Ilhan Omar Drops an F-Bomb on America, Calls It the 'God***n United States' in Wild ICE Rant

If you're wondering just how far the anti-ICE hysteria on the left has gone, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) just took it to a whole new level. During a Democratic field hearing in St. Paul on Friday titled "Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Deadly Assault on Minnesota," Omar compared U.S. immigration enforcement to the authoritarian nightmares she fled in Somalia, and then she let slip that she never expected to see this kind of thing in the "goddamn" United States.

"I don't want to curse, but those of us who escaped places like that, the one place where we thought we would never experience this is the U.S. goddamn states," the woman who married her own brother said, clearly wanting to curse.

She didn't stop there, the witch doubled down, declaring that Americans should be ashamed. "And we should all be ashamed that it is the United States that is allowing for this to take place, and it is being… broadcast to the rest of the world, where people are calling and saying, 'Are you sure this is America?' I am ashamed, and we must do everything that we can to bring back the America we all escaped into."

This came amid escalating tensions in Minnesota, where thousands of federal agents have been deployed following a massive fraud scandal late last year. The flashpoint includes the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent, which critics have seized on to claim strong-arm tactics and intimidation. President Trump has even floated invoking the Insurrection Act to restore order, though he seemed to walk that back on Friday.

Omar didn't hold back on her GOP colleagues either, accusing Republicans of being fine with an "occupation that is terrorizing people in Minnesota that live in Minneapolis and St. Paul."

"When my constituents call for help, we don't ask them who they voted for, because that is what it means to be an elected U.S. representative," she said. "So it is appalling for our colleagues on the other side of the aisle to be OK for the president to carry out retribution here in Minnesota. "It is appalling for our Republican colleagues to be OK for there to be cell detentions in ICE for American citizens," she continued. "It is appalling for them to be OK for there to be checkpoints in American cities where people are asked for their papers. And it is appalling for Americans to have to carry their citizen papers only to be told they are not sure those papers are correct."

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Needless to say, the comments lit up conservative corners of the internet. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) fired off on X: "No member of Congress should ever refer to our country as the ‘U.S. Goddamn States.' What should be the consequence of saying that?"

Elon Musk said in response: "Whatever the penalty is for treason," which can be as severe as execution. Trump administration's immigration crackdown. But dropping the "goddamn" bomb on the entire country? That's next-level garbage and it's not going over well with folks who think, that at the very least, members of Congress should show a shred of respect for the nation they swore an oath to serve.

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BREAKING: Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk shot! Latest Update

UPDATE: It has been reported that Charlie Kirk has died. This is a very recent report and has not been confirmed.

On a crisp September 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah, the unthinkable went down. Charlie Kirk, the firebrand conservative and founding leader of Turning Point USA, was gunned down during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. It was 12:10 PM, just 20 minutes into a heated Q&A, when a single shot rang out from the Losee Center, some 200 yards off, piercing the air like a cold blade. 

Grainy videos hit the web fast, showing Kirk under a tent emblazoned with "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me Wrong," jolting back as the bullet struck. Bystanders reported that blood came from his neck. Chaos erupted as people immediately ran for cover. 

Kirk crumpled from his chair, and was quickly whisked away by his security crew to a hospital, his fate still a question mark.

Police nabbed a suspect, but they're keeping tight-lipped on who or why. The FBI, under Director Kash Patel, is circling like hawks, backing up local badges. Utah Valley was locked down, cleared out the campus, and classes canceled for the day.

The outrage poured in from all corners. President Trump took to Truth Social, calling Charlie "a great guy" and begging for prayers. VP JD Vance, Utah's Governor Spencer Cox, and Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis piled on with support. 

Even California's Gavin Newsom, no fan of Kirk's politics, slammed the attack as "disgusting, vile, and reprehensible," preaching against political bloodlust. Gabby Giffords, who survived a 2011 hit, chimed in, horrified, condemning the violence.

Thus far, nobody has blamed President Trump for the shooting, but it's early.

This isn't just a one-off. CNN's tally marks this as the 46th school shooting of 2025, another grim tick in America's rising tide of political mayhem. The motive is still a mystery, and the feds are digging. 

For now, it's wait-and-see in a country that's feeling more like a powder keg by the day. A country where some who have fled their own dangerous country seeking asylum, have themselves ended up victims of crime and murder.

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Elon threatens to sue a very dumb Dem for calling him a "Nazi" and "thief"

There are moments when the sheer absurdity of our public discourse threatens to overwhelm even the most resolute observer. Such a moment arrived this week when former Representative Jamaal Bowman, a not very bright man whose political career met its ignominious end in last July’s Democratic primary, took to the airwaves of CNN to hurl invectives at Elon Musk, one of the most consequential figures of our age.

With the reckless abandon of a man who has nothing left to lose, Bowman branded Musk a “Nazi” and a “thief,” declaring with the certitude of the unhinged left that “the American people do not trust Elon Musk and Elon Musk is incompetent in his position.”

