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Musk: Interesting Idea on Buying Media Outlets to Force the Truth Amid MSM Refugee Stabbing Blackout

Posted on September 9, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

Musk: “Interesting Idea” on Buying Media Outlets to Force Truth Narratives Amid MSM Refugee Stabbing Blackout

From the Democratic Party’s failed criminal justice reforms to the unhinged left’s imploding corporate media empire, the failures are on full display again with the deadly stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in North Carolina by a mentally unstable career criminal released back onto the streets by a progressive judge.

Then came the coverage … or lack thereof. Not a peep from the MSM over the weekend. Their silence revealed how the fake news matrix tried to bury this killing, fearing it would spark backlash ahead of the Midterms.

As of Saturday:

0 AP stories on this deadly attack
0 PBS stories on this deadly attack
0 NYT stories on this deadly attack
0 NPR stories on this deadly attack
0 WSJ stories on this deadly attack
0 BBC stories on this deadly attack
0 CNN stories on this deadly attack
0 WAPO stories on this deadly attack
0 Reuters stories on this deadly attack
0 MSNBC stories on this deadly attack

“No one commits narrative crimes like the NY Times. They are the best,” Elon Musk wrote on X on Sunday.

Musk continued, “As recent events have shown all too clearly, you can’t trust the legacy (fka mainstream) news at all. They lie relentlessly or simply ignore major stories that don’t fit their collectively decided narrative.”

X user Wall Street Apes posed a question to Musk: “Elon Musk should buy a couple of the biggest mainstream media networks and just have them tell the truth If we had a real Republican Congress they would Restore the Smith Mundt Act.

And would Tesla’s recent proxy filing, where Musk agreed to “wind down” political activity, be interpreted as political work if he were to buy a newspaper?

Just remember: the MSM blackout of this story is part of a larger information war against the American people.

The good news? Alternative media is on the rise, fracturing the MSM media matrix and exposing their lies and bullshit. From the Hunter Biden laptop, to Biden’s mental decline, to the Covid “seafood market” narrative – truth has always been buried until independent voices forced it out. Our truth mission depends on readers like you.

Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge

Sharia patrols’ spotted in Texas demanding stores stop selling alcohol and pork

Posted on September 9, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

Masjid At-Tawhid, the mosque from which Khan operates, is affiliated with the Nation of Islam – a controversial group whose ideology is considered extreme by many in the American Muslim community.

The mosque flies a Palestinian flag outside and maintains a private security team, reportedly dressed in uniforms resembling Houston police officers.

Khan himself is visually identifiable by his bright red-orange henna-dyed beard, a style often associated as a marker of strict Sharia adherence.

According to critics, his appearance and rhetoric mirror tactics used by militant figures abroad to enforce religious orthodoxy.

The footage has revived debate in Texas political and media circles over whether hardline religious movements are attempting to build ‘parallel societies’ in American cities.

Others accused the imam of attempting to enforce a religious code of conduct in violation of American values and legal norms.

‘With these posts in public, this guy will draw negative attention to Muslims here. I 100% understand what he’s doing but this is Texas in America, where everyone is free to do what they want,’ posted one user online.

‘In Islam, it is not appropriate for a sheikh or anyone to threaten a store owner over alcohol sales, especially if the store is legal and the action may cause harm,’ added another.

‘The Islamic way is to advise gently, wisely, and without force or threats – and always to avoid causing greater harm than the evil you’re trying to stop.’

A Houston-area imam has sparked both outrage and concern after launching a campaign to pressure Muslim-owned stores to stop selling pork, alcohol, and lottery tickets.

The campaign, led by Imam F. Qasim ibn Ali Khan of Masjid At-Tawhid, was captured in a viral video showing him confronting a store employee and accusing the business of selling ‘haram’ products forbidden under Islamic law.

Khan, who leads a Nation of Islam-affiliated mosque warns business owners they will face boycotts and public protests if they refuse to comply.

He says a nationwide protest movement is set to begin specifically targeting Muslim businesses that violate Islamic teachings.

‘We’re kicking off a national protest and demonstration campaign against all Muslim businesses that have haram in their stores,’ Khan says in the video, prompting critics to accuse him of importing ‘Sharia patrol’ tactics to Texas.

In several videos posted to Khan’s TikTok and his 17,000 followers Khan is seen confronting an employee at a Muslim-owned store, warning how the business is violating Islamic law by selling ‘haram’ goods – items forbidden in Islam.

