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New Documentary ‘American Leviathan’ Pulls Back Curtain On Rise of the Bureaucratic State › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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New Documentary ‘American Leviathan’ Pulls Back Curtain On Rise of the Bureaucratic State › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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Conservative activist and founder of American Majority Ned Ryun has announced the release of the documentary “American Leviathan” that chronicles the rise of the American administrative state and Progressive authoritarianism.

Ryun’s documentary describes the American Leviathan as,”a massive, unaccountable administrative state that has subverted the Republic our Founders built,” and explains how we are currently witnessing an epic conflict between two very different forms of government in our nation.

How Ending All Chinese Student Visas Could Backfire– thefederalist.com

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How Ending All Chinese Student Visas Could Backfire– thefederalist.com
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Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., has introduced the “Stop CCP VISAs Act,” a bill aimed at preventing all Chinese nationals from obtaining student visas. Moore argues that this legislation is necessary to stop the Chinese Communist Party from exploiting U.S. visa programs “to spy on our military, steal our intellectual property, and threaten national security.” However, this measure could ultimately have the opposite effect, potentially inflicting more damage on U.S. national security than it prevents.

Moore’s bill stems from legitimate fears that warrant attention. U.S. intelligence agencies have warned about the Chinese government’s potential misuse of visa programs. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operates under the assumption that all Chinese nationals, regardless of their location or immigration status, remain subjects of the party. This assumption is not only flawed, but it neglects the reality that many Chinese individuals possess agency and a strong desire for self-determination. Countless overseas Chinese are courageously standing up against the CCP’s oppressive measures.

Conservative Groups Want Congress to Repeal FACE, Which Biden Used to Put Pro-Life Americans in Prison– www.lifenews.com

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Conservative Groups Want Congress to Repeal FACE, Which Biden Used to Put Pro-Life Americans in Prison– www.lifenews.com
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The nation’s largest public policy women’s organization has joined other pro-life groups requesting Congress to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

The Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWA LAC), an organization dedicated to promoting biblical values in their prayer and advocacy works, reported March 17 that they added their names to the letter. CatholicVote, Students for Life Action, and Americans United for Life are among the other advocacy groups that added their names to the list.

The March 13 letter was sent to the Republican members of the Members of the House of Representative Judiciary Committee. The letter follows President Donald Trump’s pardon of 23 peaceful pro-lifers who were targeted by President Joe Biden’s administration, and asks the committee to mark up and pass Rep. Chip Roy’s FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R. 589).

Jonathan Turley: The Chances of Overturning Biden’s Pardons Over Autopen Are ‘Vanishingly Low’– slaynews.com

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Jonathan Turley: The Chances of Overturning Biden’s Pardons Over Autopen Are ‘Vanishingly Low’– slaynews.com
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Legal scholar Jonathan Turley has warned that it is very unlikely that former President Joe Biden’s presidential pardons will be overturned due to an autopen signature.

It comes amid growing concerns about presidential documents being signed by White House handlers using an autopen while Biden was in a cognitively diminished state.

Autopen signatures are automatically produced by a machine, as opposed to an authentic, handwritten autograph.

The use of an autopen means documents could have been signed without Biden being present, or even aware, as his signature was applied.

The scandal has led to speculation that important documents signed with an autopen, such as Biden’s final hour pardons, could be overturned.

Wyoming governor signs law protecting children under 18 from online porn – Standing for Freedom Center– www.standingforfreedom.com

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Wyoming governor signs law protecting children under 18 from online porn – Standing for Freedom Center– www.standingforfreedom.com
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Gov. Mark Gordon, R, signed House Bill 43 into law on Thursday to make Wyoming the latest state to implement an age verification requirement aimed at restricting access to harmful online content for any child under the age of 18.

Unlike similar laws in other states that primarily target adult entertainment platforms, HB 43 has a much broader scope. The law applies to any website that hosts “material harmful to minors,” expanding the range of online content subject to age verification requirements.

