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Why I'm Celebrating Memorial Day Differently This Year

Scott Walker: Remembering those who never made it home

Tornadoes threatened the nation's capital, but the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stood firm

A Visit To Arlington National Cemetery On Memorial Day

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CNN Lays Off Almost Entire Division, Surprises Employees As 'Crazy Rumor' Comes True
The only 'successful' division; only one not 'focused on anti-Trump stuff'

Anderson Cooper Blasts Facebook Over Fake Pelosi Video, Asks Exec If It Should 'Get Out Of The News Business'
​(These people don't understand irony)

If Well Fargo and TD made NO attempt to protect the personal information about the most powerful man in world, what will it do when the government wants yours?

Americans SHOCKED Wells Fargo And TD Bank Gave Trump’s Financial Docs To House Dems!

 

 

HEADLINES*

25May19
North Carolina Class Teaches Gun Safety To Six-Year-Olds
​Obama-appointed judge who issued border wall injunction donated over $20,000 to Obama
Meet The Hispanic Americans Of Trump's America
European Chauvinism As The Antidote To Nationalism
​Trump, Abe (AH-bay) engage in golf diplomacy, take in sumo tourney​
Remembering the Original Meaning of the American Dream
Gov. Ralph Northam Thinks Voters Are A Bunch Of Gullible Fools
Does This Convicted War Criminal Deserve A Pardon From President Trump?
Study: Happiest Wives In America Are Religious Conservatives
The Forgotten Family Ritual That Bonds Parents and Children
​No, Three Recent Murders Weren’t Because The Victims Were Trans
Judge Suspended Without Pay For Anti-Trump Comments In Court, Social Media (Wow! Finally!)
Monetary Stability and the Independence of the Federal Reserve Bank
FBI recordings accuse MLK of 40 affairs, laughing as a pastor raped a woman — and they are under lock in a U.S. archive, claims author​
Hillary Runs To Pelosi’s Defense Over Doctored Video​
Winning Where it Counts Week at Legal Insurrection
Star Trek’s “Mr. Sulu” actor pondering challenge to “Cocaine Mitch” McConnell
Knock Down the House Review: A Netflix Documentary About Vacuous Democrats
ANN ALTHOUSE BUSTS THE HYPOCRITES
The Genocide That Dare Not Speak Its Name:  The Impossible Future of Christians in the Mid East
Constitution

• Does the Constitution Mandate Universal Birthright Citizenship? Here’s the Answer
• Court halts Trump’s emergency declaration wall-building plans (This must stop!)

Coup d'état​

• Ex-CIA Officials Fume About Declassification Order, But Their Anger May Be Misplaced
• Lindsey Graham: Trump declassification move ‘not compromising national security’
• Rep. Steve Cohen: Nancy Pelosi Needs To Do The ‘Patriotic’ Thing And Impeach Trump
• Brennan Security Clearance NOT Revoked
• Mark Meadows: Dems Lashing Out Because They Have Read What is About to Be Released
• New evidence indicates that Trump Tower meeting was to create obstruction trap for trump

​​Education

• What Amazon’s Documentary ‘Lorena’ Teaches About American Society
• Dennis Prager: Are You Sure You Want To Play Russian Roulette With Your Child's Values?
• ‘Drag 101’ course for teens to be taught at Ohio public library

Freedom / Property / Rights / Taxes / Government Overreach

• Here’s What Happened When I Tested Whether Speech Crimes Equal Violence
• Michelle Malkin: DUH! HUD Housing Should Put Americans First
• FAA Investigating 2 Airports For Religious Discrimination After Booting Chick-Fil-A
• THIS: ​​Former Obama Labor Secretary Bans Travel From LA Co. To Alabama Over Abortion Law (And some may opt not to spend any money in CA, even online...)
• THAT: ​Erick Erickson: Ending Abortion Is Worth Any Economic Consequence
• Cheryl K. Chumley​: Democrats are enemies of even Captain Obvious welfare controls
• Store Clerk Pulls Out Gun To Stop Burglar With A Hatchet. Now The Clerk Has Been Fired.
• ACLU, Planned Parenthood Sue Alabama Over Its Human Life Protection Law

Hate / Bigotry / Prejudice / Discrimnation

• A Slow Learner Looks at Anti-Semitism
• Racism: Is There Anything It Can’t Do?
• Trump: Jussie Smollett’s Fake Hate Crime An Attack On Trump Supporters

