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Remember when being a statesman meant something bigger than padding your wallet and peddling influence? Leaders who confronted hard truths, owned failures, and put the republic before personal brand. Gavin Newsom, Mayor Karen Bass, and the rest of California's far-left activist class will never apologize. Never admit their role. Never take real accountability for the wreckage they've presided over. Newsom promised to end homelessness in San Francisco. As governor he poured tens of billions into the crisis yet California became home to roughly a third of the nation's homeless, with streets turned into open-air nightmares of tents, addiction, and waste. Housing pledges became stretch goals while construction lagged and costs exploded. Violent crime rates tower over the national average, property crimes surged, and working families voted with their U-Haul trucks heading for saner states. Bass inherited a mess in Los Angeles and delivered more of the same: encampment sweeps and programs that cycle people through temporary fixes while the underlying chaos festers. Billions spent, headlines chased, results elusive. This isn't leadership. It's managed decline dressed up as compassion. These officeholders embody the opposite of what made America magnetic: a country that rewards grit, creativity, and enterprise. One that welcomes those ready to live its ideals, not import division. A place where pride in self, family, and community wasn't optional, and you stood unapologetic against those peddling hatred and resentment. We once understood that true statesmanship defended opportunity and ordered liberty, not excused failure or centralized incompetence. California's slide isn't fate. It's the fruit of ideology over reality. Everyday Americans see the contrast clearly. The refusal to reckon with it speaks volumes. Time to reclaim what we built.

Gavin Newsom's CA State Park employees destroyed the Palisades & Malibu, they mocked residents in leaked texts as their homes were burning. Now, on Independence Day 250, they're hanging the American flag upside down, in full view of the burned out Malibu lots. Unreal.

NYC electing Zohran Mamdani mayor at age 34 is one of the most astonishing acts of political theater in modern American history. Born in Uganda to a Columbia professor father and acclaimed filmmaker mother, he moved to the US young, earned a degree in Africana Studies, and built a pre-political resume of rapping under Mr. Cardamom, brief stints as a community organizer, and housing counseling in Queens. A passionate activist and Democratic Socialists of America figure who served in the State Assembly, he excels at protest, hunger strikes for causes like taxi debt relief, and progressive rhetoric. What he lacks is any meaningful executive experience managing budgets, infrastructure, public safety, or a complex economy at scale. This is not the profile of a battle-tested statesman forged in the American tradition of competence and results. It is the elevation of ideology and identity over proven leadership. New York, the beating economic and cultural heart of the Republic, deserves leaders who embody merit, grit, and pragmatic stewardship of the greatest city ever built not experiments in activism. Patriots understand this moment risks accelerating decline in housing, crime, business vitality, and quality of life. History will judge it harshly if the city falters under untested hands. Thank the wisdom of the Founders and the Constitution that naturalized citizens cannot seek the Presidency, preserving one vital safeguard for the nation. America rises through excellence, not vibes. New Yorkers chose change. Let us hope competence follows.

What a cheap shot. Criticize Mamdani’s policies all you want, but saying he has built nothing because he hasn’t built companies at your scale only shows how narrow your definition of value has become. Public life, organizing, legislation, and representation count too. Wealth does not give anyone a monopoly on contribution. Greatness should come with humility not Lex Luthor style hubris.

They always scream “pay your fair share!” But ask the simple question: What’s the number? What exact percentage is enough? They never dare attach one. Because even if we all woke up tomorrow and handed it over, it would never be enough. They’ll bleed dry everything and everyone they can. Their problems aren’t financial — they’re emotional and ideological. Billions get dumped in? Stolen. Mismanaged. Squandered. And the problems always get worse, never better. Don’t let their feelings march us into the socialist/communist abyss. Demand specifics.

Elon Musk, the literal richest man on the planet–the world’s first TRILLIONAIRE–is paying the SAME amount in Social Security taxes as an electrician who makes $185,000 a year.   That's outrageous.    We need to scrap the cap so the richest people in the world pay their fair share.

