“Temporary Protected Status is just … when the federal government simply pauses enforcement of immigration law – i.e. deportation – for certain nationalities,” emailed Hankinson, who spent more than 20 years working as a foreign service officer.

The designation “confers no permanent legal status,” he said. “Those with parole, by definition, have not been legally admitted.” //

“The Haitians in Springfield are hapless, perfect examples of the dysfunction in our immigration policy and how one administration’s refusal to do its duty and enforce our laws creates a giant magnet for migration that American states, cities, and towns have no means to absorb,” the Heritage research fellow said.

The hearing will examine how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has used its security clearance adjudication process to purge its ranks of conservatives and whistleblowers, and unlawfully punish those with views contrary to FBI leadership.

The witnesses included DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Empower Oversight President Tristan Leavitt, FBI Whistleblower Marcus Allen, and former Assistant US Attorney Glenn Kirschner.

Marcus Allen, some may recall, is the former FBI Staff Operations Specialist who suffered retaliation by the agency after daring to question some of the agency's actions. He testified before the subcommittee in May of 2023 and recently (in June of 2024) received some vindication regarding his claims, reaching a settlement with the agency, though it appears his awarded back pay has yet to be disbursed to him. //

Despite the stress and uncertainty, I have never once regretted standing up for truth. In fact, I am actually grateful for the experience. If you do not worship God, then you will worship something else. You can either serve God or you can serve mammon, but you cannot serve both.

While we lost material items, we gained more important things. We have stored up for ourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Matthew 6:20). Our faith has increased, and we have seen the hand of God move in our lives in unexpected ways. What we have gained has far outweighed what was lost.

John Adams noted that the framework of our country was built for a moral and religious people and unfit for the governance of any other. James Madison notes the duty to honor God is precedent both in order of time and degree of obligation to the claims of civil society. Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the universe. //

"This is a warning — to the American people, I say: I personally have no confidence that the FBI will rein in its own conduct. I have been persecuted, along with Garret (O'Boyle), Steve (Friend) and Kyle (Seraphin), and countless other whistleblowers. It is my opinion that the Bureau used reprisal and fear to control the workforce. It has been a seemingly effective tactic.

"I personally believe that there are no current, effective checks and balances against them conducting lawless action with any type of correction in a legitimate timeframe. I welcome the work of the IG, but I think any type of lawless action, there's no legitimate timeframe to rein them back in. Their ability to over-classify information can allow them to stonewall forever.

"To the American people, you have a duty as a citizen to vote, and I strongly urge you to do so. It's how you participate in the American experience. I know people have doubts about election integrity, but you must vote — it is your claim. Stake your claim, and don't forfeit it willingly. Have your voice heard.

"My other recommendations are in the natural order: First, vote. The second is the Second Amendment — arm yourself and know how to defend yourself. Make three to four friends in your neighborhood and promise to come to each other's mutual aid in times of hardship. And during the Great Depression, people stocked up a pantry. So, I think that's a good practice, especially in our economic times, to make sure you have three to four months of food. As a person of faith, I'd say pray the rosary, go to the First Friday devotions — that's for everybody, all my brothers and sisters of all faiths, and I know I'm Catholic — and read the Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and live it every day."

House Speaker Mike Johnson demanded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recall Ukraine's US ambassador in a sharply worded letter made public Wednesday.

I demand that you immediately fire Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova.

As you have said, Ukrainians have tried to avoid being “captured by American domestic politics,” and “influencing the choices of the American people” ahead of the November election. Clearly that objective was abandoned this week when Ambassador Markarova organized an event in which you toured an American manufacturing site. //

Support for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to be bipartisan, but our relationship is unnecessarily tested and needlessly tarnished when the candidates at the top of the Republican presidential ticket are targeted in the media by officials in your government.

These incidents cannot be repeated. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter, and I trust you will take immediate action. //

Speaker Johnson is correct. The Ukrainian ambassador either knowingly or unknowingly embroiled her president and her nation's struggle for self-determination in a US presidential campaign on the side of the probable loser. Zelensky should take the "L," fire his ambassador, apologize, and get Hillary Clinton to make him a huge red button labeled "RESET." //

etba_ss Popdaddy
a minute ago
Because Johnson is gaslighting. He doesn't give a crap. Recall an ambassador, which means nothing. This is putting on a show for the rubes to make them think the GOP cares. As long as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, etc keeps passing them shekels, they won't care. Forever war it is. //

houdini1984
4 hours ago
I don't think that Zelensky was misled here. He made a conscious choice to criticize the Republican candidates and then allowed himself to be flown at U.S. taxpayer expense to an appearance that was basically a Democrat campaign photo op. He did this on purpose, because he views the Republican ticket as less reliable for his country's interests. He wants Harris because Harris is Biden 2.0, but somehow dumber.

