What Should Be Said About China

By Ralph l. Defalco III

Written by Ralph l. Defalco III

Senator Tom Cotton’s book is a tacit admission that more than 50 years of American policies toward China have failed

In March, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment (ATA). For the first time, the ATA identified the People’s Republic of China as the most capable threat actor that now confronts the United States. The reasons for ranking China as the top threat—militarily, economically, diplomatically, and informationally—are made clear in Seven Things You Can’t Say About Chinaa crisply written new book by US Senator Tom Cotton.

Cotton’s slim volume is a very readable and clear-eyed look at China’s capabilities, actions, and intent to challenge the US. Intended for a general audience, the book reflects Cotton’s keen understanding of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) decades-long plan to undermine US global leadership and the insights about China’s leadership he has gained from serving as a member, and now chairman, of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

In Seven Things You Can’t Say About China, Cotton pulls no punches and calls out the media conventions, ideological leanings, commercial interests, and diplomatic niceties that preclude our leaders saying that China is an “evil empire,” waging economic war on the world, preparing for armed conflict, infiltrating US society and government, and targeting American children. He makes the case for each of these “unsaid” six things and concludes with the sobering assessment that Beijing could win the struggle for global supremacy—another unpleasant truth that goes unsaid.

Evil, Intention, and Infiltration

Much of what Cotton has written in this book could be dismissed by some readers as hyperbole. But his sharp, short arguments—written clearly and succinctly—are well-reasoned and supported by salient facts. His claim that China is an evil empire, for example, is buttressed when he describes ways the CCP built a “dystopian police state to monitor, manipulate and master its people.” He cites forced abortions and involuntary sterilizations that were used to enforce the party’s One Child Policy; the suppression of religious freedom, and Christianity and the Falun Gong movement in particular; the genocidal campaigns against the people of Tibet and Chinese Uyghurs; and a social-credit score that measures the average Chinese citizen’s political reliability and determines access to everything from education to housing.

The author also argues that China is preparing for war by funding an unprecedented military build-up. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is now the largest ground force in the world; its navy is larger than the US Navy (and augmented with the world’s largest coast guard fleet and a militarized merchant fleet); and Beijing plans to have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035. “This massive investment of national resources,” writes Cotton, “speaks volumes about the party’s intentions.”

Seven Things You Can’t Say About China also details the party’s infiltration of American cultural, economic, and academic institutions and government. The author describes, for example, how JP Morgan Chase created a “Sons and Daughters Program” to hire family members of the Chinese elite, which violated American anti-corruption laws, and coughed up a $264 million fine for so doing. Cotton also recounts the now-infamous Hunter Biden dealings with Chinese companies. But he has special ire for retired politicians who have become lobbyists for Chinese enterprises with close ties to the state, including former Senators David Vitner, Barbara Boxer, and Joe Lieberman.

Influence and Obeisance

In his eye-opening chapter “China is Coming for Our Kids,” Cotton moves far beyond the story of TikTok’s hold on American children (in 2023, more than 60 percent of American teens used the app) to describe the influence the CCP is exerting on schools. On college campuses and in primary and secondary schools, Beijing is promoting Chinese language and cultural programs. Innocent on their face, Cotton argues the programs are artfully contrived. He quotes a less than circumspect Chinese official who noted the programs “are an important part of China’s overseas propaganda set-up.” The Chinese government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on these programs, supplementing them with billions of dollars in donations (most of which are underreported) to academic institutions.

The CCP cannot win its battle for global supremacy without Taiwan in hand, and Beijing is readying to take that island by force.

That kind of spending, Cotton acknowledges, buys influence not only on college campuses, but also in K-12 classrooms. Nearly all of the estimated 120 Confucius Institutes on American campuses were closed when they were designated as foreign missions, and Congress prohibited DoD funding to any university that played host to these fronts for the CCP’s notorious United Front Work Department. Many have re-emerged as rebranded programs or have been spun off into other schools.

From 2007 to 2020, a Chinese-funded guest-teacher program placed 1,650 Chinese nationals in Confucius Classrooms. These K-12 teachers taught Chinese language and cultural studies and sanitized versions of Chinese history and the party-line versions of geography and politics in more than 500 American classrooms. The teachers, according to the Department of Education professionals Cotton cites, are “trained to steer classroom discussions away from an ever-expanding list of issues: Taiwan, Tibet, Tiananmen Square, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, the South China Sea and more. The problem isn’t what is being said; the problem is what is not being said.” The overarching teaching objective is to “normalize” the activities of the CCP and suppress any criticism of China.

The cost of criticizing China can be painfully steep. Cotton recounts the notorious story of how the NBA was forced to kowtow to China after losing an estimated $400 million when Beijing pulled all NBA games from state-run television and suspended sales of the league’s branded merchandise. The NBA’s affront was to permit one team’s general manager to tweet his support for the democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong. The CCP, Cotton explains, has “compromised American businessmen, academics, and celebrities,” and “uses fear and greed,” to influence them. The author notes that he has been “sanctioned” by China for his views on Hong Kong and sees that condemnation as a badge of honor.

Not so the business leaders, academics, celebrities, and influencers—like Disney’s Michael Eisner—who have issued self-abasing apologies after making any one of several statements deemed offensive by China. Cotton recounts actor John Cena’s mea culpa as one case in point. Cena referred to Tibet as a “country” when promoting the film Fast & Furious 9. At risk of losing access to the Chinese market of tens of millions of movie-goers, and millions in revenue, Cena groveled his apology in tutored Mandarin: “I made a mistake, I must say right now. It’s so so so so so so important, I love and respect Chinese people. I’m very sorry for my mistakes. Sorry. Sorry. I’m really sorry. You have to understand I love and respect China and the Chinese people.”

Then Taiwan

Throughout Seven Things You Can’t Say About China, Cotton builds a solid case for his claims. A Harvard Law graduate, the author assembles point-by-point arguments and usually avoids speculation that would open his arguments to criticism and counterargument. That objective and understandable approach to a complex topic gives way to informed speculation in the chapter, “China Could Win.” Here Cotton argues the CCP cannot win its battle for global supremacy without Taiwan in hand, and Beijing is readying to take that island by force. War for Taiwan would result in “a global depression, the fraying of US military alliances, nuclear proliferation, the decline of American influence, long term economic stagnation,” and “the sun finally setting on American power.”

Cotton handily explores these shocking claims in the same succinct style that characterizes the rest of his narrative—only to hedge by writing “no one can predict with certainty how a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would end up.” What is certain, however, is that Cotton has made the case here for the promulgation of an American strategy “to deter Chinese aggression in the first place.” But the author never hints at even a base outline of a deterrent strategy.

Seven Things You Can’t Say About China finishes on a weak note. The epilogue offers up seven things ordinary Americans can do to beat China, including boycotting Chinese-made products, buying American, and voting for candidates that will stand up to China. This is disappointing. Cotton could have provided a substantial call to action as he has been far more forthright with how to address the Chinese threat in other forums. For example, in his report, “Beat China: Targeted Decoupling and the Economic Long War,” Cotton called for severing most economic ties with China; reinvesting in scientific, technical and manufacturing fields where China has the lead; sanctioning China for the theft of intellectual property; and withholding visas for Chinese students. That report would have been a welcome appendix to this eye-opening book.

That’s a minor criticism of a well-crafted book that otherwise offers a savvy and startling assessment of the reasons why so many in academia, business, finance, stardom, and even government are reluctant to say what needs to be said about China. These things are left unsaid by so many lest they call forth an unwelcome reckoning and a galling confession. Seven Things You Can’t Say About China is, at bottom, a tacit admission that more than 50 years of American economic, military, diplomatic, and informational policies for China have failed.

It’s a silence now kept at our own peril.

*****

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NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

By The Daily Caller

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

The Democratic Party is so bereft of coherent ideas to oppose President Donald Trump that their most high-profile stunts consist of defending criminal illegal aliens and impeding law enforcement in the process.

On Friday, a Democratic mayor and his colleagues attempted to storm an ICE detention facility housing illegal aliens awaiting immigration hearings (you know, the due process the Democrats keep crying about).

Three members of Congress from New Jersey, Reps. LaMonica McIver, Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Rob Menendez, visited the facility to conduct “federal oversight” — which is allowed under the law — but things quickly spiraled out of control.

According to video and various news reports, it appears the congressmembers refused to wait for officers to permit them entry and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka — who does not have oversight authority as a local official — tried to join them for their tour. Protesters also contributed to the ensuing chaos, seemingly trying to get past law enforcement and enter the facility.

The Department of Homeland Security said Baraka ignored several orders to leave the area and was eventually arrested for trespassing, which is when the situation really escalated.

Video shows McIver, in a bright red blazer, repeatedly pushing her body into and shoving an officer.

“You better get your fucking officers,” McIver later yells at a female officer while wagging her finger in the officer’s face. “I touch whoever I want, motherfucker … I’m filing a complaint. You can’t talk to a congresswoman like that. And you put your hands on me? You will pay!”

McIver claims that she did not “body slam” anyone and blamed police for escalating the situation, insisting that she was the one who was assaulted.

The Democratic congressmembers reportedly received their tour of the detention facility and were even offered a soda after the ruckus. Baraka, however, was detained and is facing charges for his behavior. DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said that there are “likely more arrests coming.”

In a separate incident in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Friday, District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj was accused of inciting aggression toward the police and assaulting local and federal officers as they attempted to arrest a criminal illegal alien. ICE officers were trying to arrest Ferreira de Oliveira, a woman who entered the country illegally in 2022 and has since been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault on a pregnant woman.

Aside from the horrendous optics of Democrats effectively rioting on behalf of criminal illegals, party members are incredulous that their colleagues might be held accountable for their lawless behavior. Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz responded to the New Jersey incident, stating, “If this continues to happen, where members of Congress are going to be attacked, physically attacked by the administration, this is going to have reverberations on whether the House can function.”

This is the same political party, of course, that celebrated dubious fraud and insurrection-related charges against the president, declaring sanctimoniously that “no one is above the law.”

Declare that your opulent oceanfront resort in Palm Beach is obviously worth way more than $18 million? Straight to jail. Assault an officer carrying out an arrest order or trying to prevent criminal trespassing? We’re the real victims, actually.

Nevermind the woman who pursued that fraud case is now being investigated for her own alleged mortgage fraud. Attorney General Letitia James is accused of falsely claiming a Virginia home as her primary residence to secure better mortgage terms and allegedly listed a Brooklyn property as having four apartment units instead of five for insurance purposes.

Sorry, Democrats, but a new sheriff is in town. Your attempts to cosplay the tough-on-crime party (only when it comes to orange man, of course) are about to be blown out by a true law-and-order administration.

AUTHOR

Amber Duke

Senior Editor.

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Here’s What Could Come Of Trump’s Whirlwind Middle Eastern Tour

By The Daily Caller

President Donald Trump’s week-long trip to the Middle East is expected to result in several economic and business deals as he attempts to shore up relationships with Gulf states in one of the first major international trips of his second term.