‘This is the beginning of the campaign. We’re serving notice to America and the world that enough is enough,’ Khan says in the video.

‘The people that call themselves Muslims should not be selling haram in their stores… Pork, alcohol, and gambling need to stop.’

AI Overview

An individual named Khan has initiated a campaign in Texas targeting Muslim-owned businesses that sell products forbidden (haram) in Islam, such as alcohol, pork, and lottery tickets

. The campaign has prompted controversy and accusations of importing “Sharia patrol” tactics to the state.

Overview of the campaign

Organizer: A cleric identified as Khan from the Houston area appears to be the leader, organizing the campaign and using platforms like TikTok to confront business owners. While some videos on Facebook identify the leader as an unnamed imam, the campaign’s methods and goals align with reports about Khan.
Methods: In videos shared on TikTok, Khan is seen confronting employees at Muslim-owned stores and issuing a “notice” that the businesses are violating Islamic law.
Demands: Khan has warned that demonstrations will be organized if these businesses do not remove haram goods from their inventory.
Reasoning: In one video, Khan states, “The people that call themselves Muslims should not be selling haram in their stores… Pork, alcohol, and gambling need to stop”.

Related controversies and political response

Governor’s reaction: On September 9, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on social media that he signed laws to ban Sharia law and “Sharia compounds” in Texas. Abbott’s statement was a direct reaction to a video of Khan’s protest. He further instructed citizens to report any attempts to impose Sharia compliance to local law enforcement.
Accusations of “Sharia patrol”: Critics have accused Khan of importing “Sharia patrol” tactics to Texas. This phrase describes groups in other countries that attempt to enforce Islamic law on local populations.
Hate crime history: Tensions around these issues exist within a broader context of Islamophobia and targeted violence in Texas. In 2024, a Dallas man was sentenced to 37 years in prison for a hate-fueled killing at a Muslim-owned business. In 2025, Texas also saw increased vandalism at mosques and other anti-Muslim incidents.

Broader context and differing views

Other campaigns: Similar campaigns involving imams visiting Muslim business owners to address the sale of haram goods have also been documented on Facebook.
Disagreement over methods: While some Muslims agree that selling haram products is wrong, not all support Khan’s confrontational methods. Some social media commentators argue that education or alternative economic support would be a better way to help struggling businesses.
Freedom of religion and commerce: The Texas governor and other political figures have emphasized that no individual should fear attempts to impose religious compliance and that laws protect the rights of businesses to operate.

The emerging Democrat civil war

Posted on September 9, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

By D. Parker

While the national socialist media is busy ignoring the brutal murder of Iryna Zarutska, there are two other closely related stories of note that show the current state of affairs. The first is that Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) suggested that socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and other Democrat socialists should “create their own party.” The beginnings of an ideological civil war within the ranks of the party. The flip side is that polling from Gallup and Rasmussen shows significant support for this collectivist ideology — meaning that it’s time for pro-freedom patriots to step up and work against the indoctrination of certain age groups.

Suozzi publicly noted in an interview on CBS New York’s The Point with Marcia Kramer,

Capitalism has raised more people out of poverty than any other system in the history of the world. Create more innovation. Socialism has failed everywhere.

He went on to say that Democrat minority leader Hakeem Jeffries should not endorse Mamdani, the party’s nominee for City Hall, because it will “be bad for the Democratic Party nationwide.”

Mamdani is pushing for higher taxes on the wealthy to finance his plan to provide free buses and child care. He has been on record backing defunding the police, decriminalizing prostitution, advocating for “seizing the means of production” and boycotting Israel — positions that are not popular with many more moderate suburbanites and upstate residents.

Content creator “Liberal Hivemind” noted this in a recent video, contrasting the false narrative of dissension within the ranks of the GOP with the truth about the Democrats:

A recent Gallup poll shows the image of “capitalism” slipping to 54%, and an even more disturbing Rasmussen poll of likely U.S. voters ages 18 to 39 shows that 53% favor socialism:

A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and StoppingSocialism.com finds that 53% of Likely U.S. Voters ages 18 to 39 would like to see a democratic socialist candidate win the 2028 presidential election. Twenty-seven percent (27%) of under-40 voters would not want to see a democratic socialist elected president in 2028, and 20% are not sure.

Under-40 voters were asked to agree or disagree with this statement: “Major Industries like health care, energy, and big tech should be nationalized to give more control and equity to the people.” Seventy-six percent (76%) agree, including 39% who Strongly Agree. Just 18% disagree.