Musk, a man not known for suffering fools gladly, responded with characteristic directness on X: “I’ve had enough. Lawsuit inbound.” 

Who could blame him? 

Bowman’s tirade, delivered in the sanctimonious tones of a fallen prophet, was a masterclass in calumny. “How do we know?” Bowman asked, as if unveiling some grand revelation. “Because they fired tens of thousands of people, was challenged in court. The court said the people have to go back, and now the people are coming back.” 

Then, with the flourish of a cheap demagogue, he concluded: “He’s incompetent. He’s a thief. He’s a Nazi. And people don’t trust him.”

One might pause here to marvel at the audacity of this cretin. 

Bowman, a former member of the self-styled “Squad” of mega-progressive Democrats—a group whose moral posturing is matched only by its intellectual vacuity—was ousted from his New York seat by George Latimer, a centrist with the temerity to support Israel, a position fully opposed by the "Squad."

Bowman, who once accused the Jewish state of “genocide” in its war against Hamas, blamed his defeat on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), claiming the group spent millions to “brainwash” voters. This from a man censured by the House in 2023 for pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol to disrupt shutdown talks—an act of petulance that would embarrass a schoolboy.

But Bowman is not alone in his descent into the gutter. The left-wing media, ever eager to smear those who defy their orthodoxy, accused Musk of performing a “Nazi salute” while addressing a crowd on Trump’s Inauguration Day. Elon's mother, Maye Musk, quite rightly urged her son to sue CNN and others peddling this grotesque libel. 

Meanwhile, Bowman’s erstwhile comrade, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), another “Squad” luminary, chimed in last month with the equally deranged charge that Musk is a “Nazi nepo baby.” The phrase is as meaningless as it is malicious, but such is the state of our political rhetoric.

Musk’s defenders, thankfully, have not remained silent. 

Andy Ngo, a journalist who earned his stripes enduring the fists and serious bruises of Antifa thugs in Portland, observed with clarity: “Accusing people of crimes is not protected opinion. CNN is putting itself at risk of liability for bringing on guests who repeat potentially defamatory claims unchallenged.”

Rep. Mike Lee (R-UT) was more succinct: “Sue him! Defamation against conservatives can’t go unaddressed or it will never end.” And Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) added a rallying cry: “Fight back!”

Fight back he must. For too long, idiots like Bowman and his enablers in the media have wielded slander as a weapon, secure in the knowledge that their targets will hesitate to retaliate. 

Musk, with his resources and resolve, may yet prove them wrong. If he does, it will be a victory not just for him, but for a society that has grown weary of seeing truth trampled under the jackboots of ideological excess.

Sue the bstrds!

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Liz Cheney gets her butt handed to her by Elon over USAID

This week, DOGE, led by Elon Musk, turned its attention to USAID, stirring up significant controversy among Democrats by uncovering what they claim to be inefficiencies and misconduct. The Democratic reaction has been intense enough that even former Rep. Tim Ryan (R-OH) criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's handling of the situation. A panel from the Comedy News Network (CNN) couldn't help but laugh at what they perceived as an ineffective Democratic protest.

In the midst of this political storm, Mike Benz, Director of the Foundation for Freedom Online and a former State Department official, linked USAID to former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), noting her past employment with the agency. Musk found this connection "interesting."

Cheney responded to Musk's interest with a tweet that many found off-topic:

Damn right, @Elon. I’m proud of what America did to win the Cold War, defeat Soviet communism, and defend democracy. Our nation stood for freedom. You may be unfamiliar with that part of our history since you weren’t yet an American citizen.

 
Her response, which seemed unrelated to the current discussion about USAID, was mocked for its irrelevance and for incorrectly tagging Musk's account name. Social media users on X had a field day with her error:

There was also mention of a pardon Cheney reportedly received from Joe Biden, though she did not address these comments. Her remarks about Musk's citizenship and his familiarity with American history drew further criticism, with some viewing it as an attack on immigrants.

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) expressed his disapproval of Cheney's comments by posting:

“I was a citizen before you were”
Not cool

If there is one thing Republicans and conservatives in general can agree on is that Liz Cheney is as cool as the sun.

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GOP Senators buck the bipartisan border deal bill that favors a dementia patient's power to suspend it.

We all knew there had to be a catch if the Democrats were in on the bipartisan "emergency authority" border bill. After all, it was part of the Biden administration's national security request, and it grants President Biden's handler[s] to effectively nullify the law whenever they want. How many times is the GOP going to fall for this crap?

According to words in the bill, it gives Biden's handler[s] the power to direct the secretary of Homeland Security to "temporarily suspend" the border emergency authority on an emergency basis. So if Biden wants to keep the border open to allow future Democrats in, but incompetent Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas does, whoever has their hand up Biden to pull his strings can suspend the border for 45 days at a time.

And you freaking know they will! 

"Senate GOP leadership screwed this up—and screwed us. Even while refusing to let us see the bill they claimed to be negotiating on our behalf—for MONTHS—they were never in doubt, insisting we’d be dumb and even unpatriotic NOT to support it. This is a disqualifying betrayal," Sen. Mike Lee, (R-UT) posted to X.