Trump’s trip will take him to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, and the president is expected to pursue major deals and investments. Trump’s arrival in the region also mirrors his 2017 visit to the region, a trip that resulted in later diplomatic wins, such as the 2020 Abraham Accords that normalized ties between Israel and several nations in the Arab world.

“There will be some economic announcements that will take place. I can’t divulge what they will include now, but I can say that they have to do with aviation, defense and a lot have to do with security,” Dr. Majed al-Ansari, advisor to the Qatari Prime Minister and official spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The Gulf states have enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Trump administration so far, and the president is reportedly aiming to score a massive $1 trillion investment deal with Saudi Arabia as the first win in his blitz across the Arabian Peninsula. Trump will arrive in the UAE on the heels of a massive $1.4 trillion investment from the nation finalized in March, targeting energy, artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

“These kinds of visits are always the catalyst, and states use it as a way of pushing business deals, economic deals, pushing things that will take a long time,” al-Ansari told the DCNF. “Visits can facilitate these things, making their bureaucratic schedules in order to get things done.”

Qatar made headlines recently by their reported offering of a $400 million Boeing jet intended to serve as a replacement for the aging Air Force One. However, al-Ansari told the DCNF that the deal was not finalized yet and its fate remains unclear.

Trump defended the deal, saying he would be “stupid” not to take the gift as Boeing continues to push back its schedule for delivering a new Air Force One. Some critics have questioned the legality and ethics of the gift, but Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly determined that the arrangement is legal.

Additionally, Qatar has also been a mediator in the Israel-Hamas war, putting forward multiple ceasefire deals with other Arab partners, with mixed success.

“We spent over 20 years engaging with both sides,” al-Ansari told the DCNF. “We know the Israelis very well. We know the Palestinians, especially Hamas, very well. And we have went through countless mediations. So we’re working non-stop on this issue to try to create some kind of sustainable peace in that region.”

In the backdrop of the visit, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will lead a fourth round of negotiations with Iran in Oman on Sunday over its nuclear program, according to CNN. The Gulf states are a key ally aligned against Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, with member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) slowly shifting towards the U.S. to act as a bulwark against Iranian aggression.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have found themselves on opposite sides of multiple conflicts in the Middle East, such as the Houthi rebellion in Yemen and the Syrian civil war. The Trump administration has shown interest in normalizing ties with Syria while also aiming to contain the Houthi’s threat to global shipping lanes and U.S. naval vessels.

The GCC has enjoyed close economic relations with the U.S. in the past, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launching the U.S.-GCC Business Initiative in 2014 to further foster business ties with the Gulf states.

AUTHOR

Wallace White

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ARIZONA: 15 Counties in Arizona Ordered to Remove Illegal Aliens from Voter Rolls

By The Geller Report

America First Legal has won its lawsuit in Arizona, requiring all 15 counties in Arizona to remove illegal aliens from voter rolls. The idea that we have to litigate rule of law. Our taxpayer dollars have to fund litigation in every corrupt blue state, county, locality that  doesn’t follow the Constitution and rule of law.

That said, this is a huge win for election integrity and ensuring only U.S. citizens vote in our elections.

Following AFL’s Lawsuit, All 15 Counties in Arizona Now Taking Action to Remove Illegal Aliens from Voter Rolls in Major Win for Election Integrity

By:  America First, April 14, 2025:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — America First Legal (AFL) has secured a major victory for election integrity, with all 15 counties in Arizona now working to remove non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls. Following a settlement in a lawsuit AFL filed last year, all 15 Arizona County Recorders are now seeking assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to verify the citizenship status of registered voters who have not provided proof of citizenship.

AFL filed the lawsuit against the 15 counties in Arizona on September 4, 2024, on behalf of its clients, Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona, known as EZAZ.org, and Yvonne Cahill, a registered voter and naturalized citizen. The lawsuit stemmed from Arizona’s unique voter registration system, which, unlike almost every other state, requires documentary proof of citizenship to vote in state and local elections. The state’s groundbreaking law imposing this requirement is an important way to ensure that only eligible citizens can vote.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that in federal elections, states cannot impose additional voter registration requirements beyond what the federal voter registration form requires, which only requires registrants to check a box affirming they are citizens. Therefore, if someone registering to vote in Arizona refuses to provide proof of citizenship, the state is required to allow that person to vote in Arizona’s federal elections, unless the state discovers that the individual is an ineligible voter. However, Arizona law still requires proof of citizenship to vote in state and local elections.

Nearly 50,000 individuals have registered to vote in Arizona without providing proof of citizenship. These so-called “federal-only voters” can only vote in Arizona’s federal elections, but not in state or local elections.

Arizona law requires county recorders to perform monthly list maintenance to confirm the citizenship of federal-only registered voters. Voter registrations of people found to be non-citizens are required to be canceled, while those who are confirmed to be citizens are moved onto the regular voter list and allowed to vote in state and local elections. However, county recorders had not been utilizing all available resources to verify the citizenship status of registered voters until AFL took action last year, notifying all 15 Arizona County Recorders of the resources available to them and their legal obligations to use them.

Two federal statutes, 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c) and 8 U.S.C. § 1644, authorize state and local officials to obtain information about the citizenship or immigration status of any individual for any lawful purpose. Until now, county recorders haven’t invoked this law to get DHS’s assistance to verify the citizenship of federal-only voters. However, on January 20, 2025, the day that he took office, President Trump issued an Executive Order requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security “to ensure maximum compliance by Department of Homeland Security personnel with the provisions of 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 8 U.S.C. 1644 and ensure that State and local governments are provided with the information necessary to fulfill … citizenship, or immigration status verification requirements authorized by law.” And again, on March 25, he issued an Executive Order on election integrity that cited 8 U.S.C. 1373(c) and affirmed that “the Department of Homeland Security is required to share database information with States upon request so they can fulfill this duty” of making sure that aliens are not registered to vote.

AFL sued all 15 of Arizona’s County Recorders to compel them to enlist DHS’s aid to verify the citizenship of voters. Late last year, the County Recorders of Yavapai and Mohave Counties settled the case and asked DHS to assist the counties in verifying the citizenship of federal-only voters. Last week, Maricopa County and the remaining 12 counties joined in sending requests to DHS to verify the citizenship of federal-only voters.

AFL is proud to have partnered with EZAZ.org and Yvonne Cahill to protect Arizona election integrity, and we will continue fighting relentlessly to ensure that only American citizens vote in U.S. elections.

Statement from James Rogers, America First Legal Senior Counsel:

“This settlement is a great result for all Arizonans. This will help County Recorders find and remove any aliens on their voter rolls. It will also potentially enfranchise federal-only voters whose citizenship is confirmed, which would allow them to vote in State and local elections. AFL congratulates each of Arizona’s 15 County Recorders for taking this bold and important step for election integrity in the State,” said James Rogers.

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TEXAS: Department of Justice Announces Investigation of Muslim EPIC City

By Jihad Watch

There are serious concerns about the application of Sharia in this place, and so the investigation is entirely warranted, although it is not at all clear that the investigators will know what danger signs to look for. In any case, the fact that any investigation is being conducted at all is a tribute to the heroic efforts of the great Amy Mek.

“Department of Justice announces investigation of Muslim EPIC City,” by Caroline Love and Penelope Rivera, KERA, May 9, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

The U.S. Department of Justice is opening an investigation into a proposed Muslim development of a North Texas mosque.

Sen. John Cornyn sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon last month asking them to to investigate potential “religious discrimination” at the East Plano Islamic Center’s EPIC City, a proposed housing development that would be located in unincorporated Collin and Hunt counties.

Cornyn said in a press release on Friday the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation in response to his concerns.

“I am grateful to Attorney General Bondi and the Department of Justice for hearing my concerns and opening an investigation into the proposed EPIC City development in North Texas,” Cornyn said. “Religious discrimination and Sharia Law have no place in the Lone Star State. Any violations of federal law must be swiftly prosecuted, and I know under the Trump administration, they will be.”

Dan Cogdell, the attorney for EPIC, said the North Texas mosque will cooperate with the investigation.

“EPIC will cooperate fully with any and all investigations — regardless of how misguided and unnecessary they are,” Cogdell said.

EPIC City is a proposed 402-acre development associated with the East Plano Islamic Center mosque. It would be roughly 40 miles northeast of Dallas near the city of Josephine. The mixed-use development would include a new mosque, more than 1,000 single- and multi-family homes, a K-12 faith-based school, senior housing, an outreach center, commercial developments, sports facilities, and a community college.

Yasir Qadhi, a resident scholar at the East Plano Islamic Center and one of the people involved in the project planning, told KERA in an interview last year EPIC City is not exclusive to Muslim residents.

“It’s an open community,” Qadhi said. “Anybody can come in. We’re welcoming people of all backgrounds and diversity and we’re offering them facilities that we think would be very, very useful.”…

Mustafaa Carroll, the executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth office of the Council of American Islamic relations, said at a press conference in April that Abbott and Paxton have abused their power by launching groundless investigations into the East Plano Islamic Center and its project and violating their rights to religious expression….

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Ideas of Stalinism — The Basis of New Radical Democrat Party

By Simona Pipko

The new year of 2025 was rich with interesting topics. I was intrigued with the revelation and exposure of Stalinism in America by “the Elon Brigade”. Yet, they still don’t know its origin. The vast majority of Americans even don’t know the name of Joseph Stalin, a dictator of the Soviet Union. Many of them, especially young people, have no idea of the country I am talking about. It is Russia, it is the name of the Russian Federation today. That lack of global political illiteracy happened for a simple reason—America has missed seventy years of Russian history in the 20th century. Americans don’t know Stalin’s ideology and system of Soviet Socialism, which I called Soviet Fascism. That ideology and system have been spreading globally to expand the Russian sphere of influence for the last several decades and finally reached American soil…

Do we need Greenland or Canada? Of course we do, it is necessary for their own benefits and survival. Neither of them knows Stalinism and its deadly threat to humanity. I am a former Soviet attorney, who has been writing about Stalinism for 44 years in America. Stalin made Russia a terrorist state marrying his socialist ideology with Islam, that way we got Islamic Jihad in the 21st century Mideast. The leader of the Russian Revolution 1917, Vladimir Lenin was assassinated and due to the irony of history, unknown to the world sinister dictator, Joseph Stalin has become an unlimited ruler of a former Russian Empire, spread through eleven time zones. To legitimize his power Stalin was using the rhetoric of Marxist Theory, while he was designing and building his own ideology and system of Soviet Socialism—the Soviet people called it—Stalinism

Marxist Theory was written for industrially developed European countries and was very successful in Europe. However, none of the industrially developed European countries materialized Marxist Theory, they rejected it. The first Socialist Revolution 1917 took place in Russia. “The Communist Manifesto (1848) was a pamphlet outlining the theory of historical development. Marx formulated and identified in detail the tasks, agendas, and ways to achieve them in the Theory, as follows:

  • First – the tasks and agenda—overthrowing the capitalist economic system and establishing Socialism as a basis for the creation of a classless Communist society in the future.
  • Second – how to fulfill the tasks and agenda—through World Revolution.
  • Third – the World Revolution would occur under the leadership of the proletariat.  “Proletariats of the world unite!” was their slogan.
  • Fourth – Marxist Theory can be applied only in industrially developed European countries.

