Black Friday: A Growing Sense of Anger
Posted By: mc squared, 11/28/2025 4:27:40 PM
On Thanksgiving, on Thursday, we gave thanks for everything that brings purpose and meaning to our lives. That’s a valuable day of reflection, a day that should matter to every American. But this Friday, commonly known as “Black Friday” for its sometimes wild opening of the Christmas shopping season, is also a day when we have to think about the upcoming cost of keeping all those things we’re thankful for, like our country. If you’re reading my work here, you may know that I’m not overly optimistic about the immediate future. My readings of history and my sense of the mood of Americans tell me something is coming, some seminal event
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Yermak has played a key role in the peace negotiations, so his abrupt departure raises obvious questions as to how negotiations may be impacted.
Black Friday: A Growing Sense of Anger
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On Thanksgiving, on Thursday, we gave thanks for everything that brings purpose and meaning to our lives. That’s a valuable day of reflection, a day that should matter to every American. But this Friday, commonly known as “Black Friday” for its sometimes wild opening of the Christmas shopping season, is also a day when we have to think about the upcoming cost of keeping all those things we’re thankful for, like our country.
If you’re reading my work here, you may know that I’m not overly optimistic about the immediate future. My readings of history and my sense of the mood of Americans tell me something is coming, some seminal event
Our educational institutions have one purpose: To produce young adults with marketable skills. Even the elementary school systems should be focused on this goal. They equip young children with the basics: Reading, writing, and elementary math. In other words, the basics that will enable them to succeed as they move on in life.[snip]An Oregon father is outraged after discovering that his 11-year-old son was slated to receive a state-issued sexual orientation and gender identity survey that asked children to identify their sexual orientation, gender identity, and whether they are transgender.
Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration
from 'Third World Countries,' after Guard shooting 6 replies
from 'Third World Countries,' after Guard shooting 6 replies
President Donald Trump is vowing to "permanently pause" immigration from "Third World Countries" and is calling for a program of "reverse migration" in the U.S., following the shooting Wednesday of two National Guard members by an alleged Afghan national.
He announced his intentions in a long X post:
"A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens and Patriots who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at, along with certain other foolish countries throughout the World, for being “Politically Correct,” and just plain STUPID, when it comes to Immigration," the post begins.
Alleged DC National Guardsmen shooter
was in Afghan army, served alongside US
troops: report 5 replies
was in Afghan army, served alongside US
troops: report 5 replies
The Afghan national who allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers in a possible terror attack in the nation’s capital Wednesday served alongside American troops in his home country before coming to the US, according to a report.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was a member of the Afghan Army stationed in Kandahar where he supported US Special Forces in the region, a relative told NBC News.
Lakanwal was injured while serving in the army and fled Afghanistan, entering the US in September 2021 through the Biden administration’s botched refugee program Operation Allies Welcome.
$10 billion luxury playground for the
rich goes vertical in Beverly Hills: ‘It
makes no sense’ 19 replies
rich goes vertical in Beverly Hills: ‘It
makes no sense’ 19 replies
Forget the Hollywood sign — the newest landmark in Tinseltown is a $10 billion pile of dirt that’s about to become one of the most exclusive addresses on the planet.
The massive One Beverly Hills project has officially gotten off the ground, promising to turn a 17.5-acre slice of prime real estate into an “urban resort” so opulent that it’ll make Rodeo Drive look cheap. Over the weekend, 3,800 cubic yards of concrete were continuously poured, marking the foundation for the tallest towers in Beverly Hills.
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The socialist pol said he’s eager to work with Trump because they agreed that the Big Apple needs to be more affordable at their surprisingly chummy meeting Friday.
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It’s something to behold.
She’s so consistently and ridiculously on the wrong side of objective truth, even CNN hosts are regularly swatting her down.
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On the House floor Crockett declared, “We’re gonna expose it all!”
Narrator: “She only exposed her backside — and her incompetence.”
President Donald Trump announced Friday night that he is ending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Somali migrants in Minnesota, and claimed "Somali gangs" are bullying Americans in the state.
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A shooting at a Christmas tree lighting event in Concord, North Carolina, on Friday left four people wounded, according to police.
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The remainder of the event was canceled after the shooting.
The University of California system made news earlier this year when it eliminated mandatory diversity statements for new hires. But at California's other public university system, DEI isn't in retreat—it's required.
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Liberal loudmouth Rep. Jasmine Crockett gave a mind-boggling explanation for why she accused Lee Zeldin and other Republicans on the House floor of taking donations from Jeffrey Epstein — desperately insisting she never said she was referring to the late convicted pedophile.
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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called for an immediate ban on all Islamic immigrants after an asylum seeker from Afghanistan shot two National Guardsmen on Wednesday near the White House.
