Expanded IRS targets middle class despite Democrat promises

Hebrews 10:19-20

New Blaze Media doc exposes shady stock-trading from 'filthy rich' Democrats and Republicans in Congress
"This is maybe the best work our platform has ever done," said BlazeTV host Steve Deace. "It's among the greatest works right-of-center alternative media has ever done. ... It's phenomenal. Don't miss it."

FISA ‘reform’ runs a freight train through the Fourth Amendment
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s “compromise” legislation is long on reauthorization and short on reform.

Politico: Surveillance bill implodes amid GOP infighting in latest blow to Johnson
“We'll have a debate, and I suspect that the rule will fail, but we will see what happens,” Roy said in an interview with Glenn Beck, while blasting Johnson for putting his thumb on the scales of the FISA debate.

Republicans Split on Whether FBI Should Be Able to Snoop Without a Warrant
"The Constitution is clear: get a warrant," said Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has long opposed Section 702's use for warrantless searches of American communications.

Pompeo: Congress cannot let FISA Section 702 expire
"Our country's safety is at stake. Congress must reauthorize a REFORMED version of FISA."

The IRS Army Is Targeting the Middle Class
The Internal Revenue Service is deploying its expanded army of federal tax collectors on the middle class, contrary to Democrat promises.

7 more states sue to block Biden's student loan handout plan as lawsuits pile up
Eighteen states have now sued over Biden's illegal student loan vote buying scheme.

18-year-old plotted terrorist attack on 21 churches in Idaho after swearing allegiance to ISIS during COVID, FBI says
The FBI said agents were tracking Alexander Scott Mercurio for two years after he converted to Islam against his Christian parents' wishes.

DeSantis Signs Slew Of New Laws Cracking Down On Sex Crimes, Protects Kids From Sex Predators
“Today’s anti-grooming legislation punishes those who seek to prey on children and rob them of their innocence. Florida will continue to be the best state in the country to raise a family.”

Group of young Orthodox men plead not guilty in connection to tunnel dug under historic Brooklyn synagogue
The young men have been ordered to give up their passports but did not agree to prosecutors' demands to ban them from the Crown Heights synagogue in question.

Man Found Drunk, Naked, Sitting In Garbage Can
Arguing that he was not subject to arrest, a Florida man told police that he “was allowed to be drunk and disorderly and sit naked in a trash can on the public sidewalk,” according to an arrest affidavit.

Bakery owner 'pleads' for public’s help finding missing $4K diamond that’s possibly in a cookie
Talk about an obvious publicity stunt. In any case, I hear at Keksi Cookies they don't put their dirty jewelry in your food — and even if they did, it would certainly be worth more than a messily $4K.

Biden mocked for shuffling around White House lawn with dazed look during Japanese PM ceremony
President Biden raised eyebrows Wednesday morning when he appeared disoriented while welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the White House for a state visit.

Biden gives press conference, calls on reporters from specific list, reads answers from a script
"Who do I call on next? Hang on a second. I got my list here."

Biden: 'Elect me, I'm in the 20th century'
Come on, who hasn't screwed up what century it is.

NY Times: Jill Biden wore a glittering Oscar de la Renta gown with an understated symbolism
On a night meant to underscore another powerful relationship — that of the United States and Japan — and reaffirm the strength of that mutual commitment through political stagecraft, the label was an apt choice.

The Independent: Trump indulges a hobby – handing out fast food – as he hits Chick-fil-A and orders lunch for customers
The former president ordered items from staff at the Atlanta franchise, declaring that it was "the Lord’s chicken" — although it wasn’t immediately clear if he paid for it himself.

How and Why Biden Destroyed the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Instead of unleashing more American energy, Biden has chosen to use America’s emergency reserves to solve his own political problems.

Dem Voter Registration Dips In Crucial Swing States Ahead Of 2024
Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania — which saw some of the closest presidential elections last cycle — all currently have less registered Democratic voters overall than in late 2020, according to the most recent state records.

Democrat suggests black people shouldn't have to pay taxes
"You owe for the labor that was stolen and killed and all the other things," Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed.

Sheila Jackson Lee is just as stupid as you remember
Lee — no relation to General Lee, the car or the person — told a high school audience that the moon is a planet, is made up of gases, and there are solar systems smaller than the earth.

