Starting with purposefully created propaganda, CNN pundit Dana Bash begins questioning Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about protest marchers in Washington DC who Bash describes as extremists and racist. The heavy media promotion of the event is the first indicator of manufactured propaganda.  Ms Bash then lets the second indicator slip when she notes a viral […]

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The media and Canadian government discussions around the U.S-Canada trade and economic relationship, specifically as they pertain to the USMCA (CUSMA) continue to be fascinating. As we noted over a year ago, the expressed perception from the Canadian side was remarkably disconnected from the most likely scenario. The level of entrenched disbelief that the U.S. […]

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in […]

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […]

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President Donald Trump delivers a remarkable speech in Washington DC after severe weather forced a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall. President Trump recognized our 250th anniversary as “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Within the speech President Trump honored veterans from several generations of military service, including World […]

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As part of the 250th celebration of our Independence Day, there are various ongoing events in/around Washington DC all day.  A speech by President Trump is scheduled for 8:00pm ET with a massive fireworks show to follow. The “Salute to America” festivities will take place all day, so we are including several livestream links below […]

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Canada booed the U.S.A during the FIFA World Cup opening celebrations.  Today, on our biggest national holiday, Morrocco crushed Canada 3-0 sending them home. Canada haz sad. [SOURCE] I’m not sure why Canadian media needed to emphasize the absence of Ruth; but, oh well, bye. Canada became the first of the co-hosts to exit the […]

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Susan Kokinda from the Promethean Action PAC returns to their Lyndon LaRouche roots and describes the American 250th Birthday Celebration through the prism of modern Britain. …”Kokinda connects the Declaration’s appeal to the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God to economics, quoting Lyndon LaRouche on a state shaping a nation’s relationship to the physical universe. […]

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I am very glad to see Secretary of State Marco Rubio dropping away from this “America is an idea” gibberish I keep hearing about.  America is not an idea, it is a nation of people – unique, distinct and very visible. …. “America has never been merely a proposition. It has always been a very […]

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The EU President Ursula von der Leyen travelled to Ireland to deliver remarks as Ireland takes their turn in managing the bureaucratic affairs of the EU Commission.  As part of her speech to the audience, von der Leyen notes one of the biggest challenges facing the EU is a housing and affordability crisis. In the […]

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Our Independence Day! As dawn rises the next chapter begins…. Happy Birthday America! Some will say she is not perfect; they are wrong.  It is within our imperfections that she remains uniquely perfect. Heavenly Father, breathe Your spirit into our land.  We beg You to fertilize every seed of right, moral and appropriate pride to […]

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in […]

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […]

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President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the iconic Mount Rushmore national memorial on July 3, 2026, as part of the “Freedom 250” celebrations marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. In his address, the President reflected on the theme of what it means to be an American and offered a sharp critique of communism, positioning his speech […]

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The iconic Mount Rushmore is the backdrop for a historic America 250 fireworks celebration later tonight as President Donald Trump delivers the keynote address.  There will be fireworks and massive festivities at the venue in celebration of our 250th birthday. Livestream links below to the ongoing festivities.  President Trump is expected to speak around 8:00 […]

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President Donald Trump welcomes Second Lady Usha Vance into the Oval Office for a reading of Presidents Play, a storybook of Presidents’ activities while serving in the office. . Posted in Big Government, Celebrations, Education, Freedom 250, President Trump

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You may have read the article from the New York Post about the FBI enlisting a close insider to California Governor Gavin Newsom to wear a wire and record conversations within Newsom’s circle.  However, did you overlay the timeline? Remember, there is no possibility this FBI wired surveillance of Gavin Newsom would take place without […]

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The funniest part of the MSNBC report about the issue is their claim that Pulte has not been in office long enough to know who the Deep State embeds are. “I have a real question of how he would know this. This isn’t a guy who is familiar with intelligence,” said the former official, who […]

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in […]

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […]

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