According to media reports, the victims are in critical condition, and the shooter is in custody.
Tuberville said on X on Wednesday, "The Afghan terrorist who shot 2 National Guard heroes in D.C. was welcomed into this country with open arms by Joe Biden."
Friday on CNN’s “News Central,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said that President Donald Trump’s deployment of “military troops in the nation‘s capital or in any city” should be reconsidered because it caused two members of the National Guard to be shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
Wasserman Schultz said, “This is a deeply concerning situation, but, you know, it’s one that I think we have to — it begs the question, would an individual have flown across the country to target law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C.? And, I mean, the answer is likely no. So why wasn‘t the president‘s first thought,
National guard member Sarah Beckstrom
has died after shooting in Washington
DC, Trump announces 25 replies
has died after shooting in Washington
DC, Trump announces 25 replies
Sarah Beckstrom, one of the national guard troops shot in Washington DC on Wednesday, has died, Donald Trump said on Thursday.
“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person … She’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us,” Trump said in his first live remarks since the shooting.
Beckstrom, 20, was one of two members of the national guards shot near the White House in a targeted attack. The other member, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still fighting for his life, according to the president.
CIA Says Alleged National Guard Shooter
Worked With Agency's Paramilitary Units
In Afghanistan 22 replies
Worked With Agency's Paramilitary Units
In Afghanistan 22 replies
The gunman who is alleged to have ambushed and wounded two National Guard troops near the White House worked with CIA-backed paramilitary units during the U.S. war in Afghanistan, Director John Ratcliffe revealed Thursday. Officials have identified the alleged suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, and said the Afghan nationsl was let into the United States by the Biden administration in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, a rushed evacuation operation later criticized for failing to properly vet those brought into the country.
In regards to the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, never let it be said that the Democrats didn’t get precisely what they wanted. Oh, sure — they didn’t call for a shooting in so many words. They just used a few more to dance around the issue — as demonstrated by Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, whose comments this weekend about National Guard deployments to stem crime are now going viral in the wake of the shooting. (Snip) That brings us to Slotkin, a Democrat elected as a moderate who has turned out to be far
Auchincloss: If We Increase Vetting for
Migrants, We Should Also Tighten Vetting
for Gun Purchases 18 replies
Migrants, We Should Also Tighten Vetting
for Gun Purchases 18 replies
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that Congress should look at vetting for people coming to the country under the asylum or parole systems and there can also be an examination of vetting “during critical moments in someone’s journey.” And stated that “If this administration is going to be tightening the screws on vetting, they should tighten the screws on vetting for purchasing a weapon as well.”
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Democratic Tennessee congressional candidate Aftyn Behn said in resurfaced audio that lawmakers openly praying during legislative sessions make her “uncomfortable.”
While appearing on the “Red State Blue Moon” podcast in June 2024, Behn complained that the Tennessee Legislature opens up with prayer at the beginning of each legislative session. She further complained that Christian pastors and prayer groups have “proximity to power” in the Legislature and that religion is often at the center of the state’s politics.
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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off its annual festivities on Thursday, Nov. 27. But many viewers say the broadcast left a lot to be desired. NBC started livecoverage at 8:30 a.m. EST with hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker. But having tuned in then, I can say the actual parade didn’t start until 9 a.m. EST. (Snip) Within minutes, frustrated viewers took to Reddit to vent about the broadcast feeling more like an ad break marathon than a parade. “Respectfully … I [couldn’t] care less about what you have to say I would rather see the balloons,”
President Trump went on a fiery late-night tirade in clear response to the recent terrorist attack on the National Guard, announcing a significant crackdown on immigration from all third-world countries, terminating all illegal entries into the country under the Biden administration, and declaring the only way to save America now is through "reverse migration."
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The individual behind the heinous attack was
New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill (D.) turned to former energy secretary Jennifer Granholm, an architect of Biden-era green energy policies—which polls show are unpopular with Garden State voters—to co-chair her transition team’s energy task force.
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A New York man was sentenced on Oct. 27, 2025, for his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization.
Rongjian Li, 38, of Staten Island, N.Y., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to three years of probation, with the first year to be served on home confinement. Following home confinement, Li will be required to perform 100 hours of community service. In February 2025, Li pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy.
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Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion and one of golf's most gregarious characters whose career was tainted by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods, has died, according to a longtime colleague. He was 74.
A cause of death was not immediately available. Brian Naugle, the tournament director of the Insperity Invitational in Houston, said Zoeller's daughter called him Thursday with the news.
Zoeller was the last player to win the Masters on his first attempt, a three-man playoff in 1979. He famously waved a white towel at Winged Foot in 1984 when he thought Greg Norman had beat him, only to defeat Norman in an 18-hole playoff the next day.
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