“This survey clearly shows that due largely to economic challenges, young Americans are increasingly turning to socialist candidates and radical collectivist policies,” said Justin Haskins, senior fellow at The Heartland Institute and the primary author of the poll. “The fact that three-quarters of voters aged 18-39 support nationalizing major industries is an incredibly disturbing trend that must be taken seriously. Clearly, socialism is once again on the rise in the United States.”

What is entirely infuriating about all this is that the affordability crisis that the politicians complain about can be easily laid at the feet of the politicians themselves. They love to raise taxes on corporations, even though those entities will simply pass those costs on to consumers. They impose price controls and scarcities in housing and don’t let on to the dirty little secret that these just raise the costs of housing. They print money to buy votes, and this inflates the currency and thus causes higher prices.

The bottom line for anyone attracted to collectivist ideologies is that there is no free lunch. Everything has a cost, which has caused these ideologies to consistently fail throughout history, including socialism over the past 200 years.

It’s not that it wasn’t done correctly, since there is no way it can be done “correctly.” It’s an inherently flawed ideology.

This brings us back to the Democrat civil war.

The odds are that Rep. Suozzi doesn’t want Mamdani the commie to win because the resulting disaster will sink the left’s future chances.

Sure, leftists can come up with myriad excuses for failure because that is one of their innate talents, but that can carry them only so far. Massive failure in a very public display, such as New York City, will destroy the left’s future chances. The only way they can win is with enough people forgetting the epic fails of socialism past. If people are reminded of that, Dem polling will sink like a stone.

D Parker is an engineer, inventor, wordsmith, and student of history, former director of communications for a civil rights organization, and a longtime contributor to conservative websites. Find him on Substack.

Image via Picryl.

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Posted on September 8, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

We Americans are the ultimate innocents. We are forever desperate to believe that this time the government is telling us the truth.—Sydney Schanberg, New York Times

War is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.–Marine Major General S. Butler

Trump: Biden Autopen One of ‘Biggest’ Scandals Ever

Posted on September 8, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

President Donald Trump is putting the “scandal” of former President Joe Biden’s autopen executive actions up among the “biggest, ever.”

“The Biden autopen scandal is big, not as big as the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax, or the rigged 2020 presidential election, but, nevertheless, one of the biggest, ever!!!” Trump wrote Monday morning on Truth Social.

The House Oversight Committee continues to dig into “who was running the White House” as Biden was in his final months as president, struggling with cognitive decline, unreported metastasizing cancer from his prostate to the bone, and issuing mass executive actions and pardons – including his own staff and family.

“The American people deserve to know who was actually calling the shots in the Biden White House, because it wasn’t Joe Biden,” Oversight Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said. “His mental decline was obvious to anyone paying attention.

“But instead of being honest, the Biden administration, Democrats in Congress, and the legacy media lied and covered it up. They gaslit the American people while propping up a man who was unfit to lead.”

While Biden was allegedly unfit to perform his duties, several high-level aides are reported to have been operating with unchecked authority, according to the committee.

“Some of these witnesses, who are closest to Biden, have invoked the Fifth Amendment, refusing to testify willingly, attempting to delay their appearance before the Committee, and hiding the truth from the American people,” the House Oversight website reads.

The latest reports have Biden aides questioning the mass actions and pardons — and even whether Biden himself knew about them.

In a blanket statement earlier this summer, Biden effectively absolved potential wrongdoing with the claim he made all the decisions, even if the autopen was ultimately what signed the documents.

“Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency,” Biden’s statement read. “I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”

Senior Biden administration officials expressed unease over the former president’s sweeping clemency drive and reliance on an autopen to sign pardons and commutations in his final months in office, internal emails showed, Axios reported Saturday. After Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden in December 2024, aides scrambled to assemble additional lists of recipients, often bypassing Justice Department review.

The result was a historic 4,245 clemency grants, with more than 95% issued in the last three and a half months of his presidency, including 2,490 commutations announced just three days before leaving office.

Critics inside the DOJ, including ethics attorney Bradley Weinsheimer, who later resigned, warned that some cases involved violent offenders, despite White House claims that the effort focused on nonviolent drug convictions.

Records indicate White House chief of staff Jeff Zients authorized use of the autopen for mass clemency orders, fueling concerns among staff over whether Biden personally approved each action. The House Oversight Committee plans to hear testimony from Zients on Sept. 18 about the clemency process and the extent of the autopen’s use.

Eric Mack ✉

Eric Mack has been a writer and editor at Newsmax since 2016. He is a 1998 Syracuse University journalism graduate and a New York Press Association award-winning writer.

