Newsom Reverses Course on Taxpayer Funded Health Care for Illegal Immigrants, Calls to Pause Enrollment

 National Review  Two thumbs up for The Man!

"Newsom’s office predicted the proposed changes will save the state $5.4 billion by 2028-2029." 

"California Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he wants the state to stop enrolling more low-income illegal immigrants in a state-funded health care program, beginning next year.

"Under Newsom’s plan, the state would not end coverage for illegal immigrants who are already enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. However, the state would begin charging adults with “unsatisfactory immigrant status” a monthly premium of $100 beginning in 2027.

"Newsom’s announcement comes after the governor previously said in March he was not considering rolling back health benefits for low-income illegal immigrants, even as the state contended with a $6.2 billion Medicaid shortfall.

"Just last year, the state became among the first to offer free health care benefits to all low-income adults, regardless of immigration status.

"Now, Newsom is backtracking as the expansion cost the state $2.7 billion more than his administration had predicted.

"Newsom said Wednesday that the move is being made both because of the higher-than-expected cost for the program and the economic uncertainty caused by President Trump’s tariffs.

" 'The state must take difficult but necessary steps to ensure fiscal stability and preserve the long-term viability of Medi-Cal for all Californians,” the governor’s office said in a statement." ...

Biden Dems 'Awed' by Trump's Quick, Bold Mideast Moves

NewsMax

But we learned turning the Muslim World into a Constitutional republic has been a non-starter. TD

"President Donald Trump's quick, bold moves on trade deals, hostage returns, and peace talks in the Middle East this week have even staunch Biden administration Democrats in awe.

"Gosh, I wish I could work for an administration that could move that quickly," a Bidenadministration official admitted to Axios on Thursday as Trump is wrapping up day three of his tour through Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

"Former Biden State Department spokesman Ned Price was willing to go on record with a caveat to those in awe: Claiming the quick, bold moves only come because Trump is unchained by political forces unlike anyone before — ostensibly admitting former President Joe Biden was beholden to Democrat influence during his administration.

" 'He does all this, and it's kind of silence, it's met with a shrug," Price told Axios of Trump. "He has the ability to do things politically that previous presidents did not because he has complete unquestioned authority over the Republican caucus."

"While Trump says he is close to a new Iran nuclear deal, former President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal negotiator Rob Malley calls the move "damage."

"It's hard not to be simultaneously terrified at the thought of the damage he can cause with such power and awed by his willingness to brazenly shatter so many harmful taboos," Malley said to Axios.

"There are even some Biden administration goals that Trump met quickly, including the lifting of sanctions on Syria after the new leader — even if a former al-Qaida terrorist — attempts to rebuild his country." . . .

Trump’s Riyadh Speech Heralds The End Of Failed Neocon Foreign Policy

"Truly looking out for American interests means refraining from trying to remake foreign countries in our own image."

One fear: Muslim areas in Western nations that seek to belong Sharia-dominated must be opposed. When that happens, Muslim resistance tends to become violent and we are faced not with remaking culture into Western-style principles, but preserving them. TD

"In what was probably the most important presidential speech in decades, President Donald Trump repudiated decades of failed interventionist U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East during an official visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

"Not only did Trump lambast neocon “nation-building” in the region, he more or less vowed never to pursue the kinds of neocon misadventures that spilt American blood and treasure over the past 25 years in the insane pursuit of creating western liberal democracies in the Middle East.

"In stark and unmistakable terms, the president reminded the world of the abject failure of decades of neocon and liberal interventionist U.S. foreign policy under both Democrat and Republican leadership. He specifically called out the trillions of U.S. tax dollars wasted in a totally unsuccessful attempt to turn Iraq and Afghanistan into western-style democracies as part of the global war on terror.

“ 'In the end, the so-called ‘nation-builders’ wrecked far more nations than they built — and the interventionists were intervening in complex societies that they did not even understand themselves,” Trump said. “The gleaming marvels of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were not created by the so-called nation-builders, neocons, or liberal non-profits like those who spent trillions failing to develop Kabul and Baghdad.”

"His speech, which came after a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the signing of economic agreements totaling $600 billion in new trade deals, heralds a new approach not just to Mideast politics but to American foreign policy generally. By disavowing the nation-building ideology of the neocons and liberal interventionists that dominated U.S. foreign policy under the Bush, Obama, and Biden presidencies, Trump articulated a vision of American engagement with the world that is both more tolerant, more transactional, and less concerned with the internal affairs of other nations.

