Contrary to what non-Deadheads might expect, conservatives across the country were saddened last Saturday to hear of the death of Bob Weir, Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and the cute, preppie one.

Although a psychedelic, tie-dyed rock band out of Haight-Ashbury doesn’t seem synonymous with right-wing sensibilities, it was—a lot more than people probably think.

The Grateful Dead was supremely American. No other nation on earth could have produced music like this, a synthesis of blues, R&B, country, folk, rock, even a little jazz. Nowhere else would a band origin story be the following: The 16-year-old Weir and friends were bumming around Palo Alto on New Year’s Eve 1963, heard the sound of a banjo, and followed it to a music store where they happened upon Jerry Garcia waiting for his banjo students to show up. They never did, so Bobby and his friends picked up some instruments and played jug music with Jerry into the night. It was so much fun, Jerry and Bobby decided to form a band called Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions, which became the Warlocks, and then the Grateful Dead.

Find that in Japan—find it in England.

Bobby himself was deeply American, a lover of cowboy culture. In fact, before meeting Jerry, he had worked as a ranch hand in Wyoming. Fortuitously, he spent his evenings in the bunkhouse with the old horsemen, playing guitar as they sang songs. Several of his own songs for the Dead, like “Jack Straw,” and “Mexicali Blues,” told cowboy stories, as did some of his staple covers, like Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried” and John Phillips’s “Me and My Uncle.”

The band was wildly individualistic and self-reliant. Long before the internet ended music studios’ role as gatekeepers, able to make or break musical careers, the Dead were off on their own, giving their music away and making money almost exclusively through their concerts—unheard of at the time. In their prime, they were among the highest-grossing band in the world.

The Dead’s stalwart fans would go to an entire run of shows in one town. Every night was different. Hardcore Deadheads followed the band from town to town, either as “trustafarians,” or supporting themselves by selling copyright-violating t-shirts (Memorex ad: “Is it live or is it Dead,” “Absolut Dead,” “Phils’ Bass Rippin’”), candles, jewelry, and frightening-looking “veggie burritos.”

Special tickets were available for a “tapers” section, allowing audiophiles to record the concerts from the floor, then give the tapes away. It was all about the concerts.

(While we’re on how creative Deadheads were, the “-head” thing is ours. Phish-heads (Phish), Parrot-heads (Jimmy Buffett), Crue-heads (Motley Crue), Diamondheads (Neil Diamond)—get your own names.)

Deadheads’ obsessive attention to detail is reminiscent of Talmudic scholars. The Deadbase, an encyclopedic set list of every Dead concert, minutely recorded how often a song was played first, last, preceding and following intermission; the first song after “Space”—i.e. rambling atonal sounds, or “time to get a beer for non-drug-takers”—which songs were played in which city, state, country, and venue. All this was compiled by the fans. Once only available in telephone book-sized volumes, now the database is available on the Internet.

You can find out, for example, that Weir was the lead singer on about a third of their songs, including the band’s first and second most performed songs, “Me and My Uncle” and “Sugar Magnolia.”

One oddity was the band’s ludicrously detailed instructions for ordering concert tickets by mail—requests had to be sent in a #10 envelope, holding a 3”x5” card with your name, address, phone number, plus the show requested and number of tickets; a money order for the precise amount; and a return envelope (also #10!), stamped and self-addressed. Finally, the envelope had to be postmarked on the day tickets became available. Failure to comply with any of these instructions would lead to rejection.

You’d imagine such exacting instructions for tickets to a gene-splicing seminar, not a rock band associated with psychedelics.

Deadheads’ Asperger’s-like characteristics would not be surprising to Critical Race Theory devotees, who claim characteristics like independence, self-reliance, hard work, and linear thinking are markers of “white supremacy.” It is at least true that, outside of a ski lodge hosting a croquet convention, you would be hard pressed to find so many white people in one place as at a Dead show. There was little else to distinguish them: college students, doctors, lawyers, politicians, hippies, and preppies—all well represented at Dead shows.

