02a U.S. Politics – Conservative

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A shocking headline caught my attention today amid the chaos in the Mideast.

Two things stood out.  No — THREE things stood out.

10,000 ships are currently at threat of electronic warfare being fielded over the last 24 hours.

And the headline I ran with — more than 1,000 ships have ALREADY been ‘attacked’ in the waters off the coast of Iran.

And the third thing that rattled me…

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Things in the Middle East may be getting even spicier than they already were. On Sunday, Fox News correspondent Bret Baier too to his X account with a report that a coalition of Persian Gulf states is preparing to join the fight against Iran. If this is true, as someone once said, it’s a big freakin’ deal.

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Last week, the United States Civil Rights Commission (USCCR) hosted public comment sessions on Antisemitism on America’s College and University Campuses.

As was described in presentations by LIF Founder and Director William A. Jacobson and me, Jews on campus are experiencing abuse, in large part, due to the conduct of academic institutions. In particular, intersectionality ideology dominates campus culture in and out of the classroom.

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Another “Dead ICE Agents Can’t Kill” flyer was found at Penn State University, prompting the College Republicans and College Democrats to issue a joint statement of condemnation on Saturday.

Found by a member of the Penn State College Republicans, the flyer was hung near the HUB-Robeson Center, a central part of daily life for students at Penn State, according to the statement.

This is the second time that particular flyer has been put up on campus. In early February, Penn State police launched an investigation into the flyer when it first appeared, the Centre Daily Times reported.

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Several prominent Senate Democrats are demanding a “path to citizenship” for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients who have criminal records.

Democrats are lamenting the DACA aliens who have been arrested during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, even after federal data showed that 92% of those apprehended had criminal histories beyond civil immigration violations.

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), alongside Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), issued a joint statement condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for arresting 261 DACA recipients in the first ten months of 2025.

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An under-the-radar primary in North Carolina is gaining national attention after morphing into another competitive battleground for progressives waging war against establishment Democrats, putting incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) at risk of losing her seat in the state’s bluest district.

The 69-year-old Foushee is facing Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, a younger, more left-leaning candidate, in the March 3 primary. The congresswoman has been in this position before, defeating the 32-year-old Allam by nine points in the 2022 primary to replace former Rep. David Price.

 

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The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg declined to charge a 27-year-old male for assaulting police officers at Washington Square Park in New York City.

Gusmane Coulibaly was arrested on Thursday after his picture was circulated on a NYPD tipline for a massive snowball skirmish that happened earlier this week. He was charged with assaulting NYPD officers.

Coulibaly, who was also supposedly an internet personality and wannabe social media influencer known as “Diaperman,” claimed the snowball fight was a prank, according to the New York Post. Notably, Coulibaly was previously arrested on Feb. 6 and charged with attempted robbery at a subway station in the Bronx in New York City.

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During his Friday deposition before the House Oversight Committee, former President Bill Clinton threw cold water on Democratic hopes that could link President Donald Trump to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

In a video posted to X, House Oversight chairman James Comer said that Clinton said that “the president, Trump, has never said anything to me to make me think he was involved, and he meant with Epstein.”

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New York City’s far-left socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing fierce backlash after condemning the U.S. military strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and effectively ended the brutal regime.

As a joint U.S.–Israel operation unfolded Saturday targeting senior Iranian leadership in Tehran, Mamdani took to X to criticize President Donald Trump’s decision.

His post has since been viewed roughly 20 million times.

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A former FBI official is warning of potential Iranian-linked attacks inside the United States following US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Chris Swecker, a former assistant FBI director, said Iran-linked groups such as Hezbollah could escalate efforts to carry out attacks against the US after Operation Epic Fury, including attacks on American soil. In comments to the Daily Mail, Swecker said, “We’ve got a cornered animal here, and if ever we’re going to see attacks on the United States, this would be the catalyst for that.”

“It’s a tinder box right now,” he added. “You’ve got the leadership of Iran in a state of desperation.”

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https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/2028152989538467884?s=20

Texas: Austin bar mass murderer is Muslim migrant, had Qur’an in car

By Robert Spencer, March 1, 2026:

How many mass murderers have to be carrying Qur’ans before authorities anywhere in Europe or North America begin to get the idea that maybe, just maybe, there is something in that book that incites violence?