Pay attention to the fourth point:” Marxist Theory can be applied only in industrially developed European countries.” The Socialist Revolution took place in 1917 Russia, an agricultural country that has never been an industrially developed European country. Due to the irony of history, Stalin has become an ultimate ruler of the former Russian Empire. The creation of his system of Soviet Socialism, which was in direct opposition to Marxist Theory—a typical Stalin’s fraud. He knew Socialism couldn’t exist without the government force. Stalin used Marxist rhetoric, while  fabricating and weaponizing his system, completely intertwined with punitive agencies. The creation of the Soviet Mafia, Socialist modus operandi, and the KGB’s Mafia/Army had been a necessity for Stalin to control and power. A devoted disciple of Stalin/Andropov, Vladimir Putin is still keeping the Soviet system of punitive agencies in Russia after the Soviet Socialism had collapsed in 1991.” Global Stability is Shaken as a Result of The Russian/Chinese Subversion of America December 15, 2024

I have been researching Stalinism for 44 years and called it Soviet Fascism. Why? Because Stalin’s ideology and system of Soviet Socialism is a fraud. Socialism and Fascism are two sides of the same coin of a totalitarian state—the regime of the weaponized Law Enforcement. The abbreviation Nazis means national-socialists. To protect the Third Right, Hitler created a law enforcement agency to guard the political regime—its name was Gestapo. Stalin did the same. Knowing that socialism can’t sustain itself, Stalin has weaponized the Soviet Law Enforcement and established an intertwined system of economic Socialism with the agency called the KGB. That way the economic system has become—Soviet Socialism. No domestic or international trade could be completed without the KGB’s approval. The power of that Soviet Law Enforcement agency has quadrupled globally for the last 30-40 years. I have been writing about how the KGB has become a global KGB’s Mafia-Army—Global Criminal Terrorist Organization—a main topic of my writings.

​Yes, the Cold War has not ended, it covertly, but smoothly moved to WWIII due to the American lack of knowledge about a real aggressor, destabilizing the world for the last hundred years—Stalinism. Pam Bondy was right: “we are in a modern-day warfare” on American soil, I would add. Because Stalinism and his system of Soviet Socialism had finally reached America through the Democrat Party—Truman’s party was turned over to Stalin’s Soviet Socialism. I have been trying to explain the criminal nature of Stalinism for forty years. I am not able to repeat it again. Yet, I’ll give you the origin of the current Drug Cartels. Here is a document by the Soviet Defense Council of 1955, the first formal Soviet decision, designed by Stalin to launch narcotics trafficking against the Bourgeoisie and especially against American capitalism:

“Soviet strategy for revolutionary war is a global strategy… narcotics strategy is a sub-component of this global strategy. …First was the increased training of leaders for the revolutionary movements—the civilian, military, and intelligence cadres.”  Russia has been drugging the world since 1955! . Read my column for detail. The Political Mafia and Soviet Fascism in America October 27, 2016. Today, in 2025 the crime has quadrupled by the Chinese Communists and the entire “New Axes of Evil” created by the Russian Intel and Military. “The New Axes of Evil” is my term for Socialist/Communist countries of the world using Stalin’s socialist modus operandi: lies, deceit, fabrication and fraud…

​Not a lot of changes occurred in Russia since the Collapse of the Soviet Union: the economic system of Soviet Socialism was dismantled by President Reagan and instead Putin created a Crony Capitalism run by the oligarchs tied to the FSB. Yet, Stalin’s system of weaponized law enforcement is alive and well—corrupt, violent, and abusive system, a highly Anti-Semitic one. Stalin’s socialist modus operandi is still intact there. Putin is a devoted disciple of the Stalin-Andropov legacy, his strategic objectives to increase Russia’s sphere of influence, whether the Ukraine or the U.S.A. Never forget it!

Yes, Putin continues increasing Russia’s influence globally including the U.S.A. Don’t forget that Europe has been under Russian influence for 70-80 years. The EU has been designed by the KGB Chairman Kryuchkov. Watch the Dems, their collective cover-up of Biden’s mental decline using Stalin’s socialist modus operandi. Just recall and analyze Biden’s four years and the Dems’ behaviors: they were lying, deceiving, cheating, and duping you all those years. Don’t you think that the Dems were using Stalin’s socialist modus operandi? Yes, they did. Some of them are also against Israel! Don’t be surprised, there is another feature of Soviet Socialism, which I called Soviet Fascism, in America…

Just watch terrorism against Tesla in nine states across the nation: intimidation and threat to Musk’s life, arsonists burning several cars, Tesla’s owners, 8 Molotov Cocktails. All of that presented organized criminal enterprise against the American republic. The words “arson and Molotov Cocktails” are the Red Flag of Stalinism. The Dems were using socialist modus operandi to stop Musk, who was exposing their fraud! Think about that!!! I hope this column will help “the Elon Brigade” to show the Dems real face, exposing some of them as the Stalinists fighting a civil war against Republicans and the Trump agenda…

​Some Dems don’t know Stalinism, but some know it well and followed for decades his major postulate addressed to all socialist-communists of the globe: “Never admit crime committed, instead accuse your opponent of that exact crime.”  The past nine years the Dems have been accusing Trump in collusion with Russia. They did it to cover up that exact crime they had committed following Stalin’s advice. Under the Dems, Stalinism infiltrated all departments and agencies of the American Government, especially Intel and the Pentagon. There are four Dems’ candidates for the presidency in 2028, I suspect three of them in ties with Russian Intel. I’ll describe only Mayor Pete, a previous Secretary of Transportation. His family came from Russia, where his Father was a lecturer of Marxism-Leninism, which could be only with the KGB’s close ties. His Father has prepared Pete for using the American transportation, and he did.

​This is my personal opinion, which I have been trying to convey since August 2021—the foreign power is constantly dismantling our nation from within for the last 70-80 years. I identified that power in three columns written in August 2021 for you to learn the Russian origin of the current Drug Cartels. The recent acts of sabotage confirmed it. The first act was Supply Chain disruption, the second a derailment of the train in East Palestine, and then destruction of the bridges by the ships. I think all of that has been organized or supervised by Pete Buttigieg, let alone the troubles in the department of transportation itself. I have warned the GOP in my emailExpect more plane crashes, 2,20,25. Read also my columns about other Democrats’ saboteurs.

I can’t avoid returning to Biden’s open border policy. It inflicted a gigantic harm and destruction to the American Republic that will take decades to undo. There are over 20 million illegal migrants on our soil; among them criminals from prisons and mentally ill people.  They are injuring, raping, and murdering Americans! Biden’s policy of open border surprised many and we expected some Dems to ask Biden of the reason he announced the policy. Nobody asked him a question. Evidently, all Dems had agreed with Biden. As a matter of fact, Biden has violated the American sovereignty, which is a federal crime against the American republic. Moreover, he did it with the help of foreign country, which is—treason. There are two factors that require an immediate investigation…

The recent researches and published new books are reporting the truth—Biden’s mental capacity has diminished and he was unable to run the country. Those who had eyes and ears have known that. I noticed it in 2019-2020. Now we know that Biden wasn’t in charge of the country. We also know that autopen existed and somebody used Biden’s name to exercise domestic and foreign policies. Who is he or she or who are they? The history of Stalinism can answer the question. Do you remember The Mariel Boat Exodus from Cuba 40 years ago? Many of the boats were forcibly loaded by Cuban authorities with criminals and mentally ill people plucked from institutions on Island. At the time, Cuba was run by the Soviet Military and Intel. That historic precedent gives us the name of the culprit today—Stalin’s Soviet Military and Intel…

​Just go to Biden’s team of Global Invasion to the U.S.A. from 120-160 countries 40-45 years later. President Trump is right talking again about the invasion of America by criminal gangs and mentally ill people. Compare it to the Cuban Mariel Exodus and you can easily identify the culprit—the Soviet Military and Intel. If then it was managed by the KGB, forty-five years later it is executed by the KGB’s Mafia-Army. There is another critical connection of the Dems with the Russian Intel—the real history of Stalinism in America. I expressed my opinion in August 2021: “a shameful retreat from Afghanistan has been designed by Vladimir Putin and executed by Biden’s WH.” Read my three columns dated August 2021.

Gordon Chang said: “Chinese regime is not stable.” Chang thinks that the Chinese Military is not subordinated to Xi and told us that it was the reason Xi is becoming more military aggressive to save his post. Chang is right, Stalin’s system of Soviet Fascism has been spread by the KGB’s Mafia-Army into all socialist/communist countries as a pattern of Stalinism. China has the same Soviet System the Soviet Union had and it will have the same collapse of socialism in China, which is not sustainable even if you call it communism. But I don’t know when. Several banks are bankrupt today in China…

Look at Venezuela, its regime is guarded by Russia’s army like it was in Cuba 40 years ago. It was Stalin, who bequeathed to start war against the West from Iran hundred years ago. His devoted disciple Putin, began weaponizing Iran by building the Drone factory 20-25 years ago. As a matter of fact, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, and Syria are Russia’s proxies since the 1960-70s. Do you remember American Hostages in Iran? What ideology does Iran follow today, Marxism or Soviet Fascism? It is not a rhetorical question, because Republicans are fighting Marxism, a non-existed enemy and ignoring the actual one—Soviet fascism. My latest columns discuss it for years, one of them: Evil Will Do Whatever It Takes to Destroy America  7,2, 24.

Fighting a non-existed Marxism the GOP is undermining its own position and diverting people’s attention from an actual culprit—the KGB’s Mafia-Army, the real manager of Stalin’s Soviet Fascism. It is not Marxism that raised  Anti-Semitism globally and nationwide. It is Stalin’s creation of Soviet Fascism did. Don’t rely on the U.S. Supreme Court, two justices are tied to the KGB and it is not Sotomayor…

The issue of Stalinism is a monumental one. Knowledge of Stalinism is a Must for global peace, stability, and tranquility. I touch only a tip of the iceberg. I hope “the Elon Brigade” will do the rest. Reading the columns written by me for 44 years will arm them with all the dirty tricks of Stalinism.

Good Luck!!!

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IG Reports Give Fuller Accounting of Biden Military Lowlights

By Family Research Council

“The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later” (1 Timothy 5:24). This principle of biblical wisdom is just as valid in politics. Not every fault is instantly known and judged; others only “appear later” — but, rest assured, they “cannot remain hidden” (1 Timothy 5:25). In November 2024, voters knew enough about President Biden’s failure to reject his party’s successor, but the full accounting of Biden’s blunders will only come to light with time.

That accounting has now begun. Congressional committees and inspectors general had already begun investigations into the most egregious failings of the previous administration, but stonewalling tactics threw sand in the gears. As the Trump administration feels no compunction about exposing the missteps of its predecessor, those investigations will now move forward much more smoothly.