The legislation will need a 60-vote threshold to pass, and Republican lawmakers asked leaders to give them more time to offer amendments. Senate Majority Leader Chuck "Nostrils" Schumer, (D-NY) said last week the Senate could begin voting on it as soon as Wednesday.

According to the bill, the secretary of Homeland Security is involved in the identity verification process of migrants crossing the border and must ensure the migrant's identity is checked against all appropriate records and databases. If a migrant attains asylum, they'll immediately be given a work visa.

"I’ve reviewed the bill, I don’t think it will solve our border crisis, and might make it worse. I will oppose it," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), posted to X on Monday. "The bill gives Secretary Mayorkas the right—for the first time—to grant asylum claims (and thus American citizenship) to illegal aliens at the border without review by the immigration courts, which will be a massive pathway to rubber-stamping amnesty."

More Democrats; more power, forever and ever,

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), labeled the bill "another Ukraine aid package that weakly addresses Biden's border crisis."

"I will be a 'No' vote," he wrote on X.

Another lawmaker who oppose this nonsense bill is Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who called it more like an "immigration bill, not a border security bill."

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), criticized another portion of the bill that "includes an eye-popping $1.4B for NGOs to resettle illegal aliens in your communities via airplane tickets and hotel rooms (nearly double the record amount from FY23), including $933M available immediately without conditions."

"This is more of our tax dollars being used to buy off Democrat sanctuary city mayors. This is the 'border security' Democrats really want," Hagerty said.

Other GOPers who oppose the bill so far include Sens. Josh Hawley, Tommy Tuberville, Ron Johnson, Marsha Blackburn, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and JD Vance.

Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-KY), Chuck "Nostrils" Schumer, and lead negotiator Sen. James Lankford, (RINO-OK), hope to get the bill across the finish line.

The bill is bull.

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Biden judicial nominee made disgusting request on child rape case: Ted Cruz reads his words

So called President Joe Biden's judicial nominee may have thought his past does not count and would never come back to haunt him, but he would be mistaken.

During his confirmation hearing in the Senate on Wednesday, a sick incident in which he starred earlier his career was brought up and he came off looking like a scumcrumpet.

Michael Delaney was nominated for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. And because he was nominated by a cognitively-impaired POTUS, the GOP members did their homework and grilled him over the coals, particularly over a prestigious New Hampshire private school case that Delaney represented in 2015. 

Specifically, the case involved then 15-year-old Chessy Prout, who was raped by a male student at St. Paul's School. Delaney represented the civil case that followed the criminal case and, according to Bloomberg Law, he, on behalf of the school, tried his level best to strip Prout of her anonymity during the proceedings, which appears to have involved intimidation of the child.

Republicans grilled Delaney for what the family of the girl said were his intimidation tactics to shut her up in order to protect the school's now tarnished reputation.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee said that such a move was unprecedented in legal proceedings. “I’m not aware of any courtroom in America … where the victim wouldn’t be allowed freely to choose to protect her anonymity.”

GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn (TN) expressed total shock and horror that Delaney would be willing to defend the school, while refusing to ensure that the victim’s right to anonymity was protected. You can do both if you are ethical.

“I was taken aback that you would’ve thought a minor child who had been sexually assaulted did not deserve protection,” she said. “I think it is chilling the message this sends to young women.” She added that such action disqualified him from serving on the bench.

Missouri’s GOP Sen. Josh Hawley, agreed, “I’m astounded that you’ve been nominated … People who put sexual assault victims through this kind of torture — shouldn’t sit on the bench.”

However, it was Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz who did what LibsofTikTok does, he just fed back the words of a letter Delaney wrote requesting that the child have her anonymity stripped.

But the most damning indictment of the judge came from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, who read word-for-word from the letter that Delaney composed requesting that Prout have her anonymity stripped. 

Cruz said that the girl was victimized on three separate occasions: when she was raped; second when she was stripped of her anonymity; and third when Delaney was nominated by Biden.

It’s eye-opening to watch @SenTedCruz fully excoriate Michael Delaney for his past “victim intimidation tactics.”

“There’s a reason why almost virtually every Democrat has skipped this hearing — they’re embarrassed about this nomination.” pic.twitter.com/sJhdQcDkgg

— JCN (@judicialnetwork) February 15, 2023

Delaney definitely sucks by all measures. This revelation is disgusting and it also shows how the Biden administration didn't do their own oppositional research on this guy, and if they did, how arrogant they would have to be to think the GOP would let this slide.

In no way should this guy be allowed to be confirmed.

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We watched the House while McConnell makes quiet move against 2 GOP Senators

All eyes were on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as he was kicking Ilhan Omar (D-MN) off the House Foreign Affairs Committee along with Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) off the House Intelligence Committee. 

But while this was taking place, two prominent Republicans with excellent conservative credentials were losing their committee seats in the senate on orders from Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)! [Yes, an exclamation point is proper in these circumstances.]