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A Republican member of Congress is raising explosive new allegations about Jeffrey Epstein’s operation, arguing that it was far more than a simple trafficking ring.

After sitting through closed-door testimony from former President Bill Clinton, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said she believes Epstein was running what she described as an “intelligence-gathering operation.”

“Jeffrey Epstein was running an intelligence gathering operation, in my professional opinion,” Luna said during a press conference.

“I do believe it was a honeypot operation.

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Police in York Region have not officially said whether the Thornhill shooting is connected to international developments.

An Iranian-owned boxing gym north of Toronto was struck by gunfire early Sunday morning, a day after US President Donald Trump confirmed reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader had been killed.

York Regional Police said officers responded to reports of shots fired around 3 am near Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue West in Thornhill. When they arrived, they found evidence that multiple rounds had been fired at a commercial building. The property was unoccupied at the time. No injuries were reported.

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REUTERS–Cuban forces killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speedboat that entered Cuban waters on Wednesday and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the Cuban government said at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.

Cuba’s Interior Ministry said the group was comprised of anti-government Cubans, some of whom were previously wanted in Cuba. It said the group came from the U.S. armed with assault rifles, handguns, homemade explosives, ballistic vests and telescopic sights.

An additional Cuban suspect was detained inside Cuban territory in connection with the plot, the statement said.

“According to preliminary statements from the detainees, they intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes,”

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Something appears to be laughably missing in Politico‘s Saturday story about the  June nonpartisan gubernatorial primary in California. Namely the front runner is a Republican, Steve Hilton, and another Republican is very possibly the second place candidate, both of whom would be facing each other in the November general election for governor.

Is it a mere coincidence that Politico writers Blake Jones and Lindsey Holden completely ignored them because they happen to have the taboo (R) by their names which are completely AWOL in “Why Swalwell and Steyer are surging in California governor’s race”?

The focus of the story (to the complete exclusion of Republicans) is made completely absurd by the inconvenient fact that Eric Swalwell is currently in either second or third place while Hilton is ahead of him according to the latest results from Emerson College Polling.

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‘Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin’

A year ago, the federal Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights began Title VI investigations into over 40 universities’ associations with the nonprofit The PhD Project for allegedly using “race-exclusionary practices” in their graduate programs.

The DOE had alleged in a March 2025 press release that The PhD Project “purports to provide doctoral students with insights into obtaining a Ph.D. and networking opportunities, but limits eligibility based on the race of participants.”

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Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe ordered the retraction of 19 intelligence products following an independent review that found the documents failed to meet regulatory standards of tradecraft and quality, the agency announced Friday.

Redacted versions of three documents obtained by The Federalist showed that the analyses promoted left-wing ideology, took sides on domestic political disagreements in foreign countries, fell outside of the CIA’s official role, and were sourced to left-wing media, nongovernmental organizations, and nonprofit groups. This commitment to advancing leftist activism appears to span at least three presidential administrations beginning in 2015.

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A Virginia judge granted the Republican National Committee a temporary restraining order that halts Virginia Democrats’ gerrymandering efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the upcoming midterms.

The Republican National Committee brought a lawsuit Wednesday to stop what the organization describes as an unconstitutional last-minute power grab by Virginia Democrats. Filing a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, the RNC asked the court to block the implementation of the proposed constitutional amendment. According to local media, Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. granted the RNC motion on Thursday.

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Despite claiming to champion “affordability” and reframing President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs as an expensive “tax” during her rebuttal to Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday, Democrat Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger refused to mention the slew of new taxes she’s seeking to inflict on residents of her state.

Spanberger, who took office last month, admitted that she knew affordability was a concern for Virginians and other Americans while she was running for governor:

“As I campaigned for governor last year, I traveled to every corner of Virginia, and I heard the same pressing concern everywhere: costs are too high in housing, healthcare, energy, and childcare. And I know these same conversations are being had all across this country.”

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President Donald Trump sharply criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday after the two lawmakers repeatedly shouted during his State of the Union address.

The confrontation unfolded as President Trump highlighted fraud and criminal activity in Minnesota and emphasized his administration’s immigration enforcement agenda.

As the camera focused on Omar while the president referenced corruption in Somalia and fraud rings in Minnesota, she appeared visibly emotional.