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Idea for a Citizen Swap Program – A Thought Experiment for National Renewal America has always been a beacon because people choose her. Yet today we see deep fractures: millions of citizens who seem to despise our history, our values, our system, and our very way of life. At the same time, countless decent, hardworking people around the world look at the United States with genuine admiration and would give anything for the opportunity to live here under our Constitution, contribute productively, and raise families in freedom. What if we took this mismatch seriously? Proposal: A voluntary Citizen Swap Program. Step 1: Open applications for U.S. citizens who feel fundamentally incompatible with American society. They would formally renounce citizenship and select a destination country that better aligns with their worldview. Step 2: Simultaneously, create a fast-track pathway for vetted international applicants who demonstrate strong alignment with American founding principles: individual liberty, rule of law, self-reliance, and patriotism. Full background checks, skills assessment, ideological compatibility review, health screening, and basic English proficiency required. Step 3: Execute structured, bilateral swaps where feasible (or one-way where logistics demand). Prioritize swaps that maintain population balance while upgrading net human capital. This isn’t about coercion — it’s about consent and clarity. Let people vote with their feet in the most literal sense. Those who stay would do so by renewed choice, strengthening social cohesion. Those who leave would find societies more to their liking. Those who arrive would bring fresh appreciation for the miracle that is the United States. Economically: We’d replace net consumers of government services and cultural discord with net producers and cultural reinforcers. Politically: Reduce the endless internal sabotage. Morally: Honor the universal human desire for self-determination. We already have immigration processes, asylum rules, and expatriation law. This is simply an honest, large-scale matching mechanism that acknowledges reality instead of papering over it with slogans. America doesn’t need everyone to love her — but she thrives when those who remain do. And the world has no shortage of people who would cherish the chance. Just a hypothetical worth debating in a serious country. What say you, America? #CitizenSwap #AmericanRenewal

The stupidity of these “socialists” is terrifying! They have no idea what they’re talking about-

Idea for a Citizen Swap Program – A Thought Experiment for National Renewal America has always been a beacon because people choose her. Yet today we see deep fractures: millions of citizens who seem to despise our history, our values, our system, and our very way of life. At the same time, countless decent, hardworking people around the world look at the United States with genuine admiration and would give anything for the opportunity to live here under our Constitution, contribute productively, and raise families in freedom. What if we took this mismatch seriously? Proposal: A voluntary Citizen Swap Program. Step 1: Open applications for U.S. citizens who feel fundamentally incompatible with American society. They would formally renounce citizenship and select a destination country that better aligns with their worldview. Step 2: Simultaneously, create a fast-track pathway for vetted international applicants who demonstrate strong alignment with American founding principles: individual liberty, rule of law, self-reliance, and patriotism. Full background checks, skills assessment, ideological compatibility review, health screening, and basic English proficiency required. Step 3: Execute structured, bilateral swaps where feasible (or one-way where logistics demand). Prioritize swaps that maintain population balance while upgrading net human capital. This isn’t about coercion — it’s about consent and clarity. Let people vote with their feet in the most literal sense. Those who stay would do so by renewed choice, strengthening social cohesion. Those who leave would find societies more to their liking. Those who arrive would bring fresh appreciation for the miracle that is the United States. Economically: We’d replace net consumers of government services and cultural discord with net producers and cultural reinforcers. Politically: Reduce the endless internal sabotage. Morally: Honor the universal human desire for self-determination. We already have immigration processes, asylum rules, and expatriation law. This is simply an honest, large-scale matching mechanism that acknowledges reality instead of papering over it with slogans. America doesn’t need everyone to love her — but she thrives when those who remain do. And the world has no shortage of people who would cherish the chance. Just a hypothetical worth debating in a serious country. What say you, America? #CitizenSwap #AmericanRenewal

If a foreigner hates America, fine. But why then become a citizen here? Better yet, why would the US allow someone to become a citizen who hates the country?