"In other words, Trump’s vision of American foreign policy isn’t driven by a zeal to remake the world into some version of a liberal western democracy. In Riyadh, he was saying that Saudi Arabia and the other Arab states can just be Islamic monarchies, and as long as they present no threat to American interests, and as long as they promote peace and stability, then we can do business with them." . . .

‘Get Laid’ and ‘Have Fun’: The Democrats (Still) Don’t Get It

This kid has no more common sense than I did at his age. This country deserves better than him. TD

The American Spectator   

"Every culture worth preserving has known that human beings flourish through duty, not decadence. Through structure, not chaos. Through virtue, not vice. We ignore that at our peril. 

Broc Smith

"Young people should be able to focus on what young people should be focused on, which is how to get laid and how to go and have fun.”

"So went the “wisdom” proffered last week by David Hogg, the 25-year-old activist and current vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, on Real Time With Bill Maher. What was pitched as a strategic insight into his party’s eroding support among young people — especially young males — did something far more revealing: It captured (and exposed) the moral bankruptcy at the heart of the modern Left.

"Hogg’s comment wasn’t a gaffe. It was the articulation of a worldview and a political program that confirms that the Democrat Party is no longer the party that left Bill Clinton behind. The Democrat Party is the party that has flatly rejected JFK’s exhortation to “ask what you can do for your country.”  

"In Hogg’s DNC, now is not the time to do something for your country. No, now’s the time for your country to do something for you — like give you more opportunities for sex and cheap entertainment. 

"I get the ostensible appeal, but let’s begin with the most obvious point: This isn’t just bad political analysis. This is a deeply unserious (and flawed) vision of young people, and of all people. Young people — whether they admit as much or not — are desperately looking for more. They’re searching for purpose, for meaning, for something or someone to give themselves to. They’re yearning for a vision of adulthood that doesn’t collapse into endless adolescence." . . .  

UPDated: 'Treasonous': Bruce Springsteen unleashes anti-Trump attacks as he kicks off tour

 Raw Story.  

Let Bruce tell you whom America should vote for.

"Legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen kicked off this year's European tour with a fiery tirade against President Donald Trump.

"According to Rolling Stone, Springsteen, performing in Manchester, England, issued the rebuke before launching into his hit song, "Land of Hope and Dreams."

“ 'The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock and roll, in dangerous times,” he said. “In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."

" 'Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experience to rise with us, raise your voices against the authoritarianism, and let freedom ring," he continued. "This is ‘Land of Hope and Dreams.”

"Springsteen has used his voice to highlight political causes for years, and backed multiple Democratic presidential campaigns, playing "The Rising" at the Democratic National Convention in 2020." . . .

Patricia McCarthy commented on Springsteen's yokefellows: "With each passing day, the Democrats are proving they hate America"  

. . ."They reveal their contempt for American citizens on a daily basis.  Sen. Chris Murphy admitted that his party “values” these millions of migrants over American citizens.  They are going to great lengths to protect them from law enforcement.  So full of hate for President Trump and his supporters, they have quite literally sold their souls to the evil that Biden’s open borders brought to our country."  . . .

Breitbart

Why So Many Fans Turned Against Bruce Springsteen - ClassicRockHistory.com
UPDATE:. . ." As John Kerry failed to defeat George Bush so did Bruce Springsteen’s commitment to change. What it did do was lead to a huge backlash against Bruce Springsteen. A backlash that would become permanent among millions of fans who would never forget the images and words of Springsteen standing on stage next to John Kerry opposing a President (Bush)that they actually loved and opposing a way of life they were fine with. Over the years when Bruce Springsteen would stand on stage next to President Obama, more and more fans walked away upset in his endorsement of yet another Democrat." . . .

OK, Kill PBS. But Save MSNBC!

Ann Coulter  “

That’s 8/8,” the master spy said, before launching into a fascinating exegesis on numerology. “The numbers 8/8 are very significant in neo-Nazi and white supremacy movements,” he explained. “Why? Because the letter H is the eighth letter of the alphabet and to [neo-Nazis] the numbers 8/8 together stand for Heil Hitler.” 

"The thing I admire most about liberals is their balls-to-the-wall bravery. This past weekend, for example, CBS’s Scott Pelley called Trump a “felon,” making him, quite simply, the finest investigative reporter working in journalism today.