In short, he's willing to saddle Americans with four or eight more years of catastrophic misrule if that's what it takes to protect his country's interests. I respect his view on that, since I prefer to look out for my own country's interests over Ukraine -- but it doesn't mean that I have to accept his choice. I'd rather see Ukraine completely disappear than suffer through another four years of Democrat evil.

Why? Because my family is more important than the entirety of Ukraine.

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HARRIS: And assistance to state and local governments around transit dollars, and looking holistically at the connection between that and housing, and looking holistically at the incentives we in the federal government can create for local and state governments to actually engage in planning in holistic manner that includes prioritizing affordable housing. //

It's not that she's slurring and speaking gibberish like Joe Biden does. It's that Harris strings together a series of words without any care as to whether she's making a salient point. //

She was asked to explain her "opportunity economy." Instead of providing hard details as to what exactly that is and how she's going to accomplish it, the vice president starts repeating the word "holistic" while talking about how transit dollars connect with housing. //

Nothing she's saying makes any sense. It's just words vomited up by someone who hasn't even bothered to think through even the most basic policy positions.

And that is, in a nutshell, the Harris campaign. There is no there, there. It is a manufactured facade run by a cabal of Democratic Party insiders who have no perception of what life in America is actually like. //

anon-tajj
an hour ago
While she is painful to listen to she may be referring to the AFFH (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing) Act Zoning grab by the Federal Government pushed by Democrats since the OBAMA administration to restrict single family homes and push high density housing and public transport into the suburbs. Another totalitarian move favored by Harris and her ilk.

anon-trdr anon-tajj
29 minutes ago
Yeah, I was thinking along similar lines. 15 minute city agenda and huge affordable living complexes that are accessible to bus or train. //

EDMUND
an hour ago
"wholistic" sounds a lot like "central planning" - how'd that work again in the USSR? In E Germany? In Venezuela? //

Claudius54 KJSpeed
24 minutes ago
'Holistic' is code for the federal government will have it's fingers in every last detail of everything. That's her plan in a nutshell.

My take at the time? Zuck sees something coming. He's the CEO of one of the largest social media corporations in the world. He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows when you've been bad or good, and he doesn't care which, just keep posting for goodness’ sake. All those posts probably indicate that Donald Trump is likely going to win the election handily, and he's preparing his business for a Trump administration that will likely be seeking some retribution.

In my opinion, this is Zuck smearing lambs blood over his door so that spirit of retribution passes over him without trouble. //

The difference is that Zuck is not nearly as bold or combative as Musk is willing to be. Zuck is far more corporate in his approach. Cautious and careful is his strategy. You'll never find Zuck telling people to "go f*** themselves" when they try to screw him over, at least not in public.

Moreover, I think that Musk is blazing a trail that Zuck is quietly following. There is success in resistance to the left, to the system that has tried controlling everything. Zuck's "libertarianism" could be a signal that he's pulling away from the controlling aspects of the expectations put upon him by leftist governments. //

Of course, this could all be fake and Zuck is being Zuck, bending and moving with the socio-political climate. Once it's in the air that leftism is in vogue or gaining power, he could very well revert back to the pro-censorship guy he started as.

So, how did humanity get here? The decline in the number of people who identify as religious certainly plays a part in it; too many people now think they are the higher power who gets to decide everything. I'd also argue that it's part of the "strong men create good times, good times create weak men" cycle. We've had it too easy for so long that we no longer see any value in the process of suffering. This is true in the U.S. and particularly true in Canada and Western Europe, where assisted suicide seems to be on the rise.

RedState's Bob Hoge summed it up nicely when writing about the assisted suicide of a young woman in the Netherlands:

The cult of death and, frankly, the negativity that has been allowed to fester in Justin Trudeau’s Canada and Joe Biden’s America—and seemingly Europe as well—is a far cry from the optimism and hope that characterized American thought for two centuries now. It’s one of the many things that’s been lost in recent years as guilt, loss, and despair have become the dominant narratives of our cultural class. We were once a people of dreams and aspirations for ourselves and for our families. Now, in Western thought, it seems like a cult of doom has taken over—climate change will kill us all, our reliance on energy and plastic bags will be our ruin, and we’re all secretly racist in our deepest heart of hearts.