McConnell removed Sens. Rick Scott (FL) and Mike Lee (UT) both on the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, as reported by Fox News. They are among some of McConnell's most vocal critics in the senate Republican caucus.

Scott spoke to CNN and gave his view as to why McConnell booted him off the committee. 

“He didn’t like that I opposed him because I believe we have to have ideas — fight over ideas. And so, he took Mike Lee and I off the committee.”

Scott — who reportedly learned that he’d been removed from the powerful senate committee via text message — was apparently “furious” over McConnell’s act to remove him, according to the Hill.

Scott challenged McConnell for the minority leader position after the GOP failed to have a "red wave" victory in the 2022 midterms. This may have been the reason the old turtle used the committee as payback to Scott.

Meanwhile, Mike Lee also issued a tweet throwing shade at McConnell after his committee removal:

Mitch happens. 💅 https://t.co/fs3CVVgUmS

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) February 2, 2023

Charlie Kirk showed his support for Lee and Scott posting:

Mitch McConnell just booted Senators Mike Lee and Rick Scott from the Senate Commerce Committee. These are two of the best senators in the country.

Their crime? Challenging Mitch McConnell.

The DC swamp strikes again.

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 1, 2023

The Republican Party is failing their voters. The leadership is obviously more interested in their self-preservation and power than what's good for their constituents. This explains why there was no "red wave" and why the Democrats were able to increase their majority in the Senate in the midterm elections last year.

It's time to get rid of the dead wood and make some serious changes.

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BREAKING: Senate passes same-sex marriage bill with 12 RINOs in support

In a vote Tuesday of 61 to 36, the US Senate advanced lesbian and gay legislation that would codify same-sex marriage protection into law, while most GOP lawmakers argue the language of the bill infringes on religious freedom. So now we can expect the LGBTQ+1/JTL~FRT community to demand religious devotees bake their wedding cakes and do what they demand in general.

Like the patterning behavior of birds, Senate Democrats unanimously followed the leader in support of the bill, but there was also help by some so-called Republicans. The Left is very good at naming their bills with the exact opposite meaning of what they actually are. For example, this bill is called the Respect for Marriage Act and is exactly the opposite of that title. It would be more accurate to call it the Disrespect of the Judea-Christian, Islamic, Hindu and Traditionalist's Act. But again, when you can call an act that supports killing the unborn "A Woman's Right to Choose," leaving out the little thing [literally] that she is choosing to do that is not her right, then it shouldn't surprise anyone that this bill is named Respect for Marriage Act. It's total disrespect for marriage.

And this bill repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, which is between one man and one woman.

Fortunately, this bill doesn't force states to allow for dudes to marry dudes, women to marry women, under the Obergefell v. Hodges decision. But it would however, make it so that any “person acting under color of State law” fully recognizes marriage between two people in another state and that the federal government must recognize marriages if they were valid in the state where the marriage occurred, basically nullifying the concept of states' rights.

“I hope we can get it done with all due speed because millions of Americans deserve equal justice under the law and the peace of mind knowing their right to marry the person they love is protected,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck "Nostrils" Schumer (D-NY) said Monday. Schumer is hoping once the bill gets through, he can live out his dream of marrying Adam Schiff and spend his twilight years with the man he loves.

Schumer and congressional Democrats moved the bill quickly allegedly out of fear that the Supreme Court would take up the landmark 2015 ruling that legalized marriage nationwide after overturning Roe v. Wade last summer.

Since the bill first worked through the halls of Congress, Senate Democrats worked to garner ten GOP votes — enough to clear the 60-vote filibuster threshold.

Oklahoma Republican Senator James Langford, who proposed an amendment addressing religious liberty concerns in his deep melodic voice, warned that the language fails to place any restrictions which would cause entities such as nonprofits or faith-based organizations to choose not to provide those services or to “abandon their faith,” to which Chuck Schumer responded with, 'Faith schmaith. Let's get it done," as he raised his fist and punched at the sky, feigning a punch in the balls to 'someone up there.'

“I encourage everyone in this body to ask a very simple question to themselves: is today about respecting the rights of all?” Langford said on the Senate floor. “Or is it about silencing some?”

[Fun Fact: It's about silencing some. Can you guess who?]

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) called for protections for those with religious beliefs or simply normal moral conviction that marriage is between a man and a woman. He introduced an amendment prohibiting federal bureaucrats from discriminating against individuals, organizations, and other religious entities by stripping away tax-exempt status, licenses, contracts, or other benefits, because he knows how the left thinks.

The amendments proposed by Langford, Lee, or Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) passed as religious freedom in America is slowly becoming unacceptable.

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Republican senators that voted in favor of the bill included Roy Blunt (MO), Richard Burr (NC), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Susan Collins (ME), Todd Young (IN), Joni Ernst (IA), Cynthia Lummis (WY), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Rob Portman (OH), Mitt Romney (UT), Dan Sullivan (AK), and Thom Tillis (NC).

Remember those names. Write them down. Vote. If you don't vote, you shouldn't really have much to say, at least on this issue.

