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@DougBright1 @JonathanTurley To their credit, they have strict immigration controls. Keep Japan Japanese!

@GrumpyGuy149642 @JonathanTurley Doubt Japan agrees.

Given her reported support for court packing, Harris's demand that “we must be clear eyed about what is at stake" is an understatement. jonathanturley.org/2026/04/04/we-… The idea of a packed court with unrestrained, agenda-driven nominees leaves many in unblinking dread:

While it’s true that conservative justices are often excoriated on X for ruling against Trump, they serve for life. I doubt criticism on X bothers them. Also, the overwhelming majority of district judge rulings against Trump are overturned or modified on appeal. Why? They aren’t following the law and precedent. They’re political.

@GrumpyGuy149642 @JonathanTurley Turley is correct that conservative justices face huge backlash (on X) when they don’t vote Trump’s way, but that’s just irrational hysteria—“Barrett always votes liberal!”, etc. When a quick look confirms she (and the others) overwhelmingly vote on the Right

@DougBright1 @JonathanTurley That would make us Japanese citizens, right? Not a bad idea…

@JonathanTurley I’m sorry but if must endure more Ketanji Browns then we may as well go to Japan to become pickpockets.

@JesseO007 @JonathanTurley Yes. Judges acting as super-legislators has been going on longer than I’ve been alive. Wickard v. Filburn, anyone?

@JonathanTurley The democrats have been using the judicial system to create laws they couldn't get passed in congress.

Yes, but conservative justices occasionally vote for the administration’s positions, and that simply cannot be tolerated by the left. They want tyrants in black robes—judges as legislators. Mr. Turley, it’s largely theater at this point anyway. Both sides can predict rulings with high accuracy, and no amount of legal reasoning or brilliant arguments sways many minds. We no longer have a true rule of law in the United States. Those who claim otherwise are gaslighting us, and anyone paying attention knows it.

...Notably, these groups are pushing the "reform" of the Court (which Harris has denounced as "activist") despite the fact that the conservative justices have repeatedly voted against the Administration and continue to draw the ire of the President for their independence.

@RepDonBacon President Truman relieved Gen. MacArthur during the Korean War, and President Lincoln frequently relieved Union generals during the Civil War. These firings are perfectly legal, and Trump is the Commander in Chief, not you. What makes this one immoral and foolish? Be specific.

The Secretary of Defense has the legal right to fire these Flag Officers, but it is not morally right nor wise. Further, he owes an explanation to the tax paying citizens.

Replacing a service member in the middle of a war is reckless? The military is specifically designed to operate through casualties. In exercises, the sudden loss of commanders and disrupted communication with higher command are favorite scenarios. No one is irreplaceable. As for firing a general without public explanation, command of the military is an Article II power. Congress could hold an inquiry and call in the Secretary of War to testify, but it has no authority to overrule Hegseth’s decision.

@CynicalPublius @TheAtlantic @RadioFreeTom Clearly, The Atlantic has little concept of military service. No one is irreplaceable, and the military is specifically designed to survive and operate with casualties. The idea that replacing the Chief of Staff 'in the middle of a war' is especially egregious is simply nonsense.

@TheAtlantic @RadioFreeTom Any unelected federal official, whether civilian or military, who purposely obstructs the lawful agenda of the American people--as Constitutionally expressed via their electoral choices--is a traitor to the People they serve. Mere retirement with full pension is a blessing.