Gaza Pier

One such accounting concerns the infamous floating pier that Biden ordered the U.S. military to assemble along the coast of Gaza. The whole exercise was political — a subtle dig at Israel for insisting on screening aid that entered Gaza overland, a transparent concession to the pro-Hamas rabble that Biden sought to placate, and a stubborn refusal to acknowledge that Hamas would promptly loot aid humanitarian aid that arrived in Gaza (even off the pier!)

Operation Neptune Solace, as the pier project was dubbed, required the labor of 1,000 U.S. servicemembers over several months, as well as $320 million in equipment, yet it disintegrated almost instantly. As it turns out the pier was not designed to withstand even a “gentle breeze,” which is average weather on the Gaza coast. After only 20 days of partial operation, including multiple repairs, the pier operation was abandoned.

Of course, the Biden administration tried to spin this not as a total failure, but as a partial success. The pier did deliver some aid — about a third of the aid it hoped to land — and the operation’s total casualties amounted to three soldiers with non-combat injuries, the Pentagon said.

According a new report released this month by the DOD Inspector General (IG), this casualty estimate was just plain wrong. “In response to our request and a review of records, USCENTCOM reported that 62 U.S. personnel suffered injuries during Operation Neptune Solace,” the report stated. “Based on the information provided, we were not able to determine which of these 62 injuries occurred during the performance of duties or resulted off duty or from pre-existing medical conditions.” One soldier, who was medevacked from the pier in May with critical injuries, died in October.

The loss in material was also substantial. “The Navy reported damage to 27 watercraft and INLS equipment pieces totaling approximately $31 million,” the IG recorded, while the Army’s total damage report was classified. Much of the damage was due to equipment that was punctured or bent after colliding in the rolling seas; the Army and Navy’s separate equipment was never designed to be used together. But what do 60 soldiers and $30 million matter in pursuit of political brownie points?

The Biden Pentagon could keep the Gaza pier’s devastating toll under wraps for a while, but the true impact did “appear later.”

Afghanistan Equipment

Only days earlier, another inspector general report slammed another critical failure of the Biden administration. In an ill-advised decision to withdraw from Afghanistan by a pre-determined, arbitrary deadline, President Biden ordered American forces to evacuate the country in haste, leaving behind equipment, allies, and even American citizens. More specifically, the U.S. left behind 78 aircraft, 40,000 military vehicles, and over 300,000 weapons.

Even worse, Biden’s hasty retreat kneecapped the friendly, democratic government of Afghanistan, causing it to collapse rapidly before an advancing Taliban, the very group America defenestrated from power more than two decades earlier. Even worse, it now appears that the Taliban has reverted to its old ways, allowing more than two dozen terrorist organizations to train on its soil, including at least four offshoots of al-Qaeda.

In an April 30 report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) succinctly compiled this information as follows:

“A February UN sanctions monitoring team report said that al Qaeda affiliates in Afghanistan … ‘continued to have access to weapons seized from the former Afghan National Army, transferred to them by the de facto authorities/Taliban or purchased from the black market.’ The Taliban army chief of staff said the regime planned to provide the army with more advanced weapons and equipment, but did not specify from where or whom it could come. In 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) reported that out of $18.6 billion worth of equipment that was transferred to the ANDSF between 2005 and August 2021, $7.12 billion remained in Afghanistan.”

From this summary, it’s not hard to infer that Biden’s disastrous withdrawal left high-tech American military equipment to the very terrorist organizations that we entered Afghanistan to destroy more than two decades ago.

Some of this came to light during the Biden administration — but it only came to light piecemeal and gradually, despite the administration’s refusal to accept (or assign) responsibility.

Conclusion

These are not the first reports exposing previous governmental misdeeds, nor will they be last. Congress this week also exposed the FBI’s deceptive mishandling of the 2017 assassination attempt of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and other Republican lawmakers. Last month, the DOJ “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias” assembled the first tranche of grievances to be redressed.

The point is, grievous mistakes have a way of becoming known eventually. Sin can only hide in the shadows for so long. It is therefore wise to take the advice of Proverbs, “Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy” (Proverbs 28:13).

American governments would be well served to frankly own up to their own shortcomings. Attempts to cover up the truth only lead to more political fallout in the long run. As Moses once warned a faction of Israelites who sought to avoid accountability, “be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23).

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Joshua Arnold

Joshua Arnold is a senior writer at The Washington Stand.

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PERKINS: For Congress, This Tick Tock Is Not about an App

By Family Research Council

If you already battle high blood pressure, you may want to skip this next exercise. But for the rest of us, open a browser to USDebtClock.org and watch the neon-red digits spin faster than Reverend Al Sharpton when a TV camera blinks on. In the next few minutes, the display will rise by roughly $40 million, pushing the debt far beyond $36 trillion and accelerating toward $37 trillion. That’s more than $265,000 for every American household. And every added dollar is another chain of bondage for our children and grandchildren, a silent tax on their freedom and future.

Why the relentless rise? One reason is the waste, like that exposed last week by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. His report confirms that President Joe Biden’s 2021 withdrawal left the Taliban with 78 aircraft, 40,000 military vehicles, and more than 300,000 weapons — hardware American taxpayers bought for roughly $25 billion. Terrorists are now better armed than when we entered Afghanistan in 2001, funded with borrowed money

That was the Biden administration. Surely Republican leadership will reverse course — right? Not so fast. Keep your eye on that spinning debt clock.

Congress is assembling what the president calls the “one, big, beautiful bill,” a massive budget reconciliation package that needs only 51 Senate votes. Reconciliation is a rare chance to rein in spending and strip out policies that violate the GOP’s professed values —v alues that have grown hazy in the absence of a formal platform but still generally include protecting life, safeguarding children, and practicing fiscal restraint.

Yet about 20 House Republicans are threatening to torpedo the entire bill unless Planned Parenthood — the nation’s largest abortion business — continues to receive roughly $700 million a year in fresh taxpayer funding. Let that sink in: self-described pro-life lawmakers are ready to keep borrowing from your grandchildren to bankroll an organization that Congress has investigated for trafficking in baby body parts, an organization repeatedly accused of shielding sexual predators from justice.

With chemical-abortion pills now accounting for as many as two-thirds of all abortions, Planned Parenthood is eyeing its next profit center: cross-sex hormones and other so-called “gender-affirming” drugs — even for minors.

Do you really want your federal tax dollars underwriting permanent medical harm to confused children?

Here’s the bottom line: Planned Parenthood is not in the business of saving lives; it is in the business of ending or permanently altering them — about 400,000 last year alone. A Republican White House and a Republican-led Congress have zero moral or fiscal justification for sending one more dime its way.

So pray for courage — and then pick up the phone. Tell your representative to pass a reconciliation bill that cuts spending, protects the unborn, and refuses to subsidize Planned Parenthood. The debt clock is ticking, and so is the conscience of the nation.

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Tony Perkins

Tony Perkins is president of Family Research Council and executive editor of The Washington Stand.

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The Best Way To Get Illegals To Return Home

By Thomas C. Patterson

Written by Thomas C. Patterson

There has likely never been a more tendentious power transfer in presidential history than the Biden-Harris team’s final act. They salted the ground by allocating billions of unspent COVID funds to George Soros and other radical left-wing groups.

Out of spite, they sold the border wall at giveaway prices. They tied down policy preventing offshore oil drilling, granted Social Security benefits to previously ineligible government employees, defied the Supreme Court to forgive student loans, and were uncooperative in relinquishing the VP residence.

Yet by far the most consequential crisis they unleashed is the massive number of illegal aliens now embedded within our borders. Many Americans were astonished to see our leadership not only ignore American immigration law but also actively work for its violation. 

Now we know for certain that their claims that they needed more funding and legislation were made-up excuses. Their successors have reduced daily crossings to near zero without the benefit of either.  

Their attempted deceptions fooled some but not all. As public outcry grew, they doggedly persisted, willing to take the heat to transform America’s future electorate.

Worse, they succeeded. No reliable statistics are available for the getaways, unlawful crossings, or total new “guests”, but most estimates are in the range of 20 million illegally within our borders.

Many sanctimonious Americans claim these lawbreakers should be allowed to stay for humanitarian reasons since they’re just “seeking a better life” or “fleeing persecution” in the case of the mostly bogus asylum seekers. But when a busload of “victims” was delivered to the left-wing enclave of Martha’s Vineyard, within a day, they were speedily transported elsewhere.

That’s understandable, hypocrisy aside. These are not your grandfather’s immigrants, who wanted to be contributing Americans and often endured generations of hardship to assimilate, learn the language, and become self-supporting.

Today’s illegal immigrants are rewarded for wading the Rio Grande by becoming entitled wards of the state. They are fed, sheltered, and transported around the country. They are housed, sometimes in luxury hotels, and introduced by helpful NGOs to benefits like health care, education, and permanent food programs.

Considerable attention was given to the prospect that immigrants or their proxies would bear financial responsibility for all these goods and services. Thus, jurisdictions like New York City feel the pinch of what amounts to a sudden, dramatic expansion in their welfare roles, forcing out existing programs.

Trump resolved this threat, a significant feature of his election campaign, by vowing to close our borders and deport millions of illegal immigrants. To his credit, he has made a sincere effort, reducing breaches of the border from 130,000 monthly last April to a mere trickle today.

However, reversing the inflow has proved more problematic. Recently, relying almost solely on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to remove illegals has resulted in a total of 65,000 deportations. Those with criminal records have commendably been prioritized, but at the rate so far achieved, we would deport only 1 million, or about 5% of those who are eligible, in four years.

Trump often prefers confrontation to resolve conflicts, but there’s a better way, using incentives and voluntary self-removal. Immigrants are attracted to America primarily by work and welfare. If those magnets could be eliminated, immigrants would eventually self-deport.  

The welfare piece is relatively simple logistically. There is no coherent reason to grant benefits to those who intentionally defy our laws and take advantage of our generosity.

Government welfare benefits to illegals should be phased out immediately. Moreover, their home countries would benefit from having their working-age citizens return.

Jobs are more complicated. E-Verify is the federal system for ensuring that illegal immigrants don’t take American jobs. Still, it has not worked well, partly due to a lack of cooperation from employers who frankly prefer compliant foreign nationals who work for less.

To prevent a future glut of unskilled, unneeded workers, President Trump must work with Congress to make E-Verify an enforceable law. Like the border itself, it is simply a matter of having the will to make it happen. Lettuce may cost a bit more, but the vegetables will still get picked.

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Dr. Thomas Patterson, former Chairman of the Goldwater Institute, is a retired emergency physician. He served as an Arizona State senator for 10 years in the 1990s, and as Majority Leader from 93-96. He is the author of Arizona’s original charter schools bill.

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While Biden Pentagon Was Fighting the Houthis, the Biden State Department and USAID Were Funding Them

By Jihad Watch

The U.S. sent billions in famine relief to Yemen. During the famine, the population rose 30%. And Yemen’s Houthis used our money to go to war against us.

In May 2024, the Biden administration announced that it was providing $220 million in aid to Yemen which the United States had been at war with since the start of that year.