Idea for a Citizen Swap Program – A Thought Experiment for National Renewal America has always been a beacon because people choose her. Yet today we see deep fractures: millions of citizens who seem to despise our history, our values, our system, and our very way of life. At the same time, countless decent, hardworking people around the world look at the United States with genuine admiration and would give anything for the opportunity to live here under our Constitution, contribute productively, and raise families in freedom. What if we took this mismatch seriously? Proposal: A voluntary Citizen Swap Program. Step 1: Open applications for U.S. citizens who feel fundamentally incompatible with American society. They would formally renounce citizenship and select a destination country that better aligns with their worldview. Step 2: Simultaneously, create a fast-track pathway for vetted international applicants who demonstrate strong alignment with American founding principles: individual liberty, rule of law, self-reliance, and patriotism. Full background checks, skills assessment, ideological compatibility review, health screening, and basic English proficiency required. Step 3: Execute structured, bilateral swaps where feasible (or one-way where logistics demand). Prioritize swaps that maintain population balance while upgrading net human capital. This isn’t about coercion — it’s about consent and clarity. Let people vote with their feet in the most literal sense. Those who stay would do so by renewed choice, strengthening social cohesion. Those who leave would find societies more to their liking. Those who arrive would bring fresh appreciation for the miracle that is the United States. Economically: We’d replace net consumers of government services and cultural discord with net producers and cultural reinforcers. Politically: Reduce the endless internal sabotage. Morally: Honor the universal human desire for self-determination. We already have immigration processes, asylum rules, and expatriation law. This is simply an honest, large-scale matching mechanism that acknowledges reality instead of papering over it with slogans. America doesn’t need everyone to love her — but she thrives when those who remain do. And the world has no shortage of people who would cherish the chance. Just a hypothetical worth debating in a serious country. What say you, America? #CitizenSwap #AmericanRenewal

Idea for a Citizen Swap Program – A Thought Experiment for National Renewal America has always been a beacon because people choose her. Yet today we see deep fractures: millions of citizens who seem to despise our history, our values, our system, and our very way of life. At the same time, countless decent, hardworking people around the world look at the United States with genuine admiration and would give anything for the opportunity to live here under our Constitution, contribute productively, and raise families in freedom. What if we took this mismatch seriously? Proposal: A voluntary Citizen Swap Program. Step 1: Open applications for U.S. citizens who feel fundamentally incompatible with American society. They would formally renounce citizenship and select a destination country that better aligns with their worldview. Step 2: Simultaneously, create a fast-track pathway for vetted international applicants who demonstrate strong alignment with American founding principles: individual liberty, rule of law, self-reliance, and patriotism. Full background checks, skills assessment, ideological compatibility review, health screening, and basic English proficiency required. Step 3: Execute structured, bilateral swaps where feasible (or one-way where logistics demand). Prioritize swaps that maintain population balance while upgrading net human capital. This isn’t about coercion — it’s about consent and clarity. Let people vote with their feet in the most literal sense. Those who stay would do so by renewed choice, strengthening social cohesion. Those who leave would find societies more to their liking. Those who arrive would bring fresh appreciation for the miracle that is the United States. Economically: We’d replace net consumers of government services and cultural discord with net producers and cultural reinforcers. Politically: Reduce the endless internal sabotage. Morally: Honor the universal human desire for self-determination. We already have immigration processes, asylum rules, and expatriation law. This is simply an honest, large-scale matching mechanism that acknowledges reality instead of papering over it with slogans. America doesn’t need everyone to love her — but she thrives when those who remain do. And the world has no shortage of people who would cherish the chance. Just a hypothetical worth debating in a serious country. What say you, America? #CitizenSwap #AmericanRenewal

It’s simple if you don’t like it then leave. But don’t you dare invade a country and expect the citizens of that country to adjust to your ways. That’s not how that works.