The fans were also eminently polite and conflict-averse—other supposed markers of white supremacy! When a “Greenpeace” sign flashed before a Dead show at RFK stadium once, some in my crowd booed. It was for our own amusement, but the people in front of us asked why they’d booed, purely out of curiosity. My friend explained, saying nuclear power was the cleanest energy and Greenpeace was against it. They listened attentively and said something like, “Cool, man,” then offered him a hit off a joint.

Unfortunately, the band did get a little political after Jerry died, holding concerts for Obama in 2008. Based on his own statements, it’s hard to believe Jerry would have gone along with this. He called the politics of the ’60s “lame,” saying it was the spirit of the time that was the important thing, and criticized bands like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young for bringing politics into music.

Appropriately, Jerry’s last words to Bobby came as they were leaving what would be their final performance, on July 9, 1995, at Soldier Field. Jerry slapped Bobby on the back and said, “Always a hoot.”

Ann Coulter, American Conservative

by Karl Vic and Kay Armin Serjoie

Fears are growing that the number of protesters killed by Iranian security forces now reaches into the thousands. Despite an internet blackout, cell phone footage has emerged of truck-mounted machine guns strafing residential streets, hospitals swamped by shooting victims, and a morgue overwhelmed by hundreds of bodies after only the first night of assaults.

To account for what it called a “significant” death toll, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Sunday raised the specter of ISIS, claiming in a statement that slain protesters were terrorists hired by Israel and the U.S. Two days earlier, a Guard official on state-controlled television had warned that anyone venturing into the street should be prepared to “take a bullet.”

No precise death toll can be ascertained. Tallies offered by respected human rights groups have climbed into the hundreds, but those organizations count only bodies that have been identified, painstaking work made difficult by a communications blackout that extends to cell phones and even land lines.

However, starting with reports from a handful of Tehran hospitals, an informal, expatriate group of academics and professionals calculated that protester deaths could have reached 6,000 through Saturday. The calculation does not include bodies carried by authorities not to hospitals but directly to morgues—such as the hundreds lain on the floors and parking lot of the Kahrizak Forensic Center, outside the capital. According to a social media post, the scene shows only bodies killed on Thursday night.

No precise death toll can be ascertained. Tallies offered by respected human rights groups have climbed into the hundreds, but those organizations count only bodies that have been identified, painstaking work made difficult by a communications blackout that extends to cell phones and even land lines.

However, starting with reports from a handful of Tehran hospitals, an informal, expatriate group of academics and professionals calculated that protester deaths could have reached 6,000 through Saturday. The calculation does not include bodies carried by authorities not to hospitals but directly to morgues—such as the hundreds lain on the floors and parking lot of the Kahrizak Forensic Center, outside the capital. According to a social media post, the scene shows only bodies killed on Thursday night.

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Karl Vick

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Kay Armin Serjoie

Fears are growing that the number of protesters killed by Iranian security forces now reaches into the thousands. Despite an internet blackout, cell phone footage has emerged of truck-mounted machine guns strafing residential streets, hospitals swamped by shooting victims, and a morgue overwhelmed by hundreds of bodies after only the first night of assaults.

To account for what it called a “significant” death toll, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Sunday raised the specter of ISIS, claiming in a statement that slain protesters were terrorists hired by Israel and the U.S. Two days earlier, a Guard official on state-controlled television had warned that anyone venturing into the street should be prepared to “take a bullet.”

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No precise death toll can be ascertained. Tallies offered by respected human rights groups have climbed into the hundreds, but those organizations count only bodies that have been identified, painstaking work made difficult by a communications blackout that extends to cell phones and even land lines.

However, starting with reports from a handful of Tehran hospitals, an informal, expatriate group of academics and professionals calculated that protester deaths could have reached 6,000 through Saturday. The calculation does not include bodies carried by authorities not to hospitals but directly to morgues—such as the hundreds lain on the floors and parking lot of the Kahrizak Forensic Center, outside the capital. According to a social media post, the scene shows only bodies killed on Thursday night.

The scale of the killing appeared to dwarf anything previously seen on the streets of Iran. In one city in Isfahan province, Nafjabad, the death toll was 35 for Thursday night alone. And the protests have reached all 31 provinces of Iran, a nation of 90 million people with 100 cities with a population above 100,000.