Under this definition, “material harmful to minors” includes “any picture, image, graphic image file, film, videotape, or other visual depiction that is obscene or is child pornography.” This classification extends to material that is already illegal to distribute under existing laws.

 

The Supreme Court Has an Opportunity To Correct Its Kelo Eminent Domain Error – Reason

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The Supreme Court Has an Opportunity To Correct Its Kelo Eminent Domain Error – Reason
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One of the U.S. Supreme Court may soon overturn one of its worst decisions in recent memory—a ruling that justified government stealing property from its owners to pass it to better-connected private parties. On Friday, the court will decide whether to consider a New York case that could upset the precedents set by Kelo v. New London, an eminent domain battle that prompted books, a movie, and state-level legal reforms. While Kelo was a loss for anybody who wants to set boundaries around government power, the court could take the opportunity this week to set things right with Bowers v. Oneida County Industrial Development Agency.

Vance to Lead G.O.P. Fund-Raising, an Apparent First for a Vice President – The New York Times

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Vance to Lead G.O.P. Fund-Raising, an Apparent First for a Vice President – The New York Times
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Republicans named Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday to lead the party’s fund-raising operation as it gears up for the 2026 midterm elections, a posting that could also help him position himself for the 2028 Republican presidential primary race.

Mr. Vance will serve as the finance chair of the Republican National Committee, an unusual arrangement for a sitting vice president. In both national parties, the finance chair role has typically gone to a reliable party fund-raiser who has time on his or her hands, not someone with significant governing responsibilities.

The R.N.C. said that Mr. Vance would be the first sitting vice president to serve in that role. In a statement, President Trump praised Mr. Vance as someone who “knows how to fight and win tough races” and said he would do a “fantastic job.”

Democrats Turn to Legally Dubious Ruling Coauthored by DEI Activist To Protect California’s EV Mandate– freebeacon.com

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Democrats Turn to Legally Dubious Ruling Coauthored by DEI Activist To Protect California’s EV Mandate– freebeacon.com
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Democrats are relying on a recent memo from the Government Accountability Office to argue that President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans can’t pass a bill repealing a Biden-era waiver allowing California to mandate electric vehicles in the state. But legal experts say the memo—whose authors include a prominent DEI activist—isn’t legally binding and relies on dubious reasoning.

The Government Accountability Office—which conducts audits and analyses for Congress but has minimal legislative authority—published the memo earlier this month just two weeks after Democratic senators Adam Schiff (Calif.), Alex Padilla (Calif.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) asked it to investigate the issue. Media outlets then reported that the memo determined a bill to reverse the Biden-era action is “illegal” and that the office, therefore, “blocks” such a bill.

The office’s memo presents a potential roadblock to Trump’s energy agenda, a key tenet of which involves revoking electric vehicle mandates. Democrats, who cheered the opinion immediately after it was published, may request that the Senate parliamentarian weigh in on the issue and consult the Government Accountability Office’s opinion.

 

Elon Musk’s DOGE are breaking things they can’t fix, warn IT experts– mashable.com

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Elon Musk’s DOGE are breaking things they can’t fix, warn IT experts– mashable.com
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Elon Musk loves wearing his TECH SUPPORT T-shirt in the White House. He wore it to his Oval Office interview; he wore it to his first Cabinet meeting. “I actually just call myself Humble Tech Support here,” Musk told heads of departments whose computer systems he’d already accessed.

Acting like the IT guy: this wasn’t really Musk trying to be cute, or somehow downplaying all the chaos his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had unleashed in its first month of existence. It’s a stark reminder of how he had secured, so fast, enough power to terrorize the federal government from within: literally, using nothing but the access provided by the White House’s IT department.

Which, in all probability like your company’s tech team, has a “god mode” level of access to many key computer systems. The kind of access that could do a lot of damage at any organization anywhere in our hyperconnected world, let alone inside the two million employee-strong U.S. government.