"Innumerable new outlets hailed Pelley’s reckless courage in headlines the next day, (here, Mediaite):

"“’60 Minutes’ Airs Scathing Segment on ‘First Felon in the Oval Office’ Despite Pressure to Avoid Sensitive Stories About Trump”

"[Editor — Correction: Trump has been called a ” felon” by every major newspaper, TV anchor, elected Democrat, blog post, overweight female protester and undiscovered Amazonian tribe. The New York Times alone has called him a “convicted felon” more than a thousand times. By now, Trump is insisting that “convicted felon” be on his headstone. Pelley’s calling Trump a felon was not heroic.]

"In CBS’s own write-up on Pelley’s fearless decision to label Trump a “felon,” the network reported that it “was nearly impossible to get anyone on camera for this story because of the fear now running through our system of justice.”

" 'Miraculously though, “60 Minutes” somehow managed to lure Democratic activist lawyer Marc Elias out of retirement and onto its airwaves. Nobody’s sure when he might appear on TV again, except continuously, until the end of time.

"Demonstrating the very real risk to Elias for criticizing Trump, the media crackled with encomiums to his courage the next day. The most enthusiastic admirer of Elias’s bravery was Elias himself — and, really, who’s in a better position to judge?

"As he put it on MSNBC, “I too could just join the people who are just trying to blend into the furniture. … I made that decision after the election that that wouldn’t be me, that the same stridence and fervor that I brought when Joe Biden was in the White House and it was very safe to speak out in favor of democracy that was more needed, not less needed, now.”

"If Elias keeps fearlessly speaking out for democracy, it could be lights out for him.

"Here’s a question for you fascists: If Trump is not pure evil, then why did Elias hire Christopher Steele in 2016 to write a dossier on Trump’s ties to Russia … for the selfless Hillary Clinton campaign?

"What’s the matter?

"Cat got your tongue?

(Ann drops mic, high fives Ali Velshi and Nicolle Wallace.)

[Ed — Correction: The dossier, consuming the nation for two years at a cost of tens of millions of dollars, turned out to be entirely fictional.] 

Homan ‘happy’ to live rent-free in AOC’s head after Democrat’s taunt

UPDATE: Moment Sen. Kennedy TOTALLY LOST IT!! GOES OFF On AOC, Ilhan omar And The Squad in an EPIC SPEECH.   . . ."Always amazes me how anyone can complain about America, but refuse to leave to some other country that better fits their ideas of a good country. We all know the reason for that. They all know just how great America is. Ask yourselves IF America wasn't a great country, why are people from all over the globe trying to get here legally or illegally? Who in their right mind would want to live in such a deplorable racist country like America? " . . . Comment to this post.

"Border czar Tom Homan reacts to Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's taunt, sends a message to the migrant suspects in an NYPD officer attack and discusses the administration's crackdown on illegal immigration." Youtube

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is 'Kinda Adorable' Like 'a 5-year-old Child,' Fox News Political Analyst Brit Hume opined back in 2019   

The Fox News analyst said that the Green New Deal generates a lot of media headlines and is why Ocasio-Cortez "for all her callowness and arguable shallowness is able to become so prominent. She makes news."

Angry Chuck Todd Chews Schumer Out Over Biden Cognitive Cover-Up: ‘You’re Part of the Problem!’

 RedState  

Why is the Democratic Party in worse shape? Because of this distrust, because of this, frankly, what the public feels as if the party leadership let them down and let them let this happen. He’s as responsible as anybody else. He was a leader in the party. He could’ve said something sooner, and he didn’t.”

Broc Smith

.@SenSchumer on reports of former President Biden's cognitive decline while on the campaign trail: "We're looking forward."@kasie: "That's it?"
Schumer: "That's it." pic.twitter.com/otAWpKuKQ8

— The Arena on CNN (@TheArenaCNN) May 13, 2025

"Former “Meet the Press” moderator and NBC News analyst Chuck Todd tore into Sen. Chuck Schumer for his absurd response to questions about his role in shielding President Joe Biden from scrutiny of his years-long evident cognitive decline.

"Todd was responding specifically to Schumer's reaction to questioning by CNN's Kasie Hunt regarding Schumer's past comments about Biden. Schumer (D-NY) dismissed concerns about Biden’s mental and physical fitness as “right-wing propaganda.”

"The Senate Minority Leader offered little more than a dismissive response when Hunt questioned him, spurred on by a new book by a pair of journalists trying to profit off the cover-up.

"We're looking forward," Schumer snidely responded.

"As my RedState colleague Nick Arama writes, Schumer's response loosely translates to, "We don't even owe you an explanation or apology for what we did" in hiding Biden's clear issues.

"Some would say it's also a big middle finger to the American people." . . .