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AG. Garland misses deadline to give Senate info on basis for school board memo

Imagine, this guy could have been a Supreme Court Justice. Thanks Mitch.

Attorney General Merrick Garland, perhaps the worst AG ever to be in office, told Senate members of the Judiciary Committee last week that the Department of Justice would provide information regarding the DOJ's intervention in matters explaining their actions and words directed toward school board officials. The promise was to be completed by November 1, but so far they failed to provide the committee with the information. It may be due to Garland's incompetence as AG, but it's more likely due to the absence of additional information.

On the day that Garland testified, a letter was sent by eight GOP committee members addressed to Garland and calling for any information that acted as a catalyst for the memo other than the letter the National School Board Association sent to the Biden administration calling for federal action to their baseless claim, as we now know it to be. Garland agreed that the letter had a big effect on the DOJ's decision, but he pretended there was more that influenced his decision and that the letter wasn't the only basis for the memo.

Garland said that the incidents cited in the NSBA letter did not provide the basis for the memo. He claimed that other evidence including "public reports of violence and threats of violence" informed his decision-making, but he did not specify which ones.

"Pursuant to this commitment," the GOP members' letter said, citing Garland's agreement to turn over information, "please provide all evidence you personally used or relied on between Wednesday, September 29, 2021, and Monday, October 4, 2021 – other than the content of the NSBA letter dated Wednesday, September 29, 2021 – that formed the basis for the memo issued by the DOJ dated Monday, October 4th that addressed '…harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff," the letter requested.

"Because you were able to distill your evidence and craft a memo that fixed the gaze of the FBI directly on concerned parents across this country in just four days, you should be able to share that evidence with us in the same period of time," the letter said.

The request was signed by Sens. Ben Sasse, (R-NE), Charles Grassley, (R-IA), Mike Lee, (R-UT), Tom Cotton, (R-AR) Thom Tillis, (R-NC) Lindsey Graham, (R-SC), Marsha Blackburn, (R-TN), and John Kennedy, (R-LA).

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The senators said they specifically chose November 1 as the deadline because it was exactly five days after the hearing. There should have been no problem, no time constraint on Garland's DOJ to gather the information the committee members requested.

But they either failed, or refused to do so.

Parents not wanting their children being taught that the are bad because of their skin color and arguing with the scumcrumpets on the school boards is not violence and the parents are not terrorists.

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CPAC formally disinvites Romney to conference

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, said on Friday that he would not be inviting Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) to this year's conference. The reason for the disinvite is due to the vote of "aye" Romney cast in favor of calling more witnesses at the Senate impeachment proceedings.

Romney and Susan Collins (R-ME) were the only two Republicans that crossed party lines and voted to extend the groundless hearings on whether President Trump should be removed from office mainly because the left doesn't like him and Romney and Collins are not big fans of the "bad Orange Man."

Schlapp tweeted:

BREAKING: The 'extreme conservative' and Junior Senator from the great state of Utah, @SenatorRomney is formally NOT invited to #CPAC2020 

It is unclear whether Susan Collins is also disinvited to the CPAC conference, but if not, it doesn't seem fair to Romney, who otherwise is one of the worst candidates the GOP has ever run for president.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), defended Romney on Friday, calling him a "good friend" and "excellent senator."

"Mitt Romney is a good friend and an excellent Senator. We have disagreed about a lot in this trial. But he has my respect for the thoughtfulness, integrity, and guts he has shown throughout this process," Lee said. "Utah and the Senate are lucky to have him."

While it makes sense for senators to vote their beliefs, it makes no sense to believe that this impeachment debacle was ever fair at the start. It was an impeachment looking for grounds, and the grounds they finally came up with, were not legitimate grounds for impeachment. So it makes more sense for all of the GOP to stick together and vote the same way, whichever way they decided was the correct course of action to take. Both choices seemed good, especially with the ability for the GOP to call Hunter Biden, the so-called whistleblower, and Adam Schiff and his eyes.

Democrats stick together based on power, but Republicans tend to make their decisions based on their beliefs and ethics. Sadly, that's the most honorable way to vote, but it's also the way to lose the battle over policy.

I understand Schlapp's position on his decision, and I believe Romney and Collins are wrong, but not dishonorable. But you can't just freeze out one without the other.

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AOC flip-flops on Syrian involvement

Mistaking the microphone for a Karaoke mic
AOC belts out a Venezuelan love song

Socialist Rep. Alexandria Often-Comatose (D-NY) will protest everything President Trump says or does, even if she agree with it before he said or did it.

Last April, after the big words in the letter were explained to her, she joined other bipartisan lawmakers to slam Trump for keeping U.S. troops in Syria. They penned this:

"The 2015 introduction of U.S. military forces into hostilities in Syria was never approved by Congress, in violation of the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of 1973.  We believe that the stated intention of withdrawing our forces is appropriate, and we look forward to the orderly return of our service members from this theater of conflict.”

The letter was signed by Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Rand Paul as well as Democrats AOC and her fellow anti-Semitic freshman congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who never met a brother she didn't want to marry.

