Former Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin reacted to the latest wave of progressive socialist Democrats winning primary races, saying that there's no such thing as a "moderate Democrat anymore." During the latest round of primaries on Aug. 4, socialist candidates secured more wins -- most notably with Abdul El-Sayed, a...
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Glenn Youngkin Concludes There's No Such Thing as a 'Moderate Democrat Anymore' After Socialists Sweep More Primaries
"The Democrat Party is in a battle for its very soul, and what we're seeing is the socialists are winning it," Youngkin concluded.
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Former NBA player Royce White has decided that he is now a transgender athlete and wants to play in the WNBA -- or at least that's what the former player and former Republican senate candidate is saying. White said he is declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft, and suggested a...
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Second Former NBA Player Declares for the WNBA Draft as Controversy Escalates
A GOP Senate candidate in a Tuesday primary now says he is a transgender and wants to play in the WNBA. Oh. He's 6-foot-8.
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Paul Vaughn, a Christian anti-abortion activist and father of 11, settled with the Department of Justice years after he was arrested in a terrifying predawn raid. The Thomas More Society, which represented Vaughn, noted that the 2022 FBI raid stemmed from his "praying, singing hymns, and peacefully protesting at an...
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Justice Department Settles With Pro-Life Father of 11 Whose Home They Busted Into
Vaughn was convicted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, also known as the FACE Act, by the Biden administration.
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Thrust from the fringes of the sports world into the vortex of one of Americaβs most emotion-laden issues, the WNBA is going to ponder a bit to determine exactly who is qualified to play in a women-only league. Ever since Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham shared her personal opinion that men should not...
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WNBA Commissioner Announces League Is Reviewing Trans Inclusion After Former NBA Players Declare for Draft
Cue Helen Reddy to sing "I Am Woman" as the WNBA begins delving into a thorny question about women and gender.
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A new stock exchange recently opened in Texas -- meaning that "Y'all Street" is about to give Wall Street a run for its money. The Texas Stock Exchange -- also known as the TXSE or the "Tex-ee" -- opened on July 31 in Dallas as the first new American stock...
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Welcome to Y'all Street: America's Newest Stock Exchange Opens in Texas
The Texas Stock Exchange -- also known as the TXSE or the "Tex-ee" -- opened in Dallas as the first new American stock exchange in decades.
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The largest college in the University of Michigan wants to be sure flunking every course does not create negative thoughts that could disturb a studentβs happy time cocoon. The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will bury grades recorded by incoming freshman to βcurb the mental health crisisβ among...
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University of Michigan Goes Full Participation Trophy, Will Hide Grades for Student 'Mental Health'
Now playing: "Coddled in College," starring the freshman class of the University of Michigan's largest college.
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A candidate for the U.S. House in Tennessee was arrested at the end of last month for allegedly shooting at four Flock cameras. Adam Lee Heimerman, 37, was served warrants for four counts of felony vandalism, per a release from the Blount County Sheriff's Office. The damage to the Flock...
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Tennessee Candidate Arrested After Allegedly Shooting Down Flock Cameras
Adam Heimerman, who is running for Congress, was served warrants for four counts of felony vandalism after allegedly damaging the cameras.
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The leading candidate in Wisconsinβs Democratic primary for governor, who is a zealot for legalizing prostitution, relies for campaign advice on a former OnlyFans model. Renee Faust, who once marketed herself as Renee Olstead, is deputy campaign manager for Francesca Hong, according to the Daily Wire, citing the Heartland Post....
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DSA Governor Candidate Hires OnlyFans Model as Deputy Campaign Manager
A former OnlyFans model is high on the list of campaign advisers for far-left Wisconsin governor candidate Francesa Hong.
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Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey signed a new law on Aug. 5 attempting to block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from accessing a variety of locations across the state. Healey described the law, which names schools, daycares, hospitals, health centers, nursing homes, and courthouses as places ICE cannot access, as...
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Massachusetts Governor Signs New Law Blocking ICE Access to Several Locations
The law names schools, daycares, and hospitals, health centers, nursing homes, and courthouses as places ICE cannot access.
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Cases of a flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise in Louisiana, according to a state public health warning. The Louisiana Department of Health has issued a warning about the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which thrives in warm water off the coast. To date this year, nine cases have been reported to...
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Alert: State Health Officials Sound Alarm After Flesh Eating Bacteria Deaths Increase 400 Percent and Mortality Rate Skyrockets
Cases of flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise in Louisiana and Florida as state authorities urge caution going into the sea.
