Valor, Virtue, And Manliness Can Rescue Civilization
Posted By: earlybird, 10/14/2025 11:59:41 AM
Michael Walsh’s Last Stands: Why Men Fight When All is Lost and A Rage to Conquer: Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History are not merely military histories; they are meditations on the human condition. Walsh writes not as a detached chronicler of tactics and campaigns but as a moral philosopher seeking to understand the inner world of the soldier and the spiritual anatomy of courage. His subject is war, but his theme is man — his strength, his limits, his longing for greatness, and his willingness to confront annihilation for something greater than himself. Across these books, Walsh presents a compelling defense of martial virtue and manliness as
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Indicted New York State Attorney General Letitia James has housed her “fugitive” relative in her Virginia house for five years, according to reports.
The under-fire prosecutor’s grandniece, Nakia Thompson, has been living with her three children in James’ three-bedroom property in Norfolk since 2020.
It has now been revealed that Thompson is officially listed as an “absconder” who is wanted by authorities in Forsyth County, North Carolina, for failing to finish her probation, court documents seen by the Daily Mail reveal.
Michael Walsh’s Last Stands: Why Men Fight When All is Lost and A Rage to Conquer: Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History are not merely military histories; they are meditations on the human condition. Walsh writes not as a detached chronicler of tactics and campaigns but as a moral philosopher seeking to understand the inner world of the soldier and the spiritual anatomy of courage.
His subject is war, but his theme is man — his strength, his limits, his longing for greatness, and his willingness to confront annihilation for something greater than himself. Across these books, Walsh presents a compelling defense of martial virtue and manliness as
More than 1,500 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Illinois by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel during Operation Midway Blitz, including criminals, the agency said in an Oct. 14 post on X.
“Operation Midway Blitz is making Illinois SAFE again. DHS law enforcement has made over 1,500 arrests across Illinois, including of pedophiles, vicious gang members, and armed robbers,” DHS said.
“@POTUS Trump and @Sec Noem WILL NOT allow criminal illegal aliens to terrorize our cities.”
A video of President Trump standing center stage to greet each of the world leaders who have travelled to Egypt to participate in the historic Mid East peace summit.
The summit to support the Israeli Hamas ceasefire is hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and President Trump. President Trump was requested to greet all of the leaders from around the world who travelled to Egypt to participate. WATCH:
For years, the Presidential Medal of Freedom has been awarded to celebrities and political allies. But on Tuesday, President Donald Trump will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the highest civilian honor, reviving the medal’s original intent of recognizing those who have made extraordinary contributions to the security, ideals, and freedoms of the country. (snip) Soon after Kirk’s assassination, Trump announced Kirk would posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (snip) The award is intended to honor “any person who has made an especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.”
Israeli Knesset Welcomes President Trump
with Massive Standing Ovation and Blaring Trumpets 5 replies
with Massive Standing Ovation and Blaring Trumpets 5 replies
The government of Israel is smartly leveraging all of their political will and praise to build influence with President Trump as he becomes the fulcrum, the Solomon of sorts, for the future of Gaza and all that follows.
On the other side of this precarious balance, comes the expectations of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and the entire Mideast region.
Only President Donald Trump is big enough for this moment of consequence.(snipe)
Only U.S. President Donald Trump is significant enough to bear the responsibility and pressure of this moment. It is a remarkable testimony to a lifetime of steps that has brought him to this moment.
China holds a monopolistic level of control on the industrial processing of rare earth minerals. The minerals themselves are not rare; it’s the processing of them into refined elements used in industrial electronic component manufacturing that gives China power.
The U.S. and China hold a current trade agreement saying, essentially, we will remain steady with the baseline tariffs in exchange for Beijing maintaining a consistent policy on the export of processed rare earth magnets and minerals. The announcement of export controls by Beijing violated the terms of that trade agreement, and President Trump responded by announcing an additional retaliatory tariff of 100%, effective November 1st.
It’s all inside baseball, but for those who are watching the effort to rein in the Fourth Branch of government it is also quite interesting.
CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis (pictured left) has removed the acting CIA general counsel and put himself into the role until President Trump’s nominee Joshua Simmons can be confirmed by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Deputy Director Ellis, like DNI Tulsi Gabbard is a solid MAGA ally. Without knowing the reason for his decision to remove the CIA general counsel, the New York Times is not happy.