​​Health Care: Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s Awesome Take-Down Of ‘Medicare-For-All’
Jihad

• Islamic center leader indicted in alleged murder-for-hire plot​
• Ilhan Omar Accuses United States of Atrocities at the Border
• Freed Terrorist John Walker Lindh Vows to Continue Support for Violent Jihad

Markets (Free Vs. Government Manipulated)

• Design Regulations Helped Ruin American Cars​
• Marriott Finally Realizes That Competing With Airbnb Beats Lobbying Against It
• Treat Others the Way Chick-fil-A Treats You
• Colorado Governor Signs Equal Pay Law That Will Encourage Frivolous Lawsuits
• Beer industry blames Trump’s tariffs for loss of 40K jobs

Media (The Fifth Column)

• Even After Alleged Outbursts, Media Just Couldn’t Quit Michael Avenatti
• ​CNN Employee Shreds Jim Acosta As Book Set To Be Released
• Politics in entertainment is producing mixed results
• ABC Declares Trump Took the 'Side' of 'Murderous Dictator' Over Biden
• On NPR, Ramesh Ponnuru Goes Full David Brooks on Collusion, Spygate
• Hilarious! Reporter Warns Intel Could Be Used for a Trump Narrative​
• Gutfeld: Democrats and Media Are 'Incestuous' and 'Interchangeable'
• Clash of Pro-Life, Pro-Abortion Titans on Univision
• So, Can You Guess Why There's Media Silence Over This Gang Assault In Minnesota?

​National Security

• On War With Iran, It's Trump Versus the Founding Fathers
• Why Trump’s Middle East Initiative Is Doomed To Fail No Matter What He Does
• Iraq offers to mediate U.S.-Iran crisis: ‘We are trying to help’
• Trump OKs 1,500 more U.S. troops to Middle East amid Iranian tensions
• Trump plays down North Korea’s missile test, putting him at odds with Abe
• THIS: ​ICE seeking custody of MS-13 teens wanted for murder of 14yo girl. That's not all, it tried to get them a year before the murder but the county released them without notifying ICE!
• THIS: ​​MS-13 blamed for body found in shallow grave in Long Island nature preserve
• THAT: Democratic Presidential Candidate Signs Sanctuary State Bill Into Law
• Trump Authorizes $16 Billion To Farmers Affected By Trade War
• White House Plan Would Shift Millions From TSA To Fund Border Operations
• China robot censors crank up
• ​Thousands commemorate Tiananmen protests
• Ben Carson Hounded by Open Borders Liberals for Putting Americans First

Over-the-Top Environmentalism

• Forty-Four Things You Should Know About the Green New Deal
• In Cannes, glittery film festival literally costs the Earth – ‘Fleet of energy-guzzling luxury yachts & private planes, kilos of gourmet food dumped, limousines driving stars’
• Not just in the US: Norwich councillors turn to 3yo's to advance their climate change agenda

Political Correctness (i.e., shutting down non-Progressive ideas)

• Dispute Over Transgender Athletes Illustrates The Liberal Departure From Science
• Students’ MAGA hats blurred out in high school yearbook photo
• HS foreign language teachers dress up as ‘Mexicans,’ social media frenzy ensues

​​2020 Presidential Race​: 2020 hopefuls Sanders, Warren condemn Espionage Act charges against Assange ​

26May19
Seven Lakes Volunteer Fire Department Receives $11K Grant​
Residents, Pinehurst Push Back on Taylortown Annexation
Kiwanis Honors Four Seniors with Scholarships
Southern Pines Planning Board Okays Apartment Complex
Carol Haney to Run for Southern Pines Mayor
Carthage Upset About Road Closure for Courthouse
Shared Information Process Between Towns Hits a Snag​
Commissioners approve security training facility​
County Addresses Shopping Center Proposals​
Sandhills Chapter of MOAA – Annual Memorial Day Observance
Memorial Day Events and Observances in Moore County
Dunkin’ Supports the USO of NC Sandhills Area with Limited-Edition Star-Spangled Donuts
Helen Mills to make second bid for NC Senate (Her policies are both radical & aligned with other American Dem pols)
Dan McCready wisely avoids progressive Democrats and causes​
Given higher taxes & property restrictions, can NC conservatives make inroads with urban voters?
The pro-life wave, environmentalism, and an unforeseen NC congressional race
​What’s important to know about screens and reading 
​A tale of two op-eds and the 2020 Senate race
​Enjoy the Memorial Day Weekend But Take a Moment To Reflect On What Memorial Day is All About, says AMAC​
Romney blasts idea of Trump pardoning Navy SEAL accused of stabbing wounded ISIS fighter as 'unthinkable'
JACK DUNPHY: The Real World of Police Officers Doesn’t Always Conform with the Utopian Visions of the L.A. Police Commission.
​Where Are NC's "Conservative" Politicians?