Kevin O’Leary from 'Shark Tank' RIPS into AOC — 'I wouldn’t let her manage a candy store'
“I look at AOC and what an incredibly successful politician she is and what a horrific manager she is,” he told Tyrus, adding that “her jurisdiction looks like a third-world country.”

David Hogg Blows Nearly Half His PAC’s Donor Dollars On Nonsense Like DoorDash And Marc Elias
Hogg, the little prince of gun control, launched a new PAC last year to elect leftists. Where’s the money going?

Inflation is sticking around. Here's what that means for interest rate cuts — and your money
New labor data shows that U.S. prices in March rose 3.5% from a year ago, hotter than economists expected and the third straight month that inflation has accelerated. Gasoline prices and rent contributed over half the monthly increase, the government said on Wednesday.

Biden Is Only ‘Adding’ Jobs Because Americans Need Extra Side Hustles To Make Ends Meet
Democrats claim that the economy added 303,000 jobs in March — but it added no full-time jobs at all in March. The economy actually shed 6,000 full-time jobs that month. In fact, since November, there are 1,787,000 fewer Americans with full-time employment.

Inflation has made these US cities the most likely to ruin your wallet: Experts
Coming in at number 1 ... Honolulu. Followed by Miami, San Bernardino, St. Louis, Dallas, and Seattle.

Rich New Yorkers drive up Florida country club fees to over $1M: ‘A luxury golf arms race’
Luxury golf clubs in South Florida have, in some cases, doubled and tripled membership rates since the pandemic, according to Financial Times.

Senate GOP plots ‘maximum pain’ for Democrats dismissing Mayorkas impeachment trial
Senate conservatives are weighing a plan that one Senate GOP staffer called a “death by a million paper cuts” approach to retaliation that delays the proceedings or even slows floor business in the weeks that follow.

Trump Blasts Governor Whitmer For Paying People To Take Illegal Aliens Into Homes: ‘A Disgusting Insult’
"In Michigan, radical left Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer is handing out $500 a month in cash to anyone who accepts illegal aliens into your homes ... it’s all funded by federal taxpayer dollars distributed by crooked Joe Biden."

Founding Fathers Were 'Illegal' Immigrants, Democrat Says
Jamie Raskin, his party's ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, made the remarks as lawmakers discussed House Resolution 7109, also known as the Equal Representation Act, which if enacted would include a citizenship question starting with the 2030 Census and every decennial census afterward.

From 'conspiracy theory' to 'cover-up'? Agencies hid 2018 pitch to fund 'chimeric' coronavirus
"At a minimum, everyone associated with the DEFUSE proposal should be permanently debarred from receiving future federal funding," Rutgers University biosafety advocate says after Senator Paul's latest revelations.

US said to believe Iranian attack on Israel is imminent: ‘Matter of when, not if’
Citing intel assessments, Bloomberg says strike could involve high-precision missiles and drones; top U.S. general in Mideast reportedly to visit Israel to discuss threat from Iran.

Biden Administration Fears Iran Might Target US Forces Over Israel Strike
Iran threatens to attack the U.S. if it assists Israel in defending against any Damascus retaliation.

Tehran Times: 'Israel will be punished'
“The consulate and diplomatic missions in any country are considered to be the territory of that country. When they attack our consulate, it means they have attacked our soil. The evil regime made a mistake and must be punished and will be punished," declared Ayatollah Khamenei.

Houthis say they targeted four ships in Gulf of Aden, including US destroyer
The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it had destroyed an inbound anti-ship ballistic missile over the Gulf of Aden that was launched by Houthis and likely targeting the MV Yorktown.

My Son Was Killed by Hamas. His Body Is Still Hostage in Gaza.
How is the world not demanding of Hamas the unconditional return of every last hostage? How can we look on as traffickers and traders in human beings are being rewarded for their inhuman barbarism?

A Mostly Peaceful Castration: CNN Eulogizes a Terrorist
Instead of celebrating the "mostly peaceful" rioters hurling Molotov cocktails for racial justice, the network has published a nice little eulogy for a terrorist. Here's how CNN reported the death of Walid Daqqa: "Terminally ill Palestinian prisoner dies after 38 years in Israeli custody."

Americans are still not worried enough about the risk of world war
The Ukraine War is now a proxy war between major powers that is almost totally out of America’s control. That is a bad sign for global stability. In fact, U.S. actions to try to deter China from backing Russia might just end up widening the conflict.

