Taxpayer Funded Texas Water Park Announces Muslims Only Day — Quickly Backtracks After Widespread Outrage

  RedState  

"After the backlash, the organizer of the event, Aminah Knight, told The Post that she is backtracking on how she is advertising it — “to make it clearer that this is a modest dress-only event centered around celebrating Eid.'”*

"I’m not a lawyer, and I’ve never played one on TV, so I won’t opine on the legal aspects of this story. However, I can give you my layman’s view, which is that this certainly smells rotten.

"To wit, a taxpayer-funded water park is holding a big party on June 1, and they’re going to have food, entertainment, and just good ole American fun. The catch: if you’re not Muslim, you’re not invited. No really.

"Paging Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon!" . . .

. . . "Organizers reportedly quietly changed their messaging as word got out about their plans:

After the backlash, the organizer of the event, Aminah Knight, told The Post that she is backtracking on how she is advertising it — “to make it clearer that this is a modest dress-only event centered around celebrating Eid.”

"The Daily Mail is also reporting on the existence of flyers that said “Muslims only”: . . .

*Given today's women's swimwear that lodges itself into a man's mind, a switch to modesty would be a mental refuge. But how many families have head-to-toe swimwear in their closets.? Other images associated with the above are those we saw that Oct 7th along the Gaza border in Israel that peaceful Muslims are paying a high price for, regrettably. TD

Newsom's Challenge: His Wife's Coastal Contempt Exposed

 Drew Allen 

"Gavin Newsom is a smooth operator. Yet no polish can overcome the constant reminder from his closest partner that much of America—and the survival of its president—is viewed with disdain by the coastal elite."

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom is positioning himself with characteristic flair for a national run in 2028, but at least one major obstacle stands in his way: his radical wife.

"Movie-star good looks, smooth delivery, and nearly a decade as California’s governor have made Newsom the early Democrat front-runner. He has spent the Trump years delivering fierce attacks on the administration while dropping hints about the White House.

"Yet, presidential success requires more than style. Candidates need a spouse who humanizes them, softens edges, builds bridges to skeptical voters, and projects steadiness in crisis. America’s most effective first ladies have quietly performed that work.

"Abigail Adams gave candid counsel. Eleanor Roosevelt served as FDR’s eyes and ears. Jackie Kennedy brought grace after tragedy. Dolley Madison showed resolve in 1814: As British troops advanced on Washington, she refused to flee until George Washington’s portrait was cut from its frame and saved. These women often compensated for their husbands’ shortcomings with warmth, courage, and relatability.

"Newsom needs that asset. His California record is elite failure writ large: homelessness exploding, businesses and families fleeing in record numbers, punishing taxes, rolling blackouts, and cities turned into open-air drug markets and tent encampments. These failures repel voters beyond coastal enclaves. His own gilded lifestyle only heightens the detachment. A wife who could connect authentically and show quiet strength would help mask those liabilities.

"Instead, he has Jennifer Siebel Newsom." . . .  More...

That same coastal elite that had the chance to recall this man but chose to keep him. TD

Spirit Airlines Shuts Down, First Major Failure of a Major US Airline in Decade

  American Greatness   

"This is not better for travelers. This is not better for pricing. This is not better for competition.” Secretary Sean Duffy

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"Spirit Airlines, known for its ultra-low-cost flights, abruptly halted its operations over the weekend, grounding flights nationwide and leaving passengers stranded and nearly 17,000 workers unemployed.

"Axios reports that the company’s demise after 33 years in business marks the first death of a major US airline in decades and comes after two bankruptcies and a failed attempt to secure a $500 million government bailout.

"Spirit CEO Dave Davis said in a statement, “For more than 30 years, Spirit Airlines has played a pioneering role in making travel more accessible and bringing people together while driving affordability across the industry.”

"Davis cited the “sudden and sustained” rise in fuel prices in recent weeks as having left the company no other alternatives but to wind down their operations, noting that, “Sustaining the business required hundreds of millions of additional dollars of liquidity that Spirit simply does not have and could not procure.”

"According to Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Spirit flew about one in 33 domestic miles in the 12-month period ending in February, making it the eighth largest US carrier during the period, just behind Frontier and ahead of SkyWest.

"Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said the airline’s demise can be traced to a proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit that was blocked by the Biden administration.

Biden-Buttigieg could have prevented Spirit Airlines from shutting down

But the AIRLINES and @POTUS’ administration have moved with grace together to help passengers and employees get through this and avoid disaster— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 3, 2026

"Duffy told Fox News, “They bragged and said this was a victory for U.S. travelers who deserve lower prices and better choices. This is not better for travelers. This is not better for pricing. This is not better for competition.” . . . More...

Kibbutz Nir Oz, devastated on October 7, trains emergency standby squads to secure community

 Nir Oz has become a symbol of the tragedy of October 7. Today, the community is trying to recover and a key to recovery is making people feel safe and secure to return and live here.

The Jerusalem Post   

Some may find it jarring to watch soldiers running around with rifles, repelling a mock attack. It may bring up traumatic memories.

"Two Israelis, dressed in olive-green uniforms similar to those of soldiers, peer around the side of a beige building. They each hold rifles as they scan for enemies. Then, they advance, keeping to the side of the building until they reach the end of a wall and have to peer around to check their surroundings.

"The two Israelis are members of Kibbutz Nir Oz’s security team, which is known as the Kitat Konenut. They are civilian volunteers who help protect Israeli communities, and they are trained to confront terrorist threats.

"However, on October 7, many of the communities on the Gaza border, such as Nir Oz, found themselves overrun by dozens of terrorists. Of around 400 residents of Nir Oz present at the Kibbutz on October 7, 69 were killed either in the attack or after being taken hostage. A total of 76 people were taken hostage. Nir Oz has since become a symbol of the tragedy of October 7. Today, the community is trying to recover, and a key to recovery is making people feel safe and secure again

"On May 4, the new security team was partaking in a training program run by a group called Magen 48. Ehud Dribben, co-founder of Magen 48, described how his organization is training security teams on the Gaza border and across Israel. He has done this for decades, and Magen 48 is the result of his long background in both security and war.

"'Magen was established to stop the next October 7,” Dribben says. “On October 7, I saw the communities that had security teams that were prepared survived. Those that didn’t were wiped out. My life mission is to train every city, every village, every town in Israel so that, when the next October 7 comes, they will be ready.” . . .  More...