“Dumping the Army chief of staff in the middle of a war, without explanation, is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards,” @RadioFreeTom argues: theatln.tc/BLCvafwZ

He was thirty-two years old, a husband, a father of two little boys, and expecting a daughter in just a few months. In his final moments, knowing he would never meet her, Todd Beamer could have begged for mercy. Instead, he organized a resistance, prayed with a stranger, and spoke two words the world would never forget. It was September 11, 2001. United Airlines Flight 93 took off from Newark at 8:42 a.m., delayed and routine, heading for San Francisco. On board were 44 people: passengers, crew, and four hijackers. Among the passengers was Todd Beamer, traveling for work and planning to surprise his pregnant wife, Lisa, on her birthday. At 9:28 a.m., chaos erupted. Hijackers stormed the cockpit. The plane jolted violently. Screams echoed through the cabin. Within minutes, Flight 93 was turned around and redirected east, toward Washington, D.C. The pilots were gone. Control of the aircraft was no longer in the hands of those trained to fly it. Todd Beamer picked up the seat-back Airfone. He didn’t call his wife. He didn’t call a friend. He reached a customer service center and was connected to Lisa Jefferson, a GTE supervisor. What followed was a thirteen-minute call that would become part of history. Todd spoke with clarity and composure. He described the hijackers, the weapons, the layout of the cabin, the absence of the pilots. Lisa listened, documented everything, and stayed with him. As other passengers on Flight 93 made calls of their own, a devastating truth came into focus. The World Trade Center had been hit. The Pentagon had been struck. This was not an isolated hijacking. Their plane was part of a coordinated attack. Todd understood what that meant. Doing nothing would not save them. Compliance would not bring negotiations. The aircraft itself was intended to become a weapon. Whatever target lay ahead would suffer massive loss of life unless something changed. Todd asked Lisa to do something deeply personal. If he didn’t survive, would she call his family and tell them how much he loved them? He had every reason to be terrified. His wife was seven months pregnant. His sons were three years old and one year old. He would never meet his daughter. He would never see his children grow. But fear did not paralyze him. It focused him. Todd joined with other passengers, including Tom Burnett, Mark Bingham, and Jeremy Glick. They spoke quietly. They compared information. They weighed the risks. They understood the outcome either way. Remaining seated meant certain death and catastrophic consequences on the ground. Fighting back meant danger, injury, and likely death — but it also meant the chance to stop the attack. Over the phone, Lisa could hear the resolve forming. Todd returned to the call and asked one final thing. He asked Lisa to pray with him. At thirty thousand feet, facing the end of his life, he recited the Lord’s Prayer with a stranger. His voice did not shake. When the prayer ended, he paused, then turned back to the others. “Are you ready, guys?” “Okay.” “Let’s roll.” Lisa stayed on the line as movement erupted in the background. Shouting. Struggle. The sound of passengers rushing forward. At 10:03 a.m., United Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Everyone on board was killed. But the plane never reached Washington. Investigators later concluded Flight 93 was likely headed for the U.S. Capitol or the White House. Because of what happened inside that cabin, that attack never occurred. Countless lives were spared by people who knew they might not survive and chose to act anyway. The 9/11 Commission later described the actions of the passengers of Flight 93 as the first successful counterattack of that day. It was not led by soldiers or commanders. It was led by ordinary people who refused to be passive. Todd Beamer’s daughter, Morgan, was born four months later. She grew up knowing who her father was and what he chose.

This is where the world is heading: 2 Timothy 3:1-5: “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—having a form of godliness but denying its power." Good news! Heaven won’t be like this.

Friday night confession: I converted to Christianity six years ago because I loved Jesus and all that wholesome stuff. But here in the Year of Our Lord 2026? To be honest... my motivation is the promise that in the Kingdom come, we'll never hear the phrase “our democracy” ever again. 🙏

@mattvanswol @AngletonOrchids Exactly right. 'Anchor babies' refers to children born in the U.S. to illegal alien parents. Elon Musk is a naturalized citizen — his children are full U.S. citizens by birth, not anchor babies.

@AngletonOrchids The Left genuinely cannot tell the difference between a legal immigrant and an illegal one. An anchor baby refers to children born here to non-citizens. Elon has been a citizen since 2002 and all of his children were born as citizens. Hope this helps.

Motherfucker, YOU are foreign. YOUR 28 KIDS are “foreign anchor babies.” Just say “brown” you Nazi fuck!