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Last week, a man who allegedly shot the founder of a charity 10 times while he lay in bed with his wife got off without a prison sentence—because the prosecutor, backed by groups funded by Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros, agreed to let him plead not guilty by reason of insanity.

Gret Glyer had founded DonorSee, a charity platform that allowed donors to support specific people while giving video updates to show the donor’s concrete impact. Joshua Danehower, 37, who had gone on one date with Glyer’s wife Heather about 10 years previously, allegedly broke into the family’s house, snuck into the bedroom, and fired 10 shots into Gret Glyer, leaving his wife a widow and his two young children fatherless.

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For a mayor who spent his campaign promising everything would be free, it sure takes a lot of money to get those free things. It’s weird how things work out like that, isn’t it?

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is mulling spending $70 million to study his proposed government-owned grocery store. This news comes just a week after he threatened to raise taxes on the middle class because the city has a budget shortfall.

According to the New York Post:

Hizzoner is proposing the new funding for the city Economic Development Corporation simply to scout potential locations for the five stores he’s pledged to open in each borough, according to sources who reviewed preliminary budget documents.

One city source with knowledge of the plans described it as a “feasibility study.”

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is among the defendants named in a civil lawsuit filed by a St. Paul church congregant over the disruption of a worship service on January 18, 2026, at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The same incident has also resulted in federal criminal charges against Lemon and eight other individuals.

The protest occurred during a Sunday service at Cities Church, a Southern Baptist congregation. Demonstrators entered the sanctuary and began chanting slogans including “ICE out!” and “Justice for Renee Good,” a reference to a local anti-ICE agitator who was shot while attempting to run over a federal agent last month.

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Far-left Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), a member of the progressive “Squad,” is facing backlash after comparing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to the Ku Klux Klan.

During a recent interview, Pressley accused federal immigration officers of carrying out what she described as a “campaign of terror.”

Pressley has repeatedly accused ICE agents of being “racist.”

“In the same way that the KKK cannot be reformed, another, you know, masked militia group, I do not believe that ICE can be reformed and that this has anything to do with training and protocols,” Pressley said.

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A 25-year-old man from Spring, Texas is jailed without bond, charged with aggravated assault after authorities say he secretly gave abortion medication to a pregnant woman against her will, causing the death of their unborn child.

Jon Rueben Gabriel Demeter faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury — family violence. Authorities indicated possible additional or enhanced charges pending further evidence processing.

The child, named Presley Mae by her mother, was stillborn at a hospital in The Woodlands.

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A dozen of the world’s most advanced fighter jets touched down in Israel this week, signaling a sharp escalation in America’s military posture as President Donald Trump warned Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions or face consequences.

According to The Times of Israel, twelve U.S. F-22 stealth fighters arrived Tuesday at an Israeli Air Force base as part of the American buildup across the Middle East. Open-source flight tracking data showed the aircraft departing from Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the United Kingdom, though one jet reportedly turned back because of a technical issue before completing the trip.

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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from his teaching gig at Harvard University over his relationship with notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

Summers, a prominent economist at the university, announced Wednesday that he will resign from his professorship and other faculty appointments at Harvard University at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. This decision follows increased public scrutiny related to his past associations with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Just over 30 percent of US fourth graders are considered proficient in reading.

The AI platform called Compani.AI is promoting a “homework agent” named Einstein and says it can complete assignments on behalf of students, including submitting work for them automatically. Childhood literacy rates in the US, however, are falling.

The website features a virtual version of Albert Einstein as an AI companion. According to the company, “Einstein has a full virtual computer with a browser — anything you can do, he can do.” The platform says the AI can log into the education platform Canvas on behalf of users, and once logged in, it “watches lectures, reads essays, writes papers, participates in discussions, and submits your homework — automatically.”

“Give him a reading assignment, and he reads the full text, understands it, and writes original essays with proper citations,” the company says. It also states that the AI can watch videos and extract “key concepts” using them to “answer assignments accurately.”

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The media hall monitors are fond of berating the Bari Weiss-run CBS Evening News as Trump-friendly or “MAGA-coded.” So far, the network has quite easily managed to beat those allegations. Case in point: the former Tiffany network has decided to wade into the fake controversy surrounding the U.S. men’s and women’s Olympic hockey teams.

Watch the report in its entirety, as aired on the CBS Evening News on Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 (click “expand” to view transcript):