Trudeau Rejects Claim China Meddled to Try to Help His Election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada pushed back against intelligence reports indicating that his Liberal Party may have benefited from Chinese interference in Canadian elections, saying that he had been consistently tough against an increasingly aggressive China.

Disney tries to get Gina Carano's Star Wars lawsuit dismissed by citing First Amendment
Carano, Disney claimed, "came to distract from and undermine Disney's own expressive efforts" in her online comments.

Hillary Clinton produces feminist Broadway musical about the suffragist movement
Legit question: Would you rather go to this musical, or stick your head in a meat grinder?

Align: Review — 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' (1962)
Whenever I meet fellow Western fans, this is often their favorite. It is about as beautiful as a film gets. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, stop reading, and go see it right this instant.

Kevin Costner says he wants to finish ‘Yellowstone’
"I thought I was going to make seven [seasons] but right now we’re at five. So how it works out — I hope it does — but they’ve got a lot of different shows going on. Maybe it will. Maybe this will circle back to me. If it does and I feel really comfortable with [it], I’d love to do it."

What Cary Grant Told Me About Getting Dressed. I’ve Never Forgotten It.
A leading menswear writer from the 1970s and ’80s reflects on the key style lesson Grant taught him during an unnerving phone call — and on dressing elegantly as you age.

NPR defends its journalism after senior editor says it has lost the public's trust
"We're proud to stand behind the exceptional work that our desks and shows do to cover a wide range of challenging stories. We believe that inclusion — among our staff, with our sourcing, and in our overall coverage — is critical to telling the nuanced stories of this country and our world."

Juan Williams, who was fired by NPR in 2010, responds to editor's charges of NPR bias
"I don't think I'm any wild-eyed conservative, but they thought I was too conservative a Black guy for their kind of company," he said. "Not only did they fire me — they called me a psycho. I mean, they said horrible things about me quite publicly. So, no, it doesn't surprise me what [Berliner] had to say."

Biden Spent $1 Trillion On One Of The Left’s Favorite Causes, But Voters Don’t Seem To Really Care
Only 2% of registered voters surveyed named climate change as the most important issue in the 2024 election, compared to 25% who identified immigration as the top issue and 22% who indicated that the economy was their top concern, according to the WSJ’s poll.

Meteorites may be lost to Antarctic ice as climate warms
“As the climate continues to warm, Antarctic rocks are sinking into the ice at an increasing rate."

US Map Shows How States May Be Submerged by Rising Sea Levels in 2100
Will you drown in 2100? Click to find out.

Woke Dems have lied about transgender suicide — but there is hope
When nonbinary teen Nex Benedict committed suicide a day after allegedly being beaten up at school, the tragedy was quickly hijacked as a textbook case of anti-LGBT bullying. The president and the first lady weighed in with a “heartbroken” White House statement.

Child sex change whistleblower tells Dr. Phil 'doctors are acting like ... God'
"Doctors are acting like they're God when it comes to medically transitioning children."

Harvard promotes segregated 'Affinity Celebrations' for graduates that it insists are not real graduations
The first day's events were categorized as: Disability, Global Indigenous, Asian American/Pacific Islander/Desi-American, First Generation-Low Income, and Jewish celebrations. The second day included: Latinx, Lavender, Black, Veterans, and Arab celebrations.

Department of Education Opens Investigation into Princeton over Anti-Semitism Allegations
The Department of Education opened an investigation into Princeton University last week in response to a complaint that alleged the university did not adequately respond to anti-Semitism after October 7.

Anti-Israel Agitators Derail Dinner at Home of UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Comes days after activists circulated a blood libel cartoon targeting the dean and referencing the planned dinner.

University of Indiana administrator bought rope ahead of planned ‘intro to bondage’ workshop led by rape-porn author
A public records request returned records documenting the purchase of 500 feet of black nylon rope and 1,000 "extra heavy-duty" paper grocery bags.

Whose Job Is It To Protect Black People From AI?
The victimization of black people by artificial intelligence algorithms such as Google's Gemini remains ongoing, and neither elected officials nor tech companies demonstrate much interest in protecting black people from AI.

The 'TikTok bill' may face a rocky road in the Senate after overwhelming passage in the House
Concerns by a leading Democrat committee chair and the noncommittal stance of the Senate leader threaten to delay or sink the divestment bill.

Toronto Blue Jays open MLB season with land acknowledgement: 'Territories we stand upon across Turtle Island'
While the woke franchise says it is Indigenous land, the team is not giving it back.