Our soft-on-crime justice system is infuriating. January 6 defendants languished in jail for years awaiting trial—supposedly innocent until proven guilty—while violent criminals are released back onto the streets with little to no consequences.

@DataRepublican @RubyR68 @FrancisWegner I pray you’re right Data Republican.

Stop. Stop. Just tired of all your gaslighting. Your side has captured the judiciary worldwide. Just because God found it fit to save our country from falling into a Communist hellhole for the grace of a few SCOTUS judges, proves exactly this point. You have captured literally every other institution out there. I know, because I spent months researching that. In 2020, y'all gathered in Davos and signed onto Klaus Schwab's sweeping ESG reforms which binded corporations to the leftist agenda at the penalty of excluding them from government contracts worldwide or other non-ESG signatories. And private corporations are only the tip of the iceberg. You captured academia, virtually every professional association -- every single government except America, because only USA was uniquely structured on the basis of division of powers (as opposed to achieving uniparty consensus as in the case of EU-style parliamentary systems). Your era of capture and gaslighting is over. We know we have been in a Soviet-style epistemic bubble, and X is breaking that. Your empire is dying like every empire has died: you sacrificed competency in the pursuit of preserving your own narrative. We are ascendant. We have homeschooling, we have Bitcoin, we have 3D printing. We are no longer gaslighted by you, and with the blessing of God, we WILL replace you.

SCOTUS found Biden didn’t have authority as President to cut student loans without Congress. Yet they find Trump has the authority to cut whole government and eliminate entire agencies unilaterally. This is the most compromised, partisan and unethical Supreme Court in history.

@MrsDrPublius Don’t you think it’s better that King Charles III not post an Easter message?

It’s been confirmed by Buckingham Palace - King Charles III, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England - has declined to post "A Easter Message" to the Church of England this year.  With 100 million Anglicans worldwide in communion with the Anglican Church, I will not be surprised if some of them breakaway from the association with the Church of England. I am dumbfounded. Easter is the holiest day in the Christian calendar. Has this imbecile lost his mind. I am so upset because if you are a politician and you lie who would be surprised?  King Charles III took an oath to be a Defender of Faith (although he changed the oath to make it “Faiths” plural).  He wished Muslims a Happy Ramadan a couple of months ago but remains silent when Christians around the world joyfully celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. I feel like overturning some tables in Buckingham Palace and chasing people into the streets. I have no words!!! If anyone doubted King Charles III was a traitor to the Faith - what other evidence do you need than not to recognize THE FOUNDING tenet of the Christian faith - the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why are you wasting your time going to church on Sunday Charlie, if you don’t believe in Resurrection? To our Anglican brothers and sisters out there, No person on this earth can separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus (Romans 8: 38-39).  He is Risen! Glory to God. Happy Easter! Peace and be prepared.

@SenatorSlotkin Actually, I’m fine with it. Fire away, Sec. Hegseth. Reforming the military back to merit, standards, and lethality means some current general officers won’t be on board, but you already know that.

Sec. Hegseth fired over 20 top generals and admirals, including a top Army general who served 7 presidents this week. Purging generals to settle personal or political vendettas is what happens in China or Russia, not America. I broke down why this is dangerous back in November:

Two years ago, this illegal immigrant crossed the border pregnant and fully aware of what she was doing. Not fleeing war. Not escaping danger. She came for one reason: to give her baby birthright citizenship. Now her baby is automatically stamped “American citizen,” while millions who follow the rules, wait in line, and respect the system get shoved to the back of the line. They come here, give their children birthright citizenship and take advantage of our welfare programs. DEPORT THEM ALL NOW. This needs to end otherwise our country is doomed. @nickshirleyy

