policy preference among many. It is not just their identity; it is what they are committed to advancing as the sole identity for everyone.
"Their entire sense of self, their purpose in this life, and their belief about the next life depend on implementing Sharia completely. It outweighs everything else. They will die for it. Changing this commitment would mean changing who they are. It is like expecting the Pope to denounce Jesus on Easter or a rabbi to enjoy a pork chop on Yom Kippur – only more — to the zillionth power. Nothing external — prosperity, compromise, or democratic norms — can override it." . . . More.
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh is a political scientist, Harvard-educated analyst, and board member of Harvard International Review. He hasauthored several books on the US foreign policy.
. . . "El-Sayed’s opponent in November, Republican Mike Rogers,called out the diminutive Democrat at their televised debate on Wednesday night.
“So, being bought off by the Muslim Brotherhood, having donors to his campaign from Hamas that support Hezbollah, is not a problem?” Rogers said at the debate. “If you are going to go to the United States Senate, we need to know: Are you for America or are you for these terrorist groups overseas? You can grin, and you can smile, and you can talk real pretty, but I’m going to tell you what, that is a risk to our national security.' ”
"In a statement to Mediaite, a spokesperson for Donalds’ campaign said, “Byron Donalds is not going to let David Jolly’s radical trans activists get a foothold in the free state of Florida.”
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"Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who’s running to be the next governor of Florida, received some major verbal backlash Friday after misgendering a transgender veteran, then failing to correct himself.
“I received your mailer recently and something that really upset me as a member of the LGBTQ community,” the woman said. “There is no trans agenda. I know, I’m trans. I don’t have any agenda. But, I do see an agenda with the Epstein files. I see a massive cover up. What do you plan on — How do you plan on protecting children, as you claim? If you are being endorsed by somebody that’s covering up the Epstein files currently?”
“Sir, as a member of Congress,” Donalds began, before the woman shot back, “I’m not a sir! I’m a ma’am!”
“As a member of Congress, I voted to actually release those files, that’s number one,” Donalds said, as a bystander yelled, “Are you f*cking kidding me? Are you f*cking kidding me, calling her ‘sir?'” the incensed bystander repeated. “What the f*ck is wrong with you?”
“I’m listening to the voice in my ears, and I hear a sir,” Donalds said. “I’m sorry.” . . . More.
"She also clarified that she doesn’t support trans rights only to protect her own. “I support the rights of trans women because I’m a girl’s girl,” she said, and I think that all of our bodily autonomy is tied together."
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — After a raid on her home by federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar has expressed regret over hiring an immigration attorney from the Quality Citizeship Center.
"Omar, who represents an area of Minnesota with a large Somali population, may have gotten herself into legal trouble when she relied on a fraudulent enterprise to represent her against accusations that she committed fraud. Her first misgivings about the legal counsel from Quality Citizeship Center reportedly came when her lawyer told her to put all her assets in her brother's name because "Federal authorities can't prosecute a brother and a sister for the same crime."
"'Are you sure?," asked a skeptical Omar according to witnesses. "That doesn't make any sense."
"After her home was raided, those first intuitions of mistrust grew into full blown regret.
"'How could this have happened to me?" asked a tearful Omar in a video posted on TikTok. "Quality Citizeship Center promises that all their lawyers come from best 'lawyer learing centers' in the state."
"Omar released the video to her supporters asking for donations to help with her legal defense fund, which Quality Citizeship Center is now telling her will cost more money than initially anticipated.
"'This has been a very challenging time," continued Omar. "These attorney fees are getting very, very expensive, so please join the fight against fascism by donating to my legal defense crowdfunding campaign. Even just $5, $10, or $20 can go a long way as we fight Trump together."
"At publishing time, Omar was looking into finding better legal counsel down the street at the Quality Migratio Center."
"Mileage-based user fees restore the users-pay, users-benefit relationship disrupted by electric vehicles by charging drivers based on the miles they actually drive."
"The fuel tax remains an exceptionally efficient revenue stream, collected at the wholesale and distributor level at a range of 1% to 5% of revenue, but its base is eroding.
"The fuel tax remains an exceptionally efficient revenue stream, collected at the wholesale and distributor level at a range of 1% to 5% of revenue, but its base is eroding.
"Average new vehicle fuel economy in the United States has increased by nearly 19% in two decades, and states are starting to feel the impact on their transportation budgets. States that have indexed their fuel tax rates to inflation or other variables have slowed but not stopped that decline. Electric vehicle adoption removes the relationship between road use and fuel tax payments entirely for a share of the fleet that grows each year, allowing electric vehicles to degrade roadways through use without paying for road maintenance, repair, and construction.
"A mileage-based user fee (MBUF) restores that users-pay/users-benefit relationship by charging drivers based on the miles they actually drive. The design challenge is no longer finding a replacement; it’s making the replacement viable financially.