The letter also stated:

“It is long past time to rein in the use of force that goes beyond congressional authorization, and we look forward to pursuing this long-standing bipartisan objective with your Administration. Finally, we hope this will serve as a model for ending hostilities in the future — in particular, as you and your administration seek a political solution to our involvement in Afghanistan.”

So this week, the Trump Administration announced that American troops will begin a withdrawal from the Syrian border to make way for a Turkish incursion into the region against the Kurds.

On Monday, Trump tweeted:

“The Kurds fought with us, but were paid massive amounts of money and equipment to do so. They have been fighting Turkey for decades. I held off this fight for almost three years, but it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous endless wars, many of them tribal, and bring our soldiers home.”

And he continued tweeting on Wednesday, retweeting a post about the “endless quagmires in the Middle East.” “Should have never been there in the first place!” Trump wrote. Bad.

However, now that Trump is having troops pull out, Comatose thinks America ought to stay in Syria. [And people believe she's not only a great social media personality, but that she's also sincere.]

In emulation of the president, AOC also took to Twitter on Tuesday:

Trump’s sudden withdrawal from northern Syria & endorsement of Turkey’s actions could have catastrophic consequences & risks laying the ground for immense violence and suffering. 

We can pursue a strategy to stop our endless wars without endangering the lives of innocent people. https://t.co/N2YWjEGveX

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 8, 2019

That stance is completely opposite of her long-held position that the U.S. must pull out of Syria. It took Trump to change her little mind.

When she was running for Congress in 2018, she vowed to work to end U.S. involvement in not just Syria, but across the Middle East. Now she vows to go against Trump every way she possibly can, no matter what the situation.

AOC's campaign website states:

“Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the United States has entangled itself in war and occupation throughout the Middle East and North Africa. As of 2018, we are currently involved in military action in Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in these countries have been killed either as collateral damage from American strikes or from the instability caused by U.S. interventions. Millions more have fled their broken countries, contributing to the global refugee crisis.”

It's always a delight to observe how the left keeps sticking their collective heads up into their collective nether regions, especially when it comes to hypocrisy and the art of the flip-flop.

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Former Dem staffer pleads guilty to doxxing Republicans during Kavanaugh hearing

Jackson Cosko
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Jackson Cosko, the former Democrat House staffer accused of posting private information of GOP senators during then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hearings for uncorroborated sexual assault that was alleged to have taken place over 30 years ago, has pleaded guilty to his crimes.

Cosko, at that time, was a fellow in Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s (D-TX) office. He pleaded guilty on Friday to doxxing the senators and threatening a senate staffer with whom he previously worked after the staffer witnessed him using one of the office’s computers to post the information.

The Washington Post reports that Cosko pleaded guilty to “two counts of making public restricted personal information and one count each of computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice.” 

Jackson Pollock
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Cosko, a veritable bottom-feeder, admitted to his crimes as part of a plea deal he reached with prosecutors a week earlier.

Cosko admitted in his plea agreement, according to the Post, to posting the private information of Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). In October, Cosko contested the charges against him and faced up to 20 years in the slammer for his crimes.

In a statement to the Post, Cosko’s attorney Brian Stolarz blamed his client's actions on drugs rather than the fact that Cosko sucks.

“Mr. Cosko takes full responsibility for his actions [as if he has a choice] and is sincerely remorseful [due to the fact that he got caught.] Sadly, Mr. Cosko’s ongoing struggle with drugs contributed to a regrettable course of conduct. He is committed to rehabilitating his life, his reputation, and addressing his addiction,” Stolarz said. 

Interesting that Cosko could work in government and get away with his alleged addiction.

As the Daily Wire previously reported, Cosko entered the office of his former boss, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in order to use a computer to publish the private information. A staffer in Hassan’s office recognized him and reported him. Cosko then sent that staffer a threatening email saying that if they told anyone he would “leak it all.”

But that wasn't him--it was the drugs talking.

“Emails signal conversations gmails. Senators children’s health information and socials,” Cosko wrote while stoned out on drugs.

Cosko reportedly had terabytes of information stolen from the senate while he was stoned, some of which was sensitive. When investigators searched his home they found cocaine, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia. They also found several computers, phones, tablets and senate letterhead he had taken from Hassan’s office. He had previously been dismissed by Hassan for unspecified reasons, but it's a good chance that it was for coming to work stoned and being mistaken for a socialist.

The Post reported that Cosko was “angry” for being fired from Hassan’s office last May, so he “engaged in an extraordinarily extensive data theft scheme.” He copied network drives, including sensitive information, to use in the future.

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But it wasn't like it was planned because it was really the fault of the drugs.

For admitting his guilt, Cosko will face only 46 to 57 months in prison, instead of the 20 years he was facing. Sentencing will take place on June 13. The Post reported Cosko has already served four months in jail.

Missing from the Post article is information regarding Cosko’s family connections. 

Cosko’s daddy is the CEO of the hugely successful construction company, Hathaway Dinwiddie. His father also has ties to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), whose office was contacted by Christine Blasey Ford when she made the allegations against Kavanaugh. 