Even while the US Navy was engaged in what the Associated Press would describe next month as the “most intense combat since World War II” with Yemen’s Houthi Jihadists, the U.S. Mission to Yemen boasted of having provided “nearly $5.9 billion” in aid beginning with the Obama administration, of being “the largest donor of humanitarian assistance” and urged that “other donors must join us in stepping up” to fund an Iranian-backed terror group at war with us.

A terror group whose motto, like its Iranian patrons, is “Death to America.”

One arm of the United States government, the Pentagon, was fighting the Houthis, while another arm, the State Department and USAID, were funding them. While Navy personnel on board US Navy vessels had seconds to prepare and counter Houthi strikes, State Department and USAID personnel worked to keep the Houthi’s Hodeidah port open so more “aid” could pass through it. The US Navy was not allowed to strike Hodeidah even though it was the Houthi lifeline for the weapons that the Houthis were using to attack American and other vessels.

The Biden administration had ended President Trump’s support for Saudi action against the Houthis and lavished a fortune on the terrorist areas because terrorist supporters and international groups had falsely claimed that Yemen was suffering from a deadly famine.

Before Islamic terrorist supporters, their leftist allies and international aid groups faked a famine in Gaza to save Hamas, #YemenFamine was trending on social media along with photos of wounded and starving children. Much as in Gaza, there was no famine. Rather the Houthis were seizing international aid which they then resold to create food shortages. The more aid came in, the more the Houthis seized. The fake famine was used to mount an international pressure campaign to end the attacks on the Houthis and send billions of dollars in relief to Yemen.

Massive shipments of urea, a fertilizer also used in explosives, were allowed into Yemen to help grow crops and stop the mythical famine. Even though urea was proscribed, the shipments were not interfered with in the name of ending the famine that wasn’t happening. Along with the urea came ammonium perchlorate which is used in rocket fuel. The rockets being fired at US Navy vessels were fueled by the famine lie. False claims of a famine were a tool of war.

By 2018, over $4 billion in humanitarian aid had poured into Yemen. The UN’s World Food Program, which would later invent and become the loudest voice promoting the Gaza famine hoax, operated 5,000 distribution sites to supposedly aid 10 million people whom it claimed were facing emergency conditions, but could only track 1 in 5 of its food basket allotments.

In 2017, two-thirds of those who were supposed to be receiving food had not gotten anything.

In one Houthi province, the UN sent twice as much food as the people needed, and came away claiming that the majority of the population was still in desperate need of food.

The WFP, and even the AP eventually admitted that the Houthis were taking much of the food. The Houthis created fake lists of starving people who needed food. International aid groups resorted to sending money so that Yemenis could buy the food aid that was being resold.

Even though all of this was well known, the Biden administration kept on sending more aid five years later. The money didn’t go to the people: it went to the Houthis at war with America.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first order of business was taking the Houthis off the list of foreign terrorist organizations, making it legal to fund them, despite “their reprehensible conduct, including attacks against civilians and the kidnapping of American citizens” because of “the humanitarian consequences” that would take place in Yemen. Even as the Houthis went to war against America, “humanitarian aid” provisions protected the delivery of fuel, and the port and airport operations that allowed the Houthis to get more money and weapons.

Earlier this year, the UN demanded $2.47 billion for its 2025 Yemen Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan. In February, the Houthis killed a WFP worker (an event that got far less publicity than the deaths of aid workers in Gaza), but in April, the WFP expressed outrage that the United States was finally, at least temporarily, pausing aid and would not be allocating over $100 million in funds to the enemy region at war with the United States.

After 9 years of non-stop famine (and billions in spending), 17 million people are facing acute hunger in Yemen. That’s up from 15.9 million people in 2019.

Since the famine began, Yemen’s population shot up from 30 million to 39 million.

Having a population increase by 10 million or 30% during a famine is unprecedented. What accounts for this Yemeni miracle? Miraculously, Yemen’s population rose sharply as an unprecedented wave of foreign aid poured into this country. It’s unknown how many of these miracle births were real or fake names to collect yet more humanitarian aid for the hungry.

After the latest round of airstrikes, a Yemeni man interviewed on camera, chanted, “Death to America” and bragged that “our country is fortified with the skulls of American demons.”

More accurately, it’s fortified with $5.9 billion in American taxpayer money.

Since Yemen’s population seem to have figured out how to increase by a third during a famine affecting half their population, they clearly don’t need any more help from us, which should be used to help actual starvation victims in African countries that can’t just pump oil from the ground. Not only should we stop sending aid to Yemen, we should block all further aid.

If we don’t want to be in a perpetual war over passage through the Red Sea or depend on the goodwill of a terrorist group for access to it, we should cut off the money to the terrorists.

And while Iran has supplied the Houthis with weapons and money, in Yemen, much as in Afghanistan, Iraq and Gaza, much of the money going to the terrorists comes from us.

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Army’s New PT Test Standards

By Royal A. Brown III

Regardless, I still am of the opinion that women should not serve in direct ground combat positions e.g. infantry, front line artillery, armor, cavalry, combat engineers nor Ranger, LRRP, Force Recon, Special Forces/Delta type operations units.


Here are the Army’s new ‘sex-neutral’ fitness standards

By Patty Nieberg

All soldiers can expect to do more push-ups, and women in combat jobs will have to pick up the pace in a two-mile run as much as three minutes faster, under the Army’s new fitness requirements.

“There are a couple of age brackets where your minimum run time, you might have to run about 30 seconds faster in order to pass. There are a couple of areas where you’ve got to do more hand-release push-ups,” Command Sgt. Major Stephanie Carl told Task & Purpose.

The Army released new scorecards Friday that lay out the requirements of the new ‘sex-neutral’ standards announced last month. The cards cover mandatory performance for all five events of the new Army Fitness test under two categories: one labeled “M/C” for male and all combat soldiers,s and another as “F” for female, which is for non-combat female soldiers.

Under the re-branded Army Fitness Test, AFT, soldiers will have to complete a three-repetition maximum deadlift, hand-release push-ups, the sprint-drag-carry, plank, and a two-mile run. The new test got rid of the standing power throw, more informally referred to as the ‘yeet’ event.

To pass the AFT, combat soldiers will have to earn a score of 350 points in total which averages out to between 60 and 70 points in each event.

“You’re required to get 60 points in each event so if I know that I’m only getting 65 points in one of my events, I’m gonna have to make up that difference somewhere else and do more than 70 in another event in order to balance it,” Carl said.

Under the old scoring card, soldiers across all ages were required to do 10 hand-release push-ups to pass the event with 60 points. Now, all combat soldiers, and all men, 17 to 21 will have to do 15 push-ups. Those between 22 to 31 will have to do 14 push-ups. Non-combat female soldiers in those age ranges will have to do 11.

To get 60 points for the two-mile run, all female soldiers between 17 and 21 previously had to run within 23 minutes and 22 seconds. But under the new fitness test, all combat soldiers will have to run two miles within 19 minutes and 57 seconds — a decrease in time for women of more than three minutes. Non-combat male soldiers will also have to run the event nearly two minutes faster than they were required to previously.

“We’ve raised the bar for combat MOSs, ensuring these soldiers are physically prepared for the intense demands of their roles,” Sgt. Major. Christopher Mullinax said in a statement. “The standardized scoring tables encourage all soldiers to achieve a higher level of overall fitness.”

For non-combat MOSes, soldiers have to score a minimum of 300 points with 60 in each event.

The Army Fitness Test became the Army’s “test of record” June 1 but soldiers in the 21 combat military occupational specialties will not face adverse actions for failing their tests until Jan. 1, 2026. If combat soldiers don’t score a 350 after their second test attempt, they may be forced to reclassify into a new job.

“We do recognize there are some events that soldiers are going to have to work a little bit harder if they weren’t training consistently,” Carl said. “If you were a soldier who was just hitting the minimum on some of these events now, well, your minimum might have gone up and so you’re going to have to work a little bit harder to achieve that minimum.”

To get 60 points for the deadlift, women in combat roles and all male soldiers 17 to 31 will have to lift 150 pounds, 10 pounds more than they did previously. Female soldiers of the same ages will still have to deadlift 120 pounds.

The time required to hold a plank remained the same for all soldiers.

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Netanyahu on Trump: “We speak every few days!”

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story

Netanyahu appeared in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee spoke about the media chatter that Trump doesn’t like him. 

“I heard in the media that Trump and I are parting ways. Ambassador Huckabee pointed it out. Trump and I talk every few days. He said himself that we see eye to eye. I don’t think you’re going to hear about a Palestinian state, the talk of a rupture is for political reasons.

We didn’t ask for permission to attack the Houthis, and we’re not asking for permission for our war plans in Gaza.

The Americans volunteered to get involved with the Houthis and said they would leave when it stops.”

Israel’s war is a beacon for all Middle East minorities

In the Middle East, all minorities bleed — Israel gives them hope.

It is often said that the Jewish people are hated in the Middle East. That is true — but it is only part of the story.

In truth, hatred for minorities of all kinds is woven into the fabric of many regimes and societies across the region. From the Yazidis slaughtered by ISIS to the Christians driven from their ancestral homelands, from the Kurds betrayed time and again, to the Baha’i persecuted in Iran — the Middle East has long been a graveyard for its minorities.

The Druze, Assyrians, Copts, Maronites, Armenians — they have all endured massacres, exile, and systemic discrimination. In nearly every Arab or Islamic state, minorities live in fear, silence, or exile. Their houses of worship are bombed, their languages erased, their communities scattered.

But one country stands apart: Israel.

Israel, the only Jewish state, is also the only Middle Eastern country where minorities can live freely, vote, speak their language, and serve in government and the military. Israeli Druze and Christians sit in the Knesset. Arab Israelis serve on the Supreme Court.

The Baha’i faith, banned and persecuted in its birthplace Iran, finds sanctuary and its world center in Haifa. Kurds, whose dream of independence is crushed across the region, look to Israel with admiration and solidarity.

Israel’s victory against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran’s proxies is not just a win for the Jewish people. It is a win for every minority fighting to survive in a region dominated by oppressive majorities. Every time Israel stands strong, it sends a message: You can be a minority and not be a victim. You can be free, proud, and armed with moral clarity.

Israel’s light shines not only for the Jews — but for every people who dreams of dignity, freedom, and a future in the Middle East.

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What Starts With The Jews Doesn’t Always End With The Jews

By Matthew Hausman, J.D.

Because radicalized students and agitators have been able to target Jews with little or no pushback, it should come as no surprise that progressive activists have broadened their scope to harass and abuse others with differing ideologies or political affiliations. 

I was asked during a reception at a recent speaking engagement whether I was shocked at the rise of political violence in the US – where elected officials incite it with words or condone it by silence. I responded that violence masquerading as political expression is neither new nor rare and that the current trend was presaged by the rise in violent antisemitism against Jewish university students, businesses and institutions, and by the acceptance of genocidal rhetoric as virtuous over the last couple of decades – and especially since October 7th.

