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Fenced Out: $16.4M Pool Flop, Locked National Mall, And Terrified Pets
D.C. elites blew $16.4 million on a botched reflecting pool, locked citizens behind chain-link, and lit fireworks that send pets running for their lives.
June 28, 2026
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WJLA Profiles Killer Karmelo Anthony's Glory Days While His Victim Lies Dead
A sympathetic portrait of a convicted murderer exposes the press's twisted priorities.
June 27, 2026
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Musk to Credential Class: Diplomas Don't Build Rockets
The billionaire who actually builds things says flashy degrees don't deliver results.
June 27, 2026
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Bill Maher Puts 2028 Vote 'In Play' as Dems Duck His Show
The party that once courted working-class voters now hides from questions — and one of its loudest voices just noticed.
June 27, 2026
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Trump's Underwater Polls Mask The Senate Map Media Ignores
The press is gloating over Trump's low battleground polls, but the map, the money, and the Democrats' socialist lurch tell the real story.
June 27, 2026
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Trump's America-First Policy Pays Off — And a Democrat Cashes In
Intel and defense stocks surge on Trump policy, but a retiring Democratic congressman pockets the gains while working Americans wait.
June 26, 2026
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Bolton Gets Slap on Wrist for Classified Docs He Kept
The forever-war architect skates on the same offense the regime threw at Trump — and the double standard couldn't be starker.
June 26, 2026
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DNC Discovers Affordability After Years of Inflation Denial
The party that called inflation "transitory" now claims it feels your pain.
June 26, 2026
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King Charles Snubs $487M Taxpayer-Funded Palace Renovation
Brits paid $487M to renovate Buckingham Palace. King Charles still won't live there.
June 26, 2026
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Feds Are Poisoning Mangione's Jury Pool — And Yours Could Be Next
Leaked plea talks show prosecutors trampling due process in plain sight — and the same government could come for you.
June 26, 2026
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SCOTUS Strikes Down Hawaii's 'Vampire' Gun Rule
The Constitution doesn't come with a geographic exemption—and the Framers never wrote one.
June 25, 2026
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Supreme Court: TPS Means Temporary, Not Permanent
In a 6-3 ruling, the justices affirm TPS was never meant to be permanent — and courts can't rewrite immigration law from the bench.
June 25, 2026
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Iran Dictates UN Inspection Terms, IAEA Calls It Progress
Tehran blocks verification of uranium for 10 nukes, yet the IAEA chief insists inspections 'are going to happen.'
June 25, 2026
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Sen. Blunt Rochester Can't Name Where Socialism Works — Because It Doesn't
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester dodged a basic question on where socialism works — and CNBC let her walk.
June 25, 2026
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Appeals Court Blocks Trump Audit of Michigan Voter Rolls
They lecture us about democracy, then fight every attempt to verify our elections.
June 25, 2026
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Wall Street Stock Rally Masks AI Bust, Housing Crisis
Wall Street cheers a market uptick, but the AI bubble is popping, semis are tanking, and working Americans still can't afford a home.
June 24, 2026
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SCOTUS Lets Family Fight the Equity Theft Machine
A county seized a $200K home over a $2K tax bill and kept the surplus. SCOTUS says fight on — but the equity theft machine still runs.
June 24, 2026
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Brexit at 10: The Permanent Bureaucracy Won't Yield
A decade later, Britain's permanent bureaucracy proves a vote means nothing if you don't dismantle the establishment.
June 24, 2026
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The Experts Who Missed 2008 Say The Economy Is Fine
While Trump and Biden economists spar over the economy, working Americans are getting squeezed and billionaires cash in.
June 24, 2026
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Five Years for Torching a Sleeping Man: NYC's Progressive Madhouse
A teen torches a sleeping stranger and a migrant rapes a corpse — both get five years. This is what defunding family, church, and police produces.
June 24, 2026
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Kevin Warsh's Bait and Switch: Fed Keeps High Rates, Working America Pays
The new Fed chair promised the president rate cuts. Working Americans got another Wall Street hawk.
June 23, 2026
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Texas Dem Talarico Praises Theologian Who Wants to Trans Your Religion
James Talarico fawned over a 'TransQueer Latinx' activist who calls for dismantling Christianity's core — and his Senate bid is what the rot looks like going mainstream.
June 23, 2026
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Obama Judge Rules Taxpayers Must Fund Junk Food on Food Stamps
An Obama-appointed court blocked states from restricting candy and soda purchases on food stamps, ruling Congress's broad definition of 'food' protects junk.
June 23, 2026
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LA Warehouse Fire Burns Six Days, Exposing Blue-City Incompetence
Working-class Angelenos choke on toxic smoke while the city that bans your gas stove can't put out a warehouse fire.
June 23, 2026
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