“I’m in Shiraz,” a protester told TIME in the wee hours of Sunday from the city of 1.7 million in the country’s southwest. Asking to go by “Lewis” for his own protection, he spoke via Google Meet on Starlink, the satellite internet network that is illegal in Iran for its ability to defy shutdowns. Ahmad Ahmadian, a U.S.-based activist involved in smuggling the dishes into Iran, said at least 50,000 Starlink uplinks are there, though many may not be operating because of subscription fees. (Unlike in Ukraine and Venezuela, owner Elon Musk has not made Starlink free in Iran.)

The protests began in Tehran’s central bazaar on Dec. 28, after the collapse of the national currency sent the economy into freefall. But in Shiraz people went into the streets a week later, Lewis said, prompted by a call from Reza Pahlavi, the U.S.-based son of Iran’s former shah, or king. They were unlike previous demonstrations.

“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out”—David Horowitz

The Same Leftists Outraged Over Renee Good, Didn’t Care About Justine Damond

Justine was shot by a Somali. Renee was shot interfering with Somali ICE raids.

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Long before Renee Good drove her 4,000 lb SUV at an armed law enforcement officer, Minneapolis made headlines nationwide for the shooting of another woman by a ‘law enforcement officer.’

Justine Damond was shot and killed by Mohammed Noor, a Somali acting as a Minneapolis police officer,  Damond had called to report a woman being assaulted. When she approached the police vehicle, the armed Somali opened fire on the unarmed woman. Noor claimed that he felt threatened by Damond, who was on foot and just trying to tell the officers what she saw.

The Minneapolis police department tried to cover up the murder by Mohammed Noor, claiming that she had slapped the back of the police car. Not only was it never explained how this was a threat, but her fingerprints were not found on the vehicle.

After the killing, then Mayor Betsy Hodges issued a statement, not to the murdered woman’s family, but to the “Somali community”.

“To the Somali community: I want you to know that you are a valued and appreciated part of Minneapolis. I stand with you and support you. The strength and beauty of the Somali and East African communities are a vital part of what makes Minneapolis so strong and beautiful. I am grateful to be your neighbor.

“This week a Somali police officer, Officer Mohamed Noor, shot and killed a woman under circumstances we don’t yet comprehend… Justine’s death is a tragedy for our city. We cannot compound that tragedy by turning to racism, xenophobia, and Islamophobia.”

Betsy Hodges is currently ranting and raving about Good’s death on her Facebook. “Trump taking over the investigation serves many purposes: creating a fictional narrative for Renee Good’s death, creating a fictional narrative to support increased use of violence domestically, trying to make us doubt our own eyes, and fanning the flames of division. Yes, it’s a cover-up.”

Justine was shot by a Somali empowered by Minneapolis politicians. Renee was shot interfering with ICE raids rounding up Somali illegal alien criminals.

Justine was reporting a crime. Renee was committing one.

Justine was unarmed. Renee was driving a 4,000 lb lethal weapon.

Daniel Greenfield

Managers across industries are terminating Generation Z employees at a pace that is starting to reshape early career norms. Instead of the traditional multi‑year ramp, many Gen Z hires are being cut within months, as supervisors point to recurring behavior patterns and a widening gap between expectations on both sides. The trend is forcing companies, and young workers, to confront what is really driving these rapid exits and how much of the problem lies with individual conduct versus outdated systems.

At the center of the tension is a perception that Gen Z brings fresh energy but also a different relationship to authority, feedback, and work itself. Managers describe a cohort that is highly vocal about values and boundaries, while leaders still measure performance through reliability, initiative, and communication. The collision between those standards is where jobs are being lost fastest.

Managers say the basics are breaking down

When I talk to managers about why they are cutting Gen Z so quickly, they almost always start with fundamentals: showing up, following through, and reading the room. Surveys cited by workplace commentators describe bosses who believe Bosses Are Firing because of what they see as low initiative and a reluctance to go beyond the bare minimum. In one breakdown of early terminations, lack of motivation was identified as the number one reason young employees lose their roles, with managers saying this group rarely shows extra effort or ownership once the onboarding period ends.

