Twenty-four years ago, America came under attack. Nearly 3,000 innocent lives were stolen on a clear Tuesday morning. Now, the 9/11 Legacy Foundation warns that memory is fading — and with it, the truth. In classrooms, textbooks, and media coverage, the story of September 11th is vanishing. According to the 9/11 Legacy Foundation, some schools […]
For Army 1st Lt. Francesco La Torre, the Army’s first drone-on-drone strike wasn’t exactly a Hollywood moment. By Jennifer French for Soldier Systems “In [the Star Wars movie], ‘A New Hope,’ Luke Skywalker flies an X-Wing through the Death Star trench and blows it up,” La Torre said. “This wasn’t like that. It was way […]
Police in Redmond are investigating a late-night shooting that took place Sunday near the QFC on Redmond Way. According to the Redmond Police Department, officers were dispatched around 11 p.m. following a report of a disturbance involving a firearm. By Brandon Curtis for Concealed Nation Authorities say an employee of a nearby business noticed a man […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – But are they just exaggerating the possibility for political reasons? Eleven retired U.S. generals warned that recent and proposed National Guard deployments could [emphasis added] “undermine” the military’s reputation as a trusted institution and harm troop morale. “A military that is thrust into aggressive interactions with civilians in a politicized context will, over time, inevitably […]
President Donald Trump made a sharp, stern demand during a tense phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following an unexpected Israeli strike on Hamas targets in Doha, Qatar early Tuesday. During the call, Trump warned that targeting Qatar, a key U.S. partner and mediator in the Gaza War and hostage negotiations, was “not […]
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A 16-year-old student opened fire at Evergreen High School on Wednesday, wounding two classmates before taking his own life, authorities said. The shooting began around 12:24 p.m. on school grounds — approximately four minutes after Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in Utah. The attack unfolded both inside […]
A federal appeals court in New York City, dominated by Democrat appointees, has upheld Connecticut laws banning common rifles and magazines, setting up a potential conflict with the United States Supreme Court which already ruled such bans are unconstitutional. “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on upheld Connecticut’s bans on commonly owned […]
Matthew Dowd, a political operative and contributor to MSNBC, has been fired by the network over comments he made on the air on Wednesday, just minutes after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The network denounced Dowd’s comments on social media. “During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd […]
On Thursday, the wife of former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez (D) was sentenced in a foreign influence trial. Nadine Menendez was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Thursday for participating with her husband and former U.S. senator Bob Menendez in a corruption scheme to obtain expensive gifts and bribes including gold […]
Freedom of the press is not a polite request to those who would silence it. It is a constitutional guarantee, rooted in the First Amendment, and binding on both state power and private mobs. Yet in cities across America, reporters are regularly harassed, detained, and even assaulted by activists intent on controlling the narrative. Police […]
On Thursday, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired the country’s U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson after documents published by Congress exposed the extent of his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein following the disgraced financier’s 2008 criminal case. The Foreign Office confirmed that the prime minister had ordered Mandelson’s removal “in light of the additional information in emails” offering support to Epstein […]
When Haircuts Require More Education Than Justice
It should be self-evident that a society should require greater training to sit in judgment over citizens than to cut their hair. Yet in West Virginia, the opposite is true. To become a barber, the state demands 1,200 hours of schooling at a licensed institution or 2,400 hours of apprenticeship, a formal health certificate, and […]