"The Congressional Research Service estimates current mileage-based user fee programs cost anywhere from 5% to 13% of collections. None of the four permanent programs evaluated in this study have demonstrated administrative cost parity with the fuel tax, but the patterns these programs have shown can help lower the costs still. Scale lowers per-vehicle administrative cost, simpler mileage reporting options (MROs) require less back-end administration and cost less to replace, and programs that leverage existing touchpoints rather than building new infrastructure start from a lower cost base.
"The next decade of operating data from Utah, Oregon, Virginia, and Hawaii will determine whether mileage-based user fees can meet the standard the fuel tax has set, or whether collection costs remain the central obstacle to making them a viable replacement.
"The four permanent MBUF programs in the United States have, collectively, just over two decades of operating data. Three of the four programs have been running for five years or fewer. That is a thin base to draw definitive policy conclusions from, but the patterns that have emerged over those years of operation are consistent enough to guide states that are designing their own permanent MBUF programs or looking to evaluate best practices for reforming existing ones." . . . More.
But first: New York Post Columnist Miranda Devine throws shade at former president Joe Biden, crashing his wife Jill’s book talk to bizarrely ask her who she loves the most in a cringe-inducing moment.
"“Really, what was the most pathetic was he made a point, seems like this was why he got up, to say that his book comes out in September,” Ms Devine told Sky News host James Morrow.
“The Bidens are grifters; they got a reported $30 million for both their books.
“The last thing they [Democrats] need before the midterms is for Americans to be reminded of how disastrous Joe Biden’s presidency was.”
"We all know Jill Biden was a terrible first lady, given that she hid from the country the fact that her husband had cognitively lost it. But a new book from the left argues that her awfulness as first lady goes beyond concealing her husband’s decline from the country. This is not a matter of not being progressive enough for their tastes. The book (gently) goes after her for being a self-interested coward who cares for no one but herself and her husband.
"Most first ladies have a cause. Michelle Obama was all about childhood obesity and gardening. Laura Bush focused on childhood literacy. Melania has “Be Best,” which is concerned with the well-being of children, but it’s admittedly vague. But Jill Biden had nothing. She didn’t care to bother even attempting to have a cause. (RELATED: Jill Biden: The Worst First Lady Ever)
"All Jill cared about was, in the words of Moaveni, “propping up Joe.” Jill, she said, “never pursued a distinct project.”
"“With time it would become clear that Jill’s choices — the events she attended, the strategy behind her travel schedule, the projects she took up, her interventions and her silences — were all fanatically devoted to propping up Joe.
”As Moaveni described it: “She stood steadfastly by her man and squeezed herself into such a narrow, Joe-centric persona that public opinion about the two of them essentially merged.” . . .
The best form of remembrance … reminding ourselves that the war with Iran didn’t begin this past February 28th with the decapitation strikes on Iran’s fanatical leadership
"On Oct. 23, 1983, shortly after 6:00 a.m. local time, a hijacked Mercedes stake-bed truck carrying approximately 6 tons of TNT-equivalent explosives smashed through a series of inadequate barriers and sentry posts and detonated at the building near the Beirut airport serving as the main barracks for peacekeepers from the first battalion of the 8th Marine Regiment. The four-story building collapsed on its occupants. Two hundred and forty-one American servicemen died: 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers.
"Not quite 10 minutes later, a second truck bomb struck some four miles away at the building housing a contingent of French paratroopers, also present as peacekeepers deployed to help bring an end to the Lebanese Civil War. This time, 58 French soldiers died in the blast.
"For many days afterward, rescuers struggled valiantly to search for survivors trapped in the rubble, which proved to be largely a forlorn effort. The U.S. and French governments promised that they would honor their dead by staying the course and completing the mission and, briefly, their respective contingents were reinforced. But soon, and quietly, the withdrawal began. The U.S. would continue for a while to maintain a “rapid response force” situated on landing ships offshore, and the French conducted airstrikes.
"Most dramatically, the battleship New Jersey arrived and bombarded “terrorist associated targets” in Lebanon and Syria, pounding the Bekaa Valley with hundreds of 2700 pound 16-inch shells. Eventually, the New Jersey would also be withdrawn, along with the rapid responders, to no very great long-term effect.
"During the period following the bombing, the U.S. intelligence community generated significant evidence that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had been behind the bombings. Retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets were debated vociferously, but quietly, within the Reagan administration, but in the end no such action was taken.". . .
. . . "Today, we mark the anniversary of the Beirut bombing. By all means, take the time to remember and reflect, to honor those who died so horrifically. But please, in your moment of reflection, remember that they were the casualties of a war we’re still fighting, a war we never wanted, a war not of choice but a war inflicted upon us. I would like to think that the dead from that day would appreciate the fact that, all these years later, we’re finally fighting back.
James H. McGee is a retired nuclear security and counter-terrorism professional. His most recent novel, The Zebras from Minsk, was featured among National Review’s favorite books in 2025. His next novel, The Cathedral of Sorrows, will directly focus on the plight of Africa’s Christians.