That frustration shows up in more granular lists of complaints. A detailed rundown of Reasons Bosses Are highlights patterns like chronic lateness, ignoring dress codes, and what supervisors interpret as disrespectful tone in emails or chat. Another gallery of employer feedback notes that a perceived lack of motivation sits at the top of the list, followed closely by poor communication and difficulty accepting feedback. From the managerial vantage point, these are not abstract generational quirks but concrete behaviors that make it hard to trust someone with clients, deadlines, or confidential work.

Why managers are burning out on Gen Z

The strain is not only on young workers. A growing share of supervisors say the dynamic with Gen Z is wearing them down to the point that they are questioning their own careers. One survey of U.S. leaders found that 18 percent have considered quitting because of the stress of managing younger staff, and 27 percent said they would prefer not to hire Gen at all. Another report on workplace pressure noted that About 18 percent of managers had thought about leaving their roles because of the tension they feel when trying to coach this youngest cohort.

Those same surveys describe a pattern in which supervisors feel they must constantly explain basic expectations, while younger employees expect rapid advancement and highly personalized feedback. A widely shared analysis of Fair reasons managers fire Gen Z fast, from their point of view, emphasizes that leaders see repeatable, fixable patterns rather than one‑off mistakes. For supervisors already stretched by hybrid schedules and lean staffing, the prospect of investing months of coaching into a new hire who may not stay long feels like a bad bet, which makes them quicker to cut ties at the first sign of misalignment.

The behaviors behind the pink slips

When I drill into what actually triggers a termination, the same themes surface again and again: communication breakdowns, resistance to hierarchy, and misjudged professionalism. One corporate training analysis found that communication issues accounted for 39 percent of the problems managers cited with young staff, alongside difficulty adapting to company culture and challenges with time management, in a review of why Why Gen professionals are getting fired. Another breakdown of employer complaints describes how Gen Are Constantly Getting Fired in part because They Refuse To Idolize Their Boss, push for salary transparency, and openly question decisions, behavior that older leaders sometimes interpret as insubordination rather than candor.

There is also a growing body of anecdotal evidence about unprofessional conduct that would have been unthinkable in earlier eras. A viral commentary from a millennial observer described how Companies are firing Gen Z left and right for chronic lateness, ignoring basic instructions, and using inappropriate language in the workplace, while insisting that kindness and accountability remain non‑negotiable. Ethics specialists have echoed that concern, noting that Generation Z employees are being fired at alarming rates, with 14 percent of managers reporting that only a small fraction of their youngest workers consistently meet expectations around professionalism. In that light, the pink slips are less about abstract generational clashes and more about specific, repeated missteps that erode trust.

System failures and the “fast‑track firing” machine

It would be a mistake, though, to frame this solely as a story of entitled twenty‑somethings. Structural choices by employers are also accelerating the churn. Analysts who study early career pipelines point out that companies are firing because they are dissatisfied with how quickly these workers adapt, and some firms are already considering avoiding Generation Z hires altogether. A separate workplace review argues that Many Gen employees are being cut shortly after they start not only because of their behavior but also due to outdated systems, poor onboarding, and a lack of clear expectations, with one in six managers saying they are considering leaving their roles because of the strain.

Career specialists who track Generation Z’s Career Challenges note that this cohort entered the workforce through disrupted schooling, remote internships, and a volatile job market, which left gaps in soft skills that employers once assumed would be in place. Commentators on the future of management argue that traditional hierarchies are wobbling as End Of Management narrative collides with Gen Faces New Challenges In 2025, including flatter teams and algorithmic oversight. In that environment, it is easier for companies to treat young workers as disposable, cycling through short stints rather than investing in the kind of mentoring that once turned rough edges into long‑term loyalty.