Birthright citizenship isn’t some sacred constitutional bedrock. It’s a fucking loophole carved into the 14th Amendment and weaponized into a slow-motion coup against American sovereignty...one that the Chinese Communist Party is already exploiting with industrial precision to seize control of our elections from within. The clause is crystal clear if you bother to read it without the globalist fog: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens.” That “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” was never meant to hand passports to the spawn of tourists, visa-hoppers, or invaders. It was ratified in 1868 to secure citizenship for freed slaves whose parents had been domiciled here under American law for generations...people fully within our political allegiance, not foreign agents dropping anchor babies on U.S. soil and jetting back to Beijing. The framers weren’t idiots; they rejected jus soli absolutism precisely to avoid this pathology. Yet here we are, pretending temporary presence equals jurisdiction while the CCP laughs all the way to the ballot box. Enter the Chinese angle...the one polite society refuses to name because it shatters the “diversity is strength” delusion. This isn’t random migration. It’s calculated demographic infiltration, straight out of Beijing’s United Front playbook and the long-war doctrine of the 100-Year Marathon. For over a decade, CCP-linked birth tourism outfits...dozens of them, advertising luxury “confinement centers” in California and beyond...have funneled tens of thousands of pregnant Chinese nationals here annually. Conservative estimates from Senate hearings and investigative reporting put it at 50,000 Chinese births a year at peak, with some tallies reaching 80,000 pre-pandemic and claims of 750,000 to 1.5 million U.S.-citizen children now being raised in the PRC. These kids get the golden ticket at birth, then vanish back to the mainland for full-spectrum CCP indoctrination: mandatory Xi Jinping Thought, surveillance-state loyalty tests, family guanxi networks that bind them tighter than any oath to the Stars and Stripes. Psychology 101: allegiance isn’t erased by a hospital stamp. It’s forged in the womb of the regime that raised them...through social credit, party discipline, and the ancient art of leveraging blood ties. When these “Americans” hit voting age, they won’t be voting for liberty. They’ll be vectors for Beijing’s hybrid warfare, tipping congressional seats, statehouses, and presidential margins in the very districts where foreign influence already festers. Geopolitically, this is lethal. China doesn’t need to hack voting machines when it can breed voters. These anchor citizens become the perfect cutouts: dual-passport leverage points for espionage, influence ops, and demographic swamping of key swing areas. They sponsor family chains later. They run for office. They normalize the CCP’s narrative in American politics while their parents and handlers back home pull the strings. It’s not paranoia; it’s the same playbook they’ve run on academia, tech, and Hollywood...only now it’s baked into the Constitution itself. Every nation on Earth except a handful rejects this absurdity because sovereignty demands it. We alone treat our citizenship like a participation trophy for anyone who can book a flight. This isn’t sustainable. It’s suicidal. It rewards the very adversaries who view our republic as a resource to be looted, not a civilization to defend. End birthright citizenship for non-domiciled foreigners...now...or watch the CCP’s womb warriors graduate into the electorate and rewrite our future in Mandarin-inflected ballots. America’s not a hotel. It’s a fortress. Time to slam the gates before the invasion by passport becomes irreversible. 💀🗡️⚖️

If you believe the wealthy control government, then government is the lever being captured. So why is the outrage aimed only at the wealthy, but not at the institution that sells power? If bribery were legal and a cop took money to harm someone, no one would call the cop innocent. The fault includes the authority willing to trade its power. Same structure here. And once that power exists, behavior follows. If your competitor is lobbying for advantages or to restrict you, your choices narrow: engage, absorb the loss, or exit. That’s not free competition. That’s competition over political access. So you get the contradiction: “The rich control government” → solution: give government more control That doesn’t break the cycle. It raises the value of influence and entrenches it.

@CynicalPublius @SenWarren ABC News: “May have tried to invest in defense stocks.…” That’s a pretty strong charge, eh? May have tried. What a joke.

@SenWarren Now tell us how much money you take from Big Banking while pretending to protect the "consumer." Well, Big Chief Lizzie?

Pete Hegseth sent U.S. troops to fight and die in Iran. Was he trying to cash in on the war behind closed doors? This would be a massive betrayal. I’m pressing for a full investigation NOW.