• Texas Senate Approves More Armed Teachers In Classrooms

Constitution

• Electoral College has little to do with race, slavery
• Nevada Will Give Electoral Votes To National Popular Vote Winner
• Why We Have The Electoral College​
• Trump, Barr fight back against judicial tyranny of nationwide injunctions
• Josh Hawley fights another anti-Catholic Progressive judicial nominee against his own party

Coup d'état​

• Levin: 'The president of the United States cannot, must not be blackmailed by the Democrat House of Representatives'
• ​Defiant Trump: Democrats failed in ‘takedown attempt’ against me
• The Dossier: Trump declassification order causes Deep State panic
• Levin: Pelosi claims there's something wrong with the president 'as her dentures are slipping out of her mouth'
• Trump and John Brennan fight over A.F. Branco Legal Insurrection cartoon

​​Education

• Pinecrest JROTC Unit Recognized For Training Future Leaders
• North Moore High School Expansion Gets Final OK
• The ‘Underpaid Teachers’ Myth
• Be wary of teacher complaints about pay; Annoy a whiner: 'What about benefits? Time off?'
• Billboards slam Gov. Cooper for his hit on voucher program
• Projected public school enrollment
• Possible addition of virtual preschool attracts fans and critics
• THIS: Kim Strach firing tells all we need to know about what Roy Cooper means by “nonpartisan”
• THAT: Elections board will pay Brinson Bell $30k more than predecessor Strach
• Democrats split along racial lines on charter schools
• Share of state education funding
• Martin Center column probes affirmative action for women in higher education
• Here’re the top 5 most outrageous instances of campus censorship observed by ISI during 2018-19 school year
• Portland State rejects ‘Conservative Political Thought’ course because it’s not inclusive
• Police departments guilty of ‘interspecies violence’ against blacks, professor argues

Freedom / Property / Rights / Taxes

• Suspected armed robber shot dead on SMU Boulevard by potential victim, police say
• NC Senate passes tax cut package; measure heads to House
• WRAL:  Source: Senate budget includes bigger raises for state employees, less for teachers
• Why the NC Justice Center’s budget demands are so dangerous
• NCSU study shows tax incentives harm state’s economy
• Repealing literacy test would change nothing but it is still a good idea
• Let’s make politics less important
• A state Earned Income Tax Credit: The idea that won’t die (Welfare by any other name enslaves as much...)
• Proposed tribal casino in Kings Mountain pits Cherokee versus Catawba
• WRAL:  Cooper boosts parental leave for 56,000 state employees
• WRAL:  ​First 'Build NC' transportation bonds cleared for market
• Proposed monthly fee dropping out of water-and-sewer-fix bill
• LISTEN HERE: Raleigh short-term rental rules raise property-rights issues
• Trump should veto bad spending bills – like this one
• Pro-abortion protesters at UChicago celebrate as students keep student fee-funded abortions
• The FairTax: Chairman's Report - May 24, 2019
• House Democrats subpoena ex-White House staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson in obstruction of justice probe
• NRA, gun rights groups using New York City rules to seek expansion of Second Amendment in Supreme Court
• Ron Paul: ​Losing Income Tax Privacy Is a Real Danger
• Senate Republicans Renew Earmark Ban and Make It Permanent (OK, but insignificant)
• Pro-life victory: Missouri governor signs law banning abortions after eight weeks
• GOP congressman stands alone, blocks massive $19.1 billion spending bill
• Alabama state Rep. Arnold Mooney seeks to censure 'kill them now or you kill them later' colleague, shuts down house
• ​Lone Texas Republican BLOCKS $19 billion disaster bill that just passed the Senate and now Pelosi is FURIOUS!
• Obama's Prosecution of the Press Went Deeper Than Reported
• Bloomberg Course Continues Bloomberging Rights Away
• Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss NRA/SAF Suit Against Washington Gun Control