Let’s not forget how the Letitia James drama started…
Letitia James built her entire career on one promise: to take down President Donald Trump. (snip)Our friends at The Gateway Pundit have done a meticulous deep-dive investigation into Letitia’s financial dealings, and it’s far worse than most people realize. This isn’t some silly oversight or one bad mortgage… not even close. It’s a long-running pattern of deception spanning two states, many properties, and decades of lies.
UPDATE: Chris Wray is sweating bullets…
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Well, good news, folks. Things are finally heating up in the DC Swamp, and it’s starting to look like the long arm of justice is stretching in a direction Dems never expected. The swamp’s most protected bad guys are suddenly playing defense, and FBI Director Chris Wray may be next in line.
(snip)Now comes word that the Justice Department is running a national security investigation into FBI leadership during Wray’s shameful leadership. This is a massive development that could expose what was really happening inside the Bureau while the Deep State was waging war on President Trump and his supporters. According to reports, investigators are digging into the destruction or mishandling
A man threatened conservative influencer Benny Johnson as part of an 'Antifa' plot to emulate Charlie Kirk's assassination, Pam Bondi said at a fiery press conference Friday.
The Attorney General announced charges against a suspect named as George Isbell Jr. as part of a White House crackdown on political violence.
Isbell will be prosecuted in connection to threatening communications mailed to Johnson and his wife Kate, which talked about wanting to orphan their children and strangling Johnson 'with an American flag'.
The Pennsylvania Department of State, continuing to defy common sense, is back in court defending its illogical 2018 directive instructing county election boards not to bother verifying mismatched identification at voter registration.
Wannabe voters in Pennsylvania must provide either a driver’s license or a Social Security number when registering to vote. The federal Help America Vote Act, HAVA, requires county election officials to collect these identifying numbers and compare them with government databases. Traditionally in Pennsylvania, when the numbers didn’t match, it meant the voter’s identity could not be verified and the voter registration request was denied.
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Joe Biden's post-presidency has been rough, to put it mildly.
Nearly nine months after Donald Trump reclaimed the White House, Biden is holed up in Wilmington, Delaware, grappling with a reality that must feel like political exile. He's dealing not just with the sting of losing power, but also the inability to sell access and enrich his family. Though he won’t admit to the latter.
The irony couldn’t be thicker. After years of attacking Trump and using the Justice Department in a desperate bid to put his successor behind bars, Biden now finds himself being told by his own advisers to stay quiet and act like a traditional ex-president.
Former President Barack Obama stated that President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to quell crime in Democrat-run cities is “inherently corrupting,” arguing that he would have received a different reaction from conservative media if he had sent the military into Texas during his tenure. Obama spoke with left-wing comedian Mark Maron for the final episode of his long-running podcast, published Monday, in which he shared several of his grievances about how Trump has been leading the country.
Barack Obama has fallen yet again for a boy-faced Democrat hoping to "turn Texas blue." During a recent interview on Marc Maron's podcast, the failed former president touted James Talarico, the Texas state lawmaker running for U.S. Senate, as a "terrific, talented young man." Democrats haven't been this excited about a U.S. Senate candidate in Texas since Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke, who lost his race in 2018 but also managed to impress Obama with his terrific talents.
Talarico won praise from Democrats earlier this year by going on Joe Rogan's podcast. He parlayed that appearance into a U.S. Senate campaign and fawning headlines, such as
New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news
outlets who say they won’t sign new
Pentagon rules 23 replies
outlets who say they won’t sign new
Pentagon rules 23 replies
News organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defense Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.
Those outlets say the policy threatens to punish them for routine news gathering protected by the First Amendment. The Washington Post, The Atlantic and Reuters on Monday also publicly joined the group that says it will not be signing. AP confirmed Monday afternoon that it would not sign.
Hillary Clinton heaped some rare praise on her former arch-enemy Donald Trump for his handling of the Gaza peace deal in a recent interview.
“I really commend President Trump and his administration,” Clinton told CBS News 24/7 Friday.
“As well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what’s often called the day after,” she added. Clinton’s comments came just a day after Hamas agreed to Trump’s peace plan in a stunning move that is expected to end the two year war that’s ravaged the Gaza Strip.