He's 100% correct. There is a climate of doom that's being perpetrated by the ruling class, resulting in people wanting to die, not because they are terminally ill, but because they are beaten down by life and don't have the skills to cope. //

As pro-lifers, we need to add that second bookend -- natural death -- to all of our efforts to value and save lives. We can't allow suicide to become an acceptable antidote to a challenging life, and we certainly can't allow suicide pods to become a normal part of society.

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The best state to drive in? Tennessee. I haven't driven much in Tennessee, mostly just passing through on my way to other places, so I won't offer any speculation there. The top five best states to drive in are rounded out by Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Georgia.

The five worst states? The states that you, as a driver, want to avoid? Hawaii (the worst), Oregon, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Alaska.

Alaska? Seriously? //

And don't get me started on Saudi Arabia, where the locals pass on the highway by straddling the center line, flashing their lights, and honking their horns - until they find themselves facing a massive, five-ton, U.S. Army truck with a huge winch full of 3/4" steel cable on the front. I never saw a speed limit sign in that country, but one local assured me that "there is a speed limit, but nobody makes a car that will reach it." //

anon-c0q4
5 hours ago
This poll must be showing which states are the most honest about their driving. Having lived and worked in most states, Wyoming is one that has the best drivers, Colorado, (DC area), Massachusetts to Maryland with the worse. //

anon-89ic
8 hours ago
This is crap. Wyoming and Wisconsin are the best states to drive in in America, bar none. The worst by far is the Bray State. I've been in every state in the Lower 48, and I've rented a car in every state, and this list is nonsense.

Israel reportedly intercepted a missile launched at Tel Aviv by Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah early on Wednesday morning.

This marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which intensified when Israel launched a preemptive strike on the Lebanon-based terrorist group to stop a planned October 7-style attack. //

The terrorist group claims its attack was directed at the Mossad, claiming retaliation for the assassinations of several key Hezbollah leaders. //

Laocoön of Troy
9 hours ago
The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody else and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw, and half a hundred other places, they put that rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.

RAF Air Marshal Arthur "Bomber" Harris (Jun 1942)

But even with a softball interviewer who supports her, Harris was still completely vacuous. She had no understanding what she was saying about tariffs or anything else. //

Are you kidding? This is the most important elected position in the land and this person Harris seems to have all the seriousness of a fruit cup. We deserve answers and she's giving us cackles. She should be rejected out of hand, because this is just past silly at his point. //

Rufus McGee
3 hours ago
Never fear, Democrats. Everything will turn out all right because she's black. And a woman. And a black woman. And she was raised as a middle-class kid. A black middle-class kid, who's a woman. And black. What the hell more information do you need? //

Rufus McGee
3 hours ago
Never fear, Democrats. Everything will turn out all right because she's black. And a woman. And a black woman. And she was raised as a middle-class kid. A black middle-class kid, who's a woman. And black. What the hell more information do you need?

Rufus McGee NavyVet
2 hours ago
Did I mention she's black? And a woman? And a black woman?

Rufus McGee NavyVet
2 hours ago
She grew up a middle-class kid. Clearly that makes up for any lack of intelligence, morals, ethics, wit, vision or leadership quality, doesn't it?

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now Biden-Harris Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo seems to have doubled down on the incendiary language in a particularly vile comment.

Doocy had asked them how many assassination attempts it was going to take before they stopped calling Trump a "threat." He was trying to get them to dial things back. Well, the word Raimondo picked was far worse. She said, "Let's extinguish him for good."

Trump War Room @TrumpWarRoom
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Harris-Biden Commerce Secretary @GinaRaimondo calls for President Trump to be "extinguished for good."

Ten days ago, a deranged Harris supporter tried to assassinate President Trump.

Yet, Democrat lunatics continue to spew this dangerous rhetoric.

9:24 AM · Sep 25, 2024

Yikes. These people have no conscience or sense at all. How does she think that reads to a crazy leftist? But they don't care, all they care about is running him under and winning. They will say or do anything.

This has to stop. Members of Congress and all responsible people need to condemn this. //

This is the same person who beclowned herself when she was asked about the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) having to correct the false information they had put out about 800,000 jobs being created.

RNC Research @RNCResearch
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Harris-Biden Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo says she doesn't believe new government data that shows almost a million of the jobs the Harris-Biden admin claimed to have "created" don't actually exist.

"I'm not familiar with that."

5:44 PM · Aug 21, 2024

She tried to attack Trump, but then was told it was a BLS correction, to which she responded, "I'm not familiar with that."