Those who chant “free Palestine” are not seeking independence for a nation that does not exist, but the destruction of one that does. Indeed, the slogan is a call for extermination; and yet is tolerated with blasé acceptance – and often encouraged – by the progressive mainstream.

And these are often the same people who scream “death to America,” thus illustrating that Jews are still the proverbial canary in the coal mine when it comes to attracting frontline extremist hatred. While prominent conservative voices have condemned the recent wave of violence against Jews, many were nonetheless surprised when it spread to other targets, including Tesla owners and dealers, Republican party offices and officials, and corporate executives like UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, whose murder by a progressive extremist has been lauded by many on the left.

When purveyors of hate discovered they could harass Jews without consequence (and with the approval of many in the progressive political, academic and media establishments), they knew they could attack anybody perceived as ideologically or culturally divergent (usually conservative or anti-woke) without fear of consequence. And when anti-Jewish violence drew neither censure nor punishment from radical prosecutors or prominent Democrats, there was nothing to restrain leftist brownshirts from assaulting anyone they chose to vilify and dehumanize – even as they employed Orwellian doublespeak to accuse their victims of fascism for asserting the right to speak freely, advocating democratic principles, or condemning antisemitism.

Irony is entirely lost on useful idiots who demonstrate little capacity for moral clarity or logical consistency. And they advertise their idiocy whenever they scream “intifada now” or “death to America,” lobby in support of Hamas, or perpetrate antisemitic violence on university campuses across North America – all in the service of Islamists who hate everything these moral dilletantes stand for.

It is the height of absurdity when progressives who denounce their own religious traditions as evil turn around and embrace a radical faith-based hatred of all things Jewish and western – and all the more so when they glorify murder, rape, and kidnapping as noble acts of “resistance.”

Those who justify antisemitism, call for the destruction of Israel and western society, and endorse revisionist Palestinian Arab mythology include socialists, radical feminists, “queers for Palestine,” communist wannabes, and other extremist activists who blindly channel the rejectionist tropes of militant Islam. Without a hint of self-awareness, they legitimize religious doctrines under which they would be oppressed, subjugated, beheaded, or thrown off buildings by the same savage terrorists they regard as ideological confederates. Though they may share a common hatred of Jews and Israel, they would be among the first casualties in any Sharia state.

More frightening than the violence and unrest that have become so pervasive is the refusal of many liberals, including prominent Democratic politicians, to condemn violence against conservatives and others who oppose the woke agenda (despite its resounding rejection by the American electorate last November). In interview after interview, Congressional Democrats have refused to condemn brazen acts of arson, vandalism, or physical assault against perceived enemies of the left or violence against Jewish students and faculty that has continued unabated on college campuses.

It seems liberals have no problem condemning right-wing extremists for racism while giving leftist antisemites a free pass on faux constitutional grounds. Indeed, many invoke the First Amendment to shield progressives who spew hatred against Israel; riot in support of Hamas; call for the Jews’ extermination; repackage ancient blood libels as false claims of genocide in Gaza; harass Jewish university students without fear of arrest; or spout antisemitic rhetoric in the halls of Congress without serious rebuke by party hierarchy.

This double standard is tantamount to saying, “your bigots must be silenced, but ours have the right express themselves through words and violent deeds.”

Not only is this chutzpah, but it also mischaracterizes the First Amendment, especially when asserted to protect institutions that encourage antisemitic excess while simultaneously curtailing any speech they find disagreeable. Many (if not most) liberal universities have codes of conduct restricting speech that might offend progressive sensibilities regarding race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, pronoun usage, or any other social flashpoint of identity politics. Such restrictions are based on priorities held sacrosanct by progressives and designed to silence opposing viewpoints. Under many such policies, students and faculty can be penalized for stating simple scientific truths (e.g., that there are only two biological sexes), expressing conservative values, or defending Israel’s right to exist.

Though antisemitic demonstrators who engage in campus violence claim the benefit of Constitutional safeguards, the First Amendment does not protect incitement or criminality. This principle was firmly articulated by the US Supreme Court in Brandenburg v. Ohio, which upheld restrictions against speech likely to incite “imminent lawless action.”

Given that incitement is not protected speech – and that the Constitution has never been interpreted to shield acts of lawlessness or violence – the Trump administration was within its rights to withhold federal funds from universities that permit antisemitic activism on campus and fail or refuse to protect Jewish students. The receipt of federal funds by private universities is not a fundamental right, but rather a discretionary, conditional entitlement bestowed by the executive branch; and if recipient institutions permit violent antisemitism and deny Jewish students equal protection, the President certainly has the authority to stop the flow of funding.

It seems, however, that many Democrats disagree, as they are circling the wagons and exhorting these institutions to resist the Trump administration – and implicitly by extension, its Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism. Perhaps most prominently, Harvard University rebuffed Trump’s demands aimed at eliminating campus antisemitism (among other things) – despite the threat of a multibillion-dollar funding freeze.

Rather than concede the reality of antisemitism, liberal champions of Harvard and similar institutions are urging resistance, including Barack Obama, who posted the following statement on X:

“Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions — rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.”

Such statements beg the question of how demanding the cessation of campus antisemitism and protection of Jewish students could in any way “stifle academic freedom.”

How does allowing calls to exterminate the Jewish nation contribute to “an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect”? Would Obama and others who advocate resistance against President Trump’s efforts to eradicate campus hate be concerned about stifling academic freedom if the victims were black, Hispanic, female, gay, trans, Arab, or Muslim?

It is hypocritical to claim that Trump is somehow threatening academic integrity at universities which for years have used conduct codes and threats of probation, suspension, or expulsion to stifle speech they find disagreeable when it contradicts progressive dogma. Rather than encourage the free exchange of ideas, many institutions have become incubators of intolerance, narrow-mindedness and hatred, where dissent is quashed by systemic bullying and indoctrination that evokes totalitarian excess.

Those who passionately exhort universities to resist Trump’s efforts to eliminate campus antisemitism are not defending academic freedom. In fact, they are enabling extremism, excusing incitement and violence, legitimizing anti-Jewish and anti-western hatred, and reinforcing dictatorial impulses.

Given the influence such institutions have on society and in grooming future leaders, it should come as little surprise that their role in enabling or failing to curb Jew-hatred has normalized intolerance against all. And because radicalized students and agitators have been able to target Jews with little or no pushback, it should likewise come as no surprise that progressive activists have broadened their scope to harass and abuse others with differing ideologies or political affiliations.

Similar radicalization occurred in pre-war Nazi Germany, where institutions of higher learning were often cesspools of antisemitic indoctrination and the philosophy of dehumanization provided an intellectual predicate for genocide. Perhaps not surprisingly, many American universities at the time provided fertile ground for nurturing and disseminating similar loathsome views.

Only a dullard could fail to see the symmetry between then and now; and only a fool could fail to understand that what starts with the Jews doesn’t always end with the Jews.

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DERELICTION OF DUTY: Chief Justice John Roberts Admits It’s His Job to Rein in the Judicial Insurrection—and He’s Not Doing It

By The Daily Signal

The deep state and its allies have launched a judicial insurrection against President Donald Trump, and Chief Justice John Roberts effectively just admitted he’s not doing his job to stop it.

Roberts made a rare public statement back in March, criticizing Trump and other Republicans who have suggested impeaching judges to prevent them from taking it upon themselves to make national policy through injunctions. Yet Roberts refused to address the underlying issue, and he dodged again in public remarks Wednesday.

“What do you think of these calls for impeachment of judges based on the decisions that they’ve made?” Judge Lawrence Vilardo asked Roberts in an interview in Buffalo, New York.

“Impeachment is not how you register disagreement with decisions,” the chief justice said, repeating the substance of his comments in March.

“That’s what you’re there for,” Vilardo responded.

“That’s what we’re there for,” Roberts agreed.

Again, Roberts overlooked the underlying issue. Republicans aren’t calling for the impeachment of justices because they disagree with one particular decision—they’re exasperated because judge after judge after judge is effectively usurping the president’s authority by issuing so many nationwide injunctions.



The Judicial Insurrection

When woke bureaucrats stared down the barrel of a second Trump term, they strategized about how best to tie the new president’s hands. Public-sector unions made new collective bargaining agreements to protect work-from-home perks. Employees changed their titles to hide “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” Perhaps most importantly, bureaucrats and their allies outside the administration geared up to sue the Trump administration, targeting friendly judges.

Sure enough, the ink was barely dry on the president’s executive orders rooting woke ideology out of the government before public-sector unions (which represent federal bureaucrats) and leftist groups had taken the new administration to court. Many of these groups also hand-picked jurisdictions with judges more likely to give them the injunctions they seek.

According to the Congressional Research Service, judges issued 86 nationwide injunctions against President Trump in his first administration, with 36 of them involving immigration and 10 involving federal funding related to immigration. By contrast, judges issued only 28 nationwide injunctions against Biden. Between Jan. 20 and March 27 of this year, judges issued 17 injunctions—more than half of the number in Biden’s entire term.

Many of the unions and leftist groups filing these lawsuits also staffed and advised the Biden administration, as I expose in my book, “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.” The ACLU, for instance, pushed the Biden administration to open the border, and now the ACLU is filing lawsuits to block Trump’s border policies.

The judges—many of them appointed by Democrats, surprise surprise!—have taken the opportunity to issue “nationwide injunctions.” While temporary injunctions allow a judge to protect one of the parties in a case from harm while the court considers the case, judges have weaponized this power, claiming to protect people across the country who aren’t parties to the suit.

This practice of “judge shopping” enables activist groups to succeed in early stages of litigation before ultimately failing when the case reaches the Supreme Court. This gives judges a chance to carry out a judicial insurrection. It also gives the case the appearance of success, motivating the leftist groups and their supporters, while tying up the government in the meantime—all in pursuit of a vain claim.



The Supreme Court Acts

For instance, judges blocked Trump’s order removing gender ideology from the military and ordered the government to re-hire probationary employees after they had been fired.

The Supreme Court rightly struck down these injunctions, but the judges only handled them on a case-by-case basis.

Judges have blocked the State Department’s move to restructure the U.S. Agency for International Development, ordered the administration to halt its freeze on federal spending, demanded the government restore deleted websites, and more.

This deluge of injunctions calls for a robust response from the nation’s highest court—or, at the very least, direction from the man who heads the entire U.S. judicial system, Chief Justice Roberts.

Trump, Congress Consider Other Solutions

Roberts only got involved after Trump expressed exasperation over the injunctions.

Trump has pledged to comply with the judges’ orders, though he has rightly contested them in court.

He responded angrily to a judge’s order directing him to turn around planes carrying alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, however. The president noted that he won the 2024 presidential election in part by promising to oppose illegal immigration.

“I’m just doing what the VOTERS wanted me to do,” Trump wrote. “This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!”

Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, introduced articles of impeachment against the judge in question, but Trump and other Republicans have taken efforts to address the systemic issue, as well.

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the injunctions last month.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the Restraining Judicial Insurrectionists Act of 2025, establishing a three-judge panel to swiftly review injunctions or other forms of declaratory relief against the president and the executive branch, with a quick appeal process to the Supreme Court.