Idea for a Citizen Swap Program – A Thought Experiment for National Renewal America has always been a beacon because people choose her. Yet today we see deep fractures: millions of citizens who seem to despise our history, our values, our system, and our very way of life. At the same time, countless decent, hardworking people around the world look at the United States with genuine admiration and would give anything for the opportunity to live here under our Constitution, contribute productively, and raise families in freedom. What if we took this mismatch seriously? Proposal: A voluntary Citizen Swap Program. Step 1: Open applications for U.S. citizens who feel fundamentally incompatible with American society. They would formally renounce citizenship and select a destination country that better aligns with their worldview. Step 2: Simultaneously, create a fast-track pathway for vetted international applicants who demonstrate strong alignment with American founding principles: individual liberty, rule of law, self-reliance, and patriotism. Full background checks, skills assessment, ideological compatibility review, health screening, and basic English proficiency required. Step 3: Execute structured, bilateral swaps where feasible (or one-way where logistics demand). Prioritize swaps that maintain population balance while upgrading net human capital. This isn’t about coercion — it’s about consent and clarity. Let people vote with their feet in the most literal sense. Those who stay would do so by renewed choice, strengthening social cohesion. Those who leave would find societies more to their liking. Those who arrive would bring fresh appreciation for the miracle that is the United States. Economically: We’d replace net consumers of government services and cultural discord with net producers and cultural reinforcers. Politically: Reduce the endless internal sabotage. Morally: Honor the universal human desire for self-determination. We already have immigration processes, asylum rules, and expatriation law. This is simply an honest, large-scale matching mechanism that acknowledges reality instead of papering over it with slogans. America doesn’t need everyone to love her — but she thrives when those who remain do. And the world has no shortage of people who would cherish the chance. Just a hypothetical worth debating in a serious country. What say you, America? #CitizenSwap #AmericanRenewal

A Leftist attempted to light an American flag on fire in downtown Durham, NC on July 4th (arson is typically illegal and can pose a danger to the public). A middle aged man came over to stop the fire from being lit by attempting to take the American flag away. Several Leftists tried to attack him in response, and ended up getting thrown to the ground. The man walked away without a scratch while the Leftists were whining for someone to call 911. 🎥: @gonzalez_jku

Idea for a Citizen Swap Program – A Thought Experiment for National Renewal America has always been a beacon because people choose her. Yet today we see deep fractures: millions of citizens who seem to despise our history, our values, our system, and our very way of life. At the same time, countless decent, hardworking people around the world look at the United States with genuine admiration and would give anything for the opportunity to live here under our Constitution, contribute productively, and raise families in freedom. What if we took this mismatch seriously? Proposal: A voluntary Citizen Swap Program. Step 1: Open applications for U.S. citizens who feel fundamentally incompatible with American society. They would formally renounce citizenship and select a destination country that better aligns with their worldview. Step 2: Simultaneously, create a fast-track pathway for vetted international applicants who demonstrate strong alignment with American founding principles: individual liberty, rule of law, self-reliance, and patriotism. Full background checks, skills assessment, ideological compatibility review, health screening, and basic English proficiency required. Step 3: Execute structured, bilateral swaps where feasible (or one-way where logistics demand). Prioritize swaps that maintain population balance while upgrading net human capital. This isn’t about coercion — it’s about consent and clarity. Let people vote with their feet in the most literal sense. Those who stay would do so by renewed choice, strengthening social cohesion. Those who leave would find societies more to their liking. Those who arrive would bring fresh appreciation for the miracle that is the United States. Economically: We’d replace net consumers of government services and cultural discord with net producers and cultural reinforcers. Politically: Reduce the endless internal sabotage. Morally: Honor the universal human desire for self-determination. We already have immigration processes, asylum rules, and expatriation law. This is simply an honest, large-scale matching mechanism that acknowledges reality instead of papering over it with slogans. America doesn’t need everyone to love her — but she thrives when those who remain do. And the world has no shortage of people who would cherish the chance. Just a hypothetical worth debating in a serious country. What say you, America? #CitizenSwap #AmericanRenewal

BREAKING: Spencer Pratt just dropped this video calling out “Commie Mayor” Zohran Mamdani: “We all had to sit and watch that Commie sit on the wrong side of our Founding Father’s desk” ABSOLUTE MIC DROP 🔥