It is not known whether Jackson Cosko tried to have intimate relations with Ms. Ford while on drugs, but if we wait 30 years, it's sure to come out in the wash.

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Sen. Gardner's wife sent beheading video in wake of Kavanaugh vote

The country is in a lot of trouble. It has gotten to the point where the left and the right have so much animosity, there's no talking other than shouting and it has gotten to the point of physical violence, or threats of it, by the left.

Now that Brett Kavanaugh is Justice Kavanaugh, after being sworn in on the Supreme Court Sunday, Republicans are having to deal with leftist hatred in liberal doses.

Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) told Fox News on Sunday that his wife received a graphic text message along with a video depicting a beheading, and that someone had doxxed him, posting the names and addresses of his family members.

Not only is that sick; it's criminal.

Gardner had announced his support for Kavanaugh in July and reaffirmed it when his accuser and the FBI could produce no corroborating evidence of any of the allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh.

In late September, Gardner received a letter from a cowardly anonymous individual, apparently in Denver who alleged that Kavanaugh "shoved" someone up against a wall "very aggressively and sexually" during a 1998 outing in front of four witnesses. Of course, none of the alleged witnesses came forward and the allegation was later deemed not to be credible.

Prior to receiving the letter, Gardner had made a statement regarding the allegations against Kavanaugh: "Every victim of abuse, assault, and violence has been through an unspeakable tragedy and we need to do a better job listening to them, ensuring support is available, and fighting to end abuse of any kind. I hope that the partisan divide we all feel today does not hinder the people that have bravely come forward."

The accused and the accuser, Christine Blasey Ford have also received many death threats recently. Both sides are going crazy.

Jackson Cosko, a Democratic aide who most recently worked for Rep. Shiela Jackson Lee (D-TX) was arrested for doxxing private information on Wikipedia of at least three Republican lawmakers last month--Sens. Mike Lee, (R-UT), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Cosko allegedly threatened to leak senators' children's health information if a witness told anyone about his activities.

He has since been arrested.

According to a sworn statement by Capitol Police Captain Jason Bell, a witness saw Cosko at a computer in a senator's office, where he used to work, one or two days after two other unnamed senators' information had been put on Wikipedia. Sources told Fox News that Cosko was in Sen. Hassan's office without authorization and was caught using a login he was not authorized to use.  Cosko was earlier let go by Sen. Hassan's office but a spokesman for Hassan said she "strongly denounces the alleged actions."

Cosko was alleged to have been confronted by the staffer and then left the office. The staffer call the police and hours later the witness received an email from "livefreeorpwn@gmail.com" stating: "If you tell anyone I will leak it all. Emails signal conversations gmails. Senators children's health information and socials."

"Socials" are probably social security numbers, while Signal is a secure messaging application. Bell said there is probably cause to believe that Cosko published the information of senators and then threatened the witness "with the intent to hinder, delay, or prevent" the witness from reporting the crime to authorities.

Cosko's defense lawyer, Brian Stolarz, told Fox News that his client acted alone.

It is still unknown who sent the violent beheading video to Cory Gardner's wife.


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Cops arrest pretty boy Dem for GOP doxxing and more

A Democratic congressional intern was arrested this week for allegedly publishing the private information of three [possibly four] Republican lawmakers. Other incidents are also under police investigation and shows us the levels the left will stoop to in order to undermine the Trump administration.

Jackson Cosko had worked as an unpaid intern for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) was arrested for posting the personal information on Wikipedia of Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT). It included their home addresses and Capitol Hill police are investigating more doxxing incidents involving at least two senators, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). It isn't clear if Cosko was involved in the latter doxxing incidents.

In addition to working with Jackson Lee, Cosko also worked with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA). He also worked in many other House and Senate roles including press assistant and legislative correspondent, according to his now unavailable LinkedIn page.

Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" Thursday that based on the wide range of charges against young Cosko, including witness tampering and burglary, it's quite likely that there's more to this story than meets the eye.

"With seven different charges out there, it really does make it sound like it's more sophisticated and widespread because now you see Sen. Rand Paul is also having issues," Chaffetz said, admitting that it wasn't known if Cosko was connected to the Paul case.

The exact motivation behind the doxxing (posting of personal information) of the senators came on Thursday just moments after Lindsey Graham made his flame-throwing speech attacking Democrats for what he termed "an unethical sham" in how they treated Brett Kavanaugh.

A day after the doxxing, two activists with female genitalia [not sure how they identify themselves and I don't want to insult them or whatever happens when you say 'she' but were supposed to say 'zah'?] began screaming at Sen. Jeff Flake (Rino--AZ) in an elevator on Friday. Somehow, one of the Soros backed women believed that by him not believing Ford's testimony, Flake believes her sexual assault "doesn't matter."

Flake, who could have pointed out how women, such as Tawana Brawley, and so many others, have lied about being raped or assaulted, but instead he cowered and looked like his big sister was berating him [if she was, indeed identifying as a woman], and just moments later, demanded the FBI take another week to investigate the case.