Bridging the gap instead of defaulting to the exit

For all the tension, there is also a path forward that does not rely on constant firing. Advocates for younger workers argue that what looks like defiance is often a refusal to accept outdated gatekeeping. One widely shared reflection framed the backlash as Literally generational gatekeeping, asking What is really happening when older employees say “I suffered through this, so you should too.” That perspective casts Gen Z’s insistence on boundaries and meaningful work as a corrective, not a flaw, and suggests that employers who learn to harness that boldness could see higher engagement and innovation.

On the employer side, specialists in youth employment stress that context matters. Analysts who study how Several external factors have shaped Gen Z’s unique perspectives and behaviors point to economic instability, social media, and the pandemic as forces that rewired expectations around work. Training experts argue that employing Employing Gen professionals brings fresh energy and digital fluency, and that targeted coaching on communication, problem solving, and accountability can turn what is now a business challenge into an opportunity. If managers can move from reflexive frustration to structured support, and if young workers can meet them halfway on reliability and respect, the current wave of fast firings does not have to define an entire generation’s career start.

Silas Redmond, The Daily Overview

Leftist: “ICE is evil. An ICE officer murdered an innocent civilian woman in Minneapolis.”

“Wasn’t the woman you call innocent trying to run over the ICE officer?”

“No matter. ICE has no right to be there.”

“Why? The city and state are deliberately and openly letting illegals into the country. The mayor and Governor are breaking immigration laws.”

“There shouldn’t be immigration laws. We should have no borders.”

“But what about enemies of America? Terrorists? Violent felons being dumped here by other countries?”

“Only a racist would suggest such a thing.”

“What about January 6? If it was wrong for people to enter or even go near the Capitol in protest, isn’t it at least as wrong to try and run over law enforcement? Why does law and order matter in one case and not another?”

“The victim was a lesbian! What kind of homophobe white supremacist are you?”

“What does the gender of one’s sexual partner have to do with the issue? Who said anything about race?”

“Governor Walz is moral. President Trump is evil.”

“How is refusing to enforce federal laws moral, especially when that refusal endangers people? And why was Biden permitted to censor, fire or threaten people who disobeyed his vax mandates while President Trump may not enforce existing laws? Why were opponents of Biden enemies of democracy, while opponents of Trump are virtuous, courageous and right, even when initiating violence?”

“Racist scum!”

You cannot argue with irrationality of this kind. You cannot have discussions with people who think with their emotions–which is to say, PEOPLE WHO DO NOT THINK AT ALL. It’s beneath yourself, and beneath reason. Better to support the right people, the President Trumps and others, and arm yourself for whatever might come next, because law enforcement itself is now in trouble. And get the hell out of places like Minneapolis, or any of the blue cities. When possible and desirable, leave blue states. Let them fall — as they will, and must.

Michael J. Hurd, Daily Dose of Reason

The only political solution is to stop fighting. In other words: Demand to be left alone; and respect the equal right of others to be left alone. Unfortunately, the world is full of losers, control freaks, parasitical money grubbers seeking the unearned and just plain psychopaths. What these toxic people have in common: they cannot or will not leave others alone.

So that leaves the rest of us who are decent, rational and independent with only option: to stop those who will not leave us alone by any means necessary. To force others to leave us alone. And if our government will not do this for us, then we will have to figure out a way to do it ourselves. Because these insane, sociopathic, money-grubbing control freaks (“Democrats”, leftists) will not leave us alone.

Leftists in power (and their RINO enablers) are not stupid. They want to destroy us. They are getting away with it because they face no serious opposition, and no accountability. Unless or until we the people stop them — arrest them, deport them, imprison them or whatever the hell it takes — they will not stop until they have won. When will we start fighting to win?

Michael J. Hurd, Daily Dose of Reason

Nicole graduated in 2020 from Old Dominion University in Virginia with a literary degree. At that time, she was married to her former husband, Tim Macklin.

GoFundMe has raised over a million dollars for the grieving partner, although the original intention was to raise $50,000, and no more, according to the Minneapolis Tribune.

Strangers are down on the streets mourning Good, and everyone who knew her wants to say she was just a sweet ray of sunshine.

ICE was working to remove criminals and gang members who murdered, raped, assaulted or extorted American citizens. But for those who just crossed our borders looking to create a new life, they also, just by crossing, committed a crime.