Mamdani Defends Government-Run Grocery Stores Despite Failing Models, $60M Price Tag

Posted on September 8, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic Socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is doubling down on his push for government-run grocery stores — even as real-world examples suggest the idea doesn’t work.

In an appearance on CNN NewsNight Friday, Mamdani defended his plan to spend $60 million of taxpayer money to open five city-run grocery stores, one in each borough. He insisted the program would deliver “cheaper groceries,” not free food, and claimed that food has become a luxury New Yorkers are being “priced out of.”

CNN host Abby Phillip pressed Mamdani on why the government — which routinely struggles to run basic services — is the solution to food deserts, rather than partnering with the private sector.

“Why is the government a better solution… than just working with the private sector to do what they know how to do, which is run grocery stores?” she asked.

Mamdani responded by pointing to the “promise” of a public option and said urban studies support his case. But when challenged with the failure of a government-run grocery store in Kansas City — now on the brink of shutting down due to high crime and mismanagement — Mamdani dismissed the criticism.

“We have to prove not only the efficacy, but the excellence of this idea,” he said, arguing that for every failure, there’s another city “considering” such a program.

In other words, Mamdani wants to gamble taxpayer dollars on a model that has already shown itself to be ineffective, hoping this time it will be different.

He also attempted to justify the $60 million price tag by comparing it to what the city already spends subsidizing corporate supermarkets — a classic bait-and-switch that ignores the inefficiencies and bureaucratic waste inherent in government-run operations.

Mamdani’s idea is less about solving food access issues and more about imposing ideology on public policy. His approach assumes private businesses are the problem, not rising crime, stifling regulations, or economic mismanagement that have driven stores out of lower-income areas.

The reality is that New Yorkers don’t need government-run grocery chains. They need safe neighborhoods, fewer taxes, and a city government that stops penalizing business owners at every turn. Mamdani’s plan is a costly experiment in socialist wish-casting — and struggling families shouldn’t have to pay the price.

Sarah Arnold, Townhall

More Than 1,900 Arrests Made In Washington DC Since Federal Takeover Of Policing

Posted on September 8, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and federal partners have conducted more than 1,900 arrests since President Donald Trump federalized policing in the nation’s capital.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Sept. 5 that, in addition to the total arrests, in just the days of Sept. 4–5, there were 26 arrests involving FBI personnel, five gun recoveries, and four drug seizures.

Trump federalized the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department on Aug. 11, ordering about 800 National Guard troops to assist with law enforcement.

“I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse,“ Trump said at a White House press briefing at the time.

“This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi also lauded the federal cooperation by law enforcement, saying Department of Justice (DOJ) statistics show 73 total arrests for Sept. 4 alone. Bondi also said that since the federalization of policing in Washington, there have been 200 illegal guns taken off the streets.

The same day, Patel also confirmed, in a post on X, the arrests of two suspects believed to have been involved in the murder of Capitol Hill intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym.

Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, an intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) and a University of Massachusetts student, was shot and killed on June 30. At the time, police believed he was an innocent bystander in the shooting, which injured two others.

Bondi said in a Sept. 5 post on X that if convicted, the two suspects will face “severe justice,” and that she hopes it provides “some measure of solace to his family.”

Patel thanked members of the Metropolitan Police Department and said, “We are delivering on President Trump’s promise to make DC safe again.”

The National Guard presence in Washington has surged to nearly 2,300 troops, and the Pentagon mobilized another 1,700 National Guard members across 19 states to bolster federal immigration enforcement.

A Joint Task Force–D.C spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement on Aug. 24 that troops had arrived in Washington from West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee for a total of 2,270 National Guard members.

Trump has voiced an interest in sending National Guard troops to other major cities, including New York and Chicago, to enforce a similar crackdown on crime in major metropolitan areas.

Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney Judge Jeanine Pirro announced the largest seizure of fentanyl and meth precursors in U.S. history, at a Sept. 3 news conference in Houston.

Judge Pirro spoke to reporters while standing in front of 1,300 barrels of chemicals, and asked those in attendance to “imagine bodies where those barrels are,” saying the work of law enforcement would save lives by keeping drugs such as fentanyl off the streets.

irro said it would take 24 18-wheelers to transport the seized chemicals to a storage facility.