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GOP asks Tillerson to probe US funding of Soros groups abroad

GOP senators are asking Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to investigate claims that taxpayer money is backing leftist billionaire George Soros and his political meddling and similar behavior overseas.

A request was sent Tuesday for a probe into how our taxes are being used by agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) which backs leftist political groups in foreign countries.

According to Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) foreign officials and leaders have come to him with "reports of U.S. activity in their respective countries." 

Lee is one of the co-signers of the request and said: "This includes reports of diplomats playing political favorites, USAID funds supporting extreme and sometime violent political activists, and the US Government working to marginalize the moderates and conservatives in leadership roles." He went on to say that "This sort of political favoritism from our missions around the world is unacceptable."

Other co-signers of the letter to Tillerson were Senators James Inhofe (R-Ok.); Thom Tillis (R-N.C.); David Perdue (R-Ga.); Ted Cruz (R-Tx); and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and it followed a letter from GOP lawmakers in February asking about whether out tax money was being used in recent years to fund Soros' projects in Macedonia.

USAID funding to Soros' Open Society Foundations in Macedonia (FOSM) ignited concerns that the U.S. Embassy was taking sides in the country's political battles. 

The Open Society Foundations' stated goal is "to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens." That's simply a joke. The group actually appears to be a front for Soros' leftist political maneuverings.

USAID gave about $5 million to FOSM for "The Civil Society Project" which alleges that it "aims to empower Macedonian citizens to hold government accountable." 

The USAID website links to www.soros.org.mk. It says the project trained hundreds of Macedonians "in youth activism and the use of new media instruments."

The State Department said that USAID has also funded a new Civic Engagement Project that partners with four organizations, including FOSM at a cost of about $9.5 million.

A citizen's group called "Stop Operation Soros" (SOS) published a white paper alleging U.S. taxpayer money funded violent riots in the streets, and a Macedonian version of Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals"  handbook crafted by the far leftist Alinsky to create chaos and anarchy. 

Alinsky was a hero of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

The senators also noted that the situation in Macedonia isn't the only volatile one in the region. The nearby country of Albania is also affected.

"Respected leaders from Albania have made similar claims of U.S. diplomats and Soros-backed organizations pushing for certain political outcomes in their country," the letter said, and cited a FOSM-backed push for Albanian judicial reform. Opponents to this move say the reform is aimed to give the socialist government full control over the country's judiciary.

To be perfectly clear: socialism isn't just a bad economic ideology in practice; it's an immoral one. Taking from others what isn't yours is wrong. 

Interestingly, it was recently revealed that Bernie Sanders, an admitted socialist, paid on a little over 13 percent in taxes to the U.S. government. But Sanders wants you and me to pay up to 60 percent.

That isn't cute and fuzzy Bernie Sanders being cute and fuzzy, that's simply immoral.

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Congress probes US funding for Soros groups

Billionaire leftist George Soros has allegedly meddled in European politics just like he meddles in U.S. politics. Now it has caught Congress' attention.

The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, raised concerns about Soros' involvement  of his empire deploying "tons of money and international heavy artillery" to push his radical far-left agenda. 

Republican lawmakers in Washington have started asking questions about whether U.S. tax dollars are also being used to fund his projects in conservative-led Macedonia. 

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ) led House lawmakers in corresponding to Ambassador Jess Baily--an Obama appointee and obvious Soros-loving lackey--demanding answers. Also, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) expressed concerns about USAID money going to Soros' Open Society Foundations as part of much bigger concerns that the U.S. Embassy has been taking sides in party politics.

Big surprise, eh?

Lee wrote in a letter: "I have received credible reports that, over the past few years the US Mission to Macedonia has actively intervened in the party politics of Macedonia, as well as the shaping of its media environment and civil society, often favoring groups of one political persuasion over another."

One simply cannot imagine which political "group" (aka party) Lee may be referring to.

The concerns depict growing conservative pushback against the leftist's European operation.

It wasn't enough for the jerk to organize U.S. protests groups against conservative governance, he has to go 'all global' on us.

Last week, Viktor Orban attacked Soros' "trans-border empire." (Sounds a lot like an Obama ideology, doesn't it?) Orban is one of the European voices speaking out against the push by EU leaders to take in Syrian refugees and he has taken a lot of flak for his hardline stance.

Shame on Orban for wanting to keep Hungary safe again.

If it were up to Soros' Open Society Foundations, the entire EU would be entirely socialist with handpicked leaders ruling Europe. There would be no borders and no stimulation of corporate competition. 

And Soros would still be a billionaire. But he hates that conservative Macedonia has a flat tax rate of a mere 10 percent and they greeted President Trump warmly with a pledge to work with him.

There's a citizen initiative called "Stop Operation Soros" which claims U.S. money has been funding hard-left causes in the country, including violent riots in the streets and a Macedonian version of "Rules for Radicals," their version of Saul Alinsky's leftist handbook that Obama has dog-eared since college.

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