In the U.S., under federal law (8 U.S.C. § 1325), improper entry (e.g., crossing without inspection) is typically a misdemeanor for first offenses, punishable by up to 6 months in prison and fines, escalating to a felony for repeats or with aggravating factors. This aligns with international norms.

It is easy to see that Good suspended common sense, and a careful perusal of the video shows that she had a foolish, childish attitude about stopping the ICE agents, like it was fun in the afternoon to get in the way of the cops all while giggling and clearly snickering like she was chasing a bunny rabbit across the lawn. This was unwise, dangerous, and misdirected behavior.

On the next level, she was defying the laws of Minnesota and of the federal government. More than defying the laws, she raised her opinion of the law above the law itself. That is a form of the most basic kind of anarchy.

Now, the only other defiance that she showed was Biblical itself.

Perhaps she doesn’t regard the Bible, and that’s her choice. But the Bible clearly says we are to submit to the powers that be if they are righteous. That is, if they are not anti-Christ, if they are not anti-people, we are to submit to the laws of the land and to the people enforcing those laws. Now, asking illegal aliens to leave back the same way they came in is hardly anti-Christ.

So what exactly does the Bible say?

“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.” (Romans 13:1-7 KJV)

Good was not in the habit of regarding the Bible, as is clear from her ignoring this passage:

“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.” (Romans 1:26-27)

She was unafraid to use the loose morals drawn from the pop-culture notions of the day to declare herself another woman’s wife.

According to the preceding verse, no woman in the world can ever become another woman’s wife. It is the modern pipe dream of an apostate nation. It can and is often disregarded just as dogmatically as it is obeyed by the faithful.

This very general perusal of Good’s life is not meant to condemn her. That judgment is not up to me or any other American. But it is a way of saying that, not only was she in error, but the entire nation is in error. The entire movement to thwart the work of ICE is anti-Christ. It is wrong.

The entire left is riding high on this protesting. Yet it started in a place that’s so low that it negates, disqualifies, and erases any good that could come of it.

If millions rise up to protest around the nation, it does nothing to change the meaning of the following command of the scriptures.

“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment.” (Ex 23:2)

Michael Bresciani, NewAmericanProphet.org

The ability of the Democrat Machine to rewrite its code at a moment’s notice is terrifying.  What it supported yesterday, it will denounce tomorrow when politically expedient.  Right now we’re seeing a perfect example in the way prominent Democrats are reacting to federal agents enforcing immigration law.  

On January 6, congressional Democrats choreographed an almost religious ritual (including a candlelit ceremony) during which they framed the D.C. protest of election fraud five years ago as an “insurrection” that resulted in the “murder” of police officers (reminder: only Trump supporters were killed in or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021).  On January 7, those same Democrats called an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent a “murderer” for defending his life from a deranged attacker using an automobile as a lethal weapon.  On the 6th, Democrats proclaimed themselves the “guardians” of law enforcement officers everywhere and accused Trump supporters of being “terrorists.”  On the 7th, Democrats proclaimed law enforcement officers “terrorists” and defended a domestic terrorist as a “guardian” of “undocumented” (read: illegal) immigrants.

Politicians aren’t known for faithfully adhering to guiding principles, but Democrats change principles quickly enough to give an average observer political whiplash.  

On January 7, Nancy Pelosi wrote, “The killing of an unarmed woman by a masked federal agent in Minneapolis is a moral outrage and a betrayal of American values.  There has been no justification offered — only deception and deflection from those in charge.  Accountability for this killing is not optional.”  This is the same Nancy Pelosi who has spent the last five years defending U.S. Capitol Police Captain Michael Byrd after he shot and killed unarmed J6 protester Ashli Babbitt without any prior warning.  If pictures from the time are accurate, Byrd was even wearing a COVID mask when he took Air Force veteran Babbitt’s life.

The juxtaposition of the two incidents is jarring.  Pelosi has spent the last five years applauding Byrd as a hero, condemning unarmed Babbitt as an “insurrectionist,” and claiming that Trump supporters hate police.  Now she condemns a federal agent’s heroic actions as an “outrage,” defends a woman armed with a vehicle as being “unarmed,” and accuses federal law enforcement of “betrayal,” “deception,” and “deflection.”  In both cases the federal agent wore a mask, but Pelosi makes the ICE agent’s use of a mask sound nefarious.