Savannah Hulsey, Epoch Times

Trump Takes Aim at Chicago, Warns of ‘Chipocalypse Now’

Posted on September 7, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

President Donald Trump invoked a dark twist on a famous movie line this week, sharing an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself as a war-movie character while warning Chicago of looming deportations.

“‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it is called the Department of WAR,” Trump posted alongside an image of himself as Robert Duvall’s character from the 1979 film “Apocalypse Now” with helicopters hovering above the Chicago city skyline.

The Trump administration is preparing to send at least 300 federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other agencies to the Great Lakes Naval Base in North Chicago, Illinois. The mobilization is part of what officials describe as enhanced immigration enforcement operations slated to begin this weekend.

While National Guard units will not be deployed inside Chicago, other states are moving to reinforce federal operations.

Reportedly, dozens of Indiana National Guard members will soon be called up to assist immigration enforcement efforts across the state. About 50 members are expected to deploy by mid-September.

A state spokesperson said the troops will not conduct arrests or participate directly in enforcement. Instead, they will handle “administrative logistics and support tasks.”

Louisiana has launched a similar initiative, mobilizing nearly 100 members of its National Guard for administrative duties tied to immigration enforcement.

Vice President JD Vance was recently asked whether National Guard troops could be sent to Chicago to address crime or immigration issues. He said there were “no immediate plans,” but added that Trump is prepared to act decisively if needed.

“The president has said he has the legal authority to protect American citizens, whether that’s in Chicago or Washington, D.C.,” Vance said.

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Jim Thomas is a writer based in Indiana. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, a law degree from U.I.C. Law School, and has practiced law for more than 20 years.

Trump Derangement Syndrome Prevents Democrats from Fixing Washington, D.C.’s Crime Problem.

Posted on September 7, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., said Friday that “Trump Derangement Syndrome” is so strong among Democrats that it’s preventing them from fixing Washington, D.C.’s crime issues.

“It goes to show you how vastly different the two sides are,” Clyde told the Daily Caller.

“Here you have President Trump and the Republicans wanting to restore law and order, wanting to make the city safe for the American people and for the residents of D.C., and you have the Democrats, who are there cheering on the criminals. And that is baffling to me.

“I guess either Trump Derangement Syndrome is so strong among the Democrats that anything President Trump does, whether it helps them, you know, and helps their constituency or not, they’re going to oppose [it].”

Trump placed the capital district’s Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and sent federal law enforcement personnel, including members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to police the city’s streets, moves critics have decried as federal overreach.

More than 2,000 troops, including those from six Republican-led states, are patrolling the city. It is unclear when their mission will end, though the Army this week extended orders for the D.C. National Guard through November 30.

Information from Reuters was used in this report.

Solange Reyner ✉

Solange Reyner is a writer and editor for Newsmax. She has more than 15 years in the journalism industry reporting and covering news, sports and politics.

Labor Secretary: Trump Was Right About the Fed

Posted on September 7, 2025 by theartfuldilettante

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer echoed President Donald Trump’s complaint about the Federal Reserve’s failure to lower interest rates.

Following Friday’s monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chavez-DeRemer said in a news release that despite smaller-than-expected job gains in the past month, the overall picture is solid. But she said the Fed’s lowering of interest rates would change the picture dramatically.

“After a successful Labor Day weekend where we saw gas prices hit their lowest point in five years, this report shows working-class Americans are also benefiting from strong and consistent hourly wage growth, which is up nearly four percent,” she said in a statement in the release.

The price of goods has increased globally over the past year, but the U.S. is bucking that trend with lower inflation thanks to the return of America First leadership. President Trump’s historic Working Families Tax Cut will ensure the American worker can keep even more of their hard-earned money moving forward.

“Additionally, second-quarter GDP [gross domestic product] smashed many economists’ expectations, demonstrating strong growth and resilience. All job growth this year has been in the private sector among native-born Americans,” her statement continued.

“Despite all these positive signs for our economy, the Fed is failing American workers by dragging its feet and refusing to lower rates. As I travel the nation on my America at Work listening tour, I often hear frustration in the voices of entrepreneurs and business owners. President Trump was right before, and he is right again — it is past time for the Fed to act.”

Trump has complained about Fed Chairman Jerome Powell holding the interest rate higher than what Trump believes is appropriate, saying it has cost the country and Americans billions of dollars.

In a Friday post on Truth Social, the president wrote: “Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell should have lowered rates long ago. As usual, he’s ‘Too Late!’

Trump has said he is reviewing information about potential nominees to replace Powell, but it does not appear that Powell intends to leave his position before the end of his term in May of 2026.

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