Lee said the judges “have presumed to run the military, the civil service, foreign aid, and HR departments across the Executive Branch—blatantly unconstitutional overreach.”

Meanwhile, Trump issued a memo in March directing the heads of executive agencies to request that judges follow the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c), which requires the party requesting an injunction to put up “security in an amount that the court considers proper to pay the costs and damages sustained by any party found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained.” Rule 65(c) may not apply to every legal case, however.

John Roberts’ Job

Each of these efforts addresses one aspect of the problem, and Lee’s bill would likely address the issue most effectively. However, there is one person who has authority over the U.S. judiciary and could direct judges to be more circumspect before they issue nationwide injunctions that effectively make policy.

His name is… drumroll please… John Roberts.

When Roberts says reversing lower court mistakes is “what we’re there for,” he’s exactly right. In fact, as head of the judiciary, addressing major nationwide issues like the judicial insurrection is what he’s there for, specifically.

Perhaps, instead of complaining about Trump’s call to impeach judges, Roberts could solve the underlying problem himself by outlining how judges should act when considering temporary injunctions.

If he wants Trump and others to stop talking about impeaching judges, maybe he should step up and address the root problem.



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Every Step Forward in the Middle East is Thanks to Israel’s Fight Against Extremism

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story

Peace, progress, and even basic stability in the Middle East aren’t the result of diplomacy alone—they’re earned through strength and sacrifice. And more than any other nation, Israel has been the one standing between the region and a flood of violent extremism. 

From Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon, to Iran’s terror proxies across Syria and Iraq, Israel has consistently taken bold and necessary action to push back the forces of chaos and destruction. While others talk, Israel acts.

Take Lebanon. For the first time in decades, the Lebanese government is beginning to push back against Hezbollah. Why? Because after Israel’s relentless and punishing response to Hezbollah’s aggression in recent months, Beirut realizes that shielding a terror army could mean national collapse. Israel’s decisive action created a new political reality—one where even Hezbollah’s traditional protectors are forced to think twice.

This pattern is not new. When the Abraham Accords were signed, the world celebrated peace between Israel and Arab states. But that peace wasn’t born of goodwill alone—it came from a shared recognition that Israel was the only force capable of containing Iran. Gulf states saw that Israel fights terror with determination, not appeasement.

Israel’s technological edge and intelligence capabilities have helped neutralize terror threats far beyond its borders. Iranian weapons shipments have been intercepted, ISIS cells dismantled, and extremist plots in Africa and Europe traced back to Iranian agents—all thanks to Israeli vigilance.

Some critics call Israel’s wars against terror obstacles to peace. But without defeating extremism, peace has no foundation. Israel defends not just itself—it defends the possibility of a future where Middle Eastern nations cooperate, grow, and thrive.

Every time Hamas is degraded, every time Iran is checked, every time Hezbollah is pushed back, the region becomes a little more hopeful. And that’s not just good for Israel—it’s good for Arabs, for Christians, and for all people who dream of a freer, safer Middle East.

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Secretary of Defense Hegseth Orders Military Medical Standards Review

By Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has officially ordered a full-spectrum review of the U.S. military’s medical standards for enlistment.

In a memo circulated in late April, Hegseth called for a detailed assessment of how physical fitness, body composition, and grooming requirements have shifted since 2015—and whether those changes have made the force stronger or simply more politically correct.

For those of us who have worn the uniform, it’s clear: readiness and lethality—not political agendas—must be the military’s north star. This review has been years overdue. and is necessary to strengthen the fighting force.

Hegseth’s directive tasks the services with examining how and why the standards evolved over the last decade.

He demands an honest accounting: Did lowering the bar actually improve readiness, or did it simply open the door to people who wouldn’t have made it past the front gate before?

The Secretary made his position clear: “The Department must maintain high, uncompromising, and clear standards to build a more lethal force,” he wrote in the memo obtained by SOFREP at Defense.gov.

Physical fitness, mental resilience, and strict grooming requirements aren’t artifacts of a bygone era—they’re essential traits of any military worth its salt.

Hegseth is demanding that commanders ask the hard question: Are we still recruiting warriors, or are we chasing woke checkboxes?

Course-Correcting After a Decade of Decline

Since 2015, a steady stream of politically-driven changes flooded into the military. Standards were loosened to allow for everything from more “inclusive” grooming policies to so-called gender-neutral physical fitness tests that quietly, and predictably, lowered physical expectations for many units.

This wasn’t about building a tougher force. It was about making the ranks look good on paper to the prevailing political class. Under the previous leadership, policies were crafted with the media cycle in mind—not battlefield victory.

One striking example is the Army’s combat fitness test debacle, where scoring adjustments were made after female pass rates lagged behind.

Instead of holding the line on what it takes to survive and win in combat, leadership caved to activists who’ve never had to haul a buddy to a CASEVAC (casualty evacuation) bird under fire.

Critics Cry “Discrimination”—But the Mission Comes First

Predictably, the usual suspects are already howling. Civil rights groups are claiming this review is a covert effort to roll back diversity initiatives. Major outlets like The Guardian and CBS News are wringing their hands, warning of a mass exodus of “marginalized” recruits.

But here’s the bottom line: the military’s purpose is to fight and win the nation’s wars, not to serve as a petri dish for social experimentation.

The battlefield is an ugly, brutal place that doesn’t care about your pronouns or personal identity. It cares how long you can carry a ruck, if you can fix a jammed weapon under fire, or fight through exhaustion.

The military isn’t supposed to mirror society. It’s supposed to be better than society—tougher, sharper, more lethal.

Recruitment Challenges: Quality Over Quantity

The services had been struggling to meet recruiting goals. For the first time in years, that is starting to turn around. The solution wasn’t to lower standards and hope for the best. It was to make military service a mark of distinction again. And Pete Hegseth is going just that.

Raising the bar—not lowering it—is how you inspire America’s best young men and women to step up and reach their full potential. It’s how you rebuild a warrior culture that prizes excellence over equity checklists. Hegseth understands this in his bones, and he’s willing to take the heat to get it done.

We don’t need bodies in uniform for the sake of numbers. We need warfighters.

Final Thoughts: A Step Toward Strength

Secretary Hegseth’s review is a long-overdue move to reorient the military toward what it’s supposed to be: a lethal, professional force ready to defend the nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

It’s not about turning back the clock. It’s about rediscovering the hard truths that have kept American warriors victorious (most of the time) for over two centuries: Discipline matters. Strength matters. Standards matter.

And if that makes the politically correct crowd squirm? Good. Let them.

America’s enemies certainly won’t care how inclusive our platoons are when the shooting starts.

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Guy D. McCardle is a sixteen-year veteran of the United States Army and most recently served as a Medical Operations Officer during OIF I and OIF II. He holds a degree in Biology from Washington & Jefferson College and is a graduate of the US Army Academy of Health Sciences.

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Defense Secretary Orders Review of Medical Standards for Military Enlistment (DOD News)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum, April 24, 2025, directing a comprehensive review of medical conditions that disqualify individuals from joining the military.

The memo, addressed to senior Pentagon leadership, ensures recruits meet the high physical and mental standards required for service. This initiative responds to concerns about current medical waiver policies and their impact on military readiness, prompting a 30-day evaluation to refine enlistment criteria.

Titled “Review of Medical Conditions Disqualifying for Accession into the Military,” the memo targets Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03, Volume 1, which outlines medical standards for enlistment, appointment or induction. It notes that waivers are currently permitted for conditions such as schizophrenia, paraphilic disorders, congestive heart failure and chronic oxygen use.

Hegseth emphasized that while the desire to serve is admirable, individuals with such conditions are often unable to complete initial training or their first term of service, potentially compromising mission success and the safety of service members.

“Applicants for military service … must be physically and mentally able to perform their duties under the harshest of conditions without risk to themselves or others,” he said in a video posted on Defense Department social media accounts.



The memo tasks the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness with identifying conditions that should be ineligible for waivers and those requiring approval from a military department secretary. Proposed updates to the instruction will be submitted for the secretary’s approval within 30 days.

In his recorded statement, Hegseth spoke about the memo’s intent. He highlighted the need for “clear, high, and uncompromising medical and mental standards” to ensure readiness.

“Service members need to be medically ready to fight,” he said, underscoring the goal to align standards with operational demands.

The reason for the review is rooted in recent trends and research. Data shows a rise in medical waivers, with approximately 17% of 2022 recruits receiving them, which is up from 12% in 2013, according to a DOD inspector general review.

The Navy alone issued 15,900 medical waivers in 2022, a significant increase from prior years. The surge, partly due to the health record system flagging more issues, has raised concerns about readiness.

Studies indicate conditions like schizophrenia can worsen under military stress. Heart conditions like hypertension and congestive heart failure limit physical performance, especially in deployment settings. Chronic oxygen use — often linked to severe respiratory issues — undermines service in high altitude or physically demanding roles.

The review also aligns with broader efforts to balance recruitment needs with operational effectiveness. By tightening waiver criteria, the department aims to ensure new service members can withstand the rigors of service, enhancing safety and mission success.

Hegseth’s memorandum is nested in the department’s focus on maintaining high standards, readiness and lethality. The forthcoming review provides a clearer framework for accession, ensuring only fully capable applicants join the military services.

“High standards equal lethality,” Hegseth explained. “[Under President Donald J. Trump] we’ve … seen a huge surge of Americans who want to join … a military with high, clear standards.”

REVIEW-OF-MEDICAL-CONDITIONS-DISQUALIFYING-FOR-ACCESSION-INTO-THE-MILITARY (pdf)


Statement by Jules W. Hurst III, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on the Review of Medical Conditions Disqualifying for Accession Into the Military Memorandum (DOD)

High, uncompromising, and clear standards are a hallmark of the U.S. military and are essential to helping us remain the most lethal and effective fighting force in the world.

To uphold these standards, and ensure that our warfighters are capable and ready, no matter the domain, adversary, or conditions, the Secretary of Defense has directed my office to conduct a review of existing medical standards for enlistment or appointment into military service.  More information can be found here.

Over the next 30 days, my office will identify any medical conditions that should be ineligible for a medical accession waiver and identify any medical conditions for which a medical accession waiver may only be granted by the Secretary of a Military Department.

These lists will be used to make any necessary updates to DoD guidance that the Services use to assess the medical readiness of individuals seeking to join the military.

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Trump Officials Talk to Israel about U.S. Ruling Gaza After the War

By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story

The U.S. insists that neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority will be in charge of the Gaza Strip. 

Trump administration officials are currently discussing with Israel the possibility of a U.S.-led temporary post-war government in Gaza, five sources told Reuters.

The high-level consultations have focused on a transitional governing body to ensure that Gaza remains stable and demilitarized.

The government has no established timeline, according to the report, but officials indicated it would last as long as needed.

U.S. officials have likened the proposal to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq that Washington established in 2003 after the downfall of Saddam Hussein.

Other countries may participate in the temporary government, but there was no indication as to which ones.