Russia collusion hoaxer Adam Schiff similarly suffers from Pelosi’s cognitive dissonance.  He never misses an opportunity to accuse President Trump of having “attacked” the Capitol on January 6, 2021.  He always calls the Americans who protested electoral fraud that day “insurrectionists” and “murderers.”  Yet when news of a woman using her vehicle to threaten the life of a federal agent came out of Minnesota, Schiff immediately pushed the lie that she was just an everyday mom and protester who was “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”  A lot of Americans who calmly walked through the Capitol on January 6, 2021, surely felt the same way — that they had been “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”  But Schiff never gave them the benefit of the doubt.  He spent the last five years ludicrously calling grandparents and veterans “terrorists” who deserved to suffer years in prison for trying to “overthrow” the government.

Then there is former Capitol Police officer Michael Fanone, who repeatedly testified through tears that he barely survived the “attack” on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.  Fanone became the Democrats’ favorite puppet.  He would put on his uniform for important interviews and tell the world that President Trump’s MAGA voters tried to kill him and his law enforcement friends.  Surely someone who has spent so much time on television defending the sacred honor of police officers from the wretched forces of out-of-control Americans would come to the defense of ICE agents under mob attack in Minneapolis, right?  Wrong.  

In defending mob attacks on law enforcement officers, Fanone argues, “This is not the first time we have seen ICE and CBP abuse their power.  It’s probably the millionth f**king time we’ve seen this happen….It’s time for the American people to organize and to utilize their Second Amendment right to protect themselves from what is clearly becoming an unaccountable and lawless agency that’s killing Americans.”  So the guy who made a career out of crying about unarmed MAGA grandparents threatening his life by strolling through the Capitol now wants mobs of Americans to arm up and militarily confront federal agents?  I guess he doesn’t actually care about blue lives after all.

Rank hypocrisy never seems to flummox Democrats.  The January 6, 2021, Capitol protest against election fraud lasted about three hours.  Most participants peacefully demonstrated their opposition to the 2020 election’s certification.  Most of those who walked into the Capitol were so orderly that they remained behind the velvet ropes set up for tourists.  Despite media and congressional lies, no law enforcement officers were killed.  Instead, four unarmed Trump supporters lost their lives — including one female veteran shot and another female beaten and trampled.  

Afterwards, Congress dedicated two years to a clown tribunal that attempted to falsely portray the events of January 6, 2021, as a deadly “insurrection” and attempt to “overthrow the federal government.”  To this day, corporate news media portray the event as something on par with the attack on Pearl Harbor or even the Civil War.  Democrat lawmakers and media personalities make these claims with straight faces, even though none of the J6 Capitol protesters were even armed.  They now conduct a somber daylong “religious” gathering on January 6 to “reflect” upon the “tragedy” of the three-hour “insurrection.” 

Yet this year, everyone who was busy crying fake tears and putting on a theatrical performance of ritualistic mourning on January 6 suddenly started screaming obscenities at federal agents and demonizing heroic law enforcement officers as “murderers” on January 7.  It’s just crazy, irrational behavior.  But “crazy and irrational” is very on-brand for Democrats this century.

This is the same political party that burned down cities across the country during the summer of 2020 and caused more property damage than any man-made disaster in American history.  Democrats euphemistically call that the “summer of love.”  This is the same political party that encourages supporters to “take to the streets” and “get in the faces” of political foes and then feigns surprise when assassins target President Trump and Charlie Kirk.  This is the same political party that encourages states to ignore federal immigration laws and then accuses federal law enforcement officers of “terrorism.”  Democrat officials have done everything they can to foment rebellion and destroy the Union.