Idea for a Citizen Swap Program – A Thought Experiment for National Renewal America has always been a beacon because people choose her. Yet today we see deep fractures: millions of citizens who seem to despise our history, our values, our system, and our very way of life. At the same time, countless decent, hardworking people around the world look at the United States with genuine admiration and would give anything for the opportunity to live here under our Constitution, contribute productively, and raise families in freedom. What if we took this mismatch seriously? Proposal: A voluntary Citizen Swap Program. Step 1: Open applications for U.S. citizens who feel fundamentally incompatible with American society. They would formally renounce citizenship and select a destination country that better aligns with their worldview. Step 2: Simultaneously, create a fast-track pathway for vetted international applicants who demonstrate strong alignment with American founding principles: individual liberty, rule of law, self-reliance, and patriotism. Full background checks, skills assessment, ideological compatibility review, health screening, and basic English proficiency required. Step 3: Execute structured, bilateral swaps where feasible (or one-way where logistics demand). Prioritize swaps that maintain population balance while upgrading net human capital. This isn’t about coercion — it’s about consent and clarity. Let people vote with their feet in the most literal sense. Those who stay would do so by renewed choice, strengthening social cohesion. Those who leave would find societies more to their liking. Those who arrive would bring fresh appreciation for the miracle that is the United States. Economically: We’d replace net consumers of government services and cultural discord with net producers and cultural reinforcers. Politically: Reduce the endless internal sabotage. Morally: Honor the universal human desire for self-determination. We already have immigration processes, asylum rules, and expatriation law. This is simply an honest, large-scale matching mechanism that acknowledges reality instead of papering over it with slogans. America doesn’t need everyone to love her — but she thrives when those who remain do. And the world has no shortage of people who would cherish the chance. Just a hypothetical worth debating in a serious country. What say you, America? #CitizenSwap #AmericanRenewal #LibertyOrLeave

Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) says he does not support the socialist takeover of the Democratic Party and the beliefs they have Josh Shapiro: “Our party has to have a battle over what we believe in.”

Oh no. Is she ok? How bad was she hurt? I assume you're saying all that because she was assaulted or harmed. Did anyone even say anything to this girl. The answer, I'm sure is no. She is fine. I'm sure I could go to NYC and take a picture of a white girl surrounded by black people. Do I get a prize. The reality of this photo is that it's nothing it's just a person on a train. Now I don't know those people on that train and don't know who they are or what they are doing. I do know that the average white people in America are just plain tired of being the villain in your stories. Take a break.

This photograph today deserves a Pulitzer Prize. A black girl sits in the middle of dozens of white supremacist patriot front members in Washington DC on the Fourth of July. This is so representative of the country. We’re living in under Donald Trump right now. I want my country back. REUTERS/Cheney Orr @orr_photo

Trump has done something profound: He’s forced the mask off. He didn’t create the extremism on the left, he simply brought it to the surface where all could see. The hate was always there, bubbling beneath the slogans of tolerance and inclusion. Trump made it impossible to ignore. What we’ve witnessed is a great revealing of character. Those who lectured us for years about compassion, dialogue, and “love trumps hate” have embraced censorship, lawfare, and open contempt for half the country, the builders, the servers, the voters who simply want secure borders, fair rules, and a functioning republic. Their tolerance was conditional. Their inclusion had asterisks. The “resistance” wasn’t just to one man, but to the constitutional system that lets Americans choose him. This unmasking is painful but necessary. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Americans now see the stakes clearly, not just for one election, but for the soul of the republic. The American idea endures because truth surfaces and free people can still defend it. The mask is off. Now we decide what kind of nation we will be.

250 years ago, this country was founded on a radical idea that government answers to the people. Today, that idea is under attack by a man who embodies the very tyranny our Founders rejected. Let's honor the promise of America by defending our democracy.

@Sassafrass_84 Say No.

Get another dog and tell the muslim to move. You?

@acnewsitics Take a few days off. Have a hot dog and a Coke. Everyday and everything doesn't have to be a crisis. I mean...wake up....hate Republicans....go to work.....hate Republicans......come home.....hate Republicans. Exhausting....

Republicans don't own July 4th. Republicans own January 6th.

An illegal alien convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL was about to be deported. Tim Walz stepped in and pardoned him. Gave him a clean slate. THIS is who the Left is. Protecting child predators here ILLEGALLY over innocent American children. The Democrat Party is not an American party. They haven't just changed, they are unrecognizable. WAKE UP.