Hate / Bigotry / Prejudice / Discrimnation

• Being a right-leaning student on a left-leaning campus: an interview with Sienna Stanfield
• Jussie Smollett’s Criminal Case to be Unsealed, Judge Orders

Health Care

• Restoring health care benefits for retirees; it’s time for some answers
• Roy Cooper Continues to Mislead on Medicaid Expansion
• Dental Therapy in North Carolina
• CBO Reaffirms Dangers Of Single-Payer Health Care System
• Trump admin announces rollback of Obamacare reg that defined sex as gender identity

Jihad

• VIDEO: Ilhan Omar Attacks Conservative People Of Faith​
• Ilhan Omar Attacks Ben Carson — He Responds
• Germany: Government Official Warns Jews Against Wearing Kippah
• ‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh, Who has Praised ISIS, Leaves Prison,

The Left Is Violent

• ‘F*CK YOU! DROP DEAD MOTHERF*CKER!!’ Morano receives threat after Congressional testimony – ‘May you die by [your children’s] hand!’ – WARNING GRAPHIC LANGUAGE

Markets (Free Vs. Government Manipulated)

• Tax incentives for everyone, not just the favored few​
• Did Smoot-Hawley alarmists get Trump tariffs wrong when they predicted another Great Depression?

Media (The Fifth Column)

• CNN’s Brian Stelter Deletes Tweet Falsely Claiming He Covered Michael Avenatti Drama
• Bozell & Graham: Jeff Daniels and the arrogance of the Left
• Jim Acosta’s CNN role further muddled by upcoming book: ‘You can’t tell the difference between him and a paid pundit’
• Mark Levin: There is no independent thought in any major newsroom
• Acting DHS Chief Says All Illegal Border Crossers Being Released
• House Committee Passes Three Amnesty Bills
• CNN Criticizes Trump's 'Fake' Pelosi Video, That Wasn't Actually Fake
• Trevor Noah Compares Trump to a Dictator, AGAIN
• Pro-Abortion Propaganda Reigns on Estrella TV
• MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Lobs Softballs to Beto: “What can we do better?”

National Security

• Memorial Day reading list from Civitas
• ​MS-13 Teens Arrested for Murder After Being Released Under Sanctuary Policy
• The burden of open borders falling on local officials
• 46 cases of MUMPS in county with highest illegal immigrant traffic
• House Republicans: DHS Failed to Implement Available Border Fixes
• THIS:  Rep. Gooden Introduces Bill to End Sanctuary Cities
• THIS:  House Committee Passes Three Amnesty Bills

Over-the-Top Environmentalism

• Climate skeptics hijack House Dem hearing – Dominate discussion – Warmists lament: “How did these two dominate a hearing run by Democrats?”
• Science’s Untold Scandal: The Lockstep March of Professional Societies to Promote the Climate Scare
• WWF Blame Climate Change For Bee Decline- But Their Report Says The Opposite
• Record low U.S. droughts: ‘For the first time since US Drought Monitor began in 2000, none of the continental US is in severe drought’
• Warmist newsman Bill Moyers slams unbelievers: ‘We tell the liars, deniers, and do-nothings to shove off’ – Urges media to cover ‘the climate crisis like Edward R. Murrow covered start of WW2’
• Watch: Morano testifies to Congress on how government can’t legislate climate
• Record snowfall blankets Mammoth Mountain, just in time for Memorial Day
• Embarrassing – Watch: Dem House Committee Chair falsely claims UN report warns of ‘6th mass extinction’ – But UN witness rejects claim
• Girl Bullied by Teacher, Classmates for Refusing to join ‘Climate Strike’ – Accused of being a ‘climate denier’
• Dr. Greta! Belgian university will honor ‘teen cimate defender’ Thunberg with honorary PhD

Political Correctness (i.e., shutting down non-Progressive thinking)

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​​2020 Presidential Race

• Cory Booker wants to create a federal office dedicated to expanding abortion rights
• Kamala Harris and the News Media Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
• Elizabeth Warren tries to get ahead of her law practice problems with pre-holiday weekend info dump
• Hickenlooper Lays Out Presidential Gun Control Plan

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VIDEOS

Mark Steyn's Mailbox: The Dishonored Dead (26:53) 26May19

"NowThis" Gun Control Video Debunked (12:51) 25May19

Gutfeld: Seattle's minimum wage hike failures (6:18) 24May19

5 Inequality Myths (18:50) 23May19

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