The U.S. insists that neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority would be in charge of Gaza. Instead, a likely scenario is that Palestinian technocrats would rule the Strip.

Sources did not indicate the likelihood that the proposal would come to fruition and said core roles had not yet been assigned.

A State Department spokesperson would not confirm whether a proposal for a U.S.-led interim Gaza government has been offered, adding that they could not comment on ongoing negotiations.

“We want peace, and the immediate release of the hostages,” the spokesperson said. “The pillars of our approach remain resolute: stand with Israel, stand for peace.”

In February, shortly after Trump assumed office, he announced that the United States would be “buying” and “owning” the Gaza Strip. At the time, he emphasized that while America’s Middle Eastern allies could play a role in Gaza’s rehabilitation and reconstruction, the U.S. would retain ownership of the territory.

“I’m committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle East to build sections of it, other people may do it, through our auspices,” Trump said, adding that the U.S. would ensure Hamas does not attempt to return to the coastal enclave.

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JIHAD NUKES: New Satellite Images Reveal Secret Iranian Nuclear Weapons Facility

By The Geller Report

Drop a MOAB. These talks are a stall for the final countdown.

Satellite images reveal alleged secret Iranian nuclear weapons facility

Iranian nuclear facility has reportedly been in operation for more than a decade

By Gillian Turner, Nick Kalman Fox News, May 8, 2025 11:23am EDT

Location of alleged Iranian nuclear site revealed by satellite images

Fox News State Department correspondent Gillian Turner has the latest on the discovery of an alleged Iranian nuclear facility on ‘America’s Newsroom.’

Fox News has exclusively obtained satellite imagery revealing what an opposition group says is a previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear weapons facility — raising fresh concerns amid ongoing negotiations between Tehran and the Trump administration.

The newly identified site, located in Iran’s Semnan Province, is far from the regime’s already-known nuclear facilities. According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), intelligence gathered from sources inside the country points to a sprawling compound covering nearly 2,500 acres.

Code-named the “Rainbow Site” by Iranian officials, the facility has reportedly been in operation for more than a decade, masked as a chemical production company known as Diba Energy Siba.

Alleged Iranian nuclear weapons facility

Code-named the “Rainbow Site” by Iranian officials, this site spans nearly 2,500 acres and has been operating for over a decade under the cover of a chemical production company called Diba Energy Siba. (National Council of Resistance of Iran)

According to NCRI sources, the primary function of the Rainbow Site is the extraction of tritium — a radioactive isotope used to enhance nuclear weapons. Unlike uranium enrichment, tritium has virtually no peaceful or commercial applications, casting further doubt on Iran’s longstanding claims that its nuclear ambitions are solely for energy or civilian use.

The revelations come as the Trump administration navigates sensitive negotiations with Tehran. When asked about the U.S. position on whether Iran can maintain a nuclear enrichment program short of weapons development, President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday, “We haven’t made that decision yet. We will, but we haven’t made that decision yet.”

Despite the bombshell intelligence, senior officials maintain optimism. Vice President JD Vance, speaking Tuesday, said the talks remain on track.

An overhead view of an alleged Iranian nuclear weapons facility

Satellite images reveal the location and layout of an alleged Iranian secret nuclear weapons facility that has been unknown until now. (National Council of Resistance of Iran)

“Without prejudging the negotiation, I will say, so far, so good,” Vance told reporters. “We’ve been very happy with how the Iranians have responded to some of the points that we’ve made.”

The discovery of the Rainbow Site could complicate the already delicate diplomacy surrounding Iran’s nuclear capabilities and the possibility of a renewed agreement.

Gillian Turner currently serves a dual role as anchor and State Department and foreign policy correspondent on FOX News Channel (FNC). She joined the network as a contributor in 2014 and is based in Washington.

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GOP Speaker Cancels Vote That Would Have Slashed $9.3 Billion in Wasteful Spending — USAID, PBS, NPR

By The Geller Report

President Trump requested $9.3 billion in rescissions, targeting programs like the State Department, USAID, PBS, and NPR. Congress was expected to vote on this, with Republican support aiming to codify cuts suggested by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

That vote was cancelled.

If Congress doesn’t approve the recissions request within 45 days of receiving it, Trump will be legally required to release the money back to the agencies.

Congress was scheduled to vote on rescissions this week to cut waste and fraud identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), targeting programs like USAID, PBS, and NPR. However, these votes were quietly canceled. No specific reasons for the cancellation were detailed in the available information, leaving the decision unclear. Some X posts expressed frustration, suggesting a lack of political will among Republicans to follow through on codifying DOGE’s proposed cuts. The rescissions were intended to formalize DOGE’s findings, which included billions in alleged waste, such as improper payments and fraudulent contracts, through a fast-track process under the Impoundment Control Act that requires only a simple majority in the Senate. Despite the cancellation, there’s no indication of rescheduling, and the issue remains a point of contention, with some lawmakers advocating for Congress to act to make DOGE’s cuts permanent.

What’s going on in DC? Why won’t the GOP majority get these rescissions passed?

Among the top targets in the package:

$8.3 billion in foreign aid, largely through the now-defunct USAID, an agency President Trump has shut down and folded into the State Department.

$1.1 billion in funding for NPR and PBS, which Trump officials have labeled “far-left indoctrination machines funded by taxpayers.”

Politico reported back in April:

The White House will soon ask Congress to cancel $9.3 billion already approved for foreign aid initiatives, public broadcasting and other programs, according to a White House official granted anonymity to speak freely.

Congress is expected to receive that so-called rescissions request when lawmakers return from their two-week recess later this month. To nix the funding, the House and Senate will each have to vote at a simple-majority threshold to approve the formal ask.

The White House package is expected to target funding for the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Institute of Peace and other programs, along with assistance to PBS and NPR through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

It would answer a call from congressional Republicans, who have ramped up their demands in recent months to defund public media companies for alleged bias against conservatives in programming and coverage. The CEOs of PBS and NPR testified at a hearing in March before the House Oversight subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency — the panel of lawmakers tasked with working in tandem with Elon Musk’s DOGE.

A Trump administration document obtained Monday also shows the White House is considering a larger request to revoke funding for the State Department and USAID, as well as asking Congress to cut those budgets by almost half for the upcoming fiscal year.

Congressional Republicans have been asking President Donald Trump and other administration officials for more a month now to send over a formal rescissions package, which would allow lawmakers to approve or reject specific funding cuts. There are efforts on Capitol Hill to bring legitimacy to moves by the White House to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding, which keep running up against a barrage of lawsuits. Some GOP senators have even directly appealed to Elon Musk for the chance to codify the spending cuts he’s made through his Department of Government Efficiency initiative.

But just because GOP lawmakers asked for a rescissions package doesn’t mean the $9.3 billion request will be swiftly approved. When Trump sent a request in 2018 to claw back $15 billion, the Senate rejected the plan. And not all Republicans support cutting funding for all the programs Trump would target in the new request.

If Congress doesn’t approve the recissions request within 45 days of receiving it, Trump will be legally required to release the money back to the agencies.

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Would the Left Finally Explain the Inexplicable?

By Victor Davis Hanson

Written by Victor Davis Hanson

The left broke norms, erased borders, and weaponized justice—not to govern, but to crush Trump and cling to power by any means necessary

Somewhere between 10 and 12 million illegal aliens were invited into the United States by the Biden administration.

As far as logistics go, Biden could not flee Afghanistan without getting 13 Marines killed and abandoning to the terrorist Taliban $50 billion in munitions, a billion-dollar embassy, and a $300 million retrofitted huge airbase.

But Biden and his handlers proved far more logistically capable when their target was fellow Americans.

After all, they somehow managed to stop the congressionally approved continuance of the border wall, to subvert federal immigration law, to emasculate the border patrol, and to ensure that millions of people around the world could simply walk into the U.S. illegally, unaudited and with impunity.

But why did Biden or his puppeteers do something so anarchic, so injurious to their fellow Americans?

Why cost the nation hundreds of billions of dollars in massive new entitlements?

Why swamp the social services of our own poor citizens?

Why turn loose half a million criminal aliens and gang members to prey on our own weak and defenseless?

Was the idea to alter the demography in one fell swoop? To grow the dependent class, thereby expanding government?

Was it pure spite born of hatred of half the country?

Was it to ensure future constituencies, given that the Democratic agenda no longer appeals to most Americans?

Was it a globalist gambit to demonstrate borders are anachronistic?

Was it to fast-track new voters under the laxity of post-2020 early- and mail-in voting protocols?

They knowingly fixed the 2020 primaries to ensure a non-compos-Biden would be nominated. Under the cover of the COVID lockdowns, they kept him in his basement while operatives radically altered the voting laws in the key swing states.

For the next four years, they put their waxen effigy in a hermetically sealed cocoon—one of avoidance of the press, three-day workweeks, and four-hour workdays.

Yet Biden could still not read huge-font, teleprompted scripts. He could not finish a simple call for unity without snarling, screaming, and damning his opposition as “semi-fascists,” “ultra-MAGA,” and “garbage.”

Was the point to salvage the Democratic Party for one last hurrah before the Squad, and the Sanders socialists inevitably took over and destroyed it?

Was that the idea behind clearing the primary field and anointing a decrepit “good ol’ Joe Biden from Scranton” veneer?

Or was it more sinister still in the sense that a debilitated Biden facade was a godsend for the left? Did his pseudo-centrist cover ensure that his handlers—the Obama crowd, the DEI chauvinists, and the Sanders socialists—could enact from the shadows the most radical agenda since 1933?

Will anyone ever tell us why they endangered and nearly ruined the country with a zombie president?

Why did the left break every prior pretense of legality and of fair play in trying to wreck an entire legal system just to destroy Donald Trump?

Why did the so-called stewards of jurisprudence coordinate four local, state, and federal prosecutions to cook up 93 indictments—the vast majority of them ridiculous contortions that will never be charged against any other American?

What was behind the disastrous effort to de-ballot Trump in most of the blue states? To “save” democracy by destroying it?

Why did they twice impeach a president and then try him as a private citizen?

Why did SWAT teams swarm an ex-president’s home to carry off over 10,000 documents in order to find 102 classified files?

Why did the FBI bring their own pre-prepared classification labels? Why scatter photo files on the floor?

Had Trump destroyed subpoenaed evidence like Hillary Clinton’s emails?

Had Trump stored the files, Biden-style, at four different locations?

Had Trump earlier just flunked rather than aced the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, would special counsel Jack Smith—as did Robert Hur in the Biden file case—have dropped all the charges against Trump on the grounds he was “an elderly man with a poor memory?”

So, what was behind the four years of trying to blow up and discredit our legal and law enforcement system just to destroy Trump?

Was their goad his accent, his bombast, or his tan that so drove the elite left into insanity?

Were they convinced they could never beat him in another election?

Did they hate him because, in his first term, he had secured the border, grown the economy, and had no wars abroad?

Or was it an unstoppable fixation, a destructive addiction?

In sum, the more he mocked them, the more they sought to destroy him—and all the more they ensured he would be president again.

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