Sister Toldjah: Chuck Todd Goes Full Ministry of Truth in Rant on Cover-Up of Biden's Decline and I Have Thoughts  

"As RedState readers may recall, in the aftermath of the infamous June 2024 presidential debate, Chuck Todd - who was NBC News' chief political analyst at the time - more or less publicly acknowledged that Republicans had been right about Biden's health all along." . . .

Episcopal Church scraps decades-long agreement to resettle refugees—because they don’t want to help white Afrikaners

  Olivia Murray  

New International Version “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees,

 you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the

outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean."

 "The Episcopal Church is a “whited sepulchre,” or more commonly known as, a “whitewashed tomb.” Its outward appearances are beautiful—Episcopalian churches are often classic and charming works of American heritage—but inside, hypocrisy, rotting flesh, and hateful wickedness. From Jack Jenkins’s new report at Religion News Service:

In a striking move that ends a nearly four-decades-old relationship between the federal government and the Episcopal Church, the denomination announced on Monday (May 12) that it is terminating its partnership with the government to resettle refugees, citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa who have been classified as refugees by President Donald Trump’s administration.

"According to Jenkins, when the church got word that their commitment to resettling refugees would include white families who were facing serious threats of being raped, mutilated, and murdered, it was enough for them to throw in the towel and abandon their cause altogether because it “crossed a moral line” for church leaders. Now, here’s just a snippet of what white Afrikaners face in their home nation:" . . .

Julius Malema: "I'm willing to condemn murder, but not of white people.” pic.twitter.com/dmxbhosewe

— PhD Waala (@PhDwaala) April 23, 2025

Black South Africans hate the white farmers as the Gazans do the Jews. Will the campus left now cease to condemn what they call "genocide"?

South African President Ramaphosa to the White House  "Ramaphosa and his party have long trafficked in corruption, terrorism, and racism. Now, they’re running with the pro-terrorist crowd."  

. . ."The special envoy is symptomatic of the rot. Anti-white to his bones, Jonas once called President Trump “a racist homophobe” and a “narcissistic right-winger.” One could logically add that, as an acolyte of antisemitic Ramaphosa, and as pro-Iran Chairman of MTN, Jonas is a Jew-hater and Hamas supporter." . . .

 Democrats: Millions of illegal aliens are good, handful of South African refugees are bad

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar welcomed the refugees, who are fleeing racial discrimination, persecution, violence, and murder in their home country. Or, as President Trump termed it, “genocide.”

Zero Palestinian Refugees in America 

 "For three years now, America’s sovereignty and safety have already been vaporized enough by Biden. But the leftists, predictably, want even more. Now, they pine for a mass importation of Palestinian refugees into America. Fire alarm-pulling Congressman Jamaal Bowman of New York declared that “the United States should be prepared to welcome refugees from Palestine.”

Pro-Palestinian Student ACTUALLY Thought She’d Outsmarted Charlie Kirk, Until He Said This.

October 7th pretty much disproved the viability of the "two-state solution". Another state for Palestinians means more rocket-launch sites against Israel. The keffiyeh must contain wisdom blockers when worn by Generations Y and Z. TD

JewishUncensored

"The Jewish People have been Persecuted for Thousands of Years and we will NOT allow that to happen ever again. Most recently the israel Hamas war in Gaza has brought the Jewish people a fresh new wave of antisemitism the likes of which we've never seen before. The situation is getting worse by the day, but we won't let that happen. NEVER AGAIN is not a slogan it is a Promise. And, NEVER AGAIN is NOW! "

Douglas Murray: The SHOCKING Truth About Why The West BLAMES Israel for EVERYTHING "In this compelling speech, renowned author and political commentator Douglas Murray delivers a powerful critique of the double standards and hypocrisy exhibited by anti-Israel activists and Western governments. As accusations of genocide are levied against Israel, Murray turns the spotlight on the accusers, highlighting the actions of Iran, Hamas, and leaders like Erdogan, who are guilty of the very crimes they project onto the Jewish state.

"Key Points Discussed: • The obsession of young Westerners with blaming Israel while ignoring the atrocities of terrorist organizations. • How the October 7th Hamas massacre challenges the viability of the two-state solution. • The real colonial powers in the Middle East and the misdirected accusations against Israel. • The rise of global antisemitism fueled by misplaced guilt over colonialism and racism. "Murray’s insights shed light on why Israel has become a scapegoat for the West’s unresolved historical issues, urging viewers to question prevailing narratives and seek the truth."

Palestinian Leaders have One Thing in Mind (Video)

The U.S. Military-Industrial Complex Fought And Won WWII In Less Time Than Boeing’s Delay On Air Force One

 The Federalist

  Six presidents have used the current Air Force One aircraft since President George H.W. Bush put them into use in 1990 and 1991. 