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Benjamin Lewis Jones, the actor who played the friendly mechanic Cooter Davenport on βThe Dukes of Hazzard,β died on Sunday at the age of 84. Jonesβ wife, Alma Viator, announced his sudden passing on Sunday afternoon in a Facebook post. She said the businessman, actor, and former member of Congress...
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Wife Announces 'Dukes of Hazzard' Star Who Played 'Cooter' Has Passed Away
He also had a successful career in politics, winning two elections to the House of Representatives after the show wrapped.
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Israeli officials are refusing a Gaza peace plan put forward by the Board of Peace created by President Donald Trump. The critical piece of the plan was a proposal that Hamas would gradually disarm as Israeli troops pull out of Gaza, which it attacked after Hamas massacred Israeli citizens on...
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Netanyahu Publicly Rejects Trump's Peace Plan for Gaza
Saying that anything Hamas does is nothing more than fake peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point plan for Gaza.
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Under fire over domestic abuse allegations, embattled Rep. Max Miller, a Republican from Ohio, announced on Tuesday that he intends to file paperwork to launch an ethics investigation into himself to clear his name. "In light of all the renewed interest in my family affairs I am going to file...
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'Nothing to Hide': Embattled House Republican Files for Ethics Investigation Into Himself
While Miller maintains he is 100 percent innocent, President Donald Trump has admitted to him that "things aren't looking good."
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Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has alleged that both his primary opponent, Rep. Byron Donalds, as well as Rep. Cory Mills are under federal investigation for alleged sex trafficking. Fishback unveiled the bombshell allegations against the two House Republicans from Florida during a news briefing Thursday in Tallahassee. He...
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Fishback Suggests Donalds Is Sex Trafficker Based on Whistleblower, Only Problem Is Feds Completely Deny Charges
These are extremely serious allegations against Byron Donalds, but there's a fundamental problem to them that Fishback didn't factor in.
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Saturday's game between the Chicago Sky and the Indiana Fever at the United Center saw Fever player Sophie Cunningham get clotheslined to the face in a foul so egregious that the offending player, DiJonai Carrington, was ejected from the game. The footage is nothing short of outrageous -- Cunningham goes...
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Watch: Caitlin Clark Hides Face in Her Hands as Own Coach Defends Ejected Player Who Nailed Sophie Cunningham
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White didn't denounce the violent foul against Sophie Cunningham, and Caitlin Clark reacted accordingly.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the WNBA would have faced a different response in his state after Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington hit Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during Saturday night's game. "The WNBA knows better than to play games down here in Florida, because I'll be charging people...
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Florida AG Says Sophie Cunningham Hit Would Have Resulted in Charges if Game Had Been Played in His State
Saturday's hit on Cunningham came as sports fans have watched Caitlin Clark targeted by hard hits during her three WNBA seasons.
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Newly minted Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan would like you to focus not on who he's campaigned with, but "who I'm campaigning to." The problem is that, when you factor in who he's campaigning with, he's campaigning to people who he thinks "deserved 9/11" and to survivors of...
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El-Sayed Says He's Fine Campaigning With Hasan 'America Deserved 9/11' Piker, Says He's Focused on Who 'I'm Campaigning To'
"I think we have this notion sometimes on shows like this that we cannot or should not talk to certain groups of people."
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A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, causing serious damage and sending people fleeing buildings. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake struck at 7:34 a.m. near El Cairo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The USGS said Ecuador and Panama were also among the affected countries. Notable quake, preliminary...
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Breaking: Colombia Rocked by Powerful 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake
In June, Venezuela was rocked by a pair of similar quakes that killed and injured tens of thousands of people.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio remained firmly in first place in the latest Western Journal weekly presidential straw poll, holding a wide lead over the rest of the Republican field despite a slight dip in support. Rubio received 43.3 percent of respondents who participated in our weekly straw poll during...
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WJ Straw Poll: Rubio Remains the Man to Beat as Thomas Massie Gains Ground
Rubio received 43.3 percent of respondents who participated in our weekly straw poll during the week of Aug. 3-9.
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Once upon a time, families were self-sufficient. They grew their own food, made their own clothes and household products, repaired their own vehicles, and repurposed what they could. They cared for themselves and leaned on community when needed. Today, most of these skills are forgotten. Cost of living keeps soaring...
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Op-Ed: Make Families Self-Sufficient Again
Is this progress? Is it what women really wanted -- monetary value over the value of being a nurturing presence at home?
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