@mikeroweworks About half the people who have degrees aren’t even working in their degree field of study. Should we call into question their competence?

I want to apologize for not responding to any of the 22 thousand comments my last post inspired. I’ve been filming all week and just noticed my observations about Jimmy Kimmel and a former plumber named Markwayne Mullin have gone viral. I've also noticed that many of the comments are from people who genuinely seem to believe that Jimmy wasn’t belittling plumbers at all, but was instead, simply trying to point out that Mullin is not qualified to lead the DHS. Here's a small smattering... Roger Bicknell... Mikey stop. Kimmel wasn't making fun of plumbers he was making fun of Mullin. Rebecca Piatt Gonzalez... Dearest Mike, it's not anything to do with his being a plumber. It's him NOT being skilled in Homeland Security. Patrick Wise... Being a plumber qualifies you to be a plumber. Period. The issue Jimmy and the rest of us at the adult table recognize is that jobs require certain training and experience and being a plumber does not qualify you to be Sec of DHS. Had Roger, Rebecca, Patrick and all the others who rushed to Jimmy’s Kimmel’s defense actually read what I had written, they would see that I did not suggest - even remotely - that a plumber was inherently qualified to hold a cabinet position. What I said was that being a plumber should not disqualify a person from holding such a position. Big difference. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, fireman, and university professors are no more or less qualified to run the DHS than plumbers, electricians, or carpenters – but should they all be dismissed as “unqualified” simply because they made a living in some other vocation? As I wrote in my original post, credentials and diplomas are great ways to bolster a person’s credibility, especially if we’re talking about mastering a specific skill. I think we can all agree that plumbers, accountants, mechanics, and surgeons should all have to prove themselves competent before hanging out a shingle. But what do their credentials and diplomas have to do with their actual competency? Are we not already surrounded by a legion of perfectly qualified experts who don't know what the hell they're doing? Moreover, what do credentials and experience have to do with wisdom, honesty, common sense, integrity, courage, the ability to lead, or any other virtue we’d like to have in our elected officials? There are plenty of legitimate reasons to question Mullin’s suitability for this role. But there’s no legitimate reason to disqualify him simply because he used to be a plumber. Just as there was no legitimate reason to dismiss AOC because she used to tend bar. As for the joke itself, here’s an honest question. If Senator Mullin was a retired doctor instead of a retired plumber, do you believe he would have would made the same joke? Roger, Rebecca, Patrick...be honest. Do you really think Jimmy would have said to his audience, "So, now we have a DOCTOR in charge of protecting us from terrorism? Hey – it worked for Dr. Suess – maybe it’ll work for Markwayne!" Personally, I don't. Not in a million years. Why? Because no one would have found it funny, that’s why. Even though doctors are no more “qualified” to protect us from terrorists than plumbers are, Jimmy knows that doctors are widely respected in society, and that plumbers are not. He knows that medical degrees and doctorates are aspirational credentials, whereas plumbing certificates are not. The entire premise of his joke was based on a personal bias that he knew his audience shared – a bias that presupposes plumbers are uneducated, one-dimensional workers who never made it to college, and are therefore "unqualified" to do anything but plumb. Jimmy is entitled to his opinion, along with anyone else who believes that Mullin is unqualified to lead the DHS. The Constitution, however, says otherwise, and so does the Senate. Likewise, reasonable people can disagree as to what is funny and what isn’t. Frankly, I couldn’t care less. What I do care about, is the extraordinary shortage of plumbers and electricians our country is facing, and the longstanding stigmas and stereotypes that continue to discourage people from considering a lucrative career in the skilled trades. Jimmy’s joke – and his audience’s reaction to it – is proof positive that those stigmas and stereotypes are alive and well. PS. We have a lot of money set aside to help train the next generation of plumbers. Apply for a scholarship at mikeroweworks.org Who knows? Could be the first step on your road to President..