Babylon Bee: "Trump Accepts Generous Gift Of Imperial-Class Star Destroyer From Emperor Palpatine" 

  "It's a big, beautiful ship. Tremendous guy, that Palpatine, very smart," Trump told reporters as the imposing

 Star Destroyer came in for its landing. "You never saw the Emperor giving one of these beauties to Joe Biden,

 did you? ...

"On Sunday it was reported that President Donald Trump accepted an Qatar’s offer of a jumbo jet to serve temporarily as Air Force One after Boeing failed to deliver the long-promised replacement aircraft. But the real story here is that Boeing, the Department of Defense’s premier contractor, has been delayed years on a project vital to national security.

“We’re very disappointed that it’s taking Boeing so long to build a new Air Force One,” Trump said on Monday morning during a press conference. “You know, we have an Air Force One that’s 40 years old. And if you take a look at that, compared to the new plane of the equivalent, you know, stature at the time, it’s not even the same ballgame.” . . .

AG Bondi Says FBI Is Reviewing Tens of Thousands of Epstein Videos With Hundreds of Child Victims

 Debra Heine; American Greatness  

"We should, however, find out—and quickly—if Epstein worked with or for any specific intelligence agencies.”

"More than two months after she promised to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, Attorney General Pam Bondi explained this week that the sheer volume of pornographic material being reviewed is delaying the process.

" 'There are tens of thousands of videos of Epstein with children or child porn and there are hundreds of victims,” Bondi told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. “And no one victim [child’s identity] will ever get released,” she added. “It’s just the volume and that’s Bondi’s promise to release the Epstein files came under renewed scrutiny this week after Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that he did not believe the Justice Department still possessed records.

" 'The attorney general does not have them or she would’ve turned them over. The president ordered them released, the attorney general ordered them released. We all know they have not been released,” Comer told Johnson during an interview that aired Tuesday.

"Comer said he suspected that staffers in the Biden Justice Department destroyed relevant documents implicating the political and Hollywood liberals who associated with Epstein.

"The Kentucky congressman’s office remained doubtful that the records will ever see the light of day when a reporter asked him about Bondi’s comments.

" 'Over the years, possible Deep State actors within the DOJ may not have preserved all Epstein documents,” a Comer aide said." . . .

Debra Heine is a conservative Catholic mom of six and longtime political pundit. She has written for several conservative news websites over the years, including Breitbart and PJ Media.

Trump and the UN.

From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze | AP News

Issues & Insights: Defund The United Nations  "The United Nations is running short of cash. This is not a crisis but an opportunity. Please rid us of this meddlesome, venal and baleful organization.

"The Economist reports that “internal modeling” at the U.N. “suggests that the year-end cash deficit will, without cuts, probably blow out to $1.1 billion, leaving it “without money to pay salaries and suppliers by September.”

"Apparently “some members are paying their bills late and others not at all” and it is the U.S. and China that “are pushing it to the brink of financial collapse.”

"Who says the U.S. and Beijing have no common interests.

"Two weeks into the second Trump administration, the White House announced it was considering withdrawing the country from, and ending funding for, three U.N. agencies, including the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

“UNRWA has reportedly been infiltrated by members of groups long designated by the secretary of state as foreign terrorist organizations,” says the White House, “and UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.” 

"Meanwhile, “UNESCO has demonstrated failure to reform itself, has continually demonstrated anti-Israel sentiment over the past decade” and has shown that it will not “reform itself.”

"The U.S. is also quitting the U.N. Human Rights Council, which it has done once before, in 2018, during President Donald Trump’s first term. The misnamed Human Rights Council “has protected human rights abusers by allowing them to use the organization to shield themselves from scrutiny,” says the White House.

"For those who will disregard the administration’s explanations because they’re “political rants,” we offer some facts: . . ."

Why does Donald Trump want to take over Gaza and could he do it?  "Donald Trump has shocked the world by suggesting that the US could "take over" and "own" Gaza, resettling its population in the process.

"The proposal could mark the biggest shift in US policy on the Middle East in decades and upend the international consensus on a Palestinian state comprising Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

"Trump has suggested that under his plan, Gaza would be handed over to the US by Israel and its residents encouraged to move elsewhere with no right of return." . . .

The last time we occupied a state known for killing with glee every Jew they could resolved major problems. That "two-state solution" has proven to be a non-starter much like the Poland/ Germany arrangement in 1939. The Tunnel Dweller.