Posts on Saturday, November 15, 2025

Indiana’s attorney general took two major enforcement actions this week targeting potential migrant trafficking. This week, Todd Rokita’s office sent subpoenas to several Indiana entities, including Fort Wayne, the state’s second-largest city; Amazon; and Catholic Charities. “I believe these entities have vital information to root out labor trafficking right here,” Rokita said in a press conference at the Allen County courthouse Nov. 13. His office declined to disclose the subpoena contents beyond mentioning business, financial, and client records and relationships, saying confidentiality is legally required because subpoenas do not accuse recipients of wrongdoing but solely seek information.

This is one of the most depraved things we've ever seen. But given the state of the American Left and its antisemitic, anti-Israel stance, it's not surprising. There's an off-Broadway show called Slam Frank, and it wants audiences to keep their mouths shut about the last 20 minutes of the show. [Tweet] Why? Well, here's why: The New York based off-broadway show, titled Slam Frank – with the largely non-Jewish cast singing and dancing while wearing yellow Stars of David, is marketed as a musical satire,

Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral is scheduled to take place Nov. 20 at Washington National Cathedral. “Vice President Cheney devoted decades of his life to public service at the highest levels of government,” said the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral, in a statement. “His life was marked by deep dedication to his family and to the country he served,” he continued. The funeral service is slated to take place Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. EST. Tributes will be delivered by former President George W. Bush; Cheney’s daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.);

While some people are looking to New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani to kiss their boo-boo and make it better, I think it is safe to say that most folks can recognize an underqualified empty suit when they see one. Mamdani's candidacy was successful due to a particular set of circumstances, coupled with outrageous promises to address issues ranging from unaffordable housing to food prices, as well as providing free bus and subway travel by executive fiat. At first blush, this looks like Lefitst Politics 101: promise the lumpenproletariat free stuff. However, a closer look reveals that we may be dealing with a man who is simply unmoored from reality.

The suspect accused of attacking a federal attorney’s office earlier this week has been arrested. The FBI placed a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Keith Michael Lisa, who reportedly destroyed the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba with a baseball bat on Nov. 12. Keith Michael Lisa is wanted for allegedly entering the Peter W. Rodino Federal Building in Newark, New Jersey, on November 12, 2025, while in possession of a bat. After being denied entry, he discarded the bat and returned. Once inside the building, he proceeded to the U.S. Attorney's Office where he damaged government property.

Democrats are now in a damage control mode, as it has been revealed that Del. Stacey Plaskett was exchanging real-time text messages with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a crucial Feb. 2019 congressional hearing. The hearing featured testimony from Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney, as part of one of the Democrats’ witch hunts into President Trump. The revelations have sparked outrage and raised serious questions about Plaskett’s judgment and connections to the disgraced financier, and not to mention Epstein’s deep ties to the Democratic Party. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released thousands of pages of Epstein’s emails and messages on Wednesday,

Months before he was fired as FBI Director, James Comey expressed discomfort in the final weeks of the 2016 election when he was compelled to tell Congress that agents had found more Hillary Clinton emails on a laptop belonging to disgraced former Democrat Congressman Anthony Weiner, according to newly released court records.

Good morning and welcome. (Snip) So what have we found with the much ballyhoo’d release of the Epstein emails? The claims of the Democrats not withstanding, Epstein and Trump were decidedly not friends. In fact, Epstein downright hated the man, and stated flatly he didn’t trust him. We also found that the New York Times was working with Epstein to suppress stories about him. We found that the lawyer for the accusers (I think the name was Edwards) suggested that Trump was the only one cooperating, while Epstein was telling everyone that Trump didn’t have a decent cell in his body. By way of these same emails,

Would you believe that in the entirety of human history, no one has been oppressed as much as Michelle Obama? It’s true. Whenever she gets in front of a microphone, she can’t help but complain about how unfairly she’s been treated, how terrible white people are, or how racist our country is. She paints herself as chronically oppressed, endlessly scrutinized, and forever burdened by a country that never treated her fairly. I know it must not be easy having fame, fortune, a bunch of multimillion-dollar homes, and all that. It must be really, really brutal. The routine has become predictable, and her latest appearances only reinforce the sense that

Is “Trump derangement syndrome” real? No serious mental-health professional would render such a partisan and derogatory diagnosis. Yet I’ve seen it in my own psychotherapy practice. Patients across the political spectrum have brought Donald Trump into therapy not to discuss policy but to process obsession, rage and dread. Their distress is symptomatic, not ideological.

NEW YORK -- Central Park’s iconic horse-drawn carriages will trot on, for now. A proposal to ban the popular tourist attractions that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years failed to clear a key New York City Council committee on Friday. (Snip) “They are hardworking immigrants who take good care of their horses, and have consistently been attacked and slandered by monied interests who care nothing about animal welfare,” John Samuelsen, the union’s president, said in a statement. But animal rights advocates who have long called for ending the industry, derided the vote as a “sham”

Alan Dershowitz, a former defense attorney for Jeffrey Epstein, said he wants to release "important" files on the dead sex criminal -- and would happily turn them over to Piers Morgan -- but judges are blocking him from doing so. The famous lawyer, during an appearance on Piers Morgan uncensored on Wednesday, pleaded directly to the camera and asked for the green light to release the documents.