The Democrat Party clearly wants another “George Floyd” spark to set off riots across the nation.  Minnesota’s governor says his state is “at war” with the federal government, and Minneapolis’s mayor seems desperate for riots in the streets.  Leftists are already publicly threatening the lives of ICE agents.  One shamelessly told a news outlet, “The time for peace is over!” and, “It’s time for the bullet box!”  In New York City, leftists are walking the streets while chanting, “Kristi Noem will hang,” and, “Save a life, kill ICE.”  Just as in 2020, Democrats appear eager to pour gasoline on American cities, strike the match of civil unrest, and watch everything burn.

When it happens, the same Democrat lawmakers and corporate news mouthpieces that have spent five years demonizing election integrity protesters who gathered together for three hours on January 6, 2021, will suddenly applaud leftist arsonists, looters, and murderers as “civil rights heroes” and “American patriots.”  Democrats will defend violence and mayhem and memorialize criminals as “victims.”  They will hold candlelight vigils for domestic terrorists and condemn police officers as “villains.”  And nobody in the news media will call out their despicable hypocrisy.  Because this is what Democrats do.

J. B. Shurk, American Thinker

In a wide-ranging interview with the NYT, US president claims he is probably the least antisemitic person in the world and says he does not know who Nick Fuentes is

US President Donald Trump said there is no room in his MAGA movement or the Republican Party for antisemites.

In a wide-ranging two-hour interview with The New York Times, whose full transcript was published on Sunday, Trump was asked about leading conservative figures who have espoused antisemitic views and their place in the Republican Party and Make America Great Again movement.

“I think we don’t need them. I think we don’t like them,” Trump responded.

Asked if he condemns those in the conservative movement who have been espousing antisemitic views, Trump said, “certainly.”

“If you talk about the antisemitic views, there’s been nobody better for us. As an example, I just got the Israel award, which is the biggest award they give. It was just given to me. First time it was ever given to anybody outside of Israel,” he said.

“There has been no better president in the history of the world as we know it that has been stronger or better and less antisemitic, certainly, than Donald Trump,” Trump continued, referring to himself in the third person.

“I have been the best president of the United States in the history of this country toward Israel. And that’s, by the way, acknowledged by everybody, including the fact that we have peace in the Middle East, and that’s going to hold.”

Asked if he would condemn the far-right shock-jock and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, Trump said he does not know who he is. One of the interviewers reminded him that he dined with Fuentes along with Kanye West in 2022.

“I had dinner with him, one time, where he came as a guest of Kanye West. I didn’t know who he was bringing. He said, ‘Do you mind if I bring a friend?’ I said, ‘I don’t care.’ And it was Nick Fuentes? I don’t know Nick Fuentes.”

West, a world-famous rapper, began issuing antisemitic tirades on social media and in other forums in 2022, vowing to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE” and making a stream of other anti-Jewish remarks. The invective has badly damaged his career, including Adidas cutting off its partnership with Ye in 2022.

His antisemitic vitriol has since surfaced intermittently. In February, he aired a Super Bowl ad for a website selling a swastika T-shirt, and then, in May, released a song called “Heil Hitler,” featuring a recording of the Nazi leader, that garnered millions of views on social media.

In November, he met with a prominent rabbi to apologize for his antisemitic behavior, attributing it to his bipolar disorder.

The Times reporters also pressed Trump on Paul Ingrassia, who he appointed deputy general counsel of the General Services Administration, even after a series of his offensive text messages, including one expressing sympathy for Nazism, were made public.

“I don’t know that. It’s possible. I have thousands of people working here,” Trump said.

“I have a daughter who’s married to a Jewish person. My daughter happens to be Jewish, beautiful, three grandchildren are Jewish. I’m very proud of them. I’m very proud of that whole family. I am the least antisemitic person probably there is anywhere in the world,” he added, referring to his daughter Ivanka who is married to Jared Kushner.

A poll in May found that half of US Jews believe Trump to be antisemitic.

Since his return to office, Trump’s administration has taken a number of high-profile actions with the stated goal of fighting antisemitism, including pulling billions of dollars in funding from universities and seeking to deport foreign student anti-Israel activists.

The poll found that only a fraction of respondents thought those actions reduce antisemitism, while a much larger share said the actions increase antisemitism.

Jacob Magid, Times of Israel