Everything in that chamber is theater. They do nothing but performance politics. Everything said is a quote from others that actually took the time to form their own opinions and ideas. Nothing is debated in a real or constructive manner. Questions in the hearings are written statements and regurgitated talking points that were written by someone else. Not actual intelligent question that require an answer. Critical thinking is no longer a part of their politics. The days of representatives that show up to argue for the views and concerns of the people they represent seem to be gone. How great it would be to see a group of well informed Representatives without the theatrics and posters and typed statements just have an honest debate. A real conversation with their true thoughts and arguments on the issues. I am just tired, as I believe we all are tired of the constant playacting by our elected officials.

For America's 250th, I read Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” on the House floor—for the first time in history. His speech endures as a mirror & mandate for us all—to confront our inequities while fighting for an America as good as its promise.

@DOGEQEEN Smile, wave and finish my meal. If I had to stop doing something every time I got a dirty look in public, nothing would get done. #PorkOnMyFork #SwineOnMyMind

What would you do?

"Actually, socialism is using other people's tax dollars to centrally control the economy, own or heavily regulate the 'means of production,' and redistribute wealth in pursuit of equality of outcome. It's not 'just helping workers'—it's the government deciding winners and losers instead of voluntary markets. Your 'not free stuff' version still means politicians and bureaucrats picking who gets the handouts (workers) versus who gets taxed (producers). The billionaire stadium example is crony capitalism, not free markets. True socialism has a track record of turning entire countries into bread lines while promising utopia. Nice try rebranding theft as compassion, though."

Socialism isn't "free stuff" it is literally just using your tax dollars doing something to benefit you and other workers instead of using it to buy a stadium for a billionaire. That's it. That's all it is.

Dear America, We, the loyal citizens of this Republic, families, children past and present, and all who cherish your legacy write to you with heavy hearts, stern resolve, and unapologetic pride. On the eve of our sacred Independence Day, we offer this formal apology for the betrayals you have endured at the hands of those dwelling within your borders. We apologize for the ingrates, the opportunists, and the professional victims who take ruthless advantage of your unmatched generosity while refusing to celebrate the very day that gave them freedom. We apologize for those who smear your name, burn your flag, and peddle foreign ideologies that mock the blood-soaked triumphs which made you the greatest force for good in world history. You defeated tyranny in world wars, shattered the chains of oppression in the Cold War, landed men on the moon, and lifted more souls from poverty than any empire or ideology ever dreamed, yet they sneer at your exceptionalism and demand you apologize for existing. We apologize especially for the infiltrators and saboteurs who have wormed their way into our government, institutions, schools, and churches. These internal termites preach division, erode parental rights, rewrite your heroic history, and seek to replace your Constitution with their failed utopian fantasies. They dishonor every patriot who stormed beaches, every innovator who built wonders, and every family that sacrificed so their descendants could live free. Their sniveling contempt for your values of self-reliance, merit, and ordered liberty reveals not your flaws, but their own small, envious souls. But mark this well, America: their schemes will fail. We see them clearly, and we reject them utterly. The real America. The stern, patriotic, and battle-tested, will not be lectured, looted, or lulled into submission by those who contribute nothing yet demand everything. Tomorrow we celebrate not just fireworks and parades, but the defiant spirit that threw off a king and built a superpower. Those who refuse to join us in honoring that miracle expose themselves as the frauds they are. They will be confronted, opposed, and ultimately swept aside by the awakening citizenry who still love you fiercely. America, forgive us our lapses in vigilance, but know that we remain your devoted sons and daughters. We pledge to reclaim what has been stolen, restore your founding principles, and ensure that your light endures undimmed. You are the last best hope of Earth, and we will never surrender you. With stern gratitude, unyielding loyalty, and righteous anger toward your detractors, The Patriotic Citizens of the United States. We are Her True Children and Families Who Refuse to Kneel. #AmericanPride

It doesn’t get much more disgraceful than this. @NYCMayor uses America’s 250th anniversary to bash our country and discredit the American dream. This is shameful. Condemning America the day before America’s birthday is a new low, even for Democrats.