Ford has been unable to fill some 5,000 openings for mechanics despite offering a salary of $120,000 a year — prompting the company’s chief executive to warn of a dire shortage of skilled tradespeople in the US. “We are in trouble in our country. We are not talking about this enough,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said on an episode of the “Office Hours: Business Edition” podcast published earlier this week. “We have over a million openings in critical jobs, emergency services, trucking, factory workers, plumbers, electricians and tradesmen.” [snip] “We do not have trade schools,” he fumed. Earlier this year, Ford rolled out a $4 million initiative to fund scholarship for auto technicians.

The creeping transformation of Western cities under demographic and cultural pressures has long been a cautionary tale in Europe, particularly in the UK, where London—once a beacon of Enlightenment values (and more importantly biblical truths) — has earned the moniker “Londonistan” for its visible embrace of parallel Islamic societies. With 15% of its population now Muslim, the city features halal-dominated high streets and Friday prayer congregations that overwhelm urban traffic. Across the Atlantic, Texas stands at a similar crossroads, its Muslim population surging amid rapid urbanization in hubs like Dallas and Houston. While Europe’s trajectory offers stark parallels—accelerated by lax policies and demographic shifts—Texas still holds unique tools,

Ecuador's president wants to change his country's constitution, and Ecuadorians will get to say whether they agree in a referendum this weekend. To be held on November 16, the vote will decide whether a nearly 20-year constitutional clause banning foreign militaries from having a presence in the country is repealed. Surveys by the Cedatos polling firm suggest nearly two-thirds of the country is supportive of the change. If passed, it would allow the US to occupy bases on Ecuador's Pacific coastline. For Ecuador, it would strengthen ties to the US and potentially improve efforts to fight local violence. For the Trump Administration, it would be a boon for its campaign against drug trafficking

For most teachers, they enter the profession not as a job, but as a calling. They love kids and want to be part of educating the next generation. They certainly don't do it for the money. Those who are not teachers but support staff also do what they do because they believe that education will take students wherever they want to go in life. Millions of taxpayer dollars go toward public education. Are those dollars being spent wisely? In one major city, that answer is most likely "no." On Wednesday, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) released an eye-opening report on travel

The big news of the week was the end of the Democrats’ shutdown, which means that things are now back to normal. I.e., batsh*t crazy. (And, by the way, I am a convert to Bill Glahn’s theory that the Democrats never intended to achieve anything tangible by the shutdown. Rather, it was simply a means to fire up their base in advance of the elections in Virginia and New Jersey. The tactic succeeded, which means we can look forward to another shutdown next fall.) Lots of the week’s memes were leftovers–Mamdani in New York and Sydney Sweeney (most of which I passed on, despite my high regard for Ms. Sweeney).

Cloned meat will soon enter Canadian grocery stores without safety reviews or labeling - whereas some Americans have been eating it all along. Health officials recently scrapped a 22-year-old policy that classified cloned meat as novel foods, removing pre-market safety assessments and allowing these products to be sold with no disclosure.  The move has sparked surprise in the US, after it was revealed that similar products have quietly been on shelves for years without labels. The FDA approved meat and milk from cloned cattle, swine and goats, along with their offspring, in January 2008.

President Donald Trump announced Friday night on Truth Social that he is withdrawing his support and endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "ranting lunatic" and accusing the Georgia Republican of "complaining" instead of celebrating what he described as his administration’s "record achievements." The president claimed that Greene "has told many people that she is upset that I don’t return her phone calls anymore" in a long post where he ultimately vowed "Complete and Unyielding Support" to any conservative primary challenger leading into the 2026 midterm elections. Trump claimed Greene had "gone Far Left," citing her recent appearance on The View, and gave her the new nickname "Wacky Marjorie."

Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell threatened investigators after NBC News reported that he had been criminally referred to the Justice Department. Federal Housing regulator Bill Pulte referred Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution over mortgage fraud. According to NBC News, Pulte is alleging that Swalwell, a Democrat Congressman representing a district in California, took out millions of dollars worth of mortgage loans based on his declaring his primary residence as Washington, DC. (Snip) Swalwell, of Fang Fang fame, lashed out at Trump and threatened investigators during an appearance on MSNBC. “When we are the majority, we will have subpoena power and accountability will happen.

Welp. If there ever was a firm rebuke of the international community... ...The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, had an opinion to share from the Borg collective. She offered it after arriving in Colombia (not exactly US-friendly territory to begin with) that the United States should mind its manners and heed the EU's gentle chidings. The EU's Kaja Kallas emphasised the need to follow international law on self-defence and UN mandates at the CELAC-EU summit in Colombia, amid continued US strikes on narco-boats. ...and cherished, colonial era ties between themselves and their former sovereign overlords...

A Chinese government-sponsored group attempted to carry out the first known espionage campaign with artificial intelligence leading the way, a groundbreaking moment for the future of cyber warfare. Artificial intelligence company Anthropic, known for its advanced chatbot Claude, released a report Thursday on an unprecedented hacking campaign by a Chinese-sponsored group to manipulate Claude into infiltrating dozens of targets. “In mid-September 2025, we detected a highly sophisticated cyber espionage operation conducted by a Chinese state-sponsored group we’ve designated GTG-1002 that represents a fundamental shift in how advanced threat actors use AI,” the Anthropic report reads.