JD Vance's Brutal Takedown of Elizabeth
Warren After She Implies Involvement in
Peace Deal 19 replies
Warren After She Implies Involvement in
Peace Deal 19 replies
The Democrats' reaction to President Donald Trump's historic peace deal in Gaza has been interesting. Some on the left had the grace to give him the credit he deserved. Then, you had folks like former President Barack Obama, who, while welcoming the deal, couldn't bring himself to even mention Trump's name.[snip]Then there were folks like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) who seemed to be implying that she had something to do with the achievement in her remarks, when, of course, she had nothing to do with it.[snip] "The president told me he did this on Indigenous Peoples Day in honor of you," Vance jokingly replied
After its Teletubby Offensive at ICE HQ
Fizzles, Portland Antifa Goes for Full
Frontal Rudity 19 replies
Fizzles, Portland Antifa Goes for Full
Frontal Rudity 19 replies
Despite Antifa's Teletubby media offensive, multiple Antifa militants and at least one Antifa assault victim were arrested on Saturday night outside the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) HQ in Portland, Ore. By Sunday, however, the next leftist psy-op had been deployed against ICE. Operation Full Frontal Rudity, as I call it, was in full effect on Sunday afternoon. This is an operation where naked males and females mount their bicycles to give the drug-addled "homeless" people slumped over like human tacos, parents with children, and retirees a show that nobody wanted to see —
Israeli hostages released live updates:
All living Israeli hostages are freed
from Hamas clutches 19 replies
All living Israeli hostages are freed
from Hamas clutches 19 replies
Hamas terrorists have started to free the last remaining hostages in Gaza Monday morning, following a historic peace deal brokered by President Trump.
The freed individuals had spent over 730 days in captivity after they were among a group of 250 kidnapped from southern Israel and dragged into Gaza during Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7, 2023 invasion. An elated mother of one of the freed Israeli hostages was able to video chat with her son for the first time since he was taken captive by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
"You’re coming home! You’re all coming home!" Einav Zangauker was seen telling her 25-year-old son,
Hamas Holds Public Executions Of Collaborators,
Tightens Grip On Gaza As Truce Flashes Violence 18 replies
Tightens Grip On Gaza As Truce Flashes Violence 18 replies
Hamas fighters have dramatically reasserted control in Gaza, defying Israeli demands for disarmament just a day after U.S. President Donald Trump was in the region signing the ceasefire agreement.
On Tuesday, the militant group solidified its return by carrying out public executions of men accused of collaborating with Israeli forces. A video circulated Monday, whose authenticity was confirmed by a Hamas source, showed seven men dragged into a crowd, forced to their knees, and shot from behind in Gaza City.
The move underscores the “daunting hurdles” facing efforts to move Trump’s ceasefire plan toward a longer-term resolution.
In 2018, President Trump was riding high on a wave of winning. Republicans had never had it so good, but Democrat operatives plotted their comeback, flooding Republican-held Congressional districts where Hillary Clinton had won. Millions poured into Orange County, California, as Democrats sensed an opportunity to flip Congressional seats blue for the first time in decades, if not in history. Gavin Newsom, then the Lieutenant Governor, was campaigning for Governor, shoring up all the support he could for Democrats running for Congress across Orange County, including Katie Porter, a law professor from UC Irvine. A fat, squat character actress of a candidate, no one could imagine this hog winning anything.
If you're not a person who hates Israel and who has routinely shown sympathy for their terrorist enemies, Monday was a good day, with the surviving hostages being released as a result of the historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas, brokered by President Trump and members of his administration.But Monday was not a good day for CNN's longtime chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour, a British-Iranian "journalist" whose name has become synonymous with Israel- and America-bashing.
As RedState reported earlier, Amanpour was one of the sour-faced media figures who, while talking about the hostages being released, seemed to fret about Hamas supposedly losing their "leverage" in the deal.
The Algorithm That Rigged the Census:
How One Bureaucrat Stole the House and
Billions in Funding 17 replies
How One Bureaucrat Stole the House and
Billions in Funding 17 replies
The 2020 census was marketed as an “actual enumeration,” a neutral count of people for apportionment and funding. It was not. The same official who helped block a basic citizenship question in 2018, John M. Abowd, then the Census Bureau’s Chief Scientist, pushed through a new, opaque methodology in 2020 called differential privacy. The new system deliberately injected mathematical noise into every block count in America, turning the census from a headcount into a model with knobs. The knob that mattered most was a single parameter, epsilon, a secrecy shroud known only to a small inner circle.