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President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country's ugliest chapters.
"Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty," he said from Mount Rushmore. "It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor or even 9/11."//snip//Indeed, Trump's language evoked the Red Scare of the 1950s, when alleged communists
Mirror [UK],
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Hazel Gandhi
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Elaine Chao, the spouse of Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, is said to have embarked on an official visit to China merely three days following her husband's cardiac arrest. The 73 year old Chao has been wed to the 84 year old Republican lawmaker since 1993. She held the position of transportation secretary during President Donald Trump's initial term. Images appearing in media outlets allegedly depict her in discussions with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, occurring just 72 hours after McConnell was admitted to hospital. It comes as McConnell's staff issued an update on senator's condition after he was taken to
Townhall.com,
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Derek Hunter
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As the Nazis took over Germany, they were a minority party that no one really took all that seriously. Hitler was crazy, but his ramblings weren’t thought of by most Germans or the political establishment as foreshadowing. People today forget they were not a majority, as history tends to obscure reality for the sensational. Communists in Russia and China (or anywhere they destroyed, really) were a minority, too. But you should never underestimate the ability of a distinct minority to bring about massive devastation, as once radicals gain power they tend to wipe out their opposition and move quickly to consolidate control.
Just the News,
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Kevin Killough
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Kelsey Pfendler on Friday completed a 2,400-mile solo trip in a rowboat from Monterey, California, to Ala Wai Boat Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii.
She was greeted by hundreds of cheering fans when she arrived after 9 p.m. in her 21-foot modern rowboat, Lily, Hawaii News Now reported.
Pfendler, a professional raft guide, left Monterey on May 21, documenting her journey on social media. Completing the trip in 43 days, she shattered men's and women's records.
Associated Press,
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LOS ANGELES — The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a hit-and-run in California that left a car with “major” damage authorities said Saturday, and he could face misdemeanor charges. Paul Pelosi was driving his brown convertible Friday in Yountville, a town in the heart of Wine Country, when he struck a legally parked car on the side of the road, briefly stopped and then drove away, the Napa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. No injuries were reported. A witness saw the collision and called 911. Shortly afterward sheriff’s deputies found Pelosi with damage
New York Post,
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Daniel Farr
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Fourth of July descended into mayhem across Southern California as unruly crowds overwhelmed packed-out fireworks displays, looted stores, ignited fires and saw cops charge on horseback.
The worst unrest erupted in Newport Beach, where Independence Day revelers poured into Orange County, choking traffic and triggering a police response as disorder spread near the pier.
Authorities ultimately shut down businesses from the Newport Pier to Pacific Coast Highway as officers moved in to restore order.
Officers were swarmed by hundreds of people who hurled bottles and other debris at them before the crowd turned on one another and began fighting.
PJ Media,
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Robert Spencer
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Speaking at Mount Rushmore on Friday to commemorate the 250th anniversary of our nation, President Donald Trump sounded the alarm: “As we approach this magnificent anniversary, we see our American identity under a renewed attack.” He observed that “a generation after we fought and won the Cold War against the menace of communism, there is now a resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success.”
There was no doubt whatsoever that what he was saying was true, and that thirty-five years after the end of the Cold War,
PJ Media,
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Matt Margolis
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I’m sure you don’t, but I’ll give you one anyway.
Michelle Obama has spent years selling herself as America's warm, approachable former first lady. Remember the whole “when they go low, we go high” thing? We knew then it was just an empty slogan, because whenever she had a chance to prove she’s the bigger person, she just proved the opposite.
According to a Daily Mail report, Barack Obama’s wife personally torpedoed Cheryl Hines' return to the small screen when Larry David's new HBO series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, began casting. The show premiered last week. Higher Ground, the production company
USA Today,
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Brendan Morrow
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Surprise! Late Hollywood icon Rob Reiner's final TV role is all about skewering President Donald Trump. The "When Harry Met Sally" director, who died in December, made an unannounced posthumous appearance in the July 3 episode of Larry David's history-themed HBO sketch comedy "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness," which is produced by former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. At the end of the episode, Reiner played George Washington in a sketch centered on roasting Trump without ever saying his name, and Trump's least favorite late-night comic, Jimmy Kimmel, even got involved. In the scene
Daily Signal,
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Fred Lucas
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In another case of federal bureaucrats challenging elected leaders, seven employees of the Environmental Protection Agency who signed onto a public letter opposing President Donald Trump were eventually ousted. Now they’re suing to get their jobs back.
The terminated employees are suing with the backing of the litigation group Democracy Forward. Democrat lawyer Marc Elias is chairman of the board for Democracy Forward, which has filed numerous lawsuits advocating for the federal bureaucracy against elected leaders. Elias is best known for election litigation for Democrats, and for his role in pushing the Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy theory.
Red State,
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Nick Arama
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's speech for our nation's 250th birthday has gotten a lot of well-deserved criticism.
It was pretty awful on the whole. But there was one particular part on Friday that got a lot of attention, in which he lambasted America, attacked Elon Musk, and demonized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The swipe against Musk was particularly nasty, saying children go hungry while the world's first trillionaire (Musk) "hungers for more."
In that you can see the evil of the radical left - to demonize the people who are actually achieving and whipping up envy and class warfare.
But Elon Musk responded,
Townhall,
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Joseph Chalfant
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Michael Bon, a 33-year-old truck driver who caused an accident that killed Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. on Wednesday has been confirmed to be an illegal alien who entered the United States under the Biden administration, according to a report from Fox News’ Bill Melugin. [Tweets]
Trooper Pahira Jr. was inspecting an unrelated semi-truck early on Wednesday morning when Bon veered off of the road and onto the shoulder, striking a vehicle and causing a deadly chain reaction that eventually led to the death of Pahira Jr.